Welcome to Local 5058
Local 5058 represents Registered Nurses at Jersey Shore University Medical Center/Meridian in Neptune, NJ
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Notice of 2024 Nomination and Election of Local 5058 HPAE and AFT Convention Delegates and Alternates
The Nominations/Election Committee announces that we are now accepting nominations to represent Local 5058 at this year’s HPAE State Convention , as well as the AFT National Convention.
Empowering Colleagues to Achieve Workplace Improvements
Participants of this workshop will learn how to communicate about workplace issues, how to best identify which issues they should address, and how to engage and mobilize their colleagues both individually and collectively to make improvements regarding those identified issues.
Calls for more safety measures to counter violence against NJ hospital staff
While recent state-specific data is hard to find, hospitals here reported nearly 10,000 violent incidents in 2021, up nearly 15% from 2019, according to an industry report issued last year.
HPAE Local 5058 Officer Election Results
The American Arbitration Association (AAA) has conducted and tallied the Election of Officers for Local 5058 Officer Elections. We would like to thank all the members who participated in this democratic process.
HPAE Local 5058 Officer Elections
HPAE Local 5058 Officer nominations are closed. Ballots were mailed out April 20, 2023 to all Local 5058 members in good standing by the American Arbitration Association (AAA) .
Local 5058 Officer Election Update
Dear Members: HPAE Local 5058 Officer nominations are closed. We currently have a contested election for the office of President. The Vice President and Unit Representative positions are uncontested. Ballots will be mailed out April 20, 2023 to all Local
Nurses Leaflet at Hospitals Across New Jersey, Build Momentum for May 11 Trenton Safe Staffing Rally
HPAE Nurses Leaflet at Hospitals Across New Jersey, Building Momentum to Next Month’s Rally in Trenton for Safe Staffing Frontline healthcare workers will gather at NJ State Capitol on Thursday, May 11, 2023 to urge lawmakers to mandate enforceable staffing
Notice of 2023 Nominations and Election of HPAE Local 5058 Officers and Representatives
The officer positions are President, seven (7) Vice Presidents as well as Unit Representatives. Nominations for these positions are currently being accepted by the nomination committee.
Labor peace? Jersey Shore hospital nurses ratify contract with pay hikes, more staff
Nurses at Jersey Shore University Medical Center ratified a three-year contract that is expected to increase wages, keep veteran nurses on board and enhance security at the hospital, union officials said Sunday.
N.J. hospital, union nurses reach agreement on new contact
Unionized nurses at Jersey Shore University Medical Center have agreed to a new contract with Hackensack Meridian Health, which owns the Neptune facility.
HPAE Local 5058 RNs Overwhelmingly Ratify Contract
Jersey Shore University Medical Center unionized Registered Nurses ... have now ratified renewal of the agreement that improves wages and working conditions for three more years.
Local 5058 Ratification Voting Instructions
Attention all HPAE Local 5058 Union Members: Special Ratification Meetings for contract changes and the voting process.
Please come out for an Important Membership Meeting on Wednesday, October 5
This is an important meeting to get the latest updates on our bargaining with HMH.
HPAE Statement Regarding National Labor Relations Board Decision
This is a victory for our union members, who stood up to HMH's attempts to undermine their union rights. Bargaining is a protected right under labor law, which a Judge and the NLRB have affirmed.
Jersey Shore union survey finds nurses lack trust in Hackensack Meridian management (News 12 broadcast)
A Jersey Shore union survey shows that nurses at Hackensack Meridian Jersey Shore University Medical Center lack trust in their management.
Nurses at this N.J. hospital say they wouldn’t feel safe being treated at their own facility
More than half the union nurses at a New Jersey hospital wouldn’t feel safe being treated at their own facility. An overwhelming majority said the hospital is not a good place to work.
Jersey Shore RNs, in union survey, say they lack trust in Hackensack Meridian management
Jersey Shore University Medical Center unionized RNs discussing working conditions, staffing levels and patient safety in the survey, reported feeling management did not support their efforts and that they do not feel respected or protected in the workplace.
Local 5058 Bargaining Update, September 2, 2022
We continue to wait for a complete proposal on wages, despite the hospital making over a billion dollars in profits during the past two years on the backs of our hard work
Local 5058 Bargaining Update, August 11
After five days of negotiations, we finally received a starting wage proposal from HMH that they acknowledge is not on par with other hospitals in the system.
The exodus: COVID traumatized a generation of N.J. nurses. Many are in crisis and leaving the field.
Nurses across New Jersey were walloped when the pandemic arrived, swept up in a vortex of death and trauma and grief. Witnessing death is part of the job.
