April 1, 2005: Connecticut: Union reaches agreement with four nursing homes:"A tentative agreement has been reached with the union representing workers at four nursing homes run by Spectrum Healthcare, which had been the target of strike threats. The agreement, reached early Friday, calls for a four-year contact and wage increases averaging 16 percent over the life of the contract, the New England Health Care Employees Union, District 1199, announced. Earlier this week, workers at the four homes as well as eight owned by ICARE Management had authorized the union to call a strike."
http://www.newsday.com/news/local/wi...-cont0401apr01,0,3815002.story?coll=ny-region-apconnecticut
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