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Mahalo to these Local 5 members for stepping up as leaders!

2016-01-22-17.22.4121 Local 5 members took a leave of absence for one week to talk to their coworkers about our plan to win in 2018. Mahalo to these members for stepping up as leaders!

Gemma Weinstein (Organizer & Executive Board Member) and the Local 5 team honored these members at the end of the blitz:

Amanda Shami-Henderson (Sheraton Waikiki).
Carmelita Ramos (Hilton Hawaiian Village)
Chester Corpuz (Waikiki Beach Marriott)
Cleo McKeague (Hilton Hawaiian Village)
Cynthia Uy (The Kahala)
David Langille (The Kahala)
Delia Bareng (Hyatt Regency Waikiki)
Emily Canoy (Sheraton Princess Kaiulani)
Evangeline Bautista (Hilton Hawaiian Village)
Gemma Conn (Sheraton Princess Kaiulani)
Gladys Pobre (Hilton Hawaiian Village)
James Bartolome (Hyatt Regency Waikiki)
Juliana Alcaraz (Waikiki Beach Marriott)
Julie Cabaluna (Moana Surfrider)
Julius Rualo (Royal Hawaiian)
Junior Malacas (Hilton Hawaiian Village)
Lourdes Maquera (Royal Hawaiian)
Manuel Sagun (Sheraton Waikiki)
Nida Ibarra (The Kahala)
Sherwin Mamuad (Hyatt Regency Waikiki)
Virgil Kodep (HCC)

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About UNITE HERE Local 5
Local 5 represents 10,000 workers throughout Hawaii who work in the hospitality, health care and food service industries and is an affiliate of UNITE HERE, an international union that represents over 250,000 workers throughout the U.S. and Canada.