http://seafarerslog.org/archives/files/original/ba5370d43ff12395a0ea9e42a908f59e.PDF ac146fd3d80b244fa0c95e83f8df3479 PDF Text Text •*<. • •. • OFFICIAL ^6R0AN OF THK SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION • ATLANTIC AND OULF DISTRICT • AFL-CIO • •r NMU, SHIP GO'S OKAY INDUSTRY BLACKLIST BULLETIN—The SEAFARERS LOG learned this week that an industry-wide blacklist has been established by the American Merchant Marinein­ stitute with the full cooperation of the NMU. The system allows the operators to refuse to hire any NMU member who was ever fired off an NMU ship. A central records bureau is maintaining the blacklist. (For full details, see stories on pages 2, 5). Defense Dep't Stand: US MERCHANT SHIP BUILD-UP YITAL NEED' Story On Page 3 jl Seafarers N. Richie (above, left) |#OOfC VfleCfC* and J. J. Devine present books to New York meeting officials before balloting began last week on election of a six-man rank and file quarterly financial committee. Both made berths on the commit­ tee, which is now conducting regular audit bf Union's books, records and files at headquarters. —.—. cruise ship J. « oxxv/wxx during refloating efforts off Bermuda by the tug Justice. She ran aground during a squall a few miles out of Ber­ muda en route to Liverpool, England. Confronted with a 30-degree list, she was righted after removing cargo. �Pace Two SEAfAkEkS Secref Deal Perils Men's Job Rights • The National Maritime Union and its contracted operators have negotiated an arrangement which gives the operators a free hand to blacklist any s6aman who has been em the files of the Marine Index. ployed on NMU-contracted • For a dollar bill. Marine Index will gladly pass the information ships, the SEAFARERS on to any shipowner who might be LOG learned this week. considering hiring the man. The shipowner has the authority, The go-between in the new •with the full approval of the NMU, blacklist system is none to refuse to hire^ the man if his other than the Marine Index name shows up on the listings, no Bureau, an outfit that was matter how old the entry is or used by a labor spy apparatus what the reason. to finger SIU men in the course of the Cities Service organizing drive. Under the industry-wide black­ list system, any seaman who was ever fired off his job on any NMU ship can be denied his employment rights in the industry with the full approval of the NMU. Thus far, no announcement of the new sys- AMMI Promoting Ship Combine The development of the secret NMU-AMMI blacklist is just one aspect of a campaign now being promoted by a group of lawyers, AMMI officials and other inter­ ested parties to establish a huge cartel-type combine in the ship­ ping field and monopolize US shipping. Such a campaign, if successful, would mean a mo­ nopoly of US subsidy expendi­ tures. By harnessing the NMU mem­ bership, lock, stock and barrel, the combine is convinced it has a key to control of US subsidies and the taxpayers' money. The SEAFARERS LOG is currently examining and devel­ oping additional information concerning the activities of this combine. Further details will be explored in future LOG issues with a view toward initiat­ ing a full-scale Congressional inquiry into how the industry is disposing of the taxpayers' money. For practical purposes it means that NMU members have been stripped of all job security as of April 30. 1957, when the blacklist formally took effect. The militant delegate who gets into hat water with the'officers, the seaman who is simply the victim of a personal dislike, or the man who is fired without reason by a bucko skipper can be fingered and barred from the industry forever. Since there Is no time limit on the files, the companies can reach back two, five or ten.years, if need be, if they or the NMU leadership are looking for an out to get rid (Continued on page 5) July 19, 1957 LOG American Merchant Marine Institute, Inc !l -groodwoy New York 4 . • . - ' 1. April 90, TO ALL STEAkShI? Ca.P.CJIZS .JU AOEf'TS HAVI^ 3 CONIRiiCTUAL DELATIONS VJTH TiiE HATIO;.aL k.A.1ITI.i llilOK OF ^.LRIGj Dear Sin been coi^cerhcd reaeant Tlndi the KatlJnel paft proposals tr.e collective need not Ipllrie records. in .•Sielend CSci ' ' """i ill aeoter concer.'' for rnTch the man is subse ported^^^fTe^arlne Index Bureau. Ibis organization, but the shipping Industry, has for ir.any years, provided of seamen to sjbscrlblng steiasMp coopanies. The olan^ to Mild In. beginning at once. Irfor-aatlon concerrilna discldMe. Then, theee coapanies rill be able to obtal gro Excerpts (above) from letter sent to all NMU-contracted companies by Ralph Casey, AMMI president, announcing the start of the blacklist. At right is LOG clipping which predicted the system. Oa tha basif of the announce­ ment In the NMU "Pilot" of Oc­ tober 23, 195S. that the "practice of logging had been eliminated" lt_ was reports by aOme ahlp op-] efafbra that the NMU might allow the ahlpowners complete authority to fire or blaAUst crewmembara L misting Work or wstch, in exchsnge for eliminating of the prac­ tice of logging. •rOet' Confbsed The confusion over the manner in which the NMU Intended to ap­ ply tha logging restriction arose fron^porU In the NMU"'Pllot." lipt; -from Seafarers Log, 11/9/56 Seamen Unprotected; Can't Appeal Blacklist tem has yet been made in the "NMU Pilot" although the ma­ chinery started operating early in May of this year. The NMU-con­ tracted United States Lines has operated a similar system on its own for many years. List Similar To 'Fink Books' The blacklist system as negoti­ ated by NMU President Joseph Curran is more or less a revival of the old "fink book" system of the 1930's whereby seamen were to carry a continuous discharge book. Skippers blacklisted them then by entering disparaging re­ marks about a seaman's character or ability in the "fink book." Now the NMU has centralized and refined the old system for use wherever NMU men sail. Interestingly enough, the nego­ tiations of the blacklist fitted The industry-wide blacklist may be something new, but it tightfy into the now well-known Stalinist-type pattern which has is an old story as far as United States Lines is concerned. For been employed for many years by years, as the SFAK ARERS LOG has pointed out on several Curran. Accordingly, the negoti­ occasions, the NMU has main--*ations for the blacklist were car-' tained a blacklist for United ation of the NMU, has succeeded ried on secretly under a cloak of States Lines and even has an in spreading the blacklist through­ Tieayy drumfire against the SIU, office in its headquarters which out the NMU-contracted fleet. accusing the. Union of a variety openly operates the blacklist. Incidentally, John Franklin, of sins against* seamen. Seamen can be blacklisted by US president of the US Lines, and Here's how the blacklist works: Lines for such "offenses" as re­ NMU President Joseph Curran are Whenever an NMU man is fired, fusing to sign on for another trip. co-chairmen- of the so-called Now, US Lines, with.the cooper­ a r-ecord of the.firing goes into '• (Continued on page 5) US Lines' Blacklist Role One of the worst features of the newly-instituted NMU blacklist is the lack of any form of appeal from its operations, or any provision for informing the seamen why he is not being hired. The lack of such-*-" provisions and the blanket working on deck and puts in for right to blacklist any man overtime for the gang'.. fired for any one of a do^en rea­ • The chief engineer fires a sons, lulhps all seamen Into the black gang delegate who raises a same boat with the performers, beef about the refusal of the engi­ weedhounds and other foiil-ups. neer to order necessary repairs AH any skipper has to do is made to showers and the washing note In the log that a man was machine. fired for "disciplinary reasons" and In other words, the real targets that is aU any company needs to of the blacklist are not necessarily blacklist him. If a company wants the narcotics addicts, performers to, it can dip back into the files as and other foul-ups (who, inciden­ many years back as it likes to get tally, are already subject to losing an excuse for not hiring a seaman. seamen's papers through Coast Ten years from now, it can turn Guard action) but could be the down a man who was fired off a militant union seamen who try to ship in 1957. enforce the contract. The net effect is to destroy NMU men's Job security and make a mockery of the rotary hiring system-. July 19, 1957 Vol. XiX No. 15 Often Grudge Firings Seafarers and NMU men well know that seamen are often fired off ships for reasons which have PAUi. HAXX, Secretary-Treasurer nothing to do with essentials of HERBERT BRAND, Editor. BERNARD SEA­ MAN. Art Editor. HERMAN ARTHDR, IRWIN shipboard discipline. The "NMU SPIVACK, AL MASXIN. JOHN BRAZIL. Staff Pilot" itself highlighted this fact Writers. BILL MOODY, Gulf Area Repre­ sentative. in its last issue in reporting that 21 crewmembers of the Isbrandtsen Editorial .11 ship Columbia Heights were Final Dispatch 15 charged with "mutiny" by the Inquiring Seafarer .10 skipper because they refused to sail unless the engine room was Labor Roundup 7 properly ventilated. Personals, Notices ........11 No doubt these men could wind Recent Arrivals . 6 up in the Marine Index file for Seafarers In Action 5 subsequent blacklisting. Seafarers In Hospitals 14 Several typical incidents wliich Your Dollar's Worth ...... 7 could cause blacklisting would be these: Publlthad biwtekly at tha haadquartara • A chief steward is fired after of .tha Saafarart International Union, At­ <1 Gulf District, AFL-CIO, «7S Fourth repeatedly arguing with the skip­ lantic Avonuo, Brooklyn 32, NY. Tel. HYaclnth per over purchasing additional *-M00. Entorod at second class matter at tha Post Offlco In Brooklyn, NY, under stores. tho Act of Aus. 24, 1*12. • A ^eck delegate is bounced 120 after he catches the chief mate SEAFARERS LOG /M �'/ July M. M5T SEAFARERS Pace Three LOG Good Shipping, Clears MFOW Hall Pentagon Calls Shipping 'Vital' To US Defense WASHINGTON—A strong statement from the De­ partment of Defense has put to rest rumors that it had withdrawn support from the US merchant fleet as a key factor in US Defense plan-^— American flag under ideal condi­ ning. On the contrary^ tions, but that he was willing to Navy Secretary Thomas S. accept the "effective control" idea runaway shipping as second Qates, Jr., told the House over best. Merchant Marine Commit­ Couldn't Get Manpower tee that a "large, modern He conceded that in an emer­ Large, impressive hiring end meeting hall on ground floor of the Marine Firemen's new headauarters in Son Francisco dwarfs handful of Mf^W men still on the beach during good shipping right now. New hall opened last month replaces structure that had to be vacated to make way for highway project. Restaurant occupiei the rest of the main floor, recreational facilities and union offices cover second floor and garage is .in basement. AFL-CIO Body Holds Coal Hearing A two-week breather in the crewing of the American Coal ships is due to come to an end this weekend with the arrival of the Harry Glucksman at Norfolk for replacements. Pending the calling of jobs for the Glucksman, a check-up on the shipboard count shows the SIU holding a lead of nine, 103 to 94, over the Nationa' including a rash of firings of SIU Another factor in the coal opera­ Maritime Union. One ship in oldtimers on the ships. tion is the persistent decline' in Despite the firings, the SIU has coal shipping rates to Europe. The the fleet is carrying 29 men be cause of a mix-up in the hiring persistently maintained its lead rates slipped to a low of around when five ships came in during one over the past several weeks win­ $5.50 a ton the past few days. Other ning 103 jobs to 88 jobs won by Hgures published recently have week. With no ships in port, the cen>^ NMU. The NMU had an original shown a'decline in bituminous coal tcr of attention in the coal beef edge of six "frozen" Jobs on the production in the US this year as European mines make a comeback. shifted to Cincinnati where the Coal Miner. two-man committee appointed by AFL-CIO President George Meany held a mediation meeting with the unions involved. The committee, consisting of George Harrison, president of the Brotherhood of Railway and Steam­ ship Clerks, and Jacob Potofsky, president of the Amalgamated Clothing Workers, heard the par­ In desperate efforts to assist the National Maritime Union ties to the dispute on July 8 in the headquarter's offices of the Rail­ on the American Coal ships, company-union ships' officers way Clerks union. The meeting had have fired more than a dozen Seafarers to date on a variety been called after an appeal by the of trumped-up chargds. Des--^ Masters, Mates and Pilots and the pite these company moves, Marine Engineers Beneficial Asso­ and an initial handicap of six ciation for "earliest possible" ac­ jobs in favor of the NMU, the tion on the dispute. SIU continues, to cling to a 103 to MM&P and MEBA representa­ 94 lead in the coal ship fight. tives were at the gathering as well Typical of the firings was the as SIU Secretary-Treasurer Paul treatment of Seafarer Candelerio Hall, and NMU President Joseph Ramos, wiper, who was booted off Curran. After thorough discussion the Cleveland Abbe, after making of various phases of the beef, Har­ three trips, on the specific orders rison and Potofsky announced that of the chief mate. The mate in­ they would forward a series of rec­ structed the chief engineer that ommendations to President Meapy Ramos was to be fired even though offering possible settlement pro­ the chief was reluctant to lose him posals. because he was one of the best Further Postponement workers on the ship. As Ramos explained it, "I was Meanwhile, the National Labor Relations Board has ordered an­ sitting in the crew messhall when other postponement on hearings the chief mate barged In. He dealing with unfair labor practice called, 'Hey you, Puerto Rican, Seafarer Candelerio Ramos, charges and an election in the coal come here. Go up and see the skip­ FWT, visits LOG office to de­ fleet. Action on election proce­ per.' Incidentally, all the skipper scribe how District 50 chief dure has been stymied thus far by mate engineered his firing NMU's refusal to accept the me­ wanted to see him about was to chanics of voting as proposed by square his slop chest account for from the coal ship Cleveland the trip. the Board. Abbe. He sailecL wiper with Asked to Take Off Hat The Board had suggested that ACS. notices be posted on all ships call­ "I told the chief mate as pleas­ ing for an election and instructing antly as I could that he should I am his superior' when th'e chief the company not to favor the NMU speak more politely to me. Besides engineer tried to calm him down. "When it came time to sign on by any action between now and an that he was wearing his hat and I election date. The NMU, which has suggested to him that he should for the fourth trip I was all ready been the beneficiary of repeated take off his hat when he came into to sign but the company man came company favoritism, objected stren­ the niessroom as that is the prac­ up to me and told me I was fired. uously to the posting of such tice on all ships that I have been This is the first time in the last eight years that I have had to go on. notices. Still pending before the Board "The next thing I knew the chief to Joralemon Street for the un­ are a number of SIU unfair labor male went to the chief engineer in employment insurance." Ramos added that the District 50 practice charges against thd com­ the saloon mess and ordered him pany because of the company's to fire me because I told him to officers were - doing every thing discrimination,'^^t^bist Seafarers, take-bis hat off. He was: hollering (Continued on page 10) Coal Ship System: Mate fires Wiper and well balanced American merchant marine is positively vital to .our defense plan­ gency, the US would face a diffi­ cult problem in finding reliable crewmembers for the runaway flag sliips. crewmembers who could ning ..." "Without it," he continued, come only out of the US manning "neither the military effort nor the pool. 'The SIU and other maritime war economy of our nation could groups have argued that wholesale be supported." For several weeka now, there transfers foreign take away the had been reports of a "new con­ jobs of American seamen and re­ cept" of defense planning for the duce the manpower available for nuclear age. The concept had it shipping needs accordingly. Con­ that the merchant marine would no tinuation of such transfers then, longer be a factor in a future war not only raises a competitive bugaon the theory that such a war .boo for US-flag shipping, but tends would be over in a matter of days to deprive it of adequate manpower before shipping could play any for expansion and emergency needs. role. Touching on another area, Gates If this outlook "were adopted, it would knock the props out from expressed concern over the dwind­ under US Government aid to mari­ ling number of American-flag time, including construction and tramp ships. He did not explain operating assistance, since such aid Iiow this concern equated with the is largely construed as being in the ' Department's policy of supporting .ship transfers. Tramp shipping interests of national defense. While supporting a large, has been hardest hit by the trans­ modern fleet as "vital," Gates re- fer program. Indications that the Maritime endorsed the Department's view that ships under the runaway flags Administrations "transfer and are to be considered as under the build" program for subsidized "effective control" of the US for operators is making headway were defense purposes. Another Navy shown in Gates' testimony to the spokesman, appearing before the effect that the liner America could Senate Foreign Commerce Com­ be run under the flag of a NATO mittee, supported the sale of 67 country as far as the Defense De­ US reserve ships to foreign nations. partment is concerned. Subsidized The sales have been {^ttacked by ship owners are seeking the right the SIU and other maritime unions to transfer existing ships foreign in as weakening the competitive posi­ return for construction of new vessels under subsidy contracts. tion of US shipping. Shipowner groups have also opposed these sales, but have sup­ ported transfers to runaway flags, indicating that they have no o«. • jection to weakening the US mer­ chant marine as long as they own the biggest piece of the shipping placed under the foreign flag. Gates' attitude on the subject of flag shipping Indicated that De^ fense would prefer ships to fly the SCHEDULE OF SIU MEETINGS SIU membershfii) meet?ngs are held regularly every two weeks on Wed­ nesday nights at 7 PM in all SIU 'ports. All Sea­ farers ore expected to attend; those who wish to be excused should request permission by telegram (be sure to Include reg-. .istrotion number). The next-SIU meetings will be: July 24 August 7 August 21 September 4 Hi^e '3ergs Peril Ships in Atlantic The Coast Guard has reported that a dense flow of icebergs drift­ ing south of the Grand Banks has forced transatlantic shipping to de­ lay a shift to the shorter summer­ time route between Europe and the Western Hemisphere. It was In this area that the White Star Liner Titanic, foundered and sank on April 14, 1912. Unusually heavy ice has been reported in the Labrador Current and on the east slope of the Grand Banks during the past five weeks. A Coast Guard patrol is standing by the largest of the southernmost icebergs below the Banks, sending reports throughout the North Atlantic every four hours. At least eight big icebergs have 'been spotted drifting in a southerly direction about 80 miles north of the Track A, the winter shipping I route, and only 20 miles north of Track B, the route now being used. The northernmost summer route, ^^eck C> is closed. : . I• T /I �iraee row SEAFARERS July 19, 19S7 tOG it June 26 Through July 9' Registered Port ||lli|l|i|||R^^^ Deck A . Boston New York Philadelphia Baltimore Norfolk . Savannah Tampa ... reeeeeeeeeea Mobile ..... • New Orleans Lake Charles Houston .........f. Wilmingtofl San Francisco Seattle • 7 71 37 43 13 5 11 50 75 16 23 15 27 16~ D«CX B 9 / 21 6 '• 15 2 0 2 15 15 5 10 6 19 ,. 16 D<ck A Sfart of service between the new Alcod terminal in Port Newark and the Caribbean it marked by company president William C. White (left) and Governor and Mrs. Robert B. Meyner of New Jer­ sey aboard the SlU-manned Alcoa Partner. Capt. T. Haagensen, master of the Partner (right), took port in the shipboard cere­ monies. Alcoa Inaugurates Port Newark Pier P^rt Boston Norfolk . Savannah Tampa .. New San Francisco. Oa>!k A 6 68 23 21 4 3 4 21 42 ,10 21 5 7 7 Dock B 4 14 5 11 0 1 2 5 17 5 13 1 3 9 6 61 25 35 3 10 6 28 36 8 .21 9 7 18 Deck B 141 409 Dock C 0 .10 5 5 0 2 2 4 3 1 14 0 6 0 Eng. A eng. A 2,73 Eng. A 1 73 12 27 1 5 4 11 43 9 20 1 6 7 Eng. B 3 21 7 10 1 2 4 9 9 6 10 1 7 4 stew. A . • , 3 54. ;-12. 26 4 8 13 25 69 6 13 8 15 12 Eng. . B .4 13 2 .25 10 2 4' 5 12 7 11 4 11 8 Eng. B Staw. A 118 268 Eng. C 0 12 16 5 0 1 0 8 7 1 20 0 1 5 ttaw. A Stew. B 2 1 8 43 11 JtA 2 12 * 5 0 4" 5 0 4 1 3 12 46 11 0 4 15 7 6 3 7 2 10 3 •• flaw. Total A 4 8 1 21 5 1 2 13 11 3 5 4 ' 6 6 16 186 74 104 20 23 30 103 180 30 57 32 49 46 Itcw. B Total A 90 950 Staw. C - 3 8 4 2 1 0 2 0 • 8 1 5 0 2 4 Total A 8 184 46 60 5 13 12 44^ 131 23 56 12 20 24 Total B • 17 42 9 61 17 3 8 33 38 15 26 14 36 30 Total B 349 Total B 9 43 14 26 5 3 7 17 37 11 30 5 12 16 Total Roe. 33 228 83 165 37 26 38 136 218 45 83 46 85 76 Total Rog. 1299 Total Total c Ship. 3 30 25 12 1 3 4 12 18 3 39 0 9 9 20 257 85 98 11 19 23 73 186 37 125 17 41 49 NEWARK—^New Jersey Governor Robert Meyner took pax't Seattle Eng. Eng. Staw. Dock Daek Daek Eng. Staw. Staw. Total Total Total Total in ceremonies aboard the Alcoa Partner inaugurating a new B ' A c B B c B c Ship. A C A A Total . 242 176 90 52 220 94 76 51 235 Alcoa service between New Jersey and the Caribbean. 40 638 168 1041 The occasion was the first SIU shipping during the past two weeks slipped back to the lowest point since March and sailing of an Alcoa vessel from ties from New York to Port New­ the second lowest total for thie year so far. The decline follows several periods of relatively the company's new up-to-date, ark because of the modern and good shipping. There is every sign shipping will pick up again in the coming weeks. terminal facilities at Port Newark. efficient cargo handling facilities Total shipping for the pe-"^" Alcoa has been servicing the Carib­ oflei'ed at this new port develop­ riod was 1,041. The overall bean area for nearly 40 years and ment. The Governor sent a first voyage registration for the District, recently moved Its terminal facili- memento consisting of a leather totalling 1,299, was way out in bound vdlume about the area's port front. . facilities to Venezuelan President Only five A&G ports showed an Perez-Jimenez. Mayor Leo Carlin increase over the previous report, of Newark also sent a first-voyage but none of the gains was of any memento, a Jersey-made Weston real consequence. These ports light meter, to Felicia Rincons de were Boston, New York, Philadel­ Gautier, Mayoress of San Juan, phia,""Savannah and Houston. Ap­ Puerto Rico. parently New York is holding its The ceremonies were attended own, although other major ports by more than 35 government, port slowed up. All of the West Coast ports, and steamship officials. The Gov­ ernor and his wife were luncheon plus Baltimore, Tampa, Mobile, WASHINGTON—The House ha.s guests of the company aboard the New Orleans and Lake Charles de­ clined. In addition, Norfolk stayed passed legislation permitting the Alcoa Partner. the same: slow. Most ports expect Government to barter surplus farm some improvement in the current products with Iron Curtain nations. period. The action clears the way for the remainder of the promised surplus Black Gang Even deal of $95 million for Poland, Registration and shipping were more than one-half of which has even in the engine department, already been granted. Thd^surplus but far apart on deck jobs. There program comes under the provi­ BOSTON — Shipping has been was a little less lag in the case sions of the '50-50' law. fair in this area during the past of shipping and registration for the The measure is another step steward department. away from the heretofore steadfast period with Class "B" men taking The seniority totals show slight the majority of the jobs. Next rule against trading with Com­ declines for class A and class B periffd, reports James Sheehan, munist nations. It Is a link in the shipping, all of which was taken program of aiding weak .Commu­ should be better. There is an ex­ up by class C. Class A accounted pected payoff of a tanker coming nist nations to break away from in from an eleven-month trip and for 61 percent of the jobs dis­ Russian domination. most of the men, he said, will be patched, class B for 2$ percent and The proposal does stipulate that anxious to hit the beach for awhile. class C men for the remainder. the Government can not make any The Winter Hill will also be in this The following is the forecast deal with Russia, Red China, or coming week an^ there will be port by port: any area controlled by the Chinese some jobs on her. Communists. Boston: About the same .- . . New There were four vessels paying York: Good . . . Philadelphia: Good The provision is part of a com­ promise bill extending the Agricul­ off and signing on in this area dur­ . . . Baltimore: Fair . . . Norfolk: tural Trade and Assistance Act for ing the past two weeks. The Gov­ Slow . . . Savannah: Slow . . . another year. This bill Increases ernment Camp (Cities Service) Tampa: Fair . . . Mobile: Fair . . . from $3 to $4 billion the amount of paid off and signed on twice dui-ing New Orleans: Good . . . Lake commodities which may be sold the period. The other vessels Charles: Fair . . . Houston: Good for foreign currencies, and makes were the Bradford Island (Cities . . . Wilmington Fair . . . San available another $300 milJion Service), and the Pan Oceanic Francisco: Should improve . . . Seattlp: Good. worth of commodities for famine Transporter (Penn. Nav.). and disaster relief and the like. The bill provides that within CO days after such an agreement is made for foreign currency, a full The Brotherhood of Marine TIngineers is now recruiting licensed report must be made to the men to fill open jobs resulting from new contracts and expanded Congress and the Senate and service by several of its operators. It prefers men who have come House Appropriations committees. Twenty-five percent of such up from the foc'sle with its affiliated unions, men who know their jobs and share the outlook of the SIU of NA. If you're interested foreign currencies accruing abroad should be used for loans to private in using your ticket, consult the nearest BME representative, or business to assist development of inquire at any SIU hall. foreign agriculturaLmarkets. House Votes Farm Aid To Red Nations Tankers Supply Hub Business . Want To Sail Engineer? See BME Waterman Beats PR Bid; Delta Line 'Not For Sale' WASHINGTON—The owners of Waterman-Pan Atlantic .Steamship Corp. won a clear-cut victory before the Interstate Commerce Commission when that agency ruled that McLean Industries Inc. had legal right to own the steamship opera­ announced that the company's tions. By making the ruling, board of directors had rejected the ICC Sccepted Waterman's sur­ render of its intercoastal operating r^hts as Arrow Line. O^ynership Under Attack The McLean ownership had been under attack from the major East Coast railroads on the grounds that it constituted illegal operation of both a trucking company and a steamship company. At the time of the purchase, the McLean fam­ ily owned and operated McLean Trucking. The ICC examiner found that while the company had been il­ legally acquired in the first in­ stance, the McLean family l\ad divested its control of McLean Trucking and consequently should be permitted to conUnue to oper­ ate Waterman-Pan Atlantic through McLeafi Industries. Examiner Reversed The ICC decision reversed a finding of a hearing examiner. Had the agency upheld the examinei*, the McLean group would have been compelled to sell its holdings in Waterman-Pan Atlantic. The complaint instituted by the railroads was obviously prompted by the fear that the new owners would make Waterman-Pan Atlan­ tic a powerful competitor in the coastwise and intercoastal services. The .energetic activities _pf the McLean group are now coming to fruit in the form of the first true containership services due to start next month. Mississippi Rejects Bids In another important develop­ ment affecting an SlU-contracted shipping company, Harry X. Kelley, president of Mississippi Shipping, merger proposals from both Lykes Brothers and W. R. Grace an:I Company. Kelley declared that the direc­ tors decided it was "more desir­ able" for Mississippi to continue as an independent shipping opera­ tion. Mississippi, Incidentally, is re­ ported as owning 262,500 shares of Lykes Brothers. Pursers Win 6% liaise The staff Officers Association has announced the signing of a new agreement granting a 6 percent wage increase and other benefits for pursers on the Atlantic and Gulf coast steamship companies. Meanwhile, the National. Labor Relations Board election for repre­ sentation of pursers on the Missis­ sippi Shipping Company vessels is still going on. Voting will con­ tinue until Aug. 31. The election is the result of an organizing drive by the SlU-affiliated pursers union aboard the Delta Line ships. SeA PA ' •' ft." �nm V-'*- .V • ' July 19, 19ST SEAFARERS T- J./, Par* FIT* LOG La, Labor Aids'Audrey' Relief LAKE CHARLES, La.