
Congressman Honors Former MTD President Sacco
U.S. Rep. Bennie G. Thompson (D-Mississippi) entered the following remarks into the U.S. Congressional Record on March 22, 2023....
U.S. Rep. Bennie G. Thompson (D-Mississippi) entered the following remarks into the U.S. Congressional Record on March 22, 2023....
The following news release was recently issued by American Maritime Voices. WA State Senate Calls Jones Act ‘Critical’ to...
Members and supporters of NewsGuild-CWA gathered outside of C-SPAN’s headquarters in Washington, D.C. on March 8 to protest Pittsburgh...
Kenneth Cooper, the International President of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW), is the newest member of the...
Michigan Maritime Trades Port Council President Jeannette Bradshaw testified on March 8th in front of the Michigan House of...
Chris Given takes over as the MTD Eastern Area Executive Board Member, effective March 1. Given, the secretary-treasurer of...
The United Mine Workers of America (UMWA) have offered to return to work in the Warrior Met Coal mines...
Offering very personal and sometimes emotional remarks to the MTD Executive Board was the executive director of the Union...
It’s no overstatement that the 2023 Executive Board meeting of the Maritime Trades Department, AFL-CIO was history in the...
When longtime International Association of Machinists (IAM) executive Owen Herrnstadt received U.S. Senate confirmation last summer to serve at...
America’s freight cabotage law remains crucial for the dredging industry, and it also plays a vital role as the...
The top executive at a major, union-contracted maritime company spelled out the consistent reliability and outstanding performances of U.S....
Fred Redmond left no doubt about the AFL-CIO’s ongoing support for the U.S. Merchant Marine when he spoke to...
The head of the International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) offered valuable insights about the maritime labor shortage, the importance...
The commanding officer of the United States Transportation Command (USTRANSCOM) provided the MTD Executive Board and guests with a...
The leader of the U.S. Maritime Administration (MarAd) kicked off the two-day Maritime Trades Department Executive Board meeting with...
Longtime Labor leader Thomas Donahue passed away February 18. Donahue served as AFL-CIO President from August to October 1995....
David Heindel became the sixth president in the history of the Maritime Trades Department, AFL-CIO when the MTD Executive...
The new year brings word of a major organizing win for the MTD-affiliated Communications Workers of America (CWA). More...
Complete with the statement “It is the sense of Congress that the United States Merchant Marine is a critical...
While U.S. Senators and Representatives work as hard as the elves at Santa’s toy workshop to complete a spending...
The American Maritime Partnership (AMP) presented Puerto Rico Resident Commissioner Jenniffer Gonzalez-Colon (R) with its American Maritime Champion Award...
From contract victories to organizing to picket lines, October has been a very busy month for MTD affiliates. The...
Once again, maritime unions and allies are pushing against yet another attack on the Jones Act. This time, the...
Fall weather allowed both the Michigan and St. Louis Port Councils to raise money for local charity and political...
Following several weeks involving congressional testimony and a Maritime Administration (MarAd) announcement, three members of the House of Representatives...
Port Maritime Councils across the country are doing whatever they can to help the citizens of Puerto Rico recover...
The following is a joint statement from the Seafarers International Union; the American Maritime Officers; the International Organization of...
From the American Maritime Partnership, to which the MTD is affiliated: AMP Letter to Sec. Mayorkas Regarding Unlawful Jones...
The American Maritime Partnership (AMP) issued both of the following news releases on September 28: The first is a...