HONOLULU — Hawaii hotel workers are expected to remain on strike this week after negotiations between the union and Kyo-ya Hotels and Resorts failed to result in a deal.
HONOLULU — Hawaii hotel workers are expected to remain on strike this week after negotiations between the union and Kyo-ya Hotels and Resorts failed to result in a deal.
The Unite Here Local 5 union and Kyo-ya are slated to return to talks next week.
About 2,700 Marriott employees on Oahu and Maui went on strike early last month, seeking higher wages and better benefits.
Kyo-ya says in a statement that union leadership rejected the latest offer, which would have been the “largest increase in compensation for any of the striking markets nationwide.”
Union officials say the proposal did not take into account the “true cost of living and working in Hawaii.”
They say workers need to be paid enough so they only need one job to live in the state.
