Local 5135

Local Updates
April 04, 2016

We have been getting calls from members concerning problems with the retro pay from the October 2014 wage increase. If you have discovered a discrepancy in your April 8th check contact your HPAE Staff Representative.

Local Updates
February 02, 2016

Rutgers Labor Relations Department has confirmed for our union the schedule of the negotiated pay increases for our HPAE Local 5135 bargaining unit members. Although there has been a delay, the increases will be paid retroactively.

Local Updates
December 12, 2015

On Wednesday, December 9th, after five days of voting, the members of HPAE Local 5135 voted by an overwhelming majority of 97% to ratify our new contract with Rutgers University.

This is the first contract we've negotiated with the University since the merger with UMDNJ

Local Updates
December 12, 2015

The HPAE Local 5135 Rutgers Contract Ratification Vote begins Friday, December 4, 2015. You have the opportunity to accept or reject the tentative agreement your negotiating committee reached with Rutgers management.

Voting is open through 3:00 pm Wednesday, December 9, 2015.

Local Updates
November 11, 2015

Your HPAE Local 5135 bargaining team has reached a tentative agreement with Rutgers management for a new contract covering UCHC Medical Health Registered Nurses. This is our first contract since the merger with Rutgers. We protected the standards we've worked

Local Updates
November 11, 2015

We are pleased to announce that your HPAE Local 5135 bargaining team has reached a tentative agreement with Rutgers management for a new contract covering UCHC Medical Health Registered Nurses. This is our first contract since the merger with

News
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

News
February 02, 2015

Rutgers has the money. Rutgers has raised more than $1 billion in donations and has another $700 million in unrestricted funds, so why are faculty and staff being told to accept tiny raises after years of frozen wages? What’s more,