Governor delays furloughs; Jan. 4 teacher workday restored with pay

2020-12-24T12:45:00-10:00December 24, 2020|Categories: News|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , |

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.”

Frequently asked questions about the HIDOE’s illegal furloughs

2020-12-19T13:22:00-10:00December 19, 2020|Categories: News|Tags: , , , , , , , |

The Hawaii State Teachers Association is pursuing legal action regarding violations of the contract caused by imposed furloughs. Pending further developments, HSTA has developed a list of frequently asked questions, including information regarding public charter teachers.

HSTA files labor board complaint over illegal furloughs

2021-02-05T09:28:00-10:00December 19, 2020|Categories: News|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , |

The Hawaii State Teachers Association Friday filed a prohibited practice complaint with the Hawaii Labor Relations Board, challenging the state’s unilateral imposition of furloughs on more than 13,000 HSTA members starting Jan. 4.

HSTA offers refundable professional development

2020-12-19T05:28:00-10:00December 19, 2020|Categories: News|Tags: , , , , |

If you recently completed a course through HSTA’s Professional Development program, you likely had your $150 course deposit returned via mail. This is not a mistake. Six months ago, HSTA started refunding course deposits to all participants who completed their portfolios and passed their HSTA PD course through PDE3.

HSTA President Corey Rosenlee’s BOE testimony on the dangers of furloughs

2020-12-16T11:50:00-10:00December 16, 2020|Categories: News|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , |

“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.”

Joint statement: Governor creates chaos and confusion with badly planned furlough rollout

2020-12-11T10:20:00-10:00December 11, 2020|Categories: News|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , |

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.

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