—Seafarers and other union men here are volunteering in a co­ ordinated effort to relieve some of the losses caused by Hurricane Audrey. Victor Bussie, president of the Louisiana State Labor Council, has organized a committee known as Labor'® Disaster Relief Committee tof start building projects and fund-raising campaigns for Seafarer John W. Logaii (right), one of four seaman-winner* of SlU scholarships in 1957, checks over shipping picture with New York dispotcheii Scotty Aubusson. He'll try to make one more trip before starting school in the fall. Scholarship Licks . Seafarer's $ Woes The urge to get a college education came to Seafarer John Logan after nine years' sailing and two in Uncle Sam's Army. When he got started in 1956 ;hough, he got off the ground with a bang. In his first year and a half of school he made time as fireman and electrician on the Dean's list and came up SIU ships. with an SIU scholarship besides. A native of Poughkeepsie, a thriving city on the banks of the Hudson about 75 miles north of New York, Logan started sailing in 1945 at the age of 17. He be• came an SIU member, the following year and put In several years' sea- In 1954, Uncle Sam tapped him on the shoulder and he went off for a two-year Army hitch. While in service he decided he would go to school when he got out. He enrolled in New Paltz State Teachers College, a division of the (Continued on page 15) the people of Cameron County and other hard-hit areas. The committee, consisting of representatives from each of the council's affiliated unions, has set up programs to help rebuild the wiped-out parish. The state's car­ penters, plumbers, electricians, and painters have formed build­ ing teams, and have volunteered their weekends to help construct complete homes for those stricken people who are unable, financially or physically, to do so. The mate­ rials for the project will be fur­ nished by the Government. It is planned that under the wellcoordinated program en^neered by skilled rescue and construction men, each team will be able to complete -one house every two days. The Lake Charles Council will furnish the necessai'y trans­ portation, food and shelter for the volunteer workers. Seafarers in the area, reports Leroy Clarke, Lake Charles port agent, are doing all they can to help. They will furnish whatever manpower and materials are at their disposal when the work starts. "Our cooks," he said, "can cer­ tainly cook the grub for the work­ ers and we can also work as help­ ers to the skilled crafts." Meanwhile donations are pour­ ing into the relief fund from all parts of the nation. The New Or­ leans Central Labor Council has been instrumental, Clarke said, in raising a large sum for the fund. The crew of the Cities Service tanker Chiwawa wished to.express thdir gratitude to Lake Charles port agent Leroy Clarke for sending a radiogram to the vessel inform­ ing them of the welfare of their families in the hurricane-hit area." A motion made by W. Tatum and seconded by F. Reid to do­ nate the ships fund for the re­ lief of the victims aium of Hurricane Au­ drey'was unanimously carried. a •M' the last meeting, he was asked to convey a message from the Cap­ tain to the crew that "this is one of the best crews that he has ever sailed with, and that he appreci­ ates it." It adds up because Brady said there were no beefs to report, i t 4" Delegates also made the reports during the past two weeks for their fine performance. "A rising vote of ^ ^ thanks and appre­ ciation for the resigning ship's delegate for the 1 last trip, Nick Nickle, was called for by the chair­ man and freely t 1* 4" given by all," was Nickle Seafarer Paul Whitlow, ship's the report from the Mary Adams. delegate on the 4* 4> City of Alma, was congratulated by All delegate jobs on the SS Hast­ the crew for the ings are in good hands, according time and effort to meeting secretary J. E. Wells, he put into creat­ "All are capable of keeping th* ing a fine rela­ ship running in SIU Style." Th* tionship "between delegates are Aden Ezell, Jr., the crew and ofRalph Taylor, John W. Mollis, and Matt Oswald. And the crew of the f i c e r s for a smooth running Steel Executive asked W. Morris Whitlow ship." to remain as ship's delegate be­ cause of the fine job he had been doing in that capacity. It all goes Ship's delegate John G. Brady to prove that good delegates are on the SS Antinous WTote that at well appreciated. NMU Blacklist Perils Job Rights (Contiued from page 2) of someone who is not to their liking. Further, the system sets up an Industry-wide dossier making a geaman's personal records wide open to any kind of snoop, busy­ body or troublemaker who thinks It worth his while to spend a dollar for Information obout a Logging Beef Was Cover-Up Last fall, when the SIU ne­ gotiated a "one for one" limit on shipboard loggings, it's ob­ jective was to do away with purely arbitrary and unrea­ sonable fines by ship captains. The SIU's success infuri­ ated the NMU which for some time had been unsuccessful in seeking to establish a log­ ging limit. The NMU then, for reasons which have since be­ come clear, attempted to con­ vince the world that 1) the SIU had "sold out", 2) the NMU was "first" with a loggings limit and 3), the NMU had done away with loggings altogether even though its agreement was a "one for one" clause like the SIU's. What had happened became clear last week. It was neces­ sary for Curran to exaggerate and mislead on the loggings issue because Curran had traded away the men's employ­ ment rights in the, Industry by agreeing on a blacklist ,ln return for a loggings limit. The SIU, by achieving a log­ gings limit ahead of NMUwithout any weakening of Sea­ farer's job rights, bad pulled the teefh out of Curran's plans. m particular Individual. The industry-wide blacklist was drafted under cover of a series of vicious attacks on the SIU by Curran. Its groundwork was laid last fall at the time Curran was blasting the SIU for signing an agreement which outlawed two fo^ one loggings on the ships. While shrieking "SIU sellout on loggings" Curran took the same loggings arrangement from the AMMI. In 'turn for the dropping of two for one logs, Curran agreed that the shipowners would have the right to fire or blacklist NMU members who were logged. As the SEAFARERS LOG pointed out on November 9, 1956, "On the basis of the announcement in the "NMU Pilot" of October 25, 1956, that 'the practice of logging had been eliminated' it was re­ ported by some ship operators that the NMU might ailow the ship­ owners complete authority to fire or blacklist crewmembers missing work or watch, in exchange for eliminating the practice of log­ ging." Revised Employment Clause The next step was revision of the NMU's employment clause. This wa.s done over a period of weeks and the revision was completed in February. Ralph Casey, presi­ dent of the American Merchant Marine Institute, quoted the amended clause as stating, "the Union need not register in their employment offices men who, by reason of discipline records, are not considered suitable for em­ ployment. Of course, the company retains the right to reject pro­ spective employees who are not satisfactory to the company." An abbreviated copy of this clause without a word of explana­ tory material was buried in the March 14 NMU "Pilot." This was the same issue In. which Curran launched an attack on the SIU as betraying the hiring hall!" The new employment clause cleared the way for the blacklist machinery which Casey announced to the companies on April 30, 1957. "For some time," Casey wrote, the employers have "been concerned with situations where a man fired by one company for disciplinary reasons finds employment with another company. This problem was taken up with the National Maritime Union and the Union in­ dicated a desire to cooperate . . . finally, the employment clause in the collective bargaining agree­ ment was amended. . . . "As a corollary to this revised employment-clause" the companies have worked up a system whereby "breaches of discipline . . . con­ cerning which an official log book entry is made and for which the man is subsequently fired will be reported to the Marine Index Bureau." Casey goes on to urge "all com­ panies to send in, beginning at once," information about the fir­ ings. "Then these companies will be able to obtain, by teletype or telephone, disciplinary history, if any, of each man dispatched to its ships by the union." Any Man for $1 A second letter from Marine Index,, dated May 8, goes into greater detail as to how the opera­ tion works and how the agency will be happy to finger seamen for the operators at $1 per head. ". . . all companies," the letter says, "are to forward to this bu­ reau . . . information from all offi­ cial log book entries resulting hi a man's being fired. "Upon receipt of this form the Bureau will code this information and transfer it to a 3 x 5 index card which will be placed in the Bureau's master files. . . . "Whenever an individual . . . is dispatched for employment . . . Marine Index Bureau, Inc., which is handlingjhe blacklist this bureau will then submit a full machinery for the NMU at $1 per head, is a "private eye" report of previous loggings. . . . agency which specializes in investigations of seamen's injury ". . . those companies who wish to receive reports on the Log Entry cases. It also niaintains files on such cases for the shipowners. Service may do so on a 'per report' Marine Index will be remembered by Seafarers for its involvement basis for which a charge of $1 per in the labor spy apparatus developed by William Potter Lage, who at the time, was one of the attorneys for the Cities Service Oil Company. report will be made." The apparatus was disbanded following a labor-management relations investigation by a Senate Labor Committee gi'oup. Lage is no longer associated with Cities Service. • Bruno Augenti, head and major stockholder in Marine Index, was questioned at these hearings on September 26, 1950. Augenti submitted a sworn statement to the effect that he had lent one of his employees, Louis Scotti, to Lage. This loan came after "conversations with Mr. Lage ... Mr. Lage would tell us about his activities with the Cities Serv­ (Continued from page 2) ice Company . ... " Scotti then went to see Lage and was assigned to fingering SIU men "Labor-Management Committee," so that the Cities Service hiring boss could refuse to hire them. "I a US Lines lobby which on various Was supposed to report to Mr. Hanaway any men who were seated in occasions has fought to keep a that hiring hall (Cities Service office—ED.) who were members of the monopoly of North Atlantic trade and passenger routes in the com­ SIU ... " Scotti continued, "I would sit in this hiring hall in the morning . . . pany's hands at the expense of the and I would try to recognize their faces ... after sitting there for about industry at large. Curran's participation in this an hour or two, I walked down to . . . Beaver Street and would stand committee" across the street. . . and try to notice any men who were seated at the "labor-management hiring hall at 70 Pine Street who were hanging around the SIU hali . .. and the committee's emphasis on "I did tell-Mr. Hanaway . . . that there were a few men, and I gave the desires of management as him the description of these men, that were seen sitting in the hiring opposed to the interests of seamen hall, the Cities Service hiring hall, and seen going into theSIU hall«.." was one of the reasons for th* Another part of the spy apparatus fingered SIU men on Cities Service destruction of working unity be­ ships with the result that hundreds were fired. These men subsequently tween American Maritime unions under the CAMU set-up. collected over $150,000 in back wages in an NLRB settlement. What Is Marine Index? US Lines' Blacklist # �Par« 8far Iv SEAFARERS LOG After 25 YearsSSI Monthly Pay ^ Every time a US maritime union goes out for a wage in­ crease, the shipping journals editorialize that US seamen's wages are "excessive," and complain that US ships have dif­ ficulty meeting foreign com-' petition accordingly. If US describes his conditions in a re­ unions had listened to these cent letter to the LOG. The man plaints years ago about keeping wages "in line" with the competi­ tion^ seamen would still be making $100 a month. Here is how one British seaman Seaway Bid To Keynote IBL Parley CHICAGO—Emphasis on the shipping potential promised by the full opening of the St. Lawrence Seaway in 1959 is expected to key­ note the convention of the AFLCIO International Brotherhood of Longshoremen opening here Mon­ day at the Hotel Sherman. Firmly entrenched in the Great Lakes area on both sides of the border due to the major economic gains of the past four years, the IBL discounts the "pie in the sky" promises put out by the independ­ ent International Longshore's As­ sociation this week. The ILA has just wound up its own convention here. Great Lakes locals of the or­ phaned ILA were among the first to break away when the ILA was ousted from the American Federa­ tion of Labor in 1953 and form the cornerstone of the new AFLCIO dockers' union. Since then, the ILA has tried, without suc­ cess, to woo them back. News­ paper accounts point out that even the stevedoring firms see little basis for the ILA campaign. "There are loud noises but little action," an official of one Lakes' firm declared to newsmen. Both IBL President Larry Long and E. L. "Buster" Slaughter, sec­ retary-treasurer, are old Great Lakes' hands and led the break­ away from the ILA. The AFL is­ sued a charter 'for a new demo­ cratic longshoremen's union in 1953 when it bounced ILA on charges of "racket domination." Prospects for vastly accelerated shipping activity, coupled with ex­ panded opportunities for long­ shoremen, are in the offing when the full Seaway opens two years from now. So far, foreign-flag operators have dominated the field, but the Seaway i-oute for certain offshore runs has already been de­ clared an "essential" route for Government subsidies by the Fed­ eral Maritime Board, and US-flag companies are angling for shallowdraft vessels to put in service right away. When completed, the Seaway will provide a 27-foot channel for sea-going vessels as far inland as Duluth, Minn., creating a fourth United States "coastline." Although most shippers are still dragging their feet and slow to come up with plans for the use of the Sea­ way, both longshore^ and seamen's unions recognize the organizing possibilities when the waterway comes into regular use two years from now. In this connection, the next con­ vention of the SIU of North Amer'ica has been slated for Montreal, Canada, in the spring of 1959; to coincide with the formal Seaway opening. \• Worth Holding in question is employed by the Union Castle Line. "The conditions of service in your mercantile marine," he writes, "seem much better than ours. For instance, I am a night watch keep­ er, on duty at sea every night dur­ ing the trip from 9:30 PM until 7 AM with NO nights off when in port. "My salary is 32 pounds, 10 shiling a month ($91 at the official rate of exchange—Ed.). Out of this I have to allot my wife some and buy my uniform. The Eng­ lish companies do not supply free uniforms. However, after 25 years at sea I got used to it!" Obviously if American seamen are going to enjoy an Amei-ican standard of living they have to be paid on the American scale. Any other course would simply strip US ships of American manpower and lead to the wholesale transfer or lay-up of the US merchant fleet. All of the following SIU familtes have received a $200 maternity benefit plus $25 bond from the Union in the baby's name: Michel Henry Culpepper, boi;p June 10,1957, to Seafarers and Mrs. William E. Culpepper, Norfolk, Va. Maurice Duke Duet, born May 15, 19.57, to Seafarer and Mrs. Maurice Duet, New Orleans, La. George Francis Hargroves, born May 26, 1957, to Seafarer and Mrs. Carl Hargroves, Jenkintown, Pa. Edward Robert Going, born June 13, 1957, to Seafarer and Mrs. Ed­ ward Going, Brooklyn, NY. Robert Earl Kiedinger, born March 7, 1957, to Seafarer and Mrs. Robert E. Kiedinger, Galves­ ton, Texas. Marie Ann Cheramie, born May 16, 1957, to Seafarer and Mrs. Jaclt B. Cheramie, Gretna, La. Ronald Paul Lightell, bom June 21, 1957, to Seafarer and Mrs. Paul G. Lighten, New Orleans, La. Leticia Rodriguez, born June 8, 1957, to Seafarer and Mrs. Augustin Rodriguez, New York City. Betty Joe Mammae, bora June 21, 1957, to Seafarer and Mrs. Al­ bert Hammac, Mobile, Ala. Kevin Michael Allison, born June 3, 1957, to Seafag^r and Mrs. Cornelius Allison, Norristown, Pa. Harold Monroe Gaskill, born June 19, 1957, to Seafarer and Mrs. Horace B. Gaskill, Sealevel, N^I. Carol Jane Wasmer, born June 11, 1957, to Seafarer and Mrs. Francis E. Wasmer, Kansas City, Mo. Rebecca Hally Siar, born June 17, 1957, to Seafarer and Mrs. Rich­ ard C. Siar, Elmira, NY. Jo Ann Williams born June 28, 1957, to Seafarer and Mrs. Charles H. Williams, Plateau, Ala, Charles Dale Tate, born April 15, 1957, to Seafarer and Mrs. Jasper J. Tate, Lake Charles, La. ' Daniel Francis Patten, born April 26, 1957, to Seafarer and Mrs. Eugene F. Patten, Fall City, Washington. July 19. 1957 On To Tha standard injunction about ladders and gangways is "al­ ways keep one hand free to hold on to the rail." It may be old, but it still rates as a very sound piece of advice. Figure it this way. If your life is worth holding on to, then it's certainly worth your while to hang on to that ^il. Sure it makes two trips out of one now and then, but it may save you from an extra trip nobody wants to make—the trip to the hospital. An SIU Ship Is A Safe Ship « •* i V'V y/T.'-f hj'r �•y July If. IfSV SEAFARERS LOG Par* SeT*B JL YOUR DOllAR'S WORTH Seafarer's Gaide To Better Buying By Sidney MargoUua ' " Inisurance, Housing Problems ^ Life insurance: I'm 35, bave two dependants, and own my own home carrying a 30-year, $8,000 mortgage. Due to bad decisions wjien I left service I converted my GI insurance to a $2,500 20-year-pay plan, which I now realize is totally inadequate protection for a family. According to an article by U.A.L. Capt. G. C. Kehmeir, one-year renewable term insurance is the most economical buy for a wage eai-ner. I have contacted a savings bank which sells five-year renew­ able term insurance. Are savings banks cheaper? I have a group life Insurance policy from a previous employer which I was allowed to convert to a whole-life policy of $1,000, at an annual premium of $20.25. It's been in force three years. I was thinking of surrendering it for its cash value and purchasing term insurance which would doable the face amount for the same premium. I also have * $5,000 policy paid for by my employer. If I'm laid off in the future, my protection will be reduced further. Do you recommend insurance which pays off the mortgage if the husband died?"—W.L., Wantagh, NY. Answer: Assuming you have a wife and one child and earn at least $4,200 a year, if anything happened to you your family would get $162.80 a month from Social Security until your child became 18. Then your widow would get nothing until age 62, at which time •he'd get $81:40 a month. To supplement this payment and especially help provide for the gap In widow's payments, figure it takes about $9,500 of private life insurance to provide $50 a month for 20 years, $14,000 to provide $50 a month for 30 years, $19,000 to provide $100 a month for 30 years, etc. Term insurance is the least costly way to provide a large amount of protection for a young family on a wage-earner's Income. One-year term renewable insur­ ance is the jnost flexible plan but five-year term is also quite flexible, and reasonable in cost. Group life Insurance is your best bet, since costs are lowest. Furthermore, a group policy paid by your employer is non-taxable. You have to earn $1.20 in cash wages to buy a dollar's wortb of insurance (which your employer may be able to buy for 50 or 60 cents), because you pay income tax ofi your cash earnings. Thus, 50 or 60 cents that your employer may lay out for group insurance would save you $1.20. Savings bank insurance is very reasonable but it is available only in New York, Massachusetts and Connecticut. • : 3,3 • I 3^3 « 0 Financing a Home: "We are buying a home for $13,250, and the FHA appraisal is for the same amount. We will pay down $1,950 and $88 a month for 30 years, including taxes and insurance. The house pay­ ment alone is $62.83 which brings the total cost in 30 years to $22,618. We presume this is usual as all places cost almost double by the time one is through paying. When we make a payment doesn't that mean we pay interest only on the balance of the principal? We were told by the interviewer at the bank that the one-half percent of the 5V6 Pjercent interest rate was for mortgage insurance. In case one or the other of us died the house would be automatically paid off. Also, the closing costs are $400. That does not sound like a gray market, but you would know. "Can we buy extra on the principal if we liave a few hundred more to put on it, or does the contract have to state this can be done? I presume we can deduct the five percent Interest on our income-tax return but not the one-half percent? Can we deduct the taxes and Insurance too? When claiming such deductions does one have to use the long form and list all other deductions or can one use the short form and still claim the above, deductions?. I am 44 and my husband is 50. This house deal is new to both of us but it will be as cheap to buy as rent for rents arte climbing all the time. It takes two employed people to pay for a decent apartment here."—Mrs. R.L.T., Santa Monica, California. Answer: Yes, each payment includes interest only on the balance of the principal. If this is an FHA mortgage, the bank interviewer was wrong in stating one-half of one precent mortgage insurance fee will pay the balance of the mortgage in case of death. This particular kind of "mortgage insurance" only insures the lender against any loss if you don't meet the payments. The closing costs of $400 for this price house, in this writer's opinion, do constitute a gray market in home financing and are even a little high for the legal gray market. FHA permits the lender to charge closing costs of one percent of the original amount, plus costs of title policy, recording fee, survey and stamp tax. FHA will review these closing, costs before it finally approves the mortgage, and will reject them if it considers them excessive. Prepay On Principal You can prepay up to 15 percent of the original of an FHA mortgage eac^ year without penalty. Over that amount, you pay a penalty of onte percent of the original principal, or less if the total FHA insurance premiums paid cover the required amount. When the mortgage is finally paid up, there is a good chance some of the'FHA premium will be paid back to you or the final mortgagor, since the one-half percent fee is so high FHA already has a surplus of $365 million. On your income tax, you can deduct the five percent interest and the property taxes, but not the FHA insurance premium, nor the fire insurance. You have to use the long form and itemize all your deductions to take I ^ j^c^vantageMotftJw- iqter^st aqdi -.tiix deductions.. ^Anyi penalty jfor ,prer ,, ip?,ymtebt, also, is.deductible. ~ • • • ; •• • , i First of ten conventional C-2s undergoing conversion to coiitalnerships, the Gateway City is shown in eorly shipyard photo before addition of sponsons and removal of booms. Movable deck cranes fore and aft, addition of 72vfeet in width and enlarging of hatches and cargo holds will enable her to carry 226 loaded truck trailers in regular coastwise service. The ship should be ready to take SlU crew next month. first P-A Boxship Due Soon Seafarers have already'been introduced to two variations of the seagoing trailership in lit­ tle more than a year, and will have a chance to "try out a third in the next few weeks. Next month, Pan-Atlantic plans to unveil the first of ten lift-on "container-ships" when conversion is completed on the Gateway City, a former C-2. fied, so that up to 226 loaded versions, it had planned to build She will be teamed with the trailers can be stowed above and brand-new ships, but later on, when likewlste converted Azalea City to below decks each trip. Trailers offer regular weekly sailings be­ will be stored five deep in the tween New York (Port Newark), holds. Miami, Houston and Tampa. The Company embarked on the Eight other onetime conventional containership program using con­ C-2s will eventually be added to verted C-2s because it could modify the service, along with calls at most of the C-2s, which it already New Orleans, Baltimore, Philadel­ had, for what it would take to build phia and possibly Boston and Prov­ only one special vessel from idence as well. scratch. At the time Pan-Atlantic under­ Pan-Atlantic has operated a "piggy-back" truck trailer service took the "piggyback" tanker con­ with modified T-2 tankers serving New York and Houston since April, 1956. Special platform decks built onto four SPtT-manned tankers enabled them to carry as many as 60 loaded truck trailers on ballast voyages southbound and both The last of three strikes by NY trailers and oil northbound. City Construction unions was setThe SlU-contracted TMT Trailer tied when" 3,000 sheet metal work­ Ferry Inc. last winter put the first ers voted to accept an 81-cents-aaof two converted landing ship hour three-year package increase. docks into the first authentic US- The other two, the ornamental iron­ flag . "roll-on-roll-off" sei-vice. workers and steamfitters, settled Special cabs jockey truck trailers early last week. Although the and other types of vehicles aboard strike of 16,000 cement manufac­ the TMT Carib Queen under their turing workers is still in progress, own power for storage above and the settlement of the sheet metal below decks. This ship was on the dispute will enable much construc­ transatlantic run to Europe for tion to resume. But the Building several trips and now operates be­ Trades Employers Association said tween Florida and the Caribbean that the city's $400 million-a-year islands. building construction industry is still hard hit by the cement strike. Under Own Power These ships differ from the I Talks are being scheduled with piggy-back" tankers and the com­ ing containerships because the both small and big cement pro­ vehicles, in the TMT set-up, go ducers as more members of the aboard ship under their ovvn power Cement, Line & Gypsum Workers via special loading ramps. In the are joining the major strike. At case of the "piggyback" vessels, the present there are a total of 13,000 trailers are hauled oil and off the employees out on strike. A settle­ platform decks by mammoth shore- ment reached at the -Marquette side cranes installed at Pan- Cement Co. called for a 16-cents Atlantic's own coastwise terminals. hourly "package' deal, with an The innovation of the new "con­ averaged 13.6 cents in wage in­ tainerships" is that instead of con­ creases. It is hoped that this would ventional booms they will carry be the key to other settlements their own movable deck cranes fore throughout the industry. A major and aft with-a lift of 30 tons and obstacle to a settlement was thus require no shore-based facili­ reached in the Marquette agree­ ties. More ports can be serviced ment with a "sub-contractors in this type of operation since only clause." This prevents contracting a dockside'apron on which trucks out of work normally done by can manoeuver is needed. union members. In addition, special hinged jib 3^ 3» 4Arbitration attempts to settle a extensions, or sponsons, have been added, which will overhang the strike between 550 members of ships' sides during loading and will the AFL-CIO Oil, Chemical, and fold inboard when loading is com­ Atomic. Workers Union and the pleted. These will add 72 feet to Socony Mobil Co, at its East St. the ships' width, improving dock- Louis refinery have again fallen sidte.stability. -Cargo hatches and throughi They disagrete.sp^giiply.pn storage holds have also been modi-the retroactive date of a 6 tierceht the tanker-trailer operation proved profitable, sought to charter up to 20 Government tankers which it would have modified in the same manner. Its failure to get Con­ gressional authorization spiked this move, and led to the containership idea. The company has Government approval to transfer its four "piggyback" ships once the containerships are in service. wage increase which has been acceptedljy the employees. The strike is entering its fifth week Produc­ tion of most of the plant's gasoline, fuel oil, coke and jet airplane fuel has been halted since the strike started on June 9. The striking members are refinery workers and marketing employees. 