(KITV 4) – By Paul Drewes. HONOLULU (KITV) – The 2,700 hotel employees who walked off the job in Waikiki and on Maui are just one quarter of the Local 5 workers now without a contract. This strike or others could put Hawaii’s bustling visitor industry in a more precarious situation, which has many closely watching what happens next.
(The Maui News) – By Colleen Uechi. KAANAPALI — More than 325 workers went on strike at the Sheraton Maui Resort & Spa early Monday morning, joining thousands of workers statewide who are calling for higher wages from hotel operator Marriott.
(Honolulu Star-Advertiser) – By Timothy Hurley. With 2,700 workers from five hotels walking the picket line Monday, the Unite Here Local 5 work stoppage becomes one of the largest hotel strikes in Hawaii history even as it is part of a larger job action against Marriott properties in cities across the mainland.
(Hawaii News Now) – By HHN Staff. WAIKIKI (HawaiiNewsNow) – It’s day two of a strike affecting thousands of hotel workers and guests in Waikiki.
(Honolulu Civil Beat) – By Denby Fawcett. “There is an anger that is not going to go away,” Hawaii Sen. Mazie Hirono said in a phone conversation on the day of Kavanaugh’s confirmation. “The anger needs to be determined. Women need to focus like a laser beam on the upcoming elections.”
(Honolulu Star-Advertiser) – By Rosemarie Bernardo. About 2,700 Unite Here Local 5 hotel workers went on strike this morning at five Marriott-operated hotels in Honolulu and on Maui demanding pay raises and safer working conditions.