Examiner Editorial: If a nursing home bears the union label, look elsewhere

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Published July 18, 2012 4:00am ET

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Examiner Editorial: If a nursing home bears the union label, look elsewhere — Nursing home workers glare into a car that crosses the picket line at Newington Health Care Center in Newington, Conn., Wednesday, July 11, 2012. Workers at five HealthBridge-owned nursing homes around the state went on strike last week after the health care company declined to return to the bargaining table. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill) | Jessica Hill

In Connecticut, a local of the Service Employees International Union recently launched a strike against HealthBridge, a nursing home company. But according to the company, just striking wasn’t enough for the union workers there. HealthBridge claims that before walking out on July 3, SEIU District 1199 employees committed “multiple illegal and dangerous acts against Center residents.”

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