Local 5097 Contract Ratification Vote, Tomorrow, July 14
Tomorrow, July 14, is our contract ratification vote for a new 2 year agreement. We will be in the auditorium from 6am till 5pm so please stop by and vote and be informed.
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Healthcare workers renegotiating contracts across New Jersey overwhelmingly authorize job actions in case of bargaining stalemates
Healthcare workers at Palisades Medical Center in North Bergen and the Harborage, a long-term care facility at the Palisades campus voted to authorize concerted job action if Hackensack Meridian continues to stall during negotiations.
Local 5097 Membership Meetings via Zoom, May 4
We will be holding membership meetings on Tuesday, May 4 at 8am, 1pm and 5pm. Please use the zoom link below to get on one of these important meetings. You will also be receiving an email from the AAA to conduct a
Local 5097 Member Bargaining Update, April 15
We finished our 2nd day of negotiations today, April 15 and we are confirming additional dates. We met twice thus far and have presented all non- economic and economic proposals. Harborage-HMH has not presented any proposals at this time.
Local 5097 Membership Meeting, February 25
We start negotiations on March 26 and we want you to take part in the zoom membership meeting on February 25th for a Summary of the Proposals that will be presented at the table based off the surveys that have been turned
Please take a moment to fill out the contract survey for our upcoming 2021 negotiations
Our contract will expire on May 31, 2021. Health and Safety, Quality of Care, Recruitment and Retention, Transition and Oversight of HMH changes and Building Our Union Power are our goals.
NJDOL Division of Unemployment Insurance
Use the link below to file a new unemployment claim in NJ, check the status of your claim or to certify for your weekly claim. Links exist to ask questions and to contact unemployment agents as well. https://www.myunemployment.nj.gov/
Hackensack Meridian, HPAE spar over vote-by-mail union election at Jersey Shore hospital
Hackensack Meridian Health is fighting a National Labor Relations Board ruling granting Jersey Shore University Medical Center workers the ability to vote by mail to decide whether to name Health Professionals and Allied Employees as their collective bargaining representative.
Hackensack Meridian fined for COVID-19 mask violations at nursing home
A Hackensack Meridian nursing home was cited by federal regulators for failing to give its nursing staff the proper masks to treat COVID-19 residents near the height of the pandemic, according to documents released Thursday.
OSHA issues citations against Hackensack Meridian for COVID-19 violations following investigation of long-term care worker death
This action by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) is the first citation of its kind nationwide during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Jersey Shore and Southern Ocean Nurses Overwhelmingly Authorized Bargaining Committees to Strike
Nurses saving lives on the COVID-19 pandemic frontlines at two HMH hospitals are renegotiating a collective bargaining agreement that expires at month’s end.
Fed-up health care workers allege N.J. hospital is putting their lives at risk
Health care workers at a New Jersey hospital fear for their safety, alleging the facility has failed to protect them from infection while treating COVID-19 patients.