A full year ahead for ILWU members

Someone has to set up the voting booths and prepare the blank ballots. Someone has to make sure candidates follow the rules
to ensure a fair election. Someone has to monitor the polling place while the voting is being conducted. Someone has to count the ballots.

All of these “someones” are your fellow unit members who have volunteered to serve on a balloting committee. Each unit will
need to form a balloting committee to help run the local and unit elections. The size of the committee varies from 2-5 members, depending on the size of your unit. Division balloting committee members are also needed.

Serving as a member of a balloting committee is a great way to learn how democracy works in your union. If you’re interested, call the Division Office nearest you.

A Full Calendar

• February and March - Units should hold meetings to elect International Convention delegates and submit names of delegates to the Local—the sooner the better.
• April 28 - May 2, 2003 -International Convention
• May – Membership meetings to report on International Convention
• June - International Elections balloting;
•  June and July – Units should hold meetings to elect Local 142 Convention delegates 
•   August – Notice of nominations for Local Election; unit balloting committees for Local Election formed
• Sept. 1 – 15 - Local Election Nominations period
•  Sept. 14-19 - Local Convention
• October – Membership meetings to ratify Local Convention 
• November - Local Election Balloting, Unit election nominations 
• December – Unit elections -Local Election results

Who are the delegates to the International Convention from Hawaii?

a) The Local Executive Committee—7 members: Local President Eusebio “Bo” Lapenia, Jr., Local Vice-President Robert G. Girald, Local Secretary- Treasurer Guy K. Fujimura, Hawaii Division Director Fred Galdones, Maui Division Director Roger
Tacdol, Kauai Division Director Clayton Dela Cruz, and Oahu Division Director Ray Camacho.

b) All the elected Local 142 Interna- tional Convention Delegates from each Division’s industrial groups and at large—20 members:

Hawaii Division
Eli Miura (Longshore), George Martin (General Trades), Brevely Blas (Tourism), Rankin Gossert and Dean Piltz (At-Large).

c) Hawaii members of the International Executive Board - 5 members: Richard Morgan (Pineapple-Oahu, Robert Zahl
(Sugar-Maui), Wilma Revilla (General Trades-Hawaii), Nate Lum (Longshore-Oahu), Jaylene Pascual (Tourism-Oahu).