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M.E.B.A. Lawsuit to Fight against E.O. that Strips MSC, Army Corps Mariners of Union Rights

The M.E.B.A., alongside the AFL-CIO, MM&P and four other national labor organizations, filed a lawsuit against a sweeping executive order by President Trump that strips collective bargaining rights from many federal agency civilian employees, including those sailing in the Military Sealift Command and Army Corps of Engineers fleets.

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M.E.B.A. Telex Times for July 31, 2025

In this issue – RRF Ship Management Awards//M.E.B.A. Joins Lawsuit to Save MSC, ACOE Fleet Union Rights//Fight for MSP, TSP Funding//Houthis May Expand Attacks//WENATCHEE is Back//M.E.B.A. at TTD//NMC Upgrades Website//

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M.E.B.A. Telex Times for July 24, 2025

In this issue – Unions Fight for OT Tax Deductions//Hanwha to Build LNG Carrier//Matson Suspends Electric Vehicle Shipments//Sanctions Against Russian Shadow Fleet//Mariner Mental Health Survey//West Coast Halls Closed Monday for Harry Bridges B-Day//

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M.E.B.A. Telex Times for July 17, 2025

In this issue – CMES Internship Program Underway//Changes for White House Shipbuilding Office//Maritime Presence at ASCA Conference//House CG Bill Advances//Marine Highways Designations//Surge in Seafarer Abandonments//LNG Bunkering Observation in Long Beach//

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M.E.B.A. Telex Times for July 10, 2025

In this issue – R.I.P. Shirley Shelton//Mariners Killed, Vessels Sunk in Houthi Attacks//Piracy Spike in Asian Waters//Report Warns of Seafarer Deaths, Mental Health Concerns//Coast Guard Funding Boost//“It’s Better in a Union” AFL-CIO Promotion//Make Sure Your Docs are in Order//

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M.E.B.A. Telex Times for July 3, 2025

In this issue – Historic CBJ Agreement//WA State Salary Survey Bill Signed into Law//Fourtner, Mastricola Saluted//KP’s Nunan Steps Down//1,100 Maritime Academy Graduates//CMES Note for Wartsila Courses//Anti-Bullying Campaign//Halls Closed for July 4, West Coast Closed for Bloody Thursday//

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M.E.B.A. Telex Times for June 26, 2025

In this issue – Finished with Engines: Gordon Ward//SIU Pays Tribute to Mike Sacco//Report: Ocean Workers Face Dangers//Maritime Alert after Hostilities with Iran//Burning PCTC Sinks//Mariner Mental Health Survey//Note on Govt. Fleet Mariners//

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M.E.B.A. Telex Times for June 19, 2025

In this issue – AMHS Contract Ratified//Historic Contract for our Members at SSA//Survey on Work-Life Balance//More Worries over Strait of Hormuz Shipping//M.E.B.A. Family Benefits from Union Plus Scholarship//Yi Named Acting MarAd Head//Last Week to Sign Up for Picnic at School//Note to Govt. Fleet//

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M.E.B.A. Telex Times for June 12, 2025

In this issue – 250th Anniversary of Merchant Marine//Staten Island Ferry Mariners Rescue Jumper//Mariner Criminalization to be Addressed at Upcoming Meeting//House Passes Bill to Expand Cargo Preference//USTR Comment Period on Unfair Chinese Practices//Indian Containership Burns//CAA Picnic//Note to Gov’t Fleet Mariners//Juneteenth Next Week//

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M.E.B.A. Telex Times for June 5, 2025

In this issue – Interlake Talks//Argentina Guts its Merchant Marine//Last Weeks to Sign up for M.E.B.A. Party at CMES//Crew Abandons Burning PCTC//Shipping Website for Maritime Innovation//Members Encouraged to Get ETO//Ports Appeal on EPA Grant Program//CG Changes Underwater Survey Regs//NY-NJ Family Outing//Note to MSC, Army Corps Mariners//

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