This decision, the largest yet for blue-collar workers in Hawaii, establishes the severity of the hazard during the pandemic emergency. It’s now the responsibility of the remaining employers to ensure our members are made whole.

Thank you for your hard work for our community and support while we fought to protect your rights. Today, we celebrate the largest Temporary Hazard Pay arbitration decision ever awarded to our membership.

Effective this September, the county will pay 100% of the premium and administrative costs for employees who enroll in the Kaiser Standard HMO or HMSA 75/25 PPO health plans for single, 2-party, or family coverage. Moreover, the county will pay 100% of the premium and administrative costs for dental coverage and vision coverage.

United Public Workers, Local 646, AFSCME, AFL-CIO, (UPW) will conduct nominations and elections for the following State Officers: (1) STATE DIRECTOR, (1) STATE PRESIDENT, (1) STATE SECRETARY-TREASURER

The murals adorning UPW Headquarters have been a fixture in Kalihi for nearly 50 years. But many may have forgotten how they came to be.