From NJ Advance Media for NJ.com, March 24, 2016 TRENTON — Boosting the state minimum wage to $15 an hour in 2021 would benefit one in four workers in New Jersey, 90 percent of whom are at least 20
On Monday, HPAE’s Public Policy Director Bridget Devane gave testimony to the NJ Assembly Budget Committee (Committee Chair Gary Schaer in photo above) regarding the impact of Governor Christie’s proposed budget on health care access, worker safety, and public
We are pleased to announce that the following dates have been scheduled in April to begin contract negotiations for all Inspira RNs: Tuesday, April 12, 2016, 10:00 AM @ the Marriott Courtyard in Glassboro Thursday, April 21, 2016, 10:00 AM
From the National Law Journal, March 16, 2016 In nearly two decades on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit, Judge Merrick Garland has rarely ruled against the National Labor Relations Board. But when he has overturned NLRB’s
From KHN: Kaiser Health News Health insurance isn’t simple. Neither are government regulations. Put the two together and things can get confusing fast. So it’s not surprising that federal regulators took a stab at making things a bit more straightforward
President’s Message March 14, 2016 ‘A recreational aide I know in one nursing home has been working with elderly patients for 10 years, but still makes only $13 an hour. Her colleague, a nursing assistant for 23 years is paid
Continuing an annual tradition, Localo 5058 joined with thousands of other people to take part in the 43rd annual St. Patrick’s Day celebration in Belmar, NJ. Local 5058 members had some canine companionship as they walked the parade route.
After 4 1/2 years of CHS refusing to recognize and bargain with HPAE Local 5142 at the hospital, we have our first two negotiating dates confirmed. We will be meeting with management representatives April 11 and 18 to begin
Nurses who were formerly employed at Barnabas Home Health and who became part of VNA Healthcare Group of NJ effective January 1, 2016 are now part of our union! After a number of former Barnabas nurses signed union cards, our
More than 800 Registered Nurses from Local 5058/Jersey Shore University Medical Center and Local 5138/Southern Ocean Medical Center have joined together in a class action grievance and mass petition that calls on Meridian Health to restore health benefits as
Palisades Medical Center and The Harborage are now officially part of the Hackensack Health System. Palisades Medical Center will be called HackensackUMC Palisades. HPAE has issued a press release on the merger, including the following comment from Local 5030 President Michele
Our local held a Staffing Forum held on February 17. The forum was an interactive meeting in which updates were given on the arbitration award regarding contract section 4.11 positions, the hospital’s acuity system, and staffing legislation in New Jersey.