|
Labor
NO
Image:
Monday, August 16, 2021 |
|
How Unemployment Insurance Fraud Exploded During the Pandemic
By Selected News Articles @ 12:00 AM :: 3809 Views :: Ethics, Labor, COVID-19
|
... what may turn out to be the biggest fraud wave in U.S. history ....
|
Read
More.. |
|
|
|
|
Saturday, August 14, 2021 |
|
HIDOE to implement weekly COVID-19 testing requirement
By News Release @ 1:38 AM :: 2500 Views :: Education K-12, Labor, COVID-19
|
... Employees who certify and provide proof of full vaccination will not be subject to testing requirement ....
|
Read
More.. |
|
|
|
|
Saturday, August 14, 2021 |
|
DLIR to Accept Telephone Appointments for Complex Unemployment Claims
By News Release @ 12:46 AM :: 1932 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Labor
|
... Claimants May Request Slots to Speak with an Investigator ....
|
Read
More.. |
|
|
|
|
Thursday, August 12, 2021 |
|
Full Text: Proposed UH Policy Regarding COVID-19 Mandatory Vaccination and Testing
By News Release @ 3:44 AM :: 2362 Views :: Higher Education, Labor, COVID-19
|
... scheduled to take effect on August 23, 2021, the first day of the 2021 fall semester ....
|
Read
More.. |
|
|
|
|
Friday, August 6, 2021 |
|
Ige Mandates Vax or Testing for Public Employees--Unions Resist
By News Release @ 2:43 AM :: 2811 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Labor, COVID-19
|
... Beginning Aug. 16, 2021, all State and county employees must provide their vaccination status to their department ....
|
Read
More.. |
|
|
|
|
Wednesday, August 4, 2021 |
|
UHPA Political Action Fund Objection
By News Release @ 12:48 AM :: 2639 Views :: First Amendment, Higher Education, Labor
|
... Our policy allows Active members of UHPA to object to the $5.00 per month allocation to the Political Action Fund ....
|
Read
More.. |
|
|
|
|
Monday, August 2, 2021 |
|
'Keep Your Kids at Home' -- HSTA Plans Chaos for Opening Day
By Video @ 11:20 PM :: 2613 Views :: Education K-12, Labor, COVID-19
|
"... parents still have the option to keep their children at home until they feel it is safe ...."
|
Read
More.. |
|
|
|
|
Thursday, July 22, 2021 |
|
DoE Announces In-Person and Distance Learning Programs for 2021-22
By News Release @ 4:40 AM :: 2645 Views :: Education K-12, Labor, COVID-19
|
... How can the HSTA manipulate this program to shut down schools? ....
|
Read
More.. |
|
|
|
|
Sunday, July 18, 2021 |
|
Miske News: Union Boss Gets Greedy -- Almost Pays Price in Blood
By Andrew Walden @ 7:44 PM :: 7294 Views :: Labor, Law Enforcement, Drugs
|
... Akau said the problem involved hiring for jobs on the docks, and that removing Victim 12 “would help the flow of jobs onto the docks.”…
|
Read
More.. |
|
|
|
|
Friday, July 16, 2021 |
|
Hawaii Unemployment Rate Drops to 7.7%
By News Release @ 11:12 PM :: 2878 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Labor, Small Business
|
... Hawaii no longer has the nation’s highest unemployment rate ....
|
Read
More.. |
|
|
|
|
Wednesday, July 14, 2021 |
|
HSTA Continues to Push So-Called 'Distance Learning' for fall term
By News Release @ 10:09 PM :: 3212 Views :: Education K-12, Labor, COVID-19
|
... For every teacher the state dedicates to distance learning when students return to class in August, it would need to pull a teacher out of the classroom, state Schools Superintendent Christina Kishimoto said Tuesday ....
|
Read
More.. |
|
|
|
|
Thursday, July 8, 2021 |
|
HB613: HGEA Cheers Veto of Teachers' Bonus
By News Release @ 10:14 PM :: 2654 Views :: Education K-12, Labor
|
"...Any changes to your salary and conditions of employment must be negotiated and it was wrong for the Legislature to interfere with the bargaining process...."
|
Read
More.. |
|
|
|
|
Thursday, July 8, 2021 |
|
COVID 'Hazard Pay': HGEA Scores 25% Pay Hike
By News Release @ 9:59 PM :: 3808 Views :: Honolulu County, Labor, COVID-19
|
... to each individual HGEA bargaining unit member employed by the City who feels they have worked under hazardous conditions relating to COVID-19 exposure ....