Local 5058 Contract Update – July 29, 2022
Bargaining Update July 29, 2022 In these negotiations with Hackensack Meridian Health (HMH), our message to the employer is Respect Us. Protect Us, Support Us. As negotiations progress, we will provide regular updates. Our strength is all of us standing
N.J. health system pushes back closure of child care program after employee outcry
Hackensack Meridian Health has pushed back the planned shutdown of its decades-old onsite child care program for employees by three months after fierce criticism from staff and a union representing health care workers. READ MORE
Hackensack Meridian to keep child care centers through the end of the year
Hackensack Meridian Health, under fire from employees and the community, will delay closing its child care centers until the end of the year, giving parents a three-month reprieve to find alternatives, the company said Tuesday. READ MORE
Local 5058 Contract Update – July 27, 2022
As we begin early negotiations with Hackensack Meridian Health (HMH), our message to the employer is Respect Us. Protect Us, Support Us. Over the last two years HMH has profited off our work, while too many of us have suffered.
HPAE statement on HMH’s closure of JSUMC’s childcare center
Emerson, NJ— Jersey Shore University Medical Center (JSUMC) nurses and healthcare workers have relied on the childcare center at their hospital for decades. Now, Hackensack Meridian Health, the corporation that owns JSUMC, will close the center on September 30, 2022, leaving
Local 5058 Member Contract Survey
Your opinion is very important to creating our demands when we bargain with Hackensack Meridian Health. Our negotiations will begin in the Winter of 2022.
Local 5058 members are owed more than $210,000 in holiday OT back pay since July 2019
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Local 5058 Members: Update on Pay Raise Discussions
On April 14, 2022, we reached out to HMH. We continue having open discussions regarding a pay raise adjustment that would be fair to all members.
Local 5058 Members: Important Message on Pay Raise discussions
Management offered the same 3% across the board that non-union employees will receive; they proposed this to replace our guaranteed contractual 2.25% merit increase.
Arbitrator rules in favor of a former HPAE Local Union President, who was unjustly terminated
HPAE member Adam Witt, a registered nurse and former president of HPAE Local 5058, was terminated by Hackensack Meridian Health (HMH) at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic in March of 2020 and his picture was posted at security entrances
Bargaining for Bonuses: OR Retention and HMHN Incentive Plan
We are currently bargaining with HMHN over a Retention Bonus on behalf of Unionized Nurses and Nurse Educators in the OR, Ambulatory Surgery(JS) and Cardiac Surgery Admin (JS) at SOMC and JSUMC.
Member Update on Retention Bonuses
Our Union has bargained for and agreed to an ED retention bonus at Jersey Shore University, Southern Ocean and at Palisades Medical Centers.
Local 5058 HPAE Convention Delegate Announcement
The Nominations/Election Committee announces that the following members will serve as delegates for HPAE Local 5058 at this year’s HPAE State Convention.
HPAE Local 5058 member alert – Mandatory vaccination update
We are bargaining over the effects of the COVID-19 Mandatory Vaccination issued by Hackensack Meridian Health. We support voluntary vaccination and regular testing of all members and patients. OUR MEMBERS ARE GETTING VACCINATED: Harborage: 73% Jersey Shore University Medical Center
Member Update on HMH’s Mandatory Vaccinations for COVID-19
The Union was notified yesterday that effective October 1, 2021, HMH will require all team members, physicians, volunteers, vendors, and consultants to be vaccinated against COVID-19.
Notice of 2021 Nominations and Election of Local 5058 HPAE Convention Delegates and Alternates
The Nominations/Election Committee announces that they are now accepting nominations to represent Local 5058 at this year’s HPAE State Convention.
2020 Performance Evaluation Merit Pay
On Tuesday, HMH informed us that they are going to give our members merit increases based on a performance evaluation scale that we did not negotiate.
This N.J. nurse says he was fired for speaking out about safety. He’s fighting to reclaim his job
Adam Witt, a union leader and nurse at Jersey Shore University Medical Center in Neptune, was fired in April 2020. He is fighting to get his job back. The flyers were posted at the hospital’s security stations, warning guards to
Local 5058 Member Update, May 14
HMH continues to violate your rights provided for in our contract. Ignoring the contract’s plain language, "to sunset the extra shift and critical shift differentials"… is the latest example.
Notice of Nominations and Election of Local 5058 Officers and Representatives
The Nominations/Election Committee announces that there are eight officer positions that are up for election this year. The officer positions are President, seven Vice Presidents as well as Unit Representatives.
Hospitals Struggle To Steer Clear Of Counterfeit Masks
Federal agents and others have seized more than 11 million counterfeit masks, including the N95 masks used in hospitals. What are some indicators of a fake mask?
Exclusive: Most U.S. firms hit with COVID-19 safety fines aren’t paying up
U.S. workplace safety regulators have announced more than $4 million in penalties on more than 300 employers they say put workers at risk during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Health Workers and Hospitals Grapple With Millions of Counterfeit N95 Masks
Thousands of counterfeit 3M respirators have slipped past U.S. investigators in recent months, making it to the cheeks and chins of health care workers and perplexing experts who say their quality is not vastly inferior to the real thing.
Should NJ hospitals be required to tell public about staff COVID-19 outbreaks?
The scope of staff sickness, absence and deaths at New Jersey hospitals due to COVID-19 remains unknown nine months into the pandemic, despite concerns that a reduced workforce may hamper the hospitals’ ability to absorb a rising wave of sick patients.
