Unite Here Local 5: Victory for Hotel Workers Union! Over this past Labor Day weekend, thousands of Unite Here! Local 5 hotel workers went on a three-day strike against eight major Hawaii hotels, including the Sheraton Waikiki, Hilton Hawaiian Village, Royal Hawaiian Hotel, Moana Surfrider, Princess Kaiulani, and Waikiki Beach Marriott. Then, on Sept. 24, […]
Local 5 Hotel Workers’ Union Strike Successful On November 27, the Local 5 hotel workers’ union successfully ended a 51-day strike against five prominent Kyo-Ya-owned, Marriott-managed hotels. It was a long and difficult battle, but workers are calling this a huge victory. Besides wage and benefit increases, the new agreement provides for improvements in safety, […]