On-Line Archive From August 1999 AMO Homepage IN THIS ISSUE News U.S.-flag carrier dismantles Case against Jones Act Views New study shows rapid rise in cost of health care Great Lakes Interlake contract hits wages, benefits and security One man's silence says much about Interlake contract

September 2003 On-Line Edition Maritime unions fight effort to re-flag tanker No valid reason to place MV Saturn under foreign registry, cut jobs for U.S. mariners American Maritime Officers, the Seafarers International Union and the International Organization of Masters, Mates and Pilots are fighting the effort to re-flag the MV Saturn, operated on the Great Lakes by Cleveland Tankers.       Three seagoing unions Aug. 23 urged the Maritime Administration to block the flag-out of a Great Lakes tanker to a foreign registry.       The vessel is the Saturn, owned and operated by Cleveland Tankers Inc. American Maritime Officers, the International Organization of Masters, Mates & Pilots and the Seafarers International Union represent the officers and crew aboard the tanker. Full Text Of Article

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