From the New Jersey Legislative Democrats, June 22, 2015 TRENTON– New Jersey’s Democratic legislative leadership on Monday announced that their $35.3 billion budget would fully fund the legally required pension payment, restore the Earned Income Tax Credit and invest in
From Labor Notes, June 19, 2015 The National Labor Relations Board’s new election rule—aimed at reining in employers’ power to stall union drives—went into effect April 14. Organizers say the rule has immediately shortened the wait between filing a representation
From NJ Advance Media for NJ.com, June 19, 2015 TRENTON — Amid tense contract negotiations, New Jersey’s largest nursing union announced Friday it had filed unfair labor practice charges against Bayonne Medical Center and Christ Hospital in Jersey City for
On Thursday, June 18, we had our latest negotiation session with UH management. While we were able to agree on a handful of new tentative agreements (e.g., continuing education, labor management and direct deposit), management still has no economic
On Monday, June 22, Newark Mayor Ras Baraka will be hosting a town hall meeting to discuss Health Care in the Newark Community. The event is from 6:00 to 8:00 pm at the New Jersey Performing Arts Center Victoria Theater
On Monday, June 22, Newark Mayor Ras Baraka will be hosting a town hall meeting to discuss Health Care in the Newark Community. The event is from 6:00 to 8:00 pm at the New Jersey Performing Arts Center Victoria Theater
From the NJ AFL-CIO, June 17, 2015 ATLANTIC CITY – More than 600 delegates representing 1,000 labor unions and 1 million members of the New Jersey State AFL-CIO convened at Caesars Atlantic City June 16 & 17, 2015, to participate
Taken from NJ.com, June 15, 2015 Rutgers University has struck its first contract with the former health care professionals at the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, agreeing to raises between 7.25 and 9.5 percent over the next four
From The Record, June 14, 2015 To the Democratic lawmakers who worked for months on a measure to protect patients from surprise medical bills and solve the problem of New Jersey’s uncontrolled out-of-network health care costs, it looked like momentum
From The Record, June 12, 2015 Bergen County Executive James Tedesco on Friday named 15 members to a task force that will study the future of Bergen Regional Medical Center. Tedesco wants the panel to come up with recommendations on