Local 5118 Negotiating Committee
The time has come to select a team to represent our Local in the next round of contract negotiations. The Local Executive Board (Brittany Cucunato, Lauren Kelly, Kayleigh Kilpatrick, Carolyn Ali, Melissa Dziura and Pat Kivlen) will be joined by seven additional nurses. To have a clear understanding of the issues and concerns of all our members, it would be especially helpful to have nurses from across the hospital, including the outpatient areas.
Pursuant to our Local Constitution and By Laws, the LEB will make the final decision who will be on the negotiating committee. The decision will be based on where you work and the amount of participation/involvement you have had with our union since our last negotiations. There will be a training session for the negotiating committee in the month of December. It will be held at the DoubleTree Hotel on Rt. 70 Cherry Hill, NJ. Once the Survey is completed will have a proposal meeting in January to start writing the proposals. The number of bargaining sessions with the hospital is difficult to predict, however, in the past there were as many as twelve sessions. To be considered for the committee, you must commit to attending all the above scheduled meetings and all the negotiation sessions. They are mandatory. Emergencies arise, that is understandable.
Serving on the negotiating team will involve commitment of your own time. Negotiation dates will be mutually agreed upon between the Union and the Employer. If team members lose a day of work, the HPAE State Office will reimburse wages for six RNs per bargaining session. There may be times when a team member will need to use his/her benefit time. Except for the LEB and those receiving lost wages from HPAE, all others will receive an amount TBD for completing each day of bargaining.
If you have any questions, please contact one of our Local officers.
If you are interested in being considered for the committee, please email the information below to Brittany Cucunato at [email protected] and to Lauren Kelly at [email protected] no later than September 18, 2026.
In Solidarity –
Brittany Cucunato, Lauren Kelly, Kayleigh Kilpatrick, Carolyn Ali, Melissa Dziura and Pat Kivlen
I would like to be considered for our 2027 NEGOIATING COMMITTEE. I
am committed to attending each of the above meetings and all negotiating sessions.
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