Local 5118 Negotiations Update, May 1
We did not reach any tentative agreements on Wednesday. They gave us several counter proposals to review all of which were non-economic. We reviewed them and will respond on May 8. Nothing earth shattering.
We did not reach any tentative agreements on Wednesday. They gave us several counter proposals to review all of which were non-economic. We reviewed them and will respond on May 8. Nothing earth shattering.
We presented a comprehensive amended proposal on Violence Prevention which focuses on our safety at work? In return we received a counter proposal from Cooper to create a new committee - Workplace Safety. We rejected it.
Wednesday's (4/17) session was frustrating and produced nothing. Cooper presented their initial staffing proposal as a package (this means we agree to all of it or it doesn't exist) which was disappointing.
The Nominations/Election Committee announces that we are now accepting nominations to represent Local 5118 at this year’s HPAE State Convention , as well as the AFT National Convention.
Local 5118 nurses attend HPAE Press Conference – Safe Staffing Saves Lives
April 3 Negotiations Update: We reached three tentative agreements (TA’s) today. Article 5.6 Baylor Nurse Definition, Article 5.7 Float Nurse, and Article 23.8 Professional Ladder. We will post them after they are signed by both parties. Today, we spent the
Healthcare union’s new position paper details how stress and burnout is causing exodus of workers from New Jersey hospitals; strikes loom across state as healthcare workers fed up over hospital understaffing bargain over expiring contracts EMERSON—Nurses and other healthcare workers
To date, a great deal of our time has been spent discussing the need to improve KEEPING US SAFE AT WORK. We have a long way to go. Again, we went through each of our proposals across the table.
The majority of today was spent on discussing Violence Prevention. They presented a power point that was filled with more of the same old stuff.
Our second bargaining session was on March 13. Cooper presented their initial set of proposals. We questioned each of those proposals. Please keep in mind, this is their initial set of proposals.
Local 5118 office elections for President, five (5) Vice Presidents and Secretary/Treasurer are complete. Since all the positions were uncontested, no ballots were mailed out.
The Nominations/Election Committee announces that there are seven (7) local officer positions that are up for election this year. They are President, 5 Vice Presidents and Secretary/Treasurer.