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MITAGS West Visit
From left in picture: Ray Church, Facilities Manager, Ben Sleister, Marine Safety Programs Manager, and MM&P Vice President – Pacific Ports Lars Turner. Turner met with Eric Friend, Director (not pictured), Church and Sleister to discuss training opportunities and developments at MITAGS-West. Turner said, “I was great to meet with part of the MITAGS-West team […]

Wheelhouse Weekly, June 28, 2022
Volume 28… Number 26, June 28, 2022 STORIES COVERED In This Issue: Jones Act Coalition Rejects Calls for Waivers in Response to High Gas Prices Seafarers Are Still Being Abandoned—Thousands Waiting To Get Home Number of Containers Lost at Sea Grew in Winter 2020-21, World Shipping Council Reports Also: Apple Store Workers Make History With […]

Wheelhouse Weekly, June 21, 2022
Volume 28… Number 25, June 21, 2022 STORIES COVERED AFL-CIO Convention Wrap-Up: Delegates Overwhelmingly Adopt Resolution in Support of Jones Act MM&P President Highlights Importance of Young Members, Honors Achievements of World War II Veterans “It’s Good To Be Home,” President Biden Tells Delegates Also in This Issue: Australia’s New Government Wins Mandate To Establish […]

Wheelhouse Weekly, June 14, 2022
The Masters, Mates & Pilots Wheelhouse Weekly Bridging the Information Gap With E-News You Can Use Volume 28… Number 24… June 14, 2022 AFL-CIO Convention: — Liz Shuler Elected to Four-Year Term as President, Vows To Lead Nationwide Organizing Drive; Fred Redmond Elected Secretary-Treasurer Also in This Issue: — CNO Pilot Responds to Ferry Boat […]

Wheelhouse Weekly, June 7, 2022
The Masters, Mates & Pilots Wheelhouse Weekly Bridging the Information Gap With E-News You Can Use Volume 28… Number 23… June 7, 2022 In This Issue: — International Propeller Club of the United States Honors Congressman Joe Courtney — Unions Express Support for Principles Embodied in EMBARC Guidelines — Gen. Stephen Lyons Appointed New White […]

Wheelhouse Weekly, May 31, 2022
Volume 28… Number 22, May 31, 2022 STORIES COVERED In This Issue: NTSB Finds Incorrectly Installed Fuel Tubing Caused 2021 Fire on PRESIDENT EISENHOWER/a> TTD and AMP Tell Congress To Reject Resolutions That Would Waive Cargo Preference Rules FLRA Expected To Return to Traditional Role of Overseeing Collective Bargaining in Government Journalist Seeks To Interview […]