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The Members of Bargaining Unit 10 have voted to ACCEPT the Contract Tentative Agreement.

The members of Bargaining Unit 1 have voted to ACCEPT the Contract Tentative Agreement.

The BU1 Full Negotiating Committee has recommended a vote on ratifying a proposed Tentative Contract Agreement with the Employer. You can learn more about the tentative agreement at our in-person meetings and webinar recording.

The BU10 Full Negotiating Committee has recommended a vote on ratifying a proposed Tentative Contract Agreement with the Employer. You can learn more about the tentative agreement at our in-person meetings and webinar recording.

Affected positions include those in the following departments: Department of Agriculture, Department of Accounting and General Services, Department of Transportation, Department of Defense, Department of Health, Department of Human Services, Department of Business, Economic Development & Tourism, Department of Land and Natural Resources, Department of Hawaiian Homelands, Hawaii State Public Library System.

Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (formerly Department of Public Safety) staff employed during the pandemic in Hawaii within Bargaining Units 1 and 10 will benefit from a Temporary Hazard Pay award as detailed here.

United Public Workers is actively engaged in a legal fight for Temporary Hazard Pay (THP) with State and County employers across Hawaii.

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The agreement was overwhelmingly approved by the affected members, with eighty-two percent voting in favor of ratification.

Mahalo to you and the many County of Hawai‘i members who attended our meetings on the proposed Temporary Hazard Pay