HPAE Local Officers Attend 3rd Annual Leadership Development Program
HPAE leaders from eight locals attended HPAE's 3rd annual Leadership Development Program (LDP) at the Labor Education Center on November 1 and 2.
HPAE News
HPAE Raises Concerns About HMH-JFK Merger
Last night a dozen HPAE members and staff attended a public hearing on the affiliation of JFK Medical Center with Hackensack Meridian Health (HMH). If the merger goes through, HMH will own 15 hospitals in the state of New Jersey.
AFL-CIO Convention Charts Progressive Course for Labor Movement
The 28th Constitutional Convention of the American Federation of Labor-Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO) was held Sunday through Wednesday in St. Louis, Missouri.
HPAE's 2017 Professional Issues Conference
HPAE members from across NJ and Philadelphia came together Thursday, October 5 for our 2017 PIC. In addition to a variety of informative workshops, we were joined by Assemblywoman Shelia Oliver and NJ Senate candidate Vin Gopal.
HPAE President Twomey Testifies on Board of Nursing Crisis
HPAE President Ann Twomey testified before the NJ Senate Legislative Oversight Committee and called on the state government to provide adequate resources to ensure that the Board of Nursing is able to properly oversee the licensing and professional standards of
HPAE Nurses join AFL-CIO Recovery Efforts in Puerto Rico
HPAE Registered Nurses have boarded a chartered flight from Newark, NJ to Puerto Rico to provide medical support to the people of the island as they struggle to recover from the effects of Hurricane Maria.
Sweeney Calls for Return of Salem Hospital Trust Fund to Facilitate Purchase by Inspira
A trio of lawmakers led by state Senate President Steve Sweeney (D., Gloucester), called for the return of the $51 million trust fund to Salem County to help facilitate the sale of the hospital to Inspira Health
New Name, New Management for Bergen Regional Medical Center
The long-awaited "new day" for health care at Bergen County's public hospital arrived on Monday with new management and a new name for the 101-year-old facility on East Ridgewood Avenue.
RN Volunteers Needed in Puerto Rico
Tens of thousands of people in Puerto Rico are without power, food, water and medical care, leaving people in desperate need of help. There is a way you can help bring needed medical attention to those suffering right now.
HPAE Statement on the Tragic Death of HPAE Member Louisa Valdes
This week we lost a sister, Louisa Valdes, who dedicated 26 years of her life to caring for those in need of medical care.
HPAE President Ann Twomey Calls on NJ Republican Party to Disown Assemblyman Pace
Over my decades-long work, I’ve certainly witnessed or felt my share of bullying, harassment and discrimination. That’s why I felt called to speak up when Assemblyman Parker Space’s attempted to intimidate and dismiss his opponents in the Assembly race in
President Ann Twomey's Letter to the Washington Post: OSHA should protect nurses and other health-care workers from on-the-job assaults
Health-care and social-service workers are twice as likely to suffer an assault at work as those in other occupations, and the problem is getting worse.