Local 5185 December 2025 Union Update

HPAE Retiree Medical Trust: This pay period, deductions for the HPAE Retiree Medical Trust will begin. This is the Pension-type benefit we voted to set up in July. All Full-Time, Half-Time, and Part-Time members contribute $0.20 per hour (up to $16.00 in a pay period) towards the trust. It will be coded as “HPAE Trust”.

You can find information on the Trust and instruction on how to set up your online account on pages 168-169 of the online Contract Book: https://www.hpae.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/2025-2028-Local-5185-Collective-Bargaining-Agreement-Signed.pdf

You can find more information on the Trust here: https://www.hpae.org/resource/rmt/

Local Elections: Thank you to all the members who voted in our local 5185 Officer Election. You can see the updated Officer and Rep List here: https://www.hpae.org/local/local-5185/local-5185-officer-rep-list/

Stay up to date by checking out our local webpage: https://www.hpae.org/local/local-5185/

In solidarity,

Local 5185 Executive Board