Maritime Labor Leaders Push Back on 60-Day Jones Act Waiver

Washington, D.C. — A coalition of U.S. maritime labor organizations, including the American Maritime Officers; American Radio Association; International Organization of Masters, Mates and Pilots; Marine Firemen’s Union; Marine Engineers’ Beneficial Association; Maritime Trades Department, AFL-CIO; Sailors’ Union of the Pacific; Seafarers International Union; and the Transportation Trades Department, AFL-CIO, today expressed alarm regarding the Trump Administration’s decision to issue a sweeping 60-day waiver of the Jones Act in the following statement. (PDF)