Local 5142 Bargaining Update & Membership Meeting Announcement, January 27
Our local Bargaining Committee has continued to meet with the hospital to discuss our proposals, and are expecting to get management proposals next week.
HPAE Union meeting Tuesday, January 21
Membership meetings: Tuesday, January 21, 2020, 8:00 am, 12:00 pm, 3:30 pm
A Tentative Agreement has been reached!
On Monday, January 6, 2020, the HPAE Local 5094 Negotiation Committee was able to reach a tentative agreement with University Hospital for a new contract with significant gains after bargaining for over a year.
Ratification Vote – 12-Hour Shifts
RN’S only on 3E, 4Th & 5Th floors and ICU, Friday January 17th
HPAE Statement on the Confirmation of the First Registered Nurse to Serve as Commissioner of NJ Department of Health
On behalf of the nearly 14,000 nurses and health professionals represented by HPAE, we applaud the NJ Senate for their vote to approve the nomination of Judith Persichilli, BSN, RN as Commissioner of Health for the State of New Jersey.
Member Alert – Contract negotiations
All bargaining sessions will be held at The Hotel ML, in Mt. Laurel. If you are attending a session, please be there by 9:45.
New deals coming
Financial pressures and an increasingly competitive market are driving the consolidation of hospitals in New Jersey. While traditional hospital mergers and acquisitions will continue, an uptick in non-traditional alliances will also occur in 2020.
Unit Reps and Officers Celebrate the Holidays
The annual Christmas Party for our unit reps and officers was held at Gallo’s Seafood House on December 4th. There was great food and lots of fun and laughter as Jamie Barge, Chris Lewis, Venus Weaver, Gary Peoples, Charles Bowen
John Joseph McCausland
Bergenfield - John Joseph McCausland, 56, of Bergenfield, NJ, passed away on Saturday, December 21, 2019.
Let’s leave payroll issues in 2019
Payroll is a continuing issue for all employees at Hackensack Meridian facilities.