Welcome to Local 5094 Rutgers
Local 5094 represents Professional Staff at Rutgers University's Biomedical and Health Science division.
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HPAE 5094 Rutgers 2025 Calendar of Events, Trainings and Meetings
HPAE 5094 Local Executive Board Members and HPAE Staff are hosting a series of trainings, events, committee meetings, and organizational gatherings in 2025.
HPAE Local 5094 Special Officer Election Results
Local 5094 Special officer elections for Co-President, Rutgers New Brunswick/Piscataway/Stratford/Camden and Rowan is complete. The American Arbitration Association has counted and certified the results.
New Dates Added: Register for Coalition of Rutgers Unions Town Hall Meetings on Open Enrollment for Health Insurance
The Coalition of Rutgers Unions (CRU) is holding additional town hall meetings for you to learn about your health insurance options during the open enrollment period in October for the State Health Benefits Program.
Register for Coalition of Rutgers Unions Town Hall Meetings on Open Enrollment for Health Insurance
The Coalition of Rutgers Unions (CRU) is holding town hall meetings for you to learn about your health insurance options during the open enrollment period in October for the State Health Benefits Program.
Local 5094 Special Election: Candidate Statements
Enclosed are candidate statement which were submitted to the Nomination and Election Committee under the guidelines of the Local 5094 Local Election Rules established at the start of the election.
HPAE Local 5094 Special Officer Election
This notice is coming to you on behalf of the Local 5094 Nomination and Election Committee. The following members will be running for Local 5094 Co-President (Rutgers New Brunswick/Piscataway/Stratford/Camden, Rowan).
Notice of 2024 Special Nominations and Election of HPAE Local 5094 Co-President
The Nominations and Election Committee announces that there is a special election for the Co-President of the (Rutgers New Brunswick/Piscataway/Stratford/Camden, Rowan).
HPAE local 5094 Clarification on FY25 Raises
Several members have reached out regarding the July 1, 2024 contractual raise (fiscal year 2025), stating that they received their step movement but do not see the 1.6% across-the-board increase.
Local 5094 New Member Resources
Congratulations on the beginning of a new chapter as you explore HPAE Union Membership. This page has lots of information to get acquainted with Union membership and getting active in your collective.
This Month: Learn about Your New Health Plan Options at Union Town Halls
During a Special Open Enrollment this month, you have the opportunity to choose from newly available Aetna health plans, change from one Horizon health plan to another, or stay right where you are now.
Join Know Your Rights on Tuesday, April 16!
Know Your Rights! (KYR) This educational and participatory workshop covers how to safely and most effectively exercise your rights at work related to self-advocacy, activism through collective action, and more.
Notice of 2024 Nomination and Election of Local 5094 HPAE and AFT Convention Delegates and Alternates
The Nominations/Election Committee announces that we are now accepting nominations to represent Local 5094 at this year’s HPAE State Convention , as well as the AFT National Convention.
HPAE local 5094 Research Study
We would like to connect with those of you who work in Research, or in support of Research. If this is your current role, please fill out the enclosed survey.
HPAE 5094 New Training Opportunity: Know Your Rights!
Know Your Rights! (KYR) This educational and participatory workshop covers how to safely and most effectively exercise your rights at work related to self-advocacy, activism through collective action, and more.
HPAE 5094 – Wins to Celebrate!!
After a year-long battle, the Office of Information Technology at Rutgers Camden is now HPAE Strong!
HPAE local 5094 Training: Know Your Rights!
This educational and participatory workshop covers how to safely and most effectively exercise your rights at work related to self-advocacy, activism through collective action, and more.
HPAE local 5094 Rutgers Training: Make the Most of Your Contract
This interactive workshop covers highlights of the HPAE 5094 Contracts highlighting ways to make the most of your agreements and benefits. Our contracts are only as strong as our enforcement of them.
Welcome Newly Recognized HPAE 5094 Per Diems at Rutgers!
Join an upcoming HPAE Welcome Event for Per Diems that are newly recognized as part of HPAE
HPAE local 5094 members: make 2024 a year of collective dynamism
Join your HPAE 5094 Local Executive Board in the collective New Year’s Resolution to bring the power to enforce our contract through member engagement and increased activism.
HPAE Rutgers Health Insurance Premium Issue in 1/5/24 Paycheck
We hope you had a lovely holiday season and a happy new year. Since Wednesday 1/3/24, we have heard from several members across HPAE Locals 5094 and 5089 that their health insurance premiums increased drastically in the 1/5/24 paycheck.
Local 5094 Election Results
The 2023 Local 5094 Nomination and Election Committee would like to announce the winners of the Co-President positions of local 5094.
Local 5094 Officer and Representative Elections
The election has begun for HPAE Local 5094 Officers. The election is being overseen by the American Arbitration Association (AAA). Ballots were mailed to all members in good standing on Monday, October 16, 2023.
Local 5094 Rutgers Members Important Update: Raise and Retro Pay Issues – Action Needed!
As members like you reported, Rutgers has failed to fix all of the outstanding raise and retroactive issues for HPAE unit members as of today, October 23, 2023.
HPAE 5094 Rutgers Member Update: make sure to report any raise/retro issues!
We know that as of the September 29th paycheck, Rutgers still hasn't fixed raises and retro payments for everyone in our union.
HPAE local 5094 Officers and Union Representatives Election
The following nominations have been received for Local 5094 Officer and Representatives’ elections.
HPAE 5094 Rutgers Members: Pay Update – Take Action!
This is an update about the ongoing pay issue crisis caused by Rutgers University affecting HPAE unit members.
HPAE 5094 Rutgers Members: union meeting 9/26 and 9/27 and pay increase update
Register here for meetings this week to here more detail about pay increases and our union’s plan to make sure everyone receives what is owed to them.
HPAE 5094 Rutgers Union Victory – Paycheck Updates
We are happy to report a significant win related to your paycheck. This is a report back from the meeting between HPAE and Rutgers on Friday, September 15, 2023.
Happy Labor Day!
This Labor Day, we are reminded that our strength lies in our Unity. Wishing you a Happy Labor Day, Stand United.
Sept 1 pay increase
Our bargaining team fought for a fair contract, and we are finally supposed to see the results of the negotiated increases. By now, you should see the HPAE negotiated increases on your My Compensation History section of the My Rutgers
Notice of 2023 Nominations and Election of HPAE local 5094 Officers and Union Representatives
The Nominations and Election Committee announces that there are seven local officer positions and 65 representative positions that are up for election this year.
CONTRACT RATIFIED!
We will keep you informed as we begin to work with Rutgers to process the scheduled increases and to complete the final draft of the contract for posting to the website and to be printed for our members.
Rutgers 5094 Bargaining Update: We Have a Deal! Meetings and Ratification Vote Announcement!
The HPAE 5094 United Bargaining Team at Rutgers is pleased to announce that we reached a tentative agreement with the University. The tentative agreement does not become our contract until our membership votes to ratify the agreement.
Rutgers 5094 Bargaining Update: June 6, 2023
Following our last bargaining session, we reviewed the package presented by the employer with an open mind.
HPAE local 5094 Solidarity Walks (June 6 Photos)
Members of HPAE came together across New Jersey to stand in solidarity for a strong contract with Rutgers University as our campaign approaches one year in negotiations and in the streets building the power that wins. Members made waves at
Rutgers 5094 Bargaining Update: Take Action This Tuesday, June 6, and Tell Rutgers We Deserve Better!
Send Your HPAE Team to bargaining on June 7 with your full support. On Tuesday, June 6th at 12:15 PM, Join an HPAE Solidarity Walk at locations across the state and tell Rutgers: We Deserve Better!
Local 5094 Rutgers Membership Meetings: Today, Tuesday, 5/23, at 6:30 PM & Wednesday, 5/31, at 12:30 PM
Register in advance for these meetings (please do so at least 1 hour before the meeting so we will have time to approve your registration and ensure you will be able to attend).
HPAE local 5094 Bargaining Update and Important Membership Meetings- Not to Miss
If you want to get to a place where we can move management, be at our upcoming membership meetings, we will discuss this in detail and voice your view: your active participation is key to settling the best contract possible
Rutgers 5094 Bargaining Update and Easy Ways to Help Everyone Win at the Table
Your HPAE negotiations team met with Rutgers University on May 2, 2023, in good faith to negotiate our successor agreement.
Rutgers’ current tumult is a harbinger of positive change | Opinion
The positive change that I am looking for will come if Rutgers can agree to fair contracts with labor unions that respect the sacrifices and humanity of workers, an ideal that Rutgers’ leaders often give lip service to but hardly
Rutgers 5094 Bargaining Update Plus Coalition Actions for Real Raises and More!
The University moved in tiny increments of a quarter of a percent in the third and fourth years — to 3% for all four years of the contract, with one-time bonuses of 1.5% and 0.5% in the first and second
HPAE Strike Ed Meetings and Bargaining Update!
Your committee on negotiations met with management on 3/29 where we passed our most recent wage proposal — 6.5% and a step movement retroactive to 7/1/22 and on 7/1/23, and 6% and a step movement on 7/1/24 and 7/1/25
HPAE in Solidarity with our AAUP-AFT brothers and sisters
Please attribute the following statement to HPAE President Debbie White, RN: Although HPAE is not on strike, we support our brothers and sisters at AAUP-AFT. We have also experienced the lack of movement and stall tactics exhibited by Rutgers at
HPAE United at Rutgers for Strong Contracts Now!
Unity photos show that HPAE membership supports our HPAE Bargaining Teams and our campaign for strong contracts for all union members at Rutgers. Add your team’s unity to the wave of solidarity building across the state.
Solidarity Week Begins Monday, HPAE to Pres Holloway: Settle Our Contracts Now!
Collectively, we have the power to win. Joining union actions is your right, is safe, and makes a difference in what we see from Rutgers at the bargaining table.
Unity Pics Gallery
Unity photos show that HPAE membership supports our HPAE Bargaining Teams and our campaign for strong contracts for all union members at Rutgers. Add your team's unity to the wave of solidarity building across the state.
Your participation is working, turn the heat up!
As a result of the collective action of our united membership, our bargaining team is beginning to see positive movement from the employer in negotiations.
Bargaining Update for Rutgers University: Wages
While this small movement shows that workers coming together to put pressure on the University does make a difference, it also shows that we will need to do much more to get the contract we all deserve.
