*  Hawaiʻi Labor News Roundup 2008  * 


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25 Dec. 08
Star-Bulletin
Wal-Mart to pay workers $640M (wage-and-hour violations)

24 Dec. 08
Star-Bulletin
Maui workers accept drug testing (UPW)

24 Dec. 08
Advertiser
Wal-Mart settles wage lawsuit (scroll down)

24 Dec. 08
Advertiser
About third of Hawaii jobless without unemployment benefits

22 Dec. 08
Advertiser
Commentary: Working poor main concern for Solis
    by Harold Meyerson, editor-at-large of the American Prospect and columnist for The Washington Post

22 Dec. 08
Advertiser
Healthcare costs threaten economy

22 Dec. 08
Advertiser
After getting laid off, what steps should you take next?

21 Dec. 08
Advertiser
Obama forms task force on working families (Change to Win)

21 Dec. 08
Advertiser
UAW's power sapped by loan deal (UAW)

20 Dec. 08
Star-Bulletin
Drug tests still divisive issue for state, teachers (HSTA)

20 Dec. 08
Advertiser
St. Francis nurses get new contract (scroll down)

20 Dec. 08
Advertiser
Hawaii jobless rate highest in 9 years

19 Dec. 08
Advertiser
Solis gets nod as labor chief, Kirk as trade rep

19 Dec. 08
Advertiser
Hawaii unemployment rate rises to 4.9%

18 Dec. 08
Star-Bulletin
Times union woes continue (not posted online)

18 Dec. 08
Advertiser
Times no longer unionized, but beef with union festers (Hawai'i Teamsters)

18 Dec. 08
Advertiser
Honolulu 3rd priciest place in U.S. (Cost of LIving)

15 Dec. 08
Advertiser
Hawaii teachers' contract nearing expiration with no drug (HSTA)

15 Dec. 08
Advertiser
Nationally certified teachers jump 25% (HSTA)

15 Dec. 08
Advertiser
Brazil exec wants labor laws eased (scroll down)

14 Dec. 08
Star-Bulletin
Editorial: Ah Quon McElrath was one of a kind (ILWU)

14 Dec. 08
Advertiser
Worker takeover sets stage

13 Dec. 08
Star-Bulletin
UH faculty to call contract at impasse (UHPA)

13 Dec. 08
Star-Bulletin
Hawaii's workers lose a stalwart champion (ILWU)

13 Dec. 08
Star-Bulletin
Hawaiian Sugar furloughs 88 percent of its work force (ILWU)

13 Dec. 08
Advertiser
700 Maui sugar workers on leave (ILWU)

13 Dec. 08
Advertiser
Hawaii union, social activist Ah Quon McElrath dies at 92 (ILWU)
She taught us to take risks, take care of others

12 Dec. 08
Star-Bulletin
Suddenly, you're jobless ...

12 Dec. 08
Advertiser
Labor and progressive activist Ah Quon McElrath dies (ILWU)

12 Dec. 08
Advertiser
Mesa pilots ratify 2-year labor deal (ALPA)

12 Dec. 08
Advertiser
New unemployment claims surged to 573,000 last week

11 Dec. 08
Star-Bulletin
Actors' Union plans strike vote in January (SAG)
   p. D3 -not posted online

11 Dec. 08
Advertiser
UPW sued by convicted ex-director (UPW)

11 Dec. 08
Advertiser
Mesa pilots ratify new 2-year labor agreement (ALPA)

10 Dec. 08
Star-Bulletin
State's paid half-days are a thing of the past

10 Dec. 08
Star-Bulletin
Former staffer sues isle hotels (scroll down)

9 Dec. 08
Star-Bulletin
Nurses' Association OKs contracts (scroll down)

9 Dec. 08
Advertiser
Nurses' benefits boosted at Kapi'olani, Kuakini (Hawai'i Nurses Assn.)

9 Dec. 08
Advertiser
Isle hotels sued over service charges (tipped employees)

8 Dec. 08
Advertiser
Worker benefits cut as firms fight to stay afloat

8 Dec. 08
Advertiser
Number of part-time workers surged to 7.32M in November

8 Dec. 08
Advertiser
Commentary: State healthcare law should be fine-tuned
    by Ronald D. Rodriguez, works in reservations at Starwood Hotels

6 Dec. 08
Star-Bulletin
Police discipline draws protest from officers (SHOPO)

6 Dec. 08
Advertiser
Nurses OK new contract with Queen's (Hawai'i Nurses Assn.)

5 Dec. 08
Star-Bulletin
Nurses Association names director (scroll down)

5 Dec. 08
Star-Bulletin
Aloha United Way sale scheduled (Labor Community Services)

5 Dec. 08
Advertiser
Jobless supply-to-demand rate low (scroll down)

4 Dec. 08
Advertiser
Advertiser announces 3rd round of staff reductions (Newspaper Guild)

3 Dec. 08
Advertiser
Advertiser announces staff reductions (Newspaper Guild)

3 Dec. 08
Advertiser
Pineapple, sugar declines cut into farm workforce

2 Dec. 08
Star-Bulletin
State unemployment pay extended (scroll down)

2 Dec. 08
Advertiser
Hotel labor dispute heats up (ILWU)

2 Dec. 08
Advertiser
Jobless can get extra 7 weeks of aid

25 Nov. 08
Advertiser
Kupau fighting to get back union job (Laborers, Local 368)

24 Nov. 08
Star-Bulletin
Advertiser eyes worker pay cuts (scroll down)

24 Nov. 08
Advertiser
Commentary: Hawaii healthcare now in serious jeopardy
    by Chuck Sted, President & CEO of Hawai'i Pacific Health, &
    Jim Tollefson, President & CEO of the Chamber of Commerce of Hawai'i.

