Connecticut Nurses Union Airing Ad Before Contract Talks

The Backus Federation of Nurses at the William R. Backus Hospital in Norwich has begun airing an advertisement on television in an effort to speed up contract talks. A three-day negotiating session was scheduled to begin with Backus Hospital on yesterday. 

Watch the ad here.

Union Workers Reject American Crystal Sugar Contract

Locked out union workers at American Crystal Sugar Company overwhelmingly rejected a second contract offer on yesterday. Union officials said 90 percent of the workers who voted turned down the latest contract offer from American Crystal, which they said did not address their concerns about job security and rising health insurance costs.

Listen to the report from Minnesota National Public Radio here.