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Haw. Rev. Stat. § 377-4 (2026)

  Rights of employees

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     §377-4  Rights of employees.  Employees shall have the right of self-organization and the right to form, join, or assist labor organizations, to bargain collectively through representatives of their own choosing, and to engage in lawful, concerted activities for the purpose of collective bargaining or other mutual aid or protection, and such employees shall also have the right to refrain from any and all such activities, provided that employees may be required to join a union under an all-union agreement as provided in section 377-6(3). [L 1945, c 250, §6; RL 1955, §90-5; HRS §377-4]

 

Case Notes

 

  Does not grant professional employees an automatic right to constitute a bargaining unit separate from clerical and administrative employees.  5 H. App. 158, 681 P.2d 587 (1984).

 

 

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 3 cases, 1984–2006 · leading case: Del Monte Fresh Produce (Hawaii), Inc. v. Int'l Longshore & Warehouse Union, Local 142, 146 P.3d 1066 (Haw. 2006).
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Del Monte Fresh Produce (Hawaii), Inc. v. Int'l Longshore & Warehouse Union, Local 142, 146 P.3d 1066 (Haw. 2006). · cites it 8× “This charge was later amended by the Union to allege a violation of HRS § 377-6(1), due to interference, restraint, or coercion of the employees in the exercise of their rights under HRS § 377-4. The ILWU also requested to amend its complaint to include a charge under HRS §…”
Mathewson v. Aloha Airlines, Inc., 919 P.2d 969 (Haw. 1996). · cites it 3× “and to engage in lawful, concerted activities for the purpose of .”
Hawaii Gov't Employees' Ass'n, Local 152 v. Armbruster, 681 P.2d 587 (Haw. App. 1984). · cites it 2× “Appellants note that HRS § 377-4 (1976) accords employees the right “to bargain collectively through representatives of their own choosing.”
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