From the AFL-CIO, to which the SIU is affiliated: Blasting Amazon’s Anti-Worker Attacks, Labor Movement Urges PRO Act Passage Statement from AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka on the union vote at the Amazon warehouse in Bessemer, Alabama: The heroic Amazon workers in Bessemer have made history, helping pave the path toward…
Apr
09
Apr
08
Bosun Rodriguez: Piney Point Training ‘Definitely Helped’ How’s this for a sign of the times: Mariners from the SIU-crewed cable ship Dependable on March 21 rescued a boater in the middle of the Pacific Ocean – and the individual quickly reassured his liberators that he’d recently tested negative for COVID-19.…
Apr
02
The SIU-afffiliated Paul Hall Center for Maritime Training and Education has posted its course dates for the rest of this year. Check them out HERE. Questions may be sent to [email protected] ###
Apr
02
Honorees Enthusiastically Praise U.S. Merchant Marine The global COVID-19 pandemic continues affecting most if not all parts of life, and it prominently figured in the respective remarks of this year’s Salute to Congress honorees. The annual event, sponsored by the Propeller Club of the United States, is considered one of…
Mar
31
The following news release was issued by the International Transport Workers' Federation (ITF) on March 29. ITF Welcomes Ever Given Resolution The world’s foremost transport worker body is welcoming the end to the crisis affecting the MV Ever Given (IMO: 9811000), the cargo vessel that has been blocking the Suez Canal. “We…
Mar
30
From the Maritime Trades Department, AFL-CIO: WHITE HOUSE ANNOUNCES OFFSHORE WIND PROJECT GOALS The Biden White House released its plans for kickstarting offshore domestic wind farm projects that would “create thousands of jobs across the country with the choice to join a union.” Meeting with state officials, industry executives and…
Mar
30
As previously reported, 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…
Mar
26
U.S. Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg emphatically voiced his backing of America’s freight cabotage law – and U.S. mariners – during a recent hearing on Capitol Hill. Buttigieg spoke March 25 as the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee conducted a hearing titled,…
Mar
25
The International Chamber of Shipping, the International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF), Intertanko and the International Maritime Health Association have teamed up to publish “Coronavirus (COVID-19) Vaccination for Seafarers and Shipping Companies: A Practical Guide.” The document – available in PDF form HERE and also linked on the ITF website HERE…
Mar
25
A new resolution in the state senate of West Virginia strongly supports the nation’s freight cabotage law. The concurrent resolution backing the Jones Act was introduced and adopted earlier this month. Text of the document follows. SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 20 (By Senators Nelson, Azinger, Martin, Phillips, Takubo, Weld, Stollings, Maroney,…