Health-care and social-service workers are twice as likely to suffer an assault at work as those in other occupations, and the problem is getting worse.
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.
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.
Our HPAE 2017 Professional Issue Conference (PIC), which will be held October 5th in Trenton, will offer a dynamic mix of workshops ranging from professional and personal development to broader organizing, policy, and political education.
President Twomey’s statement appeared in InsiderNJ Depleted Board of Nursing Will Negatively Impact New Jerseyans It’s hard enough waiting for a nurse when you ring the call bell from your hospital bed, or are homebound in need of home health
Nurses at Hackensack Meridian Health (HMH) hospitals represented by HPAE voted on Wednesday to approve a one-year contract.
After nearly two months of negotiations that extended beyond the contract deadline of July 31, a tentative agreement has been reached between nurses represented by HPAE and Hackensack Meridian System.
HPAE is opposed to Governor Christie’s Reorganization Plan 001-2017, moving the Division of Mental Health and Addiction Services (DMHAS) from the Department of Human Services (DHS) to the Department of Health (DOH).
After nurses voted last week to authorize strikes at two Hackensack Meridian Health (HMH) hospitals, the nurses called in a federal mediator to join bargaining this week. The authorization allows the negotiating committees for the nurses to send to HMH
HPAE issued a statement today praising Gubenatorial candidate Phil Murphy's choice of Assemblywoman Sheila Oliver as his running mate for the Lieutenant Governor seat.