BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — 1199SEIU United Healthcare Workers East issued a 10-day notice on Friday afternoon of a week-long strike at 15 nursing facilities throughout Western New York if a new labor deal cannot be reached.
Around 2,500 workers across the facilities authorized the vote, which follows months of their requests for better pay, staffing levels, pensions and more. The strike is scheduled to start at 6 a.m. on Tuesday, May 20.
The McGuire Group said it received formal strike notices from two of its facilities on Friday after a day of bargaining with 1199SEIU. The facilities are listed by the union as Garden Gate Health Care Facility and Northgate Health Care Facility…