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The workers are trying to convince Gov. Ned Lamont and legislative leaders to add more funding for them in the state’s biennial budget, expected to come up for a vote before Wednesday.
It's been a week since 1,700 long-term care workers went on strike for livable wages and benefits, and the strike continues with few signs of progress.
HARTFORD, Conn.—Over 1,700 union group home and day program workers providing care for individuals with disabilities in six Medicaid-funded agencies across the state walked off their jobs on Wednesday, May 24, in an indefinite strike to end poverty. They are members of SEIU District 1199NE.
SEIU 1199 caregivers vow to continue the work stoppage until state leaders meet demands for a budget that provides for higher wages and improved benefits.
Care providers at six agencies set to take to picket lines Wednesday morning, demanding higher wages and better benefits.