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Aloha Subscriber,
We wanted to take an opportunity to clarify inquiries we have received regarding HGEA’s position on repricing for state deputy sheriffs. To be 100% clear: HGEA absolutely supports the repricing of deputy sheriffs.
Last week HGEA met with the state’s chief negotiator to discuss this very subject. HGEA Executive Director Randy Perreira will meet with the director of the state Department of Law Enforcement and the chief negotiator on Feb. 22.
That being said, HGEA opposes a bill moving through the legislature aimed at repricing. While we support the intention of repricing our hardworking deputy sheriffs, the legislature is not the proper avenue for this. The authority to reprice specific positions rests between the employer and HGEA, not with lawmakers.
Empowering the legislature to change pay for a specific group of employees is a slippery slope. Although this bill is well intended, future bills aimed at employee pay may not be so. This is why the union is intent on protecting collective bargaining rights by opposing the intrusion of lawmakers in the negotiation process.
Rest assured HGEA remains committed to protecting your rights and reaching a repricing deal with the state.
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