Ken Tanaka* works for DaBest Community College as an Assistant Professor. After skimming through "Salaries" section of the ratified Tentative Agreement slated to begin on July 1, 2015, Ken is upset. Having been hired in 1994, Ken was only able to negotiate the minimum salary, and currently makes $60,000 a year. Now the new hire his department receives next year will be entitled to Ken's current salary as a base rate of pay! With all the service Ken has put in, how [...]
The database containing University of Hawaii Faculty data has been updated for the fall of 2014 and published in a new, interactive format, including executive management salaries from July of 2013. Take a look and let us know what you think! Browse Salary Data
A benefit concert is being held to benefit not only the victims of typhoon Haiyan, but the 7.2 magnitude earthquake that hit the central Philippines, particularly the island of Bohol, on October 15. The December 1 show will headline Kristian Lei, an internationally-acclaimed singer, comedian Augie T., and Norman Arancon.
Read and comment on this great op-ed by UHPA President David Duffy: State funding for public higher education in Hawaii always seems to boil down to a philosophical question: What exactly is the role and mission of the University of Hawaii system and is the return worth supporting with tax payer dollars?
How's this for a creative new faculty contract? It focuses on bringing everyone up to the national salary averages in their fields instead of giving across-the-board raises. That means a few EWU professors will get raises as big as $18,000 a year over the next three years and seven, who are paid well above market rates, will get nothing. The unusual contract was embraced both by the faculty union and school administrators.
As a way to support the University of Hawaii system during a difficult economic period, in 2009 UHPA members agreed to a temporary pay reduction, with an agreement from the UH administration and the Board of Regents that the amount would be restored over time.
Confirmation notices! What you need to know.
New rates effective 7/01/2013
Should we increase or add new taxes for Hawaii’s taxpayers to boost State revenue? Or decrease taxes to stimulate growth and more investment? These are the questions that Hawaii’s lawmakers have wrestled with over the past few years to address the state’s weak economy.
Wondering why you received an extra check the week of November 5? It's thanks to your UHPA contract and the "most favored nation" clause UHPA bargained for you in Article XXII.
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