Community Petition for Patient Safety and Workers’ Rights at Hackensack Meridian Health (HMH)
HPAE locals are standing united with the community for patient safety and safe staffing levels at all Hackensack Meridan Health (HMH) hospitals.
Local Updates
Sunrise House Workers Ratify First Contract
Sunrise House workers overwhelmingly ratified their first contract yesterday at a meeting in Lafayette, NJ.
Virtua Nurses Ratify New 3 Year Contract
Local 5105 RNs voted overwhelmingly on Tuesday to ratify a new three-year contract agreement with administration at Virtua Health. The contract makes important gains in improving patient safety and workplace conditions.
Nurses at Virtua Health Vote in Favor of a 3-Year Contract
Nearly 800 nurses represented by HPAE overwhelmingly approved an agreement which brings improvement in patient safety and workplace conditions at the Virtua Memorial hospital in Mount Holly, Virtua Community Services and Virtua’s Center for Women.
Healthcare Workers in Hudson County Reach Agreement with Hackensack Meridian Health
A tentative agreement has been reached between healthcare workers represented by HPAE and administration at Palisades Medical Center (HMHPMC), now part of the Hackensack Meridian System.
Local 5030 has reached a tentative agreement with Palisades: Ratification vote to be held on June 14 (updated)
HPAE LOCAL 5030:CONTRACT RATIFICATION AND MEMBERSHIP MEETING VOTE WILL BE TAKEN JUNE 14, 2017 A 7:30 am meeting will be held at the Homewood Suites @ 10 The Promenade, Edgewater, NJ Later meetings held will take place at the Palisades Medical
Local 5030 negotiations update: mediator joins bargaining
A federal mediator joined the negotiations on Tuesday to help find a path to a fair contract for our Union and HMH. Union members made our contract priorities clear at last Friday’s membership meeting, and our committee relayed the message.
Labor Notes Article Features Illegally-Locked Out Sunrise House Workers
Addicted to Profits: Workers Locked Out at New Jersey Drug Treatment Facility One hundred ten addiction treatment beds are empty, and 120 employees without a paycheck, after for-profit American Addiction Centers locked workers out of its Lafayette, New Jersey, facility.
Tentative Agreement Reached with Virtua, Ratification Meetings on June 13th
The Local 5105 Negotiations Committee has reached a tentative agreement for a new, three year contract with Virtua. We will be holding the ratification vote on Tuesday, June 13 (8 am, 4 pm, 8 pm) at the Hotel ML, Route
Local 5118 Ratifies Contract with Cooper University Hospital!
By a large majority, the members of local 5118 ratified their new contract yesterday with Cooper University Hospital. Read highlights of the agreement here.