23 Nov. 08
Advertiser
Hawaii police union disputes fairness of officers' discipline (SHOPO)

23 Nov. 08
Advertiser
42 of Honolulu's bus drivers fired over past 5 years; 410 penalized (Hawaii Teamsters)

21 Nov. 08
Advertiser
State sees jump in jobless rate

20 Nov. 08
Advertiser
Hawaii jobless rate unchanged at 4.5%

17 Nov. 08
Advertiser
Hawaii workers who rely on tips hit harder by weak economy

16 Nov. 08
Star-Bulletin
Obama shouldn't overcorrect on the union vote issue

11 Nov. 08
Advertiser
Shipper cutting nonunion workers (scroll down)

10 Nov. 08
Advertiser
Italian airline's workers to strike (scroll down)

9 Nov. 08
Star-Bulletin
Work force diversity is a goal that often falls short

9 Nov. 08
Advertiser
More layoffs could worsen downturn

5 Nov. 08
Advertiser
Pacific Beach subject of board hearing (ILWU)

5 Nov. 08
Advertiser
Valuing good working relationships (ILWU)

2 Nov. 08
Advertiser
Anxious workers challenged to stay positive

29 Oct. 08
Advertiser
HGEA donates $200,000 to fight ConCon (HGEA)

29 Oct. 08
Advertiser
Governor releases money for Hawaii teachers' pay raises (HSTA)

29 Oct. 08
Advertiser
Boeing union to vote on contract (IAM)

27 Oct. 08
Star-Bulletin
Foes of ConCon fear 'horse-trading' (HSTA)

27 Oct. 08
Advertiser
ConCon could jeopardize Hawaii school system, opponents say (HSTA)

26 Oct. 08
Advertiser
Struggle intensifies for low-wage workers

21 Oct. 08
Star-Bulletin
Pro-rail union uses Inouye in TV ad (Hawai'i Carpenters, Local 745)

21 Oct. 08
Advertiser
Unemployment rates for Maui, state surge

21 Oct. 08
Advertiser
Positive drug-test findings decline

20 Oct. 08
Star-Bulletin
Buyouts offered at the Advertiser (Newspaper Guild)

20 Oct. 08
Star-Bulletin
State rate of 'working poor' low, report says

20 Oct. 08
Star-Bulletin
Transgender study suggests bias (scroll down)

17 Oct. 08
Advertiser
Northwest pilots chief gets support (scroll down)

14 Oct. 08
Advertiser
Boeing strike still on after talks fail (scroll down)

13 Oct. 08
Advertiser
Hawaii Constitutional Convention supporters face powerful foes (HSTA)

12 Oct. 08
Star-Bulletin
Ads by unions urge voters to say 'no'

11 Oct. 08
Star-Bulletin
Maui Lu resort closing Nov. 10 (ILWU)

11 Oct. 08
Star-Bulletin
Hawaii workers with multiple jobs at 8.2% in 2007

11 Oct. 08
Advertiser
Carpenters Union backs rail with cash (Hawai'i Carpenters, Local 745)

11 Oct. 08
Advertiser
Advertiser seeks voluntary cuts (Newspaper Guild)

10 Oct. 08
Advertiser
Maui Lu's shutdown to cost 41 jobs (ILWU)

9 Oct. 08
Advertiser
Hotel union activities challenged (UNITE HERE Local 5)

8 Oct. 08
Star-Bulletin
Mesa and pilots approve tentative deal (ALPA)

8 Oct. 08
Star-Bulletin
New agency to try 4-day work week (HGEA)

8 Oct. 08
Advertiser
Former Maui Pine workers get aid (ILWU)

8 Oct. 08
Advertiser
4-day work week pilot expands (HGEA)

7 Oct. 08
Star-Bulletin
Board to hear cases against Local 5 (UNITE HERE)

7 Oct. 08
Star-Bulletin
Hawaiian Telcom and union ratify contract (IBEW 1357)

6 Oct. 08
Advertiser
Unionized Hawaiian Telcom workers ratify 3-year contract (IBEW 1357)

6 Oct. 08
Advertiser
Unemployment insurance fund has enough, state says

5 Oct. 08
Star-Bulletin
Employer rewarded for offering chances

5 Oct. 08
Advertiser
Throwing a wrench in retirement

3 Oct. 08
Advertiser
Senate oks federal locality pay (scroll down)

2 Oct. 08
Advertiser
Starbucks settles 3rd union activity complaint since '06 (IWW)

1 Oct. 08
Advertiser
Grant to help laid-off airline workers

30 Sep. 08
Star-Bulletin
Random drug tests get UPW approval

29 Sep. 08
Advertiser
Maui will automate some trash collection (UPW)

29 Sep. 08
Advertiser
United pilots: CEO's excessive pay package must go

28 Sep. 08
Advertiser
Want lots of job offers?

27 Sep. 08
Advertiser
Hawaii Medical Center will lay off 150 more at Ewa, Liliha hospitals

26 Sep. 08
Star-Bulletin
Harassment of 2 women alleged

26 Sep. 08
Advertiser
Safeguard faces discrimination suit

26 Sep. 08
Advertiser
Hawaii Medical to lay off 150 more

25 Sep. 08
Advertiser
Healthcare costs for workers rise 21% to 29%

24 Sep. 08
Star-Bulletin
Lingle and unions talk budget (HGEA, HSTA, UPW, UHPA)

23 Sep. 08
Advertiser
21 arrested in Maui immigration raid

21 Sep. 08
Star-Bulletin
Editorial: Find ways to improve workers compensation

21 Sep. 08
Advertiser
Illegal workers given permits

19 Sep. 08
Advertiser
Hawaii test of 4-day work week for state workers going well

19 Sep. 08
Advertiser
Actors Union (SAG) insurgents win (scroll down)

