Labor’s UNITY RALLY scheduled for June 30th on Oahu and the Big Island. Click on the title for more information and for parking and shuttle service on Oahu.

Click on the title to view the letter from UHPA Executive Director J. N. Musto.

Ah Quon McElrath was a remarkable woman who made such a difference in our community; therefore, ILWU Local 142 invites you to join them in remembering and celebrating her Life. Visitation will be from 9:00 to 10:00 a.m. on Saturday, February 28, 2009, at the ILWU's Union Hall (451 Atkinson Drive).

UHPA and its lobbyist have been following proposed legislation that would negatively impact faculty members and other state employees.

MONDAY, JANUARY 19, 2009 - The parade begins at 9:00 am and will travel down Kalakaua Avenue from Magic Island and culminates with a post-parade Unity Rally at Kapiolani Park. UHPA members will be marching with other union members and are invited to ride the HGEA buses from Kapiolani Park to Ala Moana Park. The bus pickup is at 7:15 and 7:45 am in front of the Waikiki Shell parking area on Monsarrat Avenue (space is limited). UHPA members should meet from 8:00-8:30 a.m. with the AFL-CIO contingent near the Alu Mau parking lot (across from the Magic Island parking lot). Look for the State AFL-CIO banner.

Eight months have passed since the UHPA sent contract proposals to the State of Hawaii and the UH Administration. After seven months of negotiations that began in late May 2008, the University of Hawaii Professional Assembly (UHPA), the union that represents 3900 faculty members, has declared an impasse in its bargaining efforts with the Governor,…

"The Island's Best Garage Sale" is scheduled for this Saturday, December 6th from 9:00 am to 2:00 pm at the McKinley High School Cafeteria. All proceeds from this event will be donated to Aloha United Way.

Please join the ILWU and a special delegation from Japan in support of Pacific Beach Hotel workers.

The UHPA Board of Directors endorsed the following candidates for the 2008 election. The Board of Directors recommended endorsements were affirmed by UHPA members through surveys in December 2007 and March 2008.

Marcia Armstrong, the Program Director for the Medical Laboratory Technician Program at Kapiolani Community College and a long-time friend and supporter of the University of Hawaii Professional Assembly, will be retiring (or has retired) after 28 years of service. A special retirement celebration dinner will be held for Marcia on September 20 at the Waikiki Yacht Club. For more information and how to respond....