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M.E.B.A. Telex Times for April 18, 2024

In this issue//Contender for WA State Governor Talks Ferries//$316 Million for Ferry Modernization//M.E.B.A. Takes Part in Mariner Work-Life Balance Chat//FRC Completes Review//USTR Will Probe Chinese Shipbuilding//CMES Gets Approval For Fuel Transfer Credit//Cadet Internship Program Coming Up//Space Available for Electrical Troubleshooting Class//Sen. Stabenow Recognized for Great Lakes Support//Members Urged to Stay Current//Make Sure Your Contact Info is On File//

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M.E.B.A. Telex Times for April 11, 2024

In this issue//Annual Sail-In Educates Lawmakers//M.E.B.A. Inland Groups to Meet at CMES//Maritime Labor Warns Against Jones Act Waivers//Tentative Timeline for Baltimore Port Reopening//FRC To Perform Review Next Week//Resurgence of Piracy Near Somalia//Record Year for Cruising//Disc Golf Tournament at School//Patriots’ Day, Titanic Anniversary Monday//

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M.E.B.A. Telex Times for April 4, 2024

In this issue//Pasha Welcomes the GEORGE II Following LNG Retrofit//Push for Full Food Aid Funding Gets Head Start//Alternate Channels Opened in Baltimore Port//4th Annual Calhoon Disc Golf Tournament//AFL-CIO Hails New OSHA Rule//It’s Jesse Calhoon Day!//

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M.E.B.A. Telex Times for March 28, 2024

In this issue//NTSB Probe of Baltimore Bridge Disaster//Army Corps of Engineers On Scene//GREEN OCEAN Saluted on Maiden Voyage//LNG Bunker Observation Opportunity//LNG-Related Training Opportunity//Holiday Closings, Good Friday, Chavez & Calhoon Days//

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M.E.B.A. Telex Times for March 21, 2024

In this issue//MarAd Recommends Turning off AIS in Hotspots//IBF Urges Diversion From Red Sea & Gulf of Aden//Houthis Want to Attack Ships in Indian Ocean//DHS Funding Bill Would Overhaul Mariner Credentialing Program//Great Lakes Shipping Gets Going//India to Prosecute Somali Pirates//State Maritime Academies at M.E.B.A. HQ//Weingarten Rules Restated//

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M.E.B.A. Telex Times for March 14, 2024

In this issue//Maritime Industry Advocate Gloria Tosi has Died//Crew of WSF SAMISH Rescues Boaters//ITF Condemns Houthi Murder of Mariners//M.E.B.A. Supports Petition on Unfair Chinese Shipbuilding Practices//Space for Electrical Troubleshooting Course//Union-Made St. Patty’s Day//M.E.B.A. East, Gulf Coast Halls Honoring Teddy Gleason Day//

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M.E.B.A. Telex Times for March 7, 2024

In this issue//Houthi Attack Kills 3 Mariners//M.E.B.A., AMC Take Part in Women on the Water Conference//Minibus Averts Partial Shutdown, Maritime Programs Funded//Sen. Wicker Defends Jones Act in WSJ Letter//MarAd Recruitment, Retention Plan//IMO, ILO Look to Fight Maritime Industry Harassment//Union Plus Student Sweepstakes//Coins Honoring Merchant Marine Available from U.S. Mint//

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M.E.B.A. Telex Times for February 29, 2024

In this issue//WSF Engine Crews Honored//MarAd Advisory on Chinese Threat to Port Equipment//Executive Order to Safeguard Maritime Infrastructure//$3 Billion Clean Ports Program//UNCTAD Report on Global Trade Risks Due to Shipping Disruptions//Alaska Companies Settle Jones Act Violations//Union Plus Student Sweepstakes//Open Space for Upcoming Instrumentation Course//

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M.E.B.A. Telex Times for February 22, 2024

In this issue//War Bonus MOU with MLL//New NOLA Rep.-Dispatcher//Newbuild Will Replace GREEN LAKE//M.E.B.A. Celebrates 149//Great Lakes Vessels Get Upgrades//New MMC Format//CMES Gets Center of Excellence Designation//Last Chance for AMC Photo Contest//

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M.E.B.A. Telex Times for February 15, 2024

In this issue//ALASKAN FRONTIER to Make Earlier Debut//NOAA Mariners Recognized for Rescues//Report Confirms Iran’s Houthi Support//Mariner Survey on Ammonia as a Fuel//Work Begins on Cal Maritime Training Ship//Right-to Work Officially Repealed in Michigan//AMC Photo Contest//Presidents Day Closings & Fun Facts//

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M.E.B.A. Telex Times for February 8, 2024

In this issue//Solidarity Nets ILA Jurisdictional Victory with Ørsted//Undersized U.S. Sealift Criticized in Congress//Latest on the 4MF//Updated Plans Info on Physicals, Benzene Testing//Worker-Friendly Valentine’s Day//AMC Photo Contest/Lincoln’s Birthday Closings//

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M.E.B.A. Telex Times for February 1, 2024

In this issue//Maritime Labor Testifies Before Congress on Red Sea Attacks//CMES Had Record Enrollment in 2023//AMO President Doell Retires, Barrere Named//Lawmakers Urge Maritime Defense Prioritization//NTSB Recommends Mariner Locator Devices//Interesting Podcast on FOCs//ITF Index on At-Sea Worker Abuse//Membership Should Enter AMC Photo Contest//

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M.E.B.A. Telex Times for January 25, 2024

In this issue//Houthi Attack on MAERSK DETROIT Stopped//TRANSCOM Pledges Continued Cooperation with Industry//Union Membership Swelled Last Year//USNS CODY Delivered to MSC Fleet//Last Chance for Union Plus Scholarships//Nautilus Wants Mariner Survey Response//AMC Photo Contest//CMES Indoor Pool Reopened//

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M.E.B.A. Telex Times for January 18, 2024

In this issue//U.S. Vessels are Favorite Houthi Targets//M.E.B.A. is Named “Labor Heroes”//Reduced NOLA Hours, New Rep. Sought//Great Lakes Shipping Season Ends, Winter Work Begins//New Class of MSC Medical Ships Named//Attempt to Extend Janus Ruling in Last Frontier Batted Back//AMC Rewarding Shutterbugs//

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M.E.B.A. Telex Times for January 11, 2024

In this issue//Agreement with Seacor for War Bonuses//Coalition Forces Consider Strike Against Houthi//AMC Photo Contest Can Win You $1,000//M.E.B.A. Part of Antarctic Resupply Mission//Maritime Benefits in NDAA//Great Lakes Ice Cover at a Low//OSG Supporting Women at Mass Maritime//Halls Closed on Monday for MLK Day//

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M.E.B.A. Telex Times for January 4, 2024

In this issue//NOLA’s Gifford Retiring; New Rep.-Dispatcher Sought//SIU’s Mike Sacco Sails into the Sunset//APL Announces Replacement Ships//Maritime Administrator Issues New Year Message to Mariners//Red Sea Attacks, Piracy Take a Toll on Mariners//Union Plus Scholarships//Membership Encouraged to Attend Upcoming Meetings//

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M.E.B.A. Telex Times for December 28, 2023

In this issue//More New Work! Coastwise Riding Officers on Hapag-Crowley Vessels//ITF Inspectors Holding Unscrupulous Shipowners to Account//Apply for Union Plus Scholarships//Orsted Needs to Stop Union Busting//Austal will Build New MSC Medical Vessels//Keel-Laying for Texas A&M Maritime Training Ship//Federal Construction Project Rule is Good for Labor//Panama Canal to Slightly Ease Drought Restrictions//

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M.E.B.A. Telex Times for December 21, 2023

In this issue//Matson Ends Vaccination Requirement//ATC Vessels to Get Engine Upgrades//Coalition to Activate against Houthi Ship Attacks//Organizations Outspoken against “Immigration” Plan// Energizing American Shipbuilding Act Re-Introduced//USMMA Celebrating Female Cadets//AFL-CIO Comments on Workplace Deaths//CMES Course Openings, Classes Added//

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M.E.B.A. Telex Times for December 14, 2023

In this issue//New Work! M.E.B.A. Signs Up New Employer//Union Pushes Back on Call to Bring Foreign Mariners into U.S. Fleet//M.E.B.A. Part of ITF Dockers & Seafarers Conference//Space Available in CMES Course//CG NVDC Contact Info//Vacation Benefits – Year-End Closing//Microsoft Will Stay Neutral on Organizing Efforts//Last Round of M.E.B.A. Holiday Parties//

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M.E.B.A. Telex Times for December 7, 2023

In this issue// M.E.B.A. Honored at AOTOS Awards//Funding Grant for AMHS//Great Lakes Shipping Moving toward Winter Lay-up//Vacation Benefits – Year-End Closing//Red Sea Attacks Heighten Shipping Concerns//Shipping Giants Call for Speedier Green Fuel Timetable//Remaining M.E.B.A. Holiday Parties//

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M.E.B.A. Telex Times for November 30, 2023

In this issue//New M.E.B.A. Shoreside Employer//Senate Bill to Foster U.S. Offshore Wind Workforce//Mariner Unease in Red Sea Region//The Lowdown on the Throwdowns: M.E.B.A. Holiday Parties//UAW Targets Non-Union Automakers//Membership Encouraged to Attend Upcoming Meetings//

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M.E.B.A. Telex Times for November 23, 2023

In this issue//Houthis Seize PCTC in Red Sea//MarAd Advisory Following Hijacking//Qualified Applicants Should Get in Their Docs//New SA-SH Policies//UAW Contracts Ratified//Vacation Benefits, Year-End Closing//Seafarers Survey Says Salaries Soaring//Thanksgiving Closings//

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M.E.B.A. Telex Times for November 16, 2023

In this issue//M.E.B.A. Ships Honored for Environmental Safety//CG Cutter Begins Prep Work for Operation Deep Freeze//Cyber Attack Affecting WSF Appears Minor//Stopgap Bill will Keep Government Running//Reminder: Online Member Payment Portal//Houthi Leader Targets Israeli Ships//Applicants Should Forward Docs//Thanksgiving Closures//

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M.E.B.A. Telex Times for November 9, 2023

In this issue//CAPE ORLANDO Delayed by Protesters//SAG-AFTRA + Union Plus Assistance//Historic Honors for Merchant Marine on Veterans Day//Port Improvement Projects//Advanced IGF Code Endorsement//LWOP-Vacation Dues Lapses//Applicants Should Forward Docs//Halls & Offices Closed for Veterans Day (Observed)//

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M.E.B.A. Telex Times for November 2, 2023

In this issue//GREEN RIDGE Out - GREEN OCEAN In//NLRB Joint-Employer Rule is a Win//PASS Member Benefits from Union Plus//More Panama Canal Drought Restrictions//USNS ROBERT KENNEDY Christened, Launched//Vacation Benefits – 2023 Year-End Closing//Applicants Who Want Membership Should Send in their Docs//

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M.E.B.A. Telex Times for October 26, 2023

In this issue//M.E.B.A.-Supported Bill Promotes Americans for OCS Jobs//Unions Savage Proposal for 2nd U.S. Registry//M.E.B.A. Supports Picket of Ørsted///FWE Jeff Pillard//UAW Agrees with Ford//Beware Red Sea Drones & Missiles//Alternative Medical Clinic in Tampa Closes//Union Halloween Guide//

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M.E.B.A. Telex Times for October 19, 2023

In this issue//OSG to Expand ATC Fleet by Reviving ALASKAN FRONTIER//M.E.B.A. Meeting with FMC Commissioners//M.E.B.A. NOAA Chief Honored at Department of Commerce Event//Liberty Awarded MSP Chit; MSP & TSP at Full Enrollment//Online Member Update & Payment Portal//Union-Style Baseball Watch Party Snacks//

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M.E.B.A. Telex Times for October 12, 2023

In this issue//CMES Releases 2024 Course Schedule//Drug-Free Certificate Reminder to Help Expedite Processing//Int’l Propeller Club Elects New President//Ship Companies Honored for Whale Protection//M.E.B.A. Hotline for Emergencies//Qualified Applicants Should Forward Docs to Make Membership//

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M.E.B.A. Telex Times for October 5, 2023

In this issue//Chevron Members Ratify New Contract//Vokac, M.E.B.A.-Contracted Companies to be Honored at AOTOS Awards//Coast Guard Extends Relaxed QA Rules//UAW Video on Big Three’s Broken Promises//MarAd Notice on GPS Interference//Halls, Offices Closed Monday to Celebrate Columbus Day//

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M.E.B.A. Telex Times for September 28, 2023

In this issue//Uncertainty as Government Shutdown Looms//Meeting with OSG; Pledge Cards Turned In; Empowering Women in Transportation//Presidential Support for Striking UAW Workers//UN: Lack of Clarity for Decarbonization Planning//Check Your MMC for STCW III-2//

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M.E.B.A. Telex Times for September 21, 2023

In this issue// New Ship, New Jobs//Support for Affiliate after Senseless Murder//M.E.B.A. Chief on NOAA Ship to be Honored//M.E.B.A. EVP Appointed to KP BOV///Customs Clarifies Ruling After Industry’s Jones Act Concerns//Bill Would Close CBP Jones Act Loopholes//Food Aid Bill Reemphasizes Role of Farmers, Mariners//Have a Union Oktoberfest!//

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M.E.B.A. Telex Times for September 14, 2023

In this issue//Seagoing Unions Call for Withdrawal of CBP Rule that Could Cost American Jobs//RADM Sobeck Takes Over at MSC//Treasury Dept. Details Benefit of Unions//New SUNY Training Ship will be There Monday//UAW May Begin Targeted Strikes//Help Stop Ørsted Union Busting//

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M.E.B.A. Telex Times for September 7, 2023

In this issue//M.E.B.A. Crewing Up Two LMSRs after Patriot Bid Award//MSC to Put HAINA PATRIOT to Work//M.E.B.A. Offshore Wind Talks//Staten Island Ferry Mariners Ratify MOA//West Coast Dockworkers Approve Contract//More Favorability for Unions//Openings for Upcoming CMES Courses//

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M.E.B.A. Telex Times for August 31, 2023

In this issue//ATC Deck Officers Will Vote in Representation Election//M.E.B.A. Secures Staten Island Ferry Contract//Keystone Wins Bid to Augment NOAA Engineers//GGF Members Approve More Equitable Dues Structure//YAQUINA Crew Involved in Dramatic Rescue//USNS NAVAJO Christened//NLRB Makes it Harder to Union Bust//Panama Canal to Continue Drought Restrictions//MarAd Warning on China-Supported Threat to Infrastructure//Openings for CMES Diesel Engineering Course//Labor Day Closings//

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M.E.B.A. Telex Times for August 24, 2023

In this issue//G&W Fund Supporting M.E.B.A. Families// Maui Help from Union Plus//Rep. Stauber Honored by Great Lakes Group//Majority Support Fair Deal for Striking Writers & Actors//UPS Teamster Members Ratify Historic Agreement//Reminder: Online Member Payment & Update Portal//

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M.E.B.A. Telex Times for August 17, 2023

In this issue//M.E.B.A. Companies, Labor Aiding Maui//Duplicate Credentials for Mariners in Hawaii//Food for Peace Event//CMES Online Tankerman Course//Caution for Shipping Near Iran//MSC EPF Aids Mariners in Distress//

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M.E.B.A. Telex Times for August 10, 2023

In this issue//Reopener Agreement with OSG//Pasha Gives Back to Hawaii//M.E.B.A. Presence on KP Advisory Council//DOL Rule is a Win for Workers//AI Threatens Jobs, CEOs Profiting//Quality of Life Issues for Foreign-Flag Mariners//Marines to Assist Commercial Shipping Near Iran//Back-to-School the Union Way//Unions Power America Sweepstakes//Database for Near-Miss Incidents//

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M.E.B.A. Telex Times for August 3, 2023

In this issue//M.E.B.A. Continues Pursuit of Offshore Wind Jobs//JANET MARIE Begins Service//Court Decision Ends “Hybrid Model” at SC Port//ILA Leadership Team Re-Elected//PASS Says Return-to-Work Order Violates CBA//Report: Great Lakes Shipping is Massive Economic Driver//Next ESB Honors Hero Marine//NMC Calculator Policy//Sign Up for HQ Online Meeting//

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M.E.B.A. Telex Times for July 27, 2023

In this issue//MarAd Visits CMES, Addresses Cadet Interns//WSF Rep. Winge Saddles Up for Another Term//Tanker Security Program Kickstarted//Tentative Agreement for Teamsters UPS Workers//Unions Power America Sweepstakes//West Coast Closed Tomorrow to Honor Harry Bridges//CMES Adds More LNG as a Fuel Courses//Adm. Franchetti Tapped as Next Naval Ops Chief//

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M.E.B.A. Telex Times for July 20, 2023

In this issue//Congress Urged to Reject Plan to Freeze Cargo Preference Rule//Optimism for Staten Island Ferry Contract//New IMO Leader Elected//Unions Power America Contest//Get Job Call Docs in Order/SAG-AFTRA Strike//

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M.E.B.A. Telex Times for July 13, 2023

In this issue//Pasha Takes Delivery of JANET MARIE//Members Ratify KAMOKUIKI Contract//Final Voyage: Capt. George Quick//Concerns with THUD Bill//Solidarity with Striking Canadian Workers//Second MSC Fleet Oiler Delivered//Rise in Gulf of Guinea Piracy//NOAA Orders More Research Vessels//Unions Power America Contest//

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M.E.B.A. Telex Times for July 6, 2023

In this issue//Navy Prevents Tanker Seizures//Reopener Talks with OSG//Cadet Internship Program Kicking Off//MTD Warns about Danger of Chinese Technology on Shipping//Unions Power America Contest & Sweepstakes//Ship Safety Awards//Webinar on Criminalization Issues//

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M.E.B.A. Telex Times for June 29, 2023

In this issue//$80 Million for S.I. Ferries, Crewmembers Need a Fair Contract//AMHS Ferry Christened//MSC will Get Additional Tow-Salvage Ship//New SUNY Training Ship Christened//Hollywood Labor Unrest//Celebrate America with Unions//Attend the HQ Online Meeting Next Week//Hall Closings & Meeting Day Shifts//

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M.E.B.A. Telex Times for June 22, 2023

In this issue//Launch of New Food Aid Bill Would Re-Establish Support for U.S. Farmers, Mariners//OSG Vessel will Transport Fuel for MSC//Successful CAA Reunion//UN Adopts High Seas Treaty//Senate Committee to Examine Amazon Worker Practices//NMC Says Credentialing Delays Are Resolved//

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M.E.B.A. Telex Times for June 15, 2023

In this issue//ILWU, PMA Have Tentative Contract//OSG Ships Conduct Two At-Sea Rescues//MLL Hails Fleet Safety//NLRB Ruling Good for Gig Workers//AFL-CIO Leadership Team Anniversary//Sen. Cantwell Saluted//Anniversary of U.S. Merchant Marine//Halls Closed for Juneteenth//

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M.E.B.A. Telex Times for June 8, 2023

In this issue//OSG Ship Crew to Receive Medals//Push for U.S. Worker Presence for Offshore Wind Hits Headlines//Longtime Norfolk Plans Employee Retires//WSF Rep. Election//More Rail Unions Win Sick Leave//Majority Leader Scalise Honored by Shipbuilders//Father’s Day – the Union Way//

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M.E.B.A. Telex Times for June 1, 2023

In this issue//APL EAGLE Relieves M/V GULF EXPRESS//New Name for Classic Pasha Vessel//Matson Commits to Guam Relief Effort//Mariners Crucial for Technological Future//Supreme Court Decision Favored Corporations over Working People//NOAA Hurricane Predictions//Member PUP Reminder//CAA Reunion//

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M.E.B.A. Telex Times for May 25, 2023

In this issue//Maritime Day Observances//WWII Mariners at This Sunday’s Memorial Day Concert/Rep. Sought for L.A. Hall//TTD Policy Summit//Another Oiler for MSC Fleet//Union-Made Memorial Day//Last Chance for Applicants Seeking Membership//Halls & Offices Closed Monday for Memorial Day//

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M.E.B.A. Telex Times for May 18, 2023

In this issue//New Cape May-Lewes Ferry Contract//M.E.B.A. Part of WISTA Conference//Progress in ILWU Talks//Law Enforcement Affiliates at M.E.B.A. HQ for Police Week//CAA Reunion, Item Donations for 4MF//Applicants Reminded of Requirements for Membership//Maritime Day Next Week//Global Seafarer Morale Recovering from COVID Lows//Ending Exemption for Foreign Carriers Could Hurt U.S. Shipping///

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M.E.B.A. Telex Times for May 11, 2023

In this issue//Art Newberry Sails into the Sunset//M.E.B.A. Crews up LIBERTY POWER//L.A. Patrolman Retires, Replacement Sought//Retired Interlake Captain Honored with Merchant Marine Medal//WSF & End of Vaccination Mandate//V.P. Cimini Chosen for KP Advisory Panel//M.E.B.A. Meets with USTRANSCOM//U.S. Merchant Marine has role in National Memorial Day Observance//

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M.E.B.A. Telex Times for May 4, 2023

In this issue//USNS BRUNSWICK Evacuates 300 from Sudan//U.S. Shipping Wants Stronger MarAd Cargo Preference Enforcement//Keel Laying for Maine Maritime School Ship//AFL-CIO Releases ‘Death on the Job’ Stats//APL Celebrating 175th Anniversary//Some Rail Workers Finally Getting Paid Sick Days//Applicants Should Forward Docs to Get Membership//Spring Cleaning – Union Style//

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M.E.B.A. Telex Times for April 27, 2023

In this issue//Jennings Appointed as CMES Director//Kelly is New Plans Administrator//FRC Completes Work//Unions Seek U.S. Worker Presence in Offshore Wind Industry//Vokac, Barker Honored//Cargo Preference Stressed at Hearing//Bud Shuster has Died//Item Donations to 4MF are Welcome//MMC Delays//Sen. Cantwell to Receive Salute to Congress Honor//Workers’ Memorial Day//

