The Northern California Warehouse Master Contract is set to expire in 2017. This resolution affirms continued support from the ILWU International in the upcoming negotiations in 2017 and advocates for legislation and regulations that provides secure retirement security.

—Procedures— 

Nomination—September 1-15, 2015. Nomination Petitions (ILWU-E-Form 14) signed by 25 members in good standing must be submitted to the Local Secretary-Treasurer between September 1 and September 15, 2015, inclusive. The Local President, Vice President, Secretary-Treasurer, and members of the Local Executive Board At-Large from the Industrial Groupings shall be nominated from the floor at the Local Convention.

Hawaii Longshore Division negotiating committee (sitting, l-r): Secretary-Treasurer and Unit 4201 Overall Secretary Drake Delaforce, Division Director Nate Lum, Statewide Negotiating Committee Chair and Unit 4201 Overall Chair Elgin Calles, Unit 4201 Overall Vice Chair Dustin Dawson, International Vice President (Hawaii) Wesley Furtado.

Longshore workers voted overwhelmingly to ratify the tentative contract agreement reached in February with the Pacific Maritime Association.

Grand Hyatt Kauai negotiating committee (sitting, l-r): Local Vice-President Teddy Espeleta and International Vice-President (Hawaii) Wesley Furtado. Standing (l-r): Hoku Keamoai, Tyson Moises, Business Agent Pam Green, Teddy Rentrop, Unit Chairperson Joey Silva, Trudy Azeka, Kori Benzine, Nancy Abigania and Rhonda Morris. Not pictured: Division Director Michael Machado.

A first time contract for Housekeepers at Montage Kapalua Bay has been ratified by the 29 members who now belong to ILWU Local 142, Maui Division. The advantages of joining a union—obtaining better wages, employer provided medical and dental benefits, job security and decent working conditions—is clearly demonstrated in the newly negotiated agreement.

Are You a New Member?

Are you a new employee, hired within the last twelve months? If so, this issue of the VOICE of the ILWU was prepared especially for you. As a union member, you are entitled to many rights and benefits and some responsibilities. This issue will help get you started with the essential information you need as a member of the ILWU. Even longtime members may find the information useful.

A guide to what every member should know

As a member of ILWU Local 142, you are a part of a long and proud tradition where workers join or form organizations for their mutual benefit and to promote fairness and justice on the job. These organizations are called labor unions, trade unions, or just unions.

A very important benefit of union membership goes far beyond your job. You are now a member of a workers’ organization—dedicated to defend your interests as a worker and to promote the general welfare of you and your family.

Maui FTOs with the unit bulletin editors recognized at the Maui Division Awards Dinner (l-r): Division Director Stephen Castro, Business Agent Steven Lee, Lourdes Rivera with the David E.Thompson Award for Statewide Excellence awarded to Seini Dennis, LaPhena Wahinehookai, Local Representative Cyrus Kodani, Emmanuel Baltazar accepting the award for Melissa Widing, Business Agent Stephen West, and Joseph A