Health Professionals and Allied Employees/AFT/AFL-CIO 110 Kinderkamack Road Emerson, NJ 07630 201-262-5005 www.hpae.org Statement on the re-organization or privatization of Runnells Specialized Hospital Barbara Egger RN, President HPAE Local 5112 February 21, 2013 Thank you for the opportunity
February 25, 2013 HPAE participated in a press conference today in Trenton to support efforts in the New Jersey state legislature to pass common sense gun control legislation. HPAE's representative at the conference was HPAE Public Policy Director Jeanne Otersen.
February 25, 2013 HPAE joined New Jersey Citizen Action (NJCA) and othe groups at a press conference in Trenton to urge Governor Christie to agree to the expansion of Medicaid in New Jersey. As part of the the Affordable Care
2013 Election Results New Jerseyans decisively voted in favor of a raise in the minimum wage and continued to support pro-labor and pro-healthcare state legislators. But despite her vigorous campaign and championing of working families in the state, State Senator
The union representing nurses at Meadowlands Hospital and Medical Center in Secaucus held a vigil outside the hospital Wednesday night to protest what they said were violations of employee rights by the hospital’s new owners. About 50 nurses and other union
Although the election for Governor is not until November 2013, the HPAE COPE Committee held a wide-ranging discussion with Democratic candidate for Governor, State Senator Barbara Buono, as part of its interview process. COPE Committee members were impressed by Buono's
AFT and National Federation of Nurses Approve Affiliation Agreement Partnership Unites Those Who Heal Our Communities with Those Who Educate Our Children WASHINGTON—The leaders of two labor organizations representing healthcare professionals announced today that they have approved an affiliation agreement
“ Recently, I attended the AFL/CIO celebration of Dr. Martin Luther King Day in Philadelphia. Unfortunately, many think this is just a day off; sadly even people of color have forgotten the significance of the achievements of Dr King.