NEW RESOURCE: GUIDE ON APPLYING FOR PANDEMIC UNEMPLOYMENT ASSISTANCE We added a guide on applying for Pandemic Unemployment Assistance to our Local 5 Resources Page. Click here for the guide. At the bottom of the guide is information on the DLIR’s new system that will allow claimants to certify their unemployment claims on designated days […]
New Resources New resource added: expanded child care subsidy http://humanservices.hawaii.gov/bessd/ccch-subsidies/how-to-apply/ More childcare resources for essential workers: http://www.patchhawaii.org/ Video Over the weekend, thousands of people around the world joined Call to Unite—a 24-hour livestream event to inspire people to connect, share, and show support. Union workers from Teamsters, UFCW, Machinists Union, and UNITE HERE shared amazing […]
NEW RESOURCES: EMERGENCY FOOD ASSISTANCE AND RENT MORATORIUM Our Local 5 Resources Page continues to be updated regularly. We added the Hawaii Foodbank’s Emergency Food Assistance page. We also added information on federal and state rent moratoriums, which includes information for public housing tenants and other renters. Thanks to the Medical-Legal Partnership for Children in […]
TOMORROW (WED. 5/6/20): FACEBOOK LIVE TOWN HALL – REOPENING HAWAII TOURISM: OUR AIRPORTS Tomorrow’s Facebook Live Town Hall will continue our discussion on reopening Hawaii tourism, with guests from other labor unions that also represent airline & airport workers. Local 5 represents airline catering workers who work for United Airlines and Gate Gourmet, as well […]
NEWS HIGHLIGHTS Leaders expect ‘unified plan’ to restart Hawaii economy by end of this week (Pacific Business News, May 4, 2020) The plan developed by Ige’s economic coordinator and the House Select Committee on COVID-19 Economic Impact & Preparedness will be announced later this week. UHERO reportedly believes the “local” economy will return to 75% by end of the year. […]
NEWS HIGHLIGHTS United Air Cuts Work Hours, Spurring Labor Showdown for Next CEO – Bloomberg. Although United has already received $5 billion in CARES Act bailout money and is applying for another $4.5 billion in low-interest loans, management has announced plans to cut hours for 15,000 workers from 40 to 30 hours per week. The […]
NEWS HIGHLIGHTS Job losses spike even as millions are uncounted – New York Times. All around the country, unemployment systems have been overwhelmed by the number of claims. Officially, over 30 million people have made initial unemployment claims in the past 6 weeks, but some researchers believe the actual number of unemployed people might be […]
WATCH: FACEBOOK LIVE, WITH LOCAL 5 BARTENDER JASON MAXWELL Today’s Facebook Live featured Local 5 bartender Jason Maxwell, who showed us how to make his favorite quarantine cocktails & encouraged viewers to donate to the Local 5 hardship fund. Watch the recording here. NEWS HIGHLIGHTS Plans in the works to market Hawaii as the ‘safest […]
Local 5 on Facebook Live Join us for another Facebook Live session tomorrow, Fri. @ 5pm, w/ Jason Maxwell, a bartender from Modern Honolulu & Waikiki Beach Marriott. Watch Jason make his favorite cocktails & promote our hardship fund! Go to facebook.com/uniteherehawaii @5pm News Highlights World: Cases: 3.25M (+60k). Deaths: 233k (+6k) USA: Cases: […]
Sat. 5/9 Daily COVID-19 Update
News Highlights COVID Cases Today World: Cases: 4.0M (+70k). Deaths: 279(+5k) USA: Cases: 1.3M (+20k). Deaths: 78.7k (+1.6k). Total Tested: 8.7M (+300k) Hawaii: Cases: 631 (+2). Deaths: 17 (+0). Hospitalized: 81 (+o). Recovered: 551 Fresh coronavirus outbreaks in Germany and South Korea show the risks in easing up restrictions – Associated Press. U.S. Leisure and […]
