*  Hawaiʻi Labor News Roundup 2007  * 


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30 Dec. 07
Star-Bulletin
Rodrigues' term upheld

30 Dec. 07
Advertiser
Wal-Mart, a latecomer to lobbying, makes up for lost time

21 Dec. 07
Star-Bulletin
Teachers' drug tests lack funds

20 Dec. 07
Advertiser
Feds arrest 19 illegal workers in Hawaii

19 Dec. 07
Advertiser
Strike in Hawaii leaves stores low on meat, fish (Teamsters, Local 996)

19 Dec. 07
Advertiser
Isles still behind on funding government retiree benefits

18 Dec. 07
Star-Bulletin
Times deli workers on strike (Teamsters, Local 996)

18 Dec. 07
Advertiser
Hawaii store replacing striking workers (Teamsters, Local 996)

17 Dec. 07
Advertiser
Hawaii workers picketing Times Super Markets (Teamsters, Local 996)

17 Dec. 07
Advertiser
Okata handing over HGEA reins (HGEA)

17 Dec. 07
Advertiser
Union tries again to represent Continental staff (Transport Workers Union)

16 Dec. 07
Star-Bulletin
Okata set to hand over reins of HGEA

15 Dec. 07
Advertiser
Hawaii-based 'Lost' could lose half of season

12 Dec. 07
Advertiser
Straub settles hiring-bias suit

11 Dec. 07
Star-Bulletin
Honolulu employers plan to hire more in '08

11 Dec. 07
Advertiser
Bill extends immigration, labor laws to Pacific islands

10 Dec. 07
Advertiser
New shows on NBC in '08 despite strikes

6 Dec. 07
Star-Bulletin
Union calls for Pacific Beach boycott (ILWU)

5 Dec. 07
Star-Bulletin
Layoff deadline Pacific Beach challenges union (ILWU)

5 Dec. 07
Advertiser
Coalition calls for boycott of Pacific Beach, Pagoda hotels (ILWU)

5 Dec. 07
Advertiser
Isle sugar cane production growing (ILWU)

4 Dec. 07
Advertiser
Local 2007 sugar cane production up 6% to 1.78M tons

3 Dec. 07
Advertiser
Farm work force shrinks in Oct., but wages hit record

30 Nov. 07
Star-Bulletin
Hale Koa harassment cases settled (UNITE HERE, Local 5)

30 Nov. 07
Star-Bulletin
Layoff deadline approaches for some Pacific Beach workers (ILWU)

30 Nov. 07
Advertiser
Pacific Beach moves on with hundreds of rehired workers (ILWU)

30 Nov. 07
Advertiser
Many film, television writers go from picket line to online (Writers' Guild)

29 Nov. 07
Star-Bulletin
Naniloa workers awarded severance (ILWU)

29 Nov. 07
Star-Bulletin
Deal reached in Broadway strike (scroll down)

29 Nov. 07
Star-Bulletin
Editorial: Get ready for baby boomers' exit from workforce

29 Nov. 07
Advertiser
Pacific Beach Hotel laying off 45 workers, 7 managers (ILWU)

28 Nov. 07
Advertiser
AARP event to highlight advantages of older workers

27 Nov. 07
Star-Bulletin
Isle work force getting older, Census reveals

27 Nov. 07
Advertiser
Forum on employment law is Thursday

27 Nov. 07
Advertiser
Hawaii employers fret over aging workforce

27 Nov. 07
Star-Bulletin
Isle work force getting older, Census reveals

27 Nov. 07
Advertiser
Forum on employment law is Thursday

27 Nov. 07
Advertiser
Hawaii employers fret over aging workforce

26 Nov. 07
Advertiser
Census Bureau reports on Hawaii's 'older workers'

25 Nov. 07
Star-Bulletin
EDITORIAL: Writers, studios need to be flexible in talks (Writers' Guild)

23 Nov. 07
Advertiser
Boycott Wal-Mart, gay rights group urges

22 Nov. 07
Advertiser
HILO: Forum to discuss what's new in employment law

21 Nov. 07
Advertiser
Writers strike stalling Hawaii "Lost"show

20 Nov. 07
Star-Bulletin
'Lost' set picketed by writers (Writers' Guild)

19 Nov. 07
Star-Bulletin
'Front-line employee' writes book (scroll down)

18 Nov. 07
Star-Bulletin
Ilikai under siege (UNITE HERE Local 5)

17 Nov. 07
Star-Bulletin
Pacific Beach, union at odds over changes (ILWU)

17 Nov. 07
Star-Bulletin
Film, TV writers' talks to resume (scroll down)

16 Nov. 07
Star-Bulletin
Group readies drug test lawsuit (ACLU/HSTA)

16 Nov. 07
Advertiser
Hollywood writers want bigger share from Web

14 Nov. 07
Advertiser
HGEA 'ohana compiles cookbook

13 Nov. 07
Star-Bulletin
Former UPW leader ordered to prison

12 Nov. 07
Advertiser
Sheraton Maui workers set rally amid contract talks (UNITE HERE local 5)

12 Nov. 07
Advertiser
USA Today
Push is on to make paid sick leave a right
by Dennis Cauchon, USA Today

11 Nov. 07
Advertiser
Writers strike puts squeeze on bit players

11 Nov. 07
Advertiser
Reservists say they're losing jobs, and not getting help

10 Nov. 07
Advertiser
Waikiki Resort contract ratified (scroll down)

10 Nov. 07
Advertiser
Writers strike exposes gap between haves, have-nots

9 Nov. 07
Star-Bulletin
Waikiki Resort contract ratified (scroll down)

8 Nov. 07
Star-Bulletin
Ala Moana union pact ratified (scroll down)

7 Nov. 07
Star-Bulletin
Kaiser settles bias lawsuit (pregnancy discrimination)
7 Nov. 07
Star-Bulletin
Banana workers awarded $3.3M

