PROVIDENCE, R.I. — They sound like soldiers, facing an enemy both invisible and treacherous. At the hospitals, they care for … Continue reading ‘We are in a war zone, and we’re scared for our lives’ – Boston Globe
Congressional Democrats are trying to add $13 per hour hazard payments for frontline health care workers up to a total … Continue reading Democrats Seek Hazard Pay For Health Workers Amid Pandemic
#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!
As state officials took steps to try to prevent the spread of coronavirus, labor leaders contemplated how to address staffing … Continue reading CT nursing homes directed to limit visitors amid coronavirus concerns
Connecticut
The U.S. District Court for New Jersey granted summary judgment on six counts and dismissed two counts in favor of … Continue reading SEIU 1199 NE Wins Summary Judgment in Care One/HealthBridge Lawsuit
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This year we kicked off a new podcast in English and Spanish to discuss all issues affecting SEIU 1199 members … Continue reading Dial 1199 Podcasts are now available here!!
Connecticut
Strike deadline remains in effect, pending contract settlements with nursing home owners Nursing home workers cheered a new funding proposal … Continue reading Nursing Home Workers Celebrate Gov. Lamont’s Medicaid Rate Increase
Connecticut
#STRIKE #CTNursingHomes More than 2,500 nursing home caregivers will be forced to walk out of their jobs on June 3rd … Continue reading Nursing home workers explain why more funding is important in this new advertisement!
Connecticut
State nursing home workers deserve a modest raise Luke Bronin and Rob Baril Every day, over 1,300 Hartford residents go … Continue reading Mayor Luke Bronin writes in today’s Hartford Courant in support of raising wages for nursing home caregivers:
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As a working mother in Connecticut, SEIU1199 member Denitra Pearson experiences firsthand the importance of having the freedom of Paid … Continue reading Watch as 1199 member Denitra Pearson expresses the importance of Paid Family & Medical Leave in CT
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