With your support, your Negotiating Committee has worked hard to bargain a tentative agreement with Union County on behalf of Cornerstone Behavioral Health for Registered Nurses. We were able to make a number of significant improvements.
The HPAE Local 5112 Executive Board is pleased to announce that on December 29th we were able to reach a settlement with Union County just in time for the expiration of our contract on December 31, 2020.
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Every member should be aware that all on-site classes for BLS have been cancelled until further notice which will effect any member whose BLS Certification is due to expire at the end of 2020.
The HPAE Local 5112 Executive Board invites you to join us for a tele-conference on Thursday, May 21 at 8am and 7pm about staffing at Cornerstone and Covid 19.
HPAE was recently notified that there are several CoVid positive staff members and patients in the facility.
The Nominations/Election Committee announces that there are four local 5112 officer positions that are up for election this year. Nominations for these positions are currently being accepted by the nomination committee.
Join Us: Wednesday, October 23rd – or – Saturday, October 26th 10:00 am to 3:00 pm HPAE New Brunswick Office 57 Paterson Street 2nd Floor New Brunswick, NJ 08901 (parking deck at 95 Paterson St.) This training is for all
This training is for all HPAE Public Sector Union Reps: those that have had no training before, as well as those that have had the basic training but want to learn additional skills and refine current ones.
Last August, 2018, President Priscilla Searles and members of Cornerstone HPAE Local 5112 complained to NJ Public Employee Occupational Safety and Health (PEOSH) about dangerous working conditions at the facility.
On October 31, 2018, the New Jersey Office of Public Employees’ Occupational Safety and Health (PEOSH) issued a citation against Cornerstone Behavioral Health Hospital resulting from a health and safety complaint filed by our union.
HPAE met with members of the Union County and Cornerstone Behavioral Health Hospital administration on Thursday, October 18th for another bargaining session.