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(Community Alliance on Prisons) – Nice piece by Disappeared News’ Larry Geller on this people’s movement. CAP has been part of AIKEA since its inception. We believe that the only real change will come from the bottom up.
(Disappeared News) – While I worked for GE, the union members bargained for and won benefit improvements that were extended to all employees, including me. In the company town of Schenectady, what GE unions achieved benefitted workers of other companies as well—they effectively raised the standards.
(University of Hawai’i, Manoa – Ka Leo) – By Kenory Khuy. Want to become more active in Hawai‘i politics and island community? Join Aikea UH to meet likeminded students who embrace diversity and equality and share the same passion for social justice.
(The Trojan Times) – By Ireland Castillo. Advocating the rights of the people, promoting equality and shaping Hawaiiís future is no usual agenda for the typical teen, yet for Alumna Lisa Grandinetti and Senior Roanne Domingo, this task was achievable after their summer internship with AiKea.
(UC Berkeley) – By Emmanuel Saez. From 2009 to 2012, average real income per family grew modestly by 6.0% (Table 1). Most of the gains happened in the last year when average incomes grew by 4.6% from 2011 to 2012. However, the gains were very uneven. Top 1% incomes grew by 31.4% while bottom 99% […]
(Organizing Beyond Barriers) Honolulu, HI – The OBB team hit the streets of Kaka’ako during the “Eat the Street” food truck rally with their guerilla theater skit, entitled “Trouble in Paradise”. The skit received rave reviews and encountered run-ins with the event staff and local police.
(The Maui News) – HONOLULU – Union and community members are protesting the conversion of hotel rooms into condominiums.
(Disappeared News) – Condo conversion at the Ilikai Hotel in Waikiki has caused serious job loss. As the Ilikai’s hotel room count shrank from about 800 to a quarter of that, union jobs dropped from 750 to about 63 at present. Conversion owners can clearly clean up for themselves (or not), and so the number […]
(Health Talk) – By Hesh Goldstein. When we talk about “power to the people”, the thought of a revolution comes to mind. When we think of a revolution we think of the masses in the streets carrying weapons of all sorts going up against corrupt government officials and agencies. It makes for a good movie […]
(The Trojan Times) – By Kiana Caranto. In an attempt to get teachers an improved contract and give them better conditions in and out of the classroom, students and teachers part of an organization called Aikea Hawaii spoke out at the Hawaii State Teachers Association (HSTA) Rally held at the State Capitol on March 14.