Through your work, you will significantly influence the adoption of the next wave of web3, decentralized applications to come. If you have any questions or comments on the ratification, please submit them here. As our new Content and Social Media Manager you will join a highly technical team of 15 that puts the needs of our users first. While this status-quo contract leaves much to be discussed, we’re satisfied that the short two-year duration will allow HSTA to begin this process once more in a little over a year’s time with the next permanent superintendent. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and Hawaii Department of Health to ensure that safe practices are in place for our members for the duration of the coronavirus pandemic. We will also continue discussions to modify and improve the current Teacher Assignment and Transfer Program (TATP) and to incorporate gender-neutral language into the contract.įor our charter schools, we will begin to address any supplemental agreements necessary to meet their unique learning and teaching environments.Īdditionally, we will continue to monitor the U.S.
Now that ratification is complete, we will continue to aggressively pursue the restoration of 21 hours of job-embedded professional development with the Board of Education since it was not funded by the Legislature.
Mahalo to all of those who participated in the ratification.” Yes, the settlement was disappointing for many, but it was the best we could get during a pandemic and its economic consequences. We do appreciate all of our teachers who participated and exercised your right to vote to ratify the successor agreement. HSTA Negotiations Chair and Kona Chapter member Paul Daugherty said, “With the ratification vote occurring so late in the school year and into the summer, the Negotiations Team anticipated that teachers would be busy with other things. Our union also held a live briefing and Q&A sessions to address members’ questions and concerns before mailing voting ratification credentials to members’ homes. HSTA publicly posted the agreement along with a member message, comprehensive summary and rationale, frequently asked questions, and voting information.
Once a tentative agreement was reached on May 22 and the HSTA Negotiations Committee and Board of Directors overwhelmingly recommended ratification, the HSTA informed BU05 members of the development via peer-to-peer and online communication methods. The Hawaii State Teachers Association (HSTA) is the exclusive BU05 representative.Įighty-seven percent, or 2,728 of 3,148 electronic ballots cast, approved the contract effective July 1, 2021, through June 30, 2023. Award for Teaching Excellenceīargaining Unit 05 (BU05) employees of the Hawaii State Department of Education (HIDOE) and public charter schools have voted to ratify a new two-year contract. This is the kind of victory we can all be proud of, and we look forward to continuing a productive and fruitful relationship with this company going forward.”įounded in 1909, Teamsters Local 174 represents 8,600 working men and women in Seattle and the surrounding areas. This new contract will truly improve their lives on a fundamental level, and will make Conco a better place to work.
“These new Teamsters showed incredible strength and solidarity, and in return, Conco management stepped up and agreed to treat them with the respect they deserve. “This incredible and strong first contract shows what is possible when management is willing to recognize the value of their workers and the service they provide,” said Teamsters Local 174 Secretary-Treasurer Rick Hicks. The resulting contract exceeded workers’ own expectations for their first union contract, leading to a unanimous ratification.
The group first organized with Teamsters Local 174 in September of 2021, and contract negotiations between Conco management and the Teamsters progressed steadily but slowly until May of 2022, when a tentative agreement was reached. The difference these improvements will make for these new Teamsters and their families is life-changing. They will also move from an unaffordable company medical plan into Teamster medical fully paid by the employer, and in a stunning victory demonstrating the value of their unique skills, the workers will immediately receive double-digit payments into the Western Conference of Teamsters Pension Trust. The new agreement raises worker wages substantially, with most seeing double-digit increases in their hourly pay. In addition to providing many of the normal staples of a Teamster contract such as a grievance procedure and seniority rights, the new agreement also includes an economic package one normally sees only in mature union contracts. The agreement is one of the strongest first contracts ever negotiated at Local 174, and marks a major victory for the workers who deliver construction materials.
Press Contact: Jamie Fleming Phone: (425) 281-0166 Email: Wash.) - Over the weekend, Conco drivers voted unanimously to ratify a first contract, which will cover the group of 10 for the next three years.