1199NE - CT

PCA's Show Up, Demand Change & Make Voices Heard

HARTFORD - Dozens of Personal Care Attendants gather outside the Department of Social Services offices Friday with tents and cars to represent the struggles with housing and other necessities many are facing. Over 600 PCAs continue to deal with payroll issues, from unpa...

12 January 2026

DSS Locks Healthcare Providers Out, Refuses To Provide Answers Regarding Missing Pay

PCAs were turned away from DSS while trying to deliver grievances Friday

9 January 2026

PCA Healthcare Workers Return to DSS Demanding Owed Wages

HARTFORD - 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 Services (DSS) that the issue would be r...

8 January 2026

SEIU 1199NE Statement on Federal Decision to Remove Nursing From “Professional Degree” Classification

The federal government’s decision to exclude nursing from its list of “professional degrees” is deeply offensive to every caregiver who has committed their life to healing and protecting our communities. This is not simply a bureaucratic reclassification, it is the feder...

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

18 November 2025

Homecare Workers Will Deliver Grievances to DSS Commissioner After Hundreds Go Unpaid

Workers are often dealing with paychecks being short or missing all together on multiple occasions

16 November 2025

Faith & Power Assembly, Caregivers Calls For Lawmakers to Address Current Crisis in Upcoming Session

Many healthcare workers in our state continue to struggle to pay their living expenses

7 November 2025

IOL Workers Send Loud and Clear Message to Hartford Healthcare

Promoting the importance of raising wages to attract and keep employees.

24 October 2025

Mental Health Workers Speaking Out Against Hartford Healthcare

Staff at IOL pushing for better wages, staffing

21 October 2025

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 the union’s website, comes in anticipation of a ...

10 October 2025