The University of Hawai‘i Professional Assembly (UHPA) has been the exclusive bargaining agent for all faculty members of the University of Hawai‘i since November 1, 1974. The union’s primary duties and responsibilities include collective bargaining, maintenance of rights, and legislative and government relations. As of 2014, there are 3,950 individuals in Bargaining Unit 7, of which 3,070 are active members of UHPA; those choosing not to be members are required to pay a statutory dues equivalency to UHPA under the provisions of Hawai‘i Revised Statutes Chapter 89.