Notice of 2023 Nomination and Election of HPAE Local 5089 Officers and Representatives
The Nominations/Election Committee announces that there are eleven (11) local officer positions that are up for election this year as well as Representative positions. The officer positions are President, four (4) Vice Presidents for University Hospital, one (1) Vice President for RBHS, one (1) Vice President for UCHC, Secretary, Treasurer and one (1) Grievance Chairperson Rutgers and one (1) Grievance Chairperson University Hospital The nomination committee is currently accepting nominations for these positions.
POSITIONS:
- One (1) President
- Four (4) Vice Presidents for University Hospital
- One (1) Vice President for RBHS
- One (1) Vice President for UCHC
- One (1) Secretary
- One (1) Treasurer
- One (1) Grievance Chairperson Rutgers
- One (1) Grievance Chairperson University Hospital
(Job descriptions can be found in your Local Constitution and By-Laws.)
TERM OF OFFICE: January 1, 2024 through December 31, 2025.
NOMINATIONS PROCEDURE: Candidates must obtain ten percent of membership or twenty (25) signatures from fellow members in good standing, whichever number is less. Number of signatures needed is listed on the nomination form. Attached you will find a copy of the Nomination Petition Form. This form must be complete, including all signatures to be valid. Return completed form to Local 5089 Nominations and Elections, P.O. Box 119, Emerson, New Jersey 07630 or emailed to elections@hpae.org . Union office phone number (201) 262-5005. Candidates must confirm receipt of nomination from a committee member by the deadline. If not confirmed, the committee cannot guarantee name will appear on ballot. Full Candidate Election rules can be found on your local website page or by contacting Jeffrey Ball at jball@hpae.org There will be no write in ballots.
DO NOT PLACE FORM IN UNION MAILBOX.
Download the Nomination Form here.
Download the Election Rules here.
NOMINATIONS DEADLINE: 10:00 a.m. on November 30, 2023
ELECTION DATE: Ballots to be mailed to all members in December. If it is an uncontested election, the committee will cast one ballot on behalf of the slate in which case no ballots will be sent. All candidates may examine membership list and be present for the mailing and counting of the ballots. You must advise the committee in writing if you wish to be present or would like to view membership list. The reason for this is they will then share all the necessary information such as place and time. Candidates must abide by “rules of conduct” establish by committee. They can be found on the local’s website or by contacting Jeffrey Ball at jball@hpae.org
ELIGIBILITY: Any HPAE Local 5089 member in good standing is eligible to run for office, they must be a member for a period of six months prior to date of election.
HPAE LOCAL 5089 NOMINATIONS/ELECTION COMMITTEE: Marie Lafortune, Ivette Salgado, Edwin Fernandez and and Jeffrey Ball (HPAE Staff Representative, (jball@hpae.org)