Local 5186 membership meetings & contract negotiations update, May 11
Attention all CarePoint Health Christ Hospital HPAE Local 5186 Members: Membership meetings: Contract Negotiations Update
Attention all CarePoint Health Christ Hospital HPAE Local 5186 Members: Membership meetings: Contract Negotiations Update
Our HPAE Local 5089 Negotiating Committee held our third bargaining session with Rutgers University on May 3, 2018.
On Wednesday, May 2nd, a vote was held to ratify a new agreement with University Hospital for one year.
As New Jersey’s largest healthcare union we worked with coalition partners to have earned sick days become law.
South Jersey leaders are cautiously optimistic about the plans of a healthcare facility group to revitalize a long-struggling Salem County hospital.
On Friday, April 27th, we held a ratification vote for our one year agreement with University Hospital. 95% of members who turned out to vote gave the thumbs up for our new agreement.
Labor unions in NJ co-sponsoring the national “Nurses Take DC” event on April 26th organized buses from Bergen to Cumberland Counties to send nearly 100 nurses from New Jersey.
Management has proposed changes to work and on-call requirements. Our Next Session is Tuesday, May 1.
Please make sure you attend one of the sessions to learn about the details and then vote on the new contract. Remember – only members can attend & vote!
We’re gearing up for negotiations of the National Addendum this year.
With the Rutgers, Rutgers Health Group and RWJ Barnabas Health partnership scheduled to go into to effect on July 1, 2018, our union, HPAE, along with our union coalition partners, continue to be very concerned.
Sunday, April 22, HPAE will be participating at a Workers Memorial Day in New Brunswick, from 1 pm to 3 pm, at the Anshe Emeth Memorial Temple, 222 Livingstone Avenue.