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Thursday, October 10, 2019 |
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Council approves PLAs despite many concerns
By Grassroot Institute @ 1:59 PM :: 5805 Views :: Honolulu County, Labor, Small Business
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...After a public hearing, the Council approved the bill, 7-2, It now goes to the mayor....
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Wednesday, September 25, 2019 |
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Hawaii’s One-Stop Solution for Professional Licensees Wins State Government Project Experience Award
By News Release @ 9:12 PM :: 4577 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Labor, Small Business
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...“A recent enhancement that allowed new applications to be submitted online has cut Guard Employee (GDE) processing time from 15 days to two!”....
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Tuesday, September 24, 2019 |
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Hawaii Public School Spending 16th Highest per Pupil
By Selected News Articles @ 12:05 AM :: 5597 Views :: Education K-12, Hawaii Statistics, Labor, Cost of Living
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...and teachers salaries are the lowest in USA when adjusted for cost of living....
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Friday, September 20, 2019 |
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Hawaii retiree health care severely underfunded
By News Release @ 4:37 AM :: 4053 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Labor
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...Hawaii's OPEB plans are only 12.7 percent funded. Hawaii, like many others, treats OPEB on a pay-as-you-go basis, whereby benefits are paid when retirees receive the health care. This leaves future taxpayers stuck paying for OPEB benefits earned by current employees....
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Thursday, September 19, 2019 |
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6 Months After Last Raise--DoE Begins Process of Hiking HSTA Pay Again
By News Release @ 4:34 PM :: 4102 Views :: Education K-12, Labor
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...Sham Public Meetings Begin Next Round of HSTA Pay Hike Deals....
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Monday, September 9, 2019 |
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The Impact of Artificial Intelligence in Hawaii
By News Release @ 10:49 PM :: 4057 Views :: Labor, Small Business
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...The Small Business Caucus is hosting the first-ever panel of speakers at the Hawaii State Capitol to discuss the future of A.I. in Hawaii's economy....
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Monday, September 9, 2019 |
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Matson pays the highest wages in Hawaii
By Michael Hansen @ 10:35 PM :: 5573 Views :: Jones Act, Labor
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...The relatively high median compensation level is probably related to Matson’s high degree of unionization....
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Friday, September 6, 2019 |
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DHS Amends REAL ID Rules for Micronesia
By News Release @ 3:28 PM :: 5684 Views :: National News, Congressional Delegation, Labor
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...to Secure REAL ID Act-Compliant Identification for FAS Citizens....
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Friday, August 23, 2019 |
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$15 Minimum Wage Differential for City & County of Honolulu Employees Ratified
By News Release @ 2:52 PM :: 5092 Views :: Honolulu County, Labor, Small Business
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...A supplemental agreement pilot project that provides a wage differential for City & County of Honolulu employees to make $15 an hour....
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Friday, August 23, 2019 |
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Former union boss charged in massive fraud, embezzlement indictment
By News Release @ 2:43 PM :: 6361 Views :: Ethics, Labor
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...Ahakuelo lead the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 1260 until he was ousted three years ago after the union was placed under trusteeship....
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Friday, August 23, 2019 |
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Deadline Nears to Block UHPA Political Fund Deductions
By News Release @ 4:46 AM :: 3848 Views :: Higher Education, Labor
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...The UHPA Board of Directors has taken this action in response to the strong feelings held by some members that the union should not participate in making candidate endorsements or political contributions....
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Friday, August 9, 2019 |
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How really to help low-income earners
By Grassroot Institute @ 6:40 PM :: 4193 Views :: Labor, Small Business
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...Minimum wage hikes are often promoted as a way to help the less fortunate out of poverty. But are they really the best tool for the job?....
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Tuesday, August 6, 2019 |
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840 Maui Hospital Workers Liberated from HGEA—UPW Next?
By News Release @ 5:46 PM :: 5941 Views :: Maui County, Health Care, Labor
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...By joining more than 32,000 sisters and brothers at UNAC/UHCP, the Maui Health System members gain significant strength in dealing with Kaiser Permanente....
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Thursday, August 1, 2019 |
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Exclude 2/3 of Contractors from Bidding? Proposal on Council Agenda
By Grassroot Institute @ 5:03 PM :: 5489 Views :: Honolulu County, Ethics, Labor
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...Bill 37 would restrict those who can bid on all county projects worth $250,000 or more by requiring that they be willing to adhere to “community workforce agreements.”....
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Friday, July 26, 2019 |
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Honolulu CWAs a recipe for disaster
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 7:21 PM :: 4174 Views :: Honolulu County, Labor
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...Bill Would Block 2/3 of Contractors from Bidding on City Contracts....
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Tuesday, July 23, 2019 |
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Fighting for Details on How Hawaii DoE Spends $2 Billion
By Selected News Articles @ 7:05 PM :: 4265 Views :: Education K-12, Labor
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"...The problem is the data we provide is based on an accounting system that is more than two decades out of use...."
