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31 Dec. 2004 Star Bulletin 2004 marked by cement strike, milk dilemma

31 Dec. 2004 Star Bulletin Rutledges are told to wear trackers

31 Dec. 2004 Star Bulletin Pension agency steps in United case (scroll down)

31 Dec. 2004 Star Bulletin UAL flight attendants authorize a strike (scroll down)

31 Dec. 2004 Advertiser Aloha Airlines files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy (IAM Lodge 141)

31 Dec. 2004 Advertiser $500,000 added to bail for Rutledges

30 Dec. 2004 Star Bulletin Labor leader helped to put Dems in office from "10 Who Made a Difference"

29 Dec. 2004 Advertiser Kaua'i utility workers ratify

27 Dec. 2004 Advertiser Longer hours can be required

27 Dec. 2004 Advertiser Cracking glass ceiling not easy

26 Dec. 2004 Advertiser Unity House ties to politics examined

Unity House probed in 1990 assets transfer

24 Dec. 2004 Advertiser Petition supports removal of bandleader (HGEA)

22 Dec. 2004 Advertiser 2 counties settle OT claims for $3 million (SHOPO and HFFA)

21 Dec. 2004 Advertiser Rutledges plead not guilty

20 Dec. 2004 Advertiser Minimum wage won't cover rent, report says

20 Dec. 2004 Advertiser Skilled U.S. workers lose jobs

20 Dec. 2004 Advertiser Video-game workers seek OT pay

20 Dec. 2004 Advertiser Disabled workers have an added need for mentors

19 Dec. 2004 Advertiser Glass ceiling hangs low in Japan

18 Dec. 2004 Star Bulletin Hotel workers support strike fund (scroll down)

18 Dec. 2004 Advertiser Unity House dispute widens

18 Dec. 2004 Advertiser United pilots ease stance on pensions

18 Dec. 2004 Advertiser Workers unable to afford housing

17 Dec. 2004 Pacific Bus. News Local 5 to set up strike fund

17 Dec. 2004 Star Bulletin Jury alleges Rutledge tried to move funds

17 Dec. 2004 Star Bulletin Hawaiian reaches deal with biggest union

17 Dec. 2004 Advertiser Rutledges defrauded nonprofit, feds allege

15 Dec. 2004 Star Bulletin Federal officials seize the assets of the $42-million Unity House

15 Dec. 2004 Star Bulletin United reaches deal with pilots (scroll down)

15 Dec. 2004 Advertiser Unity House seized by IRS

14 Dec. 2004 Star Bulletin Hiring spree expected to ease

14 Dec. 2004 AP United Reaches Tentative Deal With Pilots

Flight Attendants Rally at White House

14 Dec. 2004 Advertiser United to cut nonunion pay, benefits by $112M

14 Dec. 2004 Advertiser Hiring outlook beats Mainland's

13 Dec. 2004 Advertiser Concurrent pay law may be expanded

12 Dec. 2004 Advertiser Workers need time for care of elderly

10 Dec. 2004 Advertiser Island Voices: Affirmative action is beneficial to all of us

7 Dec. 2004 Star Bulletin Judge clears lawsuit by subs

7 Dec. 2004 Advertiser Substitutes' suit gets new life

5 Dec. 2004 Advertiser 24 more teachers nationally certified (HSTA)

5 Dec. 2004 Advertiser No job is safe if someone can do it for less

Foreign work is revolutionizing Chinese society

Low-wage Mexico too expensive

4 Dec. 2004 Advertiser UH mascot accuses La'ie center of racial bias

4 Dec. 2004 Advertiser United Airlines cutting 825 more airport jobs

3 Dec. 2004 Star Bulletin United union mails strike ballots (scroll down)

1 Dec. 2004 Star Bulletin 100 Delta Air pilots will retire (scroll down)

1 Dec. 2004 Star Bulletin Plumbers union officials resign (scroll down)

30 Nov. 2004 Advertiser Laid-off worker in need of bed, linens

30 Nov. 2004 Advertiser Stressed airline workers could hurt holiday travel

29 Nov. 2004 Advertiser Anthracite hard, life harder for miners of Pennsylvania

23 Nov. 2004 AP Wal-Mart Concedes China Can Make Unions

Union Wins Right to Wal-Mart Documents

22 Nov. 2004 Advertiser Retired workers give thanks to labor's legacy

22 Nov. 2004 Advertiser Hawai'i jobless rate rises to 3.3 percent

22 Nov. 2004 Advertiser Training for older workers targeted

21 Nov. 2004 Advertiser New textile rules may spell doom for some

20 Nov. 2004 Advertiser Benefit to prevail over hotel boycott

19 Nov. 2004 Star Bulletin Union lifts boycott for fund-raiser

17 Nov. 2004 Star Bulletin Hawaiian Air union will take strike vote

17 Nov. 2004 Star Bulletin Kaiser will cover locked-out workers (scroll down)

17 Nov. 2004 Advertiser Flight attendants to vote on nationwide strike

14 Nov. 2004 Advertiser Pilots riding turbulent times

13 Nov. 2004 Star Bulletin Hawaiian Air group alters competing reorganization plan

13 Nov. 2004 Advertiser Human trafficking alleged in Nanakuli

12 Nov. 2004 Star Bulletin Hawaiian Air reaches pact with dispatchers

12 Nov. 2004 Star Bulletin Isle man accused of 'modern-day slavery'

12 Nov. 2004 Advertiser Hawaiian Airlines celebrates 75th year (as pilots picket)

12 Nov. 2004 Advertiser Delta pilots OK $1 billion in wage cuts

12 Nov. 2004 Advertiser Disney Unions Seek Mediation for Dispute

11 Nov. 2004 Star Bulletin Recycling program is not yet in the can (UPW)