HPAE Statement in Solidarity with the AAUP Strike Authorization Vote
Our union sisters and brothers in the AAUP held a strike authorization vote beginning on February 28 to hear if the membership of that union will authorize their bargaining team to schedule a strike if they believe it is necessary.
HPAE United at Rutgers and UH! Day of Action February 28, 2023 (Photo Gallery)
After delivering through the challenges of the last few years, we are united in our demand of Rutgers: Stop Union Busting! Hundreds of members across the state participated in a Coalition of Rutgers Unions Day of Action.
URGENT: HPAE Locals 5089 and 5094 Day of Action Moved to Virtual Platform
Due to the inclement weather and a desire to keep everyone safe, HPAE has decided to shift our Day of Action to a virtual platform instead of in-person.
The sad reality of Jonathan Holloway’s ‘beloved community’ at Rutgers | Opinion
A 2020 Rutgers magazine profile about Jonathan Holloway shares an anecdote about the advice the elder Wendell Holloway gave to his son: come from the right family, be in a solid marriage, develop a golden resume and a trove of
Join the Day of Action on February 28 in Newark or from Anywhere
Your Bargaining Team Needs Your Power Behind Them!
Rutgers Raises for Coaches Only?
This update comes following HPAE bargaining on February 2, the 18th in our Union’s negotiations with Rutgers University. We Deserve a Long Overdue Raise! Rutgers, Stop the Delay!
Barnabas Negotiations Update for Rutgers HPAE Locals 5089 and 5094 Members
Last week we met with Rutgers HR and administration to continue negotiations over how the affiliation with RWJ Barnabas Health affects our members.
HPAE 5094 Making Headlines, and Lots More!
In this Update: HPAE 5094 to Holloway – We Don’t Feel Like Your Beloved Community, a Printer-Friendly Bargaining Snapshot, an Invite to the February 2nd Union Bargaining Caucus, Dates for 2023 Orientation Sessions, and More!
Rutgers prioritizes union-busting and gaslighting public health care workers
While refusing to bargain with Rutgers unions for close to a year, Rutgers carried out layoffs of more than a thousand employees, stripping public employees that were already making sacrifices for the university of their jobs and health insurance ...
2023 is for Action: Bargaining Issues Snapshot, Campaign Actions, and More!
The Local is gearing up for a big start to 2023 demonstrating the level of power needed to win a contract we can all be proud to enforce.
Lean into 2023: Organize Around Health Costs, Upcoming Meetings & Download Solidarity
We hope that you had a peaceful and festive holiday season and feel ready to face 2023 with dedication and commitment to ourselves and each other as we lean in on the campaign for a strong contract with Rutgers.
Join the Union’s Bargaining Caucus on 12/20!
Take an active role by putting power behind the union's proposals at the table. Join the December 20th HPAE Caucus at 9am via zoom by registering here.
What a Day for Action: Update & Ways to Build (even more) Momentum!
What a Day of Action as HPAE members stood strong through the rain, amongst coalition allies and union leaders including our own National Union President, American Federation of Teachers President, Randi Weingarten.
Tomorrow is for Action: Join the HPAE Delegation!
Tomorrow, Tuesday, December 6 at noon, join your HPAE Bargaining Teams, HPAE Contract Action Teams and Allies from across the Rutgers Coalition of Unions at a Day of Action in New Brunswick
HPAE Local 5094 Meeting Today 11/29 at 12pm
Dear {{ FirstName | commonize | default: “Friend” }}, Reminder: General Membership Meeting Today, Tuesday, November 29 at 12pm Join today’s virtual HPAE Local 5094 General Membership Meeting to receive updates about bargaining and upcoming union events to support winning
Update from the Bargaining Table & Easy Ways to Show Power!
Yet again our session ended with Rutgers without a single proposal being passed across the table. The University left our session after only 10 minutes claiming they wanted to caucus.
HPAE Local 5094 – bargaining, health Insurance and ways to get involved
While the HPAE bargaining teams push Rutgers to cap any healthcare costs to members through negotiations, the deadline for open enrollment is approaching.
In person Local 5094/5089 CINJ Membership Meeting: November 1, 2022 at 1 PM
In Person Meeting: Auditorium B. Please note: Masks will be required for the full meeting. No food will be provided.
HPAE to Gov. Murphy: ‘Why are You Standing on the Sidelines?’
At a rally this afternoon, HPAE members and labor allies railed against union busting by Rutgers for turning public union jobs over to a private corporation.
Health workers allege union-busting in Rutgers-RWJBarnabas hirings
At Rutgers University, union workers rallied Tuesday against what they say are “union-busting” actions by the state university.
Coalition of Rutgers Unions rally at CINJ against the university’s union busting
Union workers fed up with Rutgers using its partnership with Robert Wood Johnson Barnabas Health for union busting gathered Tuesday for a rally at Rutgers’ campus in New Brunswick.
Union Coalition Town Hall Meetings
Rutgers is in its strongest financial shape ever, so don’t believe the administration when they tell you they can't afford what we’re asking for. Join us for a virtual presentations by Howard Bunsis, an expert on higher ed finances, on
Local 5094 Rutgers Bargaining Update: September 8, 2022
Following the 8/24/22 bargaining session where Rutgers Administration stormed out of the session, we met again on 9/8/22 and finally received some of the information we requested 6 months ago, and an initial counter on our wage proposal.
Drastic premium increases – Action needed!
Your health insurance costs are going up unless we act together to stop it. We call on all HPAE negotiations unit employees to Call the Governor to say “No” to health insurance cost increases!!
Bargaining Update for Rutgers University: August 24, 2022, and we still do not have a contract
We called for our membership to support the negotiations efforts and our membership came through at today’s session. We had over 70 people log into our caucus space and 40 were able to move to the Rutgers Zoom session.
Local 5094 Rutgers Bargaining Update, August 10, 2022
HPAE local 5094 met on 8/10/22 for our ninth session of negotiations with Rutgers University. Our contract expired July 1, 2022.
HPAE United at Rutgers Local 5094 Bargaining update – July 19, 2022
We still do not have a contract HPAE local 5094 met on 7/19/22 for our seventh session of negotiations with Rutgers University. Our contract expired July 1, 2022. It is now more important than ever to get involved and support
HPAE United at Rutgers Local 5094 Bargaining update – July 15, 2022
Bargaining Update for Rutgers University: July 15, 2022, and we still do not have a contract HPAE local 5094 met on 7/15/22 for our sixth session of negotiations with Rutgers University. Our contract expired July 1, 2022. It is now
Our Contract has Expired; Tell Rutgers to Bargain in Good Faith!
June 30th was the last day of our contract. The terms remain in effect, but management’s inability to meaningfully engage in negotiations means that the salary increases we are demanding have not taken effect.
Rutgers 5094 Negotiations Update, June 29, 2022
The University continues to delay productive negotiations at every session we have scheduled. At today’s session, the University did not have any additional responses to the reserved proposals and only presented one proposal on the management side.
Join an Upcoming HPAE Unity Day!
Join members of the HPAE Bargaining Teams and Contract Action Team at a series of upcoming Unity Days at both in person and in virtual spaces beginning in July. Get Bargaining Updates, Show Solidarity, and Take Action for a strong
Rutgers 5094 Negotiations Update, June 24, 2022
HPAE local 5094 met on 6/21/22 for our fourth session of negotiations with Rutgers University. Our contract is set to expire July 1, 2022. The show of solidarity today in our session was a boost for our negotiations team.
Do not look at this day in isolation but as one point in many landmark days in our nation’s history
My family’s history is rich and deep.
Bargaining Update for Rutgers University, May 17, 2022
HPAE Local 5094 met on 5/17/22 for our second session of negotiations with Rutgers University.
LOCAL 5094 NOTICE OF 2022 NOMINATIONS AND ELECTION OF AFT CONVENTION DELEGATES AND ALTERNATES
The Nominations/Election Committee announces that they are now accepting nominations to represent Local 5094 at this year’s AFT National Convention. This year’s convention will be held at Boston Convention Center and Exhibition Center in Boston, Massachusetts, July 12th – 17th,
HPAE congratulates Newark Mayor Baraka on his re-election
Emerson, NJ—HPAE members congratulate Ras Baraka on his re-election as mayor of the great city of Newark. Mayor Baraka has been a friend and partner in the struggle to empower healthcare workers, especially at Newark’s University Hospital. HPAE members at
HPAE Joint (Locals 5089 & 5094) Negotiations Contract Proposals
Rutgers Joint negotiations proposals FINAL 4.26.22
HPAE Local 5094 Membership Meetings – Wednesday, 5/11 at 1:00 PM and Thursday, 5/12 at 6:30 PM
Register in advance for these meetings (please do so at least 1 hour before the meeting so we will have time to approve your registration and ensure you will be able to attend).
Rutgers Joint Negotiations Update, April 28, 2022
HPAE locals 5089 and 5094 met on 4/26/22 for our first session of negotiations with Rutgers University. We are the first individual Union to begin negotiations at the University.
Rutgers Joint Negotiations Update, April 25, 2022
The next Contract Action Team meeting is Wednesday is also April 26th and we are still recruiting membership for this team.
Testimony of Debbie White, RN
President, HPAE
Senate Budget & Appropriations Committee
21 April 2022
Health Professionals and Allied Employees urges the Legislature to invest in New Jersey’s public hospital and State oversight of New Jersey’s healthcare systems.
Local 5094 FXB Child Health Unit Member meetings March 29th and 30th
Membership meetings will be held next Tuesday March 29th at 6:30 pm and Wednesday March 30th at 12:30 pm.
Testimony of Debbie White, RN
President, HPAE
Assembly Budget Committee
23 March 2022
Health Professionals and Allied Employees urges the Legislature to invest in New Jersey’s public hospital and State oversight of New Jersey’s healthcare systems.
Program brings mental health care to NJ essential workers (video)
Ana Delgado, a registered nurse at Rutgers University, knows all about the emotional and mental strain of COVID-19.
HPAE Local 5094 Message to Rutgers – We Are Filing a Class Action Grievance. It’s Past Time to Implement Remote Work
Almost two weeks ago we reached out to President Holloway and EVP Tony Calcado to call on Rutgers to immediately implement remote work for all members who can work remotely.
