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Saturday, February 25, 2017 |
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62% Hike in Minimum Wage Hike Will Hit Consumers, Small Business Hard
By Grassroot Institute @ 2:58 AM :: 6839 Views :: Labor, Small Business, Cost of Living
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SB107 would raise the minimum wage 62% from $9.25 / hour ....
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Tuesday, February 21, 2017 |
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Local business owners speak out about the minimum wage
By Grassroot Institute @ 6:17 PM :: 5572 Views :: Labor, Small Business
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...if the minimum wage was increased, many grocery stores today would simply replace workers with automated tablets....
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Sunday, February 19, 2017 |
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The Cost of Public Employment
By Grassroot Institute @ 9:52 PM :: 4921 Views :: Labor
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“Plunder! How public employee unions are raiding treasuries, controlling our lives and bankrupting the nation”
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Tuesday, February 14, 2017 |
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How to give teachers a pay raise … without raising taxes
By Grassroot Institute @ 7:08 PM :: 6152 Views :: Education K-12, Labor
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...$9,450 a year more without spending a penny....
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Tuesday, February 14, 2017 |
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Transform the Bureaucracy and Achieve Justice for John Sosa
By Selected News Articles @ 2:05 PM :: 7115 Views :: Education K-12, Ethics, Labor
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...Randall Roth comments on two stories on the DoE investigation into education reform advocate John Sosa which ran on KHON Feb 6 and Feb 7....
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Tuesday, February 14, 2017 |
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HPD Acting Chief Supports Naming of Suspended Officers
By News Release @ 2:21 AM :: 6529 Views :: Ethics, Labor, Police
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...the department has chosen to support Senate Bill No. 424 and House Bill No. 456....
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Monday, February 13, 2017 |
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HSTA Rallies for $500M Tax Hike on Renters—House Approves on 2nd Read
By News Release @ 11:03 PM :: 7992 Views :: Education K-12, Labor, Taxes, Cost of Living
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...UHERO: ‘Discriminatory’ HSTA Property Tax Plan hits Renters Hardest....
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Monday, February 13, 2017 |
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Anti-Fishing Lies Exposed: Attorney General Releases Point by Point Debunk of Kaniela Ing
By News Release @ 4:17 PM :: 7599 Views :: Environment, Labor, Small Business
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...Must read: AG responds to 9 questions from Ing. Short version of responses: “No, No, No, No, No, No, No, No, and No.”....
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Saturday, February 11, 2017 |
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Friday, February 10, 2017 |
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Demanding a Tax Hike, HSTA to Rally at Capitol
By News Release @ 7:29 PM :: 6888 Views :: Education K-12, Labor, Taxes
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to lobby for a constitutional amendment that will drastically increase property taxes....
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Tuesday, February 7, 2017 |
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County Employees in Hawaii make double what private sector workers make
By Grassroot Institute @ 12:14 PM :: 6606 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Labor
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...Honolulu County workers make more than neighbor island workers....
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Sunday, February 5, 2017 |
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Unfunded Pensions – Tip of the Iceberg?
By Tom Yamachika @ 4:01 AM :: 6300 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Labor, Taxes
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Is a 7% return on investment sustainable into the future? Another organization that studied the issue said that a more realistic rate of return would be the “risk-free” rate, which they calculated at 2.344%....
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Saturday, February 4, 2017 |
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Hawaii Union Membership #2 in USA–21.7%
By News Release @ 12:33 PM :: 4341 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Labor
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New York continued to have the highest union membership rate (23.6 percent), Hawaii and Alaska are tied for second at 21.7 percent each....
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Saturday, February 4, 2017 |
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UHERO: ‘Discriminatory’ HSTA Property Tax Plan hits Renters Hardest
By UHERO @ 12:22 AM :: 7429 Views :: Education K-12, Labor, Taxes
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...an owner of an investment property in Honolulu worth less than half a million dollars can expect to see his (her) combined City and State property tax bill double....
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Friday, February 3, 2017 |
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Hawaii public employee benefits rise 5 times faster than private sector
By Grassroot Institute @ 5:22 PM :: 6118 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Labor
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Salaries and benefits of Hawaii government workers have increased by 26 percent in the past decade....
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Tuesday, January 31, 2017 |
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County workers in Hawaii make highest wages in the nation
By Grassroot Institute @ 12:22 PM :: 7795 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Labor
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...county workers in Hawaii make a mean average wage of $61,365 a year....
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Tuesday, January 24, 2017 |
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Hawaii Non-Governmental Workers Receive Lowest Pay in USA
By Grassroot Institute @ 11:59 PM :: 8458 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Labor, Cost of Living
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...non-government workers in Hawaii make, on average, $43,544 in annual pay and benefits (adjusted for cost of living) which ranks as the lowest compensation in in the nation....
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Sunday, January 22, 2017 |
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Funding Nonexistent People
By Tom Yamachika @ 5:01 AM :: 6430 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Labor, Taxes
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...our state government paid half a million dollars in pension payments to people who were already dead. Well, then, what do you think of budgeting many times that amount for people who don’t even exist?....
