Seafarers Log
July 2017 With apprentices from the SIU-affiliated Paul Hall Center in attendance, the union’s legislative director recently told Congress that the nation cannot afford to abandon its international food aid programs. Brian Schoeneman testified June 7 at a hearing of the House Agriculture Committee, chaired by Rep. Mike Conaway…
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July 2017 Although a few months elapsed between the time the SIU-crewed M/V Liberty entered U.S. registry and the formal commemoration of its re-flagging, fresh enthusiasm was evident June 2 at the ship’s naming ceremony in Charleston, South Carolina. U.S. Secretary of Transportation Elaine Chao headlined the guestspeaker lineup –…
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July 2017 Editor’s note: Check out the June issue of the LOG for coverage of the National Maritime Day ceremony that took place in the nation’s capital. Saluting America’s maritime heritage while also underscoring the need to maintain a strong U.S. Merchant Marine, SIU members and officials took part in…
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July 2017 The Seafarers Harry Lundeberg School of Seamanship (SHLSS) at the union-affiliated Paul Hall Center for Maritime Training and Education (PHC) is now a signatory to a partnership with the College of Southern Maryland (CSM), Leonardtown Campus to offer an Associate of Applied Science degree program in Maritime Operations…
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July 2017 General Dynamics NASSCO reached a milestone in early June as the SIU-contracted tanker Palmetto State finished sea trials and was delivered to American Petroleum Tankers (APT) during a signing ceremony at the San Diego shipyard. SIU members crewed up the Jones Act vessel – built by other union…
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July 2017 Back to Issue SIU President Michael Sacco revisits the many benefits of Food for Peace, including boosts to America’s national and economic security In some ways, the budget proposal released by the White House in late May underscores the fact that our work in…
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July 2017 Six dependents of active Seafarers now are better equipped to handle the financial stresses associated with their higher education aspirations, thanks to grants totaling $120,000 given to them by the Seafarers Health and Benefits Plan (SHBP). Megan Crawford, Julia Smith, Daenielle Amandoron, Albert Tinay, Erowin Udan and Ryan…
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July 2017Five years ago, the SIU deftly defied national trends in other organizations’ collective bargaining agreements by securing standard freightship and tanker contracts that featured annual wage increases and maintained benefits – and didn’t lose a single shipboard job. The SIU has delivered a repeat performance this year. Following negotiations…
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July 2017 For nine long months, the crew of the Malta-flagged asphalt tanker NewLead Granadino remained stranded aboard the vessel. But thanks to the efforts of the International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF), as well as the SIU and others, those men have finally headed home. As previously reported, the vessel,…