Local 5094 Child Health Unit Membership Meetings – Tuesday, 1/11, at 1:00 PM and Wednesday, 1/12 at 6:30 PM
You are invited to a Local 5094 Child Health Unit Membership meeting. When: January 11, 2021 1:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada) January 12, 2021 6:30 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada) Agenda: 1/10 Labor-Management Meeting Report Health &
HPAE Local 5094 Message to Rutgers: When Feasible Staff Should Be Remote
On behalf of HPAE Local 5094, we reached out to Rutgers to call on the University to immediately implement remote work for all members who can work remotely. We continue to be underwhelmed by the University’s response to the COVID-19
Member Update: FXB Return to Office Actions Update and Next Steps
Over 83% of our membership in the Children's Health Unit signed a petition of solidarity calling on Rutgers and the DCF to maintain a safe work environment in the face of rising Covid numbers.
Member Update: FXB Return to Office Actions Update and Next Steps
Within a week, and despite being spread across the state, more than 65% of HPAE FXB Members signed a petition of solidarity in support of returning to work with safety at the center of the plan.
HPAE Local 5089 & Local 5094 Membership Update and Survey
The University approached HPAE locals 5089 and 5094, and other Rutgers unions, with a proposal for a 2-year contract extension that includes a nominal wage increase.
Children’s Mobile Response Victory
As your new HPAE Rep, I am happy to share a recent victory with you on an issue important to our department. We write to highlight how we reached this victory -- to celebrate our success and to inspire us
Member Update: Union Victory and Pay Day! Class Action Grievance Won for WDEA HPAE Unit Members, Rutgers Pays Full Wage Increases to Our Unit.
Thanks to the collective action of your group, supported by the power of our union contract, we win for all with the successful resolution of this class action grievance. Everyone should now be seeing full pay increases in today’s check.
HPAE local 5094 CHU and CFN Membership Forums (12/7 & 12/14)
The HPAE Reps for the CHU and CFN members are calling a meeting of the membership to discuss ongoing issues affecting coworkers across the state. To make it possible for maximum participation, we are offering two sessions on the same
HPAE Local 5089 & Local 5094 Membership Meetings – 11/9 and 11/11
You are invited to a Local 5094/5089 Membership meeting. When: November 9, 6:30 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada) November 11, 1 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada) Agenda: COVID Updates/Return to the office Unemployment claims Grant funded programs Vaccine
Local 5094 Child Health Unit Membership Meeting – Thursday, 10/14 at 6:30 PM
You are invited to a Local 5094 Child Health Unit Membership meeting on October 14, 2021 6:30 PM.
Local 5094 HPAE Convention Delegate Announcement
The Nominations/Election Committee announces that the following members will serve as delegates for HPAE Local 5094 at this year’s HPAE State Convention.
Notice of local 5094 elected officers
The Nominations/Election Committee announces that the following members have been elected as officers and unit representatives for Local 5094.
Mandatory Vaccine Update, July 30, 2021
The Coalition of Rutgers Unions (CRU) has met with Rutgers (RU) this week to negotiate over the impact of the mandatory vaccination policy. We will continue to negotiate on Monday. The CRU asked many questions, some of which RU clarified.
HPAE Local 5089 & Local 5094 Membership Update, July 29, 2021
We’ve been working on several important issues and have some updates. Be on the lookout for notices in the coming week about our next set of membership meetings.
Notice of 2021 Nominations and Election of Local 5094 Officers and Union Representatives
The Nominations and Election Committee announces that there are seven local officer positions and 65 representative positions that are up for election this year.
Notice of 2021 Nominations and Election of Local 5094 HPAE Convention Delegates and Alternates
The Nominations/Election Committee announces that they are now accepting nominations to represent Local 5094 at this year’s HPAE State Convention.
Rutgers, unions spar over mandatory vaccines for health care workers
Rutgers Health will require its health care workers to be fully vaccinated against Covid-19 moving forward, the school announced Monday, triggering a potential showdown with organized labor groups that have opposed mandatory inoculations.
Equal Rights and Equal Protections: Vote Yes on S.3810/A.5862
This legislation would enhance public sector unions' right to information under the WDEA (The Workplace Democracy Enhancement Act) and give public sector workers the same rights and protections as workers in the private sector.
Changes to Healthcare plans
Effective July 1, 2021, Rutgers employees represented by our union, and all other unions in the Coalition of Rutgers Unions (CRU), will have the chance to pay less for state health benefits by switching to the new NJ Direct Plan...
Shared Work Program and Unemployment Fraud
We wanted to provide an update on the implementation of our fiscal emergency settlement, which you can read more about here: Settlement Summary, and provide some information about next steps.
Members Overwhelmingly Vote To Approve Fiscal Emergency Tentative Agreement
The results are in! Members of HPAE Locals 5094 and 5089 have voted overwhelmingly to approve our tentative settlement agreement regarding the fiscal emergency declared by management last spring.
Coalition of Rutgers Unions Fiscal Emergency Tentative Agreement Town Hall Meeting-April 1, 2021
Coalition of Rutgers Unions virtual Town Hall event will occur later today, April 1, 2021 at 5:00 PM. At the meeting, we will talk about the tentative agreement as we did at our membership meetings earlier this week, but we
Sick time donation for a member in need
The holiday season is often called the season of giving and, in that tradition, we are asking the membership to step up in support of a long time HPAE member and UBHC Clinician Dana Bush.
Stand with Rutgers healthcare workers petition & NJ.com article on CHU nursing cuts
A total of 67 nurses employed by Rutgers University who were assigned to local child welfare offices and kept tabs on each foster child’s physical and mental health, are out of a job after Nov. 6.
Stand with Rutgers healthcare workers caring for vulnerable, at-risk children in foster care
Healthcare workers across NJ have responded to the call, providing patient care throughout the COVID-19 pandemic. Unfortunately, now essential workers providing support medical services to foster children are facing layoffs.
Rutgers community protests variety of issues at U.
Members of the Rutgers community, including students, faculty, staff and New Brunswick residents, held a protest on Saturday calling on the University to reverse layoffs, implement tuition reductions amid the pandemic, stop the sale of the Lincoln Annex School ...
Join The Fight to Preserve Funding for University Hospital and Public Healthcare in NJ!
University Hospital in Newark was front and center as the premier academic medical center responding to the COVID-19 pandemic crisis. Unfortunately, the Revised FY2021 state budget cut funding to Charity Care and NJ’s safety net hospital, University Hospital.
University Hospital helped during COVID-19. Now, we need to support this facility.
University Hospital in Newark was front and center as the premier academic medical center responding to the COVID-19 pandemic. The hospital performed the function it always has for our state: it cared for and treated everyone who walked in through
Update on Layoffs at UBHC, August 10, 2020
Since July 23, HPAE has been working with our UBHC membership regarding layoff notices issued by Rutgers University. These layoff notices are to take effect on August 22nd, leaving our hardworking healthcare co-workers without a full time job, health insurance,
Mayor Baraka: I strongly oppose the ‘merger’ of NJ Medical School, RWJ Medical School | Opinion
Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, located in New Brunswick, and the Rutgers New Jersey Medical School (NJMS), located in Newark, plan to become a single medical school. It is insultingly and dishonestly being referred to as a merger by the few
Negotiations for Rutgers Reopening
Rutgers has released their “Return to Rutgers” and “Return to Research” plans, and has begun to direct a limited return to on-site staffing, including employees in research, libraries, some contracted office locations at UCHC and the Child Health Unit, and
Rutgers to lay off 62 mental health workers amid coronavirus budget crunch
Marsha Escalliere learned she would be laid off from her job as a children’s counselor at Rutgers University Behavioral Health Care in Essex County about three months after her father died from the coronavirus.
Rutgers lays off mental health employees amid coronavirus pandemic
Rutgers University has laid off dozens of mental health professionals across the state — whose jobs include responding to family households amid crises — due to financial implications the university said was caused by COVID-19.
UBHC layoffs!
On July 23, HPAE was notified by members of our Union of the University’s intent to begin layoffs for UBHC “as the result of the unprecedented COVID-19 public health crisis which has resulted in a fiscal crisis emergency.” As
Rutgers Medical School Merger- Debbie’s letter to Gov Murphy
On behalf of the nearly 4,000 public sector members of HPAE Locals 5094 and 5089 employed by Rutgers University and University Hospital, I am writing to inform you of our concerns and opposition to the University’s actions that will result
Partnership Between NJ’s State University System, Large Private Health Network Almost Complete
In July 2017, leaders from Rutgers University and RWJBarnabas Health hosted a media event in New Brunswick to outline their plans for a potential 30-year partnership designed to beef up New Jersey’s medical education system...
CRU Update: Returning to Rutgers
On Friday, June 19th, you should have received an email from the Rutgers administration with a link to their report entitled Returning to Rutgers.
Fiscal Emergency Declared by Rutgers
The Rutgers University administration has just notified nearly all of its unions that it is taking the first steps toward implementing a fiscal emergency, thereby jeopardizing the futures of our 20,000-plus union members, their families, and communities throughout New Jersey.
Demanding Healthcare During a Pandemic and Beyond
Join us as we unite our forces to demand that Congress do everything in their power to protect everyone's health, without exception, during Covid and beyond.
Negotiations at Rutgers – Coalition Update
You have probably heard rumors regarding layoffs and furloughs from various managers and schools that make the decision seem inevitable. You may have heard threats have been made to union leaders that Rutgers will declare a fiscal emergency and withhold
A prison nurse died, and her union says N.J. fails to protect staff from coronavirus behind bars
Nurses in New Jersey prisons are working in “horrific conditions” that pose an “imminent hazard" to their health amid the coronavirus pandemic...
Rutgers: No Decisions About Us, Without Us
Our Coalition of Rutgers Unions, representing 20,000 unionized employees, will not allow the Rutgers administration to turn this tragedy into a disaster for the people who make Rutgers work.
HPAE Local 5094 Rutgers members: COVID-19 – Know Your Rights
HPAE, AFT and unions across the country are working to fight for safeguards to our own health and the health of our communities.
Another Step Toward Controversial Merger of Med Schools
A controversial proposal to merge the two Rutgers University medical schools into a single entity spread over two cities 30 miles apart may be gaining momentum, despite concerns among some faculty and staff about the process and potential risks involved.
