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Saturday, February 27, 2021 |
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Hawaii Most Unionized State
By News Release @ 6:36 PM :: 483 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Labor
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... Only two states had union membership rates over 20.0 percent in 2020: Hawaii (23.7 percent) and New York (22.0 percent) ....
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Saturday, February 27, 2021 |
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Maui Nurses Tentative Contract
By News Release @ 6:21 PM :: 428 Views :: Maui County, Health Care, Labor
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... The registered nurses and other health care workers of Maui Health System reached a tentative contract agreement with MHS management just past 1:00 am HST Friday morning ....
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Thursday, February 25, 2021 |
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Hawaii Unemployment Tops in USA
By Selected News Articles @ 4:02 AM :: 594 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Labor, Tourism, COVID-19
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... In December, Hawaii had the highest unemployment rate among the states at 9.3%, followed by Nevada at an unemployment rate of 9.2%. Both of these rates are higher than the national unemployment rate of 6.7%....
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Monday, February 22, 2021 |
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How Minimum Wage Worker Makes $72K
By News Release @ 3:35 PM :: 796 Views :: Labor, Small Business, Cost of Living
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... in Full-Service Restaurants, most workers who earn minimum wage receive significantly more compensation in tips ....
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Tuesday, February 16, 2021 |
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HSTA survey: 52% of members have received one or two vaccine doses
By News Release @ 5:10 PM :: 551 Views :: Education K-12, Labor
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... HIDOE still taking names of those interested in shots ....
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Tuesday, February 16, 2021 |
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Laughing at Your Sacrifice: HSTA Pressures BoE for $33M Pay Hike
By News Release @ 4:38 AM :: 805 Views :: Education K-12, Labor
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... 'shortage differentials' were paid beginning January 7, 2020, for one year only. Extending them into 2021 is tantamount to a Pay Hike ....
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Monday, February 15, 2021 |
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Grievance: HGEA Supervises 'Learning Hubs' While HSTA Hides in Empty Classrooms
By News Release @ 4:45 PM :: 685 Views :: Education K-12, Labor
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... HGEA members are being left alone to supervise students in learning hubs while some teachers are able to work from home or remain isolated in their classrooms ....
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Friday, February 12, 2021 |
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DLIR Fixes Antique Computers--PEUC Checks Coming
By News Release @ 2:15 PM :: 647 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Labor, COVID-19
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... DLIR announced that it has completed system updates for the Pandemic Emergency Unemployment Compensation (PEUC) program that was extended by the Continued Assistance Act ....
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Sunday, January 31, 2021 |
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Grim Reality of Unemployment Taxes
By Tom Yamachika @ 5:00 AM :: 1010 Views :: Labor, Small Business, Taxes, COVID-19
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... Our unemployment system, as of January 8, 2021, has paid out $3.4 billion in unemployment benefits ....
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Thursday, January 28, 2021 |
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Labor unions push lawmakers to drop GET on groceries
By News Release @ 2:51 AM :: 1263 Views :: Labor, Taxes, Cost of Living
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... ILWU, Teamsters, IATSE, UFCW ....
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Tuesday, January 26, 2021 |
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Sinkhole Cities: Honolulu 3rd Deepest Financial Pit
By Selected News Articles @ 3:38 AM :: 1970 Views :: Honolulu County, Hawaii Statistics, Labor
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... Honolulu’s financial problems stem mostly from unfunded retirement obligations that have accumulated over the years ....
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Wednesday, January 20, 2021 |
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HSTA Tells School Board that Donald Trump Ordered Hawaii to Raise Taxes to Fund Vacant DoE Positions
By News Release @ 4:02 AM :: 1274 Views :: Education K-12, Hawaii State Government, Labor, COVID-19
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... As a service to our readers we are providing a line-by-line debunk of HSTA's argument in parenthesis below ....
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Friday, January 15, 2021 |
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When saving money isn't really
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 8:31 PM :: 939 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Labor, Taxes, COVID-19
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... that $2 billion in “savings” is going to end up costing the taxpayers almost four times as much in the long term ....
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Tuesday, January 12, 2021 |
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Delaying health benefits fund payments will add $8 billion to Hawaii taxpayer debt
By Grassroot Institute @ 10:29 PM :: 1205 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Labor, COVID-19
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... Efforts to save money now will cost taxpayers more later while putting government employees and retirees at risk, says Grassroot Institute of Hawaii ....
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Saturday, January 9, 2021 |
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Privileged Elite: Kauai School Employees Begin Getting Vaccinations Monday
By News Release @ 4:05 AM :: 1021 Views :: Kauai County, Education K-12, Labor, COVID-19
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...other school employees will begin to get access to vaccines on a regular basis toward the end of January and early February....
