MTD, Port Councils Support Biden’s Call For Jones Act On Offshore Windfarms
The Maritime Trades Department and its Port Maritime Councils across the United States are sending letters to the White...
The Maritime Trades Department and its Port Maritime Councils across the United States are sending letters to the White...
The Maritime Port Council of the Greater Boston and New England Area has been working behind the scenes for...
The Biden White House released its plans for kickstarting offshore domestic windfarm projects that would “create thousands of jobs...
In one of his first hearings on Capitol Hill since being sworn in as the Secretary of Transportation, Pete...
After thanking President Biden for his longtime support of the U.S. merchant marine as a senator, vice president and...
A card-carrying trade unionist is the new U.S. Labor Secretary following Senate confirmation on March 22. Laborer Marty Walsh...
The head of the U.S. Coast Guard, Commandant Karl Schultz, thanked the men and women of the U.S. merchant...
House and Senate versions of legislation designed to kick start the domestic shipbuilding industry is back in Congress, again...
The AFL-CIO and its affiliates are pointing out the many facets of the American Rescue Plan, signed March 11...
The White House joined the chorus of those urging Congress to pass the Protecting the Right to Organize (PRO)...
Retired United Paperworkers International Union (UPIU) President Wayne Glenn passed away January 3 following an extended illness. He was...
In a speech union members have waited decades to hear from any chief executive of the United States, President...
Port Councils around the United States joined with their sisters and brothers from the MTD-affiliated Communications Workers of America...
Members of the Puerto Rico Ports Maritime Council offloaded earlier this month more than 6,000 bilingual books destined for...
U.S. Navy veteran Pete Buttigieg was sworn in February 3 as the new U.S. Secretary of Transportation. Buttigieg previously served...
With the announcement of the passing of immediate past AFL-CIO President John Sweeney on February 1, MTD President Michael...
The Legendary Career and Spiritual Calling of John Sweeney Statement from AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka on the passing of...
Only in office for six days, President Joe Biden confirmed his career-long support for the Jones Act by specifically...
Appearing before the Senate Commerce Committee on January 21, U.S. Transportation Secretary Designee Pete Buttigieg stated, “Yes, I share...
As U.S. mariners continue to risk their health while they deliver needed goods and materiel around the world, the...
(Washington, D.C., Jan. 8, 2021)—After a discussion Thursday, the AFL-CIO General Board released the following statement: The deadly storming...
On the first day of the first month of 2021, the U.S. Senate handed President Trump his first veto...
Following a half-century of fighting for working people around the world, AFL-CIO Legislative Representative Byron Charlton succumbed to covid...
Following a week of confusion about whether the President would sign legislation overwhelmingly passed by Congress to provide covid...
The covid pandemic could not keep the holiday spirit of helping others in need from the members of the...
In a year in which the unconventional became conventional, American maritime workers and the U.S.-flag shipping industry all received...
The MTD joins with the rest of the Labor Movement in mourning the loss of AFL-CIO Transportation Trades Department...
The MTD joins with the rest of the Labor Movement and the country in congratulating President-elect Joe Biden and...
Three members of Congress are calling upon the chairs and ranking members of the House and Senate Armed Services...
Two MTD-affiliated unions with a strong belief that educational opportunities open the door to growth and improvement are spearheading...