Further Consolidations Are Being Eyed for Rutgers’ Two Med Schools
Merging Rutgers’ medical schools under one umbrella entity with two separate campuses could yield an institution with one of America’s largest classes, boost research-dollar rankings, improve student education opportunities and expand patient access to clinical trials.
HPAE Local 5094 Special Election Results
The Local 5094 Nomination and Election Committee has completed Local 5094 Special Officer Elections. The election was uncontested and the committee cast one vote on behalf of the candidate.
HPAE Public Sector Union Rep Training
This training is for all HPAE Public Sector Union Reps: those that have had no training before, as well as those that have had the basic training but want to learn additional skills and refine current ones.
HPAE Overwhelmingly Ratifies 4-Year Agreement With Rutgers University
On Friday July 12th, members of the Health Professionals and Allied Employees, AFT (HPAE) overwhelmingly ratified a four-year agreement covering 600 registered nurses at Rutgers University.
HPAE Local 5094 Election Results
The Local 5094 Nomination and Election Committee has completed Local 5094 Officer Elections. Candidates will officially take office September 1, 2019. Congratulations to all the winners.
Notice of 2019 Nominations and Election of HPAE Local 5094 Officers and Union Representatives
The Nominations and Election Committee announces that there are seven local officer positions and 65 representative positions that are up for election this year.
HPAE 5094 Rutgers New Contract Telephone Townhall, Tuesday, June 11, 2019
Join us on Tuesday, June 11th at 7:00 pm for a telephone town hall to review the tentative agreement with Rutgers University before your upcoming contract ratification vote. During the call you will hear the gains we made in our
Tentative Agreement Reached! More Membership Meetings Scheduled!
Your HPAE Local 5094 bargaining team has reached a tentative agreement with Rutgers management for a new contract covering Professional Staff.
Tentative Agreement Reached! (membership meetings listed here)
Your HPAE Local 5094 bargaining team has reached a tentative agreement with Rutgers management for a new contract covering Professional Staff.
HPAE 5094 Bargaining Update, May 24
After three full days of bargaining Wednesday-Friday, we have reached agreement on all outstanding issues except wages. A final settlement was only held up by some 11th hour nickel-and-diming on the part of Rutgers.
HPAE 5094 Bargaining Update, May 14
We are very close to agreement on many issues. However, Rutgers finally presented a promised counter on out of title work and job reclassifications that we had to spend the bulk of the session reviewing and negotiating over.
Bargaining Update for Local 5094 Rutgers University, May 3
After a full day of bargaining, we settled a number of issues and are closer to a contract but still have a number of outstanding items.
Local 5094 Bargaining Update, April 25
We continue to make substantial progress towards a settlement. Persistent membership action has made a difference.
Local 5094 Rutgers Bargaining Update and Upcoming Actions, March 25
The bargaining committee met in New Brunswick expecting counter-proposals on wages and job security. Despite promising to respond to both at the previous session, Rutgers had no proposals ready
Is Rutgers Experimenting with Privatization at The Expense of Patients and Workers?
Rutgers has signed over its health care operations to RWJBarnabas Health and now RWJBarnabas will be making decisions about the healthcare services you will receive.
Local 5094 Bargaining Update for Rutgers University, March 8
We made some progress but the next month will be critical to reaching a fair agreement and winning a good contract.
Bargaining Update for Local 5094 Rutgers University, February 8
Your HPAE negotiations committee put together a package of the major job security issues that need to be settled in this contract including Federal Medical Leave (FMLA), seniority, the Barnabas partnership, and adding bumping rights to more job series.
HPAE Contract Action Team Meeting: Friday, January 18
This lunch time meeting is an opportunity to find ways we can fight together for an institution that treats patients and workers with dignity and respect.
Local 5094 Special Election Results
The winner of Co-President of Rutgers New Brunswick/Piscataway/Stratford/Camden campuses and Rowan University is...
Report: University Hospital needs ‘transformational leader’
A report by veteran health care executive Judith Persichilli concludes University Hospital in Newark, the state’s only public hospital, needs a transformational leader.
University Hospital’s problems festered because of leadership void — and now the CEO’s job is vacant
The veteran hospital executive who just finished studying the management and economic problems at University Hospital in Newark for the past four months is ...
Local 5094 Rowan members: Contract ratified!
Following our ratification vote yesterday, our local voted unanimously to ratify the tentative agreement presented to our membership.
Local 5094 Special Election: ballots are in the mail
The American Arbitration Association has mailed out Special Election ballots to the Rutgers New Brunswick/Piscataway/Stratford/Camden campuses and Rowan University members.
Local 5094 Special Election: candidate statements
Statements from Mary Doran and Justin O'Hea
Local 5094 Bargaining Update for Rutgers University, November 30
Management presented counters on Reassignment, State of Emergency, Parking, FMLA, Tuition Remission, and Work from Home. They also presented a modified version of their out-of-title/reclassification proposal.
Local 5094 Rowan contract update: tentative agreement reached
Our HPAE Local 5094 Negotiating Committee settled the Memorandum of Agreement with Rowan University on November 21, 2018.
Local 5094 Bargaining Update for Rutgers University, November 14, 2018
Member after member spoke passionately about being overworked, overstressed, and underpaid. Management minimized their concerns and suggested that members should have chosen a more lucrative profession.
Local 5094 Bargaining Update for Rutgers University, November 8, 2018
Management presented their second insulting counter proposal, moving up to 1%/year, no step movement.
Local 5094 Special Nominations and Election: Co-President of Rutgers New Brunswick/Piscataway/Stratford/Camden campuses and Rowan University
The Nominations and Election Committee announces that there is an open officer position, Co-President of Rutgers New Brunswick/Piscataway/Stratford/Camden campuses and Rowan University.
Local 5094 Rowan University contract update, November 5
Our HPAE Local 5094 Negotiating Committee held a 10 hour bargaining session with Rowan University on November 2, 2018. While we had hoped today would be our last session at the table, there is still more work to be done.
Local 5094 Bargaining Update for Rutgers University, October 10, 2018
Stay connected to your Union Rep or Liaison for more updates. Our next sessions are October 16th 9am-1pm (ASB II, 57 US-1, New Brunswick) and October 29th.
Amid student wage and faculty protest; Barchi announces free speech panel, strategies to undo RU screw
all semester's first University Senate meeting ended with uncertainty about the future of faculty contract negotiations, updates to Rutgers student services...
Rutgers workers rally in New Brunswick for contract negotiations
“In the last few days, the president of this university could figure out the politics to get himself an extension of his contract,” said President Randi Weingarten...
Community and Labor Groups to Host Town Hall Event on Monday, Sept. 24th: Concerns for the Future of University Hospital and Public Health Care
Labor unions and community organizations are partnering with Newark Mayor Ras Baraka to sponsor a Town Hall.
HPAE 5094 Rutgers Bargaining Update, September 13, 2018
Our next bargaining session dates and locations are September 28thth 9am-1pm (Liberty Plaza, New Brunswick) and October 16th 9am-1pm.
Join us on 9/24 at a Town Hall on the future of UH and the Rutgers-RWJ Barnabas partnership
We’ll be talking about the future of UH and the commitment to public health in Newark, transparency and government oversite of public-private partnerships and job protections.
Local 5094 Rutgers Leadership Team Sign-up
Join us at our next Bargaining Session Tuesday 10/16 9am-1pm in the Administrative Services Building II, 57 US-Route 1, New Brunswick.
Local 5094 Rutgers Bargaining Update, August 15, 2018
On Wednesday, August 15th we met with management and made most of our non-economic and some economic bargaining proposals.
Local 5094 HPAE State Convention Delegate List
The nomination and elections for HPAE Convention delegates has concluded.
Governor Appoints Monitor For Newark’s Troubled University Hospital
Alarms sound over shortcomings in quality of care and financial soundness. Murphy moves swiftly to tackle problems.
Statement of Ann Twomey, HPAE President on Governor Murphy’s Executive Order to Monitor University Hospital Friday, July 27, 2018
Nurses and health professionals at University Hospital have witnessed the erosion of funding for our state's only public Level 1 Trauma Center.
Newark Hospital No Longer Plans To Outsource Pediatrics: Reports
Administrators at New Jersey's largest public medical center, University Hospital, have put the brakes on a plan to transfer inpatient pediatric services across the city to the privately owned Newark Beth Israel Medical Center...
Labor Unions Demand Transparency, Accountability of Rutgers-Barnabas Partnership
Faculty and health professionals from Rutgers Biomedical and Health Services (RBHS) petitioned the Rutgers Board of Governors (BOG) at a Special Meeting to directly ask the governing body for a memorandum of agreement with the unions ...
The public hospital that wanted to cut pediatrics? People got mad. Now, that plan has changed.
University Hospital's plan to outsource its inpatient services for children to another Newark hospital is off the table for now, a spokesman confirmed Monday.
Newark hospital halts plans to reduce number of inpatient pediatric beds
University Hospital in Newark has put an indefinite hold on plans to reduce the number of beds in its inpatient pediatric unit by more than 80 percent after facing a wave of opposition ...
Newark mayor questions planned cuts to hospital’s inpatient pediatric unit
Mayor Ras Baraka wants the state Department of Health to put the brakes on University Hospital's plan to reduce the number of beds in its inpatient pediatric unit by more than 80 percent.
Local 5094 HPAE State Convention Nomination Form
The Nominations/Election Committee announces that they are now accepting nominations to represent Local 5094 at this year’s HPAE State Convention.
Newark Nurses Worry About Future Of Hospital’s Pediatric Unit
Administrators at University Hospital in Newark may be pondering changes at the busy medical center’s pediatric unit, and local labor groups, community leaders and nurses are worried about what will happen in their wake.
HPAE Locals 5135/5089 UCHC contract negotiations update with Rutgers, July 12
On Thursday, July 12th, we had our fifth negotiations session with Rutgers/UCHC.
Community and Labor Groups Host Town Hall Event
Labor and community organizations sponsored a Town Hall Event on Wednesday, July 11th to bring together the community for an open conversation about the future of public healthcare in Newark.
Community and Labor Groups to Host Town Hall Event on July 11th: Concerns for the Future of University Hospital’s In-Patient Pediatric Services
Labor and community organizations are sponsoring a Town Hall Event on Wednesday, July 11th to bring together the community for an open conversation about the future of Pediatric In-Patient services at University Hospital...
