Local 5185 - Health Professionals & Allied Employees

Welcome to Local 5185

Local 5185 represents Registered Nurses, Professionals, Technical Staff, Service Workers, and Business Office Clericals at Bayonne Medical Center in Bayonne, NJ.

News

Local 5185 November 2024 Update
Nov 22 2024

Thank you to everyone who attended the Department of Health Hearing last week. Over sixty HPAE Members showed up to demand that the State Keep Our Hospital Open, Hold CarePoint Accountable, and NO LAYOFFS. If you have not already, please

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Local 5185 Public Hearing – Protect BMC
Nov 04 2024

Please join us at an important Public Hearing regarding the sale of our hospital, Bayonne Medical Center. The NJ Department of Health will hold a hearing to hear the public's concerns with the sale of BMC to Hudson Regional Hospital.

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Local 5185 Important Union Update, October 11, 2024
Oct 11 2024

CarePoint is very close to a final deal with Hudson Regional Hospital. It will create a four-hospital system, with CarePoint Running Christ & Hoboken and Hudson Regional running HRH & Bayonne Medical Center. There will be more updates next week.

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Local 5185 October 2024 Union Update
Sep 30 2024

We have confirmed that Medical Insurance coverage has been reinstated, retroactive through September 25. If you have any issues or were harmed because you were not able to get timely treatment, contact a Union officer immediately.

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Local 5185 August 2024 Union Update
Aug 07 2024

On July 31, your Union Officers met with management for our monthly meeting. We brought up your concerns to management so they can be addressed. Status of CarePoint: 1)     CarePoint’s Finances are stable, and have not gotten significantly

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Local 5185 April Union Update
Mar 29 2024

Thanks to everyone who showed up to march with HPAE in the Bayonne St. Patrick’s Day Parade. We had one of our best turnouts in years!

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Local 5185 March Union Update
Mar 01 2024

The Next Union Meeting will be Monday, March 4th 8:00, 12:00, 3:30, 4:00 at American Legion Post 19- We’ll be discussing what we know about CarePoint’s situation and our initial proposals and strategy.

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Local 5185 February Union Update
Feb 06 2024

The first bargaining session will be February 15. The agenda is to discuss the big picture with the Hudson Health partnership, CarePoint’s financial state, etc.

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HPAE Statement Regarding Carepoint Hospitals
Jan 12 2024

The members of HPAE Local 5185 at Bayonne Medical Center and Local 5186 at Christ Hospital in Jersey City welcome a solution that would allow all current Carepoint Hospitals to remain open and able to serve their respective ...

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HPAE 5185 Local Officer Election
Dec 15 2023

This notice is coming to you on behalf of the Local 5185 Nomination and Election Committee. The following members will be running for Local 5185 officer elections.

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Local 5185 December Union Update
Dec 04 2023

The number of Time Clocks will be reduced to 9 in January. Management will be sending out a memo to let you know where your primary/backup time clocks are.

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Local 5185 November Union Update
Oct 30 2023

Thanks to your pressure, BMC has contracted a new insurance broker. Management will make a proposal to our union in November/December, and we will have the opportunity to bargain over any change.

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Union Meeting Tuesday, June 14
Jun 08 2022

Our next Union Meeting will be Tuesday, 6/14 at  American Legion Post 19 in Bayonne, with sessions at 8am, 12pm, & 4pm. Stop by to talk about out push to raise rates & enforce safe staffing. We also hope to have

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Local 5185 Election Results
Jan 12 2022

The American Arbitration Association (AAA) has conducted and tallied the Election of Officers for Local 5185. Thank you to all the members who participated in this important democratic process.

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Local 5185 Officer Elections
Dec 20 2021

All members in good standing of Local 5185 will be receiving a mailing from the American Arbitration Association (AAA) next week. Please don’t discard, it contains important union information.

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CVS prescription 90 day opt out
Nov 24 2021

HPAE members have the option to participate in, or opt out of, the CVS Maintenance Choice program. This applies to 90 Day prescription refills. If you do nothing, you will be opted in. To opt out, You may also call

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Aug 06 2021

WHAT MANAGEMENT WANTED AND WHAT WE DEFEATED Per diems to become completely at will employees Initial wage proposal of 0.5% per year Health insurance: increases of up to 35% in employee contributions per year. Peri-op forced overtime to finish cases

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Urgent Bayonne HPAE Members Meeting, June 10th
Jun 04 2021

This is your opportunity to voice your opinion on the direction of the negotiation team and the future of YOUR contract. Full explanation of the Union’s and the Medical Center’s proposals will be presented.

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HPAE Local 5185 BMC Bargaining Update, May 27
May 27 2021

To date, we have had six bargaining sessions with management. The following does not represent all proposals on each side. These are preliminary, but represent a priority to address with you at present.

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Bayonne blues
Dec 02 2019

Bayonne Medical Center is looking for a merger partner amid a consolidation wave, but residents worry about losing access to acute care...

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State must update regulations for for-profit hospitals
Mar 25 2019

The State Commission of Investigation report released this week on the byzantine business structures behind three Hudson County hospitalsrevives that queasy feeling we get when linking the words “for profit’’ with traditionally public service organizations.

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We Deserve Parity
Mar 01 2017

HPAE Registered Nurses at Christ Hospital, also owned by CarePoint Health, recently won an hourly bonus of $20 per hour to address critical staffing needs. Local 5185 nurses at Bayonne deserve the same.

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PCP Meeting Set for January 30th
Jan 17 2017

We have scheduled a meeting for PCPs for Monday, January 30th, at our union office on 680 Broadway, 2nd Floor, in Bayonne. The meetings will be held at 1 pm and 3:30 pm. We encourage all PCPs to attend.

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Local 5185 membership meeting, December 12
Nov 29 2016

Attention all HPAE Local 5185 Members Membership Meetings Monday Dec. 12th 8am-9am and 12pm-1pm 4pm-5pm and 8pm-9pm LOCATION: 680 Broadway, 2nd Floor (Above “Hair Cutting Plus”) Bayonne, NJ 07002 For more information call 201-262-5005

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In Memory of Donna Benjamin, RN & HPAE Leader
Jul 21 2016

On Tuesday morning July 19, 2016, HPAE Local 5185 at Bayonne Medical Center, and the City of Bayonne lost a great lady. Our dear friend, colleague, and organizing president Donna Benjamin, R.N. passed away.

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