Friday, November 14, 2014 After voting to unionize in October with the Health Professionals and Allied Employees (HPAE), Registered Nurses at Inspira Medical Center-Woodbury elected a negotiating committee of 20 RNs to bargain a first collective bargaining agreement with hospital
“ Newark Star Ledger, October 28, 2014 We are relieved that Governor Christie has freed Kaci Hickox from her inhumane and possibly illegal confinement to a tent behind Newark’s University Hospital. Ms. Hickox, a heroic nurse and epidemiologist, returned to
“ NJ’s nurses and healthcare workers stand ready to meet the needs of our patients and communities in minimizing risk and exposure due to the Ebola Virus. To do that, nurses and healthcare workers need be confident that our hospitals,
From NJ.com, October 16, 2014 The state’s largest health-care union wants any confirmed Ebola patient treated at a single designated hospital, to both minimize exposure of workers and provide care by expert teams. Such a centralized approach would go against
EMERSON, N.J. – New Jersey’s largest union of nurses and healthcare professionals, Health Professionals and Allied Employees (HPAE), announced its endorsement of Cory Booker for U.S. Senate. Explaining that nurses and health professionals need “elected officials both locally and in
The resources on this page are being provided to assist HPAE leaders, members, and staff in understanding the current, relevant standards and guidelines that employers should be implementing to protect healthcare workers who are involved in identifying, transporting, transferring, or
For Immediate Release: October 1, 2014 Woodbury, NJ: By an overwhelming margin of 6 to 1, nurses working at Inspira Medical Center-Woodbury won the vote in favor of union representation with the Health Professionals and Allied Employees (HPAE).The National Labor
From The Record,September 11, 2014 Bergen County Executive Kathleen Donovan has appointed a seven-member task force to study the future of the county-owned Bergen Regional Medical Center in Paramus. Elizabeth Randall, a former freeholder and assemblywoman, will chair the panel,
“My co-workers are like family to me, and I want to stand together with my brothers and sisters and collectively have a recognized voice in the care our patients receive.” Michael Pascale, MSICU “Underwood is my home and the nurses
From NJ Spotlight, September 9, 2014 – Will fewer medical facilities and more for-profit hospitals put the squeeze on RNs in the Garden State? As the number of hospitals shrinks, the number of nurses who belong to a union has
Health Professionals and Allied Employees/AFT/AFL-CIO 110 Kindkerkamack Road Emerson, NJ 07630 201-262-5005 www.hpae.org For Immediate Release – September 4, 2014 Nurses working at Underwood Hospital, part of the Inspira Health Network, will have their chance to vote in a union
“ HPAE is joining with hundreds of labor unions, community groups, and progressive organizations to support the People’s Climate March, which will be held September 21st in New York City. The March coincides with the September 23 global summit on