19 Sep. 08
Advertiser
Isles' jobless rate hits 4.2%, highest since '02

Hawaii's 4.2% jobless rate ties for 8th lowest in nation

18 Sep. 08
Star-Bulletin
Hawaiian Airlines' pilots seek mediation over stalled contract

18 Sep. 08
Star-Bulletin
Workers' comp costs may fall

18 Sep. 08
Advertiser
Pilots Closer to Strike: Hawaiian Air pilots seeking mediation (ALPA)

18 Sep. 08
Advertiser
Employers to pay even less for workers' comp

18 Sep. 08
Advertiser
Hawaii jobless rate hits 4.2%, highest in more than 6 years

17 Sep. 08
Star-Bulletin
HawTel, IBEW OK tentative pact (scroll down)

17 Sep. 08
Advertiser
Hawaiian Telcom, workers reach tentative agreement (IBEW 1357)

17 Sep. 08
Advertiser
Hawaiian Airlines pilots seek mediation in contract talks (ALPA)

17 Sep. 08
Advertiser
Hawaii workers' comp rates headed for another decline

17 Sep. 08
Advertiser
Honolulu job fair draws bigger crowd as times get tough

16 Sep. 08
Advertiser
Job fair draws thousands amid rising unemployment rate

15 Sep. 08
Star-Bulletin
Most workers want sick leave (scroll down)

14 Sep. 08
Advertiser
Union workers using their power

13 Sep. 08
Star-Bulletin
300-plus Princeville Resort workers join ILWU

13 Sep. 08
Advertiser
Hawaii dockworkers ratify new 6-year contract with $5/hour raise (ILWU)

13 Sep. 08
Advertiser
Honolulu Symphony musicians get 12.5% pay hike in new pact (Musicians Assn.)

12 Sep. 08
Advertiser
Commentary: Teacher drug testing a threat to basic rights (HSTA)
   by Richard S. Miller, UH Professor of Law, Emeritus

11 Sep. 08
Advertiser
Attendants want in-flight Internet filters (AFA)

8 Sep. 08
Star-Bulletin
Aqua Hotels institutes ESOP

8 Sep. 08
Advertiser
Aqua Hotels offers its employees an ownership stake

6 Sep. 08
Advertiser
Boeing workers reject contract, begin strike today (IAM)

4 Sep. 08
Advertiser
Boeing assembly workers' strike delayed 48 hours (IAM)

3 Sep. 08
Star-Bulletin
Pacific Beach Hotel woes to be heard by U.S. board (ILWU Local 142)

3 Sep. 08
Advertiser
Union vs. hotel will be heard Nov. 4 (ILWU Local 142)

3 Sep. 08
Advertiser
Union's Honolulu mayoral forum a private event (UNITE HERE Local 5)

1 Sep. 08
Star-Bulletin
Commentary: Industry chipping away at gains made by labor
    by Ah Quon McElrath

1 Sep. 08
Advertiser
Ads to call for organizing rights (scroll down)

1 Sep. 08
Advertiser
Data show 10% in U.S. are jobless or underemployed

31 Aug. 08
Advertiser
Starbucks gives pro-union barista his job back (IWW)

30 Aug. 08
Star-Bulletin
Unions, Honolulu Advertiser settle upon partial agreement (Newspaper Guild)

30 Aug. 08
Advertiser
Advertiser unions agree to medical plan (Newspaper Guild)

30 Aug. 08
Advertiser
Striking workers at L.A. airport back on the job (SEIU Local 1877)

29 Aug. 08
Advertiser
Fewer farm workers, higher wages

27 Aug. 08
Star-Bulletin
State median income rises

26 Aug. 08
Star-Bulletin
Union leader's status in limbo (Laborers' Local 368)

26 Aug. 08
Star-Bulletin
Advertiser to lay off 27 as it consolidates divisions (Newspaper Guild)

26 Aug. 08
Advertiser
Advertiser to lay off 27 more workers

23 Aug. 08
Advertiser
Winner of union vote may not be eligible

22 Aug. 08
Advertiser
Fight is on to require paid sick leave for all workers

22 Aug. 08
Advertiser
L.A. airport workers give union OK to strike

21 Aug. 08
Star-Bulletin
Kaanapali Beach Club fires 20 (UNITE HERE Local 5)

21 Aug. 08
Advertiser
Pearl Harbor Shipyard wins safety award

20 Aug. 08
Advertiser
Isle tech jobs grew faster than rest

17 Aug. 08
Advertiser
Older workers bolder about asking for a raise

15 Aug. 08
Advertiser
Hawaii's jobless rate climbs in July to 3.9%

14 Aug. 08
Star-Bulletin
Gannett to cut 1,000 jobs at community newspapers

14 Aug. 08
Advertiser
Drug tests ready, HSTA says

14 Aug. 08
Advertiser
Actors group has A-list backers in fight with SAG (SAG)

12 Aug. 08
Star-Bulletin
ERS posts fiscal-year loss

12 Aug. 08
Advertiser
Delta, Northwest pilots OK collective bargaining accord (ALPA)

12 Aug. 08
Advertiser
United Air pilots union calls for CEO's resignation (ALPA)

12 Aug. 08
Advertiser
Fund set up to aid laid-off workers

11 Aug. 08
Advertiser
Verizon, unions reach 3-year deal with wage hikes (CWA)

11 Aug. 08
Advertiser
Laid-off Maui workers find job fair 'very helpful'

10 Aug. 08
Advertiser
Jobless rate climbs as employers on Maui cut back (ILWU & Carpenters)

6 Aug. 08
Star-Bulletin
Story didn't fairly portray ILWU (scroll dwon)
    Letter to the Editor by Randy Perreira, Pres. Hawai'i State AFL-CIO

