Nominations Due on March 16th for NEA Representative Assembly
Reminder that nominations for NEA Convention Delegates are due on Monday, March 16th.
National Education Association Representative Assembly(NEA-RA)
As an affiliate of the National Education Association (NEA), the University of Hawaii Professional Assembly (UHPA) is eligible to send twenty-one (21) delegates to the NEA Representative Assembly (RA). Nominations are now open for UHPA/NEA Active members only. All nominations are due to UHPA by 4:30 p.m. on March 16, 2009.
Ruth Horie Appointed to NEA Resolutions Committee
NEA President Dennis Van Roekel has appointed Ruth Horie, former UHPA Director and Librarian at Hamilton Library, UH-Manoa, to the NEA Resolutions Committee. Ruth will represent higher education and serves a one-year term (2008-2009).
NEA Position Statement on Performance Pay
The National Education Association (NEA) has issued the following statement to the Congress with respect to performance pay initiatives in the K-12 public schools.
NEA Member Benefits Communication Update
We pleased to provide the following communications pieces from NEA Member Benefits for the month of June 2009. Please see the attached MS Word files.
Hawaii Health Care Conference for Union Members – September 13, 2013
Sponsored by Kaiser Permanente this conference was developed in conjunction with a number of Hawaii labor unions. UHPA members are invited to attend. There is no cost but registration is necessary.
Faculty Thought Leadership Forums a Success!
UH Maui College and UH West O'ahu kickstarted a great conversation about the future of UH and the leadership role that faculty must play.
Senate Seniority is the Great Equalizer
By UHPA Executive Director J. N. Musto
The Aloha United Way Labor Community Service Training Opportunities for Natural Disasters
UHPA members are eligible to attend these training sessions provided by the Hawaii AFL-CIO as part of the Aloha United Way Community Service Program. The information is found in the newest Labor Community Service Newsletter.
Workplace Time to Express Milk
Under the Hawai‘i Employment Practices Law (Act 249, 2013 regular session), a state law was recently passed that requires employers to provide employees a reasonable break time to express milk at the workplace in a location other than the restroom that is shielded from view and free from intrusion from coworkers and the public for one year after the child’s birth. The law became effective July 1, 2013 and requires a notice to be placed in a prominent location that can be readily seen by employees.
