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In Near Unanimous Vote, Patient Caregivers and Service Workers at URMC Overwhelmingly Authorize Strike In Demand For Living Wages, Improved Staffing, And Quality Benefits To Help Recruit & Retain Staff From Largest Private Sector Employer in Upstate
Nov 21, 2023
99% of voting members authorize a strike lasting up to 2 days. Unions and management set to resume negotiations on November 28 as labor…
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Patient Caregivers & Student Service Workers Hold Strike Authorization Vote Tuesday As Labor Tensions Escalate With Largest Private Sector Employer in State, URMC In Demand For Living Wages, Improved Staffing, And Quality Benefits To Lift Some Low Wage Earners Out of Poverty
Nov 20, 2023
Negotiations end abruptly today as NYS Senator Brouk urges leaders to avoid strike.
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1199SEIU Caregivers, Lawmakers including Chuck Schumer & Employers Call Attention to Worker Shortages in Healthcare
Nov 20, 2023
National Apprenticeship Week Highlights Critical Need
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1199SEIU on One Brooklyn Health’s CEO Announcement
Nov 20, 2023
1199SEIU United Healthcare Workers East released the following statement in response to today’s decision by the Board of Trustees of One…
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Caregivers & Service Workers To Picket New York's Sixth Largest Employer, URMC Today In Demand For Living Wages & Quality Benefits
Nov 13, 2023
Contract covering 1,800+ union workers expired last month escalating labor tensions at sixth largest employer in the state.
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Caregivers & Service Workers To Picket New York's Sixth Largest Employer, URMC On Monday 11/13 In Demand For Living Wages & Quality Benefits
Nov 10, 2023
Contract covering 1,800+ union workers expired last month escalating labor tensions at sixth largest employer in the state.

WEEKLY CLIPS

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Harlem woman Alelia Murphy believed to be oldest living American at 114
Jul 5, 2019
A longtime Harlem resident’s birthday on Saturday may be one for the record book — at 114 years old, she’ll become what’s believed to be the…
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Kaleida Health, employee unions start labor talks Monday
Jun 30, 2019
BUFFALO, N.Y. — The unions that represent more than 7,000 workers at Kaleida hospitals say they're still trying to reach a deal with the…
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Kaleida Health employees, without a contract, will picket
Jun 28, 2019
Kaleida Health employees, whose union contracts expired last week, will picket July 10 if they can't come to agreement, they said at a rally…
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Unions demanding new contract with Kaleida Health
Jun 28, 2019
BUFFALO, NY (WKBW) — Union workers at Kaleida health are preparing to go to battle to reach a new deal.
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Supreme Court blocks 2020 census citizenship question in setback for Trump admin
Jun 27, 2019
Washington (CNN)The Supreme Court has blocked a citizenship question from being added to the 2020 census for the time being in a major…
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State Mental Health Employees Protest Sometimes Dangerous Conditions In Middletown
Jun 26, 2019
MIDDLETOWN — More than 40 employees of the state’s mental health and maximum-security psychiatric facilities gathered in the hot sun…
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