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M.E.B.A. Telex Times for April 20, 2023

In this issue//Final Voyage: Art Hemmings//Lawmakers Look to Rejuvenate WSF Fleet//New Contract for CMA Summer Cruise//SANDY GROUND Mariners Honored at S.I. Ceremony//Labor Lobbies for Su at DOL//Applicants Seeking Membership Should Forward Docs//

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M.E.B.A. Telex Times for April 13, 2023

In this issue//OSG Announces Tanker Security Program Awards//Cleveland Hall Relocating//Members Tour Potential New Houston Hall//Wage Determination for S.I. Ferry Licensed Engineers//APL to Flag-In Replacement Ship//Maritime Stalwart Dan Duncan Retires//NMC Credentialing Delays//

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M.E.B.A. Telex Times for April 6, 2023

In this issue//OSG Tanker Rescues Refugees//Sail-In Reps Promote U.S. Shipping//Take Advantage of the Member PUP //M.E.B.A. Pride for Calhoon Day//M.E.B.A. Hotline for Emergencies//Full-Time, Adjunct Instructors Needed at CMES//

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M.E.B.A. Telex Times for March 30, 2023

In this issue//Scathing Letter on S.I. Ferry Safety Culture//Michigan Repeals Right-to-Work//Interlake Back to Work as Shipping Season Restarts//CMES Adds LNG As Fuel Classes//Upcoming Disc Golf Tournament//JAX Hall has Moved//Cesar Chavez Day on Friday//Jesse Calhoon Day on Tuesday//

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M.E.B.A. Telex Times for March 23, 2023

In this issue//MLA Unions, ITF Meet at M.E.B.A. HQ//M.E.B.A. Brings New Affiliate Onboard//New Charleston Rep., Expanded Hours//Chunk of Matson Fleet will Run on LNG//Matson Schedules LNG Fuel Classes//JAX Hall Relocating//Ag & Maritime Interests Urge Food Aid Funding//NMC Tips to Avoid Losing Credentials in Mail//ITF Targets Worst FOCs//

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M.E.B.A. Telex Times for March 16, 2023

In this issue//New Delaware Pilot Agreement//FRC Elected//Michigan to Repeal Right-to-Work//Alert on GPS Interference, AIS Spoofing//Operation Deep Freeze Concludes//Near-Miss on Panama Canal Re-Ignites Safety Questions//Union-Made St. Patty’s Day//Gulf & East Coast Halls Honor Teddy Gleason Day//

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M.E.B.A. Telex Times for March 9, 2023

In this issue//MSC Accepts Latest ESB//Meeting on Offshore Wind//Longtime Lamont-Doherty Mariner Wraps up Career//Nominations for Maritime Security Award//UN High Seas Treaty Breakthrough//Plan to Attend the CAA Reunion!//Fabulous Prizes with Union Plus Giveaway//

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M.E.B.A. Telex Times for March 2, 2023

In this issue//Su Nominated as Labor Secretary//Mariner Passport Renewal Procedures Updated//M.E.B.A. at Women Offshore Event//Heindel Tapped to Head MTD//Another New AFL-CIO Affiliate//Two More Catholic Institutions Look to Unionize//Updated Maritime Advisory//NLRB ALJ Cites Starbucks Union Busting//Marine Highway Program Gets Dollars//Medical EPF to Join MSC Fleet//

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M.E.B.A. Telex Times for February 23, 2023

In this issue//M.E.B.A. is 148 Years Old//Dates Set for 2023 Cadet Internship Program//Senate Bill Would Weaken Cargo Preference//Low Ice on the Lakes, Winter Work Ongoing//Autonomous-Capable APALACHICOLA Delivered//More than 300 Mariners Still Stuck in Ukraine//Labor Honors Tom Donahue//4MF Disc Golf Tournament//

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M.E.B.A. Telex Times for February 16, 2023

In this issue//SIU’s Sacco Retires, Heindel Takes the Helm//M.E.B.A. Part of Maritime Advisory Panel//CG MSIB on Sexual Misconduct Reporting//3rd Annual Calhoon Disc Golf Tournament//CMES Course Openings//Halls Closed Monday for Presidents Day + Fun Facts//Mardi Gras on Tuesday//

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M.E.B.A. Telex Times for February 9, 2023

In this issue//DOL’s Walsh to Join Hockey Players’ Union//M.E.B.A. Takes Part in AFL-CIO Meetings//M.E.B.A. SI Ferry Shop Stewards Elected//USA Maritime Calls for MarAd Cargo Preference Regs//Rail Unions Call for Paid Sick Leave//40th Anniversary of MARINE ELECTRIC Disaster//Union-Friendly V-Day//Lincoln Day Closings//

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M.E.B.A. Telex Times for February 2, 2023

In this issue//CAA Reunion Announced//TTD’s Regan Discusses Maritime & Supply Chain Issues at House Hearing//OCEAN GIANT is at the End of the Earth//AMHS Gets Infrastructure Law Funding//T&I Subcommittee Chairs//Openings for February CMES Training Courses//Union-Made Super Bowl//HQ Online Meeting //

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M.E.B.A. Telex Times for January 26, 2023

In this issue//Progress on Newbuilds, Texas A&M School Ship, New MSC Vessel//MLL Renames Vessel//Ongoing S.I. Ferry Shop Steward Election//Final Chance for Union Plus Scholarships//Report Details Cost of Employee Misclassification//

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M.E.B.A. Telex Times for January 19, 2023

In this issue//New CMES CONMAR Course is One-Stop Shop for Patriot-Managed LMSRs//Stand-Alone CONMAR Classes, New Electrical Course, etc.//Global Piracy Trending Down//M.E.B.A. School Needs Engineering Instructor//Union Membership Grows//NDRF Says Pandemic Shipping Surge has Slowed//Reduced Rate for AMMC Convention//

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M.E.B.A. Telex Times for January 12, 2023

In this issue//Supreme Court to Rule on Strike Protections//House Rules Package Seeks End to Congressional Unions//M.E.B.A. Juneau Rep. Has Retired//White House Issues Transport Decarbonization Plan//Solidarity Peace Prize Renamed for Richard Trumka//WSF Ridership Up Slightly//CMES Openings for Wartsila RT-Flex Classes//Graves is House T&I Chair//Halls & Offices Closed Monday for MLK Day//

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M.E.B.A. Telex Times for January 5, 2023

In this issue//Great Lakes Advocates Celebrate Funding & Authorization Victories//Pope Praises Labor//23 States Raise Minimum Wage//Upcoming AMMV Convention in Las Vegas//Revised Warning for Gulf of Guinea Transit//Keep a Check on Docs & Notices Site//Facebook Photos Needed//

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M.E.B.A. Telex Times for December 29, 2022

In this issue//NLRB Funding Bump; Labor-Friendly Provisions in New Law are Hailed//NDAA Ushers in Important Maritime Provisions//SI Ferry Crew Heroic in Response to Fire Outbreak//CG Cutter Signals Start of Operation Deep Freeze with Increased M.E.B.A. Presence//

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M.E.B.A. Telex Times for December 22, 2022

In this issue//OSG Flagging In New Tanker//M.E.B.A. Works on Mariner Issues with MERPAC//M.E.B.A. Part of Push for Union Dues Tax Deduction//M.E.B.A. Meets with NOAA//Bill Would Close Agency Jones Act Loopholes//MSP, TSP Funding in Omnibus, Lawmakers Race Against Deadline//COMFORT Completes Mission, All Safe after Incident//

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M.E.B.A. Telex Times for December 15, 2022

In this issue//OSG Extends Bareboat Charters on Six Vessels//NLRB Expands Relief for Workers Wrongfully Fired or Demoted for Union Activism//Make Sure Applications Survived CMES Email Outage//M.E.B.A. School Adds More Wartsila RT-Flex Training//Four Maine Maritime Cadets Killed in Accident//Chief Engineer Needed for NMERPAC//Union-Made Xmas Dinner//Vacation Benefits, Filing Deadline//Just a Few More M.E.B.A. Parties Left this Year//

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M.E.B.A. Telex Times for December 8, 2022

In this issue//Keystone Takes over Former OSG Tankers//Keel Laying for Next MSC Oiler//NDAA Passes House//Iranian Patrol Boat Harasses M.E.B.A.-Crewed MSC Ship//New USMMA Superintendent is on the Job//Vacation Benefits, Year-End Closings//Remaining M.E.B.A. Holiday Parties//

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M.E.B.A. Telex Times for December 1, 2022

In this issue//Action to Force Contract on Rail Workers Cuts the Legs Out from Unions// Environmental Awards for Pasha Hawaii Fleet//Labor-Friendly Gift Guides//INOUYE Engine Retrofit Taking Shape//Guide to M.E.B.A. Holiday Parties//M.E.B.A. HQ Online Meeting//Trustees Search for CMES Director//

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M.E.B.A. Telex Times for November 24, 2022

In this issue// Iranian Drone Attacked Tanker//Support for ALADS Fund After Tragic Accident//AMP: Waivers are a Soundbite, Not a Solution//Lawmakers Want Stricter FMC Enforcement of New Law//P&O CEO is “Worst Boss”//Vacation Benefits, Year-End Closing//Better Green Fuel Investment Needed//

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M.E.B.A. Telex Times for November 17, 2022

In this issue//Liberty Contract Ratified//NJ Anti-Jones Act Resolution Blasted by Unions//First Female Superintendent at USMMA//TTD Sets Upcoming Priorities//Shipping Decarbonization Action Plan//4-Day Workweek Trial Going Well//Union-Made Thanksgiving//Vacation Benefits, Year-End Closing//Note on Thanksgiving Holiday Next Week//

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M.E.B.A. Telex Times for November 10, 2022

In this issue//Charles Jerrier Sails into the Sunset, Service This Weekend//OSG Incentives//Latest Staten Island Ferry Commissioned//Great Lakes Green Shipping Corridor//Honoring Gene Daisey//Vacation Benefits, Year-End Closing//M.E.B.A. Halls & Offices Closed for Veterans Day//

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M.E.B.A. Telex Times for November 3, 2022

In this issue//Matson Orders More Newbuilds//M.E.B.A. Crews Among Those Honored at AOTOS//Sen. Wicker Condemns Recent Jones Act Waivers//Grant Application for A’s Stadium Questioned//IMO Carbon Intensity Measures//$703 Million for Port Infrastructure//Vacation Benefits – 2022 Year-End Closing//

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M.E.B.A. Telex Times for October 27, 2022

In this issue//More Deck Work! Keystone to Bring in Another Tanker//Lawmakers Inquire About Questionable Jones Act Waivers//Founding PASS President, Former CMES Instructor Eugene Daisy have Died//Successful 4MF Fundraiser//ICS Proposes Reward System for Low Emission Vessels//Wartsila RT-Flex Course//

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M.E.B.A. Telex Times for October 20, 2022

In this issue// Another Unnecessary Jones Act Waiver//NOAA Contract Ratified//Make Sure You Update Your E-Mail Address, etc.//Navy Graded as “Weak” in New Report//CMES Clarifies Fast Rescue Boat Schedule//The SS POET Vanished 42 Years Ago//Tasty Treats for a Spooky Evening//Permanent CMES Director Sought//

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M.E.B.A. Telex Times for October 13, 2022

In this issue//Tentative Agreement Reached with Liberty Maritime//M.E.B.A. Mariners Sailing for NOAA are Voting on a New Contract//Maritime Security, Manning Issues Discussed at NY Conference//Maersk Endorses Bill to Reduce Ship Emissions//NLRB Sees Rise in Union Election Petitions//Lull in Global Piracy//4MF Fundraiser, Disc Golf Tournament/WSF Vessels Honor Mariners//Permanent CMES Director Sought//

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M.E.B.A. Telex Times for October 6, 2022

In this issue//New Work! M.E.B.A. Pasha Contract for SUNY Ship//Lamont-Doherty Contract Enhanced//Garamendi Bill to Beef Up U.S.-Flag Fleet//CMES Releases 2023 Course Schedule//G&W Fund Supporting Hurricane-Hit Members//NMC Notice on Lost Credentials Due to Hurricanes//Hated CEO Dropped from Ferry Conference//Halls Closed for Monday Holiday// Permanent CMES Director Sought//

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M.E.B.A. Telex Times for September 29, 2022

In this issue//No-Nothings Spew Jones Act Hate//OSG CEO Criticizes Jones Act Waivers//Keel Laying Ceremony for 2nd NMSV//MarAd Reports on April Paper Breakout//TTD’s Regan Praises U.S. Shipping in Podcast//Union-Made Oktoberfest//CMES Course Openings//HQ Online Meeting///

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M.E.B.A. Telex Times for September 22, 2022

In this issue//New Deck & Engine Work as Keystone Brings in New Ship//SSA Members Ratify New Contract//Boriana Farrar Honored//Bill Looks to Boost Federal Ferry Funding//CG Bill Provision Would Help Armed Forces Vets Join Merchant Marine//MarAd Studying Low Carbon Shipping on Great Lakes//MarAd Initiatives to Improve Cargo Preference Accountability//CMES Close to Issuance of 2023 Course Schedule, Adds RT-Flex Course//Rep. Luria Honored by Navy League//

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M.E.B.A. Telex Times for September 15, 2022

In this issue//New Agreements with Seacor//Senate CG Bill Authorizes SA-SH Reforms, Shoreside Infrastructure, OCS Crewing Provisions Excluded//M.E.B.A. Marches for Ferry Workers at NYC Labor Parade//Tentative Rail Agreement Averts Friday Strike//CMES Continues to Accept Resumes for Adjunct Instructors//Advisory on GPS Interference, AIS Spoofing//CMES Text Alert System – Sign Up Now!//Space Available for Upcoming CMES Courses//Upcoming Disc Golf Tournament, Silent Auction to Raise Money for 4MF//

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M.E.B.A. Telex Times for September 8, 2022

In this issue//M.E.B.A. MOU with Keystone to Augment GLMA Training Ship//Third S.I. Ferry Newbuild Complete, Talks with City Continue//AFL-CIO Welcomes MLBPA as Minor Leaguers Seek Union//Teamsters’ Amazon Division to Assist Organizing//Donations Needed for 4MF Fundraiser//Lower Flags on Patriot Day//Monday is Defenders Day in Baltimore//

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M.E.B.A. Telex Times for September 1, 2022

In this issue//New Deck Jobs! Keystone to Take Over Tankers//VADM Herberger Has Died//Interlake, Pasha Christenings//Oct. 20 4MF Disc Golf Tournament, Silent Auction//Gallup Poll Records Highest Labor Union Support since 1965//Union-Made Labor Day//CG Museum Construction//WSF News – Rescues, Ridership Increase//HQ Online Meeting on Wednesday//Labor Day Closings//

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M.E.B.A. Telex Times for August 25, 2022

In this issue//Big Win for Mariners in Staten Island Ferry Fleet//New Agreement for WSF Members//ITF Recovered Millions for Global Mariners//Jones Act Benefits in Puerto Rico//New Pasha Ship Begins Service//

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M.E.B.A. Telex Times for August 18, 2022

In this issue//M.E.B.A. Goes to Bat for State Workers in Washington//Final Voyage: Larry Young//Survey Says Most Non-Union Workers Would Join a Union//M.E.B.A. Ship Crew Recognized for Part in Rescue//Online TWIC Renewal//CMES Accepting Resumes for Adjunct Instructors//Members, Applicants Urged to Seek STCW ETO Endorsement//

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M.E.B.A. Telex Times for August 11, 2022

In this issue//New Contract with Samson Tug & Barge//Negotiations Continue for Short-Shrifted Staten Island Ferry Mariners//Survey for Seafarers//NASSCO Contract for Another EPF & Fleet Oilers//Unmanned Trials on MSC EPF//CMES Clarifies Dates for Upcoming Small Arms Classes//Direct Submission of MedCert Applications//Unions Power America Contest//

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M.E.B.A. Telex Times for August 4, 2022

In this issue//Pasha Ship GEORGE III Delivered//MLA Unions Meet at M.E.B.A. HQ for Strategy Session//NYC’s Failure to Support S.I. Ferry Fleet Leads to Service Disruptions//Cadets Wrap-Up 3-Week Internship Program at CMES//Interlake Steps Up to the Plate for Valued Mariners//Navy, MSC Accepts Delivery of USNS JOHN LEWIS// AOTOS Honorees Announced//UMWA Coal Miner Strike in Alabama Continues// CMES has Space in Small Arms, BST Refresher Classes//

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M.E.B.A. Telex Times for July 28, 2022

In this issue//Newbuild Interlake Ship Makes Maiden Voyage//Some Progress in ILWU Talks//CDC Ends Cruise Ship COVID Program//More MSC Salvage Ships Ordered//NLRB-DOJ Partnership to Protect Workers’ Right to Organize//Wisconsin Rep. Honored for Great Lakes Support//Choose Union for Summer Fun!//Respect for Harry Bridges//

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M.E.B.A. Telex Times for July 21, 2022

In this issue//House Passes Offshore Wind Provision, SA/SH Reform as Part of NDAA//MarAd Program Supports Next Generation Mariners//CMES Text Alert System//BST Revalidation Shortened//PASS President Guests on Labor Podcast//Chipotle Shutters Augusta Restaurant after Organizing Efforts//CEO to Worker Pay Ratio Continues to Rise//Union Election Petitions are Up//

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M.E.B.A. Telex Times for July 14, 2022

In this issue//New Interlake Vessel Set for Sept. 1 Christening//Progress Made on MSC Salvage Ship Newbuilds//Work Begins on New Maine Maritime Training Vessel//Gerald McEntee has Died//U.S. Ports Set Records//Global Piracy at Lowest Level in Years//Danger in the Gulf of Guinea//Renewed Efforts to Fight GoG Piracy//

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M.E.B.A. Telex Times for July 7, 2022

In this issue//Longshore Contract Expires, Work Continues//‘Unions Power America’ Sweepstakes//Liquefaction Concerns in Bulk Carrier Report//Trumka Awarded Medal of Freedom Posthumously//Vatican Pleads for Seafarer Wellbeing//Fitness Challenge for Mariners//Open Positions for NMERPAC//

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M.E.B.A. Telex Times for June 30, 2022

In this issue//Bill Favors Ships Carrying U.S. Exports//Maritime Labor Meets with DeFazio//Priority for Offshore Wind Newbuilds//New MSC ESB Christened//MTD Speaker Doyle Credits Jones Act Companies//Report Catalogs Uptick in Lost Containers//Dues Payments, PAF, G&W through M.E.B.A. Website//Straighten Out LWOP, Vacation Dues Lapses/Holiday Closings//

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M.E.B.A. Telex Times for June 23, 2022

In this issue//Committee Clears MarAd Reauthorization Bill//M.E.B.A.-Crewed Vessel Harassed by Iranian Attack Boats//Wrap-Up of Special Convention, 4MF Fundraiser//M.E.B.A. Meets with Maritime Administrator//ILWU, PMA Talks Continue//Roughing It, Union-Style//Congressional Report Says Union Workers Are Better Rewarded for Their Toil//

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M.E.B.A. Telex Times for June 16, 2022

In this issue//AFL-CIO Leadership Affirmed, M.E.B.A. Joins Executive Council//Six-Year Contract for Matson Alaska Fleet//AMHS Contract Ratified//Seacor Talks Underway//Bill to Beef Up FMC, Address Supply Chain is Law//SCA Honors Sen. Murkowski//CMES Adds LNG as Fuel Courses//

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M.E.B.A. Telex Times for June 9, 2022

In this issue//Seapower Subcommittee Proposes Newbuilds to Recapitalize RRF//NMC Mariner Exam Group Needs Volunteers//Pushback Helps Reverse Course on Multi-Mission Homeport Designations//Union-Style Father’s Day Gifts//Keep a Watch on the Docs & Notices Site//Hole Sponsorships for Disc Golf Tournament//AFL-CIO ‘Jump in a Jeep’ Sweepstakes//Honolulu Hall Closed Tomorrow to Honor Warrior King//

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M.E.B.A. Telex Times for June 2, 2022

In this issue//Oppose Egregious Cargo Preference Waivers//Adm. Fagan Takes Command at Coast Guard//WWII Mariner Addresses DC Memorial Day Event//Reminder on Shipping Card Registration & Permanent Jobs//Former TRANSCOM Boss is New Supply Chain Envoy//Celebrating the Life of Perry Seyler//Openings for Damage Control/CBRN Course at CMES//

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M.E.B.A. Telex Times for May 26, 2022

In this issue//National Maritime Day in D.C.//Info for WWII Mariners or Survivors to Obtain Medal Replicas//Maritime Union “Summit”//M.E.B.A. Rep. in Houston is on the Job//NMC Tips to Avoid Processing Delays//Disc Golf Tournament on June 17//NOAA Hurricane Season Predictions//Applicants in Arrears will Be Dropped, Some Can Make Membership//Union-Style Memorial Day//

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M.E.B.A. Telex Times for May 19, 2022

In this issue//WWII Mariners Honored with Congressional Gold Medal//Courtney Saluted for Maritime Support//Maritime Administrator is on the Job//Don’t Let Congress Favor Foreign Ships//Pact to Raise Global Seafarer Minimum Wage//Disc Golf Tournament on June 17//CMES has Openings for Small Arms Course//Applicants Reminded of Requirements for Membership//

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M.E.B.A. Telex Times for May 12, 2022

In this issue//Phillips Confirmed as Maritime Administrator//Waiving Cargo Preference is a Bad Idea//ILWU Talks with PMA Begin//Congressional Gold Medal for WWII Mariners//Leroy Koehler Disc Golf Tournament on June 17//USNS MERCY Off on Another Mission//More Funding for Port-Related Projects//Life Insurance Through Union Plus//

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M.E.B.A. Telex Times for May 5, 2022

In this issue//Chuck Eser is Retiring///Lawmakers Seek Waiver from Cargo Preference Requirements//Special National M.E.B.A. Convention//Cape May-Lewes Ferry Talks//Full MSP Funding Requested//Former DOT Secretary Norm Mineta Has Died//500 Mariners Stuck in Ukrainian Ports//

