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Doctors, nurses and other direct caregivers providing services in state facilities joined fellow caregivers in the private sector and community … Continue reading Expand Services to Save Lives: Building a Robust & Proactive Public Health System in Connecticut
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“All of us at 1199 and the SEIU State Council are devastated to hear of the passing of our SEIU … Continue reading Statement from President Rob Baril – Regarding the passing of State Representative Quentin “Q” Williams
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SEIU 1199NE has learned that the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) approved federal funding for the home care … Continue reading CMS Funding Approval for PCAs a Boost for Health Care and Paid Time Off
Press Releases
Today, SEIU 1199 New England bus drivers, monitors and aides announced a tentative contract agreement with their employer, First Student, … Continue reading SEIU 1199NE Bus Drivers, Monitors, and Aides Reach Tentative Contract Agreement with First Student
Press Releases
As state-run mental health and addictions facilities are operating below 50% capacity, state healthcare workers and members of District 1199 … Continue reading Healthcare Workers March on DMHAS Headquarters, Escalate Demands to Staff Open Positions, Expand Lifesaving Services
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“The New England Health Care Employees Union, SEIU 1199NE, strongly supports the protection and advancement of women’s rights, including having … Continue reading Statement by SEIU 1199NE President Rob Baril on Today’s Supreme Court Decision Overturning Abortion Rights
Community Programs (CT)
Mental health staff at Gilead Community Services and Sound Community Services finalized a new union contract that includes wage increases … Continue reading Mental Health Staff Settle New Union Contract at Gilead and Sound Community Services
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Union health care workers from the New England Health Care Employees Union, SEIU 1199NE, held a rally at the Capitol … Continue reading 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
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1199NE SEIU members and leaders announced Friday a step forward in their campaign to transform Connecticut’s state-funded home care jobs … Continue reading Connecticut Home Care Providers, Healthcare Workers Applaud Governor Lamont’s Pledge to Support Living Wages, Benefits, Fill State Healthcare Jobs
Community Programs (CT)
1199NE SEIU members who provide mental health services at two Connecticut facilities will hold a rally Friday to call on … Continue reading Local Mental Healthcare Providers at Gilead, Sound Community Services Hold Strike Vote, Action Demanding Increased Wages, Benefits, Safety