Members Ratify Contract Settlement November 3, 2015 Local 5058 members voted overwhelmingly yesterday to ratify a new collective bargaining agreement with Meridian Health. At the same time, Local 5138 members at Southern Ocean Medical Center voted in favor of their
Taken from the Asbury Park Press, October 29 Meridian Health and the union representing 1,200 nurses at two of its Jersey Shore hospitals have reached a tentative agreement on a new contract, the two sides said Thursday. The Health Professionals
Taken from The Record, September 4, 2015 After at least eight employees were attacked this year by patients at Bergen Regional Medical Center — including being barricaded in a room — federal authorities are calling on the hospital to beef
For immediate release: June 25, 2015 For more information, contact: Anna Oman, 301-979-5899 [email protected] WASHINGTON—Statement from American Federation of Teachers President Randi Weingarten on the Supreme Court’s King v. Burwell decision. The AFT is the second-largest nurses union in the
Upcoming Events: May 28 – General Membership Meetings June 3 – Joint Training with Harborage Workers on the Hackensack/Palisades/Meridian Merger May 19, 2015 Local 5030 will be holding membership meetings on May 28 at the Homewood Suites Hotel. The agenda
Friday, May 22, 2015 Health care workers approved a new three year contract on Thursday with The Harborage nursing home located in North Bergen. The 150 health care workers represented by the Health Professionals and Allied Employees (HPAE), the state’s
“ Friday, May 22, 2015 Health care workers approved a new three year contract on Thursday with The Harborage nursing home located in North Bergen. The 150 health care workers represented by the Health Professionals and Allied Employees (HPAE), the
CALL (609) 777-2500 to urge Governor Christie to sign S1152 / A1319 S1152/A1319 would permit attending advanced practice nurses to determine cause of death and execute death certification of a patient if nurse is patient’s primary caregiver and if no
Taken from NJ Spotlight, February 10, 2015 Unions say it would improve patient safety, but hospital managers say they must have flexibility to assign staff to according to circumstances. Whether New Jersey hospitals should be required to have more nurses
“ By Ann Twomey, NJ.com OpEd, December 30, 2014 Whether the victim of a devastating car accident, a potential Ebola patient landing at Newark Liberty International Airport, or because of a ‘routine’ illness or surgery, when patients come through the