US Hotel Workers Launch Strike Over Holiday Weekend

Five-thousand workers walked out in the Hawaiian capital Honolulu alone, affecting 10,557 rooms there (Credit: AFP)

As many as 10,000 hotel workers were on strike across the United States on Sunday, at the height of a long holiday weekend in which millions of Americans were expected to travel.

Strikes were launched at 25 hotels in eight cities including Boston, San Francisco and Honolulu, as workers demand improved pay and a return to pre-Coronavirus staffing levels.