Reported by Marine Link
Saltchuk subsidiaries receive millions in federal subsidies through the Tanker Security Program (TSP). MM&P maintains that companies benefiting from taxpayer support should not be permitted to violate federal labor laws while denying basic bargaining rights to the American mariners risking their lives at sea.
While Saltchuk seeks to drag the dispute into federal court and further delay compliance with the NLRB, pressure mounts with numerous politicians and labor federations including Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal and the Transportation Trades Department of the AFL-CIO are calling on corporate leadership to end its stalling tactics and begin good-faith negotiations immediately.
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