News & Announcements

Seattle Advocacy Continues
MM&P International Secretary-Treasurer J. Lars Turner spoke before the Seattle City Council: Governance, Accountability and Economic Development Committee Special Meeting on February 24, 2025. To view the video clip, please CLICK HERE. The clip should start at the 1:09:41 mark as Lars begins to address the Council.

PLEASE HELP – MM&P PETITION
Dear Brothers and Sisters of Masters, Mates & Pilots, The Licensed Deck Officers (LDOs) at Alaska Tanker Company (ATC) and Overseas Shipping Group (OSG) voted in a free and fair election to be represented by Masters, Mates, and Pilots (MM&P), effective January 1, 2024, and October 22, 2024, respectively. Despite their legal obligation to negotiate […]

MM&P Secretary-Treasurer’s Seattle Op-Ed
Please take a few minutes to read the Op-Ed co-written by MM&P Secretary-Treasurer J. Lars Turner regarding industrial land zoning in Seattle. https://publicola.com/2025/02/19/the-citys-maritime-industrial-area-is-no-place-for-housing/

Wheelhouse Weekly, February 18, 2025
Volume 31… Number 7, February 18, 2025 STORIES COVERED In This Issue: Lawmakers From Farm States Try to Save Food for Peace Program, a Major Source of Cargo for the Merchant Marine Unions Sue Federal Agencies Over Access to Americans’ Private Data SS UNITED STATES, a Liner Once Crewed by MM&P LDOs, Departs on Final […]

Wheelhouse Weekly, February 11, 2025
Volume 31… Number 6, February 11, 2025 STORIES COVERED In This Issue: Study Shows Most Seafarers “Adjust” Records of Their Work/Rest Hours Maritime Infrastructure Hearing Touches on Wide Range of Issues MM&P Pledges Support for MSC’s Ambitious 95 Percent Manning Goal: “But Attracting and Retaining CIVMARS Will Require Improvements in Compensation and Working Conditions,” FEMG […]

IFSMA Newsletter #85 – February 2025
Please click here to view a pdf copy of the IFSMA Newsletter #85 – February 2025 Edition.