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Hawaii union workers negotiate deal with Marriott hotel management, ending months-long strike
Dec 2, 2018by Lalaine Ignao, ABS-CBN News HONOLULU, HI — Union organization Unite Here Local 5 has been in negotiations with Kyo-Ya Hotel and Resorts since this past summer, after contracts were expired and the company refused to renew them.... -
Hawaii Marriott employees push for better pay, working conditions
Oct 15, 2018HONOLULU, HI — When the strike first began, about 7,000 Marriott employees filled the streets in cities including San Francisco, San Jose, Oakland, Boston and Detroit. In Hawaii alone, 2,700 workers have been protesting and will continue... -
Detained Filipino NutriAsia journalists return home
Sep 13, 2018Over a month ago, Eric Tandoc and Hiyasmin Saturay were among 19 people arrested at a violent dispersal of a protest at the NutriAsia plant in Bulacan, where workers and the condiment giant have been in... -
Health workers protest job cuts at Kaiser Permanente
Sep 4, 2018DOWNEY, CA — While many people took the day off, some health workers in California went to work, demanding that one of the states largest employers, keeps its workers, rather than use outsourcing to cut costs. About a... -
On Labor Day, San Francisco Marriott employees push for better wages
Sep 4, 2018SAN FRANCISCO — These are just some of the people who were arrested after protesting for better pay from Marriott hotels. According to San Francisco police, an estimated 75 protesters were arrested for blocking traffic on Powell... -
Detained NutriAsia strike journalists: “We don’t want the police and guards to get away with it”
Aug 6, 2018From an undisclosed location outside Bulacan, Hiyasmin Saturay tells BA that she and her husband Eric Tandoc are doing well and being extra cautious. But Tandoc, Saturay says, is still nursing some bruises. Tandoc has said... -
Chicago Filipinos boycott working conditions at NutriAsia plant
Aug 4, 2018by Patricia Nabong, ABS-CBN News, Chicago CHICAGO —Vinegar and soy sauce were spilled in front of the Consulate General of the Philippines in Chicago, as Filipino-American activists and their allies continue various campaigns to demand justice and... -
Detained journalists recall violent arrests at NutriAsia plant protest
Aug 3, 2018Bruise marks on Eric Tandoc’s face are clearly still visible, days after the July 30 violent breaking down of the picket line outside NutriAsia’s company grounds. Tandoc and four other journalists, including his wife Hiyasmin Saturay,... -
Care-home layoff plans averted after unionized workers speak out
Jul 23, 2018COQUITLAM, BRITISH COLUMBIA — Jospehine Bereber was at this same park in Coquitlam a few weeks ago, rallying to keep her job as a care aid worker for the past 10 years. She was among 150 mostly... -
Union strikes against Hard Rock and Sheraton hotels over wages and working conditions
May 23, 2018Union members of the Hard Rock Casino Hotel in British Columbia failed to negotiate with management on wages, benefits, and hours....Read More
