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Back Issues: 8/1999-12/2006
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January 2007
- Bethel pledges to work with membership and new officials to 'right the AMO ship'
- TWIC requirement for mariners nearly in place
- AFL-CIO denies MEBA's appeal of adverse finding in Article XX case centered on Interlake tug-barge
- Coast Guard extends deadline for pilots to submit medical documents
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February 2007
- Fatigue threatens safety, health of all mariners
- Questions, comments welcomed by administration
- MEBA pressured to comply fully with adverse ruling from AFL-CIO umpire and Executive Council subcommittee
- Homeland Security Department awards $70 million TWIC development contract to Lockheed Martin
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March 2007
- AMO LNG officers begin work with Teekay
- AMO, RTM STAR Center comment on employment of U.S. mariners, vessels in transportation of LNG
- Rep. Oberstar vows quick work on dredging, other vital Great Lakes waterway improvement projects
- RTM STAR Center hires Pannell as director of AMO member training requirements and officer development
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April 2007
- Freeport enters service this month
- AMO strikes M/V Cort
- Court denies MEBA motion to delay tortious interference case on Interlake deal, sets trial date
- Transportation Committee approves Water Resources Development Act
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May 2007
- Jones Act stands on strong political support
- Maritime administrator tours RTM STAR Center
- Optimism and confidence strong in renewed AMO
- House of Labor penalizes rival union for violating AFL-CIO Constitution on Interlake tug-barge
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June 2007
- New AMO jobs aboard M/V Marilyn
- USNS Antares rescues mariner in medical distress in Gulf of Mexico
- Area meetings foster open lines of communication
- AMO strikes Wisconsin & Michigan Steamship Company
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July 2007
- Budget proposal would cut Food for Peace
- A new tradition of membership participation in AMO National Executive Board meetings
- Membership reports from the AMO National Executive Board meetings
- Waukegan seeks to end commercial shipping in city harbor
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August 2007
- Union secures increases in contract negotiations
- AMO will retain independent firm to administer elections, referendums
- Keeping our commitment to open communication
- A hard decision and a standard worth defending
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September 2007
- New jobs for AMO on National Glory
- Construction begins on first tanker in series of nine for U.S. Shipping
- Accurate information leads to honest dialogue
- AMO in job venture with Faststream Recruitment Inc.
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October 2007
- USS secures long-term charter for new tanker
- TWIC enrollment begins in Delaware
- Washington, D.C. -- one mariner's experience
- Area meetings provide forum for open communication
- Senate approves WRDA by overwhelming margin
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November 2007
- AMO Executive Board agrees on new election
- Nomination period for limited election: Dec. 3 to Jan. 7
- Taking steps to increase membership participation in union democracy
- President vetoes Water Resources Development Act
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December 2007
- Agreement with Faststream offers new opportunities for AMO officers
- New jobs for AMO aboard APL Balboa
- AMO enters New Year with optimism, opportunity
- Lawsuit against rival union proceeds in state court
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January 2008
- Executive Board moves to protect employment for book members
- AMO Coast Guard Legal Aid Program covers many of the same provisions as MOPS insurance
- Arbitrator directs Interlake to pay lost wages, lost pension compensation, interest to AMO officers
- Senate approves farm bill without cut in funding for food-aid shipments
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February 2008
- Shell LNG program creates new opportunities for AMO officers
- Shell to recruit U.S. seafarers for international LNG fleet for first time
- New jobs for AMO officers as cruise ship ocean rangers
- Umpire hits MEBA with second Article XX violation
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March 2008
- New jobs in place under Faststream agreement
- New AMO jobs as APL Balboa enters service under U.S. flag
- MEBA Article XX violation on M/V Cort upheld by subcommittee of AFL-CIO Executive Council
- Celestial navigation - upgrading to chief mate, unlimited
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April 2008
- AMO negotiating for LNG observation program
- USNS Algol honored for sealift mission
- Pay gains in new AMO agreement with OSG America
- Rep. Stephanie Tubbs Jones named Great Lakes Legislator of the Year
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