July 14, 2014 Over 40 HPAE delegates participated in the American Federation of Teachers (AFT) national convention, held in Los Angeles from July 11 to July 14. A total of 2732 delegates attended, representing 441 local unions and 29 state
“ HPAE’s bi-annual convention, celebrating 40 years of fighting for quality patient care and the rights of health care professionals, was held at the Trump Taj Mahal in Atlantic City on Thursday, October 9 and Friday, October 10. Over 250
“ HPAE and other labor unions were strong supporters of Ras Baraka's campaign for Newark Mayor. Baraka supported our key issues of adequate funding for community health services and workers' rights. In the May 13 election, Baraka emerged victorious, defeating
For Immediate Release – Friday, June 6, 2014 Union Nurses voted in favor of a new 3 year contract for the 800 Registered Nurses represented by the Health Professionals and Allied Employees, (HPAE) AFT/AFL-CIO at Virtua – Memorial Hospital of
For Immediate Release – June 5, 2014 Jersey City, NJ After they were threatened with a lock-out of Registered Nurses by the for-profit CarePoint Health owners, nurses and healthcare workers at both Christ Hospital in Jersey City and Bayonne Medical
For many years, the caregivers at Alaris Health (formerly Omni) nursing homes across New Jersey have provided quality round-the-clock care to their communities’ most vulnerable residents. Yet despite their important responsibilities, many of Alaris’ front-line healthcare workers have gone for
“ On Tuesday, June 10th, voters across Bayonne will head to the polls and cast their ballots in an important run-off election that will determine the direction of the city. Volunteers are already engaged on the phones and in the
Yesterday, more than 200 public-employee union members and retirees came to the State House with a simple message for Governor Christie and the Legislature: “Keep your promises, no more budget gimmicks!” Members from Local 5094 Rutgers and University Hospital and
“ May 9, 2014 HPAE President Ann Twomey was named to the Politicker NJ Health Care Power List 2014 for her work as the “”the pioneering leader of Health Professionals and Allied Employees (HPAE), the state’s largest union representing 12,000
HPAE joined other unions and community groups in the Workers Memorial Day Rally and March, held April 27 at the Lord Stirling School in New Brunswick, NJ. The event was sponsored by the Work Environment Council (WEC) and New Labor,