Response
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...

Response
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

Response
SEIU 1199NE response on the Arrest of SEIU California leader and SEIU-USWW President David Huerta

HARTFORD — SEIU 1199NE  condemns in the strongest terms the violent and unjust detention of SEIU California leader and SEIU-USWW President David Huerta by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) while he was peacefully observing and protesting the agency’s raids i...

9 June 2025

Response
SEIU 1199NE Response to Speaker Ritter’s Press Conference

HARTFORD — SEIU 1199NE remains committed to the broader vision of building a Connecticut that works for all—not just the ultra-wealthy. That means lifting the fiscal guardrails, increasing Medicaid reimbursement rates, and fully funding our public schools, housing progra...

28 May 2025

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Cuts to Federal Grants Threaten Vital Programs for Newborns, Disease Prevention, and Mental Health Services

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: March 27, 2025

27 March 2025

Response
SEIU 1199NE Condemns Assaults on Healthcare Workers inside the Department of Correction, Calls for Immediate Safety Review and Oversight

In response to two sexual assaults against our members that occurred hours apart on Friday, June 5, 2026, at Corrigan Correctional Center and Garner Correctional Institution, SEIU 1199NE, the union representing healthcare workers throughout Connecticut’s prison system, c...

8 June 2026

Response
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...

Response
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

Response
SEIU 1199NE response on the Arrest of SEIU California leader and SEIU-USWW President David Huerta

HARTFORD — SEIU 1199NE  condemns in the strongest terms the violent and unjust detention of SEIU California leader and SEIU-USWW President David Huerta by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) while he was peacefully observing and protesting the agency’s raids i...

9 June 2025

Response
SEIU 1199NE Response to Speaker Ritter’s Press Conference

HARTFORD — SEIU 1199NE remains committed to the broader vision of building a Connecticut that works for all—not just the ultra-wealthy. That means lifting the fiscal guardrails, increasing Medicaid reimbursement rates, and fully funding our public schools, housing progra...

28 May 2025

Response
Cuts to Federal Grants Threaten Vital Programs for Newborns, Disease Prevention, and Mental Health Services

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: March 27, 2025

27 March 2025