Clements Takes Over As Executive Secretary-Treasurer; Duncan Retires
March 31st saw the end of an era, with outgoing MTD Executive Secretary-Treasurer Daniel Duncan stepping down after a fruitful 12 years in the position. He was succeeded on the […]
Congressman Honors Former MTD President Sacco
U.S. Rep. Bennie G. Thompson (D-Mississippi) entered the following remarks into the U.S. Congressional Record on March 22, 2023. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to include in the Record the […]
WA State Senate: Jones Act ‘Critical’
The following news release was recently issued by American Maritime Voices. WA State Senate Calls Jones Act ‘Critical’ to State’s Prosperity and Security On February 2, the Washington State Senate […]
Post-Gazette Writers Demand Owner’s Removal from C-SPAN Board
Members and supporters of NewsGuild-CWA gathered outside of C-SPAN’s headquarters in Washington, D.C. on March 8 to protest Pittsburgh Post-Gazette owner Allan Block’s continued presence on the network’s board of […]
MTD Welcomes IBEW’s Cooper to Executive Board
Kenneth Cooper, the International President of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW), is the newest member of the MTD Executive Board. Cooper takes the seat following the retirement of […]
Michigan PMC President Corrects Record on Prevailing Wage Laws
Michigan Maritime Trades Port Council President Jeannette Bradshaw testified on March 8th in front of the Michigan House of Representatives’s Labor Committee, advocating for the restoration of the state’s prevailing […]
Chris Given Takes Over As MTD Eastern Area Executive Board Member
Chris Given takes over as the MTD Eastern Area Executive Board Member, effective March 1. Given, the secretary-treasurer of the Seafarers Union of Canada, succeeds his father, Jim, who held […]
Mine Workers Offer To Return To Alabama Mines
The United Mine Workers of America (UMWA) have offered to return to work in the Warrior Met Coal mines on March 2 while the union and the company work out […]
Passionate Attig Describes Veterans Council’s Work With Labor
Offering very personal and sometimes emotional remarks to the MTD Executive Board was the executive director of the Union Veterans Council (UVC). Will Attig took the podium on February 16 […]
2023 MTD Board Meeting Looks Toward Future, Acknowledges Past
It’s no overstatement that the 2023 Executive Board meeting of the Maritime Trades Department, AFL-CIO was history in the making. The Executive Board, composed of representatives from the MTD’s 24 […]
