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UHPA Seeking Nominations for the 2024 AFT Convention

UHPA is seeking your nomination to fill five (5) delegate positions to the 2024 American Federation of Teachers (AFT) Convention. The Convention will be held in Houston, Texas from July 22-25, 2024. If you would like to be considered for a delegate position, please submit a completed Candidacy Form by email: kathy@uhpa.org, in person, or by mail to 1017 Palm Dr. Honolulu, HI 96814. We welcome any AFT members in good standing to apply. See the attached Notice of Nomination and Election Form for more information about the AFT Convention, delegate [...]

Sarah Beamer2024-04-15T10:47:36-10:00April 15, 2024|Affiliation, Frontpage|

Last Chance To Register For The UHPA Annual Membership Meeting

Reminder to UHPA Members Notice of Annual Membership Meeting The University of Hawaii Professional Assembly will hold its 50th Annual Membership Meeting via Zoom webinar: Friday, April 12, 2024 11:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. This is a reminder that as an UHPA member you were sent an invitation on 3/21 via email to join us for UHPA’s virtual Annual Membership Meeting as we present UHPA’s new Board Members and annual reports. How to Attend To attend the virtual zoom webinar, you [...]

Sarah Beamer2024-03-28T14:29:51-10:00March 28, 2024|Frontpage, Meetings, Newsletter|

April 1 Marks UHPA’s Affiliation with AFT

Next Monday, April 1, marks the official first day of UHPA’s affiliation with the American Federation of Teachers (AFT). This year also marks the 50th anniversary of UHPA as the exclusive bargaining agent of University of Hawai’i faculty. Protecting Faculty Rights; Expanding Our Impact “Tenure, academic freedom, and other rights have been enshrined in our carefully constructed faculty contracts, but we cannot take any of this for granted,” said Christian Fern, UHPA executive director. “The UHPA team has had to remain [...]

Web KY Editor2024-03-28T11:00:19-10:00March 28, 2024|Affiliation, Frontpage, News Flash, Newsletter|

In Solidarity

Divide and Conquer Tactics Quelled Relentless attacks against UH faculty are disguised in different venues,as witnessed in a recent joint hearing held by the Senate Labor and Technology (LBT) and Higher Education (HRE) Committees. While the purpose of the hearing was to hear HB 2720, HD3, Related to Collective Bargaining, Senate HRE Chair Donna Mercado Kim used it as an opportunity to meet her own agenda. She questioned the validity of the need for the graduate assistants to form a union [...]

Sarah Beamer2024-03-20T16:48:18-10:00March 20, 2024|Commentary, Frontpage, Legislative, News Flash, Newsletter|

We Are Not Alone

Inside Higher Ed reported that UH’s Board of Regents controversy is one among others On March 14, 2024, Inside Higher Ed (an online publication that provides news, opinion, resources, events and jobs focused on college and university topics) highlighted in an article “Regents On The Hot Seat” that UH’s governing board controversy mirrors similar events in Michigan, Arizona, and Wisconsin. The article shares insights and suggestions such as developing legal frameworks and governance structures that articulate clear guidelines around why and [...]

Web KY Editor2024-03-15T10:56:53-10:00March 15, 2024|Frontpage, News Flash, Newsletter|

AFT Affiliation Provides Great Value for UHPA Members

Dues Begin on April 2024 Everyone is looking for ways to stretch their budgets and seeking the best value for their money. We know that faculty is no exception. Now that UHPA is an affiliate of the American Federation of Teachers (AFT), you can expect a monthly $20.18 deduction each month, beginning in April.. That translates to a $10.09 deduction from each of your paychecks. This amount goes directly to AFT; UHPA does not receive any portion of this nor do [...]

Sarah Beamer2024-03-13T21:18:03-10:00March 13, 2024|Frontpage, News Flash, Newsletter, UHPA Organizational|

AFT Higher Education

AAUP/AFT - FIGHT AGAINST INTELLECTUAL DIVERSITY As reported in Inside Higher Ed, “the Indiana General Assembly have now passed a controversial bill curtailing diversity, equity and inclusion programs and tenure protections in the state’s public colleges and universities—partly through shifting focus to what Republican lawmakers call “intellectual diversity.” Senate Bill 202 now awaits GOP governor Eric Holcomb’s signature or veto. If it becomes law, the measure will leave it to campus boards of trustees to determine what “intellectual diversity” means in [...]

Jaime Mow2024-03-08T18:09:20-10:00March 8, 2024|Affiliation, Frontpage, News Flash, Newsletter|

Evolution

In a highly suspenseful vote, a divided Senate rejected Alapaki Nahale-a to a second term on the UH Board of Regents by a razor thin margin of 13 - 12. A defeat can be viewed either as a loss or an opportunity. We understand that there were at least 15 no votes before UHPAʻs Faculty Members started reaching out to their respective Senators sharing their concerns over the conduct and behavior by certain Senators in the Higher Education Committee. The effort [...]

UHPA2024-03-05T13:52:46-10:00March 5, 2024|Frontpage, News Flash, Newsletter, Political|

Demystifying Facts From Fiction

Graduate Assistants Claim 80% of Undergraduate Students Are Taught by GAs While UHPA supports the right for all public employees to have the ability to collectively bargain under the State’s collective bargaining law, statements that go unchecked can lead to unintended consequences that impact other parties. Most recently, Academic Labor United (ALU) claimed that 80% of all undergraduate students are taught by a Graduate Assistant (GA) in any given semester. This claim is now being used by Senator Donna Mercado Kim, [...]

UHPA2024-02-28T16:17:54-10:00February 28, 2024|Academic, Frontpage, News Flash|

UH Budget Reductions – Our perspective

It goes without saying that starting your workweek with the news headline that State Senator Donovan Dela Cruz, Chair of the powerful Senate Committee on Ways and Means, had issued a directive to all State departments to reduce their budgets by 10% and 15% to cover the costs incurred for the extensive Maui wildfire response efforts was very troubling and distressing. While we recognize and sympathize with those negatively impacted by last year’s devastating Maui wildfires, these checkerboard solutions must be [...]

UHPA2024-02-27T18:10:01-10:00February 27, 2024|Frontpage, News Flash, UH Funding|

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