HPAE 5138 AFT Delegate Election Update
Nominations for the Local 5138 AFT Convention Delegates officially closed on April 27, 2026. Following the close of the nomination period, the local has received no nominations.
Nominations for the Local 5138 AFT Convention Delegates officially closed on April 27, 2026. Following the close of the nomination period, the local has received no nominations.
HPAE Local 5138 Nurses at Southern Ocean Medical Center have ratified a new three-year contract with their employer that includes guaranteed nurse-to-patient safe staffing ratios, wages and other benefits.
We will be holding a membership meeting Wednesday, June 11 at 8am, 11am, and 8pm. Location: Beach Plum Room located at SOMC Hospital.
HPAE Local 5138 Nurses reach agreement on enforceable nurse-to-patient safe staffing ratios at Southern Ocean Medical Center
Our strike at Southern Ocean Medical Center in Manahawkin kicks off Monday, June 9, 2025, at 7:00 AM, and the momentum is building fast.
Nurses—overworked and stressed out due to short staffing—are going on strike on Monday, June 9th to demand enforceable nurse-to-patient ratios in their contract.
Thanks to your pressure, Hackensack Meridian Health has reached out to HPAE and is prepared to return to the table this Saturday. We have agreed. THE STRIKE WILL STILL COMMENCE ON MONDAY JUNE 9TH AT 7AM UNLESS YOU HEAR OTHERWISE
OUR STRIKE BEGINS MONDAY, JUNE 9TH AT 7 AM! Enclosed are some summaries of what to do on day 1 of the strike, and what to do right now to keep the pressure up on HMH.
Our fight for safe staffing and fair wages is our priority. We don’t want to strike on Monday at 7:00 AM – but we will if we have to.
HMH has proposed many takeaways which the union has rejected.
The negotiations team has called for an open-ended strike. This means that it would last until we reach an agreement with the hospital that we can ratify.
The contract expired on April 30th with negotiations resuming on May 29th. With no movement from the employer, negotiations quickly broke down without an agreement.