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Telework, sometimes called remote work, is a modern benefit that many employees in the public and private sector now have. But this benefit in Hawaii state government is under assault by lawmakers stuck in old ways of operating. This has been on full display all winter as the Senate Ways and Means committee drilled department heads about the number of employees on remote work, often making disparaging remarks about these HGEA members.
In this episode of The Negotiation Table, we welcome member Gavin Tokuda of Unit 13 and HGEA’s field services officer, Joy Bulosan.
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Feb. 11 was International Day of Women and Girls in Science. We would like to mahalo all female science professionals for their dedication to the advancement of STEM work in Hawaii.
Dr. Amanda Lowrey has been working in food safety since December 2009. She has since helped to revive the state’s local edible bivalve shellfish industry. Mahalo for all that you do, Amanda!
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HGEA fully supports H.B. 1651, which seeks to require the Department of Education to take certain steps to report incidents of harassment and implement procedures for handling harassment of educational workers and creates the offense of harassment of an educational worker.
Each school year, we are contacted by multiple members who work at public schools and who have experienced threats made directly at them or witnessed by them in the course of their employment and within the scope of their duties and responsibilities. Our members should feel assured that the Department is committed to taking prompt and effective action against harassment.
Executive Director Randy Perreira spoke with KHON 2 News about the necessity of this measure.
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