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Tuesday, July 23, 2019 |
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Former Laborers Union leader charged, accused of stealing thousands
By News Release @ 6:57 PM :: 4851 Views :: Ethics, Labor
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...The union since has been placed under trusteeship by LIUNA headquarters after running into difficulties not unrelated to the thefts....
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Thursday, July 18, 2019 |
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Hawaii Pension Funds Only 55% Funded
By Tax Foundation @ 4:50 PM :: 5050 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Hawaii Statistics, Labor
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...How Well-Funded are Pension Plans in Your State?....
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Tuesday, July 16, 2019 |
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HART Board: Kim not gone--Stays on to Maintain Quorum
By Andrew Walden @ 10:22 PM :: 129373 Views :: Ethics, Labor, Rail
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...Kim says he will stay until a replacement Board member is selected....
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Tuesday, July 9, 2019 |
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Kapiolani CC apprenticeship program showcased at mayors conference
By News Release @ 8:22 PM :: 3712 Views :: Higher Education, Labor
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...invited to present a Best Practices session on its apprenticeship program and how it could address employee shortages....
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Sunday, July 7, 2019 |
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HSTA Members Grill Dem Presidential Contenders--Demand More Money
By News Release @ 9:25 PM :: 5658 Views :: Democratic Party, Education K-12, Labor
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...First Question: “How are you going to increase salaries...."
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Friday, June 21, 2019 |
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Why doesn’t Hawaii privatize more public services?
By Grassroot Institute @ 11:49 PM :: 5716 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Labor, Small Business
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...Hawaii’s state and county governments aren’t known for delivering high-quality public services in a cost-efficient manner....
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Saturday, June 1, 2019 |
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Help the Hawaii Teacher Standards Board develop ethics training
By News Release @ 1:38 AM :: 5127 Views :: Education K-12, Ethics, Labor
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...work with Dr. Troy Hutchings to make the Model Code of Ethics for Educators 'appropriate for Hawaii'....
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Thursday, May 30, 2019 |
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Ethics: Caldwell Admin Asked Neighborhood Boards to Campaign Against HSTA Property Tax
By News Release @ 4:18 AM :: 6318 Views :: Honolulu County, Education K-12, Ethics, Labor
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...The Official requested...all 33 Neighborhood Board chairs...place the ballot issue ...on their board’s monthly agenda between September 15 and October 15, 2018, so that a certain political action committee “and others” could publicly discuss this topic prior to the election....
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Saturday, May 18, 2019 |
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HGEA / UPW / HSTA: Opt Out Today
By News Release @ 7:30 PM :: 4150 Views :: Labor
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...Today, state and local public employees can choose whether they want to join a union....
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Saturday, May 18, 2019 |
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HGEA: Contract Negotiations go to Arbitration
By News Release @ 7:01 PM :: 3561 Views :: Labor
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...Unit 9 has completed their arbitration hearing. We anticipate a decision will be rendered early this summer....
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Friday, May 17, 2019 |
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Putting a spike into pension spiking
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 8:41 PM :: 6292 Views :: Kauai County, Hawaii State Government, Labor
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...The first step is admitting you have a problem....
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Wednesday, May 15, 2019 |
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JP Morgan Report Highlights Hawaii Pension Problems
By Selected News Articles @ 3:54 AM :: 5418 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Hawaii Statistics, Labor
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...Hawaii was third behind Illinois and New Jersey for how much of its total revenue would be required to pay off its unfunded retirement liabilities over the next 30 years....
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Tuesday, May 14, 2019 |
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HSTA: Stop Ranking our Failing Schools
By News Release @ 5:01 AM :: 5230 Views :: Education K-12, Hawaii Statistics, Labor
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... Ranking schools based largely on test results perpetuates the failed "test and punish" culture of the past -- HSTA ....
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Tuesday, May 14, 2019 |
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HSTA Evaluates Legislative Session
By News Release @ 5:00 AM :: 4976 Views :: Education K-12, Labor
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...HB1070: Tenured and probationary teachers will no longer have to pay their own licensure fees....
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Thursday, May 9, 2019 |
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Ethics: No Union Logo on City Uniforms
By News Release @ 1:29 AM :: 3883 Views :: Ethics, Labor
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...allowing a non-city entity's logo to be adopted as part of the official uniform would give the non-city entity preferential treatment....
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Tuesday, April 30, 2019 |
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DoE Changes Teacher Evaluations: De-Emphasizes Student Performance
By News Release @ 3:51 AM :: 5246 Views :: Education K-12, Labor
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"...In an effort to eliminate the predictive nature of expected targets, EES will focus on student-centered growth that assesses what is valued in the school or Complex Area rather than on Student Learner Outcomes (SLOs)...."
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Tuesday, April 30, 2019 |
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Contract Reopener: HSTA Gets Another $45.6M
By News Release @ 3:41 AM :: 5493 Views :: Education K-12, Labor
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“This agreement is worth more than $45 million for our members in salary increases and employer contributions to our health care plan, while establishing a pilot program to give teachers more control over their 21 hours (of professional development time)....”
