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’s lodging industry workers missing out, expert says
Local 5 spokesman Bryan de Venecia said the union secured two extensions to its 2018 contracts at all the big hotel brands in 2022, which included “raises and contributions to our health and welfare fund to replenish funds that were depleted during the pandemic.”
Amid shortage, one program lets health care workers advance education
Report showsReport shows over 200 LPN vacancies across the state over 200 LPN vacancies across the state
Molten lava on Hawaii’s Big Island could block main highway
HILO, Hawaii (AP) — Many people on the Big Island of Hawaii are bracing for major upheaval if lava from Mauna Loa volcano slides across a key highway and blocks the quickest route connecting two sides of the island.
UNITE HERE Local 5 Statement
UNITE HERE Local 5 believes all people should have quality health care and the right to control their own bodies. The recent Supreme Court decision overturning Roe v. Wade is an attack on working people and the first in a likely series of decisions intended to bolster the power of the few to the […]
UNITE HERE Local 5 reached tentative agreement with Hilton, affecting 1,800 hotel workers
UNITEHERE! Local 5 For Immediate Release for July 9, 2021 Media Contact: Bryant de Venecia Cell Phone: (808) 546-0024 [email protected] UNITE HERE Local 5 reached tentative agreement with Hilton, affecting 1,800 hotel workers New two-year agreement includes improved wages and benefits, recall rights, reinstatement of daily room cleaning and other hotel services, and more. Click […]