“ On Tuesday, June 10th, voters across Bayonne will head to the polls and cast their ballots in an important run-off election that will determine the direction of the city. Volunteers are already engaged on the phones and in the
Yesterday, more than 200 public-employee union members and retirees came to the State House with a simple message for Governor Christie and the Legislature: “Keep your promises, no more budget gimmicks!” Members from Local 5094 Rutgers and University Hospital and
“ May 9, 2014 HPAE President Ann Twomey was named to the Politicker NJ Health Care Power List 2014 for her work as the “”the pioneering leader of Health Professionals and Allied Employees (HPAE), the state’s largest union representing 12,000
HPAE joined other unions and community groups in the Workers Memorial Day Rally and March, held April 27 at the Lord Stirling School in New Brunswick, NJ. The event was sponsored by the Work Environment Council (WEC) and New Labor,
Deeply in debt and struggling to stay open, Saint Michael’s Medical Center of Newark put itself up for sale two years ago and accepted a $65 million offer from Prime Healthcare Services of California. Weeks later, however, Prime took a
The health care system we encounter as patients has changed dramatically in the past decade. In New Jersey, financially vulnerable hospitals have reduced services and staff, gone through bankruptcy or closed, undergone mergers and consolidations, and been purchased by for-profit,
The Newark City Council’s passage on Thursday of a resolution supporting principles and goals governing the sale and State review of Saint Michael’s Medical Center (SMMC) drew applause from leading community and advocacy organizations, New Jersey Citizen Action and the
For Immediate Release: Contact Jeanne Otersen 201-280-9279 Citing Bayonne Mayor Mark Smith’s leadership in protecting patients and caregivers at the local hospital, NJ’s largest health care union announced their endorsement of Mayor Mark Smith of Bayonne in his reelection
For immediate release: April 4, 2014 Registered Nurses at Memorial Hospital of Salem County (MHSC) are outraged with the NJ Department of Health’s (DOH) decision to allow Community Health Systems, Inc (CHS),
For Immediate Release: Contact: Bridget Devane, 732-996-5493 Winning safe conditions for donor and worker safety is a top priority for the health care union currently in contract bargaining talks with American Red Cross – Penn Jersey Region Blood Services
Jeanne Otersen, HPAE Public Policy Director, was named one of the top 50 leaders in healthcare in New Jersey by NJBIZ. Jeanne was 27th on the list of 50 healthcare leaders. From NJBIZ: She’s the policy director at HPAE, a
“ The state’s largest health-care union Tuesday condemned what it called “profound flaws” in the state Health Department’s oversight of hospitals, saying lax oversight allowed new for-profit owners to drive up health care costs and reduce access to services, while