FTA Announces Ferry-System Modernization Efforts
The Federal Transit Administration has issued the following news item. As noted in the complete list of grants, “New Jersey...
The Federal Transit Administration has issued the following news item. As noted in the complete list of grants, “New Jersey...
The following was excerpted from a United Seamen’s Service press release. Brother Tellez is the Seafarers International Union representative...
Despite sweltering heat and obstructive roadblocks ahead of this week’s NATO summit, the staff of Defenders of Wildlife took...
MTD President David Heindel wrote the following message. In addition to his duties with the MTD, Heindel also serves...
U.S. Rep. John Garamendi (D-California) recently issued the following news item: Garamendi Calls on State Regulators to Require Offshore Wind...
Pictured above: Illinois AFL-CIO President Tim Drea (center) receives Labor Leader of the Year award at Chicago & Western...
The office of U.S. Rep. Jerrold Nadler (D-New York) has issued the following news item. As noted in the...
The Maritime Trades Department is mourning the unexpected passing of former San Francisco Port Maritime Council Secretary-Treasurer and SIU...
The Maritime Trades Department has never been one to take National Maritime Day lightly. In a first, MTD’s leadership...
From the White House: Our Nation’s merchant mariners embody the highest aspirations of our democracy, always answering our country’s...
It used to be common sense to want firefighters on your side. Apparently, Boeing hasn’t gotten the message. The...
The office of U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Florida) recently posted the following news item, which includes links to the 12-page...
The venue and format were new, but the aim of the Maritime Trades Department Executive Board remained familiar when...
As China continues pouring billions of dollars into its maritime industry each year, the United States has a difficult...
Among the speakers at the annual MTD Executive Board meeting, few were as eager to share good news as...
The Maritime Trades Department was lucky to host two trade union officers from Singapore at its annual Executive Board...
As a featured speaker at the Maritime Trades Department (MTD) meeting on April 25 in Washington, D.C., Adam Tindall-Schlicht...
Dr. Sal Mercogliano didn’t aim to become one of the most recognizable faces in American maritime – but now...
The commanding officer of the United States Transportation Command (TRANSCOM) recently reiterated her ardent support of the U.S. Merchant...
The International Federation of Professional and Technical Engineers (IFPTE) has signed on as the Maritime Trades Department’s most recent...
From the AFL-CIO, to which the MTD is affiliated: AFL-CIO Releases 2024 Death on the Job Report Ahead of...
The U.S. Transportation Command recently posted the following news release. To access it on the USTRANSCOM website, click or...
The following news item was posted by the Office of the United States Trade Representative (available HERE). WASHINGTON – The United...
AFL-CIO President Liz Shuler sent the following letter to U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai, in support of the Section...
The AFL-CIO recently adopted the following statement during a meeting of their executive council (the first such meeting since...
The Maritime Trades Department, AFL-CIO extends its most solemn condolences to the victims of the Francis Scott Key bridge...
Today, the MTD and several of its affiliates took a stand against anti-competitive, unfair shipbuilding practices that have threatened...
Following a fatal attack by Houthi rebels that reportedly claimed the lives of at least three mariners and injured...
U.S. Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg, U.S. Senators Mazie Hirono and Brian Schatz (D-HI), and Congressman Ed Case (D-HI)...
The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Maritime Administration (MARAD) just announced its list of 2024 designees for its Centers of...