GOV. MALLOY JOINS 1199 HEALTHBRIDGE PICKET LINE

JOIN THE PICKET LINE - SEE LOCATIONS BELOW THE ARTICLE.

Gov. Dannel Malloy and Lt. Gov. Nancy Wyman joined the 1199 Union picked line at the Newington Health Care Center in Newington Ct.  managed by HealthBridge.  HealthBridge is a huge national organization based in New Jersey. 

Around the state, nearly 700 workers are on strike, in Newington, Milford, Danbury, Stamford and Westport.

Workers at five HealthBridge-owned nursing homes went on strike last week after the health care company declined to return to the bargaining table. Malloy said it's clear the company has taken "unfair actions" against employees, citing last week's federal complaint against the company issued by the National Labor Relations Board.

In a statement issued this morning, Malloy chided HealthBridge for its actions. "This comes at a time when many other nursing homes in Connecticut have agreed to reasonable contracts over the last year," the statement read. "HealthBridge is the exception and not in a good way. These types of tactics are unacceptable. They negatively impact the lives of the residents who live in these nursing homes and the residents' families because the continuum of care gets interrupted."

JOIN THE PICKET LINE - BELOW ARE THE FIVE LOCATIONS:

Newington Health Care Center

240 Church Street
Newington, CT 06111

West River Health Care Center

245 Orange Avenue
Milford, CT 06460

Long Ridge of Stamford

710 Long Ridge Road
Stamford, CT 06902

Danbury Health Care Center
107 Osborne Street
Danbury, CT 06810

Westport Health Care Center

1 Burr Road
Westport, CT 06880

Posted by Tom Connolly