Governor questions HSTA plan for revote

The rejected teacher contract has "no legal standing," Abercrombie says

By Mary Vorsino

POSTED: 01:30 a.m. HST, May 04, 2012

~~<p>The teachers union was moving forward Thursday with plans to hold a new vote on a proposed contract that teachers soundly rejected in January, despite the governor's contention that the proposal has "no legal standing."</p>
<p>Wil Okabe, Hawaii State Teachers Association president, said the union wants to hold another vote because it feels strongly that the rejected tentative agreement "is a good one and that teachers should have an opportunity to reconsider it."</p>
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The teachers union was moving forward Thursday with plans to hold a new vote on a proposed contract that teachers soundly rejected in January, despite the governor's contention that the proposal has "no legal standing."

Wil Okabe, Hawaii State Teachers Association president, said the union wants to hold another vote because it feels strongly that the rejected tentative agreement "is a good one and that teachers should have an opportunity to reconsider it." Login for more...