October 07,
2011
10-07-11_Jewell_Statement_on_Unity_and_End_of_Picketing
October 06,
2011
Liberty Locks Out Mariners – Press Release
October 03, 2011
Update: Liberty Maritime Lockout of M.E.B.A.; AMO Engineers Can't Start Ship's Engines
October 02, 2011
Update on Liberty Lockout: Management and
Officers Walking Off
September
30, 2011
Update on Liberty Maritime Negotiations
Liberty Maritime Locks Out the M.E.B.A.
MEBA Letter to AMO Membership
ADDENDUM TO TELEX TIMES
09-30-11
The Marine Engineers' Beneficial
Association (M.E.B.A.) members working for Liberty Maritime have
been locked out of their jobs by Liberty Maritime as of 12:01
a.m. today. Liberty has engaged in this action despite the fact
that the M.E.B.A. had agreed in principle to terms and
conditions for a successor collective bargaining agreement.
The M.E.B.A. negotiated for several months with Liberty Maritime
and despite the fact that the union agreed in principle to the
terms of a new contract, the company undermined discussions by
signing a collective bargaining agreement with the American
Maritime Officers (AMO) union. On September 30, 2011, legal
counsel for Liberty advised the M.E.B.A. that Liberty has signed
a contract with the AMO to replace M.E.B.A. officers on board
Liberty vessels at 12:01 a.m. today. Once news of this
despicable action was announced, M.E.B.A. President Mike Jewell
traveled to New Orleans to support his members.
Please check
www.mebaunion.org for more information and updates
concerning the lock out. Information can be accessed directly by
visiting
http://mebaunion.org/liberty_updates.htm. If you have
any questions or concerns please contact your local M.E.B.A.
officials.
