State employees protested the Lamont’s administration refusal to offer raises in contract talks that seem headed to binding arbitration.
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‘Sad and tragic:’ Federal nursing home data show at least 3,400 staffers infected, 14 dead
The data show at least 3,400 workers have contracted COVID-19 or were presumed to have the disease during the pandemic.
New state plan for nursing home tests, isolation facilities could have big impact on COVID-19 spread
Workers, fearing for their lives, call on the state to provide more protective gear.
CT nursing homes directed to limit visitors amid coronavirus concerns
As Connecticut confirmed its second coronavirus case, Gov. Ned Lamont announced a crackdown on who can visit nursing homes.
Nursing homes gear up to fight state Medicaid cuts
Nursing homes set to lose Medicaid funding will challenge the state’s decision — otherwise, they face severe financial cuts.
Health care workers describe staffing crisis at Whiting
The workers said chronic staffing shortages and forced overtime have created a dangerous situation for both employees and patients.
Nursing home workers set May 1 strike deadline
Workers at state nursing homes want the legislature to budget an estimated $40 million for raises.
Union ad casts GOP leaders as ‘protectors of billionaires’
The state’s largest healthcare workers’ union took some jabs Thursday at the top Republicans in the legislature, charging them in a new ad with shielding the rich while unionized workers offer huge concessions.
State employee unions suing to block group home privatization
State employee unions plan to ask a judge to block the privatization of group homes for people with intellectual or developmental disabilities, saying the layoffs caused by those changes violate Connecticut law
Parents of disabled urge Malloy to scrap privatizing group homes
Parents of intellectually disabled adults expected to be transferred from state-run group homes to private care reacted Tuesday with a mix of anger and appeals for compassion.
Nursing home strike postponed at Malloy’s request
A healthcare union closely allied with Gov. Dannel P. Malloy announced Tuesday it has acceded to a request by the governor for a postponement of a nursing home strike by 3,500 workers in 20 communities.
Nursing home workers vote to strike, send message to both employers and lawmakers
Workers at 27 nursing homes have voted to strike later this month, a move aimed at both their employers and state lawmakers wrangling over a state budget that has significant implications for nursing homes.