Local leaders back nursing home workers ahead of week-long strike

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- Nursing home workers and members of 1199SEIU United Healthcare Workers East across 15 nursing homes are planning to strike for a week on May 20 if a contract cannot be reached.During a press conference on Monday, local leaders showed their support for the workers."The hard-working members of 1199SEIU caring for our loved ones at nursing homes across the region, again at our most difficult times, as our families, our loved ones, our neighbors encounter, you're the ones the