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25 Sep 2024

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By JENNIFER SINCO KELLEHER, AP News (USA)

USA: 2,000 workers at largest Hilton in the world strike in Hawaii for improved working conditions, incl. reversal of COVID-19 cost cutting measures

…About 2,000 workers went on strike Tuesday at Hawaii’s largest resort, joining thousands of others striking at hotels in other U.S. cities.

Unionized workers at Hilton Hawaiian Village Waikiki Beach Resort — the largest Hilton in the world — began an open-ended strike at 5 a.m. They are calling for conditions including higher wages, more manageable workloads and a reversal of cuts implemented during the COVID-19 pandemic such as limited daily room cleaning.

Hilton representatives didn’t immediately respond to emails seeking comment on the strike…

With the start of Tuesday’s strike, more than 4,000 hotel workers are now on strike at Hilton, Hyatt and Marriott hotels in Honolulu, San Diego and San Francisco, according to the UNITE HERE union. They will strike until they win new contracts, the union said, warning that more strikes could begin soon.

More than 10,000 hotels workers across the U.S. went on strike on Labor Day weekend, with most ending after two or three days.

Aileen Bautista said she has three jobs, including as a housekeeper at Hilton Hawaiian Village, in order to makes ends meet as a single mom.

“I am on strike again, and this time I am ready to stay on strike for as long as it takes to win,” she said in a statement….

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