HR misinformed Audrey Adams, a server at Hilton Hawaiian Village’s Tropics, about her rights under FMLA (Family Medical Leave Act). As a result of HR’s error, Audrey received disciplines for excessive absenteeism. Audrey filed a grievance with the Contract Enforcement Team and got both the verbal and written disciplines expunged.
UNITE HERE Local 5 has been fighting for three years for a fair contract, including preserving pensions for Kaiser workers. On Friday, June 12, Kaiser sent a letter declaring impasse and implementing a 2% wage increase as of the July 10, 2015 paycheck.
For three years, Kaiser has tried to starve us out. Now they are giving us a little wage increase. But they aren’t giving us the same contract they gave to California Nurses (CNA) and the Partnership Unions (LMP).
Sign the “Fix it First” card. Let Kaiser know: we aren’t second class. We led the fight to keep the pension and we deserve the same settlement as the CNA and the LMP.
Kaiser needs to take care of the patients and workers they already have. No new members for Kaiser until they fix it first.
Questions? See your committee member, call 941-2141, kaiserdeprives.org
Our campaign is working. But we’re not done.
UNITE HERE Local 5 has been fighting for three years to preserve pensions for Kaiser workers. On Thursday, June 4, Kaiser pulled its two-tier pension proposal off the table for the 105,000 workers in the Labor Management Partnership (LMP) unions. In January, Kaiser settled a contract with the California Nurses Association (CNA) that preserves the pension.
Sign the “Fix it First” card. Let Kaiser and the public know: Hawaii isn’t “Little Hawaii” and we aren’t second class. We led the fight to keep the pension and we deserve the same pension settlement as CNA and the LMP.
Kaiser needs to take care of the patients and workers they already have. No new members for Kaiser until they fix it first.
Questions? See your committee member, call 941-2141, kaiserdeprives.org.
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HMS Host Honolulu Airport workers (who run all of the food & beverage outlets at the airport) ratified their second contract ever with 74% voting yes. In the next 4 years, they will receive $1.90 in wage increases and their medical premiums will be cut in half. Unity is our strength!
The rights and benefits that we have now under the expired contract are better than Kaiser’s proposals. The middle column is what we currently have under the expired contract. The last column is Kaiser’s proposed packaged deal. If we accept their proposal, we accept it in its entirety.
| Issue | Local 5 Current Contract | Kaiser Proposal |
| Wages | Local 5 proposal: 3.5% per year |
3 YEAR WAGE FREEZE 2% increase first year after ratification, 1% each year after that |
| Retroactive Pay | Local 5 proposal: Full retroactive pay |
$1200 ratification bonus to “eligible” employees. NO RETRO PAY |
| Health Coverage | You have a choice of providers… Kaiser or HMA |
Kaiser wants new hires to not have a choice. They can only have Kaiser. |
| Pensions | All employees are automatically enrolled in the guaranteed Kaiser Pension Plan |
Effective Jan 1, 2017 there are no new entrants into the plan. Instead they will have a DCP plan which is very similar to a 401K. Current employees shall continue to participate in the pension plan |
| Credited Year of Service | 1800 hours = a year of credited service for calculating pension and other benefits that you may be eligible for |
2000 hours = a year of credited service for calculating pension and other benefits that you may be eligible for |
| TSA | The Employer contributes a 50% match on the dollar up to 3% of the employee’s eligible gross earnings |
The Employer contributes a 50% match on the dollar up to 2% of the employee’s eligible gross earnings |
Remember, Kaiser’s proposals are a package deal. It’s all or none. You can’t pick and choose. Once you give up what you have, you know that Kaiser will come back for more. Ask yourself… do you want the takeaways that Kaiser is proposing?
In Solidarity We Win!
Any questions, see or call your committee leader on property or your organizer at 941-2141.
With 241 voting yes, Turtle Bay Resort workers ratified a new union contract!
For decades, Turtle Bay workers fought for good, local jobs.
It meant fighting for better wages and benefits, since Turtle Bay workers had fallen behind the Waikiki standard.
It meant fighting against the development of condotels, timeshares, and non-union hotels. When we lose full-service hotel rooms, we lose jobs.
It meant fighting against the development with the community. Together, we formed the Defend Oahu Coalition to keep the country country and protect our good, local jobs.
With this new contract, Turtle Bay workers win big.
That means we now have more job security than any other Local 5 hotel. We have set a new standard for job security.
This is a huge victory for AiKea, which we founded based on the lessons learned from teaming up with the community in our fight at Turtle Bay.
This is a huge victory for Turtle Bay and for all of Hawai‘i.