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Rochester General, nurses reach tentative pact
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The agreement comes three days before the nurses, the first to successfully organize a union in Rochester, planned a five-day strike.
Rochester Beacon (https://rochesterbeacon.com/author/willastor/page/3/)
The agreement comes three days before the nurses, the first to successfully organize a union in Rochester, planned a five-day strike.
The Rochester Area School Health Plan, encompassing all of Monroe County’s 17 school districts and two BOCES organizations, will move its retiree health plan from Excellus to Aetna.
Ninety-one percent of the union’s members voted to authorize the action, but both sides say they are committed to keep negotiating.
The Rochester Union of Nurses and Allied Professionals, which formed 15 months ago, marks a year of largely unresolved contract negotiations with Rochester General Hospital. A recent union report highlights patient safety and staffing concerns.
A Sept. 27 complaint holds Rochester Regional Health accountable for sexual exploitation by a former Park Ridge Hospital Catholic chaplain.
The settlement, subject to court approval, completes an investigation by the Securities and Exchange Commission. The Honeoye Falls company was charged with misleading investors.
Pat Reilly received more than 50 percent of the votes from the county’s town Republican committee members.
Three candidates are vying for the position of Monroe County Republican Committee chair. All cite the need to revitalize the flagging party but differ on how to do it.
The diocese’s plan would create a $126.35 million trust to pay abuse survivors, but it must face off against a rival plan filed by the Continental Insurance Co.
Other Rochester companies and organizations that ranked among the best workplaces in the state are Excellus, Wegmans, Paychex, Rochester Institute of Technology and UR’s River Campus.