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