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Local Updates
Testimony of Patrice Sharkey of HPAE Local 5142 on Transfer of Ownership of The Memorial Hospital of Salem County, November 8, 2018
Hello, my name is Patrice Sharkey and I am a nurse at Salem Hospital and a member of HPAE Local 5142, which represents 110 nurses at Memorial Hospital of Salem County.
Local 5094 Bargaining Update for Rutgers University, November 8, 2018
Management presented their second insulting counter proposal, moving up to 1%/year, no step movement.
Notice of 2018 Nominations and Election of HPAE Local 5138 Officers
The Nominations/Election Committee announces that there are three (3) Local 5138 officer positions that are up for election this year. Nominations for these positions are currently being accepted by the nomination committee.
Local 5112 Member Alert: State agency issues health and safety citation against Cornerstone
On October 31, 2018, the New Jersey Office of Public Employees’ Occupational Safety and Health (PEOSH) issued a citation against Cornerstone Behavioral Health Hospital resulting from a health and safety complaint filed by our union.
Local 5094 Special Nominations and Election: Co-President of Rutgers New Brunswick/Piscataway/Stratford/Camden campuses and Rowan University
The Nominations and Election Committee announces that there is an open officer position, Co-President of Rutgers New Brunswick/Piscataway/Stratford/Camden campuses and Rowan University.
Local 5094 Rowan University contract update, November 5
Our HPAE Local 5094 Negotiating Committee held a 10 hour bargaining session with Rowan University on November 2, 2018. While we had hoped today would be our last session at the table, there is still more work to be done.
Wanaque outbreak crisis requires more detailed answers
How we treat the most vulnerable in society speaks volumes about who we are as a people, and about our values, and about our priorities.
Wanaque virus outbreak: Report details hand-washing lapses
In one case, a nursing assistant removed a soiled diaper from a severely disabled child, then, still wearing the same pair of gloves, attached a respiratory tube to the child.
Union Re-certification Election: What to know before we vote
A Board Agent will administer an election on Tuesday, November 13th: 6:00 pm- 9:00 pm and Wednesday, November 14th: 6:00 am – 9:30 am and 10:30 am – 5:30 pm
Local 5112 bargaining update, October 30
HPAE met with members of the Union County and Cornerstone Behavioral Health Hospital administration on Thursday, October 18th for another bargaining session.
DOH Launches Infection Control Campaign In Wake of Two Hospital Outbreaks
Deaths of children — nine from viral outbreak in Passaic County, one from bacterial outbreak in an Essex County hospital with ‘major infection control deficiencies’ — leads to new inspections, training