EU hits Google with a second record-setting multibillion dollar antitrust fine
The tech giant will be forced to scale back its dominance of the mobile phone market in Europe and pay a fine worth 40 percent of its net profits from last year.
Congressional Democrats to form Medicare For All Caucus
More than half (51 percent) of Americans—and 74 percent of Democrats—support a single-payer healthcare plan over the current for-profit system, which has left around 30 million Americans without any health insurance.
Trump budget would cut $1 trillion from services used by Hawaiʻi families
Cuts would come from Medicaid, the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) and from the Housing Choice Voucher Program (Section 8), among other vital programs.
Syngenta hit with EPA complaint over West Kauaʻi pesticide practices
Complaint alleges that the chemical company violated federal pesticide regulations meant to protect agricultural workers at its crop research farm after multiple workers got sick.
Labor board schedules unfair labor practices hearing on Aqua-Aston
Thirteen unfair labor practice charges have been filed against Aqua-Aston since February.
Ige plans to veto grad student unionization bill
HB553 would allow graduate assistants at UH to collectively bargain and form a labor union, but Governor Ige has informed the legislature of his intent to veto the bill.
Aston settles unfair labor practice charges with Local 5
But there are two conflicting accounts of what happened and why.
Aston Hotels responds to union accusations
The company says the dispute is over an out-of-date handbook and “misunderstandings,” but workers say management retaliated with bullying and harassment after they sought union representation.
TMT construction still stalled
The Thirty Meter Telescope Corporation continues to postpone construction efforts on Mauna Kea, but Governor Ige says the corporation has the right to proceed.
TMT: UH System-wide walkout planned for tomorrow
The Native Hawaiian council of the University of Hawaiʻi system has called for a system-wide walkout among all Native Hawaiian-serving programs in protest over the proposed Thirty-Meter Telescope project.
Waikoloa Beach Marriott Resort workers ratify new contract
Workers will receive a raise and increased healthcare funding from the hotel.