The following news release was issued by Crowley on February 9. Crowley and Watco Partner to Support Offshore Wind Energy Crowley and Watco are partnering to create a single-source terminal and supply chain management solution to support the emerging offshore wind industry. With the growing number of wind projects planned for…
Feb
09
Feb
09
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has posted the following information. For a PDF version, click HERE. To access the COVID-19 section of the CDC website, click HERE. Vaccines (shots) are one of the tools we have to fight the COVID-19 pandemic. To stop this pandemic, we need…
Feb
09
Philly Shipyard, a union facility, posted the following news item on Feb. 8. It's available on the Philly Shipyard website HERE. Philly Shipyard Awarded Repair Contract for USNS Charlton Philly Shipyard, Inc., the sole operating subsidiary of Philly Shipyard ASA (OSE: PHLY), today announced it has been awarded a contract…
Feb
04
The following news release was issued by the AFL-CIO, to which the SIU is affiliated, on February 4. AFL-CIO Calls for Urgent Passage of Landmark Worker Rights Bill Statement from AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka on the introduction of the Protecting the Right to Organize (PRO) Act: Today, working people are…
Feb
04
The following news release was issued by the Asian Pacific American Labor Alliance, AFL-CIO on February 2. APALA Condemns Myanmar’s Military for Their Use of Violence to Undermine Democracy As a labor organization that represents AAPI workers across the nation, including Burmese workers, APALA condemns Myanmar’s military for their use…
Feb
03
I had the honor and privilege of working closely with John Sweeney during his leadership of the AFL-CIO. Time and again over the many years of our friendship, I saw how lifting up the rights, voices, and dignity of working Americans was more than a job to him. It was…
Feb
02
The Legendary Career and Spiritual Calling of John Sweeney February 1, 2021 Statement from AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka on the passing of AFL-CIO President Emeritus John Sweeney: John Sweeney was a legend, plain and simple. He was guided into unionism by his Catholic faith, and not a single day passed…
Jan
29
Seafarers are asked to consider participating in an anonymous survey (“Mariner Mental Health Needs during COVID-19”) conducted by the University of Washington. As noted on the landing page: “Results from this survey will be used by federal agencies, vessel owners/operators, mariner unions, maritime training institutions, seafarer welfare organizations and MTS…
Jan
28
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has posted the following information. For a PDF version, click HERE. To access the COVID-19 section of the CDC website, click HERE You can help stop the pandemic by getting a COVID-19 vaccine. To stop this pandemic, we need to use all…
Jan
26
The Maritime Trades Department, AFL-CIO, has posted the following news item. The SIU is an MTD affiliate; SIU President Michael Sacco also serves as MTD president. PRESIDENT BIDEN SPECIFIES JONES ACT IN ‘BUY AMERICAN’ EXECUTIVE ORDER Only in office for six days, President Joe Biden confirmed his career-long support for…