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Thursday, January 12, 2017 |
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Thursday, January 12, 2017 |
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Hawaii pension debt rises to $12 billion, but the real debt is more like $35 billion
By Grassroot Institute @ 6:16 PM :: 5663 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Labor
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State lawmakers were in shock this week as Hawaii’s pension debt increased from $8 billion to $12 billion....
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Friday, January 6, 2017 |
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Report: Only 46% of HC&S Cane Workers Find New Jobs
By News Release @ 9:51 PM :: 8648 Views :: Maui County, Agriculture, Labor
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The sole purpose of the taskforce was to help the 675 workers who were laid off last year....
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Tuesday, January 3, 2017 |
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Ethics, HSTA Announce Agreement on School Trips
By News Release @ 3:42 PM :: 5921 Views :: Education K-12, Ethics, Labor
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...teachers may continue to plan trips and serve as chaperones with private tour companies....
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Friday, December 30, 2016 |
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Minimum Wage $9.25 Effective January 1, 2017
By News Release @ 10:30 PM :: 6406 Views :: Labor, Small Business, Cost of Living
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The next scheduled raise is Jan. 1, 2018 when it will increase to $10.10....
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Sunday, December 25, 2016 |
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Can the Unions Dodge the Law?
By Tom Yamachika @ 4:01 AM :: 7050 Views :: Health Care, Labor, Law Enforcement
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Earlier this year, our lawmakers passed Act 25. It bans smoking on the premises of our state-owned hospitals....
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Friday, November 18, 2016 |
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DBEDT: 14,000 New Jobs Created in 9 Months
By News Release @ 1:20 AM :: 6239 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Labor
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...fourth quarter 2016 Statistical and Economic Report....
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Thursday, November 10, 2016 |
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UPW Contract Protects Dangerous City Truck Driver Leading to Fatality, $1M Settlement
By News Release @ 2:35 AM :: 6007 Views :: Honolulu County, Labor
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...Kekumu had a history of eight prior avoidable accidents while driving a garbage truck, including hitting walls and parked cars. Because a driver's violations are expunged after two years under a union contract, Kekumu's driving skills never got the attention they needed....
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Sunday, October 30, 2016 |
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Do Some Benefits For State Retirees Still Make Sense?
By Tom Yamachika @ 5:14 AM :: 5363 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Labor
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In 2016, Hawaii ranked 40th among the states with an OPEB funding ratio of 29.2 percent....
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Saturday, October 22, 2016 |
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After 10 Years and Recusal of Entire Supreme Court, State Finally Wins Flexibility on Retiree Health benefits
By News Release @ 3:08 AM :: 5673 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Labor
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...Judge Katherine G. Leonard of the Intermediate Court of Appeals served as Acting Chief Justice for the Hawaii Supreme Court in this case. All five of the regular justices of the Hawaii Supreme Court had recused themselves....
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Tuesday, October 18, 2016 |
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Broken Trust Levinson Set up for Gay Marriage Revenge Round with SHOPO
By News Release @ 4:54 PM :: 9666 Views :: Ethics, Family, Labor, Law Enforcement, Police
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SHOPO President Tenari Maafala … testified that he would never enforce a law requiring same-sex marriage. “You would have to kill me,” he told lawmakers....
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Friday, October 14, 2016 |
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DLNR: Fishing Fleet Labor Law not our Kuleana
By News Release @ 8:41 PM :: 5882 Views :: Labor, Small Business
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“The petition’s amendments appear to focus on labor issues that are not part of DLNR’s jurisdiction.”
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Monday, September 26, 2016 |
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Survey: Hawaii Worst State for Teachers
By Selected News Articles @ 9:33 PM :: 6646 Views :: Education K-12, Hawaii Statistics, Labor
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...job pressures, low pay and lack of mobility force many teachers to quit soon after they start....
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Wednesday, September 21, 2016 |
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Fishing Industry to Enforce Good Labor Practices
By News Release @ 6:50 PM :: 5441 Views :: Labor, Small Business
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On the day the AP report was published, a Task Force was formed made up of influential vessel owners, suppliers, the Honolulu Fish Auction and the Hawaii Seafood Council to begin to assess the problem and work on solutions to protect the welfare of the crewmen....
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Friday, September 16, 2016 |
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Understanding Hawaii Teacher Shortages
By News Release @ 4:42 AM :: 5737 Views :: Education K-12, Hawaii Statistics, Labor
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A State-by-State Analysis of the Factors Influencing Teacher Supply, Demand, and Equity....
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Sunday, September 4, 2016 |
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Hospital deal is stalled, roadblocked and obstructed in every way
By News Release @ 5:42 AM :: 9014 Views :: Maui County, Health Care, Labor
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...Why are matters of life and death not taking precedence over every other issue facing the state at this time?....
