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January 12, 2026
Rhode Island
Home care providers to call out McKee Administration for cutting care hours to pay for state minimum wage increase and refusing to bargain new contract
"This is not a raise - it leaves us with less income overall while reducing care for someone who needs more, not less." - Ronjena Henderson PHOTO CREDIT: Selene Means | @means_selene PROVIDENCE, R.I.…
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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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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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May 14, 2025
Connecticut
Group Home Workers, Paraprofessionals Vote to Join Nursing Home Workers on Strike Line
​For Immediate Release HARTFORD - A second wave of workers represented by SEIU 1199 New England is preparing to go on strike, as they remain without a contract and continue to struggle to survive…
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May 2, 2025
Connecticut
Nursing Home Workers Begin Strike Authorization Process.
HARTFORD, Conn. -- n a powerful call to action, members of SEIU 1199NE’s Nursing Home Division are urging the state legislature and governor to address their expired contracts and recent federal cuts to public…
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