HPAE met with HMH on May 30, 31, and June 1, 2023 in Long Branch, NJ to continue negotiations. Many of the discussions these past 3 days were focused around staffing and wages since we have reached tentative agreements on
After months of bargaining with Hackensack Meridian Health executives, nurses brought their message to the public’s attention as they continue to bargain for a contract that helps to recruit and retain nursing staff during a state-wide staffing crisis in hospitals.
The Union had many bargaining unit members present on both days to tell their stories of short & unsafe staffing levels, and safety & workplace violence issues and concerns across the table to HMH’s legal counsel and administrators.
We will be holding 2 in-person only meetings on Sunday, April 30, 2023 at the Bay Ave. Community Center, and on Monday, May 1, 2023 at the Stafford Branch Library to give an update on negotiations and to vote to
HPAE Local 5138 held its seventh (7th) day of negotiations with HMH today, April 4. We presented HMH with our counters for today and went over each of them.
HPAE Local 5138 continues to meet with HMH for contract negotiations.
HMH came to the table and shared a presentation on the proposed performance evaluation, which incorporates HMH’s team member behaviors (the 5 C’s) and a change in the performance evaluation rating scale from 3 to 5 points.
HPAE Local 5138 held its third day of negotiations with HMH today.
HPAE Local 5138 held a second day of negotiations with HMH today. After reviewing the proposals that HMH presented to us yesterday, we met with them and went over their proposals.
HPAE Local 5138 kicked off negotiations with HMH. We presented our Union proposals with regards to wages, staffing, health & safety, on call pay along with a host of other proposals.
Today we met with HMH to discuss the wage scale for RNs regarding a market rate adjustment. Below is the agreed upon adjusted wage scale.
Today we met with Hackensack Meridian Health to start negotiations. We were fully prepared to negotiate changes to the contract that would preserve and improve our contract language.