ILWU-endorsed candidates did very well in Hawaii’s General Election on November 4, 2014, winning a strong majority of all races run statewide—including the closely watched gubernatorial and congressional contests.
“I think the ILWU’s Political Action (PAC) program was effective in mobilizing our members and delivering votes to endorsed candidates,” said Oahu Division PAC Coordinator and Business Agent Wilfred Chang.
Del Monte workers met on November 22 at the Kunia Gym to get information to help them deal with the sudden loss of their jobs.
“Not to worry,” insists the Bush Administration. We screen on hundred percent of every container entering the US. High risk or suspicious containers are X-rayed and checked for radioactivity.
Over 9 million containers are never physically screened. The only thing screened is the cargo manifest that describes the content of the container. The screening is not done by a human being, but by a computer and an artificial intelligence program called the “Automated Targeting System.”
After five years of effort and billions of tax dollars spent, the Bush Administration’s multi-layer approach to security has done little to secure our ports
Every manifest of all containers entering the US is screened. Foreign shippers are required to send the manifest to US Customs 24 hours before the containers are loaded. High security seals are used to lock the container doors and detect tampering with the container.
The Convention is the highest governing body of ILWU Local 142. It is held once every threee years and is attended by some of the most active and dedicated members of the union, many of whom hold positions of leadership. These delegates to the Convention review the work of the officers and have the power to set the policies and programs of the ILWU for the next three years.
The 24th Convention adopted 15 Resolutions which define the policy of the union on certain issues or express the sentiment of the delegation. Following are summaries of these resolutions.
Union Political Action did very well in Hawaii. Our Congressional Delegation is stronger than ever with Daniel Inouye, Danny Akaka, Neil Abercrombie, and the newly elected Mazie Hirono.
There was no change in the State Senate with 20 Democrats and 5 Republicans. A previously Democratic seat held by Brian Kanno went to Republican Mike Gabbard. But this was offset by Democrat, Jill Tokuda, winning the seat previously held by Republican Bob Hogue.
ILWU members at Love’s Bakery are negotiating a new labor agreement and the company wants cuts in wages and benefits. The company claims the cuts are needed because of stiff competition from frozen bread. Grocery stores are selling the thawed, previously frozen bread which comes from the mainland on the same shelves as the fresh baked bread produced by Love’s Bakery.
Hawaii Division Sports Coordinators Roy Jardine (left) and Richard Kaniho (right) with Bully Kahalioumi of Transcontinental Corp., who took second place in the Men’s A Flight as well as winning the Fred Paulino Memorial Men’s Low Gross Award.