Joint Statement by Ann Twomey, HPAE President, Donna Chiera, AFTNJ President, Saturday, June 30, 2018 regarding NJ State Budget Negotiations
Government shutdowns should not become an annual event in New Jersey.
Nurses, Health Professionals Remain United as Supreme Court Sides with Wealthy, Corporate Interests in Anti-Union Case
HPAE, the largest union of nurses and health professionals in NJ, responded to today’s U.S. Supreme Court ruling as another strike against workers, who are advocates in their workplace, and in favor of wealthy individuals and corporate interests.
A Question of Legitimacy Looms for the Supreme Court
Any day now, perhaps as soon as Thursday, the Supreme Court will issue a decision that more than any other case this term will reveal to us the heart and soul of the Roberts Court at the end of Chief
Stand in Solidarity To Protect our Families Friday, June 8th at 3:30 PM
19 S. 2nd Ave, Highland Park, NJ A colleague needs our help. Chariza Edralin, a former Local 5094 member and Union Representative, learned on Monday her brother, Cloyd Edralin, was taken by ICE from his home on his way to work
Labor and Community Groups call for Transparency from Rutgers and RWJ Barnabas and accountability to workers and patients
Nearly a dozen public sector labor unions are working in coalition to demand Rutgers University and RWJ Barnabas guarantee workers and patients’ rights will be protected as the two entities enter into an affiliation agreement. While bargaining resumes for some
Rutgers is not for sale! Keep University Hospital Open!!
Rutgers is about to enter into a partnership with Barnabas that threatens to privatize many jobs and possibly reduce services offered at University Hospital. In the meantime the Hospital has initiated the closure of the pediatrics unit—and announced that many
Phil Murphy signs law expanding public worker union rights
Gov. Phil Murphy on Friday signed a bill strengthening the rights of public worker unions, which could face a big threat from a looming decision by the U.S. Supreme Court.
Local 5094 University Hospital Ratification Vote a Huge Success!
On Friday, April 27th, we held a ratification vote for our one year agreement with University Hospital. 95% of members who turned out to vote gave the thumbs up for our new agreement.
Barnabas Partnership Update
With the Rutgers, Rutgers Health Group and RWJ Barnabas Health partnership scheduled to go into to effect on July 1, 2018, our union, HPAE, along with our union coalition partners, continue to be very concerned.
Come out for a Workers’ Memorial Day, Sunday, April 22 in New Brunswick
Sunday, April 22, HPAE will be participating at a Workers Memorial Day in New Brunswick, from 1 pm to 3 pm, at the Anshe Emeth Memorial Temple, 222 Livingstone Avenue.
Local 5094 UH members: Membership Meetings & Ratification Vote, April 27
Please make sure you attend one of the sessions to learn about the details and then vote on the new contract. Remember - only members can attend & vote!
HPAE United at Rutgers Negotiations Update
All three locals have now had their first negotiations session with management.
Contract, tuition, wage rally at Rutgers
More than 400 Rutgers University faculty, staff and students rallied outside the Board of Governors (BOG) meeting Tuesday, while dozens more inside petitioned the governing body directly in hopes of securing fair union contracts, a freeze on tuition and a $15-per-hour minimum
Students, Faculty and Staff Rally for Fairness At Rutgers: Call on Board of Governors for union contracts, more equitable campus
Calling for fair union contracts, a freeze on tuition and a $15-per-hour minimum wage on campus, more than 400 Rutgers faculty, staff and students rallied outside the Board of Governors (BOG) meeting...
Bargaining for the Common Good on Campus
HPAE leaders joined hundreds of union, community, and student activists on Friday, February 23rd at a “Bargaining for the Common Good” Convening at Rutgers.
Rutgers Union Coalition Confronts Barchi at Board of Governors Meeting
On Wednesday, February 7, HPAE members and Rutgers Union Coalition partners joined forces at February meeting of the Rutgers Board of Governors. HPAE, along with its coalition partners, has asked Rutgers for dates to begin bargaining to which Rutgers has
Rutgers Union Coalition Action at the Board of Governors!
Phil Wilson, Local 5094 Co-Secretary, describes his experience at the Rutgers Board of Governors meeting on Wednesday, February 8.
Local 5094 University Hospital negotiations update, January 22
On Thursday, January 18th, we had our second bargaining session with UH management. They responded to most of our proposals and gave us a new proposal on the resignation notice period. We did sign off on one tentative agreement regarding
Local 5094 University Hospital bargaining update, January 2, 2018
On Thursday, December 21st, we met with management for our second bargaining session for our new contract. We presented them with our initial proposals and went through them one at a time explaining why each was important top us. Management
Press Advisory: Vigil Tonight to Support Nurse Attacked at University Hospital
Her union coworkers will gather to support her and her family during this difficult time while working on establishing safety standards to prevent this from happening to anyone else.
HPAE Locals at UH Kick Off Contract Campaign with Unity Rally and Picket
Members of HPAE Locals 5089 (RNs) and 5094 (non-nursing professional staff) at University Hospital (UH) in Newark held a lunchtime rally and picket today as a show of unity between the locals and to kick off their contract campaign.
University Hospital Lunchtime Rally – October 31, 2017
Tuesday, October 31st Lunchtime Rally and Picket Corner of 12th Ave and Bergen St From 12:30 pm – 1:30 pm October 31st will be the one month mark since our contract with UH expired. Your negotiations team has been working
Better Care at No Cost With Direct Primary Care
HPAE members working for Rutgers, Rowan, and University Hospital are encouraged to participate in the Direct Primary Care Medical Home (DPCMH) pilot project.
HPAE Local 5094 Election Results
The official results of the HPAE Local 5094 Officer and Rep Election have been tabulated by our Nomination and Election Committee and were certified by the committee on August 31.
HPAE Local 5094 Election is Underway
Nominations for HPAE Local 5094 Officers and Representatives are closed and our election is now underway. Based on all the nominations received, the only contested position this year is for the Co-President assigned to the Rutgers-RBHS New Brunswick, Piscataway, Stratford
HPAE Local 5094 Nomination of Union Officers and Reps
In accordance with our union Constitution and By-Laws, the Local 5094 Nominations and Elections Committee is currently accepting nominations for seven officer positions and sixty-five union representatives at Rowan, Rutgers and University Hospital.
Learn More about the NJ Direct Primary Care Health Program
The New Jersey Direct Primary Care program was established so that state health plan members could get better care while saving time and money.
Message from HPAE VP Bernie Gerard About the State Shutdown
Unless told otherwise by your program, people should report to work and if you are unable to enter your worksite or your program is shut down, send an email to HPAE Assistant Director Maria Elena Cortez at mecortez@hpae.org.
HPAE Local 5094 University Hospital preparation for negotiations begins!
On Thursday, May 18th, the negotiations committees for both Local 5094 & 5089 met for a training & strategy session. While management has indicated that they likely are not looking to get to the table until later this summer,
Local 5094 Is Joining May Day Rallies at Rutgers
Local 5094 is rallying with other unions, student organizations, and community groups at Rutgers University on May 1st to show solidarity with each other and the communities we serve.
Free Primary-Care Office Opens For Government And School Employees
Taken from NJ Spotlight, February 10, 2017 - Four primary-care practices have opened for business in a pilot program that can treat tens of thousands of government and school system employees for free, the realization of a plan developed
Local 5094 Rutgers members: Payroll migration update, January 19
Over the past few months, as Rutgers transitioned to its new payroll system from Banner, there have been a number of issues that crept up. The most glaring of these was the “holdback week” that was created due to different
N.J. primary-care pilot program aims to let doctors spend more time with patients
Under the three-year pilot, which started last month when R-Health's contract took effect, as many as 60,000 teachers, police, firefighters, and other state and local government employees will be allowed into the program.
HPAE Rowan Member Update: Retroactive pay increases
We have received notification from Rowan that the retroactive increases have been processed. The following is the schedule for payout for our wages: For those members eligible for the 2015 Step increase, it will be included in pay period 26,
HPAE Rutgers Update: Payroll migration & hold back week
HPAE 5094, 5135 and 5089 have come to an agreement with Rutgers on how our members will be paid for the “hold back” week created by Rutgers payroll migration. Originally Rutgers wanted to hang on to your week’s pay until
HPAE members approve Rowan University contract!
On Thursday, December 1st, the members of HPAE Local 5094 and 5089 voted by an overwhelming majority of 99% to ratify our new contract with Rowan University.
Summary of Tentative Agreement between HPAE and Rowan University
Follow the link for a detailed summary of our tentative agreement with Rowan University for HPAE Local 5094 and 5089.
HPAE has reached a tentative agreement with Rowan University!
The HPAE Local 5094 and 5089 bargaining teams have reached a tentative agreement with Rowan management and the Governor’s Office for a new contract covering Rowan-SOM Professionals and Registered Nurses.
HPAE Rutgers Alert: Payroll Migration Update, October 26
On Monday, October 24th, representatives of the Union Coalition at Rutgers met with Administration officials as part of the quarterly Labor Management Committee (LMC) meeting to discuss a variety of issues. The most pressing of these had to do with
HPAE 5094 members approve University Hospital contract
On Thursday, October 13th, after two days of voting, the members of HPAE Local 5094 voted by an overwhelming majority of 88% to ratify our new contract with University Hospital.
Convention Resolutions & Constitutional Amendments Support HPAE’s Strategic Plan for Growth
At the HPAE 2016 Convention, delegates came together to make important decisions about the future of our union through a series of resolutions, constitutional amendments, and by-laws changes.
Summary of Tentative Agreement between HPAE 5094 Professionals and University Hospital
Follow the link for a detailed summary of our tentative agreement with University Hospital for HPAE Local 5094 Professionals.
HPAE 5094 University Hospital Contract Ratification Vote – October 12
HPAE Local 5094 University Hospital Contract Ratification vote is scheduled for Wednesday, October 12, 2016.
We have a Tentative Agreement at University Hospital!
I am pleased to announce that after two more long days of negotiations, your HPAE Local 5094 bargaining team has reached a tentative agreement with University Hospital management for a new contract for professional employees.
HPAE Rutgers Alert: Hold Back Pay
On Friday of last week your Union representatives met with Rutgers administration regarding their payroll migration process. While we have several concerns surrounding this transition, the most pressing of these is what we will call the “hold back” week.
