The Hawaii Primary Election is on Saturday, August 8. Starting this year, Hawaii votes by mail and all voters will automatically receive their ballot in the mail 18 days prior to each election. See our Local 5 Primary Election Endorsements below. We are continuing to deliberate on some races and will update this list of […]
New Resource: If your child was getting free or reduced-price school lunch during the school year, you are eligible for food purchasing assistance. It’s a one-time payment of up to $360 per child. The Hawai’i Department of Human Services will automatically send benefits to eligible households—you do not need to apply! Read this flyer for more […]
PROTESTING JOB CUTS AT THE STATE CAPITOL Dozens of UNITE HERE Local 5 hospitality workers, non-union hotel workers, and community supporters sign-waved and chanted to protest the job cuts at reopening hotels. View the photos on our Facebook page. NEWS HIGHLIGHTS Hospitality workers protest job cuts as hotels plan to reopen – KITV Excerpt: “UNITE […]
50% DISCOUNTS FOR SNAP CARDHOLDERS AT TIMES SUPER MARKETS We posted a new resource on our Local 5 webpage: Any persons receiving SNAP (Food Stamps/EBT) benefits are eligible to receive 50% of locally grown produce at participating grocery stores when they present DA BUX card. Most current SNAP holders should have automatically received a Double […]
IN CASE YOU MISSED IT: WATCH LOCAL 5’s MAYORAL FORUM Last Friday, we hosted a worker-centered Mayoral Forum with six candidates of the Honolulu Mayoral Race. They were asked questions about issues that impact Hawaii’s working families. If you missed it live, you can still watch the recording here. NEWS HIGHLIGHTS Gov. David Ige reportedly […]
FRI. 6/19/20 – LOCAL 5 MAYORAL FORUM Our next Facebook Live will be a worker-centered Mayoral Forum tomorrow (Fri. 6/19), 7pm-8:30pm. Candidates of the Honolulu Mayoral Race will be asked questions about issues that impact Hawaii’s working families. Watch it live and ask your questions: http://facebook.com/uniteherehawaii/live. NEWS HIGHLIGHTS ‘Dreamers’ cheer US court ruling on young […]
FRI. 6/19/20 – LOCAL 5 MAYORAL FORUM Our next Facebook Live will be a worker-centered Mayoral Forum this Fri. 6/19, 7pm-8:30pm. Candidates of the Honolulu Mayoral Race will be asked questions about issues that impact Hawaii’s working families. Watch it live and ask your questions: http://facebook.com/uniteherehawaii/live. STATEWIDE ACTIONS TO DEMAND PUBLIC HEALTH & SAFETY FOR […]
UNITE HERE Local 5 condemns the government murders of George Floyd and Breonna Taylor, the latest in a sickening string of repeated police atrocities against Black Americans. We reject this police violence as a terrorist crime intended to intimidate Black communities from fighting for fairness and equality. Black Lives Matter for us. George Floyd’s murder […]
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NEWS HIGHLIGHTS ‘I’m squeaking by right now’: voices of America’s unemployment crisis (The Guardian, June 6, 2020) This article features several workers, including UNITE HERE members like Sheraton Waikiki worker Andrea Grabow, and their struggle with the unemployment crisis. Thousands of Hawaii protesters rally for Black Lives Matter on Oahu, Hawaii island, Maui and Kauai […]
NEWS HIGHLIGHTS Congress approves sweeping changes to PPP. Here are the details – Washington Business Journal. These modifications to the PPP program were originally part of the HEROES Act, which Senate Republicans vowed would never pass because they were against a different part of that act which would have extended the $600 monthly supplemental unemployment […]
2020 Primary Election Endorsements
/in Updates /by prodelasThe Hawaii Primary Election is on Saturday, August 8. Starting this year, Hawaii votes by mail and all voters will automatically receive their ballot in the mail 18 days prior to each election. See our Local 5 Primary Election Endorsements below. We are continuing to deliberate on some races and will update this list of […]
