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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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NMC Implements New Series of Forms

The National Maritime Center has introduced a new series of forms which will replace all previous versions.

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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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Workers aren’t sitting quietly as the wealthy rig the rules of the economy we built. We are leading a revolution to demand what we’ve rightfully earned.

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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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OMB Wants Input on Cutting Back Maritime Industry Over-Regulation

OMB is asking for comment on how current related agency requirements “can be modified or repealed to increase efficiency, reduce or eliminate unnecessary or unjustified regulatory burdens, or simplify regulatory compliance while continuing to meet statutory missions.”

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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