UNITE HERE Local 5 represents 10,000 workers in Hawaiʻi who work in the hotel, healthcare, & food services industries.We welcome inquiries from the media regarding our industries, members, policy and politics, and other issues of concerns to Hawaii workers.
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Angelina Spence, Communications Organizer • [email protected] • (808) 391-6988
IN THE NEWS
Kaiser health care workers are planning a strike this month
HONOLULU — Nearly 2,000 Kaiser Permanente health care workers in Hawaii plan to strike later this month over wages and staffing concerns. UNITE HERE Local 5 said the strike due to begin Nov. 22 would affect 20 facilities across Hawaii. Thousands of Kaiser health care workers in California have already said they will strike starting […]
Honolulu Star Advertiser: Nov. 22 strike date set for Kaiser Permanente Hawaii workers
(Honolulu, HI) – More than 1,800 Kaiser Permanente employees in Hawaii plan to go on strike amid contract negotiations with the health care provider.
Hawaii News Now: Nearly 2,000 Kaiser health care workers set strike date for later this month
HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) – The union for nearly 2,000 health care workers at Kaiser Permanente announced Tuesday night that they plan to go on strike later this month after negotiations failed.
For Immediate Release: Nearly 2,000 health care professionals in Hawaii will strike against Kaiser Permanente beginning November 22
UNITEHERE! Local 5 For Immediate Release for November 9, 2021 Media Contact: Bryant de Venecia Cell Phone: (808) 546-0024 [email protected] Nearly 2,000 health care professionals in Hawaii will strike against Kaiser Permanente beginning November 22 After months of negotiations with almost no movement from the company, nearly 2,000 Hawaii health care workers say, […]
Reduced hours threaten Hawaii’s hotel workers’ medical benefits
Gina Alcos, an Ala Moana Hotel banquet captain, has had weeks this month when she’s worked only four hours, making it hard to survive and putting health care benefits for her entire family at risk.