Committee Meets with Cooper for 2nd Bargaining Session
The Local 5118 Negotiations Committee met with Cooper yesterday for our second day of negotiations and was encouraged by the tremendous support from members who came to the negotiations.
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Local 5089 Member Speaks at "Clean Energy" Event
Janice Fitzgerald, RN, APN and an HPAE Local 5089 member, participated in an event last Monday in Camden, NJ to highlight the public health impacts of climate change. In her presentation to the group, Janice noted that “the debate is
Local 5106 VP Sue Clements Speaks at "Tuesdays for Toomey" Rally in Philly
At the weekly "Tuesdays with Toomey" action, Temple-Episcopal RN and Local 5106 VP Sue Clements spoke to the crowd outside U.S. Senator Pat Toomey's office in the city, calling on the senator to protect addiction rehabilitation services provided by the
Negotiations Update: Virtua Says "Do More With Less"
After two bargaining sessions with Virtua, we have made little progress. Virtua's constant theme is that we need to "Do More with Less" instead of addressing our concerns regarding staffing, health and retirement benefits, and scheduling issues.
Contract Negotiations Begin with Cooper Administration
The Local 5118 Negotiations Committee met with management representatives today for our first bargaining session in negotiations for a successor contract. While we have a number of contract proposals, our focus is on improving staffing.
Judge Enforces Arbitrator's Order to Reinstate Terminated Employee
Federal Judge Michael Shipp supported HPAE's position and ruled that an arbitrator's decision to reinstate a terminated employee at Jersey Shore University Medical Center was valid and based on ample evidence. The judge ordered Hackensack Meridian Health to comply with
President Twomey Honored at Bergen County Women's History Month Celebration
HPAE President Ann Twomey was one of 19 Bergen County women who was honored yesterday when Bergen County hosted its annual Women’s History Month Celebration.
In Major Defeat for Trump, Push to Repeal Health Law Fails
House Republican leaders, facing a revolt among conservatives and moderates in their ranks, pulled legislation to repeal the Affordable Care Act from consideration on the House floor Friday in a major defeat for President Trump on the first legislative showdown
Local 5106 Joins "Tuesdays with Toomey" Rally in Philadelphia
Local 5106 VP Sue Clements participated in a “Tuesdays with Toomey” (Pat Toomey is the Republican Senator from Pennsylvania) rally in Philadelphia to highlight how the Affordable Care Act (ACA) has expanded and improved medical services for children—the same services that
HPAE, New Jersey’s Largest Nurses’ Union Endorses Phil Murphy for Governor
Phil Murphy this morning was endorsed by the 13,000-member HPAE, New Jersey’s largest nurses and healthcare professional union.
Congressman Gottheimer: Health-care bill sells out New Jersey's seniors
We all know that there’s a lot we need to fix about our health-care system, and I’m ready to fix the Affordable Care Act. But as Congress considers major changes to the ACA, it risks throwing the baby out with
AFT Analysis of Trumpcare: NJ Would Have 800,000 Less with Health Insurance, Lose $5 Billion in Funding
An analysis by the American Federation of Teachers of the House Republican/Trump plan to replace and repeal the Affordable Care Act reveals that the plan will cause 800,000 New Jerseyans to lose health insurance.