Local organizer Bill Udani gives ILWU fans to bystanders on the march route. Printed on the back of the fan is information on the advantages of having a union and how to contact the ILWU’s organizing department.

Proud to be ILWU. This group of members are proud to support their union by wearing ILWU tee-shirts. ILWU shirts, hats, and pins can be purchased through your ILWU Division Office.

“Everyone loves a parade.” Local beach goers and foreign visitors greeted the Labor Day marchers with the same enthusiasm and good will. They also loved the ILWU fans which helped them cope with the summer heat.

ILWU retirees rode this trolley bus through Waikiki. The banner supports the Jones Act which insures that the U.S. will have an American owned and manned shipping fleet which can be used in times of national emergencies or for national defense. This would not be possible with foreign shipping companies.

Abercrombie: Jones Act creates good jobs

U.S. Representative Neil Abercrombie met with ILWU officers in August to report on his efforts to bring jobs to Hawaii. Abercrombie explained how the Jones and Passenger Services Acts will lead to the creation of 3,000 American jobs when the Norwegian Cruise Lines hires the crews and support staff for the two cruise ships it will operate in Hawaii. The Jones and Passenger Services Acts require Norwegian Cruise Lines to hire American workers and operate under American labor and environmental laws.

Abercrombie points to the slogan on the cover of the ILWU Constitution— “An Injury to One is an Injury to All.”

Freedom ride for immigrant rights—continued from page 1

representatives on the Freedom Ride, three from the ILWU and five from the Hotel Employees and Restaurant Employees (HERE) Local 5, will begin their journey in Los Angeles, California. The trip will include the following cities: Palm Springs, CA; Phoenix and Tucson, AZ; Las Cruces, NM; El Paso, San Antonio, Austin and Dallas, TX; Memphis, Nashville and Morristown, TN; Richmond, VA; Washington, DC; Liberty State Park, N.J.; Flushing Meadows Park, Queens, N.Y.

The Immigrant Workers Freedom Ride takes its inspiration from the original Freedom Rides of the 1960s which challenged the racial segregation of the American South where blacks were required to sit in the back of buses and wait and eat in
separate areas of bus terminals. The U.S. Supreme Court had ruled these practices illegal, but many Southern States ignored the law. To draw attention to the continuing injustices, black and white “freedom riders” rode buses into the deep South and sat in areas designated for “whites only.” They were met by violence, but this forced the federal government to take action to enforce its own laws.