Health Professionals Bring in Federal Mediator, Call Off Informational Picket at CarePoint Hospitals
Nurses and health professionals represented by HPAE have withdrawn their notice to conduct informational picketing at both hospitals.
HPAE News
Health Professionals Demand Protections as CarePoint Health proposes Outsourcing and Closure of Services for Hudson County Hospitals
Since mid-March, HPAE Local 5186 at Christ Hospital and HPAE Local 5185 at Bayonne Medical Center have been fighting to protect services at both hospitals.
Bayonne Local 5185 & Christ Local 5186 Bargaining Update June 16, 2018
HPAE members at Bayonne and Christ come together in support of a fair contract First joint negotiation held with CarePoint on June 13th The negotiating teams from Bayonne Medical Center and Christ Hospital presented joint proposals on health insurance and
Local 5030 negotiations update, June 2
Nearly 100 HPAE Local 5030 members attend bargaining, speak on hazards of short staffing
Labor and Community Groups call for Transparency from Rutgers and RWJ Barnabas and accountability to workers and patients
Nearly a dozen public sector labor unions are working in coalition to demand Rutgers University and RWJ Barnabas guarantee workers and patients’ rights will be protected as the two entities enter into an affiliation agreement. While bargaining resumes for some
Rally for Healthcare
The Nurses and Health Professionals at Hackensack Meridian Health are demanding that large corporation put patient care before corporate wealth.
Federal Mediator to join negotiations between HPAE & Englewood Hospital
Tuesday, May 29 Englewood – Rather than issue a ten day notice of their intent to strike, nurses at Englewood Hospital and Medical Center are allowing a Federal mediator to join negotiations. Last week, an overwhelming majority of nurses had
Keep Pediatric Hospital Care Open at University Hospital
Nurses, health professionals and community members have united to send a message to University Hospital – Keep Pediatric Care OPEN at University Hospital. A Certificate of Need application was filed with the Department of Health by University Hospital on April
Testimony of President Ann Twomey, Monday, May 21, 2018 at the NJ Senate Health, Human Services and Senior Citizens Committee in support of S.1612, which establishes minimum certified nurse aide-to-resident ratios in nursing homes
We all need to stop fighting and move on to doing what’s best for the patients and families whose lives are in our hands – not just in California but in New Jersey and every state in the nation.
Testimony of President Ann Twomey, Monday, May 21, 2018 at the NJ Senate Labor Committee in Support of the Thomas P Canzanella 21st Century First Responders Protection Act
Our union supports this legislation which serves to ensure that Workers Compensation coverage for First Responders - including nurses and healthcare workers – is appropriately provided without long costly legal battles.