|
Read
More.. |
|
|
|
|
Wednesday, July 7, 2021 |
|
Senators Override Five Ige Vetoes--More to Come
By News Release @ 2:18 AM :: 2932 Views :: Education K-12, Labor, Taxes, Tourism
|
... The Senate will reconvene on Thursday, July 8, 2021 at 3:00pm to reconsider a potential veto override of HB53 and vote on proposed floor amendments to meet the Governor’s objections in his veto message for HB54, HB1299 and SB589 ....
|
Read
More.. |
|
|
|
|
Friday, July 2, 2021 |
|
UHPA Cheers Ige 'Intent to Veto'
By News Release @ 8:19 PM :: 2358 Views :: Higher Education, Labor
|
... The two bills are SB589 SD2 HD2 CD1 – Relating to the University of Hawaii and HB1296 HD1 SD2 CD1 – Relating to State Funds ....
|
Read
More.. |
|
|
|
|
Thursday, June 24, 2021 |
|
Unemployment: Hawaii Worst Recovery from COVID
By Selected News Articles @ 9:49 PM :: 2601 Views :: Economy, Hawaii Statistics, Labor
|
... Hawaii Unemployment Rates Are Bouncing Back Least ....
|
Read
More.. |
|
|
|
|
Tuesday, June 22, 2021 |
|
Unemployment 8.1% for May--Down 0.4%
By News Release @ 11:07 PM :: 2610 Views :: Economy, Hawaii Statistics, Labor
|
... Statewide 595,300 were employed and 52,150 unemployed in May ....
|
Read
More.. |
|
|
|
|
Tuesday, June 22, 2021 |
|
53,000 Unemployed in Hawaiʻi, But State Chamber Dealing with Employee Shortages
By News Release @ 3:55 PM :: 2873 Views :: Labor, Small Business, COVID-19
|
... in April 2021 the state of Hawaiʻi had 53,000 people unemployed and 27,415 job openings ....
|
Read
More.. |
|
|
|
|
Wednesday, June 16, 2021 |
|
Free Money from the Sky: Another $100 for MEUCs
By News Release @ 9:43 PM :: 2743 Views :: Labor, Small Business, COVID-19
|
... Department of Labor & Industrial Relations (DLIR) today announced it will start processing MEUC applications beginning on June 17, 2021 ....
|
Read
More.. |
|
|
|
|
Thursday, June 10, 2021 |
|
HSTA Members Ratify 2-Year Contract
By News Release @ 5:24 PM :: 2151 Views :: Education K-12, Labor
|
... the short two-year duration will allow HSTA to begin this process once more in a little over a year’s time with the next permanent superintendent ....
|
Read
More.. |
|
|
|
|
Tuesday, June 1, 2021 |
|
HGEA Membership Approves Contract
By News Release @ 9:25 PM :: 4838 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Labor
|
... HGEA requires voter ID to cast ballot. UPW has some fun Q&A about ballot handling issues ....
|
Read
More.. |
|
|
|
|
Tuesday, May 25, 2021 |
|
More Free Money for HSTA: BoE Approves Shortage Differentials for 2021-22
By News Release @ 11:34 PM :: 4772 Views :: Education K-12, Labor
|
... Shortage differentials for classroom teachers in special education, hard-to-staff locations, and Hawaiian language immersion programs will continue through school year 2021–22 ....
|
Read
More.. |
|
|
|
|
Tuesday, May 25, 2021 |
|
HSTA reaches tentative contract agreement
By News Release @ 11:27 PM :: 2253 Views :: Education K-12, Labor
|
... ratification vote ends June 9, 2021 ....
|
Read
More.. |
|
|
|
|
Sunday, May 23, 2021 |
|
Teacher Payments and the “Me Too” Syndrome
By Tom Yamachika @ 6:00 AM :: 2603 Views :: Education K-12, Labor, COVID-19
|
... House Bill 613, another bill that has undergone radical metamorphosis while in our Legislature. ...
|
Read
More.. |
|
|
|
|
Saturday, May 22, 2021 |
|
HSTA Recruiting Teachers for New Scam to Eliminate Standardized Testing
By News Release @ 9:50 PM :: 2292 Views :: Education K-12, Labor
|
... “This is a great opportunity for teachers to help move Hawaii from standardized assessments to project-based learning,” said Corey Rosenlee ....
