{"id":63544,"date":"2025-10-06T11:14:42","date_gmt":"2025-10-06T15:14:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ufcw.org\/?post_type=victories&#038;p=63544"},"modified":"2025-11-10T11:15:33","modified_gmt":"2025-11-10T16:15:33","slug":"health-care-workers-in-new-york-join-local-one","status":"publish","type":"victories","link":"https:\/\/www.ufcw.org\/actions\/victories\/health-care-workers-in-new-york-join-local-one\/","title":{"rendered":"Health Care Workers in New York Join Local One"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"tw-max-w-217 tw-m-auto tw-px-6 rich-text contained-block\" data-module=\"paragraph\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Workers from Recovery Options Made Easy (ROME) in Buffalo, N.Y., joined UFCW Local One on Sept. 4.\u00a0 ROME is a peer-certified mental health advocacy and support organization and the workers are employed as peer specialists and nurses.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"tw-max-w-217 tw-m-auto tw-px-6 rich-text contained-block\" data-module=\"paragraph\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">These dedicated professionals made the decision to join our union to improve workplace safety protocols, ensure fair disciplinary procedures, and establish a collective voice on the job. 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