The U.S. Coast Guard’s National Maritime Center recently circulated multiple Marine Safety Information Bulletins (MSIB) that are relevant to many SIU members. Updates from those bulletins follow. TWIC Extension As laid out in Maritime Safety Information Bulletin number 13-20, “For mariners already holding a Merchant Marine Credential (MMC), if their…
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The following news release was issued by the Maritime Administration on January 19. Maritime Administration Announces Notice of Funding Opportunity for America’s Small Shipyard Grant Program Grants will provide more than $19 million in funding Today, the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Maritime Administration (MARAD) announced the availability of $19.6 million…
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On January 8, President-elect Joe Biden chose Boston Mayor and former president of the Laborers' Union Local 223 Marty Walsh as his U.S. Labor Secretary. AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka said in…
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U.S. Maritime Alert 2021-002A Threat Type: Upcoming Mariner Travel Requirements Change Geographic Area: Worldwide (for all air passengers entering the United States) Retransmittal of State Department COVID-19 Traveler Information dated January 12, 2021: “Effective January 26, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) will require all air passengers arriving…
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General Dynamics NASSCO, a union shipyard, has issued the following news item. The vessel will be crewed by members of the SIU Government Services Division. The original release on NASSCO's website -- available HERE -- includes a photo gallery. General Dynamics NASSCO Launches First Ship in the T-AO Fleet Oiler…
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The following letter, dated January 8 and signed by eight presidents of U.S. seagoing labor unions, including SIU President Michael Sacco, was sent to New York Governor Andrew Cuomo and Chairman of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Advisory Committee on Immunization Dr. Jose Romero. U.S. seagoing labor: Access…
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The following news release was issued by the AFL-CIO on January 12. The SIU is an affiliate of the AFL-CIO. Trumka Unveils Workers First Agenda for 2021: Reiterates Call for Trump Removal Read President Trumka’s full remarks Today, AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka introduced the Workers First Agenda to fight back against COVID-19…
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From the AFL-CIO, to which the SIU is affiliated: AFL-CIO General Board Calls on Donald Trump to Resign or Be Removed from Office (Washington, D.C., Jan. 8, 2021)—After a discussion Thursday, the AFL-CIO General Board released the following statement: The deadly storming of the U.S. Capitol by a mob looking…
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The hiring hall in Algonac, Michigan, has been closed for precautionary reasons. The hall will reopen Monday morning, Jan. 11. ###
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U.S. MARITIME ADVISORY 2021-001 Subject: Threats to Commercial Vessels by Iran and its Proxies Geographic Area: Persian Gulf, Strait of Hormuz, Gulf of Oman, Arabian Sea, Red Sea, Gulf of Aden, and Indian Ocean This revised advisory cancels U.S. Maritime Advisory 2020-011 1. References: U.S. Maritime Alerts 2020-001B and 2021-001A.…