7 Nov. 07
Star-Bulletin
Lawyer change is noted with no response (Workers Comp.)
Kokua Line column by June Watanabe

7 Nov. 07
Advertiser
'Lost' could be a loser if writers stay out on strike

7 Nov. 07
Advertiser
Editorial: Writers deserve a fair shake in Hollywood

7 Nov. 07
Advertiser
Opinion: Time to move toward true family equality AFL-CIO & UNITE HERE)
by Eduardo Hernandez, co-chair of Family Equality Coalition

6 Nov. 07
Star-Bulletin
Banana workers awarded $3.3M (scroll down)

6 Nov. 07
Advertiser
Dole banana workers win pesticide case

6 Nov. 07
Advertiser
Clearing up some confusion on performance evaluations

6 Nov. 07
Advertiser
Writers strike will put 'Desperate Housewives' on hold

5 Nov. 07
Advertiser
Writers strike means reruns for Leno, Letterman

4 Nov. 07
Star-Bulletin
More businesses in Hawaii mentoring younger workers

3 Nov. 07
Star-Bulletin
Ford moves closer to contract (scroll down)

3 Nov. 07
Advertiser
Sea Life Park lays off 49 workers

2 Nov. 07
Advertiser
Drug-testing teachers wholly unnecessary
     Commentary by Vanessa Y. Chong, ACLU

2 Nov. 07
Advertiser
Chrysler surprises workers with plan to cut 12,000 jobs (UAW)

31 Oct. 07
Star-Bulletin
Waikiki Resort in labor pact (UNITE HERE, Local 5)

31 Oct. 07
Star-Bulletin
Pacific Beach rehires more (scroll down)

31 Oct. 07
Advertiser
Waikiki Resort Hotel workers will vote Nov. 8 on new deal (UNITE HERE, Local 5)

31 Oct. 07
Advertiser
Pacific Beach employees lobby to be rehired (ILWU)

31 Oct. 07
Advertiser
Workers praise decision that 'takes away ... uncertainties' (IAM)

29 Oct. 07
Advertiser
Teamsters seek toys for holidays

29 Oct. 07
Advertiser
Construction workers go on strike in Dubai

28 Oct. 07
Advertiser
Companies look for labor closer to home

26 Oct. 07
Star-Bulletin
Ala Moana Hotel gets new worker contract (UNITE HERE, Local 5)

26 Oct. 07
Advertiser
Ala Moana Hotel gets agreement with union (UNITE HERE, Local 5)

25 Oct. 07
Advertiser
Unemployment up in U.S., but not in Hawaii

24 Oct. 07
Star-Bulletin
Chrysler-UAW deal in trouble (scroll down)

24 Oct. 07
Advertiser
American air pilots want raises (scroll down)

23 Oct. 07
Advertiser
Preaching the benefits of ESOPs

23 Oct. 07
Advertiser
Some union members are rejecting Chrysler contract (UAW)

20 Oct. 07
Advertiser
Chrysler workers voting on two-tier wage contract (UAW)

17 Oct. 07
Star-Bulletin
Pacific Beach Hotel rehires hundreds of employees (ILWU)

17 Oct. 07
Advertiser
Pacific Beach offers jobs to current staff (ILWU)

16 Oct. 07
Advertiser
Hotel workers to rally to keep jobs (scroll down)

16 Oct. 07
Advertiser
Agreement reached at 2 Las Vegas hotels

16 Oct. 07
Advertiser
UAW leaders like Chrysler contract

15 Oct. 07
In These Times
Harassment Unchecked at Army Hotel

15 Oct. 07
Advertiser
Pacific Beach Hotel workers to rally tomorrow

15 Oct. 07
Advertiser
Vegas workers reach contract deal with 2 Boyd hotels

13 Oct. 07
Star-Bulletin
Workers' comp costs cut (scoll down)

13 Oct. 07
Advertiser
Workers' comp premiums may fall more after cut in 'loss costs'

12 Oct. 07
Star-Bulletin
Superferry lays off 249 of 308

12 Oct. 07
Advertiser
OPINION: Drug tests, searches erode our freedoms
by Richard S. Miller, Emeritus Professor of Law, University of Hawai'i

11 Oct. 07
Advertiser
Hawaii Superferry furloughs 249 workers

Future of company's 310 workers unclear

11 Oct. 07
Advertiser
Chrysler reaches union pact just hours after strike begins
by Tom Krisher and Dee-Ann Durbin, Associated Press

10 Oct. 07
Advertiser
Chrysler, UAW reach tentative deal after brief strike
by Tom Krisher and Dee-Ann Durbin, AP Auto Writers