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M.E.B.A. Telex Times for April 28, 2022

In this issue//Increased NLRB Funding Urged to Assist Unionization//Workers’ Memorial Day//AFL-CIO “Death on the Job” Report//Matson Launches New Barge/Updated Passport Renewal Procedures//Friends of Seafarers Honored//Would-Be Tug Boat Pipe Bomber Convicted//Job Call Primer//Payment Options to Iron Out LWOP & Vacation Dues Lapses//

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M.E.B.A. Telex Times for April 21, 2022

In this issue//Construction of Last of 5 Academy Ship Newbuilds Finalized//OCEAN GIANT Concludes Deep Freeze Mission//SA-SH Awareness//Train Engineer Who Went Loco is Sentenced for USNS MERCY Mayhem//CG No Longer Enforcing Mask Wearing//Applicants Should Forward Info to Make Membership//MarAd Expands Marine Highway Program//Openings in Upcoming Small Arms Course//

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M.E.B.A. Telex Times for April 14, 2022

In this issue//Union Fulfills Obligations for MarAd Tabletop Exercise//Upcoming Contract Talks with Seacor, Input & Participation Requested//WSF Crew Shortages Spurs Alliance with Seattle Maritime Academy//Pact with Pasha for Short-Term Work on CMA Vessel//Last Hoorah for SUNY Ship, Engineers Needed//CG Promotes Cybersecurity “Shields Up”//Forward your Latest Info!//TTD Calls for Rail Safety Measures Following Shooting//Action Needed for Stranded Seafarers//Friday, Monday Closings//

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M.E.B.A. Telex Times for April 7, 2022

In this issue//TTD Calls for Jones Act Fleet Expansion//FRC Completes Review, Forwards Report//M.E.B.A. & Coalition Formalizing Push for Expanded Short Sea Shipping//Black Sea Mines Disrupting Shipping//First Female Coast Guard Commandant Nominated//Newbuild MSC Oiler to be Named for Justice Ginsburg//Transportation Reimbursement for 3-Day CMES Classes//Space Available at Upcoming BST Refresher Course at CMES//

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M.E.B.A. Telex Times for March 31, 2022

In this issue//Two Younger Ships Will Bring Down Overall RRF Age//MLL Ship to Be Renamed//ATC Reopener, R&F Participation & Input Requested//CG App to Anonymously Report Crime//Kansas Kellogg’s Workers Get New Contract//Great Lakes Shipping is Underway//House Passes Coast Guard Bill//TTD Adds Another Affiliate//Senatorial Seaport Supporters Honored//Jesse Calhoon Day on Monday//

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M.E.B.A. Telex Times for March 24, 2022

In this issue//M.E.B.A. Inks New Shoreside Employer//K.P. Cadets at CMES//Rep. Don Young was a Maritime Leader//Bill to Oversee Carrier Practices//Labor Disgusted over P&O Firings//Another Starbucks Goes Union//Frisbee Golf Tournament This Weekend at CMES//West Coast Halls Closed on Thursday to Honor Labor Giant Cesar Chavez//

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M.E.B.A. Telex Times for March 17, 2022

In this issue//Final Voyage: Greg O’Claray//Jones Act Haters at Work Again//DEC Helps Group III Applicants with First-Job Opportunities//Last of 5 Academy Ship Newbuilds Funded in Omnibus//FRC Elected//Maritime Advisories//Info Sharing Plan to Address Supply Chain//DOL Rulemaking Would Protect Construction Worker Wages//CMES Adds “LNG as a Fuel” Course// “Spring Open” Disc Golf Tournament on March 26 at CMES//

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M.E.B.A. Telex Times for March 10, 2022

In this issue//Reopener with APL for Port Engineers//M.E.B.A. at Labor Meeting with President//M.E.B.A. Reaffiliates with MTD//TSP, MSP Fully Funded in Omnibus/Search for Houston Rep./Academy Incentive Program for Older Cadets//Unions Call for Transit Worker Protections//USMMA Superintendent to Retire//Teddy Gleason Day Next Week//

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M.E.B.A. Telex Times for March 3, 2022

In this issue//CG Bill Includes Offshore Anti-FOC Measure//Govt. to Step Up Fight against Anti-Competitive Shipping//Upcoming Talks with Matson for Alaska Vessels//Another S.I. Ferry Newbuild Almost Ready for Service//C/E Todd Bilodeau is MLL Mariner of the Year//Labor Urges Confirmation for Supreme Court Pick//CMES Adds More Wartsila Courses//Retailers Nervous Ahead of Longshore Talks//AMP Cites Large Congressional Support for Jones Act//First Unionized REI//

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M.E.B.A. Telex Times for February 24, 2022

In this issue//More U.S. Ships Would Help Ease the Supply Chain//S.I. Ferry Gets Passenger Ferry Grant Money, New Vessel in Service//Memorial Service for Mike Morrissey//Photo Montage Honors M.E.B.A.’s 147th Birthday//Shipping Gets Complicated in Sea of Azov//CMES Adds Wartsila Training Courses//

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M.E.B.A. Telex Times for February 17, 2022

In this issue//OCEAN GIANT is at the South Pole//Avoid MedCert Delays//Union, Companies Work on Member Safety//Interlake Offers Benefits//Sea Level Rising Faster Than Expected//CDC Lowers Cruise Travel Warning Level//Dangerous Waters for U.S. Mariners//MSC Newbuild Oiler Closer to Delivery//FMC’s Vekich Ready to Tackle Supply Chain//Bill To Get Cargo Moving Gets Port Endorsement//U.P. Auto Buying Service//President Day Closings & Fun Facts//

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M.E.B.A. Telex Times for February 10, 2022

In this issue//New Contract for Boston Marine//Task Force Charts Course to Grow Unions//Vekich Confirmed at FMC, Phillips Nomination Advances//CG Cutter Clears Way for M.E.B.A.-Crewed Ship at South Pole//Shop Stewards Elected at Cape May-Lewes Ferries//FLRA Union-Busting Decisions Overturned//Valentine’s Day Union Checklist//Avoid Delays Getting Your MMC//Saturday is the Marine Electric Anniversary//Lincoln’s Birthday Observed//

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M.E.B.A. Telex Times for February 3, 2022

In this issue//Talks Continue for APL Port Engineer Reopener, Replacement Ship Flagged-In//Authorized Tanker Program Still Unrealized//Congressman Lauds Mariners for Rescue//Great Lakes Group Says Icebreaker Shortage Causing Problems//NOAA Satellites Helped Save Lives//2021 Was a Yo-Yo Year for Mariner Morale/Sign Up for the Feb. 9 HQ Online Meeting!/

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M.E.B.A. Telex Times for January 27, 2022

In this issue//Matson Delivering Relief to Tonga//M.E.B.A. Group II to I Report Released//NMC Lists Top Reasons MMC Applications are Delayed//Labor Interests Look to Short Sea Shipping Coalition//U.S. Virgin Islands Registry is Part of New Plan//Final Chance for Union Plus Scholarships//Get Souped-Up, Union-Style//Sign Up for Feb. 9 HQ Online Meeting//

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M.E.B.A. Telex Times for January 20, 2022

In this issue//Award of Watson-Class LMSRs Will Proceed//Final Voyage: Joe Muchulsky//Fair Kim is New AMC President//M.E.B.A. Discusses Mariner Shortage on Maritime TV Webcast//Another Encouraging Piracy Report//CDC Makes COVID Guidelines for Cruise Ships Voluntary//FMC Report on Cruise Ship COVID Impact//WSF Ridership Begins Rebound//Free COVID Test Kits//

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M.E.B.A. Telex Times for January 13, 2022

In this issue//Congresswoman Asks NYC to Boost S.I. Ferry Mariners//Vaccination Policies & Protocols//CMES Sets 2022 Cadet Internship Program Dates//NCL Contract Ratified//ALJ Wants More Info from Google on Anti-Union Campaign//Jones Act Helps Keep Hawaiians Supplied//Education & Labor are Key to Peacebuilding, Says Pope//Campaign Protected Seafarers from Criminalization in UK//MLK Day Closings//

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M.E.B.A. Telex Times for January 6, 2022

In this issue//12+ Year Tentative Agreement with NCL//White House Re-nominates RAdm. Phillips as Maritime Administrator //Updated Passport Renewal Procedures for Mariners//3-Way Tie for G&W “Swag-Bag”//M.E.B.A. Officers Sailing for the South Pole//TTD Picks Up New Affiliates//USNS COMFORT Readies for Shipyard Stay//Apply for Union Plus Scholarships//Maritime Advisory for Gulf of Guinea//

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M.E.B.A. Telex Times for December 30, 2021

In this issue//M.E.B.A. Crews Up MAERSK KANSAS//Maritime Provisions in Newly Passed Defense Authorization Bill//Nomination for Maritime Administrator May Need to Be Resubmitted//Defense Bill Authorizes Purchase of Gold Medal Reproductions to Honor WWII Mariners//Make Sure You’re Ready for Job Call!!//Job Call Reverts to “3 Business Days”//Apply for Union Plus Scholarships//After-Party Relief – Union Style//Photos from the Fleet Needed//Have a Safe and Happy New Year!//

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M.E.B.A. Telex Times for December 23, 2021

In this issue//Kellogg’s Union Members, Erie Strayer Iron Workers Have New Contracts//CG MSIB on SA-SH//Essential Worker Disproportionately Die on the Job//Allowances Made for Tornado-Destroyed Credentials//Vacation Benefits, Year-End Closing//Last Week to Vie for the G&W Swag Bag//Why Not Make a PAF Contribution?//Last Week for G&W Swag-Bag//Have a Safe & Happy Holiday Season//

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M.E.B.A. Telex Times for December 16, 2021

In this issue//Reopener with APL//12-Year Agreement with Hapag Ratified/ILWU will Bargain Next Year//OSG Announces Future Fleet Adjustment//TUSTAMENA, Other AMHS Upgrades with Federal Money//Cape May-Lewes Ferries to Get Marine Highway Grant//Name Selected for Next WSF Newbuild//MarAd Nominee Gets Hearing//USMMA to Resume Sea Year//Bill to Fight Sexual Misconduct at Sea//Int’l Action Group to Protect Workers from COVID//Vacation Benefits, Year-End Closing, Split Your Vacation Payments//FMC...

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M.E.B.A. Telex Times for December 9, 2021

In this issue//M.E.B.A. Reaffirms Affiliation with ALADS//New Contract with Dynamic Concepts//USS Honors Mariners for At-Sea Rescues//M.E.B.A. Job Calls Revert to “3 Business Days”//BCTGM Workers Reject Proposed Contract with Kellogg’s//Organizations Warn Against Supply Chain Damage through Omicron Overreach//CG will Investigate SA-SH Cases//Vacation Benefits – Year-End Closing//Split Your Vacation Payments//2021 Holiday Gift Guide//Remaining M.E.B.A. Holiday Parties//

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M.E.B.A. Telex Times for December 2, 2021

In this issue//Winter Work Agreement with Interlake//Pay Policy for Vaccinated Interlake Mariners//WSF CHIMACUM Rescue of Overboard Passenger//CHARLES DREW Crew Rescues Fishermen//Sign Up for Online HQ Meeting//USMMA Study Finds Unresolved Systemic Problems//Amazon Organizing Election Must Be Rerun//Unions Tell Employers to Fight Domestic Violence//Crew Change Crisis Eases//Vacation Benefits, Year-End Closing//M.E.B.A. Holiday Parties//Rep. DeFazio will Retire//

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M.E.B.A. Telex Times for November 25, 2021

In this issue//M.E.B.A., AMC Meet with FMC on Supply Chain Issues//Release of SPR will Benefit U.S.-Flag//Another MSC EPF Readies for Action//Sen. Gary Peters Honored by Great Lakes Group//Stationary Engineer Position with Eco-Alpha//Faith Leaders Tell Wendy’s to “Respect Farmworkers”//Qualified Applicants Can Make Membership if They Forward Docs//Those in Dues Arrears Will Be Dropped//Last Few Weeks to Vie for the G&W Swag-Bag//Facebook Photos Needed//Thanksgiving Day Closings//

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M.E.B.A. Telex Times for November 18, 2021

In this issue//Agreement with Keystone for Research Vessel Work//AMP, TTD Applaud Infrastructure Investment//TTD Calls Out Anti-Worker Policies, Industry Practices in Supply Chain Crisis//Axe-Man’s Rousing Labor Tribute//IATSE, IAM, UAW John Deere Workers Ratify Contracts//Applicants Reminded of Requirements for Membership//4MF Disc Golf Tournament on Nov. 28th//Union-Made Thanksgiving//Note on Thanksgiving Closures//

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M.E.B.A. Telex Times for November 11, 2021

In this issue//Tentative Agreement with Hapag//M.E.B.A. Agreement to Crew Newly Acquired Vessel//Maritime Provisions of New Infrastructure Bill//M.E.B.A. at Port of Baltimore with President Biden//Bill for More Cadet Safeguards//Latest MSC Fleet Oiler Christened//Applicants Should Be Aware of Upcoming Vote for Membership//Vacation Benefits – Year-End Closing//

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M.E.B.A. Telex Times for November 4, 2021

In this issue//HORIZON RELIANCE Honored, Plans for Repowering//MAERSK KANSAS schedule//Sea Year on Hold as USMMA Examines Program//Matson Commits to GHG Net Zero Goal; IMO, ITF Continue Push//UAW John Deere Workers Remain on Strike//Union Matching G&W Contributions//Disc Golf Tournament at CMES on Nov. 28th//Juneau Hall at New Location//Veterans Day Closings//Sign Up for Online HQ Meeting//

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M.E.B.A. Telex Times for October 28, 2021

In this issue//New Interlake Vessel Christened//Maritime Unions Emphasize Necessity of Safe Workplaces//New TRANSCOM Commander Looks for RRF Recapitalization//Rep. Luria Promotes U.S.-Flag Shipping in Congressional Remarks//Revised Pasha LOU Pushes Vaccine Requirement Effectiveness Date//TTD Calls for Tanker Security Program Funding//Cape May-Lewes Ferry Finishes Repowering, New Vaccine Protocols//Report: Mariner Morale has Rebounded but Retention will be an Issue//Juneau Hall at New Location Ne

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M.E.B.A. Telex Times for October 21, 2021

In this issue//Bargaining with Hapag-Crowley//WSF Vaccine Mandate//Union Looks to Jumpstart Talks with NYC for S.I. Ferry Officers//Shortages Creating Drug Testing Delays//Maritime Unions Urge Icebreaker Funding//Tentative Agreements Avert Film & TV Worker Strike//Worker Anger Fueling Labor Actions//Piracy at a 27-Year Low//Vacation Plan Direct Deposit//

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M.E.B.A. Telex Times for October 14, 2021

In this issue//Respectful At-Sea Workplace Stressed//Pasha Fleet Vaccine Mandate//Meeting with Liberty//RADM. Ann Phillips Nominated as Next MarAd Leader//TRANSCOM Leader Confirmed//Juneau Hall Relocation//Apply for Union Plus Scholarships//Film & TV Workers Could Strike as Early as Next Week//Sign Up for Vacation Plan Direct Deposit//

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M.E.B.A. Telex Times for October 7, 2021

In this issue//Maritime Labor Urges Member Vaccinations//AMC’s Caponiti is ‘Friend of Seafarers’//Int’l Prop Club has Interesting & Informative Agenda//Ports Look to Reduce GHG//Use Website to Iron Out LWOP, Vacation Dues Lapses//Union-Made Candy//Make Sure Your E-Mail Address is on File//Halls, Offices Closed on Monday for Holiday//

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M.E.B.A. Telex Times for September 30, 2021

In this issue//MLL Reopener Agreement Reached//WWII Mariners Honored at AMMV Convention//TRANSCOM Nominee Confirmation is Imminent// Juneau Hall Relocating//POID Nashville to Move to Nearby Building//Matson Vaccination Requirement Takes Effect//Petition Supporting IATSE//AOTOS Honorees Announced//Nominations For Brave Mariners//Feel Good About Beer/Sign Up for Online HQ Meeting//

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M.E.B.A. Telex Times for September 23, 2021

In this issue//Productive MLL Talks//Nabisco Workers Ratify Contract//101-Year Old WWII Mariner Promotes Mariner Compensation Bill//Pay.gov Problems on NMC Site//REC NY Opens in New Location//GPS Disruption Advisory Updated//Bill Would Exempt Alaska from PVSA//Movie, Stage Union Readies for Strike//Disc Golf Tournament – Thanks for Supporting M.E.B.A. Memorial//

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M.E.B.A. Telex Times for September 16, 2021

In this issue//AMC Campaign Highlights Importance of Industry//Infrastructure, Great Lakes Projects Part of Reconciliation Bill Being Debated//M.E.B.A. Takes Part in 9-11 Boatlift Commemoration//NYC Undercutting S.I. Ferry Mariners//Members, Applicants Encouraged to Seek STCW ETO Endorsement//ICS Guidance for Mariners to Navigate Pandemic//Labor 411: Snacks & Suds for Football Nirvana//

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M.E.B.A. Telex Times for September 9, 2021

In this issue//Negotiations with Hapag-Crowley//MLL Reopener Talks Continue//Turbo Activations were a Success Says MarAd//Biden Honors Unions at White House Event//ILA Won’t Work Autonomous Ships//Remember One of Our Own on 9-11 Anniversary//TTD Honors Frontline Workers//ICS Plan for Tax on Carbon Emissions//Frisbee Golf Tournament Reminder//AFL-CIO Podcast Returns after Hiatus//

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M.E.B.A. Telex Times for September 2, 2021

In this issue//Hall Clearances for Permanents//New President at PASS//Thanks to Mark Engberg//MarAd Updates Advisory for Waters Near Iran//Union Matching G&W Contributions//Oceans, Surface Temps at Record Highs Says NOAA//Union-Made Labor Day//Frisbee Golf Tournament//Halls Closed for Labor Day//Sign Up for Wednesday Online HQ Meeting//

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M.E.B.A. Telex Times for August 26, 2021

In this issue//Member Protections, Incentives as Vaccine Mandates Begin//Shuler, Redmond Tapped at AFL-CIO//Processing Time Lags for MMC Applications//CG Extends QA Regs//Mariner Passport Renewal Guidance//M.E.B.A. Vessel in Haiti for Earthquake Relief//OMSA Nets Jones Act Violator//Landlocked San Marino is a Ship Registry//Frisbee Golf Tournament Sept. 19//

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M.E.B.A. Telex Times for August 19, 2021

In this issue//Obligations Fulfilled for Turbo Activation//MLL Reopener Talks Continue//MLL Plans Vessel Swap-Out//Low Vaccination Rate for Global Seafarers//Public Transportation Mask Order Extended//Seafarer Relief Fund Helping Mariners in Hard-Hit COVID Areas//Unions Power America Contest//Frisbee Golf Tournament to Benefit 4MF//Union-Made Back-to School Shipping Guide//

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M.E.B.A. Telex Times for August 12, 2021

In this issue//Port & Ferry Funding in Infrastructure Bill//First of Three S.I. Ferry Newbuilds//Trumka to Lie in Repose//Unions Power America Contest//Program Shored Up for AMMV Convention//Cruise Industry Tries to Rebound//ITF Adds to FOC List//

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M.E.B.A. Telex Times for August 5, 2021

In this issue//Richard Trumka has Died//NLRB Officer: Amazon’s Improper Tactics in Union-Election Demand Rerun//Pandemic Still Taking a Toll on Seafarer Happiness//Matson Launches New Express Service//Attacks on Ships Near Iran//House ‘Minibus’ Has Key Maritime Provisions//Disc Golf Tournament at CMES on Sept. 19//NOAA Says Atlantic Hurricane Season will Continue to be Severe//

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M.E.B.A. Telex Times for July 29, 2021

In this issue//Seafarer Workforce Report Warns of Officer Shortage//U.S. Ferries Carried 132 Million Passengers in 2019//More Room in August BST Revalidation Courses//Seafarer Vaccinations Strongly Urged//WHO Prioritizes Seafarers//Agreement Ends Frito-Lay Strike//Apply for Union Plus Scholarships//M.E.B.A. Chief Earns MSC Award//Sign Up Now for Wednesday’s Online HQ Meeting//

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2021 Issue 1

In this issue//Continued Reopener Talks with Interlake//Alabama Miners Looking for a Fair Deal//Union President Slams Amazon Worker Conditions//4MF Event a Success//Ships to Sound Off for ‘Day of Seafarer’//AMMV Convention Set for Late September//Paris MOU Ranks Flag States//Members Should Check Docs & Member Notices Site//

M.E.B.A. Telex Times for July 22, 2021

In this issue//Successful Paper Breakout//USA Maritime Urges Reversal of Cargo Preference Cuts//First Ship in Newbuild MSC Oiler Fleet Christened//Canada May Lift Cruise Ban in November//NMC Email Renewals Working Well//OMSA Vessel Patrolling Jones Act Violations//Labor Drums Up PRO Act Support//NLRB Okays Scabby the Rat//Connectivity Key for Mariner Needs of Tomorrow//

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M.E.B.A. Telex Times for July 15, 2021

In this issue//Interlake Reopener Talks Conclude//Anti-Competitive Shipping Targeted with Government Collaboration//Warnings Issued for Maritime Hotspots/Piracy Has Decreased This Year//Film Probes Seafarer Faith & Welfare//NMC Exam Centers Open Up a Little//AFL-CIO Report Details Pay Disparity Between Workers & CEOs//

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M.E.B.A. Telex Times for July 8, 2021

In this issue//MLL Reopener Talks//ATC Reopener Completed//Tanker Fleet Receives Needed DOD Endorsement//Ferry Investment Part of House-Passed Transport Infrastructure Bill//Relief over End of EVER GIVEN Saga//Executive Order Would Target Anti-Competitive Shipping Practices//Norfolk Branch Agent Honored by USMMA//Book Gives Tips for Mariner Mental Health Improvement//

