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Union rejects Lamont s nursing home offer; National Guard ready for strike
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Gov. Ned Lamont has asked the head of the Connecticut National Guard to put 50 troops on standby to help oversee the 33 facilities that would be affected by 3,400 nursing home workers walking off the job Friday morning.Matthew Brown / Hearst Connecticut Media
A strike of thousands of nursing home workers seemed all the more likely Tuesday evening as the union representing them rejected a $280 million offer from the state to help the industry and struggling workers.
With less than three days before a 6 a.m. Friday walkout deadline at 33 nursing homes, the homes and state officials worked to ensure enough staff would be in place to care for affected residents.
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