By now, the Trust Fund (and Union) anticipated all qualifying members would have received their ARPA COBRA Notice. Regrettably, distribution of these notices has been delayed. Model language from the Department of Labor to incorporate into these notices were issued late. Compiled with this was having to write special codes to ensure each member’s qualifying […]
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Paul and his entire Operation Service department at Kaiser Moanalua fought hard for 3 years to address workload distribution, unsafe working conditions, and inadequate staffing. They won all of their demands including additional foreman, technician, and carpenter jobs! #UnionAdvantage
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VICTORY: Monica is a housekeeping aide at Kaiser Permanente Pearlridge clinic. She fought with the Union’s help for 5 years to have Kaiser address a list of workplace safety issues, including having to face incoming/outcoming traffic to dispose trash. Management agreed and made employee safety a priority! #UnionAdvantage
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Hundreds of union members come together in solidarity for #InternationalWorkersDay! Dozens of Local 5 members at Kaiser protest after company announced that up to 57 positions from its Patient Financial Services department will be outsourced to California. At the Sheraton […]
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(Honolulu, HI) – A group of federal lawmakers — including a number from Hawaii — is urging United Airlines not to move forward with potential plans to outsource thousands of catering jobs.
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Sally Mangrobang is a furloughed housekeeper at the Hyatt Regency Waikiki, which shut down in March 2020 due to COVID-19 but got the green light to reopen in October 2020. But seven months have passed and Sally has not been called back to work. She is worried. The hotel got its green light, but where […]
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International Workers’ Day was on May 1, but we believe in celebrating workers year-round. So we are beginning a series of spotlights of our UNITE HERE Local 5 organizers. Local 5 organizers are responsible for training workers to be leaders in their workplaces and out in the community. Thanks to the hard work of our […]
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Airport Plaza Hotel workers standing in solidarity with Kaiser Permanente workers protesting job cuts. Mahalo for the support and leadership! #solidarity #1u #UnionAdvantage
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VICTORY: Workers at United kitchen in Honolulu Airport met with Congressman Ed Case asking him to support our members by signing onto a letter urging United to not subcontract catering workers. United worker Ino Otto shared her story of being at risk of losing her job in the middle of a pandemic and expressed her […]
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VICTORY: For months, hundreds of Food & Beverage workers at Hilton Hawaiian Village organized leafleting actions, delegations with management, and talked to guests to sign petition. We gathered over 2000 signatures. As a result, Hilton opened Food & Beverage outlets and brought back over 150 workers!
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ARPA (COBRA) NOTICES UPDATE
By now, the Trust Fund (and Union) anticipated all qualifying members would have received their ARPA COBRA Notice. Regrettably, distribution of these notices has been delayed. Model language from the Department of Labor to incorporate into these notices were issued late. Compiled with this was having to write special codes to ensure each member’s qualifying […]
Kaiser Permanente workers win more jobs
Paul and his entire Operation Service department at Kaiser Moanalua fought hard for 3 years to address workload distribution, unsafe working conditions, and inadequate staffing. They won all of their demands including additional foreman, technician, and carpenter jobs! #UnionAdvantage
Kaiser Permanente worker wins changes to workplace safety
VICTORY: Monica is a housekeeping aide at Kaiser Permanente Pearlridge clinic. She fought with the Union’s help for 5 years to have Kaiser address a list of workplace safety issues, including having to face incoming/outcoming traffic to dispose trash. Management agreed and made employee safety a priority! #UnionAdvantage
May Victories Bulletin
Hundreds of union members come together in solidarity for #InternationalWorkersDay! Dozens of Local 5 members at Kaiser protest after company announced that up to 57 positions from its Patient Financial Services department will be outsourced to California. At the Sheraton […]
Lawmakers urge United Airlines to preserve thousands of catering jobs
(Honolulu, HI) – A group of federal lawmakers — including a number from Hawaii — is urging United Airlines not to move forward with potential plans to outsource thousands of catering jobs.
Eliminating Daily Room Cleaning Threatens Hawaii’s Best Jobs
Sally Mangrobang is a furloughed housekeeper at the Hyatt Regency Waikiki, which shut down in March 2020 due to COVID-19 but got the green light to reopen in October 2020. But seven months have passed and Sally has not been called back to work. She is worried. The hotel got its green light, but where […]
Who are your Local 5 Organizers? Meet Geraldine Acoba & Ikaika Hussey
International Workers’ Day was on May 1, but we believe in celebrating workers year-round. So we are beginning a series of spotlights of our UNITE HERE Local 5 organizers. Local 5 organizers are responsible for training workers to be leaders in their workplaces and out in the community. Thanks to the hard work of our […]
Airport Plaza Hotel workers solidarity with Kaiser Permanente workers
Airport Plaza Hotel workers standing in solidarity with Kaiser Permanente workers protesting job cuts. Mahalo for the support and leadership! #solidarity #1u #UnionAdvantage
United Catering workers at HNL met with Congressman Ed Case
VICTORY: Workers at United kitchen in Honolulu Airport met with Congressman Ed Case asking him to support our members by signing onto a letter urging United to not subcontract catering workers. United worker Ino Otto shared her story of being at risk of losing her job in the middle of a pandemic and expressed her […]
Hilton workers win back hundreds of jobs
VICTORY: For months, hundreds of Food & Beverage workers at Hilton Hawaiian Village organized leafleting actions, delegations with management, and talked to guests to sign petition. We gathered over 2000 signatures. As a result, Hilton opened Food & Beverage outlets and brought back over 150 workers!