October 27. 2016 Over a two week period, 1,300 HPAE members at University Hospital in Newark voted to approve new, three year contracts which are retroactive to October 2014 and will expire September 2017.
October 20, 2016 On October 6 and 7, over 200 HPAE delegates, members, and staff came together to launch an ambitious plan to take on corporate healthcare, deepen membership involvement, win strong contracts, grow our union and strengthen community
October 6, 2016 HPAE is holding its bi-annual convention today and tomorrow in Atlantic City at Bally's. The theme of the convention is "Challenging Corporate Healthcare."
September 29, 2016 After a trial with 33 hearing days over two years, an NLRB Judge has found Meadowlands Hospital guilty of more than a dozen violations of labor rights of HPAE members at Meadowlands Hospital going back to 2011.
September 22, 2016 Congresswoman Watson Coleman Will Be Our Keynote Speaker at the Convention Bonnie Watson Coleman, the Representative for New Jersey’s 12th Congressional District, will be the keynote speaker at HPAE’s convention on October 6 and 7 in Atlantic
September 15, 2016 Members of HPAE Local 5058 spoke before the Neptune Township Committee on Monday night about the negative impact of medical debt on our members and the community.
September 8, 2016 $12M Bid to Buy Secaucus Hospital Meadowlands Hospital Medical Center, a struggling for-profit facility in Secaucus, has been approached by a buyer offering $12.2 million for the hospital, according to state records. HPAE Local 5147 represents RNs,
September 1, 2016 Donna Benjamin Honored at Bayonne Medical Center Donna Benjamin, the recently-deceased, former President of HPAE Local 5185 and a Pediatric nurse for 52 years at Bayonne Medical Center, was honored yesterday at the hospital by co-workers, political
August 18, 2016 Star-Ledger Editorial Slams Meadowlands Hospital’s Birth Tourism Program “For-profit hospitals like Meadowlands Hospital are like other businesses: They explore different revenue streams at every board meeting, they have to answer to shareholders, and they occasionally take a
August 11, 2016 By very strong majorities the members of both the RN and non-nursing bargaining units of Local 5091 at Bergen Regional Medical Center (BRMC) have voted to participate in the HPAE Retiree Medical Trust.
August 4, 2016 HPAE Convention Set for October 6, 7 in AC HPAE’s bi-annual convention will be held this year at Bally’s Atlantic City on October 6th and 7th. The enormous growth of corporate health systems means decisions affecting our
July 21, 2016 In Memory of Donna Benjamin, RN & HPAE Leader HPAE has lost one of its most dedicated and inspirational leaders, Donna Benjamin. Donna played a key role in organizing RNs and other healthcare workers at Bayonne Hospital