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The Honolulu Advertiser
Posted on: Tuesday, January 19, 2010

Union conducting one-day strike at Kaiser Honolulu Clinic


Advertiser Staff

Hawaii news photo - The Honolulu Advertiser

Members of UNITE HERE Local 5 picket one of the entrances to Kaiser Permanente's Honolulu Clinic this morning. The union is holding a one-day strike over Kaiser plans to contract some pharmacy work. Kaiser says the clinic will remain open today.

BRUCE ASATO | The Honolulu Advertiser

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Hawaii news photo - The Honolulu Advertiser

Members of the UNITE HERE Local 5 picket one of the entrances to the Kaiser Permanente Honolulu Clinic targeted by the Local 5 union in a one-day strike. Dozens of unionized Kaiser workers and their supporters turned out to carry signs on the sidewalks surrounding the facility at So. King St. and Pensacola St.

BRUCE ASATO | The Honolulu Advertiser

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Unionized workers at Kaiser Permanente’s Honolulu Clinic on Pensacola Street are conducting a one-day strike today.

UNITE HERE Local 5 — which represents 1,800 workers at 21 Kaiser facilities on Oahu, Maui and the Big Island — says Kaiser is trying to subcontract union work.
The union said it expects 500 red-shirted members to join the picket line. A rally is scheduled from 4:30 p.m. to 6 p.m.
Kaiser Permanente said in a news release that the clinic will remain open.
Kaiser will staff the Honolulu Clinic with workers from other facilities, Suzann Filleul, Region Nurse Executive, said in a statement.
“For the most part, it is business as usual," Filleul said. "We look forward to welcoming our Local 5 staff back tomorrow.”