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 [...]