Community Programs (CT)
Striking workers rallied Thursday at Sunrise Northeast as the group home and day program provider continues to deny workers a … Continue reading Frontline Workers Outraged as Sunrise Northeast Shuns Long-Standing Caregivers with Threat of Permanent Replacements
Community Programs (CT)
On Thursday, November 11th, striking workers rallied at Sunrise Inc. in Hartford to mark the end of the first month … Continue reading Union Workers Rally at Sunrise Inc. in Hartford Marking End of First Month on Strike
Connecticut
District 1199 New England union member and New Britain resident Anne Barden will be participating in a livestream media briefing … Continue reading 1199 New England Union Member to Participate in National Council for Occupational Safety and Health COVID-19 Briefing
Home Care
Jordan DeAngelo tested positive for COVID-19 on Sept. 23, one week before paid time off for pandemic-related illnesses for personal … Continue reading Home Care Workers Lose Paid COVID Sick Time
Community Programs (CT)
The New England Health Care Employees Union, District 1199, SEIU, settled on a new contract for group home and day … Continue reading District 1199 NE Settles Contract with Whole Life Inc. to Avert Strike
Connecticut
The State of Connecticut must provide adequate funding for public services to save lives. The COVID-19 pandemic and its side … Continue reading Moral Budget Requires Funding State Services to Meet Growing Need of CT Residents
Press Releases
The State of Connecticut must provide adequate funding for public services to save lives. The COVID-19 pandemic and its side … Continue reading Moral Budget Requires Funding State Services to Meet Growing Need of CT Residents
Connecticut
I’m not an old person. I’m 48 years old. But there are days when I get up and I just … Continue reading Op-Ed from the Hartford Courant: ‘When COVID-19 hit Connecticut’s nursing homes, we cared for your loved ones, but we got no love back’
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Luz Morales was working as a certified nursing assistant at RegalCare at Waterbury, a nursing home, when she fell ill … Continue reading Conn. Front-Line Union Workers Detail Pandemic Challenges In New Book
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HARTFORD, CT – Health care workers kept a safe distance from each other as they gathered on the north steps … Continue reading Long-term Care Workers Rally For A Pay Increase, Bill of Rights