8 Aug. 08
Advertiser
Aid events set for Maui Pine laid-off

6 Aug. 08
Star-Bulletin
Teachers' vote seen as OK for drug tests (HSTA)

6 Aug. 08
Star-Bulletin
Big Island hotels cut staff (ILWU)

6 Aug. 08
Advertiser
Hawaii teachers' union reneging on drug testing, state says (HSTA)

6 Aug. 08
Advertiser
Group urges newspaper contract (Newspaper Guild)

5 Aug. 08
Star-Bulletin
Pacific Beach Hotel and union disagree on petition's validity (ILWU)

5 Aug. 08
Star-Bulletin
Editorial: Create reliable system to verify employment eligibility

5 Aug. 08
Advertiser
State says teachers union is making excuses (HSTA)

4 Aug. 08
Star-Bulletin
Profs call arbitration preferable to pickets (UHPA)

4 Aug. 08
Star-Bulletin
Isle immigrants face felony counts (Hawaii Carpenters Local 745)

4 Aug. 08
Star-Bulletin
Editorial: Shorter work week holds promise

4 Aug. 08
Advertiser
Contract talks for 65,000 Verizon workers resume

4 Aug. 08
Advertiser
Star-Bulletin outsources circulation call center

4 Aug. 08
Advertiser
State to aid Sea Life Park's laid-off

3 Aug. 08
Star-Bulletin
Editorial: Poor US economy reduces illegal aliens

2 Aug. 08
Star-Bulletin
Carpenters union protests at Vanguard Lofts (Hawaii Carpenters Local 745)

2 Aug. 08
Advertiser
51,000 lost their jobs in July

2 Aug. 08
Advertiser
Commentary: The new equality for women -- job loss
      by Ellen Goodman

1 Aug. 08
Star-Bulletin
Editorial: Study exaggerates jobs lost to China

1 Aug. 08
Advertiser
State workers try 4-day week (HGEA)

31 July 08
Advertiser
Hawaii's 4-day work week trial begins Monday

31 July 08
Advertiser
United says pilots abusing sick leave (scroll down)

30 July 08
Advertiser
Maui workers feel sting of unexpected layoffs (ILWU)

30 July 08
Advertiser
Isles said to be losing jobs to China

29 July 08
Star-Bulletin
Resort latest to fire workers (UNITE HERE Local 5)

29 July 08
Advertiser
Ka'anapali Beach Club lays off 34 employees (UNITE HERE Local 5)

29 July 08
Advertiser
Tentative deal keeps ports running (ILWU)

29 July 08
Advertiser
Workers stressed out by flood of bad news

28 July 08
Advertiser
Teamsters endorse Hannemann again (Teamsters Local 996)

28 July 08
Advertiser
German airports brace for strike (scroll down)

27 July 08
Star-Bulletin
Outsourcing booming as the economy cools

26 July 08
Star-Bulletin
Advertiser unions poised for battle (Newspaper Guild)

26 July 08
Star-Bulletin
Layoffs and slowing economy hit Pohnpei workers hard (ILWU)

26 July 08
Advertiser
Pineapple could vanish from Hawaii

Hundreds anxiously await fate (ILWU)

26 July 08
Advertiser
A salute to Isles' immigrants

25 July 08
Star-Bulletin
274 layoffs 'difficult but necessary' (ILWU)

25 July 08
Advertiser
Inouye: 'Pineapples are a part of Maui's legacy (ILWU)

Maui Land & Pine issues news release

25 July 08
Advertiser
Plantation Village salutes sugar's ethnic heritage

24 July 08
Star-Bulletin
Pacific Resource starts campaign (scroll down)

24 July 08
Advertiser
Maui Land & Pine laying off 274 in reorganization

22 July 08
Star-Bulletin
Unions switch dominant positions (HGEA)

22 July 08
Advertiser
Commentary: Hawaii teachers union proposes limits on random drug testing (HSTA)

21 July 08
Star-Bulletin
Flirting not good for negotiating (scroll down)

21 July 08
Advertiser
Commentary: Union must not renege on random drug-test pact (HSTA)

19 July 08
Star-Bulletin
Advertiser workers protest layoffs (Newspape Guild)

19 July 08
Star-Bulletin
Joblessness highest in 5 years

19 July 08
Advertiser
Hawaii teachers' union now opposes new contract's random drug testing (HSTA)

19 July 08
Advertiser
American Airlines will cut 1,500 maintenance employees (TWU)

18 July 08
Star-Bulletin
Contract talks resume at Advertiser (Newspaper Guild)

17 July 08
Star-Bulletin
Honolulu Advertiser announces 54 positions to be cut (Newspaper Guild)

17 July 08
Advertiser
Advertiser's 54 layoffs reflect industry trend (Newspaper Guild)

17 July 08
Advertiser
Work slowdown alleged at key ports (ILWU)

16 July 08
Star-Bulletin
Marine firemen OK Matson pact

16 July 08
Advertiser
Worker injured on Kapiolani job site

15 July 08
Star-Bulletin
Hotel union agreement reached (UNITE HERE Local 5)

15 July 08
Advertiser
Hotel, union agree on contract (UNITE HERE Local 5)

14 July 08
Advertiser
Employee tests show pot smoking on rise

13 July 08
Advertiser
Teachers union and Sierra Club endorse Hirono for Congress (HSTA)

11 July 08
Star-Bulletin
TheBus workers cement 5-year deal (Teamsters 996)

10 July 08
Star-Bulletin
Flight attendants sue Aloha for pay (scroll down)

10 July 08
Advertiser
Bus workers ratify contract (Teamsters 996)

10 July 08
Advertiser
Better options exist in drug-testing issue (HSTA)
    commentary by Kim Coco Iwamoto

10 July 08
Advertiser
Actors Given Contract Deadline (scroll down)

9 July 08
Advertiser
TheBus employees ratify new 5-year pact (Teamsters 996)

9 July 08
Advertiser
Aloha flight attendants sue for back pay (AFA)

8 July 08
Advertiser
Universal healthcare backers organizing here (AFSCME, UFCW, SEIU)

6 July 08
Advertiser
'There are just no jobs on Moloka'i'

4 July 08
Star-Bulletin
Board Elections -IBEW 1186 (scroll to bottom)

4 July 08
Star-Bulletin
Jobless benefits extended in isles

4 July 08
Advertiser
Transit workers consider last offer (Teamsters Local 996)

4 July 08
Advertiser
Unemployment benefits extended for Isle residents

3 July 08
Star-Bulletin
Isle hotels struggle to sustain workforce

3 July 08
Advertiser
Unionized bus drivers to consider contract offer next week (Teamsters Local 996)

3 July 08
Advertiser
Dockworkers still moving cargo after contract expires (ILWU)

3 July 08
Advertiser
Lingle authorizes extra 13 weeks of unemployment benefits

2 July 08
Star-Bulletin
No 'threats' on drug tests (HSTA)

2 July 08
Advertiser
Matson, ship workers reach tentative 5-year agreement (SUP)

2 July 08
Advertiser
Wal-Mart must pay $6.5M for violating labor laws

2 July 08
Advertiser
Inouye urges disgruntled unions to 'hold off for a while' on strikes

1 July 08
Star-Bulletin
No agreement on drug tests (HSTA)

30 Jun 08
Advertiser
State, Hawaii BOE remain at odds over teacher drug testing (HSTA)
Teacher drug tests still unresolved