10 Oct. 07
Advertiser
OPINION: Drug searches, tests reasonable requirements
Volcanic Ash, column by David Shapiro

9 Oct. 07
Advertiser
Arbitrator rules Falcons can get back Vick's $20M
by Paul Newberry, Associated Press

9 Oct. 07
Advertiser
UAW sets Wed. strike deadline
Associated Press

8 Oct. 07
Star-Bulletin
U.S. firms lag in giving bonus pay (scroll down)

8 Oct. 07
Advertiser
Labor focuses on American Airlines profit

8 Oct. 07
Advertiser
Chrysler told of potential strike (scroll down)

6 Oct. 07
Advertiser
UAW-Chrysler talks in high gear (scroll down)

4 Oct. 07
Advertiser
NFL: Union says Falcons can't recoup Vick's bonus

3 Oct. 07
Star-Bulletin
Shogun Restaurant to close Nov. 30 (ILWU)

2 Oct. 07
Star-Bulletin
Job applicant's age can be tricky issue

2 Oct. 07
Advertiser
Contract reached at Vegas Hilton

1 Oct. 07
Advertiser
UPS, Teamsters at tentative deal

29 Sep. 07
Star-Bulletin
Ailing Kaiser to cut 90 jobs (HNA and UNITE HERE Local 5)

29 Sep. 07
Advertiser
Kaiser Hawaii to eliminate 90 jobs

29 Sep. 07
Advertiser
Hearing set on sub teacher raise

29 Sep. 07
Advertiser
UAW leaders endorse contract

27 Sep. 07
Star-Bulletin
Honolulu in top 20% of U.S. pay

27 Sep. 07
Advertiser
SHOPO bowl-a-thon to honor late police chief

26 Sep. 07
Star-Bulletin
No winner in union contest at Kauai's Princeville Resort

26 Sep. 07
Advertiser
Hawaii teachers held 'hostage' with random drug tests
        by BRIAN PERRY The Maui News

26 Sep. 07
Advertiser
Deal with GM ends UAW's 2-day strike

26 Sep. 07
Advertiser
2nd union vote at Princeville Resort (ILWU & UNITE HERE Local 5)

25 Sep. 07
Advertiser
Hotel Workers vote on Union (ILWU & UNITE HERE Local 5)

25 Sep. 07
Advertiser
UAW Strike shuts down GM plants nationwide

Lengthy strike could stall the launches of 3 key GM vehicles

24 Sep. 07
Advertiser
Union Workers launch national strike against GM

23 Sep. 07
Advertiser
Wal-Mart expands health coverage

23 Sep. 07
Advertiser
Maui Pineapple Festival a stroll down memory lane

21 Sep. 07
Star-Bulletin
Workers gear up for saliva drug tests

21 Sep. 07
Advertiser
Employers trained in drug testing (PRP)

21 Sep. 07
Advertiser
321,000 without health insurance

21 Sep. 07
Advertiser
Pacific Beach workers rally (ILWU)

20 Sep. 07
Star-Bulletin
Ala Moana Hotel workers rally (UNITE HERE Local 5)

20 Sep. 07
Advertiser
Pacific Beach Hotel union workers to rally for rehirings (ILWU)

20 Sep. 07
Advertiser
Retiree health costs stall auto talks (UAW)

19 Sep. 07
Star-Bulletin
Hale Koa workers retain union (scroll down)

19 Sep. 07
Advertiser
Hale Koa employees vote to keep Local 5

19 Sep. 07
Advertiser
Any UAW-GM deal may not work for all

18 Sep. 07
Star-Bulletin
EEOC files suit over medical privacy

18 Sep. 07
Advertiser
Seven-Eleven of Hawaii sued by EEOC

17 Sep. 07
Advertiser
Equal employment commission sues 7-Eleven of Hawaii

17 Sep. 07
Advertiser
Hawaii struggles to attract qualified hospitality workers

15 Sep. 07
Star-Bulletin
ACLU will sue to halt teacher drug testing (HSTA)

14 Sep. 07
Advertiser
Strike authorized against 14 Las Vegas hotels, casinos (UNITE HERE, Local 165)

13 Sep. 07
Advertiser
Las Vegas hotel workers authorize union to call strike (UNITE HERE, Local 165)

12 Sep. 07
Star-Bulletin
Hawaii considers insurance cost cut (Workers Comp.)

12 Sep. 07
Advertiser
Strike-authorization vote today (UNITE HERE, Local 165)

12 Sep. 07
Advertiser
Hawaii worker's comp premiums may drop

11 Sep. 07
Star-Bulletin
Fewer employers planning to hire

11 Sep. 07
Advertiser
Hawaii workers' comp rates set to decline next year

10 Sep. 07
Star-Bulletin
Try to avoid a 'war of the ages' (scroll down)

7 Sep. 07
Advertiser
NFL: Judge dismisses suit by retired NFL players

5 Sep. 07
Star-Bulletin
Workers rally to boost sagging sails

5 Sep. 07
Advertiser
Online job ads show tight labor market in Hawaii

3 Sep. 07
Advertiser
Casino cashiers vote no on Union (scroll down)

2 Sep. 07
Advertiser
'Interesting' job study: It's not about money for U.S. workers

1 Sep. 07
Star-Bulletin
Hyundai union votes for strike (scroll down)

30 Aug. 07
Advertiser
Hawaii firefighters fill big boots for charity (HFFA, Local 1463)
    Column by Lee Cataluba

26 Aug. 07
Advertiser
Hawaii's top union execs got modest raises

26 Aug. 07
Advertiser
Commentary: Mining deaths bring real danger to surface
      by Arianna Huffington, contributing editor to the Los Angeles Times

