Grievance Committee

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• Grievance Committee
• Report
• 11 February 2006

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Grievance Committee

• William Puette, UH West Oahu
• Nina Buchanan, UH Hilo
• Joel Fischer, UH Manoa
• Jonathan Goldberg-Hiller, UN Manoa
• Susan Hippensteele, UN Manoa
• Patricia Lopes, UH Manoa
• B. Jeannie Lum, UH Manoa
• Michael Mottl, UH Manoa
• Earl Nakahara, Honolulu CC
• Duane Stevens, UH Manoa
• Francis-Dean Uchima, Hawaii CC
• John Wendell, UH Manoa
• Ming-Bao Yue, UH Manoa

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UHPA Bylaws, 7d.

• To make recommendations to the Board regarding
  the final disposition of formal grievances where
  arbitration is requested and
• To review contract provisions for changes to be
  recommended to the Collective Bargaining Committee

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UHPA Standing Rule 3.

• hear the grievants allegation that the contract
  has been violated
• determine whether there is sufficient cause to
  recommend BOD approve
• Be mindful of Unions duty of fair representation
  (base decision on merits of the case)

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Merits of the Case.
1) It is grounded in a contractual right. 2)
There is enough evidence or proof. 3) It has
been properly filed in a timely manner.
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Time Limits
ARTICLE XXIV, GRIEVANCE PROCEDURE A grievance
must be filed within twenty (20) calendar days or
within forty-five (45) calendar days in the case
of a class action grievance.
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Limitations.

• The arbitrator may not add to, subtract from,
  disregard, alter or modify any thing in the
  contract (XXIV, C2, d2)
• Negative tenure actions are not subject to the
  Grievance Procedure (XII, G)

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UHPA Grievance Committee Activity, 1998-2005
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Major Recurring Issues

• Article III, Conditions of Service Maintenance
  of Benefits
• Article II, Non Discrimination
• Article IV, Professional Responsibilities
  Workload
• Article XII F G, DPCs a TPRCs
• Article XVIII, Discipline

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