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CWA 1133 Communications Vital Signs

April 2024 Vital Signs

Spotlight

  • My name is Jeff Banks. I am a proud Native of South Buffalo and U.S. Army Veteran. I am also a graduate of Trocaire College, where I was inspired to pursue my career as a cardiac-cath technologist. After accepting a position in 2015 as a radiologic technologist at Mercy Hospital of buffalo, my passion for the union began to materialize. Witnessing all the union is capable of I knew I wanted to be a part of it! I decided to run for CWA 1133 executive board and was elected to our Board in November 2021 and again for a second term in November 2023. The difference our union can make for the betterment of its members, improvements in working conditions, and the power of negotiations for wages and benefits is something I am very compassionate about. It is an honor to be a part of our professional future and I am thankful to be fortunate enough to continue fighting for the members with such an amazing team at CWA. I would like to thank the membership and everyone in our CWA family for the opportunity to be “our” voice. I can’t say enough about the dedicated professionals I work with day in and day out at Mercy Hospital of Buffalo. 

  • “Labor cannot stand still. It must not retreat. It must go on, or go under. The most important word in the language of the working class is solidarity”. -Harry Bridges

Reminders

  • If you do not get permission from your manager to leave early, it will be counted against you. If you get permission from your manager, please document in the exception log. 

  • If you are due for a pay increase, please check Employee Space, the first full pay period after your anniversary date.

Staffing Update

  • CWA 1133 held a huge staffing captain training with about 50 members on March 6 at the UAW hall. This training was the kick-off to more trainings we have planned across the state to ensure CWA members understand our strategy to win safe staffing in our hospitals and commit to filing short staffing forms whenever we are short.

  • If you were unable to attend the training but would still like to become a staffing captain please contact Theresa Shaffer at thshaffer@cwa-union.org or 716-310-9352.

  • Please continue to fill out the Midas form whenever your unit is short and wear your "Short? Report" badgeholders to show the hospital that Safe Staffing Can’t Wait!

  • STAFFING SURVEY We need your input on the staffing complaint process and changes you’d like to see in your unit! Fill out a quick survey: tinyurl.com/chstaffingsurvey

1st Quarter Retirees:

  • Linda Bogner, Pt Access Specialist- 1/2/24 

  • Suzan Errington, Rad Office Clerk- 12/29/23 

  • Beth Gould, Coordinator Resident Care, OLV 12/7/23 

  • Robert Green, Service Worker- 2/24/24

  •  Lisa Haak, Pt Access Specialist- 12/26/23 

  • Donna Kininger, Coder Analyst- 2/2/24 

  • Cheryl Kropczynski, LPN OLV- 1/16/24 

  • Timothy Mazurek, Supply Clerk- 3/1/24 

  • Rebecca McClure, MHB RN- 3/1/24 

  • Inez Morales, Cook- 2/1/24 

  • Jan Prystawski, KMH RN 2/18/24 

  • Jose Vivar- Clinical Support Aide- 11/28/23 

  • Susan Wasielewski, KMH RN, 12/29/23

This update was brought to you by the Communications Committee:

Kerri Diebold-Phillips, Kimberly Hayward, Brian Magner, Kevonna Neely, Maria Neuner, Rebecca Scime, Sharon Scime, Bonnie Shantz and Jennifer Williams.