Entries by Bryant de Venecia

Rally at Royal Kona Resort

(West Hawaii Today) – By Max Dible. Employees at Royal Kona Resort aren’t on strike — yet.

Royal Kona Resort workers rally for good jobs on Big Island

Media Advisory for April 10, 2018 Media Contact: Paola Rodelas Cell Phone: (808) 333-4782 prodelas@5.unitehere.org Royal Kona Resort workers rally for good jobs on Big Island WHAT: Royal Kona Resort workers rally to demand good, quality jobs WHERE: Royal Kona Resort (on Kahakai Rd.) WHEN: Wednesday, April 11, 2018 (3:30p – 5:30p) WHO: Royal Kona […]

Hilton Hawaiian Village GSA files grievance, wins overtime pay

Kiyomi, a guest service agent at the Hilton Hawaiian Village, filed a grievance with the help of our Contract Enforcement Team because she was not offered a work opportunity by seniority. As a result, she was paid for 8 hours of overtime.

Hyatt Centric workers vote to unionize

(Honolulu Star-Advertiser) – By Allison Schaefers. Workers at the Hyatt Centric Waikiki Beach Hotel cast their votes Tuesday to make the property the first Hawaii hotel to join the Unite Here Local 5 union through a National Labor Relations Board election in two decades.

Hyatt Centric Waikiki’s sale pushes some workers to unionize

(Pacific Business News) – By Katie Murar. Hawaii labor union Unite Here Local 5 said that 65 workers at the Hyatt Centric Waikiki Beach Hotel have voted to unionize, partially as a result of the uncertainty of the hotel’s looming sale.