Rutgers Payroll Migration
On Friday of last week your Union representatives met with Rutgers administration regarding their payroll migration process. While we have several concerns surrounding this transition, the most pressing of these is what we will call the “hold back” week.
HPAE Rowan Contract Negotiations Update, September 15 2016
Our last contract negotiations with Rowan were on August 30, 2016. Your committee negotiated for 14 hours straight in an attempt to finalize all of the outstanding proposals. We addressed a broad range of issues with management including job security,
HPAE 5094 University Hospital Contract Update – August 19, 2016
On Monday, August 8th, we had our fifteenth negotiation session with University Hospital's management. Follow the link for for a complete update.
HPAE Rowan Contract Negotiations Update – August 1, 2016
Our HPAE Negotiating Committee returned to the bargaining table on July 28th. We are continuing to make progress towards our goal of settling our long overdue contract with Rowan University.
HPAE 5094 University Hospital Contract Update – July 28, 2016
On Monday, July 25th, we had our fourteenth negotiation session with UH management. This session was attended by many members from IS&T and PM&R. Thanks to all those who came out to show your support for the negotiating team.
HPAE Membership Meetings: CAB Friday, July 8 and CINJ Monday, July 11
HPAE Local 5089 and Local 5094 Upcoming Membership Meetings Friday, July 8, 2016New Brunswick – Clinical Academic Building Room 340412:00 pm – 1:00 pm 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm Monday, July 11, 2016CINJ – 120 Albany St. 5th floor conference
HPAE Local 5094 Convention Delegates
The nomination period for AFT and HPAE Convention delegates has concluded. All nominees are running unopposed and all candidates are deemed elected by acclimation.
HPAE Local 5094 University Hospital Contract Update, June 3, 2016
Our HPAE Local 5094 Negotiating Committee had our latest bargaining session with University Hospital management on Friday, May 20th.
HPAE 5094: Nomination and Election of Convention Delegates
Nominations are now open for HPAE Local 5094 delegates to the AFT convention in July 2016 and HPAE convention in October 2016.
HPAE 5094 University Hospital Contract Update – April 8
On Monday, April 5th, we had our latest negotiation session with UH management. Management presented us with a revised “Inclement Weather Policy” which would greatly reduce the amount of pay and/or comp time that workers would get during such an
HPAE Public Sector Union Rep Training – April 23, 2016
Join us on Saturday, April 23 from 10:00 am to 2:00 pm. Newark Club, One Newark Center, 22nd Floor, Newark, NJ
HPAE Local 5094 Professionals University Hospital Contract Update
On Monday, February 8th, we had our latest negotiation session with UH management. We presented a counter-proposal to management on their initial economic offer. In addition, we had some productive discussion on issues around our grievance procedure and management’s desire
Rutgers FXB Child Health Unit Workplace Safety
Last week, threats of violence were called into several DCF offices throughout the state. Your Local 5094 leadership takes these threats seriously and we have been in contact with our Reps and Liaisons, CHU Administration, and CWA in an attempt
Nurses and Healthcare Professionals call on University Hospital Board of Directors to settle contract for patient safety, workers’ rights
Newark, NJ – With contracts at University Hospital expiring over one year ago, a group of 50 nurses and healthcare workers represented by the Health Professionals and Allied Employees (HPAE) spoke out to the eleven members of the University Hospital
Pack the UH Board Meeting, Contract Now!
Join us on Tuesday, November 10, 2015, at the University Hospital Board of Director’s meeting in Newark to demand a fair contract for the Hospital’s nurses and professionals. The meeting is located at the Cancer Center, B Level, Room 1120,
HPAE 5094 Nomination and Election of Convention Delegates
HPAE Local 5094 delegate nominations are now open for both the American Federation of Teachers Convention in July and the Health Professionals and Allied Employees convention in October.
HPAE Local 5094 University Hospital Contract Update, April 8, 2016
Our HPAE Local 5094 Negotiating Committee had our latest bargaining session with University Hospital management on Monday, April 5th.
HPAE Local 5094 Convention Delegates
The nomination period for Local 5094 AFT and HPAE Convention delegates has concluded. All nominees are unopposed and elected by acclimation.
Appointment of HPAE Local 5094 University Hospital Committee Chair
The Local 5094 Executive Board has appointed Christine Boardingham to serve as Chair of our University Hospital Committee.
Appointment of HPAE 5094 Rowan Committee Chair
The HPAE Local 5094 Executive Board that has appointed Deborah Cruz to serve as Committee Chair for Rowan University.
HPAE Rowan University Negotiations Update – May 25, 2016
Earlier this month, our negotiation team for HPAE Local 5094 and Local 5089 returned to the table to resume negotiations with the State for a new contract at Rowan University.
Nurses and Healthcare Professionals call on University Hospital Board of Directors to settle contract for patient safety, workers’ rights
November 10, 2015 Newark, NJ – With contracts at University Hospital expiring over one year ago, a group of 50 nurses and healthcare workers represented by the Health Professionals and Allied Employees (HPAE) spoke out to the eleven members of
Pack the UH Board Meeting, Contract Now!
Join us on Tuesday, November 10, 2015 at the University Hospital Board of Director's meeting in Newark to demand a fair contract for the Hospital's nurses and professionals. The meeting is located at the Cancer Center, B Level, Room 1120, 205
Rutgers FXB Child Health Unit Workplace Safety
Last week, threats of violence were called in to several DCF offices throughout the state. Your Local 5094 leadership takes these threats seriously and we have been in contact with our Reps and Liaisons, CHU Administration, and CWA in
HPAE 5094 Executive Board appoints new Co-secretary
At our September meeting, the HPAE Local 5094 Executive Board voted to appoint Vincent Muse to serve as union Co-secretary, with responsibility for work-sites at Rutgers Piscataway, New Brunswick, and Stratford, as well as Rowan University. The appointment to fill the
Final Reminder: Local 5094 Election Deadline and Ballot Count
All ballots for the HPAE Local 5094 Officer and Rep election must be received by the August 30, 2015 deadline. Ballots will be counted by our Election Committee on Monday, August 31 at 5:00 pm at the HPAE/AFT New Brunswick
Contract Update for University Hospital – August 26, 2015
On Wednesday, August 19th, we had our latest negotiation session with UH management. Our team came ready and willing to discuss wages and other economic issues – unfortunately, management is still not willing to join in that discussion.
HPAE 5094 Election: Have you received your ballot?
Elections for HPAE Local 5094 Officers and Representatives have been underway for a week now. Some members have reported not yet receiving their ballot in the mail. If you did not receive a ballot, please contact HPAE Staff Rep, Jeffrey
HPAE Local 5094 2015 Union Election Underway
Elections are currently underway for HPAE Local 5094 Officers and Representatives. Ballots were mailed to members on Thursday, August 13th. We hope you take a few minutes to complete it and return it. Ballots must be returned by 10:00 am
HPAE 5094 Annual Labor Day Picnic
We are sorry but registrtation for this event has been closed. If you have any questions, please contact Christine Munck at cmunck@hpae.org. Join HPAE Local 5094 and the AFT-Rutgers Union Coalition for our Annual Labor Day Picnic on Monday, September 7,
HPAE Rowan Contract Negotiations Update
Our negotiating team for 5089 and 5094 met with representatives of Rowan University and the New Jersey Office of Employee Relations on July 23 for continued contract negotiations.We signed a memorandum of agreement that allows for joint negotiations with HPAE professionals
HPAE 5094 Nomination of Union Officers and Reps
In accordance with our union Constitution and By-Laws, the HPAE Local 5094 Nominations and Elections Committee is currently accepting nominations for seven local union officer positions and sixty-five union representatives at Rowan, Rutgers and University Hospital. Nomination forms were mailed to members on
Update: Pay Dates for HPAE 5094 Salary Increases at Rutgers
After our previous email to you on June 24th, management has further clarified the schedule of our upcoming salary increases: As previously reported, our lump sum retroactive payment of $870 will be included in our July 2nd paycheck (this amount will
HPAE Rowan Negotiations Update
The negotiation team for HPAE Locals 5094 and 5089 had its first session for the contract renewal with the Governor’s Office of Employee Relations representing Rowan University on May 22nd. At that session, we discussed joint bargaining for both HPAE unions
Contract Update for University Hospital – June 19, 2015
On Thursday, June 18, we had our latest negotiation session with UH management. While we were able to agree on a handful of new tentative agreements (e.g., continuing education, labor management and direct deposit), management still has no economic
Newark Town Hall with Mayor Baraka: June 22, 2015 – 6:00 PM at the New Jersey Performing Arts Center
On Monday, June 22, Newark Mayor Ras Baraka will be hosting a town hall meeting to discuss Health Care in the Newark Community. The event is from 6:00 to 8:00 pm at the New Jersey Performing Arts Center Victoria Theater
NJ.COM: Rutgers, former UMDNJ health care workers agree on raises
Taken from NJ.com, June 15, 2015 Rutgers University has struck its first contract with the former health care professionals at the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, agreeing to raises between 7.25 and 9.5 percent over the next four
HPAE 5094 members vote to approve new Rutgers contract
On Friday, June 12th, after three days of voting, the members of HPAE Local 5094 voted by an overwhelming majority to ratify our new contract with Rutgers University. This is the first contract we've negotiated with the University since the merger with
HPAE 5094 Contract Ratification Vote
The HPAE Local 5094 Rutgers Contract Ratification Vote begins Wednesday June 10, 2015. You have the opportunity to accept or reject the tentative agreement your negotiating committee reached with Rutgers management. Voting is open from 12:00 am Wednesday, June 10th through
HPAE 5094 Rutgers Tele-Town Hall and Contract Vote
Join us on Tuesday, June 9th at 7:00 pm for a tele-town hall conference call to review our tentative agreement with Rutgers University before our upcoming contract ratification vote. If you are a member of Local 5094, you should receive a
Summary of the Tentative Agreement between HPAE 5094 Professionals and Rutgers
You can download a summary of the agreement here. The signed MOA can be found here. Click here to read the Rutgers Tuition Remission Policy (60.2.1) – applicable sections: B, C and D. Click here for contract ratification voting instructions
Schedule of Upcoming Meetings and Ratification Vote
Your HPAE Local 5094 bargaining team has reached a tentative agreement with Rutgers management for a new contract covering UMDNJ “Legacy” Professionals. This is our first contract since the merger with Rutgers. We protected the standards we’ve worked long to
Local 5094 reaches a tentative agreement with Rutgers!
