Communications Workers of America Local 1168

1981
The Communications Workers of America identified the need for a unionized workforce for healthcare workers in Western New York in 1981, when a group of registered nurses from Buffalo General Hospital approached CWA to organize.

1983
750 nurses at Buffalo General Hospital went out on strike in 1983 to obtain a fair first contract for the registered nurses.

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2021