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Hawaii Hotel Workers Announce Strike Vote Set For September 10 As Thousands Rally on Labor Day in Waikiki

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!

About UNITE HERE Local 5
Local 5 represents 10,000 workers throughout Hawaii who work in the hospitality, health care and food service industries and is an affiliate of UNITE HERE, an international union that represents over 250,000 workers throughout the U.S. and Canada.