About ILWU Local 142
The International Longshore and Warehouse Union, Local 142, describes itself as representing the largest family of private-sector workers in Hawaii, with members in longshore operations, hotels, hospitality, and agriculture across all islands. Unlike public-sector unions, ILWU operates independently from the EUTF system.
How ILWU Benefits Differ from EUTF
ILWU Local 142 runs its own Health & Welfare Trust Fund, which administers health benefits separately from the state EUTF system:
- Benefits are negotiated directly between ILWU and employers
- Medical coverage is administered through HMSA
- The trust fund covers both active and retired members
- Benefit levels may vary by employer contract and industry
- ILWU has its own pension plan, separate from the state Employees’ Retirement System
Medicare Coordination
ILWU retirees who become Medicare-eligible should coordinate with the ILWU Health & Welfare Trust to understand how their trust fund coverage works alongside Medicare. The coordination rules may differ from the EUTF system.
ILWU Pensioners Program
ILWU maintains 20 active pensioner clubs statewide. Any retiree 55 and older can join a pensioner club. These clubs provide community, advocacy, and support for retired workers.
Contact
- ILWU Local 142: (808) 949-4161
- Address: 451 Atkinson Dr, Honolulu, HI 96814
- Health & Welfare Trust: (808) 441-8650 or 1-888-256-3573 ext. 650
- Website: ilwulocal142.org
Sources
- ILWU Local 142, Health and Welfare Trust Fund . ILWU Local 142 official page describing the union’s Health & Welfare Trust Fund and how medical coverage is purchased through carriers including HMSA, used for the trust fund administration and HMSA medical coverage details.
- ILWU Local 142, What is “Local 142”? and Join the ILWU . ILWU’s own description of the union and the industries it represents (longshore, hospitality, agriculture, and general trades), used for the membership and “largest family of private-sector workers in Hawaii” characterization.
- ILWU Local 142, Pensioners Program . ILWU Local 142 official page stating “there are 20 ILWU pensioner clubs organized statewide” and that “any retiree 55 and older” may join, used for the pensioner clubs count and eligibility.
- ILWU Local 142, Hawaii Division Pensioner Clubs . ILWU Local 142 listing of pensioner clubs and pensioner program leadership, used for the statewide pensioner club detail.
- State of Hawaii Employees’ Retirement System (ERS) . Official state ERS site, used to contrast the public-employee ERS pension system with ILWU’s separate private pension plan.
- Medicare.gov, Who pays first? . CMS guidance on Medicare coordination of benefits and Medicare Secondary Payer rules, used for how Medicare coordinates with trust fund / group health coverage.
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This page is educational Medicare and Hawaii benefits commentary, not medical, legal, or Medicare plan advice, and is not affiliated with or endorsed by the ILWU. Medicare.gov and CMS sources are weighted above other sources for Medicare rules, and ILWU benefit and membership details are credited as ILWU’s own published statements. If you represent a cited source and want a correction, credit change, or removal review, contact Medicare808 through the public contact page: https://medicare808.com/contact/ .