Paul Trovato was elected Assistant Shop Steward July 12 in a seven-way race to fill the vacancy in the position created when Anthony Falcicchio, Local 1588 president resigned.

Three candidates withdrew before the balloting on July 12

Delegate Representation at the Conventions
The local union is entitled to five representatives votes, one vote for every 100 members. As part of their duties under the 1588 by-laws the President and Secretary-Treasurer are delegates to the conventions. The Union will send one additional rank and file delegate to jointly cast the local's votes.

Nominations & Elections
Nominations and elections will be held at the union meeting on Thursday, June 28th 2007

Eligibility and Government Oversight

Want to know more about our rights on the job or in the union?

Pay scales, seniority, hiring, benefits, discipline, health and safety rules, and more are found in the contracts and side agreements.

Rules governing local and International union elections, officers' responsibilities and powers, ILA conventions, local union meetings, and more are found in the Constitution and Bylaws.

NOTE: many of these documents are in PDF format; some documents are available online only for ILA 1588 Members.

Union democracy is crucial if we want to have a strong union. The key to a democratic union is our participation. A good starting point is learning about the democratic rights of union members.

Click on the links below to read the documents.