HISTORY 152A Chapter Notes - Chapter 4: Stevedore, National Labor Relations Act, Absenteeism
30 Nov 2017
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4: shifting terrains of the new deal and world. 11:40 pm: even though u. s. entered wwii, labor situation same in hawaii, there was a sudden upsurge in mobilization of hawaii"s working class had long been in the making, marital law during wwii >lot of worker discomfort. New unions and new law: argument: later half of 1930s, class capacity of hawaii"s workers in relation to their big 5 employers grew in 2 ways: metropolitan state intervention + de- isolation. Hawaii"s territorial gov. intervened on behalf of powerful employers + against workers. But w/ passing of wagner act (1935), metropolitan state took decisive step toward intervening in class relations. Isolation didn"t play significant role in formation of hawaii"s working class before or after 1930s. Second 1/2 of 1930s: hawaii"s workers formed lasting institutional ties to resurgent labor mvt: some hope for a victory. Explosive activism on w. coast + revival/radicalization of pacific coast.
