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  • Over 5,000 Local 5 hotel workers went on strike yesterday making it the largest strike of Hawai‘i hotel workers since 1990—7 hotels on Oahu and 1 on Kauai. The hotels striking include Hilton Hawaiian Village Waikiki Beach Resort, Hyatt Regency Waikiki Beach Resort & Spa, Moana Surfrider – a Westin Resort Spa, The Royal Hawaiian, A Luxury Collection Resort, Sheraton Princess Kaiulani, Sheraton Waikiki, Waikiki Beach Marriott Resort & Spa, and the Sheraton Kauai Resort.
  • Our members joined over 10,000 workers in 8 cities across the U.S. who announced strike the same morning including Boston, Honolulu, Kauai, Greenwich, New Haven, San Francisco, San Jose, and Seattle.
  • Workers from all properties, including those not on strike, stepped up on the picket to chant and marshal. Many strikers have never been on strike before.
  • Community supporters, other union members, and elected leaders–such as U.S. Senator Mazie Hirono, ILWU Local 142, and HNA OPEIU Local 50–all came out to show their support for our fight.
  • In total, workers distributed thousands of leaflets to hotel guests and had meaningful conversations with visitors who expressed support for our fight.