TOMORROW (WED. 5/6/20): FACEBOOK LIVE TOWN HALL – REOPENING HAWAII TOURISM: OUR AIRPORTS Tomorrow’s Facebook Live Town Hall will continue our discussion on reopening Hawaii tourism, with guests from other labor unions that also represent airline & airport workers. Local 5 represents airline catering workers who work for United Airlines and Gate Gourmet, as well […]
NEWS HIGHLIGHTS Leaders expect ‘unified plan’ to restart Hawaii economy by end of this week (Pacific Business News, May 4, 2020) The plan developed by Ige’s economic coordinator and the House Select Committee on COVID-19 Economic Impact & Preparedness will be announced later this week. UHERO reportedly believes the “local” economy will return to 75% by end of the year. […]
NEWS HIGHLIGHTS United Air Cuts Work Hours, Spurring Labor Showdown for Next CEO – Bloomberg. Although United has already received $5 billion in CARES Act bailout money and is applying for another $4.5 billion in low-interest loans, management has announced plans to cut hours for 15,000 workers from 40 to 30 hours per week. The […]
NEWS HIGHLIGHTS Job losses spike even as millions are uncounted – New York Times. All around the country, unemployment systems have been overwhelmed by the number of claims. Officially, over 30 million people have made initial unemployment claims in the past 6 weeks, but some researchers believe the actual number of unemployed people might be […]
WATCH: FACEBOOK LIVE, WITH LOCAL 5 BARTENDER JASON MAXWELL Today’s Facebook Live featured Local 5 bartender Jason Maxwell, who showed us how to make his favorite quarantine cocktails & encouraged viewers to donate to the Local 5 hardship fund. Watch the recording here. NEWS HIGHLIGHTS Plans in the works to market Hawaii as the ‘safest […]
Local 5 on Facebook Live Join us for another Facebook Live session tomorrow, Fri. @ 5pm, w/ Jason Maxwell, a bartender from Modern Honolulu & Waikiki Beach Marriott. Watch Jason make his favorite cocktails & promote our hardship fund! Go to facebook.com/uniteherehawaii @5pm News Highlights World: Cases: 3.25M (+60k). Deaths: 233k (+6k) USA: Cases: […]
WATCH: FACEBOOK LIVE TOWN HALL – REOPENING TOURISM IN HAWAII Today’s Facebook Live Town Hall was a great discussion on reopening tourism in Hawaii: what changes are needed in our hotels and community post-COVID-19? Watch the recording here. Our next Facebook Live is this Friday, May 1, featuring Local 5 bartender Jason Maxwell, who’ll be […]
TOMORROW (WED. 4/29/20): FACEBOOK LIVE TOWN HALL – REOPENING TOURISM IN HAWAII Tomorrow’s Facebook Live Town Hall will be a discussion on reopening tourism in Hawaii: what changes are needed in our hotels and community post-COVID-19? Our speakers will be Local 5 President Gemma Weinstein, Financial Secretary-Treasurer Eric Gill, Turtle Bay Resort Vice President Jerry […]
WATCH: FIRST FRIDAY EPISODE ON LABOR ORGANIZING—PAST, PRESENT, FUTURE May 1st is International Labor Day! Let’s start our labor victories celebration with this amazing discussion on labor organizing: past, present, and future. Watch this First Friday episode featuring Ilima Seto-Long from Academic Labor United, Kawehi Apo of Association of Flight Attendants-CWA (AFA), and our very […]
COVID Cases Today World: Cases: 2.97M (+70k). Deaths: 206k (+4k) USA: Cases: 965k (+27k). Deaths: 54.8k (+1.1k). Total Tested: 5.4M (+300k) Hawaii: Cases: 606 (+2). Deaths: 14 (+0). Hospitalized: 68 (+0). Recovered: 488 (+6) If cities open up, Hawaii could place all arrivals in one quarantine location (KITV, April 26, 2020) If Hawaii continues to enforce a 14-day quarantine for […]
Tue. 5/5/20: COVID-19 Daily Update
