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Call to the ILWU Local 142 25th ConventionSeptember 15-16-17-18, 20091949 Longshore Strike

Call to Order • 11:00 a.m.Tuesday, September 15

THINGS TO DO:

1) Elect Delegates. If a runoff election isrequired to select delegates, the runoffelection must be by secret ballot. The Localpays lost wages and expenses for officialdelegates; unit finance policies ormembership approvals are required to payfor observer expenses.

2) Deadline for receipt of credentialsform: August 10, 2009. The attachedcredentials form must be completed listingeach delegate or observer and must bereceived by the Secretary-Treasurer at 451Atkinson Drive, Honolulu, Hawaii 96814,no later than Monday, August 10.

3) Hold meetings. Units may decide topropose amendments or resolutions for theConvention. All proposed amendments tothe Constitution must be submitted to theLocal Secretary-Treasurer by August 15,2009. Resolutions may be submitted by4:00 p.m. on September 15, 2009.

Unity, Equality, andRank & File Democracy

An Injury to One Is An Injury to All

1970 Stop Runaway ShopsPineapple rally at the Capitol

The Sheraton Waikiki Hotel, Honolulu

1946 Sugar Strike

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The VOICE of the ILWU—Published by Local 142, International Longshore & Warehouse Union

Notice ofPrimary Election

at Local 142Convention

Run-off elections may be held tonominate candidates for Local 142titled officers and executive boardmembers on September 18, 2009.

The Local 142 Constitution andBylaws requires a run-off election ifmore than two candidates are nomi-nated for each office.

Declared candidates for theseoffices have the right to inspect thelist of Convention delegates betweenAugust 15 and September 15, 2009.

An election by secret ballot is being conducted by mail to determine the selectionof ILWU Titled Officers, International Executive Board members, and, for Long-shore Division locals only, Coast Committeemen. The mail ballot procedure is theonly method being used for voting in this election.

The election is being conducted pursuant to the ILWU Election Rules and Procedures adopted atthe April, 1994 Convention and as subsequently amended. No later than Monday, July 27, 2009ballot packets will have been mailed out to all ILWU members listed on the Voter Eligibility List.

If for any reason you do not receive in the mail a ballot packet by Monday, August 3,2009 and if you believe you are an ILWU member who is eligible to vote in this election,you can obtain a ballot packet by personally calling Election Services Solutions, the out-side agency assisting in this election, at 1-800-864-1263. Since most ILWU members shouldreceive their ballot packet from the mailing, telephone calls to Election Services Solutions will not beaccepted until after August 2, 2009. A ballot packet can only be obtained from Election ServicesSolutions and not from the ILWU, the ILWU Election Procedures Committee, the ILWU locals andaffiliates, or any of their officers and representatives.

Please also note that all voters must return their ballots in the designated post office box in SanFrancisco, California, no later than 8:00AM PST, September 10, 2009. Late ballots will not becounted under any circumstances.

To prevent ineligible persons from voting, please note that any individual who requests a ballotpacket and who is not on the Voter Eligibility List will be sent a challenged ballot for voting. Allchallenged ballots will be subject to possible later investigation as to the voter’s eligibility.

Also, the ballot packets are electronically coded to prevent anyone from having more than oneballot counted. If a voter mails in more than one ballot, the ballot with the latest postmark or receiptstamp will be counted. and the prior one(s) will be voided. However, where it is not possible to deter-mine the latest postmark or receipt stamp, all ballots cast by the same voter will be voided.

Any ILWU member who has a question about the election may call the ILWU ElectionProcedures Committee at 1-415-775-0533 to leave a voice mail message. If you call before9:00 a.m., after 5:00 p.m. or on weekends and holidays, dial extension 150 during the an-swering machine message to be connected to voicemail.

INTERNATIONAL ELECTION NOTICE

The next Local 142

Executive Board (LEB)

meeting is scheduled for

September 4, 2009, in

Honolulu at the ILWU

building on 451 Atkinson

Drive. The meeting begins

at 9:00 a.m. ILWU

members are welcome to

attend as observers.

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(For Posting At All ILWU Union Halls and Offices From July 27, 2009 through September 10, 2009)

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Highlights of the 34th International Convention

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I n t e r n a t i o n a l C o n v e n t i o n A c t i o n s

Zenkowan President Akinobu Itoh and ILWU President Robert McEllrath sign

a new Friendship and Solidarity Agreement which calls for both unions to

take all legal action to support each other.

Local 142 members from each industrial group meet to nominate their del-

egate to the International Executive Board (IEB). The IEB meets three times a

year and is the second highest policy making body of the International Union

between the Conventions. Local 142 has 6 delegates on the IEB—one from

each industrial group and the Local 142 President.

A week of hard work, unity and solidarity

—continued on page 3

The ILWU Convention rotates toone of the seven areas of the ILWUevery three years. The last Conven-tion was held in 2006 in Vancouver,Canada. The next Convention in2012 will be held in Southern Cali-fornia. Hawaii will host theConvention in 2015. The Conventionwill be held in Oregon in 2018, inNorthern California in 2024, and inCanada in 2024.

A total of 317 delegates attendedthe Convention. The delegates areelected by the members of ILWUlocals in California, Oregon, Wash-ington, Alaska, Hawaii and Canada.Local 142 Hawaii sent 117 delegates.In addition, there were 31 fraternaldelegates from ILWU pensionergroups and women’s auxiliaries.

Maui Division was the largestgroup in Local 142 with 52 delegates.Oahu Division had 38 delegates,Hawaii Division sent 14 delegates,and Kauai had 13 delegates.

The business of the Conventionkept the delegates working hard forfive days and a few evenings. TheConvention approved a budget forthe next three years, adopted 7constitutional amendments, 5program policies, and 30 resolutions.All actions of the InternationalConvention take effect upon adoptionby the Convention.

