From the Jersey Journal, June 29, 2015 With their contract expiring at 7 a.m. tomorrow, CarePoint Health nurses, technicians and other workers at two Hudson County hospitals took to picketing today to make a final push for a “fair contract”
From Hudson County View, June 29, 2015 “No contract? No peace!,” a few dozen employees chanted while protesting on the sidewalk in front of the Bayonne Medical Center this afternoon. Jean Pierce, the HPAE public policy coordinator, told Hudson County
After our previous email to you on June 24th, management has further clarified the schedule of our upcoming salary increases: As previously reported, our lump sum retroactive payment of $870 will be included in our July 2nd paycheck (this amount will
From KHN Kaiser Health News, June 26, 2015 The Affordable Care Act made it through its second do-or-die Supreme Court test in three years, raising odds for its survival but by no means ending the legal and political assaults on
For immediate release: June 25, 2015 For more information, contact: Anna Oman, 301-979-5899 aoman@aft.org WASHINGTON—Statement from American Federation of Teachers President Randi Weingarten on the Supreme Court’s King v. Burwell decision. The AFT is the second-largest nurses union in the
The negotiation team for HPAE Locals 5094 and 5089 had its first session for the contract renewal with the Governor’s Office of Employee Relations representing Rowan University on May 22nd. At that session, we discussed joint bargaining for both HPAE unions
The negotiation team for HPAE Locals 5094 and 5089 had its first session for the contract renewal with the Governor’s Office of Employee Relations representing Rowan University on May 22nd. At that session, we discussed joint bargaining for both HPAE unions
From the New Jersey Legislative Democrats, June 22, 2015 TRENTON– New Jersey’s Democratic legislative leadership on Monday announced that their $35.3 billion budget would fully fund the legally required pension payment, restore the Earned Income Tax Credit and invest in
From Labor Notes, June 19, 2015 The National Labor Relations Board’s new election rule—aimed at reining in employers’ power to stall union drives—went into effect April 14. Organizers say the rule has immediately shortened the wait between filing a representation
From NJ Advance Media for NJ.com, June 19, 2015 TRENTON — Amid tense contract negotiations, New Jersey’s largest nursing union announced Friday it had filed unfair labor practice charges against Bayonne Medical Center and Christ Hospital in Jersey City for