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Conn. Nursing Homes File Bankruptcy Papers After Supreme Court Decision

Lucas Willard — Tue, 26 Feb 2013 04:00:00 +0000

HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Five Connecticut nursing homes have filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy reorganization after the U.S. Supreme Court denied their management company's request to delay a court order to reinstate 600 striking workers.

HealthBridge Management LLC announced Monday that the homes filed Chapter 11 papers in U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Newark, N.J., Sunday. Patient care won't be affected.

The Parsippany, N.J., company cited "unsustainable" pension and medical benefit costs for workers with District 1199 of the New England Health Care Employees Union.

Chaos Expected As NYC School Bus Drivers Strike; 152,000 Students Affected

Mark Memmott — Wed, 16 Jan 2013 12:16:00 +0000

It's been a rough morning for many parents and their children in New York City, where about 8,000 school bus drivers and monitors have gone on strike — meaning about 152,000 students had to get to school some other way.

According to The New York Times:

"Across the city, parents hustled through the rain with children by their sides, with normal daily routines in turmoil and widespread concern about

East Coast Longshoremen Strike Avoided

Lucas Willard — Fri, 28 Dec 2012 21:00:00 +0000

A deal has been struck that for now averts a strike by 14,500 longshoremen at major ports on the East Coast and Gulf of Mexico.

A federal mediator announced Friday that an expired contract for workers in the International Association of Longshoremen would be extended for another 30 days while negotiations continue.

The longshoremen had been preparing for a possible strike Sunday that would probably have crippled operations at ports that handle about 40 percent of all U.S. container cargo.

Conn. Nursing home workers hopeful about end to strike

Lucas Willard — Thu, 13 Dec 2012 01:00:00 +0000

Striking nursing home workers in Connecticut are hopeful about returning to work after five months on the picket lines, but the company that owns the homes is fighting a judge's order to reinstate the workers by Monday.

About 50 of the 600 striking workers rallied Wednesday outside Newington Health Care Center, one of the five homes owned by Parsippany, N.J.-based HealthBridge Management where workers are on strike. They cheered Tuesday's ruling by federal Judge Robert Chatigny.