Local 5131 Member Update, June 24, 2024
Your HPAE Local 5131 officers are excited to announce an upcoming member appreciation event at Terra Nonno Winery in Millville on September 14.
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Notice of 2024 Nomination and Election of Local 5131 HPAE and AFT Convention Delegates and Alternates
The Nominations/Election Committee announces that we are now accepting nominations to represent Local 5131 at this year’s HPAE State Convention , as well as the AFT National Convention.
Special Joint Message from the Presidents of HPAE Locals 5131 and 5621
INSPIRA at Mullica Hill (MH) has notified the 5621 members that they are restructuring the unit from a LRDP model to a LDP model to mimic Vineland with three separate and distinct units of Labor and Delivery (L&D), Mother/Baby (MB)
Case Managers at Inspira Medical Center Mullica Hill Win NLRB Vote to join HPAE
Nursing case managers at Inspira Medical Center Mullica Hill voted overwhelming today to join New Jersey’s largest union of healthcare workers, HPAE, in a National Labor Relations Board election.
Notice of 2024 Nominations and Election of HPAE local 5131 Officers
The Nominations/Election Committee announces that there are five Local 5131 officer positions that are up for election this year. Nominations for these positions are currently being accepted by the nomination committee.
Scheduling in KRONOS Updates
KRONOS is officially up and running. The system is new to all of us, so there will be a learning curve. We brought some issues staff were having with KRONOS to management and here are the takeaways...
Local 5131 Upcoming Local Union Events
We have general membership meetings on February 22nd at 12 pm and 4 pm. Both will be virtual via Zoom. Our officers will give updates from the staffing committee, grievances, and health and safety issues.
Local 5131 PCU Staffing Meeting Update
We recently had a meeting with management and administration to address some of the ongoing issues in the PCU’s.
Settlement for COVID Vaccine Exempted Nurses
Our HPAE Inspira locals jointly filed grievances in 2021 regarding COVID testing protocols.
Inspira Health integrates Salem Medical Center into system
Inspira Health recently announced that the integration of Salem Medical Center into the health system is complete, as of Sunday. The hospital has been rebranded as Inspira Medical Center Mannington.
Inspira Violence Prevention Update
Our HPAE locals, representing all 6 campuses at Inspira, met with management this month to debrief the violent incident at Vineland.
Calls for more safety measures to counter violence against NJ hospital staff
While recent state-specific data is hard to find, hospitals here reported nearly 10,000 violent incidents in 2021, up nearly 15% from 2019, according to an industry report issued last year.