We hope that you had a peaceful and festive holiday season and feel ready to face 2023 with dedication and commitment to ourselves and each other as we lean in on the campaign for a strong contract with Rutgers.
We’ve had multiple members fall ill at the Princeton and Camden County Donor Centers due to unsafe working conditions. Despite managements push to reopen the centers, we have stood strong and forced them to keep the centers closed.
On January 3rd, 2023, HPAE sent to EHMC a counterproposal for wage enhancement and offered to meet with EHMC administration to discuss on January 11th, 2023. Our proposal is inclusive of enhancing per diem wages.
In our Union contract we have negotiated language that mandates that the Union and the hospital create specific joint committees. Both parties have input into what the committee is going to focus on. Our Voices are heard!
PLEASE STOP BY THE AUDITORIUM OUTSIDE THE HARBORGE FOR UPDATES TO THE TRANSITION FROM HMH TO COMPLETE CARE. WE WILL BE THERE TO ANSWER QUESTIONS AND CONCERNS YOU MAY HAVE.
We will be holding a general membership meeting on January 4, 2023, at 7:00 pm by Zoom.
We want to give an update to the meeting today with HMH pertaining to the transition to our new employer effective January 1, 2023. The HPAE Local 5097 contract that is in place now remains with the new employer. NOTHING CHANGES!
Take an active role by putting power behind the union's proposals at the table. Join the December 20th HPAE Caucus at 9am via zoom by registering here.
This is a reminder to all members to please complete the bargaining survey. We are extending the deadline to this Friday, December 16th. Here’s the link for the survey, and there are QR codes posted on our Union bulletin boards.
The special open enrollment period to make changes to your State Health Benefit Program (SHBP) begins Monday, December 12th through Tuesday, December 20th.
After months of bargaining and two months of promising to provide one, management made an initial economic proposal. It is incomplete and does not meet our needs. After that, we have had two sessions where management made no other proposals
What a Day of Action as HPAE members stood strong through the rain, amongst coalition allies and union leaders including our own National Union President, American Federation of Teachers President, Randi Weingarten.