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Workers from across Kaleida Health had approved a work stoppage, but CWA and 1199 SEIU hadn't issued the 10-day notice while talks continued to the deal early this morning.
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Communications Workers of America Local 1168 and 1199 SEIU United HealthCare Workers East, which represent more than 6,300 workers within the Kaleida system, announced late Thursday evening that 96% of participating workers voted in favor of authorizing a strike.
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Following a coordinated series of one-day strikes earlier this summer, workers at seven Western New York nursing homes have secured new contracts, but workers at two others are now set to go on even longer strikes.
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The best contract in the Western New York market right now is the one ratified between CWA and Catholic Health last year.
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At nursing homes across Western New York this week, workers clad in purple shirts and equipped with yellow flags can be found marching and chanting. Their biggest ask? A $15 starting rate for those who repair, cook and clean for the facilities.
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Over 1,000 Western New York nursing home workers across 10 facilities are set to go on one-day strikes this week for higher wages.
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After a failed sale to a for-profit provider, Weinberg Campus officials say they have no plans to find another buyer and are committed to continuing to operate the over-century-old campus as an independent nonprofit.
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New York State Attorney General Letitia James, whose report on nursing homes last year led to industry reforms, is now calling on Gov. Kathy Hochul to implement those same reforms.
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Although New York's safe staffing law is currently on pause due to a labor shortage, nursing home workers and resident advocates are concerned with how the state plans to enforce it once it does go into effect.
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Gov. Kathy Hochul is proposing to spend $10 billion to increase the state’s health care workforce by 20% over the next five years. It’s not yet clear how much of that money would be earmarked for health care workers in nursing homes, but any funding to attract workers there could be crucial, considering New York nursing homes have lost 13% of their workforce since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic.