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At an all-day event at the Honolulu Club on Saturday, November 23rd, you can work out or take classes for free, providing you make a donation to the relief fund for the victims of Typhoon Haiyan. A donation of $25 to Habitat for Humanity is the suggested minimum. This event is open to the public.

The UHPA Member Benefits Committee has recently negotiated reduced membership rates for UHPA members at the Honolulu Club. A monthly fee of $144 is based on the number of overall UHPA participants. If twelve (12) more UHPA members sign up by 12/31/13, the monthly fee will be reduced to $121 per month. The Honolulu Club has provided us with a limited amount of 3-day guest passes for interested UHPA members. Please call the UHPA office at 593-2157 before coming by to pick up a pass.

The Board of Trustees of the Employees' Retirement System (ERS) adopted new option factor tables for members hired prior to July 1, 2012. These new factor changes (effective January 1, 2014) DO NOT AFFECT the defined pension benefit maximum allowance allocation. The UH Office of Human Resources will be scheduling workshops set for October 17 & 18 to allow ERS representatives to explain the changes and answer questions.

Jeff Zuckernick to be part of the Emerging Leaders Academy

This is one of a series of electronic briefing messages — called News You Can Use — about programs and services offered by NEA Member Benefits. In this December 6, 2007 edition, you will read about a series of new services and discount products offered to Association members in 2007:

NEA President Dennis Van Roekel has appointed Ruth Horie, former UHPA Director and Librarian at Hamilton Library, UH-Manoa, to the NEA Resolutions Committee. Ruth will represent higher education and serves a one-year term (2008-2009).

M.R.C. Greenwood's alleged next job will be earning nearly $300k/yr as a tenured professor at the UH School of Medicine. UHPA Exec Director Dr. J.N. Musto was interviewed for this KHON story.

The Employer-Union Health Benefits Trust Fund (EUTF) have posted the July 1, 2013 rate sheets with the employer/employee contribution splits for bargaining units 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, and 8 on their website. However, the employer/employee contributions for bargaining units 7, 9, 10, 11, 12, and 13 are not listed because they still do not have official word what the employer contributions will be.

QUESTION: Although the EUTF Open Enrollment period has already begun, it is very difficult to make informed choices regarding health care without knowing the precise costs involved.  What percentage of our health care premiums will our employer be assuming? ANSWER: The rates paid by faculty members will be based on the highest employer contribution for…