Jill Meinecke2025-07-17T13:58:27-10:00March 7, 2023|Categories: News|Tags: Android, Apple, Bargaining Unit 05, contract, HSTA app, iPad, mobile app, Phone, UniServ director|
The Hawaiʻi State Teachers Association launched a new mobile app last month to keep Bargaining Unit 05 public and charter school educators in Hawaiʻi up-to-date with the latest education-related news, events, and professional development opportunities. Download it now on the Apple Store or Google Play Store.
Jill Meinecke2023-01-06T15:58:24-10:00January 6, 2023|Categories: News|Tags: administrative holiday leave, Bargaining Unit 05, BU05, Department of Human Resources and Development, Gov. Josh Green, Keith Hayashi, Osa Tui, superintendent, teacher tax credit|
Hawaiʻi public schools Superintendent Keith Hayashi confirmed with the Hawaiʻi State Teachers Association that all Bargaining Unit 05 members are not eligible for the holiday administrative leave offered by Gov. Josh Green.
Terri Inefuku2022-12-31T15:25:07-10:00December 16, 2022|Categories: News|Tags: administrative leave, Bargaining Unit 05, BU05, governor, holiday, Josh Green, Keith Hayashi, superintendent, vacation|
The Hawaiʻi State Teachers Association has requested clarification on how public school educators can utilize the two additional days off recently announced by Gov. Josh Green.
Jill Meinecke2022-05-27T15:07:54-10:00May 27, 2022|Categories: News|Tags: APC, Bargaining Unit 05, Beverly Ikalani, Castle High School, contract, grievance, Head Faculty Representative, Lawn mowing, Step 1 grievance, UniServ director, Windward Oahu|
Castle High School students may soon be able to attend class without lawnmowers disrupting their lessons after strong advocacy by the school’s teachers and the Hawaii State Teachers Association.
Terri Inefuku2022-07-29T10:45:32-10:00January 26, 2022|Categories: COVID-19, News|Tags: Bargaining Unit 05, coronavirus, COVID-19, Hawaii State Department of Education, HIDOE, quarantine, quarantine leave, school code, sick leave|
With COVID-19 cases in our community continuing to rise and notification letters about cases in a number of our schools already being sent to staff and families, questions about sick leave and quarantine leave have come up from Bargaining Unit 05 members as we start the 2021–22 school year.
Terri Inefuku2021-08-18T18:43:43-10:00June 9, 2021|Categories: Negotiations, News|Tags: Bargaining Unit 05, collective bargaining agreement, contract, Hawaii Board of Education, Hawaii State Teachers Association, Negotiations, State of Hawaii, tentative settlement|
Bargaining 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.
Terri Inefuku2021-06-09T17:43:43-10:00June 9, 2021|Categories: News|Tags: Bargaining Unit 05, BU05, contract, ratification, successor agreement, vote|
Bargaining 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. The Hawaii State Teachers Association (HSTA) is the exclusive BU05 representative.
Terri Inefuku2025-05-21T21:26:46-10:00May 7, 2021|Categories: News|Tags: Bargaining Unit 05, BU05, collective bargaining agreement, contract, part-time teacher, PTT, registrars, summer programs, summer school|
No Bargaining Unit 05 employee should be given work related to summer programming as part of their position as a 10-month or 12-month employee under the HSTA collective bargaining agreement.
Evan Kumasaki2021-02-05T07:20:23-10:00August 15, 2020|Categories: News|Tags: Bargaining Unit 05, class grievance, coronavirus, COVID-19, Hawaii Labor Relations Board, HSTA, prohibited practice complaint|
The state’s dangerous plans for in-person learning while coronavirus cases are exploding in our state, along with other violations of labor agreements, prompted the Hawaii State Teachers Association to file a prohibited practice complaint with the Hawaii Labor Relations Board against the state of Hawaii.
Evan Kumasaki2020-11-05T15:48:01-10:00August 14, 2020|Categories: News|Tags: Bargaining Unit 05, class grievance, coronavirus, COVID-19, Hawaii Labor Relations Board, prohibited practice complaint|
Returning students to in-person learning, especially during a time when Hawaii has the fastest growing infection rate in the country with today’s one-day record of 355 cases, creates an unsafe working condition for members of Bargaining Unit 05.
