WHY MEMBERLINK?

SECURITY

Due to COVID, the past two years have seen us increasingly dependent on sending sensitive information to our membership over our public facing website https://ilwu502.ca. This includes:

• Dispatch slips that contain worker's names/locations they are working at certain times, as well as their board and ratings

• Member's board and plate information after board moves

• The names of Members on committees

• Dispatch plug-in forms that don't require credentials, leaving them vulnerable to tampering

We also couldn't send our membership sensitive news or information, like Officer Reports, without fear that unwanted eyes would read our Union business.

By using Memberlink, we can put sensitive information out to our membership immediately without the fear of the public being able to access it. We can also target information and documents to go out to specific groups of people (Topside rated members could have access to certain documents, or only Members receive a news post or link to the next online meeting, for example.)

We will never sell your personal data in any way or form.

MORE INFORMATION FOR OUR MEMBERSHIP

Without fear of our data being public, we can now do more with it, such as:

• News

  • News can be posted through Memberlink that might not be appropriate for the public facing website. This news can specifically target groups or individual members as a way of direct communication.

• Virtual boards

  • We will have a member's board that reflects its physical representation, including empty spots and ratings, helping our members pick the best spot on the board ahead of time

• Job History

  • The second your job is dispatched, you will see it in your Job History. Saves time between waiting for the slips to be posted

  • You search through your job history using specific queries (for example: Spare / Topside / DP 2 / etc.)

  • Find out more here

PREDISPATCH

You can plug into Predispatches online now using the Predispatch module.

Find out more here.

UPDATE YOUR INFORMATION

You can update your phone number, address, and email by clicking on the MAKE CHANGES tab and selecting the appropriate field.

FORMS / DOCUMENTS

Forms and documents can be put into Memberlink for easy access. This includes:

• Applications (TSC / Bereavement / COVID leave / etc. )

• Collective Agreements

• Banking forms

• Much more

VIRTUAL GREASEBOARD (Not yet launched)

We will have a virtual greaseboard available that will automatically update based on the orders put into Unionware. This will allow for our membership to have up to date work information on jobs as they change in real time.

MORE TO COME!

Memberlink is still in its infancy. More great features will arrive as we begin using it regularly. It's not meant to replace our website but compliment it by giving our members useful features, as well as a secure online place to share information.