“My co-workers are like family to me, and I want to stand together with my brothers and sisters and collectively have a recognized voice in the care our patients receive.” Michael Pascale, MSICU “Underwood is my home and the nurses
From NJ Spotlight, September 9, 2014 – Will fewer medical facilities and more for-profit hospitals put the squeeze on RNs in the Garden State? As the number of hospitals shrinks, the number of nurses who belong to a union has
Health Professionals and Allied Employees/AFT/AFL-CIO 110 Kindkerkamack Road Emerson, NJ 07630 201-262-5005 www.hpae.org For Immediate Release – September 4, 2014 Nurses working at Underwood Hospital, part of the Inspira Health Network, will have their chance to vote in a union
“ HPAE is joining with hundreds of labor unions, community groups, and progressive organizations to support the People’s Climate March, which will be held September 21st in New York City. The March coincides with the September 23 global summit on
For Immediate Release Contact: Jeanne Otersen (201)280-9279 August 15, 2014 Statement of Ann Twomey, President of the Health Professionals and Allied Employees (HPAE) “Jerrold Binney was the architect of one of the most costly, ill-conceived and
For immediate release: For more information, contact Bridget Devane, (732) 996-5493 Thursday, August 7, 2014 Newly ratified contracts covering 400 RNs at Christ Hospital and 850 RNs and health care professionals at Bayonne Medical Center represented by NJ’s largest health care union, the
For Immediate Release: July 31, 2014 Contact: Jeanne Otersen 201-280-9279 What began as contentious negotiations between health care workers represented by the Health Professionals and Allied Employees (HPAE) and the owners of CarePoint Hospitals in Bayonne and Jersey City
July 22, 2014 At a rally and informational picketing held in front of the Bayonne Medical Center, HPAE members from Local 5185/Bayonne and Local 5186/Christ Hospital joined together yesterday in a strong show of unity, demanding that their common employer
For Immediate Release Contact: Jeanne Otersen (201)280-9279 July 17, 2014 With one contract expired on May 31, and the 2nd contract due to expire on July 31, nurses and healthcare workers belonging to the Health
“ From NJ Spotlight, January 15, 2014: A labor union representing workers at Meadowlands Hospital Medical Center is demanding that the state step up its fiscal oversight of the for-profit hospital after it eliminated more than 100 jobs. The