December 21, 2017 HPAE has submitted to Governor-elect Murphy's healthcare transition committee a list of healthcare priority action items for the new administration.
December 14, 2017 HPAE Local 5097 members at The Harborage, which is now affiliated with Hackensack Meridian Health, delivered a petition to management calling for patient safety standards through increased staffing throughout the nursing home.
December 7, 2017 Knowledge is Power! Local 5058’s New Nurse Caucus held two well-attended “Know Your Rights” workshops this Monday.
November 30, 2017 HPAE President Ann Twomey was asked by Governor-Elect Murphy to serve on his Health Transition Team. To assist Ann in presenting our union's key issues, we are asking HPAE members to fill out a brief
November 16, 2017 A proposed "tax reform" bill introduced by Republicans in the U.S. Senate provides corporations with permanent tax reductions, which will be paid by cuts to healthcare programs and the elimination of some current tax deductions, including
November 9, 2017 President Twomey said "we look forward to working with Governor-Elect Murphy to bring transparency and accountability to government, while improving access to healthcare and ensuring patients’ and workers’ standards of safety."
November 2, 2017 Members of HPAE Locals 5089 and 5094 at University Hospital in Newark held a lunchtime rally and picket Tuesday to kick off their contract campaign.
October 26, 2017 Jose DeJesus , a Local 5131 member at Inspira Health Network, is a native-born Puerto Rican. He went to the island for two weeks with other HPAE RNs to provide nursing care to people on
October 12, 2017 HPAE members from across New Jersey and southeastern Pennsylvania came together last week for our 2017 Professional Issues Conference (PIC).
October 5, 2017 RNs from HPAE and other AFT unions boarded a flight yesterday to Puerto Rico to provide medical support to the people of the island as they struggle to recover from the effects of Hurricane Maria.