Workersâ rights groups come together around a single mission: Advocating for working families
Unemployed workers plead with government to fix broken system for jobless benefits
By Samie Solina | February 18, 2021 at 5:56 PM HST - Updated February 18 at 5:58 PM
HONOLULU, Hawaii (HawaiiNewsNow) - Problems with the unemployment system are just one of the grievances workers have over their treatment during the pandemic.
On Thursday, organizations representing workers came together to advocate for their members.
Some are calling for a higher minimum wage, especially when families need the money.
Nurses are asking to ban forced overtime.
And the Hawaii Workers Center is asking for the state Department of Labor to open up their offices in-person to those who need help processing their claims.