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.
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Angelina Spence, Communications Organizer • [email protected] • (808) 391-6988
IN THE NEWS
Editorial: Time to rethink impact of REITs
Unite Here Local 5 members were protesting at the state Capitol that the hotels where they work get a benefit from the tax code while many of its members, the hotel workers themselves, have not been called back since the pandemic shut down tourism.
Hawaii hotel workers rally for bill to eliminate tax exemption
Honolulu – Unionized hotel workers Thursday demonstrated outside the state Capitol to support a bill that would eliminate a tax exemption for some companies that own hotels and other commercial real estate in Hawaii. (Read more…)
UNITE HERE Local 5 Members Hold National Day of Action Shining Light on “Shadow Bosses” Driving Cuts to Services in the Hospitality Industry
UNITEHERE! Local 5 Press Release for January 27, 2022 Media Contact: Bryant de Venecia (808) 546-0024 [email protected] UNITE HERE Local 5 Members Hold National Day of Action Shining Light on “Shadow Bosses” Driving Cuts to Services in the Hospitality Industry With Events in 22 Cities including Honolulu and Kona, UNITE HERE Calls to […]
For Immediate Release: UNITE HERE Local 5 members at Kaiser Permanente voted to ratify a new contract with 97% YES votes
UNITEHERE! Local 5 For Immediate Release for December 6, 2021 Media Contact: Bryant de Venecia Cell Phone: (808) 546-0024 [email protected] UNITE HERE Local 5 members at Kaiser Permanente voted to ratify a new contract with 97% YES votes After averting a potentially historic strike, nearly 2,000 Hawaii health care workers ratified a new contract […]
For Immediate Release: Strike Averted, Tentative Agreement Reached Between Alliance Unions and Kaiser Permanente
UNITEHERE! Local 5 For Immediate Release for November 14, 2021 Media Contact: Bryant de Venecia Cell Phone: (808) 546-0024 [email protected] Strike averted, Tentative Agreement Reached Between Alliance Unions and Kaiser Permanente Kaiser Permanente and the Alliance of Health Care Unions reached tentative agreement on a four-year contract, covering nearly 50,000 Kaiser Permanente health care […]