Category: Lori Chavez-DeRemer
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Department of Labor says new guidance on LHWCA will help cut costs for maritime
Department of Labor says new guidance on LHWCA will help cut costs for maritime The U.S. Department of Labor has published new guidance for calculating the amount of securitization required by insurers writing policies under the Longshore and Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act (LHWCA). The department says this will lower the cost of doing business for…
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Department of Labor awards $13.8M in shipbuilding workforce development funding
Department of Labor awards $13.8M in shipbuilding workforce development funding The U.S. Department of Labor has announced the award of nearly $14 million in funding to support the development of programs aimed at reinvigorating and rebuilding the U.S. maritime industry and shipbuilding workforce. Administered by the department’s Bureau of International Labor Affairs, the department awarded…
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$8M available to support U.S. shipbuilder training … with international help
$8M available to support U.S. shipbuilder training … with international help The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) has announced the availability of up to $8 million in shipbuilder training funding for a project will connect U.S. technical education centers and community colleges with similar training programs in several allied countries – including the Republic of…
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Trump backs ILA position on automation
Trump backs ILA position on automation President-elect Donald J. Trump has come out firmly in support of the ILA union position as its negotiations with port employers association USMX continue to bog down over what the employers call “modernization” and the union calls automation — in particular the use of semi-automated rail-mounted gantry cranes (RMGs).…