On December 19, the Glaziers, Architectural Metal & Glassworkers, Local Union 1889, celebrated the graduation of 35 apprentices. The Class of 2009, held its graduation at the Dole Cannery, Lanai Ballroom. All of the graduates fulfilled the criteria of 8 semesters or a minimum of 580 classroom hours and also completed working 10,000 apprenticeship hours. [...]
Honolulu Community College hosted the annual Hawaii Construction Career Day on October 22 and 23. The nonprofit organization shared with Hawaii’s youth, insight and information into construction career opportunities. District Council 50 Floorlayers and Glaziers participated in this very interactive and hands-on event. The forum showcased construction companies, engineering firms, government agencies, university institutions [...]
On Saturday, August 29, the Glaziers held their annual picnic at the Shriners Beach Club in Waimanalo. This well attended annual event was filled with ono food, giveaways, games for the keiki and beautiful music and dance. “This is the union’s way of saying thanks and giving back to our hard working members,” said Roy [...]
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 [...]