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Wednesday, January 6, 2016 |
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Friedrichs v CTA: Will Supreme Court End Mandatory Union Membership for Government Employees Nationwide?
By Selected News Articles @ 3:48 PM :: 4926 Views :: Labor
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The nine teachers who are suing their union in Friedrichs v. CTA are doing so because they believe that many union stances taken in collective bargaining are bad for public schoolteachers and bad for the children they teach....
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Wednesday, December 30, 2015 |
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Jones Act Unions file protest over crewing of APL Guam
By Michael Hansen @ 4:16 AM :: 7184 Views :: Jones Act, Labor
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...a labor dispute over the manning of the U.S. Flag containership APL GUAM which is scheduled to provide regular liner service between Yokohama, Japan, Apra Harbor, Guam, and Saipan, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands....
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Thursday, December 24, 2015 |
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Airport Division Turned Blind Eye to Sex Harassment
By Selected News Articles @ 2:35 PM :: 6077 Views :: Ethics, Hawaii State Government, Labor
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A federal jury on Tuesday found the state of Hawaii and the Hawaii Department of Transportation's airports division violated a former employee's civil rights....
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Wednesday, December 23, 2015 |
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2016: Unemployment Taxes to Drop 26%
By News Release @ 11:00 PM :: 6253 Views :: Labor, Small Business, Taxes
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Improved Rates Projected to Save Employers $50 Million....
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Thursday, December 10, 2015 |
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Christmas Comes Early for Teachers’ Unions With No Child Left Behind Rewrite
By Heritage Foundation @ 2:51 PM :: 5936 Views :: Education K-12, Labor
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The Every Student Succeeds Act passed the Senate by a margin of 85 – 12 and in the U.S. House by a vote of 359-64 in late November (this included every Democrat who voted in both the House and Senate)....
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Sunday, November 29, 2015 |
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Vote-by-Mail: Old-Boy Trick to Disenfranchise Independent Voters?
By Andrew Walden @ 9:43 PM :: 6926 Views :: Labor, Office of Elections, GMOs
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in 2014 the difference in voting pattern between absentee voters and Election Day voters was as much as 37.2% ...
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Friday, November 20, 2015 |
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Kauai County Now Hiring Dopers—Maui is ACLU’s Next Target
By News Release @ 3:41 PM :: 7498 Views :: Kauai County, Labor, Drugs
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Maui County continues to require drug tests as a condition of employment....
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Friday, November 6, 2015 |
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On Keystone: The President Has Thrown Working People Under the Bus of His Legacy
By News Release @ 7:50 PM :: 5089 Views :: Environment, Labor
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After a seven-year circus of cowardly delay, the President's decision to kill the Keystone XL Pipeline is just one more indication of an utter disdain and disregard for salt-of-the-earth, middle-class working Americans....
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Thursday, October 29, 2015 |
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Half a Million Dollars of Public Pension Money Paid to Dead People in Hawaii
By Grassroot Institute @ 3:13 AM :: 6210 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Hawaii Statistics, Labor
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...at least 134 deceased persons received over-payments from the Employee Retirement System, with some over-payments in excess of $50,000....
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Thursday, October 29, 2015 |
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Honolulu Average Weekly Wages Below US Average
By News Release @ 1:56 AM :: 5051 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Labor
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Honolulu County had average weekly wages of $918 ranked near the middle (172nd) of the national ranking among the 342 largest counties. Nationally, the average weekly wage was $1,048 in the first quarter of 2015....
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Wednesday, October 28, 2015 |
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DLIR Raids Ala Moana Building Contractors
By News Release @ 12:14 AM :: 4644 Views :: Labor, Small Business
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Undercover video shows Ala Moana construction workers paid in cash....
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Sunday, October 25, 2015 |
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Pesticide Case by Hawaii Banana Workers Revived
By Selected News Articles @ 11:56 AM :: 6643 Views :: Environment, Agriculture, Labor
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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....
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Friday, October 23, 2015 |
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State, Kaiser Begin Maui Hospital Negotiations
By News Release @ 7:32 PM :: 6319 Views :: Maui County, Health Care, Labor
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"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....
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Thursday, October 22, 2015 |
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State's Grab for Private Sector Jobs is a Giant Step Backward
By Grassroot Institute @ 2:01 PM :: 3840 Views :: Labor
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...plans to transition at least 99 contracts involving hundreds of jobs from from the private sector to government paid positions....
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Wednesday, October 21, 2015 |
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Union Reverses Itself: Now Backs NextEra Merger
By News Release @ 1:27 PM :: 5044 Views :: Energy, Labor
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...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....
