A District Council 50 OSHA 30-hour course was held in February.  Successfully completing the course were the following painters and tapers:  Byron Alop, Rommel Diaz, Jeremy Duarte, Glenn Keohohou, Jr., Grant Shiroma, Robert Verano, Roland Yamashiro, Darrell Yambaw, Orlando Gapusan and Benjamin Ladera.

Every Wednesday night, the Tapers Apprenticeship Program conducts a 5-hour class at Honolulu Community College.  However, Instructors John Frigillana, Stanley Fernandez and Mario Manrique decided that training for the month of September would include hands-on experience in a real life setting and at the same time give back to the community.  Working in conjunction with [...]

The power of the union comes from the participation of the membership, and the time has arrived for us to unite, protect our quality of life and take back the work stolen by non‐union contractors. Hotel Owners, Developers, and the Public need to recognize that we will FIGHT to keep our work from going to [...]