For a related flyer, click HERE The Seafarers Health and Benefits Plan (SHBP) is pleased to announce a comprehensive new “cost and quality” tool that is available to all SHBP participants, via mycigna.com. This tool should prove beneficial by allowing participants to find in-network providers in their respective areas, see…
Feb
09
Feb
08
From the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency: U.S. Maritime Alert 2023-001A Threat Type: Threats to Commercial Vessels Geographic Area: Persian Gulf, Strait of Hormuz, Gulf of Oman, Arabian Sea, Gulf of Aden, Bab al Mandeb Strait, and Red Sea Heightened tensions in the region following a reported drone strike in Isfahan, Iran,…
Feb
07
The AFL-CIO, to which the SIU is affiliated, has issued the following news item: AFL-CIO Unveils First-Ever Policy Agenda on Digital Economy and Trade (Washington, D.C., Feb. 7, 2023) — As the Biden administration continues to remake U.S. trade policy through the lens of producing good-paying jobs and empowering working…
Feb
02
General Dynamics NASSCO, a union shipyard, has issued the following news item (and the photo accompanying it). Members of the SIU Government Services Division will comprise part of the new ship's crew. To access this release on the General Dynamics NASSCO website, click HERE. General Dynamics NASSCO Christens the Third…
Feb
02
The following is a blog post by U.S. Secretary of Labor Marty Walsh. It's available on the DOL website HERE. What the Headlines Don't Tell You About Union Membership By: Secretary Marty Walsh • January 30, 2023 En Español Recently, the Department of Labor’s Bureau of Labor Statistics reported that…