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Get to Know AFL-CIO's Affiliates: Masters, Mates & Pilots
… union, Masters, Mates & Pilots. … Name of Union: International Organization of Masters, Mates & Pilots (MM&P) Mission : To protect the rights and working conditions of members of the seagoing maritime community. Current Leadership of Union : … Inland Group – Great Lakes & Gulf) and Michael Riordan (Atlantic Maritime Group). Number of Members : 5,500. Members Work As : Licensed deck officers on U.S.-flag commercial vessels sailing offshore, on the inland waterways, on … a boiler exploded on the side paddle-wheeler Seawanhaka in New York Harbor. Captain Charles P. Smith maneuvered the ship to shallow waters so passengers could escape safely. While his heroism would later be recognized, local politicians initially …