September 4th is Home Care Day!
Good union home care jobs must be at the center of fixing our nation’s overstretched and underfunded long-term care system … Continue reading September 4th is Home Care Day!
COVID-19
Free Testing for Asymptomatic or Symptomatic PCAs
Please see below the links to the health center web sites. This is the best means to access FREE testing … Continue reading Free Testing for Asymptomatic or Symptomatic PCAs
Home Care – August 2020 Newsletter
Union Home Care Workers Win 7.5% Increase in Hazard Pay All home care workers protected by District 1199’s union contract … Continue reading Home Care – August 2020 Newsletter
Broad testing of nursing home staff is considered crucial in stopping COVID. But who will pay for it?
For months, Lurlette Newell avoided hugs from her grandchildren, a heartbreaking ordeal for a woman who loves to show affection. … Continue reading Broad testing of nursing home staff is considered crucial in stopping COVID. But who will pay for it?
Union Home Care Workers Win 7.5% Increase in Hazard Pay
All home care workers protected by District 1199’s union contract with Connecticut’s Department of Social Services and Department of Developmental … Continue reading Union Home Care Workers Win 7.5% Increase in Hazard Pay
Press Releases
Press Release: Union Home Care Workers Win 7.5% Increase in Hazard Pay – 7.29.20
All home care workers protected by District 1199’s union contract with Connecticut’s Department of Social Services and Department of Developmental … Continue reading Press Release: Union Home Care Workers Win 7.5% Increase in Hazard Pay – 7.29.20
“Home care workers like me deserve a wage that provides dignity and respect”
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”
Home Care – Raises, Hazard Pay, Masks & Holiday Pay coming up – Updates 7.1.20
Este correo electrónico estará disponible en español pronto. The twin pandemics of COVID-19 and racism have exposed that, too often, … Continue reading Home Care – Raises, Hazard Pay, Masks & Holiday Pay coming up – Updates 7.1.20
The Future Of Work: Gender Disparities In The Workplace Worsen During The Pandemic
This is part of a series of shows from Where We Live about the future of work after the COVID-19 … Continue reading The Future Of Work: Gender Disparities In The Workplace Worsen During The Pandemic
They Look After Our Most Vulnerable. They Make Around $16,200 a Year.
It’s 3 a.m. and Kim Rockwood, a health care worker, is driving to her patients’ homes — even during the … Continue reading They Look After Our Most Vulnerable. They Make Around $16,200 a Year.