The Coalition of Rutgers Unions (CRU) is holding additional town hall meetings for you to learn about your health insurance options during the open enrollment period in October for the State Health Benefits Program.
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.
HPAE Local 5089, representing nurses at University Hospital in Newark, have reached a tentative agreement with the employer.
On October 7, 2024, we met with University Hospital management to continue negotiating over our contract and we are pleased to announce that we have settled!
The Coalition of Rutgers Unions (CRU) is holding town hall meetings for you to learn about your health insurance options during the open enrollment period in October for the State Health Benefits Program.
On September 27th, we met with University Hospital Management to continue negotiating over the contract.
HPAE locals 5089 and 5094 will continue negotiating with University Hospital in Newark during this final week of contract expiration to give the employer every opportunity to bargain, safe staffing, fair wages, and benefits.
There could be a potential nurse strike next week at University Hospital in Newark when their current contract expires on Sept. 30. While the two sides have been meeting, the union representing nurses says little progress has been made.
We met with the hospital to continue negotiating over our contract, which expires at the end of the month. Management proposed 1.45% across-the-board increases for Staff Nurses and 2.75% increases for other, non-bedside nurses.
Ten days before a contract between University Hospital in Newark and its nurses is set to expire, the two sides remain at odds mostly over one issue that has had a serious impact on hospitals and their nurses nationwide: patient-to-worker
On September 13, we met with University Hospital to continue negotiating over our contract. We stood by our safe staffing ratios proposals, which would ensure the best patient care possible.
We met with University Hospital to continue negotiating over our contract, which is set to expire at the end of the month. Management began the session by presenting us with data that shows consistent commitment to hiring more nurses.