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Hawaiʻi County Mayor Kimo Alameda announced that the County of Hawaiʻi has signed agreements for COVID-19 hazard pay with the Hawaiʻi Government Employees Association and Hawaiʻi Fire Fighters Association.  Additionally, tentative agreements are being finalized with the other two public sector unions representing County employees: the State of Hawaiʻi Organization of Police Officers and United Public Workers.

The United Public Workers Union, in partnership with Catholic Charities Hawaiʻi, will host “Blue Collar Christmas” events throughout December to bring festive cheer to foster children across Hawaiʻi.

After emotional testimony from Maui Health employees about low wages and long hours, some council members Friday said the state should re-evaluate whether Kaiser Permanente is equipped to continue managing Maui County hospitals.

Negotiations are set to resume next week for hundreds of Maui Health System workers who have been on strike since last Wednesday. Negotiations with a Federal Mediator are set to resume on Monday, March 6, 2023 at 10 a.m. 

This settlement agreement of 20% compensates Bargaining Unit 01 workers in Maui County for hazardous work they performed during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic.

The Hawaiʻi State Department of Education worked in partnership with the state Department of Health to ensure health and safety protocols are consistent with the latest DOH guidance for schools as the number of projected students returning to in-person learning in the fourth quarter increase.

Hawaiʻi’s four public worker unions have voiced opposition to Governor David Ige’s furlough plan that calls for two unpaid days off each month for a 9.2% reduction in pay while in effect.

The Maui Memorial Medical Center is on track to transition to Kaiser on July 1, 2017, in just 3 months as part of a public/private partnership approved by…

Governor David Ige announced the veto of seven bills on Monday, a day ahead of Tuesday’s July 12th deadline. The bills included Senate Bill 2077 relating to the separation of benefits for Maui hospital workers facing the abolishment of their positions or workforce restructuring in the Maui Region due to the transition from a state […]

The recess will allow time to negotiate a possible settlement with the UPW in its lawsuit objecting to the transition. A final vote is expected on July 20.

The changes take effect with the start of the new fiscal year and the implementation of the new state budget.

Mayor Arakawa continued to seek clarity on the HGEA contract agreement this week saying the current proposal is not optimum for Maui.

(Posted by Wendy Osher) The 13,000 member United Public Workers Union announced the endorsement of Maui Mayor Charmaine Tavares on Tuesday in her bid for re-election. The endorsement is the second from a union after the mayor secured support from the ILWU on March 3, 2010. UPW State Director Dayton Nakanelua called Tavares’ leadership “smart […]

By Wendy Osher SLIGHT INCREASE AIMED AT COVERING COLLECTIVE BARGAINING RAISES The Maui Police Department presented its 2011 budget request before the council’s budget and finance committee today.  The Department is seeking an increase of about $300,000 in part to cover the 6% pay raise sworn officers are entitled to under the last year of […]

By Wendy Osher Maui Mayor Charmaine Tavares unveiled her proposed FY 2011 budget today that calls for 12 furlough days, real property tax adjustments and fee increases for some services.  The following video is the first part of her address in which she gives an overview of the budget, explains components of her Operating Budget, […]

By Wendy Osher The Mayor’s new budget proposal calls for 12 furlough days, real property tax rate adjustments and a fee increase for some services.  Tavares said the furlough schedule affects HGEA and UPW workers as well as the Mayor’s directors and deputies and other managerial staff, reducing compensation for affected employees by 4.6%, and […]