26 Aug. 07
Advertiser
Workman killed by roller at Honolulu airport identified (see below: 20 August)

25 Aug. 07
Star-Bulletin
Union OKs MGM Mirage contract (scroll down)

25 Aug. 07
Advertiser
Former Hawaii union leader's fraud appeal rejected (Gary Rodrigues)

24 Aug. 07
Star-Bulletin
Court denies appeal for Rodrigues (Gary Rodrigues)

24 Aug. 07
Advertiser
ILWU backs Big Island hotel, homes project

24 Aug. 07
Advertiser
Opinion: Mining disaster shows need for leadership

23 Aug. 07
Advertiser
HGEA to host family Kaneohe 'Day to Discover' event

23 Aug. 07
Advertiser
ILWU endorses plans for housing development in Ka'u

21 Aug. 07
Advertiser
Boyd Gaming fined $185K for violations tied to deaths (OSHA)

20 Aug. 07
Advertiser
Construction worker killed at Honolulu Airport (HIOSH)

19 Aug. 07
Star-Bulletin
Editorial: Union's clout evident in garbage dispute

19 Aug. 07
Advertiser
Working 9 to 5, with hours to waste

17 Aug. 07
Star-Bulletin
Pacific Beach Hotel workers hold rally (ILWU)

15 Aug. 07
Star-Bulletin
Substitute teachers sue DOE for pay raise

15 Aug. 07
Star-Bulletin
Pacific Beach workers to rally (scroll down)

15 Aug. 07
Star-Bulletin
Editorial: Improve guest-worker programs before alien crackdown

15 Aug. 07
Advertiser
Union rally at hotel tomorrow (ILWU)

15 Aug. 07
Advertiser
Subcontractor cited in 46-story Honolulu fall (HIOSH)

14 Aug. 07
Star-Bulletin
ILWU seek hotel hiring guarantee (scroll down)

14 Aug. 07
Advertiser
Oahu hotel workers voting on union (UNITE/HERE Local 5)

14 Aug. 07
Advertiser
Substitute teachers sue for 4% pay raise

13 Aug. 07
Advertiser
AFL-CIO not yet ready to back presidential candidate

13 Aug. 07
Advertiser
Working until they die (Flight Attendants/pensons)

11 Aug. 07
Advertiser
Jobs uncertain amid change at Waikiki hotel (ILWU)

10 Aug. 07
Advertiser
US Airways says tentative labor agreement reached (IAM)

10 Aug. 07
Advertiser
Pacific Beach Hotel changes management companies (ILWU)

10 Aug. 07
Advertiser
Pearl Harbor shipyard graduates 117 apprentices

9 Aug. 07
Star-Bulletin
Labor Department head leaves (scroll down)

8 Aug. 07
Advertiser
Northwest says pilots responding to hiring call (ALPA)

8 Aug. 07
Advertiser
Ex-state labor chief to join ProService Hawaii

7 Aug. 07
Star-Bulletin
Aloha, flight attendants OK pact (scroll down)

7 Aug. 07
Advertiser
'Blogosphere' lacks consensus on unions

6 Aug. 07
Advertiser
Teleworking up 65% in 2 years

5 Aug. 07
Advertiser
Laid-off Del Monte workers get job assist (ILWU)

3 Aug. 07
Advertiser
Pilot dispute at go! parent company on public display (ALPA)

2 Aug. 07
Star-Bulletin
Outsourcing helps keep Hawaiian hiring locally
Opinion by Mark B. Dunkerley, Pres. and CEO of Hawaiian Airlines

