Earlier this week, hundreds of our coworkers showed a historical level of support for the idea of a potential strike at Palisades Medical Center. Well over half of the local came out to vote, and well over 90% of those
Today management finally responded to our J1 (staffing numbers). We had several questions for management on their counteroffer – which neither the CNO nor any of the other management team were prepared or able to answer.
It was a long day of voting, and our members turned out in force. The end result: our members overwhelmingly vote to support a job action or strike if necessary.
We waited all day for management to come and give us a response to our economic and staffing proposals. What we got was a single piece of paper with $1.75/hr. increase proposed for year one. No responses to our other
In celebration of HPAE’s 50th Year Anniversary we would like to acknowledge...
Happy Nurses Week to all! What an incredible and informative session in honor of HPAE Nurses. We, your HPAE Executive Board, hope that all attendees had a good time and enjoyed the abundance of knowledge and solidarity in the room.
Yesterday (5/13) was a turning point in these negotiations. We had meaning discussions around the RN Safety and Violence Committee.
Today (5/13), we had our 7th negotiation session. While we had hoped to receive a response from management regarding our economic and staffing proposals, they expressed the need for more guidance and time to give a comprehensive response.
Today (5/10), HPAE continued the discussion on staffing and management’s proposal was to reject our staffing ratios because in their opinion “ratios do not work.” We know staffing ratios work and we need ratios now!
Please find the attached bargaining newsletter from the National Bargaining Committee. Also, this is the last weekend to submit your nominations for the local bargaining committee, so send them in ASAP