June 8, 2015 HPAE Local 5030, which represents RNs, non-nursing professionals, technical staff, service workers, and skilled maintenance crafts at Palisades Medical Center, is supporting the efforts of residents at the hospital to organize with the Committee of Interns and
May 29, 2015 The HPAE Local 5094 bargaining team has reached a tentative agreement with Rutgers management for a new contract covering UMDNJ “Legacy” Professionals. This is the local’s first contract since the merger with Rutgers. The local protected the
May 29, 2015 Jean Pierce, HPAE Public Policy Staff, was honored at the New Jersey Citizen Action’s (NJCA’s) 33th Annual Awards Dinner held at the Forsgate Country Club yesterday. Jean received the Evanoff Shuchter award for her advocacy and organizing
From NJTV News, May 27, 2015 HPAE was featured on an NJTV news segment regarding workplace violence. HPAE member Sandra Giancarlo spoke about her own personal experience with being assaulted by a patient. HPAE Vice President Bernie Gerard discussed the
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 state’s
For immediate release: May 19, 2015 For more information contact: Jeanne Otersen (732)996-5493 Englewood, NJ – Registered Nurses approved a new three-year contract with Englewood Hospital and Medical Center (EHMC) on Tuesday, May 19. The 650 RNs represented by the
May 18, 2015 At a membership meeting held at the Crown Plaza in Cherry Hill, NJ yesterday, Local 5103 members voted by a strong majority to extend our contract from May 22 to August 31. The contract extension allows Local
May 13, 2015 Jean Lucas, former Local 5118 President and a retired RN from Cooper University Hospital, testifed before Congress on Tuesday in support of federal legislation regarding safe lift legislation. Jean cited her own career-ending injury incurred as a
May 10, 2015 Banita Herndon, an ER nurse and Local 5089 Grievance Chair at University Hospital, received the “Nurse of the Year” award yesterday from The Concerned Black Nurses of Newark (CBNN) at their 33rd annual Scholarship & Awards luncheon.