HGEA & Basic Union Terms

Question 1

Unions must represent employees to the letter of the CBA without personal bias or discrimination.

Answer 1

Duty of Fair Representation (DFR)

Question 2

A violation of the NLRB or HLRB by either employer or union.

Answer 2

Unfair Labor Practice (ULP)

Answer 3

National Labor Relations Board (NLRB)

Answer 4

Hawai’i Labor Relations Board (HLRB)

Question 5

Blue collar, supervisory bargaining unit

Answer 5

BU 2

Question 6

White collar, non-supervisory bargaining unit

Answer 6

BU 3

Question 7

White collar, supervisory bargaining unit

Answer 7

BU 4

Question 8

Administrative, professional, & technical (Mostly at UH)

Answer 8

BU 8

Question 9

Registered professional nurses

Answer 9

BU 9

Question 10

Professional & scientific employees

Answer 10

BU 13

Question 11

Law enforcement

Answer 11

BU 14

Question 12

Lifeguards & Ocean Safety

Answer 12

BU 15

Question 13

Educational officers (vice-principals, etc.)

Answer 13

BU 6

Question 14

Managerial and confidential employees (do not have CBA)

Answer 14

MCEC

Question 15

National federation that includes most labor unions

Answer 15

AFL-CIO

Question 16

Who is HGEA’s parent union with their headquarters in Washington, DC?

Answer 16

American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees

Question 17

What does AFSCME stand for?

Answer 17

American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees

Question 18

Group of employees covered by a single union contract

Answer 18

bargaining unit

Question 19

Persuading co-workers to get involved in the union that represents them or at least sign a membership card

Answer 19

Internal organizing

Question 20

Acquiring union rights for unrepresented employees through conversation

Answer 20

External organizing

Question 21

Meeting held every two years where delegates can propose resolutions, conduct union business, and edit bylaws.

Answer 21

HGEA General Assembly