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RELEASE: HGEA Wins Temporary Hazard Pay Arbitration Award Against the Department of Education
HGEA Wins Temporary Hazard Pay Arbitration Award Against the Department of Education In our largest temporary hazard pay award to date, the Hawaii Government Employees Association won our long-standing arbitration against the state Department of Education, securing payment for employees who risked their health and safety throughout the pandemic. A significant number of the 7,800…
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HGEA Prevails in Prohibitive Practice Complaint Against Maui Adult Mental Health Division
A pilot program that would have considerably changed the work responsibilities of our members at Maui Community Mental Health Center’s Adult Mental Health Division was put on pause by the Hawaii Labor Relations Board pending consultation. The decision is a major victory for the rights of members in Units 3, 9 and 13 at the…
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RELEASE: HGEA Reaches Tentative Agreement on Pay Parity for Educational Assistants, Teaching Assistants and Vice Principals
HGEA Makes Progress In Addressing School Employee Parity Pay Following our urgent calls on the state to resolve pay equity for school employees, the Hawaii Government Employees Association is pleased to have reached a tentative agreement that addresses pay parity for those who help educate and care for Hawaii’s students. HGEA would like to thank…
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STATEMENT: HGEA Applauds HSTA Agreement – State Should Provide Pay Equity For School Professionals
Statement from Randy Perreira, Executive Director of HGEA We are happy to see that the Governor and Superintendent have reached a tentative agreement with HSTA on a new contract on behalf of our public-school teachers. It is now time for these same leaders to turn their attention to the rest of the team that educates…
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RELEASE: Maui THP Arbitration Award
HGEA Wins Temporary Hazard Pay Arbitration Award Hawaii Government Employees Association, the state’s largest union, announces its win in a long-standing dispute with the County of Maui over temporary hazard pay during the COVID-19 pandemic. With this arbitration decision, over 1,300 HGEA bargaining unit members employed by the County of Maui are entitled to temporary…
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