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
Local 5621's Grievance Chair, Tracy Cefaratti won the MSICU's Nurse of the Year award. Congratulations Tracy!
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.
Rich Wear is no longer our local's President as he has taken another position at the hospital. Amy Chew, the local's Vice President will function as Acting President until the Local Executive Board selects Rich's replacement.
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.
Our union negotiating committees continued bargaining with Inspira yesterday but failed to reach an agreement. We have agreed to again extend the contract, this time until July 8th. Union nurses like you have generated public pressure on Inspira by bringing
Since our last membership meeting your bargaining committee has continued to work tirelessly to finalize a contract that improves working conditions and protects our benefits. Many of you have participated in activities that are critical to the success of
The latest issue of Local 5621’s newsletter, Our Voice, has a message from President April Ferrara, a message from our new Vice President, Julia Carotenuto-Sutton as well as a holiday schedule reminder and a grievance update.