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Finished with Engines: Political Operative Joe Miller

Journalist, Political insider and former M.E.B.A. consultant Joe Miller recently died at the age of 95.

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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Have a Union-Made Valentine's Day!

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Elaine Chao Confirmed as DOT Secretary

Elaine Chao takes the reins at the Department of Transportation following her confirmation by the Senate this week.

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OCEAN GIANT at the End of the Earth

The M.E.B.A.-crewed M/V OCEAN GIANT was at McMurdo Station in the South Pole this week as Operation Deep Freeze (ODF) heats up.

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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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New Rep./Dispatcher in NOLA

Recent retiree Daniel Gifford has been appointed by the M.E.B.A.’s District Executive Committee to be the new Representative/Dispatcher at our hall in New Orleans.

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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Deck & Engine Jobs aboard New Liberty MSP Vessel

M.E.B.A. deck and engine officers are flying out to Bahrain to crew up the LIBERTY PASSION, a newbuild Roll-On/Roll-Off vessel that Liberty Maritime Corp. is bringing into the U.S.-fleet.