HPAE’s 2017 Endorsed Candidates
Here is the list of the candidates which HPAE has endorsed for the 2017 elections: Our 2017 Endorsements
Better Care at No Cost With Direct Primary Care
HPAE members working for Rutgers, Rowan, and University Hospital are encouraged to participate in the Direct Primary Care Medical Home (DPCMH) pilot project.
Local 5106 Participates in Philly Labor Day March and Rally
Local 5106 members Venus Weaver and Bindu Joseph joined Local 5106 Vice President Sue Clements and her family to march in the Labor Day Parade with members of over 40 unions from Philadelphia and the surrounding counties.
Local 5118 Provides Scholarship to Dominic Parone
Local 5118 presented its annual $1000 scholarship at the South Jersey Central Labor Council Labor Day breakfast to Dominic Parone, a flight nurse at Cooper University Hospital.
Now That’s a Great Union Bulletin Board!
HPAE Local 5629, which represents the staff at Sunrise House in Lafayette, NJ, is HPAE's newest local, but it has one of the best union bulletin boards in New Jersey.
Cooper University Health Care to Acquire Three Hospitals
Cooper University Health System will acquire Lourdes Health System, with hospitals in Camden and Willingboro, and St. Francis Medical Center in Trenton from Trinity Health, under a preliminary deal announced Thursday. Click here to read a press release from Cooper
HPAE President Urges Members to Donate to AFT’s Texas Disaster Relief Fund
Our national union, the AFT, has a disaster relief fund that is working to make sure our union sisters and brothers in Texas and the communities they serve receive help and relief during and after Hurricane Harvey.
Labor Day Barbecue To Be Held Sept. 2nd
We're holding a Labor Day barbecue on Saturday, Sept. 2, 12 Noon to 5 pm, at the Lafayette Pond Park (across from the Firehouse).
Results of the Local 5030 Officer Elections
The results of the Local 5030 officer elections have been finalized.
HPAE Opposes State Plan to Move Mental Health Division to NJ Department of Health
HPAE President Ann Twomey sent a letter today to NJ State Senators asking them to oppose Governor Christie’s Reorganization Plan 001—2017 to transfer the Division of Mental Health and Addiction Services to the New Jersey Department of Health.