April 16, 2015 Yesterday, HPAE joined with thousands of union members, low-wage workers, and community activists in demanding a $15/hour minimum wage and the right of workers to form unions in their workplaces. HPAE members and staff participated at strike
From the Bergen Dispatch, April 10, 2015 Today, Bergen County Executive James Tedesco issued an Executive Order establishing a fifteen member Healthcare Advisory Committee to explore the options for the future of Bergen Regional Medical Center. The Paramus facility is
April 11, 2015 On April 1, McDonald’s announced that it would implement modest raises in its corporate-owned locations that would bring its average wage in those stores to $9.90/hour by July 1, 2015. This raise affects only about 10% of
From NJ Advance Media for NJ.com, March 17, 2015 NEW BRUNSWICK — Rutgers University’s full-time faculty and graduate students voted to approve a new three-year contract that will hike pay by an average of 8 percent, union officials said Thursday.
For Release: April 8, 2015 Contact: Janet Bass (AFT), 202-879-4554 AaNA Labor Program Announces New Parnership in Alaska ANCHORAGE—The Alaska Nurses Association (AaNA) Labor Program formally announced today that it has agreed to affiliate with the American Federation of Teachers
From NJBIZ, April 7, 2015 A definitive merger agreement was announced Tuesday by Meridian Health and Raritan Bay Medical Center, but it’s only the first stage in the major transformation of New Jersey’s health care. Meridian and Hackensack University Health
“ April 7, 2015 To the Editor: Regarding “Longtime Nursing Pay Gap Hasn’t Budged, Study Says” (March 25): While it is not surprising that female nurses make significantly less than their male counterparts nationally, there was what I assume to
From the New York Times, April 5, 2015 Julia Andino tried to ignore the insistent humming. It was after midnight and she was curled beneath the blankets alongside her sleeping child. But her cellphone kept vibrating. She tried to shake
April 2, 2015 Local 5004 Vice President Becky Esquivel from Englewood Hospital and HPAE Public Policy staff Sandra Lane attended the AFL-CIO’s Common Sense Economics training hosted by Passaic County YES (Youth Engagement in Solidarity) yesterday evening in Clifton, NJ
From NJBIZ, April 1, 2015 The Valley Health System in Ridgewood on Wednesday announced a cardiac care affiliation with the Cleveland Clinic, one of the largest and most prestigious health care systems and which for the past 20 years has
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