More than 50 1199SEIU caregivers and supporters picketed outside of Carlyle/ManorCare of Dulaney Nursing Home in Towson, Maryland to call attention to improve the quality of care at the facility.

After months of negotiations, management refuses to budge on key issues including affordable family health care, a secure retirement and contributing to a training and upgrading fund to improve caregivers' skills. Workers currently pay between 7% and 27% of their average paycheck for health insurance. The average salary at the facility is around $16,000 per year.

Improving training, wages, and benefits could help reduce turnover and provide a stable, professional workforce to take quality care of residents.

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