1 Aug. 07
Star-Bulletin
Harassment rules vote postponed (scroll down)

31 July 07
Advertiser
Northwest asks laid-off pilots to come back (ALPA)

30 July 07
Advertiser
More Northwest flights canceled (ALPA)

29 July 07
Star-Bulletin
Enhance democracy with ConCon
Editorial Column by Richard Borreca

27 July 07
Advertiser
Regents approve salary ranges for UH coaches

26 July 07
Star-Bulletin
Sheraton Kauai workers to rally (scroll down)

26 July 07
Star-Bulletin
Editorial: Public workers' cheap parking rates belie stated policy

26 July 07
Advertiser
L.A. port clerks, employers reach deal, avert strike (ILWU)

25 July 07
Star-Bulletin
Court finds $345M pension raid illegal (SHOPO)

25 July 07
Advertiser
Sexual harassment forum today at state Capitol

24 July 07
Advertiser
Lawmakers can't raid Hawaii pension fund (SHOPO)

24 July 07
Advertiser
New minimum wage helps workers on island territories

23 July 07
Advertiser
No end yet to labor talks at Waikiki hotel

23 July 07
Advertiser
Federal minimum wage hike won't affect Hawai'i rate

23 July 07
Advertiser
Workplace sexual harrassment to be explored at forum

20 July 07
Advertiser
Unionized Ala Moana condotel workers set labor rally

20 July 07
Advertiser
Long Beach port negotiations going slowly

19 July 07
Advertiser
L.A. port negotiator reports slow progress in talks

Port talks resume, with 'just a handful of issues' unsettled

18 July 07
Star-Bulletin
L.A. port strike would slow isle freight

18 July 07
Advertiser
L.A. port talks resume; 'handful' of issues remain

18 July 07
Advertiser
At Dow Chemical, no more pensions for new workers

17 July 07
Advertiser
L.A. port negotiations postponed

Port talks result in offer, counteroffer

16 July 07
Advertiser
L.A. port clerks submit 'final' contract to avert strike

16 July 07
Advertiser
600 farm workers get $1.9M in suit

15 July 07
Advertiser
Teamsters: Health workers approve contracts

15 July 07
Advertiser
NBA: Players association may appeal two suspensions

14 July 07
Advertiser
West Coast ports face strike

12 July 07
Advertiser
Hollywood labor negotiations to focus on digital media payments

12 July 07
Advertiser
If you think you're crazy, chances are it's really your boss

9 July 07
Advertiser
Companies fight back against the Web

8 July 07
Advertiser
China, U.S. labor leaders talking

8 July 07
Advertiser
Ching named interim director of state labor department

8 July 07
Advertiser
Hawaii businesses hurt by worker shortage

7 July 07
Star-Bulletin
Lingle taps Ching as interim labor chief

2 July 07
Advertiser
New law to protect China workers

2 July 07
Advertiser
Business briefs: tip-sharing plan defended - & - Union, shipping firms talks (scroll down)

1 July 07
Advertiser
Hawaii teachers union high in lobby spending

30 Jun 07
Star-Bulletin
China overhauls labor law (scroll down)

29 Jun 07
Star-Bulletin
Cannery work runs dry for employees (ILWU)

29 Jun 07
Star-Bulletin
Touching the Sky (PRP - Hawai'i Carpenters)

28 Jun 07
Advertiser
Absentee pilots key to airline's woes

27 Jun 07
Star-Bulletin
State's teacher policies ranked last in nation

27 Jun 07
Advertiser
Free workshop set July 9 on pension law compliance

26 Jun 07
Star-Bulletin
Isle self-employed numbers up 4%

25 Jun 07
Advertiser
Employer health costs rising at a slower rate

25 Jun 07
Advertiser
Federal pay 50% better than private

23 Jun 07
Star-Bulletin
Harassment rule vote delayed (scroll down)

22 Jun 07
Star-Bulletin
Chaminade settles pregnancy-bias lawsuit

22 Jun 07
Star-Bulletin
Sugar, memories planted at Puunene

22 Jun 07
Advertiser
Personal incomes in Hawaii up 6.1%

22 Jun 07
Advertiser
Business Briefs: Delphi union agree -- UAW talk of wage cuts (scroll down)

21 Jun 07
Advertiser
More students also working jobs

20 Jun 07
Advertiser
NFL: Union to speed up disability for retired players

19 Jun 07
Advertiser
Rally supports hotel workers (ILWU)

19 Jun 07
Advertiser
United Airlines to hire pilots for first time since 2001

18 Jun 07
Star-Bulletin
Job recruiters go online for personal info

18 Jun 07
Advertiser
For workers, speech isn't always free

18 Jun 07
Advertiser
casino workers OK contract (scroll down)

18 Jun 07
Advertiser
Unsavory recruiters prey on migrants

17 Jun 07
Star-Bulletin
Editorial: Rodrigues' shadow still looms over Democrats
"On Politics" Column by Richard Borreca

16 Jun 07
Star-Bulletin
Harassment liability changes considered

15 Jun 07
Star-Bulletin
Roberts Hawaii creates employee ownership plan

15 Jun 07
Advertiser
Union complaints prompt Raiders to cancel workouts

14 Jun 07
Star-Bulletin
Del Monte hit by fine in pesticide inspections

14 Jun 07
Advertiser
No Child law still leaves behind many kids
Commentary by Roger Takebayashi (HSTA President)

14 Jun 07
Advertiser
Del Monte fined $24,640 over pesticides

13 Jun 07
Star-Bulletin
Pilots picket Alaska Air (scroll down)

13 Jun 07
Advertiser
Pearl Harbor lauded for health, safety excellence

12 Jun 07
Star-Bulletin
Honolulu employers to up hiring

12 Jun 07
Star-Bulletin
Rodrigues' attorneys keep up legal fight

12 Jun 07
Advertiser
The rich get (a lot) richer

12 Jun 07
Advertiser
Editorial: Child-labor safeguards must remain

12 Jun 07
Advertiser
Rodrigues' conviction on fraud is upheld

11 Jun 07
Star-Bulletin
Workers admit abusing sick days (scroll down)

11 Jun 07
Advertiser
Shuttle workers won't strike

11 Jun 07
Advertiser
Hershey kiss-off embitters townsfolk

11 Jun 07
Advertiser
Gary Rodrigues federal conviction upheld

11 Jun 07
Advertiser
Business, labor, politicans can come together
Commentary by Vicky Cayetano

10 Jun 07
Advertiser
Richest 18% of U.S. households get 50% of income

9 Jun 07
Star-Bulletin
Groups demand action from Hale Koa Hotel

8 Jun 07
Star-Bulletin
Workers picket Pacific Beach Hotel (scroll down)

8 Jun 07
Advertiser
Many teachers retiring, fewer entering system (HSTA)

6 Jun 07
Advertiser
Interns regulated by labor laws

6 Jun 07
Star-Bulletin
American Samoa cannery to fire 200 workers

5 Jun 07
Advertiser
NFL union chief under fire for comment on ex-player

5 Jun 07
Advertiser
Back pay of $409,771 goes to 226

4 Jun 07
Advertiser
Worried by co-worker?

3 Jun 07
Advertiser
Hirono slams pay-bias ruling

2 Jun 07
Star-Bulletin
'Locality' pay may sub for cost-of-living cash

2 Jun 07
Star-Bulletin
Ex-EEO exec accused of harassment

1 Jun 07
Advertiser
Phasing out COLA program proposed

1 Jun 07
Advertiser
Shared responsibility key to healthcare woes
Commentary by Ronald Brownstein (Los Angeles Times)

30 May 07
Star-Bulletin
Northwest attendants OK pay cuts (scroll down)

30 May 07
Advertiser
Northwest attendants take pay cut

30 May 07
Advertiser
Farm jobs total 6,600 in April, down 3% from year ago

29 May 07
Advertiser
Players union backs suspended Titans' Jones in appeal (NFL Players' Assn.)

28 May 07
Star-Bulletin
Hearing loss can be felt in wallet (scroll down)

28 May 07
Advertiser
Ex-street toughs find new 'gang' (Ironworkers Union)

28 May 07
Advertiser
At work, free speech has a price

28 May 07
Advertiser
Immigrant workers fight back against low pay

28 May 07
Advertiser
Fewer women picked for boards

26 May 07
Star-Bulletin
US Airways offers level pay scales (scroll down)

25 May 07
Star-Bulletin
Hawaiian Air lays off 98 workers

25 May 07
Star-Bulletin
Pilots' union now supports age-65 retirement (ALPA)

25 May 07
Advertiser
Hawaiian Airlines to lay off 98 workers

24 May 07
Star-Bulletin
Police to get 6% raises in next 4 years (SHOPO)

24 May 07
Advertiser
Police get 33.8% pay hike over 4 years

24 May 07
Advertiser
Hawaiian Airlines lays off 98 workers

23 May 07
Advertiser
Arbitration award boosts police pay

23 May 07
Advertiser
Immigrant bill could hurt employers more than help

22 May 07
Star-Bulletin
Attacking families isn't immigration reform
Commentary by U.S. Rep. Neil Abercrombie

22 May 07
Advertiser
Immigration plan bad news for one group
Commentary by Bill Ong Hing (Law Prof., U.C. Davis)

21 May 07
Advertiser
Editorial: Time for agreement on immigration reform

21 May 07
Advertiser
UAW faces tough negotiations

21 May 07
Advertiser
Restless Amtrak workers press for contract progress

20 May 07
Advertiser
Glass ceiling still keeps women from earning as much as men do
Commentary by Rep. Carolyn B. Maloney (Democrat from New York)

