The Department of Defense has issued the following news release. It's available on the DOD website HERE. Members of the SIU Government Services Division will be among the new vessel's crew. General Dynamics NASSCO is a union shipyard. Navy to Christen Future USNS Harvey Milk The Navy will christen the…
Nov
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Nov
04
A new action by the Seafarers Appeals Board (SAB) means a formal return to business as usual when it comes to the Shipping Rules. Prior SAB actions temporarily amended the Shipping Rules in order to help meet manpower obligations during peak stretches of the COVID-19 pandemic. Those actions (numbers 480…
Oct
31
Seafarers are on the front line of climate change, hears ITF Sustainability Roundtable From Nautilus International: The International Transport Workers' Federation (ITF) has launched its Sustainable Shipping Policy in an online webinar featuring panelists from the industry and seafarers themselves, including Nautilus Council member Captain Fraser Matthew. The event was…
Oct
28
Beginning Nov. 8, 2021, there are updated guidelines for flying to the United States. According to the State Department, “U.S. citizens and Legal Permanent Residents (LPRs) who are eligible to travel but are not fully vaccinated will need to provide proof of a negative COVID-19 test one (1) day before…
Oct
26
Editor's note: The presidents of seven U.S. maritime unions, including SIU President Michael Sacco, have signed the following letter. For a PDF version with signatures, click HERE. Union Sisters and Brothers: As you know, our industry recently made unwanted headlines due to allegations of sexual assault and alcohol consumption aboard…
Oct
26
The following speech was made by Rep. Elaine Luria (D-VA) on October 25. SUPPORT OF THE U.S. FLAG MARITIME FLEET Madam Speaker, today I want to highlight the importance of the U.S. flag maritime fleet to our economic and national security. While only two percent of our country's imports and…
Oct
26
AMP Issues Supply Chain Letter to DOT Secretary Buttigieg on Reliable and Resilient American Maritime The American Maritime Partnership, to which the SIU is affiliated, has issued the following news item: WASHINGTON – Today, the American Maritime Partnership publicly released a letter to U.S. Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg underscoring…
Oct
19
The following comment was issued by (SIU-affiliated) USA Maritime's Chairman C. James Patti, in response to a Department of Defense notice entitled: "Request for Comments: One-Year Response to ''America's Supply Chains". The comment was posted on October 14. USA Maritime Issues Public Comment on DOD Notice USA Maritime, a coalition…
Oct
14
The Seafarers International Union salutes the Biden White House for nominating Rear Adm. Ann Phillips (USN ret.) to be the next U.S. Maritime Administrator. Phillips served nearly 31 years on active duty prior to becoming the Special Assistant to the Virginia Governor for Coastal Adaptation and Protection. In that role,…
Oct
14
The SIU-affiliated Paul Hall Center for Maritime Training and Education is hiring a Simulator Specialist/Instructor and a Deck Instructor. Both jobs are full-time. The respective job listings follow. Simulator Specialist/Instructor Full Time Compensation: To be paid no less than the minimum as per the CBA, however, actual hourly rate to…