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Seafarers’ unions and maritime employers have signed a four-year agreement that will see significant wage increases and dozens of workplace protections and improvements for over 250,000 seafarers’ serving on more than 10,000 vessels. The International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF), to which the SIU is affiliated, has issued the following news…

Seafarers-contracted Crowley Maritime has issued the following news item regarding a new tug that’ll be built for SIU-contracted Crescent Towing. Crowley Engineering Services Wins Design, Production Contracts for Crescent Tug (JACKSONVILLE, Fla.; Sept. 25, 2023) – Crowley has won the design and production contracts for a 92-foot Tier IV ship…

The following news item was released Sept. 20 by the office of U.S. Sen. Mike Braun (R-Indiana). It’s available on the senator’s website HERE. The SIU is mentioned in the release as one of the organizations backing this legislation. SENS. BRAUN, TESTER, MARSHALL AND RICKETTS INTRODUCE BIPARTISAN BILL TO PRIORITIZE…

The AFL-CIO, to which the SIU is affiliated, has issued the following news item: AFL-CIO on UAW Strike: Working People United in Fight to Win Fair Contracts Autoworkers Deserve Statement from AFL-CIO President Liz Shuler on UAW members going on strike at Ford, General Motors (GM) and Stellantis: When members…

The Treasury Department recently issued the following fact sheet, along with the full report that is linked in the first paragraph. FACT SHEET: Treasury Department Releases First-Of-Its-Kind Report on Benefits of Unions to the U.S. Economy The Treasury Department today is releasing its most comprehensive ever look at the role…

The U.S. Transportation Command (USTRANSCOM) recently issued the following news item. The meeting took place at the SIU-affiliated school in Piney Point, Maryland. SIU Executive Vice President Augie Tellez is the labor representative on the committee known as the executive working group. USTRANSCOM, MARITIME PARTNERS DISCUSS SEALIFT READINESS, PLAN FOR…

Seafarers-contracted TOTE along with Philly Shipyard (a union facility) issued the following joint statement: Philly Shipyard Delivers the First National Security Multi- Mission Vessel (NSMV), Empire State Program designed to provide state-of-the-art training vessels to five state maritime academies PHILADELPHIA – September 8, 2023 – Philly Shipyard, Inc. (“Philly Shipyard”),…

The International Transport Workers' Federation (ITF), to which the SIU is affiliated, has issued the following news item, available on the ITF website HERE. ITF designated as undesirable organization by Russian Federation 08 Sep 2023 Press Release Golden Horn Bay, Vladivostok The Office of the Russian Federation Prosecutor General has…

During the August membership meetings, votes were taken at all of the union’s constitutional ports on a matter proposed by SIU President Dave Heindel and unanimously approved by the SIU Executive Board to change the status of four informational port facilities: the halls in Norfolk, Virginia; Jacksonville, Florida; Wilmington, California;…

The AFL-CIO, to which the SIU is affiliated, has issued the following news item: AFL-CIO’s Shuler: State of the Unions is Strong with Record Public Support, Unprecedented Activism and Organizing this Labor Day 88% of people under 30 view unions favorably—a record-breaking level of support from young workers  71% of…