Local 5142 Bargaining Update, May 28
Because of circumstances outside of anyone’s control, the Hospital had to postpone our bargaining sessions this week. Management proposed a one month extension of our contract, which we rejected.
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HPAE Local 5185 BMC Bargaining Update, May 27
To date, we have had six bargaining sessions with management. The following does not represent all proposals on each side. These are preliminary, but represent a priority to address with you at present.
Tentative Agreement Reached! Membership meetings on June 3
Today we reached a Tentative Agreement for a new contract with the hospital. The membership meetings to VOTE on our new contract is June 3 at 8:30, 1:00, 5:30 and 8pm.
Local 5004 Negotiations Update, May 27
At 4:24PM the hospital emailed their “Time Limited, Last, Best and Final Offer”. We will inform you and discuss at Thursday’s meeting.
Local 5004 Negotiations Update, May 26
We were able to come to an agreement on a few minor issues but the hospital negotiation team made it clear that they are “Not Interested” in any of our major issues such as staffing, education, wages and vacation.
Local 5004 Membership Meetings, Thursday, May 27 - UPDATED
8AM, 4PM & 7:30PM, CLINTON INN, 145 DEAN DRIVE, TENAFLY or Via Zoom
Local 5004 Negotiations Update, May 24
Today, we met with EHMC negotiation team at 11:17AM. We gave EHMC two (2) revised proposals. HPAE attempted to engage the hospital’s negotiation team in discussions about staffing and education.
Healthcare workers renegotiating contracts across New Jersey overwhelmingly authorize job actions in case of bargaining stalemates
Healthcare workers at Palisades Medical Center in North Bergen and the Harborage, a long-term care facility at the Palisades campus voted to authorize concerted job action if Hackensack Meridian continues to stall during negotiations.
This N.J. nurse says he was fired for speaking out about safety. He’s fighting to reclaim his job
Adam Witt, a union leader and nurse at Jersey Shore University Medical Center in Neptune, was fired in April 2020. He is fighting to get his job back. The flyers were posted at the hospital’s security stations, warning guards to
HPAE Statement on Gov. Murphy's response to new CDC guidance on face coverings and social distancing for vaccinated people
HPAE still recommends masking indoors and social distancing as necessary measures to curb the spread of COVID-19 and its variants. We want to ensure that we continue the downward trending of numbers of new infections, hospitalizations, and deaths.
The Truth About Negotiations, May 22
EHMC Negotiation Line May 21, 2021- is a fabrication of the hospital's proposals
Local 5004 Negotiations Update, May 21
Today we pressed the hospital to address several major issues: vacation, education, staffing, and wages. EHMC has no real response to these issues. They continue to tell us they will “get back to us.”