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After months of calling the nurses of Backus Hospital “heroes,” management has resisted bargaining a fair contract, and instead chosen to violate our rights under the National Labor Relations Act. We’ve filed Unfair Labor Practice charges calling out Backus managers and Hartford HealthCare (HHC) executives on their intimidation and threatening of nurses for union activity. We’re taking a stand for what we need in these negotiations to be able to work safely during the next wave of this pandemic.
 
We have given legal notice that a strike will occur on October 13th if a settlement is not reached
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Backus Federation of Nurses leaders and activists made the following public remarks regarding yesterday's membership vote to authorize the action in response to health network’s unfair labor practices:


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UNFAIR LABOR PRACTICE STRIKE VOTE TOMORROW, SUN. 9/12
 
6:00 AM – 9:00 PM
 
Union Office - 24 Sachem Street
 
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Randi Weingarten and NYC teacher Tamara Simpson

Attacks on public education in America by extremists and culture-war peddling politicians have reached new heights (“lows” may be more apt), but they are not new. The difference today is that the attacks are intended not just to undermine public education but to destroy it.

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John Brady's Blog

President John Brady, RN in the Emergency Department has his own blog. Check out what he has to say about forming a union, nursing and life. A must read!


Click here to read John's blog.