The first Local Executive Committee (LEC) meeting of the year happened on January 10, 2022. The Local Executive Committee is comprised of the three Local Titled Officers and the five Division Directors. They meet on a monthly basis as a group to provide updates on contract negotiations and grievance handling. These meetings are still being conducted via Zoom.
Former ILWU International Vice President Leonard Hoshijo passed away peacefully in the hospital on October 21, 2021, surrounded by his family
Both in and out of the ILWU, Hoshijo dedicated his life to improving conditions for the working class in his many roles as an activist, organizer, educator, union staff member, union officer, and public servant.
decades Hoshijo went on to become the Education and Political Director at the Hawaii Regional Council of Carpenters for fifteen years.
ILWU Local 142 is proud to advocate for working families in the state of Hawai’i. ILWU Local 142 has members in a diverse range of industries. Despite the range of jobs our members hold, chances are they will all have the same answer if you ask them why they work so hard: they do it for the sake of their family.
Nathan Faletoi
Nathan’s uncle Chad Adrian is a member at Unit 1417 Hawthorne Pacific Corp. - Hilo
Editor’s Note: Usually the ILWU Local 142 Conventions include written resolutions for recently retired Full-Time Officers of the Union. It is with sincere apologies that one commemorating Pamela’s retirement was not written in time to be included during the duration of the Convention.
Pamela Green retired from her role as Kauai Division Director at the end of 2019, but her impact is still felt today on Kauai and beyond.
Sitting L-R: Unit Treasurer Lourdes Rivera (Culinary), Liwayway Jimenez (Housekeeping), Adeline Castillo (Housekeeping).
At the start of this year, President Joe Biden entered the second year of his presidency. After running a campaign that emphasized his pro-labor leanings and solidarity for the working class, he has made consistent efforts on behalf of strengthening unions. When he took office in January 2021, the unemployment rate was 6.4% (Bureau of Labor Statistics). Near the end of his first year in December, it had dropped to 3.9%.