Contract negotiations between Hawaiian Telcom and its union employees reached...
Contract negotiations between Hawaiian Telcom and its union employees reached an “impasse,” the company said. Beginning Jan. 1, the company will implement modified employment terms that reflect previously proposed offers, it said. IBEW, which had rejected the company’s previously updated…
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collective bargaining agreement, has told the provider that it will file a legal challenge of the bargaining process. However, the two sides are continuing talks, with an agreement not to strike through Jan. 6. While most of the company’s modified employment terms are scheduled to be in effect Jan. 1, the 1 percent wage increase is being applied as of Dec. 18 and changes to union retirement benefits like a pension plans freeze will occur on March 1.