The following news item was posted by the Office of the United States Trade Representative (available HERE). Prior coverage is available HERE. SIU President David Heindel also serves as president of the Maritime Trades Department, one of the formal backers of the petition. USTR Initiates Section 301 Investigation of China’s…
Apr
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Apr
12
The Great Lakes Maritime Task Force (to which the SIU is affiliated) recently issued the following news item: U.S. Senator Debbie Stabenow Lifetime Achievement Supporting U.S. Great Lakes Shipping WASHINGTON D.C. (April 10, 2024) – On Wednesday, April 10, 2024, the Great Lakes Maritime Task Force (GLMTF) recognized the significant…
Apr
11
AFL-CIO President Liz Shuler sent the following letter to U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai, in support of the Section 301 shipbuilding petition that the SIU-affiliated Maritime Trades Department signed onto earlier this year. Dear Ambassador Tai: On behalf of the 60 affiliates of the AFL-CIO, representing 12.5 million working people…
Apr
03
The AFL-CIO, to which the SIU is affiliated, recently adopted the following statement during a meeting of their executive council (the first such meeting since Mike's passing late last year). The statement is linked on the federation's website HERE. On the Passing of Michael Sacco The entire AFL-CIO family mourns…
Apr
02
The AFL-CIO, to which the SIU is affiliated, has issued the following news release: Politico Magazine: Can AI Bring the Labor Movement New Power? Technological change has a way of marginalizing workers. Liz Shuler hopes this time will be different. Washington, D.C., April 1, 2024—Politico Magazine published a comprehensive profile…
Mar
29
The White House has posted the news item that appears below (available on the White House website HERE). For anyone who missed it, what is essentially a joint statement from the MTD and the SIU is available HERE. The SIU has been in regular contact with officials from Maryland Gov.…
Mar
27
U.S. Maritime Administrator Ann Phillips recently presented a number of valuable updates on the agency’s work, via a video podcast overseen by the coalition American Maritime Partnership (AMP). Among other topics, she explained what MARAD does to promote America’s shipping and shipbuilding; touched on recent reforms aimed at facilitating recruitment…
Mar
26
From the SIU-affiliated Maritime Trades Department. The SIU joins in extending heartfelt condolences and will do everything possible to assist in the aftermath of the accident. The Maritime Trades Department, AFL-CIO extends its most solemn condolences to the victims of the Francis Scott Key bridge collapse that occurred early Tuesday…
Mar
21
SIU members, pensioners and their families are encouraged to attend the upcoming benefits conference at the hiring hall in Wilmington, California. The gathering is scheduled for Wednesday, April 3, at 10 a.m. Severe weather forced the postponements of previously scheduled conferences in Wilmington. The benefits conferences are led by Seafarers…
Mar
21
The United States Department of Defense (DoD) on March 20 announced that three SIU-crewed vessels are slated to play key roles in a mission that ultimately aims to facilitate delivery of humanitarian aid shipments to Gaza following the construction of a temporary pier off the coast. The construction is expected…