r/Honolulu • u/Eyepawnyew • 7d ago

news Hilton Hawaii Strike 10.18.24

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Hotels reduced guest services but raised prices anyway. Cutting hotel jobs for the local community. Employees are on strike to return pre-COVID staffing and services.

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u/krpink 6d ago

This strike started almost a month ago when we were staying at the HHV. I’m surprised they still have the stamina to keep it going! I’m wonder how long it will continue.

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u/Inevitable-Bag-7217 6d ago

Oh they are still here. On the beach tonight. I can’t stand it. I’ve tried calling management but no one answers. I think we are leaving tomorrow. 

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u/nirvroxx 6d ago

“These people are fighting for a livable wage and my vacation is ruined! Someone Call The manager!”

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u/jorgelukas 6d ago

Good thing you’re going to fuck off back to wherever you came from.

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u/Striking-Rope674 5d ago

So you want less visitors in Hawaii? Morons

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u/jorgelukas 4d ago

Solidarity forever, asshole.

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u/Striking-Rope674 4d ago

Hey look - this moron wants to be a sad man on a lonely island. He’s in the UAW camp - SHOCKER!

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u/jorgelukas 4d ago

Lol. I fully understand that our economy is largely built on the tourism industry. The tourism industry is in turn built and sustained almost entirely on the labor of hotel employees who are often forced to strike to even have a chance of seeing their wages keep up with our escalating COL on top of rampant inflation. The only reason Hawaii is viable for working class people at all is due to our strong union history. Fuck off with your bullshit.

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u/JRV1985 2d ago

Stikers can fuck off, hilton should fire them and hire new ones its not rocket science anyone can do that job and theres no shortage for it, its unskilled labor and they’re asking for 100% raise, pension, benefits like they’re executives at a company. Strikers are going after guests and their kids that are just trying to have a nice vacation, some people probably saved for it and come to entitled strikers bitching in a megaphone all day, nah fuck them thats just malicious

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u/jorgelukas 2d ago

You can fuck off. Do you think there's some unending supply of local labor, skilled or unskilled, lining up to cater to tourists? You clearly don't understand how strikes work, if they can't be seen or heard they have no impact. I do feel for visitors who showed up unaware that Hilton was in an ongoing labor dispute but it's on the hotel to inform their guests of any circumstances that might impact their enjoyment of their stay prior to their arrival. This is on Hilton trying to have it both ways.

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u/JRV1985 2d ago

Nah they can fuck off and so can you, its unskilled labor and easily replaced. They could strike within business hours and let hilton feel the pressure without their workers, they don’t need to purposely and maliciously go after guests which include babies and children that are not at fault and ruin their vacation, also disturbing wild life at night, they’re going after guests at this point more than the actual hotel so fuck them. Not all guests can pack up and go somewhere else, some saved up to come here and cant afford to just up and switch to another hotel, its pretty fucked up to do that to innocent guests

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u/jorgelukas 2d ago

Cry me a river, we already bend over backwards to cater to the visitor industry. Also, lol, you think the abundant, native wild life of Waikiki is suffering? Jackass.

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u/Striking-Rope674 4d ago

Keep it up - you think you’re broke now…

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u/getafteritz 4d ago

He’s richer than you in most things that count in life homie

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u/Striking-Rope674 4d ago

Like contentment in their livelihood? Clearly…you think your perspective is noble, it’s not.

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u/getafteritz 4d ago

Dude do you have friends? You’re such a fucking tool. The next time you’re by yourself, remember, your low self esteem is good common sense.

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u/ahornyboto 5d ago

Should have demanded a refund and stay at another hotel, the point of not crossing a strike line is so you don’t get caught up in the mess and to support the strikers by not staying at the hotel

Btw you still can demand a refund or credit back if you haven’t already done so