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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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