More NJ Hospitals Merge: Trying To Improve Health — And Financial Stability
A number of forces, not least Obamacare, are prompting hospitals to consolidate. But will some communities lose out in the new healthcare landscape?
Salem Hospital Nurses Bargain for Patient and Worker Rights in First Contract
As negotiation between Registered Nurses and management at Memorial Hospital of Salem County (MHSC) have become challenging, both sides agreed to have a federal mediator join negotiations on Friday, November 18.
HPAE Rutgers Alert: Payroll Migration Update, October 26
On Monday, October 24th, representatives of the Union Coalition at Rutgers met with Administration officials as part of the quarterly Labor Management Committee (LMC) meeting to discuss a variety of issues. The most pressing of these had to do with
Nurses and Health Professionals at University Hospital Ratify New Contract with Safe Staffing, Safe Working Conditions
Over a two week period registered nurses and health professionals at University Hospital voted to approve new three year contracts retroactive to October 2014 and will expire in September 2017
HPAE 5089 members overwhelmingly approve University Hospital contract
On Monday, October 24th, the members of HPAE Local 5089 voted by an overwhelming majority of 95% to ratify our new contract with University Hospital. This is the first contract we’ve negotiated with the Hospital since becoming a standalone facility
Reminder: HPAE 5089 UH Contract Vote – Monday, October 24
Your negotiating team has come to a memorandum of agreement with University Hospital. This agreement must now be voted on by the membership!
We have a Tentative Agreement at University Hospital!
I am pleased to announce that after two more long days of negotiations, your HPAE Local 5094 bargaining team has reached a tentative agreement with University Hospital management for a new contract for professional employees.
HPAE Convention Panel Materials
Click on the links below to download and view presentation materials used at the is year’s Convention: Challenging Corporate Healthcare. Click here for Fred Hyde’s presentation on healthcare trends and their impact on healthcare workers. Click here for Jessica Curtis’s
HPAE Rutgers Alert: Hold Back Pay
On Friday of last week your Union representatives met with Rutgers administration regarding their payroll migration process. While we have several concerns surrounding this transition, the most pressing of these is what we will call the “hold back” week.
HPAE Local 5135 and 5089 Alert: No Seven Day Stretches
As you know, we have been working with Rutgers in an effort to resolve the outstanding issues related to the payroll migration. You have received information from both HPAE and the University regarding these changes.