On March 31, 2010, equipped with bullhorns, cowbells, whistles and sirens the fight for “Local Jobs for Local People” shook up Aloha Stadium in an early morning march.  Approximately 100 people gathered from many diverse unions such as the International Union of Painters and Allied Trades, District Council 50 (IUPAT, DC50), Hawaii Masons Union, Ironworkers [...]

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Walmart store, a common household name and well-known to many Kamaaina for their vast product selection and great prices is employing out-of-state contractors from Pennsylvania to renovate their stores in Hawaii.  District Council 50 members took to the street to demonstrate that this kind of behavior is just not right, especially in these tough economic [...]

Over 100 men and women united at the crack of dawn on February 26, to express support for “Local Jobs for Local People.” This demonstration took place in front of the Ilikai Yacht Harbor Tower Waikiki construction site.  Many of our members came out to show their discontent with non-union hires, and unlicensed contractors [...]

District Council 50 was out in force to support the brothers and sisters of Local 5 on the picket line at Kaiser Permanente, Honolulu Clinic.    Local 5 represents nearly 1800 Kaiser Permanente employees statewide.  These union health care workers are striking because many of them will be displaced when Kaiser begins to subcontract their jobs [...]