Some subcontractors did not appear at job sites, the release said. Nakamura-Tengan said people who wanted to enter the campus were cooperative while waiting for the picket lines to move. Like most faculty members, Nakamura-Tengan said she hadn't wanted the contract dispute to end up in a walkout. Maui's UHPA leaders say they are asking the state for a 12 percent pay raise over four years, with a 3 percent raise each year. They said they are seeking raises for four years to make up for the past two years that they didn't get any raise and had no contract.
Lecturers teaching eight or more credits are in the bargaining unit.
But the UHPA demand for a raise for lecturers supports even those who cannot strike. Those who teach seven or fewer credits could be in jeopardy if they don't show up for work. But Coyle said three signed up to picket. Officials said some part-time lecturers may have worked, then headed to a picket line afterward. MCC Dean of Instruction flo wiger said 21 credit classes were scheduled Thursday to be taught by part-time lecturers not covered by the bargaining unit.