DALTON, Mass. — The Americans with Disabilities Act committee elected Patrick Pettit as chair and John Curro as vice chair following a heated discussion surrounding the meeting minutes.
On ships caught in the huge floating traffic jam off L.A., seafarers with scant access to vaccines have been stuck in limbo for months. Unions tell of despair and violence.
Travel restrictions that prevent foreign nationals from entering the U.S. amid the COVID-19 pandemic, coupled with a clogged supply chain, have left hundreds of seafarers stuck at sea aboard cargo vessels.