As CT 1199 strike deadline looms, nursing homes face added costs

As CT 1199 strike deadline looms, nursing homes face added costs

Though Connecticut’s largest health care workers’ union has a May 19 strike deadline at 51 nursing homes, facilities already have incurred costs to prepare for a possible work stoppage, the head of a major industry association said Tuesday. And if no deal is reached by May 12 between SEIU 1199NE, nursing homes and state government — which funds much of the industry — facilities could face costs “in the millions” of dollars, even if a strike is a…

NJ Transit and engineers' union trade barbs over contract offers as May 16 strike looms

The union, which represents 372 locomotive engineers at NJ Transit, presented a new wage proposal Monday. NJ Transit's CEO said it was not serious.

NJ Transit CEO rails against union as strike looms

NJ Transit CEO Kris Kolluri suggested locomotive engineers' wage proposal is not "grounded in reality" ahead of a possible strike next week. (Photo by Edwin J. Torres/N.J. Governor’s Office)NJ Transit CEO Kris Kolluri railed against the agency’s locomotive engineers union before Assembly lawmakers Monday ahead of a looming strike, saying their request for larger pay increases puts them at odds with economic realities. The NJ Transit Brotherhood …