DOUBLETREE HILTON ALANA WAIKIKI WORKERS RATIFY 1ST UNION CONTRACT Congratulations DoubleTree workers! They ratified their first union contract with a 100% YES vote. HARIETT CLASSES ARE NOW ONLINE Our training trust fund HARIETT has moved all their classes online! Earn a certificate, learn a new language or skill, improve yourself—all from the comfort of your […]
WATCH THE RECORDING OF OUR FACEBOOK LIVE WITH JENNY JOHNSON Today, we hosted another Facebook Live to promote our Local 5 hardship fund. We featured Jenny Johnson from the Sheraton Waikiki. Watch Jenny bake cookies and promote our Hardship Fund! NEWS HIGHLIGHTS State attorney general tells Hawaii Senate Special Committee on COVID-19 that 14-day visitor […]
Tune in for another Facebook Live tomorrow @5pm with Jenny Johnson from Sheraton Waikiki. Watch Jenny bake cookies and promote our Local 5 Membership Hardship Fund! New Resource Added: Hardship assistance for Hotel & Travel Industry Federal Credit Union Members: https://www.htifcu.com/coronavirus-update/ NEWS HIGHLIGHTS COVID Cases Today World: Cases: 2.7M (+80k). Deaths: 190k (+7k) USA: Cases: […]
WATCH THE RECORDING OF OUR FACEBOOK TOWN HALL ON HEALTHCARE & PENSION Today, we hosted another Facebook Live Town Hall, which focused on our Local 5 healthcare and pension. We were joined by Carla Jacobs from Benefit & Risk Management Services (BRMS), Lani Meniano Rivera who works at the Hilton Hawaiian Village, and our Financial […]
Join us for another Facebook Live informational session. We’ll be joined by Carla Jacobs from Benefit & Risk Management Services (BRMS), Lani Meniano, a member from Hilton Hawaiian Village, and our Financial Secretary-Treasurer Eric Gill. Our guests will discuss our healthcare & pension benefits and will answer your questions. See you tomorrow, Wed. at 5pm […]
NEWS HIGHLIGHTS Help is coming to ease Hawaii’s severe unemployment claim backlog (HawaiiNewsNow, April 20, 2020) Up to 1,000 state workers are being asked to volunteer at a new facility set up in the Convention Center to process the 230k UI claims backlog. LIVE: Despite decline in new cases, Ige says he’s not ready to ease […]
NEWS HIGHLIGHTS Tourists using transient rentals to bypass Hawaii quarantine restrictions prove hard to track (Star Advertiser, April 19, 2020) Crackdowns on transient vacation rentals, which aren’t considered essential businesses right now, are difficult to enforce. It’s suspected that many of the 2,970 visitors who arrived in Hawaii over the past 23 days stayed in transient […]
NEWS HIGHLIGHTS Hawaii officials say some precautions likely to remain even after coronavirus wanes (Star Advertiser, April 18, 2020) The state will continue mitigation measures for the long term to prevent the spread of the virus that will still be circulating when the economy reopens, Health Director Bruce Anderson said. “Large group gatherings and so […]
Local 5 Financial Secretary-Treasurer Eric Gill has an important update on health & welfare benefits. Watch the video here (Click CC for subtitles) BEWARE OF COVID-19 SCAMS! No, there is no cure. No, the IRS will not ask you for money or personal info. No, you should never send money to someone […]
CENSUS 2020: WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW The Census Bureau has started collecting responses to the 2020 Census! It’s important that you all respond to the Census. The Census results are used to determine how many seats each state gets in the House of Representatives, federal funding, and more. Due to COVID-19, some households haven’t […]
Sat. 4/25 COVID-19 Daily Update
