August 2017 (Archives)

SB 3 Relating to Public Employment (House)

The House Committee on Labor & Public Employment And The House Committee on Finance Wednesday, August 30, 2017 Auditorium 1:00 p.m. RE: SB 3 Relating to Public Employment Attention:    Chairs Aaron Ling Johanson and Sylvia Luke, Vice Chairs Daniel Holt and Ty Cullen and Members of the Committees The University of Hawaii Professional Assembly (UHPA) appreciates the consideration the legislature has extended to faculty members during this special session.  We respectfully request the Committee support passage of SB  3 which is a [...]

SB 3 Relating to Public Employment (Senate)

The Senate Committee on Labor and The Committee on Ways and Means Monday, August 28, 2017 Conference Rm. 211 11:00 a.m. RE: SB 3 Relating to Public Employment Attention: Chairs Jill Tokuda and Donovan Dela Cruz, Vice Chairs J. Kalani English and Keith-Agaran and Members of the Committees The University of Hawaii Professional Assembly (UHPA) appreciates the consideration the legislature has extended to faculty members during this special session.  We respectfully request the Committee support passage of SB  3 which is a measure [...]

UHPA Seeks to Allow Legislature to Appropriate Salary Funds during a Special Legislative Session

UHPA filed a request that the Hawaii Labor Relations Board rule on whether the Legislature may appropriate funds for a collective bargaining agreement during a Special Legislative Session. Over the course of this month, it became clear that there were issues being raised by the Governor’s office and the Speaker of the House that the collective bargaining law, Chapter 89, might not allow an appropriation be made during a Special Legislative Session. To be clear neither the Governor’s Chief of Staff nor [...]

GM 60 Chairperson and Representative of the Public of the Hawai‘i Labor Relations Board

The Senate Committee on Labor Thursday, August 31, 2017 Room 225 2:45 p.m. RE: GM 60  Chairperson and Representative of the Public of the Hawai‘i Labor Relations Board Attention: Chair Jill Tokuda, Vice Chair Kalani English and Members of the Committee The University of Hawaii Professional Assembly (UHPA) supports the confirmation of Marcus Oshiro, as the Chairperson and Representative of the Public of the Hawai‘i Labor Relations Board. Representative Oshiro brings an appreciation for the role that collective bargaining has played in meeting the [...]

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