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COVID-19

No Where To Hide From COVID-19 Behind Bars

  • June 15, 2020

State residents may feel confined by social and work restrictions brought on by COVID-19, but for prisoners and workers in Connecticut’s jails the luxury of self-isolating at home doesn’t exist.

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COVID-19

The Future Of Work: Gender Disparities In The Workplace Worsen During The Pandemic

  • June 11, 2020

This is part of a series of shows from Where We Live about the future of work after the COVID-19 pandemic. The pandemic has caused major disruptions for workers’ careers,

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COVID-19

SEIU 1199NE Campaign: “You Don’t Have To Call Me A Hero” – Press Conference 6.10.20

  • June 10, 2020

The New England Health Care Employees Union, SEIU 1199NE, held a press conference on Wednesday, June 10th to speak up on supporting state workers through the COVID-19 pandemic. State workers

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COVID-19

You Don’t Have To Call Me A Hero – New Advertisement

  • June 8, 2020

Connecticut’s state workers are risking their lives in the front lines of novel coronavirus. Meanwhile, some politicians want to take away our wages to “balance the budget.” State unions have

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Connecticut

From Covid-19 to Police Accountability, Let Us Breathe – A Letter from President Rob Baril

  • June 4, 2020

PDF Version – Available Here: https://bit.ly/2XBGGOR Disponible en español aquí: Desde Covid-19 hasta Responsabilidad Policiaca, Queremos Respirar

COVID-19

A Minnesota death resonates in Connecticut: ‘A constant message that our lives don’t matter’

  • June 1, 2020

Of all the agonizing final moments of George Floyd’s life, as he gasped for air from beneath a police officer’s knee, the most painful for Barbara Sands was when he called for

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COVID-19

Black and Puerto Rican Caucus Focuses on Nursing Home Workers

  • May 28, 2020

Members of the legislature’s Black and Puerto Rican Caucus traveled the state Monday visiting nursing homes from Stamford to Hartford to let the workers know they have their backs. Sen.

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COVID-19

Federal Workplace Safety Officials Investigate Three Connecticut Nursing Homes

  • May 27, 2020

Federal workplace safety inspectors are investigating the death or hospitalization of at least three Connecticut elder care workers due to complications from COVID-19. The investigations come as union officials say

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COVID-19

‘Working People Want Real Change’: A Union Chief Sounds Off on the Crisis

  • May 26, 2020

Growing up as the oldest girl among 10 siblings in a large Catholic family in Detroit, Mary Kay Henry learned the power of collective action at an early age. Sometimes,

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Connecticut

‘Money Bags and Body Bags’ protest rolls through affluent Greenwich neighborhoods

  • May 22, 2020

A noisy caravan of union demonstrators descended on Greenwich on Thursday afternoon, putting a spotlight on what they say are the health risks and medical burdens faced by service workers

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