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RELEASE: HGEA Demands Action By DOE After Brutal Assault On Moanalua High School Employee
The assault on the associate athletic director of Moanalua High School, a Unit 6 member of our union, should be a call to action for the state Department of Education, […]
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Union Secures Retention Bonuses for HPD Dispatchers
HGEA and the Honolulu Police Department reached an agreement for new monthly retention bonuses for police communications officers and emergency response operators. The agreement comes on the heels of the […]
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Randy Perreira on HPR: Federal Workers Being Used as Bargaining Chips In Government Shutdown
Randy Perreira in his capacity as president of the Hawaii State AFL-CIO appeared on Hawaii Public Radio following threats from the White House that backpay would be withheld from federal […]
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Pay So Low “People Won’t Even Come for an Interview,” Officials Say
With no end in sight to the staffing vacancy crisis in state and local government, officials are once again admitting what HGEA has long contended: inadequate pay and benefits for […]
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“Survive Until the Midterms” — U.S. Sen. Brian Schatz Townhall
U.S. Sen. Brian Schatz has emerged as one of the strongest voices of opposition to the unprecedented assault being waged in Washington D.C. against working people by billionaires and anti-union […]
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HGEA’s John Higgins to Sit On City Task Force to Examine HPD Vacancy Crisis
A month after HGEA publicly called on the Honolulu City Council to expand its inquiry into police department vacancies to include civilian dispatchers, council members selected Union Agent John Higgins to sit […]
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HGEA Voted Best Local Union in Hawaii
More than 50,000 KITV viewers from across the state have spoken: the Hawaii Government Employees Association is the best local union in 2025. For 90 years HGEA has been on […]
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RELEASE: HGEA Calls on City Council to Expand HPD Staffing Crisis Inquiry to Include Police Communication Officers
Severe Shortage of Police Dispatchers in the Honolulu Police Department Threatens Public Safety The Hawaii Government Employees Association this week called on the Honolulu City Council to expand its recently […]
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RELEASE: HGEA scores temporary hazard pay win for nearly 1,300 Hawaii County employees
The Hawaii Government Employees Association is pleased to have reached a resolution in our years-long dispute for temporary hazard pay on behalf of nearly 1,300 former and current employees of […]
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STATEMENT: Hawaii State Hospital employees warned lawmakers about Hale Ho‘ola defects.
Statement From HGEA Executive Director Randy Perreira “We’re surprised by how much lawmakers are shocked by the shoddy construction of Hale Hoʻola at Hawaii State Hospital. It’s not like our […]
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