HELP! Save the Jones Act!!
ATTENTION US Maritime companies and employees
Please Join your fellow industry employees, Shipbuilders Council of America, and Vigor to help preserve the Jones Act and keep our ship building/ship repair jobs where they belong.
As the Senate considers legislation to provide disaster relief to Puerto Rico and other areas, there is potential for consideration of anti-Jones Act amendments.
We are asking that you and your employees tell your Senators to reject any amendments or legislation that modifies the Jones Act.
The Jones Act is critical to U.S. national and homeland security and supports the more than 400,000 jobs in the U.S. shipyard industry.
The Senate vote is expected to happen this week.
Send a letter to your Senators today.
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Maintenance Technician at Silver Bay Seafoods, LLC
7 年People in the business should pay attention it's just the start of our right slowly being take n thanks to all who pay attention
Director of Human Resources
7 年In addition to Julia’s point, the Jones Act allows us as a country to have a strong maritime infrastructure, and helps us enforce US laws with ships navigating the U.S. coast. It is more difficult to preserve and enforce law and order on the high seas than it is on land. The Jones Act fosters an environment of legal compliance. By limiting coast-wise operations to American vessels, the Coast Guard has more of an assurance that those vessels will be subject to U.S. law. Unless you are willing to let down our guard on things like policing for foreign contraband like drugs, dirty bombs, or illegal guns, human traffickers, or those trying to enter the U.S. illegally, its best we keep the Jones Act. I respect McCain as steadying voice of leadership in these turbulent times, but he’s got it wrong on this one.
Affordable Housing Consultant - Business Development Strategist
7 年No! Stop the Jones Act! Why is that the very same people who want lower taxes think it's critical to tax other Americans? Please explain. I am willing to consider any reasonable reply.