29 Jun 08
Star-Bulletin
Commentary: Hiring illegal aliens cheats Hawaii workers and hurts state
    by Kyle Chock, Executive Director of the Pacific Resource Partnership

29 Jun 08
Advertiser
"Hollywood on edge over guild" (Screen Actors' Guild)
   p. A4 -not in online edition

28 Jun 08
Star-Bulletin
"West Coast dockworkers contract expires Tuesday" (ILWU)
   p. C1 -not in online edition

28 Jun 08
Star-Bulletin
Northwest pilot leaders OK deal

28 Jun 08
Advertiser
Northwest union OKs Delta deal (scroll down)

27 Jun 08
Star-Bulletin
Union candidate seeks exemption (scroll down)

25 Jun 08
Advertiser
Northwest, Delta pilots reach deal (scroll down)

24 Jun 08
Star-Bulletin
Young Bros., boatmen OK pact (scroll down)

24 Jun 08
Advertiser
Barge services, union OK contract (IBU)

23 Jun 08
Star-Bulletin
Helemano Plantation: Clients' pay scale raised alarm for labor inspectors

21 Jun 08
Advertiser
Strike Unlikely: Port contract talks 'collaborative' (ILWU)

20 Jun 08
Star-Bulletin
Hawaii income fourth in U.S.

20 Jun 08
Advertiser
Union fined for excess campaign contributions (Iron Workers)

19 Jun 08
Star-Bulletin
Hawaiian pilots seeking to settle contract (ALPA)

19 Jun 08
Advertiser
Ports still ironing out new contract (scroll down)

19 Jun 08
Advertiser
Hawaii unemployment highest since March 2004

19 Jun 08
Advertiser
Emergency grant to help laid off ranch workers

State gets $389K grant to help Molokai workers

18 Jun 08
Star-Bulletin
Rail boosters launch media ads (Hawai'i Carpenters, Local 745)

18 Jun 08
Advertiser
UPW agrees to drug testing for Kauai County workers (UPW)

17 Jun 08
Star-Bulletin
Matson workers approve strike (SUP)

17 Jun 08
Star-Bulletin
Laborers' candidate ineligible for position (LIUNA, Local 368)

17 Jun 08
Advertiser
Matson union gives authorization to strike (SUP)

17 Jun 08
Advertiser
Labor-contractor group's leader says illegal workers stealing jobs (PRP)

16 Jun 08
Advertiser
Sailors union gives leadership authority to call strike (SUP)

15 Jun 08
Star-Bulletin
Editorial: Bill offers better way to pay classroom subs

14 Jun 08
Advertiser
Kupau ineligible to run for Local 368 position (Laborers Union)

13 Jun 08
Star-Bulletin
House passes jobless benefits extension

13 Jun 08
Advertiser
House OKs extra jobless benefits in embattled plan

13 Jun 08
Advertiser
Actors brace for slow negotiations (scroll down)

12 Jun 08
Star-Bulletin
Jobless pay in Hawaii first in U.S.

12 Jun 08
Advertiser
Jobless benefits extension killed (scroll down)

11 Jun 08
Star-Bulletin
Hale Koa Hotel workers rally (scroll down)

11 Jun 08
Advertiser
Extended jobless payments likely

10 Jun 08
Advertiser
Contract rally at hale koa today (scroll down)

9 Jun 08
Star-Bulletin
Substitute teachers' pay raises pondered

7 June 08
Star-Bulletin
United offers attendant buyouts (scroll down)

5 Jun 08
Advertiser
Actors Uniion signs new deal (SAG)

4 June 08
Star-Bulletin
Local 5 to rally for Royal Kona workers (UNITE HERE Local 5)

4 Jun 08
Advertiser
tuition aid for laid-off workers (scroll down)

3 June 08
Star-Bulletin
State examines site of deadly accident

3 Jun 08
Advertiser
Workers end strike over safety at Vegas casino project

3 Jun 08
Advertiser
Kapiolani construction accident victim identified

2 Jun 08
Advertiser
Man dies from injuries in Kapiolani construction accident

2 Jun 08
Advertiser
Employers get more creative to help workers stop smoking

1 Jun 08
Advertiser
Laid-off Hawaii workers not forgotten

1 Jun 08
Advertiser
Offshore work (scroll down)

30 May 08
Advertiser
Honolulu ranks 45th in U.S. income

29 May 08
Advertiser
Actors guild last union without a new labor deal (SAG)

29 May 08
Advertiser
Pact reached to save Kunia workers' homes (ILWU)

27 May 08
Star-Bulletin
'Sparrow' leaves legacy for workers in Hawaii (IBEW/Hawai'i State AFL-CIO/MTC)
      Commentary by Willim J. Puette, CLEAR

