The 24th Convention heard and approved nine reports which detail the work of the union. The Convention also received a report from the ILWU Memorial Association and from the Housing Program.

Report of the Local Officers (OR-1) 
This is a report from the three Titled Officers (president, vice-president, and secretary-treasurer) which gives an overview of the economic and political conditions faced by the union and describes the major activities and programs of Local 142 in the last three years.

Organizing Report (OR-2) 
This report reviews efforts to bring more members into the union by organizing unorganized workers. It also covers efforts to preserve existing members from attacks by anti-union employers when companies change ownership.

Report on Contract Administration/Safety and Health (CA-1) 
This report covers the work of the union in negotiating contracts, in enforcing those contracts, and in grievance handling.

Report on Political Action (PAC-1) 
This report describes the union’s work to influence the legislative process in the State of Hawaii in order to pass laws that benefit workers and prevent bad laws from being passed. It includes the union’s efforts to support and elect candidates who will help working people.

Daisy Nakamoto of Unit 1402 - Mauna Loa Macadamia Nut Corp. was recognized at the Convention for her 27 years of ILWU membership and 13 years of service on the Local Executive Board, the second highest decisionmaking body of the union. The resolution in honor of her retirement states, “Daisy continues to encourage members to get involved and take on leadership roles. She tells her co-workers at Mauna Loa that they need to stand up for themselves and not let the company walk all over them. She reminds them that the benefits and wages under the contract only came because others fought for them. The ILWU will miss Daisy’s feisty spirit and her deep concern for the Union.”

ILWU Maui members Gary Sagayaga of Unit 2404 - Wailea Resorts - Guest Services, Trent Minor of Unit 2420 - Kapalua Land Co. Cart Barn, and Anna Johnson of Unit 2523 - The Ritz Carlton Kapalua attended the Convention.

Statement of Policy on Political Action (PAC-2) 
This document sets out the union’s policy of independent political action, the goal of improving laws to benefit members, how the ILWU works with the AFL-CIO and other unions in political action, relations with the Democratic Party, and the duty of union officers to follow the union political action program.

Attachment 2 - ILWU Political Action Committee. This attachment defines the union’s political action machinery which is made up of Local, Division, and Unit Political Action Committees and explains how endorsements are made and what the endorsements mean.

Attachment 3 - Working Rules for Local Legislative Representative. This attachment clarifies that the Local Secretary-Treasurer administers and coordinates the work of the Local Political Action Committee and the Local Legislative Representative.

Attachment 4 - Report on Union Members Serving on Public Boards and Commissions. ILWU members who serve on boards and commissions should use this form to report to the union when they attend these meetings.

Membership Service Report (MS-1) 
This report covers the union’s Membership Service Program which helps active and retired members and their families with their social service concerns, with job training in a mass layoff, or with problems concerning their medical or retirement benefits. The program also works to promote solidarity and cohesiveness within the ILWU family and with the ILWU pensioners clubs.

ILWU Sports Program (MS-2) 
This report covers the statewide sports tournaments run by the union, which include men’s fast and slow-pitch softball, men’s basketball, and mixed golf.

MS-2a - Sports Program Budget for 2007-2009. A sum of $72,000 for the triennium or $24,000 per year is budgeted to run the tournaments and sports program.

MS-2b - Sports Program Policy and Rules. This document covers the eligibility rules which limit participation in tournaments to Local 142 members, their spouses, pensioners and spouses, and dependent children attending school full-time, and members of the ILWU office staff and spouses. Associate Members are eligible to participate in all programs but can make up no more than half of any team.

Publicity and Education Report (PE-1) 
This report lists the union’s work in member education and publicity. The report covers the educational programs run by the union such as the grievance handling classes, leadership classes, the Labor Institute, and training for Full-Time Officers. A section on publicity covers the union’s newspaper, The Voice of the ILWU, and unit bulletins.

Library and Archives Report (PE-2) 
This report describes the work of the union in maintaining and preserving the records and historical documents of the ILWU Local 142. This material is located in the Local 142 Library in the Atkinson Drive building in Honolulu and in the ILWU offices in each division.

Report on the ILWU Memorial Association (MS-3) 
This report is from the separate, non-profit ILWU Memorial Association (M.A.) which owns the land and six buildings occupied by Local 142—in Honolulu, Wailuku, Lihue, Molokai, Hilo, and Honokaa. A seventh building on Lanai is owned by the M.A. but sits on land leased from Dole Foods/Castle & Cooke. Local 142 rents the properties for $600,000 a year. The M.A. uses the money to maintain the existing buildings and to support pensioner programs.

Housing Report (MS-4) 
his report covers the union’s work in affordable housing programs and projects. The ILWU helped start five non-profit housing corporations and is working to preserve a number of plantation camps and communities. ◆