HPAE 5094 Important Bargaining Update, October 15, 2026
Rutgers has canceled our October 16 bargaining session. Their reason? They have nothing to give us.
Rutgers has canceled our October 16 bargaining session. Their reason? They have nothing to give us.
We saw around 100 union members join the update meetings last week, and there was some fiery passion that needs to keep burning!
Open Enrollment for the State Health Benefit Plans begins on October 1 and runs through October 31.
Great work, Local 5094 – to everyone who has signed, shared, and helped circulate our petition in support of our bargaining team!
We made small progress with bargaining but now it's slowing down again. Management is only bargaining with us one more day this month...
Share a few words about your experience, what union solidarity means to you, or how your heritage and your role in the labor movement have shaped you.
Ah, Labor Day. A day off to celebrate our hard work all year round, complete with barbecues, parades, and the shore. We owe it to ourselves to have this holiday of rest, and we also owe it to our predecessors
Management continues to stonewall us at the bargaining table when we ask to address our wage proposals.
Join the membership committee for our next meeting on September 2nd at 12pm on Zoom.
As allied healthcare workers, we are advocates. Our work as advocates must extend beyond the workplace.
In Unity, Local 5094 Contract Action Team
HPAE played a role in this by having lobby days where members and staff went to the Trenton Statehouse to advocate for this program.