Times Ledger, January 13, 2012, Friday

Times Ledger

January 13, 2012, Friday

Times Ledger (full article)

Nurses slam Flushing Hospital for suspending pension

Ken Margolies, of the Cornell School of Industrial Labor Relations, called the hospital’s refusal to sign an interim agreement “slightly aggressive.”

“It’s normal, when parties are in negotiations, to maintain the status quo,” he said. “But things like that are becoming less unusual because more and more employers are playing hardball.”