Hawaii Care & Cleaning worker Sherwin Badua was recently terminated for excessive attendance. His coworkers wore buttons in support of Sherwin and to stand up against HCC’s unfair attendance policy that counts tardiness and absences as a no show. Sherwin also filed a grievance. Before even getting to step one of the grievance, HCC agreed […]
Mayor Kirk Caldwell visited our members at the Hilton Hawaiian Village yesterday! He’ll be visiting other Local 5 properties over the next week. Look out for him! View more photos on our Facebook page.
Kekoa Caseria has worked at the Royal Hawaiian Hotel for 16 years. Since 2009, Kekoa has tirelessly fought to have Sunday/Monday Days Off. With the help of the Contract Enforcement Team (CET), effective October 20, 2016 Kekoa was finally awarded his Preferred Days Off. Kekoa also won Back Pay of 4.75 hours for a 2014 […]
Vote Kirk Caldwell for Mayor Local 5 will support Kirk Caldwell for re-election as Honolulu Mayor. After Local 5 convention delegates heard from both Caldwell and his opponent Charles Djou at our recent annual convention, they were asked two questions: should Local 5 endorse a candidate in the Mayor’s election? and, which candidate should we […]
(Honolulu Star-Advertiser) – By Allison Schaefers. The labor union Unite Here Local 5 is challenging the city Department of Planning and Permitting’s decision to approve a special district permit for the controversial Ritz-Carlton Residences Waikiki Beach project.
Juanito Dinong, a server at the Hilton Hawaiian Village’s Rainbow Lanai, was not offered a work shift by seniority. With the help of the Contract Enforcement Team, he filed a grievance and won 5 hours of back-pay. #WorkersLead