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Seafarers International Union of North America
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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 Sacco was its president from 1988 until 2023. The organization has an estimated 35,498 members and is the largest maritime labor organization in the United States. Organizers founded the union on October 14, 1938. The Seafarers International Union arose from a charter issued to the Sailors Union of the Pacific by the American Federation of Labor as a foil against loss of jobs to the Congress of Industrial Organizations (CIO) and its Communist Party-aligned faction.
Seafarers International Union is the largest union in North America representing merchant mariners.
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.
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, Lake
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.
Sailors' Union of the Pacific
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The Sailors' Union of the Pacific (SUP), founded on March 6, 1885 in San Francisco, California, is an American labor union of mariners, fishermen and boatmen working aboard US flag vessels.
A monument was erected to Furuseth at San Francisco Embarcadero on September 1, 1942. It was later moved to make way for a highway.
A monument was erected to Furuseth at San Francisco Embarcadero on September 1, 1942. It was later moved to make way for a highway.