Nurses from Inspira Health Network voted on May 19th to hold informational picketing at Inspira hospitals on a date to be determined. All 1,300 Inspira nurses represented by the Health Professionals and Allied Employees (HPAE) have been bargaining with Inspira
With two weeks left before their contracts expire, nurses from HPAE Locals 5131 and 5621 met today with representatives from other unions and elected leaders at a community breakfast to discuss crucial staffing and patient care issues that
At the negotiations last Wednesday, the bargaining committee proposed improved RN staffing through nurse-to-patient ratios in our contract. What was management’s response? “Our current staffing levels are fine”. To make matters worse, management proposed that they should be able to
March 8, 2016 HPAE Vice President Bernie Gerard and nurses from Inspira Locals 5131 and 5621 met with staff from State Senate President Stephen Sweeney’s office to discuss working conditions and patient care issues at Inspira hospitals as both locals
With our contract expiring in a little over a month – on May 31st – it’s crucial that members get involved in contract campaign activities, beginning with a shift change leafletting next Monday (6 am to 8 am). Join
HPAE Locals 5131 and 5621 put forward a comprehensive package of proposals on April 12th. The proposals included nurse to patient staffing ratios, limits for on-call, reducing reassignments and wage increases. Both locals met with Hospital management for a second
Local 5131 President Dana Barrett and Local 5131 Vice President Michelle Silvio attended a meeting of the Southern New Jersey Central Labor Council on April 14. Dana and Michelle talked to representatives of other labor unions about our upcoming
HPAE Locals 5131 & 5621, representing the 1300+ RNs of Inspira Medical Network, began contract negotiations today with Administration. The joint negotiations committee of nurses presented proposals standing up for our patients, our neighbors, and our communities. Photo below: Members
Did you know that New Jersey has an Alternative to Discipline (ATD) law that protects nurses from public discipline? Your local officers have planned an excellent Continuing Ed offering on this topic on May 5, 5:30 to 7:00 pm,
Inspira RNs from Vineland had a meeting with the Cumberland County Freeholders to brief them on issues that will be presented at the upcoming negotiations and how they may impact the citizens of Cumberland County. Local 5131 RNs
We are pleased to announce that the following dates have been scheduled in April to begin contract negotiations for all Inspira RNs: Tuesday, April 12, 2016, 10:00 AM @ the Marriott Courtyard in Glassboro Thursday, April 21, 2016, 10:00 AM