by Toneshia Harris | Jul 15, 2009 | Local News
A group trying to help construction workers unite was in Austin Monday protesting outside a KB Home board member’s office. The Laborers’ International Union of North America brought workers and homeowners to Texas. Their members want to change working... by Toneshia Harris | Jul 13, 2009 | Local News
If Hawaii Representative Neil Abercrombie’s amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act passes in senate then a Concrete Mixer Truck Driver will be getting paid $30/hr and a Plumber would be making $34.60/hr. We now have an outside representative that is... by Toneshia Harris | Jul 13, 2009 | Local News
A day after the iconic Ilikai hotel shut down, its new owner and a labor union say the Waikiki landmark will soon be back in business. Employees were downcast on their last day at work on Thursday, when hotel operations creased on order from New York-based iStar... by Toneshia Harris | Jul 13, 2009 | Local News
TEENAGE girls working for a clothing retailer have been reimbursed $10,000 because an investigation found they were being underpaid. Fair Work Ombudsman executive director Michael Campbell said the girls were former and current employees of an all-female clothing... by Toneshia Harris | Jul 12, 2009 | Local News
Since 1970 GFT members have been fighting for the right to negotiate pay for Guam’s public servants and now thanks to Senator Tom Ada, the hard working men and women that load and unload ships can now be able to negotiate their wages. Substitute Bill 142 was...