Donna Benjamin, the recently-deceased, former President of HPAE Local 5185 and a Pediatric nurse for 52 years at Bayonne Medical Center, was honored yesterday at the hospital by co-workers, political leaders, and her union brothers and sisters.
When enough voters, especially union voters, turn out working people win. And it’s our job to give voters the information and motivation they need to make sure that they vote on November 8th. Every HPAE Local in New Jersey and
A breakdown of events for the October 6 & 7 HPAE Convention.
The convention resolutions for the 2016 HPAE convention address the key challenges which we face as a union.
On August 27, the 53rd anniversary of the historic 1963 March on Washington, a coalition of community, human rights, and labor groups will launch 72 days of direct action to end gun violence, leading up to Election Day.
HPAE's White Paper on Meadowlands Hospital, produced in 2012, received prominent mention in an article published today in NJ Spotlight on the hospital.
HPAE Local 5091 officers attended a Bergen County Freeholders' meeting last night to deliver hundreds of signatures on a petition calling on the freeholders to set strong standards in choosing a new operator at their hospital, Bergen Regional Medical Center.
By very strong majorities the members of both the RN and non-nursing bargaining units of Local 5091 have voted to participate in the HPAE Retiree Medical Trust.
While the Democratic Party platform supports a strong labor movement, the Republican Party platform sees unions as a threat to "freedom" in the workplace.
The American Federation of Teachers, the national union to which HPAE is affiliated, held its biannual convention in Minneapolis, MN this week. HPAE members played an active role at the convention.