4 4 4 Some 3,000 striking New Jersey carpenters have voted to accept a newft;ontract calling for an im­ mediate pay rise of 35 cents an hour. The men, members of the Central NJ District Council of the AFL-CIO United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America, have been out on strike since June 3. The contract also includes an­ other increase of 15 cents an hour on October 1, and 20 cents an hour more on May 30, 1958. Befoi-e the settlement, the carpenters had been earning $3.45 an hour. ,4 4 4 The California State Federation of Labor has charged that "rightto-work" advocates "are talking and preaching civil war." They are turning labor and manage­ ment against one another in ways which can only leave ugly scars of hatred and bitterness, the Federa­ tion said. In an attempt to stamp out a movement which is pushing "wreck" laws at local levels, the council announced plans for a co­ ordinated statewide labor cam­ paign. Several counties in Califor­ nia have enacted local "right-towork" ordinances. Although a su­ perior judge has barred the use of one such law in the City of Red Bluff, it did not effect the validity ,such statutes on a cauntx-iwi^f •, basis. • ' •. H-i .) �^ '••J- SEAFARERS rage Eight Trial committees, elected from the rank-and-file membership in SIU ports throughout the Atlantic and Gulf District, handled eight trials of Seafarers accused of violating the pro­ visions of the Union constitution, during the past sijt months. Although the right of appeal Perry, P-117; Adam Buchacz, is guaranteed under the con­ to assist him, if they so.desire, in Raymond B-389. preparing his defense. Findings: Guilty as charged on counts 1 stitution to any Seafarer found Before the (rial can begin, and 2, fined $50 for each count, GuilT iV;1 Dr. John L Wilson (center) rises to thank SlU officials and USPHS . staff medical personnel who honored him for his years of serv­ ice in NY area marine hospitals at SlU-sponsored gathering last Friday. Looking on are S1U Mobile Port Agent Carl Tanner (left) and Secretary-Treasurer Paul Hall. New York, New Orleans Hosp. Chiefs Swap Posts Two Public Health officers who are well known to Seafarers have swapped posts as medical directors of the US Public Health Service hospitals in New York and New Orleans. The administrative shifts ~ will put Dr. John L. Wilson B memento of his New York tour In charge of the New Orleans of duty. 13.. July 19. 1957 LOG facility, as Dr. John N. Bowden The inscription lauded his many takes over at Staten Island. Before kindnesses to seamen who were he moved over to Staten Island, patients at the two Institutions. Dr. Wilson had been medical of- Staten Island is the seryice's larg­ est general hospital, providing facilities for all of New York har­ bor. Before completing his tour at the Crescent City facility. Dr. Bowden took the occasion, in a letter to New Orleans SIU Port Agent Lindsey Williams, "to ex­ press my appreciation to you and the membership of your Union for the assistance that you have given me. 'Excellent Relations' New head pf Staten Island PHS hospital, Dr. John Bow­ den, Is shown at desk In New Orleans. licer in charge at the Manhattan Beach, Brooklyn, PHS installation. At a gathering arranged by the SlU last Friday in appreciation for his services to seamen over the years, Dr. Wilson viras presented with an Inscribed desk clock as "During the four years and nine months that I have been here in New Orleans, the relationships between the hospital and your Union have been excellent. This Is of great value to us who attempt to serve you. You have assisted us by aiding in keeping the blood bank supplied, by the donation of gifts- for the use of the patients, and in many ways too numerous to mention.^ A fellow of the American College of Hospital Administrators, Dr. Bowden is a past president of the New Orleans Federal Business Association and a member of the New Orleans Hospital Council. guilty by the committee, none of the accused availed themselves of this privilege. All of the proceedings, held in conformity with the SIU constitu­ tion, are summarized below in ac­ cordance with the Union's policy of keeping the membership informed as to such proceedings. The cur­ rent half-year summary is the ninth that the LOG has printed. Procedures adopted in SIU mem­ bership trials follow closely the methods used in courtrooms. The accused is judged by a trial com­ mittee composed exclusively of rank-and-file members and. on which Union officials are baired from serving. The accuser, must be present to confr-ont the^accused. The accused has the right to cross examine witnesses, to call for witnesses" In his own behalf, in­ cluding character witnesses, and to call on any other Union member November 29, 1956 Accused: PB-9322; Accuser: H-31!, Charges: 1—Accused deliberately Inter­ fered with execution of duties of an official of the Union by persisting in instructing a Class C man to fail to Join the SS Venore. 2—Appeared in the Union offices in a disorderly condition and refused to cooperate with Union rep­ resentatives. 3—Drunk, disorderly and abusive in Union haU. Trial Committee: T. Urbina. U-16i F. Argcnal, A-377: A. H. Blanchette, B-645: H. E. Fossett, F-193; L. J. Zimmerman, Z-22. Findings: Guilty as charged. Fined $50 for each count. proper notices must be given the accused of the charges against him. These charges must be read at membership meetings to determine if they are properly brought under the constitution. The membership at those meetings also acts on the findings of the trial committee. The constitution specifies in de­ tail the headings under which charges can be brought, and limits the penalties that can be Imposed for the various offenses. Under the appeals provisions procedure, a Seafarer found guilty of violating the provisions of the constitution is entitled to appeal to another rank-and-file committee elected by the membership, or he may take an appeal to the inter­ national convention. ' The names of the accused and accusers in the following sum­ maries are omitted for the purpose of publication. Findlngit Accused refused to appear as per the constitution. F'ound guilty and committee recommended that he be ex­ pelled from the Union on the first charge. On the second charge, suspension for two years and $50 fine. Fined $50 each on the third and fourth charges. established on Third count also, but as it 'appears to be a duplication of charge No. 2, it is dismissed. Febraary 7, 1957 Accused: PB-5909; Accusers: H-272, B-1 Charges: 1—AWOL from duty on six dif­ ferent occasions, and unable to perform' duties on another occasion due to own misconduct. 2—Went ashore against order.s, returned • drunk, bringing whiskey aboard against orders—second offense. Third violation was withdrawn from charge. Trial Committee: J. Felton, F-81; E. C.. deBautte, D-208J C. Hartman, H-34; S. Erlitz, E-43J A. L. Lake. L-41. Findings: Fined $50 on first charge, fined $50 and (hree months suspension on the second charge. February 21, 1957 Accused: B-765; Accuser: T-5 Charges: Accused neglected his duty while a crewmember aboard the Del Santos. Some of the notations from the official log are failure to turn to and perform duties, in quarters during work­ ing hours without permission, failed to. turn to to secure for sea, failure to assist unmooring, returning to vessel, leaving and returning later. Trial Committee: Louis O'Leary, O-dt Emil Herek, H-423i G. Metting, M-31| Michele Lluzza, L-483; H. Marumoto, M-447. Findings; The committee finds the aecused guilty as charged and recommends that he be suspended from the Union for a period of two years. February 21, 1957 Accused: PB-10510; Accuser: Charges: The accused neglected his duties while on ship. Noted from the official logs are: returning to vessel drunk and luifit for Quty, absent from duty without permission, under the infiuence of alcohol while at sea and unfit for duty, ex­ cessive drinking while at port and unfit for duty. Trial Committee; G. Metting, Jr., M-31: P. Valentine, V-72: L. O'Leary. 0-6: E. Hefek, H-423: M. Liuzza, L-485; D. MoUna, M-680. Findings: The committee finds the ac­ cused guilty and. recomends that he be suspended from the Union for a period of two years. January 24, 1957 Accused: G-21x: Accuser: 51-350., Charges: 1—Failure to report for port watch. 2—Failure to ' report second day for port watch. 3—Reporting, on ship drunk, bringing whiskey on ship, threat­ ening chief engineer. Union officials had to go down and remove accused from ship. Trial Committee: J. Booker, B-613; W. H. Mason, M-775: J. Davis, D-310: W. L. December 13, 1958 Compton, C-96: J. B. Harris, H-200. Accused: D-385: Accusers: C-1, H-8, D-3 Findings: Committee recommended "7$3o February 21, 1957 Accused: F-372; Accuser: T-5 Charges: Accused charged dispatcher fine for each of the counts. Charges: Accused of failure to return to with favoritism In shipping local men, and with using improper procedure in January 24, 1957 ship, neglect of duties, drunk and unfit for duty. shipping men, attempted to tear up rec­ Accused: P-48: Accuser: A-2 ords concerning procedure for those jobs. Charges: 1—-Villifying and threatening Trial CommlHse: O. Metting. Jr., M-31j 2—Bringing disrepute on l^ion and offi­ official in the course of his duties. 2— P. Valentine, V-72; L. O'Leary, 0-6; E. cials by misconduct outside Union hall. Refusing to leave premises closed to Herek, H-423i M. Liuzza, L-485-; D. Mo­ 3—Abusing dispatcher and interfering In public after refusing to identify himself lina, M-680. his discharge of duties. 4—Disorderly as a member. 3—Refused to cooperate Findings: The committee finds the ac­ conduct in Union haU while drunk. with Union officials after Identifying cused guilty of four different counts, two Trial Committee: A. Stracciollni, S-85S; himself as a member. others being dismissed. They recommend J. Popa, P-135i G. Pagano, P-196i C. Trial Commlttaa: Jes.se Bailgher, B-140, that he be fined $50 on each of the four Rice, R-330; J. Batson, B-713. Golden Parker, P-49: John Seiferth, S-166; counts,, payable after making a trip. MFOYf Seeks Welfare Boosts SAN FRANCISCO—Delegates to the coastwise conference of port agents of the SlU-affiliated Marine Fireman, Oilers, Watertenders and Wipers Association have r^ommended changes in the union's welfare dnd pension plans, and in other union procedures. The agents suggested that"< the union officials contact the the amounts allowed under the Ing pensions should be allowed to welfare plan trustees as to the surgery schedule. vote in any regular referendum advisability of including hospital­ ization for dependent parents of single union members, and a limited plan for doctor's calls. They also called for an increase in Among the medical staff directors from Staten Island marine hospital who honored Dr. John L. Wil­ son (seated, center) for his services as medical officer in charge were (seated, I to r) Dr. F. S, French, Dr. Wilson, Dr. L. Johnson; standing. Dr. D. C, Miller, Dr. R, H. Moore, Dr, I, li^auer, Dr .W. W. Car­ penter, Dr. P. E. Walker and Dr. T. Perrin. The affair was sponsored by the SIU. It was also recommended that ballot, although they would not be negotiations be held with the West allowed to have voice or vote at Coast shipowners to do away with membership meetings. the sixty-day clause in the present It was also recommended that vacation setup, and substitute a "12 the dues of the membership should months" accumulated time basis. be changed tO a basis of $30 $ Under the present plan, if a mem­ quarter, or $120 a year, and that ber sails with one line for six this amount should include all months' accumulated time basis assessments^' and does not re-ship with it with­ in sixty days for another six months, he loses the added two weeks vacation time. Under the proposed basis however, any time put In on any West Coast company would be pooled to make a seaman's 12 months' accumulated time count for the extra vacation. The delegates selected a commit­ tee to bring the constitution up to date, and incorporate various changes made in recent years. In reviewing shipping conditions, the agents thought that the union might again take into consideration the possibility of having standby gangs in the different ports. Upon completion of the amal­ gamation of the pension plans now in process, they felt that benefits paid imder the plan could be in­ creased. In conjunction with this they proposed that all men receiv-1 . J- �• • • r> jtar 19,1957. SEAFARERS Page Nina LOG ^•ew methods of homebuilding, pictured below, are being employed to lick severe . housing problem. Several huge projects are underway on the island under the lead of the In­ ternational Basic Economy Cor­ poration, a Rockefeller-spon­ sored organization designed to assist backward economies. Int'l Ladies Garment Workers Union is sponsoring one of these proj­ ects. The Ne^ Lpoii •: • '"'-hyyl*}: in Puerfd After concrete slab is poured, workmen set up framework of steel reinforcement rod's The old Puerto Rico of eroded hillsides, tarpaper shacks and lowpaid homework as pic­ tured at right is the' target of "Operation Boostrap." Vigorous efforts are undetwayts,to eliminate these condi­ tions. Huge tower Is lowered to Bull Line Brookl:p dock for ship­ ment to PR oil refinery. Thermoelectric plant near San Juan helps fill growing demand for electric power. Famed Caribe Hilton Hotel tes­ tifies to growth of' tourism as a Puerto Rican industry. Traditionally an area of poverty and industrial backwardness, the island of Puerto Rico is striving mightily to boost job opportu­ nities, living standards and fu­ ture expansion through "Opera­ tion Bodffstrap." Among other aspects, the program involves development of industry and im­ provement of housing. Seafarers have an important stake in the program which has brought 405 new industrial estab­ lishments to the island in the past ten years. Since SlU-contracted companies such as Bull, Water­ man, Alcoa and TMT are the, ma­ jor steamship services to the mi ^ island, the expansion of island industry promises a parallel ex­ pansion of trade and job oppor­ tunities for SlU men. In addition, the SlU and the International Brortlerhood of Longshoremen between them rep­ resent what is probably the larg­ est organized abor force on the island and as such pjay a vital role in the future of Puerto Rico's trade union movement. Pictured here ore a few of the aspects of the "new look" in Puerto Rico as opposed to the old agricultural and homework economy, which held the island in thrall for many years. Keeping pace with the "new look," SIU recently moved to nev/ -quarters in San Juan whipli it shares with the Internatiopfi,lJBroth^er|j hood of Longshoremen. I J "'c'i: SiF f Crane then deposits framework in place for pouring of concrete walls. •it Results are neat, attractive homes with lawns, paved streets, sewers and other needs. Island's growth means plenty of -'-•I �rf Tea SEAFARERS Coal Ship Mate Fires 11 MCS cldtimer Sigvart Johnson (left) giadhands MCS patrolman Wilder Smith in New York before heading back to Norfolk for another crack at an American Coal job. Johnson had been on the Casimir Pulaski. MCS Vet, 70, Set For 2nd Coal Stint (Continued from page 3) possible to give the NMU members every edge including the handing out of overtime." The chief engi­ neer told me that if I made more overtime than the NMU men, then the NMU men would quit the ship. Tf the NMU loses the election he said, 'then I lose my job.' So he and the other engineers were doing everything to see to it th^ the NMU men got the overtime.'" Further commedting on the type of men District 50 is "supplying" the coal ships Ramos reported that after the first trip the company fired the captain, the chief and all the other officers except one mate and one engineer. "On the way over on the first trip one of the engineers started running wild on the ship. The captain had to tie' him up and put him in the sick bay. So one of the engine utilities was put to work to pinch-hit as the 3rd assistant." Marine Cooks and Stewards oldtimer Sigvart Johnson is going to celebrate his 70th birthday next week in an unusual way—by throwing in for another job on the American Coal ships. Just off the Casimir : Pula.ski for a brtef rest and stand by," he concluded, "and then refresher ashore, Johnson has after this is all over I'll return to headed back to Norfolk to help the West Coast and take it easy." the SIU keep its lead over the National Maritime Union in the coal fleet. The spry, agile oldtimer is typi­ cal of the many men who have come forward from the SIU West • Coast affiliates—the Sailors Union QUESTION: The tanker industry is planning some 40 offshore dis­ of the Pacific, Marine Firemen's charge stations, so that the new supertankers will not have to come into Union and Marine Cooks and Stew­ ards Union and are doing a terrific a dock. How do you think shore leave could be worked out under job to win the coal ship battle. this kind of a system? Carrying a 1908 discharge on US ships (he started sailing in 190.5 Joe Wolanski, OS: Personally, I Louis Mazza, FWT: A man is from his native Norway) Johnson certainly entitled to liberty, and don't like the idea of a ship not is a shoo-in for the next opening entering port. with those popu­ in liis rating on the coal ships. The men are en­ lar Canadian Scorn For District 50 titled to get off ports, something and enjoy them­ will have to be Johnson was saloon mess on the selves. The best Casimir Pulaski and had nothing done. The best way I see would but scorn for the District 50 offi­ thing I can t^nk be to work in cers aboard. "The rank and file of is, using shifts, shifts, some got along pretty well," he said, four hours on, working while "but those damn fink officers are four off, or some­ the others get all pro-NMU." thing of that na­ leave and then ture duringthe "The 1st and 3rd mates aboard unloading and they would get leave when the first did nothing but hardtime me in gang comes back. refueling. the saloon all trip," he said. "They were always coming in late, for t t 4. *4 4. Gerald Sheehey, OS: Since some supper and making things tough R. R. Teets, Oiler: If it is a short men on the ships want overtime, run, one-half the crew could work in other ways." Johnson, who hails from Seattle, let them work in one port while flew in to Norfolk to make the while . the com­ the other half coal ships. "I hadn't been able pany supplies works in the next to sleep on the plane so when I launches to take port. If it is a got to the hotel in Norfolk at 5 the rest of the long run, then crew ashore. This PM I went to sleep. At 7:30 I was they would have called to go to the doctor for way the Union to use shifts, examination and the next morning will benefit with some of the doubly —first by I was on the ship?' crew working the the men having > Was On CoUier first few hours more overtime, and getting the His first American ship was actu­ and second by ally back in 1907 on a coastwise the company hiring more men to next off when the rest come back. collier run. In 1908 he went to the run the launches. West Coast on a Union Oil tanker 4 4* 4> 4> and has been shipping there ever Call Erickson, Deck: I think the G. Morales, FWT: The company since. "I'm going back to Norfolk to company should have a relief crew should use special taxis, three or com* aboard t four times a day, when the ship Is each time taking pulling in, and a part ^ of the have them un­ crew in as they load. This w fy come off duty. the entire crew This is how it is Under the SIU contract, US could get leave at done in Puerto Public Health Service doctors the same time. Rico on the oil havet the final say on whether Some companies bunkers there. or not a man is fit for duty. If are doing this The taxis run day tliere is any question about now and . find it and night, and as your fitness to sail, check with speeds up un­ far as I could the nearest USPHS hospital or out-patient ojinic fqr^ ta ;^iog. loading,!, and- c^eatos,,better,.rela­ seet, everything k was .vqry satis­ factory. tions with the men. INOUIRING SEAFARER A; USPHS Has Last Say On Duty Slip I •' I July It, ItSI LOO ALCOA CLIPPIR (AlcM), June Chairmen, •. Moydf Secretary, L. Nlchelaa. 84 hours disputed over* time in deck dept. 336 hours dis­ puted overtime in engine dept. AU crockery, glassware and stainless steelware to be returned to gaUey. ALCOA PI0ASU8 (Alcoa), June * —Chairman, L. Phillips; Secretary, R; Ulatowskl. Ship's fund tlO.63. Ship to be fumigated for roaches. Electri­ cian's shower faulty—should be at­ tended to. Keys to betaiade for crew's bathrooms. ALCOA PURITAN (Alcoa), June * —Chairman, |.. Larkint; Sacratary, J. Brasflald. Few hours disputed over­ time, and delayed sailing. To see patrolman in New York. Reports accepted. Cups to be returned alter at lingapore to be Inspected. Food not up to SIU standards wiU ba returned and ship wiU not sail untU At food is put aboard. Present food not edible. FORT H08KIN8 (CItlat Barvica), May 35 — Chairman, A. Van Dyka; Sacratary, R. Holt. Two membera opposa delegate's report. No dis­ puted overtime. New delegate elected. Hot water heater in gMley to ba re­ paired. Thermostat not to be touched. One man drinking and late in reliev­ ing watch. Book read on duties of •hip's delegate. HURRICANE (Waterman), June Chairman, a. Braxton; SecraAry, H. aAr Carmlchaal. New delegate to inform captain about new agreement—draws to be put out in every port, not every five days. No beefs, everything run­ ning smoothly. Report accepted. New delegate elected. Chips to be returned to pantry. Delegate to see engineer about shower head, in deck dept. MADAKET (Waterman), Juna 8 — Chairman, P. Arthofer; Sacratary, C. West. Cook left ship in Bremerhaven due to illness. Report accepted. Vote of thanks to 4-8 watch for cleanliness. Step ladder from gangway to deck should have hand rails. Lagging in deck dept. shower should be covered. Cut port hole in door leading to officers' quarters. Check top rung on foremost crosstrea. ROBIN LOCKSLEY (Saas Shipping), June 9 — Chairman, V. DlOlaaome; Secretary, A. Notturne. Ship's fund 81. Some disputed overtime—to be referred to patrolman on arrival. Re­ port accepted. Suggestion that purser be brought before patrolman regard­ ing draws, slop chest, overtime and hospitalized seaman. Steward to requi­ sition stores in Boston and if refused by captain to be referred to ship's delegate. Steward dept. beef on over­ time to ba referred to patrolman. using. Corn bread to be eooked more often for dinner. Good cooper­ ation among crew this trip. BIENVILLR (Waterman), May 24— Chairman, W. Coutant; Sacratary, A. Johnson. One AB walked • off ship; replacement also walked off. Heported to H. Troxclair. Cook drunk and performing. Failed to turn to for four days. Detailed report read at meeting—to be presented at port of payoff and placed in minutes. Ship's fund 812.5S. SIU tug victory communication. Discussion on use of laundry and bathrooms. ROBIN TUJCFORD (Robin Line), March 31—Chairman, H. Curry; Sac­ ratary, L. Harris. Ship's fund 938.84. Present delegate retained. Pantry and messhall to be left clean. Wash­ ing machine wringer not to be toe tight when wringing bulky clothes. April 23-^Chalrman, J, Kumor; Searatary, L. Harris. Ship's fund *18.43. Some beefs in deck dept. Discussion on Union overtime; deck and engine department painting. Juna 9—Chairman, J. McKarrk; Sec­ retary, L. Harris. Ship's fund *3.4*. Some disputed overtime. Vote of thanks to steward dept. for fine co­ operation and fine job. BEATRICR (Bull), June 14—Chair­ man, A. Isaac; Secretary, A. Priend. Repairs not completed. To be re­ ferred to patrolman. Very happy ship —no beefs—good chow—no fights— plenty night lunch. Need some beer. Report accepted. Showers and bath­ rooms to be locked in port. Delegate to contact patrolman about keys and locks. Vote of thanks to cooks. SANTORR (Ore Navigation), June 4 —Chairman, C. Kellogg; Sacratary, R. CATHERINE (Drytrans), March 31—* Chairman, P. Wldegren; Sacratary, C. Shirah. Ship's fund *10.81. New delegate elected. NO smoking in gal­ ley. ^eed two salt and pepper shak­ ers On each table in messroom. May 12—Chairman, N. Pattarian; Sacratary, C. Sharah. Beef on menu. Ship's fund *10.81. To write head­ quarters about beef. Discussicni on menu change. Need port hole screens, door keys for foc'sles. DEL MAR (Miss.), Juna 4—Chair­ man, R. Stough, Jr., Secretary, C. Dowllng. Two men missed ship. One man rejoined ship: gear inventoried and wlU ba left in New Orleans hall. Two clocks removed from lounge to be replaced. No major beefs. Ship's fund 8339.33. Purchased bulbs for projector and postage for films. No logs and no disputed overtime. Re­ ports accepted. Suggest placing over­ time Blip totals in pay envelope. Pres­ ent system inadequate. Two games scheduled—none played. Collected S60 for athletic fund. Spent 823 for shirts. Balance 838. Suggest regular amount of money be set aside from fund for films, nlovle projector to be checked and repaired. Need bulbs and springs for projector. Need new films. Motion to save only one com­ plete set of records for preceding year over a year old and dispose of other material of no value. Suggest night lunch be put out earlier. Suggestlon to read of safety' d minutes " meetings and facts and findings be recorded in an effort to minlmlzn accidents and stress safer working conditions. DOROTHY (Bull), Juna «—Chair­ man, O. Brannan; Sacratary, T. Oraanay. Everything running smooth­ ly. Communications read ahd posted. Reports accepted. To contact patrol­ man regarding buttermilk. Delegates to post list of names and brand of cigarettes requested. Need new wash­ ing machine or repair old one. Ques­ tion on grade and condition of meat received from the Hilton. Need new mattresses, metal straps and small springs in some rooms. EDITH (Bull), Juna 15—Chairman, A. Adomatll; Secretary, M. McClurc. Need new washing machine. Elected new delegate. Coffee dlscus.slon on whether to use coffee pots or urns. FELTORE (Ore Nav.), Juna 4 — Chairman, J. Waha; Secretary, W. Strickland. One man critically in­ jured at Sparrows Point. One man went to hospital in Panama—did not return to ship. Sailed short deck engineer.' Report accepted. Need bul­ letin board for recreation room. Vote of thanks to fireman for rescuing in­ jured man from water. JOSEFINA (Winchester), June 2— Chairman, A, There; Secretary, J. Marelar. Ship's delegate resigns. Orfe man hospitalized—Injured In Goa. Few hours disputed overtime. One man reported to patrolman. -Few beefs in engine dept.; .settled. New delegate elected. Any partiality shown by steward to officers in re­ gard to food will be reported to headquarters by special letter and he will be brought up on charges at payoff. All £o9d and . stores , put ^abpjai?d Dabardelaban. New delegate elected. Discussion about members drinking and fighting aboard ship. Poem sent to LOG. Ship's fund S4.60. Soma disputed overtime—to be referred to patrolman. Delegate to see patrol­ man about mattresses ordered eight months ago. No effort made on com­ pany part to replace same. All mat­ tresses to be checked upon arrival in port. Need new washing machine or old one repaired. Vote of thanks to organizing and negotiating commit­ tees for job well done regarding tug­ boats and American Coal ships. SEAMAR (Calmer), Juna 9—Chair­ man, A. Chrlstansen; Sacratary, J. Bowman. Report accepted. New delegate elected, . Members to ba properly dressed in messhall at all times. < Beefs against steward dept. to be brought ujr thru proper chan­ nels. Beef on serving cold meat and soup. Delegate to ba sura to type and mall in minutes. 