As COVID-19 surges in N.J., frontline workers are calling it quits: ‘I don’t want to gamble with my life.’
Michele Burlington survived the first wave of the coronavirus on the front lines, working in a hospital’s packed COVID-19 unit. But she wasn’t going to risk the second wave. Even if it meant giving up her career of 42 years.
‘How do you ever truly recover from seeing so much death?’ Anguished nurses face the pandemic’s second wave
The state reported 3,207 new cases Saturday — the highest number of daily positive tests since April 27, around the peak of the initial outbreak — and 1,392 hospitalizations, the most since June 11.
Jersey Shore University hospital workers vote on question: Should they join a union?
More than 1,000 housekeepers, technicians and other service workers at Jersey Shore University Medical Center will wrap up voting this week in an election to decide whether to join a labor union.
Hackensack Meridian, HPAE spar over vote-by-mail union election at Jersey Shore hospital
Hackensack Meridian Health is fighting a National Labor Relations Board ruling granting Jersey Shore University Medical Center workers the ability to vote by mail to decide whether to name Health Professionals and Allied Employees as their collective bargaining representative.
Hackensack Meridian fined for COVID-19 mask violations at nursing home
A Hackensack Meridian nursing home was cited by federal regulators for failing to give its nursing staff the proper masks to treat COVID-19 residents near the height of the pandemic, according to documents released Thursday.
OSHA issues citations against Hackensack Meridian for COVID-19 violations following investigation of long-term care worker death
This action by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) is the first citation of its kind nationwide during the COVID-19 pandemic.
After pandemic and picketing, Jersey Shore University nurses ratify 3-year contract
Jersey Shore University Medical Center nurses will get at least a 3% raise and will be included in pandemic planning after agreeing to a new contract with the hospital's parent company, Hackensack Meridian Health, the nurses union said
Jersey Shore nurses overwhelmingly ratify contract with Hackensack Meridian Health
Jersey Shore University Medical Center unionized Nurses have ratified a collective bargaining agreement which provides nurses a seat at the table during the current COVID-19 pandemic outbreak and any future pandemic outbreaks.
Jersey Shore nurses agree on tentative contract terms with Hackensack Meridian Health System
Jersey Shore University Medical Center unionized Nurses reached a tentative agreement on Tuesday. Notable improvements include an improved presence in nurse involvement for pandemic planning and response and increases in wages.
Local 5058 Teleconference Sign-up: Sunday, July 5, at 8pm and Monday, July 6, at 8am & 8pm.
The HPAE Local 5058 Executive Board invites you to join us for a teleconference on May 18th at 8am, 4pm, 8pm.
Covid-19 pandemic frontline nursing heroes held informational picket to demand respect, protections and recognition for their heroic work
Jersey Shore University Medical Center unionized Nurses held an informational picket today to protest lack of progress and retrogressive policy proposals by Hackensack Meridian Health (HMH) in their contract negotiations.
From the front lines to now a picket line, N.J. nurses say they are fed up and demand protections
More than 1,500 nurses from two New Jersey hospitals say they’ve been “pushed to the limit” Thursday after failing to make progress in contract negotiations with Hackensack Meridian Health.
Local 5058 Teleconference Sign-up, Tuesday June 16th
The HPAE Local 5058 Executive Board invites you to join us for a teleconference on May 18th at 8am, 4pm, 8pm.
Update on our contract negotiations 6/11/2020
After a slow negotiation process, we put in our ten day notice for an informational picket in front of the hospital on Monday June 22nd from 7:30am to 9:30am and 5:00 pm to 8:00pm.
Nurses on the COVID-19 pandemic frontlines to demand protections and recognition for their heroic efforts
Nurses at Southern Ocean and Jersey Shore University Medical Centers will hold informational pickets to protest lack of progress in bargaining new contract with Hackensack Meridian Health.
Local 5058 Bargaining Update, Contract Extension Reached
We came to a mutual agreement to extend the Union contract to June 15th, at 7am. This means the both sides will continue to work toward a tentative agreement and the contract is in full effect.
Local 5058 Bargaining Update, May 27, 2020
Our HPAE bargaining committee met with HMH management on May 27. After an initial review of the contract side letters at 9:30am, we waited until 5:51pm for HMH to come back with their economic proposals.
Nurses union authorizes strike vote amid strain over working conditions in coronavirus crisis
As the coronavirus pandemic continues to burden the healthcare system, a union representing 1,500 nurses at two shore hospitals took the first step Friday toward authorizing a strike should contract negotiations with Hackensack Meridian Health fail.
Jersey Shore and Southern Ocean Nurses Overwhelmingly Authorized Bargaining Committees to Strike
Nurses saving lives on the COVID-19 pandemic frontlines at two HMH hospitals are renegotiating a collective bargaining agreement that expires at month’s end.
May 12-14th Negotiations Updates
We are working toward getting an agreement by 7am on May 31 that includes winning improvements in staffing, health and safety, and accountability for HMH on payroll/PTO/LOA and wages.