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M.E.B.A. Telex Times for July 1, 2021

In this issue//Hapag Swap-Out of Express-Class Vessels//Mariner Vaccination Issues: Crewing Shortages, Crew Changes Still Affected//ILO Convention Seeks End to Workplace Violence & Harassment//Temporary Closure, Relocation of NY REC//HQ Online Meeting is Wednesday, Sign Up Now//Halls Closed Monday, West Coast Closed Tuesday//

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M.E.B.A. Telex Times for June 24, 2021

In this issue//Continued Reopener Talks with Interlake//Alabama Miners Looking for a Fair Deal//Union President Slams Amazon Worker Conditions//4MF Event a Success//Ships to Sound Off for ‘Day of Seafarer’//AMMV Convention Set for Late September//Paris MOU Ranks Flag States//Members Should Check Docs & Member Notices Site//

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M.E.B.A. Telex Times for June 17, 2021

In this issue//CG Updates Vessel Mask Requirement//Nation’s Shipyards Support Billions in GDP//OMB Guidance to Better Enforce Jones Act Integrity//Bills to Repeal, Restrict PVSA//CG Exam Working Group Gets Back to Work//Union-Made Treats//Juneteenth Goes National//

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M.E.B.A. Telex Times for June 10, 2021

In this issue//Right to Work Bill Stalled in New Hampshire//Marine Economy Outpaced U.S. Economy//Seaports Look for Maritime Investment in Infrastructure Bill//WSF Marks 70 Years of Service//CivMars Help Rescue Mariners in Gulf of Aden//YUKON CivMar Achievement Award//MSC EPF to Get Autonomous Capabilities//Last Chance for Thursday Fundraiser//West Coast Halls Closed Tomorrow//

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M.E.B.A. Telex Times for June 3, 2021

In this issue//Full Funding Proposed for MSP, TSP//SSA Vessels Unaffected but Shoreside Systems Slowed by Ransomware Hack//M.E.B.A. HQ Will Host Online Meeting on Wednesday//Ships Will Sound Off on ‘Day of the Seafarer’//Docs Should Be in Order for Job Call//Details Finalized for Upcoming 4MF-G&W Fundraiser//Make Sure to Update E-Mail Addresses//

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M.E.B.A. Telex Times for May 27, 2021

In this issue//Reopener Talks with Interlake//PVSA Workaround Bill Signed into Law//TRANSCOM Support of Tanker Security Fleet//Maritime Day Proclamation//Coast Guard Deck Officer Survey//ITF Unions Promote Vaccines to Stem Crew Change Crisis//IMO Wants Action on Gulf of Guinea Piracy//Union-Style Memorial Day//Seafarers International House Survey//Halls & Offices Closed Monday for Memorial Day//

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M.E.B.A. Telex Times for May 20, 2021

In this issue//Jones Act Repeal Bills in Wake of Granted Waivers//M.E.B.A. Work on Nuclear Ship SAVANNAH//Congress Looks to Restart Cruises to Alaska//Mariners Honored During Virtual Maritime Day Observance//Openings for CMES BST Revalidation Course in Late June//Donations Needed for Upcoming 4MF, G&W Fundraiser//

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M.E.B.A. Telex Times for May 13, 2021

In this issue//Jones Act Waiver Granted after Shutdown of Hacked Pipeline//M.E.B.A., MM&P Letter to Congress on Suppression of Protesting Panamanian Workers//Union to Match G&W Contributions and Offer “Swag Bag”//A’s Owner Looks to Force Hand of City in Quest for Ill-Advised Ballpark//SIH Survey on NYC Mariner Guesthouse//Keep Donation Items Coming for 4MF, G&W Fundraiser//Applicants Need to Provide Documentation for Upcoming Vote on Membership//

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M.E.B.A. Telex Times for May 6, 2021

In this issue//Panamanian Unions to Continue Protests Despite Police Overreach//Engine Room Fire Extinguished//AMC’s Caponiti Planning Retirement, Successor Sought//Upcoming Silent Auction, Disc Golf Tournament to Benefit 4MF, G&W//Virtual National Maritime Day/Call for Full MSP Funding//Assistance for Passport Renewal//Help for Indian Seafarers/AFL-CIO Report: 275 U.S. Workers Killed Daily//Commercial Vessel Mask Wearing Requirements Unchanged//Last-Second Union-Style Gifts for Mom//

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M.E.B.A. Telex Times for April 29, 2021

In this issue//Task Force Established to Promote & Fortify Labor Rights//FRC Completes Review, Forwards Report//CG Issues Minimum Drug Testing Rate//Senate Icebreaker Bill Looks to Keep Great Lakes Fleet Moving//Unions Observe Workers Memorial Day//CDC May Clear the Way for July Cruising//You Can Still Register & Attend Monday’s Online HQ Meeting//Remember: All Regular Meetings will be In-Person Next Week//

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M.E.B.A. Telex Times for April 22, 2021

In this issue//Monthly Meetings Return to In-Person Format//HQ to Begin Monthly Online Informational Meetings//TTD Looks for “Worker-First” COVID-19 Recovery//Newbuilds Joining Staten Island Ferry Fleet//U.S. Onboard with Shipping Decarbonization Efforts//“Cruise Act” Seeks Resumption of Passenger Vessel Sailings//MEDGAR EVERS Crew Wins Prestigious MSC Award//Applicants Should Submit Paperwork to Make Membership//

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M.E.B.A. Telex Times for April 15, 2021

In this issue//TRANSCOM Wants Tanker Security Fleet//Skinny Budget Released//Trottenberg Confirmed as DOT Secretary//FRC Elected//In Wake of Amazon Loss, Labor Points to PRO Act//New Poll Shows Support for Union Rights//Alaska Report Adds to Calls for CDC to Lift CSO//Sweet Treats Union-Style//

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M.E.B.A. Telex Times for April 8, 2021

In this issue//New Jobs, M.E.B.A. inks Another Employer//NCL Makes Plans to Sail Again//Votes Being Tallied for Amazon Organizing Effort//Applicants Reminded of Requirements for Membership//Mariner Mental Health Survey//

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M.E.B.A. Telex Times for April 1, 2021

In this issue//Offshore Wind Boost Could Help U.S. Shipping, Create Union Jobs//Hapag Swapping-Out Ships//Suez Vessel Highlights Importance of Shipping//Buttigieg Praises Jones Act Again//Union-Made Snacks for the Final Four//Jesse Calhoon Day is this Weekend//Check the Docs & Notices Site//Halls Closed for Good Friday//Make Sure You Attend a Meeting Next Week//

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M.E.B.A. Telex Times for March 25, 2021

In this issue//M.E.B.A. Inks New Shoreside Employer, Brings in New Jobs//Membership Meetings Begin Returning to In-Person Format//APL to Swap-Out Ship with Newer Vessel//New Labor-Friendly DOL Secretary Confirmed by Senate//ICS Concerned that Vaccinations will be Prerequisite for Shipping//Worry over Variant’s Impact on Seafarers//MarAd Advisory on GPS Interference//Great Lakes Shipping Season Begins//

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M.E.B.A. Telex Times for March 18, 2021

In this issue//Garamendi-Wicker Bills to Expand U.S.-Flag Fleet Re-Introduced//National M.E.B.A. Convention Goes Virtual//CG Commandant Lauds Merchant Mariners//Two Popular AMHS Ferries Sold; Vessels Readied for Summer Season//“Fair Future for Seafarers” Focus of IMO Campaign//Union-Made Libations//

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M.E.B.A. Telex Times for March 11, 2021

In this issue//Patriot is Apparent Winner for Watson-Class LMSRs//Maritime Labor Wants to Help Follow Through on Maritime Revitalization//MLA Issues Call to Vaccinate Mariners//PRO Act Passes House, Senate Passage Unlikely//Alaska Lawmakers Suggest “Workaround” to PVSA to Let Cruise Ships Sail in the Last Frontier//Gen. Van Ovost Nominated to Head USTRANSCOM//TSA Reminder on Masking Up on Public Transport//Deadline for Comments on Fate of NS SAVANNAH//Pandemic Exacerbating Mental Health at Sea//

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M.E.B.A. Telex Times for March 4, 2021

In this issue//Umpire Confirms M.E.B.A. Jurisdiction on Pasha Newbuilds//TWU Seeking Harsher Penalties on Those who Abuse Public Transit Workers//FMC Commissioners Quest to Prioritize Mariners for Vaccinations//Alaska Members, Applicants Can Begin Receiving Vaccine//MarAd Urges Caution after Attack on Car Carrier//Cruise Sailings Pushed Back Another Month//Union Film Night//

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M.E.B.A. Telex Times for February 25, 2021

In this issue//MLL Singles Out M.E.B.A. Chief for Safety Award//Trustees Update Protocol at M.E.B.A. Clinics//Nautilus Federation Pushes for Mariner Vaccination Program//Members Invited to Federal Webinar on Mariner Vaccinations//IMO Highlighting Mariners as Part of Theme//Great Lakes Fleet Invests in Future//Make Sure Your Documents are Together for Job Call//Houston Hall Up & Running Again//

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M.E.B.A. Telex Times for February 18, 2021

In this issue//Regan Succeeds Willis at TTD//VISA Tabletop Exercise//NLRB General Counsel is an Upgrade//Tuesday is M.E.B.A.’s 146th Anniversary//IMO-WISTA Survey to Help Boost Women in Workforce//Low Level of Ice on Great Lakes//Rep. Moolenaar Honored for Great Lakes Advocacy//

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M.E.B.A. Telex Times for February 11, 2021

In this issue//Additional Shoreside Jobs with BluePoint//House Subcommittee Examines Pandemic Impact on Mariner Workforce//Clinic Contact Info, Protocol Updated//Advisory Issued for Mariners Near Libya//Members Should Keep a Check on Docs & Notices Site//Intention to Hold FRC Meeting In-Person//Notice of Upcoming Hall & Office Closings for Holidays//

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M.E.B.A. Telex Times for February 4, 2021

In this issue//Agencies Implement Mask Orders on Ferries, Public Vessels//Biden Rids Anti-Union Partisans from Labor Panel//PRO Act Reintroduced//FMC Commissioners Join Fight to Prioritize Mariner Vaccinations//Refer to Plans’ Website when Considering M.E.B.A. Clinic Visits//Buttigieg Confirmed as DOT Secretary//Confirmation Hearing for DOL Nominee//Longtime AFL-CIO Leader John Sweeney has Died//Registration for Membership Meetings Continues//

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M.E.B.A. Telex Times for January 28, 2021

In this issue//White House “Buy American” Order Tightens Up Jones Act Enforcement//DOT, DOL Nominations//PRIDE OF AMERICA Set to Resume Sailing in May//Unions Protected Workers from Job Loss during Pandemic//New MarAd Deputy will Helm Agency for Now//Take a Survey on Mariner Mental Health Needs//Plethora of Signatories for Crew Change Crisis Pledge//MSC Salvage Ship to Honor Muscogee Creek Nation//Registration for February Membership Meetings Begins on Monday; System Simplified//

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M.E.B.A. Telex Times for January 21, 2021

In this issue//Push Continues to Prioritize Mariners for Vaccinations//Buttigieg Confirmation Hearing, Trottenberg Nominated as DOT Deputy//Jones Act-Hating Congressman Re-Introduces Bills//Anti-Labor NLRB Counsel Fired//Members Encouraged to Obtain STCW ETO Endorsement//Approval for Two More Newbuild Academy Training Ships//Nautilus Int’l Fights Mariner Criminalization with New App//Great Lakes-Seaway Trade was “Resilient” During Pandemic//Last Week to Apply for Union Plus Scholarships//Union-M

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M.E.B.A. Telex Times for January 14, 2021

In this issue//Maritime Unions look to Prioritize COVID-19 Vaccine for Mariners//MSC Tanker USNS JOHN LEWIS Launched//Soo Locks Closure Signals End of Great Lakes Shipping Season//MarAd Pondering Fate of Nuclear Ship SAVANNAH//Lost Jobs to COVID Disproportionately Affect Women//CG Policy Letter on MMC Endorsements//Last Two Weeks to Apply for Union Plus Scholarships//Gulf of Guinea Piracy Got Worse in 2020//Burnett Takes Over at MarAd//Maritime Cybersecurity Plan Issued//

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M.E.B.A. Telex Times for January 7, 2021

In this issue//M.E.B.A. Organizes New Shoreside Engineer Jobs with Eco-Alpha//Defense Bill with Maritime Provisions Becomes Law//Pro-U.S.-Flag “Sense of Congress” Statements//Maritime Partnership Hails Jones Act Provisions//Ports, Great Lakes Interests Pleased with Omnibus//Chao Resigns as Term Winds Down//Walsh to Be Nominated as Next Labor Secretary//Mariners Facing Threats Near Persian Gulf//Coast Guard Wants Mariner COVID-19 Input//Navy Looking to Recapitalize NOAA Fleet//

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M.E.B.A. Telex Times for December 31, 2020

In this issue//Have a Safe & Happy New Year!//Message of Appreciation from Marshall Ainley//New Dispatcher in Seattle//WSF Opens First New Terminal in 40 Years//Apply for Union Plus Scholarships//Union-Made Hangover Cure//Document Checklist for Hall Visits//Members Should Check the Docs & Notices Site//Make Sure Your Email Address is On File//

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M.E.B.A. Telex Times for December 24, 2020

In this issue//Full MSP Funding in Spending Bill, COVID Relief Bill has Transport Funds//Tanker Security Fleet on Hold as Defense Bill is Vetoed//MATSONIA Delivered//IMO Blasts “No Crew Change” Clauses//Latest MMC Extensions Announced//Save Our Seas 2.0 Act Signed//Registration for Online January Membership Meetings//

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M.E.B.A. Telex Times for December 17, 2020

In this issue//Transportation Labor Ready to Work with Newly-Nominated DOT Secretary//Calls for Better Worker Protections Following BLS Report//Work Begins on First of Five Academy Training Ship Newbuilds//Maritime Community Virtually Saluted//Retired Mariners in Need Can Look to Sailors Snug Harbor/Union-Made Gifts for Those on the “Nice” List//Notice of National Convention & Nominations//Apply for Vacation & Port Relief Benefits//

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M.E.B.A. Telex Times for December 10, 2020

In this issue//Leadership Team Set to Keep M.E.B.A. Momentum Going//Election Black-Out Rules Relaxed//CDC COVID-19 Resources for Mariner Well-Being//FMC Wants to Prioritize Mariners for PPE & Vaccines//Defense Bill Contains Maritime Provisions//Apply for Vacation & Port Relief Benefits//

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M.E.B.A. Telex Times for December 3, 2020

In this issue//Gone Too Soon: TTD’s Larry Willis//UN Resolution Promotes Mariners as Early Vaccine Recipients//Nautilus Int’l Campaign to Bring Stranded Mariners Home by Christmas//IMO Works to Expand Gender Diversity//M.E.B.A.-Contracted NCL & Several Cruise Companies Continue Voluntary Suspension//Tune In for the Online AOTOS Awards//M.E.B.A. Election: Tallying Committee Elected, Ballots to Be Tabulated on Monday//M.E.B.A. Retiree Pens Entertaining New Book//

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M.E.B.A. Telex Times for November 26, 2020

In this issue//Finished with Engines: Jamie Butler//M.E.B.A. Election: Send in Your Ballot Immediately!//Special Meetings on Monday, Registration Begins for December Meetings//Labor Caucus Created//Deadline for Union Plus Promotions//Union Brands for the Holidays//Apply for Vacation & Port Relief Benefits//Note on Thanksgiving Closings//

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M.E.B.A. Telex Times for November 19, 2020

In this issue//M.E.B.A Looks toward Maritime Agenda//AOTOS Goes Virtual, Maritime Labor will be Honored//IMO Draft Plan to Further Reduce Ship Emissions//Union Plus Promotions & News of Note//M.E.B.A. Election: Online Special Meetings//M.E.B.A. Election: Getting a Duplicate Ballot//Union-Made Thanksgiving//Note on Thanksgiving Closures//

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M.E.B.A. Telex Times for November 12, 2020

In this issue//M.E.B.A. District Election Voters Must Be in Good Standing by This Sunday//TTD Congratulates Biden & Harris//CMES Releases 2021 Course Schedule//Union Plus Holiday Giveback Program & AT&T Promotion//SIH Begins Christmas-At-Sea Push//Maritime Coalition Renews Efforts against Ill-Conceived Oakland Ballpark//Reminder: Wednesday Webinar on Mariners & COVID//M.E.B.A. Election: Obtaining a Duplicate Ballot//

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M.E.B.A. Telex Times for November 5, 2020

In this issue//Election Notes//INTERCARGO Says Many Charterers Holding Up Crew Changes//Cruise Industry Extends Voluntary Suspension of U.S. Port Stops//Apply for Vacation & Port Relief Benefits Early//Relocation of CG Juneau REC//Upcoming Mariner COVID Webinar//ICS Diversity Tracker Spotlights Women//Gates-Backed Venture for Commercial Nuclear Shipping//M.E.B.A. Election: Members Must be in Good Standing by Nov. 15 for Vote to Count//

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M.E.B.A. Telex Times for October 29, 2020

In this issue//Executive Order to Politicize Federal Jobs, Allow Removal of Union Protections//Navy League Jones Act Report//Pandemic Sapping Seafarer Happiness, Says New Report//New December Date for CMES LNG Course//Four Charged in Mariner Credentialing Scheme//Qualified Applicants Should Forward Docs to Make Membership in December//Matson Selling Vintage Art//Have a Union Halloween!//M.E.B.A. Election: Obtaining Duplicate Ballots//M.E.B.A. Election: Only Votes from Members in Good Standing wi

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M.E.B.A. Telex Times for October 22, 2020

In this issue//Nautilus Int’l Asks Congress for Crew Change Relief//Almost 25% of NYC Transit Workers Contracted COVID//CDC Recommends Mask Usage on Public Transport//Russian Hackers Allegedly Involved in Maersk Cyber-Attack are Charged//November Openings for New LNG Course//Oktoberfest Union-Style//November Meeting at CMES will be In-Person//

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M.E.B.A. Telex Times for October 15, 2020

In this issue//China Lifts Crew Change Restrictions at 10 Ports//U.S. Election: Law Simplifies Voting for Mariners//WSF Vessel Struck by Lightning//CMES “LNG as Fuel” Course//Piracy, Kidnappings Off West Africa is Up//Nautical Auction Benefits JOHN W. BROWN//M.E.B.A. Election: How to Obtain a Duplicate Ballot//M.E.B.A. Election: Only Votes from Members in Good Standing Will Count//Use Website to Pay Dues, Iron Out LWOP, Vacation Lapses//

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M.E.B.A. Telex Times for October 8, 2020

In this issue//ITF, Employers Look to Protect Captive Mariners//TTD Decries Rejection of Mask Mandate for Public Transport//AMHS Advisory Group Turns in Report//Maritime Unions Endorse Rep. Fitzpatrick//Sen. Sullivan Saluted//CDC Extends Cruise Ship No Sail Order//CG Alert on Spoofing//AFL-CIO Death on the Job Report//4MF is a Winner as Raffle Concludes//Halls, Offices Closed on Monday//

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M.E.B.A. Telex Times for October 1, 2020

In this issue//Federal Government Averts Shutdown//Additional MMC Extensions Announced//CMA CGM Deals with Ransomware Attack//PASS, TTD Call for Congressional Lifeline for Aviation//House Bill Adds Jones Act Enforcement for Offshore Wind Industry//CivMars Lauded as MSC Oiler Changes Homeport//Strike Leads to Agreement for Chicago Health Workers//AFL-CIO’s Shuler: Unions Were Meant for This Moment//M.E.B.A. Election; Members Must Be in Good Standing//

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M.E.B.A. Telex Times for September 24, 2020

In this issue//World Maritime Day – Nautilus Federation Spotlights Crew Change Crisis//ITF Says Pandemic Shortcuts Could Cause Accidents//Transportation Labor Honors Justice Ginsburg//Additional REC Reopenings//MarAd Renews Advisory on GPS Interference//Cruise Lines Adopt Protocols, Look to Restart//Great Lakes Trade Way Down//M.E.B.A. Election: Obtaining a Duplicate Ballot//Last Chance to Support 4MF Before Raffle Drawing//

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M.E.B.A. Telex Times for September 17, 2020

In this issue//UN Agencies Call for End to Crew Change Crisis//Public Support on Behalf of AMHS Urged//TTD Leaders Call for Frontline Transport Worker Aid//Assistance for Ambushed ALADS Officers//WHO Updates Guidance for Seafarer Safety//CMES Online Course has Openings//PUYALLUP Crew to the Rescue!//REC Reopenings in Charleston, New Orleans & New York//Make Sure Your Email Address is on File//Members Should Check on “Documents & Member Notices” Site//M.E.B.A. Election: Only Votes from Members in

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M.E.B.A. Telex Times for September 10, 2020

In this issue//IMO Still Fighting to Alleviate Crew Change Crisis//Congress Urged to Support Proposed Tanker Security Fleet//Reopening of Seattle REC//Reminder of Forum with 9-11 Mariners//USNS NEWPORT Delivered//M.E.B.A. Election: Only Votes from Members in Good Standing will Count//M.E.B.A. Election: How to Obtain a Duplicate Ballot//Baltimore Hall Closed Tomorrow for Defenders Day//

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M.E.B.A. Telex Times for September 3, 2020

In this issue//Government Turbo Activation//Maritime Heroes of 9-11 to be Spotlighted Next Week//NMC Opens More RECs for Exams//Ballots Mailed to Membership//Only Votes from Members in Good Standing Will Count//Use M.E.B.A. Site to Iron Out LWOP, Vacation Dues Lapses//Halls, Offices Closed Monday for Labor Day//Sign Up for M.E.B.A. Vacation Plan Direct Deposit//

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M.E.B.A. Telex Times for August 27, 2020

