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Union delegate Hiroshi Shimahara to Conrad Espe, business agent for the Cannery Workers and Farm Laborers Union Local 18257, asking for his help in securing a nomination for a position in the union and commenting on the influence of the Arai Union in Seattle, May 22, 1937

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Shimahara, Hiroshi

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Letter from union delegate H. Shimahara in Waterfall, Alaska to Conrad Espe, business agent for the Cannery Workers and Farm Laborers Union Local 18257, following up on previous correspondence regarding recent developments in the Seattle labor front and the influence of a new "Arai Union" in the area representing Japanese interests. Quote from document: "It seems the Arai union has been checkmated this season, but as long as it has a charter and backing it will be a potential menace to the union."
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Keywords

  1. Alaska
  2. Arai, Clarence T
  3. Cannery Workers
  4. Cannery Workers And Farm Laborers Union. Local 18257 (Seattle, Wash.)
  5. Collective Bargaining
  6. Correspondence
  7. Employment
  8. Espe, Conrad
  9. Filipinos
  10. Japanese
  11. Japanese Americans
  12. Labor Unions
  13. Race Relations
  14. Salmon Canning Industry
  15. Shimahara, Hiroshi
  16. Waterfall
  17. Waterfall (Alaska)

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