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PCA Contract Lifting Hourly Wages to $23/hr Receives Final Approval

  • March 26, 2024

SEIU 1199NE, the New England Health Care Employees Union, is proud to announce that a new home care PCA contract was approved Monday in both chambers of Connecticut’s General Assembly.

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Community Programs (CT)

Union Strike Ends with Two-Year Contracts, but Struggle to End Poverty Continues

  • June 15, 2023

Group home and day program members of the New England Health Care Employees Union, SEIU 1199NE, agreed to new contracts at six agencies in recent days, ending a weekslong strike

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Personal Care Attendants Engage in Civil Disobedience at the LOB to Denounce State’s Broken Promises on Health Insurance Stipend for Home Care Providers

  • March 1, 2023

On Wednesday, March 1st, in the Legislative Office Building, home care providers, Union leaders, and community partners rally and engage in civil disobedience to denounce the State of Connecticut’s failure

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State Employees

Expand Services To Save Lives: Building a Robust & Proactive Public Health System in Connecticut

  • January 24, 2023

Connecticut’s public health safety net is crumbling. Every day, people seeking medical attention, mental health support, and addiction recovery services are turned away from receiving the care they need. Hundreds

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Front Feature

Home Care Personal Care Attendants Honor MLK in Capitol Candlelight Vigil

  • January 13, 2023

In anticipation of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s upcoming holiday commemorations, Connecticut home care workers honor his legacy with a candlelight vigil at the State Capitol today. Personal Care Attendants

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1199 PCAs at the Capitol 3.10.22 Front Feature

CMS Aprueba Fondos para Mejorar Condiciones de PCAs y Cuido Doméstico 

  • December 20, 2022

SEIU 1199NE recibió información de que los Centros de Servicios de Medicare y Medicaid (CMS) aprobaron los fondos federales necesarios para el contracto de Asistentes Domésticos Personales (PCA) en Connecticut.

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1199 PCAs at the Capitol 3.10.22 Connecticut

CMS Funding Approval for PCAs a Boost for Health Care and Paid Time Off

  • December 20, 2022

SEIU 1199NE has learned that the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) approved federal funding for the home care Personal Care Attendant (PCA) contract in Connecticut. This approval marks

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Home Care

CT’s Funding Application for PCA Health Insurance Denied by CMS, Resubmitted

  • November 30, 2022

Thousands of home care workers are pleading for the State of Connecticut to fund their health insurance stipend and paid time off benefits, after learning that the state’s initial application

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Press Releases

SEIU 1199NE Bus Drivers, Monitors, and Aides Reach Tentative Contract Agreement with First Student

  • November 1, 2022

Today, SEIU 1199 New England bus drivers, monitors and aides announced a tentative contract agreement with their employer, First Student, thereby averting an open strike planned for November 2 at

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Members of 1199 New England gather for a press conference outside Hamden High School 9/17/22; Photo: David Dal Zin (AFL-CIO CT) Front Feature

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

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