Labor

Undercover video shows Ala Moana construction workers paid in cash....

The Dole fruit and Dow chemical companies must face a lawsuit from migrant farm workers who claim they were harmed by a pesticide, the Hawaii Supreme Court ruled....

"The state will negotiate in good faith to secure the best possible outcome for our citizens and for employees of the facilities involved,” said Gov. David Ige....

...plans to transition at least 99 contracts involving hundreds of jobs from from the private sector to government paid positions....

...they came to a written agreement that meets the needs of current and future members of the Hawaiian Electric Companies’ bargaining unit and strongly adheres to the core values of the IBEW....

...0.5 to 1 percentage point increase in the part-time fraction in high-uninsurance states relative to low-uninsurance states....

In Hawaii, overtime is calculated into a public employee’s pension....

They engage in politics to expand and protect the perks of government employees who are more likely to have attended college and garner salary and benefit packages more generous than the average private sector worker....

New Study Finds Excise Tax is Having Significant Impact on U.S. Employers ....

Now 41 of them say it has a major flaw that needs to be changed....

WalletHub analyzed the 50 states and the District of Columbia across 13 key metrics, ranging from average starting salary to unemployment rate to the projected number of teachers per student by 2022....

"...I believe that we should not rush to complete a deal...."

The ACLU has shared a copy of the settlement agreement in this case with Maui County and Kauai County, both of which have had similar pre-employment medical examination requirements....

...would bring at least 45 percent of full-time salaried workers under overtime rules....

...the recent dispute between dockworkers and marine terminal operators at West Coast ports took almost nine months to resolve....

Last year, in a state-wide data collection in collaboration with the HIDOE and HSTA, fellows sought teacher input around the implementation of the Hawai'i Common Core Standards....

The UPW complaint alleges that the legislation violates the contract clause of the United States Constitution by impairing the contract between UPW and the State....

One common way public employees increase their pensions is by maximizing overtime....

There were many instances of missing documents....

One barrier to business is the Merchant Marine Jones Act....

...Hawaii’s employees earn 9 percent more than those in the private sector—the 3rd highest wages and salaries ratio in the country....

...analysis reveals those who love their job enough to tweet about it in the United States live in the Western half of the country....

...and this time the outgoing leadership admits it....

UH has all of twelve awards for its ten campuses and three thousand faculty....

Twenty of the 150 largest metros had a share of less than 25 percent of its new jobs since 2010 created in occupations that pay a living wage....

RCUH’s broad purpose allows projects remotely associated with research or training to qualify for exemptions from state procurement and civil service laws....

Once the higher minimum wage bill is signed into law, with the exemption for unions, then organizing becomes a win-win for employers and unions....

...what actually goes into this “unfunded liability” calculation....

Each of these races was decided by more than 150 votes....

"...have no integrity and join effectively in a conspiracy against him and his team....” 

...earnings for small business employees adjusted for cost of living are three times higher in the Houston metro area than in the Honolulu metro area....

Hawaii ranks 50th – Monthly Median Starting Salary for Nurses, Adjusted for Cost of Living....

Hawaii averages 6.28 hours of sleep ....

House Appoints Conferees, Conference Committee to meet Tues 5PM....

One-time lump sum payment of $2000 for all active, full-time licensed teachers....

HB1075 concerns the creation of a public-private partnership for the Maui Hospital System....

...bills relating to leave policy, workers’ compensation, and workplace complaints/protections....

"UNITE HERE Local 5 is attending municipal public meetings and speaking directly with elected policymakers."

"It brings relief to our beleaguered taxpayers and small businesses, and balances our state finances in the long term."

...The warning came after elementary schoolteacher Justin Hughey, a candidate for HSTA vice president, tried to distribute a 1-page flyer in Maui High School on March 3.....

...In Alaska and Hawaii, unauthorized immigrants from the Philippines are the largest group....

...Assuming affirmative resolution of ongoing entitlement battles for Hoopili and Koa Ridge, single-family building will begin to pick up over the next two years....

"... you may currently enjoy the privilege of occupying a seat, you do not own it - it does not belong to you.  Show some respect to the people who put you there ...."

... “baseless, unreasonable and frivolous” ....