Labor

... Only Hawaii, North Dakota and Louisiana have not reached at least a 70 percent recovery of jobs lost as of the peak of the coronavirus pandemic. ....

... The Hawaii State Teachers Association Human and Civil Rights (HCR) Committee is proud to present its 2022 Social Justice Summit on Sunday, April 3, on Zoom. This event is free and open to the public ....

... increasing the state’s legal minimum wage can result in unemployment ....

... In the House, Speaker Saiki gave SB2422 SD2 a triple referral to kill it off ....

...  the size of the labor force, which remains down by 12,000 workers compared with January 2019 in part because some people have moved out of the state, while others have given up looking ....

... nine out of the top 10 states are State Plan states ....

... HB2510 HD1 proposes increasing Hawaii’s mandatory minimum wage to $18 an hour by 2030, followed by a variable annual increase in the minimum wage thereafter ....

"...Art’s management background at Sheet Metal, Air, Rail and Transportation (SMART) Workers Local Union 293 and his experience on the Planning Commission make him the perfect candidate...."

... In August 2021, nine teachers were absent from their classrooms, but the school could only secure four substitute teachers. So the principal, Thomas Swan, texted academic coaches and other non-classroom teachers to fill the remaining openings ....

... SB 3209 D1 would appropriate around $16 million to fund the restoration of 'professional development' for educators ....

... where employers are struggling the most in hiring ....

... 8,700 of Hawaii’s 13,500 public and charter school teachers would have their annual salaries adjusted anywhere from $7,700 to $26,000 under SB2819, depending on their years of service ....

... minimum wage hikes kill jobs for teens, young adults, and the less educated ....

... Hawaii Public Radio considered the question, with Jensen Ahokovi of the Grassroot Institute of Hawaii contending such an increase would likely cause more harm than good.  Also on the program was Nate Hix, director of Living Wage Hawaii; HPR’s Catherine Cruz was host and moderator ....

... 16,000 people in Hawaii quit their jobs in November 2021, the most recent month of available data - a 45.5% increase from one year earlier ....

... The legislature appears to be dead set on ignoring the entire impact of short term solutions and catchy soundbites ....

... States Whose Unemployment Rates Are Bouncing Back Most ....

... the Senate has tried to avoid any real debate on the issue ....

... Hawaii has the highest union membership rate at 22.4 percent ....

... 21% of the chamber’s businesses said the proposed minimum wage increase would put them out of business ....

... businesses cut hours, turn to technology or even cut jobs in order to mitigate the higher costs ....

... the seasonally adjusted unemployment rate for December was 5.7 percent compared to 6.0 percent in November. Statewide, 610,350 were employed and 37,050 unemployed ....

... the amount of money that individuals and families require to meet their basic needs without government and/or other subsidies ....

... 60 percent of businesses have been devastated by the pandemic ....

... workers at employers of a minimum size would be enrolled automatically in the program with the ability to opt out ....

... A Hawaii company that provides security officers to the state’s National Guard, the Hawaii State Arts Museum, Foster Botanical Gardens and other public and private facilities ....

... The HSTA hears that others were being told by the DOH that adults can return after five days “to sustain the workforce” ....

... HSTA’s Government Relations Committee spotlights priorities for the 2022 Legislature ....

... the trade-off in temporary losses during the adjustment period is met with significant gains in public health ....

... The study showed a statistically significant correlation between how severe state governmental actions were in shutting down their economies and negative impacts on employment more than a year after the COVID-19 pandemic began ....

... HSTA encourages all of our members to ensure they stay home from work if they have mild symptoms, notify their health care provider, and get tested right away. HSTA members should know they have the right to request quarantine leave benefits ....

... seven fatalities to date occurred in 2021 among twenty-three major incidents reported unrelated to the COVID-19 Pandemic ....

... New weekly unemployment claims increased by 291 in Hawaii to 1,615 for the week ending Dec. 18 ....

... The division’s investigation led to the recovery of $40,000 in back wages plus another $40,000 in liquidated damages for five workers ....

... States Whose Unemployment Rates Are Bouncing Back Most from COVID ....

... SHOPO Elections End In Shake-up For Union Leadership after Alm endorsement backfires ....

... unemployment rate for November was 6.0 percent compared to the revised rate of 6.4 percent in October ....

... As Crisis Intensifies, Union Dons Push For Even More Spending ....

... we can grab for 21 hours of 'professional development' or college loan relief or something ....

... HSTA, employer file arguments on HSTA’s prohibited practice complaint decision pending by the Hawaii Labor Relations Board ....

... Teleworking UH Faculty will be exempt from requirements to submit work plans through June 30, 2022 ....

... 13,000 employees in the Executive and Legislative branches, and the Office of the Hawaiian Affairs produce 90,000 electronic leave records each month ....

... Teachers may apply for one semester or for the entire school year ....

... ignoring the full cost is tantamount to malpractice ....

... DBEDT today announced that the seasonally adjusted unemployment rate for October was 6.3 percent compared to 6.6 percent in September ....

... On Saturday, November 13, 2021, Kaiser Permanente and the Alliance of Health Care Unions reached tentative agreement on a four-year contract ....

... In 2019, Gov. Ige signed Kal’s Law, which allowed individuals with a qualifying disability to work full-time at minimum wage without losing state or federal benefits. This year, Gov. Ige signed a bill that became Act 55 — which removes the practice of paying individuals a sub-minimum wage based solely on the fact the individual has a disability ....

... Services from all programs in the department will be available Wednesdays through Fridays. Telephone appointments for general unemployment insurance and claims adjudication services will continue on Mondays and Tuesdays ....

... Clinicians are also seeking a state investigation into Kaiser’s violation of laws ensuring parity for mental health care ....

... Transgender 101 for Educators Presented by the HSTA Human and Civil Rights Committee ....