Connecticut Gravediggers Strike Catholic Cemeteries
United Press International
HARTFORD, Conn. —
Union gravediggers and maintenance workers Monday struck 28 of the 66 Catholic cemeteries of the Archdiocese of Hartford, delaying some burials. The strike by Local 14323 of the United Steelworkers Union began at midnight Sunday when a three-year contract with the Catholic Cemeteries Assn. expired. No new talks were scheduled.
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