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January 9, 2026
Connecticut
DSS Locks Healthcare Providers Out, Refuses To Provide Answers Regarding Missing Pay
PCAs and members of SEIU 1199NE march outside the DSS headquarters in Hartford (Photo credit: SEIU 1199NE) PCAs were turned away from DSS while trying to deliver grievances Friday HARTFORD - Personal Care Attendants…
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January 8, 2026
Connecticut
PCA Healthcare Workers Return to DSS Demanding Owed Wages
HARTFORD, Conn. - Frustration has reached a breaking point as Personal Care Attendants (PCAs) across Connecticut remain unpaid for hours worked in October, November, and December, despite repeated assurances from the Department of Social…
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November 18, 2025
Connecticut
PCAs & Families Show Up At DSS to Deliver Thousands of Grievances
Dozens of caregivers and family members showed up to share stories of frustration and request DSS address payment issues HARTFORD - Dozens of Personal Care Attendants and family members braved the bitter cold and…
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October 24, 2025
Connecticut
IOL Workers Send Loud and Clear Message to Hartford Healthcare
Promoting the importance of raising wages to attract and keep employees. HARTFORD - Dozens of workers from the Institute of Living spent time Wednesday afternoon connecting with members of the public, fellow healthcare workers…
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October 10, 2025
Connecticut
SEIU 1199NE Statement on 2018 Video Showing the Death of an Incarcerated Individual in DOC Custody
SEIU 1199 New England President Rob Baril issued a public letter addressing the graphic images from video footage depicting the 2018 death of J’Allen Jones inside a Connecticut correctional facility. The letter, posted to…
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September 26, 2025
Connecticut
Hundreds of Group Home Caregivers Strike for Second Day to Protect Their Pensions
COLCHESTER – Nearly 500 group-home caregivers with SEIU 1199 New England will remain on strike for a second day and will host a media availability tomorrow in Colchester. Strike lines will also continue in…
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August 25, 2025
Rhode Island
Joint Statement: Caregivers Begin Returning to Butler Hospital, Marking a Major Step Toward Restoring Vital Behavioral Health Services
In a joint statement posted to both https://wearebutler.org/ and https://butlerinfoforyou.org/ Butler Hospital and the members of SEIU 1199NE issue the following statement: On behalf of both Butler Hospital and the members of SEIU 1199NE,…
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August 14, 2025
Rhode Island
Statement from Ben Degnan, Butler Mental Health Worker and Bargaining Committee Member
"Here we are, one week later and with zero responses, zero answers, and a lockout that has now hit its three month mark. Care New England has had our proposal since last Wednesday, when…
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August 12, 2025
Rhode Island
Statement from Courtney Threats, Social Worker and Member of Butler Worker Bargaining Committee
“Good morning, my name is Courtney Threats; I am a social worker and part of the Butler member bargaining team. Today, we wanted to provide an update on the bargaining process and what movement…
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July 30, 2025
Rhode Island
98% of Striking Butler Caregivers Vote to Reject Management’s Latest “Last, Best and Final Offer”
“No one can afford to survive in this economy for less than $20 an hour.” Sean Seery, Nutrition Associate PROVIDENCE, R.I. - Yesterday, hundreds of Butler Hospital workers cast their votes on management’s revised…
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