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Local 5 members take nonviolent direct action with the Poor People’s Campaign

Yesterday on Moral Monday, UNITE HERE! members brought the voices and power of the people to Washington D.C. to let our electeds know we mean exactly what we said: our vote must be protected and we need living wages NOW.

Local 5 members Lilibeth Herrell and Marites Uy were part of a group of 80+ UNITE HERE members who took nonviolent moral direct action with the Poor People’s Campaign.

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.