Nearly 150 group home workers go on strike, others settle
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Nearly 150 unionized group home workers went on strike Tuesday,...
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Workers to launch strike against major group home operator
About 185 members of the state’s largest health care workers’ union were scheduled to hit the picket lines early Tuesday morning as negotiations stalled with a major chain serving the disabled. Employees at 28 group homes and day programs run by Sunrise Northeast, who’ve been working under a contract that expired in March, ordered the work stoppage after the union and management failed to make sufficient progress in negotiations on a new deal, said Rob Baril, president of SEIU District 1199 New England.
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Caregivers stage strike, demand better pay, benefits from Sunrise group homes
Frontline caregivers walked off the job on Tuesday morning.
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The Day - Group home workers strike in New London and across Connecticut - News from southeastern Connecticut
District 1199 New England previously canceled strike notices for other group home agencies but hasn't reached an agreement with Sunrise Northeast.
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Nearly 150 group home workers go on strike, others settle
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Nearly 150 unionized group home workers went on strike Tuesday, while another 100 have reached an agreement with their employer and called off their threatened walkout. Employees at Sunrise Inc., which operates 28 group homes for people with disabilities across Connecticut, started forming picket lines at 6 a.m.
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