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.

On September 18, 2010, Hawaii will hold its Primary Election with Mufi Hannemann and Neil Abercrombie both on the Democratic ballot for Governor. The State will begin mailing absentee ballots to voters after August 13. The ILWU urges all members, their families, and retirees to support and vote for Mufi Hannemann in this Primary Election.

Support candidates recommended by your union

The Primary Election is this September 18, 2010. Absentee ballots will go out in mid-August. ILWU members and their families are urged to take a Democratic Ballot and vote for those candidates listed below. Cut out these lists and keep them in your wallet as a reminder when you vote. Your Political Action Committee made these recommendations after interviewing candidates, asking them if they support issues important to working families, and looking at their past performance and relationship with the ILWU.

Our new representative in Congress thinks it’s a good idea to repeal the Jones Act. He thinks it would cut costs and save a little money. The Jones Act (officially the Merchant Marine Act of 1920) requires all shipping between U.S. ports to be done by U.S. companies, with U.S. crews, and with U.S. built and flagged vessels. Similar laws apply to airlines and cruise ships. These laws do not allow foreign companies to carry cargo or passengers between U.S. ports.

The 25th biennial conference of the ILWU State Pensioners Association was held May 15-17 in Honolulu at the ILWU union hall. The conference rotates among the islands every two years. The last time it was held in Honolulu eight years ago, the ILWU building was under renovation.

HONOLULU—On February 26, 2010, Oahu Division suspended the important work of its Division Executive Board meeting take the time to thank and recognize the outstanding rank-and-file leaders who served as the “front line” at ILWU units throughout Oahu in 2009.

Unit treasurers have the responsibility of safeguarding union funds. They must check dues paying members and the company seniority list to make sure all members are paying their share of union dues. The treasurers must also make sure all spending by the unit is authorized by the members of the unit.

ILWU financial policies and federal law require all units to get membership approval before spending unit funds. These funds come from union dues paid by members of the unit.