The tri-annual Convention will be held at the Westin Bayshore Hotel,
1601 Bayshore Drive, Vancouver, BC, beginning at 10:00 a.m. on Monday,
June 17, 2024, and closing on or about Friday, June 21, 2024. The elected
Convention delegates will vote to decide the International budget,
proposed increases in per capita rates, as well as policies and direction of the
ILWU for the next three-year period. Pursuant to Article VI, Sections 3
through 6 of the ILWU International Constitution, nominations and
primary elections for the offices of the International President, International
Vice President (Mainland), International Vice President (Hawaii),
International Secretary-Treasurer and for approximately 23 International
Executive Board members will be held on the last day of the Convention,
which is expected to be on Friday, June 21, 2024.
All Convention delegates have the right to nominate candidates for titled office. Nominations shall be from the floor and shall be conducted separately for each titled office. No person may be a nominee in Convention for more than one titled office. There shall be no limit for the number of nominees. No one not an accredited delegate from his/her own local or affiliate (hereinafter collectively referred to as “affiliate”) to the Convention may be nominated, except that titled officers who by virtue of having held office in the previous term shall be eligible to be nominated for office. If necessary, a roll call vote shall be held and the two (2) nominees receiving the highest number of votes shall be declared elected in the primary election. No person may be nominated for any International office unless such person has been a dues paying member of the ILWU for at least five (5) years,
All Convention delegates have the right to nominate candidates for titled office. Nominations shall be from the floor and shall be conducted separately for each titled office. No person may be a nominee in Convention for more than one titled office. There shall be no limit for the number of nominees. No one not an accredited delegate from his/her own local or affiliate (hereinafter collectively referred to as “affiliate”) to the Convention may be nominated, except that titled officers who by virtue of having held office in the previous term shall be eligible to be nominated for office. If necessary, a roll call vote shall be held and the two (2) nominees receiving the highest number of votes shall be declared elected in the primary election. No person may be nominated for any International office unless such person has been a dues paying member of the ILWU for at least five (5) years,
including having worked as a rank and-file worker under jurisdiction of
the ILWU for at least two (2) years, or has been a dues-paying member
of the ILWU for a period of at least ten (10) years. The nominees so
elected in the primary election shall be placed on a referendum ballot for a
vote of the entire International active membership for final election
At the Convention, caucuses of the delegates from each geographical area shall be held at the time and place designated by the International President for the purpose of nominations and primary election of Executive Board members. The nominations and primary election of Executive Board members shall be conducted by each caucus in the same manner as such nomination and primary election are conducted for titled officers by the Convention, provided that no more than twice the number of Executive Board members to be elected from the respective area shall be declared nominated at the primary election. Executive Board members shall in no case be a candidate to succeed themselves unless they are accredited Convention delegates from their own affiliate at the time of nomination. A referendum ballot shall be conducted for the election of Executive Board members in the same manner and at the same time as titled officers, provided that only the active members of the affiliates within each area designated by the Convention shall vote for Executive Board members for their respective areas, and provided further that exclusive of titled officers, there shall not be over one Executive Board member from any one affiliate. This restriction shall not apply to Local 142 in Hawaii. In Hawaii, there shall not be over one Executive Board member
At the Convention, caucuses of the delegates from each geographical area shall be held at the time and place designated by the International President for the purpose of nominations and primary election of Executive Board members. The nominations and primary election of Executive Board members shall be conducted by each caucus in the same manner as such nomination and primary election are conducted for titled officers by the Convention, provided that no more than twice the number of Executive Board members to be elected from the respective area shall be declared nominated at the primary election. Executive Board members shall in no case be a candidate to succeed themselves unless they are accredited Convention delegates from their own affiliate at the time of nomination. A referendum ballot shall be conducted for the election of Executive Board members in the same manner and at the same time as titled officers, provided that only the active members of the affiliates within each area designated by the Convention shall vote for Executive Board members for their respective areas, and provided further that exclusive of titled officers, there shall not be over one Executive Board member from any one affiliate. This restriction shall not apply to Local 142 in Hawaii. In Hawaii, there shall not be over one Executive Board member
from any one industrial group in Local 142. However this restriction shall not
apply should an industrial grouping cease to exist.
