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Center for Labor Education & Research 96-043 Ala ‘Ike, Bldg. 400 Pearl City, HI 96782-3366 (808) 454-4774 - FAX (808) 454-4776 |
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The Center for Labor Education and Research (CLEAR) was established in 1976 by State Law, HRS §304A-1601 et seq. (Act 202). CLEAR is now a part of the University of Hawai‘i at West O‘ahu. Like the many other University & College Labor Studies programs nationally, the Hawai‘i Center for Labor is designed to provide labor education, research and labor-related programs to workers, their organizations and the general public through a variety of methods including classroom instruction, seminars, workshops, publications, the internet and other public media. By statute, the Center is guided and advised a Labor Education and Advisory Council, appointed by the President of the University.
Formerly located on Manoa's lower campus, CLEAR now occupies newly renovated portables at the UH West O‘ahu Interim Site on the campus of Leeward Community College. CLEAR is staffed by Director, Dr. William Puette, a labor arbitrator and consultant; Labor Education Specialist, Adrienne Valdez a former labor negotiator and certified mediator; Labor Economist, Dr. Lawrence W. Boyd; Chris Conybeare, Attorney and Producer of Rice & Roses; and a Secretary and Office Manager. CLEAR operates with program fees, endowment income from the Art Rutledge Endowment in Labor Studies, and an allocation from the University of Hawai‘i to accomplish its legislative mandate to provide educational programs on a non-profit basis to workers and their organizations. The Center maintains an on-line Newsletter and publishes a variety of books and handbooks and, when funds are available, produces the public television program, Rice & Roses.
Other publications of the Center include individualized workshop packets designed to accompany the Center's classes, such as the CLEAR programs on Labor History, Workers' Compensation, Grievance Handling, Labor Law, Collective Bargaining, Preventing Sexual Harassment, Conflict Resolution and Leadership Skills. Like its research projects, the Center's seminars and educational programs are all designed to be of practical use to workers. As much as possible, CLEAR faculty will individualize and tailor its classes to fit the special needs and schedules of the labor organizations requesting them. To complement each of these primary activities of the Center, CLEAR also maintains a local labor history archive, a labor-relations research library and a Film/Video-tape Collection. The research library contains the basic BNA loose-leaf services as well as many supplemental materials. All of the basic programs and publications produced at CLEAR are available to workers and their unions at the lowest possible cost on an "as available" basis. In the Spring of 2002, CLEAR underwent an external program review conducted by the Director of the Labor Center at the University of Massachusetts, Professor Tom Juravich which is posted here at CLEAR2002externalreview.html. For appointments please e-mail or call 454-4774 on O'ahu and leave either a message there or for whichever faculty you may be interested in contacting.
NOTE: The University of Hawai‘i is an equal opportunity/affirmative action institution and is committed to a policy of nondiscrimination on the basis of race, sex, age, religion, color, national origin, ancestry, disability, marital status, arrest and court record, sexual orientation, and veteran status. This policy covers admission and access to, and participation, treatment and employment in the University's programs, activities, and services.
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