New studies show COVID-19 vaccines protect health care workers and their households (video)
New studies show that, even as cases of COVID-19 surged in the general population, infections among vaccinated health care workers dropped significantly.
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Local 5089 UH Membership Meeting, Wednesday, March 24
HPAE has scheduled membership meetings tomorrow, Wednesday, March 24th at 9:30 am and 8:30pm via zoom.
Notice of Nominations and Election of HPAE Local 5147 Officers
The Nominations/Election Committee announces that there are six (6) officer positions that are up for election this year.
Negotiating the future: How unions and worker’s rights organizations are approaching the post-pandemic landscape
Many worker’s rights groups and labor organizations expect a paradigm shift during the Biden administration. Over the course of the 2020 campaign, Joe Biden repeatedly promised to be “the most pro-union president you’ve ever seen.”
NJ doesn’t know how many health care workers died of COVID. Why that number is crucial
Thousands of fading lawn signs honor the sacrifices of our “health care heroes,” but no one knows how many made the ultimate sacrifice. Not the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Not New Jersey’s Department of Health.
Local 5004 Negotiations Issues, March 4, 2021
In this fifth notice we will identify the impact of not working a fourth day in a twelve-hour schedule.
Thomas Jefferson University says the FTC has dropped opposition to its acquisition of Einstein
Taken from The Philadelphia Inquirer By Harold Brubaker March 1, 2021 Read the article here.
They went to the hospital and came home with COVID. Hospital outbreaks have affected hundreds, state says.
At 96 years old, Edward J. Miller was defying his age — living alone, cooking his meals, and never missing a Fanwood Veterans Day parade or other veterans’ event. As recently as September, he was steering a boat across a
Hospitals Struggle To Steer Clear Of Counterfeit Masks
Federal agents and others have seized more than 11 million counterfeit masks, including the N95 masks used in hospitals. What are some indicators of a fake mask?
Exclusive: Most U.S. firms hit with COVID-19 safety fines aren't paying up
U.S. workplace safety regulators have announced more than $4 million in penalties on more than 300 employers they say put workers at risk during the COVID-19 pandemic.
DHS seizes over 11 million counterfeit 3M N95 masks, more raids to come (video)
The Department of Homeland Security on Wednesday announced that it seized more than 11 million counterfeit 3M N95 respirator masks that were destined for frontline health-care workers.
Anger over transparency missing from bill on health worker COVID-19 data (video)
After waiting months for a bill that was supposed to shed light on coronavirus infections and deaths among health care workers, advocates for the workers argue that the bill was gutted once Trenton lobbyists got their hands on it.