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the twu in hawait - questions
directions: read the article the lwu in hawai', then, on a separate sheet of paper write
complete answers. be sure to copy the headings and to number your answers
conditions on the plantations before unionization:
1. before unions, what were the working conditions like on the sugar plantations? (list)
2. what did most plantation children have to do in order to with family expenses?
3. who dominated the plantation community? give least 2 examples
the "big 5"
4. what companies made up the big five?
5. as representatives, or agents of the sugar plantation, what did the big five companies do for the
sugar plantations?
6. in the old days, how did the big five control the plantations and other large businesses?
importation of labor:
7. what does hspa stand for?
8. why was the hspa first formed? what are they known for today?
9. how were the chinese immigrants punished if they refused to work or ran away? list
10. what did the chinese do after completing their contract work on the plantations? list
11. why did the employers (plantations) make up bad stories about the chinese?
12. when the japanese came, why were they so obedient?
13. explain what happened to the labor contracts when hawai'i was annexed.
14. what did this mean for the japanese laborers?
15. to try and avoid a strike, the plantation owners started importing many different races to work on
the plantations. explain why they thought this would stop a strike from happening?
early attempts at unionization:
16. what was the big five's policy on unions? what position did they take?
17. explain what the "tragic mistake" made by the plantation workers was when forming their
unions?
18. how was the 1909 japanese union strike broken by the employers?
19. explain how and why the employers and their companies joined together to each other
during strikes.
20. give other examples of how strikes were broken.
21. explain what happened when a worker tried to get other workers to join a union.
22. what and who did the big five control?
23. what does ilwu stand for?
24. which of their 5 principles was most important to finally workers win rights on the job?
the sugar strike of 1946:
25. in 1946, after the ilwu signed its first contract with employers, what did the employers do to
"test" the ilwu? why did they do this?
26. explain what the ilwu did to make sure things went smoothly.
27. after winning the 1946 strike, what gains did the ilwu negotiate for and win? (list answers -
from last 2 paragraphs)
effects of unionization:
28. what are some of the changes that unions made? (from the 3 paragraphs)