Connecticut Health Care Workers Fight For Fifteen
The recent passage of gradual wage increases to
"It was done in
"Even
"We work too hard to be put on the back burner," Harwell said.
The nationwide Fight for Fifteen movement is bankrolled by the
State Sen.
"It's just something that has to come," he said.
Lewis said she struggled to pay her
also organized an early morning demonstration outside a McDonald's on
About 35 nursing home workers and 15 fast food workers also rallied earlier in the day in front of Apple
SEIU 1199 represents about 7,000 people around the state, and their nursing aides make an average of
"This fight started a few years ago with fast food workers, now it has spread to health care and home care. There's this momentum. We're hoping this can be captured in
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