DOUBLETREE HILTON ALANA WAIKIKI WORKERS RATIFY 1ST UNION CONTRACT Congratulations DoubleTree workers! They ratified their first union contract with a 100% YES vote. HARIETT CLASSES ARE NOW ONLINE Our training trust fund HARIETT has moved all their classes online! Earn a certificate, learn a new language or skill, improve yourself—all from the comfort of your […]
Fri. 4/24 COVID-19 Daily Update
WATCH THE RECORDING OF OUR FACEBOOK LIVE WITH JENNY JOHNSON Today, we hosted another Facebook Live to promote our Local 5 hardship fund. We featured Jenny Johnson from the Sheraton Waikiki. Watch Jenny bake cookies and promote our Hardship Fund! NEWS HIGHLIGHTS State attorney general tells Hawaii Senate Special Committee on COVID-19 that 14-day visitor […]
Thu. 4/23 COVID-19 Daily Update
Tune in for another Facebook Live tomorrow @5pm with Jenny Johnson from Sheraton Waikiki. Watch Jenny bake cookies and promote our Local 5 Membership Hardship Fund! New Resource Added: Hardship assistance for Hotel & Travel Industry Federal Credit Union Members: https://www.htifcu.com/coronavirus-update/ NEWS HIGHLIGHTS COVID Cases Today World: Cases: 2.7M (+80k). Deaths: 190k (+7k) USA: Cases: […]
Wed. 4/22: COVID-19 Daily Update
WATCH THE RECORDING OF OUR FACEBOOK TOWN HALL ON HEALTHCARE & PENSION Today, we hosted another Facebook Live Town Hall, which focused on our Local 5 healthcare and pension. We were joined by Carla Jacobs from Benefit & Risk Management Services (BRMS), Lani Meniano Rivera who works at the Hilton Hawaiian Village, and our Financial […]
Tues. 4/21 COVID-19 Daily Update
Join us for another Facebook Live informational session. We’ll be joined by Carla Jacobs from Benefit & Risk Management Services (BRMS), Lani Meniano, a member from Hilton Hawaiian Village, and our Financial Secretary-Treasurer Eric Gill. Our guests will discuss our healthcare & pension benefits and will answer your questions. See you tomorrow, Wed. at 5pm […]
Mon. 4/20: COVID-19 Daily Update
NEWS HIGHLIGHTS Help is coming to ease Hawaii’s severe unemployment claim backlog (HawaiiNewsNow, April 20, 2020) Up to 1,000 state workers are being asked to volunteer at a new facility set up in the Convention Center to process the 230k UI claims backlog. LIVE: Despite decline in new cases, Ige says he’s not ready to ease […]
Sun. 4/19: COVID-19 Daily Update
NEWS HIGHLIGHTS Tourists using transient rentals to bypass Hawaii quarantine restrictions prove hard to track (Star Advertiser, April 19, 2020) Crackdowns on transient vacation rentals, which aren’t considered essential businesses right now, are difficult to enforce. It’s suspected that many of the 2,970 visitors who arrived in Hawaii over the past 23 days stayed in transient […]
Sat. 4/18: COVID-19 Daily Update
NEWS HIGHLIGHTS Hawaii officials say some precautions likely to remain even after coronavirus wanes (Star Advertiser, April 18, 2020) The state will continue mitigation measures for the long term to prevent the spread of the virus that will still be circulating when the economy reopens, Health Director Bruce Anderson said. “Large group gatherings and so […]
Fri. 4/17 COVID-19 Daily Update
Local 5 Financial Secretary-Treasurer Eric Gill has an important update on health & welfare benefits. Watch the video here (Click CC for subtitles) BEWARE OF COVID-19 SCAMS! No, there is no cure. No, the IRS will not ask you for money or personal info. No, you should never send money to someone […]
Thu. 4/16: COVID-19 Daily Update
CENSUS 2020: WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW The Census Bureau has started collecting responses to the 2020 Census! It’s important that you all respond to the Census. The Census results are used to determine how many seats each state gets in the House of Representatives, federal funding, and more. Due to COVID-19, some households haven’t […]