Fed-up health care workers allege N.J. hospital is putting their lives at risk
Health care workers at a New Jersey hospital fear for their safety, alleging the facility has failed to protect them from infection while treating COVID-19 patients.
Local 5058 Teleconference Sign-up
The HPAE Local 5058 Executive Board invites you to join us for a teleconference on May 18th at 8am, 4pm, 8pm. This is a membership meeting with updates and a chance to ask questions.
May 9, 2020 Negotiations Update
Day 6 of bargaining. HMH responded to many of our proposals by rejecting everything related to health and safety, workplace violence, staffing, transition and oversight, and the pandemic.
Local 5058 Bargaining Update May 5, 2020
In preparation for both parties’ proposals on wages, including a market rate adjustment, HMH is sending you a survey to capture your years of experience as an RN, including any international RN experience.
NLRB Rules in Favor of Unionized Healthcare Workers against Hackensack Meridian
HPAE filed charges against NJ’s largest health system during 2018 contract negotiations for failure to bargain in good faith.
HPAE wins major victory at National Labor Relations Board against HMH
The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) decided in our favor on a case going back to the 2018 contract campaign.
Local 5058/5138 Negotiations Update, April 28, 2020
The Employer has not responded to the proposals we made in the previous sessions. HMH states they will have all of their non-economic proposals ready for us on Monday.
Member Action Alert, April 16, 2020
We are continuing to fight to ensure healthcare workers have the resources and protections they need to continue to provide safe care and treatment during these unprecedented times.
Nurses and Doctors Speaking Out on Safety Now Risk Their Job
“Mr. Witt is not allowed on property at JSUMC,” the writing said, beneath a picture of him looking tired and pained. “If he is seen on property please contact your supervisor immediately.”
Hackensack Meridian Health Life Solutions Support Number & Website
For those needing help during this crisis, please reach out through HMH Life Solutions (Employee Assistance Program) @ (866) 379-0244. Use company ID HMHEAP.
Update number for HMH Palisades And The Harborage members for Occupational Health Hotline
They will take your information and triage it to the right people at HMH. The hotline is for questions pertaining to testing, quarantines, exposure, PPE and leave of absence requirements.
Local 5058 New Nurse Caucus Workshop Sign-up Form
Attend Information Workshops to learn about our rights on the job and being an active Union member, contract negotiations with HMH and our right to representation.
Proposals for 2020 Bargaining for Jersey Shore Local 5058 and Southern Ocean Medical Center Local 5138
The following are general areas of proposals that we are going to make at bargaining this year. Members are the key to fighting for and improving our collective bargaining agreement (contract). Let’s work together to win the best contract possible.
United Statement from HPAE Local Presidents in response to HMH “Harmonization” initiatives for 2020
As union members and employees at HMH, we are glad to see that HMH finally recognizes their employees are not compensated properly for their value and experience when it comes to those delivering patient care at HMH facilities.
Let’s leave payroll issues in 2019
Payroll is a continuing issue for all employees at Hackensack Meridian facilities.
Hackensack Meridian computer disruption delayed patient care, nurses union says
Hackensack Meridian Health patients last week ran into delays and disruptions after the health care system's computer network went down for two days and slowly came back online, an official from the nurses' union said Monday.
Payroll Update and System Failure
We have taken the proactive step of getting information about the system failure that occurred on December 2 and its impact on you and your patients.
HPAE member alert: health plan changes
The Union leadership at Palisades Medical Center, Harborage, Jersey Shore University Medical Center and Southern Ocean Medical Center were notified that Hackensack Meridian Health (HMH) is planning to increase costs on the Health Care Plans at all their facilities.
HMH is set to increase costs on 2020 Health Care Plans
The Union leadership at Palisades Medical Center, Harborage, Jersey Shore University Medical Center and Southern Ocean Medical Center were notified that Hackensack Meridian Health is planning to increase costs on the Health Care Plans at all their facilities.
DOL comes to JSUMC to investigate payroll errors
We have been working with management and the Department of Labor to raise your concerns about payroll.
HMH Local Retreat, May 4 & 5, 2019
HPAE Locals 5097 (The Harborage), Local 5058 (Jersey Shore), Local 5030 (Palisades) and Local 5138 (Southern Ocean) held their first annual retreat this past weekend to discuss a number of topics and to build relationships...
Healthcare workers across Hackensack Meridian Health Demand Paper Paychecks until Glitches are Fixed
Across the HMH system employees have experienced hardship and personal challenges due to the miscalculations in pay resulting in a loss of wages.
HMH Member Update and Call to Action
Thousands of nurses and healthcare workers at Hackensack Meridian Health (HMH) facilities are struggling to pay for essentials as Hackensack Meridian Health acts recklessly with our livelihoods.
Complaint filed with the NJ Department of Labor over Hackensack Meridian payroll issues
HPAE has filed a complaint today with the State of New Jersey Department of Labor & Workforce Development, Division of Wage & Hour Compliance.
Local 5058 Election Results
They will take office May 1, 2019 and term runs through April 31, 2021. Thank you to all the outgoing officers and congratulations to the new officers.
