The Maritime Trades Department of the AFL-CIO issued the following news release on May 1. It can also be viewed here. Navy League President Blasts Newspaper Editorial Against Food for Peace Responding to an April 23 Washington Post editorial attacking the PL-480 Food for Peace Program, the president of the…
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May
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The AFL-CIO recently issued the following news release. AFL-CIO Names Paul Lemmon Chief of Staff and Executive Assistant to the President AFL-CIO President Richard L. Trumka has named Paul Lemmon as his chief of staff and executive assistant. Paul is a third-generation coal miner from western Pennsylvania, who has an…
Apr
27
The International Transport Workers' Federation (ITF) issued the following news release on April 27. ITF statement: Workers’ Memorial Day Commenting on Workers’ Memorial Day, which takes place April 28, ITF president Paddy Crumlin said: “This is the day we remember all those, known and unknown, friends and strangers, who have…
Apr
27
The SIU has put together a booklet for members and their families titled, “A Guide to Your Personal Finances – What Every Seafarer Needs to Consider.” Printed copies of the 16-page document are available at SIU halls and at headquarters. Click HERE for a PDF version, or click on the…
Apr
26
The AFL-CIO, to which the SIU is affiliated, has issued the following news release along with the new report linked in the subhead. 150 Workers Die on the Job Every Day New AFL-CIO Report: aflcio.org/death-on-the-job (Washington, D.C., April 26, 2017) In 2015, 150 workers died from preventable work-related…
Apr
25
U.S. Rep. Duncan Hunter (R-California) has released the following article concerning the Jones Act, America’s freight cabotage law. To access the article on the congressman’s website, click HERE Hunter: Protecting our southern border with U.S. mariners As chairman of the Coast Guard and Maritime Subcommittee in the House of Representatives,…
Apr
20
The International Transport Workers' Federation (ITF) issued the following news release on April 20. Levi’s drawn into growing Madagascan dockworkers dispute International clothing company Levi Strauss and Co. is under pressure to help end the exploitation of Madagascan dockworkers as the International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) calls on the company…
Apr
19
The American Maritime Partnership (AMP), of which the SIU is a member, issued the following news release on April 18. American Maritime Partnership Stands Behind Correct Enforcement of U.S. Laws Vital to National, Homeland and Economic Security CBP Revocation Notice Will Put American Mariners First and Ensure Vitally Important Domestic…
Apr
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The AFL-CIO, to which the SIU is affiliated, has posted the following statement. It’s available on the federation’s website at: https://aflcio.org/press/releases/buy-america-good-first-step-working-people ‘Buy America’ Good First Step for Working People Statement by AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka on today’s ‘Buy America’ and Work Visa Executive Order: We welcome efforts to improve…
Apr
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The U.S. Navy issued the following news release on April 17, which can also be viewed here. The USNS Fall River is crewed by SIU Government Services members. Pacific Partnership arrives in Kuching Pacific Partnership 2017 (PP17) and Malaysian partners embarked aboard expeditionary fast transport USNS Fall River (T-EPF 4)…