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Friday, January 8, 2021 |
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Rep. Mizuno Says he is Victim of Unemployment Fraud
By News Release @ 3:03 AM :: 941 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Labor, Law Enforcement
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"I was just notified that someone had filed an unemployment claim using my name, work title, Social Security number, and work address."
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Wednesday, December 30, 2020 |
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DLIR: How CARES Act Extension Affects Your Benefits
By News Release @ 12:06 PM :: 982 Views :: Labor, COVID-19
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...On Dec. 27, 2020, a federal COVID-19 relief package that extends and provides additional federal unemployment benefits was signed into law....
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Sunday, December 27, 2020 |
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Collective Bargaining Agreement: Supreme Law of the Land?
By Tom Yamachika @ 5:01 AM :: 1399 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Labor
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... “The following specific provisions of law are suspended, as allowed by federal law … Chapter 89, HRS, collective bargaining in public employment.” ....
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Monday, December 21, 2020 |
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Ige Outlines 2021-23 Budget--'Sharp Reductions'
By News Release @ 9:50 PM :: 677 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Labor
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...“I’m hopeful that federal aid will allow us to refrain from imposing furloughs until later.”...
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Tuesday, December 15, 2020 |
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Illegal Dues Seizure: Federal Labor Board Charges Filed Against UNITE HERE Local 5
By News Release @ 9:22 PM :: 1191 Views :: First Amendment, Labor
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...Union officials ignored two resignation requests, continue to unlawfully charge employee for union politics....
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Tuesday, December 15, 2020 |
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Honolulu PD ‘Top 10 Earners’ List Revealed–Did Corporal make $341K?
By Andrew Walden @ 2:00 PM :: 5827 Views :: Honolulu County, Ethics, Labor, Police
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...in 2017 five of the top ten earners worked directly under Ballard at Central Receiving....
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Tuesday, December 15, 2020 |
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What is a Furlough?
By News Release @ 12:57 PM :: 1005 Views :: Education K-12, Labor, COVID-19
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... Will furloughs affect my “high three” ....
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Friday, December 11, 2020 |
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Wednesday, December 9, 2020 |
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Unions Seek to Create Chaos, Drown Furloughs in Confusion
By News Release @ 10:18 PM :: 1342 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Labor, COVID-19
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"...Many public workers have already lost their second jobs in the tourism industry...."
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Wednesday, December 9, 2020 |
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Ige: State Employee Furloughs Begin January 1
By News Release @ 7:51 PM :: 973 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Labor
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...About 10,160 employees will be subject to the furloughs. The number will be even larger when Department of Education and University of Hawaii employees are included....
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Tuesday, December 8, 2020 |
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A Better Way to Help Hawaii's Unemployed
By Video @ 3:06 AM :: 777 Views :: Economy, Labor, Small Business
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... Hawaii’s unemployment insurance system is in crisis, with stalled payments, rampant fraud, and massive debt leading to higher taxes ....
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Thursday, December 3, 2020 |
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Friday, November 20, 2020 |
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October: Hawaii highest unemployment in USA, 14.3%
By News Release @ 6:17 PM :: 894 Views :: Economy, Hawaii Statistics, Labor
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...The largest percentage decline in non-farm payroll occurred in Hawaii (-17.3 percent)....
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Monday, November 16, 2020 |
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State unemployment tax slated to automatically triple in 2021
By Grassroot Institute @ 3:52 AM :: 1606 Views :: Economy, Hawaii State Government, Labor, Small Business, COVID-19
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...Failure to address the legally required increase could discourage employers from hiring back employees after the lockdowns....
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Sunday, November 8, 2020 |
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A Ham-Fisted Way of Getting Folks Back to Work
By Tom Yamachika @ 5:00 AM :: 1094 Views :: Honolulu County, Labor, Tourism
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... The proposal is called Bill 80 ....
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Saturday, November 7, 2020 |
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How HSTA Won ‘Work’ from Home at Kapolei HS
By News Release @ 9:37 PM :: 869 Views :: Education K-12, Labor, COVID-19
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...teleworking for all staff, effective Wednesday, Nov. 4 through Wednesday, Nov. 11, with school facilities expected to reopen Nov. 12....
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Sunday, November 1, 2020 |
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DLIR: Half of New Unemployment Claims Fraudulent
By News Release @ 3:16 PM :: 1404 Views :: Labor, Law Enforcement, COVID-19
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... measures were being taken to detect the fraudulent claims and turn them over to the appropriate authorities ....