Officers nominated

On June 12, the last day of theConvention, delegates nominatedcandidates for the union’s titledofficers and executive board. Interna-tional President Robert McEllrath,International Vice President, Ha-waii, Wesley Furtado andInternational Secretary-TreasurerWillie Adams will run for re-electionto their offices. Incumbent VicePresident, Mainland, Joe Radisichwill not seek re-election—he nomi-nated Ray Familathe to run for

International Vice President, Main-land. All four candidates are runningwithout opposition.

The following candidates werenominated to represent Hawaii onthe International Executive Board:Sam Kaaihue (Longshore grouping);Francis Kamakaokalani (GeneralTrades grouping); Cyrus Kodani(Tourism grouping); and AuroraRaposas (Sugar grouping). DouglasCabading and Harold Gouveia were

nominated to represent the Pine-apple grouping and will face arun-off election to determine thewinner.

Other ILWU areas also nominatedtheir candidates for the InternationalExecutive Board, but those candidateswill not appear on the Hawaii ballot.The International Election is con-ducted by mail and Hawaii membersshould receive ballots for the Interna-tional Election in July.

ILWU democracy is unique among American unionsin that rank-and-file members make the policies thatdirect the work of their International union. They dothis once every three years at a five-day Conventionwhich was held this year in Seattle, Washington fromJune 8 - 12, 2009.

On the first day of the Convention,Local 142 President Fred Galdonesrequested that the Convention bededicated in memory of Ah QuonMcElrath, who passed away onDecember 11, 2008. The delegatesunanimously approved the requestand stood for a moment of silence inrespect for Ah Quon’s lifetime ofdedication and contribution to theILWU, the union movement, and allhumanity.

International Solidarity

International solidarity was atheme repeated throughout theweek. On the second day of theConvention, the ILWU and the AllJapan Dockworkers Union(Zenkowan) renewed the SolidarityAgreement between the two unions.

Akinobu Itoh, President of the AllJapan Dockworkers unionZenkowan, recalled the 50-yearspecial relationship between theILWU and Zenkowan and how bothunions took action to support eachother.

More recently, President Itoh tooka leading role in building extraordi-nary support among Japaneseunions for ILWU members of thePacific Beach Hotel in Waikiki. Thehotel draws most of its business fromJapan and Local 142 has called for aboycott to put pressure on the hotelowners, HTH Corporation. ILWUmembers have been fighting forunion recognition and a fair contractat the hotel for seven years. The

hotel owners have violated numerouslabor laws and recently fired 31workers who were strong unionsupporters and members of the rankand file negotiating committee. SeeResolution R-26 thanking Zenkowanand Rengo for their support of thePacific Beach Hotel workers.

Paddy Crumlin, National Secre-tary of the Maritime Union ofAustralia (MUA), challenged theILWU to take the lead in building anew, progressive society. “An injuryto one is an injury to all” is some-thing that goes far beyond industrialrights and into the area of humanand civil rights and lies at the verycore of this union,” Crumlin said.“You built a union of political inde-pendence and progress, that stands

on an understanding of your indi-vidual and collective sell-worth anddignity...That is the hope for thefuture and that’s the hope for work-ers here and everywhere,” Crumlinconcluded.

Russell Mayn, the AssistantGeneral Secretary of the MaritimeUnion of New Zealand, spoke abouthow international solidarity helpedthe workers of Port Naproxen, a verysmall port in New Zealand.

The employer were trying to breakthe union just before the Christmasholidays and workers were afraidthey would have no food for Christ-mas or money to buy gifts for theirchildren.

Mayn appealed to the MaritimeUnion of Australia and the Austra-

lians came up with $20,000 to helpthe members of Port Naproxen getthrough Christmas.

The workers won and now the Portis 100 percent unionized with 80 full-time workers.

Foreign Affairs and

International Issues

The ILWU has never shied awayfrom taking positions on worldaffairs. As Harry Bridges said to the1947 Convention: “There are manywho hold to the belief that in mattersof foreign concern of foreign policy weshould let well enough alone. Thereare plenty who think a union shouldnot speak out, fight for or criticizethe foreign policy of our government;that it should be a matter of ourgovernment, right or wrong, inmatters of foreign policy. We have


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Policies Adopted by the 34th Convention

Star Medeiros told the Convention how her mother, Edwina Smythe, was thefirst woman elected to the International Executive Board in 1981. Gender biascontinues to create a glass ceiling which holds women back on the job.

Commitment to Organizing

Organizing will remain an impor-tant commitment of theInternational union. To allow moreflexibility to deal with economicemergencies, the Convention ap-proved a change that will allow theInternational union to spend up to 30percent of the union’s income onorganizing.

The previous policy required theInternational union to reserve 30percent of the union’s revenues fororganizing. This money could not beused for any other purpose except fororganizing. There is sufficient moneysaved in the organizing fund to takecare of the needs of the organizingprogram for the immediate future.

The change in policy will allow theInternational Union to build up areserve fund, take care of otherprograms such as education andinternational solidarity, and stillspend up to 30 percent on organizingif needed.

ILWU Leaders Set Example

A long line of speakers paid tributeto retiring ILWU leaders RichardCavalli, John Tousseau, and JackWyatt, Sr. The democratic, rank-and-file, and progressive culture of theILWU has produced many great andexceptional union leaders. Thespeakers spoke about the commit-ment, integrity, class, dedication,knowledge, and sacrifice of theseveteran leaders who dedicated alifetime to the ILWU. They told theConvention how they learned about

never adhered to that belief. And thereasons are simple: the question ofour welfare, our own interests, ourown existence.”

The Convention called for thewithdrawal of troops from Iraq andAfghanistan, the end to the Israelisiege of Palestinians in Gaza, freethe Cuban 5, normalization ofrelations with Cuba.

Health Care for All

Health care reform was a big issueand the Convention approved fourdifferent resolutions dealing withchanging the U.S. health caresystem. Resolutions called for

building a mass movement to supporta single payer system like Canada,support of House Resolution 676 foran “Expanded and Improved Medi-care for All”, universal coveragewhere health care is a right of allpeople, and looking at all alternativessuch as the health care systems inGreat Britain, Germany or France.

