- Posted October 04, 2011
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Judge stops privatization plan at veterans home
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (AP) -- A newspaper says a judge has stopped a plan to give work to a private contractor at the state-run Grand Rapids Home for Veterans.
The Grand Rapids Press says an Ingham County judge halted the privatization plan last Friday, a day before Michigan's new budget year. The order preserves 170 jobs for now. A court hearing is set for Oct. 12.
State officials say the move would save millions, a figure disputed by the union that represents workers at the veterans home, which has 758 beds.
It was not clear if the judge's decision also affects a nursing home for veterans in Marquette in the Upper Peninsula.
Published: Tue, Oct 4, 2011
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