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LISTEN: Why Connecticut Nursing Home Workers Are Contemplating A Strike

Connecticut Public Radio | By John Henry Smith
Published May 4, 2021 at 6:19 PM EDT
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Nearly half of Connecticut’s more than 8,000 COVID-19 deaths have come in nursing homes since March 2020, so it’s little wonder that just over 4,900 nursing home workers have tested positive for the coronavirus in that time. Last week, Service Employees International Union District 1199 New England notified 33 state nursing homes that its 3,400 workers would go on strike at 6 a.m. on May 14 if they can’t reach a deal that significantly improves their working conditions and compensation. Rob Baril, president of SEIU District 1199, joined Connecticut Public Radio’s All Things Considered to talk about what he and nursing home workers want and the one man he thinks is key to resolving this impasse.
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John Henry Smith
John Henry Smith is Connecticut Public’s host of All Things Considered, its flagship afternoon news program. He's proud to be a part of the team that won a regional Emmy Award for The Vote: A Connecticut Conversation. In his 21st year as a professional broadcaster, he’s covered both news and sports.
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