Home Care – August 2020 Newsletter
Union Home Care Workers Win 7.5% Increase in Hazard Pay All home care workers protected by District 1199’s union contract with Connecticut’s Department of Social Services and Department of Developmental
Union Home Care Workers Win 7.5% Increase in Hazard Pay
All home care workers protected by District 1199’s union contract with Connecticut’s Department of Social Services and Department of Developmental Services will receive a lump sum of hazard pay in
Connecticut
State Unions Coalition Lauds Gov. Lamont’s Action to Protect Frontline Essential Workers
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
COVID-19
Nursing home administrators offer mixed answers for COVID outbreaks, deaths
In a virtual hearing Tuesday, nursing home operators were grilled about why so many patients died of COVID-19. Nursing home operators said outbreaks were unavoidable. “The bad actor is the
Connecticut
Support the Long-Term Care Workers’ Bill of Rights
Long-term caregivers keep fighting on the front lines to protect Connecticut’s most vulnerable populations. Nursing home workers, home care workers, group home workers and other caregivers in nontraditional settings have
‘Sad and tragic:’ Federal nursing home data show at least 3,400 staffers infected, 14 dead
One night in April, after coming off her shift at a Farmington nursing home, Chasity Williams started to feel sick. Her stomach hurt. She had trouble breathing. Her appetite vanished.
“Home care workers like me deserve a wage that provides dignity and respect”
For me, July 1 is my “a little more Independence Day.” I’m getting a raise from $15.85 to $16.25 an hour, along with 10,000 personal care attendants like me who with our
Home Care – Raises, Hazard Pay, Masks & Holiday Pay coming up – Updates 7.1.20
Este correo electrónico estará disponible en español pronto. The twin pandemics of COVID-19 and racism have exposed that, too often, essential workers are treated as if we’re expendable. Over the past
Lamont Allows Reduced Testing Of Nursing Home Workers, Cites Changing Federal Guidance
State officials have announced that they’re scaling back COVID-19 testing at nursing homes and assisted living facilities. It’s a policy shift that comes as a major union representing eldercare workers
Nursing Homes & Hospitals
ICare Delegates Meeting – Tuesday 6/23
Join us for and ICare Delegates meeting Tuesday 6/23 at 5:30pm Time: Jun 23, 2020 05:30 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada) Join Zoom Meeting https://zoom.us/j/98369886893 Meeting ID: 983 6988