At the University of Rochester this past weekend, the atmosphere was festive, as the UR inaugurated its new president, Joel Seligman. But some University employees didn’t have their minds on celebration; contract negotiations between management and two unions, SEIU Local 1199 and 200 United, have stalled, and several hundred union members were picketing. The unions […]
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Costs, effects, and a medical impasse
Denise Speicher, a fair-skinned, middle-aged woman with a big smile, seems sturdy and healthy. But three times a week, she makes a 20-minute trip to HighlandHospital, where she receives 3 1/2 hours of hemodialysis. The process cleans the toxins from her blood. Without it, Speicher would die within a couple of weeks. Speicher was born […]
