Hilton Hawaiian Village workers get Luau reopened, many back to work

VICTORY: Food & beverage workers at the Hilton Hawaiian Village have been pushing for months to reopen union food & beverage outlets. With their perseverance, they got the Luau reopened on Friday, which brought Luau bartenders, servers, cashiers, cooks, stewards, and banquet porters back to work.

HMSHost Honolulu workers demand the boss to respect, fix schedule

VICTORY: Starbucks leaders at HMSHost HNL organized their coworkers to delegate the boss to demand respect and to fix the schedule. Since then, the managers have been more respectful and baristas are getting more regular schedules with more hours!

Modern Honolulu housekeepers call on tourists to say YES to daily room cleaning

Modern Honolulu hotel housekeepers are passing out leaflets to tourists, calling on them to say YES to daily room cleaning. When you check in at your hotel, you may be asked to opt out of daily room cleaning. For every day you opt out of daily room service, your hotel housekeeper won’t get paid to […]

Waikiki Beach Marriott workers win Plexiglass barriers at pool deck bar & grill

VICTORY: Workers have been asking management for Plexiglas barriers at the Waikiki Beach Marriott’s temporary bar and grill by the pool deck. The hotel finally installed it recently, months after workers began asking for it. Bartenders and cooks felt this was an important COVID safety, especially if guests at the pool were to approach the […]

Hilton Hawaiian Village food & beverage workers still not called back to work

Hundreds of Food and Beverage workers at Hilton Hawaiian Village are still out of work because the hotel refuses to open all of the union outlets. As a result, visitors are opting to non-union, subcontracted restaurants. Hilton Hawaiian Village workers have been passing out leaflets to guests and the community every week, encouraging them to […]

Hilton Hawaiian Village Starbucks reopens thanks to worker actions

VICTORY: Because workers passed out leaflets and asked guests and the community to sign a petition demanding the reopening of food & beverage outlets at Hilton Hawaiian Village, management agreed to reopen one of the Starbucks. It opened two days ago on March 2. Congrats, Hilton workers!

Local 5 Statement re: COVID-19 vaccines

Media Contact: Paola Rodelas Cell Phone: (808) 333-4782 prodelas@5.unitehere.org Statement re: COVID-19 vaccinations Vaccines to prevent and immunize against COVID-19 are becoming increasingly available in the United States and in Hawaii. We are optimistic about the opportunities that a vaccine can provide for our community, especially for our workers in the hospitality industry, as the […]

Waikiki Beach Marriott housekeepers pass out leaflets saying YES to daily room cleaning

Waikiki Beach Marriott housekeepers are passing out leaflets to tourists, calling on them to say YES to daily room cleaning. When you check in at your hotel, you may be asked to opt out of daily room cleaning. For every day you opt out of daily room service, your hotel housekeeper won’t get paid to […]

Alliance of Healthcare Unions – UPDATE

QUICK HIGHLIGHTS Positive Announcement about PSP Bonus Expected Soon Over 50 Steering Committee Members Gathered to Prepare for 2021 National Bargaining Deadline Extended: Solidarity Survey Extended to January 2021 New Initiative: Share Your Story Progress in Discussions on 2020 PSP Payout Discussions continue with KP leaders over the Alliance proposal for a guaranteed full payout […]

Register to submit video testimony to keep Bill 80 alive

Last week, the City Council failed to put Bill 80 on this week’s full Council agenda.  Shame on them! Bill 80 is straight forward – you either stand with workers like us or you side with the hotel bosses.  If Bill 80 doesn’t get a hearing now it will be dead.  There are two things […]