In this issue//NMC, CG Notices, Guidance//Bravo Zulu for Crew & Cadets on Mini-Training Mission//Agreement for Workers at Bath Iron Works//Mariners to be Highlighted in IMO World Maritime Observance//In-Person Participation Sought for FRC//Ballots Mail Next Week//Don’t Forget about the 4MF Raffle//

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M.E.B.A. Telex Times for August 20, 2020

In this issue//ITF Discussions on Gulf of Guinea Piracy, Crew Change Crisis//NMC: Limited Reopening of Facilities in Houston, Hono, San Juan//MarAd Advisory for Ships Near Iran, Libya//Unions Endorse Sen. Sullivan//Rep. Luria is Maritime Hero//Union-Made Back-to-School List//M.E.B.A. Election Issue Available//

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M.E.B.A. Telex Times for August 13, 2020

In this issue//Last Chance to Clarify Address with HQ before Important Mailing//Reduced Winter Service for AMHS//YUKON Rescues Dhow Mariners//NMC Reopening Two Alaskan Exam Facilities//Sal Schepens Sails into the Sunset//NOAA Update on Extremely Active Storm Season in Atlantic//

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M.E.B.A. Telex Times for August 6, 2020

In this issue//Unions Ask MSC to Modify Gangway-Up Policy//M.E.B.A.’s Eric White is New ITF Inspector//ITF Hails Progress on Cruise Ship Mariner Repatriation, Warns of Challenges//Cruise Lines Further Extend Voluntary Suspension//TTD Petitions DOT for Facemask Policy on Public Transport//USNS NEWPORT is Latest EPF//FRC Set for September//Update Your Info with HQ//

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M.E.B.A. Telex Times for July 30, 2020

In this issue//Crew Change Crisis is Unrelenting//Pandemic Affecting Mariner Health//Turbo Activations//COVID-19 Economic Relief Package//LEROY GRUMMAN Back at Sea//WOODY WILLIAMS Deployed//Jones Act Advantages for Hawaii//75th Anniversary of INDIANAPOLIS Sinking//

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M.E.B.A. Telex Times for July 23, 2020

In this issue//Task Force Faults Lack of Support for AMHS//MLA Statement on Support for Racial Justice/Efforts to Reduce CO2 Industry Emissions is Working//Smooth Switch to Cleaner Fuels//Vessel Attacks Have Increased, Says IMB//M.E.B.A. Mainstays Moving On//Update Your Info with HQ// MAHIMAHI Crew Clarified//Update Your Info//West Coast Halls Closed on Tuesday to Honor Harry Bridges//Register for Online August Membership Meetings//

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M.E.B.A. Telex Times for July 16, 2020

In this issue//Maritime Labor Calls for Government Support of Mariners//Nations at Maritime Summit Commit to Easing Crew Change Restrictions//House Funding Bill to Support MSP//MAHI MAHI Crew rescues Trimaran Crew//Credentials Committee Qualifies Nominees for M.E.B.A. Election//M.E.B.A. “Black-Out” Rules in Effect//Update Your Contact Info// Dues Must Be Current for Ballots to Count//

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M.E.B.A. Telex Times for July 9, 2020

In this issue//MATSONIA Christened//CMA CGM “Simplifies” Network//Update on APL GULF EXPRESS Crew Change//NMC Working on Plan to Reopen RECs//WSF Push toward Greener Ferries//IMO Guidance for Seafarer Access to Onshore Medical Care//Update Your Contact Info//

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M.E.B.A. Telex Times for July 2, 2020

In this issue//M.E.B.A. Endorses Joe Biden for President//Updated COVID-19 Guidelines at M.E.B.A. Halls & Offices//Positive Cases on MLL Ship, Company Successfully Executes Protocols//Navigating Crew Rotation Challenges//CMES Reopens, Pares Down Schedule, Implements New Policies//Establishment of Tanker Security Fleet in House Bill//Update Your Info with HQ//Hall Closures for Independence Day, Bloody Thursday//

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M.E.B.A. Telex Times for June 25, 2020

In this issue//Somber ITF Statement on “Day of the Seafarer”//Pope Honors Mariners in Video Message//New Interlake Ship Named, Keel Laid//New Orleans Union Hall Set to Reopen//Masks Available at Halls for Members, Applicants//Cruise Lines Won’t Resume Operations until September at Earliest//Keep HQ Updated with Contact Info//4MF Raffle/Online Membership Meetings in July//

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M.E.B.A. Telex Times for June 18, 2020

In this issue//IMO: Crew Change Woes Turning into Humanitarian Calamity//ITF Floats New Approach on Crew Change Crisis//CMES Looks to Reopen in July//APL EISENHOWER Chief Recounts Mariner Rescue//Authorization Process Begins as MarAd Bill is Introduced//Keep HQ Updated with Your Contact Info//Houston Hall Closed Tomorrow for Juneteenth//

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M.E.B.A. Telex Times for June 11, 2020

In this issue//Protests: Waterfront Workers Show Solidarity//Maritime Labor Looks for Government Help to Relieve Crews//Companies Work toward Crew Reliefs//Urgent ILO Call to Release Global Mariners//Momentum Slows for Ill-Advised Oakland Ballpark//Doyle Brings M.E.B.A. Experience to Port of Baltimore//Jones Act Celebrated by House Transportation Committee Leaders//Surge in Cyber Attacks since February//Keep HQ Updated with Your Latest Contact Info//

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M.E.B.A. Telex Times for June 4, 2020

In this issue//Federal Judge Halts Anti-Union Election Rule Implementation//Jones Act Centennial//Fire at AFL-CIO, Mission Continues//CG Extends Expiring Mariner Documents through Rest of Year//Don’t Forget about the 4MF Raffle//Pandemic Naughty & Nice List//M.E.B.A. Diagnostic Centers & Alternate Sites//

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M.E.B.A. Telex Times for May 28, 2020

In this issue//Unions Fighting for Safe Crew Changes; ILO, IMO Urges Action//JEREMIAH O’BRIEN Survives Raging Inferno// Processing Mariner Appeals During Pandemic//Maritime Day Debriefing//Biden Earns AFL-CIO Endorsement//Qualified Applicants Can Make Membership if Documentation is Forwarded//Hardship Assistance Program//NOAA Predictions on Hurricane Season in Atlantic, Pacific//Maritime Supply Chain is Focus of Friday House Subcommittee Hearing//Online Membership Meetings//

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M.E.B.A. Telex Times for May 21, 2020

In this issue//Reminder: Maritime Day Observance on YouTube//Labor Federation Sues OSHA for Safety Protection Standards//Tension in Persian Gulf Region///Important M.E.B.A. Election Info//Seafarers House Makes Beds Available for COVID Patients//Update Your Contact Info//Applicants Seeking Membership & Those in Arrears Should Know About Upcoming Report//Memorial Day Closings//

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M.E.B.A. Telex Times for May 14, 2020

In this issue//MLA Calls for Better Protection of Mariners//ITF Lauds Mariner Efforts//Fight Continues for U.S.-Flag Shipping as House Reveals Relief Bill//Guidance on Affidavits for Duplicate MMC, Medical Certs//National Maritime Day Observance on YouTube This Year//Ships Will Sound Off During Week of Maritime Day Observance//Re-Published Link for Govt. Worker COVID-19 Claims//Members Urged to Keep Dues Current//Applicants Reminded on Requirements Needed for Membership//Applicants & Members in

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M.E.B.A. Telex Times for May 7, 2020

In this issue//TTD Joins Call to Secure MSP//Conference Calls, Video Meetings Keep Business Moving//USNS COMFORT is Back in Norfolk//COVID Cases on LEROY GRUMMAN// Link for Federal Workers to File COVID Claims//Update Your Contact Info//The “Big U” Looking to Be Part of Major City’s Waterfront//Online Portal for Dues, P.A.F., G&W Contributions//

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M.E.B.A. Telex Times for April 30, 2020

In this issue//USA Maritime Wants Congress to Solidify Maritime Security Program//Rep. Luria Reinforces Need to Gird MSP//Report: Jones Act Blocks China’s Plan for Domination//Complaints Filed to OSHA to Protect Frontline Workers//TTD Reminder That Safe Workplaces Must Be Fought For//Union-Made Mother’s Day//Update Your Contact Info//Online Membership Meetings//

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M.E.B.A. Telex Times for April 23, 2020

In this issue//Pandemic Should Prompt U.S. to Strengthen Flag Fleet//Slowdown on the Lakes//COMFORT Ending New York Mission//IMO to Seafarers: You Are Not Alone//AFL-CIO Calls for Frontline Worker Protections to Accompany Re-Openings/Violence Could Erupt if Navy Ships are Harassed Again//NMC Renewal Exams by Email//Update your Contact Info//Online Membership Meetings//

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M.E.B.A. Telex Times for April 16, 2020

In this issue//Maritime Unions Ask Congress to Protect Mariners, Strengthen U.S.-Flag Shipping//Most of New AMHS Budgeted Funds are Vetoed//Sealift Readiness Explored at Virtual Sea-Air-Space Exposition//Jones Act Panel at Exposition Refutes Critics, Stresses Importance of Statute//TWIC Exemption for Expiring Cards//Passport Issuance Being Expedited for Mariners//M.E.B.A.-Crewed Ship Part of Fleet Harassed by Iranian Vessels//Digital Edition of Project Liberty Ship Newsletter//Update Your Contac

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M.E.B.A. Telex Times for April 9, 2020

In this issue//Bipartisan Support for Jones Act, No Waiver Requested//COMFORT Takes on COVID-19 Patients//Appreciation for Staten Island Ferry Workers as Challenges Remain//Transit Worker Unions Demand Protection for Frontline Workers//Global COVID-19 Port Map for Seafarers//Coast Guard Supporting Cruise Ship Passenger Disembarkation//Philly Shipyard to Build Academy Multi-Mission Ships//CMES Updates Class Cancellations//NOAA Partners with Undersea Explorer//Halls Closed for Good Friday//

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M.E.B.A. Telex Times for April 2, 2020

In this issue//Alaska Legislature Increases Ferry Budget//Florida Lawmakers Onboard with Foreign Cruise Company Bail-Out//Letter to Trump Urges Him Not to Waive the Jones Act//CMES Fall Schedule Revision///MSC Hospital Ships Begin Taking Patients//NMC Conducting Business Electronically//AFL-CIO Says More Needs to Be Done to Protect Workers//ITF, ILO Call for Steps to Protect Seafarers//Website Catalogs Port & Crew Restrictions//Saturday is Jesse Calhoon Day//

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M.E.B.A. Telex Times for March 27, 2020

In this issue//$2 Trillion Spending Package Signed//Mariners & Support Network Deemed Essential//MLA: Maritime Labor is Delivering the Goods//Thank You to Mariners//Great Lakes Shipping Season Begins//Hospital Ships Swing into Action//CMES Announces Additional Cancellations//Union is Keeping Members Informed//Industry Notes//West Coast Halls Closed on Tuesday//Note on Membership Meetings//

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M.E.B.A. Telex Times for March 19, 2020

In this issue//Union Keeping Members Informed about COVID-19 Developments//MSC Hospital Ships To Break Out to Assist Medical Needs on Coasts//Wesley Furtado: Gone Too Soon//AFL-CIO CV Resource Page//CMES Closure//WWII Mariner Bill is Law//NOLA Hall Closed/Shale Drillers Look to Sidestep Jones Act//CG MSIBs Provide Guidance//NOAA Halting Sailings//Opposition to Bail-Out of Foreign-Flag Cruise Industry//Unions Keep Members Safer//OSG Completes ATC Acquisition//OCEAN GIANT Wrap-Up/Meetings Canceled

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M.E.B.A. Telex Times for March 12, 2020

In this issue//Coronavirus Update/Sail-In, CAA Reunion Canceled//House Hearing on Strengthening Sealift & Merchant Marine//TTD Continues Fight for Transport Workers//Jones Act Centennial//Union Plus Auto Buying Service//

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M.E.B.A. Telex Times for March 5, 2020

In this issue//WWII Mariner Gold Medal Bill Headed to the President’s Desk//Union Coalition, Senators Blast Effort to Strip Union Rights from DOD Workers//More Shipboard Coronavirus Guidance//IMO “Carriage Ban” in Effect//CMES Working on “LNG as Marine Fuel” Course//Port of Baltimore Withstands Cyber Attack//Mariners Needed for CG Exam Working Group//

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M.E.B.A. Telex Times for February 27, 2020

In this issue//MLA Blasts Ill-Advised Oakland Ballpark Proposal//MLA Strategy Session in Juneau//Coronavirus Concerns//Saudis Say Red Sea Terrorist Attack was Foiled//Sealift Concerns Aired Before Senate Committee//Longtime Headquarters Staffer Retires//Good Response for Retiree PAF Drive/High Water will Delay Shipping on Upper Great Lakes//Raffle: Support the M.E.B.A. Memorial!//Houston Hall Closed Monday//Members, Applicants Encouraged to Attend March Meetings//

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M.E.B.A. Telex Times for February 20, 2020

In this issue//MarAd’s Buzby Highlights Study that Calls for Bolstering U.S.-Flag Shipping//CAA Reunion Announced//Mine Warnings in Red Sea//POLAR STAR Icebreaker Completes Mission//Coast Guard FAQ on New Terminal Access Regs//Update Your Contact Info/LWOP Disrupts Govt. Fleet DCO Regularity//Facebook Photos Needed//

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M.E.B.A. Telex Times for February 13, 2020

In this issue//Trump Budget Good on MSP, RRF, Bad for Food Aid, Navy Ships & Port Infrastructure//AFGE Condemns Attacks on Government Workers//WWII Artic Run Mariners Eligible for Prestigious Medal//AFL-CIO Hails Uptick of Work Actions//Hemp Products Could Threaten Your MMC//NOAA Ship Ready for Mapping Mission/Two New NOAA Ships Planned//4MF Raffle Tickets//

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M.E.B.A. Telex Times for February 6, 2020

In this issue//Launch of 4MF Raffle, Tickets at All Halls//Chevron, NCL, POID Input & Participation Sought//Rank & File Requested for OSG Bargaining//Retired Member Helps Spark PAF Push//Resolution to Expand Female Presence in Maritime Industry//Hapag-Lloyd is Testing Bio-Fuel//JOHN W. BROWN Returning to Temporary Berth//Document Checklist for Hall Visits//

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M.E.B.A. Telex Times for January 30, 2020

In this issue//M.E.B.A. Looks Ahead in Hornblower Contract Talks//DOD IG Says Sealift Readiness Reporting Needs Improvement//Coronavirus Alerts//OCEAN GIANT Cargo Ops at South Pole//Plans Info – New W-4//Space Available in Port Engineer Course at CMES//USMCA is Signed//San Pedro TWIC Center Moves to Long Beach//

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M.E.B.A. Telex Times for January 23, 2020

In this issue//NMS Back on Track after Years of Delay//Tug Captains say they are Being Targeted by Canal Authority//Yet Another Piracy Alert//BLS Report on Union Membership, But There’s More to the Story Says AFL-CIO//IMO: “Relatively Smooth” Transition to New Sulfur Limit//Update Your Contact Info with HQ//Payment Portal for Dues, PAF, G&W//Bring Shot Records Onboard//

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M.E.B.A. Telex Times for January 16, 2020

In this issue//AMHS Study Warns against privatization//Meeting with Rep. Luria//M.E.B.A. Heading toward the South Pole//NMC Exam Process Updates//Piracy is Down but Kidnappings are Up//Inclement Weather Sapped WSF Ridership Last Year//Union Plus Scholarships//MLK Day Closings//

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M.E.B.A. Telex Times for January 9, 2020

In this issue//Alert to U.S.-Flag Shipping near Iran Continues//Oakland Alliance Concerns over Proposed Baseball Stadium//Watson-Class LMSR Bidding Underway//Restoration of AMHS Funding Urged//Federal Grant to Assist WSF Ferry Conversion//Coast Guard Reminder to Terminals over Seafarer Access// Nautilus Hails New Dockers Clause//Lake Carriers Pleased over Soo Lock Funding//

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M.E.B.A. Telex Times for January 2, 2020

In this issue//TRANSCOM Report Shows Need for RRF Recapitalization//Matson’s LURLINE Goes into Service Next Week//New Plan to Keep JOHN W. BROWN in Baltimore// MarAd Advisory for Mariners Near Yemen//Coast Guard Minimum Drug Testing Rate//Make Sure Your Email Address is On File//Apply for Union Plus Scholarships//

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M.E.B.A. Telex Times for December 26, 2019

In this issue//OSG Announces Purchase of ATC//Senate Passes WWII Mariner Gold Medal Bill; One More House Vote is Necessary//MAERSK KINLOSS Rescues Iranian Mariners//Rep. Ed Case Introduces Anti-Jones Act Bills//Fresh Piracy Warnings Following Attacks//Shipping Industry Proposes $5 Billion R&D Board to Address Emission Cuts//Important M.E.B.A. Documents are Online//

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M.E.B.A. Telex Times for December 19, 2019

In this issue//Shutdown Averted, MSP, Ex-Im Bank Re-Upped//TTD Hails Transportation Funding//USNS PUERTO RICO Joins MSC EPF Fleet//NASSCO Begins Work on Oiler Honoring Harvey Milk//NLRB Continues Assault on Workers, New Rule Delays Representation Elections//Coast Guard Extends Q.A. Requirements//CMES Adds New Course Dates//Apply for Union Plus Scholarships//

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M.E.B.A. Telex Times for December 12, 2019

In this issue//Re-Authorization of MSP Poised for Passage//Short Sea Shipping Bill Introduced//MAERSK COLUMBUS Assists Search & Rescue Efforts in Med//AFL-CIO Hails NAFTA Successor Agreement//LCA Airs Concerns about Icebreaking Capabilities//Extended Hours Continue at JAX Hall//USNS SALVOR Rescues Beached Passenger Vessel//Solidarity Nets New T.A.s Following Strikes//IMO Commits to Further Action on Gender Equality//Apply for Vacation & Port-Relief Benefits//Union Plus Store//

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M.E.B.A. Telex Times for December 5, 2019

In this issue//Help Drum Up Senate Co-Sponsors for WWII Mariner Gold Medal Bill//STCW Survey Needs M.E.B.A. Input//Fisheries Industry Doesn’t Like Proposed Jones Act Modification//New Website Urges Restoration Of AMHS Funding//Former MarAd Boss Warren Leback Sails into the Sunset//M.E.B.A. Chief Profiled in CG Proceedings Magazine//End of Fairly Active Hurricane Season//USNS MERCY Trains for Next Mission//Cavalcade of Awards Continues for GREEN LAKE//Make It a Union Holiday Season//

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M.E.B.A. Telex Times for November 28, 2019

In this issue//Foremast Erected at 4MF Memorial Park//Stopgap Spending Bill Keeps Government Open//ITF Seafarers Section Meeting//AMC’s Caponiti to Be Honored as “Friend of Seafarers”//Preparations Intensify for Jan. 1 Sulfur Cap//Reminder for Govt. Fleet Members about LWOP Effect on DCO//Applicants & Members in Dues Arrears to be Dropped Next Week//Upcoming M.E.B.A. Holiday Parties//Apply for Vacation & Port-Relief Benefits//Note on Thanksgiving Closings//

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M.E.B.A. Telex Times for November 21, 2019

In this issue//Continued Talks for 1st Contract with Hornblower//Qualified Applicants Seeking Membership will Wait Six More Months if Documentation is Not Forwarded//Applicants & Members in Dues Arrears Need to Take Quick Action//First of Three Staten Island Ferry Newbuilds is Launched//MLA Solidarity with Striking ATU Workers//USNS COMFORT Returns from 5-Month Medical Mission//Veterans Affairs Extends Anti-Union Overreach//The Lowdown on the Throwdowns: Upcoming M.E.B.A. Holiday Parties//

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M.E.B.A. Telex Times for November 14, 2019

In this issue//Update on Liberty Talks//RIO GRANDE EXPRESS Enters Service//MLA Blasts Efforts to Scuttle Alaska Ferry Service//House Expected to Vote on Ex-Im Bank Re-Charter//12th MSC EPF Christened at Austal//Immediate Action Urged on Piracy in Gulf of Guinea//Seafarer Loneliness Highlighted//Senate Bill Plans for Arctic Shipping Opportunities//Have a Union-Made Thanksgiving//

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M.E.B.A. Telex Times for November 7, 2019

In this issue//MSP FY ’20 Funding Intact in House, Senate Bills//Chao, Mathur, Others Honored at AOTOS//GREEN LAKE Receives Trio of Awards//Jay Corcoran, Steve Werse Receive Tribute//Mariners Needed for CG Exam Working Group//WWII Arctic Run Mariners Sought for Anniversary Celebration Next Year//Veterans Day Closings//

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M.E.B.A. Telex Times for October 31, 2019

In this issue//Jones Act Under Attack: Customs Proposal Gives Opening to Foreign-Flag Offshore Vessels//Ex-Im Bank Re-Charter Bill Moves to Full House//Tentative Agreements End Chicago Teacher Strike//CMA Evacuates Following Fire//UAW Contract Update with GM, Ford//Bill to Make Full Use of HMTF Passes in House//TTD Unions Fight for Transportation Investment//Daylight Saving Time Ends This Weekend//

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M.E.B.A. Telex Times for October 24, 2019

In this issue//Upcoming Maritime-Related Bills//Ex-Im Bank Re-charter Bill To Be Marked Up//Energizing America Bill Could Help Expand U.S.-Flag Fleet//GREEN LAKE Set to Receive Gallant Ship Award, AOTOS Honor//WSF Hybrid Electric Propulsion Conversion News//Chicago School System Employees Keep Up the Fight//Reminder – Temporary New Hours at JAX Hall//NVIC Changes Announced//

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M.E.B.A. Telex Times for October 17, 2019

In this issue//Maritime Champion Elijah Cummings has Died//UAW Members to Vote on Tentative Agreement//Chicago Teachers are On Strike//Senate WWII Gold Medal Bill Needs Support//Applicant Letters Have Mailed, They Detail Requirements for Membership//Great Lakes Trade is Bustling//Piracy Fall-off Over Last Year’s Levels//