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Saturday, October 17, 2015 |
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Labor Market Effects: Obamacare vs Hawaii Prepaid Health Care
By NCPA @ 12:15 PM :: 6069 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Health Care, Labor
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...0.5 to 1 percentage point increase in the part-time fraction in high-uninsurance states relative to low-uninsurance states....
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Friday, October 16, 2015 |
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Kauai Overtime Expenditures Out of Taxpayer’s Pockets
By Grassroot Institute @ 5:12 AM :: 5147 Views :: Kauai County, Labor
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In Hawaii, overtime is calculated into a public employee’s pension....
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Friday, October 9, 2015 |
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Public Sector Unions: Bastions of white-collar Privilege
By NCPA @ 4:07 PM :: 4196 Views :: Labor
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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....
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Thursday, October 8, 2015 |
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Obamacare: 30% of Large Employer Plans Hit by Cadillac Tax
By News Release @ 3:47 PM :: 4389 Views :: Health Care, Labor
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New Study Finds Excise Tax is Having Significant Impact on U.S. Employers ....
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Sunday, October 4, 2015 |
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These Democrats Who Voted For Obamacare Are Now Desperate To Change It
By Selected News Articles @ 1:36 AM :: 6038 Views :: Democratic Party, Health Care, Labor
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Now 41 of them say it has a major flaw that needs to be changed....
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Monday, September 28, 2015 |
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Study: Hawaii Is the 6th Worst State for Teachers
By Selected News Articles @ 3:41 PM :: 5378 Views :: Education K-12, Labor
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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....
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Thursday, September 24, 2015 |
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Tsutsui: Ige Should Consider Halting Maui Hospital Negotiations
By News Release @ 6:19 PM :: 5744 Views :: Health Care, Labor
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"...I believe that we should not rush to complete a deal...."
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Tuesday, September 15, 2015 |
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ACLU Scores Big Wins for Panhandlers and Potheads
By News Release @ 2:45 AM :: 10963 Views :: Hawaii County , First Amendment, Homelessness, Labor, Drugs
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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....
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Sunday, September 13, 2015 |
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New Federal Overtime Proposal Affects 45% of Salaried Hawaii Workers
By News Release @ 3:18 AM :: 5040 Views :: Labor, Small Business
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...would bring at least 45 percent of full-time salaried workers under overtime rules....
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Tuesday, September 8, 2015 |
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Feds Asked to Step in Earlier on Future West Coast Port Disputes
By Michael Hansen @ 7:37 PM :: 4655 Views :: Jones Act, Labor
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...the recent dispute between dockworkers and marine terminal operators at West Coast ports took almost nine months to resolve....
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Tuesday, August 25, 2015 |
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Hope Street: New Teacher Leadership Growth in Hawaii
By News Release @ 9:05 PM :: 5537 Views :: Education K-12, Labor
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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....
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Sunday, August 16, 2015 |
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Survey Finds 38% of Hawaii Union Households Unaware of Right to Opt-Out of Union Membership
By News Release @ 4:16 AM :: 7158 Views :: First Amendment, Hawaii Statistics, Labor
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More than 1 in 4 union members answered "Yes" in response to the question, "If it were possible to opt out of membership in a labor union without losing your job or any other penalty, would you do it?"
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Saturday, August 15, 2015 |
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Maui's New Public-Private Partnerships--Panel Discussion on Possibilities and Challenges Ahead
By Grassroot Institute @ 2:02 PM :: 6456 Views :: Maui County, Health Care, Labor
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Mayor Alan Arakawa
Dr. David Ulin of Kaiser Permanente
Dr. Nicole Apoliona of the Kula Hospital, Maui
Dr. Gerard Livaudais, of Hawaii Pacific Health
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Sunday, August 9, 2015 |
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Ige to hear Testimony on Maui Memorial Partnership Plan Tuesday
By Selected News Articles @ 12:40 AM :: 6354 Views :: Maui County, Health Care, Labor
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Maui Waena Intermediate School – Kahului
Tuesday, August 11, 2015 6:00 PM – 7:30 PM
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Thursday, August 6, 2015 |
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UPW Sues to Block HHSC Hospital Privatization
By News Release @ 5:11 PM :: 7659 Views :: Health Care, Labor
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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....
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Sunday, July 19, 2015 |
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Post-Employment Benefits Are King
By Tom Yamachika @ 5:01 AM :: 5087 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Labor
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The Hawaii Constitution says, “Membership in any employees' retirement system of the State or any political subdivision thereof shall be a contractual relationship, the accrued benefits of which shall not be diminished or impaired.”
