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ILWU delegates to the International Conventiion in Vancouver sign a petition in support of Del Monte workers (see petition, left).
HILO—Hawaii Division does it again, winning another Hawaii Island United Way (HIUW) Gold Award. The award is presented on the basis of both a high level of giving and high level of participation in the workplace. But winning the award is nothing compared to helping those in need, and the satisfaction of helping others is what Hawaii Division and the ILWU are all about.
Tourism conference participants from Maui Division with officers and ILWU-endorsed candidate for Governor Randy Iwase (center) at the Maui Prince Hotel.
It could not have occurred at a more opportune time. More than 50 members of the ILWU met in Washington, D.C. from March 13-17 to lobby members of Congress on issues that matter to working families. Following on the heels of the Dubai Ports World controversy, politicians were more prepared to listen to the agenda of the ILWU.
Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa in setting goals for a 20 percent ship emission pollution reduction by the year 2010 for all carriers that call at U.S. ports. He also noted that the efforts in Los Angeles have piqued the interest of the mayors of Seattle and Oakland.
Over the next three years, almost the entire membership of the ILWU’s tourism grouping will be negotiating new contracts with the management of their hotels. The tourism grouping is the largest within the union and makes up one-half of the ILWU’s membership of 21,000. The other industrial groups within the ILWU are sugar, longshore, pineapple, and general trades. In 2006, the ILWU will be negotiating contracts covering 2,800 members at 12 hotels.
“I want to extend my congratulations to the units and individuals we are honoring tonight. All of you, not just the winners of these awards, but all of you here—members, families, retirees, the full-time officers—have done a tremendous job in serving our members and your community.