A controversial proposal to merge the two Rutgers University medical schools into a single entity spread over two cities 30 miles apart may be gaining momentum, despite concerns among some faculty and staff about the process and potential risks involved.
Merging Rutgers’ medical schools under one umbrella entity with two separate campuses could yield an institution with one of America’s largest classes, boost research-dollar rankings, improve student education opportunities and expand patient access to clinical trials.
As the only public acute-care hospital in New Jersey, and one of three Level One trauma centers in the state, University Hospital (UH) has the monumental task of addressing the public health needs of the greater Newark community.
Following the ratification vote which took place on Tuesday, December 10th and Wednesday, December 11th, our local membership voted by an overwhelming majority to ratify the tentative agreement presented by our local negotiation committee.
After more than a full year of intense negotiations, the Health Professionals and Allied Employees (HPAE) Local 5089, which represents more than 900 Registered Nurses at University Hospital, reached a tentative agreement with the Newark hospital.
The HPAE Local 5089 Negotiation Committee is pleased to announce that a contract has been reached with University Hospital.
Sign-up sheets will be available in every break room from Monday November 25th through Sunday December 1st for members to request the HPAE Local 5089 jackets...
On the Agenda: Negotiations, Internal Organizing, Membership Issues
On a Thursday morning this past April, 61-year-old Darryl Young was lying unconscious in the eighth-floor intensive care unit of Newark Beth Israel Medical Center.
On Monday September 23rd, the HPAE negotiating committee met with management for another bargaining session.
Join Us: Wednesday, October 23rd – or – Saturday, October 26th 10:00 am to 3:00 pm HPAE New Brunswick Office 57 Paterson Street 2nd Floor New Brunswick, NJ 08901 (parking deck at 95 Paterson St.) This training is for all
This training is for all HPAE Public Sector Union Reps: those that have had no training before, as well as those that have had the basic training but want to learn additional skills and refine current ones.