State Director

May 8, 2020 Aloha Members of UPW, AFSCME Local 646: As you know, last week the national union placed UPW under administratorship, and AFSCME President Lee Saunders appointed me as administrator. [...]

Letter to Governor Ige (Press to view)

Aloha Brothers & Sisters, The United Public Workers is a proud Union with 13,000 members throughout the State of Hawaii.  We are fighters; the first line of defense in protecting the [...]

Consultation Regarding Suspension of Chapter 89 (Press to view)

Our Union Our Family, Health and Wellness 1st 03/24/2020 STATE, CITY & COUNTIES SHUTDOWN With recent developments over the weekend and additional bold declarations issued by Governor Ige and [...]

Message from State Director Dayton M. Nakanelua Our Union Our Family, Health and Wellness 1st 03/23/2020 As we predicted, the nature of the coronavirus pandemic requires us to be flexible in [...]

Message from State Director Dayton M. Nakanelua Our Union Our Family, Health and Wellness 1st 03/20/2020 I have great confidence in the members of UPW to be guided by “doing the right thing” when [...]

Message from State Director Dayton M. Nakanelua Interim Report of the State Director Our Union Our Family, Health and Wellness 1st 03/20/2020 In July and August 2019, the AFSCME Audit Department [...]

March 19, 2020 During this time of crisis as we collectively attempt to address the Coronavirus pandemic, we all need to temporarily adjust to a new normal while attempting to effectively [...]

DECISION NO. 497