News & Announcements

Good News From Lake Carriers Association
Some positive news from the Lake Carriers Association: Cleveland, OH – Shipments of iron ore from U.S. ports on the Great Lakes totaled 5.4 million tons in September, an increase of 38.8 percent compared to a year ago. Shipments were a near match to the month’s 5-year average. Year-to-date the iron ore trade stands at […]

Seafarers Safe Workplace
Please click here to read a very important letter from the leadership of MM&P.

Fall 2021 Master, Mate & Pilot Magazine Online
The Fall 2021 edition of our magazine The Master, Mate & Pilot is available online. Click here. The Master, Mate & Pilot is published by the International Organization of Masters, Mates & Pilots (MM&P). The articles in the magazine are copyrighted by MM&P. For reprint permission, contact the MM&P Communications Office: communications@bridgedeck.org.

MM&P Member Radio Interview
Thanks to the watchful eye of our friends at MITAGS, we noticed one of our members, Second Mate Madeleine Wolczko, recently sat down for a conversation with Captain Wubbold from Voice of Vashon’s From the Captain’s Chair. (Vashon Island’s own public radio and tv station.) Well done, Madeleine! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-sXIsouLi-E&t=519s

Approval of Labor Unions Highest Since ’65!
APPROVAL OF LABOR UNIONS AT HIGHEST POINT SINCE 1965! STORY HIGHLIGHTS: 68% approve of labor unions, highest since 1965 90% of Democrats, 47% of Republicans approve of unions, Labor union membership remains steady at 9% of U.S. adults. Link to the report, click here.

Happy Labor Day from MM&P
For those of you who will start your weekend early, we send you wishes for a safe weekend ahead. Many thanks for a great working photo from our maritime labor union members: Grand River Navigation crew, taken earlier in 2021.