Yesterday, more than 200 public-employee union members and retirees came to the State House with a simple message for Governor Christie and the Legislature: “Keep your promises, no more budget gimmicks!” Members from Local 5094 Rutgers and University Hospital and
HPAE joined other unions and community groups in the Workers Memorial Day Rally and March, held April 27 at the Lord Stirling School in New Brunswick, NJ. The event was sponsored by the Work Environment Council (WEC) and New Labor,
Deeply in debt and struggling to stay open, Saint Michael’s Medical Center of Newark put itself up for sale two years ago and accepted a $65 million offer from Prime Healthcare Services of California. Weeks later, however, Prime took a
The health care system we encounter as patients has changed dramatically in the past decade. In New Jersey, financially vulnerable hospitals have reduced services and staff, gone through bankruptcy or closed, undergone mergers and consolidations, and been purchased by for-profit,
The Newark City Council’s passage on Thursday of a resolution supporting principles and goals governing the sale and State review of Saint Michael’s Medical Center (SMMC) drew applause from leading community and advocacy organizations, New Jersey Citizen Action and the
The Staff Nurse Role in Patient Satisfaction March 6, 2014 Maple Shade Quality Inn 531 Route 38 West Maple Shade, NJ Registration 8:30 AM – 9AM Workshop 9 : 00 AM – 4 : 30 PM March 11, 2014 Renaissance
New Directions in Healthcare, New Challenges for HPAE Wednesday, October 2, 2013 East Windsor Holiday Inn Conference Center. 399 Monmouth St, East Windsor, NJ 8:00 am – 4:15 pm Come to HPAE PIC to explore and find solutions to
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AFT and National Federation of Nurses Approve Affiliation Agreement Partnership Unites Those Who Heal Our Communities with Those Who Educate Our Children WASHINGTON—The leaders of two labor organizations representing healthcare professionals announced today that they have approved an affiliation agreement
Meadowlands Hospital continues to be the object of unfair labor practice charges and investigations into its workplace practices, according to the Health Professionals and Allied Employees (HPAE), the union representing 350 Registered Nurses and health care staff at the for-profit
“Are You Way Too Stressed Out?” July 7, 2014 The Vickie Milazzo Institute conducted a survey of RNs and found high levels of stress and alienation regarding their jobs. Read the Survey Results Survey: Nurses Getting More Work,
HPAE held its Professional Issues Conference on October 2, 2013, at the Holiday Inn East Windsor, NJ. HPAE President Ann Twomey opened the conference by discussing the key challenges facing HPAE. As we struggle with the negative effects of