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[edit] Timeline of United States Maritime Labor History
| DATE | ||
| HERE [1] | ||
| 1790 | ||
| Legislation pertaining to seamen and desertion [1] | ||
| 1796 | ||
| Federal legislation rearding Seaman's Protection Certificates [1] | ||
| 1852 | ||
| Lighthouse board established, publishes first Light List and Notice to Mariners [1] | ||
| 1854 | ||
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Andrew Furuseth born in Norway. | |
| Image:MEBA.gif | Western river engineers form "fraternal organization," precursor to MEBA[1] | |
| 1855 | ||
| 1856 | ||
| 1857 | ||
| 1858 | ||
| 1859 | ||
| 1860 | ||
| 1861 | ||
| American merchant marine now world's largest[1] | ||
| 1862 | ||
| 1863 | ||
| 1864 | ||
| 1865 | ||
| 1866 | ||
| 1867 | ||
| 1868 | ||
| 1869 | ||
| 1870 | ||
| 1871 | ||
| 1872 | ||
| 1873 | ||
| Mandatory license examination for deck officers[1] | ||
| 1874 | ||
| King's Point established | ||
| 1875 | ||
| February 25 | MEBA is formed. | |
| 1876 | ||
| Plimsoll mark required on U.S. vessels[1] | ||
| 1877 | ||
| 1878 | ||
| 1879 | ||
| 1880 | ||
| 1881 | ||
| 1882 | ||
| 1883 | ||
| 1884 | ||
| 1885 | ||
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March 6 | Sailor's Union of the Pacific is formed. |
| 1886 | ||
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Andrew Furuseth named secretary of SUP | |
| 1887 | ||
| Merchant Marine and Fisheries Committee formed[1] | ||
| 1888 | ||
| 1889 | ||
| 1890 | ||
| 1891 | ||
| Marine engineering school opened in Massachussets[1] | ||
| 1892 | ||
| International Seamen's Union formed. | ||
| 1893 | ||
| 1894 | ||
| 1895 | ||
| Maguire Act: desertion from coastal vessels no longer punishable by imprisonment[1] | ||
| 1896 | ||
| 1897 | ||
| White Act: "abolishes imprisonment of US citizens for desertion in American or nearby waters," and ends corporal punishment[1] | ||
| 1898 | ||
| 1899 | ||
| 1900 | ||
| 1901 | ||
| March 25 | Harry Lundeberg born | |
| 1902 | ||
| 1903 | ||
| 1904 | ||
| 1905 | ||
| 1906 | ||
| March 1 | Joseph Curran born | |
| 1907 | ||
| 1908 | ||
| 1909 | ||
| 1910 | ||
| 1911 | ||
| 1912 | ||
| 1913 | ||
| 1914 | ||
| Paul Hall (labor leader) born in Inglenook, Alabama. | ||
| 1915 | ||
| Seamen's Act of 1915 passed. | ||
| U.S. Coast Guard formed[1] | ||
| 1916 | ||
| 1917 | ||
| 1918 | ||
| 1919 | ||
| 1920 | ||
| Jones Act of 1920 | ||
| 1921 | ||
| 1922 | ||
| Joseph Curren starts working on ships. | ||
| 1923 | ||
| 1924 | ||
| 1925 | ||
| 1926 | ||
| 1927 | ||
| 1928 | ||
| Merchant Marine Act[1] | ||
| 1929 | ||
| California Maritime Academy established[1] | ||
| 1930 | ||
| 1931 | ||
| 1932 | ||
| 1933 | ||
| 1934 | ||
| Harry Lundeberg joins Sailor's Union of the Pacific in Seattle. | ||
| 1935 | ||
| April | Maritime Federation formed. Harry Lundeberg named president. | |
| Harry Lundeberg named Secretary-Treasurer of SUP. | ||
| 1936 | ||
| October | Joseph Curren calls the S.S. California strike | |
| 1937 | ||
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February 14 | Michael Sacco born in Brooklyn. |
| Joseph P. Kennedy named head of Maritime CommissionMerchant Marine Act[1] | ||
| May | National Maritime Union formed, Joseph Curran named president. | |
| July | International Seamen's Union's charter revoked. | |
| August | William Green takes over International Seamen's Union. | |
| 1938 | ||
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January 22 | Andrew Furuseth dies. |
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15 October | Seafarer's International Union chartered. |
| 1940 | ||
| Joseph Curren elected vice president of the CIO | ||
| 1944 | ||
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Paul Hall (labor leader) becomes patrolman in Baltimore. | |
| 1949 | ||
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May 12 | American Maritime Officers established. |
| 1950 | ||
| 1951 | ||
| 1952 | ||
| 1953 | ||
| 1954 | ||
| 1955 | ||
| AFL and CIO merge | ||
| Joseph Curren named VP of AFL-CIO | ||
| 1956 | ||
| 1957 | ||
| 28 January | Harry Lundeberg died. | |
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28 January | Paul Hall (labor leader) becomes president of Seafarer's International Union. |
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Raymond T. McKay becomes president of American Maritime Officers. | |
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American Maritime Officers leaves SIU, joins MEBA. | |
| 1958 | ||
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Michael Sacco joins Seafarer's International Union. | |
| 1959 | ||
| 1960 | ||
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American Maritime Officers renamed to District 2 MEBA. | |
| 1962 | ||
| 28 January | Paul Hall (labor leader) elected to the AFL-CIO Executive Council. | |
| 1967 | ||
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Paul Hall (labor leader) establishes Seafarers Harry Lundeberg School of Seamanship. | |
| 1968 | ||
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Michael Sacco named vice president of Seafarers Harry Lundeberg School of Seamanship | |
| 1970 | ||
| "Merchant Marine Act authorizes subsidized shipbuilding program"[1] | ||
| 1973 | ||
| March 5 | Joseph Curran resigns as NMU president | |
| March 5 | Shannon J. Wall named NMU president | |
| 1976 | ||
| "Women admitted to U.S. Merchant Marine Academy"[1] | ||
| 1980 | ||
| June 22 | Paul Hall (labor leader) dies. | |
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Frank Drozak becomes president of Seafarer's International Union. | |
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Michael Sacco named vice president of Seafarers International Union; Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District. | |
| 1981 | ||
| August 14 | Joseph Curran dies | |
| 1988 | ||
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Frank Drozak dies. | |
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Michael Sacco becomes president of Seafarer's International Union. | |
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Michael Sacco becomes president of Maritime Trades Department. | |
| 1993 | ||
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Raymond T. McKay dies | |
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Michael McKay becomes president of AMO | |
| 1994 | ||
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American Maritime Officers withdraws from MEBA | |
| 2004 | ||
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AMO recieves charter from SIU | |
| 2007 | ||
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January 5 | Raymond T. McKay, president of American Maritime Officers found guilty of racketeering. |
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January 8 | Tom Bethel takes over as president of American Maritime Officers |
Principal Source: John A. Butler, Sailing on Friday: The Perilous Voyage of America’s Merchant Marine (Washington: Brassy’s, 1997)
