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
New Honolulu City Council Bill Would Stem Hotel-to-Condo Conversions
(Honolulu Civil-Beat) – By Anita Hofschneider. Honolulu City Council members Ron Menor, Joey Manahan and Stanley Chang have introduced a bill that would require developers to get permits if they want to convert some hotel rooms into condos.
Bill to preserve hotel jobs
(Ka Leo) – By Noelle Fujii. Members of Aikea Hawaiʻi, a job preservation effort organized by Unite Here Local 5, are expected to rally at Honolulu Hale today in support of Bill 16, which preserves hotel jobs.
City Council advances hotel measure
(Honolulu Star-Advertiser) – By Allison Schaefers & Gordon Pang. About 1,000 community members from the Aikea Movement, a job preservation effort organized by Unite Here Local 5, are expected to rally at Honolulu Hale on Thursday in support of Bill 16, which seeks to preserve hotel jobs by requiring property owners to obtain a permit […]
Tip credit stymies accord on raise
(Honolulu Star-Advertiser) – By Derrick DePledge. State House and Senate leaders have reached an understanding on raising the minimum wage to $10 an hour by January 2018 and expanding a tip credit to 75 cents, but an influential state senator wants a debate over the tip credit before signing off on the agreement.
Waikiki: Present and Future
(Hawaii Business Magazine) – Six tourism leaders gather for a Hawaii Business forum to discuss Waikiki’s strengths and weaknesses, and how to keep it as a robust engine of Hawaii’s economy.