Hotel workers who walked-off the job give thanks for a holiday off

(KITV) – Day 46 of the state’s longest hotel-industry strike in nearly 50 years. Some workers who walked-off the job gave thanks for a holiday off.

 

Marriott Hotel workers spend this holiday behind the picket line

(KITV) – By Tesia Worley. Marriott Hotel workers in Waikiki and Maui are spending thanksgiving behind the picket line. This is day 46 of the strike. While hundreds continued to walk the picket line others were busy in the kitchens, preparing a thanksgiving feast. Including turkey of course, for those striking workers.

Thanksgiving on the picket line

(The Maui News) – By Colleen Uechi. KAANAPALI — Glean Ruidas will spend an unusual Thanksgiving marching the picket line in front of the Sheraton Maui Resort and Spa, but the longtime bartender is looking forward to it.

Striking Hotel Workers Facing Thanksgiving Holiday Without a Contract Settlement

(Hawaii Public Radio) – By Wayne Yoshioka. Its day 45 for 27-hundred hotel workers on strike in Hawai’i. HPR’s Wayne Yoshioka has this update.

Letter: Workers know that tourism is important

(Honolulu Star-Advertiser) – By Joseph Althouse. Regarding the letter, “Strikers should think about their future” (Star-Advertiser, Nov. 17): The hotel worker strikers are thinking about their future and the futures of their families.

Some Marriott Employees Return To Work — But Record-Breaking Strike Not Over Yet

(HuffPost) – By Dominique Mosbergen. After weeks of picketing, Marriott employees in several cities, including Boston and Detroit, have returned to work following successful negotiations of new contracts with the world’s largest hotel chain.