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HAWAII FIRE FIGHTERS ASSOCIATION
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A 1018 PALM DRIVE,HONOLULU,HAWAII 96814-1929
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WEBSITE:www.hawaiifirefighters.org
COUNTY COUNCIL
County of Hawaii
Committee on Finance
May 20, 2019 t.
Testimony by
Hawaii Fire Fighters Association '..,.:
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Resolution 169-19 COMMITS TO FUNDING THE COST ITEMS AWARDED BY
ARBITRATION TO HAWAII FIRE FIGHTERS ASSOCIATION (HFFA)
UNIT 11 AND EMPLOYEES EXCLUDED FROM BARGAINING UNIT
11 FOR THE CONTRACT PERIOD JULY 1, 2019 THROUGH JUNE 30,
2021
The Hawaii Fire Fighters Association (HFFA), Local 1463, IAFF,AFL-CIO, represents
more than 1,900 professional and 800 retired fire fighters throughout the State,which
includes more than 300 Bargaining Unit 11 (BU 11) members serving the County of Hawaii
Fire Department.
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As you know, the Hawaii Fire Department is the only Fire-Based EMS service among
the four municipalities and the State of Hawaii.
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HFFA strongly supports Resolution 169-19 which reflects the costs
adjustments as a result of the April 8,2019 Arbitration Award. The BU 11 contract
arbitration followed the process articulated in Chapter 89-11 (Resolution of disputes;
impasses), Hawaii Revised Statutes and we have attached a copy. "Based on the record '
evidence and pursuant to the rationale expressed above in reliance on the statutory criteria
set forth in FIRS §89-11," the Arbitration Panel -which included Mr.William Brilhante,
Director of Human Resources for the County of Hawaii,serving as the Employer Group's
representative- unanimously concluded: •
1. "That the Employer Group "has the ability to pay Rank-for-Rank overtime and
rejects the Employer Group's proposal;"
2. "Awards across-the-board salaries raises of 2% for the year beginning July 1,
2019 and an additional 2%for the year beginning July 1, 2010;"
3. That"members of Bargaining Unit 11 will be entitled to two (2) one-time lump
sum payments reasonably equivalent to the one-time lump sum payments award
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to police officers in Bargaining Unit 12" and these payments are "in the interest
and welfare of the public and are within the financial ability of the employers to
meet these costs."
HFFA and the Employer group reached agreement for EUTF employer contributions
as conferred by the award.
The Employer Group, HFFA and the Panel fulfilled the statutory requirements and
this Award is fair and modest. We respectfully urge you to approve Resolution 169-19
and commit funds to meet the terms and conditions of the arbitration award.
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