The union and its affiliated school in southern Maryland have posted a new, three-minute video about maritime careers and training. Check it out here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K_6N4SguE94 For more information, visit the My Maritime Career website: https://mymaritimecareer.org/ ###
May
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May
02
The International Transport Workers' Federation (ITF), to which the SIU is affiliated, has posted the following news item. It's available on the ITF website HERE. SIU President David Heindel also serves as chair of the ITF Seafarers Section. A stain on the global maritime industry: seafarers in dire conditions on…
Apr
30
The venue and format were new, but the aim of the Maritime Trades Department (MTD) Executive Board remained familiar when the group convened April 25 at AFL-CIO headquarters. The most recent MTD meeting takes place at AFL-CIO headquarters. Through a series of approved statements and input from guest speakers, the…
Apr
29
Dr. Sal Mercogliano didn’t aim to become one of the most recognizable faces in American maritime – but now that he’s firmly established in that role, he wants people to know about career opportunities in the U.S. Merchant Marine. Dr. Sal Mercogliano Mercogliano, a full-time college professor and department chair…
Apr
27
The U.S. Coast Guard's National Maritime Center issued the following update on April 26. A PDF version is available on the agency's website HERE. As noted in the announcement, "This policy letter will allow mariners to renew a merchant mariner credential (MMC) up to 6 years after its expiration without…
Apr
26
The Board of Trustees of the Seafarers Health and Benefits Plan are pleased to announce that they have increased the number of visits the Plan provides for physical, occupational, pulmonary, speech, and cognitive therapies to treat a non-catastrophic medical condition. Effective May 1, 2024, the Plan will increase this benefit…
Apr
26
The commanding officer of the United States Transportation Command (TRANSCOM) recently reiterated her ardent support of the U.S. Merchant Marine. Board members and guests listen to Gen. Van Ovost Addressing the Maritime Trades Department (MTD) Executive Board via video on April 25, Gen. Jacqueline Van Ovost also made it crystal…
Apr
25
From the AFL-CIO, to which the SIU is affiliated: AFL-CIO Releases 2024 Death on the Job Report Ahead of Workers Memorial Day Report finds that workers of color are dying on the job at increasingly higher rates. Black workers’ job fatality rate is the highest it’s been in nearly 15…
Apr
23
Mariners, officials and industry leaders convened at the Department of Transportation in Washington, D.C. on April 16 to discuss work-life balance improvements for merchant mariners. Maritime Administrator Ann Phillips opened the symposium with an introduction, which was immediately followed by remarks from SIU member Father Sinclair Oubre. "My goal as…
Apr
21
From the AFL-CIO, to which the SIU is affiliated: AFL-CIO President Liz Shuler released the following statement commenting on the significance of the UAW vote at the Volkswagen (VW) plant in Chattanooga, Tennessee, and its impacts on the labor movement: We congratulate the Volkswagen workers, our UAW family and UAW…