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Excellus BCBS deal reached just before midnight on 12/31/2024!

From syracuse.com

Excellus and St. Joseph’s (Trinity) Health reach new deal, bringing to close a contentious contract season

Syracuse, NY -- Central New York’s largest health insurer reached a deal with St.Joseph’s Health late New Year’s Eve, bringing to a close the region’s last major
insurance negotiation in a contentious year.

Excellus BlueCross BlueShield and St. Joe’s announced a deal around 10:30 p.m. Tuesday that will preserve in-network coverage for more than 35,000 patients.

“Excellus BlueCross BlueShield (Excellus BCBS) and St

Happy Holidays from COMBO!

We just wanted to thank you for all the hard work that you put in all year round!

I hope you were able to get the delicious cookies that our OCM BOCES Culinary & Pastry Arts students had baked for us. https://www.ocmboces.org/teacherpage.cfm?teacher=2971

Here are a few pictures, of our students & instructor in action...

COMBO Helping Members Even in Retirement!!! 

 Excellus BlueCross BlueShield and Family Care Medical Group have announced a new contract agreement after weeks of contentious negotiations, the agreement will become effective starting Jan. 1, 2025. To read the complete article from News Channel 9 on this new agreement, click here.

Thank you for all you do!

As the school year draws to a close, all of us at NYSUT want to thank you for your tremendous dedication. It’s been a challenging year — but through it all, you've stood strong and persevered. Over and over, you've shown how public schools are the place where students, parents and educators come together as a community.

U.S. Supreme Court hands down landmark cases

This week, the Supreme Court handed down multiple decisions that will touch the lives of millions of Americans. Earlier this week, in Carson v. Makin, the court laid the groundwork that states must provide publ

Union wins APPR reprieve

Gov. Kathy Hochul Friday signed a bill suspending, for an additional year, the Annual Professional Performance Review process. Advanced through grassroots advocacy from NYSUT members and lobbying by union legislative staff, the bill recently passed both the state Senate and the Assembly.

“As we come to the end of another school year that has been anything but normal, we welcome the governor’s decision to suspend the APPR process for another year,” said NYSUT President Andy Pallotta. “We will continue working with the legislature and the governor to address the APPR