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    Borrello: More hearings on farm worker hours the right move
    Allegany County News, Business, Cattaraugus County, ...
    Borrello: More hearings on farm worker hours the right move
    Jim Eckstrom jeckstrom@oleantimesherald.com 
    Dec 16, 2021
    State Sen. George Borrello welcomed the state Department of Labor’s decision to delay a finding on the farm labor overtime threshold to allow for a ne...
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    In a first, Starbucks workers agree to union in on Buffalo store
    Business, News, Western New York
    In a first, Starbucks workers agree to union in on Buffalo store
    DEE-ANN DURBIN and CAROLYN THOMPSON Associated Press 
    Dec 09, 2021
    BUFFALO — Starbucks workers at a store in Buffalo voted to unionize on Thursday, a first for the 50-year-old coffee retailer in the U.S. and the lates...
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    New York’s vaccine mandate doesn’t apply to all medical workers
    News, NY State News
    New York’s vaccine mandate doesn’t apply to all medical workers
    BRENDAN J. LYONS Times Union 
    Sep 30, 2021
    ALBANY (TNS) — Thousands of nurses and other medical personnel who work in state agencies that care for inmates or disabled and mentally ill individua...
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    Starbucks unionization effort brews at 3 Buffalo-area cafes
    Business, News, Western New York
    Starbucks unionization effort brews at 3 Buffalo-area cafes
    Aug 31, 2021
    BUFFALO (AP) — Workers at three Starbucks coffee shops in the Buffalo area filed petitions Monday with the National Labor Relations Board asking for a...
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    Nursing union: More staff, equipment needed at Olean General Hospital
    News
    Nursing union: More staff, equipment needed at Olean General Hospital
    BOB CLARK Olean Times Herald 
    Jun 08, 2021
    OLEAN — The union representing nurses at Olean General Hospital challenged administration to solve a staffing and equipment “crisis.” About 50 people ...
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    Coalition of labor, advocacy groups seek return of the mask
    News, Western New York
    Coalition of labor, advocacy groups seek return of the mask
    BRENDAN J. LYONS Times Union 
    May 27, 2021
    ALBANY (TNS) — A coalition of advocacy groups and labor organizations representing hundreds of thousands of “essential” workers across New York have c...
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    Olean officials receive formal notice of Siemens layoffs
    Business, News
    Olean officials receive formal notice of Siemens layoffs
    BOB CLARK Olean Times Herald 
    Apr 30, 2021
    OLEAN — City and state officials have been formally notified that layoffs at the Siemens facility in North Olean will begin in three months. Common Co...
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    The future of labor in America
    Local Columnists, Nation World
    The future of labor in America
    NICHOLAS GOLDBERG Tribune News Service 
    Apr 12, 2021
    And just like that, the effort to organize nearly 6,000 workers at an Amazon warehouse in Bessemer, Ala., was defeated. The announcement Friday mornin...
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    Can Biden add energy jobs?
    Business, Local News, News
    Can Biden add energy jobs?
    CATHY BUSSEWITZ Associated Press 
    Apr 11, 2021
    NEW YORK (AP) — Good-paying jobs — many of them. That’s the seductive idea around which President Joe Biden is proposing a vast transformation of the ...
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    ‘Nomadland’ and Amazon
    ‘Nomadland’ and Amazon
    ALEC MacGILLIS Tribune News Service 
    Apr 05, 2021
    Here are some of the memorable moments from “Nomadland”: Chuck Stout, working at an Amazon fulfillment center as part of CamperForce — temp workers, m...
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    Wellsville nursing home workers ratify union contract
    Allegany County News, Local News, News
    Wellsville nursing home workers ratify union contract
    Jim Eckstrom jeckstrom@oleantimesherald.com 
    Feb 17, 2021
    WELLSVILLE — More than 55 nursing home workers at Highland Park Rehabilitation & Nursing Center have voted to ratify their first union contract, endin...
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    Enemy is COVID, not teachers
    Enemy is COVID, not teachers
    Jan 07, 2021
    As if there weren’t already enough to wonder and worry about when it comes to the spread of COVID-19 within schools and among students and staff. Now,...
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    Union files 11 unfair labor claims against Wellsville nursing home
    Allegany County News
    Union files 11 unfair labor claims against Wellsville nursing home
    Olean Times Herald staff 
    Nov 27, 2020
    WELLSVILLE — The union representing more than 50 workers at Highland Park Rehabilitation and Nursing Center has filed 11 labor board charges against t...
