Entries by Bryant de Venecia

Local 5 – Kaiser Permanente: Delay in 3% wage increase & retro-pay

                    Aloha Local 5 Kaiser Members, It has been brought to the Union’s attention that on the most recent paystub (January 28, 2022) the amount may not reflect the 3% wage increase and the retro-pay we won in our new contract. The Union has raised your […]

Hawaii hotel workers rally for bill to eliminate tax exemption

Honolulu – Unionized hotel workers Thursday demonstrated outside the state Capitol to support a bill that would eliminate a tax exemption for some companies that own hotels and other commercial real estate in Hawaii. (Read more…)

UNITE HERE Local 5 Members Hold National Day of Action Shining Light on “Shadow Bosses” Driving Cuts to Services in the Hospitality Industry

UNITEHERE! Local 5 Press Release for January 27, 2022   Media Contact: Bryant de Venecia (808) 546-0024 bdevenecia@5.unitehere.org   UNITE HERE Local 5 Members Hold National Day of Action Shining Light on “Shadow Bosses” Driving Cuts to Services in the Hospitality Industry With Events in 22 Cities including Honolulu and Kona, UNITE HERE Calls to […]

For Immediate Release: UNITE HERE Local 5 members at Kaiser Permanente voted to ratify a new contract with 97% YES votes

UNITEHERE! Local 5 For Immediate Release for December 6, 2021   Media Contact: Bryant de Venecia Cell Phone: (808) 546-0024 bdevenecia@5.unitehere.org UNITE HERE Local 5 members at Kaiser Permanente voted to ratify a new contract with 97% YES votes After averting a potentially historic strike, nearly 2,000 Hawaii health care workers ratified a new contract […]

For Immediate Release: Strike Averted, Tentative Agreement Reached Between Alliance Unions and Kaiser Permanente

UNITEHERE! Local 5 For Immediate Release for November 14, 2021 Media Contact: Bryant de Venecia Cell Phone: (808) 546-0024 bdevenecia@5.unitehere.org   Strike averted, Tentative Agreement Reached Between Alliance Unions and Kaiser Permanente Kaiser Permanente and the Alliance of Health Care Unions reached tentative agreement on a four-year contract, covering nearly 50,000 Kaiser Permanente health care […]

Kaiser health care workers in Hawaii plan strike this month

HONOLULU (AP) — Nearly 2,000 Kaiser Permanente health care workers in Hawaii plan to strike later this month over wages and staffing concerns. UNITE HERE Local 5 said the strike due to begin Nov. 22 would affect 20 facilities across Hawaii. Thousands of Kaiser health care workers in California have already said they will strike […]