Landscape workers (l-r) Domingo Rafanan, Wilfredo Bumanglag, Irenio Manzano, Paul Pinget and Lennon Sugse take care of the grounds at ILWU Unit 4436 - Dole Plantation. According to Sugse, who had been in a union before joining the ILWU, “Unions provide good benefits and protection on the job.” The Dole Plantation property, which includes a visitor’s center, gardens, and a maze that is over two acres in size and made up of 11,400 Hawaiian plants, is located past Wahiawa on Kamehameha Highway on the way to Oahu’s north shore. —See Unit 4436, pages 6

ILWU joins Martin Luther King Day celebration on Oahu

Over fifty ILWU members, pensioners, employees and family members participated in this year’s Martin Luther King Day celebration on January 17, which began with a parade through Waikiki. Dr. King may be best known as working for racial equality, but he was also a strong proponent of economic justice for workers. On the day he was assasinated, Dr. King was in Memphis to support sanitation workers who were on strike because they wanted equal pay with whites.