DATE:             November 21, 2020 TO:                  All CWA Local 1168 Members FROM:             Election Committee RE:                  Tentative Officer and Bargaining Unit Area Vice President Elections During the week of November 16 – 20, 2020 CWA Local 1168 Election Committee held officer and bargaining unit area vice president (AVP) elections at multiple sites. The unofficial results are […]

DATE:             November 18, 2020 TO:                  All CWA Local 1168 Members at Kaleida Health FROM:             Executive Board and Special Directors of CWA Local 1168 RE:                  Demand to Bargain Regarding Ongoing COVID Pandemic CWA Local 1168 in conjunction with SEIU has issued a demand to bargain to Kaleida Health over terms and conditions of employment relative to […]

The Election of Officers and Area Vice Presidents will take place the week of November 16th – 20th 2020.  Members will be able to cast their ballots at any of the sites on the corresponding date.  Polls will close at 7:30 pm on Friday, November 20, 2020.  Ballots will be counted at 9:00 am at […]

Nominations for Officers and Area Vice Presidents will be taken at the GENERAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING on Wednesday, September 16, 2020.  The meeting will be held virtually beginning at 6:30 p.m.  Nominations will be taken for the following positions: Officers: President Executive Vice President Vice President:  2 positions Secretary/Treasurer Area Vice Presidents: BGMC RN:      3 positions […]

Dear member, I am sure by now you have heard! Thursday August 27th Safe Staffing Picket: 12:00-2:00pm Buffalo General Medical Campus: Picketing on High St. Speakers at 1pm. Millard Fillmore Suburban: Picketing on Maple. Speakers at 12:15pm. Don’t forget your poncho or umbrella, mask and to socially distance! Punch out if you’re going off premises per HR policy […]

STAFFING PICKET ALERT REMINDER! 📢 Kaleida Health and New York State government needs to hear from us! Enough is enough! We owe it to ourselves, our patients, their families and each other to not sit on the sidelines. We’re holding an informational picket on Thursday, August 27th, 12 pm-2 pm to tell Albany that #SafeStaffing can’t wait – join […]

DATE:                    August 20, 2020 TO:                         All Kaleida Members of CWA Local 1168 at BGMC Campus FROM:                  Cori Gambini, President; Robert Andruszko, Executive Vice President; & Mary Janice Keller, Vice President of CWA Local 1168 RE:                          Meeting with Dianne Charsha, CNO/COO & Chris Lane, President of BGMC Staffing On August 12th, CWA leadership met with Dianne […]

STAFFING PICKET ALERT! 📢 Kaleida Health and New York State government needs to hear from us! Enough is enough! We owe it to ourselves, our patients, their families and each other to not sit on the sidelines. We’re holding an informational picket on Thursday, August 27th, 12 pm-2 pm to tell Albany that #SafeStaffing can’t wait – join us […]