Nominations for Local 5089 Officers and Representatives are now open
The Nominations/Election Committee announces that there are eleven (11) local officer positions that are up for election this year as well as Representative positions.
5089 University Hospital
Intradepartmental Status Change
HPAE was recently advised by management that effective February 24th, the Hospital will begin converting .9 staff nurse positions to 1.0 positions as they become vacant.
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.
President Debbie White advocates for greater investment in University Hospital at NJ DOH budget listening session
As the only public acute-care hospital in New Jersey, and one of three Level One trauma centers in the state, University Hospital (UH) has the monumental task of addressing the public health needs of the greater Newark community.
University Hospital RNs Contract Has Been Ratified!
Following the ratification vote which took place on Tuesday, December 10th and Wednesday, December 11th, our local membership voted by an overwhelming majority to ratify the tentative agreement presented by our local negotiation committee.
HPAE Local 5089 reaches tentative agreement with University Hospital
After more than a full year of intense negotiations, the Health Professionals and Allied Employees (HPAE) Local 5089, which represents more than 900 Registered Nurses at University Hospital, reached a tentative agreement with the Newark hospital.
HPAE Local 5089 RNs at University Hospital: Tentative Agreement Reached!
The HPAE Local 5089 Negotiation Committee is pleased to announce that a contract has been reached with University Hospital.
HPAE Local 5089 RNs: important update on jackets
Sign-up sheets will be available in every break room from Monday November 25th through Sunday December 1st for members to request the HPAE Local 5089 jackets...
HPAE Local 5089 RNs Membership Meeting, November 12
On the Agenda: Negotiations, Internal Organizing, Membership Issues
N.J. hospital kept patient on life support for months to boost its survival rates, investigation reveals
On a Thursday morning this past April, 61-year-old Darryl Young was lying unconscious in the eighth-floor intensive care unit of Newark Beth Israel Medical Center.
Local 5089 RNs Bargaining Update, September 27
On Monday September 23rd, the HPAE negotiating committee met with management for another bargaining session.