Hawaii Revised Statutes 89-8.5 – Negotiating authority; Hawaii health systems corporation
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Terms Used In Hawaii Revised Statutes 89-8.5
- Appropriate bargaining unit: means the unit designated to be appropriate for the purpose of collective bargaining pursuant to § 89-6. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 89-2
- Collective bargaining: means the performance of the mutual obligations of the public employer and an exclusive representative to meet at reasonable times, to confer and negotiate in good faith, and to execute a written agreement with respect to wages, hours, amounts of contributions by the State and counties to the Hawaii employer-union health benefits trust fund, and other terms and conditions of employment, except that by any such obligation neither party shall be compelled to agree to a proposal or be required to make a concession. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 89-2
- Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
- Exclusive representative: means the employee organization certified by the board under section 89-8 as the collective bargaining agent to represent all employees in an appropriate bargaining unit without discrimination and without regard to employee organization membership. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 89-2
Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, including section 89-6(d), the Hawaii health systems corporation or any of the regional boards, as a sole employer negotiator, may negotiate with the exclusive representative of any appropriate bargaining unit and execute memorandums of understanding for employees under its control to alter any existing or new collective bargaining agreement on any item or items subject to section 89-9.