Effective immediately, the COVID vaccine will no longer be a requirement to enter a hiring hall or to attend classes at the Paul Hall Center. Apprentices are, however, still required to be vaccinated in order to be assigned to apprentice positions. If anyone else is not fully vaccinated (meaning the…
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The Seafarers International Union AGLIW 401(k) Plan previously utilized MassMutual as the recordkeeper, and will now use Empower Retirement starting on November 1st. Those currently enrolled in the Seafarers International Union AGLIW 401(k) Plan do not have to make any changes to their accounts, as the transition will automatically take…
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The following news item was issued Oct. 21 by the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. It's available on the committee's website HERE. Washington, DC – Today, Chair of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Peter DeFazio (D-OR), Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Ranking Member Sam Graves (R-MO), Chair of the Subcommittee…
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The following news post was issued by the Maritime Trades Department, AFL-CIO (MTD) on October 20. MARITIME UNIONS UNITED AGAINST NEW JERSEY BROADSIDE ON JONES ACT Once again, maritime unions and allies are pushing against yet another attack on the Jones Act. This time, the fight is taking place in…
Oct
18
The earlier outages at the Norfolk hall have been resolved. # # #
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The Maritime Administration recently issued the following news item: Biden-Harris Administration Announces Nearly $39 Million in Grants for America’s Marine Highways to Strengthen Supply Chains The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Maritime Administration (MARAD) awarded nearly $39 million in grants to 12 marine highway projects across the Nation under the America’s…
Oct
06
From the U.S. Coast Guard's National Maritime Center: In accordance with Federal regulations, duplicate Merchant Mariner Credentials (MMCs) may be issued free of charge to mariners whose credentials were lost or destroyed as a result of Hurricane Fiona in Puerto Rico and Hurricane Ian in Florida. Affected mariners should follow…
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From the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency: U.S. Maritime Alert 2022-002A Threat Type: Threat to Commercial Vessels Geographic Area: Red Sea, Bab al Mandeb Strait, and Gulf of Aden On October 2nd, the UN-brokered truce in Yemen expired. This could result in an increased threat to merchant vessels operating in the Red…
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The following news release was issued by the Office of Representative John Garamendi (D-California) on October 3. Garamendi Introduces Rebuilding the United States-Flag International Fleet Act Today, Congressman John Garamendi (D-CA03) introduced the bipartisan “Rebuilding the United States-Flag International Fleet Act” (H.R.9102), with Congressmen Bob Gibbs (R-OH07) and Alan S. Lowenthal (D-CA47), which…