Business Agent Candidate 
Karl Lindo

First, I want to thank all of the Unit Leadership for your dedication and hard work this past three years in helping take care of our members.

ILWU democracy puts the members in charge of their union. They do this by meeting in convention to decide the policies and programs of the union, set the finances and budget, and make all other rules which govern the union. The Convention is the highest governing body of the union. It is held once every three years in the month of September.

The highest authority in the Union is the rank-and-file membership as they determine the policies and direction of the Union.

All officers are accountable to the membership.

Portions of this report were adapted from the International Convention Report prepared for The Dispatcher.