Provider hit with back pay and hiring demands even after judge dismisses parts of union case
By
Kimberly Marselas
Jul 07, 2023
A National Labor Relations Board judge has dismissed parts of an extensive case brought by a Missouri union, after leaders successfully negotiated new contracts with the owners of three involved nursing...
Union pickets over nursing home related-party concerns
By
Danielle Brown
Jun 02, 2022
An East coast-based employee union is accusing a nursing home chain of using self-dealing contracts to increase profits instead of appropriately providing for residents and workers.
Union authorizes strike over conditions nursing homes say they’ve already met
By
Danielle Brown
Apr 14, 2022
Union members representing more than 400 nursing home workers at five Connecticut are threatening to strike next week over wages, retirement benefits and “unfair labor practices.”
New contract agreement promises ‘historic raises’ for workers at more than 50 nursing homes
By
Danielle Brown
Jul 29, 2021
Nursing home workers at more than 50 Pennsylvania facilities are expected to receive “historic raises” after reaching a tentative contract agreement with their operators to avoid a planned strike.
More than 1,500 nursing home workers prepare for one-day walk-off
By
Kimberly Marselas
Jul 21, 2021
The countdown is on in Pennsylvania, where more than 1,500 nursing home employees at 21 facilities statewide have pledged to walk off the job on July 27 to protest staffing levels, wages and stalled contract...
Massive strike averted: Operators, state, union reach deal to give workers ‘unprecedented wage increases’
By
Danielle Brown
May 17, 2021
Dozens of Connecticut nursing home operators are breathing a sigh of relief after an initial deal was reached that would give workers “unprecedented wage increases” over the next several years.
State has enough money to avoid nursing home worker strike, top lawmakers believe
By
Danielle Brown
May 06, 2021
Connecticut long-term care operators and staff are both feeling reassured after state lawmakers expressed confidence in the legislature’s ability to find additional funding to help prevent a planned...
Operators of 33 nursing homes face strike threat from 3,400 workers who want $20 per hour, PPE stockpiled
By
Danielle Brown
May 04, 2021
Three Connecticut nursing home operators could be facing significant staffing shortages after thousands of workers announced plans to strike.
Nursing home workers vote to strike over staffing, healthcare access
By
Danielle Brown
Jul 17, 2020
Hundreds of nursing home workers at three Rhode Island facilities have called for a strike in an effort to secure higher wages, better healthcare benefits and minimum staffing requirements.
Most nursing home workers believe federal government isn’t doing enough to protect them during pandemic:...
By
Danielle Brown
Jun 10, 2020
About 80% of nursing home workers think the federal government isn’t doing enough to ensure they have enough free testing, personal protective equipment and paid sicks days during the coronavirus pandemic,...