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Local 142 Elects New Officers Address L A OF November/December 2015 VOICE THE ILWU page 1 HAWAII Volume 55 • No. 6 The VOICE of the ILWU—Published by Local 142, International Longshore & Warehouse Union November/December 2015 Local 142 elects new officers ADDRESS L A Members state-wide voted BE in elections held November L 14-20, 2015 to elect the top officers who will direct the work of the union for the next three years. Elected are 26 full-time officers, 11 rank-and-file members to the Local Executive Board, and 11 Delegates to the ILWU International Convention. Unit 4526 - Pacific Beach Hotel Balloting Committee member Jeffrey Cho The election results were allows voter Alberto Cargo to inspect the ballot box, while Balloting Committee member Guillerma Ulep checks the eligible voter list in the background. announced on November Cargo has worked at the hotel for over 18 years and was the first member at 24, 2015. All officers serve a Unit 4526 to cast his ballot. This is the first time Pacific Beach Hotel workers have participated in the ILWU’s Local Election. term of three years, beginning Kamoe was elected as Vice Division incumbent Division Representative Calvin January 4, 2016 and ending Director and Drake Delaforce was elected Corpuz will come on board as a new as Secretary-Treasurer. business agent. on December 31, 2018. The three titled officers and the five The Hawaii Longshore Division elected division directors also serve as the both of their incumbent business agents: Members re-elected President Donna union’s executive committee and meet Dennis Morton and Tyrone Tahara. Best Wishes for Domingo, Vice President Teddy B. monthly to coordinate the work of the Espeleta, and Secretary-Treasurer Guy union, particularly in the areas of contract Local Executive Board a Productive, Fujimura. This is Guy’s tenth term as the negotiations and grievance handling. The ILWU Local Executive Board is union’s Secretary-Treasurer, a position he composed of 21 people—the three titled has held since 1985. Article V of the ILWU Business Agents officers, the four island division directors, Prosperous, and Constitution charges the titled officers with Of the 19 elected business agents (BAs), the longshore division director, and 13 the responsibility of directing the work of who carry out the day-to-day work of the rank-and-file members. Eleven members the union between meetings of the Local Peaceful 2016 union, only one will be new to the job. were elected as there were no candidates Executive Board. On the Big Island, members will for two positions. The next highest positions are the five —from ILWU Local 142 continue to see familiar faces, as all of Rank-and-file members elected to the Division Directors—Longshore, Hawaii, their business agents were incumbents: executive board include the following. Officers and Staff Maui, Kauai, and Oahu—who administer Delbert DeRego, Greg Gauthier, George Three Division Trustees were elected— the work of the union in their division. Martin, Francine Molina, and Corinna Michael Dela Cruz (Hawaii), Douglas They are charged with the responsibility Salmo. Maui Division will see four of their Update to election results Cabading (Maui), and Bryon Ponte of directing the work of their division former business agents return to office as As the VOICE went to press, Hawaii (Kauai). There were also three Division and supervising the work of the business these incumbents were re-elected: Roberto Division Business Agent Greg Gauthier Representatives elected—Roland agents and division office staff. Andrion, Jr., Jerrybeth De Mello, Claro resigned to assume a position with the Shimaoka, Jr. (Hawaii), Trudy Azeka William “Baba” Haole was elected Romero, Jr., and Stephen West. Joseph port of Seattle, and Michael Dela Cruz as Longshore Division Director; Elmer Aquino will join the team as a newly (Kauai), and Dona Hamabata (Oahu); and was appointed to take his place. Since Gorospe, Sr. was re-elected as Hawaii elected business agent. five Industrial Grouping Representatives— Dela Cruz will be a full-time officer and Division Director; Stephen Castro, Sr. was On Oahu, members will also continue Esther Manibog (Sugar), Samuel Kaaihue cannot hold a trustee seat at the same time, re-elected as Director of Maui Division; to see familiar faces as all their business (Longshore), Samuel Ramirez (Pineapple), a trustee will be appointed for Hawaii Michael Yamaguchi was also re-elected agents were re-elected. They are Wilfred Boyd Isnec (General Trades), and Rhonda Division. as Oahu Division Director; Pamela Green Chang, Jr., Paris Fernandez, Dillon M. Morris (Tourism). Other vacant seats, such as the Oahu was newly elected as Kauai Division Hullinger, Karl Lindo, and Brian Tanaka. International Executive Board members Division trustee