§381-2  Duty to avoid lockouts and strikesby collective bargaining.  In order to avoid any interruption of publicutility service to users, consumers, or the public, any public utility and itsemployees and their respective representatives shall use the processes ofconference and collective bargaining in the settlement of all disputes betweenthe public utility and the employees thereof, without resort to lockout orstrike. [L 1949, c 146, pt of §1; RL 1955, §91-3; HRS §381-2]