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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08
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.…
Jan
07
Statement from AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka on the results of the U.S. Senate runoff elections in Georgia: The voices of working people were once again heard loud and clear with the election of two pro-union champions: Jon Ossoff and the Rev. Raphael Warnock. After delivering the 2020 election for President-elect…
Jan
06
From the AFL-CIO, to which the SIU is affiliated: Attempted Coup an Unconscionable Assault on Democracy Statement from AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka on the breach of the U.S. Capitol building: We are witnessing one of the greatest assaults on our democracy since the Civil War. Today’s attempted coup has been…
Jan
05
U.S. Maritime Alert 2021-001A Threat Type: Threats to Commercial Vessels Geographic Area: Persian Gulf Two recent maritime incidents have been reported in the geographic area described above. The first incident was the discovery of a mine placed on the hull of a Liberian-flagged tanker in the Persian Gulf off Iraq…
Jan
04
The American Maritime Partnership, to which the SIU is affiliated, issued the following news item: Congress Passes Significant Maritime Legislation Affirming American Maritime’s Role in the Future of Clean Wind Energy Provisions in Defense Bill confirm all U.S. laws apply to the Outer Continental Shelf, clarify the circumstances under which…
Jan
03
The hiring hall in Algonac, Michigan, will be closed for (at minimum) the work week beginning January 4, but members can still conduct business with the hall via phone. The hall’s telephone number is (810) 794-4988. We’ll post an update when more information is available. ###
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02
On the first day of 2021, the U.S. Senate handed President Trump his first veto override by passing the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) by an 81-13 margin. The action was necessitated when Trump vetoed the measure on December 23 after the $740.5 billion package had been passed with veto-proof…
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From the AFL-CIO’s Maritime Trades Department: COVID-OMNIBUS MEASURE SIGNED, MARITIME PROVISIONS FUNDED THROUGH SEPTEMBER Following a week of confusion about whether the President would sign legislation overwhelmingly passed by Congress to provide COVID-19 aid and cover federal government funding through Fiscal Year 2021, President Trump placed his signature on the…