CT Senators Co-Sponsor Legislation To Expand Collective Bargaining For VA Healthcare Workers

CT Senators Co-Sponsor Legislation To Expand Collective Bargaining For VA Healthcare Workers

Connecticut’s two US Senators have joined an effort to pass legislation that would improve collective bargaining rights for health care professionals, including nurses and physicians, who work for the Veterans Health Administration, a component of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs.

Driving a Hard Bargain

It's my right. Public sector bargaining has been a point of contention for decades. Image Credit: Scott Olson/Getty ImagesIn February, Utah Gov. Spencer Cox signed legislation outlawing collective bargaining by the state’s public employees, affecting teachers and other state and local government employees in Utah who are or could be members of unions. Thanks to the new law, unions can no longer bargain on behalf of these Utah workers over wages,…