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Tuesday, May 29 Englewood – Rather than issue a ten day notice of their intent to strike, nurses at Englewood Hospital and Medical Center are allowing a Federal mediator to join negotiations. Last week, an overwhelming majority of nurses had
We all need to stop fighting and move on to doing what’s best for the patients and families whose lives are in our hands – not just in California but in New Jersey and every state in the nation.
Our union supports this legislation which serves to ensure that Workers Compensation coverage for First Responders - including nurses and healthcare workers – is appropriately provided without long costly legal battles.
Community members and labor unions will attend a meeting of the Community Oversight Board (COB) at University Hospital during which the COB will be reviewing the hospital’s plans to close its pediatric unit.
May 8, 2018 Nurses and educators reject MacArthur attacks on health and education systems The American Federation of Teachers New Jersey (AFTNJ) and Healthcare Professionals and Allied Employees (HPAE), collectively representing more than 40,000 education and healthcare professionals in New
Patient safety and workers’ rights will top the agenda when HPAE nurses and health professionals begin bargaining with several large healthcare corporations across New Jersey over the next few weeks.
Labor unions in NJ co-sponsoring the national “Nurses Take DC” event on April 26th organized buses from Bergen to Cumberland Counties to send nearly 100 nurses from New Jersey.
Calling for fair union contracts, a freeze on tuition and a $15-per-hour minimum wage on campus, more than 400 Rutgers faculty, staff and students rallied outside the Board of Governors (BOG) meeting...
On April 26th, HPAE will join thousands of nurses from around the country to descend on DC and demand safe staffing ratios at hospitals nationwide.
The mission of the US Health & Human Services (HHS) department has always been and should continue to be protecting the health and wellbeing of American families.
Governor-elect Phil Murphy announced his pick for Department of Health commissioner today, Shereef Elnahal, M.D., M.B.A. Dr. Elnahal has an impressive resume with the experience and background to make an effective Commissioner.
Today Governor-Elect Phil Murphy announced his picks to lead the Department of Human Services and Department of Children and Families.