July 14, 2016 Americans Drown in Debt While Some Profit While the booming debt collection industry typically reaps a 20 percent return on investment, Americans are drowning in debt from medical bills, student loans, mortgages, credit cards and car loans.
July 7, 2016 Inspira RNs Voting on Contract Settlements Today At membership meetings today, Inspira RNs in HPAE Locals 5131 and 5621 are voting on tentative contract settlements reached last week. If ratified, the new contracts will expire May 31,
June 30, 2016 Sunrise House Workers Vote to Join HPAE By a nearly 5 to 1 vote, addiction treatment workers at Sunrise House, part of the national for-profit chain, American Addiction Centers, voted to join HPAE, New Jersey’s largest union
June 23, 2016 HPAE Local 5131 President to Inspira: Invest in Healthcare and Nursing In an op-ed published in several south Jersey newspapers, Local 5131 President Dana Barrett called on Inspira Health to focus more on the quality of care
June 16, 2016 HPAE Supports Bill Providing Stronger Oversight of BRMC HPAE President Ann Twomey testified today before the Senate Health Committee in support of S.2361, a bill which authorizes Bergen County to establish a county hospital authority to
June 9, 2016 HPAE Files Union Representation Petition for AAC/Sunrise Staff Workers at Sunrise House Treatment Center in Lafayette, NJ filed a petition today with the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) seeking union representation with HPAE. The 125 workers in
June 2, 2016 BRMC Members Ratify 3 Year Contract Local 5091 members at Bergen Regional Medical Center (BRMC) overwhelmingly approved a 3 year contract at membership meetings held last Friday. The contract includes across the board wage and step increases
May 26 2016 HPAE Locals Reach Contract Settlements with BRMC, VNA Two HPAE locals reached contract settlements this week. Local 5091, which represents RNs and non-nursing professionals at Bergen Regional Medical Center (BRMC), resolved the remaining issues with management to
May 19, 2016 Inspira RNs Are Fighting for Safe Staffing With two weeks left before their contracts expire, nurses from HPAE Locals 5131 and 5621 met on Tuesday with representatives from other unions and elected leaders at a community breakfast
May 12, 2016 HPAE Celebrates Nurses Week During Nurses Week, we celebrate all that nurses and healthcare professionals do to advocate for our patients and to deliver quality care. HPAE nurses and health professionals play a major role in
April 28, 2016 HPAE Stands with Striking Verizon Workers With their strike against Verizon in its second week, HPAE joined with hundreds of our striking brothers and sisters from the Communications Workers of America (CWA) and the International Brotherhood
April 14, 2016 Salem RNs Begin Bargaining First Contract HPAE Local 5142 RNs at Memorial Hospital of Salem County are finally at the bargaining table, negotiating their first contract with the for-profit owner of the hospital, Community Health Systems (CHS).