Virtua Memorial hit with $12.5K OSHA fine
Virtua Health agreed to pay $12,471 fine to OSHA for alleged violations of safe patient handling regulations at Virtua Memorial Hospital.
HPAE News
Violent Incidents at Sunrise House Spark Workers to Raise Concerns for Patient and Worker Safety
After several incidents of violence at Sunrise House, HPAE, the union representing 125 addiction treatment workers at the facility, filed a complaint with the OSHA.
AAC/Sunrise House Faces Complaints Over Worker Rights, Safety Violations
Since the 125 staff members at AAC/Sunrise House voted overwhelmingly in favor of union representation with HPAE on June 29, 2016, management has committed a number of violations of workers' rights under the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA).
Nurses Win OSHA Safety Settlement with Virtua
Virtua Memorial Hospital reached a settlement with the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) regarding violations of safe patient handling regulations nurses raised at the hospital. Under the settlement, Virtua agreed to take corrective actions, including instituting a comprehensive safe
Union Negotiations Update
We've been negotiating with AAC/Sunrise House management for our first union contract since September 21 and have had nine bargaining sessions.
Local 5091 update: county has opened the bids for a new operator at BRMC
On Friday, December 2, 2016 the bidding process for a new operator of BRMC officially closed. Bergen County has released the names of the applicants who have put forward their proposals on how they would operate our Medical Center. Below
New Jobs for Chris and Jeanne!
Chris Whalen begins his new job today as HPAE’s Executive Director. For the past five years, Chris has been HPAE’s Director of Public Sector Representation and has been with HPAE for greater than 10 years.
HPAE has reached a tentative agreement with Rowan University!
The HPAE Local 5094 and 5089 bargaining teams have reached a tentative agreement with Rowan management and the Governor’s Office for a new contract covering Rowan-SOM Professionals and Registered Nurses.
Statement by Ann Twomey, HPAE President on the Appointment of Rep. Price as Secretary of HHS
In response to President Elect Trump’s recent announcement appointing Rep. Tom Price as Secretary of HHS, HPAE President Ann Twomey is raising concerns for the future of our nation’s health care system.
Support the “Out of Network” Consumer Protection Bill
HPAE and its coalition partners in NJ For Healthcare are urging support for S-1285, a bill which will rein in excessive charges for all of New Jersey's privately insured health plans and protect consumers from surprise, out of network