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TTD Calls on Congress to Strengthen Cargo Preference, Adopt Tax Incentives

The Transportation Trades Dept (AFL-CIO) issued a Policy Statement calling on Congress to fortify the U.S. Merchant Marine by adopting mariner tax exclusion and strengthening cargo preference laws...

M.E.B.A. Telex Times for June 11, 2026

In this issue – M.E.B.A. at AFL-CIO Convention//Fight for the Jones Act//IMO Dismayed over Mariner Deaths//Sail4th Needs Volunteers for NYC Maritime Celebrations//Customized M.E.B.A. Baseball Jerseys//U.S. Merchant Marine Celebrates 251//Honolulu Honors Kamehameha//

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M.E.B.A. Baseball Jerseys Available Until June 26

The wildly popular M.E.B.A. baseball jerseys are available now - but only for a limited time...

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M.E.B.A. Telex Times for June 4, 2026

In this issue – Portland, Maine Will Host its First Meeting on Tuesday//Reopener Scores Strong Increases for Keystone Veteran-Class Product Tankers//Fight for the Jones Act//Final Voyage: Glenn Buettner & Dean Corgey//Ocean Observing Network Dismantled//Sail Drones Deployed in Great Lakes//M.E.B.A. Family Fun Day in NJ//

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Finished with Engines: SIU VP Dean Corgey

SIU Vice President Dean Corgey sailed into the sunset after a distinguished career at sea and ashore. . He was a Gulf Coast fixture whose life was bound tightly to its ports, and the working mariners who keep them moving.

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M.E.B.A. Telex Times for May 28, 2026

In this issue – Senator Lauds Opening of M.E.B.A.’s Maine Hall//M.E.B.A. Continues WISTA Support//Special Meeting on Monday at CMES//AMP Campaign to End Jones Act Waiver//CMES Launches New Anti-Terrorism Officer Course//MMC, MedCert Extension//M.E.B.A. Family Fun Day Next Week in Jersey//AFL-CIO Statement on Pope’s AI Encyclical//

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Special Meeting at CMES on Monday (June 1) to Elect a Constitutional Committee

A Special Meeting will be held at the Calhoon M.E.B.A. Engineering School on Monday (June 1) for the election of a Constitutional Committee to review a recently passed resolution.

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White House Issues Maritime Day Proclamation

The White House put out its annual Maritime Day statement on May 22nd...

M.E.B.A. Telex Times for May 21, 2026

In this issue – T&I Committee Members Want Jones Act Clarification//FOC System has Created a Humanitarian Crisis//RECs are Up & Running//Dual-Fuel Vessels Dominate Ship Orders//Friday is Maritime Day//You May Be an Applicant if…//Memorial Day on Monday//

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T&I Members Push Back on Jones Act Waiver

Ranking Members within the House Transportation & Infrastructure Committee expressed alarm over the ongoing Jones Act waiver that has aided foreign interests but not helped bring down the cost of gas....

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