Frequently asked questions about HSTA’s 2023–2027 tentative agreement
Frequently asked questions about the tentative agreement HSTA reached with the employer on April 14, 2023, for the 2023-2027 contract.
Terri Inefuku2023-05-26T11:29:36-10:00May 26, 2023|Categories: Negotiations, News|Tags: 21 hours, across the board, bargaining, Career and Technical Education, Class VIII, collective bargaining agreement, compression, contract, English learners, FAQ, frequently asked questions, Hawaiian education, HSTA Negotiations Team, Negotiations, pay raise, salary structure, student discipline, supplementary pay, Teacher Assignment and Transfer Program, teacher protections, teacher working conditions|
Frequently asked questions about the tentative agreement HSTA reached with the employer on April 14, 2023, for the 2023-2027 contract.
Terri Inefuku2023-04-27T10:40:45-10:00April 24, 2023|Categories: Negotiations, News|Tags: 21 hours, across the board, bargaining, Career and Technical Education, Class VIII, collective bargaining agreement, compression, contract, English learners, Hawaiian education, HSTA Negotiations Team, Negotiations, pay raise, salary structure, student discipline, supplementary pay, Teacher Assignment and Transfer Program, teacher protections, teacher working conditions|
The Hawaiʻi State Teachers Association is pleased to announce that we reached a tentative settlement late Friday with the State of Hawaiʻi and the Board of Education for a new four-year contract from July 1, 2023, through June 30, 2027.
Jill Meinecke2023-03-31T13:55:26-10:00March 31, 2023|Categories: News|Tags: 21 hours, charter schools, compression, Compression repricing, Hawaii public charter school commission i, public charter schools, shortage differentials, State Budget & Finance|
The Hawaiʻi State Teachers Association is happy to report that after many months of working with the Hawaiʻi Public Charter School Commission, State Budget and Finance, and individual public charter schools, funding for public charter schools has been released to cover costs from compression repricing, 21-hours, and shortage differentials.
Terri Inefuku2022-12-31T15:26:40-10:00December 21, 2022|Categories: News|Tags: 2022, 2023, bargaining, compression, contract, coronavirus, covid, COVID-19, elections, goals, Negotiations, salary repricing, vision|
As we reflect on the year gone by, we know much more remains to be done, and we look forward to continued progress in the year ahead!
Terri Inefuku2022-11-18T16:13:07-10:00November 18, 2022|Categories: News|Tags: air conditioning, compression, David Ige, Dawn Ige, Educator Effectiveness System, EES, evaluation, governor, interview, literacy, public education, teacher pay|
As Gov. David Ige’s eight-year tenure comes to a close, Hawaii State Teachers Association President Osa Tui, Jr. sat down with the governor and first lady Dawn Ige to thank them for fixing salary compression and spearheading additional key education initiatives while in office.
Terri Inefuku2022-10-07T13:56:38-10:00October 7, 2022|Categories: News|Tags: Board of Education, BOE, compression, Department of Education, HIDOE, Keith Hayashi, pay raise, salary schedule, step, superintendent|
Schools Superintendent Keith Hayashi told the Board of Education Thursday that thousands of public and charter school teachers affected by salary compression — 72% of the teaching workforce – should start seeing increased pay in their Nov. 18 paychecks.
Terri Inefuku2022-09-30T17:08:16-10:00September 30, 2022|Categories: News|Tags: Board of Education, compression, fix, Human Resources Committee, live stream, pay, salary, salary schedule, step|
The Hawaii State Department of Education Friday submitted a plan to the Hawaii Board of Education to make one-time salary adjustments for roughly 9,200 public and charter school teachers, which will be discussed at a special board meeting Oct. 6.
Terri Inefuku2022-09-23T14:41:15-10:00September 23, 2022|Categories: News|Tags: compression, fix, increase, pay, salary schedule|
The Hawaii State Teacher Association met with Hawaii State Department of Education officials Wednesday to work on various details to begin pay adjustments for thousands of teachers affected by compression.
Terri Inefuku2022-08-25T17:15:00-10:00August 25, 2022|Categories: News|Tags: Board of Education, compression, fix, Hawaii State Department of Education, pay, paycheck, raises, salary|
The nearly 9,000 Hawaii State Teachers Association members who will see pay adjustments under the state’s plan to end salary compression may have to wait a couple of months for that money to show up in their paychecks. Any pay increase will be retroactive to the beginning of this school year.
Jill Meinecke2022-08-22T17:16:51-10:00August 22, 2022|Categories: News|Tags: compression, Democratic nominee for governor, Hawaii Primary Election, HSTA, Josh Green, Lt. Gov. Josh Green, professionals, Teacher housing, teacher pay, teachers|
Lt. Gov. Josh Green, the Democratic nominee for governor, praised the generosity and spirit of public school teachers and said he’s “completely committed to public education” Saturday during a lunchtime speech at the Hawaii State Teachers Association’s 2022 Start of Year Conference.