Pubdate: Tue, 22 Jul 2008 Source: Honolulu Advertiser (HI) Copyright: 2008 The Honolulu Advertiser, Contact: http://drugsense.org/url/uXtrz8Lm Website: http://www.honoluluadvertiser.com/ Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/195 Author: Don Chambers NO DRUG TESTING, THEN NO TEACHER PAY RAISES Since the HSTA now finds that the members refuse to comply with the labor contract they agreed to, there is only one fair thing to do. The state must stop all pay raises, reverting back to the pay scale in effect when the new contract began. They must also recoup all money paid to HSTA members under the new contract. Negotiations should be restarted, just as if a contract had never been agreed upon. The union will, of course, threaten to strike. HSTA never had any intention of meeting the requirement for random drug testing, they intended from the start to get the raises and then find a multitude of reasons why they cannot/will not do random testing. Isn't it about time the HSTA learns it does not control the state? Don Chambers Mililani - --- MAP posted-by: Larry Seguin