Pension benefits promised last summer to engineers and mates in the Interlake Steamship Co. fleet by Interlake and by the Marine Engineers Beneficial Association may be significantly less than many of the vessel officers anticipate--and they may not materialize at all.
Medical benefits now available to Interlake Steamship Company engineers and mates and their families under the Interlake-Marine Engineers Beneficial Association contract may not last.
We have reported several times that stewards and masters were left out of the bargaining unit under the controversial 10-year contract between Interlake Steamship Co. and the Marine Engineers Beneficial Association. The stewards had been covered under previous collective bargaining agreements between Interlake and American Maritime Officers, and the masters were covered for benefit and grievance procedure purposes.
President Bush at press time prematurely removed tariffs on steel imports, despite pleas from Congress, U.S. industry representatives and organized labor to keep the tariff policy in place until its set expiration date.
The new dormitory and training facility at the Raymond T. McKay Simulation, Training, Assessment & Research Center in Toledo, Ohio, will open its doors in January, providing new lodging and classroom space for American Maritime Officers Great Lakes, deep sea and inland waters members.
