Hotel Workers Strike...

[The Tradition]

Lost in all the coverage about the Longshoremen, the UniteHere! hotel workers strike is ongoing. I dodged it while I was in Hawaii but it's a permanent picket line now.

Thinking about this situation, I believe that this sort of activity should be unlawful at a hotel. A hotel isn't just a workplace. Under most state laws, a hotel is the "residence" of all the guests.

Work stoppage? That's fine. But a picket line harassing guests? That's not fine. This is not a factory or a loading dock. We're talking about people's (temporary) homes!

And there are surrounding hotels that are being disrupted and they have nothing to do with this dispute. That shouldn't be allowed to happen.

Who's with me on this?

 

[peacehawk]

You’re such a dolt.

 

[The Tradition]

You’re such a dolt.

Such a thoughtful response. Almost dolt-like.

 

[SolarHawk]

Trad, your hatred of unions is unhealthy. I have nothing more to add beyond that.

 

[The Tradition]

You’re such a dolt.

Let me ask you this:

Should the union be allowed to yell and scream and blow whistles and airhorns if they're picketing a hospital? Should the union be allowed to block ambulances trying to bring patients to the ER?

How about at the airport? Should the union be able to block passengers trying to catch a flight? And block flight crews?

Why or why not?

 

[RicoSuave102954]

I would just carry a can of mace and in the event someone in the picket line impeded by path or jostled me I would simply point and spray.

 

[The Tradition]

Trad, your hatred of unions is unhealthy. I have nothing more to add beyond that.

The DNC's love for unions is what's unhealthy.

 

[The Tradition]

I would just carry a can of mace and in the event someone in the picket line impeded by path or jostled me I would simply point and spray.

You would get the holy shit beat out of you before being arrested.

 

[peacehawk]

I would just carry a can of mace and in the event someone in the picket line impeded by path or jostled me I would simply point and spray.

An even bigger dolt.

 

[RicoSuave102954]

You would get the holy shit beat out of you before being arrested.

I would take about a half dozen down with me. I simply claim I was employing non-lethal means to defend myself from assault.

 

[RicoSuave102954]

An even bigger dolt.

You're not going to impede my line of travel or jostle me without paying a big big price.

 

[The Tradition]

I would take about a half dozen down with me. I simply claim I was employing non-lethal means to defend myself from assault.

Good luck! Post videos after you do it.

 

[95Hawk]

Always delightful to see an HR “expert” like Trad bagging on the working man

Keep up the good work (and lung darts) my good man.

 

[The Tradition]

Always delightful to see an HR “expert” like Trad bagging on the working man

Keep up the good work (and lung darts) my good man.

Let me guess... you're one of the morons who thinks HR is supposed to be like a union rep.

 

[SolarHawk]

Let me guess... you're one of the morons who thinks HR is supposed to be like a union rep.

The only moron in this thread is you bro. Your poll is a false premise. Hotels are commercial properties, not residential.

 

[95Hawk]

Let me guess... you're one of the morons who thinks HR is supposed to be like a union rep.

Let me guess: you’re an anti-union guy who doesn’t hesitate to bitch and moan if he’s at all inconvenienced

 

[FAUlty Gator]

Let me ask you this:

Should the union be allowed to yell and scream and blow whistles and airhorns if they're picketing a hospital? Should the union be allowed to block ambulances trying to bring patients to the ER?

How about at the airport? Should the union be able to block passengers trying to catch a flight? And block flight crews?

Why or why not?

Should you be allowed to yell and scream at teenagers going to their OBGYNs? You know…like the entire history of the pro-life movement has done?

 

[The Tradition]

The only moron in this thread is you bro. Your poll is a false premise. Hotels are commercial properties, not residential.

Again, under most state laws, a hotel is a residence.

 

[The Tradition]

Should you be allowed to yell and scream at teenagers going to their OBGYNs? You know…like the entire history of the pro-life movement has done?

Nope. That should be unlawful, too.

Protest all you want, but you can't harass customers.

SCABS? Maybe. But not customers.

 

[SolarHawk]

Again, under most state laws, a hotel is a residence.

Irrelevant, it’s zoned commercial. It’s not a ****ing residential zone.

 

[Kelsers]

Again, under most state laws, a hotel is a residence.

