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March 2017 Rank-and-file Seafarers employed at E.N. Bisso & Son, Inc. have approved a three-year contract that boosts wages and maintains benefits. The pact covers approximately 70 SIU boatmen who sail as wheelmen, deckhands and engineers. Members overwhelmingly ratified the contract during voting that took place last year from Nov.…
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March 2017 SIU Vice President Gulf Coast Dean Corgey in late January was reappointed to the Port Commission of the Port of Houston Authority by the Houston City Council. He was originally appointed by the council in January 2013. Port commissioners serve two-year terms without pay. Corgey serves on the…
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March 2017 SIU crews from two ships have successfully completed another resupply mission to Antarctica’s McMurdo Station. The annual undertaking, called Operation Deep Freeze, provides crucial supplies to personnel from the U.S. Air Force, Navy, Army, and Coast Guard as well as Department of Defense civilians and other individuals who…
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March 2017 The third and final Coast Guard Marine Board of Investigation hearing into the loss of the SIU-crewed cargo ship El Faro took place over two weeks beginning Feb. 6 in Jacksonville, Florida. On each day, the board heard testimony from more than a dozen witnesses, who spoke about…
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March 2017 A prominent coalition of American-flag carriers and maritime unions is urging the new administration to support a program that’s vital to U.S.-flag shipping, in addition to offering many other benefits. In late January, the head of USA Maritime (to which the SIU is affiliated) wrote to President Trump…
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March 2017 SIU union brothers and sisters sometimes describe themselves as family, but some Seafarers are related by blood in addition to fraternity. Such is the case with the Latta family, second and third generation mariners from Alaska, who praise the SIU for helping them discover a passion for seafaring.…
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March 2017 Casual followers of maritime news could be forgiven for any confusion in late January when two similarly named vessels that will be enrolled in the U.S. Maritime Security Program (MSP) began sailing under the American flag within a few days of each other. For Seafarers, the bottom line…
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March 2017SIU President Michael Sacco discusses the importance of promoting the American maritime industry While the shared job of promoting the American maritime industry isn’t confined to Capitol Hill, longtime Seafarers know that the nation’s capital is still a vital location for grassroots activities. That is definitely the case…
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March 2017 Secretary of Transportation Elaine Chao was confirmed by an overwhelming Senate majority on Jan. 31, after voicing her strong support of the U.S.-flag maritime industry. Chao is a longtime advocate for the Jones Act and the U.S. Merchant Marine, and during her service as Secretary of Labor during…