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Thursday, July 16, 2015 |
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Overtime Expenditures Out of Taxpayers’ Pockets
By Grassroot Institute @ 10:48 AM :: 4971 Views :: Maui County, Labor
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One common way public employees increase their pensions is by maximizing overtime....
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Sunday, July 5, 2015 |
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Progressive Paradise Lost
By Heritage Foundation @ 2:58 AM :: 6000 Views :: Jones Act, Labor
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One barrier to business is the Merchant Marine Jones Act....
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Thursday, June 18, 2015 |
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Hawaii Government Workforce Seventh Least Productive in USA
By Selected News Articles @ 2:07 PM :: 6656 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Hawaii Statistics, Labor
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...Hawaii’s employees earn 9 percent more than those in the private sector—the 3rd highest wages and salaries ratio in the country....
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Friday, June 12, 2015 |
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Tweet Analysis Shows Hawaii #1 in Job Satisfaction
By News Release @ 3:14 PM :: 4736 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Labor
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...analysis reveals those who love their job enough to tweet about it in the United States live in the Western half of the country....
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Tuesday, June 9, 2015 |
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Insurgents Win HSTA Leadership Election (again)
By News Release @ 9:58 PM :: 5391 Views :: Education K-12, Labor
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...and this time the outgoing leadership admits it....
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Wednesday, June 3, 2015 |
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So you want to run the university like a business? Try making nice to the faculty.
By News Release @ 8:20 PM :: 4720 Views :: Higher Education, Labor
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UH has all of twelve awards for its ten campuses and three thousand faculty....
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Wednesday, June 3, 2015 |
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Honolulu Among Worst in US: 78% of Jobs Created since 2010 do not Pay 'Living Wage'
By News Release @ 5:45 PM :: 4755 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Labor
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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....
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Wednesday, June 3, 2015 |
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Auditor: HGEA Keeps UH Research Corp from Achieving Potential
By Hawaii State Auditor @ 12:06 AM :: 6353 Views :: Ethics, Higher Education, Labor
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RCUH’s broad purpose allows projects remotely associated with research or training to qualify for exemptions from state procurement and civil service laws....
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Monday, June 1, 2015 |
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Why Unions Want Exemption from the Minimum Wage Hikes They Fought For
By NCPA @ 1:58 PM :: 4555 Views :: Labor
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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....
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Sunday, May 24, 2015 |
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Unfunded Liabilities – Smoke and Mirrors?
By Tom Yamachika @ 5:01 AM :: 6120 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Labor, Taxes
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...what actually goes into this “unfunded liability” calculation....
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Saturday, May 23, 2015 |
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HSTA Insurgents: We Won the Election, Will Sue Tuesday
By News Release @ 7:21 PM :: 7722 Views :: Education K-12, Labor
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Each of these races was decided by more than 150 votes....
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Friday, May 22, 2015 |
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UPDATE: HSTA Election Conspiracy? Okabe Complains About Release of Information
By Andrew Walden @ 2:42 AM :: 10623 Views :: Education K-12, Labor
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"...have no integrity and join effectively in a conspiracy against him and his team....”
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Wednesday, May 6, 2015 |
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Honolulu 86th Worst Small Business Environment
By Selected News Articles @ 5:56 PM :: 6730 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Labor, Small Business, Cost of Living
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...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....
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Tuesday, May 5, 2015 |
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Thanks to HGEA, Hawaii 2nd Worst State for Nurses
By Selected News Articles @ 2:43 PM :: 5832 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Health Care, Labor
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Hawaii ranks 50th – Monthly Median Starting Salary for Nurses, Adjusted for Cost of Living....
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Friday, May 1, 2015 |
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Survey: Hawaii Ranks #2 in Sleep Deprivation
By News Release @ 4:03 PM :: 7094 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Health Care, Labor
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Hawaii averages 6.28 hours of sleep ....
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Tuesday, April 28, 2015 |
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Full Text: Unanimous Conference Committee Approves Maui Hospital Partnership Bill
By News Release @ 11:21 PM :: 9838 Views :: Health Care, Labor
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House Appoints Conferees, Conference Committee to meet Tues 5PM....
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Saturday, April 25, 2015 |
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7% Solution Makes Hawaii Pension Debt Seem Smaller
By Selected News Articles @ 3:11 PM :: 6098 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Hawaii Statistics, Labor
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“The state increased the rate from 4 percent to 7 percent.”
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Thursday, April 23, 2015 |
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HSTA Contract Reopener Showers Teachers in Cash
By News Release @ 5:33 AM :: 8161 Views :: Education K-12, Labor
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One-time lump sum payment of $2000 for all active, full-time licensed teachers....
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