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495 Manono Street
Hilo, Hawaii 96720-4422 Telephone: 508.935.6841 Hawaii Government Employees Association
Working Together far Hawaii www.hgea.org Facsimile: 808.961.2437 AFSCME Local 152, AFL-CIO
May 31, 2007
Honorable Pete Hoffman, Chairman
Hawaii County Council
25 Aupuni Street, Suite 209
Hilo, HI 96720
Dear Chairman Hoffinan:
Regarding:
Resolution 188-07 - "Committing to funding the cost items awarded by
azbitration to the Hawaii Governrnent Employees Association (HGEA)
Bazgaining Unit 09 for the contract period July 1, 2007 through June 30,
2009."
I am writing on behalf of over 6000 HGEA members living in Hawaii County.
We want to thank you for your support of this Resolution at the Finance Committee. We
request your continued support and the continued support of your fellow Hawaii County
Council members in the passage of the Resolution 188-07.
The HGEA initiated the negotiation process for the 2007-2009 Unit 09
Agreement in the Spring of 2006. We proceeded through negotiations, impasse and
arbitration on behalf of all registered professional nurses in bazgaining unit 09. An
Arbitration Decision was issued on April 18, 2007. We respectfully request that you
pass Resolution 188-07 to committing to the funding of the cost items for this "final and
binding" arbitration decision.
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Ha 'i Division Ch' f, HGEA
Cc: Councilman Dominic Yagong Councilman Donald llceda
Councilman J Yoshimoto Councilman Stacy Higa
Councilwoman Emily I. Naeole Councilman Robert Jacobson
Councilwoman Brenda Ford Councilman Angel Pilago
Mayor Hany Kim NO. 38~• ~
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