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Spring and Summer 2022 virtual training sessions are free and open to the public EMERSON—As Americans enter the third year of the coronavirus pandemic, HPAE, AFT and the Mental Health Association in New Jersey (MHANJ) are joining together to Spring
All workers, including healthcare workers, and the general public will participate in Spring and Summer 2022 training sessions.
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
HPAE nurses at the Visiting Nurse Association—members of HPAE Local 5107 at VNA Health group of NJ and VNA of Englewood—have unanimously ratified a new three-year contract that improves compensation and benefits.
HPAE congratulates NJ Gov. Phil Murphy and Lieut. Gov. Sheila Oliver on their re-election. Our union also congratulates all our brothers and sisters running for office as Labor Candidates.
Our HPAE family is in deep mourning today after the tragic death of Maria Ambrocio, an HPAE Local 5185 member who worked in the Oncology unit at Bayonne Medical Center.
Hundreds of nurses and health professionals gathered virtually on October 6-7 to re-elect a tried and tested slate of state officers to continue leading HPAE for another three years after an unprecedented global pandemic.
Deep into the second year of this global pandemic, let’s take a moment to honor our healthcare workers, who continue to sacrifice and risk all—themselves and their families—to care for those most affected by the coronavirus.
The mandate issued by Governor Murphy yesterday does not change our response to the issue of mandatory vaccination. As a union, we have the right to bargain our hours, wages and working conditions and this is no different.
HPAE supports the Governor's decision to create a pathway to increase vaccination rates while enforcing routine testing of those who are not able to be vaccinated.
We applaud the New Jersey Legislature for approving a State budget that invests in essential programs and services for next year and Gov. Phil Murphy for his leadership during the process and for now signing that budget into law.
Healthcare workers—including HPAE members—have been on the front lines taking care of patients sick from COVID-19, its variants and after-effects of the disease.