Urgent Update on Nursing Homes and COVID-19
Video streaming conference on April 8th with SEIU 1199 NE President Rob Baril and nursing home workers who are risking … Continue reading Urgent Update on Nursing Homes and COVID-19
We need to #ProtectAllWorkers!
#ProtectAllWorkers #CaregiversCount Caregivers and all essential workers deserve #dignity and #respect. That includes having access to effective Personal Protective Equipment in times of COVID-19. … Continue reading We need to #ProtectAllWorkers!
Connecticut
Virtual Roundtable with U.S. Sen. Blumenthal and the SEIU Connecticut State Council on the Impact of Coronavirus (COVID-19)
Watch today’s press conference with Senator Richard Blumenthal, #SEIU1199NE and AFT Connecticut workers on the impact of coronavirus at our … Continue reading Virtual Roundtable with U.S. Sen. Blumenthal and the SEIU Connecticut State Council on the Impact of Coronavirus (COVID-19)
SEIU1199NE media coverage on COVID-19
The union, which represents 25,000 government and private-sector health care workers in hospitals, nursing homes, group homes and home care … Continue reading SEIU1199NE media coverage on COVID-19
CT News Junkie – “Staffing Shortage Pushes Overtime Pay Through The Roof In DOC, Creates ‘Dangerous Situation’”
A health care staff shortage in the state Correction Department is driving up overtime costs and creating a dangerous situation … Continue reading CT News Junkie – “Staffing Shortage Pushes Overtime Pay Through The Roof In DOC, Creates ‘Dangerous Situation’”
Front Feature
SEIU Members are Fighting for Unions for All! (Disponible en español)
We’re committed to building an economy and a democracy that works for everyone, to winning $15 an hour and a … Continue reading SEIU Members are Fighting for Unions for All! (Disponible en español)
Owner of Waterbury nursing home pleads guilty to federal theft charges
WATERBURY – A 71-year-old New York man who owned a city nursing home pleaded guilty Wednesday to embezzling millions from … Continue reading Owner of Waterbury nursing home pleads guilty to federal theft charges
Susan Campbell: We are falling far short in caring for the most vulnerable. Here’s one example.
Andrew John Puglisi’s group home is off a side street in Newington, just five minutes from where he grew up. … Continue reading Susan Campbell: We are falling far short in caring for the most vulnerable. Here’s one example.
Nursing Homes & Hospitals
Workers Announce Strike Deadline Against Cassena Care due to Unfair Labor Practices
Union caregivers from District 1199NE, SEIU, sent their intent to strike notice to Cassena Care Norwalk, Stamford and New Britain … Continue reading Workers Announce Strike Deadline Against Cassena Care due to Unfair Labor Practices
Connecticut
More Nursing Home Workers Join the Ranks at SEIU 1199 NE
Three West Hartford nursing homes vote with a resounding “Yes” to join 1199 Caregivers at Hebrew Senior Care in West … Continue reading More Nursing Home Workers Join the Ranks at SEIU 1199 NE