‘We are in a war zone, and we’re scared for our lives’ – Boston Globe
PROVIDENCE, R.I. — They sound like soldiers, facing an enemy both invisible and treacherous. At the hospitals, they care for the sick and prepare for a surge of COVID-19 patients.
Democrats Seek Hazard Pay For Health Workers Amid Pandemic
Congressional Democrats are trying to add $13 per hour hazard payments for frontline health care workers up to a total of $25,000 in the next coronavirus relief package, along with
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. Our doctors, nurses, nursing assistants and other essential staff members
CT nursing homes directed to limit visitors amid coronavirus concerns
As state officials took steps to try to prevent the spread of coronavirus, labor leaders contemplated how to address staffing shortages in nursing homes should an outbreak occur in Connecticut.
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SEIU 1199 NE Wins Summary Judgment in Care One/HealthBridge Lawsuit
The U.S. District Court for New Jersey granted summary judgment on six counts and dismissed two counts in favor of the New England Health Care Employees Union, District 1199 SEIU,
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Dial 1199 Podcasts are now available here!!
This year we kicked off a new podcast in English and Spanish to discuss all issues affecting SEIU 1199 members and to advocate for progressive values in Connecticut. The English-language
Connecticut
Nursing Home Workers Celebrate Gov. Lamont’s Medicaid Rate Increase
Strike deadline remains in effect, pending contract settlements with nursing home owners Nursing home workers cheered a new funding proposal of Medicaid increases for nursing homes rates that was endorsed
Connecticut
Nursing home workers explain why more funding is important in this new advertisement!
#STRIKE #CTNursingHomes More than 2,500 nursing home caregivers will be forced to walk out of their jobs on June 3rd until proper funding is provided to raise their take-home pay.
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Mayor Luke Bronin writes in today’s Hartford Courant in support of raising wages for nursing home caregivers:
State nursing home workers deserve a modest raise Luke Bronin and Rob Baril Every day, over 1,300 Hartford residents go to work to care for the sick, the elderly, and
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Watch as 1199 member Denitra Pearson expresses the importance of Paid Family & Medical Leave in CT
As a working mother in Connecticut, SEIU1199 member Denitra Pearson experiences firsthand the importance of having the freedom of Paid Family & Medical Leave. Connecticut can be a place where