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UH faculty union blasts HSTA for “undermining public union rights”

August 19th, 2011 · 2 Comments · Labor, Politics

The University of Hawaii Professional Assembly, the union which represents UH faculty across the state, yesterday accused HSTA leaders of taking “ignoring the consequences of their actions” by taking legal actions that “jeopardize the rights of all public sector unions, including the right to strike.” The unusually sharp and public rebuke was made in an [...]

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Hawaii labor issues in the news (or not)

December 17th, 2009 · 4 Comments · Politics

Isn’t this interesting. A Hawaii Newspaper Guild press release on Monday reported that Stephens Media, owner of the Hawaii Tribune-Herald newspaper in Hilo, has announced plans to pull out of its Guild contract. This follows years of negotiations during which the company has been found to have used unfair and illegal labor practices, fired union [...]

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