Seafarers Log
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,…
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June 2017 SIU-contracted Alaska Tanker Company (ATC) recently added to its already substantial collection of wellearned safety awards. In early April, the company received the Governor’s Special Achievement Award during the 36th annual Governor’s Safety and Health Conference in Anchorage, Alaska. ATC was recognized for its crews having completed more…
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June 2017 The $1.1 trillion federal appropriations bill passed by both the House and Senate and signed by President Trump on May 5 includes funding for several programs important to the U.S.-flag maritime industry as well as health care for retired coal miners and their families. The bipartisan bill covers…
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June 2017 U.S. Sen. Mazie K. Hirono (D-Hawaii), a longtime advocate of the Jones Act and U.S.-flag shipping, as well as a trusted ally of the SIU, is the recipient of the 2017 Salute to Congress Award. The legislator received the award May 2 during this year’s International Propeller Club…
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June 2017 One of the American maritime industry’s most consistently outspoken advocates recently issued a characteristically strong defense of the Jones Act. U.S. Rep. Duncan Hunter (R-California) posted and circulated the op-ed in late April, under the headline: Protecting our southern border with U.S. mariners. Hunter serves on the House…
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