Local 5097 office elections for President, Vice President and Secretary/Treasurer are complete. Since all the positions were uncontested, no ballots were mailed out. The Nomination & Election Committee cast one vote on behalf of the slate.
The number of Time Clocks will be reduced to 9 in January. Management will be sending out a memo to let you know where your primary/backup time clocks are.
We are so proud of the USW Nurses who have had the courage and resolve to stand for what is right, not only for nurses, but for patients.
We are happy to announce that our NEW contracts are printed and ready for distribution to members!
Summary of New Contract and Ratification Vote
The Nominations/Election Committee announces that there are eleven (11) local officer positions that are up for election this year as well as Representative positions.
As you have likely now heard, we have come to an agreement with management on our new health insurance plan. We believe this plan is a significant upgrade from our old health insurance.
The Nominations/Election Committee announces that there are nine (9) local officer positions that are up for election this year.
The more than 40 nurses at Complete Care at the Harborage, a 245-bed long-term nursing care facility in North Bergen, are petitioning the National Labor Relations Board for an election to join HPAE.
We presented management with several proposals on staffing issues (charge nurse assignments, conversion language to create more FT/PT positions) as well as some modifications of our proposal on terminal benefits.