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Faculty Voices: Dear Governor
J.N. Musto's Final Testimony for the UH Board of Regents Meeting on August 20, 2015
- UH Board of Regents Meeting August 20, 2015 Testimony Pertaining to Agenda Item VIII.B.1 On behalf of the University of Hawaii Professional Assembly, I will once again speak to the organization of the University of Hawaii System and its relationship to the various campuses. I have spoken on this topic many times before, and I [...]
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Pacific Beach Hotel
Proposed Reclassification of Community College Faculty
- Excerpt from the Executive Director's report to the Board of Directors on August 26, 2006.
Resolution on Non-Permanent U.S. Resident Faculty
- UHPA President Mary Tiles' letter to UH President David McClain regarding the status of foreign faculty appointed to tenure track positions.
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UHPA Endorses Mayoral Candidate Rick BlangiardiSeptember 26, 2020 - 10:11 am
UHPA Endorses Rick Blangiardi for Honolulu Mayor After carefully evaluating the needs of the University of Hawai‘i faculty and the vision of the two Honolulu mayoral candidates, the University of Hawai‘i Professional Assembly (UHPA) has decided to endorse Rick Blangiardi for mayor. The decision was based on the recommendation of UHPA’s political endorsement committee, […]
Deferring Payroll Tax ObligationSeptember 24, 2020 - 5:57 pm
On August 8, 2020, President Trump directed the Secretary of the Treasury to defer the withholding and payment of the employee portion of social security taxes from September 1 to December 31, 2020. The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) confirmed on September 3, 2020 the tax deferral is optional and employers are not required to participate. […]
Governor Ige warns of potential furloughs and pay cutsSeptember 22, 2020 - 2:01 pm
Any salary reductions require bargaining Yesterday afternoon, Governor David Ige met with the leaders of Hawaii’s six public worker unions, including the University of Hawaii Professional Assembly. Because of the pandemic, Governor Ige said the state expects to be billions of dollars in deficit and that additional steps will be necessary to balance the budget. […]