After two more long days of negotiations, your HPAE Local 5094 bargaining team has reached a tentative agreement with Rutgers management for a new contract covering UMDNJ “Legacy” Professionals. This is our first contract since the merger with Rutgers. We
What do we want for Nurses Week?
May 6th, 2015 kicked off National Nurses Week. During the week, our employers hand out roses, take out newspaper ads applauding their nurses, or offer a free lunch or small gift. As a union, we fight to ensure nurses and other
HPAE Local 5094 UH Negotiations Update – April 28, 2015
On Friday, April 24th, we had our latest negotiations session with UH management. Despite still not presenting an economic proposal at this late date, we did manage to have a productive session.
HPAE Local 5094 Rutgers Negotiations Update – April 27, 2015
HPAE negotiations with the University are still progressing. Before a settlement can be reached, there are a number of outstanding issues that must be resolved first.
Local 5094 Joins with Other HPAE Locals in Lobby Day in Trenton
Lobby Day was a great success. Over 300 members of HPAE and other healthcare unions in the Coalition for Patients Rights and Safe Staffing (CPRSS) came to Trenton to talk to state legislators about the need for staffing legislation, including
Rutgers Union Workers Call for Faculty Deal Provisions For All
Our union coalition partner, the Rutgers AAUP-AFT faculty, have reached a tentative agreement for a new contract with Rutgers. Their agreement includes an important provision to protect raises that we too have been fighting for in our contract. Winning this
Navigant Report
On Monday, March 2, the New Jersey Health Care Facilities Financing Authority released the long-awaited "Navigant" report providing an evaluation of healthcare services in the Greater Newark area and recommendations for consolidation and reorganization of services. HPAE President Ann Twomey
Rutgers Unity Rally for Fair Contracts
Rutgers has the money. Rutgers has raised more than $1 billion in donations and has another $700 million in unrestricted funds, so why are faculty and staff being told to accept tiny raises after years of frozen wages? What’s more,
HPAE Rutgers Contract Update – February 10, 2015
Contract negotiations with Rutgers' administration have been underway for nearly six months. We are still far apart on wages and the administration continues to reject proposals to provide us the same tuition remission and parking benefits as our Rutgers Legacy
HPAE FXB/CHU Healthcare Case Manager Survey Now On-line
Please take a few minutes of your time to fill out the survey described here. It is intended for all Health Care Case Managers in the FXB Child Health Unit represented by HPAE Local 5094. This survey is not intended
University Hospital and Winter Storm Juno
You have probably all seen the recent email from the Office of Disaster Preparedness. Despite, the current Blizzard Warning declared by the National Weather Service, at this time, University Hospital intends to operate under normal conditions and require all personnel--essential
Rutgers: New Year, Same Story
We'd like to take a quick moment to wish our members a Happy New Year. And with the new year... we've received yet another self congratulatory email from Vivian Fernandez announcing wage increases for the non-union staff and the Teamsters.
Newark hospital union hopeful coming report focuses on investments in care, funding
By Ann Twomey, NJ.com OpEd, December 30, 2014
University Hospital Negotiations Update – December 22
On Tuesday, December 16th, our union negotiating committee met with management for the fourth time. Unfortunately, UH still has not seen fit to sit down and get the remainder of their proposals together for us. This is quite disappointing
Rutgers Contract Update, December 18, 2014
You are probably aware, the Teamsters union has recently reached an agreement with Rutgers for a four year contract that includes wage increases of 2.0% for the first three years and 2.25% for the final year as well as some
HPAE FXB/CHP Update – December 1, 2014
Based on communication we received from CWA this afternoon, we understand that our brothers and sisters in the DCP&P Local offices have postponed their planned job action due to the State conceding to demands for enhanced security. Faced with the
FXB/CHP Update
By now, you are likely already aware of the life-threatening attack in November on a DCF worker at the Camden office of the Division of Children Protection and Permanency. Be advised that State workers, represented by their union, CWA, have informed
Dec 9: Rutgers Lunchtime Rally and March to the Board of Governors
On Tuesday, December 9, 2014, join hundreds of faculty, students and staff at 12:00 Noon for an indoor rally with elected officials at the Rutgers Student Center Multipurpose Room located at 126 College Avenue in New Brunswick.
Analysis: Partisan And Labor Politics Drive Battle Over Health-Benefits Reform
By Mark J. Magyar, NJSpotlight, November 25, 2014 Big question is whether Christie, Legislature set health-benefit payments or unions get back collective-bargaining rights. As Gov. Chris Christie’s Pension and Health Benefits Study Commission wrestles with the issue of how much public employees
Contract Update: Rutgers Offers Underwhelming Economic Counter
On Wednesday, November 19th, we had our fifth session with management. After giving a counter to their initial economic proposal, management came back with a revised offer: they moved a whopping 0.1% to 1.1% for an annual across the
The Rutgers MOA and our Contract Negotiations
By now, you have all probably received the Rutgers Integration email from Vivian Fernandez, Rutgers Vice President for Faculty & Staff Resources, about the Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) regarding alignment of Workforce Systems and Benefits and you may have a
HPAE President Ann Twomey’s Op-ed: Christie’s Ebola ‘Caution’ Was Political Pandering
Newark Star Ledger, October 28, 2014 We are relieved that Governor Christie has freed Kaci Hickox from her inhumane and possibly illegal confinement to a tent behind Newark’s University Hospital. Ms. Hickox, a heroic nurse and epidemiologist, returned to the
Rutgers Bargaining Update
We held our third negotiations session with Rutgers management on October 7th. Here's how things stand: We want fair wages: Our initial proposals call for an average of 6% annual raises through a combination of across the board increases and step
UNIVERSITY WIDE DAY OF ACTION
RUTGERS WORKERS NEED FAIR CONTRACTS NOW! Nearly 20,000 Rutgers employees and our unions are in negotiations with the University for a new contract. So far, management has offered no raises to staff and proposed numerous give-backs. Most contracts have already expired.
Latest Issue of the Local 5094 Newsletter, Proactive
The latest issue of the Local 5094 newsletter, Proactive, is now available to members. This issue has articles on the current contract negotiations, Rutgers’ travel policy, and public employee issues. Click Here to Read the Latest Issue of Proactive
Rally for Fair Contracts, Tuesday, September 30
Contract negotiations with University Hospital and Rutgers University are now underway. This is the first time we are bargaining with our new employers since the break up of UMDNJ and a lot is at stake. We want to keep University
Update on the University Hospital Labor Management Meeting
On Thursday, August 28th, we met with management along with our sister unions for our quarterly Coalition Labor Management meeting. At this meeting we learned the following:
Star Ledger Op-ed by Eric LeGrand: “At this historic moment for Rutgers, remember the workers”
Rutgers’ entry into the Big Ten is a thrilling milestone for me — both as an alum and as a Scarlet Knights football player. But I want to call attention to something that’s getting a bit less play these days:
HPAE Rowan-SOM Labor-Management Report
On August 19, 2014 our HPAE – Rowan/SOM Labor Management Committee met with management from the University for our first Labor Management meeting since the dissolution of UMDNJ. Present from the Union:Tammy DelleFave, Lori Galiano, Mary Kosciuk and HPAE Staff
Layoffs at the Hospital: What you need to know
As you may have heard, some HPAE members at University Hospital received layoff notices last week due to "budget constraints" at the Hospital. In total, ten HPAE professionals and one staff nurse were laid-off. In addition, there was approximately twenty
Rutgers Contract Negotiations Underway
Our HPAE Local 5094 bargaining committee is meeting with Rutgers administration this morning in New Brunswick. This is our first official bargaining session with the University since the dissolution of UMDNJ and we are looking forward to productive negotiations. Earlier this
Labor Day Picnic 2014
Union Brothers and Sisters! Join HPAE and AFT-Rutgers for our Labor Day Picnic Monday, September 1, 2014. Where: Rutgers Gardens/Log Cabin Pavilion,112 Ryders Lane, New Brunswick, NJ When: Monday, September 1, 2014, From 1:30 pm to 6:00 pm (Rain or Shine)
New Jersey State Health Benefits Program (SHBP) July 2014 Rate Changes
On July 1st, due to changes imposed by Governor Christie and the New Jersey State Legislature in 2011, most public employees participating in the New Jersey State Health Benefits Program (SHBP) will have to pay a higher rate towards the
HPAE Members Rally for Respect at Rutgers
In a first public action signaling a strong union coalition at the newly organized Rutgers, more than 200 union members rallied for fair contracts and respect for workers outside the Rutgers Board of Governors meeting in New Brunswick on June
N.J. Senate President Sweeney, Democrats propose budget to fund pensions
Taken from NorthJersey.com - June 18, 2014 Democratic leaders in the state Senate want New Jersey’s wealthiest residents and its corporations to pay higher taxes so the state can make a promised contribution into the public employee pension system.
NJ’s largest pension fund votes to sue Christie over budget plan
Taken from NJ.com - June 18, 2014 The board overseeing the largest public-employee pension fund in New Jersey today voted to sue Gov. Chris Christie over his plan to take $2.4 billion meant for the pension system over two years, acting
Bill regulating privatization efforts heads to Christie’s desk
Taken from the Political State blog on NorthJersey.com - June 13, 2014 A bill that Democrats say would guard against “irresponsible” plans to outsource government services is heading to Governor Christie’s desk. The bill, which passed the Assembly 48-30 today, would forbid
Rally for Respect
Rutgers faculty and staff are uniting with students to Reclaim Rutgers. CHALLENGE management’s misplaced priorities! RESPECT our employees—no layoffs! UNITE for fair contracts! Where: Outside the Rutgers Board of Governors Meeting Old Queens/Winants Hall 7 College Avenue, New Brunswick When:
Eleven more unions sue Christie over pension plan
The following article appeared on June 9, 2014 on NJ.com. HPAE,as a member of the American Federation of Teachers, is a signatory on this lawsuit.