Thu. 7/9 COVID-19 Update
/in Updates /by prodelasNew Resource: If your child was getting free or reduced-price school lunch during the school year, you are eligible for food purchasing assistance. It’s a one-time payment of up to $360 per child. The Hawai’i Department of Human Services will automatically send benefits to eligible households—you do not need to apply! Read this flyer for more […]
Thu. 7/2/20: COVID-19 update
/in Updates /by prodelasPROTESTING JOB CUTS AT THE STATE CAPITOL Dozens of UNITE HERE Local 5 hospitality workers, non-union hotel workers, and community supporters sign-waved and chanted to protest the job cuts at reopening hotels. View the photos on our Facebook page. NEWS HIGHLIGHTS Hospitality workers protest job cuts as hotels plan to reopen – KITV Excerpt: “UNITE […]
Mon. 6/29/20: COVID-19 update
/in Updates /by prodelas50% DISCOUNTS FOR SNAP CARDHOLDERS AT TIMES SUPER MARKETS We posted a new resource on our Local 5 webpage: Any persons receiving SNAP (Food Stamps/EBT) benefits are eligible to receive 50% of locally grown produce at participating grocery stores when they present DA BUX card. Most current SNAP holders should have automatically received a Double […]
Mon. 6/22/20: COVID-19 update
/in Updates /by prodelasIN CASE YOU MISSED IT: WATCH LOCAL 5’s MAYORAL FORUM Last Friday, we hosted a worker-centered Mayoral Forum with six candidates of the Honolulu Mayoral Race. They were asked questions about issues that impact Hawaii’s working families. If you missed it live, you can still watch the recording here. NEWS HIGHLIGHTS Gov. David Ige reportedly […]
Thu. 6/18/20: COVID-19 update
/in Updates /by prodelasFRI. 6/19/20 – LOCAL 5 MAYORAL FORUM Our next Facebook Live will be a worker-centered Mayoral Forum tomorrow (Fri. 6/19), 7pm-8:30pm. Candidates of the Honolulu Mayoral Race will be asked questions about issues that impact Hawaii’s working families. Watch it live and ask your questions: http://facebook.com/uniteherehawaii/live. NEWS HIGHLIGHTS ‘Dreamers’ cheer US court ruling on young […]
Tue. 6/16/20: COVID-19 update
/in Updates /by prodelasFRI. 6/19/20 – LOCAL 5 MAYORAL FORUM Our next Facebook Live will be a worker-centered Mayoral Forum this Fri. 6/19, 7pm-8:30pm. Candidates of the Honolulu Mayoral Race will be asked questions about issues that impact Hawaii’s working families. Watch it live and ask your questions: http://facebook.com/uniteherehawaii/live. STATEWIDE ACTIONS TO DEMAND PUBLIC HEALTH & SAFETY FOR […]
Statement on Black Lives Matter
/in Updates /by prodelasUNITE HERE Local 5 condemns the government murders of George Floyd and Breonna Taylor, the latest in a sickening string of repeated police atrocities against Black Americans. We reject this police violence as a terrorist crime intended to intimidate Black communities from fighting for fairness and equality. Black Lives Matter for us. George Floyd’s murder […]
Mon. 6/8/20: COVID-19 Update
/in Updates /by prodelasNEWS HIGHLIGHTS ‘I’m squeaking by right now’: voices of America’s unemployment crisis (The Guardian, June 6, 2020) This article features several workers, including UNITE HERE members like Sheraton Waikiki worker Andrea Grabow, and their struggle with the unemployment crisis. Thousands of Hawaii protesters rally for Black Lives Matter on Oahu, Hawaii island, Maui and Kauai […]
Thu. 6/4/20: COVID-19 Update
/in Updates /by prodelasNEWS HIGHLIGHTS Congress approves sweeping changes to PPP. Here are the details – Washington Business Journal. These modifications to the PPP program were originally part of the HEROES Act, which Senate Republicans vowed would never pass because they were against a different part of that act which would have extended the $600 monthly supplemental unemployment […]