26 May 08
Star-Bulletin
Worker gratuities a tricky subject (scroll down)

26 May 08
Advertiser
British, U.S. unions merging (scroll down)

25 May 08
Advertiser
Democrats neutral on ConCon (Sen. Hemmings' comment)

24 May 08
Advertiser
No ConCon endorsement by Hawaii Democratic Party (HGEA)

22 May 08
Star-Bulletin
Newspaper owner agrees to mediation (Newspaper Guild)

22 May 08
Advertiser
Advertiser, unions turn to mediator (Newspaper Guild)

20 May 08
Advertiser
Aloha executives may receive hefty bonuses (ALPA)

17 May 08
Star-Bulletin
US Air pilots oppose merger (scroll down)

16 May 08
Star-Bulletin
NCL to pay $485K in '9/11 backlash' case

16 May 08
Advertiser
Cruise line paying $485,000 to settle discrimination suit

15 May 08
Star-Bulletin
Akaka sets meetings on altering federal pay

15 May 08
Advertiser
Delta pilots ratify merger contract

14 May 08
Star-Bulletin
COBRA benefit eligibility has limitations (Kokua Line)

14 May 08
Star-Bulletin
Nordstrom lays off 30 workers

14 May 08
Advertiser
Hawaii meetings to address federal workers' comp

14 May 08
Advertiser
Shipyard celebrates 100th birthday (Metal Trades Council)

13 May 08
Advertiser
Workers' incomes unable to keep up with rising prices

12 May 08
Star-Bulletin
The musicians struggle to make ends meet (Musicans' Assn., Local 677)

12 May 08
Advertiser
COMMENTARY: Teacher evaluations key to improving instruction (HSTA)

11 May 08
Advertiser
Letter carriers collect lots of food for hungry (NALC)

10 May 08
Advertiser
Letter carriers food drive gathers 'huge amount' (NALC)

10 May 08
Advertiser
Aloha cargo workers to get back pay from buyer (ALPA)

9 May 08
Star-Bulletin
Aloha Airlines lender GMAC promises to pay employees

9 May 08
Advertiser
Hawaii pension fund sues Alcoa over alleged bribery (Ironworkers)

8 May 08
Star-Bulletin
Gas Co. workers reach labor deal (Teamsters 996)

8 May 08
Advertiser
Teamsters, Gas Co. settle contract (Teamsters 996)

6 May 08
Star-Bulletin
Aloha cargo buyer OK with union (ALPA)

4 May 08
Advertiser
Aloha machinists reach tentative agreement with new owner (IAM)

4 May 08
Advertiser
Tips shrinking as economy slumps, squeezing waiters, hairdressers

3 May 08
Star-Bulletin
Nonunion Delta workers get raise (scroll down)

2 May 08
Star-Bulletin
May Day protest holds up cargo from West Coast (ILWU)

2 May 08
Advertiser
Aloha pilots say sale could leave people without jobs (ALPA)

2 May 08
Advertiser
Cargo at West Coast ports moving again after protest (ILWU)

30 Apr. 08
Star-Bulletin
HMC to outsource 89 jobs (Laborers Local 368)

29 Apr. 08
Advertiser
Pickets target Pacific Beach Hotel (ILWU)

29 Apr. 08
Advertiser
Effects of writers strike still being felt (Writers Guild)

28 Apr. 08
Advertiser
Aloha Airlines shuts down cargo operations

27 Apr. 08
Star-Bulletin
Veto should maintain secret union votes
      Editorial

26 Apr. 08
Star-Bulletin
Pilots union puts off strike (ALPA)

26 Apr. 08
Star-Bulletin
Aloha unit buyer will try to keep workers (IAM District Lodge 141)

26 Apr. 08
Advertiser
Aloha has new cargo bidder (ALPA)

25 Apr. 08
Star-Bulletin
Bid to settle labor dispute (ALPA)

24 Apr. 08
Star-Bulletin
Union will fight go! pilots' firing (ALPA)

24 Apr. 08
Advertiser
Aloha cargo pilots vote to authorize strike (ALPA)

24 Apr. 08
Advertiser
go! pilots on errant flight fired, face FAA action (ALPA)

23 Apr. 08
Star-Bulletin
Japan labor group joins boycott (scroll down -ILWU)

23 Apr. 08
Star-Bulletin
Union asks court to force Aloha cargo unit buyer to retain pilots

23 Apr. 08
Advertiser
Aloha pilots authorize strike

Aloha's pilots want to restrict sale

21 Apr. 08
Star-Bulletin
Anti-bias laws don't guarantee equal pay
      Editorial

20 Apr. 08
Star-Bulletin
'Card check' bill would help prevent intimidation of employees
      Commentary by Congressman Neil Abercrombie

19 Apr. 08
Star-Bulletin
Aloha vows to stop pilots from disrupting air-cargo operations (ALPA)

19 Apr. 08
Star-Bulletin
Gannett offer worse, union says (Newspaper Guild)

19 Apr. 08
Advertiser
Aloha Airlines pilots threaten to strike (ALPA)

18 Apr. 08
Star-Bulletin
Unemployed urged to get kids on QUEST

18 Apr. 08
Star-Bulletin
US Airways pilots dump union (scroll down)
      Editor's note: they did not "dump" their union; they 'changed' their union

17 Apr. 08
Star-Bulletin
Senior Aloha pilots retrained for cargo (ALPA)

16 Apr. 08
Star-Bulletin
Union taking boycott to Japan (ILWU)

16 Apr. 08
Star-Bulletin
Bill would extend health insurance program to Aloha workers' children

16 Apr. 08
Advertiser
Job retraining for ex-Aloha workers on fast track

15 Apr. 08
Star-Bulletin
Editorial: Keep secret votes of employees in union organizing

15 Apr. 08
Advertiser
Governor vetoes bill on union recognition

13 Apr. 08
Star-Bulletin
Ship law protects Americans from unfair foreign competition
      Commentary by Neil Dietz, AFL-CIO Maritime Council

