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More than 100 long-term care workers blocked traffic in Hartford Wednesday afternoon in a protest calling for better wages, more affordable health care and other changes to their working conditions, saying they have put themselves at great risk to care for the vulnerable during the coronavirus pandemic.

UpdatedThu, Feb 11, 2021 at 6:27 pm ET Replies(2) ENFIELD, CT — Dozens of personal care attendants and members of their union gathered for a civil disobedience action Thursday in front of the headquarters of Allied Community Resources, to express their indignation at what they say are numerous "missed timely and accurate wage payments due to errors" by the firm which has a state contract to provide payroll services. With the payroll agreement between Allied and the Department of Social Services (DSS) and the Department of Developmental Services (DDS) due to expire on June 30, home care wor...

UpdatedThu, Feb 11, 2021 at 1:02 am ET Reply Feb. 10, 2021 This week, Senator Matt Lesser (D-Middletown), Senate President Pro Tempore Martin Looney, Representative Sean Scanlon (D-Guilford), and State Comptroller Kevin Lembo held a virtual press conference to unveil health care reform legislation: SB 842, An Act Concerning Health Insurance And Health Care In Connecticut. Subscribe SB 842 is a comprehensive proposal to make health insurance more affordable for families and small businesses and expand coverage. It would drive down premiums and deductibles for individuals purchasing health insu...

The 2020 Amistad Award honorees were Barbara Vereen, Rob Baril, Jan Hochadel, and Wildadiz Bermudez. NEW HAVEN, Conn.—From the moment the dramatic African drumming and slide show of the marches, rallies, car caravans, strikes, and election campaigns began, it was certain this would be an extraordinary and uplifting People’s World Amistad Awards program. The famed BODOMA Garifuna Culture Band kept the spirit elevated all evening long with musical performances. Transformed from a large in-person statewide annual event into a virtual concert and awards, the program, “United for the World...