Schedule of Upcoming Meetings and Ratification Vote
Your HPAE Local 5094 bargaining team has reached a tentative agreement with Rutgers management for a new contract covering UMDNJ “Legacy” Professionals. This is our first contract since the merger with Rutgers. We protected the standards we’ve worked long to achieve and made a number of significant improvements.
Some highlights of the agreement include:
- Four year contract – expires June 30, 2018
- Wage increases upon ratification and then again July 1st of each Fiscal Year
- Greater increases for lower salaries – up to 9.5% – better than the pattern for many members
- Retroactive lump-sum payment upon ratification for all members
- Protection from wage freezes like the one at Rutgers in 2010
- Protections from legislative increases to the cost of health benefits
- Improved seniority provisions and layoff rights
- Additional days off
- Tuition remission for dependent children
Members will have the opportunity to vote to ratify the new contract. We’ve scheduled a series of informational meetings on each of the main RBHS campuses to review the terms of the new contract and answer any questions you have before the vote. A full summary of the agreement will be available at the membership meetings and posted on our website later this week. We are also scheduling a “tele-town hall” conference call for members who do not work on one of the main RBHS campuses.
Wednesday, June 3
Cancer Institute of New Jersey (CINJ)
195 Little Albany St, New Brunswick
Auditorium A
12:00 pm – 12:45 pm
1:00 pm – 1:45 pm
Wednesday, June 3
UBHC Centennial
151 Centennial Ave, Piscataway
Training Room A
1:00 pm – 1:45 pm
2:00 pm – 2:45 pm
Thursday, June 4
Medical Science Building (MSB)
185 S. Orange Ave, Newark
Lecture Hall B554
12:00 pm – 12:45 pm
1:00 pm – 1:45 pm
4:00 pm – 4:45 pm
5:00 pm – 5:45 pm
6:00 pm – 6:45 pm
Thursday, June 4
University Behavioral Health Care (UBHC)
671 Hoes Ln W, Piscataway
Room D203
12:00 pm – 12:45 pm
1:00 pm – 1:45 pm
Friday, June 5
University Educational Center (UEC)
40 E. Laurel Rd, Stratford
Room 2100
12:00 pm – 12:45 pm
1:00 pm – 1:45 pm
Monday, June 8
Liberty Plaza
335 George St, New Brunswick
Training Room B
12:00 pm – 12:45 pm
1:00 pm – 1:45 pm
Tuesday, June 9
International Center for Public Health (ICPH)
225 Warren St, Newark
Training Room 140B
12:00 pm – 12:45 pm
Tuesday, June 9
Tele-Town Hall
7:00 pm – 7:45 pm
We’ll call you. Details forthcoming
South Jersey Meeting – TBD
Wednesday, June 10 – Friday, June 12
Contract Ratification Vote
Voting will be conducted by the American Arbitration Association. Voting will be by phone and internet. Members will be mailed a sample ballot and a unique pin. More details forthcoming.
Meetings are open to members only.
Membership applications will be available at meetings for Agency Fee payers who wish to join.
Please note, lunch will not be provided at these meetings, plan accordingly.
Meeting times and locations subject to change.
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