Hilton reservation agent gets warning expunged

2016.03.31 HHV Kaleo, Lisa Stone, CleoHilton Hawaiian Village reservation agent Lisa Stone was given a verbal warning for supposedly not following protocol. She worked with her Shop Stewards Cleo and Kaleo to investigate and present that there wasn’t protocol in place to begin with. As a result, her warning was expunged.

Hilton Hawaiian Village reservation agents fight subcontracting

2016.04.01 HHV Susan, Nalani, GailSusan Keliipio and Nalani Umu, Reservation Agents at the Hilton Hawaiian Village, were placed on call because the Employer claimed that business slowed down. With the help of their Shop Steward Gail Kawaguchi, they argued that reservation calls were being bounced to an outsourced company and therefore their work was being subcontracted. Our contracts don’t allow subcontracting when the work can be done in-house. Susan and Nalani won a combined total of $1,011.01 in back pay. Great work!

Hilton Hawaiian Village employee awarded bar porter position

2016.03.10 Austin Haynal HHV bar porterHilton Hawaiian Village employee Austin Haynal was denied a bar porter position, which was given to someone from the outside instead. He filed a grievance with the Contract Enforcement Team, which advised Hilton that Austin had completed the bartender course at HARIETT. As a result, Austin was awarded the bar porter position.

Rainbow Lani server wins back pay

2016.03.04 Jian Heng Mo HHV Rainbow LaniJian Heng Mo is a server at the Rainbow Lani in Hilton Hawaiian Village. With the help of the Contract Enforcement Team, he won 4 hours at the short shift rate plus service charges after he wasn’t called in for a shift: a total of $174.28. Congratulations!

Hale Nani workers sent home after calling for more staffing

2016-03-17 16.45.37Hale Nani workers are fighting for more staffing to better care for their kupuna patients. They proudly wore shirts calling for more staffing to work; it is company policy that on every payday is casual dress day. The company recently changed the policy to restrict employees from wearing union shirts. Workers refused to back away from their belief that management cannot discriminate against them wearing union shirts. Management sent home everyone wearing the union shirts. They will return to work with no discipline. Meanwhile, the Union has filed unfair labor practice charges to recover the loss of one day’s pay.

Hale Nani workers stand up for better kupuna care

12821396_1688073148106870_993326251385712072_nAround 80 workers at the Hale Nani Rehabilitation & Nursing Center sign waved this morning to demand more staffing to better care for our kupuna.

They’ll be back later today (Friday, March 11) from 3:30p-6:00p on Pensacola St. and Wilder Ave. Stand with us for better kupuna care!