11 Nov. 2004 Star Bulletin Pilots to protest Hawaiian Air plan (scroll down)

11 Nov. 2004 Advertiser Ruling postpones recycling program

10 Nov. 2004 Advertiser Firms wrestle with healthcare

8 Nov. 2004 Star Bulletin Mufi vows openness with labor, Council

6 Nov. 2004 Star Bulletin Locked-out Raytheon employees will go back to work

6 Nov. 2004 Advertiser Northwest pilots approve 2-year 15% pay cut

5 Nov. 2004 Star Bulletin Raytheon locks out 7 West Loch workers

5 Nov. 2004 Advertiser Raytheon locks out 7 workers at Pearl

5 Nov. 2004 Advertiser UPW sues to stop city recycling plan

2 Nov. 2004 Advertiser Work stoppage hits Raytheon

2 Nov. 2004 Advertiser Delta pilots vote on wage cuts

1 Nov. 2004 Advertiser Construction boom not here yet

1 Nov. 2004 Advertiser Good boss, happy workers boost bottom line

30 Oct. 2004 Star Bulletin S.F. union dispute disrupts 2 Waikiki hotels

30 Oct. 2004 Advertiser S.F. workers picket Starwood hotels here

29 Oct. 2004 Advertiser Delta says bankruptcy still threat despite pilots' concessions

29 Oct. 2004 Advertiser Firms face healthcare audits

28 Oct. 2004 Advertiser Delta, pilots reach tentative deal

28 Oct. 2004 Advertiser Most workers fail to contribute enough to retirement plans

27 Oct. 2004 Advertiser San Francisco Hotels Continue Lockout

25 Oct. 2004 Advertiser Airline workers focus on future

25 Oct. 2004 Advertiser Working sick costs $150B annually

23 Oct. 2004 Advertiser American Airlines to furlough more workers

22 Oct. 2004 Advertiser Island Voices: DOE flip-flopped with substitute teachers

21 Oct. 2004 Star Bulletin Battling a labor drought

21 Oct. 2004 Advertiser Health coverage is being reshaped

20 Oct. 2004 Star Bulletin DOE delays cutting pay for substitute teachers

20 Oct. 2004 Star Bulletin California strike hurt profits at Safeway (scroll down)

20 Oct. 2004 Advertiser Substitutes' pay cut changed

EDITORIAL: Pay cut for substitute teachers is unfair

19 Oct. 2004 Star Bulletin Substitute teachers denounce 7% cut in pay

18 Oct. 2004 Advertiser 3,900 teachers facing pay cut

17 Oct. 2004 Star Bulletin Labor agreements still hurdle for Hawaiian Air

17 Oct. 2004 Advertiser Union seeks first Wal-Mart pact

17 Oct. 2004 Advertiser New economy forcing all to shoulder more risk

16 Oct. 2004 Star Bulletin Ex-Foremost workers agree on severance

16 Oct. 2004 Star Bulletin ATA attendants OK 10% pay cut (scroll down)

16 Oct. 2004 Advertiser Airline permitted to slash pay by 21%

14 Oct. 2004 Advertiser Many uninsured meet rules for coverage

12 Oct. 2004 Star Bulletin HSTA wants its best to earn $100,000

12 Oct. 2004 Star Bulletin Editorial: Public employee unions want to keep grip on the state

11 Oct. 2004 Star Bulletin Meadow Gold employees approve new 5-year contract

11 Oct. 2004 Advertiser Workers feel strain of 24-hour economy

10 Oct. 2004 Star Bulletin Union takes aim at governor

10 Oct. 2004 Advertiser State honors its workers of the year

08 Oct. 2004 Star Bulletin Substitute teacher ruling deferred

08 Oct. 2004 Advertiser Judge limits substitutes' request

07 Oct. 2004 Advertiser Substitute teachers suing state for $25M

07 Oct. 2004 Advertiser letter on Workers Comp: Hawai'i consumer being gouged (scroll down)

06 Oct. 2004 Star Bulletin Union supports Verizon suitor

06 Oct. 2004 Advertiser San Francisco hotels to extend worker lockout

05 Oct. 2004 Star Bulletin Nurses union settles suits

04 Oct. 2004 Advertiser Union growth slows at California wineries

03 Oct. 2004 Advertiser Hawai'i's workers struggle with low pay, low-level jobs

03 Oct. 2004 Advertiser Ore. Mushroom Harvesters Go on Strike

02 Oct. 2004 Star Bulletin Meadow Gold talks continue

02 Oct. 2004 Advertiser Workload concerns prompted milk strike threat

02 Oct. 2004 Advertiser Bankrupt airline asks pilots to cut pay

01 Oct. 2004 Star Bulletin Meadow Gold talks continue

01 Oct. 2004 Advertiser Meadow Gold avoids strike

Meadow Gold talks continue into night

30 Sep. 2004 Advertiser Dairy workers willing to strike

30 Sep. 2004 Advertiser Two-week strike targets 4 San Francisco hotels

30 Sep. 2004 Advertiser IBM pension dispute settled for $300M

29 Sep. 2004 Advertiser Income climbs 2.5% in Hawai'i

28 Sep. 2004 Star Bulletin Union reports Aloha considering sale of units

27 Sep. 2004 Advertiser More workers putting in 40-plus-hour weeks

25 Sep. 2004 Advertiser Court rejects legal brief on United pension plan

23 Sep. 2004 Advertiser AT&T to lay off 86, close local call center (CWA, Local 9415)

22 Sep. 2004 Advertiser Hawai'i nurses lured by jobs on Mainland

21 Sep. 2004 Advertiser Delta, union reach deal on use of retired pilots

20 Sep. 2004 Advertiser Firing calls for delicate explanation

19 Sep. 2004 Advertiser Labor board rulings could weaken unions

17 Sep. 2004 Star Bulletin State health fund to stick with HMSA for 2 years

