Press Center and Media Advisories

Feb 16, 2021
Yesterday, more than 55 nursing home workers at Highland Park in Wellsville voted to ratify their first union contract, ending a very…

Jan 29, 2021
More than 300 Nursing Home workers at Buffalo Center, Ellicott Center and Corning Center for Rehabilitation and Nursing voted this week to…

Jan 22, 2021
More than three hundred Nursing Home workers at Centers Health Care facilities in Buffalo and Corning went back to the bargaining table with…

Jan 20, 2021
“Today, balance and justice have been restored to the White House, and to the halls of government. The election and inauguration of…

Jan 20, 2021
“Senator Chuck Schumer has been a long-time champion of New York’s working people and has made it his priority to fight for the needs of…

Jan 19, 2021
Caregivers set to protest low wages, poor benefits, and inadequate staffing levels in fight for
contract and call for industry reform.
WEEKLY CLIPS

Nov 28, 2018
QUEENSBURY — Low pay and expensive health insurance is leaving the Centers nursing homes understaffed, workers said as they picketed outside…

Nov 27, 2018
A timeline for the shutdown of Emerald South Nursing & Rehabilitation Center has been set, with closure expected by late January.

Nov 13, 2018
The New York State Department of Health appointed The Grand Healthcare System to operate Emerald North and Emerald South Nursing and…

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…

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,…

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…