Notice of 2019 Nominations and Election of HPAE Local 5058 Officers and Representatives
The Nominations/Election Committee announces that there are eight officer positions that are up for election this year. The officer positions are President, seven Vice Presidents as well as Unit Representatives.
Local 5058 Member Retreat, Wednesday, March 6
Wednesday, March 6, 2019, West Grove United Methodist Church, 102 Walnut Street, Neptune NJ 07753
Hackensack Meridian Health, Carrier Clinic merger: Projects announced throughout NJ
The merger of Hackensack Meridian Health and Carrier Clinic is official, and executives already have plans underway for several behavioral health projects throughout the region.
Hackensack Meridian gives nurses raises, pledges to hire more
Nurses from two Hackensack Meridian Health hospitals ratified a 22-month contract that includes a pledge to hire more nurses, satisfying what their union said was their biggest concern.
Nurses at Jersey Shore and Southern Ocean Ratify New Contracts with Hackensack Meridian Health – Gains Made Amid Dozens of Proposed Cutbacks
On Thursday, December 13, 2018, Registered Nurses with the Health Professionals and Allied Employees (HPAE), at Jersey Shore University Medical Center (JSUMC) and Southern Ocean Medical Center (SOMC), ratified new 22-month contracts with Hackensack-Meridian Health.
We Have a Contract! HPAE Locals 5058 and 5138 Ratify Agreement with HMH
On Thursday, December 13th, nurses from Southern Ocean Medical Center and Jersey Shore University Medical Center overwhelmingly ratified new contracts running through May 31, 2020. This victory is the result of the hard work from union caregivers across our union
Hackensack Meridian hospital nurses close to resolving bitter contract dispute
Nurses from Jersey Shore University Medical Center and Southern Ocean Medical Center have reached a tentative deal on a new contract, union officials said Thursday night.
HPAE Nurses at JSUMC and SOMC Reach Tentative Agreement with Hackensack Meridian Health
Nearly 2,500 nurses and health professionals across the health system bargained with HMH administration since late spring.
local 5058 members: tentative agreement reached!
Our local bargaining committee is pleased to announce we have reached a tentative agreement for a new contract with HMH, which must be ratified by the membership.
Overwhelming Majority of HPAE Nurses Are Standing with Their Union to Fight for Patient Safety and Workers’ Rights
Negotiations between Hackensack Meridian Health and HPAE have been tenuous as 2,500 represented are fighting to put an end to intimidation tactics in their workplace and to demand safe patient limits in the interest of patient and worker safety.
HPAE: Hackensack Meridian is Orchestrating Decertification Effort at Southern Ocean Medical Center with Anti-Union Tactics
The Health Professionals and Allied Employees accused Hackensack Meridian Health today of illegally orchestrating a union decertification effort using aggressive anti-union tactics that will ultimately fail.
HPAE local 5058 and local 5138 bargaining update, September 25
On Sunday, union nurses picketed again in Neptune, showing strength and resolve in our fight for a contract we’ll be proud to ratify.
Nurses, Health Professionals to Speak Out for Patient Safety and Workers’ Rights
Informational Pickets Planned outside of Hackensack Meridian
All Out for Our Union: Show our unity and strength – Join the informational picket
We’re fighting as a union for safe staffing levels for our community and quality benefits like insurance and time off for our families.
Watch the video & stand with HPAE locals at HMH
Health professionals speak out to protect their patients, and as a union we go beyond the walls of our facility to help our communities understand the risks and incidents that occur when we are caring for too many patients.
Local 5058 HPAE State Convention Delegate List
The nomination and elections for HPAE Convention delegates has concluded.
Union pickets at Palisades Medical Center, three other Hackensack Meridian locations
With negotiations for new contracts stalled, union health workers on Wednesday picketed outside Palisades Medical Center and its nursing home, as well as two other hospitals in the Hackensack Meridian Health system. Car and truck horns blared on River Road
Hackensack Meridian Healthcare Workers: Hospital Spends Multiple Millions on High Corporate Salaries, PR and Lobbying While Nurses, Healthcare Workers Wait for Safe Staffing, Livable Wages
Emerson, NJ – Hackensack Meridian Health, New Jersey’s largest non-profit and most profitable health system, pays its top officers millions of dollars and spends tens of millions of dollars on lobbying and public relations but refuses to reach a settlement
Take a second to make a difference: Spread the word on Social Media
Help us spread the message through social media. On Facebook: use the tags – @HPAELocal5058RNs, @HPAE.AFT, @HackensackMeridianHealth, Here’s the message: I support the HPAE caregivers standing up for patient care! #PatientsOverProfit #FairContractNow patientsoverprofit.org On Twitter: Tag: @HPAEAFT, @HPAE5058, @HMHNJ. Here’s
Hospital System Too Focused on Its Wealth, High Corporate Salaries Nurses, Health Professionals Informational Pickets Planned for Wednesday
Health professionals represented by HPAE have given notice to Hackensack Meridian Health (HMH) of their intent to conduct informational picketing on August 15.