17 Sep. 2004 Advertiser Union, former owner question Foremost closing

16 Sep. 2004 Advertiser HMSA contract renewed without opening to bid

15 Sep. 2004 Advertiser Union wary of Foremost motives

15 Sep. 2004 Advertiser Matson hit by labor crunch

15 Sep. 2004 Advertiser California hotels may face strike

11 Sep. 2004 Star Bulletin Pilots' union seeks last-ditch talks (scroll down)

09 Sep. 2004 Advertiser Delta to cut 7,000 workers

09 Sep. 2004 Advertiser Workers fear pensions in jeopardy

08 Sep. 2004 Star Bulletin Divided pilots balk at U.S. Airways offer (scroll down)

06 Sep. 2004 Star Bulletin Isle election to test union's political clout

06 Sep. 2004 Star Bulletin Editorial: Hawaii workers can celebrate this Labor Day

06 Sep. 2004 Advertiser Jobs stagnant despite ADA

Jobless rate misleading

04 Sep. 2004 Star Bulletin Unity House drops annual Labor Day union picnic

04 Sep. 2004 Advertiser Market super for job seekers

04 Sep. 2004 Advertiser Nurse's lawsuit ordered to trial

04 Sep. 2004 Advertiser August numbers don't tell full story of U.S. labor market

02 Sep. 2004 Advertiser Two groups endorse candidates (SHOPO)

02 Sep. 2004 Advertiser United may cut up to 6,000 jobs

02 Sep. 2004 Advertiser Boost in paycheck doesn't go far

01 Sep. 2004 Advertiser Overtime rules present challenge to employers

26 Aug. 2004 Star Bulletin Union lauds Hawaiian Air pilot for gunshot response

26 Aug. 2004 Advertiser Pension crisis could spread beyond airlines

25 Aug. 2004 Advertiser School workers told to keep politics off job (HSTA)

23 Aug. 2004 Star Bulletin Editorial: Workers' comp reform needed to erase 'F' grade

24 Aug. 2004 Advertiser Unions protest overtime rules

24 Aug. 2004 Advertiser Hawai'i workers' comp payments rise 6.3%

23 Aug. 2004 Star Bulletin Workers' comp spending up

23 Aug. 2004 Advertiser Job law protects reservists

21 Aug. 2004 Advertiser New Overtime Rules to Take Effect Monday

19 Aug. 2004 Star Bulletin New overtime rules confuse employers (Local 5)

19 Aug. 2004 Star Bulletin City to halt Mililani recycling project (UPW)

19 Aug. 2004 Advertiser United says termination of pension plans is 'likely'

19 Aug. 2004 Advertiser UPW ratifies 2-year contract costing $16.2M

18 Aug. 2004 Advertiser Labor dispute suspends Mililani curbside recycling (UPW)

17 Aug. 2004 Advertiser Legislators' ethics questioned (HSTA)

17 Aug. 2004 Advertiser Guard duty hits workplaces

16 Aug. 2004 Advertiser Construction jobs luring workers from other fields

14 Aug. 2004 Star Bulletin Hawaiian Air pays $1.6M bonus

14 Aug. 2004 Advertiser BUSINESS BRIEFS: Airline workers get profit share

14 Aug. 2004 Advertiser Pension stance opposed

13 Aug. 2004 Advertiser EDITORIAL: Verizon sale deserves open public hearing (IBEW 1357)

12 Aug. 2004 Advertiser Union decries PUC decision (IBEW 1357)

12 Aug. 2004 Advertiser Union seeks to have bankruptcy trustee appointed for UAL

12 Aug. 2004 Advertiser High court upholds trespassing conviction

9 Aug. 2004 Advertiser While on the job, don't discuss politics

9 Aug. 2004 Garden Island Still no grievance at Wilcox (Nurses)

7 Aug. 2004 Advertiser Hawai'i gets an 'F' on workers' comp system

2 Aug. 2004 Advertiser Workplace bullying common, study says

1 Aug. 2004 Advertiser New jobs are plentiful but paychecks tend to be smaller

31 July 2004 Advertiser Delta seeks $1B in pilot concessions

31 July 2004 Advertiser O'ahu workers average $17.81 an hour

29 July 2004 Star Bulletin Reserves' city workers might get pay

29 July 2004 Advertiser Carpenters union endorses Bainum

28 July 2004 Advertiser UH instructors sign 6-year contract

28 July 2004 Advertiser Pay only one key to happy workers

26 July 2004 Advertiser Anti-mom bias alleged

26 July 2004 Advertiser Employers see rising meth use

24 July 2004 Advertiser Honolulu police closing gap on officer vacancies (SHOPO)

24 July 2004 Advertiser Feds could force states to bring back offshore jobs

23 July 2004 Star Bulletin Union seeks more workers at L.A. ports

23 July 2004 Advertiser Wage settlement awaits ratification by UPW

23 July 2004 Advertiser Lingle's chief labor negotiator resigned during June

23 July 2004 Advertiser State has lowest jobless rate

19 July 2004 Advertiser Workers grapple with care of elders

17 July 2004 Star Bulletin Judge OKs bonuses for airline executives

17 July 2004 Advertiser Bonuses approved for Hawaiian Air managers

16 July 2004 Star Bulletin Wal-Mart foes request public hearing (UFCW)

16 July 2004 Star Bulletin EEOC sues Ko Olina timeshare resort

16 July 2004 Advertiser Foes of Wal-Mart project seek 'meaningful review' of impact (UFCW)

15 July 2004 Star Bulletin Isle teachers' salaries fall further below U.S. average

14 July 2004 Star Bulletin 4,000 teachers fail faulty test (HSTA)

13 July 2004 Star Bulletin Staffing crisis looms for isle air traffic control (NATCA)

12 July 2004 Star Bulletin Ferry will end fear of tugboat strikes (Editorial)

