June 2015 (Archives)

Why Unions Still Matter?

Why Unions Still Matter is an informative and enlightening presentation, developed by the University of Arkansas' Labor Education Program, in conjunction with the IATSE, and makes the case that strong unions are essential to a thriving and stable economy. Please see the attached flyer for additional details. The presentations will be performed at the Neal Blaisdell Center on Sunday, July 12th or Monday, July 13th. If you have any questions, please call IATSE Local 665 at 596-0227.

2015-06-26T10:16:11-10:00June 26, 2015|Frontpage, Newsletter|

Hiring more Kānaka Maoli faculty

By David Duffy, UHPA President. UH has as one of its goals increasing the representation of Native Hawaiians or Kānaka Maoli as faculty in the university They can serve as role models and add to the breadth of opinions and expertise within disciplines and across campuses. How is this best done? UH could grow its own, supporting Kānaka Maoli through college, and grad school, but this would be slow If such students don’t spend time in other institutions as post docs and [...]

2015-07-24T10:44:59-10:00June 22, 2015|Academic, Frontpage, Newsletter|

UHPA Members Get 18% off Sprint Plans

Both new and existing Sprint customers can qualify for this great discount from Sprint! ​Save 18% off select regularly priced monthly service plans. Plus, activation fees are waived for new activations (up to a $36 value).  Click here to review the offer extended to members of the University of Hawaii Professional Assembly. In addition: Receive up to $300 in account credit for trading in your old eligible phone from any carrier through the Sprint Buyback Program at sprint.com/buyback Buy online from Sprint [...]

2018-05-31T11:43:17-10:00June 16, 2015|Frontpage, Membership Benefits, Newsletter|

FacFAQs: How do I apply for a Special Salary Adjustment?

Martin is an 11-month instructional faculty member who just got awarded tenure at Aʻā Community College on a neighbor island (congratulations, Martin!). Unfortunately, he had no ability to negotiate higher than the base salary upon hire. In fact, he was a mid-year hire who requested a raise based on the salary info on the UHPA website. His VCAA told him she'd get back to him when the HR director returned from Christmas break, and then called his Department Chair to request the [...]

2015-06-05T15:09:22-10:00June 5, 2015|FacFAQs, Financial, Frontpage, Newsletter|
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