Three unions that represent employees at Buffalo, N.Y.-based Kaleida Health ratified a new three-year agreement, according to Kaleida Health officials.
The contract covers nearly 7,500 unionized employees. It also outlines employees' wage increases, the hiring of additional frontline staff and changes to certain work rules to better serve patients.
Kaleida Health is the largest healthcare provider and largest private employer in western N.Y. with over one million patient visits annually.
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