11 July 2004 Advertiser New pension option for 55,000

10 July 2004 Star Bulletin Local 5 parent in union merger

8 July 2004 Star Bulletin 4 teachers set to learn building trades

7 July 2004 Star Bulletin Bainum questions union endorsement

7 July 2004 Advertiser Tug strike's effects on retailers hard to gauge

6 July 2004 Advertiser Tug strike over but businesses still suffer

5 July 2004 Star Bulletin Barge strike ends

Strike settlement relieves neighbor island residents

5 July 2004 Advertiser Tugboat workers settle

5 July 2004 Advertiser NEA Endorses Kerry for President

4 July 2004 Star Bulletin Neighbor isles feel strike's impact

Shortages stir residents to fly to Oahu for supplies

4 July 2004 Advertiser BREAKING NEWS: IBU, barge companies reach tentative agreement

Tug worker contract talks extend into night

Strike a wake-up call for Islands

4 July 2004 Advertiser/AP Labor Split on Backing Kerry Running Mate

3 July 2004 Star Bulletin New talks planned in tugboat walkout

3 July 2004 Advertiser Tugboat union, company resume negotiations today

Editorial: Tug strike affects everyone in state

2 July 2004 Star Bulletin Barge workers squeeze shipping

Cruise line dodges iceberg of a strike

2 July 2004 Advertiser Tug workers strike halts many deliveries

1 July 2004 Star Bulletin Tug-barge operators on strike

1 July 2004 Star Bulletin Local 5 approves contract with Kaiser Permanente

1 July 2004 Advertiser Tugboat seamen on strike

1 July 2004 Advertiser Kaiser workers ratify contract

30 June 2004 Star Bulletin Lingle signs bill into law to pay $4.3M to workers

30 June 2004 Advertiser Actus signs 50-year labor deal

30 June 2004 Advertiser Outsourcing weighs on job seekers

29 June 2004 Star Bulletin Union rules give libraries 3-day weekend

29 June 2004 Star Bulletin United Air to seek wage, job cuts

29 June 2004 Advertiser Top union leaders draw big paychecks

28 June 2004 Pacific Business News Judge tosses California union out of nurses dispute

28 June 2004 Pacific Business News Union says it's not part of Actus agreement (Operating Engineers Local 3)

24 June 2004 Star Bulletin Kona Beach employees to picket over 10% pay cut

24 June 2004 Star Bulletin Northwest Airlines issues threat

24 June 2004 Star Bulletin Navy worker settles suit, gets $140,000

24 June 2004 Advertiser Raises not keeping up with inflation

24 June 2004 Advertiser 8,000 expected for convention (NALC)

24 June 2004 Advertiser Pearl Harbor mechanic's fight for promotion settled

23 June 2004 Star Bulletin Pilots claim victory in legal case

23 June 2004 Star Bulletin Construction spending up

23 June 2004 Star Bulletin Hawaii's 3% jobless rate lowest in U.S.

22 June 2004 Advertiser Hawai'i's 3% jobless rate lowest in nation

19 June 2004 Star Bulletin Kaiser union seeks better contract

16 June 2004 Star Bulletin Hawaii ranks second for sick leave benefits

15 June 2004 Star Bulletin 1 in 3 local companies plan to hire, survey says

14 June 2004 Advertiser Unions tackle offshoring

13 June 2004 Star Bulletin Poamoho celebrates end to fear of eviction (ILWU)

13 June 2004 Advertiser Plantation residents in the mood to party (ILWU)

13 June 2004 Advertiser Working poor struggle to afford basics

5 June 2004 Star-Bulletin Gill re-elected head of Local 5

5 June 2004 Advertiser Gill re-elected to union post

4 June 2004 Advertiser Developer submits plan to save plantation homes (ILWU)

3 June 2004 Star-Bulletin HSTA contract not yet ready for public eyes (HSTA)

1 June 2004 Advertiser For many, school is not an option (Child Labor)

31 May 2004 Advertiser Workers' share of economic recovery lowest in half a century

31 May 2004 Advertiser Young, old job seekers have it tough, but for different reasons

28 May 2004 Star-Bulletin Teacher pay ranks 20th in the nation (HSTA)

26 May 2004 Star-Bulletin Lingle snuffs out cigarettes on campus

26 May 2004 Advertiser Workers lose school smoking privileges (UPW)

25 May 2004 Advertiser HGEA lashes out at Lingle over raises

25 May 2004 Advertiser 'Advisory arbitration' would be more accurate (Letter from Ted Hong)

23 May 2004 Advertiser Employment demand may push up wages

23 May 2004 Adv./AP Boeing Workers Accept New 3-Year Contract

22 May 2004 Advertiser Labor activist Goro Hokama, 75

21 May 2004 Star-Bulletin Maui councilman was a champion for labor rights

20 May 2004 Star-Bulletin Army builder and unions sign deal

20 May 2004 Advertiser Deal guarantees unions will work on Army housing

19 May 2004 Advertiser Some may be unaware of new overtime rules

17 May 2004 Advertiser Workplace friends may spell difference in good, bad jobs

Aging of baby boomers may herald rise in bias claims

16 May 2004 Advertiser UPW unit pursues pay deal with state

Plantation town keeps praying to hold on to paradise of past (ILWU)

Former mill workers move on (ILWU)

