Local 5185 Members: Say NO to Higher Parking Fees!
Hudson Regional wants to more than Double the cost of a monthly parking pass. They haven't even said why.
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Local 5185 September 2026 Union Update
Last May, we reached a settlement with HRH over the two missed 401(k) matches. Management agreed (in front of a Judge) to pay the first missed payment...
Local 5185 July 2026 Important Union Update
Management tried to cap peoples' PTO/TOB accruals and did not move many members' TOB into their PTO bank on May 31. This was a violation of APPENDIX H of our Contract.
Local 5185 Union Raises - June 2026
Please read this entire union update. It contains important information on union issues, safe staffing, benefits, and raises.
Local 5185 May 2026 Union Update
Members fought hard for these protections in our contract, and now we're fighting hard to enforce them!
HPAE 5185 AFT Delegate Election Update
Nominations for the Local 5185 AFT Convention Delegates officially closed on April 27, 2026. Following the close of the nomination period, the local has received no nominations.
HPAE Statement on Hudson Regional Health serving WARN Act Notices to HPAE’s Bayonne Hospital Members
This recent WARN filing with the New Jersey Department of Labor comes on the heels of Hudson Regional's illegal closure of Christ Hospital.
Union Update, April 2, 2026
Last night (4/1), Management sent out a new WARN (layoff) notice. This WARN notice is identical to the one management sent out in 2024. They've been 'extending' that original Notice for the last year and a half.
Local 5185 February 2026 Union Update
Hundreds of union members in every department stood up to oppose layoffs, signing petitions, making phone calls, and speaking in meetings. Although HRH is laying off a small number of members, we will ALWAYS oppose ALL layoffs to the maximum.
UPDATED HPAE PRESS RELEASE on HRH Closure of its Jersey City Hospital
Hudson Regional Health has notified their employees of their intent to close Christ Hospital, renamed Heights University Hospital, by 7:30 p.m. on Saturday, February 28, 2026.
Tell HRH No Layoffs at Bayonne! PLUS Union WIN on the 401(k)!
HPAE convinced the bankruptcy judge to agree to preside over timelines for BOTH Missed 401(k) matches.
NO LAYOFFS AT BAYONNE HOSPITAL
Last week, Management sent a 30-day layoff notice covering several workers in Food & Nutrition, with future layoffs across the Hospital being considered.