Hartford

Healthcare Providers from State Agencies to Engage in Peaceful Civil Disobedience as Demands to Restore and Expand Lifesaving Services Must be Rendered in CT’s Budget

April 20, 2023

State healthcare staff and supporters engaged in peaceful civil disobedience Thursday during a sit-in at the Connecticut State Capitol in demand of a budget that restores and expands public lifesaving

Long Term Care

Speaker Ritter in Town Hall with Long-Term Caregivers to Share Stories and Call for Living Wages

April 6, 2023

Group home staff, nursing home workers, and home care attendants held a Town Hall on Thursday with Connecticut’s Speaker of the House Matt Ritter, expressing their urgent demand for the

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Personal Care Attendants Engage in Civil Disobedience at the LOB to Denounce State’s Broken Promises on Health Insurance Stipend for Home Care Providers

March 1, 2023

On Wednesday, March 1st, in the Legislative Office Building, home care providers, Union leaders, and community partners rally and engage in civil disobedience to denounce the State of Connecticut’s failure

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Long-Term Care Workers Hold Press Conference Demanding “$25 for 2025”

February 7, 2023

Long-term care workers – including group home workers, home care providers, and nursing home workers – held a press conference on Tuesday, February 7th in Hearing Room 1C of the

Front Feature

Home Care Personal Care Attendants Honor MLK in Capitol Candlelight Vigil

January 13, 2023

In anticipation of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s upcoming holiday commemorations, Connecticut home care workers honor his legacy with a candlelight vigil at the State Capitol today. Personal Care Attendants

Press Releases

Healthcare Workers March on DMHAS Headquarters, Escalate Demands to Staff Open Positions, Expand Lifesaving Services

July 20, 2022

As state-run mental health and addictions facilities are operating below 50% capacity, state healthcare workers and members of District 1199 New England held a rally on Tuesday at the DMHAS

State Employees

Healthcare Providers to March on DMHAS Headquarters, Escalate Demands to Staff Open Positions, Expand Lifesaving Services

July 19, 2022

Members of District 1199 New England who are state healthcare workers employed by the Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services (DMHAS) held a rally on Tuesday, July 19th at

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Health Care Frontline Staff to Rally at Capitol in Demand of Response and Action to District 1199’s Petition Letter Recently Delivered to Gov. Ned Lamont

April 28, 2022

Union health care workers from the New England Health Care Employees Union, SEIU 1199NE, held a rally at the Capitol in demand of an official response and corresponding action to

Nursing Homes & Hospitals

Nursing Home Care Providers at Five Hartford-Area Facilities Announce Strike Vote, Deliver Strike Notices for Unfair Labor Practices

April 12, 2022

Nursing home care providers with 1199NE SEIU announced the delivery of Unfair Labor Practice (ULP) strike notices at 5 Hartford-area nursing home facilities Tuesday. After an overwhelming vote in favor

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Connecticut Home Care Providers Announce Meeting with Governor on Jobs with Liveable Wages, Health Insurance

March 10, 2022

Local home care providers with 1199NE SEIU shared an update today in their campaign to turn State-funded home care jobs into good jobs with health care, paid sick days, retirement,