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
Modern Honolulu union workers OK 5-year contract
(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.
Modern Honolulu employees approve hotel’s first union contract
(Pacific Business News) – By Stephanie Silverstein. Employees at the Modern Honolulu in Waikiki have voted to approve the hotel’s first union contract, a five-year agreement with Unite Here Local 5 that will cover 250 employees starting Oct. 15.
New union contract creates changes for workers at Modern Honolulu
(Hawaii News Now) – The Modern Honolulu — the former Ilikai marina tower — has a new union contract. Adore Padilla and Audrey Jordan-Gecain, housekeepers at the Modern, join Howard to explain what this means for them.c
Modern Honolulu hotel could have union contract with Local 5 next week
(Pacific Business News) – By Stephanie Silverstein. The Modern Honolulu in Waikiki could have a union contract on Thursday, if hotel employees vote to accept a tentative agreement reached between Unite Here Local 5 and hotel management.
Unions, community, Aikea, and Hawaii
(Disappeared News) – By Larry Geller. While I worked for GE, the union members bargained for and won benefit improvements that were extended to all employees, including me. In the company town of Schenectady, what GE unions achieved benefitted workers of other companies as well—they effectively raised the standards.