April 28, 2016
HPAE Stands with Striking Verizon Workers
With their strike against Verizon in its second week, HPAE joined with hundreds of our striking brothers and sisters from the Communications Workers of America (CWA) and the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) in a noontime rally on Monday in front of the New Jersey Statehouse. In addition to HPAE, the Verizon workers received support from the Amalgamated Transit Union, the New Jersey Education Association, and the New Jersey AFL-CIO.
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HPAE Local Leaders Develop United Strategy Toward Meridian-Hackensack Merger
With the merger of Meridian Health and Hackensack University Health Network drawing closer, leaders of the four HPAE locals who will be dealing with the new, mega health system met recently to discuss a united strategy for the merger and negotiations next year. The four locals represent 2100 workers at four facilities across these systems.
Read more here.
Learn more about the May 4th public hearings on the merger.
Retiree Medical Plan Participants to Receive Annual Statement on Fund Contributions
HPAE members who participate in our retiree medical plan will soon be receiving an “Annual Participant Statement” from Benserco, the plan’s Third Party Administrator, with information on contributions made to the Trust, years of participation, and status as of December 31, 2015. If you have any questions about the statement, please contact Tara Carter from Benserco at 201-947-8000. A fuller explanation of the statement is also available on the HPAE website.
Read More About the Annual Participant Statement.
Workers Memorial Day Rally and March
Last Sunday in New Brunswick, hundreds of workers from community organizations, unions (including HPAE), and faith-based groups rallied to observe Workers’ Memorial Day, an annual commemoration of those who have been killed or injured on the job.
Ana Delgado, an HPAE Local 5094 Rep, spoke at the rally about the high rates of violence-related occupational injuries and illness among healthcare and social assistance workers. Ana, who works at a NJ Dept. of Child Protection and Permanency office in Camden where a worker was stabbed in November 2014, was instrumental in forcing Rutgers University to address security issues at these offices across the state. Ana talked about HPAE’s efforts to make workplaces more safe, and ended her talk with the exhortation – “Ni una muerte mas! Not one more death!”
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This Week in U.S. Labor History
Rallies in cities across the U.S. for what organizers call “A Day Without Immigrants.” An estimated 100,000 immigrants and sympathizers gathered in San Jose, Calif., 200,000 in New York, 400,000 each in Chicago and Los Angeles. In all, there were demonstrations in at least 50 cities – May 1, 2006
Read about other important struggles and events in U.S. labor history which occurred from April 25 to May 1, provided by Union Communication Services (UCS).
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