The Priscilla Shishido Library is housed at the Honolulu Hall and holds business
and historical archives for the ILWU Local 142. It is under the management
of Rae Shiraki, who has served as Local 142’s Archivist-Librarian since 2000.
Cecilia “Ceci” Calpito assists her.
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Fund to aid the families of ILWU Local 142 members in sending their family
members to the University of Hawaiʻi, including the University of Hawaii
William S. Richardson School of Law.
Over 500 Harriet Bouslog Scholars have attended the University of Hawaiʻi
to date. One may even be related to you or may be the next Harriet Bouslog Labor
Scholar who is seated in the classroom at the William S.
The legal career of Harriet Bouslog is marked by three signature engagements, any one of which would serve as the achievement of a lifetime for a lawyer.
Meat packers, nurses, graduate assistants put up a fight for worker rights. ILWU supports.
Principle IV of the ILWU’s 10
Guiding Principles states, “To help
any worker in distress” must be a daily
guide in the life of every trade union and
its individual members. Labor solidarity
means just that. Unions have to accept
the fact that the solidarity of labor stands
above all else...”
President’s Message continued...
are being met, we will see good outcomes - in our contracts, at our jobs, and even
in the political realm. We will see weak outcomes When we do not fulfill our
duties and responsibilities as union members.
counties explicit authority from the state to make crucial
decisions around short-term rentals. In years prior, the
counties’ efforts to phase out short-term rentals have
been handicapped by federal intervention over definitions
of what qualifies as a short term rental.
Harry Bridges Center for Labor Studies’ dedication to scholarships and education
Aloha members of the ILWU Local 142. A new year is upon us, and there is much work ahead for all of us. Last year brought unprecedented challenges to the Union as nearly 1,500 of our members lost their homes in the Lahaina wildfires. More than five months later, hundreds of our members remain without long-term housing, and while government efforts are underway, progress is incremental.
Zenkowan, the All Japan Dockworkers Union, has voted to support the boycott of HTH Corporation’s Pacific Beach and Pagoda Hotel, because of the company’s unlawful opposition to their employees’ right to organize into the ILWU and negotiate a union contract
Late last year, some hangman’s nooses appeared on the docks. The response from the ILWU was clear: Symbols of hate will not be tolerated in this union, period. Local leaders, the International Executive Board, and Coast Committee all moved quickly to adopt strong statements that condemned symbols of hate. Meetings were held with the PMA to discuss what happened and take action to prevent future incidents.