Why are they not allowed in residential zoned districts?

 

[The Tradition]

Irrelevant, it’s zoned commercial. It’s not a ****ing residential zone.

People are trying to ****ing sleep and the union is banging drums all night. Where you lay your head down at night is your residence.

 

[SolarHawk]

People are trying to ****ing sleep and the union is banging drums all night. Where you lay your head down at night is your residence.

1st world problems, just the worst.

 

[The Tradition]

1st world problems, just the worst.

I hope the union goes on strike at your mom's nursing home.

 

[95Hawk]

I hope the union goes on strike at your mom's nursing home.

They likely will if they have a shitty HR rep that takes many smoke breaks and DGAF

 

[The Tradition]

They likely will if they have a shitty HR rep that takes many smoke breaks and DGAF

Your mom's home, too.

 

[The Tradition]

I would also like to point out that many of the properties at the Hilton Hawaiian Village (and surrounding non-Hilton properties) are timeshares, not hotels. That makes them even MORE residential.

 

[SolarHawk]

I hope the union goes on strike at your mom's nursing home.

 

[McLovin32]

Your mom's home, too.

Everyone's moms are in good hands at Casa de McLovin32

 

[stickman80]

You would get the holy shit beat out of you before being arrested.

A safe way to cross the line would be to announce you are with ICE and want to see green cards.

That line would scatter.

 

[The Tradition]

Why are they not allowed in residential zoned districts?

There are many hotels right in the middle of neighborhoods in Florida.

 

[95Hawk]

Your mom's home, too.

Oh, Trad. So predictable

 

[The Tradition]

The picketing has had an impact not just outside the Hilton, but the surrounding neighborhood. And some don’t like it.

“Every morning it starts at 7 in the morning and starts the loud noise, on Saturday, Sunday, every morning. And it goes constantly until ten o’clock. I mean nonstop,” said Waikiki resident Ken Simon.

Simon’s apartment faces the hotel.

“I would support them and everybody else would too if they would stop all this torture, this noise,” he said.

Simon added that if the striking workers just marched back and forth in front of the hotel, “We’d probably march with them.”

Tensions rising after ten days of a workers strike at the Hilton Hawaiian Village

While workers push for better wages and working conditions, guests complain about a lack of services and neighbors complain about the noise.

www.hawaiinewsnow.com

 

[The Tradition]

Ten days of constant chanting, drumming, bullhorns, air horns, whistles...

 

[RicoSuave102954]

If you're staying on one of the upper floors toss a bucket full of water off the balcony.

 

[Hoosierhawkeye]

The picketing has had an impact not just outside the Hilton, but the surrounding neighborhood. And some don’t like it.

“Every morning it starts at 7 in the morning and starts the loud noise, on Saturday, Sunday, every morning. And it goes constantly until ten o’clock. I mean nonstop,” said Waikiki resident Ken Simon.

Simon’s apartment faces the hotel.

“I would support them and everybody else would too if they would stop all this torture, this noise,” he said.

Simon added that if the striking workers just marched back and forth in front of the hotel, “We’d probably march with them.”

Tensions rising after ten days of a workers strike at the Hilton Hawaiian Village

While workers push for better wages and working conditions, guests complain about a lack of services and neighbors complain about the noise.

www.hawaiinewsnow.com

What is the noice ordinance in that locality? My guess is they are following the noise ordinance.

 

[The Tradition]

What is the noice ordinance in that locality? My guess is they are following the noise ordinance.

Union rights and rules are federal in nature. Federal law shouldn't give them the right to do this if it adversely affects people's homes.

 

[Hoosierhawkeye]

Union rights and rules are federal in nature. Federal law shouldn't give them the right to do this if it adversely affects people's homes.

Yes but protest laws would be local.

The picketing itself and not the work stoppage would be considered a protest and probably subject to local and state laws.

 

[The Tradition]

Yes but protest laws would be local.

The picketing itself and not the work stoppage would be considered a protest and probably subject to local and state laws.

Which is why we need to reform the federal laws specific to a union strike so there are no more Ken Simons.

 

[Kelsers]

Union rights and rules are federal in nature. Federal law shouldn't give them the right to do this if it adversely affects people's homes.

Local rules should be in place for this. If not, they might want to consider that.