Calendar

Nov
15
Tue
Advance Poll – Annual Local 500 Elections
Nov 15 @ 8:00 am – 5:00 pm

ADVANCE POLL:  8 am to 5 pm on Tuesday, November 15, 2016 only, at ILWU, Local 500 Union Office.

To be eligible to vote in the Advance Poll a Member must meet one of the following criteria which must occur during the week of the Elections (held the second Thursday and Friday after the Annual General Meeting):

  1. Book at least four (4) days of Vacation Time that includes the week of the Elections.
  2. Be scheduled for treatment in a Health Care Facility on Election Days.
  3. Be out of town conducting Union Business.

To read the entire Nomination & Balloting Notice, click here

Nov
16
Wed
Rail Category Meeting – Wed, Nov 16/16 @ 5:00 pm
Nov 16 @ 5:00 pm – 6:30 pm

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Maritime Labour Centre Conference Room (downstairs)
Agenda:

  • Safety issues
  • Despatch buttons
  • Order of despatch
  • Phosrock
  • RWF compressor car
Wheat Category Meeting – Wed, Nov 16/16 @ 5:30 pm
Nov 16 @ 5:30 pm – 6:30 pm

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Maritime Labour Centre Auditorium
Agenda:

  • Grain arbitration update
  • Viterra new Ship Loader
  • Safety Committee updates
  • Various safety violations
  • Kinder Morgan feeder-hole meeting
Membership Meeting
Nov 16 @ 6:30 pm – 9:30 pm
Nov
24
Thu
Election Day – Annual Local 500 Elections
Nov 24 @ 6:00 am – 6:00 pm

Local 500 will be holding its Annual Elections on:

Thursday, November 24, 2016
and
Friday, November 25, 2016
from 6 am to 6 pm each day

Please click on the bulletin below for details about the positions, the advance poll, the travelling ballot box, etc.

2016 Nomination & Balloting Notice

 

Nov
25
Fri
Election Day – Annual Local 500 Elections
Nov 25 @ 6:00 am – 6:00 pm

Local 500 will be holding its Annual Elections on:

Thursday, November 24, 2016
and
Friday, November 25, 2016
from 6 am to 6 pm each day

Please click on the bulletin below for details about the positions, the advance poll, the travelling ballot box, etc.

2016 Nomination & Balloting Notice

Dec
10
Sat
ILWU Local 500 Children’s Christmas Party
Dec 10 @ 10:00 am – 2:00 pm

Click below to view the:

2016 Local 500 Children’s Christmas Party Notice

2016 Local 500 Children’s Christmas Party Registration Form

All registrations should be deposited into the metal bin in the Local 500 coffee room by the deadline.

Dec
14
Wed
NO December Membership Meeting
Dec 14 @ 6:30 pm – 9:30 pm
Jan
11
Wed
Membership Meeting
Jan 11 @ 6:30 pm – 9:30 pm
Feb
2
Thu
ITS Members & Casuals Meeting, Thursday, February 2, 2017 @ 6:00 pm
Feb 2 @ 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm

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ITS Members & Casuals Category Meeting       
Samplers, Lab, Marine Surveyors, Grain Inspectors

Thursday, February 2, 2017 @ 6:00 pm
Maritime Labour Centre
111 Victoria Drive, Vancouver
Boardroom #2

AGENDA: 

  • LOU petroleum
  • Prep surplus button
  • Shop Steward election
  • Cycles
  • Sub Plan
  • Grain issues