Our negotiating team for 5089 and 5094 met with representatives of Rowan University and the New Jersey Office of Employee Relations on July 23 for continued contract negotiations.We signed a memorandum of agreement that allows for joint negotiations with HPAE professionals
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In accordance with our union Constitution and By-Laws, the HPAE Local 5094 Nominations and Elections Committee is currently accepting nominations for seven local union officer positions and sixty-five union representatives at Rowan, Rutgers and University Hospital. Nomination forms were mailed to members on
From the Washington Post, July 22, 2015 The nation’s big five health insurers will become the big three, with a $48 billion merger imminent between Cigna and Anthem, according to the Wall Street Journal. A merged company would serve 53
“ From the Times of Trenton – Opinion, July 18, 2015 By Charles Wowkenach, NJ AFL-CIO President For the past five years, New Jersey’s public pension system has been a punching bag for a governor seeking the national spotlight. In
July 16, 2015 In a unanimous decision issued on Tuesday, the New Jersey Supreme Court widened the state’s whistleblower law, ruling in Lippman v. Ethicon that employees whose jobs entail identifying health and safety risks are entitled to protection under
July 15, 2015 The Jersey City Council voted today to support safe staffing legislation in New Jersey. A resolution approved by the Council members “….urges passage of S1183/A647 and supports establishing minimum registered professional nurse staffing standards for hospitals and
From NJ Spotlight, July 14, 2015 Persistent violations of state regulations by Meadowlands Hospital Medical Center has led a hospital labor union official to accuse the state Department of Health of failing to hold Meadowlands, a for-profit hospital, accountable. …HPAE
From NJ Advamce Media for NJ.com, July 9, 2015 TRENTON — After slapping Meadowlands Hospital Medical Center with a series of fines for failing to turn over required audit reports with little effect, the state Health Department is moving to
From The Nation, July 8, 2015 The classic line of the friendly white-capped nurse of hospital lore is “This won’t hurt a bit.” For the real life nurses caring for patients every day, however, their job is often a world