AAA, American Arbitration Association will be conducting our Job Action Authorization vote. The emailing of voting instructions and Personal Identification Numbers (“PINs”) will take place on Monday, January 25, 2021at 6:00 A.M.
Today we received another counter proposal from management. They are now offering increases of 1.8% for 2021, 1.8% for 2022 and 2% for 2023.
Management is demanding a three-year contract that does not address the many concerns the membership has at HRH. In addition, they only want to provide raises of 1.4%, 1.6% and 2% each year.
The Nominations/Election Committee announces that there are (3) local officer position that are up for this special election this year. It is the President, Co-Vice President and Grievance Chairperson.
With your support, your Negotiating Committee has worked hard to bargain a tentative agreement with Union County on behalf of Cornerstone Behavioral Health for Registered Nurses. We were able to make a number of significant improvements.
HPAE has now learned that there is a stay on the proceedings for the merger until the Federal Court of New Jersey decides on the injunction request.
The HPAE Local 5112 Executive Board is pleased to announce that on December 29th we were able to reach a settlement with Union County just in time for the expiration of our contract on December 31, 2020.
We met again with management for negotiations today - an additional session that management asked for. Unfortunately, they did not come to the table with a counter proposal on wages or other economics. This was very disappointing.
Our contract will expire on May 31, 2021. Health and Safety, Quality of Care, Recruitment and Retention, Transition and Oversight of HMH changes and Building Our Union Power are our goals.