April 14, 2016
Salem RNs Begin Bargaining First Contract
HPAE Local 5142 RNs at Memorial Hospital of Salem County are finally at the bargaining table, negotiating their first contract with the for-profit owner of the hospital, Community Health Systems (CHS). At Monday’s bargaining session, the Local 5142 Negotiations Committee presented management with a comprehensive package of proposals, with the exception of proposals regarding some benefits and other economic issues.
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Inspira RNs Say “We Care” in Contract Negotiations
HPAE Locals 5131 & 5621, representing the 1300 RNs of Inspira Medical Network, began contract negotiations on Tuesday with Administration. The joint negotiations committee of nurses presented proposals for improved staffing and other issues which benefit their patients, their neighbors, and their communities.
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Unions Rally for Jobs, Collective Bargaining Rights in Atlantic City
On Tuesday, more than 300 union leaders and rank-and-file members representing various unions in New Jersey rallied to preserve jobs and collective bargaining rights in Atlantic City. HPAE has strongly supported this effort. Last week, HPAE Vice President Bernie Gerard testified in support of legislation (A3614) which would protect the rights of working families and the financial stability of Atlantic City.
What do you think? Do you support A3614, the bill advocated by Assemblyman Prieto or do you think the bill proposed by Governor Christie and State Senator Stephen Sweeney is better? Or should a bankruptcy court decide the fate of Atlantic City? Take the online poll in PolitickerNJ.
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HPAE Supports Paycheck Fairness Act
HPAE Chief of Staff Jeanne Otersen spoke at the Botto House in Haledon, NJ at an event held April 12 to recognize National Pay Equity Day. As a representative of HPAE, Jeanne added her voice in support of the Paycheck Fairness Act, an amendment of the Fair Labor Standards Act “to provide more effective remedies to victims of discrimination in the payment of wages on the basis of sex, and for other purposes.”
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This Week in U.S. Labor History
The Toledo (Ohio) Auto-Lite strike begins today with 6,000 workers demanding union recognition and higher pay. The strike is notable for a 5-day running battle in late May between the strikers and 1,300 members of the Ohio National Guard. Known as the “Battle of Toledo,” the clash left two strikers dead and more than 200 injured. The 2-month strike, which ended with a win for the union, was one of three general strikes in the U.S. that year. The other two were in Minneapolis, MN and San Francisco, CA – April 12, 1934
Read about other important struggles and events in U.S. labor history which occurred from April 11 to April 17, provided by Union Communication Services (UCS).
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