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Friday, October 24, 2014 |
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How to Increase the Value of a Dollar? Move.
By NCPA @ 3:16 PM :: 6844 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Labor, Cost of Living
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Hawaii salaries are 16th highest in USA. When adjusted for cost of living, Hawaii salaries drop to 50th....
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Tuesday, October 7, 2014 |
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Free Markets and Jones Act Reform at Union Meeting?
By Grassroot Institute @ 9:57 PM :: 5117 Views :: Jones Act, Labor
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...allow the purchase of less expensive but more efficient foreign-built ferries....
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Tuesday, October 7, 2014 |
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Hawaii Work Force Participation Down 7%
By Grassroot Institute @ 1:30 PM :: 4774 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Labor
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A study of labor force participation in all 50 states ranks Hawaii at 42 in the nation....
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Friday, October 3, 2014 |
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UPW Collects Forced Dues from 1,122 Non-Members
By Selected News Articles @ 5:28 AM :: 5589 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Labor
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Public-sector unions can impose agency fees in 23 states....
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Tuesday, September 30, 2014 |
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For Second Day In A Row, Ige Under Fire For State Hospital Mismanagement
By News Release @ 5:31 PM :: 6544 Views :: Health Care, Labor, Politicians
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"Shamefully, legislators have known about this impending implosion for years, at least since late 2009...."
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Monday, September 29, 2014 |
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Hawaii is the 5th Worst State for Teachers
By News Release @ 1:00 PM :: 6366 Views :: Education K-12, Hawaii Statistics, Labor
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WalletHub analyzed the 50 states and the District of Columbia across 18 key metrics....
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Monday, September 22, 2014 |
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HSTA Launches Campaign Against Preschool Voucher program
By News Release @ 6:25 PM :: 5411 Views :: Education K-12, Labor
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...Starting today, the Hawaii State Teachers Association is launching a statewide informational campaign....
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Friday, September 19, 2014 |
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Thursday, September 18, 2014 |
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Hawaii Campaign Commission goes along with cover-up
By Selected News Articles @ 5:38 AM :: 4427 Views :: Ethics, Labor
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...the Hawai'i Campaign Commission has given the Hawaii Carpenters Market Recovery Program Fund a pass on disclosing where its contributions come from....
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Friday, September 12, 2014 |
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DLIR Retakes Occupational Safety Job from OSHA
By News Release @ 12:50 AM :: 5528 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Labor, Small Business
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...OSHA and HIOSH have shared regulatory responsibility for Hawaii per an Operational Status Agreement that went into effect in September 2012....
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Monday, September 8, 2014 |
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Islamic Gulen Cult Pours Money into Takai Campaign
By Andrew Walden @ 12:16 AM :: 12268 Views :: Education K-12, Labor, Military, Politicians
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Cult members laboring for the Imam under "Tuzuk contracts" are obligated to kick back all of their salaries beyond a bare minimum needed to survive....
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Wednesday, September 3, 2014 |
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Teachers in Honolulu Lowest Adjusted Salary in USA
By News Release @ 4:14 AM :: 6269 Views :: Education K-12, Hawaii Statistics, Labor
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The median adjusted salaries in the 60 metro areas range from $32,312 in Honolulu, Hawaii to $73,078 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin....
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Tuesday, September 2, 2014 |
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UHPA Approves Abercrombie $32M Gift Contract with 99% 'Yes' Vote
By News Release @ 2:52 AM :: 5389 Views :: Higher Education, Labor
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(Flashback June 27, 2014: Abercrombie Rewards UHPA's Campaign Support with $32M -- 'Unprecedented' Early Contract)
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Tuesday, September 2, 2014 |
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HGEA, Legislature Force More State Employees into Union
By News Release @ 2:39 AM :: 4135 Views :: Labor
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Since 2003, efforts have been made to facilitate the conversion of exempt positions to civil service in the Executive Branch of state government....
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Sunday, August 31, 2014 |
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At First, Takai Voted For the Pension Tax 'Every Time'
By Andrew Walden @ 11:21 PM :: 8377 Views :: Labor, Politicians, Taxes
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Even weeks after angry kupuna and union members began crowding committee hearings to protest, Takai voted 'aye' for the pension tax bill HB1092 HD1....
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Wednesday, August 27, 2014 |
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DLIR Snapshot of State's 662,150 Workers
By News Release @ 10:46 PM :: 5405 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Labor
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The largest occupational groups in Hawaii are retail sales followed by general office clerks and cashiers....
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Tuesday, August 26, 2014 |
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Study: Hawaii 'Ban the Box' Law Reduces Crime
By News Release @ 3:19 PM :: 9115 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Justice Reinvestment, Labor, Law Enforcement
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Statistics show that without income from a paying job an ex-offender often will return to criminal activity....
