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NJ Workers’ Tenacity Averts a Three-Home Strike

In the wee hours of June 23, some 270 members at three New Jersey nursing homes settled a hard-won contract settlement and averted a one-day strike planned for the same day.

Workers at Amboy Care and Rehabilitation Center in Perth Amboy, ManhattanView Nursing Home in Union City, and Teaneck Nursing Center in Teaneck – a trio of facilities owned by Broadway Healthcare Management – were weary of after three years of management refusing to settle a contract and their constant pushback on even the most basic proposals. Members finally had enough and decided to push the envelope with a one-day strike, says Abraham, a CNA at Teaneck. Read More

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