President’s Column

Maintaining the Fight Against FOCs The story may have been largely overlooked around the winter holidays, but the recent seizure of the Eagle S oil tanker in the Baltic Sea highlights a critical issue in the maritime industry: the flags-of- convenience (FOC) system. Allegedly involved in sabotaging undersea cables between Finland and Estonia, the Eagle…

NY Waterway Crews Approve Contract

SIU members employed by NY Waterway recently ratified a new, seven-year agreement featuring significant wage increases and other gains. The pact covers approximately 100 Seafarers who work for the popular commuter ferry service operating between points in Manhattan and New Jersey. “A large majority of the members voted in favor of the new contract,” said…

Tallying Committee Announces Election Results

The tallying committee at HQ A committee of rank-and-file members recently released its official report on the voting for national officers of the Seafarers International Union’s Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters. The report also covers voting on 23 constitutional amendments. Voting took place Nov. 1 through Dec. 31, 2024. The union’s tallying committee consisted…
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Support for Domestic Maritime Evident in U.S. House Hearing

The year’s first hearing of a crucial House subcommittee reinforced support for the Jones Act and for other U.S. maritime industry components. SIU Political and Legislative Director Brian Schoeneman, who also serves as chairman of the coalition USA Maritime, testified at the Feb. 5 hearing of the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation, part…

Hockey Players Unions Join AFL-CIO

From the AFL-CIO, to which the SIU is affiliated: Affiliation of NHLPA and PHPA bring AFL-CIO membership up to 63 affiliated unions, represents historic momentum for the labor movement (Washington, D.C.)—Two of professional hockey’s North American players’ associations—the National Hockey League Players’ Association (NHLPA) and the Professional Hockey Players’ Association (PHPA)—announced today they are formally…

ITF Launches Resources for Women in Maritime

The International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF), to which the SIU is affiliated, recently updated its website to include a comprehensive section aimed at supporting “Women at Sea.” As noted by the federation, “Our resources are for women, seafaring unions and other stakeholders in the maritime industry. Our aims are: To help to increase the number…
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