Fri. 5/8/20: COVID-19 Daily Update
NEW RESOURCE: GUIDE ON APPLYING FOR PANDEMIC UNEMPLOYMENT ASSISTANCE We added a guide on applying for Pandemic Unemployment Assistance to our Local 5 Resources Page. Click here for the guide. At the bottom of the guide is information on the DLIR’s new system that will allow claimants to certify their unemployment claims on designated days […]
Thursday 5/7 COVID-19 Daily Update
New Resources New resource added: expanded child care subsidy http://humanservices.hawaii.gov/bessd/ccch-subsidies/how-to-apply/ More childcare resources for essential workers: http://www.patchhawaii.org/ Video Over the weekend, thousands of people around the world joined Call to Unite—a 24-hour livestream event to inspire people to connect, share, and show support. Union workers from Teamsters, UFCW, Machinists Union, and UNITE HERE shared amazing […]
Wed. 5/6/20: COVID-19 Daily Update
NEW RESOURCES: EMERGENCY FOOD ASSISTANCE AND RENT MORATORIUM Our Local 5 Resources Page continues to be updated regularly. We added the Hawaii Foodbank’s Emergency Food Assistance page. We also added information on federal and state rent moratoriums, which includes information for public housing tenants and other renters. Thanks to the Medical-Legal Partnership for Children in […]
Tue. 5/5/20: COVID-19 Daily Update
TOMORROW (WED. 5/6/20): FACEBOOK LIVE TOWN HALL – REOPENING HAWAII TOURISM: OUR AIRPORTS Tomorrow’s Facebook Live Town Hall will continue our discussion on reopening Hawaii tourism, with guests from other labor unions that also represent airline & airport workers. Local 5 represents airline catering workers who work for United Airlines and Gate Gourmet, as well […]
Mon. 5/4/20: COVID-19 Daily Update
NEWS HIGHLIGHTS Leaders expect ‘unified plan’ to restart Hawaii economy by end of this week (Pacific Business News, May 4, 2020) The plan developed by Ige’s economic coordinator and the House Select Committee on COVID-19 Economic Impact & Preparedness will be announced later this week. UHERO reportedly believes the “local” economy will return to 75% by end of the year. […]
Sun. 5/3/20: COVID-19 Daily Update
NEWS HIGHLIGHTS United Air Cuts Work Hours, Spurring Labor Showdown for Next CEO – Bloomberg. Although United has already received $5 billion in CARES Act bailout money and is applying for another $4.5 billion in low-interest loans, management has announced plans to cut hours for 15,000 workers from 40 to 30 hours per week. The […]
Sat. 5/2/20: COVID-19 Daily Update
NEWS HIGHLIGHTS Job losses spike even as millions are uncounted – New York Times. All around the country, unemployment systems have been overwhelmed by the number of claims. Officially, over 30 million people have made initial unemployment claims in the past 6 weeks, but some researchers believe the actual number of unemployed people might be […]
Fri. 5/1/20: COVID-19 Daily Update
WATCH: FACEBOOK LIVE, WITH LOCAL 5 BARTENDER JASON MAXWELL Today’s Facebook Live featured Local 5 bartender Jason Maxwell, who showed us how to make his favorite quarantine cocktails & encouraged viewers to donate to the Local 5 hardship fund. Watch the recording here. NEWS HIGHLIGHTS Plans in the works to market Hawaii as the ‘safest […]
4/30 Thursday COVID-19 Daily Update
Local 5 on Facebook Live Join us for another Facebook Live session tomorrow, Fri. @ 5pm, w/ Jason Maxwell, a bartender from Modern Honolulu & Waikiki Beach Marriott. Watch Jason make his favorite cocktails & promote our hardship fund! Go to facebook.com/uniteherehawaii @5pm News Highlights World: Cases: 3.25M (+60k). Deaths: 233k (+6k) USA: Cases: […]