Board Rules Hartford Nursing Home Violated Labor Laws ($4 million in back wages and benefits)

[Omaha Steve]

Source: couran

A ruling in favor of healthcare workers in a 1999 strike at Avery Heights could force the nursing home to pay more than $4 million in back wages and benefits, labor leaders say.

The National Labor Relations Board ruled that Avery Heights violated federal labor by secretly hiring workers to permanently replace employees who were on strike.

The decision follows a lengthy battle between Avery Heights, located in southwest Hartford, and the New England Health Care Employees Union, District 1199 in front of both the NLRB and U.S. 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals over the replacement workers hired during the strike. The strike ended in early 2000.

"We knew that if we could persist, we could prevail," said Carmen Boudier, president of district 1199, Monday.

Read more: http://www.courant.com/business/hc-labor-0709,0,760912.story

[dysfunctional press]

1. i see a nursing home declaring bankruptcy on the horizon...

that's a pretty big nut for a nursing home to handle.

[DODI]

2. That strike was a nightmare. If it puts Avery out of business,

that is too bad. They are a pretty good facility. My mom was in there for a little while and the staff was very good.