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This year we are negotiating a new labor contract for HPAE-represented Registered Nurses at Southern Ocean Medical Center. We are committed to helping team members, leaders and the community get the facts and stay informed about our good-faith negotiations.

NEGOTIATIONS

Negotiations Updates

SOMC, HPAE kick off negotiations

February 10, 2025/0 Comments/in 2025 SOMC Updates /by admin

Southern Ocean Medical Center and HPAE Local 5138 kicked-off negotiations for a new contract covering Registered Nurses on Feb. 10. […]

Tentative Negotiations Schedule

OUR PRIORITIES

Patients First

We want a contract that maintains the safe, affordable and high-quality care our patients expect and provides flexibility to respond to the changing health care needs of the community.

Competitive Pay and Benefits

We are committed to providing competitive pay and benefits to continue to attract and retain team members.

Good-faith Negotiations

We’re ready to negotiate with HPAE for a contract that meets the needs of patients and Registered Nurses.

QUALITY ACCOMPLISHMENTS

Working together, we achieved some amazing goals in 2023 and 2024. Learn more about our Quality Accomplishments.

TEST YOUR KNOWLEDGE

HOW IT WORKS

Video or graphic on the contract negotiations process

Tentative Negotiations Schedule

April 2024 Negotiations Dates

May 2024 Negotiations Dates

Updates

We will share important new updates as those become available.

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April 19
May 3
May 9
May 14
May 28
May 31

Updates

RESOURCES

National Labor
Relations Board

National Labor
Relations Act

Basic Guide to the
National Labor Relations Act

ABOUT PMC

ABOUT HACKENSACK MERIDIAN PALISADES MEDICAL CENTER

Palisades Medical Center is one of 18 hospitals in the Hackensack Meridian Health Network. Located on the Hudson River waterfront in North Bergen, N.J., Hackensack Meridian Palisades Medical Center has and continues to meet the changing healthcare needs of Hudson and Southern Bergen counties, serving a population of more than 450,000. The 197-bed not-for-profit medical center focuses on providing quality expert care in a safe environment. The hospital has recently earned an “A” Hospital Safety Grade from the Leapfrog Group’s most recent review, the only hospital in Hudson County with three consecutive A’s.

For information, visit: https://bit.ly/HMHPMC

ABOUT HACKENSACK MERIDIAN PALISADES MEDICAL CENTER

Palisades Medical Center is one of 18 hospitals in the Hackensack Meridian Health Network. Located on the Hudson River waterfront in North Bergen, N.J., Hackensack Meridian Palisades Medical Center has and continues to meet the changing healthcare needs of Hudson and Southern Bergen counties, serving a population of more than 450,000. The 197-bed not-for-profit medical center focuses on providing quality expert care in a safe environment. The hospital has recently earned an “A” Hospital Safety Grade from the Leapfrog Group’s most recent review, the only hospital in Hudson County with three consecutive A’s.

For information, visit: https://bit.ly/HMHPMC