HPAE/AFT/AFL-CIO
@hpae.bsky.social
HPAE a union of RNs and healthcare workers in NJ and Philly area. Over 15,000 members, 20 locals, in hospitals, long term care, home care, and other facilities. An Affiliate of AFT and AFT Healthcare. Improving Patient Care and Safe Work Environments.
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In the new year, workers are facing skyrocketing health insurance costs — they could double, triple or worse.
With prices rising on everything else, these price spikes would be devastating for families. It’s time to put working people first and fix this health care crisis.
With prices rising on everything else, these price spikes would be devastating for families. It’s time to put working people first and fix this health care crisis.
December 5, 2025 at 8:02 PM
In the new year, workers are facing skyrocketing health insurance costs — they could double, triple or worse.
With prices rising on everything else, these price spikes would be devastating for families. It’s time to put working people first and fix this health care crisis.
With prices rising on everything else, these price spikes would be devastating for families. It’s time to put working people first and fix this health care crisis.
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For more than four decades, employers have been actively suppressing the wages of working people, so that corporate managers and owners can claim an ever-larger share of the income generated by what workers produce. www.ms.now/opinion/infl...
Opinion | Everyone is talking about affordability – and making the same mistake
"As lawmakers grapple with the cost of living, they need to remind Americans – again and again – that pay is a policy choice," Heidi Shierholz writes.
www.ms.now
December 5, 2025 at 8:20 PM
For more than four decades, employers have been actively suppressing the wages of working people, so that corporate managers and owners can claim an ever-larger share of the income generated by what workers produce. www.ms.now/opinion/infl...
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Affordability depends on both prices and wages. The roots of today’s affordability crisis *doesn't just* lie in recent price spikes, but in the long-term suppression of workers’ pay. www.ms.now/opinion/infl...
Opinion | Everyone is talking about affordability – and making the same mistake
"As lawmakers grapple with the cost of living, they need to remind Americans – again and again – that pay is a policy choice," Heidi Shierholz writes.
www.ms.now
December 5, 2025 at 2:04 AM
Affordability depends on both prices and wages. The roots of today’s affordability crisis *doesn't just* lie in recent price spikes, but in the long-term suppression of workers’ pay. www.ms.now/opinion/infl...
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Far too many of our nurses have similar stories, where they’ve faced violence on the job just for trying to care for their patients. No one should fear for their safety at work. We must fight for safe workplaces free from violence. @OhioStateRN @AFTHealthcare #CodeRed www.10tv.com/article/news...
Union leaders rally for stronger protections after nurse assault at Wexner Medical Center
The nurse who was reportedly attacked told 10TV she is grateful for the support from her union and colleagues, which she said "has brought me to tears."
www.10tv.com
November 25, 2025 at 2:55 AM
Far too many of our nurses have similar stories, where they’ve faced violence on the job just for trying to care for their patients. No one should fear for their safety at work. We must fight for safe workplaces free from violence. @OhioStateRN @AFTHealthcare #CodeRed www.10tv.com/article/news...
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Can't believe I have to say this, but: Nursing IS a profession. By classifying it as "not professional," Trump is making it more expensive & difficult for students to study nursing. This adds to the affordability crisis & makes staffing shortages worse. @wsna.bsky.social www.wsna.org/news/2025/ws...
WSNA opposes excluding nursing from “professional degree” programs
Without access to sufficient loans, the impact on the nursing workforce, including the work of preparing new nurses to enter the workforce, can be severe.
www.wsna.org
November 25, 2025 at 2:36 AM
Can't believe I have to say this, but: Nursing IS a profession. By classifying it as "not professional," Trump is making it more expensive & difficult for students to study nursing. This adds to the affordability crisis & makes staffing shortages worse. @wsna.bsky.social www.wsna.org/news/2025/ws...
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WATCH: We took a ferry to school!
@rweingarten.bsky.social visited the Harbor School in NYC, a public school where students dive deep into marine biology, vessel operations, and even build underwater robots. #PublicSchoolProud #CTEworks
@rweingarten.bsky.social visited the Harbor School in NYC, a public school where students dive deep into marine biology, vessel operations, and even build underwater robots. #PublicSchoolProud #CTEworks
November 25, 2025 at 8:04 PM
WATCH: We took a ferry to school!
