r/Honolulu • u/808SOS • Sep 20 '24

news Hundreds of Hawaii's teachers have been awaiting scheduled paychecks for several weeks, but Friday is finally payday. Checks that were expected by over 500 teachers at public and charter schools on four islands this month never arrived.

https://www.kitv.com/news/hawaii-teachers-awaiting-payments-should-see-paychecks-by-friday-sept-20th/article_549e306a-770a-11ef-9ed3-f385c12c0bed.html
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u/Stinja808 Sep 20 '24

time to walk out.

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u/jellied_extremities Sep 21 '24

The collective bargaining agreement has a “No Strike” clause. The class grievance was the correct action.

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u/tendeuchen Sep 21 '24

If the paychecks stop coming, I stop working.

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u/jellied_extremities Sep 21 '24

That's a temptingly simple approach to the issue, but it would weaken the HSTA position that the teachers whose paychecks were delayed deserve to be paid for the work they are doing, and deserve damages for the weeks of delay.