The new master bargaining agreement between Kaleida Health and its two unions, CWA1168 and 1199SEIU, has been ratified.
Voting by union members was held over the course of three days this week.
Don Boyd, president and CEO of Kaleida Health, said, “Our employees are the backbone of Kaleida Health. Delivering the highest quality care to our patients starts with them. So, it is vital that we continue to invest and support all that they do. This is a fair contract, and it will help in our efforts to be the employer of choice in Western New York.”
The three-year contract covers 6,392 employees across Kaleida Health.
The negotiations and subsequent ratification vote come at a critical time for the organization.
Kaleida Health, other hospitals here in Western New York as well as dozens of others across New York State have been battered financially by COVID-19. The new contract gives the organization some financial certainty over the next three years from an expense perspective as they continue to dig out from the pandemic, rebuild and reimagine the organization.
Boyd added, “Doing that – rebuilding and reimaging this entity called Kaleida Health – will not be easy. Despite Federal and State leaders declaring the pandemic ‘over,’ we are far from it. In fact, the financial and operations headwinds that we face are enormous. I believe 2023 and even 2024 are going to be even more difficult for Kaleida Health and the entire hospital industry. So, the need to change will come fast. We must get creative, and we must be nimble. All that said, I am confident that by working together and focused solely on the patients that we care for, we can get there.”
The contract adds over 500 new jobs, improves wages and pension, addresses safe staffing as well as job security issues. It runs through May 31, 2025.
Voting by union members was held over the course of three days this week.
Don Boyd, president and CEO of Kaleida Health, said, “Our employees are the backbone of Kaleida Health. Delivering the highest quality care to our patients starts with them. So, it is vital that we continue to invest and support all that they do. This is a fair contract, and it will help in our efforts to be the employer of choice in Western New York.”
The three-year contract covers 6,392 employees across Kaleida Health.
The negotiations and subsequent ratification vote come at a critical time for the organization.
Kaleida Health, other hospitals here in Western New York as well as dozens of others across New York State have been battered financially by COVID-19. The new contract gives the organization some financial certainty over the next three years from an expense perspective as they continue to dig out from the pandemic, rebuild and reimagine the organization.
Boyd added, “Doing that – rebuilding and reimaging this entity called Kaleida Health – will not be easy. Despite Federal and State leaders declaring the pandemic ‘over,’ we are far from it. In fact, the financial and operations headwinds that we face are enormous. I believe 2023 and even 2024 are going to be even more difficult for Kaleida Health and the entire hospital industry. So, the need to change will come fast. We must get creative, and we must be nimble. All that said, I am confident that by working together and focused solely on the patients that we care for, we can get there.”
The contract adds over 500 new jobs, improves wages and pension, addresses safe staffing as well as job security issues. It runs through May 31, 2025.
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