Layoffs at Rutgers
Some HPAE members received layoff notices last Friday, effective July 7th, as "a result of the integration of Rutgers and UMDNJ." Layoff restrictions in the New Jersey Medical and Health Sciences Education Restructuring Act expired on July 1st, 2014. Our HPAE
Take Action to Save Your Pension
When Gov. Christie announced his illegal plan to slash pension funding, the unions representing public employees, including HPAE, vowed to sue to protect our members’ rights. Together, we are moving forward to file that suit quickly. But you can do
Public Sector Bargaining Committees Prepare for Negotiations
This past weekend, HPAE Committee members from Locals 5089, 5094 and 5135 negotiating teams at Rutgers, Rowan and University Hospital took part in our Public Sector Negotiations Training at the Rutgers Labor Education Center in New Brunswick to prepare for
NJ State Pension and Budget Lobby Day
New Jersey is facing an $800 million budget shortfall; and the Governor wants to pay for it with your pension. New Jersey has a revenue problem but Governor Christie would rather cut payments to the pension fund and use one
HPAE Public Sector Negotiations Training – Saturday, May 17, 2014
What does it take to win a good contract? The Legal Framework for Collective Bargaining (Scope of Negotiations) The Negotiations Process The Role of the Negotiations Committee Building Teamwork and Unity among the Negotiations Committee Bargaining Tactics Identifying our Priority
Members Unite to “Reclaim Rutgers”
Uniting around a common agenda for upcoming contract negotiations, 150 union leaders and activists representing the unionized Rutgers staff and faculty met to strategize at the Busch Campus Center in Piscataway on May 1. Working together under the banner of
Newark Campus Membership Meetings
There wil be membership meetings for Local 5094 members on the Newark campus next Thursday, May 8. The meetings will be held at the Medical Science Building, Lecture Hall B-556, 12 Noon to 1 pm and 1 pm to 2
Local 5094 Spring Newsletter Released
The spring edition of the local 5094 newsletter is now available. In it, you will find news about the upcoming September contract negotiations and an updated list of the Rowan University, Rutgers University and University Hospital negotiating committee.
Nomination and Election of Local 5094 Convention Delegates
Our national union, the American Federation of Teachers (AFT) will be holding its 83rd Convention this year starting on July 11th in Los Angeles. And, our HPAE State Federation will be holding its statewide biennial convention this year on Oct
Reclaim Rutgers! Coalition Meeting
Faculty, staff and students united! Attention HPAE Reps and activists: You’re invited to attend an important union coalition meeting on Thursday, May 1st, to meet our Rutgers union counterparts, and help coordinate our contract campaign goals and activities. In 2012,
University Hospital Community Oversight Board to Meet
The next meeting of the University Hospital Community Oversight Board (COB) is Tuesday, April 15 at 12:00 noon at the Rutgers Cancer Center, 205 South Orange Avenue, B-Level, Room B-1120.
“Open the Books”
This Thursday, April 10th, we’re encouraging our members to join our coalition partners at Rutgers University for an eye opening event, titled “Open the Books!” about the University’s finances. As we head into contract negotiations with Rutgers for the first
Help elect candidates who will put working families first!
This year in Newark, we have a chance to make our voices heard at the ballot box on Tuesday, May 13. When the governor pushed through the reorganization of UMDNJ, our union turned to the Newark Mayor and City Council
Negotiating Committees at Rowan, Rutgers, and University Hospital Selected
We are pleased to announce the appointment of our negotiating committees for our upcoming contract negotiations with Rowan University, Rutgers University and University Hospital. Click on the headline above to see the committee members for each employer.
UH Labor Management Update
On Friday, March 7th, your labor management team met with UH Labor Relations. Many issues were discussed, but the following issues were addressed: Inclement Weather, Health and Safety, ID Badges, and PERS/ABP. Inclement Weather: Since the reorganization, University Hospital has
Important information about Rutgers’ I-9 Forms
Rutgers University has issued a statement for all UMDNJ Legacy employees to complete their I-9 forms. Members have raised concerns that completing these forms would change their start date with the University. HPAE has been assured by Labor Relations that
HPAE Statement on Governor Christie’s 2014 Budget Address
Statement of HPAE President Ann Twomey: “Once again, instead of focusing on repairing our economy and creating jobs, on lifting minimum wage workers out of poverty, and instead of making sure that all our residents have access to quality health
HPAE Endorses Ras Baraka for Mayor of Newark
NJ’s largest health care union – the Health Professionals and Allied Employees (HPAE) – today announced their support for Ras Baraka for Newark Mayor. Among HPAE’s 12,000 members are more than 2000 nurses, medical researchers and other health professionals working
Local 5094 Contract Survey Now Available On-Line
Our Union contracts with Rowan, Rutgers and University Hospital (formerly UMDNJ) expire on September 30, 2014. We are making preparations now to negotiate the best possible contracts for our future and we need your input, so please fill out
HPAE Supports Paid Sick Leave Bill in Newark
Last night, Newark’s City Council moved for first reading an ordinance that will allow all workers in Newark to earn paid sick time. The ordinance was expected to pass on final reading; however, at the 11th hour, provisions strengthening key
2014 Negotiating Committee Nomination Form
Union Negotiations are right around the corner! Our Local Executive Board is seeking nominations for appointments to our negotiating committees.
Contract Negotiations are Right Around the Corner
Our Union contracts will expire on September 30, 2014. We are making preparations now to negotiate the best possible contracts for the future.
Horizon Blue Cross – Breach of Member Records
We've received word today from the NJ Division of Pension and Benefits about a security breach at Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey that affects the personal data of some members enrolled in NJ's State Health Benefits
RBHS FXB and UCHC HPAE Staff Representative
Edgar Aracena, our HPAE staff Rep for the Rutgers RBHS FXB Child Health Units and UCHC units, has resigned from HPAE. We wish him the best in his new endeavors. We are currently interviewing to fill the position. In the
Rutgers Labor Management Committee Report, October 22, 2013
On October 22, 2013, the Union Coalition held our quarterly Labor Management Committee (LMC) meeting with Rutgers' administration.
Union Rep Training Set for November 9th
HPAE Training for Local 5089, 5094 and 5135 Reps at University Hospital, Rutgers and Rowan is scheduled for Saturday, November 9 from 10:00 am to 2:00 pm at our New Brunswick office.
Results of the 2013 Officer and Rep Elections
The HPAE Local 5094 Election Committee has confirmed the results of our recent Union Election. We'd like to congratulate all the new Reps who will be serving for their first time and welcome back those Reps who have been elected
Candidates for Local Officers and Reps
Elections are currently underway for HPAE Local 5094 Officers and Representatives. By now all members should have received a ballot from HPAE. We hope you take a few minutes to complete it and return it. Ballots must be returned by
HPAE’s UMDNJ Members Are Now at Rutgers, Rowan, and University Hospital
On July 1st, UMDNJ ceased to exist and UMDNJ's staff became part of a newly-independent University Hospital, Rutgers University, or Rowan University. As staff have changed employers, HPAE continues to be an active advocate for its members and the community.
Rutgers’ new era starts today with UMDNJ merger
A historic bell — a gift from Col. Henry Rutgers in 1826 to the school that would take his name — will toll on Rutgers University’s Old Queens campus in New Brunswick at 9 a.m. today, marking the official beginning
Update on the July 1st Reorganization
UMDNJ Management has informed all HPAE members that effective July 1, 2013 their positions will be transferred to University Hospital, Rutgers University, or Rowan University as a result of the New Jersey Medical and Health Sciences Education Restructuring Act passed
Message to HPAE Members Regarding Award of Management Services Contract at UH
UMDNJ announced today that they intend to award a contract to Barnabas Health for management services at University Hospital. This new development marks the beginning of a new phase for our hospital and our union – but it should also represent
Barnabas Health to consult in the management of University Hospital
NEWARK— Barnabas Health has been contracted to advise the board of University Hospital, according to press releases from both institutions. Barnabas is the state's largest not-for-profit health care system and has recently expanded its portfolio, striking a deal last month
UMDNJ United Union Coalition Meets with Dr. Rodgers
Last Friday, the UMDNJ United Union Coalition held what may be our last quarterly meeting with University President, Dr. Rodgers. Dr. Rodgers reported that the reorganization is on target to be implemented on July 1st and provided further details
Newark’s University Hospital looks for manager, prepares to split from UMDNJ
NEWARK — After months of speculation about its future, University Hospital in Newark is officially looking for a partner to help run one of the state’s largest and most complex health care facilities. The state-owned hospital issued a request for proposals
University Hospital Issues RFP for Management Services
UMDNJ announced their intention last week to engage a “partner” to advise University Hospital on “operations and management matters.” A Request for Proposal (RFP) for Management Services was posted on the University’s Purchasing Services website late Friday afternoon. Click here
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In This Local
- HPAE Locals 5089 and 5094 Flexible Work Arrangements TA 2024
- Memorandum of Agreement with Rutgers, June 29, 2023
- Rutgers 5094 PS Salary Tables 2022-2025
- Rutgers 5094 PH Salary Tables 2022-2025
- HPAE Membership Application
- Local 5094 Rutgers Leadership Team Sign-up Form
- Local 5094 Tentative Agreement Summary (June 30, 2023)
- Message to President Holloway from HPAE United at Rutgers
- HPAE local 5094 at Rutgers Calendar
- New Hires - Welcome to HPAE local 5094 at Rutgers! Join an Upcoming HPAE Orientation
- Rutgers Health Insurance Increase Notice, September 2022
- Local 5094 Contract with Rutgers (2018 - 2022)
- Local 5094 Officers and Committee Chairs
- Local 5094 Rutgers Union Reps, November 5, 2024
- Local 5094/5089 Union Staff
- Local 5094 Constitution and Bylaws
- Rutgers' Letter of Intent with Barnabas
- Rutgers Responds to HPAE member’s Health & Safety Complaint
- List of Local 5094 Job Titles at Rutgers University
- Public Sector Health and Retirement Benefits
- R-Health: a new program for NJ State Health Benefits Program (SHBP)
- Master Affiliation Agreement By And Among Rutgers University, Rutgers Health Group and RWJ Barnabas Health
- Rutgers Staff Leave Donation Request Form (September 2018)
- COVID Safety Checklist
- Attorney Referral for NJ Workers Compensation
- NJDOL Division of Unemployment Insurance
- 5094 and 5089 Rutgers Zoom Background Image
- Local 5094 Special Officer Election Nomination Form
- AFT Occupational Liability Insurance Plan
Upcoming Events for Local 5094 Rutgers
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