@rweingarten.bsky.social visited the Harbor School in NYC, a public school where students dive deep into marine biology, vessel operations, and even build underwater robots. #PublicSchoolProud #CTEworks
@rweingarten.bsky.social visited the Harbor School in NYC, a public school where students dive deep into marine biology, vessel operations, and even build underwater robots. #PublicSchoolProud #CTEworks
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The Protect America’s Workforce Act would restore union rights and undo Trump’s executive order banning collective bargaining for thousands of federal workers. Stand with public employees and tell your lawmakers to support this legislation here ⬇️
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actionnetwork.org/letters/prot...
Pass the Protect America's Workforce Act!
Federal workers, including those that teach children at world class Department of Defense Schools and those who care for patients in the VA’s health care system, deserve a voice on the job and a seat ...
actionnetwork.org
November 25, 2025 at 3:59 PM
The Protect America’s Workforce Act would restore union rights and undo Trump’s executive order banning collective bargaining for thousands of federal workers. Stand with public employees and tell your lawmakers to support this legislation here ⬇️
actionnetwork.org/letters/prot...
actionnetwork.org/letters/prot...
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Looking for new ways to support multilingual learners? These @sharemylesson.bsky.social + Colorín Colorado activities are designed to foster gratitude, build community & strengthen language development for English language learners through reflection & conversation. sharemylesson.com/blog/gratitu...
Gratitude Activities: Ideas for ELLs
Learn how schools can make space for gratitude in the classroom, among staff, and in family partnerships. This article includes strategies, resources, and research on the benefits of gratitude in scho...
sharemylesson.com
November 18, 2025 at 11:35 AM
Looking for new ways to support multilingual learners? These @sharemylesson.bsky.social + Colorín Colorado activities are designed to foster gratitude, build community & strengthen language development for English language learners through reflection & conversation. sharemylesson.com/blog/gratitu...
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Noon tomorrow at NYC City Hall @nynurses.bsky.social rallies to protest NYC private hospitals trying to reverse all the progress made by the nurses post COVID with support for safer staffing that we know saves lives. @hpae.bsky.social
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Hospitals Dump Millions into CEO Pay & AI While Cutting Staff
Listen HereHundreds of nurses, elected officials and community members turned out to rally for a second week in front of Maimonides Hospital Brooklyn and at Mt. Sinai...
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November 18, 2025 at 4:50 AM
Noon tomorrow at NYC City Hall @nynurses.bsky.social rallies to protest NYC private hospitals trying to reverse all the progress made by the nurses post COVID with support for safer staffing that we know saves lives. @hpae.bsky.social
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Working for over a month with no pay is stressful enough. These debt letters on top of that financial stress is pushing workers to their limits. This needs to be fixed and these workers need to be paid ASAP. www.cnn.com/2025/11/07/p...
Teachers working without pay in US military schools during shutdown received debt letters | CNN Politics
Teachers in US military schools abroad who have been working without pay during the government shutdown received letters this week telling them they owed money to the government, CNN has learned.
www.cnn.com
November 8, 2025 at 3:53 PM
Working for over a month with no pay is stressful enough. These debt letters on top of that financial stress is pushing workers to their limits. This needs to be fixed and these workers need to be paid ASAP. www.cnn.com/2025/11/07/p...
HRH violated NJ WARN act- requires 90 days notice for any mass-layoffs. HPAE was shocked to learn that, one day before the lay-off notices went out, HRH submitted plans to the Jersey City planning board for a condo complex on the property. Was that the plan for the hospital all along.
New health system may shutter its Jersey City hospital | NJ Spotlight News
Hudson Regional Health warns it may close Heights University Hospital, formerly known as Christ Hospital
www.njspotlightnews.org
November 3, 2025 at 2:23 PM
HRH violated NJ WARN act- requires 90 days notice for any mass-layoffs. HPAE was shocked to learn that, one day before the lay-off notices went out, HRH submitted plans to the Jersey City planning board for a condo complex on the property. Was that the plan for the hospital all along.
NJ needs a Governor who will sign the Patient Protection and Safe Staffing Act into law. The only Gubernatorial candidate who has committed to do so is Mikie Sherrill. Vote by November 4th! @aft.org @debbiewhitehpae.bsky.social @mikiesherrill.bsky.social
October 30, 2025 at 1:56 PM
NJ needs a Governor who will sign the Patient Protection and Safe Staffing Act into law. The only Gubernatorial candidate who has committed to do so is Mikie Sherrill. Vote by November 4th! @aft.org @debbiewhitehpae.bsky.social @mikiesherrill.bsky.social
In-person early voting for the 2025 General Election has begun!
You can locate your county's early voting poll locations at Vote.NJ.Gov.
