Pictured at left is Local President Chris West and Josh Green at a Green for Governor Rally on Maui on July 28, 2022. On the right is Sylvia Luke holding signs on Atkinson Drive with members from Longshore on June 11, 2022. ILWU Local 142 endorsed both Green and Luke in the Primary Election and both candidates will be moving on to the General Election where they stand a strong chance of winning again.
More than 400 dockworkers from around the world convened in New Orleans for the International Dockers Council's 9th General Assembly. Here is Hawaii's delegation with leaders from leadership from other branches of ILWU. This article has been shortened for length. For the full article, please visit ilwu.org
1) Front: Maui Business Agent Teddy Espeleta, Kauai Division Director Rhonda Morris, US Senator Mazie Hirono, Michelle Tran, Local Vice President Corinna Salmo Nguyen, Local Secretary-Treasurer Michael Victorino, Jr., Cassandra Cockett. Back: Legislative Liaison Brandon Wolff, Local President Chris West, Longshore Vice Division Director Eddie Hayashi, Hawaii Business Agent Roselyn Molina, Oahu Business Agent Corin Kekua, Benton Rodden.
the union offered were in January 2020. These classes have been on hold since the pandemic, but they came back with a vengeance this past June! Classes were held in Maui on June 15, in Hilo on June 21, in Kona on June 22, and on Kauai on June 28. These intensive day-long classes cover everything from your rights in the contract to how to file a grievance.
"When you help the community, you help this organization, and vice versa," said Local Secretary-Treasurer Michael Victorino, Jr.