|
Read
More.. |
|
|
|
|
Saturday, May 22, 2021 |
|
HSTA Game Plan: After Ige Vetoes HB613, BoE Will Approve $2,200 Cash Bonanza
By News Release @ 9:36 PM :: 5346 Views :: Education K-12, Labor
|
... Shortage differentials maintain strong BOE support HIDOE is using the differentials to recruit, retain teachers ....
|
Read
More.. |
|
|
|
|
Thursday, May 20, 2021 |
|
Job Search Requirement Reinstated for Unemployed
By News Release @ 8:59 PM :: 2683 Views :: Labor, Small Business
|
... Hawai‘i residents currently receiving unemployment insurance benefits will again be required to prove they are searching for work starting May 30 ....
|
Read
More.. |
|
|
|
|
Tuesday, May 18, 2021 |
|
EEOC Collects Over $4.8 Million on Judgment in Labor Trafficking Case Against Maui Pineapple
By News Release @ 11:41 PM :: 2818 Views :: Maui County, Agriculture, Labor
|
... $4.8 million has been recovered to satisfy a judgment in a national origin and race discrimination lawsuit brought by the EEOC against Maui Pineapple ....
|
Read
More.. |
|
|
|
|
Monday, May 17, 2021 |
|
Results of 2021 HGEA State Board Election
By News Release @ 11:38 PM :: 1743 Views :: Labor
|
... results of the 2021-2023 HGEA President and Board of Directors Election ....
|
Read
More.. |
|
|
|
|
Saturday, May 15, 2021 |
|
Full Text: HGEA Letter to Ige Urging Veto of $29M HSTA Bonus
By News Release @ 11:59 PM :: 4548 Views :: Education K-12, Higher Education, Labor
|
"...the Legislature disregarded collective bargaining and granted this generous cash bonus to one group of employees while making significant departmental cuts elsewhere, like in higher education, which will likely lead to layoffs...."
|
Read
More.. |
|
|
|
|
Monday, May 10, 2021 |
|
Hirono: Lets Use COVID Aid to Blackmail United Airlines
By News Release @ 3:19 AM :: 5185 Views :: Congressional Delegation, Labor, Tourism, COVID-19
|
"... require any new PSP agreement with United Airlines or any applicant require the airline to refrain from outsourcing jobs ...."
|
Read
More.. |
|
|
|
|
Thursday, April 29, 2021 |
|
Surprise! Another Cash Giveaway to HSTA Members -- $2,200 This Time
By News Release @ 9:19 PM :: 4190 Views :: Education K-12, Hawaii State Government, Labor
|
... The payments aim for “workforce stabilization to retain teachers” and will be made to full- and half-time teachers. (Translation: Incumbent stabilization to retain HSTA endorsement for 2022.) ....
|
Read
More.. |
|
|
|
|
Thursday, April 29, 2021 |
|
How Bad? Labor Underutilization in Hawaii During the Pandemic
By UHERO @ 4:55 AM :: 2421 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Labor
|
... Hawaii led the nation with the highest percentage of its civilian labor force unemployed for 15 weeks or longer 5.3% ....
|
Read
More.. |
|
|
|
|
Tuesday, April 20, 2021 |
|
HSTA Outlines Plan to Promote Identity Politics in K-12
By News Release @ 6:40 PM :: 2700 Views :: Education K-12, Labor
|
" ... Free virtual event aims to shift views .... "
|
Read
More.. |
|
|
|
|
Sunday, April 18, 2021 |
|
HGEA Demands Negotiations over Telework
By News Release @ 2:52 AM :: 2473 Views :: Labor, COVID-19
|
"...to provide workplace flexibility for employees who are having to balance work and family responsibilities...."
|
Read
More.. |
|
|
|
|
Friday, April 16, 2021 |
|
Hawaii Unemployment Drops to 9.0%
By News Release @ 4:24 AM :: 2678 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Labor, COVID-19
|
... compared to 9.2 percent in February ....
|
Read
More.. |
|
|
|
|
Tuesday, April 6, 2021 |
|
UNITE HERE Bosses Back Down after Federal Charge Challenging Illegal Dues Seizures
By News Release @ 5:28 PM :: 2947 Views :: First Amendment, Labor
|
... NLRA mandates that union officials cannot force private sector workers who decline formal union membership to pay union fees as a condition of keeping a job ....
