Yearly Archives
2021

UNIONS AND US-FLAG SHIPPING COMPANIES WORK TO SPEED VACCINE ACCESS FOR MARINERS
The maritime unions and their allies continue to battle on a number of fronts to ensure merchant mariners get access to the Covid-19 vaccine in a timeframe that takes into account their importance to national security and the unique risk factors they are exposed to in the course of their work. The CDC advisory committee […]
Read moreWheelhouse Weekly – January 19th, 2021
Volume 26… Number 3… Jan. 19, 2021 STORIES COVERED In This Issue: Unions and US-Flag Shipping Companies Work To Speed Vaccine Access for Mariners Global Investors Call on United Nations To Take New Measures To Protect Seafarers Emergence of New Covid-19 Variants May Lead to Worsening of Crew Change Crisis Plus: President-Elect Biden Unveils Sweeping […]
Read moreWheelhouse Weekly – January 12th, 2021
Volume 26… Number 2… Jan. 12, 2021 STORIES COVERED MM&P Election: Unofficial Winners of the 2020 MM&P Officer Election Attack on the Nation: “Action Must Be Taken To Uphold the Values of Our Democracy,” MM&P President Says After Deadly Attack on Capitol, AFL-CIO Calls for Trump To Resign or Be Removed From Office Adm. Mark […]
Read moreWheelhouse Weekly – January 5th, 2021
Volume 26… Number 1… Jan. 5, 2021 STORIES COVERED In This Issue: Funding for MSP, Food for Peace, RRF in Appropriations Act Signed Into Law at Year-End Congress Overrides Veto of National Defense Authorizations Act, Enacting Maritime Priorities The Philippines and Singapore Tighten Crew Change Restrictions in Response to New Covid-19 Variant Coast Guard Relaxes […]
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