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Saturday, August 23, 2014 |
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HART: Only 743 Local Jobs Created by Rail Work
By News Release @ 11:33 PM :: 6629 Views :: Labor, Rail
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September 14, 2011: "The city initially claimed that rail would create 17,000 new jobs during the construction phase..."
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Friday, August 22, 2014 |
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Duncan Announces One Year Delay in Teacher Evaluations
By News Release @ 3:55 AM :: 4720 Views :: Education K-12, Labor
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...I believe testing issues today are sucking the oxygen out of the room....
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Wednesday, August 20, 2014 |
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DHS Fraud Investigator Allegedly Worked for TSA on State Time
By News Release @ 5:54 PM :: 7658 Views :: Kauai County, Ethics, Labor, Law Enforcement
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... charged with Theft in the Second Degree for receiving unearned compensation from the State of Hawaii from 2008 through 2012....
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Wednesday, August 20, 2014 |
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Yakuza? Triads? Technicalities Shred $50M Racketeering Suit Against Pro-Rail Hawaiian Stabilization Fund
By Selected News Articles @ 4:45 PM :: 8451 Views :: DHHL, Ethics, Labor, Rail
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...Judge Chen found that all of the union members' allegations regarding the Hawaiian Stabilization Fund involve state-law causes of action over which the federal court has no jurisdiction....
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Wednesday, August 20, 2014 |
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Accountability: DoE Identifies Almost All Teachers as Effective
By News Release @ 2:59 AM :: 4866 Views :: Education K-12, Labor
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...0.2 percent of teachers were rated unsatisfactory, which means teachers do not show evidence of effective teacher practice, positive student outcomes....
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Monday, August 18, 2014 |
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Not Red Hot: Hawaii Construction Employment Drops 1.4%
By News Release @ 9:01 PM :: 6292 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Labor, Rail
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...Rail boss Grabauskas blames "red hot" construction market for rail cost overruns, but....
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Friday, August 15, 2014 |
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Non-Teachers Make Up Half of Public School Workforce
By NCPA @ 10:28 AM :: 4240 Views :: Education K-12, Labor
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...25 percent of education expenditures going to non-teacher salaries and benefits....
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Wednesday, August 13, 2014 |
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UPW Scores Massive Pay Hikes After Disrupting Honolulu Ambulance Service
By News Release @ 6:47 PM :: 9690 Views :: Honolulu County, Labor
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Field Operation Supervisors
- Current: $70,692-$80,388
- New: $89,860-$102,185
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Wednesday, August 13, 2014 |
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Obama Executive Order to Screen Unions, Federal Contractors for Labor Law Violations
By NCPA @ 1:37 PM :: 3865 Views :: Labor
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...Labor Compliance Advisors -- appointed by each government agency -- will decide whether the contractors have shown a "lack of integrity or business ethics."....
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Monday, August 11, 2014 |
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2 PRP Candidates Win, 3 More Head to General
By News Release @ 10:57 PM :: 6260 Views :: Labor, Politicians, Rail
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... News Release from PRP Frontgroup "Forward Progress" ....
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Wednesday, August 6, 2014 |
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Candidate Forced by UH to Take Leave Without Pay
By Selected News Articles @ 10:05 PM :: 7988 Views :: Higher Education, Labor, Politicians
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...J N Musto, Executive Director of UHPA indicated that they had been fighting the contract language for 30 years and did reach an agreement that UH professors could maintain their position while campaigning....
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Tuesday, August 5, 2014 |
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Will $150M Obamacare Tax Lead to ILWU Strike?
By Michael Hansen @ 10:35 PM :: 5911 Views :: Jones Act, Labor
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...Potentially, consumers in Hawaii and Alaska could pick up the tab for Obamacare excise tax....
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Monday, August 4, 2014 |
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WaPo: Union freakouts are hurting the hunt for good teachers
By NCPA @ 1:58 PM :: 4602 Views :: Education K-12, Labor
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... the debate over evaluations has been full of false information ....
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Wednesday, July 30, 2014 |
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Roofers: Obamacare Threatens Union Health Plan
By News Release @ 4:27 PM :: 5893 Views :: Health Care, Labor
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"The ACA is threatening to dismantle multi-employer health and welfare funds that provide affordable, high-quality health care...."
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Tuesday, July 29, 2014 |
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Ige Renews Oath of Fealty to HSTA
By News Release @ 8:45 PM :: 6847 Views :: Education K-12, Labor, Politicians
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As your Governor, I will work with the Board to immediately place a hold on the components of the Educator Effectiveness System....
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Friday, July 25, 2014 |
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Retiree Healthcare: Hawaii's $3.5B Magic Trick
By Selected News Articles @ 4:36 PM :: 7685 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Hawaii Statistics, Labor, Taxes
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...Can anything be in worse condition than unfunded government pensions? Unfortunately, yes – and it’s called OPEB....
