2,700 Marriott hotel workers in Hawaii on strike, impacting guest services at 5 Hawaii hotels

2,700 Marriott hotel workers in Hawaii on strike, impacting guest services at 5 Hawaii hotels: 2018.10.22 14:32 입력

<div>Since October 8, 2,700 Marriott hotel workers in Waikiki and Maui represented by UNITE HERE Local 5 are on strike. The strike impacts five hotels operated by Marriott and owned by Kyo-ya: Sheraton Waikiki, The Royal Hawaiian, Westin Moana Surfrider, Sheraton Princess Kaiulani, and Sheraton Maui. </div><div><br></div><div>Workers are picketing at all five hotels for 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, and are urging visitors and residents to support workers by not patronizing these hotels. The strike has made a significant impact on guest services. </div><div><br></div><div>"We are the reason Marriott is making billions in profit. Our employers need to show us appreciation and provide us one job that pays our bills, with great medical benefits and a retirement pension, that we can dedicate ourselves to without worrying when we are going to be replaced by a robot or automation," says Asami Hatcher, a telephone operator and language specialist at Sheraton Princess Kaiulani.</div><div><br></div><div>This is part of a nationwide strike. Marriott hotel workers in Boston, San Francisco, San Jose, Oakland, San Diego, and Detroit are also on strike.</div>