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<br /> <br /> <br />Page 33 <br /> <br />1 <br />MS. SCHOEN: Tread lightly. <br /> <br />2 <br />MR. BRILHANTE: I'm leaving that discussion. But <br />3 <br />as to, you know, to respond to your question, you know, <br />4 <br />that's a concern. That concern has been addressed. It has <br />5 <br />been brought to our attention. It initiated from the County <br />6 <br />of Maui and the fact that, you know, the labor position, the <br />7 <br />laborers within the County of Maui, you know, under their <br />8 <br />union, their pay has advanced significantly over a period of <br />9 <br />time. <br />10 <br />Whereas, conversely, the clerk position in the <br />11 <br />County of Hawai ʻ i, their pay has remained pretty steady and <br />12 <br />stagnant throughout that same period of time. And I think <br />13 <br />one of the considerations or part of the issues that Maui <br />14 <br />County was having to deal with is you're talking about two <br />15 <br />separate bargaining units. For the laborers, you're dealing <br />16 <br />with UPW. That's their bargaining unit. That's their union; <br />17 <br />that's their go-to people. They negotiate their contract <br />18 <br />independently and separate of anybody else. <br />19 <br />Whereas, with the clerks, they come under HGEA. I'm <br />20 <br />not making any, you know, statements as to, you know, which <br />21 <br />union serves their members better. They both do an excellent <br />22 <br />job. And they promote the well-being and the advancement of <br />23 <br />their employees. What I think what's happened was because <br />24 <br />UPW is just specifically focused on the laborers and their <br />25 <br />labor employees, once their labor employees transition or <br /> <br />ISLAND COURT REPORTING & TRANSCRIPTION SERVICES <br />(808) 933-9800 <br /> <br />