Have you ever wanted to know more about …. What is a Grievance?   How you File a Grievance Grievance Investigations  How to make your contract work for you? SAVE THE DATE! JNESO Leadership Development Seminar and Training OCTOBER 27, 2010 Contact Your Labor Representatives Diane Grady or Meredith Larson for additional information 732-745-2776 Our Goal is to [...]

The VNACJ contract was opened for wage negotiations on March 3, 2010. Members of the Executive Committee and management met and ultimately decided upon a wage increase equal to the nurses in Middlesex County. This substantial increase will go into effect April 1, 2010.

Many questions have come up regarding the VNACJ career ladder and JNESO membership participation.  The following is part of a side letter that was agreed to by the parties with respect to the career ladder and magnet status during contract negotiations. VNACJ agrees that membership on committees will be voluntary. The parties agree to meet and negotiate, at [...]

All JNESO members who have been assigned to the Clinical Ladder Committee should attend the meeting at the VNA of CJ Woodbridge Office on Monday morning July 13, 2009.

At their Wednesday, May 27, 2009 General Membership Meeting, members of JNESO at VNA of Central Jersey overwhelming approved a new contract that increases pay while keeping benefit payments to a minimum. Negotiations for the contract, which went on throughout the Spring, were led by Local President Barbara Barbato and Vice President Jennifer Henning, and [...]

We are deep in negotiations over the new contract.  The local did a wonderful job on the pre-negotiations survey and three nurses won the raffle contest for filling out the survey. The top prize: a $75 gift certificate was won by Beth Kudrick. Our most recent membership meeting had a great turnout – another promising [...]

There was a fantastic return on pre-negotiation surveys to help the Local prepare for the first negation session. The Local has been very energized and active holding a series of meetings to discuss issues and develop priorities for negotiations. But Local leadership and the bargaining committee still need input. Keep an eye out for JNESO [...]

The Local is continuing to offer Continuing Educational Units to their membership with a second installment on Diabetes Management. The first session was extremely productive gathering 60 JNESO members together. (VNACJ local members do not report to a common workplace so the idea behind the Local sponsorship of gatherings has been a great way to [...]

New Jersey’s Commission on Rationalizing Healthcare Resources, ordered by Gov. Jon Corzine in 2006, released its report in January. In evaluating the economic and service woes of the state’s hospitals, the report called for a solution featuring greater accountability and efficiency in the state’s hospitals, at the cost of many troubled facilities. Headed by Princeton [...]

This year, as JNESO celebrates its 50th anniversary, we’ll be highlighting important moments in our Union’s history. The ballots had gone out in the mail weeks before – 6,500 total. Of the 3,272 that were returned, eight were invalidated. A certified public accountant was hired to count the remaining votes, and an outside auditor verified [...]