Nearly 9,400 hotel workers in seven U.S. cities remained on strike Tuesday morning after walking off the job this weekend, according to Unite Here, the union representing the workers.
More than half of the striking workers were in Honolulu, where about 5,000 workers struck seven properties. About 2,080 workers from five properties were striking in San Francisco, and other strike actions were taking place in Boston; Greenwich, Conn.; Kauai, Hawaii; San Diego and San Jose, Calif., according to Unite Here.
Each strike is planned to last one to three days, according to the union, and strikes in Baltimore and Seattle have concluded. Strikes have been authorized in New Haven, Conn.; Oakland, Calif.; and Providence, R.I., and “could begin at any time.”
The union is calling for “higher wages, fair staffing and workloads, and the reversal of Covid-era cuts,” according to Unite Here. Representatives from Hilton Worldwide and Hyatt Hotels Corp. told CBS News they were willing to negotiate.
