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
Kaiser Permanente Hawaii and Unite Here Local 5 negotiating new union contract
(Pacific Business News) – By Jenna Blakely. Kaiser Permanente Hawaii and Unite Here Local 5 are in negotiations for a new agreement that would cover 1,800 of the health-care organization’s 4,500 employees in Hawaii after a year of back-and forth negotiations.
Kaiser workers protest work standards at Moanalua Medical Center
(Honolulu Star-Advertiser) – By Kristen Consillio. More than 300 Kaiser Permanente Hawaii union employees protested for improved work standards this morning at the Moanalua Medical Center.
Kaiser union plans work stoppage and rally on Thursday
(Honolulu Star-Advertiser) – By David Segal. More than 300 Kaiser Permanente Hawaii union employees are planning to walk off the job Thursday at clinics on Oahu to protest several initiatives being implemented by the state’s largest health maintenance organization.
Conversion of Hotels to Condos/Absentee Owners: Eric Gill
(Hawaii Public Radio) – The Conversation with Beth-Ann Kozlovich. Eric Gill is Financial Secretary-Treasurer of UNITE HERE! Local 5. Local 5 represents approximately 10,000 workers throughout Hawaii who work in the hospitality, health care and food service industries and is an affiliate of UNITE HERE, an international union that represents over 250,000 workers throughout the […]
Pact at The Modern Honolulu easily wins workers’ approval
(Honolulu Star-Advertiser) – Employees at The Modern Honolulu, which has seen two management changes in the two years it has been open, have approved their first union contract.