Marine Engineers' Beneficial Association
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| Marine Engineers' Beneficial Association, AFL-CIO | |
| Founded | February 23, 1875 |
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| Members | 5,851 (District 1, 2005) |
| Country | United States |
| Head union | Don Keefe |
| Affiliation | AFL-CIO |
| Key people | Don Keefe, president, Bill Van Loo, Secretary-Treasurer |
| Office location | Washington, D.C. |
| Website | d1meba.org |
The Marine Engineers' Beneficial Association, AFL-CIO (MEBA) is a labor union of deck and engine officers working aboard U.S. flag vessels.
In 1874, the Buffalo Association of Engineers began corresponding with other marine engineer associations around the country. These organizations held a convention in Cleveland, Ohio including delegates from Buffalo, New York, Cleveland, Ohio, Detroit, Michigan, Chicago, Illinois and Baltimore, Maryland. This organization called itself the National Marine Engineers Association and chose as its president Garret Dow of Buffalo.
MEBA's membership, like that of all American maritime unions has varied widely over the years. At the end of World War I, they had more than 22,000 members, but by 1934, their membership was down to 4,848. Membership ballooned during World War II
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[edit] Presidents
Partial list:
- Garret Dow
- Herbert Dagget
- E.N. Altman
- Jesse Calhoon
- Gene DeFries
- Joel Bem
- Alex Shandrowsky
- Larry O'Toole
- Ron Davis
- Don Keefe
[edit] MEBA districts
MEBA consists of a number of districts. The actual maritime membership is approximately 5,900 as of the 2005 Department of Labor report.
| District | Name | Data Source | Total Assets | Total Membership |
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| 1 | Pacific Coast District | 2006 Report | $17,057,099 | 5,851 |
| LU 2057 | American Radio Association | 2006 Report | $163,926 | 150 |
| 1 | National Federation of Public and Private Employees | 2005 Report | $1,422,229 | 7,971 |
| 2A | Transportation and Service Employees | 2006 Report | $13,700 | 175 |
| 4 | National Maritime Union | 2001 Report | Terminated June 3, 2001 | 0 |
| 6 | Professional Airway Systems Specialists | 2005 Report | $2,237,054 | 4,014 |
| Marine Engineers AFL-CIO Lodge 3095 | 2005 Report | $1,152 | 25 |
[edit] See also
- American Maritime Officers
- International Organization of Masters, Mates & Pilots
- The Maritime Trades Department AFL-CIO
- National Maritime Union
- Paul Hall
- Michael Sacco
- United States Merchant Marine
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