|
Read
More.. |
|
|
|
|
Tuesday, April 6, 2021 |
|
Hawaii Nurses Pay #2 in USA
By Selected News Articles @ 3:27 AM :: 3384 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Health Care, Labor
|
... the 11,260 Hawaii RNs annual mean salary is $104,830 ....
|
Read
More.. |
|
|
|
|
Thursday, April 1, 2021 |
|
DLIR Update: $5.2B in Pandemic Benefits Paid
By News Release @ 9:18 PM :: 2765 Views :: Ethics, Labor, COVID-19
|
... DLIR hired a vendor to perform investigations focusing on overpayments. Solid State Operations, Inc. will begin with 25 investigators on April 6 ....
|
Read
More.. |
|
|
|
|
Friday, March 26, 2021 |
|
Hawaii Unemployment Drops to 9.2% for February
By News Release @ 1:40 AM :: 3072 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Labor, Tourism, COVID-19
|
... the seasonally adjusted unemployment rate for February was 9.2 percent compared to the revised rate of 10.3 percent in January ....
|
Read
More.. |
|
|
|
|
Thursday, March 25, 2021 |
|
COVID Case: DLIR Shuts Unemployment Call Center for Long Weekend
By News Release @ 8:00 PM :: 2230 Views :: Labor, COVID-19
|
... One staffer in a ballroom that serves general inquiries tested positive yesterday, and in response the department has shut down operations in that ballroom ....
|
Read
More.. |
|
|
|
|
Wednesday, March 24, 2021 |
|
Sheriff's New First Deputy 'Owes HGEA Everything'
By News Release @ 9:41 PM :: 3078 Views :: Labor, Police
|
... The First Deputy is second in command of the Sheriff Division ....
|
Read
More.. |
|
|
|
|
Tuesday, March 23, 2021 |
|
Hawaii is the State Where People Worry They'll Lose Their Income
By Selected News Articles @ 10:10 PM :: 2660 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Labor, COVID-19
|
... Hawaii: 31.5% “expect someone in their household to have a loss in employment income in the next 4 weeks” ....
|
Read
More.. |
|
|
|
|
Saturday, March 20, 2021 |
|
Hawaii: Highest Paid Waiters in USA
By Selected News Articles @ 7:21 PM :: 3048 Views :: Hawaii Statistics, Labor, Small Business
|
... Hawaii Waiters/Waitresses: average annual wage: $55,200; employment: 19,500 ....
|
Read
More.. |
|
|
|
|
Wednesday, March 17, 2021 |
|
HGEA Tells Schatz, Saiki: Unlike Teachers, 'We Never Quit'
By News Release @ 8:41 PM :: 2625 Views :: Education K-12, Labor
|
"... HGEA stood up at these meetings to make sure that our members are not blindsided or shortchanged by teacher demands ...."
|
Read
More.. |
|
|
|
|
Wednesday, March 17, 2021 |
|
Hawaii is the State Where Joblessness Has Skyrocketed
By Selected News Articles @ 7:54 PM :: 3245 Views :: Economy, Hawaii Statistics, Labor, COVID-19
|
... Hawaii and California had the highest jobless rates in January, at 10.2% and 9.0%, respectively. At the far end of the spectrum, South Dakota and Utah had the lowest rates, each at 3.1% ....
|
Read
More.. |
|
|
|
|
Monday, March 15, 2021 |
|
DOE, HSTA reach agreement to increase 4th quarter in-person learning
By News Release @ 7:45 PM :: 3247 Views :: Education K-12, Labor, COVID-19
|
... increasing number of students projected to return to in-person learning during the fourth quarter ....
|
Read
More.. |
|
|
|
|
Thursday, March 11, 2021 |
|
Ige: "Furloughs are off the table"
By News Release @ 6:37 PM :: 3192 Views :: Hawaii State Government, Labor, COVID-19
|
...Translation: Wage hikes coming on June 30 ....
|
Read
More.. |
|
|
|
|
Monday, March 8, 2021 |
|
Nurses at Maui Health System Vote to Approve Contract
By News Release @ 1:22 PM :: 3128 Views :: Maui County, Health Care, Labor, COVID-19
|
... The contract rewards the risks taken and sacrifices made by these workers during the pandemic ....
|
Read
More.. |
|
|
|
|
|