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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
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March/April 2025 Global Seafarer Available Here
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Wheelhouse Weekly, April 1, 2025
Volume 31… Number 13, April 1, 2025 STORIES COVERED In This Issue: Joint Union Statement on President Trump’s March 27 Executive Order Marine Society Honors C. James Patti for 50 Years of Service to the US-Flag Fleet White House Nominates Navy Veteran to Be Maritime Administrator Administration to Cut Another 10 Percent of NOAA Workers […]