Political Action

The need to continue union politi-cal action, reverse the damage of theBush Administration, restore civilrights taken away in the name offighting terrorism, vacate the anti-labor policies of the Bush labor boardwere some of the political goalsadopted by the Convention.

The passage of the Employee FreeChoice Act by the US Congress mustbe a major political priority for theILWU. Members were urged tocontinue their voluntary contributionsto the ILWU Political Action Fundand to work with their political actioncommittees and district councils.

Equality and Civil Rights

Equality and advancing humanrights remain core values of theILWU. The country has come a longway in fighting discrimination andprotecting civil rights, but much moreneeds to be done.

Equal rights for women, immigra-tion reform, worker privacy andabolishing identification cards, abol-ishing the death penalty were some ofthe civil and human rights issues thatcame before the Convention.

union, negotiating with the boss,caring for the membership, taking astand for what is right.

The Union Budget

The Convention adopted a budgetwhich recognizes the difficult eco-nomic times faced by all sections ofthe union. The budget maintainsexisting programs of the Interna-tional at the same levels with smallincreases to account for expectedinflation. It includes a modestincrease in per capita dues of $.50and $.75 cents in 2009, ten cents in2010, and no increase in 2011. The$.75 cent increase is on those localswhose members earn more than$90,000 a year.

The increase in the International’sper capita dues will not be passed onto members of Local 142 Hawaii.Local 142 pays the International percapita dues directly out of its generalfund.

The Convention approved anincrease in the Titled Officers’salaries, but due to the financialhardships faced by all ILWU locals,the Titled Officers (president, vice-presidents Hawaii and Mainland,and secretary-treasurer) havesuspended their May 1, 2009 salaryincrease.

The ILWU Constitution providesthe officers with an annual wageincrease based on the averageincrease in the pay rate of longshore,Northern California warehouse, andLocal 142’s major hotel agreements.

A week of hard work, unity and solidarity—continued from page 2

“Whether we pass or fail a

resolution, or bring it back and

reword it a little, it’s interesting

to see the whole process. You’re

allowed to speak your heart and

speak your voice. Whether you

agree or disagree, at the end

we’re all the same union.”

— Dennis Morton

ConstitutionalAmendments

C-1 Convention Locations -updates the rotation of the Conven-tion to the seven areas of the ILWU:Southern California Area - 2012;Hawaii Area - 2015; Oregon/Colum-

bia River Area - 2018; NorthernCalifornia Area - 2021; ILWUCanada - 2024; Washington/PugetSound/Alaska - 2027; SouthernCalifornia Area - 2030.

C-2 Political Action Fund -revises language referring to the“diversion” as that language is nolonger appropriate. This is a house-keeping amendment and will have noeffect on how the fund is currentlyoperating.

C-3 Titled Officers Salaries -updates titled officers salaries whichis based on the average of the per-centage increase in the base rate ofpay in the ILWU’s three majorindustries— Longshore, NorthernCalifornia Warehouse, and Local142’s major hotel agreements.

C-4 Officers and Staff PensionPlan - updates officers and staffpension plan to match the improve-ments negotiated in the longshoreindustry pension plan in 2008.

C-14 International ExecutiveBoard Wages - raises daily wagespaid to board members attendingmeetings from $100 to $150 a day.

C-17 Revise 30 Percent OrganizingMandate - allows funding up to 30percent of International union’sincome for organizing instead ofminimum of 30 percent.

C-20 Creating a Fraternal District

Council Delegate - establishes afraternal delegate from each of thefour ILWU District Councils to befunded by the District Councils—Southern California, NorthernCalifornia, Columbia River, andPuget Sound.

InternationalAffairs

R-1 Establishes Sister PortSolidarity between Sydney, Australiaand the Puget Sound Region of theInlandboatmen’s Union and theILWU.

R-15 Withdrawal of AmericanTroops from Iraq and Afghanistanand the Reinvestment in the HumanNeeds of American People - calls forthe withdrawal of armed forces fromIraq and Afghanistan; an end to warprofiteering; solidarity with Iraqiunions; support of Iraqi labor effortsto protect Iraqi sovereignty over itsoil and natural resources; reversal offederal funding priority on war;restoration of civil and human rightssuspended in the “war againstterror”; build a network of unionmembers who are veterans or in


Philbert Secretario, a hotel workerfrom Maui, told the Convention howhe booed union organizers andvoted against the union when hewas working at the Embassy SuitesHotel. Workers learned a bitterlesson of why they need unionswhen management later mistreatedthem and cut jobs.

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International President

Robert “Big Bob” McEllrath

International Vice President,

Mainland - Ray A. Familathe

International Vice President,

Hawaii - Wesley “Wes” Furtado

My name is Wesley “Wes” Furtado and I amseeking re-election as your ILWU International VicePresident-Hawaii.

RANK AND FILE EXPERIENCE - As a rank-and-file union member of the Longshore industry Igained experience as a shop steward and negotiatingcommittee member. It was these experiences thatignited my passion for unionism and helping fellowmembers.

ORGANIZER - From the 1980s to 2000s we helpedorganize large numbers of workers into our union.Those workers were employed at hotels, golf courses,agriculture companies, transportation companies,maritime companies and more. Working with a lot ofdifferent people from all different backgrounds andcultures taught me a lot about my fellow unionmembers. As part of the Hawaii organizing depart-ment, we led many organizing campaigns andassisted with first campaigns and contract renewalsin tourism, general trades, agriculture companiesand the maritime industry. Although my personalrole has changed over the years (from organizer, toBusiness Agent, to International Representative, toInternational Vice-President) my passion tostrengthen expand our union remains strong.

HAWAII ORGANIZING - As International VicePresident Hawaii, we have worked hard to adaptand improve how our union operates. In Hawaii wehave adopted a strategic organizing strategy thathas greatly improved our success and efficiency.This triennium has yielded high success rate fororganizing campaigns and achieving first contractsfor newly organized ILWU members. I personallynegotiated agreements to organize new units in themaritime industry and assisted with a hotel organiz-ing campaign and setting the tone for the firstcontract negotiations.