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Monday, October 26, 2020 |
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Hawaii gets 13 more weeks of unemployment
By News Release @ 11:19 PM :: 1290 Views :: Economy, Labor, COVID-19
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... Federal-State Extended benefits begin Tuesday, Oct. 27 for Hawaii workers who have exhausted their state and federal jobless benefits ....
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Monday, October 26, 2020 |
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Pension Debt: Hawaii Among 5 Worst
By News Release @ 10:19 PM :: 1205 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Hawaii Statistics, Labor
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...Five states continue to carry elevated long-term liability burdens above 20% of personal income in fiscal 2019, including Illinois (at 27% of personal income), Connecticut, New Jersey, Hawaii and Alaska. For all of them, pensions remain the driver of elevated liabilities....
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Friday, October 23, 2020 |
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Rail and Bill 80 two peas in a pod
By Grassroot Institute @ 7:43 PM :: 1055 Views :: Honolulu County, Labor, Rail, Tourism
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...Two examples of the old way of thinking, both in Honolulu....
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Monday, October 19, 2020 |
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Bill 80 Imposes Rehiring Formula on Hotels
By Grassroot Institute @ 10:03 PM :: 1386 Views :: Honolulu County, Labor, Tourism
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...rehire employees according to a strict formula based on an occupancy ratio....
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Sunday, October 11, 2020 |
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Academic Leadership
By Tom Yamachika @ 6:00 AM :: 1225 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Higher Education, Labor, COVID-19
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...an example of leadership in the face of the COVID-19 crisis....
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Saturday, October 10, 2020 |
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27,000 Hawaii workers exhausted jobless benefits in September
By News Release @ 5:19 PM :: 1361 Views :: Economy, Hawaii Statistics, Labor
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... Hawaii 2020 unemployment claims surpass 380,000 ....
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Tuesday, October 6, 2020 |
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Employment Recovery: Nobody Lags Like Hawaii
By News Release @ 11:27 PM :: 1359 Views :: Economy, Hawaii Statistics, Labor, COVID-19
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...Hawaii has recovered just 13% of the jobs lost since the start of the pandemic....
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Thursday, October 1, 2020 |
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Saturday, September 26, 2020 |
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Rep Tulsi Gabbard: Ban Vote Harvesting
By News Release @ 12:00 PM :: 1107 Views :: Ethics, Labor, Office of Elections
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...While some states have prohibited vote harvesting, many states lack any regulations that would stop third-parties from fraudulently collecting and mishandling ballots as has occurred in recent elections....
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Friday, September 25, 2020 |
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Pollyana approach not working
By Grassroot Institute @ 8:08 PM :: 1121 Views :: Economy, Hawaii State Government, Labor, COVID-19
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... At the beginning of the year, our governor boasted about his efforts to put the state on a “sound financial footing.” What a difference a few months can make ....
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Friday, September 18, 2020 |
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Wednesday, September 16, 2020 |
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Ige Appoints new Director and Deputy at DLIR
By News Release @ 7:43 PM :: 1194 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Labor
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...Meanwhile: Top Three Failure Reward: Former DLIR Director Scott Murakami takes job at DBEDT....
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Monday, September 14, 2020 |
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Low Income Hawaii Workers Income Jumped in April and May
By News Release @ 11:26 PM :: 1088 Views :: Economy, Hawaii Statistics, Labor, COVID-19
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...Hawaii was the second-most-dependent state on the additional $600 in unemployment benefits that expired at the end of July.....
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Friday, September 11, 2020 |
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Hawaii Crime Boss Busted for Racketeering, Murder; Infiltrated Teamster Local
By Selected News Articles @ 8:20 PM :: 2571 Views :: Ethics, Labor, Law Enforcement
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...Especially noteworthy is Miske’s involvement with unions, particularly International Brotherhood of Teamsters Local 996, which represents drivers hired to do movie and television scenes....
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Wednesday, September 9, 2020 |
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HGEA Retaliation: Hawaii Dept Of Health Whistle-blower Forced Out with Bogus Firearm Threat
By News Release @ 5:39 AM :: 3526 Views :: Ethics, Labor, COVID-19
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... “Josh Green basically took her case to the Attorney General and presented to the Attorney General for whistleblower immunity,” Dr. Miscovich said ....
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Saturday, September 5, 2020 |
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45 Companies--13,701 Layoffs Since Aug 1
By Selected News Articles @ 10:17 PM :: 2066 Views :: Economy, Labor, Tourism, COVID-19
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...These notices only represent announcements by companies in the state that have 100 or more employees....
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Saturday, September 5, 2020 |
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Maui News workers seek to prevent outsourcing of community coverage
By News Release @ 6:26 PM :: 1045 Views :: Maui County, First Amendment, Labor
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...Ogden Newspapers is seeking the ability to have Mainland workers edit stories and design the pages....
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