No injuries and no pollution were reported following a recent fire aboard the Seafarers-crewed President Eisenhower (APL Marine Services) on the West Coast. The SIU represents steward department mariners aboard the vessel. APL’s parent company, CMA CGM, issued this statement: “On April 28, a fire occurred onboard the M/V President…
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SIU members and their families can register for the May 3 event HERE. Seafarers and their family members who haven’t been vaccinated against COVID-19 are invited to the hiring hall in Houston for a free vaccination drive on May 3 (a Monday) from 9 a.m. until 3 p.m. Vaccines will…
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From the AFL-CIO, to which the SIU is affiliated: ‘It Shouldn’t Be This Hard’: AFL-CIO Launches Major Ad Campaign Boosting the PRO Act TV, Radio Spots Airing in Alaska, Arizona, Virginia and West Virginia; Digital Ads Running Nationwide (Washington, D.C., April 28, 2021)—The AFL-CIO launched a seven-figure advertising campaign this…
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UPDATE: THE HALL IS REOPENING MAY 3 The hiring hall in Tacoma, Washington, is closed until further notice, for precautionary reasons. We’ll post an update as soon as possible. Members can still reach the hall by phone: (253) 272-7774. ###
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The following news release was issued by the Maritime Administration on April 26. Maritime Administration Awards Nearly $20 Million in Funding to Strengthen U.S. Shipyard Economic Competitiveness Today, the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Maritime Administration (MARAD) announced $19.6 million in grant awards to 31 small shipyards in 15 states through the Small Shipyard…
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The following news release was issued by the White House on April 26. FACT SHEET: Executive Order Establishing the White House Task Force on Worker Organizing and Empowerment Today, President Biden will sign an Executive Order establishing the White House Task Force on Worker Organizing and Empowerment. The Task Force…
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UPDATE (April 26): Members and their families can register for the May 3 event HERE. Seafarers and their family members who haven’t been vaccinated against COVID-19 are invited to the hiring hall in Houston for a free vaccination drive on May 3 (a Monday) from 9 a.m. until 3 p.m.…
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The International Federation of Transport Workers (ITF), to which the SIU is affiliated, issued the following news release on April 20. SIU Secretary-Treasurer David Heindel is quoted in the article. ITF confirms Ever Given crew welfare, but Egypt cannot hold Suez seafarers hostage Crew of the…
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Notice/Reminders Pre-Employment Drug Tests are Reported to Coast Guard; Marijuana Still Banned by Department of Transportation Seafarers are reminded that the U.S. Department of Transportation forbids the use of marijuana by employees subject to drug testing under DOT regulations. Even if marijuana use is legal in your home state, it…
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The SIU remains active in a project that involves delivering school books for children in Puerto Rico, Guam and Alaska. For more background on the program, click HERE. Below is a new press release from the Transportation Institute about recent outreach; SIU Port Agent Amancio Crespo is quoted in the…