From the Maritime Trades Department, AFL-CIO: The White House joined the chorus of those urging Congress to pass the Protecting the Right to Organize (PRO) Act, which strengthens the rights of workers to collectively bargain. As of March 8, the measure, introduced by U.S. Rep. Bobby Scott (D-VA), has 212…
Mar
08
Mar
08
The CDC recently issued guidance indicating that COVID-19 vaccines should not be delayed because of testing for TB infection. Testing for TB infection can be done before or at the same time as the COVID-19 vaccination. If it is not done at the same time, the TB test should be…
Mar
04
Sen. Tammy Baldwin, D-Wisconsin, issued the following news release on March 3, 2021. Sens. Baldwin, Young, Peters Reintroduce Bipartisan Great Lakes Winter Commerce Act U.S. Senators Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), Todd Young (R-IN) and Gary Peters (D-MI) are reintroducing the Great Lakes Winter Commerce Act, bipartisan legislation that will codify the…
Mar
03
If you are a union member who participates in certain Union Plus programs and have been affected by the severe storms in Texas, you may be eligible for financial assistance through the Union Plus Disaster Relief Grant program.¹ Union Plus Disaster Relief Grants of $500 are available to eligible participants of one of the following programs: · Union Plus Credit Card Program² · Union Plus Mortgage Program · Union Plus Personal Loan Program · Union…
Mar
03
From the Maritime Trades Department, AFL-CIO: In a speech union members have waited decades to hear from any chief executive of the United States, President Joe Biden reaffirmed a commitment he made while a candidate for the office: “I made it clear when I was running that my administration’s policy…
Mar
01
The following maritime alert was issued by the Maritime Administration. U.S. Maritime Alert 2021-003A Threat Type: Threat to Commercial Vessels Geographic Area: Gulf of Oman A maritime incident has been reported in the Gulf of Oman in the vicinity of 24-23N 058-33E on February 25, 2021 (GMT). The nature of…
Feb
26
For additional photos from the exercise, click HERE The reliability of U.S.-flag tankers and American mariners was on display earlier this week as the SIU-crewed Maersk Peary successfully performed an underway replenishment (UNREP) exercise with the USNS Laramie off the east coast of Crete. The Laramie’s crew includes members of…
Feb
24
The Defense Department has posted a video of DOD Secretary Lloyd Austin discussing COVID-19 vaccines. The video is available here: https://www.defense.gov/Watch/Video/videoid/784646/ As provided by DOD, this is the text of the video: Hello there, I’m Lloyd Austin, Secretary of Defense. I wanted to speak with you today about the coronavirus…
Feb
24
The following news release was issued by the Lake Carriers' Association on February 23. U.S. Shipping Companies Invest $87 Million in Great Lakes The U.S.-flag Great Lakes fleet, continues to invest heavily in their ships and the region. This year alone U.S. Great Lakes shipping companies will invest nearly $87…
Feb
21
The hiring hall in Tacoma, Washington, is scheduled to reopen Monday morning, February 22. The hall had been closed due to a water-main break. The hiring hall in Houston also will reopen Monday morning. It was closed for parts of last week due to inclement weather and related complications. ###