United Airlines food workers have voted to join Unite Here, adding 2,700 national members to the union, including 140 new Honolulu workers.

As many as 72 percent of workers in United Airlines’ catering kitchens in five cities, including Honolulu, voted to join the union in a National Mediation Board election. United Airlines’ catering operations filed for a union election in January, but the election was delayed at United’s request. However the board ruled workers were entitled to an election, which took place Sept. 18 to Oct. 23.

Martha Tipelo, a lead cook, said, “I’m still feeling so excited. At work, we want to end the favoritism and workload problems. … This will change our lives!”

Unite Here is the labor union that represents 2,700 striking Local 5 hotel workers at five Kyo-ya Hotels & Resorts-owned, Marriott-managed hotels in Hawaii.

ON THE MOVE

Bank of Hawaii has announced the following promotions to vice president from assistant vice president:

>> Kyle Chang of the bank’s Controllers Department will continue his current position as financial reporting manager. His previous experience includes senior manager at Deloitte & Touche LLP in Honolulu, prior to joining Bank of Hawaii in 2017.

>> Dara Covarrubias of the bank’s Dealer Indirect Lending Department will continue her current position as a senior consumer loan officer. Her experience includes 15 years as a loan officer with Bank of Hawaii, as well as five years in financing with Ford Motor Credit in Portland, Ore., and Honolulu.

>> Cheryl Nishita of the bank’s Residential Loan Origination Department will continue her current position as assistant sales manager. Prior to joining Bank of Hawaii in 2016, her 16 years of marketing experience also includes director of marketing at AIG Hawaii for three years, and director of marketing at Hawaii National Bank for seven years.