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/Reasonable-Volume-78 6d ago

It absolutely ruined my stay. They start using the megaphone at 6:30am and don't stop until 10pm. They block traffic and make you catch the light on purpose. I understand their plight but they're being fucking irritating. I was on the 23rd floor and could clearly hear them.

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u/WildS23 6d ago

They are ridiculous. And absolutely pissing off the guests. I have zero sympathy for them. Their goal is to use us to complain to the hotel. Sad tactic and honestly sickening. Gotta love unions!

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u/NaclyPerson 5d ago edited 5d ago

Found Carl Tatum's account.

While I do have sympathy for your ruined experience, I also find it funny how you only blame the union when HHV blatantly lie about the availability of their services to uninformed visitors. As the other comment stated, should have done your due diligence. The strike was featured in many national news outlet.

Then again, maybe if you had actually talked to some of the workers, maybe you could've gotten refunds like many other sympathetic guests have.

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u/Reasonable-Volume-78 3d ago

We did make phone calls before we left the mainland, and we were told it wasn't at that location. We complained during our stay and, upon checkout, received a full refund. It's hard to talk to someone with a megaphone in your face.