More nurses at the bedside: NJ unions bargain for better staff ratios
Within the last few weeks, New Jersey’s largest nurses' union has settled contracts at three hospitals that included language to secure lower staffing ratios...
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What New Nurses Contracts Mean for Patient Care in New Jersey
New Jersey's largest nurses union has been negotiating new contracts with staffing levels they say will improve patient safety and quality of life for nurses.
Palisades Medical nurses settle with Hackensack Meridian, averting strike over staff ratio
Two weeks after threatening to walk off the job, the union representing 800 nurses at Palisades Medical Center has agreed to a contract with hospital owner Hackensack Meridian, union leaders and hospital executives announced Saturday.
HPAE Local 5030, We have a Tentative Agreement – Ratification vote, Wednesday June 12
We have a reached a Tentative Agreement!! After a long and grueling day of bargaining we reached a settlement. Thanks to all of you standing with us in this fight we did this together!
Nurses Reach Tentative Deal With Cooper Hospital, But Strike Still Possible
Cooper University Health Care reached a tentative deal with its nursing union, just before their contract was set to expire. But a strike remains possible for Cooper's 1,500 nurses.
Nurse Strike Looming At Cooper Hospital; Union Demands Better Staffing
Nurses at Cooper University Health Care will go on strike if they cannot get nurse-to-patient ratios in their new contract, according to union leadership.
Nurses threaten to strike at 3 NJ hospitals. Here’s why
About 3,000 nurses have voted to authorize a strike at three New Jersey hospitals ... as they battle for mandatory staffing ratios to be placed in their contracts, union officials announced Tuesday.
New Legislation in NJ Could Curb Nurse Retention Rates (video)
Steve Adubato is joined by Debbie White, RN, President of Health Professionals and Allied Employees (HPAE), to discuss the alarming rate of nurses leaving the industry and the ways safe staffing legislation in New Jersey can assist in retention.
HPAE local 5030 Bargaining Update #6 – April 30, 2024
Today HPAE continued the discussion on staffing and management’s proposal was to reject our staffing ratios because in their opinion “ratios do not work.”
Lax antitrust enforcement linked to rising hospital prices
A new study co-authored by Yale economist Zack Cooper links rising prices for hospital care to lax antitrust enforcement.