Maritime Trades Department, AFL–CIO

The Maritime Trades Department, AFL–CIO (MTD) is one of seven constitutionally-mandated departments of the AFL-CIO. Formed on August 19, 1946 by the American Federation of Labor, 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, and
• the Maritime Security Act of 1995.

The MTD has a network of 19 port maritime councils across the United States and Canada, as well as 24 affiliate unions.

Presidents[]

• Harry Lundeberg, 1955–1957,^[1]
• Paul Hall, 1957-22 June 1980,^[1]
• Frank Drozak, 1980–1988,^[1] and
• Michael Sacco, 1988-current.^[1]

See also[]

• American Maritime Officers
• National Maritime Union
• Paul Hall
• Michael Sacco
• United States Merchant Marine

Notes[]

References[]

• De La Pedraja Tomán, René (1994). A Historical Dictionary of the U. S. Merchant Marine and Shipping Industry: Since the Introduction of Steam. Westport, Connecticut: Greenwood Press. p. 768. ISBN 0-313-27225-5.

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 1968-1983.
• King County Labor Council of Washington Records. 1889-2008. 41.26 cubic ft. (61 boxes). Contains administrative records pertaining to the AFL-CIO Maritime Trades Department.