8EATRAIN L0U8IANA (Sastrain), June 15—Chairman, 8. Oarcla; Sacra­ tary, V. Whitney. New delegate elected Ship's fund *36.79. Report accepted. Notified Union about be­ havior of 3rd mate. Discussion on light switch: two cold suppers per week; better grade of ice cream; domlnos for crew to be bought from ship's fund. 8HINNEC0CK BAY (Tankship Managemant), Juna I—Chairman, R. Knolei; Sacratary, B. Falk. AU books and pernUts to be presented to board­ ing patrolman. Ship to be sougeed. especially passageways and foc-sles. STEEL ADVOCATE (Isthmian), June •—Chairman, O'Hannatey; Secretary, R. O'Dowd. Used *4 of fund for workaway to purchase cigarettes. Messman left ship gfter a limit draw and failed to return. Was hired off beach by captain: worked one day and failed to sail with ship to States. Ship's fund 88c. Approximately 75 hours overtime. Repair list submit­ ted. Resolution and motion to be re: penalty of one hour overtime for any member required to dump garbage back after or check steering engine (when there is no passage from eng. room), etc., when company falls to provide a catwalk on aU deck cargos. New treasurer elected. Garbage not to be dumped aft midship house in port. Consult captain about wash-" ing down day after sailing. Clear deck of wire and lines. Second safe­ ty meeting held. In six weeks only one minor accident with no loss of time. Oificers and crew show serious attitude toward safety program. VALCHEM (Vsltentlnc Tankers), May 25—Chairman, S. Kersey: Sec­ retary, W. Nesta. Ship's fund *29.50. Spent 50c to send Important Uociiments to seaman by registered mail. Sailed one dayman short. Some dis­ puted overtime. Report accepted. Repair lists to be submitted. - New delegate elected. New treasurer elected. Keep messhall and pantry clean when eating between meals. Discussion concerning trouble caused by an OS and dayman. Delegate to caU Phila. SIU hall and send patrolv pan ^to eSfiip , t,o< s^ttlo flyuaUpp. , , '• , �') j«i7 II. im SEAFARERS Out Of The Past 1 Face Elcrea IPG House Gets Bill To Give Sea Hiring Recognition WASHINGTON—A bill to uphold the legal status of the hiring hall in both the maritime and construction industries has been introduced in the House by Rep. Thomas M. Felly (R.-Wash.). It is virtually identical with bill (HR 8422),-hiring halls in all an earlier measure put for­ industries employing skilled and ward by Sen. Warren G. Magnuson to cover maritime hiring hails only (S.2029). Sen. Magnuson 'D.) is also from the state of Washington. The Pelly bill differs only where it would recognize not only the union-operated hiring hall, as in maritime, but also "a hiring hall operated jointly by employee and employer," as is the case in some sections of the building trades. For the purposes of the Pelly unskilled menribers of crafts or trades in building and construc­ tion operations would be covered. Both measures cover licensed and unlicensed personnel in "off­ shore, coastal, intercoastal, or in­ land transportation," as well as longshore operations. They have been referred for action to the labor committees in each chamber. Both have the fuU endorsement of the SIU and other maritime unions. Hail tsf Graduates Of AfCS Sthooling SAN FRANCISCO—Diplomas have been handed out to the first graduating class of the recently-dedicated Marine Cooks and Stewards training center at Santa Rosa, California. A "simple ceremony marked the completion of training for for nomination and election of part of the students who union officials In the first MCS entered the school on March 25, the first day of training in the center. Others who also began the class shipped out prior to gradua­ tion and will receive their diplo­ mas after returning and complet­ ing their formal instruction. Pre­ sentation of the diplomas was made by Ed Turner, International vicepresident, SIU of NA. Present at the ceremony uere union and employee representa­ tives and civic leadei*s from Santa Rosa. Among the ratings receiving certificates were bakers, .butchers, cooks, waiters and room stewards. Agents Conference At the same time the first for­ mal agents' conference of the MCS got under way on July 1. On the agenda for consideration were the Union's participation in the various activities .of the Maritime Trades Department, the welfarepension plans, and clarification of certain shipping rules. The agents also took into con­ sideration the necessary procedure election now coming up. NY Reports Broad MAW Pact Gains - For some short-sighted reason, company people high up in the maritime industry still hanker for the "bad old days" of NEW YORK—Seafarers in this port have been kept fairly busy the 1920's and 1930's. They look back with nostalgia to the during the past two weeks helping times when the seaman was held in semi-servitude and treated the Marine Allied Workers Divi­ with' somewhat less consideration than a beast, of burden. sion organizational drive. At pres­ Paul Macro The blacklist system that these shipping officials have worked ent, some 16 companies in the ma­ Please contact your brother-in- out with the connivance of the National Maritime Union rine field have signed contracts, law, Salvatore Turco at Cambridge comes straight out of this dismal past when the' bucko skip­ but a number more are expected St., Burlington, Mass. per, the crimp hall operator and the shipowner were absolute to follow suit in the near future on lords of their respective domains. Fred O. Fleischmann completion of negotiations pow go­ ing on. In those days, the niian who spoke up in protest against rot­ Would you please get in touch In addition to these, reports with your parents at 25-44 41 St., ten food, vermin, low wages, or overwork was chased off the Claude Simmons, port agent, the Long Island City, N.Y. ship; usually without much ceremony either. Then when MAW has picketing going on with maritime unions on both coasts started showing signs of re­ 'George E. Kinc three other companies. vival, the shipowners came up with the infamous Copeland Contact the Welfare Sei-vices Shipping Back To Normal Department in SIU headquarters "fink book" proposal which would have made every seaman On the shipping scene, things in reference to important papers carry a record of his "conduct" and "character," in a continu­ are getting back to normal in this ous discharge certificate. being held for you. area. Shipping for the past two Led by the Sailors Union of the Pacific, organized seamen weeks has been good with a fairly Andrew Danlluk gave the fink book the "deep six." But, now the shipowners steady turnover in Jobs on vessels Please send forwarding address have come up with another scheme which is far slicker and for Dunkerque photographs to the more dangerous. The entries will be made behind the sea-, SAN FRANCISCO—Job activity paying off. There were 35 vessels in port during the past period. LOG. man's back in the Marine Index files, and no NMU member on the West Coast was quieter than They included 22 paying off, five Would the person who was ti'y- will ever be able to- tell when the lightning will strike him usual during the past period. This signing on and eight in transit. All port was very slow, shipping only of these ships were in good shape ing to get in touch with Harvey and leave him stranded high and dry on the beach. 41 men. But this is expected to be and running smooth, with no ma­ Hill concerning a bank deposit in No Hearings, No Appeals only temporary and should pick up. jor beefs on any of them. Inglewood, California, please con­ No doubt apologists for the blacklist will proclaim piously The following vessels paid off: tact him at the SIU hall, 450 Har­ that the working seaman has "nothing to fear"—that the ,There were no vessels paying off and only two signing on. They were Alcoa Ranger, Alcoa Partner, Al­ rison St., Sari Francisco, Calif. blacklist is really only aimed at the performers and foul-ups. the Iberville (Pan-Atlantic) and coa Planter. Alcoa Roamer (Alcoa); Harvie Murray But the mechanics of the system show up this claim as a fraud. Choctaw (Waterman). The Steel Di­ Mankato Victory (Victory Car­ Your sister, Mrs. Mary E. Am­ By concentrating all authority as it does in the hands of Ma­ rector (Isthmian), Marymar, Ken- riers); Seatrain New Jersey. Seadahl, would like you to get in rine Index an\i the shipowner; taking the word of the skip­ mar (Calmar), Yaka, Andrew Jack­ train New York (Seati-ain); Calmar touch with her. Her address is 961 per as the final and absolute truth without any provision for son (Waterman) and Ocean Eva (Calmar);" Frances, Beatrice, Eliza­ West MacArthur Blvd., Oakland, appeal or any kind of hearing before an impartial group, on (Ocean Carriers) were in-transit beth, Dorothy, Arlyn, Kathryn California. • Bull); Ideal X, Almena, Maxton the charges, and finally, by not including any "statute of lim­ (Pan-Atlantic); John B. Waterman Jerry and family itations" on the shipboard offense, the blacklist system clear­ (Waterman), Robin Doncaster. Rob­ Troy Thomas received your ly is designed as a club to keep seamen "in line." .The ship­ in Kettering (Seas); Steel Admiral cards and would like to hear from owner is judge, jury and prosecutor all rolled in "one. The (Isthmian) and the Council Grove you. Please send him your correct (Cities Service). addi-ess.,He is located at PO Box plain fact of the matter is that any seaman in the NMU who is fired off a ship for any reason is now subject to being The Atlantic Producer (Pan 17, Waresboro, Ga. TAMPA—Although shipping was Oceanic Nav.); Steel Scientist, blacklisted out of the industry. Jack Devine We can just imagine how some skippers, who are irritated poor during the past period in this Steel Admiral (Isthmian); Jeffer­ Your step-sister, Mrs. Florence by a crew delegate's insistence on contract enforcement, will area, it is expected to pick up' son City Victory (Victory Car­ Jannatte, would like to get in in the coming weeks. There were riers) and the Robin Locksley touch with you. Please contact her, react from now on. "I'll fix this SOB. I'll fire him and put it no vessels paying ofT or signing (Seas) signed on. at Route 25 (box 48), Middle Is­ down in the logbook as a 'serious breach of discipline'." Then on. The Vai Chem (Heron), Alcoa land, Suffolk County, Long Island, that cre^member has had it. There were six vessels'calling Runner (Alcoa), Mankato Victory N. Y. As for the NMU leadership, its subservient role in establish­ at the port to be serviced. They (Victory C a r r i e r si, Seatrain ing the blacklist is something for which it will have to an­ were the Madaket, LaSalle, An- Georgia (Seatrain), Pennmar and Raymond Queen It is very important that you swer to its own membership. From where we sit though, it tinous. Morning Light (Waterman); Calmar (Calmar) and Isthmian's contact -your mother, Mrs. P. strikfeis us as a iM-etty shabby spectacle and a mockery of trade Steel Rover (Isthmian) and the Steel Seafarer and Steel King called into port to be sex-viced. Del Rio (Mississippi). > Queen, at Cove Gap, West Virginia. union princifde. Temporary Lull Hits San Fran. Tampa Eyes Job Pick-Up �f •' ^ Puce Twelv* SEAFARERS LOG Santore Baker Knows His Dough Nobody would be very surprised if the ship's reporter on the Santore got a big kick out of writing about the birthday party held recently for shipmate Edward J. DeBardelaben. DeBardelaben, of course, is the reporter in question. He was agreeably "surprised" with a 22-pound cake for an im-+ birthday celebration plump crew. of pie and cake you can name to by "one of the best in the field "For breakfast," says DeBar­ give us something different every of baking, none other than Stanley 'Sea Guir Wojton." (He's probably a weight-lifter, too!) Obviously a go'od public relations man, DeBardelaben knows where his bread is buttered and spreads it around accordingly. As a re• porter, though, he also should have found out about his own surprise party in advance, but we'll pardon the oversight this time. Turning again to the baker, who is the real hero-of this piece, De­ Bardelaben says "everyone is very satisfied with his work." If the breakfast pastry menu he cited is any indieation, Wojton must make the Santore gang a real happy. delaben, "we get hot raisin bread, Danish goodies of all kinds, cinna­ mon buns dipped in honey and fresh bread that stays fresh and soft for days." Wojton is no slack­ er either in making "every kind meal." Anytime the crew asks for something they get It the next meal. "The entire gang offers its best wishes to him for the future. No matter what ship he's on he'll always be tops with us." Artisan Lauds Doctor's Aid LOG-A-RHYTHM: Queen Of The River By Roy Fleischer Oh! She was a proud ship. An wise and compassionate ship As she stately traveled Up the river, Lifting her skirt in front And letting it trail behind. All lace and foam. Spread like a peacock's tail Across the blue water. Now and then she dipped slightly. Majestically, Bowing to the waves That clamored around her For recognition. Like a mob around any queen. Even slapping her sides in frenzied enthusiasm. But she did not become ruffled By such goings on. Calm and composed. She held her course, Not once looking back At the disorder behind her. Eyes straight ahead On the future, V/histles blowing, The queen ojf the river boats. Editor, " SEAFARERS LOG. 675 Fourth Ave., Brooklyn 32, NY I would like to receive the SEAFARERS LOG — please 5ut my name on your mailing ist. (Print Information) JV- NAME STREET ADDRESS Some of the gang on the Steel Artisan gathers on deck for picturetaking after presentation of gift to Dr. and Mrs. L. N. Jentgen (rear, 4th and 5th from left), who were passengers on the last round-the-world run. Ship's delegate Harry Benner (front, 2nd from left) conveyed the crew's thanks for the couple's medical as­ sistance and other help during the voyage, in the form of an en­ graved chronometer set. 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Calif... .510 Macdonald Ave. BEacon 2-0925 STATE SAN FRANCISCO 450 Harrison St. Douglas 2-8363 TO AVOID DUPLICATION: If you SEATTLE 2505 1st Ave. Main 0290 • r« an old tubscrlbar and hava a WILMINGTON 505 Marine Ave. Terminal 4-3131 ehanga of addrett, plaata giva your NEW YORK 675 4th Ave., Brooklyn formar address balow: HYacinth 9-6165 t ' HALIFAX. N.S \ V CITY .........ZONE. §TATE ^•.s •• 128% Hollli St. Phone 3-8911 MONTREAL 634 St. James St. Wert PLateau 8161 FORT WILLIAM 408 Simpson St. Ontario Phone: 3-3221 PORT COLBORNE 103 Durham St. Ontario Phone: 5391 TORONTO. Ontario 272 King St. E. t EMplre 45719. Asks No Let-Up On Performers another ship tod do the same things all over again. How long can we go on? We To the Editor: t the membership must answer In the last LOG (June 7, for this, and we cant take too 1957) I read a piece that should long with it. Guys moan when have been written years ago. a ship goes under foreign "flag The writer- should receive a and cuss the company out, but medal for it. they never stop to think that The headline on the letter business must go on and can go was indeed well put; It was on without them. "Homesteaders Taken To Task," It happens in the factories and the writer was Brother M. ashore and will come In mari­ Gottschalk. This man really did time, too. Go ashore and try to a wonderful job. He hit on the bluff your way. Try going to work gassed up—or have some of you tried it already and that's why you're back? Bad Apple Ruins 100 There are a lot of wonderful guys going to sea, but there's always one foul-up to ruin 100 good men. Wake up, men. Our officials have a hard job to do; it's up to the rest of the mem­ All letters to the editor for bership to weed out the foul-ups publication in the SEAFAR­ and those who can't do a job ERS LOG -must be signed even if it means revising our by the writer. Names will rules and regulations and get­ be withheld upon request. ting guys mad. Don't forget that you have to homesteaders; now let me say live with these men. It's no a bit about the "chiefs." We seem to have plenty of good beefing on a ship or at the chiefs these days, but no In­ payoff and then forgetting it. dians. Everybody wants to sail That's why it goes on and on. bosun or steward or chief elec­ 1 think we should have a school trician or chief wiper. It doesn't for ship's delegates so they can matter what, as long as they are be fully responsible for the chiefs. The funny part about foul-ups and pull no punches. It is that many of the same Something must be done, and ones who want to sail chief are you and you alone must do It, for you are the membership the worst ones at their trade. and you are the Union. Can't Do Jobs Dave Barry Some of these guys who won't sail in anything but a top rat­ ing have the nerve to tell other guys to do things they can't do themselves. Then if the next guy doesn't do it, the so-called To the Editor: bosun or steward raises hell. 1 am one of the oldtimers on Yet if one of these chiefs has this American Coal beef and to sail at a lower rating they want to say that the hall on are always the first ones to say Colley Street in Norfolk is the that the guy they have to take finest set-up I've ever seen. Each orders from is a dumb bunny, and every person connected and 1 don't mean bunny. In the with the operation of the hall last few years 1 have personally deserves a lot of credit. run into quite a few of these Everything to make the oldguys. tinrers comfortable is and has What really burns me up is been done. There are cigarettes, that while they're In.the Union tobacco, ice cream, milk, cold hall, they«always let you know drinks and the best of sand­ what great guys they are and wiches, plus restaurants to go hoA' they really tell those mates to at all times, if you like. The off. But once on a ship all they sleeping quarters are all In fine say to the mate is yes, yes, yes shape. and, as >Iong as the mate gives One meets no strangers at them overtime, the yesses really that hall, just a gang of old men fly and to hell with their ship­ who were called on to do mates. It seems that the day of a job. I'll truly say they re­ the shipmate is gone. These are sponded ready for the call. the days of hurray for me and Maybe after we win this deal to hell with you. the welfare plan will revise the Should Prove Ability disability-pension plan so that 1 am in favor of having every we who sailed 40 or more years man who has a rating and those ago and have made the sea our who are getting one to prove life's work can qualify. they are capable of doing their Many of us will never get the jobs and don't get them Just 12 years of. seatime now re­ because they have the seatime. quired, as we are all over 60 It's time every man realized he years old. And we would like is only hurting himself when he to retire and take it easy for goes aboard a ship and can't the time left to us. We are tol­ do the job. Our agreements say erated on the ships, though we we are responsible for putting know we are not wanted either capable men on a ship, but I by officers or crew, sometimes Wonder if we do. This coal beef may be the 1 just came off a ship which best thing that could have hap­ had two daymw who weren't pened for us old young men. even good ordinary seamen. Robert W. Scales Yet one sailed bosun and the other carpenter. The carpenter couldn't go into a hold or a tank, and I don't even know what to say about the ojher one. He couldn't go anywhere but To the Editor: to the sack and the table. This We'd like to thank all the may sound funny, but it isn't as brothers in Tampa, especially funny as it sounds. Anthony Blanchard for his dona­ We have men at the head of tion of blood for my father, this Union who are fighting to F. H. Delgado. He still is very make It stronger and organize sick In a local hospital with very new companies, ^et some guys little hopes for recovering. keep fouling up and making It gives you a warm feeling trouble. There are some gas- to know you have friends at a hounds who pay $50 fines on time like this. one 3hlp, get off, go right on Mrs. John Croft letters To The Editor Wants Pension Rules Eased Up Hails Tampa Blood Donors Canadian District ADDRESS July 19, 1957 "Give the liiouse a drink.. �'-pa Jidy 19, 1957 •AMUBL P. MILLBR (aetfon Ship­ ping), Jun* 15—Chairman, H. Higglnbolham; Sacratary, J. Smith. Over­ time almost finished. Purchased books and magazines from fund. Ship's fund tl. Some disputed over­ time. One man hospitalized in Hono­ lulu. Bosun stood watch—no day man available. AH doors to be closed while in port except gangway door. People to be kept out. Washing maeliine to be fixed. Loud talking in passageways to be stopped. No spare fans aboard. Steward dept. given vote of thanks for good food and service. I SEAFAkERS gether on safety precautions. Need extra LOGS. Ship's fund $14.59. Han missed ship twice. Report accepted. Suggestion to stop chipping aroupd messhall during lunch. Notified head­ quarters about poor sanitary condi­ tions. Keep recreation room, pantry and messhall clean. ARMONK (NJ Industries), April 2t —Chairman, C. Cantwall; $acratary, D. O'Connor. .No expectorating on deck. Captain will give US -money. Doors to be closed in cold weather during meals. New delegate elected. Linen to be distributed on Friday in­ ROYAL OAK (Cities Service), June stead of Sunday. Steward refusCs to 22—Chairman, J. Higgins) Secretary, put out canned fruit, to be reported D. Beard. Menus very unsatisfactory. captain. Two nien missed ship in Boston. No toJune C. Cantwail; cooperation to improve menus as re­ $ecretary,9—Chairman, D. O'Connor. If payoff not quested. Ship's fund $2.68. Report made on arrival there will a draw. accepted. Steward giving dent, lot Cigarette butts not to be be thrown In of abuse when they claim overtime. passageways. Some disputed OT. Re­ quest pay statements for speedy payolT. MAXTON (Pan Atlantic), June 22— Xhalrman, ^J. Flinn; $acratary, M. Eschenke. Ail beefs squared away. Crew to glvev24-hours notice before lGa^ing ship. Ship's fund $47.40. Some disputed overtime. Reports ac­ cepted: To purchase c.ribbage boards end playing cards from ship's fund. Cots to bo placed Inside when not in use. Recreation room to be kept ciean. New delegate elected. Steward re­ fuses to serve canned fruit, tomato juice or fresh tomatoes. More variety of meats and vegetables needed. Night lunch monotoiious. Suppers not up to standard. Steward tight on desserts and sweets, aiso giving black gang a hard time on coffee. New cots to be removed from deck after using. ' OCEAN EVELYN (Ocean Trans.), June 14—Chairman, J. O'Rourke; $ecratary, V. Chavez. Beef about chief mate working on deck. Soma dis­ puted overtime. New delegate elect­ ed. Repair leaking faucet In galley. Portholes in engine dept. need re­ pairing and cleaning. Need porthole screens. Engineer to check heating system, rooms below do not get any heat. Vote of thanks to steward dept. for fine job. Fine cooperation of delegates. ALICE BROWN (Bioomfleld), May 5 —Chairman, J. Rawiint; Secretary, T. Schuitz. Money draws to be in Amer­ ican money. Alcoholic beverages not allowed aboard. Cleanliness in mess­ SEATRAIN GEORCIA (Seatralh), hall at night to be kept by everyone. June 22—Chairman, E. Vatis; Secre­ Men on watch designated certain tary, F. Clanagan. Safety minutes- table and to be served first. Improve submitted. Vacation blanks and wel­ night lunches, include eggs, sardines, fare cards available to all. Ship's and cooked meat. fund $32.40. Report accepted. Books and magazines purchased. Cantalopes June 1—Chairman, A. E. Cunning­ and desserts to be kept in refrigera­ ham! Secretary, R. Wardlaw. Repair tor untli served. Need more flyp.ipcr list turned In and started. Delayed In messroom. starting time disputed some not en­ titled. SEATRAIN NEW JERSEY (Seatrain), June 22—Chairman, J. Oribbie; , KERN. HILLS (Fairland) May $— Secretary, P. Brody. Some disputed Chairman, F. Throp; Sec. T. Ballard. overtime. Reports accepted. Dlscu.s- No mall 45 da.vs, sent wire to head­ slon on deck lights and fruits In sea­ quarters. No cots in Elat, to get son. them in Haifa. To see capt. about traveler's checks for next draw. Speak SEATRAIN SAVANNAH (Sealrain), to capt. about chief engineer sending June 19—Chairman, P. Patrick; Sec­ sick man on watch. retary, J. Ayala. Ship's fund $44.22. Reports . accepted. New delegate KATHRYN (Bull) June 9—Chairman, elected. Deck dept. rooms to be W. Ortiz; Secretary, A. Gonzalez. painted and aft on fantall. Repair $6 in ship's fund. Contacted