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1199SEIU Postpones Strikes at 4 Rural Absolut Care Homes in Allegany, East Aurora, Orchard Park, and Westfield
Jun 12, 2024
Absolut Care/RCA Management came to the table with some movement on Wednesday.
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1199SEIU Members at Niagara County Nursing Home Reach 1-Year Tentative Agreement
Jun 9, 2024
Nursing Home Workers at Schoellkopf Health Center in Niagara Falls quickly reach 1-year Tentative Agreement while rural nursing home workers…
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1199SEIU Members At 4 Rural Nursing Homes in Upstate Set To Strike After Employer Commits Several Unfair Labor Practices Including Unlawfully Imposing A Final Contract Offer Leaving Caregivers Below Industry Wage And Benefit Standards.
Jun 7, 2024
1199SEIU filed three Unfair Labor Practice (ULP) Board Charges To Date Against For-Profit Nursing Home Chain alleging threats of retaliation…
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1199SEIU Members At 4 Rural Absolut Care Nursing Homes Set To Strike After Employer Commits Several Unfair Labor Practices Including Unlawfully Imposing A Final Contract Offer Leaving Caregivers Below Industry Wage And Benefit Standards
Jun 4, 2024
More than 300 healthcare workers at the four nursing homes in Allegany, Westfield, Orchard Park & East Aurora owned and operated by members…
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Joint Statement From 1199 SEIU and NYSNA Regarding The Long-Awaited Release Of $75 Million In State Funds To Construct A New Modern Brooks Memorial Hospital In Northern Chautauqua County
Jun 3, 2024
Union members working at the outdated Brooks Memorial Hospital in Dunkirk continued to provide the best care under difficult conditions.…
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Phelps Hospital Workers Secure Tentative Contract Agreement W/Substantial Raises, No-Cost Family Health Insurance & Strong Pensions
May 30, 2024
Over 900 Caregivers Standing Together Are More Powerful Than Any Of Us Standing Alone

WEEKLY CLIPS

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Nursing Assistants Picket Over Wages at Centers Nursing homes
Nov 28, 2018
QUEENSBURY — Low pay and expensive health insurance is leaving the Centers nursing homes understaffed, workers said as they picketed outside…
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Emerald South shutdown set for Jan. 31, 2019
Nov 27, 2018
A timeline for the shutdown of Emerald South Nursing & Rehabilitation Center has been set, with closure expected by late January.
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Emerald South Nursing Home to Close After Slew of Scandals
Nov 13, 2018
The New York State Department of Health appointed The Grand Healthcare System to operate Emerald North and Emerald South Nursing and…
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‘The U.S. Mail Is Not for Sale’: Postal Workers Speak Out
Oct 17, 2018
NEW YORK, N.Y.—Jonathan Smith, head of the New York Metro Area Postal Union, entered the Hunts Point Station post office in the Bronx on the…
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State's health care workforce up 18% in past decade
Oct 16, 2018
Health care employment in the state increased by more than 18% in the past 10 years, more than double the growth rate of overall employment,…
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CMS preparing rules for nursing home staff fines, home personal care oversight
Oct 15, 2018
The CMS is looking to increase its oversight of post-acute care settings through new civil money penalties on nursing home staff and a new…
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