We met today with the management team to start our negotiations for a successor contract. They also agreed to additional bargaining dates of March 28th, April 21st & April 26th. Our current contract expires on May 31st.
New Jersey’s overworked, overburdened workforce call on lawmakers to pass safe staffing bill.
As a result of the collective action of our united membership, our bargaining team is beginning to see positive movement from the employer in negotiations.
The problem is clear. Frontline health care workers continue to migrate out of bedside nursing at an alarming rate because of untenable working conditions.
Under-staffing is driving the healthcare system to the brink of collapse and needlessly threatening patient care.
HPAE, New Jersey's largest union of health care workers, mourns the passing of State Senator Ronald Rice, a tireless fighter for his city and state.
The officer positions are President, seven (7) Vice Presidents as well as Unit Representatives. Nominations for these positions are currently being accepted by the nomination committee.
Please fill out this form to sign-up for one or more of our negotiations sessions.
This Friday, March 10, from 12-1 on Zoom I am going to hold an informational/planning meeting for anyone interested in getting involved in our bargaining committee and contract action team (CAT).
While this small movement shows that workers coming together to put pressure on the University does make a difference, it also shows that we will need to do much more to get the contract we all deserve.