The head of Connecticut’s largest health care workers’ union confirmed Wednesday the organization has begun to wrap its three-week-long strike against six nonprofit agencies that operate group homes .
A strike has ended at group homes that care for developmentally disabled people. The leader of the union representing the striking workers said employees will receive a 7% raise in the first year of the contract, but no raise in the second year.
A three-week long labor strike involving 1,700 Connecticut group home workers came to a close this week as unions ratified new two-year contracts with six nonprofit providers including raises of about $1.25 per hour in the first year.
Group home and day program employees have agreed to new contracts at six agencies and are ending a strike that started at the end of May, according to their.