HARTFORD — Gov. Ned Lamont said Friday he will soon issue an executive order that will make it easier for … Continue reading Gov. Ned Lamont will issue order making it easier for essential workers who contract COVID-19 to collect workers’ compensation
Connecticut
Long-term caregivers keep fighting on the front lines to protect Connecticut’s most vulnerable populations. Nursing home workers, home care workers, … Continue reading Support the Long-Term Care Workers’ Bill of Rights
One night in April, after coming off her shift at a Farmington nursing home, Chasity Williams started to feel sick. … Continue reading ‘Sad and tragic:’ Federal nursing home data show at least 3,400 staffers infected, 14 dead
Wearing a mask and speaking through a megaphone, Jesse Martin prompted a crowd that had gathered outside the state Department … Continue reading Union Health Care Workers Petition To Remove DPH Official, Demand Better Protections
State officials have announced that they’re scaling back COVID-19 testing at nursing homes and assisted living facilities. It’s a policy … Continue reading Lamont Allows Reduced Testing Of Nursing Home Workers, Cites Changing Federal Guidance
COVID-19
“Durante las últimas semanas hemos sido testigos una vez más de los asesinatos de personas afroamericanas de tal forma que … Continue reading Desde Covid-19 hasta la Responsabilidad Policial, Queremos Respirar…
COVID-19
As a shuttle bus driver at Yale New Haven Hospital, Denise Rogers constantly came in close contact with nurses and … Continue reading Essential workers tell lawmakers they’re being denied workers compensation for COVID-19 because they can’t prove where they got the virus
Join us at Bushnell Park’s North Hill by the State Capitol as we remember and honor thousands of long-term care … Continue reading Remembering Long-Term Care Workers & Clients Fighting COVID-19
The president of the local union that represents nursing home workers said the state has treated them as if they … Continue reading Union representing nursing homes workers says state failed to protect workers and their patients
State residents may feel confined by social and work restrictions brought on by COVID-19, but for prisoners and workers in … Continue reading No Where To Hide From COVID-19 Behind Bars