15 May 2004 Advertiser 'Bundling' of unemployed prohibited

Gas workers ratify contract

14 May 2004 Star-Bulletin Teachers approve contract

14 May 2004 Advertiser Teachers accept 2-year deal

13 May 2004 Star-Bulletin City Council OKs $6.2M pay raise for HGEA

12 May 2004 Advertiser Council expected to OK raises for HGEA

Gas firm, union reach deal

10 May 2004 Star-Bulletin City OKs workers' religious leaflets

9 May 2004 Advertiser Garment makers try to go sweatshop free

7 May 2004 Advertiser Letter carriers hope to stamp out hunger

5 May 2004 Star-Bulletin Leave food donations by mailbox on Saturday

4 May 2004 Star-Bulletin Senate restores HGEA pay

3 May 2004 Advertiser Lingle vetoes HGEA raise; override likely

2 May 2004 Star-Bulletin Del Monte bulldozes pineapple memories

2 May 2004 Advertiser Union to vote on Gas Co. offer

2 May 2004 Advertiser Hawai'i personal income growth 7th highest nationwide

2 May 2004 Advertiser Outsourcing falls short for insurance firm

30 Apr. 2004 Star-Bulletin HSTA board recommends pact

30 Apr. 2004 Advertiser Teamsters authorize strike at gas utility

30 Apr. 2004 Advertiser HSTA urges ratification of new two-year contract

29 Apr. 2004 Star-Bulletin HSTA, STATE REACH DEAL

29 Apr. 2004 Star-Bulletin Council OK's union pay raises

29 Apr. 2004 Advertiser State, teachers reach tentative agreement

28 Apr. 2004 Star-Bulletin HGEA pay raise at risk for veto

28 Apr. 2004 Advertiser HSTA, state say they're hopeful

26 Apr. 2004 Advertiser AFL-CIO balks at overtime changes

26 Apr. 2004 Advertiser Study adds up cost of working sick

25 Apr. 2004 Star-Bulletin Local tech firms defend outsourcing

24 Apr. 2004 Star-Bulletin Democrats urge raises for teachers

23 Apr. 2004 A.P. Cutting Retiree Benefits Gaining Support

23 Apr. 2004 Adv./A.P. Appeals Court: NLRB Only Covers U.S.

22 Apr. 2004 Advertiser Editorial: Women still lagging in office pay scale

21 Apr. 2004 Star-Bulletin Women's groups target pay disparity

21 Apr. 2004 Advertiser Bill mandates men, women get equal pay for equal work

18 Apr. 2004 Star-Bulletin State offers teachers 4.1% raise

18 Apr. 2004 Advertiser Teachers say they're the ones being left behind

18 Apr. 2004 Advertiser Hawaiian workers worry about pay

18 Apr. 2004 Advertiser Racial bias in hiring made clear

17 Apr. 2004 Star-Bulletin Lingle signals she will veto spending bill (HGEA)

16 Apr. 2004 Pacific Bus. News Legal dispute blocks nurses negotiations

15 Apr. 2004 Advertiser Carpenter apprentices help school (Local 745)

14 Apr. 2004 Advertiser Editorial Democrats playing politics with money (HGEA, UPW)

13 Apr. 2004 Star-Bulletin Budget battle hinges on worker pay raises

13 Apr. 2004 Advertiser Lawmakers fund pay raises

12 Apr. 2004 Advertiser Some jobs safer than others

12 Apr. 2004 Advertiser Firms give state poor ratings (State Dept. of Labor)

11 Apr. 2004 Star-Bulletin Kauai mayor opposes arbitrated HGEA raises

11 Apr. 2004 Advertiser New plan by HMSA shifts bill to worker

11 Apr. 2004 Advertiser Opinion: Mutual trust makes talks work (HGEA)

10 Apr. 2004 Star-Bulletin Lingle wants to make good on money owed to workers (UPW)

9 Apr. 2004 Star-Bulletin UH union members OK 6-year contract

9 Apr. 2004 Advertiser UH faculty OKs 6-year contract

9 Apr. 2004 Advertiser Sugar firm to reduce planting, cut jobs

8 Apr. 2004 Advertiser Editorial: Arbitrator award may be too costly for state

Editorial: Arbitration process needs reform

7 Apr. 2004 Star-Bulletin Lingle warns state can't afford pay raises

7 Apr. 2004 Star-Bulletin UH faculty lacks enthusiasm for contract

7 Apr. 2004 Advertiser Lingle says state can't pay for raises awarded HGEA

6 Apr. 2004 Advertiser State, teachers union brief federal mediator

6 Apr. 2004 Advertiser Concrete company resumes operations

5 Apr. 2004 Star-Bulletin Ameron workers returning to their jobs

5 Apr. 2004 Star-Bulletin Pay raises fueling partisan debate

5 Apr. 2004 Star-Bulletin Editorial: Citizen activism rocks powerful labor union

5 Apr. 2004 Advertiser Faculty contract up for vote this week

5 Apr. 2004 Advertiser HMSA's new health plan increases cost for workers

4 Apr. 2004 Star-Bulletin Ameron employees narrowly OK deal

4 Apr. 2004 Advertiser Teacher pay issue going to mediator

4 Apr. 2004 Advertiser Ameron strike proved costly

4 Apr. 2004 Advertiser Shipyard job fair draws 2,000 (Metal Trades Council)

3 Apr. 2004 Star-Bulletin Senators say new labor deals muddle budget

2 Apr. 2004 Star-Bulletin Ameron deal reached

2 Apr. 2004 Star-Bulletin State offers deal to HSTA

2 Apr. 2004 Star-Bulletin Regents approve faculty raises

2 Apr. 2004 Advertiser Deal in concrete strike up for vote tomorrow

2 Apr. 2004 Advertiser Lingle still weighing view on pay raises

2 Apr. 2004 Advertiser Worker smoking in school faces ban

1 Apr. 2004 Star-Bulletin Personnel raises will bust budget, says Lingle

1 Apr. 2004 Advertiser Ameron, Teamsters reach tentative deal

Concrete talks slated today

1 Apr. 2004 Advertiser Shipyard seeking job trainees

31 Mar. 2004 Advertiser UH union says deal is 'best' it could get

31 Mar. 2004 Advertiser 300 vacant state jobs face ax

31 Mar. 2004 Advertiser Outsourcing seen as part of free trade

30 Mar. 2004 Star-Bulletin HGEA wins raise of 8%

Pay hike prompts cry of 'Holy mackerel'

