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Stratford Family Can't Pay Bills Since Lockout

The lockout of a Milford health care center started Dec. 13 after the union and company owner failed to reach a contract agreement.

The lockout of a Milford health care center has a Stratford family struggling to pay its monthly bills, the Milford Mirror reports.

Union workers at the West River Health Care Center, 245 Orange Ave., were told Dec. 13 that the union and company owner failed to reach a contract agreement and that they could not return to work, the Mirror reports.

At a gathering on the Milford Green Sunday, the Mirror spoke with the 10-year-old son of an out-of-work Stratford mother. David Alexis told the Mirror's Jill Dion his parents can't pay the bills and he rarely sees his father anymore because he has to work double since his mom has been locked out.

The Mirror reports that the contract disagreement is over health benefits and pensions.

Read the full story on the Milford Mirror's website.

libertarian January 30, 2012 at 04:05 pm
why doesnt the mother get another job somewhere else?
Diane Honafius Klansky January 30, 2012 at 04:40 pm
I agree
kma January 30, 2012 at 05:31 pm
Why is it okay for a union to strike when they don't get their way but not okay for a company to lock the union workers out when the company wants some concessions? You know these same people would be out on strike if the union wanted it.
Diane Honafius Klansky January 30, 2012 at 05:42 pm
have worked at one of these facilities for years. the union workers dont want to pay for health insurance. the non union workers have to pay. it really is a small amount, and today most people pay something toward their insurance. i understand the hardships everyone is facing, but dont forget the company is facing those same hardships
Jezebel282 January 30, 2012 at 08:57 pm
"As an organization, we realize that employees are our greatest asset. Our culture is founded on a collective set of founding principles and beliefs that employee satisfaction and exceptional service are partners in care."
http://www.healthbridgemanagement.com/employment Well...ok, maybe not so much.
fairfield newcomer January 30, 2012 at 09:24 pm
Too bad, get another job.
Jezebel282 January 30, 2012 at 11:10 pm
Tell that to the patients.
Herb Morrison January 31, 2012 at 06:09 am
Is this a lock-out or a strike? If you ask me, both groups have failed the patients... No problem though, the University of Duke seems to be working on finding an answer to this problem. It seems bioethisists have just come to the conclusion that killing can be ethical. They seem to be using the same logic the Nazi SS doctors used -- lives "unworthy of living."
http://www.bioedge.org/index.php/bioethics/bioethics_article/9901
max January 31, 2012 at 07:54 pm
I'll gladly take that job at the Health Care Center....the patients need help and I need full time work....

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