News & Announcements
Nautilus Federation Publication
Please click here to access the pdf Recruitment and Retention of Seafarers, March 2025, provided by the Nautilus Federation.
FEMG & Trump’s EO 14251
MESSAGE TO ALL MEMBERS OF THE MM&P FEDERAL EMPLOYEES MEMBERSHIP GROUP – POSTED 4-15-2025 EO 14251, signed by President Trump on March 27, 2025, attempts to eliminate CBAs with our federal employers. We currently have CBAs in effect and employers are obligated by law to honor them. However, MM&P members working with our federal employers […]
Executive Order to Restore American Maritime Dominance
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Wednesday, April 9, 2025 Contact: pressoffice@dot.gov U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy Applauds President Trump’s Plan to Restore American Maritime Dominance USDOT Will Help Lead the President’s Vision to Reinvigorate U.S. Shipbuilding and Revitalize the Merchant Marine Academy WASHINGTON, D.C. – Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy today applauded President Trump’s Executive Order […]
Wheelhouse Weekly, April 8, 2025
Volume 31… Number 14, April 9, 2025 STORIES COVERED In This Issue: “ATC and OTC Must Come to the Table and Bargain a Fair Contract”: Strong Support From Labor Organizations for MM&P Members at Saltchuk Impact on Shipping of Sweeping New Tariffs Remains Unclear DC Circuit Court Rules NLRB Board Member Must Be Reinstated Pending […]
Trump’s Firing of NLRB Gwynne Wilcox
President Trump’s firing of National Labor Relations Board Senior Board Member Gwynne Wilcox, means the NLRB—the independent agency tasked with protecting the rights of working people—has been unable to rule on any cases because it no longer has a quorum. Under Supreme Court case law dating back to 1935, NLRB members are appointed for set […]
April 2025 IFSMA Newsletter Now Online
Please click here to view the April 2025 edition of the IFSMA Newsletter.