Hale Koa (owned and operated by the U.S. Army) employees vote to keep Local 5

[Omaha Steve]

Source: Honolulu Advertiser

By Curtis Lum

Employees at the Hale Koa Hotel in Waikiki have overwhelmingly voted to keep UNITE HERE Local 5 as their union representative.

The 800 hotel workers began voting in August following a move by some employees to decertify Local 5 as their union. The Federal Labor Relations Authority authorized the election after it received a petition signed by more than 30 percent of the hotel's bargaining workers in January.

Yesterday, the FLRA released the results of the vote, which was 350-118 in favor of keeping the union. The results can be appealed by any party to the elections, but both hotel management and the union said yesterday that they did not expect a challenge to the vote.

The Hale Koa is owned and operated by the U.S. Army.

Read more: http://www.honoluluadvertiser.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=2007709190388

[Dr.Phool]

1. Is he any relation to Al Koa?

[The Sushi Bandit]

2. Great news!

thanks!