13 Apr. 08
Advertiser
Hawaii CEOs average $2.3M in pay

12 Apr. 08
Star-Bulletin
Bill would ease unionization in Hawaii small businesses

12 Apr. 08
Advertiser
Lingle 'inclined' to veto union bill, official says

12 Apr. 08
Advertiser
UPW agrees to worker drug-testing

11 Apr. 08
Advertiser
State, UPW pact clears way for random drug testing

10 Apr. 08
Star-Bulletin
Isle jobs flying away

10 Apr. 08
Advertiser
US Airways gets union agreement (Machinists)

9 Apr. 08
Advertiser
Ex-workers suing Aloha Airlines (ALPA)

9 Apr. 08
Advertiser
For some Aloha workers, loss of insurance is disaster

9 Apr. 08
Advertiser
Marijuana use up at workplaces

8 Apr. 08
Star-Bulletin
Aloha cargo in limbo as negotiations go on (ALPA)

8 Apr. 08
Advertiser
Pilots' absence forces Aloha to cancel 7 cargo flights

Aloha says union agreement close (ALPA)

7 Apr. 08
Star-Bulletin
Fate of Aloha cargo rests with hearing (ALPA)

6 Apr. 08
Star-Bulletin
Aloha says union offer to fly is a 'false hope'

5 Apr. 08
Star-Bulletin
Employers fill job fair for unemployed Aloha workers

5 Apr. 08
Advertiser
Aloha Airlines pilots see progress (ALPA)

5 Apr. 08
Advertiser
State labor officials to discuss Molokai Ranch closure

5 Apr. 08
Advertiser
GM workers say strike possible (UAW)

5 Apr. 08
Advertiser
Sweeping job losses show 'the fat lady has sung'

4 Apr. 08
Star-Bulletin
Aloha lays off 150 more

Aloha workers discuss options

4 Apr. 08
Advertiser
Aloha pilots work to resolve dispute over cargo division (ALPA)

4 Apr. 08
Advertiser
Aloha workers cope with unemployment

4 Apr. 08
Advertiser
Most Americans in 3 years file for initial jobless claims

3 Apr. 08
Star-Bulletin
Health care funding study ranks isles at top

3 Apr. 08
Advertiser
Aloha, pilots must agree on who flies cargo planes (ALPA)

3 Apr. 08
Advertiser
Shocked Honolulu workers got last ATA flight out

Airline pilots union issues statement on ATA shutdown

3 Apr. 08
Advertiser
Meetings today for displaced Hawaii airline workers

Reality hits Aloha Air workers after shutdown

'I had faith in the system,' says 38-year Aloha worker

2 Apr. 08
Star-Bulletin
Turbulent aftermath (ALPA)

2 Apr. 08
Advertiser
Wal-Mart drops claim for $400K

2 Apr. 08
Advertiser
Hawaiian hiring pilots, flight attendants

Aloha employees' skills suit Isle job market

2 Apr. 08
Advertiser
Aloha, pilots at odds over cargo flights (ALPA)

1 Apr. 08
Star-Bulletin
Aloha means goodbye

Aloha's ripple effects signal job slowdown tide

1 Apr. 08
Advertiser
Aloha takes action to protect cargo operation (ALPA)

31 Mar. 08
Star-Bulletin
Aloha employees and passengers hope the airline can find a way to survive

31 Mar. 08
Advertiser
major actors unions split (scroll down)

31 Mar. 08
Advertiser
Aloha employees rally at bankruptcy court

Employees, families feel left in the lurch

31 Mar. 08
Advertiser
Editorial: State must do all it can to help Aloha workers

30 Mar. 08
Advertiser
Aloha closure hits Neighbor Island customers, workers

Aloha Airlines CEO's letter to employees

28 Mar. 08
Star-Bulletin
Ilikai workers and unit owners rally to "save the Ilikai"

28 Mar. 08
Advertiser
Aloha employees to rally at Capitol

27 Mar. 08
Star-Bulletin
Ilikai cuts jobs

27 Mar. 08
Advertiser
Hotel workers, condo owners to rally at the Ilikai today (UNITEHERE, Local 5)

26 Mar. 08
Star-Bulletin
Union organization bill heads to Lingle

26 Mar. 08
Star-Bulletin
Molokai Ranch's imminent closure brings uncertainty

Lingle leads team to help unemployed prepare

25 Mar. 08
Star-Bulletin
Molokai Ranch to quit island

24 Mar. 08
Star-Bulletin
Sexual comments increasing (scroll down)

24 Mar. 08
Advertiser
Molokai Ranch closing, laying off 120

24 Mar. 08
Advertiser
Editorial: State should fix bill to give police legal cover (SHOPO)

23 Mar. 08
Advertiser
Workers dependent on tips first to feel pinch

23 Mar. 08
Advertiser
Lack of sleep affects employees' work

22 Mar. 08
Star-Bulletin
Hawaii dock worker talks set to begin Monday (ILWU)

22 Mar. 08
Star-Bulletin
EditorialBill would have given bad cops free lawyers (SHOPO)

21 Mar. 08
Star-Bulletin
Lingle vetoes bill for police officers (SHOPO)

21 Mar. 08
Advertiser
Lingle vetoes police legal defense bill (SHOPO)

20 Mar. 08
Advertiser
Delta, Northwest merger hits snag (scroll down)

18 Mar. 08
Advertiser
Delta offering severance payouts to 30,000 employees

No Agreement for Delta, Northwest (scroll down)

17 Mar. 08
Advertiser
Talks begin on new contract for dockworkers (ILWU)

14 Mar. 08
Advertiser
NCLB criteria unfair to hardworking teachers (HSTA)
    Commentary by Roger K. Takabayashi

14 Mar. 08
Advertiser
57% of Isle adults worried about healthcare, poll finds (AARP)

13 Mar. 08
Advertiser
Advertiser Contract (Newspaper Guild)
    Letter to the Editor by Wayne Cahlil

13 Mar. 08
Advertiser
'Worst' teachers to get $10,000 if they quit (Anti-Union grp.: "Union Facts")

9 Mar. 08
Star-Bulletin
Want to cut workers' comp costs in Hawaii? Cooperate
    Commentary by Joseph F. Zuiker

7 Mar. 08
Advertiser
Isle construction might decline, but not jobs (Building Trades)

6 Mar. 08
Advertiser
Hawaii near bottom in unemployment insurance claims

4 Mar. 08
Star-Bulletin
Hawaiian Electric, union reach deal (scroll down)

4 Mar. 08
Advertiser
HECO reaches contract with union (IBEW, Local 1260)

2 Mar. 08
Advertiser
We're covering our labor dispute fairly (Newspaper Guild)
    Opinion by Editor Mark Platte

28 Feb. 08
Star-Bulletin
Rodrigues and daughter in prison now
    Kokua Line by June Watanabe

28 Feb. 08
Advertiser
Film details Jack Hall's labor union leadership (ILWU & Jack Hall)

27 Feb. 08
Advertiser
Unions still politically powerful (ILWU & Jack Hall)
    Commentary by Jerry Burris
27 Feb. 08
Advertiser
Labor leader's criminal appeal denied (Gary Robriques)

