Workers cope with long nursing home strike

MILFORD, Conn. (AP) — A strike at five nursing homes in Connecticut has persisted for more than two months, taking a toll on some workers.

Jennifer Musante, one of about 600 workers on strike, is a single mother struggling to pay her bills as she walks the picket line. Other workers say they have no health insurance.

The workers went on strike to protest what they say are labor concessions imposed by the company that owns the homes, Parsippany, N.J.-based HealthBridge/Care One.

A hearing before an administrative law judge is set for Monday on a complaint by the National Labor Relations Board at the regional level alleging that the company refused to bargain in good faith.

The company says it did negotiate in good faith and accuses the union of making unrealistic demands.