Labor

... The contract rewards the risks taken and sacrifices made by these workers during the pandemic ....

... Each of HSTA's '12 reasons' boils down to the same one thing: Kishimoto was slightly slow and reluctant to go along with HSTA's plan to shut down all schools and pay teachers full salary while letting them pretend to 'work' from home ....

... The measure allows employers to pay, on average, less than half of what they would otherwise pay into the system ....

... the technological backbone of the state’s UI program is an antiquated mainframe system that runs on a Natural database language ....

... Only two states had union membership rates over 20.0 percent in 2020: Hawaii (23.7 percent) and New York (22.0 percent) ....

... 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 ....

... 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%....

... in Full-Service Restaurants, most workers who earn minimum wage receive significantly more compensation in tips ....

... HIDOE still taking names of those interested in shots ....

... 'shortage differentials' were paid beginning January 7, 2020, for one year only.  Extending them into 2021 is tantamount to a Pay Hike ....

... 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 ....

... DLIR announced that it has completed system updates for the Pandemic Emergency Unemployment Compensation (PEUC) program that was extended by the Continued Assistance Act ....

... Our unemployment system, as of January 8, 2021, has paid out $3.4 billion in unemployment benefits ....

... ILWU, Teamsters, IATSE, UFCW ....

... Honolulu’s financial problems stem mostly from unfunded retirement obligations that have accumulated over the years ....

... As a service to our readers we are providing a line-by-line debunk of HSTA's argument in parenthesis below ....

... that $2 billion in “savings” is going to end up costing the taxpayers almost four times as much in the long term ....

... Efforts to save money now will cost taxpayers more later while putting government employees and retirees at risk, says Grassroot Institute of Hawaii ....

...other school employees will begin to get access to vaccines on a regular basis toward the end of January and early February....

"I was just notified that someone had filed an unemployment claim using my name, work title, Social Security number, and work address."

...On Dec. 27, 2020, a federal COVID-19 relief package that extends and provides additional federal unemployment benefits was signed into law....

... “The following specific provisions of law are suspended, as allowed by federal law … Chapter 89, HRS, collective bargaining in public employment.” ....

...“I’m hopeful that federal aid will allow us to refrain from imposing furloughs until later.”...

...Union officials ignored two resignation requests, continue to unlawfully charge employee for union politics....

...in 2017 five of the top ten earners worked directly under Ballard at Central Receiving....

... Will furloughs affect my “high three” .... 

...Remember: Public Employee Union agreements are the Highest Law of the Land....

"...Many public workers have already lost their second jobs in the tourism industry...."

...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....

... Hawaii’s unemployment insurance system is in crisis, with stalled payments, rampant fraud, and massive debt leading to higher taxes ....

... UPW members at work -- broken jaw, nose, and eye socket ....

...Yes, HSTA is a one-note band ....

...The largest percentage decline in non-farm payroll occurred in Hawaii (-17.3 percent)....

...Failure to address the legally required increase could discourage employers from hiring back employees after the lockdowns....

... The proposal is called Bill 80 ....

...teleworking for all staff, effective Wednesday, Nov. 4 through Wednesday, Nov. 11, with school facilities expected to reopen Nov. 12....

... measures were being taken to detect the fraudulent claims and turn them over to the appropriate authorities ....

... Federal-State Extended benefits begin Tuesday, Oct. 27 for Hawaii workers who have exhausted their state and federal jobless benefits ....

...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....

...Two examples of the old way of thinking, both in Honolulu....

...rehire employees according to a strict formula based on an occupancy ratio....

...an example of leadership in the face of the COVID-19 crisis....

... Hawaii 2020 unemployment claims surpass 380,000 ....

...Hawaii has recovered just 13% of the jobs lost since the start of the pandemic....

... 200 Trained Operators Will Answer Phones ....

...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....

... 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 ....

...Jobs declined by 105,200 over-the-year....

...Meanwhile: Top Three Failure Reward: Former DLIR Director Scott Murakami takes job at DBEDT....

...Hawaii was the second-most-dependent state on the additional $600 in unemployment benefits that expired at the end of July.....