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TWENTY-FOURTH LEGISLATURE, 2008 |
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STATE OF HAWAII |
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HOUSE CONCURRENT
RESOLUTION
RECOGNIZING THE WEEK OF SEPTEMBER 1 – SEPTEMBER 7 AS HAWAII LABOR HISTORY WEEK.
WHEREAS, the Legislature recognizes the importance of educating Hawaii students about the history and accomplishments of working people and the labor movement in Hawaii; and
WHEREAS, standards-based textbooks, or commonly used social studies curricula that focus significant study time on the history of labor in Hawaii and collective bargaining, and the role of unions in the protection of workers' rights and the establishment of beneficial laws such as workers' compensation, pre-paid health insurance, and free public education are not a large part of the educational criteria of the Department of Education; and
WHEREAS, knowledge and understanding of the history of labor in Hawaii are important for young people who will soon enter the workforce so they are provided the tools to make informed decisions about their lives and futures and work; and
WHEREAS, there are a growing number of resources devoted to labor education, including those produced and facilitated by the University of Hawaii's (UH) Center for Labor Education and Research, UH's Industrial Relations Center, Department of Labor and Industrial Relations' Hawaii Occupational Safety and Health Division and local unions; now, therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED by the House of Representatives of the Twenty-fourth Legislature of the State of Hawaii, Regular Session of 2008, the Senate concurring, that the Legislature recognizes the week of September 1 – September 7 as "Hawaii Labor History Week" in conjunction with the annual Labor Day holiday and activities; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that Hawaii's workforce is encouraged to develop ways to celebrate and honor the work of labor groups and the progress they have brought about for the working people; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that teachers across the state are also encouraged to provide labor education learning experiences for students appropriate to their grade level and consistent with state educational history and social science content standards; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that certified copies of this Concurrent Resolution be transmitted to the Governor, Director of Labor and Industrial Relations, President of UH, Director of UH's Industrial Relations Center, Director of UH's Center for Labor Education and Research, Executive Director of the UH Professional Assembly, President of the Hawaii State AFL-CIO, President of the Hawaii State Teachers Association, and Executive Director of the Hawaii Building and Construction Trades Council.
Hawaii Labor History Week