19 May 07
Advertiser
$1.2M aid for former Del Monte workers (ILWU)

18 May 07
Star-Bulletin
Unite Here union re-elects board (scroll down)

18 May 07
Star-Bulletin
Editorial: Immigration reform needed this year

17 May 07
Advertiser
Immigration deal gives quick legal status to millions

15 May 07
Star-Bulletin
Union sends out notices of Pacific Beach dispute (ILWU)

15 May 07
Advertiser
Chrysler workers wary after sale

14 May 07
Advertiser
Maui camps registry needs names

13 May 07
Advertiser
Drug testing of teachers likely to face legal hurdles (HSTA)

12 May 07
Star-Bulletin
American Samoa tuna canneries spur guest worker law

12 May 07
Advertiser
The true price of being a working mother
Commentary by Ellen Goodman

11 May 07
Advertiser
A union partners up with its airline

10 May 07
Star-Bulletin
Flight attendant wins $510,000 in harassment suit

10 May 07
Advertiser
Hawaiian Air to pay $510K to attendant

10 May 07
Advertiser
Pacific Beach Union Rallies (scroll down)

10 May 07
Advertiser
Kahuku workers uneasy as hospital transfer looms

9 May 07
Star-Bulletin
Officer sues sergeant over sexual harassment

9 May 07
Advertiser
Pacific Beach Hotel workers to rally for union contract (ILWU)

9 May 07
Advertiser
Opinion: Get past rhetoric of drug-test program

9 May 07
Advertiser
Foreign workers protest factory closing on Saipan

6 May 07
Advertiser
Why 5,000 teachers didn't vote
Opinion Column by Lee Cataluna

4 May 07
Advertiser
OPINION: State, HSTA must take care in drug-test plans

3 May 07
Star-Bulletin
61 percent of teachers OK new two-year contract (HSTA)

3 May 07
Advertiser
Teachers OK contract including drug tests

2 May 07
Advertiser
Hotel workers to rally in front of Ala Moana condotel

2 May 07
Advertiser
Hawai'i teachers approve new contract

Teacher contract down to the wire

1 May 07
Star-Bulletin
Union officials point to trend away from labor

1 May 07
Advertiser
Labor bill's veto may still face override vote

1 May 07
Advertiser
Island pineapple canning will end

30 Apr 07
Advertiser
House passes ban on gene bias

29 Apr 07
Star-Bulletin
UPW approves drug testing

29 Apr 07
Star-Bulletin
Legislative lap dogs suck it up (HGEA & AFL-CIO)
Opinion Column by Richard Borreca

29 Apr 07
Advertiser
UPW workers OK new pact

28 Apr 07
Advertiser
UPW workers ratify new contract that includes drug testing

28 Apr 07
Advertiser
Teachers need time to teach, panel says

28 Apr 07
Advertiser
Hawaiian's reservation jobs heading overseas

Hawaiian CEO earned $2.5M

27 Apr 07
Star-Bulletin
HSTA contract vote is too close to call

27 Apr 07
Star-Bulletin
Naniloa workers win $100,000 (scroll down)

27 Apr 07
Star-Bulletin
Anti-union tactics unfair to workers (scroll down)
     Letter by Steve Dinion
27 Apr 07
Advertiser
Teachers contract hinges on last ballots