LONGSHORE NEGOTIATIONS - Over the last 12months I was directly involved with the Hawaii Long-shore Division Committee contract negotiations withLongshore and Inter-island Barge operation employ-ers. Hawaii Longshore agreements covers Longshore,Clerks, Mechanics and CFS-CY. Interisland Bargeagreements cover Longshore, Clerks, Mechanics, andOffice Clerks.

POLITICAL ACTION - In addition to grass rootseducation and mobilizing we lobby elected officials onnational and local levels and educate them on theinterests of working people and the Labor movement.Grass roots efforts of union members in home districtsmakes our political action program effective. I can tellyou that the contributions and efforts of individualmembers makes government officials truly listen whenwe meet them face-to-face to discuss issues with them.

If re-elected I will do my best to continue fightingto protect the gains that we have earned togetherand to organize new members into our union.

Brothers and Sisters of the ILWU:I am honored and proud to have the opportunity

to serve a second term as your InternationalPresident. I truly appreciate the support I havebeen given and the confidence that the membershave placed in me. The ILWU has been a part of mylife since I was young when my father got hisregistration. I was fortunate to get into theLongshore Division in 1969 and I have never lookedback.

During the 134-day strike in 1971, I learned tobe prepared in case we needed to strike again andthat this preparedness is another strength of ourunion. I attended the union meetings, workedwith and listened to the “Old Timers,” and learnedthe principals and history of our union. I countmyself fortunate to have met and heard our founder,Harry Bridges, when he spoke at meetings duringmy younger years.Being elected caucus delegate in the mid-‘80s, Ihave been at every convention and caucus since,watching our ILWU history unfold. I have servedthe union as a Coast Committeeman for four years,and been the International Vice-President for sixyears, before being elected President three yearsago.

I was elected to Small Port Negotiator for theLongshore Master Agreement in 1993 and again in1996. In 1999 as a Coast Committeeman, I waselected Co-chair for the negotiating committee,and in 2002 as Vice President of the Internationalwas Co-Chair of the Contract Bargaining, and in2008 as the ILWU president I was the NegotiatingCommittee Chairman. I also chaired the ShipboardGrain and In-House Grain Negotiations in thePacific Northwest, and assisted in the All AlaskaLongshore Negotiations and the Local 5 Powell’sBook negotiations. I served as an officer underthree of the five presidents the ILWU has had in its75-year history, giving me the experience and theknowledge to lead this union through the termahead.

Our nation is in a recession nearly as deep asthe Great Depression, and employers are usingthis as an opportunity to try and whittle at thenegotiated gains in all sections of our union. I canassure you I will lead based on my experience, mysense of right, and with input from the rank andfile. We must continue to build our Internationalrelationships as well as being a strong voice forlabor in the United States. We must be fair andright within our union, treat Locals equitably andminimize anything that divides us and weakensthe structure of our organization.

We need to educate our members to understandand maintain our history and loyalty as opposed toforcing the union to spend countless hours andhuge sums of money fighting within. My goal is tokeep our union strong, clean, and focused on thegreater good for the greater number of ourmembers. Again, I thank you for your support. Aninjury to one is an injury to all.

I am proud to say this is my 21st year in theILWU. For the last 16 years I’ve worked throughoutthe world expanding our international relationsand solidarity. I currently serve as InternationalAffairs Director for the Longshore Division andInternational. I have worked under the direction ofInternational Presidents David Arian, BrianMcWilliams, James Spinosa, Robert McEllrath,and the International Executive Board. During the2002 and 2008 Longshore contract negotiations Icoordinated our solidarity efforts worldwide withthe International Transport Workers Federation(ITF) and International Dockworkers Council (IDC)which helped our Longshore division on themainland secure successful contracts. But beforeall this, I began my career working at a railyardfacility in Southern California.

In 1987 the ILWU had just won an organizingdrive at the newly built $54 million ICTF railyardin the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach. The175 workers overwhelmingly elected for ILWUrepresentation. I was hired shortly after the electionin 1988. The workers were excited about the futureand their new contract with Local 13’s AlliedDivision. In 1989 I was elected Business Agentrepresenting this unit which had grown from 175to 300 workers. I experienced many challenges tobuilding this unit which required the need toeducate shop stewards on grievance handling andarbitrations to better serve the membership. Inlate 1991 Southern Pacific Railroad, still bitterover the ILWU securing jurisdiction a mere fourmiles from the ports of Los Angeles and LongBeach, used their power and influence along withthe city, state, and federal politicians to justifytheir “Lockout” of the ILWU workforce. Thisstruggle received tremendous support from theentire ILWU family but was unfortunately lost. Iam proud to say that many workers that enduredthis struggle have moved up in the ILWU ranks invarious divisions/units and are our leaders today.

Having worked for many years as a casuallongshoreman I was registered to Class B Longshorestatus in 1995 with Local 13. Since then I havebeen elected to the Executive Board, Caucus/Convention Delegate and Business Agent. I alsoworked with the ILWU’s Organizing Departmentto organize the LAXT Coal Terminal in the Port ofLos Angeles.

My passion for organizing workers comes fromworking with the ITF Flags of ConvenienceCampaign fighting for the rights of seafarers thatcome from developing countries who are exploitedby ship owners. I get excited reading our richhistory written by great leaders and organizerslike Harry Bridges, Lou Goldblatt, Jack Hall andAh Quon McElrath.

I have worked with most all of the locals/divisions of the ILWU and Canada. I believe weneed strong local unions and a strong nationallabor movement, but the key to all this in the globaleconomy is having an international program andnetwork. I have helped to build the ILWU’s for 16years. My work has prepared me to take the nextstep by asking for your vote for International VicePresident, Mainland.

