The Maritime Trades Department AFL-CIO
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The Maritime Trades Department, AFL–CIO (MTD) is one of seven constitutionally-mandated departments of the AFL-CIO
. Formed on August 19, 1946 by the American Federation of Labor
, the stated goal of the Department is to give "workers employed in the maritime industry and its allied trades a voice in shaping national policy."
In efforts to support the U.S. maritime industry, MTD has helped promote legislation such as:
The MTD has a network of 19 port maritime councils across the United States
and Canada
, as well as 24 affiliate unions.
AFL-CIO
The American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations, commonly AFL–CIO, is a national trade union center, the largest federation of unions in the United States, made up of 56 national and international unions, together representing more than 11 million workers...
. Formed on August 19, 1946 by the American Federation of Labor
American Federation of Labor
The American Federation of Labor was one of the first federations of labor unions in the United States. It was founded in 1886 by an alliance of craft unions disaffected from the Knights of Labor, a national labor association. Samuel Gompers was elected president of the Federation at its...
, the stated goal of the Department is to give "workers employed in the maritime industry and its allied trades a voice in shaping national policy."
In efforts to support the U.S. maritime industry, MTD has helped promote legislation such as:
- the Cargo Preference Act of 1954,
- the Merchant Marine Act of 1970, and
- the Maritime Security Act of 1995.
The MTD has a network of 19 port maritime councils across the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
and Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
, as well as 24 affiliate unions.
Affiliated unions
- Bakery, Confectionery, Tobacco Workers and Grain Millers International Union
- International Brotherhood of Boilermakers, Iron Ship Builders, Blacksmiths, Forgers and Helpers
- Communications Workers of America
- International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers
- International Union of Elevator Constructors
- International Union of Operating Engineers
- International Association of Fire Fighters
- Glass, Molders, Pottery, Plastics and Allied Workers International Union
- International Association of Bridge, Structural, Ornamental and Reinforcing Iron Workers
- International Longshoremen's Association, AFL-CIO
- International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers
- Marine Engineers' Beneficial Association
- United Mine Workers of America
- International Union of Allied, Novelty and Production Workers, AFL-CIO.
- Office and Professional Employees International Union
- International Union of Painters and Allied Trades of the United States and Canada
- Operative Plasterers' and Cement Masons' International Association of the United States and Canada
- United Association of Journeymen and Apprentices of the Plumbing and Pipe Fitting Industry of the United States and Canada
- Seafarers International Union of North America
- Sheet Metal Workers' International Association
- American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees
- United Steel, Paper & Forestry, Rubber, Manufacturing, Energy, Allied Industrial & Service Workers International Union
- Transportation and Communications International Union IAM
Presidents
- Harry LundebergHarry LundebergHarrald Olaf Lundeberg was a merchant seaman and an American labor leader.-Biography:Lundeberg left his home in Oslo, Norway at age 14, joined the Seamen's Union of Australia in 1917 and transferred into the Sailors' Union of the Pacific in Seattle in 1923...
, 1955–1957, - Paul Hall (labor leader)Paul Hall (labor leader)Paul Hall was an American labor leader from Inglenook in Jefferson County, Alabama. He was a founding member and president of the Seafarers International Union from 1957 to 1980...
, 1957-22 June 1980, - Frank DrozakFrank DrozakFrank Drozak was an American labor leader. He was president of the Seafarers International Union from 1980 until his death in 1988. Drozak was also president of The AFL-CIO Maritime Trades Department.-See also:* Michael Sacco...
, 1980–1988, and - Michael SaccoMichael SaccoMichael Sacco is an American labor leader from Brooklyn, New York. He was appointed as the president of the Seafarers International Union of North America, AFL-CIO in June 1988 by the SIUNA Executive Board....
, 1988-current.
See also
- American Maritime OfficersAmerican Maritime OfficersAmerican Maritime Officers is a national labor union affiliated with the Seafarers International Union of North America. With an active membership of approximately 4,000, AMO is the largest union of merchant marine officers in the U.S. and primarily represents licensed mariners working in the...
- National Maritime UnionNational Maritime UnionThe National Maritime Union was an American labor union founded in May 1937. It affiliated with the Congress of Industrial Organizations in July 1937...
- Paul HallPaul Hall (labor leader)Paul Hall was an American labor leader from Inglenook in Jefferson County, Alabama. He was a founding member and president of the Seafarers International Union from 1957 to 1980...
- Michael SaccoMichael SaccoMichael Sacco is an American labor leader from Brooklyn, New York. He was appointed as the president of the Seafarers International Union of North America, AFL-CIO in June 1988 by the SIUNA Executive Board....
- United States Merchant MarineUnited States Merchant MarineThe United States Merchant Marine refers to the fleet of U.S. civilian-owned merchant vessels, operated by either the government or the private sector, that engage in commerce or transportation of goods and services in and out of the navigable waters of the United States. The Merchant Marine is...