Aloha Governor Ige, I have worked full time for UH for 15 years and as recently as last month have applied for work as an Associate Professor on the mainland because I can't give my family a quality life in the state. To keep UH Faculty world class we need help! Mahalo for your Kokua Add your voice and send the Governor a postcard
Aloha Governor Ige, I am a UH Community College instructor that has been "connecting the dots" for keiki in PreK-20 in Hawaii for 35 years. Continuing to "connect the dots" for our community depends on making a living wage for Hawaii's increasing cost of living. Please help higher education faculty stay in Hawaii. Mahalo, J. Smith Add your voice and send the Governor a postcard
Governor, Please support UH and bargain in good faith and provide good salary increases to keep qualified faculty in Hawaii. Education is critical to the future of the State! Please support UH Add your voice and send the Governor a postcard
May 1 is International Workers’ Day. Join us for a rally and show of solidarity in showing that civil rights = workers’ rights. Workers’ rights are human rights. Same struggle, same fight. We will meet at the Hawaii State Capitol at 5:00 pm. Then we will march down to the Prince Kuhio Federal Building and rally there. Review the Talking Points which presents a unified message to the media.
Each year, the Hawaii State AFL-CIO is proud to sponsor the Food Drive in partnership with our sister unions. This year will be the 25th anniversary and we ask again for assistance to help in this humanitarian endeavor by volunteering on May 13th to sort the donated food. Volunteer Forms are due by April 28, 2017. We greatly appreciate your support in this essential food drive and for providing support to Hawaii's families in need.
The House Committee on Finance Tuesday, April 4, 2017 2:00 pm, Room 308 Attention: Chair Sylvia Luke, Vice Chair Ty Cullen and Members of the Committee The University of Hawaii Professional Assembly (UHPA) opposes SB 249 SD2, HD1. As with all previous attempts to diminish retirement benefits for judges, UHPA cannot support the erosion of benefits that normally assist in attracting and retaining qualified individuals to serve as judges. UHPA requests that the Committee oppose SB 249 SD2, HD1. Respectfully submitted, Kristeen [...]
The House Committee on Finance Tuesday, April 4, 2017 2:00 pm, Room 308 Attention: Chair Sylvia Luke, Vice Chair Ty Cullen and Members of the Committee The University of Hawaii Professional Assembly (UHPA) urges the committee to support passage of SB 919, SD1, HD1 which is a measure to appropriate funds for fiscal biennium 2017-2019 for salary costs for public employees in collective bargaining unit (7) and for certain employees excluded from collective bargaining. UHPA urges the committee to support SB 919, SD1, [...]
The Committee on Ways and Means Tuesday, April 4, 2017 9:35 am, Room 211 Attention: Chair Jill Tokuda, Vice Chair Donovan Dela Cruz and Members of the Committee The University of Hawaii Professional Assembly (UHPA) urge the Committee to support HB 424, HD1, SD1, Part I that reinstates the authority and responsibility for all procurement contracts under chapter 103D, Hawaii revised Statutes, to the University President. The ability of the University to expedite construction needs for repair and maintenance as well as new [...]
The Committee on Higher Education and the Arts And Committee on Government Operations Tuesday, March 21, 2017 1:20 pm, Room 414 Attention: Chairs Kai Kahele and Donna Mercado Kim, Vice Chairs Michelle Kidani and Russell Ruderman and Members of the Committee The University of Hawaii Professional Assembly (UHPA) urges the committee to support HB 424, HD1 proposed SD1. Part I reinstates the authority and responsibility for all procurement contracts under chapter 103D, Hawaii revised Statutes, to the University President. The ability of the University [...]
The House Committee on Finance Thursday, March 30, 2017 2:00 pm, Room 308 Attention: Chair Sylvia Luke, Vice Chair Ty Cullen and Members of the Committee The University of Hawaii Professional Assembly (UHPA) urges the committee to support SB 410, SD1, HD1 which encourages the parties to a collective bargaining agreement to negotiate in a manner that effectuates the purpose of Chapter 89. Such purpose includes recognizing that public employees have a voice in determining their working conditions. This proposed measure advances [...]
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