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More nurses at the bedside: NJ unions bargain for better staff ratios
Within the last few weeks, New Jersey’s largest nurses' union has settled contracts at three hospitals that included language to secure lower staffing ratios...
HPAE Local 5030 Members Ratify Contract with HMH to Institute First Staffing Ratios in Hospital’s History
HPAE Local 5030 members have overwhelmingly ratified a historic contract with Hackensack Meridian Health, the owner of Palisades Medical Center, that establishes patient-to-staff ratios for the first time in the hospital’s history. HPAE President Debbie White, RN, congratulated HPAE Local
What New Nurses Contracts Mean for Patient Care in New Jersey
New Jersey's largest nurses union has been negotiating new contracts with staffing levels they say will improve patient safety and quality of life for nurses.
HPAE Local 5030 Reaches Historic Tentative Agreement with Hackensack Meridian Health
One week after the contract expired, HPAE Local 5030 reached a tentative agreement after four long and difficult months of bargaining with Hackensack Meridian Health.
Cooper, Englewood Nurses ratify enforceable safe staffing ratios, and economic gains
An overwhelming number of HPAE nurses at Englewood Hospital and Medical Center and Cooper University Health Care have ratified new contracts with enforceable staffing ratios and substantial wage increases.