Posted at 12:29 p.m., Monday, January 6, 2003
Hawai'i dockworkers reach contract agreement
Advertiser Staff
Hawai'i dockworkers reached an agreement with shipping companies on a new labor contract, the Hawai'i Employers Council said in a statement today.Details of the agreement were not released pending a ratification vote later this month, said the council, which represents shippers in the state.
Members of Hawai'i's International Longshore and Warehouse Union Local 142 have been working without a contract since July. They agreed to work beyond the expiration date while talks progressed on a new deal for about 10,500 of their West Coast counterparts.
The Hawai'i dockworkers' contract typically is patterned after that of the West Coast workers.
The West Coast contract included about 12 percent worth of raises that will let the average longshore worker earn around $90,000 per year.
