The Maritime Trades Department, AFL–CIO (MTD) is one of seven constitutionally-mandated departments of the
AFL–CIO
The American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO) is a national trade union center that is the largest federation of unions in the United States. It is made up of 61 national and international unions, together r ...
. Formed on August 19, 1946, by the
American Federation of Labor
The American Federation of Labor (A.F. of L.) was a national federation of labor unions in the United States that continues today as the AFL-CIO. It was founded in Columbus, Ohio, in 1886 by an alliance of craft unions eager to provide mutual ...
, the stated goal of the department is to give "workers employed in the maritime industry and its allied trades a voice in shaping national policy."
In efforts to support the U.S. maritime industry, MTD has helped promote legislation such as:
* The Cargo Preference Act of 1954
* The Merchant Marine Act of 1970
* The Maritime Security Act of 1995
The MTD has a network of 19 port maritime councils across the
United States
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and
Canada
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, as well as 24 affiliate unions.
Presidents
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Joseph P. Ryan, 1952-1955
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Harry Lundeberg, 1955–1957
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Paul Hall, 1957 – 22 June 1980
[De La Pedraja Tomán, 1994, p. 394.]
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Frank Drozak, 1980–1988
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Michael Sacco, 1988–2023
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David Heindel, 2023–present
See also
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American Maritime Officers
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National Maritime Union
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Paul Hall
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Michael Sacco
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United States Merchant Marine
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Notes
References
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External links
About the MTD
Archives
Merle Daniel Adlum Papers.1945–1986. 67.56 cubic feet. Contains records from Adlum's service as President of the Puget Sound Division of the AFL-CIO's Maritime Trades Department from 1968 to 1983.
King County Labor Council of Washington Records.1889–2012. 41.26 cubic ft. (61 boxes). Contains administrative records pertaining to the AFL-CIO Maritime Trades Department.
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1946 establishments in the United States
AFL-CIO
Maritime trade unions
Trade unions established in 1946