American Seamen Who Fought Pirates Are Proud Union Workers
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Stumble ThisWatch a member of the crew of an American ship attacked by pirates talk about his union membership in helping win the fight. The American crew members of the Maersk Alabama - a ship recently hijacked by Somali pirates - regained control of the ship. The seamen specifically cite their union membership as a reason for how they were able to beat the pirates.
In an interview with NBC, the ship's Third Engineer, John Cronan, said this about their efforts:
"We are American seamen. We are union members. We stuck together, we did our jobs. And that's how we did it."
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In an interview with NBC, the ship's Third Engineer, John Cronan, said this about their efforts:
"We are American seamen. We are union members. We stuck together, we did our jobs. And that's how we did it."
seiu.org
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This is a fucking joke, right? For every union guy who "stepped up" there must have been five watching and scrathing their asses.
That's not the way unions work.
This was a 100% union ship. All personnel on the ship were/are union. There is union protocol and training on any union sea vessel. A portion of the training has to do with fending off pirates.
These guys were union, and their training saved their asses. If it weren't for their training, the Navy SEALs wouldn't have been able to fire the shots that ultimately ended the entire saga.