International Election Candidate Statements


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International Election Candidate Statements

International Secretary-Treasurer

Willie Adams, Local 23

International Executive Board

Sugar - Aurora RaposasNo statement submitted


Longshore - Samuel Kaaihue


Pineapple - Douglas Cabading

My name is Douglas Cabading (Doug known tomany).

I am a contender for the IEB seat for Pineapple.I am interested in this seat to voice and support thepineapple and all other industries. I have concernsof the well being of our members.

I have experience in leadership:Membership Service Chairman for Unit 2306,

Unit 2306 1st Vice Chairman, Unit 2306 Chairman, Maui Division Assistant Sports coordinator, sitson pineapple industry negotiations, Maul divisionTrustee (current), sits on the Local Executive board,Delegate to the Local Convention and Delegate forthe pineapple industry at the InternationalConventions, also was part of the constitutioncommittee for both conventions.


Pineapple - Harold Gouveia

Aloha fellow union members. My name is HaroldGouveia and I would like to be your nextInternational Executive Board MemberRepresenting Hawaii’s Pineapple Seat. I amcurrently the chairman of Local 142/Unit 2307 –pineapple industry. I have been a union memberin good standing for the past 31 years. I havepreviously served as a union steward, union vicechairman and represented the union membershipon various safety committees. The welfare of ourmembers is always my utmost priority. My energyand vision is for pineapple to stay in the UnitedStates as long as possible while maintaining fairtreatment, pay and benefits for our members. I amnot afraid to fight for you, your rights and yourbenefits as union members. I have been and willcontinue to be a strong, conscientious, vocal andattentive supporter of ALL members of Local 142and ask for your vote to represent you. The Unionis here for your protection and to keep a balance offairness for our rank and file. I want to be a part ofthe decision making board that takes care ofyou…..our members. I live on the island of Mauiand am a third generation employee of thepineapple industry. Now more than ever, it isimportant to be aware of what is happening in oureconomy and our country as a whole and to makedecisions that will benefit our union members.Again, my name is Harold Gouveia and I wouldlike your vote for the position of InternationalExecutive Board Member – Hawaii – PineappleSeat.


General Trades - Francis Kamakaokalani

No statement submitted


Tourism - Cyrus KodaniNo statement submitted

I have been a Longshoreman at the Port ofKahului on the Island of Maui for nearly twentynine years.

Within the past few years I have served as a unitdelegate and chairman for Unit 2201, MaulLongshore Division. During that time I haveattended the 2006 and 2009 ILWU InternationalConvention.

With my extensive knowledge and years of hardwork and dedication, it would be an honor andprivilege to be elected as an International ExecutiveBoard Member, to represent all Longshore workersin the State of Hawaii, and all my brothers andsisters of the ILWU.

Aloha and Mahalo!

Brothers and Sisters of the ILWU:With great honor and humility I’m seeking my

third term as International Secretary-Treasurerof this great union. I’m looking forward to talkingwith and seeing our membership as I hit thecampaign trail, and calling upon all ILWU membersthat we must recapture our spirit of enduranceand optimism. It is the struggle that shapes us,and it is the struggle we must shape. I’m very clearthat my work is still not complete, and the fire stillburns in my guts and the passion in my soul.

My varied ILWU experience includes LongshoreCaucus delegate for 10 years; four times conventiondelegate (2000, 2003, 2006, 2009); Chairman ofthe Coast Jurisdiction Committee; member of theCoast Legislative Action Committee with 10 yearsof service in Washington D.C.; member of theInternational Executive Board and IEB trustee;and for the last six years, I’ve served as yourInternational Secretary-Treasurer.

On the world stage on behalf of the ILWU Ihave traveled to Australia, Brazil, Holland,Germany, Belgium, South Africa, Vietnam,Singapore and Cuba. I have rolled up my sleeves,and have worked with all divisions of our union. Ihave worked without rest pounding the pavementin Washington D.C. to continue to buildrelationships with key players in both parties toraise the profile of the ILWU and to give our unionmore clout. I have devoted my time and energy toeducation programs, knowing we are nurturingour next generation of leaders who will take useven further. I also feel that we must do all withinour might to raise the bar in organizing becausethe ILWU and labor movement must survive andgrow; there is no other option.

Many of our members are hurting today. We’reexperiencing job losses, layoffs, and less work atthe ports, so all of us are in some kind of pain. Theeconomic recession is giving us a wakeup call. It’sclear that as members of the ILWU, we need toreach beyond the anxiety and the depression of thelast eight years and get back to our strengths. Wemust be adept at finding opportunity in adversity.The threats to our very existence, and consequently,that of our families, are the driving force behind usrebuilding our union to make it even stronger. Andtoday, Brothers, Sisters, the present stands sideby side with history; 75 years later we’re still here.

These pages contain thephotographs and statements ofcandidates running for election

as your International ILWUTitled Officers and for theHawaii Area International

Executive Board. Their nameswill appear on the ballot mailed

to Hawaii ILWU members.

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5. Introduce yourself by name - increases tip by 53% - Jan-Feb

2009 VOICE.

6. Suggesting drinks, appetizers, deserts - increases tip by 23%

- Mar-Apr 2009 VOICE.

7. Squat next to the table - increases tip by 20-25% - Mar-Apr

2009 VOICE.

8. Touch your customers - increases tip by 22 to 42% - May-

June 2009 VOICE.

9. Telling customers a joke - increases tip by 40% - May-June

2009 VOICE.

In this issue10. Draw on the check - increases tip by 18% - July-Aug 2009

VOICE.

11. Use check folder with credit card insignia - increases tip by

25% - July-Aug 2009 VOICE.

Coming in the November/December issue12. Forecast good weather - increases tip by 18%.

13. Call your customers by name - increases tip by 10% - July-

Aug 2009 VOICE.

