UNITE HERE Local 5 represents 10,000 workers in Hawaiʻi who work in the hotel, healthcare, & food services industries.We welcome inquiries from the media regarding our industries, members, policy and politics, and other issues of concerns to Hawaii workers.
Please contact:
Angelina Spence, Communications Organizer • [email protected] • (808) 391-6988
IN THE NEWS
UNITE HERE Local 5 Members joined Day of Action to demand the return of jobs and hotel services
UNITEHERE! Local 5 Press Release for April 14, 2022 Media Contact: Bryant de Venecia (808) 546-0024 [email protected] UNITE HERE Local 5 Members joined Day of Action to demand the return of jobs and hotel services Hundreds of Local 5 members rallied in Waikiki, joining 16 other cities in U.S. and Canada, to push hotel […]
For Immediate Release: Queen Kapiʻolani Hotel & UNITE HERE Local 5 Reach Tentative Agreement
Media Contact: Bryant de Venecia Cell Phone: (808) 546-0024 [email protected] For videos of past actions: click here Queen Kapiʻolani Hotel & UNITE HERE Local 5 Reach Tentative Agreement UNITE HERE Local 5 and Queen Kapiʻolani Hotel are pleased to announce that they have reached a tentative agreement on a new contract. Unionized […]
Queen Kapiolani Hotel workers voted overwhelmingly to authorize strike, with 97% ‘YES’ votes
UNITEHERE! Local 5 Press Release for April 1, 2022 Media Contact: Bryant de Venecia Cell Phone: (808) 546-0024 [email protected] Queen Kapiolani Hotel workers voted overwhelmingly to authorize strike, with 97% ‘YES’ votes In 2018, Local 5 won the Waikiki Standard after a victorious 51-day strike. Today, Queen Kapiolani hotel workers say, “It’s […]
Elections 2022 Lt. Gov. Josh Green Is Racking Up Union Endorsements, Adding To His Momentum
The primary election is still nearly five months away and only a handful of candidates have formally filed to run, but Lt. Gov. Josh Green and state Rep. Sylvia Luke are already emerging as two of the biggest beneficiaries in the biennial union endorsement sweepstakes.
Predatory Hotel Investment Trusts Are Decimating Workers’ Rights and Democrats’ Most Loyal Unions
Ninety-eight percent of hotel workers were laid off when the pandemic hit. Real estate investors smelled an opportunity.