Ray Colli was elected Shop Steward June 19 in a seven-person race.
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To increase participation and involvement in the Union, the Executive Board has adopted a quarterly schedule of General Membership meetings, shop meetings, and open Executive Board meetings. Each month, members will have the opportunity to attend one of those meetings. If you have an item for the agenda of any of these meetings, please bring it to our attention.

Below is the complete schedule for 2008. All meetings are at the Local 1588 Union Hall unless otherwise specified below. The schedule is posted on the web site. Please note the first round of shop meetings, the week of February 4th. Meetings for P&O, Maher, and the Scrap Gang may need to be changed if ships are in on the scheduled dates.

Click on 2008 Meeting Schedule (pdf) for the complete calendar at a glance or view Upcoming union meetings.

Deep Sea members can now find participating health plan dentists on line.

The NYSA-ILA Contract Board issued recommendations January 4th regarding the enrollment and payment for TWIC cards

To All Deep-Sea Locals
From: Harold Daggett, ILA Internation Executive Vice President
Frank McDonough, NYSA President

"In order to minimize confusion about the payment of the TWIC enrollment fee, it is recommended that you advise your members to enroll only at the various mobile sites which were listed in the mailing previously sent to each member. Some of these sites are not yet established. When they are, it is recommended that each member enroll at the mobile site where the member is employed. No deep-sea member should pay the TWIC fee out of the member's own money. The industry will see to it that the fee is paid for each member."

Click here for PDF copy of ILA Memo