Additional COVID Restrictions Makes it Worse for them. The host for this show is Jay Fidell. The guest is Eric Gill. Eric Gill of Local 5 helps us understand the plight of the hotel workers. Since Labor Day, Local 5 and community members sent hundreds of emails and made dozens of phone calls to Sen. […]
Update on how Coronavirus is impacting Local 5 (Community Matters)
The coronavirus pandemic has hit Hawaii tourism very hard. The host for this episode is Jay Fidell. The guest for this episode is Eric Gill. Local 5 is a central player in Hawaii’s tourism industry. Eric Gill of UniteHere will help us understand the impact of the pandemic on tourism and on the members of […]
The Legislature is overlooking the Public Unions (Navigating the Journey)
ThinkTech is a Hawaii 501(c)(3) nonprofit. Please support us by making a donation. http://www.thinktechhawaii.com Not one nod to the thousands of public unions, the base of Hawaii’s economy. Local 5 represents over 12,000 hospitality, healthcare, and food service workers in Hawai’i. They have begun bargaining with the employers to deal with the many layoffs of […]
How Coronavirus is impacting Local 5 (Community Matters)
ThinkTech is a Hawaii 501(c)(3) nonprofit. Please support us by making a donation. http://www.thinktechhawaii.com The coronavirus pandemic has hit Hawaii tourism very hard. Local 5 is a central player in Hawaii’s tourism industry. Eric Gill of UniteHere will help us understand the impact of the pandemic on tourism and on the members of his union, […]
UNITE HERE, Local 5 and Kyo-ya have reached a tentative agreement (Navigating The Journey)
Over 2700 workers on strike reach agreement on union contract. Union members have been off the job at five Hawaii hotels: Sheraton Waikiki, The Royal Hawaiian, Westin Moana Surfrider, Sheraton Princess Kaiulani and Sheraton Maui. The host for this episode is Marsha Joyner. The guest for this episode is Eric Gill. ThinkTech Hawaii streams live […]