27 Apr 07
Advertiser
Northwest attendants to vote on union deal

27 Apr 07
Advertiser
Editorial: Public interest should come first in labor bill

26 Apr 07
Star-Bulletin
Bill on public-worker transfers draws darts

26 Apr 07
Advertiser
O'ahu polls close for voting on teacher contract

Teachers divided by proposed drug tests

26 Apr 07
Advertiser
Editrial: HSTA should ratify random drug testing

26 Apr 07
Advertiser
Naniloa workers win $100K in severance (ILWU)

25 Apr 07
Star-Bulletin
Editorial: Recent arrests warrant random drug tests of teachers

25 Apr 07
Advertiser
Public school teachers to vote on contract tomorrow

25 Apr 07
Advertiser
Both sides at St. Francis claim victory (Hawaii Teamsters)

25 Apr 07
Advertiser
Police, fire chiefs rally against 'anti-management' bill

24 Apr 07
Star-Bulletin
Hospital buyer told to rehire idled staff (Hawaii Teamsters)

24 Apr 07
Star-Bulletin
Teachers call drug tests a deal-breaker for state

24 Apr 07
Star-Bulletin
'Card check' eliminates rights of employees
      Commentary by Rep. Colleen Meyer

24 Apr 07
Advertiser
State, UPW reach agreement

23 Apr 07
Advertiser
Tentative agreement reached in UPW negotiations

23 Apr 07
Advertiser
Laid off? Know what to do next, experts say

23 Apr 07
Advertiser
Workers' stress levels down 23%, study finds

23 Apr 07
Advertiser
Would you sign a 'love contract'?

22 Apr 07
Star-Bulletin
Substitutes are lone critics of attorney general

21 Apr 07
Star-Bulletin
Teachers face drug testing (HSTA)

21 Apr 07
Advertiser
Teacher pact calls for 4% raises, drug testing

19 Apr 07
Advertiser
HGEA members ratify contract

15 Apr 07
Advertiser
HPD facing critical shortage of officers (SHOPO)

15 Apr 07
Advertiser
It's controversial, but undocumented workers pay tax

14 Apr 07
Star-Bulletin
ACLU challenges banning of professor

9 Apr 07
Advertiser
Union a key to Chrysler bid

7 Apr 07
Advertiser
Labor market shows strength

6 Apr 07
Star-Bulletin
All parties are smiling about HGEA contract

6 Apr 07
Advertiser
HGEA-state agreement helps shape tax cut

6 Apr 07
Advertiser
Union accuses Tribune-Herald

6 Apr 07
Advertiser
Editorial: Raises can boost better governance, too

6 Apr 07
Advertiser
HEMIC will pay $5M dividend to members (Workers' Comp.)

5 Apr 07
Star-Bulletin
Labor board charges FedEx (scroll down)

5 Apr 07
Advertiser
State, union employees reach tentative contract (HGEA)

4 Apr 07
Star-Bulletin
No takers emerge for state labor director

4 Apr 07
Advertiser
Nurses fight birthing center's closing

2 Apr 07
Advertiser
Is required sick pay ill-fated again?

2 Apr 07
Advertiser
States pursue employer sanctions

1 Apr 07
Advertiser
Big bucks for the bosses

1 Apr 07
Advertiser
Higher education takes you to top of salary scale

31 Mar 07
Star-Bulletin
Hawaii teachers ranked 15th in pay (HSTA)

31 Mar 07
Advertiser
Teachers' salary ranks 15th (HSTA)

30 Mar 07
Advertiser
State's average teacher salary ranks in nation's top tier

29 Mar 07
Advertiser
Hotel workers to rally in front of Ala Moana condotel

28 Mar 07
Star-Bulletin
Isle incomes lag behind inflation

28 Mar 07
Advertiser
UAW: 'Collective bargaining is not ... begging'

27 Mar 07
Star-Bulletin
HawTelcom, union reach deal (scroll down)

27 Mar 07
Star-Bulletin
State might settle with substitutes

27 Mar 07
Advertiser
HawTel, union extend contract

26 Mar 07
Star-Bulletin
Youth and women hate long hours (scroll down)

26 Mar 07
Advertiser
Hawaiian Tel, union agree to 1-year contract extension

26 Mar 07
Advertiser
When workplaces are pulpits

24 Mar 07
Star-Bulletin
Business groups win two rounds in Legislature (UNITE HERE Local 5)

24 Mar 07
Star-Bulletin
Del Monte workers win extra severance (ILWU)

24 Mar 07
Advertiser
State of the unions: down, not out

24 Mar 07
Advertiser
Del Monte workers due for extra severance pay

23 Mar 07
Star-Bulletin
Chief wants funds to keep police in line (SHOPO)

23 Mar 07
Advertiser
Attendants, pilots tired, unions say

22 Mar 07
Advertiser
Firefighter pay raises approved

19 Mar 07
Star-Bulletin
School Fewer employees drugged at work (scroll down)

19 Mar 07
Advertiser
Hawai'i nursing shortage critical

19 Mar 07
Advertiser
Teens face on-the-job dangers

18 Mar 07
Star-Bulletin
School workers' arrests highlight drug-test bill (HSTA)

18 Mar 07
Advertiser
Wal-Mart is world's biggest private employer

17 Mar 07
Advertiser
Airbus employees go on strike

12 Mar 07
Advertiser
Fewer strikers now than a decade ago

09 Mar 07
Advertiser
Abercrombie, Hirono back pro-union legislation

08 Mar 07
Star-Bulletin
Feds accuse Walgreen of bias (scroll down)

08 Mar 07
Advertiser
Insurance-control proposals dying (HGEA)

06 Mar 07
Advertiser
Inouye, Akaka back union rights for airport screeners

06 Mar 07
Advertiser
Labor Costs

04 Mar 07
Advertiser
Teacher's day ends long after bell (HSTA)

04 Mar 07
Advertiser
Commentary: Drug testing among top HSTA concerns
      by Roger Takabayashi (HSTA)

04 Mar 07
Advertiser
Commentary: Drug tests would fail to solve problem
      by Sharon Mahoe (HSTA)

03 Mar 07
Advertiser
Workplace violence, bias hard to define in Nev. case

03 Mar 07
Star-Bulletin
Comair pilots OK concessions (scroll down)

02 Mar 07
Advertiser
Labor shortage hurting business

01 Mar 07
Star-Bulletin
Report details teachers' unpaid work

01 Mar 07
Star-Bulletin
US Airways sued by pilots union (scroll down)

01 Mar 07
Advertiser
Teachers' workday averages 15.5 hours

28 Feb 07
Star-Bulletin
Del Monte's isle closure seen lasting into 2008

27 Feb 07
Advertiser
Teachers union head answers your questions tomorrow

26 Feb 07
Advertiser
Hollywood, unions head toward showdown strikes

26 Feb 07
Advertiser
