Editor's note: The following message from SIU President Michael Sacco concerns the recent passing of a rank-and-file Seafarer. Dear SIU Brothers and Sisters: On behalf of the union’s executive board, I extend our deepest and most sincere sympathies to the family, friends and shipmates of our fallen brother, GUDE Michael…
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With many safeguards in place, the union plans to resume monthly membership meetings in August. A listing of upcoming meetings is available HERE and also appears in the August edition of the Seafarers LOG. Each port’s meeting begins at 10:30 a.m. local time. As we have all seen, the pandemic…
Jul
27
The hiring hall in Algonac, Michigan, will reopen tomorrow morning, July 28, 2020. The hall had been closed for one day for precautionary reasons. ###
Jul
23
The following news item was posted July 21 on the U.S. House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure website (available HERE): Chairs DeFazio, Maloney Legislation to Provide Relief to Maritime Sector Amid Ongoing COVID-19 Pandemic Passes Through House Washington, D.C. –Today, the Maritime Transportation System Emergency Relief Act (MTSERA), introduced by…
Jul
21
The following news release was issued by the American Maritime Partnership, to which the SIU is affiliated. Comprehensive Jones Act Study Finds No Effect on Cost of Living in Hawaii Ocean Freight Rates Declined Since 2008 Economists from Boston based Reeve & Associates (Reeve) and Hawaii based TZ Economics have…
Jul
20
The hiring hall in Houston will reopen Wednesday morning, July 22. Members can still conduct business at the hall by phone, fax and email. Please remember that anyone visiting the hall must complete the pre-entry questionnaire that’s available in PDF form HERE The hall is located at 625 N. York…
Jul
17
The International Transport Workers' Federation, to which the SIU is affiliated, has posted the following news item. It's available on the federation's website HERE SIU Secretary-Treasurer David Heindel, quoted in the release, also serves as chair of the ITF Seafarers' Section. 300,000 Seafarers Trapped at Sea: Mounting crew change crisis…
Jul
17
The U.S. Maritime Administration has posted the following bulletin. It's available on the agency's website HERE. U.S. MARITIME ADVISORY 2020-013 Threat Type: Piracy/Armed Robbery/Kidnapping/Terrorism Geographic Area: Sulu and Celebes Seas This revised advisory cancels U.S. Maritime Advisory 2020-003 1. Issue: So far in 2020, there has been one reported kidnapping…
Jul
13
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The hiring hall in Wilmington, California, will reopen on Tuesday, July 14, 2020. The hall is located at 510 N. Broad Avenue. It has been closed since July 2 for precautionary reasons. ###
Jul
13
The American Maritime Partnership, to which the SIU is affiliated, has issued the following news item: Oscar-Winning Actor Tom Hanks Receives American Maritime Hero Award American Maritime Partnership Recognizes Hanks for Acclaimed Works Celebrating Heroes of American Maritime WASHINGTON - American Maritime Partnership (AMP), today announced it is honoring Oscar-Winning…