CT nursing home workers protest ahead of planned strike
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HARTFORD Amid looming strikes, hundreds of nursing home workers will rally outside the governor’s mansion Saturday afternoon in a show of displeasure over stalled contract negotiations.
Pedro Zayas, communications director for SEIU District 1199 New England, said over 200 nursing home employees are expected to join members of Recovery For All Coalition, an organization of labor and faith organizations that has been pressing state officials for more tax relief for the poor and greater state spending on health care, social services and communities in need, in protest Saturday.
The group is gathering near Elizabeth Park. From there, they plan to march to Gov. Ned Lamont’s nearby residence, where they will hold a rally.
Nursing home industry fears impact of 52 possible strikes
SUSAN HAIGH, Associated Press
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The looming possibility of strikes at 52 or more nursing homes, roughly a third of the facilities in Connecticut, could exacerbate the financial instability of a sector still struggling to recover from the coronavirus pandemic, a top representative of the state s nursing home industry warned Wednesday.
Matt Barrett, president and CEO the Connecticut Association of Health Care Facilities/Connecticut Center for Assisted Living, said his members are also very concerned about their ability to find replacement workers to staff their buildings amid a labor shortage if agreements can t be reached on expiring labor contracts and there are walkouts.