Panel backs airport screeners

26 Feb 07
Advertiser
Punished Honolulu officers at 6-year low (SHOPO)

25 Feb 07
Star-Bulletin
Drug-test bill prefers saliva over urine jar (Carpenters Local 745)

24 Feb 07
Star-Bulletin
United and pilots in work-rule deal (scoll down)

19 Feb 07
Advertiser
Injury-weary workers take on Tyson

18 Feb 07
Star-Bulletin
Labor crisis looms for government

18 Feb 07
Advertiser
Naval shipyard's mission: Shape up

17 Feb 07
Advertiser
Bill would limit workers' comp

16 Feb 07
Star-Bulletin
Firefighters win annual raise of 5%

16 Feb 07
Advertiser
Hawai'i firefighters await final OK on pay raises

16 Feb 07
Advertiser
Three paychecks away from homelessness

15 Feb 07
Advertiser
Hawai'i losing manufacturing jobs

15 Feb 07
Advertiser
For Chrysler workers, a very bad day

14 Feb 07
Advertiser
Commentary: HGEA investment pays off in contract talks
        by David Shapiro

13 Feb 07
Star-Bulletin
Kahala Hotel workers ratify new wage pact

13 Feb 07
Advertiser
Kahala Hotel workers ratify

12 Feb 07
Advertiser
Kahala Hotel & Resort workers ratify 4-year contract

12 Feb 07
Advertiser
State pension fund gains $500 million in 4th quarter

8 Feb 07
Advertiser
Wal-Mart, labor rival united on healthcare

7 Feb 07
Advertiser
Federal workers to lose COLA?

7 Feb 07
Advertiser
Class-action suit against Wal-Mart gets court OK

5 Feb 07
Advertiser
New pay table brings big raises

5 Feb 07
Advertiser
Getting workers over fifty to stay

5 Feb 07
Advertiser
Commentary: Minimum wage increase not only answer
      by Thomas Z. Freedman, Washington Post

4 Feb 07
Advertiser
Commentary: Education, economy pillars of prosperity
      by Roger Takabayashi, HSTA President

3 Feb 07
Star-Bulletin
Hospital staff gets pink slips (Teamsters)

3 Feb 07
Advertiser
Hospital layoffs shock workers (Teamsters)

3 Feb 07
Advertiser
33% in Isles not self-sufficient

3 Feb 07
Advertiser
Harley-Davidson plant struck

2 Feb 07
Star-Bulletin
Hawaii Medical Center hit with labor charge (Teamsters)

2 Feb 07
Advertiser
HSTA proposes top salary for teachers above $100,000

2 Feb 07
Advertiser
Hospital's layoff notice challenged (Teamsters)

2 Feb 07
Advertiser
Job discrimination charges rise for first time in 4 years

1 Feb 07
Star-Bulletin
Union's trustees say assets are secure (Laborers' Local 368)

1 Feb 07
Star-Bulletin
Hospitals' union irate over staff 'surprise' (Teamsters)

1 Feb 07
Advertiser
Online ads for Isle jobs outnumber job seekers

31 Jan 07
Star-Bulletin
FAA to let pilots fly until they turn 65 (scroll down)

31 Jan 07
Advertiser
Laborers' union takes control of Local 368

31 Jan 07
Advertiser
Hospital staffing under review (Teamsters, HNA)

30 Jan 07
Star-Bulletin
St. Francis firm to lay off 150 (Teamsters)

30 Jan 07
Star-Bulletin
Laborers' Local 368 accused of financial misdeeds

29 Jan 07
Advertiser
Telling boss of arrest can be tricky

27 Jan 07
Star-Bulletin
American Airlines boosts pilot recall

26 Jan 07
Advertiser
Wal-Mart will pay $33M in overtime back wages

26 Jan 07
Advertiser
Commentary: Film industry provides full range of benefits
      by Brenda Ching, Exec. Director of the Screen Actor's Guild

24 Jan 07
Advertiser
NFL and union agree to tougher drug testing

22 Jan 07
Advertiser
Most from Del Monte unemployed, untrained (ILWU)

22 Jan 07
Advertiser
Nurses need some care to stay in the profession

22 Jan 07
Advertiser
Sleep well, be a better worker

20 Jan 07
Star-Bulletin
Del Monte workers eligible for federal aid (ILWU)

20 Jan 07
Advertiser
$569K granted to aid pine workers (ILWU)

18 Jan 07
Advertiser
State worker cutting tree killed

17 Jan 07
Advertiser
Court sides with IBM on pensions (scroll down)

15 Jan 07
Star-Bulletin
Tread carefully if worker arrested (scroll down)

12 Jan 07
Star-Bulletin
Homelessness: Picture of paradise? (UNITE HERE, Local 5)

12 Jan 07
Star-Bulletin
OT soars at youth prison (UPW)

12 Jan 07
Star-Bulletin
Hawaii's wages lag inflation, U.S. average

12 Jan 07
Star-Bulletin
Hyundai union votes to favor of strike (scroll down)

12 Jan 07
Advertiser
Isles falling behind as pay gap grows wider

12 Jan 07
Advertiser
Ninety-five offered retirement by HawTel

12 Jan 07
Advertiser
Laid-off workers eligible for aid

11 Jan 07
Advertiser
Laid off Del Monte workers can get federal assistance

11 Jan 07
Advertiser
Hawai'i wages lag national average and gap is growing

10 Jan 07
Advertiser
Employees feel pressure of wage hikes

9 Jan 07
Advertiser
OPINION: Whistleblowers need clearer city protocols

8 Jan 07
Advertiser
Sales reps sue for overtime wages

8 Jan 07
Advertiser
Wage increases should outpace inflation

8 Jan 07
Advertiser
Employees balance faith at work praying on the job

7 Jan 07
Advertiser
Healthcare crisis swells ranks of uninsurables

6 Jan 07
Star-Bulletin
Shipyard bias case judge is removed

6 Jan 07
Advertiser
Jobs, wages up, bringing inflation worries

6 Jan 07
Advertiser
GM may boost inventory to prep for possible strike (scroll down)

5 Jan 07
Star-Bulletin
Union wins free-speech battle at Hale Koa (UNITE HERE Local 5)

5 Jan 07
Star-Bulletin
Labor body targets more unions in China (scroll down)

5 Jan 07
Advertiser
Judge rules union can picket in front of hotel (UNITE HERE Local 5)

4 Jan 07
Star-Bulletin
Unions sue feds over safety requirement (scroll down)

4 Jan 07
Star-Bulletin
Paradise costly for health workers

4 Jan 07
Advertiser
Army settles dispute with Hale Koa Hotel workers (UNITE HERE Local 5)

2 Jan 07
Star-Bulletin
Professor, expert on politics brought bipartisan polling to Hawaii (HEA)

1 Jan 07
Advertiser
Teachers' extra hours studied

1 Jan 07
Advertiser
Calif. minimum wage rises 75¢