Connecticut

As Worker Organizing Soars Nationwide, Connecticut Nursing Home Caregivers to Join “Unions For All” Nationwide Women’s Day of Action

September 18, 2022

On Saturday, September 17th SEIU 1199NE nursing home caregivers gathered for a press conference at Hamden High School, to raise awareness on the critically short-staffed nursing home conditions, followed by a day of canvassing in Hamden, because long-term care funding and high-quality standards are established by the people we elect to office. “Certified nursing assistants are

Connecticut

Solnit Children’s Center In Urgent Need of Staff as Acute Units Remain Closed

September 15, 2022

Children and families in urgent need of support are waiting to receive mental health care at top state facilities like the Solnit Children’s Center in Middletown. SEIU District 1199 New England is calling on Gov. Ned Lamont to take immediate action by staffing all critical health care and mental health and addiction services to save

Connecticut

Connecticut Must Staff and Expand Critical Health Care Services to Save Lives!

September 13, 2022

Staffing critical health care services makes all the difference in saving lives. Right now, children in urgent need of support| are waiting to receive mental health care at top facilities like the Solnit Children’s Center. Connecticut must hire the frontline nurses and all other indispensable health care providers to ensure we reopen every unit available

State Employees

SEBAC Health Insurance Rate Increase FAQ

August 10, 2022

Below is an 2 page FAQ regarding SEBAC Health Insurance Rate Increases. Click here to download the PDF

Press Releases

Healthcare Workers March on DMHAS Headquarters, Escalate Demands to Staff Open Positions, Expand Lifesaving Services

July 20, 2022

As state-run mental health and addictions facilities are operating below 50% capacity, state healthcare workers and members of District 1199 New England held a rally on Tuesday at the DMHAS headquarters to call attention to the urgent need for increased staffing and expanded services. Mental health workers who provide lifesaving care to Connecticut residents in

State Employees

Healthcare Providers to March on DMHAS Headquarters, Escalate Demands to Staff Open Positions, Expand Lifesaving Services

July 19, 2022

Members of District 1199 New England who are state healthcare workers employed by the Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services (DMHAS) held a rally on Tuesday, July 19th at the DMHAS office in downtown Hartford, calling on DMHAS to expand access to vital services Connecticut residents rely on, fill hundreds of vacant positions, and

Statement by SEIU 1199NE President Rob Baril on Today’s Supreme Court Decision Overturning Abortion Rights

June 24, 2022

“The New England Health Care Employees Union, SEIU 1199NE, strongly supports the protection and advancement of women’s rights, including having the freedom of choice to exercise the reproductive right to safely terminate a pregnancy. The majority opinion issued today by the Supreme Court of the United States reversing the abortion rights that were settled in

Community Programs (CT)

Mental Health Staff Settle New Union Contract at Gilead and Sound Community Services

June 10, 2022

Mental health staff at Gilead Community Services and Sound Community Services finalized a new union contract that includes wage increases of up to 20% and affordable health insurance for frontline caregivers. The new contracts, which also provide for additional employee wage increases according to longevity of service at the agency and designate Juneteenth as a

Connecticut Nursing Home Workers to Join Day of Action, Launch National Campaign in Demand of Industrywide Reform with Pickets in Rocky Hill, Uncasville and West Haven

June 8, 2022

On Wednesday, June 8, at 2:30 PM, SEIU 1199NE union caregivers are set to join a nationwide day of action in more than a dozen states by lifting their local demands as nursing home staff members and going national with their campaign. Nursing home workers have identified common issues nationally and are organizing around demands including safe

Nursing Homes & Hospitals

SEIU 1199NE President Rob Baril’s Statement on Updated Nursing Home COVID Fatality Data by DPH

May 19, 2022

“Nursing home caregivers have sacrificed everything during the coronavirus pandemic, including paying with their own lives and the lives of their relatives. Surviving union caregivers are not surprised to see that the number of dead nursing home workers from COVID-related complications is much higher than previously reported by the Department of Public Health. We expect

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As Worker Organizing Soars Nationwide, Connecticut Nursing Home Caregivers to Join “Unions For All” Nationwide Women’s Day of Action

Solnit Children’s Center In Urgent Need of Staff as Acute Units Remain Closed

Connecticut Must Staff and Expand Critical Health Care Services to Save Lives!

SEBAC Health Insurance Rate Increase FAQ

Healthcare Workers March on DMHAS Headquarters, Escalate Demands to Staff Open Positions, Expand Lifesaving Services

Healthcare Providers to March on DMHAS Headquarters, Escalate Demands to Staff Open Positions, Expand Lifesaving Services

Statement by SEIU 1199NE President Rob Baril on Today’s Supreme Court Decision Overturning Abortion Rights

Mental Health Staff Settle New Union Contract at Gilead and Sound Community Services

Connecticut Nursing Home Workers to Join Day of Action, Launch National Campaign in Demand of Industrywide Reform with Pickets in Rocky Hill, Uncasville and West Haven

SEIU 1199NE President Rob Baril’s Statement on Updated Nursing Home COVID Fatality Data by DPH

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