Unite Here! Local 5

Baltazar, a laundry attendant from Sheraton Waikiki demanded management to add more laundry attendants and address workload and safety issues. After the daily push to the management, they brought back another worker to the department. Great job Baltazar!

UNITE HERE workers went on strike in 2018 and won contract language that gives workers a voice when new technology is implemented in their workplace. But all workers, union and non-union, must demand their share of the wealth and productivity brought by new technology.

"The pandemic showed us that corporations don’t care about us, but with the community our union creates, we can win changes for the betterment of not just union members, but for our community overall." That's RIGHT, Brian. The #UnionDifference isn't just at the workplace! #Pride

On the sixtieth anniversary of the 1961 Freedom Rides from Washington D.C. through the South, over 1,500 UNITE HERE housekeepers, cooks, dishwashers, and food service workers from more than 15 cities across the country will join Black Voters Matter in the Freedom Ride for Voting Rights. "I am participating in the Freedom Ride because Black and Brown working class folks continue to be silenced and oppressed by white supremacy. I am in solidarity with the folks in Arizona and a...ll over the country whose voting rights are being suppressed. We hope this freedom ride would push our legislators and other decision makers to support For The People Act to ensure everyone has a voice in the country regardless of race, ethnicity, gender, class, and disability." - Aina Iglesias, Local 5 member from DoubleTree Alana Waikiki #FreedomRide2021 #unitehere UNITE HERE! See more

In 2020, we took back our future. Now, as attacks on our freedom to vote are sweeping the country, we need to fight to keep it. That’s why over 1,500 UNITE HERE... housekeepers, cooks, dishwashers, and food service workers from 22 states across the country are joining Black Voters Matter and allies in the Freedom Ride for Voting Rights. See more

Don't forget to tune in TOMORROW to our Union Pride celebration, 2 PM Hawaii time. Go to facebook.com/unitehere to join.#pride