Over 10,000 Workers At 25 Hotels Across The U.S. Are On Strike

A total of 15,000 workers have voted to authorize the strikes, which could spread to other cities. 

Over 10,000 workers at 25 hotels across the U.S. went on strike Monday.

The Unite Here Union represents the striking housekeepers and other hospitality workers. 5,000 of the workers are in Honolulu.

Thousands of workers are also on strike in Boston, San Francisco, Seattle, San Diego and San Jose. A total of 15,000 workers have voted to authorize the strikes, which could spread to other cities.

The strikes targeting Marriott, Hilton and Hyatt hotels are expected to last up to three days. The strikes are part of long-standing battle to secure family-sustaining compensation for service workers.

Unionized housekeepers want to reinstate automatic daily room cleaning at major hotel chains, saying they have been saddled with unmanageable workloads, or in many cases, fewer hours and a decline in income. many hotels cut services during the COVID-Pandemic and never restored them.