Longshore & Warehouse (ILWU)

ILWU's Locals and Other Affiliated Organizations

Union	Unit Name/Location	Members
Longshore & Warehouse National Headquarters	San Francisco, CA	36,639
Longshore & Warehouse Local 142	Honolulu, HI	16,430
Longshore & Warehouse District Council	Coast Longshore Division San Francisco, CA	13,762
Longshore & Warehouse Local 13	San Pedro, CA	7,828
Longshore & Warehouse District Council	Southern California Los Angeles, CA	7,211
Longshore & Warehouse District Council	Puget Sound Seattle, WA	2,600
Longshore & Warehouse Local 6	Oakland, CA	2,356
Longshore & Warehouse Local 10	San Francisco, CA	1,298
Longshore & Warehouse District Council	Columbia River Portland, OR	1,153
Longshore & Warehouse Local 63	Marine Clerks Association San Pedro, CA	1,142

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The Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act (LMRDA), which is enforced by the Office of Labor-Management Standards, requires labor unions to file annual reports detailing their operations. Contained in those reports are breakdowns of each union's spending, income and other financial information.

The Office of Labor-Management Standards (OLMS) requires unions to report how they spent their money in a number of categories. For the first five, OLMS requires unions to provide detailed information on any recipient that received more than $5,000 per year.

Total Spent in 2010: $6,788,703.00

Spending Breakdown

• Representational^?: $2,293,666.00 (33.79%)
• Political Activities and Lobbying^?: $150,949.00 (2.22%)
• Contributions, Gifts, and Grants^?: $36,899.00 (0.54%)
• General Overhead^?: $1,528,875.00 (22.52%)
• Union Administration^?: $704,527.00 (10.38%)
• Strike Benefits^?: $0.00 (0.00%)
• To Union Officers^?: $618,399.00 (9.11%)
• To Union Employees^?: $1,833,702.00 (27.01%)
• Education^?: $0.00 (0.00%)
• Fees^?: $0.00 (0.00%)

Total Members: 36,639

Top Ten Highest Paid Leaders

Name	Title	Total Compensation
William Adams	Secretary - Treasurer	$159,136.00
Robert McEllrath	President	$148,016.00
Ray Familathe	Vice President	$147,188.00
Peter Olney	Organizing Director	$134,114.00
Augustin Ramirez	Organizer	$124,901.00
Wesley Furtado	Vice President - Hawaii	$121,406.00
Russell Bargmann	Research & Educ. Director	$120,398.00
Craig Merrilees	Editor/Comm. Director	$99,925.00
Lindsay McLaughlin	Legislative Director	$99,771.00
Carlos Cordon	Organizer	$99,137.00

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Federal Lobbying

Total Spent Lobbying: $250,000.00

ILWU's Major Issues

Issue	Total Spent Lobbying
Homeland Security	$250,000.00
Labor, Antitrust & Workplace	$250,000.00
Marine, Boats & Fisheries	$250,000.00
Trade	$250,000.00
Agriculture	$180,000.00
Immigration	$180,000.00
Health Issues	$70,000.00

ILWU Lobbying Groups

Client	Total Spent Lobbying
Intl Longshoremen's/Warehousemen's Union	$250,000.00

Corruption and Embezzlement Charges

The Office of Labor-Management Standards (OLMS) conducts investigations to determine if violations of the Labor-Management Relations and Disclosure Act (LMRDA) provisions have occurred.

Investigations are initiated based on various sources such as complaints from union members; information developed by OLMS as a result of reviewing reports filed; information developed during an OLMS audit of a union’s books and records; and information obtained from other government agencies. Investigations may involve civil matters (such as an election of union officers) or criminal matters (such as embezzlement of union funds).

Type of Criminal Activity	Number of Incidents
Criminal Charges	1
Embezzlement Charges	5
Guilty Pleas	3
Indictments	3
Officials Sentenced	1

The Office of Labor-Management Standards (OLMS) has responsibility under the Labor-Management Relations and Disclosure Act (LMRDA) to conduct audits to determine if unions are complying with the law.

OLMS uses a streamlined audit approach called the Compliance Audit Program (CAP) to audit local unions which utilizes specialized records review and investigative techniques to verify LMRDA compliance.

Local	Violations	View Audit
ILWU Local 27	3	Full Audit Text
ILWU Local 29	1	Full Audit Text

Unionized employees can elect to revoke a union's right to represent them through a process called a decertification. In order to decertify a union, a majority of the unionized employees must vote to remove the union in an election overseen by the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB).

Total Decertification Petitions: 51

Recent Decertification Petitions

Case Number	Name/Union	Date Filed
32-RD-01568	Selix Acquisition LLC, d/b/a Selix Formalwear International Longshore and Warehouse Union Local 6, AFL-CIO	December 30th, 2008
19-RD-03791	Securitas Security Services UGSOA	May 27th, 2008
37-RD-00424	Maunalani International Longshore and Warehouse Union, Local 142, AFL-CIO	April 29th, 2008
37-RD-00422	Hamakua Health Center International Longshore and Warehouse Union, Local 142	March 14th, 2008
37-RD-00420	Vanguard Car Rental USA, Inc. dba National Car Rental International Longshore & Warehouse Union, Local 142, AFL-CIO	October 22nd, 2007
37-RD-00419	National Car Rental International Longshore and Warehouse Union, Local 142	September 13th, 2007
15-RD-00901	Transmontaigne Product Services International Longshore Association	July 16th, 2007
37-RD-00415	Pepsi Bottling Group ILWU Local 142, AFL-CIO	December 7th, 2006
37-RD-00411	Tasty Crust Restaurant & Fountain Services ILWU Local 142	July 11th, 2006
37-RD-00409	Hawaii Job Corps./Management & Training Corporation International Longshore and Warehouse Union, Local 142, AFL-CIO	February 13th, 2006

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Unionized employees, business owners, managers, and others often bring labor law charges against unions. The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) oversees the porcess of determining if the union violated the National Labor Relations Act.

Allegation	Cases Filed
Duty of Fair Representation	374
Other Allegations	264
Hiring Halls	159
Hiring Hall Related	126
Union Security Related (including Beck)	37
Coercive Statements	19
Threatening Statements	18
Fees Excessive	16
Statements	16
Actions of Picketers	15
Bad Faith/Surface Bargaining (Succeeding Contract)	11
Lawsuits/Grievances	10
Union Security Related	9
Harassment	8
Discipline (including charges/fines)	7
Requiring Payments other than dues	6
Refusal to Furnish Information	5
Picketing/Strike Actions	5
Repudiation/Modification of Contract	5
Rules: Coercive	4

Employer/Location	Union	Days on Strike	Employees on Strike
U.S. Borax Inc as Boron, CA	ILWU Local 30	106	563

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Pensions

Associated Pension Funds

These pension funds are tied to the union according to their name only. There is no formal system for identifying all pension funds associated with a union. As a result, some of these pension fund may not be associated with the union.

Pension Name/Sponsor	Members	Funding Percentage
Hotel Industry-Ilwu Pension Plan Board of Trustees of the Hotel Industry-Ilwu Pensi	14,794
Ilwu Hawaii Employers General Pension Plan Ilwu Hawaii Employers General Pension Trust	3,131

Source: Internal Revenue Service.