Labor Notes
05-26-2017, 01:11 PM
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Nursing Home Workers Win Wage Gains with Credible Strike Threat (http://www.thebellforum.com/2017/05/nursing-home-workers-win-wage-gains-credible-strike-threat)
May 26, 2017 / Leah Fried (http://www.thebellforum.com/author/5409/content)
After close to three years of negotiations, stickers and leaflets weren’t getting the boss any closer to a fair agreement. The master contract covering 10,000 nursing home workers in Illinois had been expired for two years and extended several times.
Management was insisting on a wage freeze until Illinois overcame its budget impasse and increased Medicaid reimbursements. Long-term workers were languishing at minimum wage, even when their employers had begun offering higher wages to entice new hires.
More... (http://labornotes.org/2017/05/nursing-home-workers-win-wage-gains-credible-strike-threat)
Nursing Home Workers Win Wage Gains with Credible Strike Threat (http://www.thebellforum.com/2017/05/nursing-home-workers-win-wage-gains-credible-strike-threat)
May 26, 2017 / Leah Fried (http://www.thebellforum.com/author/5409/content)
After close to three years of negotiations, stickers and leaflets weren’t getting the boss any closer to a fair agreement. The master contract covering 10,000 nursing home workers in Illinois had been expired for two years and extended several times.
Management was insisting on a wage freeze until Illinois overcame its budget impasse and increased Medicaid reimbursements. Long-term workers were languishing at minimum wage, even when their employers had begun offering higher wages to entice new hires.
More... (http://labornotes.org/2017/05/nursing-home-workers-win-wage-gains-credible-strike-threat)