Evan Kumasaki2021-02-05T01:23:15-10:00January 26, 2021|Categories: News|Tags: budget cuts, coronavirus, COVID-19, David Ige, furloughs, governor, HSTA, live stream, pay cuts, Q&A|
On Dec. 28, HSTA held a live briefing to inform members on furlough threats, our response, and other COVID-19-related updates and actions. Several developments have occurred relating to the governor’s threat of furloughing state employees.
Evan Kumasaki2021-01-20T10:37:00-10:00January 20, 2021|Categories: News|Tags: budget, budget cuts, Colleen Hanabusa, Corey Rosenlee, cuts, David Ige, federal law, layoffs, prohibits, stimulus|
Congress prohibited budget cuts to public education in Hawaii in its multibillion-dollar pandemic stimulus bills, making illegal the governor and school superintendent’s plans to slash millions from public school budgets next year and lay off more than 1,000 school employees, the Hawaii State Teachers Associated revealed at a news conference Tuesday.
Evan Kumasaki2020-12-30T11:00:00-10:00December 30, 2020|Categories: News|Tags: budget cuts, coronavirus, COVID-19, David Ige, delay, furloughs, governor, HSTA, pay cuts|
Gov. David Ige announced Tuesday afternoon he will delay furloughs for state employees to July 1. The Hawaii State Department of Education confirmed to HSTA that the furlough delay applies to HIDOE employees.
Evan Kumasaki2021-02-07T17:48:29-10:00December 29, 2020|Categories: News|Tags: budget cuts, coronavirus, COVID-19, David Ige, furloughs, governor, HSTA, live stream, pay cuts, Q&A|
On Dec. 28, the Hawaii State Teachers Association held a live briefing to inform members on furlough threats, our response, and other COVID-19-related updates and actions.
Evan Kumasaki2020-12-24T12:45:00-10:00December 24, 2020|Categories: News|Tags: budget cuts, coronavirus, COVID-19, David Ige, delay, education, furloughs, governor, HSTA, pay cuts, stimulus bill|
On Wednesday afternoon, Gov. David Ige announced he will delay furloughs for state employees, prompting the Hawaii State Department of Education to inform employees that “the scheduled Jan. 4 furlough day will no longer be implemented.”
Evan Kumasaki2021-02-07T17:59:15-10:00December 18, 2020|Categories: News|Tags: aid, bargaining rights, Bruce Voss, catherine payne, christina kishimoto, congress, Corey Rosenlee, cuts, David Ige, days, furlough, furloughs, Herbert Uemura, Kili Namauu, pay cuts, rescind, school days, superintendent|
Members of the Hawaii State Board of Education Thursday said they oppose school employee furloughs, and several went so far as to ask the governor to rescind the furloughs since members of Congress are finalizing a pandemic aid package that contains more than $54 billion for public schools.
Evan Kumasaki2020-12-16T11:50:00-10:00December 16, 2020|Categories: News|Tags: Board of Education, budget cuts, Corey Rosenlee, coronavirus, COVID-19, David Ige, education, furloughs, governor, HSTA, pay cuts, testimony|
“The Hawaii State Teachers Association requests that the Board of Education stand with our keiki and write a letter urging Gov. David Ige to prevent destructive furloughs and protect public education funding for our keiki.”
Evan Kumasaki2021-02-07T13:48:53-10:00December 12, 2020|Categories: Negotiations, News|Tags: bargaining, contract, coronavirus, COVID-19, David Ige, furloughs, governor, HSTA, Negotiations, pay cuts|
Evan Kumasaki2020-12-11T10:20:00-10:00December 11, 2020|Categories: News|Tags: budget cuts, coronavirus, COVID-19, David Ige, furloughs, governor, HGEA, HSTA, joint statement, pay cuts, UHPA, UPW|
One day after Gov. David Ige announced plans to furlough tens of thousands of employees in his state workforce, details are emerging showing the so-called plan actually isn’t one.
Evan Kumasaki2021-02-06T10:32:34-10:00December 10, 2020|Categories: Negotiations, News|Tags: budget cuts, coronavirus, COVID-19, David Ige, furloughs, governor, HGEA, HSTA, joint statement, Negotiations, pay cuts, UHPA, UPW|
