Earlier this month, the AFL-CIO’s Maritime Trades Department (MTD) passed a resolution in which MTD and its affiliates “pledge our full support for vigorous congressional oversight over implementation of the National Ocean Policy and efforts to limit its adverse effects.” The resolution adds that “[w]e also stand with our union Brothers and Sisters in other industries who seek to ensure an acceptable outcome by raising awareness of the National Ocean Policy and the harmful impacts that it may create if left unchecked.”