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.
Please contact:
Angelina Spence, Communications Organizer • [email protected] • (808) 391-6988
IN THE NEWS
Hawaii union official, restaurant CEO weigh-in on labor protests
(KHON2) – By Kirk Matthews. Fast food workers in 50 cities recently staged protests demanding that their wages be increased. At present, there is no union representing fast food workers. One union official believes it may be time.
Same Sex Marriage; Hawaii Woodshow; UNITE HERE!; Victorian Tea Party
(Hawaii Public Radio) Union Local 5 on Labor Day: Eric Gill is Financial Secretary-Treasurer of UNITE HERE! Local 5. Local 5 represents approximately 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 […]
A Look Back at Hawaii’s Labor History
(Hawaii Public Radio) – For most people, Labor Day means the last long weekend of summer. But for others, it’s a day to honor our nation’s workforce.
Hawaii’s Prosperity: Unions Delivered It, Let’s Not Lose It
(Honolulu Civil Beat) – By Eric Gill. A hundred years ago, Hawaii’s people suffered under crushing economic exploitation and a stifling political dictatorship. Hawaii’s independent national government had been snuffed out by American soldiers and warships, American plantation owners had firm control of every aspect of political and economic life.
Hotel workers union ratifies contract with Hyatt Regency Waikiki
(The Hawaii Independent) Honolulu – Earlier this week, and by a unanimous vote, UNITE HERE Local 5 workers at the Hyatt Regency Waikiki ratified their local contract resolving a longstanding dispute that began in 2010.