Lack of staff, rise in cases delay rulings by labor board

By Nanea Kalani

POSTED: 01:30 a.m. HST, Mar 11, 2013

~~<p>The state agency charged with enforcing and protecting collective bargaining rights says its "skeleton crew and bare-bones budget" hamstring its ability to rule on dozens of labor complaints filed each year by public and private employees and their unions.</p>
<p>The quasi-judicial, three-member Hawaii Labor Relations Board saw its backlog of cases swell to 127 last year, up from 96 the year before. One of those cases dates as far back as 1997.</p>
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The state agency charged with enforcing and protecting collective bargaining rights says its "skeleton crew and bare-bones budget" hamstring its ability to rule on dozens of labor complaints filed each year by public and private employees and their unions.

The quasi-judicial, three-member Hawaii Labor Relations Board saw its backlog of cases swell to 127 last year, up from 96 the year before. One of those cases dates as far back as 1997. Login for more...