30 Mar. 2004 Star-Bulletin Cannery braces for bad times with cuts (ILWU)

30 Mar. 2004 Star-Bulletin Hawaii jobless rate rises

30 Mar. 2004 Advertiser Government workers get raises of up to 9 percent

EDITORIAL: Arbitration awards can't always be binding

30 Mar. 2004 Advertiser Ameron, union to resume talks

30 Mar. 2004 Advertiser State jobless rate hits 4.2%

29 Mar. 2004 Advertiser HGEA awarded 5 percent raise

28 Mar. 2004 Star-Bulletin HGEA says deal proves state can pay

28 Mar. 2004 Advertiser Ruling on HGEA can still be rejected

28 Mar. 2004 Advertiser Union urges vote for UH contract

EDITORIAL: UH faculty contract a welcome prospect

28 Mar. 2004 Advertiser Boom times for builders

Skilled labor shortage hampers remodeling

Panelized construction catches on slowly

27 Mar. 2004 Star-Bulletin Poamoho Camp residents take eviction fight public

27 Mar. 2004 Advertiser UH faculty question new 6-year contract

27 Mar. 2004 Advertiser Wahiawa camp fights eviction (ILWU)

27 Mar. 2004 Advertiser Lingle defends raises for Cabinet, remarks on arbitration award (HGEA)

26 Mar. 2004 Star-Bulletin UHPA, STATE SETTLE

26 Mar. 2004 Advertiser State offers UH faculty 31% raise over 6 years

25 Mar. 2004 Star-Bulletin Governor girds for battle with HGEA over wages

25 Mar. 2004 Advertiser Lingle opposes financing raises for state workers

25 Mar. 2004 Advertiser Strikers denied state jobless benefits

25 Mar. 2004 Advertiser Rise in injuries feared as workers return to projects

24 Mar. 2004 Advertiser No HGEA pay decision until Monday

HGEA raises to be announced today

23 Mar. 2004 Star-Bulletin City funds hinge on raises

23 Mar. 2004 Advertiser No word yet on state pay raises

23 Mar. 2004 Advertiser Hawaiian Cement workers back on job after 44 days

23 Mar. 2004 Advertiser Union takes job talk on road

22 Mar. 2004 Star-Bulletin UH and faculty union remain far apart on pay

22 Mar. 2004 Star-Bulletin Cement workers face big backlog

21 Mar. 2004 Star-Bulletin A bumpy flight (ALPA)

21 Mar. 2004 Advertiser State warns against raises

21 Mar. 2004 Advertiser Prison labor costing jobs, lawmakers say

20 Mar. 2004 Star-Bulletin Concrete workers OK end of strike

20 Mar. 2004 Advertiser Hawaiian Cement workers approve new labor deal

19 Mar. 2004 Star-Bulletin Union declines Ameron's 'final' deal

19 Mar. 2004 Advertiser Wage case worries state budget chief

19 Mar. 2004 Advertiser Striking Teamsters reject Ameron offer

Sites await concrete delivery

18 Mar. 2004 Star-Bulletin Hawaiian Air will pay pilot pension plan $4M

18 Mar. 2004 Advertiser Union negotiators reject Ameron concrete offer

Hawaiian Cement crews may be back by Monday

18 Mar. 2004 Advertiser Hawaiian plans pension payment

17 Mar. 2004 Star-Bulletin Union head says Ameron deal near

17 Mar. 2004 Star-Bulletin The mayor's race: They're off and running (UPW endorsement)

17 Mar. 2004 Advertiser/ Chicago Tribune China labor sanctions sought

15 Mar. 2004 Advertiser Shrinking unions seek revival across the nation

Middle-class status of workers threatened

15 Mar. 2004 Advertiser Low-wage, work-intensive jobs hard to fill

14 Mar. 2004 Advertiser Investors hesitant in strike

13 Mar. 2004 Star-Bulletin State offers UH faculty 2-year deal with raises

12 Mar. 2004 Advertiser UH planning for possible faculty strike

12 Mar. 2004 Advertiser Issues in cement strike widen

11 Mar. 2004 Star-Bulletin Union calls off concrete talks

11 Mar. 2004 Advertiser/AP Swing union voters focus of AFL-CIO mobilization efforts

11 Mar. 2004 Advertiser Healthcare proposal sets back concrete talks

10 Mar. 2004 Star-Bulletin Talks' failure blamed on mainland official

10 Mar. 2004 Advertiser Hawaiian Cement-Teamsters negotiations collapse

10 Mar. 2004 Advertiser Editorial: Few small businesses planning to hire soon

10 Mar. 2004 Advertiser Editorial: Workforce reform law needs improvement

8 Mar. 2004 Star-Bulletin UPW shows clout by shielding smokers

8 Mar. 2004 Advertiser Temporary employment on rise in U.S.

7 Mar. 2004 Star-Bulletin Carpenters suffer with concrete strike

7 Mar. 2004 Advertiser Wal-Mart faces opposition

6 Mar. 2004 Advertiser Concrete strike alters couple's wedding plans

5 Mar. 2004 Star-Bulletin Concrete talks end with mixed results

5 Mar. 2004 Advertiser No concrete, no home sales

4 Mar. 2004 Advertiser Bus shows surprising recovery

3 Mar. 2004 Star-Bulletin Ameron, concrete workers sit down

3 Mar. 2004 Advertiser Concrete talks to continue

2 Mar. 2004 Advertiser Lingle helps bring sides back to table