14. Give customers candy - increases tip by 18-21%.

T i p s O n T i p s

Mega Tips #11:Use tip trays with credit card insignaRestaurants often post signs informing customers thatcredit cards are accepted. These signs and other displays ofcredit card insignia can be seen on restaurant doors, windows,counters, menus, table tents, tip trays, and cash registers.Although it is not clear why, research has found that simplyseeing these insignia increases consumers’ willingness tospend money. So, whenever possible, you should use those tiptrays and folio booklets with credit card logos.

Michael McCall and Heather Belmont tested the effectsof following this suggestion at two establishments—a familyrestaurant and a cafe—in upstate New York. The presence orabsence of credit card insignia was manipulated in theseestablishments via tip trays, one set of which had credit cardemblems on them while the other did not. These tip trayswere randomly mixed, and servers were instructed to taketrays as needed from the top of the stack. At bothestablishments, customers tipped significantly more when thebill was presented on a tip tray containing a credit cardemblem. Tips increased from 16 percent to 20 percent of pre-tax bills at the restaurant and increased from 18 percent to 22percent of pre-tax bills at the cafe. This effect was not due toan increased use of credit cards to pay the bill. In fact, all ofthe cafe’s customers paid cash. Simply seeing the credit cardinsignia on the tip trays caused customers to tip an additional22 percent!

In light of these results, you should ask your manager tomake sure that all the tip trays or folio folders have creditcard emblems. These tip trays can be obtained at little or nocost from credit card companies and using them will increaseyour tips.

Mega Tip #10:Draw something on the check

Occasionally, waitresses will draw a “smiley face” on the

backs of checks. Perhaps, you or servers whom you know have

done this. These drawings are likely to have any of three effects

on consumers. First, they may personalize you to customers and

increase their empathy for you as a person. Second, drawings of

smiley faces may communicate to customers that you were

happy to have served them, which would ingratiate you to the

customer. Finally, seeing “smiley faces” drawn on checks may

simply make customers smile themselves and, thereby, improve

their moods. All of these potential effects suggest that drawing

a smiley face on the backs of checks will increase tips.

Bruce Rind and Prashant Bordia tested this possibility in a

study conducted at an upscale, Philadelphia restaurant. They

had a waiter and a waitress at the restaurant conduct this

study on lunch customers. Half of these customers received a

check on which the server had drawn a smiley face and half

received a check without the drawing. The decision about

whether a table received a smiley face or no smiley face was

made randomly at the end of the customer’s meal, just as the

server was about to deliver the check.

This manipulation significantly affected the waitress’ tips,

but had no statistically reliable effect on the waiter’s tips. The

waitress received an average tip of 28 percent when she drew

nothing on the check, but received an average tip of 33 percent

when she left a smiley check. Thus, drawing a smiley face

increased the waitress’s tips by 18 percent! In contrast, the

waiter’s tips averaged 21 percent when he drew nothing on the

check, but only 18 percent when he left a smiley check. This

decrease in tip size was not statistically significant, but it

suggests that drawing a smiley face may actually backfire for

waiters. The study didn’t explain why this was so, but

apparently smiley faces don’t seem normal coming from

waiters.

Based on the results of this study, I suggest that

waitresses can improve their tips by drawing smiley faces on

their checks. Waiters may still be able to personalize their

checks with drawings, but they will need to choose a different

object to illustrate. Perhaps waiters at an upscale seafood

restaurant could make a simple line drawing of a lobster on the

backs of checks. Alternatively, waiters could try drawing a

picture of the sun. Indeed, when Nicolas Gueguen tested this

idea at a bar in France, he found that drawing a picture of the

sun on checks increased the percentage of customers leaving a

tip from 21 percent to 38 percent. The drawing also increased

the average size of the tips that were left from 19 percent of the

bill to 26 percent.

The lessons from research are clear. You do not need to be

Picasso to draw larger tips front customers. So pick up a pencil

and start doodling!


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Lance Kamada urged ILWU locals tocontinue their boycott of the PacificBeach Hotel and HTH Corporation.

Mike Bunyard from the Westin Mauihotel thanked Local 142 PresidentFred Galdones and Vice PresidentDonna Domingo for their help innegotiations with hotel management.

Policies Adopted by the 34th Convention—continued from page 3

“You get to see democracy at its

best. We’re really coming together

to see what other parts of our union

are doing and how they’re accom-

plishing it and how it reaches us.

It’s so nice to see people really rally

together; I’m from a tiny island of

maybe 50,000 people, and to come

here to a convention where we have

people from all over the United

States—it’s just a tremendous

feeling to be part of it. It’s made me

so proud to be a union member for

the ILWU.”

—Alanna Agustin

military families; take appropriateeducation and solidarity actions inline with this resolution.

R-30 Commends South AfricanDockers for their refusal to handleIsraeli cargo in protest of the Israelimassacre of Palestinians in Gaza -calls for the immediate end to thecontinuing Israeli siege of Gazawhich is blocking food, medical andconstruction supplies to rebuild.

R-33 Free the Cuban 5 - calls onPresident Obama to review theimprisonment and free five Cubanswho infiltrated a Florida paramili-tary group to stop the group’sterrorist activities against the peopleof Cuba.

R-38 Change U.S.-Cuba Policy andRestore Diplomatic Relations - callsfor an end to the U.S. embargo andtravel ban to Cuba and to establishnormal relations with the Cubangovernment and people.

Political ActionP-4 Increased Union Political

Action to Reverse Damage of theBush Presidency - calls on ILWUmembers to continue support of theInternational Political Action Fundby individual contributions or payrolldeduction; and calls on all levels ofthe union to educate and involve therank and file in Union PoliticalAction at the community, state, andnational levels.

R-2 Abolishing Detrimental BushAdministration NLRB Rulings - callson the ILWU and its locals to com-pile a list of NLRB rulings anddecisions that are detrimental andcontrary to unions and to present aformal request to vacate theserulings to Secretary of Labor HildaSolis.

R-5 Legislation Creating Vaca-tion Protections and U.S. MinimumPaid Time Off - calls on the ILWU tosupport legislation to pass compre-hensive paid vacation protectionsand paid leave for all workers and towork with other groups, coalitions,and the labor movement to buildsupport for this legislation.

