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Seafarers-contracted Pasha Hawaii posted the following news item on May 11. To access the article on the company’s website, click HERE   Delivery of First Vessel Planned for Early 2020 Honolulu-based Pasha Hawaii today announced that the company has selected Keppel AmFELS in Brownsville, TX, a subsidiary of Keppel Offshore…

The Department of Defense issued the following news release on March 11. Navy to Christen Expeditionary Fast Transport City of Bismarck   The Navy will christen its newest Expeditionary Fast Transport, the future USNS City of Bismarck (T-EPF 9), during a 10 a.m. CDT ceremony Saturday, May 13, at the…

The AFL-CIO, to which the SIU is affiliated, issued the following news release on May 9. It can also be viewed here. CEO Pay Increases to 347 Times Average Workers 2017 Executive PayWatch features Mondelēz International’s Pay Inequality   CEO pay for major U.S. companies has risen nearly 6 percent,…

SIU-contracted Matson issued the following news release on May 4. Matson, Philly Shipyard Mark "Aloha Class" Ship Construction Milestone with Dock-Mounting Ceremony Philly Shipyard, Inc. (PSI), the wholly-owned U.S. subsidiary of Philly Shipyard ASA (Oslo: PHLY), and Matson, Inc. (NYSE: MATX), a leading U.S. carrier in the Pacific, today marked an important milestone…

The Maritime Trades Department of the AFL-CIO, to which the SIU is affiliated, issued the following news release on May 5. It can also be viewed here. FEDERAL MONEY MEASURE HELPS MARITIME, MINERS AND MORE The $1.1 trillion federal appropriations bill passed by both the House and Senate and signed by…

The Maritime Trades Department of the AFL-CIO issued the following news release on May 1. It can also be viewed here. Navy League President Blasts Newspaper Editorial Against Food for Peace Responding to an April 23 Washington Post editorial attacking the PL-480 Food for Peace Program, the president of the…

The AFL-CIO recently issued the following news release. AFL-CIO Names Paul Lemmon Chief of Staff and Executive Assistant to the President AFL-CIO President Richard L. Trumka has named Paul Lemmon as his chief of staff and executive assistant. Paul is a third-generation coal miner from western Pennsylvania, who has an…

The International Transport Workers' Federation (ITF) issued the following news release on April 27. ITF statement: Workers’ Memorial Day Commenting on Workers’ Memorial Day, which takes place April 28, ITF president Paddy Crumlin said: “This is the day we remember all those, known and unknown, friends and strangers, who have…

The SIU has put together a booklet for members and their families titled, “A Guide to Your Personal Finances – What Every Seafarer Needs to Consider.” Printed copies of the 16-page document are available at SIU halls and at headquarters. Click HERE for a PDF version, or click on the…

The AFL-CIO, to which the SIU is affiliated, has issued the following news release along with the new report linked in the subhead. 150 Workers Die on the Job Every Day   New AFL-CIO Report: aflcio.org/death-on-the-job   (Washington, D.C., April 26, 2017) In 2015, 150 workers died from preventable work-related…