Tellez: Don’t Question U.S. Merchant Marine’s Willingness to Answer the Call The SIU is fully backing new, bipartisan legislation aimed at boosting American’s maritime industry. SIU Executive Vice President Augie Tellez spoke May 22 at a Capitol Hill press conference announcing the Energizing American Shipbuilding Act of 2018. Co-sponsors U.S.…
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May
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The following release was issued by the Office of the President of the United States on May 21. It can also be viewed here. Additionally, the SIU participated in a number of National Maritime Day ceremonies on May 22, including the official observance at the Department of Transportation's Headquarters in Washington,…
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SIU-contracted TOTE Maritime issued the following news release on May 18. Tim Nolan named new President and CEO of TOTE Saltchuk has announced that Tim Nolan has been named the next President and CEO of TOTE Inc., the parent company to TOTE Maritime and TOTE Services. Nolan, who currently serves…
May
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The AFL-CIO, to which the SIU is an affiliate, issued the following news release on May 16. It can also be viewed here. Working People Deserve an Open Internet Statement from AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka on today’s Senate vote on the Federal Communications Commission’s net neutrality rules: The AFL-CIO thanks those…
May
15
The SIU-affiliated International Transport Workers' Federation (ITF) issued the following news release on May 15. ITF response to statement by the Panama Canal Authority We at the International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) are surprised and disappointed by the statement issued by the Panama Canal Authority (ACP) in relation to the recent…
May
09
The Lake Carriers' Association (LCA) issued the following news release on May 9. Great Lakes Limestone Trade Down 23 Percent in April The coldest April since 1997 put a chill on the Great Lakes limestone trade. Shipments totaled just 1,254,226 net tons, a decrease of 23 percent compared to a…
Apr
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The SIU-affiliated International Transport Workers' Federation (ITF) issued the following news release on April 30. SIU Secretary-Treasurer David Heindel serves as the Chairman of the ITF's Seafarers section. ITF: MLC enters ‘new chapter’ for seafarers' rights The ITF has welcomed the positive outcome of the third meeting of the Special Tripartite Committee…
Apr
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The SIU-affiliated AFL-CIO issued the following news release on April 26. “A National Crisis”: New AFL-CIO Report Reveals 150 Daily U.S. Worker Deaths in 2016 View Report here: https://aflcio.org/dotj According to a report released today by the AFL-CIO, 5,190 American workers died on the job in 2016, an increase from…
Apr
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The following news release was issued by the SIU-affiliated International Transport Workers' Federation (ITF) on April 24. ITF welcomes partial victory as ICTSI signs new agreement with PNG dock workers at Lae and Port Moresby The International Transport Workers’ Federation has welcomed a new union agreement that reinstates pay and…
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The SIU-affiliated AFL-CIO issued the following news release on April 20. More Than 10,000 Working People Join Together in Unions in One Week Momentum growing for working people eager to change a rigged system This past week alone, more than 10,000 working people chose to join together in unions for…