seat and the Maui Division Director. On Kauai, Doreen Kua was re-elected from Hawaii also sit on the Local Representative to the Local Executive In the Longshore Division, Richard as an incumbent business agent and Executive Board as observers. Board will be appointed as well. International Titled Officers Re-elected The International Longshore and Warehouse from Local 142 Hawaii: Douglas Cabading for from Local 13 San Pedro, and Luisa Gratz Local 8 Portland. Union (ILWU) has confirmed the final results the Pineapple Industrial Group, Lynden Koerte from Local 26 Los Angeles. Darrell Nichols The Washington/Puget Sound Region of the ILWU International Election held this for the General Trades Industrial Group, Kelly from Local 30 Boron will serve on the board members include: Max Vekich Jr., from Local past summer. The four incumbent Titled Ruidas for the Sugar Industrial Group, Nelson from the Southern California Mining Region 52 Seattle and Dean McGrath from Local 23 Officers were re-elected: President Robert “Big Rita for the Longshore Industrial Group, and and Chuck Wendt from the Alaska Longshore Tacoma. Bob” McEllrath from Local 4 Vancouver; Vice Michael Dela Cruz for the Tourism Industrial Division was elected from the Alaska Region. Elected to the Coast Committee for California President Mainland Ray A. Familathe from Group. Alan Cote will represent the IBU Marine Northern California board members was Frank Ponce De Leon from Local 13 Local 13 San Pedro; Vice President Hawaii Division, Rainiero Salas will represent the include: Sean Farley from Local 34 San San Pedro, and the Coast Committeeman Wesley Furtado from Local 142 Hawaii; and Panama Canal Division, and Mark Gordienko Francisco, Melvin Mackay from Local 10 representing the Northwest was Cameron Secretary-Treasurer William E. Adams from will represent ILWU Canada. San Francisco, and Fred Pecker from Local 6 Williams from Local 19 Seattle. Local 23 Tacoma. The Southern California region elected Oakland. Board members from the Oregon/ All International officers, board members, Twenty two board members were elected. three board members: Michael Podue from Columbia River Region will be: Dane Jones and coast committee members will serve a term The following board members were elected Local 63 Marine Clerks San Pedro, Julie Brady from Local 40 Portland and James Daw from of three years. OF page 2 VOICE THE ILWU November/December 2015 ILWU Local 142 Officer Election Results Voting tallies for Local 142 for all Divisions LOCAL TITLED OFFICERS—*Elected KAUAI DIVISION—*Elected President Hawaii Maui Kauai Oahu HLSD Total Division Director *Domingo, Donna 1,349 1,900 591 1,571 444 5,855 *Green, Pamela .............................................................................. 632 Division Trustee Vice President Hawaii Maui Kauai Oahu HLSD Total *Ponte, Bryon F. A. ......................................................................... 493 *Espeleta, Teddy 1,248 1,836 511 1,408 422 5,425 Local Executive Board *Azeka, Trudy A. ............................................................................. 497 Secretary-Treas. Hawaii Maui Kauai Oahu HLSD Total Business Agent At-Large—2 to be elected *Fujimura, Guy K. 1,239 1,680 505 1,409 421 5,254 *Corpuz, Calvin ................................................................................411 Garcia, Davin Jabba ...................................................................... 252 Koerte, Lynden ............................................................................... 244 *Kua, Doreen H. ............................................................................. 526 INDUSTRIAL GROUPING LOCAL EXECUTIVE Kauai Division—2018 International Convention Delegates BOARD MEMBERS—*Elected General Trades No Candidate Sugar Andrion, Charles ..................................................... 100 Tourism *Azeka, Trudy A. ................................................ 400 *Manibog, Esther .................................................... 143 At-Large No Candidate Longshore *Kaaihue, Samuel W. .............................................. 507 Pineapple *Ramirez, Samuel T. ............................................... 135 General Trades *Isnec, Boyd K. .................................................... 2,024 OAHU DIVISION—*Elected Tourism *Morris, Rhonda ................................................... 2,624 Division Director *Yamaguchi, Michael S. ............................................................... 1,524 Division Trustee No Candidate HAWAII DIVISION—*Elected Local Executive Board Division Director *Hamabata, Dona ........................................................................ 1,422 *Gorospe, Sr., Elmer “ECG” ....................................................... 1,303 Business Agent At-Large—5
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