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Over 200 state healthcare workers, community partners and elected officials marched in Hartford to commemorate the 53rd anniversary of Dr. Martin Luther King’s assassination and to demand the expansion of state services to meet the growing need of residents and communities all across Connecticut. Workers engaged in a “March for a Moral Budget” down Capitol
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The State of Connecticut must provide adequate funding for public services to save lives. The COVID-19 pandemic and its side effects have magnified the importance of building a robust structure to address unprecedented need for services the Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services, the Department of Children and Families and the Department of Correction.
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Expanding the Mobile Crisis Unit of the Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services is the only way to ensure that people in need will get the expert attention they deserve when they call for help. Proper funding for these critical services in Connecticut creates wealth and wellness with equity in Black, Brown, White and
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Concerned advocates and community organizations called on Governor Ned Lamont to expand mental health and addiction supports in order to meet the growing demand for these critical services in Connecticut. In a press conference held at Blue Hills Hospital on Wednesday, frontline workers encouraged Governor Lamont to make structural investments in mental health that address
A coalition of labor unions, including the Connecticut AFL-CIO, Connecticut Education Association (CEA), State Employee Bargaining Agent Coalition (SEBAC), and Connecticut Service Employee International Union State Council (CT SEIU State Council), launched a television and digital ad campaign this week focused on a people’s recovery budget rather than billionaire bail-outs. This Labor Day, we must
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HARTFORD – The State Employees Bargaining Agent Coalition (SEBAC) today issued the following statement on Governor Ned Lamont’s executive order providing workers who contracted COVID-19 on the job with presumed worker’s compensation coverage: “We applaud Governor Lamont for listening to the collective voices of essential workers across Connecticut in both the public and private sectors
The New England Health Care Employees Union, SEIU 1199NE, held a press conference on Wednesday, June 10th to speak up on supporting state workers through the COVID-19 pandemic. State workers have recently launched the “You Don’t Have To Call Me A Hero” campaign on television, radio and social media to raise awareness on the critical
Connecticut’s state workers are risking their lives in the front lines of novel coronavirus. Meanwhile, some politicians want to take away our wages to “balance the budget.” State unions have recently given back over $24 billion in bargaining concessions. As we continue to put our own lives on the line, it’s time to support frontline
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Connecticut Hartford Trabajadores del Depto. de Corrección buscan acción estatal para detener contagio de COVID-19 en prisiones de Connecticut Por Redaccion de la Voz Hispana – May 26, 2020 30 0 Share Por Larry Dorman HARTFORD.- La fuerza laboral del Departamento de Corrección expresó su frustración con la agencia en sus intentos de proteger a
Inmates in the state prison system are becoming increasingly aggressive toward staff due to the way the coronavirus pandemic is being handled, according to union officials and prison employees. There’s also a shortage of healthcare staff to deal with the increasing number of inmates who have tested positive for COVID-19, workers said, adding that the