Bargaining Update, September 6, 2025
We want to be clear that we have not issued a strike notice to the hospital. In fact, we already added another bargaining day on Monday, and we are hoping to make additional progress.
Bargaining Update, September 3, 2025
The Bargaining Team met with management yesterday and today. Here’s where things stand...
Despite shrinking union numbers, NJ labor groups have had recent bargaining success
Despite a long-term trend of declining union membership in the U.S., labor action is alive and well in New Jersey and can still produce results at the bargaining table, as the Garden State has recently seen.
Op-Ed: Hospital caregivers and patients deserve safe staffing levels
The stress and burnout of unsafe staffing is the primary reason nurses are migrating out of our hospitals. Trying to care for too many patients at one time creates an environment where nurses can’t possibly give the best care.
Nurses At Jersey Shore University Medical Center Vote To Go On Strike
The vote to authorize the strike was near unanimous: The total number of union voting members at the hospital is 1,700, and 1,411 voted "yes" to go on strike and 65 voted not to strike, according to the nurses' union.
JSUMC Nurses Authorize Strike Against Hackensack Meridian Health
Nurses at Jersey Shore University Medical Center have voted almost unanimously to authorize their bargaining committee to give a 10-day notice of their intent to strike if management continues to refuse to agree to safe staffing language in their contract.
CODE RED Update and News, August 28, 2025
Local 5058 Deserves Safe Staffing at Hackensack Meridian Jersey Shore HPAE Local 5058 continues to bargain with Hackensack Meridian at Jersey Shore University Medical Center as the September 8th contract expiration draws closer. Keep an eye out for the
Local 5147 Election Update
Summer is on the way out with Labor Day just next week! All good things must come to an end, and with that we announce your new Union leadership.
Historic HPAE Strike Vote Results
In response to HMH’s unfair labor practices and their unwillingness to meet our demands, 85% of Local 5058 members participated in our HPAE strike vote, and 95% of voters authorized a strike.
Local 5094 Officer Election Results
The American Arbitration Association (AAA) has completed the tally of ballots and certified the results of the Local 5094 Officer and Representative Election consistent with the HPAE local election rules.