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Workers win fight to reopen Mokihana cafeteria

Sheraton Waikiki and Royal Hawaiian workers can once again enjoy fresh, hot cooked meals and more in the Mokihana cafeteria–first time since the closure and re-opening of the hotels.
 
Mahalo to our shop stewards, Sergio, Norman, Tele and our committee leaders who filed grievances and continued to push management to provide our workers nutritious food per our contract.
“The committee fought very hard for the workers to have decent meals. Human Resources wouldn’t budge. It took fed up committee leaders to meet with Kevin Gleason to get things done.” -Norman Nakasone
 
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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.