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M.E.B.A. Telex Times for October 10, 2019

In this issue//CMES Releases 2020 Course Schedule//Good & Welfare Fund is the Winner in Raffle//Setting the Course to Low Carbon Shipping//WSF Implements Whale Alert App//Unemployment is Down, Wages & Job Growth Slows//MSC Courses at CMES//LWOP Disrupts Govt. Fleet DCO Schedule//Union-Made Halloween Treats//Monday Closings//

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M.E.B.A. Telex Times for October 3, 2019

In this issue//WSF Members Approve More Equitable Dues Structure//MLA Backs UAW in ‘Critical Struggle’//MarAd Calls Activation a Success, Agency is Working on “Lessons Learned”//M.E.B.A. Works with ITF on Behalf of Global Seafarers//Scalia Takes over at DOL//Alaska Governor Expands Attacks against Unions//You May be an Applicant if… -- Submit Documentation to Make Membership//

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M.E.B.A. Telex Times for September 26, 2019

In this issue//MP&P (Hapag) Bringing in New U.S.-Flag Vessel//Last Days to Vote on WSF Referendum//Pasha Reopener Talks//MLA Unions Meet at M.E.B.A. HQ//Anti-Union Executive Orders will Go Back into Effect//JAX Hall to Extend Hours on Trial Basis//CG Issues NVIC Revisions on MMC STCW Endorsements//MarAd Advisory on GPS Interference//Mine Countermeasures on MSC Vessel//NCL Phasing Out Single-Use Plastic//G&W Raffle Draws Close//

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M.E.B.A. Telex Times for September 19, 2019

In this issue//Large-Scale Turbo Activation//WWII Mariner Gold Medal Bill Passed by the House//UAW Looking for a Fair Shake//WSF Members Should Vote in Ongoing Referendum//Funding for New Soo Lock Approved in Senate//Central Gulf Rebrands as Waterman Transport//MMCs Destroyed by Dorian will be Re-Issued//MarAd Cargo Preference Training Courses//Applicants Seeking Membership Should Forward Documentation//

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M.E.B.A. Telex Times for September 12, 2019

In this issue//MarAd Planning on RRF Recapitalization//Another NLRB Incursion against Labor Unions//WSF Vote Continues as Eligibility Cut-Off Date Approaches//Upcoming Floor Vote Expected for WWII Mariner Gold Medal Bill//M.E.B.A. Takes Part in “Celebration of Women Afloat”//Future EPF to be Named after Navy-Loving City//

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M.E.B.A. Telex Times for September 5, 2019

In this issue//UK May be Looking to Compromise Jones Act in Trade Talks//Congress Goes Back to Work Next Week//Online WSF Dues Referendum is Underway//More Room at Phillips-Corcoran Golf Tournament//Great Lakes Shipping has had a Good Year//Shoreside Opportunities in the Pacific Northwest//Hall Closures for Dorian//

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M.E.B.A. Telex Times for August 29, 2019

In this issue//WSF Vote Begins Sunday//Congress will Tackle Ex-Im Bank Re-Charter//NMC Partial Shutdown Mitigation Efforts Conclude//Study on Relationship of Commercial Pressures on Shipboard Safety//MSC EPF USNS PUERTO RICO Concludes Sea Trials//ITF: “Seafarers Used as Patsies”//Corcoran Tournament Continues with New Sponsor//Labor Day Closings//

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M.E.B.A. Telex Times for August 22, 2019

In this issue//M.E.B.A. Working toward First Contract with Hornblower for NYC Ferry//Notification for WSF Members as Referendum Approaches//Foremast Being Readied for M.E.B.A. Mariner Memorial//Labor Day Savings on New & Used Vehicles with Union Plus//Make Sure Your Email Address is on File//Important M.E.B.A. Docs Available Online//Photos for M.E.B.A. Social Media Sought//

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M.E.B.A. Telex Times for August 15, 2019

In this issue//Crew Safe after Fire on RRF Vessel//WSF Members Should Verify Contact Info//Steel Cut for Newbuild Interlake Bulk Carrier//Great Lakes Icebreaker Shortfall Has Cost the Economy//Sen. Portman is Great Lakes Legislator of the Year//Waters near Iran Tapped as Extended Risk Zone//Warning on Spoofing, GPS Interference Near Iran//CG Proposal to Alter PIC Requirements for Fuel Transfers//

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M.E.B.A. Telex Times for August 8, 2019

In this issue//Update on Talks with Liberty//AMHS Ferry Service Resumes Following IBU Agreement//Pasha Reopener Update//WSF Members Should Ensure Contact Info is Current//M.E.B.A. Strongly Urged to Participate in Nautilus Survey//Report on Seafarer Happiness//

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M.E.B.A. Telex Times for August 1, 2019

In this issue//Patriot will Continue to Operate SLNC PAX//Shoreside Opportunities in the Pacific Northwest//WSF Members to Consider Revised Dues Structure//MLA Says IBU Should Get a Fair Shake in Alaska//ILA Re-Elects Daggett//M.E.B.A. Brings Two New Affiliates Onboard//AFL-CIO Says DOL Nominee is “a Threat to Working People”//Senate CG Bill Advances without Anti-Jones Act Amendment//Tankers Going Stealth in Strait of Hormuz//Member Assistance Needed for CG Exam Question Review//

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M.E.B.A. Telex Times for July 25, 2019

In this issue//Successful Cadet Internship Program//IBU on Strike in Alaska//Energizing American Shipbuilding Act Re-Introduced//MarAd Symposium Highlights Autonomous Shipping//Continued Opposition to Oakland Stadium Proposal//House Approves Coast Guard Bill//Update on Seafarer Port Access//House-Passed Bill would Aid Troubled Multi-Employer Pension Plans//Support M.E.B.A. Memorial//Shipping Federations Concerned over Strait of Hormuz Turmoil//‘Sustainable Shipping’ is World Maritime Theme//

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M.E.B.A. Telex Times for July 18, 2019

In this issue//Appeals Court Reverses Decision Limiting Anti-Union Executive Orders//Acting Labor Secretary has Worked against Unions//House Votes to Repeal Cadillac Tax//Officials Looking to Aid Safe Shipping in Middle East//T&I Committee Members Introduce Bill to Ward Off Aviation FOCs//CMES has More Room in Gas Turbine Class//Support the Merchant Marine Memorial!//NOLA Hall is Drying Out//

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M.E.B.A. Telex Times for July 11, 2019

In this issue//Talks with Liberty Maritime//Floor Vote for House Defense Bill//Help Get WWII Vet Recognition Bill Passed//Coast Guard Warns about Onboard Cyber Vulnerabilities//British Tanker Harassed by Iranian Gunboats//Gulf Bracing as Storm Moves In//WSF Retires HYAK//New Maine Maritime Professional Mariner Facility//Great Lakes Water Levels at Record Highs//

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M.E.B.A. Telex Times for July 4, 2019

In this issue//AMHS Cuts; Planned Lay-Up of Flagship Ferry//Change of Command at MSC//Chao, Mathur among Announced AOTOS Honorees//Nautilus Federation STCW Survey//Release of Ship Captain who Aided Migrants//NMC Still Catching Up from Partial Government Shutdown//MarAd Advisories on Piracy, Yemen Unrest & Commercial Shipping near Iran//IMO Preparations for New Sulfur Limit//Bloody Thursday Closings//Raffle Benefits G&W Fund//

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M.E.B.A. Telex Times for June 27, 2019

In this issue//WWII Mariner Gold Medal Bill Will Get House Floor Vote//Members Urged to Participate in Nautilus STCW Survey//House Deal to Re-charter Ex-Im Bank Stalls//U.S. Officials Look to Protect Shipping Near Iran//House Members Take Steps to Keep Coast Guard at Full Power During Shutdowns//Coast Guard Bill Would Require GAO Cargo Preference Study//Supreme Court Ruling on Punitive Damages for Jones Act Mariners//Money for New Soo Lock is On Track//

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M.E.B.A. Telex Times for June 20, 2019

In this issue//Talks Continue with Liberty//LURLINE Unveiled at Christening & Launch//Alaska Budget & AMHS Update//Big Benefits from Jones Act for Golden State//FOC Ship Engineers Indicted for Oil Record Book Irregularities//V.P. Pence Tours USNS COMFORT//Upcoming Day of the Seafarer//Vacation Reminder - Check your Return-to-Work Date//Dues, Service Charges during Job Call//

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M.E.B.A. Telex Times for June 13, 2019

In this issue//Talks Continue with Liberty//Two More Vessel Attacks in Gulf of Oman//Coast Guard Eases Radar Recertification Requirements//LURLINE Set for Christening & Launch//ITF Helps Repatriate Stranded Mariners//MSC Hospital Ship Ready for Five-Month Relief Mission//Coast Guard Concludes Open Lifeboat Inspection Campaign//M.E.B.A. Diagnostic Centers & Alternate Sites//

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M.E.B.A. Telex Times for June 6, 2019

In this issue//House Working on New MSP, Tanker Program//Merchant Seamen are D-Day Heroes//Celebration of American Maritime Heroes//Matson Scrubber Installations//Upcoming Talks with Pasha//NOAA Hurricane Season Predictions//

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M.E.B.A. Telex Times for May 30, 2019

In this issue//Coast Guard Warns Industry of Cyber-Attacks on Commercial Shipping//ITF Concern over Tanker Sabotage//Members Encouraged to Attend Upcoming Membership Meetings//Study Trumpets Benefits of Jones Act on Alaska, Washington State//Interested in a .pdf Version of the Telex Times?//Support for Delta Air Workers//M.E.B.A.-Crewed MSC Ship Supports Northern Edge Exercise//

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M.E.B.A. Telex Times for May 24, 2019

In this issue//WSF Member & Applicants Survey Concludes//Industry Saluted at National Maritime Day Observance//Debut of Book Detailing Murmansk Run Mission//New Florida Memorial Honors Merchant Marine//1980 Rescue by M.E.B.A. LNG Vessel Crew Recounted in New Documentary//IMO Issues Additional 2020 Sulfur Implementation Guidance//

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M.E.B.A. Telex Times for May 17, 2019

In this issue//MSP Budget Cliff Fix Proposed, Move to Extend Program//Ex-Im Bank Fully Operational, Knives Sharpening for Reauthorization Fight//U.S. Shipping Put on Alert in Middle East Hotspots//Tanker Sabotage Heightens Alert//Democratic Bills would Counteract Right-to-Work//Keel Laid for First Ship in MSC Fleet Oiler Program/Last Week for WSF Member, Applicant Survey Response//Make Sure Your E-Mail Address is on File//

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M.E.B.A. Telex Times for May 9, 2019

In this issue//Negotiations Commence with Liberty Maritime, Rank & File Requested//Rank & File Requested for Pasha Reopener Talks//MarAd Tri-Partite Meetings Continue//Two More Weeks for WSF Survey Responses//Memorial Service for Former IBU Leader//MLA Statement on Automation//T&I Chairman Updates Industry in Propeller Club Chat//M.E.B.A. Norfolk Welcomes New Maritime Friendly Lawmaker//NMC Mitigation Efforts for Mariners//Eastern Med GPS Interference Continues//Update your Email Address!//

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M.E.B.A. Telex Times for May 2, 2019

In this issue//Jones Act Waiver Won’t Be Issued Following High-Level Meeting//Rep. Cedric Richmond Saluted//Friends of Seafarers Inducted at SIH Event//ITF Decries Confined Space Incidents//WSF Members, Applicants Survey Reminder//Labor Hails Progress on Infrastructure Package//

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M.E.B.A. Telex Times for April 25, 2019

In this issue//Trump Considers Puerto Rico Jones Act Waiver//Support the Jones Act!//Tentative Contract for Stop & Shop Workers//Survey Links Sent to M.E.B.A. WSF Members & Applicants//Make Sure Your E-Mail Address is on File//Indictments Over Oil Record Book Falsification on Flag-of-Convenience Vessel//Recapitalization of Coast Guard Icebreaker Fleet//Use M.E.B.A. Payment Portal to Iron Out LWOP & Vacation Dues Lapses//

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M.E.B.A. Telex Times for April 18, 2019

In this issue//Survey for M.E.B.A. Members & Applicants Sailing for WSF Starts Monday//Stop & Shop Workers Looking for a Fair Deal//FRC Completes Review, Forwards Report//CG Marine Safety Alert on Confined Spaces//Make Sure Your E-Mail Address is on File//NMC Needs Mariner Assistance Reviewing Exam Questions//Marijuana Still Forbidden for Mariners//Check Your Return-to-Work Date//Dues, Service Charges During Job Call// Halls Closed for Good Friday//

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M.E.B.A. Telex Times for April 11, 2019

In this issue//Interlake Announces Construction of New Ship//Full MSP Funding has Strong Congressional Support//FRC Elected for Annual Review//MOKU PAHU Ends Run, May Head to Scrapyard//Latest Piracy Report//Ports Seek Funding Solution//Sign Up for Vacation Plan Direct Deposit//

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M.E.B.A. Telex Times for April 4, 2019

In this issue//Matson Takes Delivery of KAIMANA HILA//Coast Guard Rule to Smooth Out Shore & Terminal Access Issues//Members to Elect Financial Review Committee//Today is Jesse Calhoon Day//MSC Opens New CivMar Training Facility//M.E.B.A.-Crewed MSC Ships Take Part in Massive International Operation//ITF Urges Talks about Proposed Automation at Port of L.A.//10-Year Anniversary of Attack on MAERSK ALABAMA//

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M.E.B.A. Telex Times for March 28, 2019

In this issue//Interlake Vessel Helps Launch Great Lakes Navigation Season//U.S. Delegation Urged to Use China Talks to Secure Role for U.S. Ships in LNG Trade//House Committee Bill to Protect Coast Guard Pay During Future Shutdown//MSC May Get High-Speed Hospital Vessel//Seaports Honor Rep. Diaz-Balart//Raffle Benefiting G&W Fund//

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M.E.B.A. Telex Times for March 21, 2019

In this issue//More Opposition to Requested Jones Act Waiver//Support the Jones Act!//Rising Economic Impact of U.S. Seaports//Rogue Waves May Be Getting More Extreme//Snug Harbor Still Assisting Mariners in Need//Application Packets, Assorted Docs on M.E.B.A. Website//New Class of MSC Ships to be Named After Navajo Nation//

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M.E.B.A. Telex Times for March 14, 2019

In this issue//Latest Matson Newbuild Christened at Philly Shipyard//Trump Budget Calls for Full MSP Funding; Bad News for Food-Aid Cargoes, Title XI//Need for More U.S.-Flag Ships Highlighted at Joint Congressional Hearing//Sen. Mike Lee Looking to Sink the Jones Act//Maritime Labor Alliance Summit in FL//M.E.B.A. Joins TTD in Calling for Infrastructure Investment//OCEAN GIANT Concludes Antarctic Mission; CG Icebreaker Limps Home//

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M.E.B.A. Telex Times for March 7, 2019

In this issue//Executive Order Smooths Transition of Military Vets to Merchant Marine//House & Senate Hearings Spotlight Maritime Importance//Maritime Message Delivered during 10th Annual Sail-In//Value of Educators Recognized after Oakland Teachers Strike//T.I. Study Shows Importance of Jones Act on Economy & Job Creation//NMC Update on Policies to Alleviate Shutdown Burden on Mariners//

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M.E.B.A. Telex Times for February 28, 2019

In this issue//Proposed Ferry Cuts would Impair Alaska Ferry System//Connolly Succeeds Lundeberg at SUP//M.E.B.A. Fulfills Obligations for MarAd Paper Breakout//M.E.B.A. Welcomes New Govt. Affairs Director//OSG’s OVERSEAS KEY WEST Readies for Service//Maersk Completing Two-Ship Change-Out//NMC Working Group to Review CG Exam Questions//MATSONIA Sidelined with Cracked Hull//

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M.E.B.A. Telex Times for February 21, 2019

In this issue//MarAd Paper Breakout on Tuesday – Member Participation is Crucial//FL Congressional Members Oppose Puerto Rico Jones Act Waiver//Support the Jones Act!//Proposed A’s Ballpark Draws Opposition//Labor Action Topples Heavy-Handed Education Bill//CMES P.E.-Marine Maintenance Course//Saturday is M.E.B.A.’s 144th Anniversary//

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M.E.B.A. Telex Times for February 14, 2019

In this issue//Support the Jones Act!//Cyber Policy Reiterated in Wake of Attempted Ship Hack//DHS Comment Period on TWIC Effectiveness//Rep. DeFazio Wary of Aviation FOC Expansion//Denver Teachers Looking for a Fair Deal//New Good & Welfare Raffle Announced//ICS Talks About Moving on from Carbon-Intensive Fuel//

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M.E.B.A. Telex Times for February 7, 2019

In this issue//Reps. Maloney, Garamendi Named to Key Subcommittee Posts//Puerto Rico Seeks 10-Year Jones Act Waiver//Document Checklist for Hall Visits//OCEAN GIANT in South Pole//Matson-Managed RRF Ship Part of Pacific Pathways Mission//NTSB List of Transport Safety Improvements//Return-to-Work Date Now Required to Ship//Lincoln’s B-Day Upcoming//

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M.E.B.A. Telex Times for January 31, 2019

In this issue//M.E.B.A. Organizing Success: NYC Ferry Captains//DEC Sets Effective Date for New Shipping Rule//Tom Leahy Sails into the Sunset//Return-to-Work Date Required When Clearing//NMC Update as Agency Gets Back to Speed//Debriefing on End of Partial Shutdown//Résumés Being Accepted for Asst. Govt. Fleet Rep.//

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M.E.B.A. Telex Times for January 24, 2019

In this issue//Asst. Govt. Fleet Rep. Opening in Norfolk, VA//Make Sure Your Email Address is on File//Members at the End of the Earth for Polar Resupply Mission//Bring Shot Records Onboard//Partial Shutdown: Further NMC Mitigation Efforts Announced//CG Commandant Shores Up the Troops//Strike Leads to Agreement for L.A. Teachers//AFL-CIO Campaign to Stop the Shutdown//Congressional Committee Chairs Selected//Last Week to Apply for Union Plus Scholarships//Cleveland Hall to host Feb. 8 Meeting//

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M.E.B.A. Telex Times for January 17, 2019

In this issue//NYC Ferry Set for Expansion//Soo Locks Closed for Lakes Shipping Hiatus/Senators Seek Protection of Locks from Funding Diversion//Shipping Rule Change Approved by Members Following Online Referendum//WWII Mariner Gold Medal Bills Re-Introduced//New Port Engineer-Marine Maintenance Course at CMES//Record-Breaking Ocean Temps//Not Much Time to Apply for Union Plus Scholarships//

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M.E.B.A. Telex Times for January 10, 2019

In this issue//NYC Ferry Captains will Vote on M.E.B.A. Representation//WSF Calls for 16 New Ferries over Next 21 Years//WWII Mariner Compensation Bill Re-Introduced in House//William Riley, Greatest Generation Mariner, Sails into the Sunset//Tallying Committee Elected for Online Shipping Rule Referendum//Partial Government Shutdown Affecting Mariners; NMC Updates Mitigation Efforts//Sign Up for M.E.B.A. Vacation Plan Direct Deposit//Update Your Contact Info with HQ//

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M.E.B.A. Telex Times for January 3, 2019

In this issue//OSG to Deploy Additional Ship into its Jones Act Fleet//Tally Committee will Certify Shipping Rule Referendum Results//AFGE Lawsuit over Partial Government Shutdown//AFL-CIO on Shutdown: “Bring This Debacle to an End”//Joe Muchulsky Wraps up Impressive Career//GREEN LAKE Assists Burning Vessel in Pacific//Coast Guard Doubles Minimum Random Drug Testing Rate//

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M.E.B.A. Telex Times for December 27, 2018

In this issue//Last Days to Vote on Shipping Rule Referendum//New Officials Elected at M.E.B.A.’s Panama Affiliate//USNS BIG HORN Concludes Successful 10-Month Mission//Coast Guard Updates Steps Taken since EL FARO Final Action Memo//NMC & RECs Closed During Partial Government Shutdown//TTD: Government Workers are Not Political Pawns//Vacation Benefits – 2018 Year-End Closing//Include All Docs When Filing for Vacation Pay//

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M.E.B.A. Telex Times for December 20, 2018

In this issue//USNS COMFORT Wraps Up Momentous Mission//Jones Act Dissent from Hispanic Caucus//CG Extends Comment Period on Mariner Medical Manual//Latest Great Lakes Cargo Totals//Include All Docs When Filing for Vacation Pay/Make Sure You Vote in Shipping Rule Referendum//Vacation Benefits – Year-End Closing//

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M.E.B.A. Telex Times for December 13, 2018

In this issue//APL Agreements Ratified//Secretary-Treasurers’ AFL-CIO Winter Conference//Dues Must Be Current By Monday or Your Shipping Rule Vote Won’t Count//Farm Bill More Likely to Decrease Food Aid Cargoes//ITF Dismayed by ACP Reaction to Mariner Fatigue Report//Coast Guard Calls for MERPAC Applicants//Developer Looks to Repurpose SS UNITED STATES//Apply for Union Plus Scholarships//M.E.B.A. Holiday Parties//Vacation Benefits – 2018 Year-End Closing//

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M.E.B.A. Telex Times for December 6, 2018

In this issue//Honorary Member George H.W. Bush Laid to Rest//Urge Lawmakers to Support WWII Mariners//Sign Up for Union Plus Benefits//Remember to Bring Shot Records Onboard//M.E.B.A. Holiday Parties//Maersk Sets Carbon Goals//Buy Worker-Friendly Products this Holiday Season//Vacation Benefits – Year-End Closing//Dues Must Be Current for Ongoing Shipping Rule Referendum//

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M.E.B.A. Telex Times for November 29, 2018