patrol­ awning. Sanitary line clappers to be man about exhaust fan to be turned free. on in hot climate. Mirror in bosun's room to be put in. Exhaust fan for STEEL DIRECTOR (Isthmian), June toilets needed too. _ 10—Chairman, J. Rose, Jr., Secretary, L. White. Repairs completed. Ob­ M V DEL VIENTO (Mississippi) May tained new washing machine. Ship's 24—Chairman, P. Plaseik; Sec. B. F. fund $15. New delegate elected. Need D'Ferrafiet. Discussed the repair list. more cigarettes. Delegate requested Discussed the loggings aboard ship. proper handling of washing machine. One man was told to leave for no reason and this matter to be taken STEEL VOYAGER (Isthmian), June up with patrolman. Some disputed 15—Chairman, L. Eiiand; Secretary, overtime and this also will be turned A. Tacey. Two men left ship in Bom­ over to the patrolman. Have all bay. One man failed to rejoin ship mattresses inspected on board and <— headquarters notified. No launch have the bad ones renewed. This service—one man missed ship. matter to be taken up with the pa­ trolman for final results. The con­ TRANSATLANTIC (Tak), June 2— dition of the washing machine was Chairman, P. Conley; Secretary, L. discussed and it was agreed that we Pepper. Discussion on Sec. 28. Art. should consult the patrolman about it. II. Letter to be written headquarters The roaches are in every foc'sle and it regarding lack of cooperation by mas­ was time that something was done ter re: Union agreement on money about it,- The steward agreed to can­ draws in US currency and traveler's vas each foc'sle and make a Ust of checks. the mattre.sses that needed to be re­ newed and to requisition same. Re­ VALLEY FORGE (Penn. Nav.), May pair list was discussed and Hems 24—Chairman, D. Martin; Secretary, added to It. W. Harris. New delegate elected. —— (Ji Ship to be brought up to SIU stand­ DEL MAR (Miss.), June 14—Chplrards at end of trip. Draw wliKbe In man, R. $tough; Secretary, C. Dowllocal currency because of Yugoslav ing. .Ship's fund $128. All disputed laws. Sanitary men to clean laundry OT settled. New delegate elected. and recreation room. Repair list to Reports accepted. Movie projector to be made up and sent from Yugoslavia be repaired. Ail repairs completed. s& headquarters can handle matter with company office. This is first GEORGE A. LAWSON (Penn Corp.). trip under SIU contract. June 14—Chairman, J. Schmidt; Sec­ retary. W. Dunham. One man short; YAKA (Waterman), May 24—Chair­ captain promises man at next port man, J. Denals; Secretary, S. Joseph. o'call. New delegate elected. Ship's Benches to be made for crew back iund $14.00. Coffee urn to be used at aft. Screen doors put up back aft. breakfast and coffee time: percolators Money draws put out in greenbacks at dinner and supper time. Beef on and yen. Good safety record—no in­ hot rakes not being ready on time. juries—crew and skipper working to- Ship to be fumigated for roaches. Burly LOG Faff* Thlrtcca Vatalie? She's A Plain Stick-In-The-Mud Now Saturday night was hardly the loneliest night of the week for the Natalie last June 29th Mn Yokohama. There was no lack of company for the ship. Three Army fireboats, six Japanese Are companies and about 9 PM Sunday. "There was a couple of Navy tugs came considerable damage," Michalik said, "and it looks like we'll be in the shipyard out here for a couple of months. Right now with half of Tokyo Bay in the three holds we're down by the head and stuck in about five feet of mud." There apparently were no injuries, con­ Chief cook Burke grabs a trary to earlier smoke on deck after a hot reports. doy in the galley during the After first ef­ Alma's run to Europe. forts to put the fire out with C02 foam were un­ successful, the Michalik ship was ordered away from the dock by the port director. It was feared "the fuel tank might, explode and endanger the lives of passengers aboard the APL round-the-world liner Presi­ dent Polk which was tied up ahead. Tug Shifted Ship Army tugs shifted the Natalie to the outer harbor at 2 AM Sunday after the blaze had spread, and the navy sent a salvage tug which pumped out most of the water, "but the ship is still stuck and listing. "For. a while^ we thought she was going to sink when the water started pouring into the lower passageways and seeping into the Even with a stanchion in the way, it's easy to see that Alma had a engine room. But, quick work by good trip. Among those on the poop deck ore Vega, PWT; Ziror the navy salvage ship in hooking up gone, deck engineer; Parker, oiler; Brock, DM; Benitz, OS, and about seven pumps quickly got Totro, wiper. The photos by George Zoiensky were sent in by things under control. Brock, ship's reporter. "On Sunday most of the crew was crying about the cargo of beer and whiskey that was destroyed in number two hold. As they'are not members of Alcoholic Anonymous or the WCTU, j'ou can see how deeply affected they were by the loss," Mich.ilik added. It may sound like a sausage or a pastry, but BrunsbuttelThe ship had arrived from San koog is really the newest port on Waterman's run to northern Francisco the same day, so most of Europe. the crew was ashore that night. The name of this town of-*'^ 10,000 persons located at the word that his mother back in the southern end of the Kiel Canal States had passed away, but his proved to be a real tongue-twister shipmates quickly stepped in to for the SIU gang on the City of ease the blow. Brock said, ship's Alma, hut neither this nor the delegate Paul L. Whitlow immedi­ generally chilly and damp weather ately took up a collection among in Europe at the time spoiled the the crew to send flowers and ex­ crew's good time. Bremei'haven, press the crew's condolences on Bremen, Rotterdam and Antwerp the loss. Hutto later addressed a ship's were the other ports of call along the way, so it's easy to figure why. meeting "to thank, everyone for their sympathy, understanding "Two Mishaps Only two events marred the trip, and help. Thus the meeting ended according to reporter K. A. Brock. with one minute of silence in First was the serious accident of memory of all our seafaring broth­ a German longshoreman who fell ers and loved ones." from the lower 'tween deck to the Now the Alma is in the Gulf bottom of the hold. Since he suf­ "and where we go from here is fered severe injuries, this man's anyone's guess." Maybe it'll be outlook was not too good at the back to Brunsbuttelkoog, fellas. It Little knowing they'd soon time the ship left. A short hatch would be a shame to have finally face the real thing, Tex Ringo board was believed to be the cause mastered the name just for one it pictured at the wheel of the of the mishap. measly visit. Once you've got the Once underway, jsix days out of pronunciation down pat you might Natalie on her previous trip. Rotterdam, wiper R. Hutto got even get to liking the place. Photo sent In by Pot Conley. alongside and on the dock to help whip a fire that broke out in num­ ber one hold. Most of the crewmembers who were ashore *lso came bapk during the night to help combat the stubborn blaze once word of it got around, ship's re­ porter Mike Michalik noted. The lire broke out in a cargo of cotton about 10 PM Saturday and was finally brought under control JVFW GERMAN PORT IS REAL TONGUE-TWISTER By Bernard Seaman 'l?ll �Pare Fonrteen The Gang's All Here Vk''- ii-v - SEAFARERS SEAFARERS IN THE HOSFUALS MONTEBELLO CHRONIC DISEASE HOSPITAL BALTIMORE, MD. Francisco Bueno - USPHS HOSPITAL BALTIMORE, MD. George LltchBeld Elmer Baker William Mcllveen Edward Cannon William Mellon Estaban Cqnquet Thomas Rowe Victor B. Cooper Richard Savior Claudius Fisher Claude. Walker Gorman T. Glaze Albert Yumul Hetman Kemp The butcher, barber, bellboy and BR join messman Caspar Noto ^ (righrt as they mug for a photo on the Del Mar. Pictured I to rj ore Tony Russo, barber; Frank Seefeldt, BR; Vic Ronio butcher; Bernie Guarino, bellboy, and Noto, who submitted the photo. Reporter C. M. Dowling sent it in. Everybody but Gua­ rino gave the cameraman the glad-eye, but he seems to have something more interesting to occupy his attention. Ray Queen fright) gives one of those 'l-didn't-do-anything - whaddya - taking - mypicture-for?" looks to the shipboard photographer aboard the John B. Water­ man while others In the gang take a breather on deck. Photo by Anthony C. Aronica. Below, the galley gang on the Dorothy steps up for a shot at the camera. Who's who is anybody's guess, since no one let us know who took the pic­ ture or who's in it. USPHS HOSPITAL BOSTON, MASS. August F. Eklund George T. Lampo* Alvole Green USPHS HOSPITAL GALVESTON. TEXAS Albert A. Richards Leland Ashley Harold J. Romero WUliard T. CahlU Frank B. Rowell Edward CaudlU Charles M. Sllcox M. N. Gendron W. R. Walker E. Manuel James C. Mitchell USPHS HOSPITAL NORFOLK, VA. Joseph J. Bass Robert G. Sawyer Will Beasley Maximo Tangalln Francis J. Boner Charles T. Taylor Frank Peskurlc USPHS HOSPITAL NEW ORLEANS, LA. William Barbone Harry R. Lewis Timothy McCarthy John W. Blgwood Robert McLamore Charles R. Bourg John A. Moloney Henry Chemel Simon Morris James Crawford Michael Muzio* Serlo M. DeSosa Wlnford Powell William Drlscoll Randolph RatcllS Everett Fairbanks Toxle Samlord Leon Gordon Toefil Smlglelski WlUlam Hackett Herman Smith Martin Hagerty Wert A. Spencer James Hifdson George F. Johnson Melvln A. Spires Gerald L. Thaxtoa Oscar M. Jones Donnle R.'Tickle Ronald L. Karns Edward 6. Knapp James E. Ward Clifford Wuertz Leo Lang Jacob Zlmmer William Lawless USPHS HOSPITAL SAN FRANCISCO. CALIF. OdeU B. Powell Roy J. Barker Noah C. Carver Stefan Trzelnskl Sung C. Wang Alexander Lelner George Warrington Fred M. Morris USPHS HOSPITAL SAVANNAH. GA. Jose Blanco W. C. Sanders Jlmnile Littleton Leslie F. Swegan Fred Miller Edward Tresnick BlUle Padget USPHS HOSPITAL SEATTLE. WASH. Frank J. Bradley R. E. Kelley Charles Cantwell Obert J. Morgan Wayne T. Center Eugene G. Plahn John Flanagan USPHS HOSPITAL " MEMPHIS, TENN. Clauds F. Blanks Charles Burton VA HOSPITAL NEW YORK. NY E. T. Cunningham USPHS HOSPITAL FORT WORTH. TEXAS B. F. Delbler John C. Palmer Siegfried Gnlttke August Paneplnte W. E. Orzechowskl VA HOSPITAL HOUSTON. TEXAS John P. Williamson USPHS HOSPITAL MANHATTAN BEACH BROOKLYN. NY Manuel Antonana Benjamin Martin Eladlo Arls Albert MartlnelU Fortunato Bacomo Vlo Mllazzo John J. Drlscoll - Joaquin Minis Robert E. Gilbert - W. P. O'Dea William Guenther George G. Phlfer Bart E. Guranlck Graham Pulssegus Howard Hailey Winston Renny Percy Harrelson S. B. Saunders Taib Hassen O. E. Stuimaker Billy R. HUl Kevin B. Skelly Thomas Isaksen Ernest Smallwood Ira H. Kllgore Henry E. Smith Ludwlg Krlstlansen Stanley F. Sokol Frederick Landry Michael Toth Leonard Leldlg Harry S. Tuttle Patrick McCann VlrgU E. Wllmoth Archibald McGulgan Pon P. Wing Hubert Mclsaao Dexter Worrell USPHS.HOSPITAL STATEN ISLAND. NY WUliard Blumen John Klepadlo Simon Bunda Mauro Matonte George F. Crabtree Ahmed Mehssln Esteban Cruz Thomas Moncho Raymond M. Davis Robert Parker David B. Dunn Frafll Pnylor Rufus Freemen Markos Potirladls Burl Hali-e John H. Price Hans Hanssen ' James Rlst LoweU Harris Salvator Rivera Henry Herklnheln Jose Rodriguez Oskar Kaelep Manuel Bodrlgues Alfred Kaju Joseph Wread Shorthanded? t / Some of the boys on the John C. Kendall who ran out of razor blades on the wav into Barcelona, Spain, show off the whiskerworks on arrival. Up front {I to r) are Henry Bacon, OS, and Jim Brazell, wiper. C. Lanier, AB; Steamboat Ellison, OS; Aubry Smith, bosun, ^ and Star Wells, carpenter, bring up the rear. Wells turned in the. evidence. July 19. 195T LOG If a crewmenaber qulta whila a ship is In port, delegates are, asked to contact the hall immediately for a replace­ ment. Fast action on their part will keep all Jobs aboard ship filled at all times and elimi­ nate the chance of the ship sailing shorthanded. Galveston PHS Offered Thanks To the Editor: During my recent stay and subsequent visits at the Galves­ ton marine hospital I not only received the most excellent care but also such kind treatment that I would like to express my gratitude to the sta^f. Particular thanks should go to Dr. R. B. Stewart, who went out of his way while off duty to pay me.a special visit. He also letters To The Mor .the Hudson Riv.or from there, and the Day Line does not operate on the East River. Brother Fleischer must have soared very high on his winged steed Pegasus. " But Joking aside, the artist takes his liberties; the poet, poetical license, and Brother Fleischer tries. He has the poetical spirit. Wish him lucltt ^ Auge Jorgens (Ed. note: Since the poet's best defense is an offense, Roy Fleischer's poem is on page 12. of tkis issue.) 4 4 4 • Union Welfare Services Lauded To the Editor: It was good to read a letter from a brother member in praise of our SIU Welfare Serv­ All letters to the editor for ices Department in a recent publication in the SEAFAR­ issue of the LOG. Like a great ERS LOG must be signed many members, I have had occa­ by the writer. Names will sion to contact Welfare for be withheld upon request. various reasons and am grateful for the assistance I have re­ went so far as to personally ceived at all times and for the bring me to the ship. To him successful conclusion of all and the staff I wish to express problems.. Our Welfi^e Services Depart­ my heartfelt gratitude. ment is one of the most impor­ James Sanlouzans tant units in our Union organiza­ t 4» 4" tion, and it is important in a Daughter, 18, more personal way as it so often deals with personal problems. Graduates HS We've always had a good welTo the Editor: I am enclosing a picture of ' fare set-up in the past, but my daughter, Rosemary ~L. nothing to compare to the pre­ Genco, who Just graduated from sent one. Our officials are to high school in. Newton Falls, be commended for welding to­ Ohio. Rosemary is 18 and was gether such a competent and in the upper third of her class efficient department as we now in grades. We are very proud have,? and for the tremendous work that they are doing for of her. the membership. She and my wife both read Some of the problems those fellows have to deal with are pretty complicated, but they are ironed out smoothly and effi­ ciently. A member is always made to feel welcome with a big hand and a smile regardless of how busy they may be. I think this later phase, the personal approach of these brothers in charge, of Welfare which creates such a pleasant atmosphere, is largely responsible for the suc­ cess of that department. I was in the hospital on occa? sion and noticed that this same personal touch and friendly at­ mosphere was created each time the hospital was visited by one GraduaHon Day was proud of these brothers from' Welfare". moment for pretty Rose^ , -It was much appreciated by our brother members who are pa­ mary Oeneo, shown outside tients in these hospitals. I'd like new home In Newton Falls, to see more letters written toOhio. the LOG by those who have the LOG when it arrives and been aided by Welfare Services. they are weil acquainted with The trouble is that, as mem­ the welfare benefits and all the bers of the SIU always used to other advantages we have in the the best in everything, we grow SIU. I began sailing with" the a bit complacent and are apt to Union in 1944, but retired after take too many things for World War II. I have been sail­ granted. But I do think that ing continuously since 1949. when a person or group is doing The house in the picture, in­ a particularly terrific job a word cidentally, in our new three- of praise or commendation is in bedroom home. We moved into order. It gives those concerned it last March. a boost and I also think it's good Vincent Genco for the morale of everyone. » t 4. Art Lomas Wants Curb On Poet's 'License' .To the Editor: Am looking forward to your next issue, containing the prom­ ised poem of Brother Roy Fleis­ cher entitled "Queen of the River," which ho composed while sitting on the Brooklyn Bridge watching a Hudson River Day liner churning past. Would like to be on a ship with Brother Fleischer. What a lookout! What eyesight!!! The Brooklyn Bridge has been undergoing repairs for many years and Is consequently closed to pedestrianSi You can't see 4 4 4 'Red' GIbbs Has A Social Note To the Editor: I would like to take this means to let my friends know of the engagement of my'neph­ ew, Russell Ardell Gibbs, to Delma Shylaske. They both liye in Baltimore. Russell Joined the navy re­ serve air force about one year ago, BO that kind of keeps the seagoing angle in the family. The wedding will be about July 20th. Carl E. Gibbs mm �9 -H ~.,'V-;r'.,: . ',„ •-• ", ••' :, • • "'• ' "•-:^ V • • = •-•KV.JVJnP.ltK inlv to 10K9 1' '•' •• Pare Fifteen I. nil . f " The deaths o? the folloioing Seajarera have been reported to the Seafarers Welfare Plan and the ^lU death benefit is being paid to their beneficiaries: Clarence A. Dowdy, 44: On June 10, 1957, Brother Dowdy died in Baltimore, M d*. Death was due to a shipboard acci­ dent. Ho joined the Union in Nor­ folk on Septem­ ber 6. 1955, and was sailing in the steward departm ejn t. Brother Dowdy is surmother,< Mrs.' Eva •vived Dowdy. Burial took place in Olive Branch Cemetery, Portsmouth, Va. ^ Wiley D. Slarle, 56: Brother Slagle died of a heart condition on August 24, 1950, in NeelyvlUe, Mo. He joined the Union October 0, 1953, and sailed in the deck de­ partment. Place of burial is not known. •if f i' f .<• I He joined the Union in New York and sailed in the steward depart­ ment. Brother Dovas is survived by his wife, Mrs. Betty Dovas of Balti­ more, Md. Place of burial is un­ known. Scholarship $$ Prove Big Help IContinued from page 5) New York State University system, in February, 1950, paying his way on the GI bill allowance and sum­ mertime sailing income. While at the school he decided to apply for an SIU sehoolarshlp and made the grade. Now that he has the $1,500 a year coming to him Brom the SIU, Logan Is considering transferring to Albany State Teachers College which offers preparation for a sec­ ondary school license. "I couldn't make the grade financially without the SIU scholarship," he said, "unless I lived at honle while going to school. Now that there's enough money coming in. I'm free to fol­ low the course of study I prefer at another school." 4" Logan is- currently sailing as Brother Frank J. Dovas, povas died of a heart ailment In chief electrician aboard the SeaSan Francisco, on June 17, 1957. train Texas. I EVERY I SUNDAY IDIRECT VOICE IBROADCAST •' •-.'I I TO SHIPS IN ATLANTIC EUROPEAN AND SOUTH AMERICAN WATERS "THE VOICE OF THE MTD" WFK-39, 19850 KCs Ships in Caribbean, East Coast of South America, South Atlan­ tic and East Coast of United States. WFL-65, 15850 KCs Ships in Gulf of Mexico, Carib­ bean, West Coast ot South America, West Coast of Mexico and US East Coast. WFK-95, 15700 KCs Ships in Mediterranean area, North-Atlantic, European and US East Coast. Meanwhile, MTD 'Round-The-Worfd Wireless Broadcasts Continue ... Every Sunday, 1915 GMT (2:15 PM EST Sunday) WCO-13020 KCs Europe and North America Y WCO-16908.8 KCs East Coast South America , WCO-22407 KCs West Coast South America — Every Monday, 0315 GMT (10:15 PM EST Sunday) WMM 25-15607 KCs Australia . Y' . • • WMM 81-11037.5 Northwest Pacific MAR*miliE TRADES DEPARTMENT Artist's conception of how huge oir-filled robber tubes attached to sunken vessel by divers could be used in marine salvage jobs. The scheme hos been proposed as a means of refloating the Italian liner Andrea Doria whicli went down a year ago after a collision off Nantucket, Co, Plans To Refloat Wrecks A new plan is being developed for salvaging sunken ships. Developed by the United States Rubber Company, the plan calls fhr the use of huge air-inflated rubber envelopes attached to the sides of the ship to give enough 'lift' to the sunken vessel. Although it is. in the experi­ 4 to the rubber containers through mental stage, civilian and since her sinking last July 25. individual air lines running from The actual method employed is Navy salvage experts are giv­ tenders. The number of envelopes, ing the idea some serious consid­ eration. It Is even possible, some claim, that it might provide the means to raise the Italian Line flagship Andrea Doria. The 29,000 ton vessel has been on the ocean floor off the Nantucket Shoals fairly simple. Engineers lower large rubber envelopes, 100 feet by 25 feet, reinforced by steel tire cords to the ocean bottom. Divers attach the envelopes to the ves­ sel's hull by means of fasteners. Compressed air is pumped down Toronto, Coast Operators Sign With Canadian SIU MONTREAL—The SIU Canadian District has won two more contract agreements, .one extending representation to seamen on the tugs of Toronto Towing Company Limited, and the second terminating a 25-day strike against a Gov­ sidy for this operation covering ernment subsidized ferry line. the Gulf Islands. After signing The contract with Toronto Tow­ ing covers seamen on their tugs, scows and other marine construc­ tion equipment in and around the port of Toronto. The agreement includes wage inci-eases from $50 to $141 retroactive to April 15, 1957, and a straight eight-hour day with basic overtime rates of $1.62 per hour. The company also signed up for the District's welfare plan, agreed to provide standby rates for the off-season and granted numerous other benefits. The company's operations ex­ tend from Cornwall to Leaming­ ton, Ontario. It has contracts for hauling scows and freight in To­ ronto's harbor. It also carries pas­ sengers to the various Lakes, is­ lands during the winter months. Seafarers working for the Coast Perries Limited in British Colum­ bia staged a 25-day strike before the company would come to terms regarding a new wage scale and various other benefits. The com­ pany's claim, that "the employees are happy out there" was quickly discredited when the Department of Labor, at the request of the union, held a strike vote of the employees concerned. Not one member voted against the strike. The Minister of Labor stepped In after the company threatened to go out of business. The cabinet met In Victoria and adopted rec­ ommendations for a. further sub­ the subsidy agreement, the com­ pany came to. terms with the Union. Among the benefits receiyed were a 20 to 22 cents an hour in­ crease, 37 to 40 cents an hour overtime Increase, a guaranteed union shop and subsistence when away from home port. Seafarers were also given an annual leave pay of four percent, a welfare plan, and a 40-hour week. ; Canadian National Strike On another front, the union was forced to strike the go'verfiment owned Canadian National Steam­ ship Company when it refused to agree on wage Increases. Hal C. Banks, SIU yice president pointed out: "At the present time, an able bodied seaman, who is required by law to serve a three year ap­ prenticeship to attain • his rating, is paid exactly 88 cents an hour. A common laborer," he argued, "receives $1.76 per hour. "A family man required to work away from home in Canada today just cannot exist on 88 cents an hour. A single man cannot live' under similar conditions for 88 cents per hour." Canadian Na­ tional operates eight ships in the West Indies trade. Ifi the nine years that the com­ pany has been under contract with the SIU, he noted, the District has been forced to call .only one strike. of course, would depend on the amount of weight that had to be displaced. Individual air lines connected to the envelopes make it possible to control the degree of inflation indi­ -it vidually and in turn, by varying the pressure in the envelopes, aid in raising the vessel on an even keel. Deflated Tanks In case of extra heavy vessels, greater buoyancy could be created by filling the holds of the vessels with deflated tanks which would be inflated through air lines. For practical purposes, the plan might make possible the salvage of valuable ore cargoes of numer­ ous ships sunk off the Atlantic and Gulf coast during World War II. There,.are, at least 40 ships, com­ pany engineers point out, between New York and Miami, which lie in 60 feet of water or less. Their steel scrap value alone is estimated at many millions of dollars. Surprise At Home •o Seafarer AugusHn Rodriguez found surprise package Letcia Rodriguez when he arrived In NY home after trip on Al­ coa Pointer. —• v:-'.l �SEAFARERS • OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION • LOG ATLANTIC AND GULF DISTRICT • AFL-CIO • How Much Does Air-Conditioning Cost Oh Ships? ii Tap any Seafarer on the shoulder (especially in the sum­ mer) and ask him what shipboard improvements he would like and the answers are invariably (a) individual rooms and (b) air-conditioned ships. Both of tihese developments are slowly making headwajrtn Lake Charles Cleaning Up After Audrey LAKE CHARLES—This city is slowly digging itself out of the trash and mud left all over the streets and buildings by H^ricane Audrey, said Leroy Clarke, port agent. "It will be a long hard job," he said, "but still, we were much better off than most of oim neigh­ boring communities, one of which Cameron, Louisiana, was com­ pletely wiped out." Shipping Normal Shipping too is Just getting back to normal. There were 12 vessels calling into port during the past period. They were the Council Grove, CS Miami, Chiwawa, Gov­ ernment Camp, Cantigny, Winter Hill, CS Norfolk, Bradford Island (Cities^ Service); Ideal X, Maxton (Pan-Atlantic); Valchem (Heron) and the tug William S. Smith & Sons, out of New Orleans. All were reported in good shape with the exception of a couple of clarifications for the crews which were quickly straightened out. shipping, particularly in new supertankers now under construc­ tion. Before a few years are out they could become commonplace. Up until now, it has been gen­ erally assumed that air-condition­ ing is a very costly item. But a re­ cent article, in "Marine Engineer­ ing Log" of June, 1957, claims that the cost is much more nominal than would be expected. While open to question because it is written by an executive of an air-conditioning firm, it raises some interesting points on the subject. 30-Cents Per Man Daily? The article's author, who is a rep­ resentative of the Carrier Corpora­ tion, claims that air-conditioning for crews' quarters comes to be­ tween IS and 30 cents per man per day over the long haul. For passenger accommodations the fig­ ure is a little higher, $1 per day, based on the time spent aboard. These figures, of course, apply to air-conditioning on new con­ struction. Installing air-condition­ ing on already-existing merchant vessels would undoubtedly be far more costly and probably involve considerable overhauling of the ship's interior. "Considering the costs," the author claims, "which may vary for different types of ships, air-con­ ditioning will quickly pay for Itself and will -continue to return divi- YOUR SEAFARERS WELFARE PLAN r .»