RI Nursing Home Workers Postpone Strike Plans for August 5th
BREAKING: Nursing home workers have announced they will postpone their plans to strike on August 5 at the urging of Governor Raimondo who has pledged to end the staffing crisis:
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
Gov. Ned Lamont will issue order making it easier for essential workers who contract COVID-19 to collect workers’ compensation
HARTFORD — Gov. Ned Lamont said Friday he will soon issue an executive order that will make it easier for frontline workers who contract COVID-19 to qualify for workers’ compensation
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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