Local 5 said Wednesday that most of its 8,000 hotel and 800 airport members haven’t returned to work. On Monday, Gov. David Ige delayed the start of a pre- arrivals testing program to Sept. 1 ...

Here are the top Local 5 News stories from the week of July 20, 2025.

STAR-ADVERTISER / OCT. 11 Unite Here Local 5 hotel workers at Hilton Hawaiian Village Waikiki Beach Resort picketed at the resort during their 40-day strike that ended in November.

Local 5 said that since 2019, “the U.S. hotel industry’s gross operating profit increased by 26.63 %, while hotel staffing decreased by 13 %.” ...

Local 5 officials said a strike vote will be held Aug. 8, and if workers vote to authorize a strike, it could be held anytime.

Local 5 represents 10,000 workers throughout Hawaii. It's an affiliate of UNITE HERE, an international union that reportedly represents over 250,000 workers in the U.S. and Canada.

Members of Local 5 News participated in Habitat for Humanity's 15th annual Women's Build 2025, empowering women from various backgrounds to make a positive impact in the Green Bay community by ...

In 2018 some 2,700 Local 5 workers at five Marriott-managed hotels went on a 51-day strike that ended with the ratification of a contract that gave union members up to $6.13 an hour in pay and ...

GREEN BAY, Wis. (WFRV) – Thursday marks the start of the 2025 NFL Draft in Green Bay, and Local 5 News will be covering the excitement across the draft footprint until the first pick is made.

STAR-ADVERTISER / SEPT. 1 Five thousand Local 5 members from seven Waikiki hotels and one Kauai hotel began a three-day strike in September after months of contract negotiations fell through.