# U.S. Shipping CEO Calls for Foreign Seafarers Amidst US Merchant Marine Pay

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**Category:** Professional Mariner Forum\
**Created:** [December 12, 2023, 8:01am UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/u-s-shipping-ceo-calls-for-foreign-seafarers-amidst-us-merchant-marine-pay/67804 "2023-12-12T08:01:39Z")\
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**Author:** ![cpgrabow](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f4b2a3/32.png) [@cpgrabow](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/cpgrabow)\
**Post date:** [December 13, 2023, 4:27pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/u-s-shipping-ceo-calls-for-foreign-seafarers-amidst-us-merchant-marine-pay/67804/45 "2023-12-13T16:27:22Z")

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> [@Wasforkandblade](#):
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> What percentage of US mariners are currently sailing in union positions? I’m guessing quite low….

From a 2017 MARAD report: [https://www.maritime.dot.gov/sites/marad.dot.gov/files/docs/mariners/1026/mwwg-report-congress-finalr3.pdf](https://www.maritime.dot.gov/sites/marad.dot.gov/files/docs/mariners/1026/mwwg-report-congress-finalr3.pdf)

“However, the maritime labor unions, which represent mariners on 158 of the 176 commercial ships and all the government-owned ships and are contractually committed to crewing the surge fleet…”

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