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HC&S sugar plantation to close

PUUNENE, Maui—At its peak, sugar was the number one industry in Hawaii with hundreds of thousands of acres under cultivation on Kauai, Oahu, Maui and Hawaii island. By 2015, only Maui’s Hawaiian Commercial & Sugar Company (HC&S) remained of the industry once called “king,” and by the end of 2016 that last plantation will grind to a halt, ending commercialized sugar in the state.

January/February
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ILWU Library launches new website

The ILWU library is now online after a mass digitization project. The new site: http://archive.ilwu.org hosts digitized issues of The Dispatcher plus two other ILWU-related publications: the Voice of the Federation, and the Waterfront Worker. The site contains close to 2,000 documents, plus a handful of selected images from the ILWU Library’s collection of over 20,000 photographs.

January/February
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HC&S plantation to close—continued from page 1

Effects bargaining to begin 
Because HC&S workers are covered by an ILWU contract, the company has a duty to bargain with the ILWU over the effects of the closure on workers. This is called effects bargaining.

January/February
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Oahu Hotels

Submitted by admin on October 31, 2023

Patronizing companies in collective bargaining with ILWU Local 142 supports our local economy and your brothers and sisters. This is vital to strengthening our economy and community. Without a healthy economy, our communities suffer because of the slowdown in economic activity which may lead to decreased household incomes or the loss of jobs. Therefore, please patronize these hotels that negotiate fair contracts providing a high standard of living, health and retirement benefits for your brothers and sisters.

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Maui Hotels

Submitted by admin on October 31, 2023

Patronizing companies in collective bargaining with ILWU Local 142 supports our local economy and your brothers and sisters. This is vital to strengthening our economy and community. Without a healthy economy, our communities suffer because of the slowdown in economic activity which may lead to decreased household incomes or the loss of jobs. Therefore, please patronize these hotels that negotiate fair contracts providing a high standard of living, health and retirement benefits for your brothers and sisters.

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Lanai Hotels

Submitted by admin on October 31, 2023

Patronizing companies in collective bargaining with ILWU Local 142 supports our local economy and your brothers and sisters. This is vital to strengthening our economy and community. Without a healthy economy, our communities suffer because of the slowdown in economic activity which may lead to decreased household incomes or the loss of jobs. Therefore, please patronize these hotels that negotiate fair contracts providing a high standard of living, health and retirement benefits for your brothers and sisters.

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Kauai Hotels

Submitted by admin on October 31, 2023

Patronizing companies in collective bargaining with ILWU Local 142 supports our local economy and your brothers and sisters. This is vital to strengthening our economy and community. Without a healthy economy, our communities suffer because of the slowdown in economic activity which may lead to decreased household incomes or the loss of jobs. Therefore, please patronize these hotels that negotiate fair contracts providing a high standard of living, health and retirement benefits for your brothers and sisters.

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Hawaii Island Hotels

Submitted by admin on October 31, 2023

Patronizing companies in collective bargaining with ILWU Local 142 supports our local economy and your brothers and sisters. This is vital to strengthening our economy and community. Without a healthy economy, our communities suffer because of the slowdown in economic activity which may lead to decreased household incomes or the loss of jobs. Therefore, please patronize these hotels that negotiate fair contracts providing a high standard of living, health and retirement benefits for your brothers and sisters.

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Local 142 reaches tentative agreement with Young Brothers, Ltd.

Submitted by admin on October 31, 2023

A tentative agreement covering longshore workers of Young Brothers, Ltd. was reached this morning.

The tentative agreement will be voted on by the full ILWU membership according to the ratification meeting schedule listed below.

Details of the tentative agreement will be released after the membership vote.

The Local 142 represents over 200 workers at various ports statewide.

Ratification Meeting Schedule
Kauai:
Monday November 30, 2015
4:00 p.m. – ILWU Hall Kauai

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