TOMORROW (WED. 5/6/20): FACEBOOK LIVE TOWN HALL – REOPENING HAWAII TOURISM: OUR AIRPORTS Tomorrow’s Facebook Live Town Hall will continue our discussion on reopening Hawaii tourism, with guests from other labor unions that also represent airline & airport workers. Local 5 represents airline catering workers who work for United Airlines and Gate Gourmet, as well […]
Mon. 5/4/20: COVID-19 Daily Update
NEWS HIGHLIGHTS Leaders expect ‘unified plan’ to restart Hawaii economy by end of this week (Pacific Business News, May 4, 2020) The plan developed by Ige’s economic coordinator and the House Select Committee on COVID-19 Economic Impact & Preparedness will be announced later this week. UHERO reportedly believes the “local” economy will return to 75% by end of the year. […]
Sun. 5/3/20: COVID-19 Daily Update
NEWS HIGHLIGHTS United Air Cuts Work Hours, Spurring Labor Showdown for Next CEO – Bloomberg. Although United has already received $5 billion in CARES Act bailout money and is applying for another $4.5 billion in low-interest loans, management has announced plans to cut hours for 15,000 workers from 40 to 30 hours per week. The […]
Sat. 5/2/20: COVID-19 Daily Update
NEWS HIGHLIGHTS Job losses spike even as millions are uncounted – New York Times. All around the country, unemployment systems have been overwhelmed by the number of claims. Officially, over 30 million people have made initial unemployment claims in the past 6 weeks, but some researchers believe the actual number of unemployed people might be […]
Fri. 5/1/20: COVID-19 Daily Update
WATCH: FACEBOOK LIVE, WITH LOCAL 5 BARTENDER JASON MAXWELL Today’s Facebook Live featured Local 5 bartender Jason Maxwell, who showed us how to make his favorite quarantine cocktails & encouraged viewers to donate to the Local 5 hardship fund. Watch the recording here. NEWS HIGHLIGHTS Plans in the works to market Hawaii as the ‘safest […]
4/30 Thursday COVID-19 Daily Update
Local 5 on Facebook Live Join us for another Facebook Live session tomorrow, Fri. @ 5pm, w/ Jason Maxwell, a bartender from Modern Honolulu & Waikiki Beach Marriott. Watch Jason make his favorite cocktails & promote our hardship fund! Go to facebook.com/uniteherehawaii @5pm News Highlights World: Cases: 3.25M (+60k). Deaths: 233k (+6k) USA: Cases: […]
Wed. 4/29/20: COVID-19 Daily Update
WATCH: FACEBOOK LIVE TOWN HALL – REOPENING TOURISM IN HAWAII Today’s Facebook Live Town Hall was a great discussion on reopening tourism in Hawaii: what changes are needed in our hotels and community post-COVID-19? Watch the recording here. Our next Facebook Live is this Friday, May 1, featuring Local 5 bartender Jason Maxwell, who’ll be […]
Tue. 4/29/20: COVID-19 Daily Update
TOMORROW (WED. 4/29/20): FACEBOOK LIVE TOWN HALL – REOPENING TOURISM IN HAWAII Tomorrow’s Facebook Live Town Hall will be a discussion on reopening tourism in Hawaii: what changes are needed in our hotels and community post-COVID-19? Our speakers will be Local 5 President Gemma Weinstein, Financial Secretary-Treasurer Eric Gill, Turtle Bay Resort Vice President Jerry […]
Mon. 4/27 COVID-19 Daily Update
WATCH: FIRST FRIDAY EPISODE ON LABOR ORGANIZING—PAST, PRESENT, FUTURE May 1st is International Labor Day! Let’s start our labor victories celebration with this amazing discussion on labor organizing: past, present, and future. Watch this First Friday episode featuring Ilima Seto-Long from Academic Labor United, Kawehi Apo of Association of Flight Attendants-CWA (AFA), and our very […]
Sunday 4/26 COVID-19 Daily Update
COVID Cases Today World: Cases: 2.97M (+70k). Deaths: 206k (+4k) USA: Cases: 965k (+27k). Deaths: 54.8k (+1.1k). Total Tested: 5.4M (+300k) Hawaii: Cases: 606 (+2). Deaths: 14 (+0). Hospitalized: 68 (+0). Recovered: 488 (+6) If cities open up, Hawaii could place all arrivals in one quarantine location (KITV, April 26, 2020) If Hawaii continues to enforce a 14-day quarantine for […]