Welcome to the Industrial Relations Center (IRC) website. For our regular patrons, we hope this website will provide quick and easy access to the latest news regarding our programs and services. For those not yet familiar with the IRC, we invite you to explore the website and contact us for more information at (808) 956-8132 or uhirc@hawaii.edu.

Aloha,

Joyce Najita, Director

• "Salting" Guidelines Subject of NLRB Memos
• Union-Represented Employee Rights to Judicial Forum to be Heard by Supreme Court
• Nonunion Members Liability for Extra-Unit Litigation Costs before Supreme Court
• E-mail Decisions by NLRB Topic of ABA Meeting
• Pension Loss Recoverable Under ERISA, Supreme Court Rules
• Health Insurance Coverage Down Sharply, Study Finds
• Hispanics to Impact Future Workforce, Pew Report Finds
• Benefit Incentives Attract Top Accountants, Survey Finds
• Pregnant Women Working Longer and Returning Sooner, Census Finds
• Hawaii and Alaska Exclusion from Federal Locality Pay Constitutional, Court Rules
• Union Trust Fund Reporting Proposal by DOL
• EEOC Claims Reach Highest Volume Since 2002
• Diversity in the Workplace Lacks Clear Definition, SHRM Reports
• Retiree Health Benefits Liability May Be $1.6 Trillion, GAO Reports
• Internet Monitoring of Workers Increasing, Survey Finds
• Teens School Enrollment Up, Employment Down, BLS Finds
• FMLA Protects Hawaii Nurse Fired Upon Return from Leave, Court Rules
• Pay Differences of Same Jobs Largest in Sales, Education, Airlines, BLS Reports
• Laborers' Union Rejoins BCTD
• Health Insurance Costs for Employers Increase, Kaiser Report Finds
• Teacher Pay in Decline in Comparison with Other Professions, Report Finds
• "Recognition Clause" Requires Arbitration, Supreme Court Declines Review
• Drug and Alcohol Testing Policy Violates Fourth Amendment Rights, Appeals Court Rules
• Retiree Health Benefits Ruling, Supreme Court Declines Review
• FAA Grounds for Review Exclusive, Supreme Court Rules
• NLRB Representation Election Subject of Senate Hearing
• Mandatory Arbitration Cases Before Court May Result in Far-Reaching Ruling
• T-Union, A New Union is Formed by CWA and Ver.di

• Internet Abuser Reinstated
• Use of Retrograde Extrapolation in Drug/Alcohol Test

The IRC was created by the University of Hawaii Board of Regents in 1948 to serve the public in promoting the understanding of labor-management problems, techniques, and policies; and providing information in the field of industrial relations. Guided by this policy, the IRC activities include programs involving research, training, publications, and library reference service to students, faculty, and the community.

The IRC is situated at 2425 Campus Road on the campus of the University of Hawaii at Manoa. It occupies the third floor Ewa (West) wing of Sinclair Library, room 301.

The Industrial Relations Center webpage was last updated on 04/30/2008.