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Thursday, July 24, 2014 |
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$15.45B Report: 560 Big Construction Projects for Hawaii
By News Release @ 10:04 PM :: 6458 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Labor, Rail
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...we identified significant public and private infrastructure projects that are “on the books” over the next 20 years....
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Tuesday, July 22, 2014 |
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High Cost of Big Labor: Hawaii Pension Debt
By News Release @ 2:04 PM :: 5006 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Labor
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The High Cost of Big Labor looks at the economic impact of labor policies on U.S. states....
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Sunday, July 20, 2014 |
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HB2427: One Stroke of the Pen
By Tom Yamachika @ 4:01 AM :: 6025 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Higher Education, Labor
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...the CLEAR facility is located at UH West Oahu, and that campus testifies that it is okay with scrapping the CLEAR fund....
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Wednesday, July 16, 2014 |
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SHOPO Endorses Janet Grace for State House
By News Release @ 2:27 AM :: 5013 Views :: Labor, Politicians
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Grace is the Republican candidate for the Waikiki-Ala Moana seat currently held by Democrat Tom Brower, who gained international notoriety last year for using a sledgehammer to smash shopping carts used by the homeless....
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Tuesday, July 15, 2014 |
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Hawaii Symphony announces two-year agreement with Musicians
By News Release @ 2:18 PM :: 5067 Views :: Labor, Tourism
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The Hawaii Symphony Orchestra and Musicians Association of Hawaii are pleased to announce a two-year agreement that will run through June 30, 2016....
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Friday, July 11, 2014 |
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State Department documents rise in human trafficking
By Malia Zimmerman @ 9:36 PM :: 6810 Views :: Agriculture, Labor, Law Enforcement
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The International Labor Organization says agricultural workers are among the most vulnerable....
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Friday, July 11, 2014 |
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Hawaii 3rd Highest Unemployment Rate for Mentally Ill Persons
By News Release @ 5:28 AM :: 5303 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Health Care, Labor
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Approximately 60 percent of the 7.1 million people receiving public mental health services nationwide want to work....
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Monday, July 7, 2014 |
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Small steps to turn government workers into stakeholders
By Rachelle Chang @ 9:55 PM :: 4125 Views :: Labor
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How can we make government workers and taxpayers feel like part of the same team?
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Sunday, July 6, 2014 |
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Winner and Still Champ! Oh, No!!
By Tom Yamachika @ 4:01 AM :: 6745 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Labor, Small Business
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The old saying "nice place to visit but I wouldn't want to live there" seems to sum up employment conditions in Hawaii....
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Thursday, July 3, 2014 |
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Must Hawaii Employers Preserve Absent Employees Positions Indefinitely?
By News Release @ 4:37 PM :: 4797 Views :: Labor, Small Business
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The First Circuit Court of Hawaii will have to decide whether employers in the state have a legal obligation to preserve an employee’s original position indefinitely ....
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Tuesday, July 1, 2014 |
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First Amendment Victory: Supreme Court Rules Against Union Taking Dues From Non-Members
By Heritage Foundation @ 6:53 AM :: 4702 Views :: First Amendment, Labor
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...the U.S. Supreme Court handed down an important victory for participants in home-health care programs....
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Monday, June 30, 2014 |
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Union apologizes for attacks on former Hawaii governor in lawsuit settlement
By Malia Zimmerman @ 2:08 PM :: 7891 Views :: Ethics, First Amendment, Labor, Politicians
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Cayetano sued to clear his name after PRP Hawaii spent $2 million on a media campaign against him....
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Saturday, June 28, 2014 |
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Nanakuli House Candidate Andria Tupola wins SHOPO Endorsement
By News Release @ 12:04 AM :: 5842 Views :: Labor, Politicians
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A published analysis by a senior political reporter for the Honolulu Star-Advertiser rates Andria Tupola as the GOP’s best young prospect....
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Friday, June 27, 2014 |
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Abercrombie Rewards UHPA's Campaign Support with $32M -- 'Unprecedented' Early Contract
By News Release @ 5:11 PM :: 8091 Views :: Higher Education, Labor
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...the agreement would cost $32 million over two years, a cost that needs to be approved by the Legislature.....
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Friday, June 27, 2014 |
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Sledgehammer Tom Brower Loses Key HSTA Endorsement
By News Release @ 4:51 PM :: 5471 Views :: Labor, Politicians
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Brower has lost the confidence of the groups and individuals who once supported him....
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Monday, June 23, 2014 |
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Hawaii Teachers 3rd-Best Paid in USA
By Selected News Articles @ 6:35 PM :: 7451 Views :: Education K-12, Hawaii Statistics, Labor
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The top districts for paying teachers with a bachelor’s degree and five years of experience are Chicago ($62,046), New York ($52,278), Hawaii ($50,728)....
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