Remembering Long-Term Care Workers & Clients Fighting COVID-19
Join us at Bushnell Park’s North Hill by the State Capitol as we remember and honor thousands of long-term care workers and residents/clients affected by COVID-19. Too many nursing home
Union representing nursing homes workers says state failed to protect workers and their patients
The president of the local union that represents nursing home workers said the state has treated them as if they “were invisible” as the deaths mounted in facilities across the
No Where To Hide From COVID-19 Behind Bars
State residents may feel confined by social and work restrictions brought on by COVID-19, but for prisoners and workers in Connecticut’s jails the luxury of self-isolating at home doesn’t exist.
The Future Of Work: Gender Disparities In The Workplace Worsen During The Pandemic
This is part of a series of shows from Where We Live about the future of work after the COVID-19 pandemic. The pandemic has caused major disruptions for workers’ careers,
No Tienes Que Llamarme Héroe
Los trabajadores estatales de Connecticut estamos arriesgando nuesrtas vidas en la línea de batalla contra el coronavirus. Mientras tanto, algunos políticos quieren quitarnos nuestro salario para “balancear el presupuesto”. Las
SEIU 1199NE Campaign: “You Don’t Have To Call Me A Hero” – Press Conference 6.10.20
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
Most Nursing Home Workers in New Survey Say ‘Life is at Risk’ Daily From Coronavirus
More than three months after a nursing home in Kirkland, Wash., became the center of the country’s first coronavirus outbreak, a majority of nursing home workers believe they’re risking their lives on the job
You Don’t Have To Call Me A Hero – New Advertisement
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
From Covid-19 to Police Accountability, Let Us Breathe – A Letter from President Rob Baril
PDF Version – Available Here: https://bit.ly/2XBGGOR Disponible en español aquí: Desde Covid-19 hasta Responsabilidad Policiaca, Queremos Respirar
Some Nursing Homes Get Virus Aid But Don’t Pay Infected Workers
Renee Morgan, a housekeeper at a nursing home in St. Louis, caught Covid-19 in late April and considered herself lucky. Her case was mild. Her quarantine wasn’t. Morgan, 57, was