Emboldened by the United Public Workers’ new deal, the Hawai‘i State Teachers Association wants the state to double down on its latest contract settlement offer. Gov. Neil Abercrombie’s negotiations team in December offered teachers annual 2 percent raises through 2015
Emboldened by the United Public Workers’ new deal, the Hawai‘i State Teachers Association wants the state to double down on its latest contract settlement offer.
Gov. Neil Abercrombie’s negotiations team in December offered teachers annual 2 percent raises through 2015 and a restoration of the 5 percent pay cuts they unwillingly took in July 2011.
The teachers union rejected that offer and came back after the holidays with a new proposal. It calls for 4 percent raises for the next three years, restoring the pay cuts and better healthcare benefits.
HSTA also wants to tweak the teacher evaluation component of the contract. The union’s latest offer calls for extending the pilot program another year and changing the weighting system to something mutually agreed upon.
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