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Labor Day 2021 Livestream Event

Click here for our Facebook Live Event Join us on Facebook Live to commemorate Labor Day with hospitality and healthcare workers. We are coming together to celebrate being Hawaii’s Best Union six years in a row. In addition, we want to push state lawmakers and employers to take care of workers—especially as COVID cases increase, […]

Hyatt Regency Waikiki workers ask guests to request daily room cleaning

Hazelson Dy and Patrick Dy are brothers and housekeepers at the Hyatt Regency Waikiki. They passed out leaflets and talked to guests about requesting daily room cleaning. Guests deserve a clean hotel room. Daily room cleaning is required by our collective bargaining agreement, and would help housekeepers like them get back to work so they […]

Sheraton Maui workers talk to new hires about the Union Advantage

Sheraton Maui Leaders represented Local 5 in the new hire orientation yesterday. Three Local 5 committee leaders and shop stewards–Jason Valdez, Evie Chargualaf, and Celia Arcilla–did the presentation on the advantages of being a union member for 8 new hires. #UnionAdvantage

Our members trust Local 5 with rent relief assistance

Since last year, Local 5 has been assisting members with applying for the counties’ rent relief programs. Local 5 members have reported that they are more comfortable applying and asking questions about the rent relief program with us because they trust us. #UnionAdvantage   Mahalo to Local 5 members Haley Oki, Caitlin Sabado, and Sora […]

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.