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"Nursing home aides, who provide the bulk of direct care and are on the front lines in the pandemic, have high turnover and low retention related to a range of reasons from low pay to the emotional and physical demands of the job." #UnionsForAll daytondailynews.com/news/nursing-h…
"Long term care workers now have to limit their conduct in the community, they have to watch everything they do, they have to submit to regular testing, they have to wear PPE all day,” Schwartz said."
"Nursing home worker turnover has long been a challenge in the industry, though the issue has now been underscored and heightened by the pandemic."
"The job now has higher feeling of risk and more pressure, said Robert Applebaum, with Scripps Gerontology Center at Miami University, who recently helped author a paper on retention and turnover."
“It’s high touch care. It’s very difficult to social distance when you’re helping somebody dress when you’re helping somebody, or helping somebody use the bathroom,” Applebaum said."

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May 6, 2021
Honoring Your Work During Nurses Month: A Message From President Becky Williams: "For over a year, you have been on the frontlines of the COVID19 pandemic. I personally want to say thank you for your brave work during this unprecedented time of crisis."
"As nurses, you have always been heroes — for your families and the public. I know you have seen the pandemic in a way not many would understand. You have also spoken out for protective equipment, hazard pay, and safe staffing, all while saving lives and providing vital care."
"This crisis has proven once again how important it is for working people and nurses to have a voice at work. Together, nurses as Union members will continue to speak out for safe staffing, quality care, and the dignity that nurses everywhere deserve."
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May 3, 2021
"The pandemic exposed long-standing problems in the nursing home industry that stem from chronic understaffing and underspending on care for residents — problems often motivated by owners who place profit-seeking above their residents' welfare." #Union newsday.com/opinion/corona…
"Understaffing, for example, is possible — and profitable — because the U.S. regulatory system charged with ensuring that nursing homes provide safe care has failed." #SafeStaffingSavesLives
"Meanwhile, the House Ways and Means Committee has held hearings on the role of private equity in nursing homes. Such investors have decided that nursing homes can be profit centers, and they buy them with the intent of squeezing out more money." #UnionsForAll
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May 1, 2021
Breaking News: Today, working people and voters gathered in Huntington, West Virginia, in support of the home care provisions of the American Jobs Plan. #Union #CareIsEssential #CareCantWait @JoeManchinWV @Sen_JoeManchin ImageImageImageImage
Investing in our care infrastructure will create 6,000 good paying jobs in West Virginia and benefit consumers who need home-based care. #CareIsEssential #CareCantWait
Thank you to Huntington Mayor Steve Williams @HuntingtonMayor and Delegate Chad Lovejoy @chadlovejoy for your solidarity today. #Union #CareIsEssential
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Apr 22, 2021
"Staffing shortages were a problem in the industry long before the pandemic, but COVID-19 exacerbated the problem. Many workers left the field, and new workers were reluctant to take their place and risk getting sick." #UnionsForAll cincinnati.com/story/news/202…
"COVID-19 made working in a nursing home one of the deadliest jobs in America, according to an analysis of federal data by Scientific American magazine."
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Apr 13, 2021
Press Release | Cincinnati State Technical and Community College Members to Hold Press Conference as Negotiations With Management Continue. #Union

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“I am a product of Cincinnati State and graduated with an Accounting degree, in addition to a Supply-Chain Management degree,” said Melissa Scott, an Executive Board member with SEIU District 1199 and Purchasing Assistant at Cincinnati State since 1999.
“We want to be a beacon of light for the students. It is important for Cincinnati State to let the workers in the bargaining unit know that they are appreciated and deserving."
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"For supporters like Vikki Tully this would help keep people in the state who want jobs." #ThriveAct #TimeToThrive #Union
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