Health-care issues got scant attention at the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia, but outside the hall, a wave of labor victories at area hospitals showed the business of medicine is getting an injection of union action.
The New Jersey Senate has until Monday to vote to submit a proposed constitutional amendment to the fall ballot for voter approval. But now it's uncertain whether it will make it to the ballot at all.
HPAE President Ann Twomey explains why she is supporting Hillary Clinton for President.
The Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) issued today the Overall Hospital Quality Star Rating that reflects comprehensive quality information about the care provided at our nation’s hospitals.
While the Democratic Party platform supports a strong labor movement, the Republican Party platform sees unions as a threat to "freedom" in the workplace.
The Medical Center (MC) has consistently failed to provide contractual information that pertains to annual staffing reports. Since the MC has a legal duty to provide such information, we have filed an Unfair Labor Practice (ULP) complaint with the
Local 5004 officers will be meeting with Arbitrator Gerard Restaino on August 22nd to seek enforcement of an arbitration award he issued last year. Restaino found the Medical Center (MC) in violation of Contract Section 4.11 Positions. This section states that
Employees at Sunrise House in Lafayette, N.J., have voted to join the Health Professionals and Allied Employees (HPAE) union.
During Trenton’s annual budgeting process, instead of sticking with the proposed plan for Charity Care funding, the Governor decided to redirect 82 percent of Charity Care funding pool to only 12 New Jersey hospitals. This leaves 59 hospitals with only
The American Federation of Teachers, the national union to which HPAE is affiliated, held its biannual convention in Minneapolis, MN this week. HPAE members played an active role at the convention.