This piece was written by Local 5 member Fred Dagdag from Kaiser Permanente Maui Lani. Do you want to write for Local 5? Let us know! It’s only been a year and a half, yet it feels like eternity since COVID-19 disrupted our lives in Hawaii. I remember not knowing how dangerous this […]
/wp-content/uploads/local5-1.jpg00prodelas/wp-content/uploads/local5-1.jpgprodelas2021-10-09 17:23:362021-10-09 17:29:08Healthcare Heroes to Healthcare Zeroes: Overworked and Undervalued
This opinion piece was written by Ala Moana Hotel worker, Gina Alcos. If you want to write for Local 5, contact us! My first hotel job was at Princess Kaiulani Hotel. I was 20 years old, and I had never had a job that provided free meals, free uniforms, free medical and even a […]
For over a year, Local 5 and our union allies have been trying to talk Kaiser out of attacking Kaiser workers. We conducted dozens of meetings and presented volumes of research and information proving that Kaiser is just plain wrong that workers are overpaid. We’ve used all the bargaining and partnership tactics available. Nothing […]
/wp-content/uploads/local5-1.jpg00prodelas/wp-content/uploads/local5-1.jpgprodelas2021-10-05 12:03:022021-10-05 12:04:07Where We Stand – Local 5 Financial Secretary-Treasurer Eric Gill Letter to Kaiser Members
This piece was written by Local 5 member Kori Kim from Kaiser Permanente. Do you want to write for Local 5, contact us! March 2020, Hawaii became a victim of COVID-19. Some people adapted to staying home, others transitioned to working from home, distance learning became the new normal, and parents became moderators. By early […]
Every Tuesday, we will wear our union colors, buttons, and stickers until our Kaiser Permanente workers win a great contract. Take a selfie and tell us why you agree safe staffing is important. Use the hashtags #SafeStaffingSavesLives #BestJobsBestCare. Follow us on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram to view all of Wear Red Tuesday photos and more.
/wp-content/uploads/local5-1.jpg00prodelas/wp-content/uploads/local5-1.jpgprodelas2021-09-22 08:49:012021-09-22 08:49:01Kaiser Permanente workers will wear red until we win a great contract
Kaiser Permanente Kona clinic workers were not getting compensated for overtime for late lunches or skipped lunches. The collective bargaining agreement (CBA) language is clear on this: “If [after notifying a manager] an employee is required to work more than six (6) hours after the start of the shift without being given an uninterrupted thirty […]
/wp-content/uploads/local5-1.jpg00prodelas/wp-content/uploads/local5-1.jpgprodelas2021-09-19 09:00:362021-09-17 10:45:19Kaiser Permanente Kona clinic workers were not getting compensated for overtime
It’s Housekeeping Appreciation Week! Local 5 housekeepers are celebrating by taking their breaks and calling on management to bring back daily room cleaning. Without daily room cleaning, fewer housekeepers are being called back to work. Thousands of jobs could be saved by reinstating daily room cleaning. The few who are working are struggling with the workload […]
Local 5 stands in solidarity with HSTA fighting for safer schools for our keiki. Hundreds of Leeward Oahu educators conducted socially distanced information picketing Tuesday afternoon to raise concerns about a lack of consistent safety protocols. We joined their picket and will continue to stand with them.
/wp-content/uploads/local5-1.jpg00prodelas/wp-content/uploads/local5-1.jpgprodelas2021-09-14 15:00:212021-09-17 10:15:43Local 5 stands in solidarity with HSTA
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Healthcare Heroes to Healthcare Zeroes: Overworked and Undervalued
/in Updates /by prodelasThis piece was written by Local 5 member Fred Dagdag from Kaiser Permanente Maui Lani. Do you want to write for Local 5? Let us know! It’s only been a year and a half, yet it feels like eternity since COVID-19 disrupted our lives in Hawaii. I remember not knowing how dangerous this […]
Closing Banquets Doesn’t Make Cents
/in Updates /by prodelasThis opinion piece was written by Ala Moana Hotel worker, Gina Alcos. If you want to write for Local 5, contact us! My first hotel job was at Princess Kaiulani Hotel. I was 20 years old, and I had never had a job that provided free meals, free uniforms, free medical and even a […]
Where We Stand – Local 5 Financial Secretary-Treasurer Eric Gill Letter to Kaiser Members
/in Updates /by prodelasFor over a year, Local 5 and our union allies have been trying to talk Kaiser out of attacking Kaiser workers. We conducted dozens of meetings and presented volumes of research and information proving that Kaiser is just plain wrong that workers are overpaid. We’ve used all the bargaining and partnership tactics available. Nothing […]
Where is the recriprocity?
/in Updates /by prodelasThis piece was written by Local 5 member Kori Kim from Kaiser Permanente. Do you want to write for Local 5, contact us! March 2020, Hawaii became a victim of COVID-19. Some people adapted to staying home, others transitioned to working from home, distance learning became the new normal, and parents became moderators. By early […]
Come Back Stronger
/in Updates /by prodelasDespite the pandemic, we remain strong and united.
Kaiser Permanente workers will wear red until we win a great contract
/in Updates /by prodelasEvery Tuesday, we will wear our union colors, buttons, and stickers until our Kaiser Permanente workers win a great contract. Take a selfie and tell us why you agree safe staffing is important. Use the hashtags #SafeStaffingSavesLives #BestJobsBestCare. Follow us on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram to view all of Wear Red Tuesday photos and more.
Kaiser Permanente Kona clinic workers were not getting compensated for overtime
/in Updates /by prodelasKaiser Permanente Kona clinic workers were not getting compensated for overtime for late lunches or skipped lunches. The collective bargaining agreement (CBA) language is clear on this: “If [after notifying a manager] an employee is required to work more than six (6) hours after the start of the shift without being given an uninterrupted thirty […]
Housekeepers demand daily room cleaning for Housekeeping Appreciation Week
/in Updates /by prodelasIt’s Housekeeping Appreciation Week! Local 5 housekeepers are celebrating by taking their breaks and calling on management to bring back daily room cleaning. Without daily room cleaning, fewer housekeepers are being called back to work. Thousands of jobs could be saved by reinstating daily room cleaning. The few who are working are struggling with the workload […]
Kaiser Permanente workers celebrate another Solidarity Tuesday
/in Updates /by prodelasLocal 5 stands in solidarity with HSTA
/in Updates /by prodelasLocal 5 stands in solidarity with HSTA fighting for safer schools for our keiki. Hundreds of Leeward Oahu educators conducted socially distanced information picketing Tuesday afternoon to raise concerns about a lack of consistent safety protocols. We joined their picket and will continue to stand with them.