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ILWU Local 142 has four Divisions - Kauai, Oahu, Maui, and Hawaii - with a statewide membership close to 21,000. Local 142 is the second largest union in Hawaii. The largest union is HGEA which represents government employees. 
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United Was Best - Local 142 was formed in 1952 when four separate ILWU locals merged into one organization.
- At that time, sugar had over 16,000 members and pineapple had 4,100 members.
- Tourism was added in the late 1960s, as the ILWU began organizing hotels.
- The five industrial groups remain part of our organizational structure, even though the size of the groups have changed.
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Local 142 is one of 60 local unions that make up the International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU). IBU is also part of the ILWU. On the mainland, ILWU locals represent mostly longshore and warehouse workers in Alaska, California, Oregon, Washington, and Canada. In Hawaii, Local 142 has members in many different industries. Most unions represent a single industry or skill – such as carpenters, operating engineers, electricians, or ironworkers. This separates workers into many different and smaller unions, who sometimes fight over jobs. Half of the unions in Hawaii have less than 500 members, which means they have small staffs and small offices. Other Hawaii unions belong to much larger national unions and have little influence over how their unions are run. The ILWU organized workers in many different industries which resulted in more unity and greater political and economic power. With a large membership, the ILWU can support union offices on the four major islands and a large staff to service and support members. Local 142 has more members than all the other ILWU locals combined. ILWU members in Hawaii have more control over how their union is run. |
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The ILWU is a democratic organization. ILWU members set the policy of the union in a special meeting called the Convention. The Convention is the highest policy-making body in the ILWU and meets for five days once every three years in September. The last Convention was held in 2006, the next Convention will be in 2009, then in 2012, 2015, and every years thereafter. |
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