HPAE 5094 Spring 2025 Calendar of Meetings and Trainings

HPAE 5094 Local Executive Board Members and HPAE Staff are hosting a series of trainings, events, committee meetings, and organizational gatherings in 2025. We encourage you to be active members of our local by attending as many as you can, engaging and interacting while at the events, and bringing a coworker along with you. When we stand together, we are stronger.

March 2025

3/5: Communications Committee, 12P on ZOOM (meetings held quarterly)

• Monthly meetings are held with communications committee members interested in getting organizational materials, newsletter, and details out to members. If you are interested in helping other members learn more about our union wins, our organizational goals. Or if you just want to be more active in our union, this committee is a good place to start.
• Ask our Communications Chair Alayna Kacerja for the meeting link and details.

3/12: Union Rep Meeting, 12:30P on ZOOM (meetings held monthly on 2nd Wed)

• Union Reps meet monthly to discuss unit issues and be informed on updates. If you are interested in becoming a rep, join us for this meeting and hear what being a rep is all about. Not quite ready to be a rep, become a liaison.
• Ask our co-presidents Ryan Novosielski or Lisa Adams for the link.

3/18: Union101, 12P on ZOOM (training held quarterly)

• Have you ever wondered what it really means to be in a union and why it’s important? While our contract guarantees us a lot of great benefits, there are many other ways – both at work and in our personal lives – in which being an active member of our union impacts us. In this session, we will go over these less commonly known advantages, HPAE’s history, and how you can get more involved so we can amplify our collective strength!
• Register for the training using this link: Union101
• Contact Casandra Gabriele or the Union staff Vicki and Latoya if there are issues with registration.

3/18: Know Your Contract Parts 1 & 2 combinedwith Union 101, 6:30-8P on ZOOM (training held quarterly)

• Join us in a 90 minute combined session of Union 101 and our Know Your Contract trainings. Some topics covered include: Comp time/Overtime, Vacation Requests, Working outside of your job classification, Unions in the workplace, History of HPAE. If you’ve been wanting to learn more about our union’s power, our contract and the rights it entails for you and all HPAE members, join staff reps Joel and Vicki, and members of your Local Executive Board at this training.
• Register for the training using this link: Evening KYC/Union 101 90 min training
• Contact Casandra Gabriele or the Staff Reps Vicki and Joel if there are issues with registration.

3/21: Research Committee, 12P on ZOOM (meetings held monthly on 3nd Fri)

• Research Committee monthly meetings are held to discuss research related issues at the job, share resources and planning professional development. Your job doesn’t have to be at the lab bench, all research related positions are invited.
• Ask our Research Committee Chair Saleena Ghanny for the meeting link and details.

April 2025

4/8: HPAE 5094 Membership Meeting, 12P on ZOOM (meetings held quarterly)

• Join HPAE Staff and the Local Executive Board Members to learn about highlights from 2024, discuss concerns in your area, learn how to be more active in our union, and prepare for the new year and future bargaining. Interested in having a meeting with just your department? Reach out to your rep to schedule (in person or zoom).
• Register for the meeting using this link: Lunchtime member mtg zoom
• Reach out to anyone on the board or the staff reps Joel and Vicki with questions or concerns you want to discuss.

4/9: HPAE 5094 Membership Meeting, 6:30P on ZOOM (meetings held quarterly)

• Same as above offered at a second time
• Register for the meeting using this link: Evening member mtg zoom

4/15:Know Your Contract Part 1, 12P on ZOOM (training held quarterly)

• Join us in learning more about your contract and how to enforce it. Some topics covered: Comp time/Overtime, Vacation Requests, Working outside of your job classification. If you’ve been wanting to learn more about our union contract and the rights it entails for you and all HPAE members, join staff reps Joel and Vicki, and members of your Local Executive Board at this training.
• Register for the training using this link: KYC1
• Contact Casandra Gabriele or the Staff Reps Vicki and Joel if there are issues with registration.

May 2025

5/15: Grievance Training, 1-5P on ZOOM (training held quarterly)

• This training is designed for union reps and liaisons (but is open to all members!) to learn the fundamentals of using our contract’s grievance process to fight contract violations and disciplines.
• Sign up using this link: Grievance half day training, zoom, 1-5p
• Contact Mayra Barreto, Christina Rozario, or the Staff Reps Vicki and Joel if you have issues with registration

5/20: Know Your Contract Part 2, 12P on ZOOM (training held quarterly)

• Join us in learning more about your contract and how to enforce it. Some topics covered: Flex work, Evaluations, Layoff. If you don’t know what your contract says, how are you going to protect your rights?
• Register for the training using this link: KYC2.
• Contact Casandra Gabriele or the Staff Reps Vicki and Joel if there are issues with registration.

June 2025

6/17: Union101, 12P on ZOOM (training held quarterly)

• Have you ever wondered what it really means to be in a union and why it’s important? While our contract guarantees us a lot of great benefits, there are many other ways – both at work and in our personal lives – in which being an active member of our union impacts us. In this session, we will go over these less commonly known advantages, HPAE’s history, and how you can get more involved so we can amplify our collective strength!
• Register for the training using this link:Union101
• Contact Casandra Gabriele or the Union staff Vicki and Latoya if there are issues with registration.

6/17: Know Your Contract Parts 1 & 2 combined with Union 101, 6:30-8P on ZOOM (training held quarterly)

• Join us in a 90 minute combined session of Union 101 and our Know Your Contract trainings. Some topics covered include: Comp time/Overtime, Vacation Requests, Working outside of your job classification, Unions in the workplace, History of HPAE. If you’ve been wanting to learn more about our union’s power, our contract and the rights it entails for you and all HPAE members, join staff reps Joel and Vicki, and members of your Local Executive Board at this training.
• Register for the training using this link: Evening KYC/Union 101 90 min training
• Contact Casandra Gabriele or the Staff Reps Vicki and Joel if there are issues with registration.

We hope to see you at our spring events!

Know Your Contract Flyer

In solidarity,

HPAE 5094 Local Executive Board

Ryan Novosielski, Co-President (RBHS-Newark and University Hospital)
Lisa Adams, Co-President (RBHS-Piscataway/New Brunswick/Stratford & Rowan)
Roshni Danak, Co-Secretary (RBHS-Newark and University Hospital)
Casandra Gabriele, Co-Secretary (RBHS-Piscataway/New Brunswick/Stratford & Rowan)
Jennifer Hunt, Treasurer
Mayra Barreto, Co-Grievance Chair (RBHS-Newark and University Hospital)
Christina Rozario, Co-Grievance Chair (RBHS-Piscataway/New Brunswick/Stratford & Rowan)
Christine Boardingham, Membership Committee Chair
Kerry Margaret Butch, Committee on Political Education Chair
Alayna Kacerja, Communication Committee Chair
Saleena Ghanny, Research Committee Chair
Judy Vincenty, University Hospital Committee Chair
Cheryl Riddick, Rowan Committee Chair