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Ameron employees narrowly OK deal By Mary Vorsino, Starbulletin
Workers at Oahu's largest concrete provider ended a 57-day strike yesterday, narrowly approving a contract that will increase their contribution for medical benefits, but also promises a wage increase of $4.20 per hour over five years.

Building holds steady for now By MATTHEW BURGER, The Maui News
Steve Suyat, veteran business agent with the Hawaii Carpenters Union, Maui Division, says that the economic environment for construction workers today is OK. But he points out that big residential projects don't mean all his guys are working.

'Yes, it does look good, but the majority of that is by private contractors' - smaller companies that use their own, nonunion workers, he said. He noted that often on a large residential subdivision, union carpenters might do a phase of the work, such as framing or drywall, but other phases are subcontracted. It's the big commercial projects, usually handled by general contractors, that employ the bulk of his members.

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