A progressive tax coalition offered a polite I-told-you-so to Gov. Dannel P. Malloy and the legislature after New York officials agreed last week to keep their top income tax rate nearly one-third higher than Connecticut’s. Better Choices for Connecticut, a coalition of labor and other progressive advocacy groups, also challenged officials to launch a panel […]
December 13, 2011 @ 12:00 am
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Milford nursing home locks out unionized workers
The operator of a Milford nursing home locked out its 78 unionized employees Tuesday following what it said was a failure of the union to accept a final contract offer or make “significant and meaningful counterproposals.” HealthBridge Management said that trained and qualified nursing assistants and other service and maintenance workers are replacing the unionized […]
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Parents of those at Southbury Training School defend costs
A group of family members with disabled relatives living at the state-run Southbury Training School are refuting a legislative report released earlier this year that found it cost up to 2.5 times more than contracting with private group homes. In a letter to legislative leaders, the Southbury Training School and Home Association said the finding […]