The recent AP article on the ILWU/PMA Tentative Health Benefits Agreement, by Justin Pritchard ( [email protected]), discusses a number of healthcare benefit related issues including the June 16, 2014, Grand Jury indictment related to fraud against the Union’s plan.
The article goes on to state:
“The Associated Press found evidence of two other federal investigations into clinics that treat dockworkers.
Last year, Department of Labor and FBI agents raided or seized assets of those clinics, one of which was founded by union members. The clinics were based in or near Los Angeles and Long Beach, the two cities with the West Coast’s largest ports.”
One of those other clinics the DOL and FBI raided was Port Medical, founded by ILWU member Chris Viramontes.
Eric is doing a year and a half off work because of his election flier that claimed Chris was a part owner of Port Medical. Chris’ phony 13.2 grievance which was processed by his buddy, fellow bookie, Judge Roy Bean Miller, and Jerry Avila’s lies about what happened in the Local on July 3, 2013, resulted in Eric getting penalized a total of 720 days off work.
Bobby Odor was at the JPLRC meeting where PMA said there was no Section 13.2 violation and they were not agreeable to giving Eric any time off.
It was Bobby Odor, along with Mark “the Mask” Mascola, Harry “Gong” Dong, Mark “the lying sack of shit” Williams, and JoJo “do nothing” Cortez, who called the Arbitrator and demanded that Eric be given time off, despite PMA’s refusal. What kind of Union Officials go after their own member? Local 13’s corrupt scumbag Officials.
It was Bobby Odor that called George Lujan, after he was elected President, and asked him to arrange a meeting with Eric. At the meeting, it was Bobby Odor that told Eric that he wanted to get him back to work, but he has done nothing.
Bobby Odor has been able to put 4 of his longshore friends, and 1 mechanic, on the payroll as special Business Agents to police the docks during the contract negotiations, but he has done nothing to help Eric.
Bobby Odor was able to call the employer and get 2 guys put on the payroll to “babysit” his mother, at the luncheon Mayor Garcetti put on for him at City Hall, but he has done nothing to help Eric.
Bobby Odor told Eric he wanted to help him get back to work, then went out and asked members, including Alberto’s twin brother, to run against Eric for Vice-President. How is that supposed to help Eric?
Eric is still off work as a result of the incident in the alley last July 3rd, but he is eligible to run for office and he (and his family) could sure use the job.
At the end of the day, Local 13 will get the leadership they deserve.
The membership deserves leadership that will be honest, transparent, and above all represent the members best interests.
The membership deserves Eric, but first they have to elect him, either way they will get what they deserve.
Elect Eric Aldape Local 13 Vice-President.
AP article – Deal on Health Care Aids Port Contract Talks