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ILWU headquarters in San Francisco. The ILWU admitted African Americans in the 1930s, and during World War II its San Francisco section alone had an estimated 800 black members, at a time when most San Francisco unions excluded black workers and resisted implementation of President Roosevelt's Executive Order 8802 (1941) against racial discrimination in the US defense industry. [8]
Jack Hall - ILWU Local 142 Jack Wayne Hall (February 28, 1915 – January 2, 1971) was an American labor organizer and trade unionist. He was the Hawaii Regional Director of the International Longshore and Warehouse Union .
Ah Quon McElrath (15 December 1915 – 11 December 2008) was a Hawaii labor reform leader and social activist. She retired in 1981, but spent her career advocating for unions by pushing for equal pay and treatment from the Big Five in Hawaii.
The ILWU has frequently stopped work for political protests against, among other things, Italy's invasion of Ethiopia, fascist intervention in the Spanish Civil War, South Africa's system of apartheid and the Iraq War. [18] [75] Sam Kagel, the last surviving member of the original union steering committee, died on May 21, 2007, at the age of 98 ...
Feb. 18—State labor negotiators have come to terms with one of Hawaii's larger public workforce unions on a new four-year contract that provides roughly 4 % to 5 % pay raises in each of the next ...
On July 1, 1971, members of the International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) walked out against their employers, represented by the Pacific Maritime Association (PMA). The union's goal was to secure employment, wages, and benefits in the face of increased mechanization, shrinking workforce, and the slowing economic climate of the early 1970s.
Hawaii's wage hike, approved by state lawmakers last year, is part of a series of incremental increases that will push Hawaii's minimum wage to $16 an hour on Jan. 1, 2026, and $18 an hour on Jan ...
Feb. 24—A bill to extend scholarships to meet student needs at the University of Hawaii's three four-year campuses remains alive after passing out of the House Finance Committee on Friday.