Local 5058 bargaining update & informational picket (8/15)
In the face of management's stall tactics, bad faith bargaining and take-back proposals in negotiations with our union, our local bargaining committee has called for...
Healthcare Workers to hold Informational Picket at Hackensack Meridian Health Hospitals
Health professionals represented by HPAE have given notice to Hackensack Meridian Health (HMH) of their intent to conduct informational picketing on August 15.
Taking our fight to the community!
As HMH continues to stall at the bargaining table in an attempt to wear down our negotiating committees with unreasonable and unsafe proposals, we, the members, are taking our message to the public.
As Contracts expire for Nurses at Hackensack Meridian, HPAE Demands Corporate Executives Put an End to Divisive, Stalling Tactics
As of 7:00 AM on July 31, the contracts expired for two more HPAE locals currently in bargaining with Hackensack Meridian Health (HMH).
Contract Expires While Management Goes Home
After weeks of delays, management goes to bed while our contract expires.
Nurses and Health Professionals Tell Hackensack Meridian – Fair Bargaining, Not Union-busting
HPAE requested a Federal Mediator to assist in scheduling bargaining dates before the end of July and attend the ongoing negotiations. The contract, covering nearly 1,100 workers at both facilities, now owned by Hackensack Meridian Health, expired on July 20.
Results of HPAE Concerted Action Vote at Hackensack Meridian Facilities
Members from four HPAE facilities in the Hackensack Meridian Health system voted to support our local bargaining committees and oppose unfair labor practices by authorizing the committee to call for concerted activity...
Health Professionals Vote In Favor of Concerted Activity at Hackensack Meridian
HPAE nurses and health professionals at four Hackensack Meridian locations have voted in favor of engaging in concerted activities.
HPAE Locals 5058/5138 Bargaining update, July 13
Nurses from our hospitals were joined in bargaining by HPAE members from Palisades in Hudson County.
Local 5058 HPAE State Convention Nomination Form
The Nominations/Election Committee announces that they are now accepting nominations to represent Local 5058 at this year’s HPAE State Convention.
HPAE Locals 5058 & 5138: Bargaining Update, July 9
Raise The Bar For Patients: Management Slows Down As Nurses Mobilize To Attend Bargaining
Coming together for care: After unifying rally, management proposes takebacks
Hundreds of union and community members rallied on June 27th to demonstrate our common goal: Put patient health before corporate wealth. On July 2-3, our Local 5058 and 5138 committee discussed raising standards for workers and patients in our hospitals
Rally for Healthcare Unites Health Professionals in Demanding Patient Safety and Workers’ Rights
Wednesday, June 27, 2018 (North Bergen and Neptune, NJ) – Nurses and health professionals bargaining with NJ’s largest healthcare corporation, Hackensack Meridian, held a Rally for Healthcare on Wednesday, June 27. At the bargaining table, 3,000 health professionals represented by
Local 5058 Button Days
Local 5058 Says, “Button Up For A Fair Contract!” Beginning on June 1st, and carrying on through the month, members from Local 5058 are sending unity photos of departments buttoning up for a fair contract to be posted on our social
Local 5058 and Local 5138 bargaining update, June 14
Bargaining is underway as we stand together for our patients! We return to the bargaining table tomorrow.
Update: Unreasonable Denial of PTO
Everyone deserves a day off! Hackensack Meridian continues to unreasonably deny members the time off we earn and has not provided information necessary for pursuing our grievance.
Solidarity Across the System: HPAE Locals Begin Bargaining with Hackensack Meridian
Members from Local 5030 told stories to the health system’s bargaining team about staffing problems at Palisades that could put healthcare workers and our patients at risk every day.
Rally for Healthcare
The Nurses and Health Professionals at Hackensack Meridian Health are demanding that large corporation put patient care before corporate wealth.
Nurses, Health Professionals Speak Out During Nurses’ Week
HPAE and the Coalition for Patient Rights and Safe Staffing celebrated Nurses’ Week at a Town Hall event on “Patient Safety and Safe Staffing in Healthcare.” Safe staffing levels continue to be the most important issue for healthcare professionals.
The Annual HPAE Local 5058 Ed Day – March 7, 2018
Location: First Aid Squad 97 W Sylvan Ave Neptune City, NJ Registration and Breakfast beginning at 8:15 am 9: 00 am -10:30 am workshop Social Determinants of Health and Impact on Care Renee Koubiadis, MSW Executive Director, Anti-Poverty Network of
New Nurse Caucus Holds “Know Your Rights” Workshops
Local 5058's New Nurse Caucus held two well-attended “Know Your Rights” workshops this Monday. The caucus members learned about the practical applications of using our legal rights under the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA), as well as our "Weingarten Rights,"
Reimbursement and Supply Change Survey for Local 5058
A growing number of issues related to receiving reimbursements for conference and certification costs have come to light. Membership also reports changes to the brands of supplies and materials used to deliver patient care are making jobs harder and patient
HPAE Raises Concerns About HMH-JFK Merger
Last night a dozen HPAE members and staff attended a public hearing on the affiliation of JFK Medical Center with Hackensack Meridian Health (HMH). If the merger goes through, HMH will own 15 hospitals in the state of New Jersey.