R-14 Support of the EmployeeFree Choice Act - calls on the ILWU

to do everything in its power to makethe Employee Free Choice Act thelaw of the land.

Health CareR-7 Support of Single Payer

Health Care - reaffirms the ILWUsupport of House Resolution 676;calls on the ILWU, AFL-CIO andChange to Win to join with andsupport other organizations ineducating and mobilizing boardpublic and political support for asingle payer health care system; callson the ILWU, AFL-CIO and Changeto Win to help organize and supporta “Healthcare is a Human Right”solidarity march and rally in Wash-ington, DC.

R-12 Endorsing Single-PayerUniversal Health Care - supportsCongressman Conyers’ HouseResolution 676, “Expanded andImproved Medicare for All,” and theCalifornia State Senate Bill 840which would provide a single-payerhealth care system for California;calls on the ILWU to work with otherunions and community groups tobuild a groundswell of popularsupport and action for single payeruniversal health care.

R-25 Universal Health Care,Pensions, Sick Leave, Family Leave -in finding long-term solutions to thiseconomic crisis, we need to rationallyconsider the social programs adoptedby other countries and reject thepropaganda of the right wing thatseeks only to protect their propertyand wealth; and supports the estab-lishment of a universal health caresystem in the United States whichcan be based on many successfulmodels such as Canada’s singlepayer system, Great Britain’s gov-ernment run health care system, orFrance and Germany’s governmentregulation of private health insur-ance companies.

R-27 Health Care For All - sup-ports comprehensive health carereform, including a single payersystem, that will ensure access toquality health care for everyone inthe U.S. without compromising theemployer-based system and encour-ages each ILWU member to promote

wellness for themselves and theirfamilies and participate in chronicdisease management.

Support ILWULocals

R-6 Support Local 30 in upcom-ing 2009 contract negotiations withRTM Borax.

R-8 New Charter ContractNegotiations - calls on the ILWUtitled officers or a representativeassist with contract negotiations on afirst contract for newly charteredILWU locals.

R-18 Support APM TerminalsPacific Workers - that the ILWUstrongly supports the APM TerminalPacific workers in their fight to keeptheir jobs and union jurisdiction; andcalls on the International to providefull support to negotiations inprocess at APM Terminals Pacific inOakland, California.

R-20 Supports Local 20 - calls onthe International Union to assistLocal 20, which has been reduced to53 members, in their fight to protecttheir rights and collective bargainingagreement from continued violationsby their employer, Rio Tinto.

R-26 Support Pacific Beach HotelWorkers - thanks Zenkowan,RENGO, Service Rengo, ITF, LaborNow, the AFL-CIO, Canadianunions, and the many other organi-zations for their solidarity andsupport in this struggle for justice atthe Pacific Beach Hotel.

R-36 Support of Rite Aid Negotia-tions - supports ILWU workers intheir negotiations with the Rite AidCorporation.

OrganizingP-5 Organizing the Unorganized

and Mobilizing Our Membership -strongly supports passage of theEmployee Free Choice Act andencourages ILWU members to lendtheir support individually andthrough their locals; strongly sup-ports the principle of organizing theunorganized to strengthen the powerand influence of the ILWU in itscommitment to advance the workingclass; and strongly supports theprinciple of organizing our rank-and-file and urges each ILWU member toget involved in the union, be edu-cated and informed about unionbusiness and national and worldevents, and embraces the ILWUmotto, “An Injury to One is an Injuryto All,” by supporting other workersin their struggles for justice.

P-6 Organizing of AlcatrazCruises - supports the efforts of theILWU organizing department insecuring representation of theAlcatraz Cruises workers by the IBU/ILWU.

P-8 Importance of Organizing -calls on the ILWU International tomaintain organizing as a top priorityand core function of the InternationalUnion.

Resolutions onHuman Rights

R-4 Opposition to NationalIdentification Cards and OtherAssaults on Worker Privacy - calls othe ILWU to actively oppose andfuture implementation of a NationalIdentification Card or Worker I.D.such as the TWIC and similarprograms as discriminatory and anattack on workers’ rights.

R-13 Support of Immigrant Rightsand May Day Marches in 2000 -encourages ILWU locals to partici-pate in May Day marches and otherprotect activities in support ofimmigration reforms; calls on Con-gress to reform immigration laws inregards to legalization and equalrights for immigrant workers, stopICE raids on immigrant workers,abolish guest worker programs,moratorium on deportations, andstreamline the visa applicationprocess.

R-32 Oppose Racist Oppressionand the Death Penalty - reaffirms theILWU’s opposition to the deathpenalty and supports Troy Davis’lawsuit that the execution of aninnocent person is unconstitutional.Troy Davis has been in a Georgiaprison since 1991 and will be ex-ecuted if his appeals fail.

R-42 ILWU Supports Women’sRights in the Home, Workplace andin the World - calls for creation ofdomestic violence information cen-ters; that ILWU contracts guaranteeequal wages and promotion forwomen, stop workplace harassment,and provide flexible hours for work-ing mothers; that the ILWU supports


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the nomination of Sonia Sotomayorto the Supreme Court.

Labor Historyand Education

P-3 Labor Education - calls onthe ILWU to introduce and encour-age federal legislation requiringlabor education in history and socialstudies for all public schools at allgrade levels and for the ILWU toassist in the development of theseeducational programs, materials,and resources.

R-16 75th Anniversary GeneralStrike Commemoration Events -calls on the ILWU to endorse andsupport ILWU Local 10, Local 34,and Laborfest activities commemo-rating the 75th Anniversary of theGeneral Strike. Some of the eventsplanned include educational confer-

ences and the re-enactment of theJuly 5, 1934 funeral procession ofworkers killed during the strike.

R-17 Preserving 113 SteuartStreet in San Francisco, which wasthe 1933 to 1935 headquarters of theILA Local 38-79 which is now ILWULocal 10 - calls for 113 Steuart Streetto become a landmarked laborhistory museum and labor educationand training center.

