Gregory Castro, a banquet porter at the Hilton Hawaiian Village, was not offered overtime shifts that were instead given to workers with less seniority than him. The Contract Enforcement Team filed a grievance on Gregory’s behalf, and Hilton agreed to pay Gregory 3 hours at the overtime rate. Congratulations to Gregory for standing up for […]
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Jimer Mangclimot and Paul Camarillo, housemen at the Hilton Hawaiian Village, applied for Houseman 2 positions but were denied. Instead, Hilton gave the position to other housemen with less seniority. Hilton also claimed that Jimer was ineligible for the position because his uncle is a Houseman 3, arguing that this means he would be supervised […]
Contract Enforcement Team (CET) successfully reduces a worker’s 3-day suspension to a verbal! Matthew Nelson, a cook help at Kahala Resort, spent Thanksgiving cutting carrots under the direct supervision of the chef. After Matthew finished cutting carrots for 6 hours, the chef decided they had been cut incorrectly and gave him a 3-day suspension. CET […]
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Kaiser Permanente’s latest financial results report their net income as: 2013 Total: $2.7 billion 2014 First Quarter: $1.1 billion 2014 Second Quarter: $1.0 billion Kaiser Permanente is a non-profit organization! Why do they keep trying to take their workers’ guaranteed pensions?
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First Hawaiian Bank hosted its first teller job fair at their downtown building, so The AiKea Movement decided to leaflet outside of the building to raise awareness of the low wages paid to bank tellers, and to call on Edward Pei (Executive Director of Hawaii Bankers Association and Kaiser Permanente Board Member) to pay workers […]
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In February, we announced that Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) William L. Schmidt ruled that The Modern Honolulu violated workers’ labor law rights. The Employer attempted to challenge the ALJ’s decision but, as we expected, the NLRB in Washington DC upheld the decision. Congratulations (again) to the workers of The Modern Honolulu!
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On August 12, 2014 workers in the housekeeping department at the Princess Kaiulani Hotel said “enough is enough” and delegated their General Manager to demand changes in their department. The two issues discussed were a lack of supplies, especially linen, which is affecting their ability to give the guest what they expect and the continuing […]
Kaiser workers had tons of fun blowing bubbles, but it’s no fun to blow your pension. So don’t blow your pension! Kaiser is trying to take away workers’ guaranteed pensions. That would be at least $1200/month that workers would lose when they retire. That’s something worth fighting for. Kaiser, don’t touch our pensions! View more […]
Local 5 is proud to endorse Senator Clayton Hee for Lieutenant Governor. Senator Hee has a strong record of supporting our working families. He visited workers at the Sheraton Waikiki, Royal Hawaiian (pictured left), Moana Surfrider, and Sheraton Princess Kaiulani. Senator Hee’s mother worked at Royal Hawaiian for over 30 years. View more photos on […]
14 workers from Sheraton Waikiki’s Utility Stewarding Department are getting promoted to full-time. Management has acknowledged that these workers have consistently worked five days a week, at least four hours a day. They won their promotion according to our CBA. Congratulations to these workers on their well-deserved promotions!
Overtime pay for Hilton Hawaiian Village banquet porter
Gregory Castro, a banquet porter at the Hilton Hawaiian Village, was not offered overtime shifts that were instead given to workers with less seniority than him. The Contract Enforcement Team filed a grievance on Gregory’s behalf, and Hilton agreed to pay Gregory 3 hours at the overtime rate. Congratulations to Gregory for standing up for […]
Hilton Hawaiian Village housemen win promotions
Jimer Mangclimot and Paul Camarillo, housemen at the Hilton Hawaiian Village, applied for Houseman 2 positions but were denied. Instead, Hilton gave the position to other housemen with less seniority. Hilton also claimed that Jimer was ineligible for the position because his uncle is a Houseman 3, arguing that this means he would be supervised […]
Suspension reduced to verbal for Kahala Resort cook help
Contract Enforcement Team (CET) successfully reduces a worker’s 3-day suspension to a verbal! Matthew Nelson, a cook help at Kahala Resort, spent Thanksgiving cutting carrots under the direct supervision of the chef. After Matthew finished cutting carrots for 6 hours, the chef decided they had been cut incorrectly and gave him a 3-day suspension. CET […]
Net Incomes of Kaiser Permanente
Kaiser Permanente’s latest financial results report their net income as: 2013 Total: $2.7 billion 2014 First Quarter: $1.1 billion 2014 Second Quarter: $1.0 billion Kaiser Permanente is a non-profit organization! Why do they keep trying to take their workers’ guaranteed pensions?
Leafletting outside of First Hawaiian Bank teller job fair
First Hawaiian Bank hosted its first teller job fair at their downtown building, so The AiKea Movement decided to leaflet outside of the building to raise awareness of the low wages paid to bank tellers, and to call on Edward Pei (Executive Director of Hawaii Bankers Association and Kaiser Permanente Board Member) to pay workers […]
NLRB upholds decision that The Modern Honolulu violated workers’ labor law rights
In February, we announced that Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) William L. Schmidt ruled that The Modern Honolulu violated workers’ labor law rights. The Employer attempted to challenge the ALJ’s decision but, as we expected, the NLRB in Washington DC upheld the decision. Congratulations (again) to the workers of The Modern Honolulu!
Sheraton Princess Kaiulani housekeeping delegates GM
On August 12, 2014 workers in the housekeeping department at the Princess Kaiulani Hotel said “enough is enough” and delegated their General Manager to demand changes in their department. The two issues discussed were a lack of supplies, especially linen, which is affecting their ability to give the guest what they expect and the continuing […]
Kaiser workers, don’t blow your pension!
Kaiser workers had tons of fun blowing bubbles, but it’s no fun to blow your pension. So don’t blow your pension! Kaiser is trying to take away workers’ guaranteed pensions. That would be at least $1200/month that workers would lose when they retire. That’s something worth fighting for. Kaiser, don’t touch our pensions! View more […]
Local 5 endorses Clayton Hee for Lieutenant Governor
Local 5 is proud to endorse Senator Clayton Hee for Lieutenant Governor. Senator Hee has a strong record of supporting our working families. He visited workers at the Sheraton Waikiki, Royal Hawaiian (pictured left), Moana Surfrider, and Sheraton Princess Kaiulani. Senator Hee’s mother worked at Royal Hawaiian for over 30 years. View more photos on […]
Sheraton Waikiki Utility Stewarding Dept. promoted to full-time
14 workers from Sheraton Waikiki’s Utility Stewarding Department are getting promoted to full-time. Management has acknowledged that these workers have consistently worked five days a week, at least four hours a day. They won their promotion according to our CBA. Congratulations to these workers on their well-deserved promotions!