From the U.S. Coast Guard: Regional Exam Center (REC) New York’s historical location in the Battery Park building is undergoing a major renovation that is expected to last a minimum of 12 months. During the renovation, REC New York is being relocated to an alternate office space in lower Manhattan. …
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From the AFL-CIO: Statement from AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka on the U.S. Supreme Court’s Cedar Point Nursery v. Hassid decision holding that California’s access regulation, which gives farmworkers a limited right to meet with union organizers during nonwork time on the employers’ properties, constitutes a “per se” physical taking: We…
Jun
23
Fully vaccinated individuals (students and staff alike) now have the option to go mask-free at the Paul Hall Center for Maritime Training and Education, located in Piney Point, Maryland. The union-affiliated school also recently updated its rules to allow for fully vaccinated students to come and go from the campus…
Jun
17
From the AFL-CIO, to which the SIU is affiliated: AFL-CIO Commends Biden Administration on Making Juneteenth a Federal Holiday Statement from AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka and AFL-CIO Civil, Human and Women’s Rights Director Clayola Brown on Juneteenth, the holiday commemorating the official freeing of the last enslaved Black people in…
Jun
17
From the Shipbuilders Council of America: U.S. Senator Richard Shelby Receives Maritime Leadership Award, Shipbuilders Highest Honor WASHINGTON – The Shipbuilders Council of America (SCA), the national association representing the U.S. shipbuilding, maintenance, and repair industry, today presented U.S. Senator Richard Shelby (R-Alabama) with the SCA Maritime Leadership Award.…
Jun
17
From the Shipbuilders Council of America: Congressman John Garamendi Receives Shipbuilders Highest Honor - Maritime Leadership Award WASHINGTON – The Shipbuilders Council of America (SCA), the national association representing the U.S. shipbuilding, maintenance, and…
Jun
17
The following news release was issued by the International Transportation Workers Federation (ITF), to which the SIU is affiliated. ITF wins freedom for hunger-striking seafarers after two years trapped on the ULA Nineteen seafarers from India, Bangladesh, Turkey and Azerbaijan will be able to see their families again this week…
Jun
15
One of the SIU’s contracted operators is activating a pair of oceangoing tugs. Qualified individuals who are interested in applying for the related job openings are encouraged to email resumes to [email protected] and [email protected] for review. Feel free to call the hiring hall in Houston as well: (713) 659-5152. Each…
Jun
14
According to the latest pandemic-era guidance on merchant mariner credentials (MMC) from the U.S. Coast Guard, those documents “may only be extended for up to one year from their date of expiration. Merchant Mariner Credentials (MMC) (National Endorsements only) that expire between March 1, 2020 and June 30, 2021 are…
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The U.S. Maritime Administration issued the following news item on June 14: Nation’s Shipyards Support $42.4 Billion in Gross Domestic Product New Maritime Administration report also finds private shipyards provide more than 107,000 direct jobs. WASHINGTON, DC - Today, the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Maritime Administration (MARAD) announced the release…