UNITE HERE Local 5 represents 12,000 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:
Bryant de Venecia, Communications Organizer
bdevenecia@5.unitehere.org
808-546-0024
IN THE NEWS
IN THE NEWS: Local 5 Workers Oppose Proposed Changes to City’s Affordable Housing Rules
Local 5 workers spoke out against the city’s proposed changes to its affordable housing rules at a public hearing on Friday, January 12. The proposed changes would benefit the developers profiting from these units over making housing affordable for the people of Hawai’i who are struggling with the rising cost of living. Read the full […]
Closer look expected for Hawaii hotel resort fees
Jason Maxwell, a bartender at the Waikiki Beach Marriott, said customers found resort fees more tolerable in the past, when they included amenities like two free drinks and 10% off a meal instead of today’s commonly obsolete benefits like use of the in-room landline or DVD rentals.
Hawaii’s lodging industry workers missing out, expert says
Local 5 spokesman Bryan de Venecia said the union secured two extensions to its 2018 contracts at all the big hotel brands in 2022, which included “raises and contributions to our health and welfare fund to replenish funds that were depleted during the pandemic.”