For months, Lurlette Newell avoided hugs from her grandchildren, a heartbreaking ordeal for a woman who loves to show affection. … Continue reading Broad testing of nursing home staff is considered crucial in stopping COVID. But who will pay for it?
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Below is a UConn Health Labor Coalition report made publicly available and open to news media citation, reproduction and distribution … Continue reading A Union-made Solution to the PPE Shortage
As state officials took steps to try to prevent the spread of coronavirus, labor leaders contemplated how to address staffing … Continue reading CT nursing homes directed to limit visitors amid coronavirus concerns
A health care staff shortage in the state Correction Department is driving up overtime costs and creating a dangerous situation … Continue reading CT News Junkie – “Staffing Shortage Pushes Overtime Pay Through The Roof In DOC, Creates ‘Dangerous Situation’”
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We’re committed to building an economy and a democracy that works for everyone, to winning $15 an hour and a … Continue reading SEIU Members are Fighting for Unions for All! (Disponible en español)
Andrew John Puglisi’s group home is off a side street in Newington, just five minutes from where he grew up. … Continue reading Susan Campbell: We are falling far short in caring for the most vulnerable. Here’s one example.
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Union caregivers from District 1199NE, SEIU, sent their intent to strike notice to Cassena Care Norwalk, Stamford and New Britain … Continue reading Workers Announce Strike Deadline Against Cassena Care due to Unfair Labor Practices
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Monday, September 16th, the New England Health Care Employees Union, SEIU 1199NE, nursing home administrators, workers, residents, family members and … Continue reading 1199 Press Conference – Protecting Connecticut’s Nursing Homes Threatened by Defunding
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Service Employees International Union President Mary Kay Henry, who leads the second largest union in the United States, has a message for … Continue reading SEIU has an ambitious new plan for workers’ rights. Democratic candidates should take notice.