Notice of Primary Election at Local 142 Convention

ILWU democracy is unique among American unions in that rank-and-file members make the policies that direct the work of their International union. They do this once every three years at a five-day Convention which was held this year in Seattle, Washington from June 8 - 12, 2009.

Constitutional Amendments 
C-1 Convention Locations - updates the rotation of the Convention to the seven areas of the ILWU: Southern California Area - 2012; Hawaii Area - 2015; Oregon/Columbia River Area - 2018; Northern California Area - 2021; ILWU Canada - 2024; Washington/Puget Sound/Alaska - 2027; Southern California Area - 2030.

International President 
Robert “Big Bob” McEllrath

International Secretary-Treasurer 
Willie Adams, Local 23

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military families; take appropriate education and solidarity actions in line with this resolution. R-30 Commends South African Dockers for their refusal to handle Israeli cargo in protest of the Israeli massacre of Palestinians in Gaza - calls for the immediate end to the continuing Israeli siege of Gaza which is blocking food, medical and construction supplies to rebuild.

R-33 Free the Cuban 5 - calls on President Obama to review the imprisonment and free five Cubans who infiltrated a Florida paramilitary group to stop the group’s terrorist activities against the people of Cuba.

Policies Adopted by the 34th Convention—continued from page 7

the nomination of Sonia Sotomayor to the Supreme Court.

Japanese visitors in Waikiki are urged to stay away from the Pacific Beach Hotel as Justice at the Beach supporters leaflet and demonstrate during the Golden Week holiday from April 29 to May 6, 2009.

Seattle, Washington will be the host city for the ILWU International Convention from June 8 to June 12, 2009. The Convention is the highest policy making body of the union and is held every three years, rotating through seven areas of the US and Canada where workers are organized by the ILWU.

Local 142 Hawaii will be sending about 120 delegates to the Seattle Convention. Local 142 is one of over 60 local unions, the Inlandboatmen's Union of the Pacific, and ILWU Canada which make up the International ILWU.