VICTORY: Back-to-back Ritz-Carlton Turtle Bay workers win back their jobs

Congratulations to Ritz-Carlton Turtle Bay workers Caleb and Walter on winning their jobs back after being wrongfully terminated by management! Caleb and Walter’s coworkers stepped up to defend them and push management to give them their jobs back, especially valet Ulysses who took the lead in getting other Turtle Bay workers to speak up and set up meetings with management.

“It means a lot to me to win my job back and that I was able to maintain my medical coverage. Without the Union, I could have been fired over a simple mistake and would have been out of a job right before the holidays.” –Caleb Boon, Guest Service Agent, 6 years of service

“I was shocked when I was fired and devastated that all of my hard work for this company meant nothing to management. I am so grateful to my coworkers, like Ulysses, for standing up to management and showing me the power of sticking together in solidarity.” –Walter Woods, Bellman, 1 year of service

About UNITE HERE Local 5
Local 5 represents 10,000 workers throughout Hawaii who work in the hospitality, health care and food service industries and is an affiliate of UNITE HERE, an international union that represents over 250,000 workers throughout the U.S. and Canada.