Health Professionals and Allied Employees/AFT/AFL-CIO 110 Kinderkamack Road Emerson, NJ 07630 201-262-5005 www.hpae.org For Immediate Release: February 25, 2015 Contact: Jeanne Otersen- (201)280-9279 Negotiations between nurses represented by the Health Professionals and Allied Employees (HPAE) and Inspira Medical Center
“ February 24, 2015 If you listened to Governor Christie’s budget message delivered on Tuesday, you would think NJ has only one problem: public workers’ pensions and healthcare. Coming the day after a Superior Court said the state must meet
From NJ Spotlight, February 3, 2015 When Gov. Chris Christie spoke out about when children should receive vaccines, he wasn’t speaking for the consensus of medical opinion on the issue. [Watch a Video of HPAE President Ann Twomey Emphasizing the
January 21, 2015 Over 100 HPAE leaders and activists met yesterday to discuss strategies and action plans to achieve our goals in bargaining, legislative and political activity, membership communication and involvement, organizing, and strengthening ties with the community. The conference
January 15, 2015 Jean Pierce, HPAE Public Policy staff, and Pete Guzzo, HPAE lobbyist, testified today before the Assembly Labor Committee today in support of Assembly bill A3949, sponsored by Assemblyman Dan Benson, which would require hospitals and employers to
“ By Ann Twomey, NJ.com OpEd, December 30, 2014 Whether the victim of a devastating car accident, a potential Ebola patient landing at Newark Liberty International Airport, or because of a ‘routine’ illness or surgery, when patients come through the
From NJ Advance Media for NJ.com, December 18, 2014 TRENTON — A group of Rutgers University faculty members and union officials stood with state lawmakers on the steps of the Statehouse today and called for the state university’s leaders to
December 18, 2014 Jeanne Otersen, HPAE Chief of Staff, testified before the New Jersey Assembly Budget Committee on Monday, December 15 in support of A.2354, a bill that would provide all New Jersey workers with earned sick leave. Currently, several
November 28, 2014 Representatives from HPAE and two AFT local unions at Rutgers University joined with over 300 people from various labor organizations, community groups, and faith-based communities at the Walmart Supercenter in North Bergen, NJ today to demand that
From The Record, November 14, 2014 Bergen County Executive-elect James Tedesco has tapped 80 people to serve on his transition team — the largest ever in a changeover of county administrations — as he prepares to take office in January.