Strike ends, trouble does not for unionized New Jersey nursing home workers
Contemporary Long-Term Care Weekly, August 13, 2009
For three days, roughly 300 nursing home employees in northeast New Jersey refused to work, striking on the grounds that they have gone underpaid and without affordable health benefits since July 2007 when they were last under contract. The strike came to an end earlier this week and workers from three different facilities in Hudson County, located across the Hudson River from New York City, plan on returning to work, according to The Jersey Journal.
That return has been less than fluid, however, as 11 workers, four of which serve as union negotiators, were reportedly told they had been replaced by Omni Asset Management, which started hiring new employees to maintain adequate staff when the strike began August 7. Union officials argue that the strike was conducted properly, with notification provided to Omni 10 days in advance, and employees therefore cannot be terminated. The two sides are expected to continue negotiating this week.
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