For Immediate Release:
Video from Thursday: Hartford SEIU1199 Strike 4/15/10
Thursday, April 15 at 6:00 am, District 1199 workers at four nursing homes began their strike for a fair contract against the Spectrum Healthcare corporation.
In Hartford, the workers at Park Place nursing home will be on the picket line (5 Greenwood Street, off Park Street*).
I hope you will join us!
Here are some facts:
**Workers at 32 other 1199 nursing homes have successfully settled their contracts. In contrast, Spectrum has avoided giving raises to the Park Place workers for more than 2 1/2 years.
**While union workers provide excellent care to their patients (Spectrum has a five-star rating!), the nursing home chain is one the the most dangerous places to work in the nation. Injuries at Spectrum are twice as frequent as the national average.
**At the same
time, Spectrum is trying to cut light-duty pay for injured workers!
The Spectrum workers need your support. Please join us on the line Thursday, this weekend, and for as long as it takes!
Stay in touch with the strike. Go to our website:
*Here are directions to Park Place:
photo credit: Steve Thornton
You can support the strikers from 6am-midnight everyday until the strike is over. You can help by joining the picket line, standing in solidarity, or bringing drinks and snacks.
Where’s the video?
There’s a link at the top of the post…..here it is again just in case:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=imh8mf8xGmw
you all had a busy day! i’m impressed you made it to both the tea party rally and the picket lines. you have more energy than i do.
Thanks, just wish we all had more time. A report back will be up soon about the Tea Party…with some colorful pics.
Thanks for reporting on this, Dave – I’m looking forward to the Tea Party report.
Thanks for the video and story folks! The workers are in it for the long haul. The boss has said he is permanently replacing the strikers. He has committed unfair labor practices by firing, suspending and intimidating over 60 workers at the four homes across the state.
The strikers are literally fighting for their lives and are determined to win.
Tim and I are going to the picket line on Sunday. Thanks for posting this Dave.
Community and Labor Support Rally this Saturday April 24, 11:00 am. Located at Park Place Health Center, 5 Greenfield Street (off Park St. To park use side streets). Join us!