Around 2,000 hotel workers went on strike Tuesday at the world’s largest Hilton hotel and the biggest hotel in Hawaii.
WATCH: People of New Braunfels voice concerns ahead of presidential election in ‘Your Voice, South Texas’25 minutes ago55 minutes agoGet ready to travel this fall with these Insider DealsEstella Fontanilla, a housekeeper on strike from the Hilton Hawaiian Village, leads fellow hotel workers in strike chants on Tuesday, Sept. 24, 2024, in Honolulu. Unionized workers at Hilton Hawaiian Village Waikiki Beach Resort — the largest Hilton in the world — began an open-ended strike at 5 a.m.
Beachgoers sunbathing or sitting under umbrellas at the stretch of Waikiki beach near the resort could hear the strikers in the distance as hotel guests enjoyed the pool, shops and restaurants throughout the sprawling resort. 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.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.
Her coworker, Estella Fontanilla, paused from using a megaphone to lead marching workers in chants to explain that preserving daily housekeeper is crucial because it is much harder to clean rooms that haven't been cleaned for days. She said she wants guests to keep asking for daily cleaning.are locked out of the Kapi‘olani Medical Center for Women & Children after going on a one-day strike earlier this month.
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