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The National Maritime Center issued the following news release on September 8. It can also be viewed here. Merchant Mariner Credential Sample Examinations Section 315 of the Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2015 requires the agency to make sample merchant mariner credential examinations and an outline of examination topics readily…

  The SIU halls in Jacksonville and Fort Lauderdale, Florida, are closed until further notice, as of September 6, 2017 at noon. Also, the SIU hall in Puerto Rico has been closed since the afternoon of September 5. ###   Share

The Maritime Administration issued the following news release on September 5. Maritime Administration Announces $9.8 Million in Grants to Strengthen U.S. Shipyard Competitiveness The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Maritime Administration (MARAD) today awarded $9.8 million to 18 U.S. small shipyards through its Small Shipyard Grant Program. These investments support industrial…

  The SIU hall in Houston is open today (Friday, September 01, 2017). The hall’s regular phone lines are still down, but four temporary numbers are available in the interim, as follows: (713) 380-6230 (Dispatch)   (713) 376-9038 (Dispatch)   (713) 494-4991 (General Membership Services)   (713) 447-3269 (General Membership…

The National Maritime Center (NMC) issued the following news release on August 31. It can also be viewed here. Credentials Lost Due to Hurricane Harvey In accordance with federal regulations, duplicate Merchant Mariner Credentials may be issued free of charge to mariners whose credentials were lost or destroyed as a…

The Texas AFL-CIO (to which the SIU is affiliated) has set up a relief fund for victims of Hurricane Harvey. As noted on the federation’s website, “The Texas Workers Relief Fund, a 501(c)(3) charitable fund, overseen by the Texas AFL-CIO, has been established to assist workers and their families in…

  The union’s hall on N. York Street in Houston is open today – Thursday, August 31, 2017. However, the phones at the hall are out. We’ll update this notification when phone service is restored. Also, in case you missed it, here is a link to information about the Texas…

The AFL-CIO issued the following news release on August 30. The report can be viewed here. New AFL-CIO Labor Day Report Finds Americans’ Freedom to Spend Time with Family Eroding A new Labor Day report unveiled today by the AFL-CIO shows that working people are working more and taking fewer…

In the photo below, back row, from left: SIU VP Dean Corgey, Houston Police Officers Union President Ray Hunt, SIU Asst. VP Mike Russo and (front) Vincent Russo drop off relief supplies at police union headquarters. We’ll post information soon on how Seafarers may contribute to the relief efforts through…

  The SIU hall in Houston is closed today (Tuesday, August 29) but remains in good shape (not flooded at all). ###   Share