Thursday, August 31, 2017 This Labor Day weekend, the importance of public service work couldn’t be more clear as we see the images of the first responders, law enforcement, and healthcare workers trying desperately to save lives and property in
This week we met with management for our National Joint Leadership meeting (JLT) and we also had our National Labor Management meeting. At our JLT meeting management realized they need input from front line staff to make their business run
The state of Texas has been hit with an unprecedented and catastrophic hurricane, with record rainfall. Hurricane Harvey will continue to pour rain on already devastated communities in Texas for another few days. Homes, schools and communities will need our
Nominations for HPAE Local 5094 Officers and Representatives are closed and our election is now underway. Based on all the nominations received, the only contested position this year is for the Co-President assigned to the Rutgers-RBHS New Brunswick, Piscataway, Stratford
Most of you know that last February, Inspira tried to push forth an initiative to place the name and photo of the nurse in each patient room. This came about as a result of a staff nurse who trialed this
JFK Health in Edison, one of the last few remaining independent hospitals in New Jersey, will merge with one of the largest health provider chains in the state, according to an announcement by top officials at both nonprofit entities on
After nurses voted last week to authorize strikes at two Hackensack Meridian Health (HMH) hospitals, the nurses called in a federal mediator to join bargaining this week. The authorization allows the negotiating committees for the nurses to send to HMH
Nurses bargaining for a new contract with their current employer, Hackensack Meridian Health (HMH) voted at the end of last week to authorize their bargaining committee to conduct a strike or another form of concerted activity if they are unable
Registered Nurses and Professional staff at Bergen Regional Medical Center (BRMC) after 19 years under the management of a for-profit corporation are pleased with County Executive’s decision to select Care Plus Bergen, a non-profit provider to take over the operation
HPAE was recently advised by Eva Serruto (Director Labor Relations) that the step increases outlined in the September 30, 2016 arbitration settlement will be processed in the 7/14/17 pay check. As a result of an arbitration filed in 2012, every