Labor

Bargaining teams from Maui Health/Kaiser Permanente and United Nurses and Health Care Employees of Hawaii representing more than 900 workers on Maui and Lānaʻi have come to an agreement on a historic new contract that was ratified this week by union members.

Educational partnerships on Moloka’i are allowing more homegrown medical workers to pursue their careers while staying on island. HPR’s Catherine Cluett Pactol has more.

About 1,900 unionized nurses working at Queen’s Medical Center will hold a three-day strike later this month as they continue contract negotiations.

Hear the latest updates on Kīlauea's volcanic activity; How do widespread coconut plantations on Pacific atolls affect native vegetation?

In case you missed it on The Conversation this week, we learned about the efforts to bring back old-school baseball, what the possible dismantling of the federal DOE means for Hawaiʻi and more.

Tracy Sialega's last day as a customer service agent for Hawaiian Airlines in Seattle is this Friday. She was terminated for violating the company's tattoo policy. The Conversation talked to her about how she is asking the company to rethink its policy.

A strike of Maui and Lānaʻi health care workers ended Thursday morning but no contract agreement has yet been reached. HPR’s Catherine Cluett Pactol has an update.

UNITE HERE! Local 5 and Hilton announced that a tentative agreement for a new contract was reached over the weekend. Workers will hold a ratification vote and could return to work as early as Tuesday.

Another local labor dispute has come to a head as nearly 1000 health care workers on Maui and Lāna’i are preparing to strike next week. HPR’s Catherine Cluett Pactol has the story.

More companies and governments are trying a four-day workweek. It's probably not a surprise that some European countries have led the way, but the concept is spreading to other locations that are slightly unusual. HPR's Bill Dorman has more in today's Asia Minute.