Statement by SIU President Michael Sacco At their core, there is nothing new about recent, erroneous attacks against America’s freight cabotage law, commonly known as the Jones Act. This century-old law has endured because it always has been – and still remains today – vital to United States national, economic…
Aug
06
Aug
06
The Maritime Trades Department (MTD), to which the SIU is affiliated, has posted the following news item. It's available on the MTD website HERE. SIU President Michael Sacco also serves as president of the MTD. HAWAII PMC BLASTS LATEST ATTACK ON JONES ACT The Maritime Trades Department, AFL-CIO joins with…
Aug
04
A large merchant marine training facility located in beautiful Southern Maryland has an opening for an Unlimited Chief Engineer/Instructor. This is a full-time position with benefits; pay is based on experience. You must be willing to relocate to Southern Maryland for this position and are on-call twenty-four hours a day and…
Aug
04
The presidents of three maritime unions, including SIU President Michael Sacco, recently sent the following communication to the commanding officer of the U.S. Military Sealift Command. For a PDF copy of the letter, click HERE. Dear Admiral Wettlaufer: We are writing to you today to communicate our ongoing and increasingly…
Aug
02
Editor's note: The following message from SIU President Michael Sacco concerns the recent passing of a rank-and-file Seafarer. Dear SIU Brothers and Sisters: On behalf of the union’s executive board, I extend our deepest and most sincere sympathies to the family, friends and shipmates of our fallen brother, GUDE Michael…
Jul
28
With many safeguards in place, the union plans to resume monthly membership meetings in August. A listing of upcoming meetings is available HERE and also appears in the August edition of the Seafarers LOG. Each port’s meeting begins at 10:30 a.m. local time. As we have all seen, the pandemic…
Jul
27
The hiring hall in Algonac, Michigan, will reopen tomorrow morning, July 28, 2020. The hall had been closed for one day for precautionary reasons. ###
Jul
23
The following news item was posted July 21 on the U.S. House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure website (available HERE): Chairs DeFazio, Maloney Legislation to Provide Relief to Maritime Sector Amid Ongoing COVID-19 Pandemic Passes Through House Washington, D.C. –Today, the Maritime Transportation System Emergency Relief Act (MTSERA), introduced by…
Jul
21
The following news release was issued by the American Maritime Partnership, to which the SIU is affiliated. Comprehensive Jones Act Study Finds No Effect on Cost of Living in Hawaii Ocean Freight Rates Declined Since 2008 Economists from Boston based Reeve & Associates (Reeve) and Hawaii based TZ Economics have…
Jul
20
The hiring hall in Houston will reopen Wednesday morning, July 22. Members can still conduct business at the hall by phone, fax and email. Please remember that anyone visiting the hall must complete the pre-entry questionnaire that’s available in PDF form HERE The hall is located at 625 N. York…