In this issue//MarAd Boss Delivers NMS Progress Report to House Subcommittee//Members Encouraged to Attend December Meetings//Dues Must Be Current for Referendum Votes to Count//Group Shipping Card, Applicant & Membership Book Pickup List at Halls//Lakes Companies Enthused by Plan for New Soo Locks//CG Reauthorization Bill Set for Signature//Shipping Publication Fairplay Ends 135 Year Run//Update Your Contact Info/Vacation Benefits – Year-End Closing//

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M.E.B.A. Telex Times for November 22, 2018

In this issue//Note on Thanksgiving Closings//Tentative APL Agreement Reached//WSF Dues Referendum/Dues Must Be Current to Participate in Upcoming Online Shipping Rule Referendum//Last Days for Applicants to Qualify for Membership via Upcoming DIC Report//Those in Dues Arrears Set to Be Dropped//Marine Pollution Task Force//Agreement to Raise Seafarer Minimum Wage//Solidarity Through Tragedy//Retirees Aiding PAF Push//Update Your Contact Info//Lowdown on the Throwdowns: The M.E.B.A. Holiday Part

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M.E.B.A. Telex Times for November 15, 2018

In this issue//New Faces in Congress Supporting Working People//CG Wants Medical Manual Input//Reminder on MMCs & TWIC Enrollment//CIVMARs Honored at AOTOS Ceremony//CSA Environmental Awards//Austal Christens MSC EPF USNS PUERTO RICO//M.E.B.A.-Crewed Ship Helps Recover Oil from Sunken WWII Ship//DIC Reviewing Qualified Applicants for Membership//Those in Dues Arrears Set to be Dropped/Update Your Contact Info//

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M.E.B.A. Telex Times for November 8, 2018

In this issue//Online Shipping Rule Referendum Set for December//ILWU Certifies Election Results//Matson Takes Delivery of DKI//KAMOKUIKI Begins Service//New Superintendent at USMMA//Women on the Water Conference//DIC Reviewing Applicants for Membership//Those in Dues Arrears Set to be Dropped//Update Your Contact Info//

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M.E.B.A. Telex Times for November 1, 2018

In this issue//Plans for Online Referendum for Shipping Rule Change//Qualified Applicants can Make Membership in December//Fran Cadden Sails into the Sunset//Pasha Newbuilds//Fewer Hijackings on High-Seas over Last Year//Those in Dues Arrears will be Dropped in December//M.E.B.A. Diagnostic Centers & Alternate Sites//Mariner Wellness Focus of ITF Study//Vacation Benefits – 2018 Year-End Closing//Check Out the New L.A. Hall//Update Your Contact Info//

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M.E.B.A. Telex Times for October 25, 2018

In this issue//MTL/Hapag (MPP) Agreement Finalized//Chief Pete Schuffels Steams into the Sunset//AFL-CIO Podcast Highlights Worker Stories//Applicants Should Remember to Submit Sailing Time, Fulfill Application Requirements//M.E.B.A.-Crewed NOAA Vessel Back from Latest Round-the-World Mission//Those in Dues Arrears to be Dropped in December//Second Great Lakes Poe-Sized Lock//ILA Leaders to be Honored//

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M.E.B.A. Telex Times for October 18, 2018

In this issue//M.E.B.A.’s Tom Echo Sails into the Sunset//Latest WSF Vessel Debuts//Save Our Seas Act Signed into Law//Trumka Talks NAFTA//Study on Seafarers & Digitalization//Seafarer Mental Health Program Available//Replacement Credentials for Members Affected by Hurricane Michael//Photos From the Fleet Needed//Tasty Treats for a Spooky Evening//

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M.E.B.A. Telex Times for October 11, 2018

In this issue//More Bargaining Dates with APL//ILA May Boycott ITF Congress//Workers on Strike against Marriott//PASS Hails FAA Reauthorization Passage//Applause for Water Infrastructure Bill Passage//Memorial Fund Raffle Winner//MSC Ship Crew Rescues Fishermen//This is Cybersecurity Awareness Month//

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M.E.B.A. Telex Times for October 4, 2018

In this issue//APL Talks Continue//CMES Releases 2019 Course Schedule//MOLA Meeting in Oakland//Marine Highway Program Promoted//MSC Hospital Ship Ready for Latin America Mission//Panel Discussion on China Threat to Maritime Security//“Water, Wind & Waves” Maritime Exhibit//Replacement Credentials for Storm-Hit Members//L.A. Hall Moves This Weekend//

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M.E.B.A. Telex Times for September 27, 2018

In this issue//Reopener Agreement with OSG Finalized//New Report Finds Pervasiveness of Cabotage Laws//DOJ Seeks to Re-Establish Anti-Labor Executive Orders//NASSCO Starts Work on First Ship in Fleet Oiler Program//NMC Seeks CG Exam Question Reviewers//MMC Application Package Submission Guidelines//Last Few Weeks to Support 4MF through Raffle//

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M.E.B.A. Telex Times for September 20, 2018

In this issue//APL Talks Resume//Rep. Mast Takes over CG & Maritime Subcommittee//Rep. Garamendi Named ‘Champion of Maritime’//Video on NTSB EL FARO Probe//AFL-CIO’s Shuler Urges Women to Run for Office, Get More Involved with Unions//Autonomous Shipping & the Human Role//Cyber Security, Piracy Issues Discussed at Industry Meeting// ILWU Election Results Won’t Be Official for Weeks//L.A. Hall Moving Back to San Pedro//4MF Raffle Winding Down//

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M.E.B.A. Telex Times for September 13, 2018

In this issue//Matson Port Engineer Agreement Ratified//By-Laws Changes Approved//ILWU Elects New Leadership//ILA Approves Contract Extension//Carolina, VA members Brace for Hurricane//TTD Builds on Pro-Worker Momentum//CivMars Continue Global Operations Support//Sign Up for Union Plus Benefits//Reward Good Employers during Football Season//

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M.E.B.A. Telex Times for September 6, 2018

In this issue//Food for Peace Being Debated by Farm Bill Conferees//Gen. Lyons Installed at TRANSCOM//APL Talks to Continue, Rank & File Sought//AFL-CIO Ad Highlights Worker Power//Nautilus Survey on Mariner Criminalization//Thanks to Those Who Commented on Maritime Deregulation Docket//Study on Converting WSF Vessels to Hybrid-Electric//Lakes Limestone Trade is Steady//Update Your Email Address//

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M.E.B.A. Telex Times for August 30, 2018

In this issue//Federal Judge Strikes Down Anti-Labor Provisions in White House Executive Orders//Labor Leaders Encouraged by NAFTA Renegotiation//MSC’s USNS COMFORT Readies for Another Mission//Update Your Email Address & Other Info//Members are Encouraged to Attend Next Week’s Meetings//Support the 4MF – Purchase a Raffle Ticket//Labor Day Closures//Who Invented Labor Day?//

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M.E.B.A. Telex Times for August 23, 2018

In this issue//Ongoing Talks with APL//Make Plans to Attend an Upcoming Membership Meeting//Tentative Agreement for Matson Port Engineers//Nautilus Survey on Mariner Criminalization//Hurricane Lane & Hono Hall//Aloha State Congressional Races are Set//Scrubber Installs Helps Retain Demand for High-Sulfur Fuel//Sign Up for Vacation Plan Direct Deposit//Raise the Steaks this Labor Day//Vacation Reminder: Check Your Return-to-Work Date//

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M.E.B.A. Telex Times for August 16, 2018

In this issue//Tentative Agreement Following OSG Reopener Talks//Matson Deep-Sea Contract Ratification//Tentative Agreement for Hapag Express-Class Vessels//MSP Fully Funded in Defense Authorization Bill//Limited Look at EL FARO Lessons Learned Summary//President Names Have Returned to the APL Fleet//Mariners Should Be Aware of New Drug Testing Form//Maryland Governor Visits M.E.B.A. School//Latest MSC EPF Completes Acceptance Trials//AFL-CIO’s Shuler Stresses Solidarity in Wake of Anti-Labor Ex

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M.E.B.A. Telex Times for August 9, 2018

In this issue//New Four-Year Contract with DRBA//Summer Bargaining Continues//Missouri Repeals Right-to-Work Law//Trumka Optimistic//GAO Calls for Swift Issuance of NMS//Huge Economic Benefits for Great Lakes & St. Lawrence Seaway//TWIC News//

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M.E.B.A. Telex Times for August 2, 2018

In this issue//Tentative 10-Year Agreement with Matson//Farm Bill – Conferees to Debate Food Aid Provisions//Newbuild Joins WSF Fleet//Successful Cadet Internship Program at CMES//Gen. Lyons Confirmed as TRANSCOM Commander//Urge Your Lawmakers to Support WWII Mariners//M.E.B.A.-Crewed MSC Ships Support RIMPAC Mission//Use M.E.B.A. Portal to Iron Out LWOP or Vacation Dues Lapses//

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M.E.B.A. Telex Times for July 26, 2018

In this issue//APL Winds-Down C-11 Swap-Out as Newer Vessels Flag-In/Labor Rallies in Support of Federal Workers//Plan to Freeze Govt. Pay Would Affect CivMars//GOP Pro-Labor Bill Introduced//SPEARHEAD Deployed Again//Issuance of More Secure TWICs//Almost 1,000 Ships Equipped with Scrubbers//Harry Bridges B-Day – West Coast Halls Closed on Monday//

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M.E.B.A. Telex Times for July 19, 2018

In this issue//OSG Deal for Newbuilds//New Report Contradicts Claims that Jones Act Jacks Up P.R. Prices//Maritime Deregulation Docket Extended, Input Needed to Counter Unwise Jones Act, Cargo Preference Criticism//Continued Attacks on Labor – “Persuader Rule” Rescinded//USNS MERCY Exercise in Hawaii//Raffle Benefits 4MF//

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M.E.B.A. Telex Times for July 12, 2018

In this issue//AFL-CIO Wary of Intensified Attacks on Labor from Supreme Court//Shipping near Yemen Waned in New Advisory//Union Plus Launches 2019 Scholarship Program//New Executive Order Politicizes Hiring of ALJs//Man Treads Water for 22 Hours Before Rescue//M.E.B.A. Online Portal Irons Out LWOP/Vacation Dues Lapses//Union Hall Job Call Times//

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M.E.B.A. Telex Times for July 5, 2018

In this issue//Matson’s DANIEL K. INOUYE Christened at Philly Shipyard//Medical Certificate Delays at NMC//AFSCME: Janus Ruling Attacks Working People//Rank & File Teams Being Shored Up for Summer Bargaining//OMB Comment Period on Maritime Over-Regulation Being Used to Attack Jones Act//Payment Portal for Dues, PAF//Vacation Reminder: Check Your Return-to-Work Date//

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M.E.B.A. Telex Times for June 28, 2018

In this issue//Supreme Court Rules against Labor Unions//Maritime Safety Bill Advances//LT Gen. Lyons Expected to Head Up USTRANSCOM//Maritime Academy Cadets Ready to Serve//ICS Outcry over Italy’s Migrant Policy//AFL-CIO Voter Education Campaign//LIBERTY PEACE Résumés//M.E.B.A. L.A. Takes Part in CG Change of Command Ceremony//July 4, Bloody Thursday Closings, Meeting Shifts//

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M.E.B.A. Telex Times for June 21, 2018

In this issue//Lawmakers Criticize Trump Anti-Union Orders//Sec. Mattis Lauds Merchant Marine//Matson Bargaining Dates Set, R&F Members Should Check In//TREGURTHA Cleared after Generator Fire//More on TRENTON Migrant Rescue//Pasha Upgrading Containers//Continue Forwarding LIBERTY PEACE Résumés//

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M.E.B.A. Telex Times for June 14, 2018

In this issue//USNS TRENTON Rescues 40//MSP Fully Funded in Senate Bill//Trouble for Food Aid in Senate Farm Bill//Panama Canal Plans Further Tug Crew Reductions//Coast Guard Alert on Bunker Contamination/Survey Input Will Help Reduce Maritime Industry Gender Gap//Day of the Seafarer Focuses on Mariner Well-Being//Antarctic Ice Loss Spurs Sea Level Rise//AOTOS Honorees Announced//LIBERTY PEACE Résumés Continue to be Requested//

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M.E.B.A. Telex Times for June 7, 2018

In this issue//Senate Companion Bill to Energizing American Shipbuilding Act//ILA Agrees to 6-Year Tentative Contract//LIBERTY PEACE Résumés Continue to Be Requested//New Coast Guard Commandant//New NMC Forms Issued//Lawsuit over Trump Order Whittling Away Union Rights//USMMA Superintendent Sought//Union Plus Travel Tours//West Coast Halls Closed on Monday to Honor Warrior King//

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M.E.B.A. Telex Times for May 31, 2018

In this issue//White House Executive Orders Target Workers & Unions//AFL-CIO Initiative in Lead-Up to Janus Decision//LIBERTY PEACE Résumés Requested//MMC Issue Date Errors//Navy League Weblink Helps Broadcast Support for New Pro-U.S. Shipping Bill//White House Comments on Houthi Strike on Turkish Ship//NOAA Predictions on Atlantic Hurricane Season//APL Receives Shipping Award//IMO Examining Autonomous Ships//USMMA Superintendent Joins MarAd//

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M.E.B.A. Telex Times for May 24, 2018

In this issue//Halls & Offices Closed for Memorial Day//Industry Celebrated at Maritime Day Event//White House Maritime Day Statement//Rep. Garamendi Launches Revamped “Energizing American Shipbuilding Act”//House Bill Would Honor WWII Merchant Mariners//Supreme Court Protects Employers over Workers//BST Refresher Space Available//Continue Forwarding LIBERTY PEACE Résumés//

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M.E.B.A. Telex Times for May 17, 2018

In this issue//Matson Bargaining Dates, Rank & File Needed for Upcoming Talks//ITF Responds to Latest Canal Authority Statement//Rep. Wittman Saluted with Maritime Honor//OMB Wants Input on Cutting Maritime Overregulation//House Members Endorse Cargo Preference Laws//JOHN W. BROWN Grant Money to Aid Hull Work//MSC Hospital Ships Involved in Global Exercises//Payment Portal for Dues, G&W, PAF//

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M.E.B.A. Telex Times for May 10, 2018

In this issue//Continue Forwarding LIBERTY PEACE Résumés//M.E.B.A. Urges Canal Authority Dialog with Mariners//Construction Milestones for Matson Newbuilds//SUNY News – Graduation, Cadet Program, Puerto Rico Relief//Options for Paying CG User Fees//Mariners Still Dealing with GPS Interference//

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M.E.B.A. Telex Times for May 3, 2018

In this issue//LIBERTY PEACE Turnover: Continue Sending Résumés//Interlake to Operate Hopper Barge//New Book Details EL FARO Tragedy//AFL-CIO Report - On-the-Job Worker Deaths//Audio Chat: MMC Medical Cert. Changes//Snug Harbor Mariner Assistance//4MF Raffle Tickets//Bring Shot Records Onboard//M.E.B.A. Portal Helps Iron-Out LWOP-Vacation Dues Lapses//

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M.E.B.A. Telex Times for April 26, 2018

In this issue//M.E.B.A. to Crew LIBERTY PEACE - Résumés Needed//June, July Dates for APL Ship Swap-Outs//Senators Sign onto Effort for Full FY ’19 MSP Funding//Rep. Larsen Jones Act Remarks on House Floor/ILA Makes Progress on New Six-Year Deal//Van Loo, Fisher Honored with “Friend of Seafarers” Award/CMES Schedule Adjustment/Those in Dues Arrears will be Dropped in June//

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M.E.B.A. Telex Times for April 19, 2018

In this issue//ITF Condemns Canal Authority Sanctions against Safety-Concerned Mariners//CG Bill Stalls Over Ballast Discharge Standards//Cleveland to Host Informational Membership Meeting//Final Voyage: Tom Trundy//Migratory Bird Act Won’t be Used to Prosecute Spills//IMO Adopts Climate Change Strategy for Shipping//MLL’s Hanley Honored by Marine Society//Get Your Docs in Order before Hall Visits//

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M.E.B.A. Telex Times for April 12, 2018

In this issue//Boston Hall Observes Patriots’ Day on Monday//Gen. McDew Espouses Value of Merchant Marine during Senate Hearing//Reminder: Bring Shot Records Onboard//FRC Wraps Up Work//Speakers Promote U.S. Shipping at Sea-Air-Space Conference//Atlantic Hurricane Season Could Be Active//Rundown of Piracy Hotspots//

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M.E.B.A. Telex Times for April 5, 2018

In this issue//Battle for FY ’19 MSP Funding Gets Early Support//Rank & File Sought for Upcoming Contract Talks//Financial Review Committee Elected//M.E.B.A. Briefs Brass at SOUTHCOM Session//New Matson Ship Begins Construction//Saudi Tanker Attacked near Bab al-Mandeb//Main Propulsion Lube Oil System Lessons from EL FARO//Great Lakes Shipping Resumes//

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M.E.B.A. Telex Times for March 29, 2018

In this issue//Hall Closings for Upcoming Holidays//FRC to be Elected//K. McCurdy Retires, New Dispatcher in Oakland//M.E.B.A. Takes Part in Events Honoring Women//NMSAC Spring Meeting, Maritime Advisory Committees Need Members//Zero-Carbon Shipping Possible Says New Report//4MF Raffle Tickets Available//Training for Sailors Transitioning to Merchant Marine//M.E.B.A.-Crewed MSC Ships Take Part in Navy Mission//AFL-CIO: Repeal the “Cadillac Tax”//

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M.E.B.A. Telex Times for March 22, 2018

In this issue//Spending Bill is Good News for MSP, Food Aid & School Ships//New Contract for Delaware Pilot Launch Operators//Industry Promotes Maritime in 9th Annual Sail-In//M.E.B.A. Delivers for Paper Breakout//Six-Union MLA Meets at M.E.B.A. HQ//Fire on Maersk Vessel//Successful AMMV Convention//Jones Act Fleet Deserves Praise at 6-Month Mark of P.R. Relief Ops//Faulty Immersion Suits//

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M.E.B.A. Telex Times for March 15, 2018

In this issue//Gleason Day Tomorrow//MarAd Virtual Ship Breakout on Tuesday – Please Check-In at Halls//Informational Picketing against Liberty Continues//Subcommittee Reviews Maritime Agency Funding//VAdm. Schultz to Succeed Adm. Zukunft at CG//White House Studying P.R. Jones Act Exemption//Industry Ready for Sail-In//

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M.E.B.A. Telex Times for March 8, 2018

In this issue//Joint Subcommittees Discuss Maritime Logistics with TRANSCOM & MarAd//OUIS Meeting in Panama/W.V. Educators Get Pay Raise after Labor Action//MMC & Medical Certificate Harmonization//Webinar on Medical Cert. Changes//Tariff Talk Dominates NAFTA Renegotiation//NCL Reaches Hurricane Relief Fundraising Goal//

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M.E.B.A. Telex Times for March 1, 2018

In this issue//Support for Food Aid after Trump Budget Calls for Elimination//T&I Won’t Pursue Air Traffic Controller Privatization//Houston Hall Closed Tomorrow/Central Gulf + Waterman Jobs//MSC Ship Recovers WII Pilot Remains//Support Good Jobs on Oscar Night//CG Policy Letter on Inoperable Ballast Water Systems//

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M.E.B.A. Telex Times for February 22, 2018

In this issue//M.E.B.A. Anniversary//Informational Picketing against Liberty at Port Hueneme//1st A/Es Needed for Central Gulf/Waterman Jobs//Working Families “Day of Action” This Weekend//Union Plus College Benefits//MLL Flex Training//

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M.E.B.A. Telex Times for February 15, 2018

In this issue//President’s Budget Released//Reaction to Infrastructure Outline//Utahn Legislator Hates the Jones Act//New MSC EPF Named//4MF Raffle Tickets//Payment Portal Brings the Ease//Meeting with Tim Ryan//

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M.E.B.A. Telex Times for February 8, 2018

In this issue//Hall Closures Next Week//ALASKAN FRONTIER Out of Deep Lay-Up for Limited Run//New Dispatcher at NY/NJ Hall//Direct Submission of Medical Certificate Applications to NMC//GRUMMAN CivMars Conclude Six-Month Mission//Florida Congressman Praises Industry at Prop Club Chat//OCEAN GIANT Wraps Up South Pole Service//Sweeten Your Valentines the Labor-Friendly Way//Vacation Reminder – Check Your Return-to-Work Date//4MF Raffle Tickets Being Mailed to Halls//

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M.E.B.A. Telex Times for February 1, 2018

In this issue//APL C-11s to Be Changed Out with Newer Ships//New Database will Make Hall Visits More Efficient//TOTE Halts Plans for Hawaiian Trade Entry//Retro Checks Headed to MLL, M-Ships and E-Ships Mariners//Rise of Union Membership//Maritime Alert – Port of Aden//Ports, Transport Unions Awaiting Details of Infrastructure Package//U.S., Canada Renew Icebreaking MOU//

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M.E.B.A. Telex Times for January 25, 2018

In this issue//New CMES Shore Power Course// Dispatcher Sought for NY/NJ Hall//Bi-Partisan Group Issues Infrastructure Plan//MarAd Advisory for At-Sea Crime Hotspots//NMC Positions Open at WV HQ//NMC Approval to Test & Grandfathering//New Brew Honors “Big U”/Raffle to Benefit 4MF//Last Chance for Union Plus Scholarships//

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M.E.B.A. Telex Times for January 18, 2018

In this issue//M.E.B.A. Testifies at Congressional Hearing on U.S. Maritime Industry//Union Plus Scholarships//Check Your Return-to-Work Date//Benkert Award Nominations// Drug Screening Additions//

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M.E.B.A. Telex Times for January 11, 2018

In this issue//Sudden Passing of Sharon Van Geldren//Halls Closed for MLK Day//Online Qualified Assessor Course at CMES//Senate Committee Assignments//Ports Call for 10-Year $66 Billion Investment//Size Limit on E-mails to NMC//OCEAN GIANT Headed for South Pole//Fundraising for Battle of Atlantic Memorial//Labor 411 Brews & Bites//

