Baltimore PMC Urges BOEM to Increase Offshore Wind Energy Area
The Baltimore Port Maritime Council, acting on behalf of the Maritime Trades Department, AFL-CIO, signed onto the following statement urging the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) to reconsider its […]
Fairley Takes Helm at Boilermakers
MTD Executive Board Member Warren Fairley is the new President of the International Brotherhood of Boilermakers, Iron Ship Builders, Blacksmiths, Forgers and Helpers (IBB). Until recently, Brother Fairley had served […]
Labor Mobilizes for Maui Fire Victims
Wildfires ripped across the Hawaiian island of Maui last week, killing at least 96 people and displacing thousands. While the fires have yet to be extinguished, the disaster is already […]
U.S. Federal Government Revises Prevailing Wage Rules
In a massive win for union workers, Vice President Kamala Harris announced earlier this week that the Biden administration would be updating the formula used to set “prevailing wages” on […]
Port of L.A./Long Beach Receives State Infrastructure Grants
The following was originally posted by the Marine Firemen, Oilers, Watertenders and Wipers Association which is affiliated with the Maritime Trades Department through the Seafarers International Union. The accompanying image […]
Puget Sound PMC Claims Major Land Use Policy Victory
Earlier this week, Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell signed the Maritime and Industrial Strategy into law. This suite of legislation had been years in the making, advanced by a coalition of […]
MARAD Enrolls Nine Vessels in Tanker Security Program
Above image provided courtesy of Crowley Maritime The U.S. Maritime Administration (MARAD) took a big step yesterday toward actualizing the Tanker Security Program (TSP), which will provide not just a […]
Biden to Jones Act Foes: “Not on My Watch!”
Above image provided by Susan Walsh/Associated Press. In a speech before hundreds of unionized Philly Shipyard workers on July 20, President Joe Biden reaffirmed his longstanding support for the Jones […]
MTD’s Heindel Elected to AFL-CIO Executive Council
MTD President David Heindel is the newest member of the AFL-CIO Executive Council. Heindel was seated at the beginning of the organization’s summer meeting on July 18 at AFL-CIO headquarters […]
AFGE Celebrates Recent Surge in Membership
The following article was published by the American Federation of Government Employees, a Maritime Trades Department affiliate: This May, AFGE added the most members in one month to our union […]