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<br /> <br /> <br />Page 5 <br />1 <br />I've been requested to provide an update <br />2 <br />regarding the various collective bargaining agreements <br />3 <br />within the County of Hawai ʻ i. As you may or may not <br />4 <br />know, we deal with four primary entities that represent <br />5 <br />all of the County employees. First is HFFA or Fire. <br />6 <br />Second is SHOPO -- they represent police. Third is UPW <br />7 <br />Public Workers -- they represent the majority of our <br />8 <br />blue collar workers. And then, finally, HGEA, who are <br />9 <br />white collar and administrators, and the like, and <br />10 <br />clerical staff. <br />11 <br />We are currently under contract with UPW for <br />12 <br />an additional two years, SHOPO for an additional two <br />13 <br />years -- and the county council and the State just <br />14 <br />ratified the contract for Fire, so it's a two-year <br />15 <br />duration. <br />16 <br />What seems to be across-the-board with each <br />17 <br />of those three units, the benefit increases. All three <br />18 <br />of the units have received pay increases. The general <br />19 <br />estimated value of each of the increases comes out to <br />20 <br />about 6.1 percent annually across-the-board. That's <br />21 <br />inclusive of across-the-board pay raises for each of <br />22 <br />the employees as well as step increases or, in some <br />23 <br />instances, bonuses and the like, which were <br />24 <br />specifically identified in the collective bargaining <br />25 <br />agreement. <br /> <br />ISLAND COURT REPORTING & TRANSCRIPTION SERVICES <br />(808) 933-9800 <br /> <br />