June 2016 (Archives)

Your Letter of Hire: Now you see it, Now you don’t

UHPA filed an appeal in Circuit Court challenging the Hawaii Labor Relations Board order addressing Letters of Hire. In the meantime, UH Manoa Interim Chancellor Bley-Vroman has issued a “Clarification of HLRB’s Ruling on Letters of Hire," which ironically affirms UHPA’s position. It is clear the University of Hawaii has no qualms choosing which letters or parts of a letter for hire to honor or not honor. The MRI purchasing decision was made in 2012 and now the administration claims there’s no [...]

2016-06-29T14:26:39-10:00June 24, 2016|Frontpage, Legal Judicial, Newsletter|

UH Manoa Interim Chancellor’s View: Letters of Hire

Interim Chancellor Bley-Vroman's Clarification of HLRB’s Ruling on Letters of Hire On June 16, 2016, the University of Hawai‘i Professional Assembly (UHPA) sent a message to its members regarding a recent Hawai‘i Labor Relations Board (HLRB) ruling on letters of hire, also known as offer letters, for prospective faculty members. The University acknowledges and respects the position UHPA has taken and would like to take this opportunity to provide additional clarification and information on this very important issue. UH honors offer letters [...]

2016-06-29T10:25:56-10:00June 24, 2016|Frontpage, university of hawaii at manoa|

UHPA Endorses Representative Cynthia Thielen, House District 50

Representative Cynthia Thielen As a graduate of University of Hawaii, Manoa and the WSRSL, I’ve represented House District 50 (Kailua, Kaneohe Bay) in the State Legislature since 1990 and am Assistant Minority Floor Leader. I serve as ranking member of the Energy & Environmental Protection, Judiciary, and Water & Land Committees and am a member of the Ocean, Marine Resources & Hawaiian Affairs Committee. I also was prior Co-Chair of the Women’s Legislative Caucus and am a member of the Keiki and [...]

2018-06-13T13:15:50-10:00June 21, 2016|Political|

Your Faculty Terms of Employment are at Risk

The UH administration has declared war on faculty rights. It’s time to join together with UHPA and fight back. For 46 years, since the beginning of collective bargaining, letters of hire have established initial salaries, terms, and conditions of employment for UH faculty. There was no reason to doubt these letters were enforceable under normal grievance processes. Until now.In a radical departure from tradition, the UH now contends letters of hire can’t be enforced under the collective bargaining agreement, or at the [...]

2016-06-24T16:45:45-10:00June 16, 2016|Frontpage, Legal Judicial, Newsletter|

Political Action Fund Objection

UHPA has an active Political Endorsement Committee that has participated in state & federal elections through political endorsements, contributions to candidates and independent expenditures on behalf of our endorsed candidates.  The UHPA Board of Directors has taken action to allocate from the dues of all Bargaining Unit 7 members an amount of $5.00 a month to be placed in a Political Action Fund.  The Fund will be subject to the accounting requirements and used for purposes consistent with the Hawaii State Election [...]

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