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Your HPAE Local 5094 bargaining team has reached a tentative agreement with Rutgers management for a new contract covering UMDNJ “Legacy” Professionals. This is our first contract since the merger with Rutgers. We protected the standards we’ve worked long to
From the New York Times, May 28, 2015 SEVERAL emergency-room nurses were crying in frustration after their shift ended at a large metropolitan hospital when Molly, who was new to the hospital, walked in. The nurses were scared because their
After two more long days of negotiations, your HPAE Local 5094 bargaining team has reached a tentative agreement with Rutgers management for a new contract covering UMDNJ “Legacy” Professionals. This is our first contract since the merger with Rutgers. We
“ Friday, May 22, 2015 Health care workers approved a new three year contract on Thursday with The Harborage nursing home located in North Bergen. The 150 health care workers represented by the Health Professionals and Allied Employees (HPAE), the
From the New York Times, May 19, 2015 LOS ANGELES — The nation’s second-largest city voted Tuesday to increase its minimum wage from $9 an hour to $15 an hour by 2020, in what is perhaps the most significant victory
From Philly.com, May 17, 2015 NURSE Pat Crowley has worked at Temple University Hospital long enough to expect certain emotional reactions from patients in the emergency room of the Level One trauma center. Grimaces, wails of pain, frantic yelling from
From the Asbury Park Press, May 14, 2015 The Hackensack University Health Network and Meridian Health systems signed a final agreement this week to create New Jersey’s largest health care system. But it isn’t a done deal. The merger requires
From Fierce Health Care, May 15, 2015 Just weeks after it issued a report that indicated hospitals have made little to no progress on patient safety outcomes, the Leapfrog Group released another report that found many hospitals also fail to
For Release, May 14, 2015 TRENTON – Senate Health, Human Services and Senior Citizens Committee Chair Joseph F. Vitale and Assembly Democrats Craig Coughlin, Gary S. Schaer and Troy Singleton on Thursday introduced comprehensive consumer protection legislation intended to eliminate
May 14, 2015 CWA New Jersey has just come out with a new TV ad, lambasting Governor Christie for his failure to fund fully the state’s pension plans, despite his legal obligation to do so. CWA represents over 700,000 workers
From NJBIZ, May 12, 2015 Meridian Health and Hackensack University Health Network said Tuesday they have signed a definitive agreement for the two health systems to merge into Hackensack Meridian Health and form the state’s largest health care system, with
From Becker’s Hospital Review, May 8, 2015 Nurses make up a vital part of the healthcare industry, providing care to patients and filling leadership roles at hospitals, health systems and other organizations. In honor of National Nurses Week, here are