1516 S. King st. Honolulu, HI 96826
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.
Sheraton Princess Kaiulani housekeeping delegates GM
On August 12, 2014 workers in the housekeeping department at the Princess Kaiulani Hotel said “enough is enough” and delegated their General Manager to demand changes in their department. The two issues discussed were a lack of supplies, especially linen, which is affecting their ability to give the guest what they expect and the continuing […]
Kaiser workers, don’t blow your pension!
Kaiser workers had tons of fun blowing bubbles, but it’s no fun to blow your pension. So don’t blow your pension! Kaiser is trying to take away workers’ guaranteed pensions. That would be at least $1200/month that workers would lose when they retire. That’s something worth fighting for. Kaiser, don’t touch our pensions! View more […]
Local 5 endorses Clayton Hee for Lieutenant Governor
Local 5 is proud to endorse Senator Clayton Hee for Lieutenant Governor. Senator Hee has a strong record of supporting our working families. He visited workers at the Sheraton Waikiki, Royal Hawaiian (pictured left), Moana Surfrider, and Sheraton Princess Kaiulani. Senator Hee’s mother worked at Royal Hawaiian for over 30 years. View more photos on […]
Sheraton Waikiki Utility Stewarding Dept. promoted to full-time
14 workers from Sheraton Waikiki’s Utility Stewarding Department are getting promoted to full-time. Management has acknowledged that these workers have consistently worked five days a week, at least four hours a day. They won their promotion according to our CBA. Congratulations to these workers on their well-deserved promotions!
Gate Gourmet worker & students ask Governor Abercrombie to stand up for workers’ rights to healthcare
Gate Gourmet worker Leslie and two concerned students delegated Hawai’i Governor Abercrombie, informing him that the international food service company Sodexo is using a loophole in the Affordable Care Act (ACA) to cut benefits to workers at college campuses by designating them as “part-time” because, as school year workers, they do not work year-round. There […]
Photo Scavenger Hunt to raise bank tellers’ pay
The AiKea Movement organized a photo scavenger hunt to raise awareness of the low wages paid to bank tellers. Participants had loads of fun taking photos of their teammates passing out leaflets and carrying banners in various locations across town. The leaflets spread awareness of this issue and call on Edward Pei (Executive Director of […]
Don’t be a sucker: Fight for your pension!
Kaiser workers receive a little treat at work, with some wise words: Don’t be a sucker! Fight for your pension! Kaiser is trying to take away workers’ guaranteed pensions. That would be at least $1200/month that workers would lose when they retire. That’s something worth fighting for. Kaiser, don’t touch our pensions! View more photos […]
Suspension removed for Moana Surfrider worker
Moana Surfrider worker Michelle Kobayashi recently had a 5 day suspension removed from her record with full back pay. The company issued the suspension because Michelle left her deposit box key dangling from the lock instead of securing it while she was in front helping guests check in. No money was lost and it was […]
Contract Enforcement Team stops Hyatt Regency Waikiki from cheating room service workers out of work opportunity!
Even though room service waithelp Ryan Chen was available and willing to work, Hyatt violated the CBA and refused to replace sick calls in the room service department. The Contract Enforcement Team filed grievances on Ryan’s behalf. Hyatt has agreed to pay Ryan $438.75 of overtime and service charges. Congratulations to Ryan for stepping up […]
UPDATE: Kaiser Permanente negotiations
If you remember, Kaiser gave us a last, best and final packaged deal on January 16: KAISER’S “DEAL” excluded future workers from our pension plan and raised the qualifying hours for current workers to earn a year of pension credit. did not include any retroactive pay for us. Instead they wanted us to settle for […]