Kaiser healthcare workers vote in favor of strike after failed contract negotiations
HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) – Following stalled contract negotiations, Kaiser Permanente Hawaii workers represented by Unite Here Local 5 voted in favor of striking.
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Kaiser Permanente workers voted overwhelmingly to authorize strike with 93% YES votes
UNITEHERE! Local 5 Press Release for October 20, 2021 Media Contact: Bryant de Venecia Cell Phone: (808) 546-0024 [email protected] Kaiser Permanente workers voted overwhelmingly to authorize strike with 93% YES votes (Hawaii) – Workers across the country are saying “enough is enough!” Nearly 2,000 UNITE HERE Local 5 members at Kaiser Permanente join 40,000 […]
Amid failed contract negotiations, Kaiser workers begin vote on possible strike
HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) – After months of failed contract negotiations, nearly 2,000 workers at Kaiser Permanente began voting Thursday on whether to authorize a strike.
Healthcare Heroes to Healthcare Zeroes: Overworked and Undervalued
This piece was written by Local 5 member Fred Dagdag from Kaiser Permanente Maui Lani. Do you want to write for Local 5? Let us know! It’s only been a year and a half, yet it feels like eternity since COVID-19 disrupted our lives in Hawaii. I remember not knowing how dangerous this […]
Closing Banquets Doesn’t Make Cents
This opinion piece was written by Ala Moana Hotel worker, Gina Alcos. If you want to write for Local 5, contact us! My first hotel job was at Princess Kaiulani Hotel. I was 20 years old, and I had never had a job that provided free meals, free uniforms, free medical and even a […]
Where We Stand – Local 5 Financial Secretary-Treasurer Eric Gill Letter to Kaiser Members
For over a year, Local 5 and our union allies have been trying to talk Kaiser out of attacking Kaiser workers. We conducted dozens of meetings and presented volumes of research and information proving that Kaiser is just plain wrong that workers are overpaid. We’ve used all the bargaining and partnership tactics available. Nothing […]