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    Wellsville nursing home workers 2-day strike over wages, benefits
    Allegany County News, Local News, News
    Wellsville nursing home workers 2-day strike over wages, benefits
    Jim Eckstrom jeckstrom@oleantimesherald.com 
    Sep 17, 2020
    WELLSVILLE — Healthcare workers at a Wellsville nursing home walked off the job Thursday in a two-day strike, calling for more pay, affordable health ...
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    Is Labor Day still relevant?
    Commentary, Local Columnists, Nation World
    Is Labor Day still relevant?
    JILL EBSTEIN, Tribune News Service 
    Sep 08, 2020
    Ask people what comes to mind with the mention of “Labor Day,” and you will most likely hear two responses: “Back to school” and “Can’t wear white.” T...
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    NY teacher retirements rise amid COVID concerns
    Local News, News, NY State News
    NY teacher retirements rise amid COVID concerns
    JOSEPH SPECTOR Gannett New York 
    Aug 31, 2020
    ALBANY (TNS ) — The number of New York educators who are filing for retirement is on the rise as teachers and administrators plan to return to school ...
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    Coronavirus is unleashing righteous worker anger and a new wave of unionism
    Commentary, Local Columnists, Nation World
    Coronavirus is unleashing righteous worker anger and a new wave of unionism
    Steven Greenhouse, Los Angeles Times 
    Jul 31, 2020
    (TNS) In recent decades, we have rarely seen so much worker anger and so many strikes as we’ve seen since COVID-19 hit America. Fears of the virus hav...
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    Borrello: Essential state workers should get their raises
    Allegany County News, Cattaraugus County, Coronavirus, ...
    Borrello: Essential state workers should get their raises
    Olean Times Herald staff 
    Apr 14, 2020
    ALBANY — State Sen. George Borrello urges the governor to exempt state workers deemed essential and unable to work from home from the freeze of schedu...
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    Absolut Care union reaches tentative deal with new administration
    Business, Local News, News
    Absolut Care union reaches tentative deal with new administration
    Olean Times Herald staff 
    Mar 07, 2020
    BUFFALO — A new contract is in the works for hundreds of employees at Absolut Care facilities. On Monday, more than 600 healthcare workers represented...
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    Gig economy worker protection bills come to the fore in Albany
    Business, News
    Gig economy worker protection bills come to the fore in Albany
    Dec 04, 2019
    ALBANY — With more and more New Yorkers working in the “gig economy,” state lawmakers during the upcoming legislative session will be jockeying to off...
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    Photo Gallery: ‘No Kings’ demonstration in Olean
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    Photo Gallery: ‘No Kings’ demonstration in Olean
    By JIM ECKSTROM jeckstrom@oleantimesherald.com 
    June 14, 2025
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    400 turn out in Olean for ‘No Kings’ demonstration against Trump
    Local News, News
    400 turn out in Olean for ‘No Kings’ demonstration against Trump
    By JIM ECKSTROM jeckstrom@oleantimesherald.com 
    June 14, 2025
    OLEAN — The first protest Nevin Oliphant took part in was in 1967 in Los Angeles. He was a young teenager protesting the Vietnam War. In 2025 his caus...
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    Cathy Briggs
    Obituaries
    Cathy Briggs
    June 14, 2025
    Cathy Briggs, memorial service OLEAN — A memorial service for Cathy Briggs will be held Thursday (June 19, 2025) at Guenther Funeral Home, 1303 E. Sta...
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    William S. Clemens
    Obituaries
    William S. Clemens
    June 14, 2025
    William S. Clemens ALLEGANY — William S. “Bill” Clemens, 74, of Allegany, passed away Wednesday (June 11, 2025) at Mercy Hospital in Buffalo, surround...
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    John R. Cornwall
    Obituaries
    John R. Cornwall
    June 14, 2025
    John R. Cornwall, loving husband, father and brother FREEDOM — John R. Cornwall, 75, of Freedom, passed away Wednesday (June 11, 2025) at his home, su...
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    Dennis L. Holliday
    Obituaries
    Dennis L. Holliday
    June 14, 2025
    Dennis L. Holliday, loving husband, father and grandfather LIMESTONE — Dennis L. Holliday, of Nichols Run Road, passed away Tuesday (June 10, 2025). D...
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