2 Mar. 2004 Advertiser Ex-Hawaiian CEO files reorganization proposal (ALPA)

1 Mar. 2004 Star-Bulletin Insurance reform bills hit workers' comp snag

1 Mar. 2004 Advertiser Lingle enters concrete dispute

29 Feb. 2004 Advertiser Frustration, bills piling up since concrete layoffs

Healthcare costs remain at forefront of concrete strike

29 Feb. 2004 Advertiser, USA Today Patriot Act places burden on business

28 Feb. 2004 Star-Bulletin How to keep the building boom from going bust

27 Feb. 2004 Star-Bulletin Building firms to lay off hundreds of workers

27 Feb. 2004 Star-Bulletin State jobs count hits a record high level

26 Feb. 2004 Star-Bulletin Hawaiian pilot's bankruptcy reorg plan would bring $100M

26 Feb. 2004 UNITE/HERE Press Reease Labor Unions UNITE and HERE to Merge

26 Feb. 2004 Advertiser Concrete strike talk ends with stalemate

26 Feb. 2004 Advertiser United Airlines outsourcing call center to Canada

25 Feb. 2004 Advertiser Concrete talks break off

25 Feb. 2004 Advertiser Pilot's plan for Hawaiian Airlines cuts wages 10 percent

25 Feb. 2004 Advertiser Editorial: Unions have too much sway

24 Feb. 2004 Star-Bulletin Concrete talks begin again after 10 days

24 Feb. 2004 Star-Bulletin Concessions plan on hold (AFA & IAM)

24 Feb. 2004 Star-Bulletin Labor pact sets tone for building industry (Carpenters, Local 745)

24 Feb. 2004 Advrtiser Hawaiian Cement, union 'optimistic'

24 Feb. 2004 Advrtiser Faculty union at UH sets strike vote

23 Feb. 2004 Star-Bulletin Strike not affecting foundation of family

Editorial: Concrete strike clouds economic future

22 Feb. 2004 Star-Bulletin UH faculty union holds strike authorization vote

22 Feb. 2004 Star-Bulletin UPW Local 646 gets back control from its parent

22 Feb. 2004 Advrtiser UH faculty set strike authorization vote

22 Feb. 2004 Advrtiser UPW local's caretaker lets elected slate assume power

22 Feb. 2004 Advrtiser Delays add extra financial, human costs

21 Feb. 2004 Star-Bulletin Builders hurt by strike start layoffs

21 Feb. 2004 Star-Bulletin Legislative panel OKs workers' comp plan

21 Feb. 2004 Advrtiser Verizon workers worried

20 Feb. 2004 Star-Bulletin Strike 'killing' construction

20 Feb. 2004 Star-Bulletin Verizon confirms Hawaii sale talks (IBEW 1357)

19 Feb. 2004 xUSA Today AFL-CIO backs Kerry

19 Feb. 2004 Advrtiser Builder laying off staff

17 Feb. 2004 Star-Bulletin Workers' comp reforms surface

17 Feb. 2004 Advrtiser No concrete talks scheduled

16 Feb. 2004 Advrtiser, Knight Ridder Overseas shift of jobs may help U.S.

14 Feb. 2004 Star-Bulletin Sides harden stances in concrete strike

14 Feb. 2004 Star-Bulletin House panel defers bills on collective bargaining

14 Feb. 2004 Advrtiser Concrete strike talks collapse

14 Feb. 2004 Advrtiser House defers bills on arbitration

13 Feb. 2004 Star-Bulletin Hawaiian Cement, union still at odds

13 Feb. 2004 Star-Bulletin Health cost issues not going away

13 Feb. 2004 Advrtiser Hawaiian Cement, union resume negotiations today

12 Feb. 2004 Star-Bulletin Group vies for Hawaiian Air (ALPA)

12 Feb. 2004 Star-Bulletin Universal care proposals inch forward in House

12 Feb. 2004 Advrtiser Progress cited in concrete talks

Workers receive last paychecks, for a while

12 Feb. 2004 Advrtiser Principals in eye of reform storm (HGEA)

11 Feb. 2004 Star-Bulletin Bill ties minimum wage to cost of living

10 Feb. 2004 Star-Bulletin New union organizes hospital workers

10 Feb. 2004 Advrtiser Strike effects spreading

10 Feb. 2004 Advrtiser Workers vote to change unions

9 Feb. 2004 Star-Bulletin Strike rattles builders

9 Feb. 2004 Advrtiser No new negotiations held in cement strike

8 Feb. 2004 Star-Bulletin Cement strike positions harden

8 Feb. 2004 Advrtiser Mel Kahele's tenacity again on display

Concrete talks break off as island construction idles

7 Feb. 2004 Star-Bulletin Hawai'i Unemployment

7 Feb. 2004 Advrtiser Concrete strike grows; construction hobbled

This time, public is on the sidelines

6 Feb. 2004 Star-Bulletin Ameron concrete workers on strike

6 Feb. 2004 Advrtiser Ameron workers strike, Hawaiian Cement next

Workers worry about paying rent

5 Feb. 2004 Star-Bulletin Cement firms face strike

5 Feb. 2004 Star-Bulletin Poamoho residents will get eviction note (ILWU)

5 Feb. 2004 Advrtiser Teamsters say they'll strike Hawaiian Cement, too, as talks break off

Two concrete companies may face strike

4 Feb. 2004 Star-Bulletin Plantation residents face possible eviction

4 Feb. 2004 Advrtiser Teamsters set to strike two concrete producers

4 Feb. 2004 Advrtiser Poamoho Camp eviction date moved up

