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General Membership Meeting & Inauguration Celebration

Our next General Membership Meeting will be on a Special date which is Friday, February 26, 2010 at 6:00pm @ Union Hall.  This day will also be the "Inauguration Celebration" for your Executive Board.  Please join us for the General Membership Meeting, ceremony and refreshments!  Any questions, please call the Union Hall at (808) 847-6633.

Hawaii Teamsters Local 996 Athletic Scholarship Fund Golf Tournament

On Behalf of President Ron Kozuma of Hawaii Teamsters Union, Local 996, we like to thank all the Gold, Silver and Bronze sponsors as well as golfers that came out to support our first annual Athletic Scholarship Fund Golf Tournament.  We also like to thank our brothers and sisters from the other unions for their participation.  We want to acknowledge Pat Silva for organizing this successful tournament.  Also, thank you to the staff of Hawaii Teamsters Union, Local 996 for your help.

A quick reminder to everyone, the 3rd Annual Labor Dispute Fund Golf Tournament is set for April 26, 2010.  For more information, please contact Pat Silva at (808) 847-6633.

Hawaii Teamsters Union & Allied Workers Union, Local 996 Executive Board Elections' Result.

As Tabulated by League of Women Voters

RON KOZUMA RE-ELECTED TO LEAD HAWAII TEAMSTERS

Honolulu - Ron Kozuma, President of the Hawaii Teamsters and Allied Workers Union, Local 996, and members of its current Executive Board were re-elected to a second three-year term, the union announced today after ballots were counted and final results confirmed by the League of Women Voters.

"From day one, our platform has been integrity, respect and fairness, and it is gratifying to see from the results of this election that these values resonate strongly with our membership," said President Kozuma.  "It is how we conduct ourselves within the union as well as what we expect from employers when we negotiate on our members' behalf.'

A near 4-to-1 majority voted to keep the current administration in office in a two-slate race.  In addition to President Kozuma, the other officers re-elected include:  Millie Downey = Secretary-Treasurer; Bernard Nunies = Vice-President; Anthony Badayos = Recording-Secretary; and Mel Vendiola, Vidal Ranion and Elena Paongo = Trustees.  All are from Oahu except for Badayos, who is from Maui.

The Hawaii Teamsters Local 996 represents more than 6,000 members and negotiates 80 contracts with employers statewide and on Guam.  The union's diverse membership covers a range of occupations from hospital workers to warehouse distributors, aircraft fuelers to laundry workers, bakers to truck drivers and movie drivers.

SPORT EVENTS FROM NOW TO DECEMBER

November 14, 2009 (Saturday)  "Hoop It Up" Basketball Tournament @ Roosevelt High School = 8:00am

December 7, 2009 (Monday)      Teamsters Athletic Scholarship Fund / Support HHSAA Fund Golf Tournament @ Kaneohe Klippers Golf Course.  3- Man Scramble Golf Tournament.

December 19, 2009 (Saturday)  TEAMSTERS ATHLETICS "DINNER OF CHAMPIONS" @ Hale Koa Hotel. Time TBA

Any questions, Please Call Pat Silva at the union hall @ (808) 847-6633.

SCHOLARSHIPS FOR FULL TIME POST HIGH SCHOOL

The James R. Hoffa Essay Contest is for full-time students who are attending a two or four year college/university or technical/vocational school are who are children or grandchildren of Teamster members.  For more information, visit the IBT website at www.teamsters.org.  Filing deadline is September 30, 2010.  You can also call Hawaii Teamsters union office at (808) 847-6633.

HAWAII TEAMSTERS, LOCAL 996 - 14TH ANNUAL LABOR DAY PICNIC TICKET SALES

Hawaii Teamsters will celebrate the 14th Annual Labor Day Picnic on Sunday, September 6, 2009 at Wet-n-Wild Hawaii.  So, come on down and get your tickets at the Teamsters Union Hall from July 30 thru August 28, 2009.  Tickets will be sold during office hours from 8:00am - 5:00pm Monday thru Friday.  Except the week of August 24th - 28th, 2009 the office will be open til 6:00pm.

Aside the Cool rides that Wet-n-Wild Hawaii has to offer our members, we will have Live Entertainment, Ono food and cool prizes to give out.   Also, Dont forget we have 4 Grand Prizes made of  4 - $500 Gas Cards to give out on that day. 

The cost for this event will be:  $5.00 for members and $15.00 for family.  All payments will be CASH ONLY!!!  Last day for purchase of tickets is Friday, August 28, 2009.

 The Park will be closed to the Public.  NO ANNUAL PASSES or ANY OTHER TICKETS WILL BE  ACCEPTED ON THAT DAY.  The only Tickets that will be allowed are the ones that have been purchased from the Union Hall.  These Tickets have TEAMSTERS 996 on it.  Please make sure on the day of the event, to enter Wet-n-Wild Hawaii, you will need your Ticket as well as your wristband to get in.  There will be NO EXCEPTION regarding either or.  You MUST have both. 

The color of the wristband will tell you when is your time for lunch.  The TEAL Wristband's lunch will be from 11:30am - 12:30pm.  The PURPLE Wristband's lunch will be from 1:00pm - 2:00pm.

For more information, please call the Union Hall at (808) 847-6633.