Union Contract Proposals
Initial Contract Proposals Presented on Sept. 21, 2016
The Union Negotiations Committee presented a first set of initial proposals to management at a bargaining session held September 21st. The proposals included contract language providing for basic union rights, a grievance and arbitration procedure, and provisions ensuring the health, safety, and security of staff and clients at the facility.
Initial Contract Proposals (2) Presented on October 13, 2016
We presented a second set of initial proposals on October 13th. These proposals covered a wide range of issues, including staffing improvements, wages, benefits, work schedules, and leaves of absence. At this point, we have provided management with all of our proposals, except for several areas.
Current Contract Proposals – As of December 7, 2016
As we have gotten responses from management and their own proposals, we have modified some of our proposals. Click below to read our current, modified proposals.
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Union Negotiations Update
We've been negotiating with AAC/Sunrise House management for our first union contract since September 21 and have had nine bargaining sessions.
Sunrise House Workers Begin Contract Negotiations
Less than three months after Sunrise House workers overwhelmingly voted for union representation with HPAE, the Sunrise House Union Negotiations Committee met with management at the first bargaining session yesterday. The Union Committee was elected by the membership last month
N.J. treatment center employees make rare move to unionize
Employees at Sunrise House in Lafayette, N.J., have voted to join the Health Professionals and Allied Employees (HPAE) union.
Sunrise House employees vote to join labor union
The employees of Sunrise House -- a substance abuse treatment center affiliated with the national for-profit chain, American Addiction Centers -- have voted nearly 5 to 1 to join a labor union.
Sunrise House Workers Vote Yes to Join HPAE
By a nearly 5 to 1 vote, addiction treatment workers at Sunrise House, part of the national for-profit chain, American Addiction Centers, voted to join HPAE, NJ’s largest union of healthcare professionals.
Staff at Sunrise House Addiction Treatment Center Win the Right to a Vote to Join Union
June 17, 2016 Nurses, clinical staff and employees at Sunrise House, an addiction center affiliated with the national for-profit chain, American Addiction Centers, have been successful in winning the right to vote for union representation with HPAE, NJ’s largest union
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