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A Hawai i appellate court recently affirmed a decision
upholding a citation for a serious violation issued by
the Hawai i Occupational Safety and Health Division (HIOSH),
rejecting a key defense because the employer didn t follow its
own unnecessarily strict safety policy.
Citation issued for lack of personal fall arrest system
In December 2012, HIOSH inspectors observed three employees
installing a photovoltaic system on an 18-foot roof without being
properly secured in a fall protection system. The company had a foreman or leadman at the site responsible
May 6, 2021
HONOLULU (AP) University of Hawaii graduate assistants have sued for the right unionize and bargain for better pay and working conditions.
Three graduate students and Academic Labor United, which represents graduate assistants, filed the lawsuit Saturday against the Board of Regents, the Hawaii Labor Relations Board and the state of Hawaii, the Honolulu Star-Advertiser reported.
Graduate assistants perform research, teach classes, hold office hours and grade student work while earning their own advanced degrees.
The state constitution gives public employees the right to organize and bargain collectively. But the Hawaii Labor Relations Board determined in 1972 that graduate assistants are not public employees, and so they may not join faculty or staff unions.
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HONOLULU University of Hawaii graduate assistants have sued for the right to unionize and bargain for better pay and working conditions.
Three graduate students and Academic Labor United, which represents graduate assistants, filed the lawsuit Saturday against the Board of Regents, the Hawaii Labor Relations Board and the state of Hawaii, the Honolulu Star-Advertiser reported.
Graduate assistants perform research, teach classes, hold office hours and grade student work while earning their own advanced degrees.
The state constitution gives public employees the right to organize and bargain collectively. But the Hawaii Labor Relations Board determined in 1972 that graduate assistants are not public employees, and so they may not join faculty or staff unions.