Waikoloa Beach Marriott workers happy with new contract
(West Hawaii Today) – By Carolyn Lucas-Zenk. Workers at a South Kohala hotel are set to receive a pay increase in a deal between the management and UNITE HERE! Local 5 Hawaii.
Waikoloa Beach Marriott Resort union employees agree to new contract
(Pacific Business News) – By Jason Ubay. The Waikoloa Beach Marriott Resort’s Unite Here! Local 5 members voted to ratify its new contract, with 99 percent of the union hotel workers voting to approve.
UNITE HERE Local 5 Campaign Encourages Employers With Kaiser Permanente Health Plans to Consider Self-Funding
(insurancenews.net) – UNITE HERE Local 5 has launched www.SelfInsuranceCaseStudy.org as part of a campaign to encourage public and private employers to consider the benefits of self-funded health insurance programs.
No agreement yet as Kaiser workers head back to work after week-long strike
(Hawaii News Now) – By Chelsea Davis. After a six-day strike, Unite Here Local 5 Kaiser Permanente employees say: mission accomplished.
Striking Kaiser workers set to return to jobs
(Honolulu Star-Advertiser) – by Star-Advertiser staff. Kaiser Permanente Hawaii’s unionized workers will be back on the job Sunday, following a six-day strike organized by Unite Here Local 5. The workers at the Moanalua Medical Center and Maui Lani medical office will be returning. Other workers will be back Monday, when all facilities will be open.
Local 5 Kaiser Permanente Hawaii employees returning to work Sunday
(West Hawaii Today) – Kaiser Permanente Hawaii said it will be meeting with UNITE HERE! Local 5 union leaders on Feb. 18 to continue contract negotiations, with the hope of reaching an agreement soon.