With respect to any primary election held at the Convention, such election shall be conducted by the International President, provided he/ she is not a candidate for office. In the event the International President is a candidate for office, he/she shall appoint another International titled officer who is not a candidate for office to conduct the primary election. If all titled officers are candidates for office, the International President shall appoint an incumbent IEB member who is not a candidate for office, and if none is available then a credentialed Convention delegate who is not a candidate, to conduct the primary election.
Each Convention delegate may vote for up to two (2) nominees in the primary election. A roll call vote shall be taken either by each affiliate or by individual Convention delegate within an affiliate as determined by the procedures of each affiliate.
An affiliate may send as many delegates as it chooses to the International Convention. Delegates shall be elected by either secret referendum ballot of the entire membership or by ballot at a regular meeting of the affiliate, or where for geographical reasons meetings of the entire membership are not practicable, by ballot at regular meetings of its subdivisions. Nominating procedures for delegates shall be established by the affiliate. Where an affiliate has more than one division or unit, it is up to the affiliate to allocate delegates among the divisions or units. An affiliate’s constitution and/or by-laws
With respect to any primary election held at the Convention, such election shall be conducted by the International President, provided he/ she is not a candidate for office. In the event the International President is a candidate for office, he/she shall appoint another International titled officer who is not a candidate for office to conduct the primary election. If all titled officers are candidates for office, the International President shall appoint an incumbent IEB member who is not a candidate for office, and if none is available then a credentialed Convention delegate who is not a candidate, to conduct the primary election.
Each Convention delegate may vote for up to two (2) nominees in the primary election. A roll call vote shall be taken either by each affiliate or by individual Convention delegate within an affiliate as determined by the procedures of each affiliate.
An affiliate may send as many delegates as it chooses to the International Convention. Delegates shall be elected by either secret referendum ballot of the entire membership or by ballot at a regular meeting of the affiliate, or where for geographical reasons meetings of the entire membership are not practicable, by ballot at regular meetings of its subdivisions. Nominating procedures for delegates shall be established by the affiliate. Where an affiliate has more than one division or unit, it is up to the affiliate to allocate delegates among the divisions or units. An affiliate’s constitution and/or by-laws
may provide that one or more officers of the affiliate, elected in a secret
ballot election, are delegates
The credentials of delegates elected shall be signed by the President and Secretary of the affiliates, must bear the seal of the affiliate, and certify that the delegate was elected as provided herein. The credentials must be received by the International by no later than May 17, 2024
The International determines the number of Convention votes allocated to each affiliate based on the average per capita payments on union members and other workers under the affiliate’s jurisdiction who pay dues and/or fees to the affiliate in the prior calendar year (2023). The number of Convention votes for ILWU Canada affiliates are based on the average membership of those affiliates in the prior calendar year (2023). The number of votes allocated to each affiliate is provided in the Convention Call which is sent to each affiliate. The International will send each of the affiliates copies of all resolutions, statements of policy, and Constitutional amendments for distribution to their delegates at least two (2) weeks prior to the beginning of the Convention
All members in good standing of any affiliate of the ILWU shall be eligible to vote in the election in accordance with such affiliate’s established rules defining membership in good standing that conforms with the International Constitution.
Pursuant to Rule 6.C of the ILWU Election Rules, which are an Appendix to the ILWU Constitution, any accredited delegate to the International
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The credentials of delegates elected shall be signed by the President and Secretary of the affiliates, must bear the seal of the affiliate, and certify that the delegate was elected as provided herein. The credentials must be received by the International by no later than May 17, 2024
The International determines the number of Convention votes allocated to each affiliate based on the average per capita payments on union members and other workers under the affiliate’s jurisdiction who pay dues and/or fees to the affiliate in the prior calendar year (2023). The number of Convention votes for ILWU Canada affiliates are based on the average membership of those affiliates in the prior calendar year (2023). The number of votes allocated to each affiliate is provided in the Convention Call which is sent to each affiliate. The International will send each of the affiliates copies of all resolutions, statements of policy, and Constitutional amendments for distribution to their delegates at least two (2) weeks prior to the beginning of the Convention
All members in good standing of any affiliate of the ILWU shall be eligible to vote in the election in accordance with such affiliate’s established rules defining membership in good standing that conforms with the International Constitution.
Pursuant to Rule 6.C of the ILWU Election Rules, which are an Appendix to the ILWU Constitution, any accredited delegate to the International
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