AFL-CIO blocks kit-ships

The Metal Trades Department of the AFL-CIO has sued the U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) to block controversial rulings that violate the 80-year-old Jones Act to allow U.S. shipbuilders to mass produce so-called “kit-ships.” The suit, filed in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, charges that a ruling issued on May 24, […]