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M.E.B.A. Telex Times for January 4, 2018

In this issue//Matson News// DOD IG to probe MSC PrePo Ship Readiness//Two New Senators Sworn in//PAF Educates Lawmakers on our Issues; You Can Contribute Through Vacation//Rep. Shuster to Focus on Infrastructure//Russian Jones Act to Come into Force//

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M.E.B.A. Telex Times for December 28, 2017

In this issue//Peter Hammond Sails into the Sunset//Update to QA Requirements/Delivery of New MSC EPF/MERPAC Needs Committee Members//After Party Relief – Union-Style//Photos from the Fleet Needed//Support the Jones Act//

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M.E.B.A. Telex Times for December 21, 2017

In this issue//MLL, E-Ships, M-Ships Contracts Approved//Confirmation of Ex-Im Bank Nominees Uncertain//New IBU President//Icebreaking on Lakes//Ports Pleased with Tax Bill Fixes//Cyber-Security Group Says Hackers Could Sink a Bulker//FMC’s Doyle Moving to Dredging Post//Drifting Icebergs in North Atlantic//Labor 411 – Gifts for Her//

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M.E.B.A. Telex Times for December 14, 2017

In this issue//355-Ship Navy is the New Policy//NTSB EL FARO report//Breakfast with Navy Secretary//Arctic Warming Neared Record//CG Commandant Advocates for Jones Act//Write a Jones Act Letter//Rep. Scalise is AMP Maritime Champ//M.E.B.A. Holiday Parties//Vacation Benefits – Year-End Closing//Gifts Ideas for the Holidays//

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M.E.B.A. Telex Times for December 7, 2017

In this issue//NLRB Forwards Complaint against Pasha//MLA Deliberates over Prominent Maritime Issues//Port Concern over Tax Reform Bill//CG Wants Mariner Input for Study//Support the Jones Act//Union Plus Scholarships//Navy Campaign to Boost Recruiting//Union-Made Kid Christmas//Holiday Parties//Vacation Benefits//

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M.E.B.A. Telex Times for November 30, 2017

In this issue//Maersk Talks Ongoing//Review of MarAd Validates Agency//TIPPECANOE Nabs Energy Conservation Award//WWII Mariner Gold Medal Bill//Last Chance for Permanent Jobs on New Matson Ship//M.E.B.A. Holiday Parties//Biting Back against Jones Act Lies//Send a Quick Jones Act Letter to Congress//

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M.E.B.A. Telex Times for November 23, 2017

In this issue//Thanksgiving Closings//MarAd Reports on Breakout ‘17//AMHS Unit Approved Dues Equity Referendum//M.E.B.A. Companies & Vessels Receive Environmental Awards//Matson Seeking Chiefs & 1sts for New Ship//Vacation Benefits – Year-End Closing//USMMA Reaccreditation//The Lowdown on the Throwdowns – M.E.B.A. Holiday Parties//Take Five Minutes to Save the Jones Act//

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M.E.B.A. Telex Times for November 16, 2017

In this issue//New Baltimore Dispatcher//Pro-Merchant Marine Navy League “Fly-In”//Industry has Sent over 19,000 Jones Act Letters to Congress//M.E.B.A. Part of Working Group to Promote U.S. Registry//NDTA, Mass Maritime Leaders Visit at HQ//Vacation Reminder: Check Return-to-Work Date//Senators Introduce Cyber Port Bill//Vacation Benefits – Year-End Closing//

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M.E.B.A. Telex Times for November 9, 2017

In this issue//Veterans Day Closings//Maersk Talks Continue/Maersk Increases Revenue//Upcoming March to Scapegoat Jones Act//Patriot Celebrates 20 Years of Excellence//TTD Promotes Transport Jobs, Backs Jones Act//Coast Guard Training Pact with Lake Carriers//COMFORT Restocks, Continues Island Assistance//New ESB Named//Marine Safety Center Website Upgraded//Vacation Benefits, Year-End Closing//PAF Educates Lawmakers//

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M.E.B.A. Telex Times for November 2, 2017

In this issue//Maersk Talks Continue, Contracts Extended//TTD Letter to Senate Clears up Jones Act “Confusion”//Democrats Issue Labor Policy Platform//ETC LNG Reunion at SUNY//Vacation Benefits – 2017 Year-End Closing//USNS COMFORT Returns to Dock in San Juan//Additional CMES Online Qualified Assessor Course Added//

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M.E.B.A. Telex Times for October 26, 2017

In this issue//No Jones Act Sabotage in Relief Bill//Update on Puerto Rico Relief//TTD: Scapegoating the Jones Act Won’t Help P.R.//CMES Qualified Assessor Course//Top AFL-CIO Officers Re-Elected//MSC’s USNS WOODY WILLIAMS Christened//Rep. Garamendi Meets with MarAd//

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M.E.B.A. Telex Times for October 19, 2017

In this issue//MarAd Leader Battling for U.S. Merchant Marine//HORIZON SPIRIT Deployed for Puerto Rico Relief//Shot in the Arm for Good & Welfare Fund//Vacation Reminder: Check Return-to-Work Date//Payment Portal Reminder//Piracy Incidents Dipped this Year//Fight for the Jones Act!

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M.E.B.A. Telex Times for October 12, 2017

In this issue//Fight for the Jones Act//TTD Jones Act Statement//CMES 2018 Course Schedule Released//Labor 411 Halloween List//Marine Officer Advertising//

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M.E.B.A. Telex Times for October 5, 2017

In this issue//Jones Act Lies Refuted at Subcommittee Hearing//Join the Fight for the Jones Act//Columbus Day Closings//Patriot Needs 1st A/Es//COMFORT Arrives in Puerto Rico//Maersk Talks Continue//Last Chance for G&W Raffle Tickets//NMC Needs Deck Officer//CMES 2017 Course Schedule Released//Coast Guard Issues EL FARO Findings//Liberty Arbitration Final Award//Continued Picketing of Liberty over PEACE Violation//

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M.E.B.A. Telex Times for September 28, 2017

In this issue//Uninformed Media Jones Act Frenzy//USNS COMFORT to Assist P.R. Relief Efforts//SPEARHEAD Aids St. Martin//Union Plus Assistance for those Affected by Hurricanes// Security at Sea Spotlighted in MarAd Conference//Tankerman Class Added to CMES Schedule//

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M.E.B.A. Telex Times for September 21, 2017

In this issue//M.E.B.A. Informational Picket in San Diego against Liberty Violation//New WSF Rep.//Jones Act Armada Delivers//Garamendi Honored with Navy League Award//Navy “SHIPS” Act to Boost Navy Fleet is Part of Defense Bill//More Ex-Im Bank Nominees//Anti-Labor Pick for NLRB Counsel//Former AMHS Ferry To be Converted into Hotel//Active Shipping on Great Lakes//

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M.E.B.A. Telex Times for September 14, 2017

In this issue//M.E.B.A. Payment Portal Revamped//M.E.B.A. Survives the Wrath of Irma//Maersk Talks Continue//New Boston Rep. is on the Job//Jones Act Waiver Having Limited Impact//NTSB to Issue EL FARO Conclusions in December//Sample Exams on NMC Site//Working Group to Review Mariner Exams//NMC will Replace Credentials Lost to Harvey & Irma//Study on Cargo Ship Lightning Strikes//

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M.E.B.A. Telex Times for September 7, 2017

In this issue//Irma, Harvey-Related Vessel Activations//S.I. Ferry Approves Bargaining Unit Dues Referendum//Matson Upgrading Cranes, Awaits Newbuilds//Instructor Position at Maine Maritime//SPEARHEAD Takes Part in Narcotics Mission//Feel Great about Drinking Beer!!/

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M.E.B.A. Telex Times for August 31, 2017

In this issue//Labor Day Closings//G&W Fund, Union Plus Support for Those Hit by Harvey//Houston Hall Clean-up//NMC to replace Credentials Lost to Harvey//M.E.B.A. Plans Info for Harvey-area Members//MLA/TTD Solidarity with M.E.B.A. over Liberty Violation//Generous Fisher Donation Enables CMES Training Enhancement//Meeting with Chao & Buzby//Report & Poll have Good News About Unions//

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M.E.B.A. Telex Times for August 24, 2017

In this issue//Picketing in Beaumont against Liberty Maritime//GAO Urges Momentum on Surge Sealift Fleet Recapitalization Plan//WSF Rep. Election Process Underway//USS INDIANAPOLIS Wreckage Located//Send Your Kid Back to School – Union-Ready//

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M.E.B.A. Telex Times for August 17, 2017

In this issue//New Boston Rep.//MarAd’s Buzby is on the Job// Maersk 2nd Quarter Results//MSC Vessel Redesignated as Navy Warship//Support for Infrastructure Spending, Seaports Call for Investment//Maritime Labor to Meet with SECDOT//Get Your Docs in Order//

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M.E.B.A. Telex Times for August 10, 2017

In this issue//Buzby Sworn In//Final Voyage: Mike Blevins//Suisun Bay Rustbuckets Removed//Coast Guard Studies 3-D Printing//NOAA Calls for Busy Hurricane Season//ILWU Contract Officially Ratified//Patriot-Managed LMSRs Part of Navy Exercise//Fumes Injure 13 in Long Beach Leak//

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M.E.B.A. Telex Times for August 3, 2017

In this issue//Study Committee Plots Demise of Jones Act//Buzby Confirmed for MarAd Post//Additional Matson Ship for New Service//Expected ILWU Extension Approval//WSF Members to Elect New Rep.//NTSB – Lessons Learned from Accidents//Rank & File Input Needed for Maersk Talks//G&W Raffle//

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M.E.B.A. Telex Times for July 27, 2017

In this issue//Buzby Nomination Hearing for MarAd Post//OSG Tanker Crew Rescues Five//Cyber Security Wrap-Up//Coast Guard Reminder on Credential Renewal//MSC Vessels Wrap Up Skin-to-Skin Ops//OCEAN GIANT is On Top of the World//Annual Container Loss Rate Levels Off//

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M.E.B.A. Telex Times for July 20, 2017

In this issue//McCain Jones Act Bill//Full MSP Funding in House//CG Working Groups to Consider Chopping Regs//Willis to Head Up TTD//IMB Piracy Report//Harry Bridges’s Struggle Put to Paper//UN Calls for Release of Labor Brother//Impending NLRB Power Shift//

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M.E.B.A. Telex Times for July 13, 2017

In this issue//M.E.B.A. Answers the Call in Simulated Breakout//Easy Way to Support Maritime Legislation//Rank & File Input for Upcoming Maersk Talks//CMES Hosting Cadets at Three-Week Summer Internship Program//Get Your Security Clearance for MSC-Contracted Vessels//MSC Deploys Expeditionary Sea Base//Internet Access at Sea Still Limited//Port Trucker Exploitation//MarAd Wants Comment for Report on Mariner Pool//

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M.E.B.A. Telex Times for July 6, 2017

In this issue//Cyber Attack Damage Lingers//Executive Order Would Have Helped U.S. Shipping//NTSB Wants Better Mariner Weather Info//USS Promoted at Prop Club//Anti-Worker Practices in Fast Food Industry//G&W Raffle//Include Docs When Filing for Vacation Pay//

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M.E.B.A. Telex Times for June 29, 2017

In this issue//Office Closings Next Week//MLA Meeting at HQ//Re-Opener Agreement with Interlake//BST Refresher Space//GREEN RIDGE Harassed//P.A.F. Contributions – New Addition to Vacation Claims//Massive Cyberattack Hits APM Terminals, Maersk//Quest for ‘Energy Dominance’//Air Traffic Control Privatization//

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M.E.B.A. Telex Times for June 22, 2017

In this issue//Buzby Tapped for MarAd Post//Interlake Re-Opener Talks//Wytkind to Step Down from TTD//Chao K.P. Commencement Speech//Navy Ship Collision Being Probed//SHIPS Act would Boost Navy Fleet to 355//M.E.B.A. Social Media//Include Docs when Filing for Vacation Pay// United Seamen’s Service SOS//

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M.E.B.A. Telex Times for June 15, 2017

In this issue//ITC Meeting at CMES/Houston Hall Closed Monday//MAERSK MEMPHIS Dirty Bomb Hoax//Lawmaker Pushes Anti-Union Bill//Trump: Open-Door Policy for Labor//Industry Asked to Comment on Coast Guard Regs//Philly Shipyard Plans Newbuilds//9th MSC EPF Launched//Well Wishes for Steve Scalise//Boston Hall Rep. Sought//OSG Needs Chiefs, 1sts//

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M.E.B.A. Telex Times for June 8, 2017

In this issue//Food Aid Defended at House Hearing//Boston Hall Rep. Sought//Turbulence for Air Traffic Control Privatization//Mid East Volatility Alters Trade Routes//Interlake Moves Mustang Pellets//Fast Rescue Boat Refresher Course//Chiefs & 1sts Sought for OSG//Cleveland to Host July Informational Meeting//

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M.E.B.A. Telex Times for June 1, 2017

In this issue//Work Begins to Secure Funding for Important Programs//OSG Needs Chiefs & 1sts//Union Plus Real Estate Rewards//Donated Items Needed for G&W Raffle//Maersk Ship Swap-Out//Above Normal Hurricane Season Forecasted//Sen. Reed Honored for Maritime Leadership//M.E.B.A. Inland Conference Coming Up//Update CMES & Union with Your Expiration Dates//

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M.E.B.A. Telex Times for May 25, 2017

In this issue//Memorial Day Closings//Budget Underfunds U.S.-Flag Shipping//Industry Saluted on Maritime Day//White House Maritime Day Statement//100 Years of MSC UNREPS//Labor 411 Memorial Day Guide//DRBA Job Opportunities//Labor Internship in Seattle Area//

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M.E.B.A. Telex Times for May 18, 2017

In this issue//Clean Running Matson Ships in Last Frontier//ICS Pushes for CO2 Reductions//WWII Mariner Compensation Bill, Mathews Men Book Highlighted at DC Event//Ransomware Advisory//Billions in Funding Needed for Freight Network//Somali Piracy on a Knife-Edge//Snug Harbor Assisting Mariners//

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M.E.B.A. Telex Times for May 11, 2017

In this issue//Customs Withdraws Proposal to Strengthen Jones Act//MarAd Testimony on Need to Grow Mariner Base//Plans Launches New Website//Industry Support for Ship Discharge Act//G&W Auction Items Needed, Raffle Ongoing//Labor 411 Mother’s Day List//Dangers at Sea – Piracy & Rebel Activity//

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M.E.B.A. Telex Times for May 4, 2017

In this issue// MSP, Food Aid Funding Get Boost//Senate Told That Erosion of Sealift Threatens War Capability//ILWU to Consider Contract Extension//Diamond Jubilee for JOHN BROWN//Sen. Hirono Saluted/ICS Report has Good Background on International Shipping//Include Docs When Filing for Vacation Pay//

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M.E.B.A. Telex Times for April 27, 2017

In this issue//Successful Organizing: M.E.B.A. to Represent WSF Port Engineers//Payday for Magic Pipe Whistleblower//Acosta Confirmed at DOL//Fleet Photos Needed//Qualified Assessor Classes//Somali Pirates are Active Again//AFL-CIO: 150 Workers Die Every Day// Reminder when Applying for Vacation Pay//

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M.E.B.A. Telex Times for April 20, 2017

In this issue//Ex-Im Bank Nominees//FRC Wraps-Up, Forwards Report//AFL-CIO Weighs in on Buy American Order//CMES 3-Day Qualified Assessor Classes//Participants Sought for M.E.B.A. Inland Meeting//Vaping Banned on MSC Ships//50-50 Raffle, Auction Donations Sought//Labor-Friendly Spring Cleaning//President to Speak at CG Commencement//Workers’ Memorial Day Upcoming//

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M.E.B.A. Telex Times for April 13, 2017

In this issue//Halls Closed for Good Friday//CHIMACUM Joins WSF//President Affirms Support for Ex-Im Bank//Have a Labor Safe Easter//USS Appeal to Seafarers//You Could Win $5,000 in G&W Raffle//MMC, STCW Expiration Dates Requested//Stationary Engineer Positions//ITF Hails Big Jones Act Fine//

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M.E.B.A. Telex Times for April 6, 2017

In this issue//50-50 Raffle to Supplement Good & Welfare Fund//Financial Review Committee Elected//AMC Brings Maritime Battler Onboard//Staten Island Ferry Replacement Vessels//Government Fleet Reminder on LWOP//Matson AQUA Lane Pause//Vessel I.D. Verification Service//Position for Deck Officer at NMC//BST Revalidation Slots//

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M.E.B.A. Telex Times for March 30, 2017

In this issue//FRC to be Elected Next Week//Constitution Updated//BST Revalidation Course has Openings//Threats to Shipping near Yemen//Harry Bridges, César Chávez Honored This Week//Sen. Hirono to be Saluted//Expiration of Special Early Returns//NOAA Ship Returns from Epic Deployment//Attend a Meeting Next Week!//Cleveland Hall Will Host an Informational Meeting//

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M.E.B.A. Telex Times for March 23, 2017

In this issue//Successful Organizing Effort with TAL//Chevron Members Ratify New Contract//Productive National M.E.B.A. Convention//M.E.B.A. Inland Groups to Meet at CMES in June//Credential Application Drug Testing//March Madness Munchies//Iranian Threats to Navigation//Houston Ship Channel: Small Fish, Big Trouble//

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M.E.B.A. Telex Times for March 16, 2017

In this issue//Budget Blueprint Released//TTD Executive Committee Meeting//National M.E.B.A. Convention on Monday//Upcoming AMMV Conference//Expiration of Special Early Returns//Teddy Gleason Day Tomorrow//Reminder for Govt. Fleet on VPDSD//

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M.E.B.A. Telex Times for March 9, 2017

In this issue//Chao at LIBERTY PASSION Ceremony//Strengthening Merchant Marine would Help Deliver on Promises//Maersk Ship Swap-Out to Lower Fleet Age//CIVMARS Part of Navy Mission//Potential Coast Guard Cuts Cause Friction//Stationary Engineer Positions//Deep Discounts on AT&T Unlimited Plan//Update your MMC/STCW Expiration Date(s)//St. Patty’s Day, the Union Way//Retired WSF Ferries Head Toward New Lives//

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M.E.B.A. Telex Times for March 2, 2017

In this issue//Maritime Industry Sail-In//Rep. Garamendi’s Energizing American Maritime Act//MLA & MOLA Meetings//Huge Response for Cadet Internship Program//Early Start for Great Lakes Shipping//LCA Lists Critical Issues on Lakes//Chao to Attend LIBERTY PASSION Naming Ceremony//ITF Women’s Day//Get Your Docs in Order for Hall Visits//

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M.E.B.A. Telex Times for February 23, 2017

In this issue//M.E.B.A. Anniversary//Tentative Agreement with Chevron//Resumes Being Accepted for Stationary Engineers in Pacific NW//Industry Ready for Maritime Sail-In//M.O. is Online//ECDIS Course Availability//Thanks Issued for M.E.B.A. Support of Corcoran Foundation//Hall Closures - Mardi Gras & TX Independence Day are Next Week//

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M.E.B.A. Telex Times for February 16, 2017

In this issue//Bill Vaughan: Final Voyage//Halls & Offices Closed for Presidents Day//USMMA to Resume Sea Year//Positive News on Cargo for U.S.-Flag Shipping//Acosta is New DOL Nominee//Praise for CBP Jones Act Action//M.E.B.A. Update Form Updated//ITF to Fill Inspector Position//

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M.E.B.A. Telex Times for February 9, 2017

In this issue//Lincoln’s Birthday//Finished with Engines: Joe Miller/Final EL FARO Hearings//Foss Contract Completed//ECDIS Class Availability//Mariners Near Yemen Watching for Mines//Training Database Needs MMC/STCW Info//Have a Union-Made Valentine’s Day//WSF Ridership Up//Ship Safety & Devlin Award Nomination Period//

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M.E.B.A. Telex Times for February 2, 2017

In this issue//Chao Confirmed//Praise for CBP Jones Act Proposal//OCEAN GIANT at the Bottom of the World//Continued MMC Processing Delays//Federal “Right-to-Work” (for Less) Bill//Training Database Needs Your Expiration Dates//

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M.E.B.A. Telex Times for January 26, 2017

In this issue//Training Plan Needs Member MMC Expiration Dates//LIBERTY PASSION Underway with M.E.B.A. Deck & Engine Officers//New Dispatcher/Rep. in Tampa//Final Voyage: Mike Ribera//CMES One-Week Internship Programs//CBP Fast Lane Program May Restrict Shore Leave//TTD Reaches Out to New Administration//Labor Praises TPP Withdrawal; Trump Meeting//Right-to-Work (for Less) News//Chao Nomination Advances//

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M.E.B.A. Telex Times for January 19, 2017

In this issue//Deck & Engine Jobs aboard New Liberty MSP Vessel//SEACOR Ratification Vote//ALLIANCE ST. LOUIS Crew Unharmed after Blaze//Oakland Patrolman, NOLA Rep. Dispatcher Appointed//New Look M.E.B.A. Website//Jaenichen Lands at HMS Global Maritime//Union Plus Scholarships//Piracy Downturn in 2016 but Kidnappings Rose//

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M.E.B.A. Telex Times for January 12, 2017

In this issue//Special Meeting at Union Halls Tomorrow//Chao Confirmation Hearing//DOT Authorizes Resumption of USMMA Sea Year//Nautilus Support Network to Protect Mariners//WWII Mariner Compensation Bill Introduced//Union Plus Scholarships//Snug Harbor Assists Mariners//

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M.E.B.A. Telex Times for January 5, 2017

In this issue//Re-Opener with NCL//New Alternate Training Location Procedures//Note on CMES BST Refresher Course//OCEAN GIANT Sails for Operation Deep Freeze//WSF Passenger Fined for Laser Strike & New Incident//Union Plus Scholarships//Oakland, N.O. Rep. Positions//

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