Employment (CARE) Opportunity Act would invest $1B in direct care workforce
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
May 12, 2021
The Direct Creation, Advancement, and Retention of Employment (CARE) Opportunity Act would invest more than $1 billion over five years in training and increasing opportunities for the direct care workforce,...
Union workers picket outside Pennsylvania nursing facilities
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
May 26, 2021
More than 4,000 union workers in Pennsylvania picketed outside of nursing homes Tuesday in protest of what they said are decades-old nursing regulations in need of updating.
Proposed law would enable some older workers to stay in jobs longer
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
May 12, 2021
Older Medicaid beneficiaries who are working and have disabilities no longer would need to retire at 65 to continue receiving benefits, under proposed legislation. The Supporting And Empowering the Nation...
Senator pushes for additional funding for long-term care facilities
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
May 20, 2021
Maine state Sen. Brad Farrin (R) is urging Gov. Janet Mills to channel more federal funds toward increasing reimbursement rates for direct care workers in the state.
Almost a third of nation’s workforce earns less than $15 an hour, research shows
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Mar 25, 2022
New research from Boston-based Oxfam America indicates that 51.9 million workers, 31.9% of the nation’s workforce, earn less than $15 an hour.
Low pay, lack of advancement, disrespect cited by most workers as reasons for quitting jobs: Pew
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Mar 17, 2022
Low pay, a lack of opportunities for advancement and feeling disrespected at work were the top reasons Americans quit their jobs last year during what has been dubbed the Great Resignation, according to...
Low pay, poor working conditions common for long-term care workers: report
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jul 28, 2022
Low pay and poor working conditions are the norm for workers in long-term care, according to a report published Wednesday by the think tank Economic Policy Institute.