Hackensack Meridan Locals Begin Petition Campaign….And Other HPAE News
February 23, 2017
Hackensack Meridian Locals Begin Contract Petition Campaign
HPAE locals at Palisades Medical Center, Jersey Shore University Medical Center, Southern Ocean Medical Center, and The Harborage – all owned by Hackesack Meridian Health – have initiated a petition campaign to highlight priority issues. Contracts at Palisades, Jersey Shore, and Southern Ocean expire in several months.
Save Our Healthcare, Protect Our Rights
The Trump administration is threatening the rights of citizens, immigrants and workers, as well as embracing the Republican agenda of repealing the Affordable Care Act and weakening Medicare and Medicaid. In response, HPAE, other unions, community organizations, and many other groups are responding by taking action to resist these initiatives.
Find out how you can take action.
ACA Repeal Would Impact 1M NJ Residents, Saddle State With $4B Annually
As thousands of people attend Congressional Town Halls (see photo above) to protest plans to repeal the Affordable Care Act (ACA), a new report from New Jersey Policy Perspective reveals that a repeal would directly impact more than 1 million New Jersey residents while saddling the state with some $4.2 billion annually in additional costs.
Sign Up for HPAE Education Days
HPAE is offering Education Days March 7 (North Jersey) and March 9 (South Jersey). The daylong CE program will focus on two health and safety topics: Safe Staffing – Safe Work and Respiratory Protection for Healthcare Workers. A total of 6.0 contact hours will be awarded to members who attend both workshops during the day.
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This Week in Labor History: 2011 Protest in Wisconsin Against Anti-Labor Law
A crowd estimated to be 100,000 strong rallied at the Wisconsin state Capitol in protest of what was ultimately was to become a successful push by the state’s Republican majority to cripple public employee bargaining rights – February 25, 2011
Read about other important struggles and events in U.S. labor history which occurred from February 20 to February 26, provided by Union Communication Services (UCS).
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