HONOLULU — A circuit court judge dismissed yet another appeal from the Hawai‘i State Teachers Association over administration-imposed pay cuts on Thursday. The union sought circuit court intervention after the Hawai‘i Supreme Court rejected HSTA’s request that the court force
HONOLULU — A circuit court judge dismissed yet another appeal from the Hawai‘i State Teachers Association over administration-imposed pay cuts on Thursday.
The union sought circuit court intervention after the Hawai‘i Supreme Court rejected HSTA’s request that the court force the Hawai‘i Labor Relations Board to make a decision about whether it would grant teachers relief from pay cuts.
The union and state have been in a standoff since June, when Gov. Neil Abercrombie and Superintendent Kathryn Matayoshi announced they would impose a new contract for the state’s 12,500 public school teachers on July 1. The contract included a 5 percent pay cut and increase in health costs.
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