Thousands of people participated in the Working People’s Day of Action on Saturday, February 24th, just two days before the U.S. Supreme Court heard Janus v. AFSCME, a court case aimed at eroding working people’s basic freedoms. HPAE members joined
Taken from NorthJersey.com, November 27, 2017 RINGWOOD — A 150-room substance abuse treatment center is on course to open next year at a former convent overlooking Ringwood State Park. The property known as Mount St. Francis was the home of the Franciscan Sisters of Ringwood
Taken from The New Jersey Law Journal, February 21, 2018 Bergen County has agreed to pay just over $1 million to settle a federal civil rights suit by eight county employees who claimed they lost their jobs for supporting the
The U.S. Supreme Court soon will be the stage of one of the most consequential fights in the history of the American worker.
Our last bargaining session with the hospital representatives was on February 5. We gave them a comprehensive proposal which includes all of our outstanding issues. The employer will respond to our proposals at our next bargaining session on March 9.
HPAE Local 5186 RNs are mobilizing to protect patient and worker safety standards as they prepare for contract negotiations with Carepoint Health. On Friday February 9th, close to 200 members met to discuss our union’s preparation for upcoming contract negotiations.
Nurses caring for patients at the bedside have a voice in their workplace when they are unionized. As the state’s largest healthcare union, HPAE represents 13,000 healthcare workers in hospitals, nursing homes, addiction treatment centers, health clinics, research labs and
On Wednesday, February 7, HPAE members and Rutgers Union Coalition partners joined forces at February meeting of the Rutgers Board of Governors. HPAE, along with its coalition partners, has asked Rutgers for dates to begin bargaining to which Rutgers has
Nurse-to-patient staffing ratios should ease the burden on these professionals but some insist it's not the number, it's the workload
According to Ann Twomey, the president of the Health Professionals and Allied Employees, the largest healthcare union in New Jersey, setting nurse-patient staffing levels will allow nurses to better care for patients.