In a recent Civil Beat article, Mayor Mitch Roth claimed our endorsement of his opponent, Dr. Kimo Alameda, is about him not caving into our “demands” for hazard pay.
WTF? We’re here to set the record straight. Rather than uphold his side of the contract for employees who risked health and safety during the pandemic, his administration is stalling, offering unfair settlements and playing legal games.
Roth said, “At the end of the day, you know, I love these workers.” We call BS. If he actually cared, he’d get serious about tackling the severe vacancy crisis in county government that has left the workforce feeling burned out and like the mayor doesn’t care about them.
Even if you’re a Hawaii-island member not employed by the county, this matters for you too. We’re all in this together. We can’t let routine violations of our contracts become the norm among the employers.
Watch Randy Perreira’s response to Roth on THP and HGEA’s endorsement of Dr. Kimo Alameda for mayor.
