Labor

... 61% of public employees are union members in Hawaii ....

... multiplying the result by 150% ....

... "lawyers and activists" are now eligible to participate in the DEP program ....

... a debt burden of $2.25 billion, translating to $17,400 per taxpayer ....

... Island Flex is a program that allows employees to allocate a portion of their salary into Medical Spending Accounts and/or Dependent Care Spending Accounts on a tax-free basis ....

“...As we witness the very quickly changing landscape of the federal government, federal workforce and federal policies, this order directs state agencies to review candidates and make a conditional job offer within 14 days of receiving an individual’s application....”

... U.S. Military Announces it is Dropping PLA Mandate ....

... Many staff cited unsustainable work conditions marked by mandatory overtime, insufficient staff, and inadequate wellness resources ....

"...Mandating PLAs for Most Federal Construction Projects Is an Unauthorized Set-Aside...."

... 34,181 healthcare positions in the state and a 14% vacancy rate, a significant decrease from the 17% vacancy rate reported in 2022 ....

... Walmart reportedly is rolling back its diversity, equity and inclusion policies to focus on being more "belonging." ....

... The agreement includes significant wage increases for lowest-paid workers and enforceable staffing language to protect patient care ....

... Hawaii has the lowest average disposable income, $5,929 per working resident ....

... The Department of Taxation Requires Employers Decrease Withholding Amounts Beginning January 1, 2025 ....

... Hawaii pension burden: 19.4% of personal income ....

... HSTA did not challenge HIDOE’s decision to exclude prior experience for the “compression fix” -- 1,000 Teachers May be Shortchanged on Pay ....

... Union representing most of the staff at Maui’s only acute care hospital delivered 10-day notice of Unfair Labor Practice strike during bargaining today ....

... WalletHub compared the 50 states and the District of Columbia based on the rate of job openings for the latest month and the last 12 months ....

... University of Hawai‘i Professional Assembly Holds Ratification Vote ....

... due to a commitment to the fundamentals of IT modernization ....

... Welcomes New State Adjutant General and Deputy Adjutant General ....

... employees were required to go to their principal’s office and sign a promissory note ....

... Governor Josh Green, M.D., and Attorney General Anne Lopez are urging both parties to seek federal mediation ....

... we appreciate the $2,000 placeholder checks and $800 for those who were denied both their Aug. 20 and Sept. 5 paychecks ....

... workforce development report called New Foundations: Laying the Groundwork for Hawai‘i’s Middle-class Renewal and Revival of the Trades ....

... I am more than willing to mediate if both the union and the employer request my help ....

... under a 1997 Hawaii Supreme Court decision, (Konno v County of Hawaii) state and local government officials face enormous barriers contracting union-performed government work to private entities ....

... 100+ units in Mililani .... 

... The Kauai SHOPO chapter released the results of a comprehensive membership survey which unsurprisingly says Raybuck is a bad bad person ....

... take a light-handed approach with occupational licensing ....

...In a memo dated May 31, the HIDOE announced the continuation of differentials, ranging from $3,000 to $10,000 annually....

... Hawaii lawmakers enacted a large income tax cut this year, and major budget reform will begin next year to ensure it stays in place, Gov. Josh Green said ....

...When the USSR collapsed in 1991, long-secret archives of the Communist International were thrown open to western researchers for the first time.  Many previously unknown details of communist history have been revealed--including the 1935 Comintern orders directing Communists to begin work in Hawaii....

... Intent to Veto: HB 1800, which is the state’s budget bill, and HB 40, which is the bill that puts $300 million into our rainy day fund and $135 million into the pension accumulation fund .... 

... For 40 years, the Chevron precedent has been the backbone of administrative law, limiting judicial decision-making in favor of agency 'expertise' ....

... increase the appropriation for the COVID hazard pay contingency to $115 million ....

... there is now, government-wide, about a 30% vacancy rate in the number of authorized positions ....

Hawaii was the last place in the US to abolish indentured servitude....

... CIO Murdock resigned without notice May 31, 2024.  Now we know why ....

"These legislators continually criticize, find fault, and introduce legislation intent on diminishing the work carried out at UH."

... About 500 teachers qualify for payments ranging from $2,500 to $8,000 in June ....

“We thank Gov. Green, Hawai‘i legislators, and our partners at the Hawai‘i Hotel Alliance, UNITE HERE Local 5, and the International Longshore & Warehouse Union Local 142 for their leadership in passing this important law."--AHLA Interim President & CEO Kevin Carey

... after an investigation conducted by the U.S. Department of Labor Office of Labor-Management Standards ....

... Hawaii’s $1.5 million PLA threshold is now the lowest in the nation ....

... and the State Ethics Commission says it's all good ....  

If you ask how "a religious holiday observed primarily by Christians commemorating the crucifixion of Jesus Christ and his death at Calvary" squares with the Establishment Clause of the First Amendment, let us explain ....

... it "harms the legal system, the profession, and the public" while fostering "a perception of privilege and arrogance" ....

... Hawaii taxpayers are going to be paying more for state government projects under a directive issued in February by Gov. Josh Green ....

"This vote is about abuse of power."

... a new “administrative directive” that requires all state construction projects worth more than $1.5 million to be performed under so-called project labor agreements ....