Local 5004 negotiations update, May 24
We held our 13th negotiation session today. Late in the day, management gave us their “final offer.”
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Keep Pediatric Hospital Care Open at University Hospital
Nurses, health professionals and community members have united to send a message to University Hospital – Keep Pediatric Care OPEN at University Hospital. A Certificate of Need application was filed with the Department of Health by University Hospital on April
Local 5089 Rutgers RNs contract update, May 23
Our HPAE Local 5089 Negotiating Committee held our fourth bargaining session with Rutgers University on May 23, 2018.
Local 5030 negotiations update, May 22
Management Indicates Major Benefit Change Proposals Coming Our HPAE Local 5030 Bargaining Committee made additional proposals today for improvements for our members, which included ensuring our members have free parking at the facility. Management gave us no counters on any
Local 5004 negotiations update, May 22
We held our 12th negotiation session today. We presented our second economic proposal package – we reduced our across the board to 3% in addition to steps and the other increases we presented at last week’s membership meeting. We continued to
Local 5112 Bargaining update, May 18
On Tuesday, May 15th, the HPAE Local 5112 Negotiating Committee met with management for another bargaining session.
Local 5004 EHMC negotiations update, May 21
Thank you to the many nurses that joined us in our attempt to deliver petitions to Warren Geller. It was disappointing that he chose to hide and not greet the nurses that he knew were going to be there. Instead
Local 5097 contract negotiations update, May 22
Our HPAE Local 5097 Bargaining Committee held our third negotiating session with management yesterday (5/21/18), and continues fighting for quality and safety at the Harborage.
Local 5103 members: Management Proposal to Assign Apheresis Employees to Permanent Sites
Last Monday, management made a proposal to assign apheresis float staff to permanent sites. Once assigned to a site, the employee would not receive mileage or travel time when scheduled at that site. This proposal is an attack on our
Testimony of President Ann Twomey, Monday, May 21, 2018 at the NJ Senate Health, Human Services and Senior Citizens Committee in support of S.1612, which establishes minimum certified nurse aide-to-resident ratios in nursing homes
We all need to stop fighting and move on to doing what’s best for the patients and families whose lives are in our hands – not just in California but in New Jersey and every state in the nation.
Testimony of President Ann Twomey, Monday, May 21, 2018 at the NJ Senate Labor Committee in Support of the Thomas P Canzanella 21st Century First Responders Protection Act
Our union supports this legislation which serves to ensure that Workers Compensation coverage for First Responders - including nurses and healthcare workers – is appropriately provided without long costly legal battles.
Rutgers is not for sale! Keep University Hospital Open!!
Rutgers is about to enter into a partnership with Barnabas that threatens to privatize many jobs and possibly reduce services offered at University Hospital. In the meantime the Hospital has initiated the closure of the pediatrics unit—and announced that many