Tag: SEIU 1199 New England
Nursing home strike in Connecticut averted
SEIU 1199 New England, the union representing more than a thousand caregivers at 20 facilities, said it has agreed to a new contract through 2021.
Lamont offers nursing home workers raises in face of looming strike
Nursing homes that serve Medicaid patients would receive a 2% rate increase in July 2019, a 1% bump in October 2020 and a 1% raise in January 2021.
Nursing home strike deadline set for June 3
Five more nursing homes with 600-plus workers may be joining the strike once their voting process has concluded.
May 1 nursing home strike called off as talks continue
At issue are wages – SEIU is seeking raises of 4 percent in 2019 and another 4 percent in 2020 – and inadequate staffing ratios at nursing homes.