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Connecticut

Lamont gives nursing homes a temporary reprieve

  • September 13, 2019

The CT Mirror covered another story regarding Gov. Lamont and Nursing Homes. Gov. Ned Lamont’s administration offered nine embattled nursing homes a reprieve Thursday from deep cuts in state funding: The

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Connecticut

Senate GOP wants special session on nursing homes

  • September 6, 2019

The CT Mirror covered a story in which all 14 members of the state Senate Republican minority called Thursday for a special session to save nine nursing homes from the

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Connecticut

Elder-Care Facilities’ Cut Funds

  • August 15, 2019

Thursday afternoon, Hamden Mayor Curt Leng, accompanied by state politicians, officials, staff, reps from Local 1199 SEIU, the New England health care employees union, and patients in wheelchairs gathered in

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Connecticut

District 1199 Joins Genesis HealthCare to Protect Nursing Homes in Connecticut’s Cities

  • June 27, 2019

Union officers and caregivers are working together with administrators from Genesis HealthCare to secure the jobs of approximately 2,000 caregivers and nursing home services for 1,400 residents. State policy mandates

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Connecticut

Nursing Home Strike Withdrawn Upon Contract Agreement with iCare

  • May 24, 2019

Negotiations will continue with 16 remaining nursing homes without contracts. Over 1,000 caregivers reached an agreement for a new contract with iCare facilities on Friday to avert a strike in

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Connecticut

Nursing Home Workers Celebrate Gov. Lamont’s Medicaid Rate Increase

  • May 21, 2019

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

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Connecticut

Nursing home workers explain why more funding is important in this new advertisement!

  • May 10, 2019

#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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Connecticut

Mayor Luke Bronin writes in today’s Hartford Courant in support of raising wages for nursing home caregivers:

  • May 9, 2019

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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Connecticut

SEIU 1199 Nursing Home Workers Set New Strike Deadline

  • May 9, 2019

Nursing home caregivers represented by the New England Health Care Employees Union,District 1199 SEIU, voted in favor of a new strike deadline in 20 facilities, effective June 3rd. Workers are

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Nursing Homes & Hospitals

In leiu of May 1st strike, 1199 members held a press conference and a lobby day – nursing home workers deserve better!

  • May 2, 2019

Watch the press conference here!

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