Hotel Employees and Restaurant Employees Union, Local 5
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Hotel Employees and Restaurant Employees Union, Local 5 is the popular and historic name for Unite Here Local 5 Hawaii, the new name of the union due to a merging of parent unions UNITE and HERE. UNITE (formerly the Union of Needletrades, Industrial and Textile Employees) and HERE (Hotel Employees and Restaurant Employees International Union) merged on July 8, 2004 forming UNITE HERE.
According to Local 5's website:"Local 5 has a rich and storied history. Since its beginnings in 1937, Local 5 has worked to improve the quality of life for Hawaii's hotel workers. It is an impressive record dating back to 1940 when the Moana Surfrider and the Royal Hawaiian Hotel became the first union hotels in Hawaii.
Most of these gains were achieved through tough negotiating at the bargaining table. The key to these peaceful settlements has always been the willingness of Local 5's members to put their livelihood on the line and 'walk the walk' if need be. This was proven during the 1990 Statewide Master Agreement Hotel Strike.
Turtle Bay Resort and the union have been at odds for several years over contract negotiations. The union called for a consumer boycott of the hotel in 2003. In the summer of 2005, Turtle Bay filed a civil lawsuit against Local 5 alleging theft of proprietary secrets.
Local 5's financial secretary and treasurer is Eric Gill.
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External Links
- Unite Here Parent organization of Local 5 Unite Here website.
- Unite Here Local 5 Hawaii
- Schaefers, Allison. Turtle Bay denies new allegations by union Honolulu Star-Bulletin, 11-3-05.
- Schaefers, Allison. Turtle Bay and union settle dispute -- The tentative labor agreement for the resort still must be ratified by union members Honolulu Star-Bulletin, July 21, 2006.
- Arakawa, Lynda. Union, labor board settle dispute over worker dues Honolulu Star-Bulletin, July 22, 2006.
- Star-Bulletin staff. Local 5 ratifies Turtle Bay deal -- Not a single attending member opposes the contract which ends a long-standing boycott Honolulu Star-Bulletin, July 23, 2006.
- Wu, Nina. Hilton and union reach deal -- Four months of negotiations end with an agreement affecting 1,500 employees that will set the tone for other major Hawaii hotel labor contracts Honolulu Star-Bulletin, October 10, 2006.
- Wu, Nina. Local 5 reaches deal with Sheraton -- Hotel workers union Local 5 will seek similar agreements with other Waikiki hotels Honolulu Star-Bulletin, October 14, 2006.
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