Local Union Protests on Labor Day

(Hawaii Public Radio) – By Catherine Cruz. Hotel workers in Waikiki as well as on the mainland took to the streets in an effort to flex their political muscle.

Sheraton Maui workers rally for a new deal, prepare for strike vote

(Maui Time) – By Axel Beers. Tourists walked the sidewalk fronting the Sheraton Maui looking bewildered as they encountered the crowd of red shirts and bobbing signs that gathered at Ka‘anapali Parkway on Labor Day afternoon. Marching outside the entrance to the hotel, 200 people assembled to pressure the Marriott, Sheraton’s parent company, for a new employment contract by shouting union chants through megaphones and brandishing signs that read “One job should be enough.”

Hotel workers rally on Kaanapali Beach for higher wages, contract

(The Maui News) – By Colleen Uechi. KAANAPALI — Under the rallying cry of “one job should be enough,” hotel union workers called for higher wages and a contract Monday afternoon on the beach fronting the Sheraton Maui Resort & Spa.

Thousands of Hawaii hotel workers protest for better wages

(Hawaii News Now) – By Chelsea Davis. WAIKIKI (HawaiiNewsNow) – Instead of spending the Labor Day holiday picnicking at the beach, thousands of hotel employees picketed the streets of Waikiki on Monday demanding better wages.

It Takes Two: Faces of Hawaiʻi Workers With Multiple Jobs

(Hawaii Public Radio) – By Ku’uwehi Hiraishi. Labor Day is meant to be a day of rest for workers across the country. But some Hawaiʻi residents will actually spend it working not just one but two jobs. HPR’s Kuʻuwehi Hiraishi reports.

Ride Along with Hawaii’s Longest Commuters

(Hawaii Business Magazine) – By Noelle Fujii. Julie Gabot’s job as a housekeeper in Waikiki at the Sheraton and the Courtyard by Marriott keeps her on her feet all day, so she uses her commute to nap – which she says is the best part about taking TheBus.