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
Housekeepers call on hotels to bring back daily room cleaning
Press release for September 10, 2021 Media Contact: Bryant de Venecia Cell Phone: (808) 546-0024 [email protected] Housekeepers call on hotels to bring back daily room cleaning (Honolulu) – Hotel housekeepers call on their employers to back daily room cleaning and other guest services so that workers can get back to work and guests can have […]
Thousands of Hawaii workers left scrambling after losing federal unemployment benefits
HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) – Around 35,000 people statewide lost federal unemployment benefits over the holiday weekend. Now, many of the state’s unemployed aren’t sure what they will do as the pandemic drags on. (Read more)
Hotel housekeepers to leaflet Waikiki beach encouraging daily room cleaning
Media Advisory for September 9, 2021 Media Contact: Bryant de Venecia Cell Phone: (808) 546-0024 [email protected] Hotel housekeepers to leaflet Waikiki beach encouraging daily room cleaning Eliminating daily room cleaning means fewer housekeepers are brought back to work and tougher workloads for remaining housekeepers WHAT: Hotel housekeepers pass out leaflets to hotel guests along Waikiki […]
Hotel Workers Union Concerned About Job Cuts and Tourism Slowdown
Travel bookings on the other side of this Labor Day holiday are said to be softening. September and October traditionally tend to be slower times in the visitor industry. And with COVID cases in the islands soaring, it is cause for concern for our economic recovery. Unite Here! Local Five is the union that represents […]
UNITEHERE! Local 5 Press release for September 6, 2021 Media Contact: Bryant de Venecia Cell Phone: (808) 546-0024 [email protected] On Labor Day, labor unions call on employers and state to help workers Employers have been using the pandemic as an excuse to cut jobs and state lawmakers have done little to address this […]