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Thousands of caregivers, still reeling from three years of the pandemic, will descend on the Capitol to call on Gov. Hochul and legislative leadership to
Voting will take place over the next three days at various locations.
The Leader CORNING - Union workers at Corning Center overwhelmingly voted Thursday to ratify a new contract increasing wages and pension contributions for staff at the nursing home. April Ezzell, speaking for 1199 SEIU United Healthcare Workers East, said the workers they represent at Corning center and two other nursing homes in the Buffalo area had been working without a contract since April 2020. The new agreement runs through April 2022. Highlights of the new contract include significantly higher minimum rates for nursing staff, a 2-percent general wage increase, pension improvements,...
Tina Black knows the horrors of Covid-19 better than most. The licensed practical nurse has held the hands of seven of her favorite patients who died from the virus in the Covid unit at Schoellkopf Health Center, a nursing home in Niagara Falls. She tested positive for the virus herself in the spring, experienced terrible headaches, and had to quarantine for four weeks in her bedroom, while taking precautions to avoid infecting her 16-year-old grandson who lives with her. "We now have a glimmer of hope," she said. Black said she wasn't anxious about getting immunized against the v...