November 28, 2014 Representatives from HPAE and two AFT local unions at Rutgers University joined with over 300 people from various labor organizations, community groups, and faith-based communities at the Walmart Supercenter in North Bergen, NJ today to demand that
From The Record, November 14, 2014 Bergen County Executive-elect James Tedesco has tapped 80 people to serve on his transition team — the largest ever in a changeover of county administrations — as he prepares to take office in January.
Friday, November 14, 2014 After voting to unionize in October with the Health Professionals and Allied Employees (HPAE), Registered Nurses at Inspira Medical Center-Woodbury elected a negotiating committee of 20 RNs to bargain a first collective bargaining agreement with hospital
“ Newark Star Ledger, October 28, 2014 We are relieved that Governor Christie has freed Kaci Hickox from her inhumane and possibly illegal confinement to a tent behind Newark’s University Hospital. Ms. Hickox, a heroic nurse and epidemiologist, returned to
“ NJ’s nurses and healthcare workers stand ready to meet the needs of our patients and communities in minimizing risk and exposure due to the Ebola Virus. To do that, nurses and healthcare workers need be confident that our hospitals,
From NJ.com, October 16, 2014 The state’s largest health-care union wants any confirmed Ebola patient treated at a single designated hospital, to both minimize exposure of workers and provide care by expert teams. Such a centralized approach would go against
EMERSON, N.J. – New Jersey’s largest union of nurses and healthcare professionals, Health Professionals and Allied Employees (HPAE), announced its endorsement of Cory Booker for U.S. Senate. Explaining that nurses and health professionals need “elected officials both locally and in
The resources on this page are being provided to assist HPAE leaders, members, and staff in understanding the current, relevant standards and guidelines that employers should be implementing to protect healthcare workers who are involved in identifying, transporting, transferring, or
For Immediate Release: October 1, 2014 Woodbury, NJ: By an overwhelming margin of 6 to 1, nurses working at Inspira Medical Center-Woodbury won the vote in favor of union representation with the Health Professionals and Allied Employees (HPAE).The National Labor
From The Record,September 11, 2014 Bergen County Executive Kathleen Donovan has appointed a seven-member task force to study the future of the county-owned Bergen Regional Medical Center in Paramus. Elizabeth Randall, a former freeholder and assemblywoman, will chair the panel,