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August 05, 2005
Union talk at care site
Employees at a Brooklyn day care center for mentally retarded adults say the facility is a "disgusting" place to work and management is stifling their efforts to unionize.
Lifespire--housed in a one-story building on 48th St. in Sunset Park, where 100 developmentally disabled adults are cared for--is rundown, often sweltering, understaffed and undersupplied, said Helen Hane, a pro-union employee.
"We're forced to treat the consumers in a way that we wouldn't want anyone to treat our families," Hane said. "This building is a disgusting place for the consumers to attend programs."
Posted by Michelle at August 5, 2005 06:24 PM