• Hospital Aid j For Family j 1 The comprehensive family hospital-surgical benefits program has sev* eral features not nor­ mally found in plans of this type. It gives cover­ age to dependent parents and disabled Seafarers as well as to wives and chil­ dren of Seafarers. It also offers extended payments for as long as the patient is hospitalized and provides a sliding • scale of surgical benefits, payments for doctors* visits to the hospital and hospital extras. i In r ' Ik'- Im . / SEAFARERS INT'L UNION, A&G DISTRICT Requirements, like for most SIU benefits, are one day's seatime for the Seafarer in the previous 90 plus 90 days in the last calendar year. President Coolidge Is one of four air-conditioned freightships operated by American President Lines on its round the world run. The four ships are converted Mariners manned by members of SIU Paci­ fic District. dends in the form of Increased revenue, improved crew efficiency and maintenance of cargo quality." Ventilators Already^ In Elsewhere, he adds, "Contrary to common belief, the cost of com­ plete air-conditioning, compared with the cost of ventilation, is not too great. It must be considered that fans, duct heaters, duct work, grilles, radiators and other acces­ sories must be provided as a mini­ mum for any vessel. The cost of the refrigeration plant and condi­ tioning apparatus plus controls, therefore. Is the major additional cost." On the passenger ship side, the author estimates the additional cost of,, air-conditioning as $1,000 per ton for the "cooling" capacity, based on a M-ton capacity per stateroom. On a 500-stateroom ship, the cost comes to $750 which over the life of the ship, he says, comes to $85 per year per room. Increase Efficiency For crewmembers, the lower cost figure of 15 to 30 cents per day is based in part on the assumption that air-conditioning will reduce crew turnover and increase crew efficiency and work output. The author cites studies made in shoreside plants which figure a gain in efficiency of three to five percent as "a reasonable and conservative expectation." A gain of two per­ cent, he adds, is sufficient to pay off the air-conditioning costs. If the higher fignre of 30 cents per man per day is valid, then on a typical cargo ship carrying a crew of 43 to 45 officers and men the absolute cost of the air-condi­ tioning would be in the vicinity of $400 a month without figuring on any gains in working efficiency. In terms of the total monthly wage bill covering overtime, feeding and other benefits of around $30,000, the cost of of the air-condi­ tioning would come ' to a little more than one percent, assuming that the ship is busy all year. "On APL Ships On the cargo ship side, air-con­ ditioning has been installed on four American President Lines converted Mariners on the 'roundthe-world run as well as on a numr ber of new supertankers, many o^ them under foreign flags. Air-con­ ditioning on passenger ships is al­ ready a "must" and no operator would dream of putting a new ship in the .water without that feature unless he is prepared to run in the Alaska trade. With US shipowners preparing for a major ship replacement pro­ gram, it remains to be seen whether the operators will have the foresight to provide for uni­ versal air-conditioning on all their vessels. ' ; • I l-il New passenger ship Matsonia also boasts air-conditioning through­ out aH living and work spaces. Here three SIU Marine Cooks members relax in their foc'sle. Unions Halt Hospital Croup's Rate Boost A bid by the Blue Cross hospital plan for a rate increase in New York was knocked on the head after prompt action by a group of AFL-CIO unions in the state. Over 200 unions wired the New York State Insurance Department demanding a pub­ American Bar Association heard a lic hearing on the company's pitch from an Insurance lobby rep­ application and on its claim of losses. While the company filed claims of losses of $4,600,000 last year, it was disclosed that its ledger as­ sets amounted to over $99 million, an increase of approximately $2 million during 1956. Last year Blue Cross spent $2,400,000 for soliciting subscribers, and almost one-half million for ad­ vertising. The salary of the presi­ dent was listed as $58,796 while the combined salaries of the offi­ cers, directors, etc. amounted to $5,961,566. In short, $9 million of the $112 million collected in pre­ miums for the past year went for operating expenses, or approxi­ mately eight percent, The SIU Welfare Plan, for example, report­ ed expenses of 4.9 percent. So far this year,. Blue Cross has raised its ^ates 17 percent in New Jersey; 11 percent in Durham, NC; 19.8 percerit in Wilmington, Del., and 12 percent in Michigan. Meanwhile delegates to the resentative complaing of federal tax differentials and discriminatory regulation burdens being imposed on insurance companies and not on non-insured pension plans. 'Too Much Tax' Albert Pike, actuary of the Life Insurance Association of Americas, told, the insurance panel that in­ sured plans suffered a "discrimina­ tory tax burden" while non-insured plans did not. Besides that, he claimed, the non-insured plans avoided many of the regulations placed on insurance companies. Other speakers urged the appli­ cation of the rules governing in­ surance companies to non-insured employee pension plans. A propos­ al for a uniform system of diselosure and audit, standardization of terms and an actuarial review of all funds was urged by Adolf Berle, professor of law at Columbia Uni­ versity. Tha nfet worth of these (non-insured) plaujl, he said, would, within the next 30-50 years grow to almost $90 billion. �. jj.-.r .•.--.•-•.I'^.i.-"." - ... i' ——•^-.i ••z-r.i'.;.;'"•ii-, « —.;=•=••• _;— -7^ li .-.vr-fc • -T-, —7'ri~"ri.7i.;ii MI' •••• •.V' ...A 1 • 1 <r,-WBCn.^i. -irn'^Mi .r-iM.&"ir*iiii • r m'—- :; '€^^:': -; ":. >• .-V-• t". 'V.» -r- N'-f;'-':'• "->>'"if ^ - •- • -.ir • •- - . -n-'' -....••iV V' •• r-- >- ' _ •*' ,• • •^1 iA. .. CONSTITUTION y - Seafarers International Union • • A&G District • i AFL-CIO 41 EVERY SEAFARER IS GUARANTEED ' • • .. " V • Protectionpj the rights and privileges guaranteed him under the Constitution of the Union. • The right to vote. • TJie right to nominate himself for, and to hold,' any office in the Union. • That every official of the Union shall be bound to uphold and protect the rights of every member and that in no case shall any member be deprived of his rights and privileges as a member ivithout 'due process of the law of the Union. • The right to be confronted by his accuser and to be given a fair trial by an impartial committee of . his brother Union members if he should be charged with conduct detrimental to the welfare of Seafarers banded together in this Union. • The right to express himself freely on the floor of any Union meeting or in committee. • The assurance that his brother Seafarers will stand with him in defense of the democratic prin­ ciples set forth in the Constitution of the Union. " V • • i-r 'All .41 il i X •-.il Th9 SlU constitution has been hailed in and outside maritime and labor circles as an outstanding example of trade union democracy. Here are a few of the many reac­ tions to the document from members of Congress. Senator Henry M. Jackson, Wash.: . I have looked over the constitution and offhand it would appear to be emiently fair and just. I was particularly interested in the fact that it was adopted in such a democratic manner by the full membership of your organization." Senator James E. Murray, Montana: "I am particularly impressed by the pro­ visions of the constitution providing for a trial committee to hear charges against members, and guaranteeing the tradi­ tional American rights to representa­ tion, cross-examination, and confronta­ tion by the accuser ... I am happy to note that your new constitution is drawn in the spirit of democratic trade union­ ism." Senator Hubert Humphrey, Minn.: "The constitution seems to me to be an extremely democratic one and I am im­ pressed with the emphasis which is placed upon ratification by members. I also approve the provisions with respect to providing for a trial committee ..." Senator Paul H. Douglas, III.: "I ap­ preciate your sharing the constitution with me and I commend the sense of public interest which moves you to feel that these are of concern to persons out­ side the ranks of your own member­ ship." rJl xii '• "^V .'Uaf i:A..fV ./vh- fir aj,J >. l;'lUli >. i-U. 'lA fi.r bwnjcrc 1i$ -•tat. .. - ( cUI2 I , l-J ,4 •V CI A . 'M fest'vroa,! /. V ."o-i > A • . tJf'T • r > , j I k (<k l< I . < I I > . .. fl'lVl .T .|t] hit i • IV '4 »t • •• .1 'I . I �SEAFARERS / 8appleiiMBtanr~P«ff« Two y CONSTITUTION Seafarers International Union A&G District AFL-CIO (4s Amended, August, 1956) the Union. PREAMBLE n We, the Seamen and Fishermen of America, realizing Every member of this Union shall have the right to vote. the value and necessity of a thorough organization of sea­ faring men, have determined to form one union, the No one shall deprive him of that right. m SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION OF NORTH Every member shall have the right to nominate himself AMERICA, to embrace all seamen and fishermen of North America, Canada, Alaska, and the Territories, based upon for. and to hold, office in this Union. IV the following principles: No member shall be deprived of his membership with­ Whatever right belongs to one member belongs to all members alike, as long as they remain in good standing out due process of the law of this Union. No member shall be compelled to be a witness against himself in the in the Union. - / First of these rights is the right of the American sea­ trial of any proceeding In which he may be charged with men to receive their employment through their own failure to observe the law of this Union. Every official Union Halls, without interference of crimps, shipowners, and job holder shall be bound to uphold and protect the fink halls or any .shipping bureaus maintained by the rights of every member in accordance with the principles Government. set forth in the Constitution of the Union. That it is the right of each member to receive fair and V Just remuneration for his labor, and to gain sufficient Jgvery member shall have the right to be confronted by leisure for mental cultivation and physical recreation. his accuser whenever he is charged with violating the law Further, we consider it our right to receive healthful of this Union. In all such cases, the accused shall be and sufficient food, and proper forecastles in which to guaranteed a fair and speedy trial by an Impartial com­ rest. mittee of his brother Union members. Next, is the right to be treated in a decent and respect­ VI ful manner by those in command. No member shall be denied the right to express himself We hold that the above rights belong to all seamen freely on the floor of any Union meeting or In committee. alike, irrespective of nationality or creed. vn Recognizing the foregoing as our inalienable rights, we A militant membership being necessary to the security are conscious of corresponding duties to those in com­ ' of a free union, the members shall at all times stand ready mand, our employers, our craft and our country. to defend this Union and the principles set forth in the We will, therefore, try by all just means to promote Constitution of the Union. harmonious relations with those in command by exercis­ vni ing due care and diligence in the performance of the The powers not delegated to the officials and job duties of our profession, and by giving all po'^ible assistholders by the Constitution of the Union shall be reserved - ance to our employers in caring for their gear and to the members. property. CONSTITUTION Based upon these principles, it is among our objects; ARTICLE I To use our influence individually and collectively for the NAME AND GENERAL POWERS purpose of maintaining and developing skill in seaman­ This Union-shall be known .as the Seafarers Interna­ ship and effecting a change in the Maritime law of the tional Union of North America, Atlantic and Gulf Dis­ United States, so as to render it more equitable and to trict. Its powers shall be legislative, judicial, and execu­ make it an aid instead of a hindrance to the development tive, and shall Include the formation of, and/or Issuance of a Merchant Marine and a body of American seamen. of charters to, subordinate bodies, corporate or otherwise, To support a journal which shall voice the sentiments the formation of funds and participation in funds, the of the seafaring class, and through its columns seek to establishment of enterprises for the benefit of the Union, maintain the knowledge of and interest in maritime and similar ventures. A majority vote of the membership affairs. shall be authorization for any Union action, unless other­ To assist the seamen of other countries in the work of wise specified In this Constitution. This Union shall, at organization and federation, to the end of establishing all times, protect and maintain its jurisdiction over all the Brotherhood of the Sea. work which belongs to the seaman and all such work as Jo assist other bona fide labor organizations whenever seamen now perform. possible in the attainment of their just demands. ARTICLE II To regulate our conduct as a Union and as individuals AFFILIATION so as to make seamanship what it rightly is—an honorable and useful calling. And bearing in mind that we are • This Union shall be affiliated with the Seafarers Inter­ national Union of North America and the American Fed­ migratory, that our work takes us away in different direc­ eration of Labor. All other affiliations by the Union or tions from any place, where the majority might otherwise by the Ports shall be made or withdrawn as determined meet to act, that meetings can be attended by only a by a majority vote of the membership. fraction of the membership, that the absent members, who cannot be present, must have their interests guarded ARTICLE III from what might be the results of excitement and pas­ MEMBERSHIP sions aroused by persons or conditions, and that those Section 1. Candidates for membership shall be ad­ who are present may act for and in the interest of all, mitted to membership In accordance with such rules as we have adopted this constitution. are adopted, from time to time, by a majority vote of STATEMENT OF PRINCIPLES AND DECLARATION the membership. OF RIGHTS Section 2. Candidates for membership shall be In order to form a more perfect union, we members American citizens, or eligible for such citizenship. No of the Brotherhood of the seamen, fishermen arid allied candidate shall be granted membership who Is a mem­ workers ashore—realizing the value and necessity of unit­ ber of any dual organization or any other organization ing in pursuit of our improved economic and social wel­ hostile to the aims, principles, and policies of this Union. fare, have determined to bind ourselves together in the No candidate shall be granted membership until he has Seafarers International Union of North America, Atlantic taken the following oath of obligation: and Gulf District, and hereby dedicate ourselves to the OBLIGATION following principles: "1 pledge my honor as a man, that 1 will be faithful to In promoting our economic and social welfare, we shall this Union, and that 1 will work for its Interest and will ever be mindful, not only of our rights, but also of our look upon every member as.my brother; that I will not duties and obligations as members of the community, work for less than Union wages and that 1 will obey all our duties as citizens, and our duty to combat the menace orders of the Union. I promise that I will never reveal of communism and any other enemies of freedom and the proceedings of the Union to its Injury or to persons the democratic principles to which we seafaring men not entitled to know it. And if I break this promise, 1 dedicate ourselves in this Union. ask every member to treat me as unworthy of friendship We shall affiliate and work with other free labor or­ and acquaintance. SO HELP ME 60D!" ganizations; we shall support a journal to give additional voice to our views; we shall assist our brothers off the Section 3. Members more than one quarter in ar­ sea and other workers of all countries in these obligations rears In dues, or more than three months in arrears In as­ to the fullest extent consistent with our duties and ob­ sessments or unpaid fines, shall be automatically sus­ ligations. We'shall seek to exert our individual and col­ pended, and shall forfeit all benefits and all other rights lective influence in the fight for the enactment of labor and privileges in the Union. They shall be automatically and other legislation and policies which look to the at­ dismissed if they are more than two quarters in arrears tainment of a free and happy society, without distinction In dues or more than six months In arrears In assessments based on race, creed or color. or unpaid fines. To govern our conduct as a Unioq and bearing in mind This time shall not run: that most of our members are migij^ory, that their duties (a) While a member is actually participating In a strike carry them all over the world, that their rights must and or lockout. shall be protected, we hereby declare these rights as (b) While a member Is an In-patient in a USPHS members of the Union to be Inalienable: Hospital. i • (c> While a member is under an Incapacity due to ac­ No member shall be deprived of any of the rights or tivity In behalf of the Union. privileges guaranteed him under the Constitution of (d) While a member Is in the Armed Services qf the .. I ' ' I July 19, 1957 LOG United States, provided the member was in good standing at the time of entry Into the Armed Forces, and further provided he applies for reinstatement within 90 days after discharge from the Arme^ Forces ^ (e) While a member has no opportunity to pay dues because of employment aboard an American flag mercriant vessel. Section 4. A majority vote of the membership shall be sufficient to designate additional circumstances during which the time specified in Section 3 shall not run. It shall be the right of any member to present. In writing, to any Port at any regular meeting, any question with re­ gard to the application of Section 3, In accordance with procedures established by a majority vote of the member­ ship. A majority vote of the membership shall be neces­ sary to decide such questions. Section 5. The membership shall be empowered to es­ tablish, from time'^to time, by majority vote, rules under which dues and assessments may be remitted where a member has been unable to pay dues and assessments for the reasons provided in Sections 3 and 4. Section 6. To preserve unity, and to promote the com­ mon welfare of the membership, all members of the Union shall uphold and defend this Constitution and shall be governed by the provisions of this Constitution and all policies, rulings, orders and decisions duly made. Section 7. Any member who advocates or gives aid to the. principles and policies of any hostile or dual organiza­ tion shall be denied further membership in this Union. A majority vote of the membership shall decide which organizations are dual or hostile. Section 8. Evidence of membership or other affiliation with the Union shall at all times remain the property of the Union. Members may be required to show their evi­ dence of membership in order to be admitted to Union meetings. Section 9. Only members In good standing shall be al­ lowed to vote. ARTICLE IV REINSTATEMENT Members dismissed from the Union may be reinstated In accordance with such rules as are adopted, from tinre to time, by a majority vote of the membership. ARTICLE V DUES AND INITIATION FEE Section 1. All members shall pay dues quarterly, on a calendar year basis, on the first business day of each quar­ ter. except as herein otherwise provided. The dues shall be those payable as of the date of adoption of this Con­ stitution and may be changed only by Constitutional amendment. Section 2. No candidate for membership shall be ad­ mitted into membership without having paid an Initiation fee of one hundred ($100.00) dollars. Section 3. Payment of dues and initiation fees may be waived for organizational purposes only, in accordance with such rules as are adopted by a majority vote of the membership. ARTICLE VI RETIREMENT FROM MEMBERSHIP Section 1. Members may retire from membership by paying all unpaid dues, dues for the quarter in which they retire, assessments, fines, and other monies due. and ow­ ing the Union. A retirement card shall be Issued upon re.quest, and dated as of the day that such member accom­ plishes these payments and request. Section 2. All the rights, privileges, duties, and obli­ gations of membership shall be suspended during the pe­ riod of retirement, except that a retired member shall not be disloyal to the'Union nor join or remain in any dual or hostile organization, upon penalty of forfeiture of his right to reinstatement. Section 3. Any person in retirement for a period of six months or more shall be restored to membership, ex­ cept as herein indicated, by paying dues for the current quarter, as well as all assessments accruing and newly levied during the period of retirement.' If the period of retirement is less than six (6) months, the required pay­ ments shall consist of all dues accruing during the said period of retirement, including those for the current quarter, and all assessments accrued and newly levied during that period. Upon such payment, the person In retirement shall be restored to membership, and his mem­ bership book, appropriately stamped, shall be given to him. Section 4. A member in retirement may be restored to membership after a two-year period of retirement only by majority vote of the membership. Section 5. The period of retirement shall be computed from the day as of which the retirement card is Issued. ARTICLE VII SYSTEM OF ORGANIZATION Section 1. This Union, and all Ports, Officers, Port Agents, Patrolmen, and members shall be governed, In this order, by: ^ (a) The Constitution (b) Majority vote of the membership Section 2. The functions of this Union shall be ad­ ministered by Headquarters and Ports. 'Section 3. Headquarters shall consist of the SecretaryTreasurer, and one or more Assistant Secretary-Treas­ urers, the exact number of which shall be determined by majority vote of the^embershlp to be held during the month of August In any election year, as set forth more particularly In Article X, Section 1-D. ' Section 4. Each Port shall consist of a Port Agent and Patrolmen, as provided for herein, and the Port shall bear the • name of the city in which the Union's Port Offices are located. �• "S! July 19, 1957 Section 5. Every member of the Union shall be regis­ tered in one of three departments; namely, deck, engine, or stewards department. The definition of these depart­ ments shall' be in accordance with custom and usage. This definition may be modified by a majority vote of the membership. No member may transfer from one de­ partment to another except by express approval as evi­ denced by ,a majority vote of the membership. _ ARTICLE VIII ATLANTIC AND GULF DISTRICT OFFICERS. FORT AGENTS, AND PATROLMEN Section 1. The officers of the Union shall be elected, except as otherwise provided in this Constitution. These officers shall be the Secretary-Treasurer and one or more Assistant Secretary-Treasurers. Section 2. Port Agents and Patrolmen shall be elected, except as otherwise provided in this Constitution. ARTICLE IX OTHER ELECTIVE JOBS Section 1. The following jobs in the Union shall be voted upon in the manner prescribed by this Constitu­ tion: (A) Meeting Chairman <B) Delegate.s (C) Committee Members of: (a) Auditing Committee (b) Trial Committee (c) Quarterly Financial Committee fd) Appeals Committee (e) Negotiating and Strike Committee. Sectipn 2. Additional committees may be formed as provided by a majority vote of the membership. Commit­ tees may also be appointed as permitted by this Consti­ tution. ARTICLE X DUTIES OF OFFICERS. PORT AGENTS. AND OTHER ELECTED JOB HOLDERS Section 1. The Secretary-Treasurer ' (a) The Secretary-Treasurer shall be the Executive Of­ ficer of the' Union and shall represent, and act for and in behalf of, the Union in all matters except as otherwise specifically provided for in the Constitution. (b) He shall be a member ex-officio of all committees, port or otherwise". (c) He shall be responsible for the organization and maintenance of the correspondence, files, and records of the Union; setting up, and maintenance of, sound account­ ing and bookkeeping sjistems; the setting up, and main­ tenance of, proper office and other administrative Union procedures; the proper collection, safeguarding, and ex­ penditure of all Union funds. Port v,r otherwise. He shall, be in charge of, and responsible for. all^ Union property, and shall be In charge of Headquarters and Port Offices. He shall issue a weekly comprehensive report covering the financial operations of the Union for the previous week. Wherever there are Jime restrictions or other considera­ tions affecting Union action, the Secretary-Treasurer shall take appropriate action to insure observance thereof. (d) Subject to approval by a majority vote of the mem­ bership, the Secretary-Treasurer shall designate the num­ ber and location of Ports, the jurisdiction, status, and activities thereof, and may close or open such ports, and may re-assign Port Agents and Patrolmen of closed ports to other duties, without change in wages. The Ports of New York, New Orleans, Mobile, and Baltimore may not be closed except by Constitutional amendment. Where ports are opened between elections, the Sec-* retary-Treasurer shall designate the Port Agents thereof, subject to approval by a majOiTity vote of the membership. The Secretary-Treasurer shall supervise the activities of all Ports. Subject to approval by a-majority vote of the member­ ship. the Secretary-Treasurer shall designate. In the event of the incapacity of a Port Agent or Patrolman, a replace- „ ment to act as such during the period of incapacity. At the first regular meeting in August of ev^ry elec­ tion year, the Secretary-Treasurer shall submit to the membership a pre-balloting report. This report shall rec­ ommend the number and location of Ports, the number of Assistant Secretary-Treasurers and Agents, and the number of Port Patrolmen which are to be elected for each Port. It shall also recommend a bank, a bonded warehouse, a regular officer thereof, or any other similar depository, to which the ballots are to be mailed or de­ livered at the close of each day's voting,,except that the Secretary-Treasurer may, in his discretion, postpone the recommendation as to the depository until no later than the first regular meeting in October. This recomniendatlon may also specify, whether any Patrolmen and/or Assistant Secretary-Treasurers, shall be designated as departmental or otherwise. The report shall be subject to approval or modification by a majority vote of the'membership. (e> The Headquarters of the Union shall be located in New York. The Secretary-Treasurer shall also be the Port Agent of that Port. <f) The Secretary-Treasurer shall be chairman of the Agents' Conference and may cast one vote. (g) He shall be responsible, within the limits of his powers, for the enforcement of this Constitution, the policies of the Union, and all rules.and rulings duly adopted by a majority vote of -he membership. Within these limits, he shall strive to enhance the strength, posi­ tion, and prestige of the Union. <h) The foregoing duties shall be in addition to those other duties elsewhere described in this Constitution, as well as those other duties lawfully imposed upon him. ti) The responsibility of the Secretary-Treasurer may SEAFARERS LOG not be delegated, but the Secretary-Treasurer may delegate to a person or persons the execution of such of his-duties as he may in his discretion decide, subject to the limita­ tions set forth in this Constitution. (j) Immediately after assuming office, the SecretaryTreasurer shall designate one of the Assistant SecretaryTreasurers to assume his duties in case of his temporary in­ capacity. This designation may be changed from time to time. These designations shall be entered in the minutes of the Port where Headquarters is located. The provisions of Section 2-A of this Article shall apply in the case of a vacancy in the office of Secreta> y-Treasurer, as set forth in that section. (k) Any vacancy in any office of the job of Port Agent or Patrolman shall be filled by the Secretary-Treasurer by temporary appointment except in those cases where the filling of such vacancy is otherwise provided for by this Constitution. Such appointment shall be submitted to a regular meeting for approval, modification, substitution of a replacement, or postponement of a vote to a later date, by a majority vote of the membership. In the event of the postponement of the vote, the temporary appointment shall remain in effect until a vote is taken. (1) The Secretary-Treasurer is directed to take any and all measures, and employ such means, which he deems necessary or advisable, to protect the interests, and further the welfare, of the Union and its members, in all matters involving national, state or local legislation, issues, and public affairs. Section 2. Assistant Secretary-Treasurer (a) In the event the Secretary-Treasurer shall be unable to carry out his duties by reason of incapacity, the Assist­ ant Secretary-Treasurer designated in accordance with Section 1-J of this Article shall assume the office of Sec­ retary-Treasurer during the period of such incapacity. Upon the death, resignation, or removal-from office of the Secretary-Treasurer, succession to the office shall be determined as follows: That Port Agent of the Ports of New Orleans, Mobile, or Baltimore who received the highest number of votes in the last regular election shall be the first in line of succession. The next in the line of succession shall be that Port Agent of the said Ports who received the next highest number of votes in that election. The next in the line of succession shall be that Port Agent of the said Ports who received the next highest number of votes. The Port Agents of the said Ports shall also be deemed to be Assistant Secretary-Treasurers, whether or not so referred to on the ballots or elsewhere. , (b) The Assistant Secretary-Treasurers shall assist the Secretary-Treasurer in the execution of the latter's duties as the latter may direct. (c) The Assistant Secretary-Treasurers shall be mem­ bers of the Agents' Conference and each may cast a vote in that body. Section 3. Port Agents (a) The Port Agent shall be in direct charge of the administration of Union affairs in the Port of his juris­ diction. (b) He shall, within the jurisdiction of his Port, be responsible for the enforcement and execution of the Con­ stitution, the policies of the Union, and the rules adopted by a majority vote of the membership. Wherever there are time restrictions or other considerations affecting Port action, the Port Agent shall take appropriate action toinsure observance thereof. (c) He shall be prepared to account, financially or other­ wise, for the activities of his Port, whenever demanded by the Secretary-Treasurer. (d) In any event, he shall prepare and forward by reg­ istered mail, addressed to the Secretary-Treasurer, a weekly financial report showing, in detail, weekly income and expenses, and complying with all other accounting directions issued by the Secretary-Treasurer. (e) The Port Agent, -or someone acting under his in­ structions. shall open each Port meeting and shall deter­ mine whether a quorum exists. Nothing contained herein shall permit the Port Agent to otherwise act as chairman of any meeting, unless so profSerly designated by a majority vote of the members present at the said Port Meeting. (f) Each elected Port Agent may cast one vote at any Agents' Conference. (g) The Port Agent may assign each Port Patrolman tosuch Union jobs as fall within the jurisdiction of the Port, regardless of the departmental designation under which the Patrolman was elected. 