HPAE members, leaders, and staff joined with the almost 4 million people who took part in the Women's March on Washington, D.C. and over 600 "sister marches" in the U.S. and in countries throughout the world.
Several of the members of our local joined with the hundreds of thousands of people at the Women's March in Washington, D.C. on Saturday.
Today, HPAE Vice President Bernie Gerard joined with progressive allies to deliver more than 500,000 petitions to the U.S. Senate HELP Committee urging legislators to oppose Rep. Tom Price’s nomination as secretary of HHS.
On January 12th, Arbitrator Michael Pecklers ruled that Meadowlands Hospital had violated the contract and the law by failing to annually advance nurses and techs on the wage step scale as required by the contract.
On Sunday, January 15th, members of our Local overwhelmingly ratified the Redline Agreement along with an agreement on the Charge and Double Red Premium!
We have scheduled a meeting for PCPs for Monday, January 30th, at our union office on 680 Broadway, 2nd Floor, in Bayonne. The meetings will be held at 1 pm and 3:30 pm. We encourage all PCPs to attend.
HPAE members, leaders, and staff participated at rallies in Camden, Newark, and Philadelphia today to demand that the Affordable Care Act (ACA) not be repealed and that millions of people maintain essential health care coverage.
Throughout New Jersey, HPAE, the state’s largest union of healthcare workers is standing with US Senate and Congressional Leader to say Don’t Make America Sick Again.
Bergen County officials signed on for another six months with the company that manages Bergen Regional Medical Center while they weigh several bids to take over operations and craft a long-term contract for the Paramus facility.
At a public meeting sponsored by OSHA, HPAE Vice President Bernie Gerard and Local 5089 Grievance Chair Banita Herndon supported a national OSHA standard to prevent workplace violence in healthcare and social assistance workplaces.
The HPAE State Executive Council has voted to support the Women's March on Washington, which will be held January 21, 2017, the day after the inauguration of the new President.
Congress may be moving to repeal "Obamacare," but millions of people are still signing up. The administration said Tuesday that 11.5 million enrolled nationwide through Dec. 24, ahead of last year's pace.