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Agreement to acquire the Hawaii Tribune-Herald, West Hawaii Today expected to completed Dec. 1

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MEDIA RELEASE Join the Hilo Orchid Society for a benefit preview party to kick off the 61st Annual Orchid Show and Sale at the Edith Kanaka‘ole Stadium. Held from 6:00 to 9:00 p.m. on Thursday, August 1, the gala event features drinks, food, music, and orchid pre-sales. Libations include fine wine tasting, plus beer sampling […]

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MEDIA RELEASE More than seven years after illegally firing two reporters for union activity, management of the Hawaii Tribune-Herald is seeking to reduce the amount of back pay it owes the wronged journalists, according to the Pacific Media Workers Guild. Administrative Law Judge Jeffrey D.Wedekind conducted a two-day compliance hearing at the Honolulu offices of […]

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MEDIA RELEASE The Pacific Media Workers Guild has filed an unfair labor practice charge against the Hawaii Tribune-Herald in response to a published correction that identified reporter Hunter Bishop. The front-page correction published Aug. 1, highlighted in yellow above the fold, identified Bishop as the alleged source of an error in a July 26 newspaper […]

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The Hawaii Tribune-Herald announced on Wednesday (June 27) that, starting in August, the Hilo newspaper will be printed by West Hawaii Today, a sister paper in Kailua-Kona, which will cause several layoffs.

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Hawaii 24/7 Staff A federal Court of Appeals has upheld a National Labor Relations Board’s decision that two reporters fired from the Hawaii Tribune-Herald should be reinstated and are eligible for back pay. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit on Friday denied the Stephens Media newspaper’s appeal of a NLRB […]

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The Hawaii Tribune-Herald and their employees, represented by the Hawaii Newspaper Guild, have finally signed a new contract after six years of frozen wages and negotiations.

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A crowd of various labor union members joined the Hawaii Newspaper Guild workers to picket the Hawaii Tribune-Herald Wednesday (March 17) but it didn’t quite live up to the hype.

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Union employees at the Hawaii Tribune-Herald newspaper staged informational picketing Monday (Dec 21) in front of their newspaper’s office on Kinoole Street in Hilo.

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Hawaii Tribune-Herald employees were notified Tuesday (Dec. 1) that the company is cancelling the contract with the Hawaii Newspaper Guild which represents approximately 50 newsroom and advertising staff members at the newspaper.

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MEDIA RELEASE One hundred twenty members and guests attended the 2009-10 Hawai`i Island Chamber of Commerce annual installation dinner at the Hilo Yacht Club on June 29th. The night started out with jazz entertainment by the Gregg Perry Trio. The Hawaii Tribune-Herald, a long-time Chamber business, was honored. Outgoing president Barbara Hastings of Hastings and […]

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