R-21 Celebrate 60th Anniversaryof 1949 Longshore Strike - celebratesthe 60th anniversary of the 1949strike and the accomplishments ofthe Hawaii longshore grouping overthe last 60 years.

R-23 Reaffirm the Principles ofRank and File Unionism - we need toinsure that the principles of ILWUrank and file unionism continue toguide our union; and urges theInternational and all ILWU locals to

develop programs to educate ourmembers and train future leaders inthe principles of ILWU rank and fileunionism.

R-34 Supports the University ofWashington Labor Archives - sup-ports the efforts of the WashingtonState Labor community to expandand develop the labor archives of theUniversity of Washington andrequest ILWU locals to make finan-cial contributions to the archives.

Tribute to LeadersR-22 Salute Achievements of

Hawaii ILWU Hotel Workers -recognizes the accomplishment ofLocal 142 hotel units and their unitofficers in improving the lives ofthousands of hotel members.

R-24 In Memory of Ah Quon

McElrath - honors the life of Ah QuonMcElrath, labor icon and socialadvocate; reaffirms the ILWU’scommitment as a progressive unionthat organizes the unorganized, fightsfor social justice, and promotessolidarity; and urges locals andmembers to contribute to the Ah QuonMcElrath Fund for Economic andSocial Justice.operating.

R-37 Recognizes the contribution ofJack Wyatt Sr for his 40 years ofservice to the ILWU on his retirementfrom ILWU Warehouse Local 17.

R-40 Recognizes the contributionof Richard Cavalli for his years ofservice as an ILWU leader on hisRetirement from ILWU Local 34.

R-44 Recognize Contribution ofJohn Tousseau on his Retirementfrom Local 63 Marine Clerks.

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NOTICE OF NOMINATION AND ELECTION

OF OFFICERS FOR 2010-2011-2012

—PROCEDURES—NOMINATION—September 1-15, 2009Nomination Petitions (ILWU-E-Form 14) signed by 25 members in good standingmust be submitted to the Local Secretary-Treasurer between September 1 andSeptember 15, 2009, inclusive. The Local President, Vice President, Secretary-Treasurer, and members of the Local Executive Board At-Large from theIndustrial Groupings shall be nominated from the floor at the Local Convention.

PRIMARY ELECTION (IF NECESSARY)—Nominations and primary election ofthe Local President, Vice President, Secretary-Treasurer and members of theLocal Executive Board At-Large from the Industrial Groupings shall be held on thelast day of the Convention (September 18, 2009).

ELECTION—November 14-20, 2009, to conclude 4 p.m. Friday, November 20,2009, but not to exceed five (5) days. The specific date for the election in your Unitwill be printed in the VOICE of the ILWU.

RUN-OFF ELECTION (IF NECESSARY)—December 7-11, 2009, to conclude 4p.m. on Friday, December 11, 2009.

1. OFFICERS TO BE NOMINATED AT THE CONVENTION

TITLED OFFICERSLocal President ........................................ 1 to be elected by Statewide voting of the entire membership.

Local Vice President ................................ 1 to be elected by Statewide voting of the entire membership.

Local Sec.-Treas. ..................................... 1 to be elected by Statewide voting of the entire membership.

INDUSTRIAL GROUPING LOCAL EXECUTIVE BOARD MEMBERS

Sugar ..................... 1 to be elected by Statewide voting of all members in the sugar industrial grouping.

Pineapple ......... 1 to be elected by Statewide voting of all members in the pineapple industrial grouping.

Longshore ........ 1 to be elected by Statewide voting of all members in the longshore industrial grouping.

General Trades .... 1 to be elected by Statewide voting of all members in the general trades industrial grouping.

Tourism ................ 1 to be elected by Statewide voting of all members in the tourism industrial grouping.

2. OFFICERS TO BE NOMINATED BY PETITIONS SIGNEDBY 25 MEMBERS IN GOOD STANDING AND SUBMITTEDTO THE LOCAL SECRETARY-TREASURER BETWEENSEPTEMBER 1 AND SEPTEMBER 15, 2009, INCLUSIVE.

DIVISION OFFICERS ............................................................ Hawaii Maui Kauai Oahu

DIVISION DIRECTOR ........................................................... 1 1 1 1

DIVISION TRUSTEE ............................................................. 1 1 1 1

DIVISION LOCAL EXECUTIVE BOARD MEMBER .............. 1 1 1 1

BUSINESS AGENTS—AT LARGE ....................................... 5 5 2 5

DELEGATES TO THE 2012INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION ......................................... Hawaii Maui Kauai Oahu

AT LARGE ............................................................................. 2 1 - 1

LONGSHORE INDUSTRIAL GROUPING ............................. 1 1 1 1

GENERAL TRADES INDUSTRIAL GROUPING ................... 1 1 1 1

PINEAPPLE INDUSTRIAL GROUPING ................................ - 1 - 1

SUGAR INDUSTRIAL GROUPING ....................................... - 1 1 -

TOURISM INDUSTRIAL GROUPING ................................... 1 1 1 1

Contact your Division Office for nomination petitions:Hilo - 935-3727; Honokaa - 775-0443; Wailuku - 244-9191; Lihue -

245-3374; Honolulu - 949-4161. Job descriptions for Business Agentand Division Director are available at your Division Office.

Nomination petitions for above offices must be submitted to the LocalSecretary-Treasurer between September 1 and 15, 2009, inclusive.Mail to: Local Secretary-Treasurer c/o 451 Atkinson Drive, Honolulu

Hawaii 96814 OR hand deliver to same by 4:00 p.m.

If you require accommodation for voting under the Americans with Disabilities Act pleasesubmit a written request to the Local Election Committee postmarked no later than

September 15, 2009 c/o 451 Atkinson Drive, Honolulu Hawaii 96814.

International Longshore & Warehouse Union Local 142 • 451 Atkinson Drive • Honolulu, Hawaii 96814

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