The Marine Engineers' Beneficial Association is the oldest maritime trade union in the United States still currently in existence, established in 1875. MEBA primarily represents licensed mariners, esp
World's Fair Association No. 6 letterhead of the Marine Engineers' Beneficial Association, St. Louis, Missouri in 1901
Colleges like the California Maritime Academy train engineering cadets in engine rooms who may seek to join MEBA after graduating.
The Seafarers International Union or SIU is an organization of 12 autonomous labor unions of mariners, fishermen and boatmen working aboard vessels flagged in the United States or Canada. Michael Sacc
Marine Engineers' Beneficial Association
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Seafarers International Union is the largest union in North America representing merchant mariners.
Seafarers International Union staffs union halls in 20 seaports, including facilities in Guam and Puerto Rico, according to the SIU website.
This watch bob references the Seafarers Log, SIU's official organ. The Log is published monthly by Seafarers International Union, Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District/NMU, AFL–CIO.