The LWC believes we should have direct elections and allow our membership to clean up our own house. We want a honest union run by the members, not the mob or the government.

During the convention, there was lots of talk blaming the governments Racketeering case for the financial situation of the union. If this was only true. The poor negotiating and excessive compensation of officers has lead to the current situation.

The Code of Ethics Cover Up
Meanwhile, two years ago the leadership appointed a former judge to act as an ethics officer to the union. The problem is, its the same officers who have the power to oversee and enforce his recomendations.

The code of ethics is, at best, a half-measre to real democracy inside the ILA.