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The union is stronger today than we were at the start of the 2024 legislative session after lawmakers passed several pro-labor bills and we successfully fought back against others that would have eroded worker rights. Here’s a quick rundown of our successes this session.

Major Wins

• Repricing Bill — Allows public sector unions to proceed to arbitration if the union and employer comes to an impasse over repricing job classifications
• New Employees Bill — Allows the exclusive representative to file a complaint with the Hawaii Labor Relations Board if the employer fails to conduct a new employee orientation
• HLRB Confirmation — The senate confirmed Stacy Moniz as labor representative on the Hawaii Labor Relations Board

Bad Bills We Defeated

• Worker Rights — More than a dozen bills that would have exempted employees from civil service and/or excluded employees from collective bargaining
• AI Doing Our Jobs — A bill that would have allowed artificial intelligence to supplement four essential government services
• Privatization — A bill to privatize a small boat harbor
• Telework — A bill that would have established a telework monitoring system for state employees; and a bill that would have limited the number of days a state employee can telework to two days a week

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