Local 5105 Cafeteria Day, December 2, 2022
On Dec 2nd, our Local Executive Board will be spending time in the Cafeteria to answer questions about our upcoming contract negotiations or anything else you’d like to discuss.
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Local 5105 Officer Election Results
The Nominations/Election Committee announces that the following members have been elected as officers for Local 5105. It is an uncontested election and the committee has cast one vote on behalf of the slate.
The exodus: COVID traumatized a generation of N.J. nurses. Many are in crisis and leaving the field.
Nurses across New Jersey were walloped when the pandemic arrived, swept up in a vortex of death and trauma and grief. Witnessing death is part of the job.
Local 5105 Officer Elections
The Nominations/Election Committee announces that there are four (4) Local 5105 officer positions that are up for election this year. Nominations for these positions are currently being accepted by the nomination committee. POSITIONS: President Vice President of Hospital Treasurer/Secretary
Violence Prevention Workshop, September 22nd, 2022
Violence in our facilities has been exacerbated during the pandemic. In 2008, a law in NJ was passed outlining measures that are to be taken to reduce violent episodes and protect staff and patients.
Local 5105 leaders want to hear from YOU!
Virtua is desperate to attract new nurses! It's no wonder, with record-high RN vacancies throughout the hospital and a shrinking number of nurses willing to work short-staffed at the bedside.
NOTICE OF 2022 NOMINATIONS AND ELECTION OF HPAE LOCAL 5105 AFT CONVENTION DELEGATES AND ALTERNATES
The Nominations/Election Committee announces that they are now accepting nominations to represent Local 5105 at this year’s AFT National Convention. This year’s convention will be held at Boston Convention Center and Exhibition Center in Boston, Massachusetts, July 12th – 17th,
Virtua Memorial nurses ratify wage reopener in third year of contract
Virtua Memorial Hospital’s unionized Nurses have overwhelmingly ratified new, higher wages for the third year of the collective bargaining agreement they settled two years ago.
HPAE Local 5105 members ratify their 2022 Pay Increase
The "Yes" vote was over 80% to ratify our wage package for 2022. The wage reopener proved to be successful because we were able to secure a significantly larger wage increase, market rate adjustment and additional steps.
Tentative Agreement Reached on Wage Increase: Please attend the meeting
On February 17th, 2022, the Local 5105 Negotiating Committee and Virtua reached a Tentative Agreement on the 2022 wage increases.
Right now, nursing is broken
When I can get out and run my errands, I see people who aren’t taking precautions to protect themselves, and it’s frustrating because, inside the hospitals, health professionals are in crisis mode.
Health care workers struggle amid staffing shortage, COVID-19 surge and burnout
Hospitals are struggling to keep up staffing levels amid recent spikes in COVID-19-related hospitalizations and an exodus of nurses and other health care workers.