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Spectrum Strike: Going Strong, One Year On


(Hartford) On April 15th, 2010, about 400 workers at 4 Ct nursing homes began their strike against Spectrum Healthcare for unfair labor practices….1 year later, their struggle continues.

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Poll: Should unions be blamed for economic troubles?


Should states start going after public employee unions to balance their budgets?

  • No, unions are just being scapegoated due to corporate welfare and excessive military spending. (60%, 6 Votes)
  • No, the ability to collectively bargain must be maintained (30%, 3 Votes)
  • Yes, everyone needs to make sacrifices during these tough economic times (10%, 1 Votes)
  • Yes, unions have been making ouit like bandits for too long and it's time they give back. (0%, 0 Votes)

Total Voters: 10

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Poll closes Monday February 28th…check back for results

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1199 Workers Mark Their 10 Month Anniversary On Strike By Celebrating MLK Day


Keeping warm during the rally

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Santa is Mad!


The fight continues for Spectrum employees…. Come out and support your fellow workers! When we stand together, everyone wins! (except the bosses…but hey, scrooge them!)

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Remembering May Day


imagesBy Leo Panitch

For more than 100 years, May Day has symbolized the common struggles of workers around the globe. Why is it largely ignored in North America? The answer lies in part in American labour’s long repression of its own radical past, out of which international May Day was actually born a century ago. Read the full story

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Comments

  • steve thornton: [April 16]– Marking one full year in struggle, nurses, nursing assistants and support staff at...
  • dave rozza: Maybe I should have added Libya to the mix… :/ http://english.aljazeera.ne...
  • Meghan Quinn: Mubarak is out! Celebrate Saturday 2/12 at 1 PM behind the State Capitol!
  • kevin: so with that kind of political support, any hope of ending this thing equitably any time soon?
  • steve thornton: (January 15) Former Hartford Mayor Carrie Saxon Perry told Spectrum workers and their supporters that...

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