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Connecticut Is a Battleground in Labor's Health Benefits Fight.
Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News, April, 2004
The Hartford Courant, Conn. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News
Apr. 30--The national fight over health benefits and job security is playing out here in Connecticut in the contract battles of two large unions: machinists at Hamilton Sundstrand and telephone workers at SBC Communications.
Members of the two bargaining units, which together represent about 6,500 workers in the state, could be walking picket lines within days if a resolution to their respective contract disputes is not found.
Despite the apparent differences between the industries, union officials and labor experts say it's no coincidence that health insurance and job security have emerged as key issues in both negotiations.
"In every contract -- I don't care what...
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