HPAE 5094 July 2025 Calendar of Meetings and Trainings
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We finally have a fully executed and updated contract book to share with you!! You can view and download a pdf copy of the 2022-2026 contract book here. We will also have print copies for members and will distribute through your unit reps and member meetings in the coming weeks.
In addition, we confirmed that Rutgers will NOT be declaring a fiscal emergency for 2026, which means that your 2025 raises will go into effect on July 1, 2025. As a reminder, the raise includes a 1.6% across-the-board increase PLUS a step move (step moves average 1.9%), which averages to a 3.5% increase for 2025. If you are salaried, you can refer to the PS Scale 2025 in the contract for your new salary rate – just make sure to move yourself to the next step from where you are currently. If you are hourly, you can refer to the PH Scale 2025 in the contract for your new hourly rate – just make sure to move yourself to the next step from where you are currently.
Lastly, we wanted to remind you of the upcoming HPAE 5094 trainings, events, committee meetings, and organizational gatherings for June – July 2025. Please see the events below and make sure to sign up!
June 2025
6/17: Union101, 12P on ZOOM (training held quarterly)
- Have you ever wondered what it really means to be in a union and why it’s important? While our contract guarantees us a lot of great benefits, there are many other ways – both at work and in our personal lives – in which being an active member of our union impacts us. In this session, we will go over these less commonly known advantages, HPAE’s history, and how you can get more involved so we can amplify our collective strength!
- Register for the training using this link:Union101
- Contact Casandra Gabriele or the Union staff Vicki and Latoya if there are issues with registration.
6/17: Know Your Contract Parts 1 & 2 combined with Union 101, 6:30-8P on ZOOM (training held quarterly)
- Join us in a 90 minute combined session of Union 101 and our Know Your Contract trainings. Some topics covered include: Comp time/Overtime, Vacation Requests, Working outside of your job classification, Unions in the workplace, History of HPAE. If you’ve been wanting to learn more about our union’s power, our contract and the rights it entails for you and all HPAE members, join staff reps Joel and Vicki, and members of your Local Executive Board at this training.
- Register for the training using this link: Evening KYC/Union 101 90 min training
- Contact Casandra Gabriele or the Staff Reps Vicki and Joel if there are issues with registration.
July 2025
7/15: HPAE 5094 Membership Meeting, 6:30P on ZOOM (meetings held quarterly)
- Join HPAE Staff and the Local Executive Board Members to discuss state and federal funding concerns, to share issues in your area, learn how to be more active in our union, and prepare for future bargaining. Interested in having a meeting with just your department? Reach out to your rep to schedule (in person or zoom).
- Register for the meeting using this link: Evening member mtg zoom
- Reach out to anyone on the board or the staff reps Joel and Vicki with questions or concerns you want to discuss.
7/16: HPAE 5094 Membership Meeting, 12P on ZOOM (meetings held quarterly)
- Same as above offered at a second time
- Register for the meeting using this link Lunchtime member mtg zoom
We hope to see you at our spring events!
In solidarity,
HPAE 5094 Local Executive Board
Ryan Novosielski, Co-President (RBHS-Newark and University Hospital)
Lisa Adams, Co-President (RBHS-Piscataway/New Brunswick/Stratford & Rowan)
Roshni Danak, Co-Secretary (RBHS-Newark and University Hospital)
Casandra Gabriele, Co-Secretary (RBHS-Piscataway/New Brunswick/Stratford & Rowan)
Jennifer Hunt, Treasurer
Mayra Barreto, Co-Grievance Chair (RBHS-Newark and University Hospital)
Christina Rozario, Co-Grievance Chair (RBHS-Piscataway/New Brunswick/Stratford & Rowan)
Christine Boardingham, Membership Committee Chair
Kerry Margaret Butch, Committee on Political Education Chair
Alayna Kacerja, Communications Committee Chair
Saleena Ghanny, Research Committee Chair
Judy Vincenty, University Hospital Committee Chair
Cheryl Riddick, Rowan Committee Chair
Herberth Chacon, Mental Health Committee Chair
Tawanda Sheard, Health and Safety Committee Chair
