Front Feature
Home care consumers and workers gathered on March 29th to celebrate the formation of CT Home Care United, the first-ever union for Connecticut’s in-home care providers, a new division of District 1199, SEIU.
Connecticut
On Monday, March 19th, State Representative Kevin Ryan came to the 1199 Training Fund office to meet with members and a Training Fund instructor regarding proposed legislation that will substantially
Connecticut
In its “Know Your Trustees” series, NYU Local has this profile of Daniel Straus, one of the owners of HealthBridge – which has illegally locked out 100 caregivers in Milford
Nursing Homes
Nurses, CNAs, and other workers from two Rhode Island nursing homes owned by Genesis HealthCare Corporation are outraged over a demand from management that they pay thousands of dollars more
Front Feature
Our consumers support us because they know that by improving the standards of our jobs, we can reduce turnover and continue working together with them to improve the quality and accessibility of care. Watch this video clip to hear testimony from consumers and workers about the difference a union would make in their lives.
Connecticut
Connecticut’s home care workers and personal care assistants are forming a union – and our consumers support us! Check out the video above to learn why!
Connecticut
The Hartford Courant is reporting that the State of Connecticut: has denied permission for Wethersfield Health Care Center to close, even as the owners of the nursing home have been aggressively
Connecticut
On the day their union contract was set to expire, health care workers employed by Waterbury Hospital demonstrated their anger at the status of contract bargaining (which began on January
Connecticut
The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) issued a sweeping federal Complaint today against HealthBridge Management/Care One, saying the long-term care corporation “failed and refused to bargain in good faith with
Community Programs (CT)
By standing together and speaking out at negotiations, a new group 1199 members at the May Institute, who joined the union in September 2011 by a vote of 66 to 18, fought