News & Announcements
“US MARITIME HIGHWAY COALITION” FORMED TO PROMOTE NEW JOB OPPORTUNITIES FOR UNION MEMBERS
MM&P has joined forces with other maritime unions and labor groups to advocate for jobs in new and emerging energy-generation platforms, such as windfarms, that rely on coastwise shipping. The coalition will advocate before the administration and Congress for new short sea shipping projects and jobs for union members. The AFL-CIO Metal Trades Department spearheaded […]
UNIONS SLAM ESTABLISHMENT OF FLAG-OF-CONVENIENCE SHIP REGISTRY IN US VIRGIN ISLANDS
A broad coalition of maritime and transportation unions has lined up in opposition to the establishment of a flag-of-convenience ship registry in the US Virgin Islands. FOC registries—also called “open registries”—allow shipowners to maximize their profitability by avoiding the rules, regulations, tax obligations and manning requirements that attach to a national-flag fleet. MM&P is a […]
Wheelhouse Weekly, February 1, 2022
Volume 28… Number 5…February 1, 2022 STORIES COVERED In This Issue: “An Affront to America’s Mariners”: Unions Slam Establishment of Flag-of-Convenience Ship Registry in US Virgin Islands Also in This Issue: New Safety Guidance Seeks To End Pilot Transfer Fatalities New Soo Lock Gets Full Funding Under Bipartisan Infrastructure and Jobs Act CMA CGM DAKAR […]
Dog Days of … Winter
Sent from MM&P’s past International Secretary-Treasurer Steven Werse, who let us know that MM&P gear is great for days when it’s just too cold to be outside. Probably not the original intention of owning the MM&P blanket, but who is going to argue with this adorable face? (There IS a face – well wrapped in […]
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Wheelhouse Weekly, January 25, 2022
Volume 28… Number 4…January 25, 2022 STORIES COVERED In This Issue: “The Most Pro-Union President Ever”: Labor Movement Marks One-Year Anniversary of President Biden’s Inauguration Military Standoff in Europe: US Puts 8,500 Troops on Heightened Alert; Russia Announces Mass Naval Drills A New Look for a New Year: Redesigned Website Puts MM&P Members Front and Center […]