Archive
Here are some articles from past issues of The Wheelhouse Report:
Coast Guard Injustice - May/June 2000
With the Coast Guard, you're presumed guilty until proven innocent.
How secure is your license? - September/October 1999
Uncle Sam is making it easier for the Coast Guard to take your license away.
Marine casualties and your right to an attorney - September/October 1999
Some things to keep in mind when deciding whether to hire your own attorney. An article by Christopher W. Dysart, of the Dysart Law Firm in St. Louis.
Your rights when injured on the boat - July/August 1999
Questions and answers -- very useful! Another article contributed by attorney Christopher W. Dysart.
To downstream, or not to downstream - November 1998
That is the question addressed by a government/industry team. Downsteaming kills an average of one person per year.
The licensing reengineering plan - October 1998
The Coast Guard's plan to privatize the mariner licensing program.
Pilots Agree: Still hanging in there - September 1998
This article came out when the Pilots Agree strike was over, but the lawyers for MM&P and the towing companies were still battling away. See more recent information at The Union Movement.
Pilots Agree builds up steam - December 1997
This article came out a few months before the Pilots Agree strike. More and more towboat pilots were joining the movement for collective bargaining
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