seamen
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But the FAA expressly excludes from arbitration “contracts of employment of seamen, railroad employees, or any other class of workers engaged in foreign or interstate commerce.”
From Slate ● Jun. 3, 2026
But like many seamen, he says he needed the work.
From BBC ● Feb. 10, 2026
The captains of such ships were the rock stars of their day, consummate seamen who risked their lives on the open oceans for wealth and fame.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 8, 2025
Officials say another 28 people are unaccounted for but the families of seamen say the number is probably much higher.
From Reuters ● Nov. 17, 2023
Lust for action drove me to go to sea then, in command of ships and gallant seamen bound for Egypt.
From "The Odyssey" by Homer
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