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UHPA Negotiates a Second Holiday for You

Finally a settlement regarding the 2016 dual holiday of Kuhio Day and Good Friday. Faculty members (11 month) who accumulate vacation shall be granted an additional day of vacation leave. All other faculty members who do not accumulate vacation( i.e. 9 month, 11 month, and faculty on “off-duty plan”) shall observe a second holiday that must be taken by December 31, 2016. There is a procedure for establishing a mutually agreed to day. Please review the Memorandum of Understanding for details.

Web RV Editor2016-02-25T11:26:40-10:00February 24, 2016|Frontpage, Newsletter, System Policy|

Manoa Faculty Senate says UH could break its written promises to you

The UH Manoa Faculty Senate has passed a resolution encouraging potential new faculty that they consult an attorney or UHPA before accepting a job offer. UH’s position that Letters of Hire may be unilaterally changed is of grave concern for all job applicants that may be interested in coming to any campus. The position taken by UH discourages the recruitment of new faculty.

Web RV Editor2016-02-25T11:26:52-10:00February 23, 2016|Frontpage, Newsletter, System Policy|

EUTF Has a New Location

The Employer Union Trust Fund (EUTF) office will be moving its' offices from the 15th floor to the 17th floor of the City Financial Tower building during the weekend of February 27-28, 2016. This move will not affect their office hours and they will be open for business on Monday, February 29, 2016 at 7:45 a.m. on the 17th floor. Their mailing address remains the same at: EUTF P. O. Box 2121 Honolulu, HI 96805-2121 Their phone number will also remain the [...]

Web RV Editor2016-02-24T09:43:17-10:00February 23, 2016|Frontpage|

Do we really need cops at Regents meetings?

Dear Fellow Faculty, I am writing to you my colleagues, the faculty of the University of Hawai‘i, to express my concern about the apparent increasing distance between the Board of Regents and the students, faculty, and taxpayers of the State of Hawai‘i. This letter is triggered by my attendance at the last meeting of the BOR committee on personnel chaired by Ms. Coralie Chun Matayoshi. There were two police present throughout the meeting. And the subsequent full Regents’ meeting again had two [...]

Web RV Editor2016-02-25T11:27:07-10:00February 5, 2016|Frontpage, Meetings|

UH Mismanagement No Longer Confined to Athletics

NEWS RELEASE Date: February 2, 2016 Contact: Kris Hanselman, Executive Director (kris@uhpa.org / (808) 593-2157) FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE UH Mismanagement No Longer Confined to Athletics Department Hawaii Labor Relations Board to Weigh Merits of Prohibited Practice Complaint on Thursday, February 4, at 9 a.m. Ongoing mismanagement of personnel and the breaking of promises at the University of Hawaii are no longer limited to the athletics department. These factors now impede good instruction and research, and threaten the ability to attract and retain [...]

Web RV Editor2016-02-02T10:22:24-10:00February 2, 2016|Frontpage, Legal Judicial, Newsletter, university of hawaii at manoa|

Your input requested on Cancer Center Proposal

Dean Hedges of JABSOM is proposing a new business plan for the Cancer Center with major changes being presented to the Board of Regents for discussion. Under this proposed approach all future faculty at the Cancer Center would have significantly different compensation guarantees and conditions of work then those presently employed. UHPA needs input from UH Manoa faculty as to how you believe the proposed changes will affect research and instruction at the Cancer Center and the broader implications for UH Manoa--your specific department [...]

UHPA2016-01-29T20:04:18-10:00January 29, 2016|Frontpage, Newsletter, university of hawaii at manoa|

EUTF Administrative Rule Changes

There have been administrative rule changes in two areas: Reinstatement After Termination for Non-Payment and Adult Disabled Children.

Web RV Editor2016-01-29T16:27:43-10:00January 29, 2016|Frontpage, Newsletter|

UH Manoa Microbiology–Its fight for survival

Department Chair Stuart Donachie demonstrates the impact of the loss of tenured faculty positions on instruction and research along with the dysfunction in facility planning for a new science building. Other departments experience similar circumstances. UHPA is experiencing an increase in grievances and complaints due to faculty members being impeded in their ability to advance student instruction and research. Response from the Department of Microbiology to the Manoa Planning Committee's ‘Preliminary Program Documents.

Web RV Editor2016-01-27T11:16:10-10:00January 26, 2016|Academic, Frontpage, Newsletter, university of hawaii at manoa|

UH Kaleo Article

"Rate Your Dean" - January 20, 2016

Web RV Editor2016-01-29T19:52:43-10:00January 20, 2016|Academic, Frontpage|

Rate My Administrator – Vice Chancellor Edition – has been published

The second in series of Rate My Administrator surveys (this one focused on vice chancellors) is available for all UHPA Members to download as a PDF. Our next survey will give our members a chance to rate UH vice-presidents and you will be invited to participate via email. “These results give faculty members the opportunity for a productive discussion on advancing a better relationship with their respective vice chancellors”, said UHPA Executive Director Kristeen Hanselman. “The results have been shared with President Lassner consistent [...]

UHPA2018-06-05T11:24:08-10:00January 15, 2016|Academic, Frontpage, Newsletter|

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