From the Boston Globe, June 10, 2015 A Massachusetts agency approved the state’s first-ever mandate on nurse staffing in hospital intensive care units on Wednesday.The regulations require hospitals to limit patient assignments so each intensive care nurse is responsible for
On Friday, June 12th, after three days of voting, the members of HPAE Local 5094 voted by an overwhelming majority to ratify our new contract with Rutgers University. This is the first contract we've negotiated with the University since the merger with
From NJ Advance Media for NJ.com, June 9, 2015 TRENTON — The state Supreme Court ruled on Tuesday that Gov. Chris Christie had the legal right to slash $1.57 billion in contributions to New Jersey’s troubled public employee pension system,
From NJ Spotlight, June 9, 2015 The brakes have been applied to a legislative push to lower the cost of surprise medical bills, after state senators raised concerns about the arbitration process that is at the heart of the bill,
The HPAE Local 5094 Rutgers Contract Ratification Vote begins Wednesday June 10, 2015. You have the opportunity to accept or reject the tentative agreement your negotiating committee reached with Rutgers management. Voting is open from 12:00 am Wednesday, June 10th through
From AP/ABC News, June 3, 2015 Leaders of the union representing 18,000 nurses at 14 private hospitals in New York City said Wednesday the nurses could go on strike over staffing levels if negotiations with management fail. “We need more
Join us on Tuesday, June 9th at 7:00 pm for a tele-town hall conference call to review our tentative agreement with Rutgers University before our upcoming contract ratification vote. If you are a member of Local 5094, you should receive a
From the NJ AFL-CIO, June 5, 2015 We have great news to share: Both New Jersey State AFL-CIO Public Employee Committee-endorsed candidates have won their elections to the Public Employees’ Retirement System Board of Trustees! The election of Tracy Smith
From the LA Times, June 2, 2015 Nationwide enrollment in health plans provided through the Affordable Care Act slipped to 10.2 million in March as consumers dropped coverage or failed to pay premiums on policies they selected, the Obama administration
You can download a summary of the agreement here. The signed MOA can be found here. Click here to read the Rutgers Tuition Remission Policy (60.2.1) – applicable sections: B, C and D. Click here for contract ratification voting instructions