JAMM AQUINO / JAN. 26
Teamster members hold signs and picket outside Kapi’olani Medical Center for Women & Children last month in Honolulu. The Hawaii Teamsters & Allied Workers, Local 996, has agreed to a contract with the hospital, ending a 10-week-old strike of about 300 employees.
Hundreds of unionized employees of Kapi’olani Medical Center have agreed to a new contract with the hospital, ending a 10-week long strike, both sides confirmed today.
“We are pleased our employees represented by Teamsters have voted in favor of a new contract,” Gidget Ruscetta, chief operating officer for Kapi’olani Medical Center for Women & Children, said in a written statement.
“Our focus now is to move forward together, as our staff begins returning to work on Monday, Dec. 29. As we make this transition, we are united in our commitment to serving the health care needs of women and children across Hawaii.”
The Hawaii Teamsters & Allied Workers, Local 996, represents roughly 300 hospital workers, including nurse aides, surgical technicians, maintenance engineers, dietary workers, cooks, housekeepers and others.