Local 5089 Officer Election
Nominations for Local 5089 Officer positions were closed on October 31, 2025. In accordance with the HPAE election rules, all unopposed candidates shall be deemed elected.
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Stand with the Bayonne Lab - Say NO to Outsourcing
Management recently announced that they have decided to outsource all workers in the Bayonne Lab. Our Contract states that before any final decision on outsourcing, they must consult with us - they never did!
Local 5097 Officer Elections
The election has begun for HPAE Local 5097 Officers. The election is being conducted by the American Arbitration Association (AAA). Ballots were mailed to all members in good standing on Monday, November 10, 2025.
Local 5185 Officer Elections
The election has begun for HPAE Local 5185 Officers. The election is being conducted by the American Arbitration Association (AAA). Ballots were mailed to all members in good standing on Monday, November 10, 2025.
READ IMMEDIATELY - Union Update, November 14, 2025
On November 13, Hudson Regional announced plans to close all Heights units except the Emergency Department. We believe this rushed and potentially unlawful action leaves the community without a functional hospital and puts patients at risk.
N.J. hospital says it can’t pay employees, must close after 152 years
A Jersey City hospital will close its doors after 152 years of service after failing to get millions in support from the government, its parent company announced Friday.
Jersey City hospital tells state it wants to close
Heights University Hospital in Jersey City could shutter within a matter of days after its owner Hudson Regional Health filed a request with the state to close the 153-year-old facility.
HPAE statement on HRH's illegal “closure” of Heights University Hospital
Hudson Regional has made this decision illegally with no regard for Department of Health regulations or the Warn Act. What will happen to the patients in this community?
Union dinner & workshop on 12/8
You are cordially invited to join Local 5621 for a FREE dinner and Know Your Contract presentation from our HPAE Staff Representative on December 8, 2025, at Riverwinds Restaurant in West Deptford. Doors will open at 7pm.
Local 5186 Important Union Update, November 11, 2025
Today, Management just Informed us that they intend to close all departments aside from the ED. They could not give us a date, time, reason, or list of members who would be impacted.
Local 5131 Special Event!
HPAE 5131 invites you to a special membership meeting with guest speaker Donna Cardillo, RN. on Wednesday, January 28th, 2026
Hudson Regional Management Thinks They Can do Whatever They Want - We're Fighting Back!
HPAE Members at all the hospitals owned by Hudson Regional (Bayonne, Heights/Christ, and Secaucus) have taken on Management separately, but we know we're strongest when we stand together!