Bulletin # 21-15
May 5, 2015
STOP WORK MEETING
THURSDAY, MAY 7, 2015 @ 7:00 P.M.
Please note Caucus Resolutions will be presented for the 2015 ILWU Caucus/Convention. Your attendance is strongly recommended.
2014 CONTRACT VOTING NOTICE
The voting for ratification of the 2014-2019 Pacific Coast Contract Document (PCLCD) will take place on the date(s) and time(s) listed below:
Date: Monday May 11, 2015
Tuesday, May 12, 2015
Wednesday, May 13, 2015
Time: 6:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Place: ILWU Memorial Hall
231 W. “C” Street
Wilmington, CA 90744
All Class “A” members and Class “B” registrants are required to vote on the contract ballot. PLEASE BRING YOUR LOCAL 13 OR PMA ID CARD WITH YOU.
ILWU/PMA TRAINING SIGN-UP
EFFECTIVE MAY 1, 2015
Training sign-ups start on May 1, 2015 and end on May 29, 2015 at the ILWU Local 13 Dues Office, 630 S. Centre Street, San Pedro, CA 90731. In order to be eligible for training the following criteria must be met:
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Individuals must be paid current on all dues, fines and assessments. The parties recognize that the provisions of Section 19 of the PCLCD are applicable.
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Individuals that fail training for any reason, including failure to show, shall be ineligible for training sign-ups for that skill for a period of one (1) year, unless otherwise approved by the Joint Port Labor Relations Committee (JPLRC). i.e. Individual failing top handler training September 1, 2012, that individual cannot sign-up for top handler training until after September 1, 2013. However, the individual will still be eligible for any other skilled training during that period. Individuals can voluntarily withdraw from a skilled training program prior to the Physical with the PMA Training Staff and/or Record Clerk’s office without penalty.
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Individuals that missed the deadline for sign-ups because of disability (verified) and/or active military duty shall be allowed to sign-up within 30 days of their return to work. These individuals will be inserted into the training list based on their seniority. Individuals that do not come to the LRC within 30 days upon their return to work shall not be eligible until the next sign up period.
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If an individual transfers out of Local 13, that individual shall be removed from all training lists. If the individual transfers back into Local 13 he/she shall remain ineligible for training until the next sign-up period.
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Individuals that sign-up for training that have open Employer complaints will remain ineligible for training until those Employer complaints are resolved by the JPLRC.
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Individuals that have been found guilty of 9.41 shall remain ineligible for all training unless determined otherwise by the JPLRC.
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In order to be eligible for Crane, Mobile Crane or Winch training, individuals must have five (5) years as a Class A longshoreman. Exception: Herman-Flynn mechanics must have twelve (12) years as a steady mechanic or fifteen (15) years as a hall mechanic.
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All Class A and B registrants are eligible to sign–up for the following:
Bulldozer/Payloader
Tophandler/Sidehandler
Heavy-Lift/Combination-Lift
UTR
Mechanic
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Training sign-up is not a guarantee of Training.
Fraternally,
Bobby Olvera, Jr. Mondo Porras Mark Williams
President Vice President Secretary/Treasurer