Connecticut
Hartford’s Yvonne Dimmett won’t be working this Labor Day. That is rare for Yvonne, who holds two full-time jobs, both … Continue reading Opinion: A CT worker has two full-time jobs. Patients, students, and workforce deserve better.
State Employees
Written by Donna Brooks for the Hartford Courant Link to the Digital Courant Article here Link to the PDF of … Continue reading OP-ED: “Donna Brooks: Connecticut lets down women in addiction recovery”
Home Care
Some nights I drive along Route 8 in Naugatuck close to midnight, headed to my client’s house. My job is … Continue reading ‘Robin David: Connecticut’s home care workers need better wages and benefits’ Hartford Courant: OP-ED
Connecticut
I’m not an old person. I’m 48 years old. But there are days when I get up and I just … Continue reading Op-Ed from the Hartford Courant: ‘When COVID-19 hit Connecticut’s nursing homes, we cared for your loved ones, but we got no love back’
The state Department of Public health is investigating a coronavirus outbreak at a Norwich nursing home, where at least one … Continue reading One dead in COVID-19 outbreak at Norwich nursing home; state says at least 15 people infected
HARTFORD — Gov. Ned Lamont said Friday he will soon issue an executive order that will make it easier for … Continue reading Gov. Ned Lamont will issue order making it easier for essential workers who contract COVID-19 to collect workers’ compensation
For me, July 1 is my “a little more Independence Day.” I’m getting a raise from $15.85 to $16.25 an hour, along … Continue reading “Home care workers like me deserve a wage that provides dignity and respect”
Connecticut
Thousands of racial justice protesters marched through Hartford on Friday, rallying at the Capitol and later confronting Mayor Luke Bronin … Continue reading Thousands gather at state Capitol on Juneteenth; protesters confront Hartford Mayor Luke Bronin over defunding police
The president of the local union that represents nursing home workers said the state has treated them as if they … Continue reading Union representing nursing homes workers says state failed to protect workers and their patients
Connecticut
Even as the state Department of Correction significantly expands COVID-19 testing of incarcerated people, agency employees say that deep concerns … Continue reading Even with expanding COVID-19 testing, DOC employees describe ‘a perfect storm’ within Connecticut prisons and jails