In-person early voting will continue through Sunday, November 2. Go vote, New Jersey! 🗳️ @aft
You can locate your county's early voting poll locations at Vote.NJ.Gov.
In-person early voting will continue through Sunday, November 2. Go vote, New Jersey! 🗳️ @aft
October 25, 2025 at 7:07 PM
In-person early voting for the 2025 General Election has begun!
You can locate your county's early voting poll locations at Vote.NJ.Gov.
In-person early voting will continue through Sunday, November 2. Go vote, New Jersey! 🗳️ @aft
You can locate your county's early voting poll locations at Vote.NJ.Gov.
In-person early voting will continue through Sunday, November 2. Go vote, New Jersey! 🗳️ @aft
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This is what loving America looks like. 🇺🇸
AFT members joined with millions of people across the country for the "No Kings" day of action to stand up for the promise of America for ALL.
AFT members joined with millions of people across the country for the "No Kings" day of action to stand up for the promise of America for ALL.
October 20, 2025 at 10:44 PM
This is what loving America looks like. 🇺🇸
AFT members joined with millions of people across the country for the "No Kings" day of action to stand up for the promise of America for ALL.
AFT members joined with millions of people across the country for the "No Kings" day of action to stand up for the promise of America for ALL.
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Workers are already struggling to make ends meet because of rising costs. Letting the ACA tax credits expire would blow up families’ budgets.
We shouldn’t be forced to choose rent or health insurance. Congress must fix the health care crisis NOW.
We shouldn’t be forced to choose rent or health insurance. Congress must fix the health care crisis NOW.
Brace for the largest-ever spike in health insurance premiums
The GOP's backdoor plan to gut Obamacare: Kill the tax credits.
www.motherjones.com
October 11, 2025 at 3:26 PM
Workers are already struggling to make ends meet because of rising costs. Letting the ACA tax credits expire would blow up families’ budgets.
We shouldn’t be forced to choose rent or health insurance. Congress must fix the health care crisis NOW.
We shouldn’t be forced to choose rent or health insurance. Congress must fix the health care crisis NOW.
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Nurses & educators are some of the most trusted members of their communities. If we talk to our neighbors about what matters & turn people out to vote,we can elect lawmakers like Mikie Sherrill who will work to lower costs & help working people. Thank u @HPAE.bsky.social & @AFTNewJersey.bsky.social
October 9, 2025 at 10:29 PM
Nurses & educators are some of the most trusted members of their communities. If we talk to our neighbors about what matters & turn people out to vote,we can elect lawmakers like Mikie Sherrill who will work to lower costs & help working people. Thank u @HPAE.bsky.social & @AFTNewJersey.bsky.social
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We just got an update from the New Jersey Department of Health that the WIC program, which provides food and nutrition support for 165,000 women and children across our state, only has enough funds to help families for two more weeks.
October 9, 2025 at 11:25 PM
We just got an update from the New Jersey Department of Health that the WIC program, which provides food and nutrition support for 165,000 women and children across our state, only has enough funds to help families for two more weeks.
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We're excited to join the good folks of @aftnewjersey.bsky.social and @hpae.bsky.social for an election activist kick off tonight!
@rweingarten.bsky.social is going to be joining soon to rally the crowd to phone bank, canvas, and get out the vote. Follow along in the thread below. #AFTvotes
@rweingarten.bsky.social is going to be joining soon to rally the crowd to phone bank, canvas, and get out the vote. Follow along in the thread below. #AFTvotes
October 8, 2025 at 9:04 PM
We're excited to join the good folks of @aftnewjersey.bsky.social and @hpae.bsky.social for an election activist kick off tonight!
@rweingarten.bsky.social is going to be joining soon to rally the crowd to phone bank, canvas, and get out the vote. Follow along in the thread below. #AFTvotes
@rweingarten.bsky.social is going to be joining soon to rally the crowd to phone bank, canvas, and get out the vote. Follow along in the thread below. #AFTvotes
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Debbie White, @hpae.bsky.social: Trump's cuts are about removing affordable healthcare from working class folks, disabled folks, seniors & children. If we get rid of health insurance for working people, the ripple effects will hit all of us. Mikie Sherrill will be our line of defense. #AFTvotes
October 8, 2025 at 9:11 PM
Debbie White, @hpae.bsky.social: Trump's cuts are about removing affordable healthcare from working class folks, disabled folks, seniors & children. If we get rid of health insurance for working people, the ripple effects will hit all of us. Mikie Sherrill will be our line of defense. #AFTvotes
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BREAKING: Our client Mario Guevara, an Emmy-winning journalist detained by ICE in retaliation for livestreaming law enforcement activity, will be deported tomorrow to El Salvador.
