Your Shipmates Are Counting on You: Building a Respectful Maritime Workplace
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Resource Guide
The MM&P Women’s Caucus has published a resource guide to further its mission of effecting change to assure equal rights, respect and safety for all mariners and workers in the maritime industry.
The new guide, “Your Shipmates Are Counting on You: Building a Respectful Maritime Workplace,” includes links to organizations that offer help and support to those who have experienced bullying, harassment or discrimination, as well as advice on what actions to take in the event that you experience bullying or harassment, or witness others being bullied or harassed.
The USCG Posted a Report on Sept. 29, 2023
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS ON
SEXUAL ASSAULT, SEXUAL HARASSMENT, AND HARASSEMENT REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.
CLICK HERE TO READ THE REPORT.
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What is a Union?
A union is an organization formed by workers who join together and use their strength to have a voice in their workplace. Through their union, workers have the ability to negotiate from a position of strength with employers over wages, benefits, workplace health and safety, job training and other work-related issues.
Unions also serve and important role making sure that management acts fairly and treats its workers with respect.
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How do I find a person or address at MM&P or a port office?
The Directory on our Contact page has a list of our leadership, headquarters departments, and the representatives at all port offices. Find it here: MM&P Directory
I want to share news or information with MM&P, what should I do?
A great place to start is by contacting the Communications Department. Email communications@bridgedeck.org
I am new to the industry – do you have entry-level training programs?
Check out the tab on our site Prospective Applicants. Also, MITAGS has provided the following link for their Maritime Apprenticeship Program is designed for entry-level mariners who have limited-to-no maritime experience. View more information about the program here: https://maritimeapprenticeship.org.