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CWA, 1199SEIU Unions Will Not Extend Current Healthcare Worker Contract After July 31 Deadline
Jul 30, 2022
Buffalo, NY – Kaleida healthcare workers represented by CWA and 1199SEIU United Healthcare Workers East announced Friday they will not be…
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Caregivers at Corning Center To Hold Informational Picket on 7/13 In Solidarity with Long-Term Care One-Day Strikes in Western NY
Jul 11, 2022
WHY: More than 100 nursing home workers at Corning Center for Rehabilitation & Nursing in Corning will hold an informational picket on…
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Three of Twelve Long Term Care Facilities Agree to $15 an hour Wage Minimum, While Caregivers at 9 Nursing Homes To Hold One-Day Strikes On 7/12 & 7/13 In Demand For Fair Wages
Jul 11, 2022
WHY: More than 1,000 long term caregivers at now 9 for-profit nursing homes across Western New York whose union contracts expired will hold…
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Long term Caregivers at 10 Different Facilities to Hold One-Day Strikes on 7/12 & 7/13 In Demand For Fair Wages
Jul 10, 2022
WHY: More than 1,000 long term caregivers at now 10 for-profit nursing homes across Western New York whose union contracts have expired will…
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1199SEIU Files 5 Unfair Labor Practice Charges Against For-Profit Nursing Home Operator McGuire Group
Jul 5, 2022
Buffalo, NY – Today, 1199SEIU filed 5 Unfair Labor Practice charges with the National Labor Relations Board claiming that McGuire Group…
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1199SEIU Issues 10-Day Notices For One-Day Strikes at 12 Long-Term Care Facilities in Three WNY Counties
Jul 2, 2022
Buffalo, NY – More than 1,200 long term caregivers at 12 for-profit nursing homes across Western New York whose union contracts all expired…

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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