Ilikai workers fear job losses in condo conversion

Local 5 members protest the change and the lack of a current contract with the hotel

By Allison Schaefers

~~<p>Unite Here Local 5 workers rallied in front of the Ilikai Hotel on Tuesday, protesting the latest contract offer from management and possible conversion of the property's remaining hotel rooms into condominiums.</p>
<p>The circa-1964 property once employed 750 union workers. However, jobs were cut as hotel rooms were eliminated in various sales, said Local 5 spokesman Cade Watanabe. The remaining 63 union workers at the hotel, owned by New York-based iStar Financial Inc. and managed by Hotel Management Services, could lose their jobs, Watanabe said.</p>
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Unite Here Local 5 workers rallied in front of the Ilikai Hotel on Tuesday, protesting the latest contract offer from management and possible conversion of the property's remaining hotel rooms into condominiums.

The circa-1964 property once employed 750 union workers. However, jobs were cut as hotel rooms were eliminated in various sales, said Local 5 spokesman Cade Watanabe. The remaining 63 union workers at the hotel, owned by New York-based iStar Financial Inc. and managed by Hotel Management Services, could lose their jobs, Watanabe said. Login for more...