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Monday, April 29, 2019 |
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ERS Invested Millions With Alleged Fraudster
By Selected News Articles @ 3:20 AM :: 6457 Views :: Ethics, Hawaii State Government, Labor
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...As of Sept. 30, Hawaii has paid $36.4 million to Abraaj Global Growth Markets Fund....
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Thursday, April 18, 2019 |
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HDOT Launches Accelerated Hiring System
By News Release @ 10:39 AM :: 5051 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Labor
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...“We’re excited to be able to use the Wiki Wiki Hire process to fill our engineering vacancies and are committed to using these available resources to get qualified workers into positions within one to two weeks.”....
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Thursday, April 18, 2019 |
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$17 Minimum Wage Cost $1.456 Billion per year
By News Release @ 4:19 AM :: 5833 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Labor, Small Business
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...If the average pay hike is $3.50/hr for 208K workers, a $17 minimum would cost $5.6M per 8 hour shift--$28M per 40 hr week--$1.456B per year....
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Monday, April 15, 2019 |
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Rich States, Poor States: Hawaii Ranks 45th
By News Release @ 3:22 PM :: 7158 Views :: Economy, Hawaii Statistics, Labor, Taxes
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...Try out the “adjust performance” feature. You can abolish the GE Tax and cut other taxes, eliminate public employees, enact a right to work law, raise or lower the minimum wage, and see how each move affects Hawaii’s economic performance....
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Friday, April 12, 2019 |
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ILWU Executive Charged with Embezzlement
By News Release @ 7:15 PM :: 5337 Views :: Ethics, Labor
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...As the Secretary-Treasurer of the Longshore Division, Brown was responsible for the union’s financial matters....
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Friday, April 12, 2019 |
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Want higher wages? Try economic freedom
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 3:24 PM :: 6770 Views :: Economy, Labor, Small Business, Cost of Living
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...Hawaii policymakers cannot mandate people into prosperity....
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Saturday, March 30, 2019 |
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PEW: Hawaii Pension Fund Positioned to Withstand Next Recession
By Selected News Articles @ 5:11 PM :: 4986 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Labor
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...Stress tests help validate increases in state, worker contributions....
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Monday, March 25, 2019 |
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The hypocrisy of minimum-wage laws
By Grassroot Institute @ 8:45 PM :: 5662 Views :: Labor, Small Business, Cost of Living
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...it is never enough....
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Sunday, March 24, 2019 |
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Ethics: Board Member May Not Negotiate Spouse's Union Contract
By News Release @ 4:04 AM :: 4434 Views :: Ethics, Labor
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...The board member has a strong background in collective bargaining and believes that one of the reasons he was appointed to the board was to assist it in collective bargaining matters....
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Friday, March 22, 2019 |
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How high is too high? What’s known and unknown about minimum wage increases
By UHERO @ 4:02 AM :: 4671 Views :: Labor, Small Business
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...the subsequent increase to $13 led to large reductions in hours for low wage workers of 6-7% that completely offset a 3% rise in the average hourly wages....
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Wednesday, March 20, 2019 |
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House Resolution Seeks Return of Hawaiian Airlines Call Center
By Rep Bob McDermott @ 11:37 AM :: 5750 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Labor, Tourism
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...the House Labor Committee unanimously approved a draft resolution calling on Hawaiian Airlines to return the 200 plus call center jobs it has outsourced to the Philippines....
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Saturday, March 16, 2019 |
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Restore flexibility for delivery of public services
By Keli'i Akina PhD @ 2:38 PM :: 5368 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Labor, Small Business
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...You just violated Hawaii law. Get ready to be sued....
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Thursday, March 14, 2019 |
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State’s use of contractors just a hint of what could be
By Grassroot Institute @ 3:47 PM :: 5532 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Labor, Small Business
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...state agencies have saved thousands of dollars a year by privatizing some of their janitorial positions....
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Wednesday, March 13, 2019 |
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After Konno: How Hawaii Can revive contracting as policy option
By Grassroot Institute @ 5:57 PM :: 4741 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Labor
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...A small tweak to an old law might be all that is needed to help the state partner with the private sector....
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Sunday, March 10, 2019 |
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Hawaii Supreme Court: Must Employer Hold Open Injured Worker's Position Eternally?
By Robert Thomas @ 4:33 PM :: 5236 Views :: Health Care, Labor, Small Business
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...Amicus Brief: Employer Can Fill Injured Worker's Position If There Are Legitimate Business Reasons For Doing So....
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Tuesday, March 5, 2019 |
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Suddenly Transsexual at 50--Former Dude Scores $95K from New Age Guru
By News Release @ 1:32 AM :: 8315 Views :: Hawaii County , First Amendment, Labor, Religion
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...transsexual wins $95K after being fired by Big Island New Age retreat center....
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