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UR Medicine and other health care systems are concerned about the potential for a staffing crisis given the new government mandate. There is a debate amongst healthcare workers, as some workers choose to quit rather than get vaccinated. This upcoming mandate is supposed to take effect in less than two weeks, and the uncertainty is […]
Due to an upcoming federal mandate, 80 million workers will be given the choice to get the COVID vaccine or get tested weekly, or if you work in healthcare there may not be a testing option. In the greater Rochester area, the mandate could affect nearly 700 businesses that employ more than 100 workers. Mary-Joy […]
With the school year coming to a start, it was no secret that there is a bus driver shortage. This caused delays in the school year as the majority of the students from the Rochester City School District depend on bus transportation. Superintendent Dr. Lesli Myers-Small said that a total of nine additional drivers resigned […]
Yesterday was Labor Day and to celebrate Governor Kathy Hochul signed a package of legislation pertaining to the state’s workforce. The legislation that the New York governor signed was legislation for speed monitoring in work zones, including speed cameras to keep DOT workers safe in work zones. On top of that, the legislation is also […]
With the school year steadily approaching, the New York health regulators are recommending K-12 schools maintain at least three feet of distance between students as they return to the classroom. The 12-page guidance came after the Health Department had previously canceled plans that were originally supposed to release something similar in early August, amid then-Governor […]
The school year is coming upon us and just days before the first bell, the Rochester City School District is scrambling to address a bus driver staffing shortage. The bus driver shortage will likely delay the start of the school year. On Friday, Superintendent Dr. Leslie Meyers-Small laid out her proposal to the School Board […]
Do you remember last year when people joked about all the animals getting loose from the Seneca Park Zoo? Well turns out this time, it was actually true. Yesterday morning, a lion at the Seneca Park Zoo briefly left her den, which forced guests to vacate a part of the park. According to the Seneca […]
It wasn’t until September 2nd, 2020 that the death of Daniel Prude became public knowledge. Daniel Prude died on March 30, 2020, only one week after a horrific encounter with Rochester Police on Jefferson Avenue. Now, an exact year later to the day after they came forward with information about his death, Daniel Prude’s family, […]
In the annual ‘Companies That Care’ list from PEOPLE magazine, Wegmans takes the number one spot on the slideshow. The list highlights organizations that show care, respect, and concern for workers and their communities. Wegmans not only took the top spot, but 2021 marks the fifth year it has appeared on the rankings. PEOPLE cited […]
Yesterday marked Governor Kathy Hochul’s one-week anniversary since taking office. Governor Hochul held her first coronavirus briefing with a focus on the Delta variant and announced $65 million in funding for local governments to administer booster shots. The governor made her briefing at the University of Buffalo’s Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences. Governor […]