New Nurse Caucus Formed in Local 5058
Members leaders of Local 5058 kicked off the “New Nurse Caucus” at a meeting on Tuesday, September 12th and unanimously adopted a mission statement.
Special Update on Our Contract Settlement, Class Action Grievances
We've prepared a special update for members regarding the recent contract settlement with HMH, as well as class action grievances concerning health insurance, prescription drugs, and the market rate adjustments.
Nurses Ratify a 1 Year Contract With Hackensack Meridian Health
Nurses at Hackensack Meridian Health (HMH) hospitals represented by HPAE voted on Wednesday to approve a one-year contract.
Nurses at Coastal Hospitals Reach Agreement with Hackensack Meridian Health
After nearly two months of negotiations that extended beyond the contract deadline of July 31, a tentative agreement has been reached between nurses represented by HPAE and Hackensack Meridian System.
Federal Mediator joins negotiations between Nurses and Hackensack Meridian Health
After nurses voted last week to authorize strikes at two Hackensack Meridian Health (HMH) hospitals, the nurses called in a federal mediator to join bargaining this week. The authorization allows the negotiating committees for the nurses to send to HMH
Members Vote to Authorize Strike
Local 5058 members were forced to take a strike vote on Thursday, 7/20 after HMH refuses to agree to the union’s reasonable proposals that put patients first.
As Contract Deadline Nears, Nurses Vote to Authorize a Strike at Two HMH Hospitals
Nurses bargaining for a new contract with their current employer, Hackensack Meridian Health (HMH) voted at the end of last week to authorize their bargaining committee to conduct a strike or another form of concerted activity if they are unable
Contract Update and Strike Vote
In negotiations on Monday, July 17th, our local bargaining committees were joined by 50+ nurses from JSUMC and SOMC to discuss issues members have experienced using the employer's health insurance plan.
We’re Bargaining for Patient Safety, Workers’ Rights
Nearly 1,500 nurses represented by HPAE at Jersey Shore University Medical Center in Neptune and Southern Ocean Medical Center in Manahawkin are negotiating for a contract that protects patients, healthcare workers and their communities at each HMH facility.
Union RNs Fight for Safe Staffing
On Monday July 10th, 60+ HPAE members joined the Local 5058 and 5138 bargaining committees to demand safe staffing.
Jersey Shore Nurses Talk to the Community About Staffing, Other Key Issues
As contract negotiations get underway, HPAE Local 5058 RNs at Jersey University Medical Center/Hackensack Meridian Health were out in the community yesterday to talk to community residents.
HPAE Nurses along the Jersey Coast Begin Negotiations for Patient Safety, Workers’ Rights with Hackensack Meridian Health
Nearly 1,500 nurses represented by HPAE, NJ’s largest healthcare union, at Jersey Shore University Medical Center in Neptune and Southern Ocean Medical Center in Manahawkin, began negotiations with Hackensack Meridian Health (HMH) on Wednesday, June 21.
Community Petition for Patient Safety and Workers’ Rights at Hackensack Meridian Health (HMH)
HPAE locals are standing united with the community for patient safety and safe staffing levels at all Hackensack Meridan Health (HMH) hospitals. We are also fighting for improved access to healthcare providers, limits on rising out of pocket medical costs,
Community Petition for Patient Safety and Workers’ Rights at Hackensack Meridian Health (HMH)
HPAE locals are standing united with the community for patient safety and safe staffing levels at all Hackensack Meridan Health (HMH) hospitals.
HPAE Locals @ HMH Demand a Fair Contract
The presidents and members of Locals 5030, 5058, and 5138 went to Hackensack Meridian Health (HMH) corporate headquarters demanding to talk to corporate executives about the need for a fair contract.
We’re Fighting for Our Health, We’re Fighting Against Corporate Healthcare
HPAE Local 5058 members joined with community members served by Hackensack Meridian, members of CWA Local 1037, and NJCU to hold a Speak Out last night near the hospital to build solidarity in the fight against corporate healthcare.
Bargaining Begins at Hackensack Meridian Health
HPAE Local 5030/Palisades Medical Center began contract negotiations with Hackensack Meridian Health today. Meanwhile HPAE members at Local 5058/Jersey Shore Medical Center and Local 5138/Southern Ocean Medical Center are standing with Palisades members, United as HPAE @ Hackensack Meridian.
Judge Enforces Arbitrator’s Order to Reinstate Terminated Employee
Federal Judge Michael Shipp supported HPAE's position and ruled that an arbitrator's decision to reinstate a terminated employee at Jersey Shore University Medical Center was valid and based on ample evidence. The judge ordered Hackensack Meridian Health to comply with
Local 5058 Member Retreat Held
Local 5058 held its annual Membership Retreat yesterday. In addition to updating Reps and members on the upcoming negotiations, we had CE workshops which provided a total of 5.0 contact hours to the attendees.
