The CDC's decision to halve the self-isolation period for COVID-positive healthcare workers and the rest of the essential workforce is being roundly condemned by the unions that represent that workforce and the occupational health experts they trust.
Various staff have been out due to COVID and are scheduled to return soon. We are now treating the Omicron Variant according to symptoms and only quarantining for 5 days per CDC guidelines. Staff are tested weekly while patients continue
On behalf of HPAE Local 5094, we reached out to Rutgers to call on the University to immediately implement remote work for all members who can work remotely. We continue to be underwhelmed by the University’s response to the COVID-19
Please be safe during the holiday season. COVID-19 infections are rising, take all precautions and let a union representative know if you do not have adequate PPE at work.
On Monday December 20th, HPAE met with management for another bargaining session.
All members in good standing of Local 5131 will be receiving a mailing from the American Arbitration Association (AAA) Please don’t discard, it contains important union information. AAA is a neutral third party that oversees balloting and arbitrations
HPAE member Adam Witt, a registered nurse and former president of HPAE Local 5058, was terminated by Hackensack Meridian Health (HMH) at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic in March of 2020 and his picture was posted at security entrances
CURRENT TRENDS IN NURSING, DECEMBER 2021
We are currently bargaining with HMHN over a Retention Bonus on behalf of Unionized Nurses and Nurse Educators in the OR, Ambulatory Surgery(JS) and Cardiac Surgery Admin (JS) at SOMC and JSUMC.
Over 83% of our membership in the Children's Health Unit signed a petition of solidarity calling on Rutgers and the DCF to maintain a safe work environment in the face of rising Covid numbers.
While there is still a big fight ahead of us, we are happy to announce that we have come to a Tentative Agreement with management on our local contract.
On Tuesday, December 7th, HPAE met with management for another bargaining session. Management responded to our proposal related to an electronic version of a staffing form which would make it easier for members to report their staffing concerns in real