'h) The Port Agent shall designate which members at that Port may serve as representatives to other organiza­ tions. affiliation with which has been properly permitted. (i) The foregoing is in addition to those other duties prescribed elsewhere in this Constitution. Section 4. Port Patrolmen Port Patrolmen shall perform whatever duties are assigned to them by the Port Agent. Section 5. Meeting Chairmen (a) The chairman of each meeting at any Port, including; the Port in which Headquarters is located, shall be the presiding officer of the meeting, shall keep order under rules of order provided for. from time to time, by a majority vote of the membership and, if none, then by such rules as are adopted, from time to time, by a majority vote of the membership in each Port. (b) The meeting chairman may. cast a vote only in the event of a tie. (c) The meeting chairman shall not permit the discus­ sion of any reiigious subjecL Section 6. Delegates Supplemenfiry—Pare Thres .(a)-The term "delegates" shall mean those members of the Union who are elected, under the provisions of this Constitution, to attend the convention of the Seafarers International Union of North America. (b) Each delegate shall attend the Convention and fully participate therein. (c) Each delegate shall, by his vote and otherwise, support those policies agreed upon by the majority of the ' delegates to the convention. Section 7. Committees (a) Auditing Committee < The Auditing Committee in each Port shall audit the regular weekly financial report of the Port Agent and, in writing, certify or refuse to certify said report. The Auditing Committee for the Port, where Headquarters is located shall also audit the Secretary-Treasurer's financial report, to which the same rules as to certification and refusal to certify shall apply. The said report in its en­ tirety shall then be presented to the membership with action thereon to be taken as per a majority vote of the membership. (b) Trial Committee The Trial Committee shall coi.duct trials of persons charged, and shall submit findings and recommendations afe prescribed in this Constitution. It shall be the special obligation of the Trial Committee 1^ observe all the re­ quirements of this Constitution with regard to charges and trials, and their findings and recommendations must specifically state whether or not, in the opinion of the Trial Committee, the rights of any accused, under this Constitution, were properly safeguarded. (c) Quarterly Financial Committee 1. The Quarterly Financial Committee shall make a quarterly (thirteen week) audit of the finances of Head­ quarters and each Fort, shall note discrepancies where they exist. Shall report on their findings, and make rec­ ommendations. Members of this Committee may make dissenting reports, separate recommendations, and sepa­ rate findings. 2. The report and recommendations of this Committee shall be completed within a reasonable time after the election of the members thereof, and shall be submitted to the Secretary--Treasurer who shall cause the same to be read in all Ports, at the first or second regular meet­ ing subsequent to the submission of the said report and recommendations. . 3. All Port Agents are respdnsible for complying with all demands made for records, bills, vouchers, receipts, etc., by the said Quarterly FinancialTlommittee. 4. No report shall be considered as complete without an accompanying report and audit statement by a com­ petent accountant, and the Secretary-Treasurer is charged with the selection of such an accountant, who must be certified under state law. 5. Any action on the said report shall be as determined by a majority vote of the membership. (d) Appeals Committee 1. The Appeals Committee shall hear all appeals from trial judgments, in accordance with such procedures as are set forth in this Constitution and such rules as may be adop^.d by a majority vote of the membership, not inconsistent therewith. 2. The Appeals Committee shall, within not later than one week after the close of the said hearing, make and submit findings and recommendations in accordance with the provisions of this Constitution and such rules as may be adopted by a majority vote of the membership, not inconsistent therewith. <e) Negotiating and Strike Committee 1. The Negotiating ancT Strike Committee shall repre­ sent the Union in all negotiations for contracts and changes in contracts, with persons, firms, corporations, or agencies, etc., wherein wages, hours, benefits, or other terms and conditions of employment of the members of this Union are involved. 2. Upon completion of negotiations, the Committee shall submit a report and recommendations to the membership of the Union at a regular or special meeting. The Committee may also make interim reports and rec­ ommendations and submit them to thp membership at a regular or a special meeting. 3 A Port may establish a similar Committee for itself provided permission by a majority vote of the membership has been obtained. In such event, the Port Negotiating and Strike Committee shall forward its report and rec­ ommendations, together with comments by the Port Agent, to the Secretary-Treasurer, who shall then cause the said report and recommendations to be submitted to the membership of the Union at the earliest subsequent regular or special meeting, whichever he chooses, to­ gether with any report and recommendations which the Secretary-Treasurer deems desirable to make. The Port Negotiating and Strike Committee shall submit the report and recommendations upon completion of the negotiations, and may submit interim reports and recommendations, in the same manner above set forth. 4. In no event shall a Negotiations and Strike Commit-^ tee obligate this Union or any Port thereof, in any man­ ner, without the approval of the membership of the Union as evidenced by a majority vote of the member­ ship. 5. A Negotiating and Strike Committee may decide the time of entry into a strike, provided prior authority, as evidenced by a majority vote of the membership, is granted therefor. In all other cases, a majority vote of the membership shall decide when a strike shall begin. 6. This Committee shall be charged with the prepara­ tion' and execution of a strike plan which shall be bind­ ing on all members and other persons affilated with •. V i-rl �Supplementary—Pace Four •-.r •1i this Union, ftowever, a majority vote of the membership may repeal, or otherwise treat or dispose of any part or pll of a' strike plan. ARTICLE XI WAGES AND TERMS OF OFFICE OF OFFICERS AND OTHER ELECTIVE JOB HOLDERS. UNION EMPLOYEES. AND OTHERS Section 1. The following elected offices ana Jobs shall be held for a term of two years: Secretary-Treasurer Assistant Secretary-Treasurer Port Agent Patrolman The term of two years set forth herein is expressly subject to the provisions for assumption of office as con­ tained in Article XIII, Sec. 6(c), of this Constitution. Section 2. The term of any elective jobs other than those indicated in Section 1 of this Article shall continue for so long as is necessary to complete the functions there­ of, unless sooner terminated by a majority vote of the membership or segment of the Union, whichever appiies, whose vote was originally necessary to elect the one or ones serving. I Section 3. The compensation to be paid the holder of any office or. other elective job shal' be determined from time to time by a majority vote of the membership. I Section 4. Subjecfto approval by a majority vote of the membership, all other classifications of employees of the Union shall be hired or discharged, as well as compensated, as recommended by the Secretary-Treasurer. Section 5. Subject to approval by a majority vote of the membership, nhe Secretary-Treasurer may contract for, or retain, the services of any person, firm, or corpora­ tion, not employees of the Union, when he deems it neces­ sary in the best interests of the Union. Section 6. The foregoing provisions of this Article do not apply to any corporation, business, or other venture in which this Union participates, or which it organizes or creates. In such situations, instructions conveyed by a majority vote of the membership shall be followed. ARTICLE XII QUALIFICATIONS FOR OFFICERS, PORT AGENTS. PATROLMEN, AND OTHER ELECTIVE JOBS Section 1. Any member of the Union is eligible to be a candidate for, and hold any office or the job of Port Agent br Patrolman, provided: (a) He has at least three (3) years of seatime.'in an un­ licensed capacity, aboard an American Fiag merchant vessel or vessels; if he is seeking the job of Patrolman or Assistant Secretary-Treasdrer in a specified department, this seatime must be in that department, and (b) He has at least four (4) months of seatime. in an unlicensed capacity, aboard an American flag rnerchant vessel or vessels, covered by contract with this Union, or four (4) months of employment with, or in any office or Job of, the Union, its subsidiaries, or affiliates, or at the Union's direction, or a combination of these, between January 1st and the time of nomination, and (c) He has been in continuous good standing in the Union for at least two (2) years immediately prior to his nomination, and (d) He is a citizen of the United States of America. Section 2. All candidates for, and holders of, other elective jobs not specified in the preceding sections shall be members of the Union. Section 3. All candidates for and holders of elective offices and jobs, whether elected oi appointed in accord­ ance with this Constitution, shall maintain membership in good standing. Failure to do so shall result in ineligibility to hC'ld such office or job and shall constitute an incapacity with regard to such office or job. ^ ARTICLE XIII ELECTIONS FOR OFFICERS, PORT AGENTS AND PATROLMEN Section 1. Nominations Any member may submit his name for nomination for any office, or the job of Port Agent or Port Patrolman, by delivering or sending a letter addressed to the Credentials Committee, in care of the Secretary-Treasurer, at the ad­ dress of Headquarters. The Secretary-Treasurer is charged with the safekeeping of these letters and shall turn them over to the Credentials Committee upon the latter's- re­ quest. This letter shall be dated and shall contain the fol­ lowing: (a) The name of the candidate (b) His home address and mailing address (c) His book number (d) The title of the office or other job for which he is a candidate, including the name of the Port in the event the position sought is that of Agent or Patrolman (e) Proof of citizenship (f) Proof of seatime and/or employment as required for candidates. The letter must reach Headquarters no earlier than Au­ gust 12th and no later than September 12th of the election year. Section 2. Credentials Committee (a) A Credentials Committee shall be elected at the first regular meeting in September of the election year, at the Port where Headquarters is located. It shall consist of six members in attendance at the meeting, with two members from each of the Deck, Engine and Stewards De­ partments. In the event any Committee member is un­ able to serve, the Committee shall suspend until the Sec* retary-Treasurer calls a special meeting at the Port in order to elect a replacement. The Committee's resu5:s Shall be by majority vote, with any tie vote being resolved by ! '*• SEAFARERS LOG July 19, 1957 — a majority vote of the membership at a special meeting called for that purpose at Headquarters Port (b) After its election, the Committee shall immediately go into session. It shall determine whether the person has submitted his application correctly and possesses the necessary qualifications. The Committee shall prepare a report listing each applicant and his book number under the office or job he is seeking. Each applicant shall be marked "qualified" or "disqualified" according to the find­ ings of the Committee. Where an applicant has been marked "disqualified." the reason therefor must be stated in the report. Where a tie vote has been resolved by a special meeting of the membership, that fact shall also be noted, with sufficient detail. The report shall be signed by all of the Committee members, and be completed and submitted to the Ports in time for the next regular meet­ ing after their election. At this meeting, it shall be read and incorporated in the minutes, and then posted on the Bulletin Board in each port. (c) When an applicant has been disqualified by the Committee, he shall be notified immediately by telegram at his listed addresses. He shall also be sent a letter containing the reasons for such disqualifications by air mail, special delivery, registered. A disqualified appli­ cant shall have the right to take an appeal to the mem-, bership from the decision of the Committee. He shall forward copies of such appeal to each Port, where the appeal shall be presented and voted upon at a regular nieeting no later than the second meeting after the Com­ mittee's election. It is the responsibility of the applicant to insure timely delivery of his appeal. In any event, without prejudice to his written appeal, the applicant may appear in person before the Committee within two days after the day on which the telegram is sent, to correct his application or argue for his qualification. The Committee's report shall be prepared early enough to allow the applicant to appear before it and still reach the Ports in time for the first regular meeting after its election. (d) A majority vote of the membership shall, in the case of such appeals, be sufficient to overrule any dis­ qualification classification by the Credentials Committee, in which event, the one so previously classified shall then be deemed qualified. (e) The Credentials Committee, in passing upon the qualifications of candidates, shall have the right to con­ clusively presume that anyone nominated and qualified in previous elections for candidacy for any office, or the job of Port Agent or Port Patrolman, has met all the require­ ments of Section 1-A of Article XII. Section 3. Balloting Procedure. (a) The Secretary-Treasurer shall insufe the proper and timely preparation of ballots, without partiality as to candidates or Ports. The ballots may contain general information and instructive comments not inconsistent with the provisions of this Constitution. All qualified candidates shall be listed thereon alphabetically within each category. The listing of the Ports shall follow a geographical pattern, commencing with the most northly Port on the Atlantic coast, following the Atlantic coast down to the most southerly Port on that coast, then west­ erly along the Gulf of Mexico and so on, until the list of Ports is exhausted. There shall be allotted write-in space, on each ballot, sufficient to permit each member voting to write in as many names as there are offices and jobs to be voted upon. Each ballot shall be so prepared as to have the , number thereon placed at the top thereof and shall be so perforated as to enable that portion containing the said number to be easily removed. On this removable portion shall also be placed a short statement indicating the nature of the ballot and the voting dates thereof. (b) The ballots so prepared at the direction of the Sec­ retary-Treasurer shall be the only official ballots. Np others may be used. Each ballot shall be numbered as indicated in the preceding paragraph and shall be num­ bered consecutively, commencing with number 1. A suf­ ficient amount shall be printed and distributed to each Port. A record of the ballots, both by serial numbers and amount, sent thereto shall be maintained by the Secre­ tary-Treasurer, who shall also send each Port Agent a verification list indicating the amount and serial numbers of the ballots sent. Each Port Agent shall maintain sepa­ rate records of the ballots sent him and shall inspect and count the ballots, when received, to insure that the amount sent, as well as the numbers thereon, conform to the amount and numbers listed by the Secretary-Treasurer as having been sent to that Port. The Port .Agent shall immediately execute and return, to the Secretary-Treas­ urer, a receipt acknowledging the correctness of the amount and numbers of the ballots sent, or shall notify the Secretary-Treasurer of any discrepancy. Discrep­ ancies shall be corrected as soon as possible prior to the voting period. In any event, receipts shall be forwarded for ballots actually received. The Secretary-Treasurer shall prepare a file in which shall be kept memoranda and correspondence dealing with the election. This file shall at all times bo available to any member asking for in­ spection of the same at Headquarters. (c) Balloting shall take place in person, at Port Offices, and shall be secret. No signature of any voter, or other distinguishing mark, shall appear on the ballot, except that any member may write in the name or names of any member or members, as appropriate, for any office, or the job of Port Agent or Patrolman. • (d) No member may vote without displaying his Union Book, in which there shall be placed an appro­ priate notation of the date and of the fact of voting, both prior to being handed a ballot. A ballot shall then be T q handed to the member who shall thereupon lign hfs nam* on a roster sheet (which shall be kept in duplicate). to> gether with his hook number, and ballot number. Th# portion of the ballot on which the ballot number is printed., shall than be removed, placed near the roster sheet, and] the member shall proceed to the voting site. '1^ (e) Each Port Agent shall be responsible for the esiab*. lishment of a booth or other voting site where each mem* i her may vote in privacy. <i (f) Upon completion of-voting the member shall fold the ballot so that no part of the printed or written portion is visible. He shall then drop the ballot into a narrow-slotted ballot box, which shall be provided for that purpose by the Port Agent, and kept locked and sealed except as hereinafter set forth. (g) Voting shall commence on November 1st of the election year and shall continue through December 31st, exclusive of Sundays and (fog: each individual Port) holi­ days legally recognized in the city in which the Port affected is located. If November 1st or December 31st •falls on a Sunday or on a holiday legally recognized In a Port in the city in which that Port is located, the bal­ loting period in such Port shall commence or terminate, as the case may be, on the next succeeding business day. Subject to the foregoing, voting in all Ports shall com­ mence at 9:00 AM, and continue until 5:00 PM, except that, or Saturdays, voting shall commence at 9:00 AM and continue until 12 Noon, and, on regular meeting days, voting shall commence at 9:00 AM and continue until 7:30 PM. Section 4. Polls Committees (a) Each Port shall elect, prior to the beginning of the voting on each voting day, a Polls Committee, Consisting of three members. For the purpose of holding a meeting for the election of a Polls Committee only, and notvvithstanding the pro\" .ns of Article XXIV. Section 2, or any other provision of this Constitution, five (5) mem­ bers shall constitute a quorum for each Port, with the said meeting to be held between 8:00 AM and 9:00 AM, with no notice thereof required. It shall be the obliga­ tion of each member wishing to serve on a Polls Com­ mittee, or to observe the election thereof, to be present during thfs time period. It shall be the responsibility of the Port Agent to see that the meeting for the purpose of electing the said Polls Committee is called, and that the minutes of the said meeting are sent daily to Head­ quarters. In no case shall voting take place unless a duly elected Polls Committee is functioning. (b) The duly elected Polls Committee shall collect all unused ballots, the voting rosters, the numbered stuDs of those ballots already used, the ballot box or boxes, and the bal.ot records and files kept by the Port. Agent. It shall then proceed to compare the serial numbers and amounts of stubs with the number of names and corre­ sponding serial numbers on the roster, and then comPtire the serial nun^ber and the amounts of ballots used with the vei fication list, as corrected, and ascertain whether the unused ballots, both by serial numbers and amount, represent the difference between what appears on the verification list, as corrected, and the ballots used. If any discrepancies are found, a detailed report thereon shall be drawn by the Polls Committee finding such dis­ crepancies, which report shall be in duplicate, and signed by all the members of such Polls' Committee. Each member of the Committe. may make what separate com* ments thereon he desires, provided they are signed and dated by him.