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Union strikes at more than 200 group home locations across Connecticut have been called off in a late-hour funding deal between workers and state officials
Drinking has been part of the culture at the state Capitol for decades, especially during the long days and late nights near the end of the session, but pandemic restrictions this year have kept the public out of the Capitol and some say led to an uptick in partying. “When you have very few people around, and you have a lot of idle time, and the ability to vote from your office, yeah, that ...
A strike of 2,100 group home workers, scheduled for 6 a.m. Friday, was called off late...
A tense wait for strike talks as group homes delay moving residents FacebookTwitterEmail The vehicles are ready and destinations are set for residents of 200 group homes to move to safe locations ahead of a Friday morning strike of 2,100 workers. And all day Thursday, group home operators have changed plans on the fly, pushing back deadlines to relocate residents until the last possible minute. By mid-day Thursday, Barry Simon, CEO of Oak Hill, which operates 70 of the affected homes, said he’d already twice pushed back plans to relocate 200 residents to nursing homes — from 9 a.m. to noo...
Budget talks are underway as lawmakers and Gov. Ned Lamont attempt to reach a deal before the General Assembly adjourns June 9, but the sides remain in disagreement about taxes. Democratic lawmakers favor raising taxes on the wealthy to fund tax credits for the poor and middle-class and other initiatives. Lamont has resisted tax hikes, saying the state is in good financial standing and tax increases send the wrong message.