3 Feb. 2004 Star-Bulletin Bills seek wider health coverage

3 Feb. 2004 Advrtiser Hawaiian Airlines seeks $11M in givebacks

3 Feb. 2004 Advrtiser Wages drop 0.3% in December

Bill links minimum wage, cost of living

2 Feb. 2004 Honolulu Star-Bulletin Big Island bans smoking in workplace

1 Feb. 2004 Honolulu Advrtiser, AP Healthcare seen as a top issue

State seeks more health-plan options

1 Feb. 2004 Honolulu Advrtiser, AP Slave-labor case sentencing delayed

31 Jan. 2004 Honolulu Advrtiser Grocery Clerks March to End Labor Strike

Calif. strike may cost Safeway boss his job

30 Jan. 2004 Honolulu Star-Bulletin Substitute teacher bargaining veto upheld

29 Jan. 2004 Honolulu Star-Bulletin Rutledge withdraws membership from isle hotel union

29 Jan. 2004 Honolulu Advrtiser Penalized officers submit grievance

29 Jan. 2004 Honolulu Advrtiser Rutledge resigns from Local 5 during hearing

29 Jan. 2004 Honolulu Advrtiser Hawaiian workers await details on concession request

28 Jan. 2004 Honolulu Star-Bulletin Lingle proposes cap for arbitration

28 Jan. 2004 Honolulu Star-Bulletin Hawaiian Airlines seeks additional concessions

28 Jan. 2004 Honolulu Advrtiser, AP Rutledge resigns from hotel union

28 Jan. 2004 Honolulu Advrtiser, AP Lingle seeks restrictions on binding arbitration

28 Jan. 2004 Honolulu Advrtiser, AP Trustee sees more givebacks (ALPA)

26 Jan. 2004 Honolulu Advrtiser, AP Money still what workers like best

25 Jan. 2004 Honolulu Star-Bulletin, Editorial Binding arbitration rule should be challenged

25 Jan. 2004 Honolulu Advrtiser, AP Workers at hotels struggle to get by

23 Jan. 2004 Honolulu Star-Bulletin Schuman union talks strained (ILWU)

23 Jan. 2004 Honolulu Star-Bulletin State prepaid health council rejects HMSA plan

22 Jan. 2004 Honolulu Advrtiser, AP Auto dealership may be sold (ILWU)

21 Jan. 2004 Honolulu Star-Bulletin AFL-CIO to hit supermarket chains (scroll down)

21 Jan. 2004 Honolulu Star-Bulletin Shipyard deal worries unions

21 Jan. 2004 Honolulu Star-Bulletin Jobs summit tackles roadblocks

21 Jan. 2004 Honolulu Advrtiser, AP Carpenters union seeks new training center

21 Jan. 2004 Honolulu Advrtiser, AP Honolulu Shipyard changing hands

18 Jan. 2004 Honolulu Advrtiser, AP 15 Arrested in Calif. Grocery Strike

17 Jan. 2004 Honolulu Advrtiser, AP Labor leader calls for case to be dismissed

16 Jan. 2004 Honolulu Star-Bulletin State's Labor Force stats

16 Jan. 2004 Honolulu Advrtiser UPW members get 5% raises in each of 2 years

15 Jan. 2004 Honolulu Star-Bulletin UPW workers gain 10% raise from talks

15 Jan. 2004 Honolulu Star-Bulletin HSTA enters fray on public education

15 Jan. 2004 Honolulu Star-Bulletin Disparity in Wages

15 Jan. 2004 Honolulu Advrtiser UPW workers gain 10% pay boosts

15 Jan. 2004 Honolulu Advrtiser Principals oppose Lingle reform plan (HGEA)

14 Jan. 2004 Honolulu Advrtiser Why employers love independent contractors

13 Jan. 2004 Honolulu Advrtiser ILWU local elects president

12 Jan. 2004 Honolulu Advrtiser Shift of tech jobs to India accelerating

11 Jan. 2004 Honolulu Advrtiser, AP Hawaiian Airlines plan likely to draw scorn

9 Jan. 2004 Honolulu Star-Bulletin State and unions bargaining from afar

9 Jan. 2004 Honolulu Star-Bulletin (ABC) Contractors head to Waikiki for national convention

8 Jan. 2004 Honolulu Star-Bulletin State negotiator's job likely to pick up

8 Jan. 2004 Honolulu Advrtiser, AP State schools earn mixed report card (HSTA)

7 Jan. 2004 Honolulu Advrtiser, AP Airline factions oppose trustee salary

6 Jan. 2004 Honolulu Star-Bulletin Judge Denies HNA Request to Terminate Injunction

6 Jan. 2004 Honolulu Advrtiser, AP AP: Low-Wage Workers Can't Count on OT

6 Jan. 2004 Honolulu Advrtiser, AP Bush to Propose Immigration Law Changes

5 Jan. 2004 AFL-CIO News Judge Blocks Bush Administration Rules Creating New Bureaucratic Red Tape for Unions

5 Jan. 2004 Honolulu Advrtiser Unusual benefits boost morale

4 Jan. 2004 Honolulu Star-Bulletin Flying through turbulence: Pilots' union chief wants pension money and quick reorganization

4 Jan. 2004 Honolulu Star-Bulletin Construction budget benefits state, gov says

4 Jan. 2004 Honolulu Advrtiser Tourism industry slow to hire more workers

3 Jan. 2004 Honolulu Advrtiser Hawai'i Supreme Court overturns 1998 ruling

2 Jan. 2004 Honolulu Advrtiser 10 years later, NAFTA's promises ring hollow for Mexico's poor

1 Jan. 2004 Honolulu Advrtiser Fewer in Hawai'i seeking unemployment benefits

1 Jan. 2004 Honolulu Advrtiser Salute: Masons union helps Momilani