Terri Inefuku2021-09-08T13:39:17-10:00September 7, 2021|Categories: COVID-19, News|Tags: class, coronavirus, COVID-19, grievance, Hawaii State Department of Education, HIDOE, HSTA, unsafe conditions|
HSTA has filed two class grievances over unsafe working conditions during the pandemic and the state’s directive that unvaccinated education employees must be tested for COVID-19 weekly. Class grievances represent all teachers who have been wronged by action or inaction on the part of the employer.
Terri Inefuku2021-09-03T18:42:03-10:00September 3, 2021|Categories: COVID-19, Negotiations, News|Tags: coronavirus, COVID-19, emergency proclamation, gov. david ige, Hawaii Revised Statutes, Hawaii State Teachers Association, HSTA, informal discussion, Negotiations|
Despite HSTA expressing serious concerns about inconsistent protocols and reports from members of transmission of COVID-19 on school campuses, interim Superintendent Keith Hayashi continued to assert that health safety guidelines are being followed and that there had been no evidence of transmission or clusters of COVID-19 at schools.
Terri Inefuku2021-08-28T13:00:20-10:00August 27, 2021|Categories: COVID-19, News|Tags: Board of Education, BOE, Bruce Voss, coronavirus, COVID-19, Hawaii Board of Education, HSTA, interim superintendent, Keith Hayashi, mandate, Parents for Public Schools Hawaii, safe schools safe communities, safety, testing, vaccination, vaccine|
The system is beginning to buckle under the strain of increased school personnel on quarantine and continued days of record COVID-19 counts.
Evan Kumasaki2021-08-09T13:57:16-10:00August 9, 2021|Categories: News|Tags: COVID-19, HSTA, National Education Association, NEA, questions, survey, vaccine|
The NEA Center for Communications will be conducting a national survey of members over the next two weeks.
Terri Inefuku2021-08-12T11:42:35-10:00August 5, 2021|Categories: COVID-19, News|Tags: collective bargaining, coronavirus, COVID-19, emergency proclamation, gov. david ige, Hawaii Fire Fighters Association, Hawaii Government Employees Association, HFFA, HGEA, HSTA, mandate, SHOPO, State of Hawaii Organization of Police Officers, UHPA, United Public Workers, University of Hawaii Professional Assembly, UPW, vaccine|
“The public-sector unions reached out to the governor’s office earlier this week to initiate discussions about the vaccine mandate, but our request was denied. We will continue to fight for open discussions about these important decisions that affect public employees, our government operations, and our community.”
Terri Inefuku2021-07-30T16:22:02-10:00July 30, 2021|Categories: News|Tags: dues, freeze, Hawaii State Teachers Association, HSTA, HSTA Board of Directors, members|
HSTA Secretary-Treasurer Lisa Morrison said, "With the hardships members have endured recently and the fact that they are taking home smaller paychecks without the 21 hours of PD, we feel now is not the right time to ask our members to pay more.”
kkerr@hsta.org2021-07-24T12:54:53-10:00July 24, 2021|Categories: Negotiations, News|Tags: 1971, 50, 50th, anniversary, contract, executive director, HSTA, negotiate, Negotiations, rights, union, Wilbert Holck|
In a speech to volunteer teacher union leaders from across the state, Hawaii State Teachers Association Executive Director Wilbert Holck Wednesday gave them an important history lesson to recognize HSTA’s 50th anniversary.
kkerr@hsta.org2021-07-14T09:17:39-10:00July 14, 2021|Categories: COVID-19, News|Tags: board, Board of Education, BOE, catherine payne, christina kishimoto, distance learning, DOE, HSTA, Osa Tui, remote instruction, reopening, students|
For every teacher the state dedicates to distance learning when students return to class in August, it would need to pull a teacher out of the classroom, state Schools Superintendent Christina Kishimoto said Tuesday.
kkerr@hsta.org2021-07-13T17:31:14-10:00July 13, 2021|Categories: COVID-19, News|Tags: CDC, christina kishimoto, classrooms, David Ige, DOE, DOH, governor, guidelines, HIDOE, HSTA, masks, Osa Tui, president, rules, vaccinations, vaccines|
When most public school students throughout the state return to classrooms on Aug 3, they will still be required to wear masks, state Schools Superintendent Christina Kishimoto said Tuesday.
Jill Meinecke2021-07-12T13:05:03-10:00July 12, 2021|Categories: News|Tags: Hawaii DOE, HSTA, Lisa Morrison, Maui, Maui high, secretary-treasurer|
Lisa Morrison is the secretary-treasurer of the Hawaii State Teachers Association and offers her background as a cinematographer, student activities coordinator and HSTA leader to the organization.
