We appreciate all the questions brought forth regarding the Tentative Agreement, Mahalo! We've responded by updating the FAQ, adding to the slide deck and in addition have created a spreadsheet where you can plug in your salary and get details on how the agreement will benefit you. The link to the calculator is on the last "Reference Slide". The link to the slides and the updated FAQ is in the email sent on Monday 5/22, subject line "Be Informed: Details of Tentative [...]

The Negotiating Team created a document and spreadsheet to further explain the numbers referred to in the email sent to the membership on Sunday 4/23 regarding the governor's offer and our response. The button below goes to Google documents shared to your non-@hawaii.edu account and if you have any technical difficulties please follow these 3 steps. Show me the detailed explanation of the calculations    

The relevant excerpt from this KHON story: More raises likely following teachers’ contract agreement, but how will the state pay for them? “The bargaining team is willing and able to meet at any time, but we were quite firm that the offer that is on the table does not satisfactorily meet the needs of our members,” said UHPA executive director Kristeen Hanselman. Hanselman says the latest offer from the state did not even come close to what the members want, so it [...]

On April 21, 2017 INSIGHTS ON PBS HAWAI‘I: "Bargaining Power" show aired and you can watch via YouTube. Our Executive Director Kristeen Hanselman was a guest on the show and  made several important points regarding how the faculty bargain in contract negotiations. We highly recommend you watch.  

Highlights UHPA recently received the written salary proposal from the Governor. The offer provides a 1% one-time lump sum cash bonus of a faculty members’ base salary. The offer will impact faculty members differently based on your employment date. If you were hired Before July 1, 2012 Faculty Members hired before July 1, 2012 will have ERS deductions taken from the lump sum cash bonus. The lump sum cash bonus will count toward the “high three” years of salary for purposes of [...]

On October 31 UHPA and UH engaged in negotiations on a successor contract. The Governor presented his “apparent” opening offer of a 0% salary increase the first year of the new contract, a 0% increase in the second year, and an EUTF flat rate that will not increase with rising premium costs by the health insurance carriers.This is a significant change from the current practice of the employers’ contribution being established through a % of the total premium cost. The Governor’s proposal [...]

The True Impact of the Governor’s Offer State law does not allow UHPA or any bargaining unit to negotiate health plan benefits or health plan offerings.  The plan benefits and offerings are determined by the Hawaii Employer-Union Health Benefits Trust Fund (EUTF), which includes 5 representatives from the employer, and 5 representatives from labor, one of which represents the retirees.  UHPA and all bargaining units can only negotiate the amount of health care premiums paid by the employer.    The Governor’s opening [...]