Local 5089 Officer Election
Nominations for Local 5089 Officer positions were closed on October 31, 2025. In accordance with the HPAE election rules, all unopposed candidates shall be deemed elected.
5089 University Hospital
Health Care Town Hall
As we mentioned in last week’s message, Governor Murphy and the NJ state legislature chose to include in the state budget a savings of $200M over two years that would be achieved by increasing your health insurance costs.
Local 5089 2025 Notice of Nominations and Election
Please be advised that nominations are now open for all officer positions of Local 5089. Only members in good standing may nominate or be nominated. This election will take place by secret mail ballot.
HPAE statement on the appointment of Carole Johnson as the new president and CEO of UH
HPAE congratulates Carole Johnson on her appointment as the next President and Chief-Executive-Officer of University Hospital in Newark.
Local 5094 Members: Union Coalition State Budget Town Hall
At a time when our public institutions are under attack by the federal government, it is more important than ever that the State of New Jersey step up to fill these gaps.
Will leadership solve distressed Newark hospital?
University Hospital, New Jersey’s only public acute-care hospital, needs a strong and vocal champion, advocates say, especially given ongoing reconstruction at its Newark campus and the potential for massive federal funding cuts to health care programs.
HPAE local 5089 Nurses Day Celebration, May 9
Please note that a Nurse’s Day Celebration will be conducted on May 9, 2025 in the Rosemarie Gellene Room in the MSB. Like always there will be Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner. Please come!
Stand with Nurse Caren and Against Unjust Termination
Caren McCain, RN, was fired from University Hospital without Just Cause in February 2025.
URGENT Call to Action: 5089 Membership Meeting March 6, 8am + 8pm Zoom
Recently one of our nurses was assaulted at work by a patient and ended up in the ICU. This is not surprising to many of us, but it is an escalation and a tipping point. We have had enough.
Happy Thanksgiving!
We want to thank all of our Brothers and Sisters on Thanksgiving Day.
Unionized Nurses ratify contract that sets enforceable Safe Staffing Ratios at University Hospital
Members of HPAE Local 5089 overwhelmingly ratified a new contract with enforceable nurse-to-patient ratios as well as a new wage scale and benefit standards, which will help recruit and retain nurses.
Unionized Nurses reach a Settlement that sets enforceable Safe Staffing Ratios at University Hospital
HPAE Local 5089, representing nurses at University Hospital in Newark, have reached a tentative agreement with the employer.