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Unite Here Local 5 continues contentious bargaining season

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Video by Allison Schaefers and Cindy Ellen Russell
Unite Here Local 5, which settled a 51-day strike of 2,700 Marriott-Kyo-ya workers in November, continues to have a contentious bargaining season as evidenced by two actions on Friday.
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CINDY ELLEN RUSSELL / CRUSSELL@STARADVERTISER.COM

Unite Here Local 5 President Gemma Weinstein addresses hundreds of workers that gathered at the Hilton Hawaiian Village Waikiki Beach Resort on Friday.

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CINDY ELLEN RUSSELL / CRUSSELL@STARADVERTISER.COM

On Friday, hundreds of workers gathered at the Hilton Hawaiian Village Waikiki Beach Resort, where members recently passed a vote saying they are willing to authorize a strike if negotiations do not improve.

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CINDY ELLEN RUSSELL / CRUSSELL@STARADVERTISER.COM

Hundreds of Unite Here Local 5 workers gathered Friday at the Hilton Hawaiian Village in Waikiki, where members recently voted to authorize a strike if contract negotiations do not progress.