Business Agent Teddy Espeleta, Business Agent Cyrus Kodani, Business Agent Steven Lee, Maui Division Director Roberto Andrion, Business Agent Joe Aquino, Arianny Andrion (Business Agent Charles Andrion’s daughter), Emy Andrion (Roberto Andrion’s wife), Isaac Anthony Madriaga (Emmanuel’s Baltazar’s grandson), Digno Castillo from Unit 2520, Fe Cooper Steward from Unit 2520 Grand Wailea, Business Agent and PAC coor
this election. Workers in Philadelphia, Pittsburg, Detroit, Las Vegas and elsewhere turned out in record numbers to reject the greed, cruelty and racism of the last four years” Adams said.
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Biden released his plan to help workers and support collective bargaining rights on his website (www.joebiden.com).
Some highlights from his labor agenda include:
• Financial penalties on companies that interfere with workers’ organizing efforts, including firing or otherwise retaliating against workers.
On June 29, 2020, Local 142 Sports Coordinators decided to cancel all Statewide Local Sports Tournaments for golf, basketball & softball.
The COVID-19 pandemic strained inter-island travel by requiring 14-day quarantines and other social distancing practices implemented by the Governor’s proclamations. If a Division wanted to host a tournament for their Division only, they had the option to do so.
Left photo: Joel Galarse Unit 1403 Hawaiian Macadamia Nut Services, Zachary Tomlinson Unit 4402 Love’s Bakery, Michael Carlos Unit 1518 The Westin Hapuna Beach Resort, Devon Fernandez Unit 1518. Middle photo: Hawaii Longshore Division Team Peter Paulo, Mike Ka’apuni, Froy Smith, Kanoa Yamaguchi.
ILWU Local 142 is proud to represent over 1,000 members statewide in the healthcare industry. In the last issue of the VOICE, we highlighted our grocery store workers on the frontlines at our union shops Foodland and Sack N Save. In this issue, we want to honor and acknowledge the tireless efforts of the men and women who are helping us keep safe and healthy in these uncertain and challenging times.
When it comes to operations as large-scale as hospitals, many departments are needed to help it function. Our healthcare units could not run smoothly without the work of our Union members behind the scenes in the medical field that perform the countless duties that healthcare requires in order to be effective.
This year, it is more important than ever to make your voice heard by voting for candidates that support working families.
Make your vote count for working families. Read on for more information on how to vote and our endorsed candidates.
