How understaffed are NJ hospitals? Nurses say they are stretched thin — and care suffers
Nurses say New Jersey hospitals continue to be critically understaffed and therefore less safe, with far fewer medical professionals to attend to patients.
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Local 5004 Post Membership Meeting Update, March 30, 2023
We have received an email dated March 23rd, from Howard Pripas, Director, Employee and Labor Relations. Mr. Pripas chooses to disparage the HPAE nurses.
Local 5004 Membership Meetings, Tuesday, March 14
HPAE Local 5004, Membership Meetings, Tuesday, March 14th
Wage Enhancement Proposals: Truth or Consequences
Kathy Kaminsky makes several claims in her letter of February 24th, 2023. While it’s counterproductive to get into a back and forth, it is important to address the misrepresentation of the claims.
HPAE Rejects the Last EHMC Wage Enhancement Proposal
HPAE will have more information at upcoming membership meeting. Notice to follow.
Local 5004 Wage Enhancement & Pension Update
On January 11th, 2023 HPAE Leadership met with EHMC Administration to discuss HPAE’s latest wage enhancement counter-proposal.
Local 5004 Wage Enhancement Update
On January 3rd, 2023, HPAE sent to EHMC a counterproposal for wage enhancement and offered to meet with EHMC administration to discuss on January 11th, 2023. Our proposal is inclusive of enhancing per diem wages.
Local 5004 Membership Wage Adjustment Announcement, December 1, 2022
On November 30th EHMC sent to HPAE Officers a wage adjustment Memorandum of Agreement as well as an RN Wage Schedule Proposal.
Local 5004 Re-opener Update: November 8, 2022
On December 16th, it will be a year since we first asked EHMC administration to reopen the nursing contract. We have reiterated our concerns and our request at every monthly Joint Nurse Practice Council (JNPC) meeting.
Local 5004 Lawn Sign Pick Up, October 10
Come by and grab your lawn sign to show your support to reopen the contract for improved wages, recruitment and retention.
Local 5004 New Hires Zoom Meeting: August 22, 2022
We are reaching out to nurses who have been members of HPAE Local 5004 for 5 years or less. We have decided to have a ZOOM meeting which may be more amenable than a full day of discussion.
Local 5004 Wage re-opener petition action
Yesterday we presented the petition renewing our request for a wage re-opener to attract & keep nurses here at Englewood Hospital. We started the day with everyone wearing stickers asking, “Should we stay or should we go.” Thank you to