Local 5089

Local Updates
November 11, 2015

Your HPAE Local 5089 bargaining team has reached a tentative agreement with Rutgers management for a new contract covering "UMDNJ Legacy" Registered Nurses. This is our first contract since the merger with Rutgers. We protected the standards we've worked hard

Local Updates
November 11, 2015

We are pleased to announce that your HPAE Local 5089 bargaining team has reached a tentative agreement with Rutgers management for a new contract covering registered nurses at Rutgers University. This is our first contract since the merger with Rutgers. We protected

Local Updates
October 10, 2015

Join Us: Wednesday, December 2, 2015 or Saturday, December 5, 2015 from 10:00 am to 3:00 pm

Rutgers Labor Education Center

50 Labor Center Way, New Brunswick

This training is for all newly elected and appointed HPAE Public Sector Union Reps as

Local Updates
October 10, 2015

In accordance with our union Constitution and By-Laws, the HPAE Local 5089 Nominations and Elections Committee is currently accepting nominations for eight local union officer positions as well as union representatives at Rowan, Rutgers and University Hospital.

Nomination forms were mailed

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October 10, 2015

The open enrollment period for the State Health Benefit Plan (SHBP) began on October 1, 2015 and will conclude on November 2, 2015. Public employees eligible for participation in the plan have the option to change health plans during this

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August 08, 2015

Our Negotiating Committee met with management again on Tuesday, August 18 to continue negotiations for a new contract. Based on the discussion at the previous session, HPAE presented revised proposals dealing with seniority which includes lay-off and recall language as

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July 07, 2015

Our negotiating team for 5089 and 5094 met with representatives of Rowan University and the New Jersey Office of Employee Relations on July 23 for continued contract negotiations.

We signed a memorandum of agreement that allows for joint negotiations with HPAE professionals

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June 06, 2015

The negotiation team for HPAE Locals 5094 and 5089 had its first session for the contract renewal with the Governor’s Office of Employee Relations representing Rowan University on May 22nd. At that session, we discussed  joint bargaining for both HPAE unions

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May 05, 2015

May 6th, 2015 kicked off National Nurses Week.

During the week, our employers hand out roses, take out newspaper ads applauding their nurses, or offer a free lunch or small gift. As a union, we fight to ensure nurses and other

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April 04, 2015

HPAE had a negotiations session with management Thursday, April 23rd. We were able to reach several agreements updating the contract language to reflect University Hospital as a separate entity which is due to the restructuring of UMDNJ as of