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Kaiser agrees to keep services and staffing at Wailuku clinic

(Maui News) - By Lila Fujimoto. In September, Kaiser announced…

Hawaii hotel industry struggling to bring workers back

(Hawaii News Now) - By Nikki Schenfeld. “We want healthy hotels,…

Hawaii hotels have the lowest December occupancy rate in the nation

(Honolulu Star-Advertiser) - By Allison Schaefers. Local 5 spokesman…

For Immediate Release: Local 5 launches “Hawaii Workers Against COVID” website

UNITE HERE Local 5 offers the public and travelers an inside…

From the coronavirus pandemic to the troubled rail line, 2020 is a year to forget

(Honolulu Star-Advertiser) - About 75% of Hawaii hotels are operating…

Unite Here Local 5 spokesman Bryant de Venecia said the return of 212 Local 5 union members — or about 12% of HHV’s once 1,746-­strong union workforce — is the largest hospitality employee callback in Hawaii since the pandemic began. Yet, even with the Hilton improvements, de Venecia said only 1,200 of Local 5’s 8,000 Hawaii hospitality workers have returned to work.

(Honolulu Star-Advertiser) - By Allison Schaefers. Unite Here…

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.