UNION WIN! 401(K)
HPAE convinced the bankruptcy judge to agree to preside over timelines for BOTH Missed 401(k) matches.
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Local 5186 January 2026 Union Update and Survey
Our Union has also filed an unfair labor practice charge with the National Labor Relations Board over Management's unlawful actions, including their bad-faith bargaining and failure to provide any information.
HPAE Statements on the Council in Jersey City Approving Ordinance 25-124
We applaud the City Council in Jersey City on approving Ordinance 25-124 to maintain Christ Hospital’s 16-acre campus as a Medical Zone.
READ IMMEDIATELY - Union Update, November 14, 2025
On November 13, Hudson Regional announced plans to close all Heights units except the Emergency Department. We believe this rushed and potentially unlawful action leaves the community without a functional hospital and puts patients at risk.
N.J. hospital says it can’t pay employees, must close after 152 years
A Jersey City hospital will close its doors after 152 years of service after failing to get millions in support from the government, its parent company announced Friday.
Jersey City hospital tells state it wants to close
Heights University Hospital in Jersey City could shutter within a matter of days after its owner Hudson Regional Health filed a request with the state to close the 153-year-old facility.
HPAE statement on HRH's illegal “closure” of Heights University Hospital
Hudson Regional has made this decision illegally with no regard for Department of Health regulations or the Warn Act. What will happen to the patients in this community?
Local 5186 Important Union Update, November 11, 2025
Today, Management just Informed us that they intend to close all departments aside from the ED. They could not give us a date, time, reason, or list of members who would be impacted.
Hudson Regional Management Thinks They Can do Whatever They Want - We're Fighting Back!
HPAE Members at all the hospitals owned by Hudson Regional (Bayonne, Heights/Christ, and Secaucus) have taken on Management separately, but we know we're strongest when we stand together!
Local 5186 Nurses Fight Back - Join Us Today!
Today (10/31) at 12:30, we will be holding an online Press Conference with City Councilman James Solomon about Hudson Regional's unlawful and unsafe layoffs and unit closures.
HPAE Press Release: HRH Layoffs at Heights University Hospital
Hudson Regional Health (HRH), which owns Heights University Hospital (HUH), formerly known as Christ Hospital, has begun to terminate employees at the hospital and reduce admissions.
Dept of Health Questions Whether Operator Seeking to Redevelop Hospital Site Misled Bankruptcy Court
The New Jersey Dept. of Health is speaking out regarding ongoing threats to close Heights University Hospital by its current operator, Hudson Regional Health (HRH), albeit behind the scenes.