Urgent Update on Nursing Homes and COVID-19
Video streaming conference on April 8th with SEIU 1199 NE President Rob Baril and nursing home workers who are risking their lives in the front lines. Healthcare workers and their
We need to #ProtectAllWorkers!
#ProtectAllWorkers #CaregiversCount Caregivers and all essential workers deserve #dignity and #respect. That includes having access to effective Personal Protective Equipment in times of COVID-19. Our doctors, nurses, nursing assistants and other essential staff members
Connecticut
Virtual Roundtable with U.S. Sen. Blumenthal and the SEIU Connecticut State Council on the Impact of Coronavirus (COVID-19)
Watch today’s press conference with Senator Richard Blumenthal, #SEIU1199NE and AFT Connecticut workers on the impact of coronavirus at our health care facilities. #ProtectAllWorkers #CaregiversCount
SEIU1199NE media coverage on COVID-19
The union, which represents 25,000 government and private-sector health care workers in hospitals, nursing homes, group homes and home care settings, raised a host of concerns at a press conference
CT News Junkie – “Staffing Shortage Pushes Overtime Pay Through The Roof In DOC, Creates ‘Dangerous Situation’”
A health care staff shortage in the state Correction Department is driving up overtime costs and creating a dangerous situation for staff who say they are often required to work
Front Feature
SEIU Members are Fighting for Unions for All! (Disponible en español)
We’re committed to building an economy and a democracy that works for everyone, to winning $15 an hour and a union for all working people—Black, white, and brown—and to working
Owner of Waterbury nursing home pleads guilty to federal theft charges
WATERBURY – A 71-year-old New York man who owned a city nursing home pleaded guilty Wednesday to embezzling millions from a pension and health plan for its employees. Chaim Stern,
Susan Campbell: We are falling far short in caring for the most vulnerable. Here’s one example.
Andrew John Puglisi’s group home is off a side street in Newington, just five minutes from where he grew up. On a recent day, as holiday decorations were going up
Nursing Homes & Hospitals
Workers Announce Strike Deadline Against Cassena Care due to Unfair Labor Practices
Union caregivers from District 1199NE, SEIU, sent their intent to strike notice to Cassena Care Norwalk, Stamford and New Britain with a strike deadline set for December 10, 2019, at
Connecticut
SEIU 1199 NE Wins Summary Judgment in Care One/HealthBridge Lawsuit
The U.S. District Court for New Jersey granted summary judgment on six counts and dismissed two counts in favor of the New England Health Care Employees Union, District 1199 SEIU,