Honolulu mayor joins picket as Marriott hotel strike persists
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Channel: Star-Advertiser · 2018 · Howto & Style
Honolulu Mayor Kirk Caldwell joined Unite Here Local 5 hotel workers on the picket lines in Waikiki Saturday, the 27th day of what has become the union’s longest-running hotel strike in nearly three decades. The strike began Oct. 8 when negotiations between Local 5 and Kyo-ya, which owns the Marriott-managed Sheraton Waikiki, The Royal Hawaiian, Westin Moana Surfrider, Sheraton Princess Kaiulani and Sheraton Maui, reached an impasse. Kyo-ya Hotels & Resorts, Marriott and Unite Here Local 5, which represents 2,700 striking hotel workers in Hawaii, returned to the bargaining table for the third time late Saturday afternoon. Video by Dennis Oda.