Mario and his family are being punished for his reporting. This cruelty is meant to stifle our free press.
Mario and his family are being punished for his reporting. This cruelty is meant to stifle our free press.
October 2, 2025 at 10:42 PM
BREAKING: Our client Mario Guevara, an Emmy-winning journalist detained by ICE in retaliation for livestreaming law enforcement activity, will be deported tomorrow to El Salvador.
Mario and his family are being punished for his reporting. This cruelty is meant to stifle our free press.
Mario and his family are being punished for his reporting. This cruelty is meant to stifle our free press.
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Giant corporations are raking in record profits while the working class are living paycheck-to-paycheck and struggling with increased costs.
The Trump admin’s economic policies are hurting working people. A union contract is how we level the playing field.
The Trump admin’s economic policies are hurting working people. A union contract is how we level the playing field.
Low-income Americans slash spending, a worrying sign for the economy
The U.S. economy faces challenges as consumer spending weakens, with lower-income Americans hit hardest by rising prices and economic pressures.
www.washingtonpost.com
September 23, 2025 at 12:41 PM
Giant corporations are raking in record profits while the working class are living paycheck-to-paycheck and struggling with increased costs.
The Trump admin’s economic policies are hurting working people. A union contract is how we level the playing field.
The Trump admin’s economic policies are hurting working people. A union contract is how we level the playing field.
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Unless Congress acts, 22 million people who get health insurance through the Affordable Care Act could see their costs increase by 75%.
Nobody should have to choose between health care and groceries. Tell Congress: extend the ACA tax credits permanently! act.aflcio.org/call_campaig...
Nobody should have to choose between health care and groceries. Tell Congress: extend the ACA tax credits permanently! act.aflcio.org/call_campaig...
September 22, 2025 at 10:37 PM
Unless Congress acts, 22 million people who get health insurance through the Affordable Care Act could see their costs increase by 75%.
Nobody should have to choose between health care and groceries. Tell Congress: extend the ACA tax credits permanently! act.aflcio.org/call_campaig...
Nobody should have to choose between health care and groceries. Tell Congress: extend the ACA tax credits permanently! act.aflcio.org/call_campaig...
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This new contract not only addresses concerns about workplace violence prevention, but establishes safe staffing levels so patients get the care they need to recover and thrive. Congratulations @HPAE.bsky.social 5058! patch.com/new-jersey/a...
Nurses' Strike Averted At Jersey Shore University Medical Center
A threatened nurses' strike at Jersey Shore University Medical Center was averted in the eleventh hour Thursday:
patch.com
September 22, 2025 at 9:32 PM
This new contract not only addresses concerns about workplace violence prevention, but establishes safe staffing levels so patients get the care they need to recover and thrive. Congratulations @HPAE.bsky.social 5058! patch.com/new-jersey/a...
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Short staffing puts patients at risk. Unless Kaiser keeps up with other employers, staff will dwindle, the skill mix will change, wait times will increase, and patients will suffer. That's why @ofnhp.bsky.social members are taking this bold action. www.opb.org/article/2025...
Kaiser Permanente workers vote 97% in favor of potential strike in Oregon, Southwest Washington
Nurses and other health care workers at Kaiser Permanente voted this week to authorize a strike.
www.opb.org
September 21, 2025 at 12:34 AM
Short staffing puts patients at risk. Unless Kaiser keeps up with other employers, staff will dwindle, the skill mix will change, wait times will increase, and patients will suffer. That's why @ofnhp.bsky.social members are taking this bold action. www.opb.org/article/2025...
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As the big, ugly bill’s cuts to Medicaid take effect, millions of people across the country may face this same reality: completely dropped coverage and extra travel time for care - all so giant corporations and billionaires could get more tax breaks.
Rural Georgia hospital to close L&D unit, partly because of Medicaid cuts • Georgia Recorder
The closure of St. Mary’s labor and delivery unit in Lavonia is one of the first Georgia-based casualties of the federal budget reconciliation package, colloquially known as the “big beautiful bill.”
georgiarecorder.com
September 21, 2025 at 12:40 PM
As the big, ugly bill’s cuts to Medicaid take effect, millions of people across the country may face this same reality: completely dropped coverage and extra travel time for care - all so giant corporations and billionaires could get more tax breaks.