Taken from ROI-NJ, April 18, 2018 By Anjalee Khemlani Officials at University Hospital in Newark, as well as more than a dozen elected officials in the Newark/Essex County area, are actively fighting the attempt by Trinitas Regional Medical Center in Elizabeth to become a Level
All three locals have now had their first negotiations session with management.
More than 400 Rutgers University faculty, staff and students rallied outside the Board of Governors (BOG) meeting Tuesday, while dozens more inside petitioned the governing body directly in hopes of securing fair union contracts, a freeze on tuition and a $15-per-hour minimum
Calling for fair union contracts, a freeze on tuition and a $15-per-hour minimum wage on campus, more than 400 Rutgers faculty, staff and students rallied outside the Board of Governors (BOG) meeting...
University Hospital canceled its regularly scheduled Community Oversight Board meeting amid rumors that it would have to confront workers and members of the community regarding its decision to close the pediatric inpatient units in the Hospital. Once management announced its
HPAE leaders joined hundreds of union, community, and student activists on Friday, February 23rd at a “Bargaining for the Common Good” Convening at Rutgers.
Recently, HPAE was advised of the Hospital’s plan to close both the Pediatric and the Pediatric Intensive Care Units in the near future.
On Monday, February 5th, University Hospital invited representatives from HPAE, CWA, Teamsters, Operating Engineers, and CIR to a special meeting in an effort to maintain an open line of communication related to security. The concerns around security peaked last November
On Wednesday, February 7, HPAE members and Rutgers Union Coalition partners joined forces at February meeting of the Rutgers Board of Governors. HPAE, along with its coalition partners, has asked Rutgers for dates to begin bargaining to which Rutgers has
Phil Wilson, Local 5094 Co-Secretary, describes his experience at the Rutgers Board of Governors meeting on Wednesday, February 8.
The American Arbitration Association has completed Local 5089 Officer Elections. The final results are listed below. The right to protest the conduct of an Officer Election is guaranteed by federal law. If a protest is filed concerning the election, the
On Wednesday, January 10th , the HPAE negotiating committee met with management for the second bargaining session. Both parties presented their initial proposals, which primarily addressed non-economic issues at this time. HPAE presented proposals that addressed concerns expressed by our members