Nursing Homes & Hospitals
Union caregivers from District 1199NE, SEIU, sent their intent to strike notice to Cassena Care Norwalk, Stamford and New Britain with a strike deadline set for December 10, 2019, at 6:00 AM. Workers are ready to strike against all Cassena Care nursing home facilities in Connecticut for illegally implementing changes to the collective bargaining agreements
Connecticut
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, 1199SEIU United Healthcare Workers East, and the Service Employees International Union. The eight counts were pending since 2012 from legal actions filed by HealthBridge Management
Connecticut
SEIU Local 1199NE represents some 10,000 independent provider home care workers in Connecticut. While the workers aren’t pulbic employees, they are paid exclusively by public funds. Two fiscal intermediaries are managing the payment system by the Connecticut Department of Social Services. And one of them, Allied Community Resources, is responsible for THOUSANDS of these workers’
Connecticut
Elect Marilyn Moore for Mayor of Bridgeport Marilyn Moore is a lifelong resident of Bridgeport. Marilyn helped raise the minimum wage to $15 in this year’s legislative session at the Capitol, and was instrumental in helping thousands of SEIU 1199 nursing home caregivers win major funding increases for wages and benefits. Marilyn supports raising
Connecticut
Gov. Ned Lamont signed legislation on Tuesday, June 25th that will establish an employee-funded family and medical leave program in Connecticut. 1199 Member and PCA, Kharlene Wonder gave a compelling personal testimony and talked about how this affects the future for workers like herself. “Today we are celebrating a law that will give working people
Featured Post
Below are a few articles regarding the minimum wage increase happening in 2019! For Much Of New England, Minimum Wage Going Up In 2019 http://www.wnpr.org/post/much-new-england-minimum-wage-going-2019 Massachusetts continues to lead the minimum wage race. Affected Bay State workers will get $12 an hour in 2019, up from $11. The tipped minimum wage also increases, but
Front Feature
We’re ready for November 6th. Are you? We need to stick together and vote together. Our message to politicians: You want our votes? We want our unions! Demand #UnionsForAll: seiu.org/UnionsForAll
Connecticut
Waterbury, CT – Dozens of picketing caregivers denounced illegal changes in compensation and benefits, and severe cuts in residential services implemented by Priority Healthcare Group as the operator of Waterbury Gardens. Priority Healthcare Group made cuts to nursing staff, as well as laundry, housekeeping and dietary services over the last six months, while also refusing