(Honolulu Civil Beat) – By Stewart Yerton. Members of a union representing about 3,500 workers in Hawaii, most of them in Waikiki, took the first step Monday toward a massive strike at several of Honolulu’s largest properties.
(The Maui News) – By Ben Lowenthal. This has been a short workweek because Monday was Labor Day — a day brought to you by and for working people.
(HuffPost) – By Dave Jamieson. Employees of Marriott hotels in four cities are inching closer to going on strike after months of negotiations with the hotel chain have failed to secure new collective bargaining agreements.
(Honolulu Civil Beat) – By Anita Hofschneider. United Airlines catering workers in Honolulu and four other cities will vote on whether to unionize this month after gaining federal approval to hold the election.
On Labor Day, nearly 2,000 Local 5 members rallied at the Waikiki Beach Marriott and over 200 rallied at the Sheraton Maui to demand that One Job Should Be Enough to live in Hawaii. Six other actions took place across the country. View photos here.
We announced our strike vote for Waikiki Marriott and Kyo-ya hotels, set for September 10:
Honolulu: 6:15am-6:00pm, at Ala Moana Hotel – Garden Lanai Ballroom
Maui: 6:00am-6:00pm, at Sheraton Maui – Employee Cafeteria
Show up or give up!
(Pacific Business News) – By Katie Murar. Marriott hotel workers will vote next week on whether to authorize a strike following months of negotiations for contracts covering more than 3,500 workers at seven Marriott-operated hotels.