"During my first six months at MOCA I’ve had the privilege of getting to know the passionate, dedicated team here, including those who are union members,” says MOCA director Johanna Burton. These terms represent a huge win for the union, which cited problems related to working conditions, job security, salary increases and more when it first formed. Some highlights of the contract include pay raises of 15.25% and 20.35% over the next three years, vacation days for part-time and temporary employees, health insurance for part-time employees, supplemental paid parental leave and grievance procedure and arbitration protections. The MOCA bargaining unit has around 80 members across various departments including education, visitor engagement, exhibition production and retail.
The news comes three years after forming their union with American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) District Council 36. We’ve put a lot of time and work into this and I think there’s a general feeling of excitement.” “We went public three years ago, and have been negotiating for over two years now. We’ve definitely achieved a lot, but there is still more work to be done in terms of shaping the museum field and making jobs within it more sustainable,” says Olivia Leiter, who works in the education department at MOCA and was on the union’s organising committee. Several leadership shakeups at the museum also slowed negotiations. MOCA, like many museums across the country in 2020-21, was forced to furlough a large number of staff, which resulted in some delays in the bargaining process. The Covid-19 pandemic had played a role in slowing down negotiations and in sparking unionisation efforts. The museum and MOCA Union had been in negotiations for over two years. If you have any questions or comments on the ratification, please submit them here.The union representing staff at the Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA) in Los Angeles announced on 15 May that it had successfully ratified its first contract with the museum’s administration. While this status-quo contract leaves much to be discussed, we’re satisfied that the short two-year duration will allow HSTA to begin this process once more in a little over a year’s time with the next permanent superintendent. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and Hawaii Department of Health to ensure that safe practices are in place for our members for the duration of the coronavirus pandemic. We will also continue discussions to modify and improve the current Teacher Assignment and Transfer Program (TATP) and to incorporate gender-neutral language into the contract.įor our charter schools, we will begin to address any supplemental agreements necessary to meet their unique learning and teaching environments.Īdditionally, we will continue to monitor the U.S.
YOUTUBE RARIFY PROFESSIONAL
Now that ratification is complete, we will continue to aggressively pursue the restoration of 21 hours of job-embedded professional development with the Board of Education since it was not funded by the Legislature. Mahalo to all of those who participated in the ratification.” Yes, the settlement was disappointing for many, but it was the best we could get during a pandemic and its economic consequences. We do appreciate all of our teachers who participated and exercised your right to vote to ratify the successor agreement. HSTA Negotiations Chair and Kona Chapter member Paul Daugherty said, “With the ratification vote occurring so late in the school year and into the summer, the Negotiations Team anticipated that teachers would be busy with other things. Our union also held a live briefing and Q&A sessions to address members’ questions and concerns before mailing voting ratification credentials to members’ homes. HSTA publicly posted the agreement along with a member message, comprehensive summary and rationale, frequently asked questions, and voting information. Once a tentative agreement was reached on May 22 and the HSTA Negotiations Committee and Board of Directors overwhelmingly recommended ratification, the HSTA informed BU05 members of the development via peer-to-peer and online communication methods. The Hawaii State Teachers Association (HSTA) is the exclusive BU05 representative.Įighty-seven percent, or 2,728 of 3,148 electronic ballots cast, approved the contract effective July 1, 2021, through June 30, 2023. Award for Teaching Excellenceīargaining Unit 05 (BU05) employees of the Hawaii State Department of Education (HIDOE) and public charter schools have voted to ratify a new two-year contract.
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