Local 5058 Highlights Medical Debt Issue
Local 5058 members and officers distributed flyers today in front of the hospital to put the spotlight on an issue affecting our members and the community: medical debt.
HPAE’s Hackensack Meridian Locals Begin Petition Campaign on Key Issues
HPAE locals at Palisades Medical Center, Jersey Shore University Medical Center, Southern Ocean Medical Center, and The Harborage - all owned by Hackensack Meridian Health - have initiated a petition campaign to highlight priority issues.
Local 5058 Activist Rita Hrscko Is Retiring
Rita Hrscko, a former President of Local 5058/Jersey Shore University Medical Center and a long-time HPAE union activist, is retiring after a nursing career that has spanned 40 years.
Convention Resolutions & Constitutional Amendments Support HPAE’s Strategic Plan for Growth
At the HPAE 2016 Convention, delegates came together to make important decisions about the future of our union through a series of resolutions, constitutional amendments, and by-laws changes.
Keynoter, HPAE Convention Panel Highlight Challenges and Responses to Corporate Healthcare
Over 200 HPAE leaders, members, staff, and guests came together at the HPAE convention to discuss the challenges that we face from the corporatization of health care and how we, as a union, can best respond.
Local 5058 Members Speak Out About the Growing Crisis of Medical Debt
Members of HPAE Local 5058 spoke before the Neptune Township Committee yesterday about the negative impact of medical debt on our members and the community.
Our Fight for Good Health Insurance: Two Upcoming Events
Two upcoming events highlight our fight for good health insurance. On Sept. 12, we will be introducing a health insurance resolution at the Neptune Town Council. And on Sept. 22, HPAE and NJ Hedge Clippers are sponsoring a forum on
HPAE Calls for Protections in Merger of Hackensack and Meridian Health Systems
HPAE members testifed at two public hearings held yesterday to review the proposed merger of the Hackensack University Health Network and Meridian Health. While supporting the pending merger of Hackensack and Meridian, they urged the New Jersey Attorney General
HPAE Local Leaders Meet to Develop United Strategy Toward Meridian-Hackensack Merger
With the merger of Meridian Health and Hackensack University Health Network drawing closer, leaders of the four HPAE locals who will be dealing with the new, mega health system met recently to discuss a united strategy for the merger
Update on the Health Insurance and Market Rate Adjustment Class Action Grievances
We have filed two class action grievances against Meridian regarding management’s violation of the contract regarding health insurance and market rate adjustments. On March 3, we met with Sherrie String, Senior VP for Human Resources. She has denied both
Local Member Participates in Community Forum
Last week, HPAE member Marty Marino represented Local 5058 at the NJ New Voices community forum in Asbury Park. The forum brought together over 70 Asbury Park residents, community groups, and journalists to share and collaborate on community issues including
Local 5058 Joins the St. Patrick’s Day Parade in Belmar
Continuing an annual tradition, Localo 5058 joined with thousands of other people to take part in the 43rd annual St. Patrick’s Day celebration in Belmar, NJ. Local 5058 members had some canine companionship as they walked the parade route.
Meridian Nurses Protest Health Benefits Contract Violation
More than 800 Registered Nurses from Local 5058/Jersey Shore University Medical Center and Local 5138/Southern Ocean Medical Center have joined together in a class action grievance and mass petition that calls on Meridian Health to restore health benefits as
Members Ratify Contract Settlement
Local 5058 members voted overwhelmingly yesterday to ratify a new collective bargaining agreement with Meridian Health. At the same time, Local 5138 members at Southern Ocean Medical Center voted in favor of their settlement with Meridian. The contracts, which
Local 5058 Contract Ratification and Other Local 5058 News
Members Ratify Contract Settlement November 3, 2015 Local 5058 members voted overwhelmingly yesterday to ratify a new collective bargaining agreement with Meridian Health. At the same time, Local 5138 members at Southern Ocean Medical Center voted in favor of their
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In This Local
- 2024 HPAE and AFT Convention Delegate Election
- Local 5058 Officer & Rep List
- Local 5058 Contract (October 21, 2022 to September 8, 2025)
- Nurses Make The Difference at JSUMC
- Local 5058 Tentative Agreement Summary, October 13, 2022
- Signed Tentative Agreement between Hackensack Meridian Healthcare and HPAE, October 12, 2022
- Employer Proposals, July 30, 2022
- Local 5058 Proposals Presented to HMH - Jersey Shore University Medical Center, July 27, 2022
- Member Alert on the HMH proposed raise
- Petition For A Fair Raise and Retention Bonus at HMH
- Local 5058 2021 Meetings & Trainings
- Local 5058 Workers' Compensation Resources
- Report Floating Form
- Membership Application
- The Beacon Newsletter - June 2019
- Local 5058 Constitution and Bylaws
- Local 5058 Grievance Process
- Local 5058 Grievance Form
- Monmouth and Ocean County Scholarship Fund
- HPAE Retiree Medical Trust - Basic Information
- NJDOL Division of Unemployment Insurance
- Nomination Form for Local 5058 Officers and Representatives
Upcoming Events for Local 5058
No upcoming events at this time.