Multimedia

Connecticut caregivers threaten to strike over expired contracts and low pay

Rob Baril, the president of SEIU 1199NE, delivering a speech at Connecticut’s state capitol on April 1, 2025. Caregivers are beginning the process of authorizing a strike over expired contracts and continued low pay for workers. Video / Kaily Martinez.

Nursing home workers across Connecticut joined with members of the Service Employees International Union 1199NE at the state Capitol in Hartford on Tuesday, April 1, 2025. The union says if a deal is not reached, it will begin the process of authorizing strikes at nursing homes. Martinez reported on the event and wrote an article for Connecticut Public.