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.

See the Constitution of the International Longshoremen's Association (PDF format)

See the ILA Local 1588 Constitution and Bylaws here (PDF format).