October is Filipino History Month
October is Filipino History Month, and Hawai‘i has a rich, working-class history involving the Filipino community. In 1906 the first...
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- Sep 1
- 1 min
Gabriel Ruiz Hiroshi (Gabe) Baltazar Jr. (1929-2022)
Gabe was an internationally acclaimed jazz musician (alto saxophone and woodwind doubler). His mother, Chiyoko Haraga, born in Hawaiʻi,...
laborhistoryhawaii
- Aug 1
- 2 min
Patsy T. Mink, Civil Rights Activist (1927-2002)
Maui-born Patsy Mink spent much of her life fighting for justice and equality. She chose the realm of politics. She was elected to the Terri
laborhistoryhawaii
- Jul 1
- 1 min
Ricecapade!
We certainly love our rice in Hawaiʻi. Hawaiʻi consumes the most rice per capita of any state, something like 100 lbs. per person...
laborhistoryhawaii
- Jun 1
- 1 min
The Right to Choose - The struggle never ends!
AQ was a staunch advocate of reproductive rights and union support was a key element in Hawaii passing, in 1970, the first law in the...
laborhistoryhawaii
- May 1
- 3 min
A Very Brief History of May Day, International Workers’ Day.
Millions of workers who enjoy an 8-hour day owe a tremendous debt to the courage of workers in the 19th century who struggled, faced...
laborhistoryhawaii
- Apr 1
- 1 min
Nicknames
The historic record often highlights elected officials or names deemed famous by various media, neglecting those actually responsible. It...
laborhistoryhawaii
- Mar 1
- 1 min
Employer Sponsored Child Care
March is Women’s History Month! I was delighted when our director/editor, Joy Chong-Stannard, unearthed a segment from a 1982 Rice &...
laborhistoryhawaii
- Feb 1
- 2 min
Frank Marshall Davis
As the birthplace of Barack Obama, the first African American US president, Hawai‘i will always have a special place in the observance of...
laborhistoryhawaii
- Jan 12
- 1 min
A political power takeover
Aloha e, January brings the opening of the Hawaiʻi Legislature. I am reminded that in 1954 the Democratic Party took control of the...
laborhistoryhawaii
- Dec 1, 2021
- 2 min
Tribute to Leonard Hoshijo
Aloha e, I was saddened to learn of the death in November 2021 of our friend and colleague, Leonard Hoshijo. Leonard devoted his life to...
laborhistoryhawaii
- Nov 1, 2021
- 1 min
Hawaiʻi Island Relief Committee
Aloha e, When you sit down with family and friends for a traditional Thanksgiving meal, you know that it took hours of preparation to put...
laborhistoryhawaii
- Oct 1, 2021
- 1 min
Take Me Out to the Ballgame…and sign a union card!
Aloha e, Take Me Out to the Ballgame…and sign a union card! October heralds the coming of baseball’s World Series and I’m reminded of the...
laborhistoryhawaii
- Sep 1, 2021
- 2 min
1946 Sugar Strike
Aloha e, September 1 marks the 75th anniversary of the historic 1946 sugar strike. WWII was over, and the ILWU was making steady gains...
laborhistoryhawaii
- Aug 1, 2021
- 2 min
Hauʻoli Lā Hānau Barbara Kawakami
This month we honor historian Barbara Kawakami on the occasion of her 100th Birthday on August 24. Barbara was born in Japan on August...
laborhistoryhawaii
- Jul 1, 2021
- 1 min
Picture Brides Project
Aloha e, AQ and the leadership of the ILWU spent considerable effort to make real the idea of equality among its members. AQ and former...
laborhistoryhawaii
- Jun 1, 2021
- 2 min
Struggles to overcome rampant inequality
Aloha e, Recent headlines remind us that the struggle for economic and social justice, never ends! Poverty, racism and violence against...
laborhistoryhawaii
- May 1, 2021
- 2 min
International Workers Day!
Aloha e, May first is celebrated around much of the world as International Workers Day! In Hawaiʻi, May 1, 1949 marked the beginning of a...
laborhistoryhawaii
- Apr 1, 2021
- 2 min
Racist Violence in Hawaiʻi
Aloha e, Recent violence against Asian Americans, the March killing of 8 Spa workers in Atlanta (6 were Asian women) by a white gunman...
laborhistoryhawaii
- Mar 1, 2021
- 2 min
Women’s health
Aloha e, March is Women’s History Month, and March 23, 2010 was the date that the Affordable Care Act (ACA) became law. The ACA made...