UNITE HERE Local 5 represents 10,000 workers in Hawaiʻi who work in the hotel, healthcare, & food services industries. We welcome inquiries from the media regarding our industries, members, policy and politics, and other issues of concerns to Hawaii workers.
Media Contact: Angelina Spence, Communications Organizer • [email protected] • (808) 391-6988
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VICTORY! Congratulations to Hale Nani Rehabilitation and Nursing Center workers on ratifying their new contract with 100% voting YES 🎉
Hale Nani workers won their new contract by sticking together and being ready to do whatever it takes to put pressure on the company from signing petitions to rallying to preparing to go on an open-ended strike.
Nearly 2,000 Hawaii Kaiser workers ratify new contract after nearly a year of negotiations
HONOLULU, HI – Today, nearly 2,000 Kaiser workers represented by UNITE HERE Local 5 (Local 5) voted 97% YES to ratify a new contract after nearly a year of negotiations. Local 5 members previously went on a 5-day strike at Kaiser locations across Hawai‘i in October 2025, alongside about 44,000 more Kaiser workers in the Alliance of Healthcare Unions.
Hale Nani healthcare workers vote 100% YES to ratify contract
VICTORY! Congratulations to Hale Nani Rehabilitation and Nursing Center workers on ratifying their new contract with 100% voting YES 🎉
Hale Nani workers won their new contract by sticking together and being ready to do whatever it takes to put pressure on the company from signing petitions to rallying to preparing to go on an open-ended strike.