{"id":49361,"date":"2023-01-13T07:21:33","date_gmt":"2023-01-13T12:21:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wrfalp.com\/?p=49361"},"modified":"2023-01-13T07:21:33","modified_gmt":"2023-01-13T12:21:33","slug":"upmc-plans-to-raise-minimum-starting-wages-to-18-hour-by-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wrfalp.com\/upmc-plans-to-raise-minimum-starting-wages-to-18-hour-by-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"UPMC Plans To Raise Minimum Starting Wages to $18\/Hour By 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wrfalp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/UPMC-Chautauqua.jpg?ssl=1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"30222\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.wrfalp.com\/upmc-chautauqua-cuts-ribbon-on-maternity-and-mental-health-wing\/upmc-chautauqua\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wrfalp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/UPMC-Chautauqua.jpg?fit=1100%2C516&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1100,516\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"UPMC Chautauqua\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wrfalp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/UPMC-Chautauqua.jpg?fit=300%2C141&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wrfalp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/UPMC-Chautauqua.jpg?fit=1024%2C480&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignright  wp-image-30222\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wrfalp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/UPMC-Chautauqua.jpg?resize=375%2C176&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"375\" height=\"176\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wrfalp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/UPMC-Chautauqua.jpg?w=1100&amp;ssl=1 1100w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wrfalp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/UPMC-Chautauqua.jpg?resize=300%2C141&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wrfalp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/UPMC-Chautauqua.jpg?resize=768%2C360&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wrfalp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/UPMC-Chautauqua.jpg?resize=1024%2C480&amp;ssl=1 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 375px) 100vw, 375px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a>UPMC<\/strong> plans to raise the minimum starting wages for entry-level positions at all of its sites, including <strong>UPMC Chautauqua<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>UPMC plans to raise the rate at its facilities in Southwest New York to $18 an hour by January 2026.<\/p>\n<p>Those making $18 an hour and taking full advantage of UPMC&#8217;s salary and benefits package will earn the equivalent of $27 an hour.<\/p>\n<p>Wages and benefits for UPMC employees represented by unions, will continue to be negotiated by their respective unions.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>UPMC plans to raise the minimum starting wages for entry-level positions at all of its sites, including UPMC Chautauqua. UPMC plans to raise the rate at its facilities in Southwest New York to $18 an hour by January 2026. Those making $18 an hour and taking full advantage of UPMC&#8217;s salary and benefits package will [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":22,"featured_media":30222,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false}}},"categories":[4],"tags":[6052,8792],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wrfalp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/UPMC-Chautauqua.jpg?fit=1100%2C516&ssl=1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p3YlJ4-cQ9","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":29815,"url":"https:\/\/www.wrfalp.com\/alstar-employees-hold-informational-picket-to-raise-awareness-of-low-wages\/","url_meta":{"origin":49361,"position":0},"title":"Alstar Employees Hold Informational Picket to Raise Awareness of Low Wages","author":"WRFA Radio","date":"May 2, 2019","format":false,"excerpt":"JAMESTOWN - The weather was cooperative for about two dozen local Alstar EMS employees on Wednesday who held their informational picket in front of UPMC Chautauqua hospital on Foote Ave. The move was an effort to raise awareness about low wages for the employees in the hopes of getting a\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Local News&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Local News","link":"https:\/\/www.wrfalp.com\/category\/news\/local-news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wrfalp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Alstar-EMS.jpg?fit=800%2C482&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wrfalp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Alstar-EMS.jpg?fit=800%2C482&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wrfalp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Alstar-EMS.jpg?fit=800%2C482&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wrfalp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Alstar-EMS.jpg?fit=800%2C482&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":18470,"url":"https:\/\/www.wrfalp.com\/state-panel-approves-wca-upmc-agreement\/","url_meta":{"origin":49361,"position":1},"title":"State Panel Approves WCA, UPMC Agreement","author":"WRFA Radio","date":"June 10, 2016","format":false,"excerpt":"NEW YORK - A State panel has given its approval to a merger between WCA Hospital and UPMC. 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