(Pacific Business News) – By Katie Murar. Unite Here Local 5 said it has not yet heard from Kyo-ya Hotels and Resorts regarding contract negotiations, despite the hotel company saying it is “ready to welcome” back employees that have been striking its five properties since last Monday.
(eTurboNews) – by editor. Local 5 has filed an unfair labor practice charge against Sheraton Maui, alleging violations of federal labor law against three Sheraton Maui employees. Just days after Kyo-ya released a statement saying they’re “ready to welcome back” striking employees, management at the hotel – owned by Kyo-ya and operated by Marriott – trespassed three Sheraton Maui workers, which bans them from the hotel property for one year.
(Hawaii News Now) – By Rick Daysog. HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) – One of the largest travel conventions arrives in Waikiki this week in the middle of a hotel workers strike.
(Honolulu Star-Advertiser) – By Jamm Aquino and Bruce Asato. Union workers shout “One Job should be Enough,” on a Kamehameha Highway shoulder at the entrance to the Turtle Bay Resort on Tuesday. So far, there’s no end in sight for the strike, which began Oct. 8 when negotiations between Unite Here Local 5 and Kyo-ya Hotels & Resorts, which owns the Marriott-managed Sheraton Waikiki, The Royal Hawaiian, Westin Moana Surfrider, Sheraton Princess Kaiulani and Sheraton Maui, reached an impasse.
(Maui Now) – UNITE HERE Local 5 has filed an unfair labor practice charge against Sheraton Maui, alleging violations of federal labor law against three Sheraton Maui employees.
(ThinkProgress) – By Casey Quinlan. Thousands of Marriott hotel workers in Hawaii say they want better wages, sexual harassment protections, and a promise not to be replaced by automation. They have been on strike for more than a week, but it doesn’t appear the strike will end anytime soon.