STAND. COM. REP. NO. 3715

 

Honolulu, Hawaii

                  

 

RE:    GOV. MSG. NO. 855

 

 

 

Honorable Ronald D. Kouchi

President of the Senate

Twenty-Eighth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2016

State of Hawaii

 

Sir:

 

     Your Committee on Judiciary and Labor, to which was referred Governor's Message No. 855, submitting for study and consideration the nomination of: 

 

Hawai'i Labor Relations Board

 

G.M. No. 855

J MUSTO,

for a term to expire 06-30-2022,

 

begs leave to report as follows:

 

     Your Committee has reviewed the personal history, resume, and statement submitted by the nominee and finds J Musto to possess the requisite qualifications to be nominated for appointment to the Hawai‘i Labor Relations Board.

 

     Your Committee received testimony in support of the nomination for the appointment of J Musto from the Department of Labor and Industrial Relations; Department of Human Resources Development; University of Hawai‘i System; Hawaii Government Employees Association, AFSCME Local 152, AFL-CIO; Hawaii Fire Fighters Association, Local 1463, IAFF, AFL-CIO; Hawaii State AFL-CIO; Hawaii State Teachers Association; Research Corporation of the University of Hawai‘i; University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa, Industrial Relations Center; United Public Workers, AFSCME Local 646 AFL-CIO; University of Hawaii Professional Assembly; and twenty-nine individuals.

 

     Your Committee finds that Mr. Musto worked for thirty-five years as the Executive Director and Chief Negotiator of the University of Hawaii Professional Assembly, the exclusive representative for collective bargaining unit 7, where he supervised and directed all staff and office functions; was responsible for all contract administration, grievance processing, and arbitrations; implemented all programs and policies of the Board of Directors; had fiduciary authority over the financial management of the union; and maintained all records and accounts.  Mr. Musto has received numerous awards and serves or has served the community as a member of various boards, organizations, and committees, including Commissioner of the Education Commission of the States, State of Hawaii; Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve Director of Ombudsmen, Department of Defense; and Hawaii Employer-Union Health Benefits Trust Fund.  Testimony submitted by the Department of Labor and Industrial Relations notes that Mr. Musto has extensive experience with chapter 89, Hawaii Revised Statutes, providing Mr. Musto with a unique perspective that would allow him to make significant contributions to the Labor Relations Board.  Your Committee further finds that Mr. Musto's public sector collective bargaining experience, as well as his professionalism, will be assets to the Labor Relations Board.

 

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Judiciary and Labor that is attached to this report, your Committee, after full consideration of the background, experience, and qualifications of the nominee, has found the nominee to be qualified for the position to which nominated and recommends that the Senate advise and consent to the nomination.

 

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Judiciary and Labor,

 

 

 

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GILBERT S.C. KEITH-AGARAN, Chair