Englewood – HPAE nurses working at the Visiting Nurse Association of Englewood and Barnabas Home Care have secured a new contract for 2 years following negotiations that lasted over several months. Nurses provide care to patients in their own homes
MEMBER UPDATE #1 – May 11, 2018 Our HPAE sisters and brothers at The Harborage and Palisades started bargaining this week for successor contracts. Locals 5030 and 5097 members, alongside Jersey Shore Local 5058 and Southern Ocean Local 5138, are
We held our seventh negotiation session today. We presented our proposal for fair wage increases and benefit improvements. EHMC continues to refuse to respond to our proposals for improved staffing and continuing education. The hospital refuses to clarify contract provisions
On Wednesday, May 9th members from HPAE Local 5131 Southern Jersey Healthcare attended a continuing education program entitled “The Opioid Crisis: Improving Frontline Addiction Treatments with Policy, Knowledge, and Training.” The program is part of HPAE’s growing portfolio of options
HPAE and the Coalition for Patient Rights and Safe Staffing celebrated Nurses’ Week at a Town Hall event on “Patient Safety and Safe Staffing in Healthcare.” Safe staffing levels continue to be the most important issue for healthcare professionals.
On Wednesday, May 9, members of local 5105 held a membership dinner where the hospital's 'Fair and Just Culture' policy was discussed.
May 8, 2018 Nurses and educators reject MacArthur attacks on health and education systems The American Federation of Teachers New Jersey (AFTNJ) and Healthcare Professionals and Allied Employees (HPAE), collectively representing more than 40,000 education and healthcare professionals in New
Membership meetings: 2018 Contract Ratification, A vote will taken to approve the contract settlement.
CT/Radiology issues, Numbers/work duties, On Campus Training, and other issues
We held our sixth negotiation session today. Thank you to the MCH members who came to negotiations and expressed their concerns about staffing and professional standards at the Medical Center. We presented our Staffing Proposal today. We were met with
Thank you to all the members that came to Thursday’s Membership Meeting – everyone should be wearing their red wristbands every day until we have a contract!
Patient safety and workers’ rights will top the agenda when HPAE nurses and health professionals begin bargaining with several large healthcare corporations across New Jersey over the next few weeks.