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OSHA 30 Course

jade — Tue, 01 Mar 2011 13:00:53 +0000

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.

Drywall Tapers Finishers LU1944 – Giving Back to the Ewa Community

jade — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 20:13:45 +0000

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 other trades, the Tapers are helping to renovate an old plantation house which will be the new home to Iwalani Tseu’s Women’s Support Center. This retreat will be a gathering place for women in need of healing, respite and support. When completed, the Tapers’ apprentices would have gifted approximately 100 man hours of work and also provided a new safe haven for many women in need. A huge MAHALO to the Tapers apprenticeship class for their hard work and outstanding job in giving back to the Ewa community!

No Jobs, No Justice!

admin — Mon, 03 Aug 2009 21:57:59 +0000

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 contractors who do not respect local people.

Kahala Hotel recently awarded irresponsible contractors a 300‐hundred room renovation. What did we do about it? On Saturday, May 9, 2009, over 60 of our painters, tapers, glaziers and floorlayers representing District Council 50 peacefully protested the use of non‐union contractors at the Kahala Hotel.

Your Organizing Committee has targeted HOTELS as a key market that should only be awarded to union contractors and members, especially in these tough economic times.

For more information or to get involved, please do not hesitate to contact our office at 808-941-0991.