Mercy Hospital is continuing to provide safe, high-quality care to patients during CWA’s strike. Having adequate security through this ongoing work stoppage, which has included intimidating actions, verbal threats, and possibly illegal behaviors by...
» Read More Registered nurses and other temporary replacement workers requiring clinical licensure who are caring for and serving patients at Mercy Hospital during CWA’s strike are properly credentialed to work in New York State. The New York State Health Department...
» Read More Catholic Health hospitals are releasing details about the last offer presented to CWA Locals 1133 and 1168 to help their associates and others understand what is included in the proposal. If ratified, this package would cover more than 2,500 associates...
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Just in time for the cool weather, babies in the Catholic Health’s Nurse-Family Partnership program received cozy gifts of new crocheted hats, booties and blankets thanks to the handy work of a participant at the Living Independently for Elders (LIFE)...
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Mount St. Mary’s Hospital is pleased to welcome Latrice Johnson, M.D., to its Center for Women located at 5300 Military Road in Lewiston. Dr. Johnson brings a wealth of clinical knowledge and expertise to the growing Lewiston practice. Meet Dr. Latrice...
» Read More While the hospitals’ bargaining committees and CWA continue to work through staffing, wages and other economic topics, the union continues to conduct activities that do not serve to move the open items on the table to resolution. “Throughout these...
» Read More Catholic Health and CWA had a productive, in-person discussion today regarding staffing. This was the parties’ first in-person meeting since CWA walked out of negotiations early Friday morning. Nursing leadership from Kenmore Mercy Hospital, Mercy Hospital...
» Read More Catholic Health is still waiting for CWA to provide a formal, written response to its last, comprehensive offer as the union’s strike enters Day 4. Further, CWA has not provided the hospitals with a written proposal or written counter proposal on any major...
» Read More CWA Locals 1133 and 1168 have not responded to our last, full economic package, including our staffing proposal. “The hospitals presented a full economic package with written proposals on all open items to the union’s bargaining team,” JoAnn Cavanaugh...
» Read More Late Wednesday night, 30 hours before a strike is scheduled to begin at Mercy Hospital of Buffalo, the hospital, along with Kenmore Mercy Hospital and St. Joseph Campus, presented a $31 million, comprehensive economic package to CWA. The offer would bring the...
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