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Hawaiʻi's pay transparency law went into effect on Jan. 1, but last year's employment numbers show that most companies in the state might not be legally required to follow the new rules. HPR's Jason Ubay explains.
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Daniel Ross, president of the Hawai‘i Nurses Association, says no strike date has been set yet. If a strike is called, a 10-day notice will be given.
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The ruling makes a clear pathway for graduate students to have the right to collectively bargain for benefits, such as a living wage, a grievance process, health insurance and other working conditions.
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Sheryl Lee of the state Department of Labor and Industrial Relations said the department investigates all reports of employers failing to pay minimum wage. But she said minimum wage complaints are very rare.
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An EPA official responds to concerns over trace levels of petroleum hydrocarbons reported in six homes on the Navy water system last October; a labor specialist discusses the impacts of the statewide minimum wage increase; a local author's debut novel receives kudos on best-of-2023 list
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Hawaiʻi's minimum wage increases to $14 an hour on Monday, the first day of 2024. In 2022, the state Legislature passed legislation raising the state's minimum wage to $18 an hour by 2028.
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Bobby Asato works for Tri Isle Trucking and is a longtime ILWU Local 142 member. The union, along with UNITE HERE! Local 5, took part in a rally last week to draw attention to the plight of those working families. Asato is one of thousands of Maui workers displaced by the wildfires. He's anxious to get settled again.
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The news of Alaska Airlines' plan to buy Hawaiian Airlines for $1.9 billion is starting to sink in — and customers aren't sure what to think. The sale, which will require federal regulatory approval, could be a year and a half away. Is it a good thing? Bad thing? How will it work in the short and long term? The Conversation's Catherine Cruz brought in executives from both airlines to learn the latest.
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So what exactly did the union gain? And how does it impact local jobs? The Conversation talked with SAG-AFTRA local board President Andrea “Andy” Sikkink on Monday to learn more.
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Ai-jen Poo cares passionately about the care economy, meaning the labor of looking after another human being whether that's a child, someone with a disability, or an older adult. She spoke to The Conversation about how far we've come in acknowledging health care workers, family caregivers, and the future of work.