SEIU – SEIU 1199 NE

As Worker Organizing Soars Nationwide, Connecticut Nursing Home Caregivers to Join “Unions For All” Nationwide Women’s Day of Action

September 18, 2022

On Saturday, September 17th SEIU 1199NE nursing home caregivers gathered for a press conference at Hamden High School, to raise awareness on the critically short-staffed nursing home conditions, followed by a day of canvassing in Hamden, because long-term care funding and high-quality standards are established by the people we elect to office. “Certified nursing assistants are

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SEIU’s Henry: Remove Trump, Rebuild our Democracy

January 7, 2021

Statement from SEIU International President Mary Kay Henry on the attack on the US Capitol incited by President Trump: It’s no coincidence that at the same time millions of voters of all races elected Georgia’s first Black senator, violent white supremacists traveled to Washington, DC, to desecrate our democracy. Power-hungry, self-serving Republican leaders and the

Connecticut

A People’s Economic Recovery – October 20th, 2020

October 20, 2020

Join us today in Hartford at Shiloh Baptist Church for a press conference and rally to demand a People’s Budget. A budget that prioritizes the needs of those most vulnerable in our communities, not billionaires and corporations. With elected officials, representatives from local communities, faith and labor based organizations… Workers For Justice: https://www.facebook.com/WorkersForJustice SEIU CT State

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September 4th is Home Care Day!

September 3, 2020

Good union home care jobs must be at the center of fixing our nation’s overstretched and underfunded long-term care system and addressing the systemic racism and sexism that devalues essential home care workers. SEIU home care workers and caregiving activists across the country are taking action on Home Care Day 2020 to call on elected

Rhode Island

Political Scene: Union efforts raise stakes in Providence House race

August 31, 2020

The downside to legislating during campaign season looks like the union-backed fliers asking why incumbent House members “turned their back” on nursing home residents during COVID-19 that hit doorsteps this month. In a normal year, interest groups can punish or reward lawmakers for action or inaction in the year gone by, but by the time

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Major unions push for paid leave in COVID-19 aid bill

August 10, 2020

The country’s top five labor union groups are calling on Congress to include expanded paid leave benefits in a new COVID-19 relief bill. “Never before have paid leave protections been more necessary,” the coalition of unions wrote in a letter to congressional leaders obtained by The Hill. The coalition, which includes the AFL-CIO, American Federation of Teachers,

Connecticut

‘Money Bags and Body Bags’ protest rolls through affluent Greenwich neighborhoods

May 22, 2020

A noisy caravan of union demonstrators descended on Greenwich on Thursday afternoon, putting a spotlight on what they say are the health risks and medical burdens faced by service workers due to imbalances in the economic system during the coronavirus pandemic. As part of the demonstration — called “Money Bags and Body Bags” — the union

Connecticut

PPE For Nursing Homes During Coronavirus Outbreak

May 5, 2020

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SEIU has an ambitious new plan for workers’ rights. Democratic candidates should take notice.

August 20, 2019

Service Employees International Union President Mary Kay Henry, who leads the second largest union in the United States, has a message for Democratic candidates for president: Don’t think you are going to get our support by simply marching with workers on the “Fight for 15” picket lines. In a speech she is scheduled to give Wednesday in

Connecticut

Watch as 1199 member Denitra Pearson expresses the importance of Paid Family & Medical Leave in CT

April 2, 2019

As a working mother in Connecticut, SEIU1199 member Denitra Pearson experiences firsthand the importance of having the freedom of Paid Family & Medical Leave. Connecticut can be a place where working families can afford to have the freedom of caring for their newborns without worrying about losing their basic economic security. See Denitra speak at

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As Worker Organizing Soars Nationwide, Connecticut Nursing Home Caregivers to Join “Unions For All” Nationwide Women’s Day of Action

SEIU’s Henry: Remove Trump, Rebuild our Democracy

A People’s Economic Recovery – October 20th, 2020

Political Scene: Union efforts raise stakes in Providence House race

Major unions push for paid leave in COVID-19 aid bill

‘Money Bags and Body Bags’ protest rolls through affluent Greenwich neighborhoods

SEIU has an ambitious new plan for workers’ rights. Democratic candidates should take notice.

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