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Connecticut

Coronavirus brings new challenges for CT home health aides, clients

  • March 25, 2020

Social distancing is one way to curb the spread of the coronavirus, but for health care workers who provide care in people’s homes, especially for the elderly, that type of care brings

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Front Feature

1199 State Employees: SEBAC 3.15 Report on COVID-19

  • March 17, 2020

On March 13th 2020, SEBAC leaders met with Secretary Melissa McCaw from OPM and Undersecretary Fae Brown-Brewton from OLR to make sure that the perspectives of frontline workers are heard

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Connecticut

Re: COVID 19-related personnel situations in state agencies

  • March 5, 2020

To: Connecticut State Agencies From: The Office of Policy & Management and the Department of Administrative Services Date: March 4, 2020 Re: COVID 19-related personnel situations in state agencies In

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Connecticut

CT News Junkie – “Staffing Shortage Pushes Overtime Pay Through The Roof In DOC, Creates ‘Dangerous Situation’”

  • February 3, 2020

A health care staff shortage in the state Correction Department is driving up overtime costs and creating a dangerous situation for staff who say they are often required to work

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SEIU has an ambitious new plan for workers’ rights. Democratic candidates should take notice.

  • August 20, 2019

Service Employees International Union President Mary Kay Henry, who leads the second largest union in the United States, has a message for Democratic candidates for president: Don’t think you are going to

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Rhode Island

New report details staffing crisis in Rhode Island nursing homes

  • July 29, 2019

Congrats to our Rhode Island Nursing Home members, staff, and community members for standing up for better staffing at a press conference held yesterday at Bannister House! Click below to

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Connecticut

Neither 1199 nor SEBAC will be part of negotiating more sacrifices for state employees.

  • July 2, 2019

1199 Members, Many of you have seen news reports indicating that the recently passed state budget included $450 million in savings related to state employees, so we thought it was

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Connecticut

A new rule would bar home care workers from deducting union dues from paychecks. It’s unfair.

  • June 7, 2019

By KAY WRIGHT | SPECIAL TO HARTFORD COURANT | JUN 07, 2019 | 6:00 AM The Trump administration recently issued a new rule that could prevent home care workers like

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Connecticut

Nursing Home Strike Withdrawn Upon Contract Agreement with iCare

  • May 24, 2019

Negotiations will continue with 16 remaining nursing homes without contracts. Over 1,000 caregivers reached an agreement for a new contract with iCare facilities on Friday to avert a strike in

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Connecticut

Trump Administration Targets Home Care Workforce with Racist CMS Rule Change

  • May 2, 2019

HARTFORD – Today, as part of the Trump administration’s ongoing attack against working people and Medicaid, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released a rule that denies more

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