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Thursday, September 1, 2016 |
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Thanks to Union Stalling Tactics, Maui Hospital to Cut Beds, Services
By News Release @ 3:49 AM :: 7459 Views :: Maui County, Health Care, Labor
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The impact of the bed closures will mean a decreased capacity with critical services such as Stroke, Heart, Neurosurgery, Orthopedics, Trauma and other critical care needs requiring transport to Oahu....
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Monday, August 29, 2016 |
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Kaiser: Union Stalling Pushes Maui Hospital Transfer Date to July 1, 2017
By News Release @ 7:34 PM :: 7223 Views :: Maui County, Health Care, Labor
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With a new date of July 1, 2017, we will all avoid the perpetual raising and dashing of expectations as interim closing dates are repeatedly set and cancelled....
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Tuesday, August 23, 2016 |
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ERS Saved: Judge Grants Restraining Order Against SB2077
By News Release @ 5:20 PM :: 7333 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Health Care, Labor
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SB2077 could result in the ERS plan being disqualified by the Internal Revenue Service....
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Saturday, August 20, 2016 |
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Maili Most Stressed Place in Hawaii, Mountain View Least
By Selected News Articles @ 5:05 PM :: 6531 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Labor, Cost of Living
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Percentage of population with a long commute, Hours worked, Percentage of income spent on rent....
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Thursday, August 18, 2016 |
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Construction 5.9% of Hawaii GDP—#2 in USA
By News Release @ 7:18 PM :: 7979 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Labor, Rail, Small Business
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Hawaii’s construction industry made the second largest contribution to state GDP at 5.9 percent with an increase of 0.5 percent from 2014, the largest year-over-year improvement of any state....
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Saturday, August 13, 2016 |
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Hawaii: How to Quit Paying Union Dues—Legally
By News Release @ 4:30 AM :: 6669 Views :: First Amendment, Hawaii Statistics, Labor
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...nearly 30% of union members would quit if they could....
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Friday, August 12, 2016 |
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Full Text: State, UPW Reach Maui Hospital Agreement
By News Release @ 11:55 PM :: 7122 Views :: Maui County, Health Care, Labor
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The Maui Region hospitals will be transferred from Hawai‘i Health System Corporation management to Kaiser not earlier than November 6, 2016....
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Wednesday, August 10, 2016 |
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Full Text: ERS Files Suit to Stop SB2077 ‘Catastrophe’
By News Release @ 4:06 PM :: 8524 Views :: Maui County, Health Care, Labor
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... contributions would be included in the employees’ income and taxed as normal wages when contributed. Further, the employees would be subject to federal income taxes on the portion of their benefits funded by the employer at the time that the benefits vest ....
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Sunday, August 7, 2016 |
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Aftermath of the Maui Hospital Benefits Veto Override
By Tom Yamachika @ 5:01 AM :: 7149 Views :: Maui County, Health Care, Labor
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...what happens if a benefit plan does get disqualified? According to the IRS’ website, there are potentially severe consequences to the employer, the employees, and the plan itself....
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Saturday, July 30, 2016 |
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SB2077: Randy Perreira Face-Saving Bill
By Grassroot Institute @ 11:49 PM :: 5223 Views :: Health Care, Labor
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...kabuki theater aimed at baffling and confusing union members to make it look like their union bosses are actually doing something for them when they’re not....
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Wednesday, July 27, 2016 |
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Hawaii Pension System $8 Billion in Trouble
By Grassroot Institute @ 12:14 AM :: 5750 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Labor
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...at $6,000 per resident, the burden of Hawaii’s pension shortfalls is among the highest in the nation....
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Thursday, July 21, 2016 |
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VIDEO: HART Vice-Chair Endorses Charles Djou
By News Release @ 8:02 PM :: 7920 Views :: Honolulu County, Labor, Politicians, Rail
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...after having seen Caldwell in ‘action’ as mayor, Damien and the IBEW have thrown their support firmly behind Charles....
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Thursday, July 21, 2016 |
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IUOE ‘Hawaiian Stabilization Fund’ All But Clear of Lawsuit
By Selected News Articles @ 4:47 PM :: 5940 Views :: Ethics, Labor, Rail
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...leaders of the International Union of Operating Engineers who were accused of squandering pension funds....
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Thursday, July 21, 2016 |
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Ige: The concerns expressed in my veto message have not changed
By News Release @ 3:45 AM :: 5838 Views :: Maui County, Health Care, Labor
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"The bill jeopardizes the Employees Retirement System’s tax exempt status...."
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Thursday, July 21, 2016 |
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Maui Hospital Veto Override will jeopardize the Employee Retirement System
By Grassroot Institute @ 12:11 AM :: 6826 Views :: Maui County, Hawaii State Government, Health Care, Labor
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... Grassroot Institute Exposes Flaws in Veto Override Regarding Maui Hospitals ....
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Saturday, July 16, 2016 |
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State lawmakers to return Monday to discuss wasteful $25 million union deal
By Grassroot Institute @ 4:13 AM :: 4340 Views :: Health Care, Labor
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Legislators will convene on Monday, July 18th for a special session to determine whether $25 million in severance pay will be paid to union employees transitioning to new employment in a private hospital system....
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