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Former NMU members eligible to use SIU's clinic system (10/31)

Members who formerly were in the NMU now are eligible to utilize the SIU’s clinic system to satisfy requirements for physicals and screenings. This new benefit became available Sept. 16 and may be used by any eligible member of the Seafarers International Union, Atlantic, Gulf Lakes and Inland Waters District/NMU, provided the member (when appropriate) obtains letters of eligibility from the NMU benefits plan indicating they are entitled to receive such services. Previously, even after the NMU merged into the SIU in June 2001, members who had been in the NMU had to use their parent union’s system. In a related development, members from the NMU now may fully utilize the upgrading opportunities available at the Paul Hall Center for Maritime Training and Education in Piney Point, Md. Previously, they could only enroll in certain courses as dictated by NMU funding.