27 Feb. 08
Advertiser
General Motors riding out strike at supplier — for now (UAW)

26 Feb. 08
Star-Bulletin
Sheraton Kauai contract ratified (UNITE HERE Local 5)

26 Feb. 08
Advertiser
Hollywood writers approve 3-year contract with studios

24 Feb. 08
Star-Bulletin
Union's Hall led isle striker brigade (ILWU)

23 Feb. 08
Advertiser
Northwest, Delta unions meet over creating pilot seniority list

21 Feb. 08
Star-Bulletin
Advertiser asserts intent to resume talks after rally (Newspaper Guild)

19 Feb. 08
Star-Bulletin
AFL-CIO boycotts HTH hotels (scroll down)

18 Feb. 08
Star-Bulletin
Advertiser unions vote to authorize a strike (Newspaper Guild)

18 Feb. 08
Advertiser
Advertiser unions have authority to call strike (Newspaper Guild)

18 Feb. 08
Advertiser
Delta flight attendants seeking to unionize (AFA-CWA)

18 Feb. 08
Advertiser
Pay sought for cleaning subsidized vehicles (SHOPO & HFFA)

17 Feb. 08
Advertiser
Sanford Zalburg, former city editor at The Advertiser, 90

13 Feb. 08
Star-Bulletin
Times says workers want out of union (Teamsters 996)

13 Feb. 08
Advertiser
Times Workers Seek to Quit Union (scroll down)

9 Feb. 08
Advertiser
Unions shift focus to bad job conditions

8 Feb. 08
Star-Bulletin
Advertiser workers edge toward strike (Newspaper Guild)

6 Feb. 08
Star-Bulletin
Minimum-wage bill advances (scroll down)

4 Feb. 08
Advertiser
Hawaii Government Emplyees' Assoc. (scroll down)

2 Feb. 08
Star-Bulletin
Teachers and ACLU warn the governor (HSTA)

2 Feb. 08
Advertiser
DOE Teachers' pay raises take effect (HSTA)

29 Jan. 08
Star-Bulletin
Union upset at 'unilateral' proposal by Gannett (Newspaper and Printing Trades Council)

29 Jan. 08
Advertiser
Writers Guild, studios make progress on Internet issue

29 Jan. 08
Advertiser
NFL: Arbitrator says T.O. must pay Eagles part of bonus

29 Jan. 08
Advertiser
Hawaii's union rolls slip a bit again

26 Jan. 08
Star-Bulletin
Rejection of drug test draws threat from Lingle (HSTA)

26 Jan. 08
Star-Bulletin
Unions see biggest gain since '83 (scroll down)

26 Jan. 08
Star-Bulletin
Airline unions brace for mergers (scroll further down)

26 Jan. 08
Advertiser
Teamsters bid may help United in merger efforts

25 Jan. 08
Star-Bulletin
Princeville employees join union

25 Jan. 08
Star-Bulletin
HawTel lays off 50 in cost-control effort

25 Jan. 08
Advertiser
United Mechanics may switch to Teamsters

25 Jan. 08
Advertiser
Drug testing for Hawaii teachers rejected

23 Jan. 08
Advertiser
Striking writers, studios will resume talks

Writers guild to attempt to unblock jam

22 Jan. 08
Advertiser
Striking Times workers plan rally today at Kahala store

22 Jan. 08
Advertiser
ILWU members aid hotel workers

22 Jan. 08
Advertiser
Striking guild writers hold informal talks with studios

Striking writers say they won't picket Grammys

21 Jan. 08
Advertiser
Striking writers, studios could meet next week

19 Jan. 08
Advertiser
Cundiff to lead Employers Council (scroll down)

18 Jan. 08
Advertiser
Public employee union endorses Kenoi

18 Jan. 08
Advertiser
GM laborSaturday, January 19, 2008 13:15:59 costs will be cut further (scroll down)

17 Jan. 08
Advertiser
Union reaches tentative deal with Hollywood studios

16 Jan. 08
MidWeek
Tough Act to Follow (HSTA)

16 Jan. 08
Star-Bulletin
Times workers call for boycott
(Teamsters Local 996)

16 Jan. 08
Advertiser
Times recalls some of its employees (Teamsters Local 996)

16 Jan. 08
Advertiser
Union endorses Big Island mayoral candidate

15 Jan. 08
Star-Bulletin
Officers at strike scenes are on duty for safety
      Kokua Line by June Watanabe

15 Jan. 08
Advertiser
Writers' strike may leave Grammys in jeopardy

12 Jan. 08
Advertiser
Directors, studios to discuss deal (scroll down)

11 Jan. 08
Star-Bulletin
Island wages below national average

10 Jan. 08
Advertiser
HawTel makes retirement offer

10 Jan. 08
Advertiser
Continental baggage workers reject union

9 Jan. 08
Star-Bulletin
Times employees to review new offer (Teamsters Local 996)

9 Jan. 08
Star-Bulletin
Officers at strike scenes are on duty for safety
      Kokua Line by June Watanabe

7 Jan. 08
Advertiser
Striking Hollywood writers reach deal with film studio

4 Jan. 08
Star-Bulletin
Rodrigues' term upheld

2 Jan. 08
Advertiser
Editorial: Employers should heed racial-harassment suit