Grievance Committee Report 11 February 2006 Grievance Committee

Grievance Committee Report 11 February 2006

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

UHPA Bylaws, 7 d. • 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

UHPA Standing Rule 3. • hear the grievant’s allegation that the contract has been violated • determine whethere is sufficient cause to recommend BOD approve • Be mindful of Union’s duty of fair representation (base decision on merits of the case)

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.

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.

Limitations. • The arbitrator may not add to, subtract from, disregard, alter or modify any thing in the contract (XXIV, C 2, d 2) • Negative tenure actions are not subject to the Grievance Procedure (XII, G)

UHPA Grievance Committee Activity, 1998 -2005 Tot al H. O. yes no reversed affirmed 1998 11 2 7 4 2 6 1999 12 3 9 3 1 13 2000 10 3 5 1 0 9 2001 12 3 4 5 0 10 2002 2 0 1 1 0 1 2003 5 0 3 2 0 4 2004 3 1 1 1 0 2 2005 7 1 3 3 1 4

Major Recurring Issues • Article III, Conditions of Service: Maintenance of Benefits • Article II, Non Discrimination • Article IV, Professional Responsibilities & Workload • Article XII F & G, DPC’s a TPRC’s • Article XVIII, Discipline