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Asian Labor Council, circa 1990-1991

 File — Carton: 2, Folder: 28
Identifier: 4

Scope and Contents

From the Series:

Contains various material from regional chapters of APALA and the Asian Labor Council and Alliance of Asian Pacific Labor. Includes applications for membership, membership lists and surveys, memos, agendas, minutes, announcements, event flyers, correspondence, and photocopies of published articles on APALA and Asian Pacific American issues. The Northern California Chapter material includes a proposed constitution and by-laws of the San Francisco Chapter, a flyer on how to build an APALA Chapter, short summaries of meetings in which members discussed the AFL-CIO Organizing Institute, lobbying on behalf of Wards Cove workers, and the Voting Rights Act. The San Francisco Chapter material includes memos on APALA scholarships, San Francisco Chapter work plans, support material on The Living Wage Initiative, and one copy of a letter to Bill Clinton opposing the elimination of government benefits for legal immigrants, and one copy of a letter to Edward Kennedy urging him to move the Justice for Wards Cove Act to the floor of the Senate. The Justice for Wards Cove Act sought to overturn the exemption of Asian Pacific American workers at Wards Cove Cannery from the redress provided for in the Civil Rights Act of 1991. The Los Angeles Chapter material includes notices concerning the human trafficking case involving Thai workers at the makeshift El Monte garment factory and APALA's involvement in assisting the workers. It also contains a bulletin and support material highlighting APALA's opposition to Proposition 187 ("Save Our State"), which denies government services to undocumented immigrants, an APALA brochure in five languages, and an announcement and agenda for a Conference on Labor's Answer to Asian-Bashing. The Asian Labor Council material includes an outline and draft of a proposal for an Asian Labor Council by the San Francisco Ad Hoc Committee. The Alliance of Asian Pacific Labor material includes notice of AAPL's joining with the Hotel and Restaurant Employees Union Local 11 to boycott Hyatt Hotels in Los Angeles, a summary report on the impact of a growing number of Asian Pacific workers in various California industries, and an emergency appeal to support the striking workers of Radio Korea in July, 1991.

Dates

  • circa 1990-1991

Availability

Collection is open for research. Some material is restricted to protect personal identifiable information. Access restrictions are noted at the file level. Please contact the Director of the Labor Archives and Research Center for more information.

Extent

From the Series: 7 folders (Box 2, folders 23-29)

Language of Materials

From the Series: English

Repository Details

Part of the Labor Archives and Research Center Repository

Contact:
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