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Home My WebLink AboutCOM 0453.012 2000-2002 i 1 Fros~: Kirin, Connie Sant: Wednesday, January 23, 2002 5:14 PM T'o: Konishi, AI Subgect: IFW: Hale AnuenuellLWU ---original Message=---- Sent: Wednesday, January 23, 2302 2:52 PM To: `hiclerk~inte~ac.net' Subgect: Dale Anuenue~lLWU Hi, AI, onpassing this email to the Council. Aloha, Janet ---®riginal Message----- Sent: Wednesday, January 23, 2002 2:45 PM .n.~ i . Subject: WWW Form Submission - ' Below is the resul4 of your feedback form. It was submitted by on Wednesday, January 23, 2002 at 14:45:26 Message~,Type: Res~uest Messages Topic: County Council ' Comments; TO A!I Members of the Hawaii County Council I would like to submit to every member of the Hawaii County Council for the record a copy of my testimony. On January 8, 2002 I testified before the Hawaii County Council on the Resolution 160-02. This resolution supports good faith negotiations between the Hale Anuenue Admin and Representatives of ILWU Local 14.2 to resolve the remaining issues in their contract negotiations. Ms. Pisicc~hio, Chair and members of the t-lawaii County Council, my name is Leroy Simms Jr. am a Health and Physical Educatson Teacher at Hilo l°iigh School, a member of the Hawaii State Teachers Assocation and State chair for the Association's Government Relations Committee. came toda~R to speak in support of resolution no.160a02. As a member of a labor organization, firmly believe in collective bargaining and for the ability of workers to have the right to negotiate a contract. Teachers as public ~:mployees have been given the right to negotiate with the State of Flawii through the Collective Bargaining Laws. We believe that the employees of Flale Anuenue who are members of the ILWU should also be able to -have the ability to negotiate with their employers, on any labor dispute. Failing to come up with a settlement, the parties have options to exercise in their efforts to achieve a settlement, one of the options is being mediation. But before the parties move to thafi arena, at the lowest level, both sides must be willing to bargain in good faith. And that is why we are testfyirsg in support of this r~;solution and ask that the Council encourage the parties to continue to bargain in good #aith. I urge your support of this Resolution 160-02. Thank you. eidTiTtr'7~, i~tPs I Contact~FullName: Leroy Simms Jr. File :+10. ii l~sf'. To 1 ~tef. ~SL~ ~ ` 4~.