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The Maritime Trades Department (MTD) is a constitutionally mandated department of the AFL-CIO representing workers of the United States & Canada in the ports and shipyards, on waterways and open seas, and in other allied trades. On August 19, 1946, the American Federation of Labor (AFL) issued a charter to the Maritime Trades Department (MTD) “for the purpose of organizing workers into labor unions and to form a more perfect federation of all trades.”

09/02/2026

A bipartisan group of House lawmakers has introduced legislation that would extend the federal foreign earned income exclusion to qualifying U.S. merchant mariners working aboard U.S.-flag vessels in

09/01/2026
From Maine to San Diego, IAM Shipbuilders Stand Union StrongMachinists Union
08/28/2026

From Maine to San Diego, IAM Shipbuilders Stand Union Strong
Machinists Union

In shipyards on opposite coasts, the same message is echoing off the hulls: when shipbuilders stand together, they win. Maine: A historic contract, ratified ...

The Federal Maritime Commission and MTD met to discuss the latest on U.S. maritime, shipping and labor.Pictured (left to...
08/27/2026

The Federal Maritime Commission and MTD met to discuss the latest on U.S. maritime, shipping and labor.
Pictured (left to right) FMC Commissioner Dan Maffei, FMC Commissioner Max Vekich, MTD Executive Secretary-Treasurer Jordan Esopa and FMC Counsel Cory Cinque.
FMC.gov

08/20/2026

The Jones Act is key to supporting U.S. shipbuilders and maritime jobs. That’s why House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Democrats Ranking Member Larsen and I are reaffirming our opposition to the Jones Act waiver.

SIU Statement on Second Extension of WaiverSeafarers International Union of North America, AFL-CIO
08/18/2026

SIU Statement on Second Extension of Waiver
Seafarers International Union of North America, AFL-CIO

A PDF copy of this statement is available HERE Based on overwhelming evidence that waiving the Jones Act has failed to deliver meaningful benefits to Americ ...

Statement on the Trump Administration’s 90-Day Extension of the Jones Act Waiver
08/12/2026

Statement on the Trump Administration’s 90-Day Extension of the Jones Act Waiver

The Maritime Trades Department opposes the extension of this Jones Act Waiver, even in its limited form. Anything other than a true, national security threa ...

08/11/2026

"President Trump's decision to require a case-by-case review before allowing foreign vessels to carry domestic maritime commerce is an improvement over the previous blanket Jones Act waiver, which took work from American mariners and shipbuilders and froze investment in the maritime industrial base.

However, we are disappointed that the waiver has been extended when the public record is clear: the waiver has not lowered fuel prices for American consumers and has been used to increase oil traders’ margins, not meet military needs."

IFPTE organizes NOAA FisheriesInternational Federation of Professional & Technical Engineers (IFPTE)
08/07/2026

IFPTE organizes NOAA Fisheries
International Federation of Professional & Technical Engineers (IFPTE)

Across a stretch of ocean larger than the continental United States, the people who look after America's fish stocks, coral reefs, and endangered sea l ...

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815 16th Street NW Ste 6
Washington D.C., DC
20006

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Monday 9am - 5pm
Tuesday 9am - 5pm
Wednesday 9am - 5pm
Thursday 9am - 5pm
Friday 9am - 5pm
Saturday 9am - 5pm
Sunday 9am - 5pm

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(202) 628-6300

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