Come to a membership meeting to get updates from your union officers regarding important issues such as the flu vaccine, target benefit plan, new geriatric and detox ED among others. October 18th, 2017 8 am, 4 pm, 7:30 pm Semper
As many of you have read from John DiAngelo’s email last week, Inspira wants to institute a mandatory flu vaccine for everyone that works in the system. We were approached by the hospital about this last spring and immediately put
Most of you know that last February, Inspira tried to push forth an initiative to place the name and photo of the nurse in each patient room. This came about as a result of a staff nurse who trialed this
DEMYSTIFYING NURSING MALPRACTICE Purpose: Did you know that malpractice payments are on the rise for nurses? That’s why it’s important for every nurse to know what malpractice is, how to avoid it, and what can happen if there is a
We have negotiated in our contract that Inspira will “use reasonable efforts to adhere to the staffing grids or guidelines…..The Employer shall notify and discuss any changes to the staffing grids with the Union before any such changes are made.”
Last night, Inspira RN and Local 5131 Rep Karen Johnson presented a resolution to the Cumberland County Freeholder Board to urge Congress and the President not to repeal the Affordable Care Act (ACA) without having an adequate replacement for the
At the HPAE 2016 Convention, delegates came together to make important decisions about the future of our union through a series of resolutions, constitutional amendments, and by-laws changes.
Registered Nurses at Inspira Health Network voted to approve new three-year contracts to cover 1,300 nurses across four hospitals in the health system.
After three contract extensions and the involvement of a Federal mediator, we have reached tentative agreements with Inspira’s management on a new contract that would cover all 1,300 nurses in the system. If our membership votes yes to ratify these
After three contract extensions and the involvement of a federal mediator, 1,300 registered nurses represented by HPAE have reached tentative agreements with Inspira Health Network. Upon a successful vote to ratify these Agreements, nurses at Inspira hospitals in Vineland, Elmer
Nurses at Inspira hospitals braved the rain today to leaflet their co-workers ahead of bargaining tomorrow. Several unresolved issues remain before a contract settlement can be reached.