Local 5107 UMC Union Negotiations , January 20, 2026
Yesterday (Jan 20), our bargaining team met with Management. We discussed Wages, Staffing, Differentials, Hours & Schedules, Holidays, and The HPAE Retiree Medical Trust.
News
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Local 5185 December 2025 Union Update
This pay period, deductions for the HPAE Retiree Medical Trust will begin. This is the Pension-type benefit we voted to set up in July. All Full-Time, Half-Time, and Part-Time members contribute $0.20 per hour ... towards the trust.
VNA of Englewood and Essex Update on New Insurance Plan – Meeting Scheduled
The Union has scheduled a meeting with Management for Monday, 11/3, to review and discuss the details of the new insurance plan.
HPAE statement on HRH's “stabilization” plan for Heights University Hospital
EMERSON—”Hudson Regional Health (HRH), which owns Heights University Hospital, publicly states it is ‘stabilizing’ the health system — but its actions paint a very different picture. The hospital has announced it is reducing critical services available to the community and
Health Care Town Hall
As we mentioned in last week’s message, Governor Murphy and the NJ state legislature chose to include in the state budget a savings of $200M over two years that would be achieved by increasing your health insurance costs.
Atlantic Health, Saint Peter’s terminate deal
Atlantic Health and Saint Peter’s Healthcare System have decided not to move forward with their planned member substitution transaction, the systems announced Oct. 6.
O’Dea calls for ‘task force of all levels of government’ to keep Heights hospital open
“Christ Hospital is an essential part of Jersey City’s healthcare infrastructure that thousands of people rely on for medical care, especially those without the means to travel to other facilities,” he said in a statement.
Nurses At Jersey Shore University Medical Center Vote To Go On Strike
The vote to authorize the strike was near unanimous: The total number of union voting members at the hospital is 1,700, and 1,411 voted "yes" to go on strike and 65 voted not to strike, according to the nurses' union.
CODE RED Update and News, August 28, 2025
Local 5058 Deserves Safe Staffing at Hackensack Meridian Jersey Shore HPAE Local 5058 continues to bargain with Hackensack Meridian at Jersey Shore University Medical Center as the September 8th contract expiration draws closer. Keep an eye out for the
Local 5094 2025 Candidate Statements
Ryan Novosielski – Co-President RBHC Newark & UH I’m Ryan. I currently serve as Co-President, and have worked at the combined Rutgers for 26 years, starting at UMDNJ as a high school intern. I graduated from Rutgers College in 2004,
What are our Nurses Fighting For?
HMH has proposed many takeaways which the union has rejected.
HPAE Strike FAQ June 1st Membership Meeting
The negotiations team has called for an open-ended strike. This means that it would last until we reach an agreement with the hospital that we can ratify.