Seaway Administrator Sutton Highlights Importance of Great Lakes Transportation
Before extolling the importance of the Great Lakes to the U.S., Canadian and global economies, Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation Administrator Betty Sutton declared her roots to the labor […]
Trumka Utilizes Memory of Lost Mariners to Push for Workers’ Rights
AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka never fails to energize a crowd, and he was the perfect speaker to kick off the second day of the Maritime Trade Department, AFL-CIO Executive […]
Congressmen Reaffirm Support for U.S. Merchant Mariners
Their respective years in Congress contrast greatly, but the two members of Congress who addressed the Maritime Trades Department, AFL-CIO Executive Board in San Diego both voiced enthusiastic support […]
NASSCO Shipyard Exec Sees Bright Future for Jones Act Trade, U.S Military Operations.
Bringing examples of recent success, a union-contracted shipyard executive spoke in San Diego to the Maritime Trades Department Executive Board on the positive benefits of working more closely with […]
Consultant Tells MTD Board to Keep Fighting to Knockout Maritime from International Trade Talks
Likening the decades-long fight to a boxing match, a guest speaker at the Maritime Trades Department, AFL-CIO Executive Board meeting said the U.S. maritime industry continues winning rounds but […]
TRANSCOM’s Tuck Salutes Reliability of U.S.-Flag Sealift
A high-ranking officer from the U.S. Transportation Command (USTRANSCOM) told the Maritime Trades Department, AFL-CIO Executive Board that U.S. Merchant Mariners are vital to the nation’s military operations. Maj. […]
MTD Board Reminded Investments Lead to Union Jobs
Three different speakers presented various scenarios to the Maritime Trades Department, AFL-CIO Executive Board that could benefit workers and help their individual unions. Michael Stotz, president of the […]
Union Vets Director: Veterans Deserve More Than Lip Service
In a very impassioned address to the Maritime Trades Department, AFL-CIO Executive Board, the head of the AFL-CIO Union Veterans Council said the organization’s vital mission is actually very […]