- A copy of this report shall be given the Port Agent, to be presented at the next recular meeting. A copy shall also be simultaneously sent to the SecretaryTreaSbrer, who shall cause an investigation to be made forthwith. The results of such investigation shall be re­ ported to the membership as soon as completed, with recommendations by th'- Secretary-Treasurer. A majority vote of the me.nbership shall determine whal action, if any, shall be taken thereon, with the same effect as in­ dicated In Article I. (c) The Polls Committee shall also insure mat the ballot box Is locked and sealed, which lock and seal shall not be opened except in the manner hereinafter set forth. The same procedure as is set forth in the preceding para­ graph with regard to discrepancies shall be utilized in the event the Polls Committee has reason to believe the lock and seal have been illegally tampered with. (d) The Polls Committee shall permit qualified members only to vote. Prior thereto, it shall ascertain whether they are in good standing, stamp their book with the word "voted,"-and the date, issue ballots to voters, insure that proper registration on the roster takes place, collect the stubs, and keep them in numerical order. It shall preserve good order and decorum at the voting site and vicinity thereof. All members and others affiliated with the Union are charged with the duty of assisting the Polls Committee, when called upon, in the preservation of order and decorum. (e) In order to maintain the secrecy and accuracy of (he ballot, and to eliminate the possibility of errors or irregularities in any one day's balloting affecting all the balloting in any port, the following procedure shall be observed: At the end of each day's voting, the Polls Committee, in the presence of any member desiring to attend, pro­ vided he observes proper decorum, shall open the ballot box or boxes, and place all of that day's ballots therein in an envelope, or envelopes, as required, which shall then be sealed. The members of the Polls Committee shall thereupon sign their names across the flap of the said envelope or envelopes, with their book nurnb^rs next to their signatures. The Committee shall also place the �^3\;ryr^/j:-»rv July 19, 19ST date apd name of the Port on the ,fal(| envelope or en> Velopea, and shall certify, on the envelope or envelopes, that the ballot box or boxes were opened publicly, that pi! ballots for that day only were removed, and that all of thdse ballots are enclosed In the envelope or envelopes dated for that day and voted in that Port. The Polls Committee shall check the rosters, and any other records they deem appropriate, to Insure the foregoing. At the discretion of Headquarters, official envelopes may be pre­ pared for the purpose of enclosing the ballots and the making of the aforesaid certification, with wording em­ bodying the foregoing inscribed thereon, in which event, these envelopes shall be used by the Polls Committee for the aforesaid purpose. Nothing contained herein shall prevent any member of a Polls Committee from adding such comments to the certificate as are appropriate, provided the comments are signed and dated by the member making them. The envelope or envelopes shall then be placed in a wrapper or envelope, which, at the discretion of Headquarters, may be furnished for that purpose. The wrapper or envelope shall then be securely sealed and either delivered, or sent by certified or reg­ istered mail, by the said Polls Committee, to the deposi­ tory named in the pre-election report adopted by the membership. The Foils Committee shall not be dis­ charged from its duties until this mailing is accomplished and evidenci. of mailing or delivery is furnished the Port Agent, which evidence shall be noted and kept in the Port Agent's election records or files. The Polls Committee shall also insure that the ballot box or boxes are locked and sealed before handing them back to the Port Agent, and shall place the key or keys to the boxe" in an envelope, across the flap of which the members of the Committee" shall sign their names, book numbers, and the date, after sealing the envelope se­ curely In addition to delivering the key and ballot box or boxe? as aforesaid, the Bolls Committee shall de­ liver to the Port Agent one copy of each of the roster sheets for the day, the unused ballots, any reports culled for by this Section 4, any files that "they may have r^ ceived, and all the stubs collected both for the daj and those turned over to it. The Port Agent shall be respon­ sible for the proper safeguarding of all .he aforesaid ma­ terial. shall not release any of it until duly called for, and shall insure that no one illegally tampers with the material placed in his custody. The remaining copy of each roster sheet used for the day shall be mailed by the Polls Committee to Headquarters, by certified or regis­ tered mail or delivered in person. (ft Members of the Polls Committee shall serve without compensation, except that the Port Agent shall compensate each Polls Committee member with a reasonable sum for meals while serving. Section 5. Ballot Collection, Tallying Procedure, Protests, and Special Votes. fa) On the day the balloting in each Port is to termi­ nate. the Polls Committee elected for that day shall, m addition to their other duties hereinbefore set forth, de­ liver to Headquarters, or mail to Headquarters (by certi­ fied or registered mail), all the unused ballots, together with a certification, signed and dated by all members of the Committee that all ballots sent to the Port and not used are enclosed therewith, subject^o the right of each member of the Committee to make separate comments under his signature and date. The certification shall specifically identify, by serial number and amount, the unused ballots so forwarded. In the same package, but bound separately, the Committee shall forward to Head­ quarters all stubs collected during the period of voting, together with a certification, signed by all members of the Committee, that all the stubs collected by the Com­ mittee are enclosed therewith, subject to the right of each member of the Committee to make separate comments un­ der his signature and date. The said Polls Committee members shall not be discharged from their duties until • the forwarding called for hereunder is accomplished and evidence of mailing or delivery is furnished the Port Agent, which evidence shall be noted ai.d kept in the Port Agent's election records or files. (b) All forwarding to Headquarters, called for under this Section 5, shall be to the Union Tallying Committee, at the address of Headquarters. In the event a Polls Committee cannot be elected or cannot act on the day the balloting in each Port is to terminate, the Port Agent shall have the duty to forward the material specifically set forth in Section 5(a) (unused ballots and stubs) to the Union Tallying Committee which will then carry out the functions in regard thereto of the said Polls Committee. In such event, the Port Agent shall also forward all other material deemed necessary by the Union Tallying Com­ mittee to execute those functions. All certifications called for under this Article XIll shall be deemed made according to the best knowledge, information, and belief of those required to make such certifications. (c) The Union Tallying Committee shall consist of 14 members. Six shall be elected from Headquarters Port, and two shall be elected from each of the four ports of Baltimore, Mobile, New Orleans, and San Francisco. The six to be elected from Headquarters Port shall consist of two from each of the three departments .of the Union. The others shall be elected without regard to department. The election shall be held at the last regular meeting in .'December of the election year. No Officer, Port .Agent, ^Patrolman, or candidate for office, or the job of Port 'Agent or Dofroltnan. shall be eligible for-election to this Committee. In addition to its duties hereinbefore set forth, the Union Tallying Committee shall be charged SEAFARERS LOG with the tally of all the ballots and the preparation of p closing report setting forth in complete detail, the results of the election, including a complete accounting of all ballots and stubs, and reconciliation of the same with the rosters, verification lists, and receipts "Of the Port Agents, ail with detailed reference to serial numbers and amounts, and with each total broken down into Port totals. The Ta.iy.rg Committee shall be permitted access to the eiec» records and flies of all Ports, which they may require to be forwarded for inspection at its discretion. The re­ port shall clearly detail all discrepancies discovered, and L.iaii «jntain recommendations for the treatment of these discrepancies. All members of the Committee shall sign the report, without prejudice, however, to the right of any member thereof to submit a dissenting report as to the accuracy of the count and the validity of the ballots, with pertinent details. ' The Tallying Committee is also charged with the re­ ceipt and evalyation of written protests by any member " ho claims an illegal denial of the right to vote. If it finds the protest invalid, it shall dismiss the protest and so inform the protesting member, by wire, on the day of dismissal. If it finds the protest "valid, the Committee shall order a special vote, to be had no later than within the period of its proceedings, on such terms as are prac­ tical, effective, and just, but which terms, in any event, shall include the provisions of Section 3(c) of this Article and the designation of the voting site of the Port most convenient to the protesting member. .Where a special vote is ordered in accordance with this Section 5(c), these terms shall apply, notwithstanding any provisions to the contrary contained in this Article. Protests may be made only in writing and must be received by the Union Tally­ ing Committee during the period of its proceedings. The reports of this Committee shall include a brief summary of each protest received, the name and book number of the protesting member, and a summary of the disposition of the said protest. The Committee shall take all reason­ able measures to adjust the course of its proceedings-so as to, enable the special vote set forth in this Section 5(c) to be completed within the time herein specified. No closing report shall be made by it unless and until the special votes referred to in this Section 5(c) shall have been duly completed and tallied. Id) The members of the Union Tallying Committee shall proceed to Headquarters Port as soon as possible after their election but, in any event, shali arrive at Head­ quarters Port prior to the first business day after Decem­ ber 31 of the election year. Each member of the Commit­ tee not elected from Headquarters Port shall be reim­ bursed for transportation, meals, and lodging expense oc­ casioned by their traveling to and returning from Head­ quarters Port. Ail members of the Committee shall also be paid at the prevailing standby rate of pay from the day subsequent to their election to the day Ihey return, in normal course, to the Port from which they were elected. The Union Tallying Committee shall elect a chairman from among themselves and, subject to the express terms of this Constitution, adopt its own procedures. Decisions as to special votes, protests, and the contents of the final report shall be valid if made by a majority vote, provided there be a quorum in attendance, which quorum is hereby fixed at nine (9). The Union Tallying Committee, but not le'ss than a quorum thereof, shall have the sole right and duty to obtain the ballots from the depository immediate­ ly after the termination of balloting and to insure their safe custody during the course of the Committee's pro­ ceedings. The proceedings of this Committee, except for the actual preparation of the closing report and dissents therefrom, if any, shall be open to any member, provided he observes decorum. In no event shall the issuance of the hereinbefore referred to closing report of the Tallying "-•vimittee be delayed beyond the January 15th imme­ diately subsequent to the close of voting. (e) The report of the Cominittee shall be made up in sufficient copies to comply with the following require­ ments: two copies shall be sent by the Committee to each Port Agent and the Secretary-Treasurer prior to the first regular meeting scheduled to take place subsequent to ^e close of the Committee's proceedings or, in the event such meeting is scheduled to take place four days or less from the close of this Committee's proceedings, then at least five days prior to the next regular meeting. Whichever meet­ ing applies shall be designated, by date, ip the report, and shall be referred to as the "Election Report" meeting. As s«on as these copies are received, each Port Agent shall post one copy of >he report on the bulletin board, in a conspicuous manner. This copy shall be kept posted for a period of two months. At the Election Report meeting, the other copy of the report shall be read verbatim. (f) At the Election Report meeting, there shall be taken up the discrepancies, if any„ referred to 1.. Section 5(c) of this Aiticle and the recommendations of the Tally­ ing Committee submitted therewith. A majority vote of the membership shall decide what action, if any, in ac­ cordance with the Constitution, shall be taken thereon, which action, however, shall not include the ordering of a special vote unless the reported discrepancies affect the results of the vote for any office or job, in which event, the special vote shall be restricted thereto. . A majority of the membership, at the Election Report meet­ ing, may order a recheck and a recount when a dissent to the closing report has been issued by three or more mem­ bers of# the Union Tallying Committee. Except for the contingencies provided for in this Section 5(f), the closing report shall be accepted as final. (g) A special vote ordered pursuant to Sec. 5(f) must take place and bd completed within seven (7) days after : Sapplementary—Pice Fhre the Election Report meeting, at each Port where the dis­ crepancies so acted upon took place. Subject to the fore; going, and to the limits of the vote set by the member­ ship, as aforesaid, the Port agents in each such Port shall have the functions of the Tallying Committee as set forth in, Section 5(c), insofar as that section deals with the terms of such special vote. The Secretary-Treasurer shall make a sufficient amount of the usual balloting material immedi­ ately available to Port Agents, for the purpose of such spe­ cial vote. Immediately after the close thereof, the Port 'Agent shall summarize the results and communicate them ,to the Secretary-Treasurer. The ballots, stubs, roster sheets, and unused ballots pertaining to the special vote shall be forwarded to Headquarters, all in the same package, but bound separately, by the most rapid means practicable, but, in any case, so as to reach Headquarters in time to enable the Secretary-Treasurer to prepare his report as required by this Section 5(g). An accounting and certifi­ cation, made by the Port Agent, similar to those required :of Polls Committees, shall be enclosed therewith. The 'Secretary-Treasurer shall_then prepare a report contain­ ing a combined summary of the results, together with a schedule indicating in detail how they affect the Union Tallying Committee's results, as set forth in its closing report. The fobm of the letter's report shall be followed as closely as possible. Two (2) copies shall be sent 'o each Port, one copy of which shall be posted. The other copy shali be presented at the next regular meeting after the Election Report meeting. If a majority vote of the membership decides to accept the Secretary-Treasurer's report, the numerical results set forth in the pertinent 'segments of the Tallying Committee's closing report shall be deemed modified accordingly, and, as modified, ac­ cepted and final. If the report is not accepted, the numerical results in the pertinent segnlents of the Tally­ ing Committee's closing report shall be deemed accepted and final without modification. If ordered, a recheck and recount, and the report there­ on by the Ur.ion Tallying Committee, shall be similarly disposed of, and deemed accepted and fi. 'l, by majority vote of the membership at the regular meeting following the Election Report meeting. If such recheck and -ecount is ordered, the Union Tallying Committee shall be required to continue its proceedings correspondingly. " 'Section 6. Installation into Office and the Job of Port Agent or Patrolman. (a) The person elected shall be lat person having the largest number of votes cast for t e particular office or job involved. Where more than one person is to he elected for particular office or ji i, the proper number of candidates receiving the succes ively highest number of votes shall be declared elected. These determinations shall be made only from results fl^emed final and ac­ cepted as provided in this Article. \ It shall be the duty of the Secretary-Treasurer to noUfy each individual elected. — \ (b) All reports by Committees and ihe Secretary-Treas­ urer under this Article, except those of the Polls Com­ mittees, shall be entered in the minutes of the Port where Headquarters is located. Polls Committee reports shall be entered in the minutes of the Port where it functions. (c) The duly elected Secretary-Treasurer, Assistant Secretary-Treasurers, Port Agents, and Port Patrolmen shall' take over their respective offices and jobs, and assume the duties thereof, at midnight of the night of the Election Report meeting, or the next regular meeting, depending upon at which meeting the results as to each of the foregoing are deemed final and accepted, as pro­ vided in this Article. The term of their predecessors shall continue up to, and expire at, that time, notwith­ standing anything to the contrary contained in Article XI, Sec. 1. This shall not apply where the successful candidate cannot assume, h'- office because ho is at sea. In such event, a majority vote of the membership may grant additional time for the assumption of the office or job. In the event of the failure of the newly-elected Secretary-Treasurer to assume office, the provisions of Article X, Section 2(a), as to succession shall apply until such office is assumed. If .he does not assume office within 90 days, the line of succession shall apply until the expiration of the term. All other cases of failure to assume office shall be dealt witji as decided by a majority vote of the membership. (d) Before assuming office, every Officer, Port Agent, and Patrolman shall take the following oath: "I do solemnly swear that 1 will faithfully execute the duties of of the Seafarers International Union of North America. Atlantic and Gulf District, and I will, to the best of my ability, protect and preserve the Constitution of this Union and the welfare of the membership." ARTICLE XIV OTHER ELECTIONS Section 1. Auditing Committee. Each port shall elect an Auditing Committee on Friday of each week, at 3:00 P.M.. for the purpose of auditing the financial report for that week. These reports shall be submitted to the next regular meeting of that port, for membership action. The Committee shall consist of three members. No Officfer, Port Agent, Patrolman, or employee shall be eligible to serve on this Committee. The election shqjl be by majority vote of the members in attendance at the meeting, provided that any member eligible to serve may nominate himself. The same provisions shall apply with regard to the Port where Headquarters is located except that the Auditing Committee there shall audit the finaqcial reports of the Headquarters Port Agent and the Secretary-Treasurer. I iI f! • ii \ I 4 I i [1 ^• t; .|j Im �M' SuppIementaiT—Pare Six fi ; sv r. < SEAFARERS LOG July 19, 1957 Section 2. Quarterly Financial Committee. Section 3. The Trial Committee shall bear all pertinent (c> A new trial shall be recommended If the Appeals The QuMfterly Financial Committee shall be elected at evidence and shall not be bound by the rules of ievidence Committee finds—(a) that any member of the Trial Com­ the Port where Headquarters is located, at the first or sec­ required by courts of law but may receive all relevant mittee should have been disqualified, or (b).that the ac­ ond regular meeting held after the close of the calendar testimony. The Trial Committee-may grant adjournments, cused was not adequately informed of the details of the quarter for which the Committee is to make the required at the request of the accused, to enable him to make a charged offense, which resulted in his not having been audit. It shall be the duty of the Secretary-Treasurer to proper defense. In the event the Trial Committee falls given a fair trial, or (c) that for any other reason, the ac­ ^ecide at which of these meetings the election shall .take beneath a quorum, it shall adjourn until a quorum does cused was not given a Tair trial. (d) If there is no substantial evidence to support a place. The Committee^ shall consist of six members, with exist. Section 4. No trial shall be conducted unless all the finding of guilt, the Appeals Committee shall recommend two members from each of the Deck, Engine and Stewards . Departments. No officer. Port .'Vgent, Patrolman or em­ accusers are present. The Trial Committee shall coiiduct that the charge on which the finding was based be dis­ ployee shall be eligible to serve on this Committee. The the trial except that the accused shall have the right to missed. , (e) The Appeals Committee may recommend lesser members shall be elected by a majority vote of the mem­ cross-examine the accuser, or accusers, and the witnesses, bers present at the meeting provided that any member as well as to conduct his own defense. The accused may punishment. select any member to assist him in his defense at the Section 14. The Appeals Committee shall deliver its eligible to serve may nominate himself. trial, provided, (a), the said member Is available at the decision and dissent, if any, to. the Secretary-Treasurer. Section 3. Trial Committee. A Trial Committee shall be elected at a Special Meeting time of the trial and (b) the said member agrees to render The Secretary-Treasurer shall cause sufficient copies to be held at 10:00 A.M. the next business day following the such assistance. If the accused challenges the qualifica­ published and shall have them sent to each Port in time regular meeting of the Port where the Trial is to take tions of the members of the Trial Committee, or states to reach there before the next regular scheduled meeting. that the charges do not adequately inform him of what He shall also send a copy to each accused and accuser at place. It shall consist of five members, of which -threa shall constitute a quorum. No Officer, Port Agent, Port wrong he allegedly committed, or the time and place of their last known address, or notify them in person. ^ Patrolman, or employee may be elected to serve on a Trial such commission, such matters shall be ruled upon and Section 15. At the meeting indicated in Section 14 of Committee. No member who intends to be a witness in disposed of. prior to proceeding on the merits of the de­ this Article, the membership, by a majority vote, shall the pending trial may serve, nor may any member who fense. The guilt of an accused shall be found only if proven accept the decision of the Appeals Committee, or the dis­ by the weight of the evidence, and the burden of such sent therein, if any. If there is no dissent, the decision of cannot, for any reason, render an honest decision. It shall be the duty of every member to decline nomination if he proof shall be upon the accuser, Every finding shall be the Appeals Committee shall stand. knows, or has reason to believe, any of the foregoing dis­ based on the quality of the evidence and not solely on the If a new trial is ordered, that trial shall be held in the * qualifications apply to him.-The members of this Commit­ number of witnesses produced. Port where Headquarters is locate,d, in the manner pro­ Section 5. The Trial Committee shall make findings as vided for in Section 2 of this Article. Any decision so tee shall be elected under such generally applicable rules to guilt or innocence, and recommendations as to pun­ providing for a new trial shall contain such directions as as are adopted by a majority vot of the membership. ishment and/or other Union action deemed desirable in will insure a fair hewing to the accused. Section 4. Appeals Committee. The Appeals Committee shall consist of seven members, the light of the proceedings. These findings and recomSection 16. The Secretary-Treasurer shall notify the five of whom shall constitute a quorum, elected at the '- mendations shall be those of a majority of the Committee, accused and each accuser, either ifi person or in writing Port where 'Headquarters is located. The same disqual­ and shall be in writing, as shall be any dissent. The Com­ addressed to their last known address, of the results of mittee shall forward its findings and recommendations, the appeal. A further appeal shall be allowed as set forth ifications and duties of members shall apply with regard to this Committee as apply to the Trial Committee. In along with any dissent, to the Port Agent of the Port in Section 17. addition, no member may serve on an Appeals Committee where the trial took place, while a copy thereof shall be Section 17. Each member is charged with knowledge of in the hearing of an appeaLfrom a Trial Committee deci­ forwarded to the accused and the accusers, either in per­ the provisions of the Constitution of the Seafarers Interna­ sion, If the said member was a member of the Trial Com­ son or by mail addressed to their last known addresses. tional Union of North America, and the rights of. and The findings shall include a statement that the rights of procedure as to, further appeal as provided for therein. mittee. the accused under this Constitution, were properly safe­ Decisions reached thereunder shall be'binding on all mem­ .Section 5. Negotiating and Strike Committee. The members of a Negotiating and Strike Committee, guarded. The findings also must contain the charges bers of the Union. ^ whether of a Port or otherwi<"!', shall be composed of as made, the date of the trial, the name and address of the Section 18. It shall be the duty of all members of the many members as shall be determined, by a majority vote accused, the accuser, and each witness: shall descril^ each Union to take all steps within their constitutional power of the membership, upon recommendation of the Secre­ document used at the trial; shall contain a fair summary to carry out the terms "of any effective decisions. tary-Treasurer. Any member niay attend any meeting of of the proceedings, and shall state the findings as to Section 19. Any accused may waive any or all rights this Committee provided he observes decorum. However, guilt or innocence. If possible, all the documents used at and privileges granted to him by this Article. If an accused the trial shall be kept. All findings and recommendations a limit may be set by the chairman of the Committee on has been properly notified of his trial and fails to attend shall be made a part of the regular files. the number of those who may attend. " without properly requesting a •Postponement, the Trial Section 6. The Port Agent of the Port of Trial shall, Section 6. Meeting Chairman. Committee may hold its trial without his presence. upon receipt of the findings and recommendations of the The meeting Chairman shall be a member elected from ARTICLE XVI , the floor by majority vote of the members at any meeting. Trial Committee, cause the findings and recommendations OFFENSES AND PENALTIES to be presented, and entered into the minutes, at the next Section 7. Delegates. Section 1. Upon proof of the commission of the follow­ As soon as the Secretary-Treasurer is advised as to the regular meeting. ing offenses, the member shall be expelled from mem­ Section 7. The Port Agent shall send the record of date and duly authorized number of delegates to the con­ bership: vention of the Seafarers International Union of North the entire proceedings to Headquarters, which shall cause (a) Proof of membership In any organization advocating America, he shall communicate such facts to the Port sufficient copies thereof to be made and sent to each the overthrow of the Government of the United States Port in time for the next regularly scheduled meeting. Agent of each Port, together with lecommendations as to Section 8. At the latter meeting, the proceedings shall by force; generally applicable rules for the election of delegates. (b) Acting as an informer against the interest of the be discussed. The meeting shall then vote. A majority These facts and recommendations shall be announced and Union or the membership in any organizational campaign; vote of the membership of the Union shall: read at the first regular meeting thereafter. Unless (c) Acting as an informer for, br agent, of the Company (a) Accept the findings and recommendations, or changed by a majority vote of the membership during that against the interests of the membership or the Union; (b) Reject the findings and recommendations, or meeting, the election rules shall apply. These rules shall (d) The commission of any act as part of a conspiracy (c) Accept the findings, but modify the recommendanot prohibit any member from nominating himself. The , tions, to" destroy the Union. or results of the election shall be communicated to each Port Section 2. Upon proof of the commission of any of the <d) Order a new trial after finding that substantial jus­ Agent, posted on the bulletin board, and announced at the tice following offenses, the member shall be penalized up to a has not been done with regard to the charges. In this next regular meeting of the Port. Rules of election here­ event, a new trial shall take place at the Port where Head­ penalty of expulsion from the Union. Tn the event the under may include provisions for automatic election of all quarters is located and. upon application, the accused, the penalty of expulsion is not invoked or recommended, the qualified nominees, in the event the number 6f such accusers, and their witnesses shall be furnished transpor­ penalty shall not exceed suspension from the rights and nominees does not exceed the number of delegates to be tation and subsistence. privileges of membership for more than two (2) years, or elected. Section 9. After the vote set forth in Section 8, any a fine of $30.00, or both: ARTICLE XV (a) Wilfully misappropriating or misusing Union prop­ punishment so decided upon shall become effective. The TRIALS AND APPEALS erty of the value in excess of $50.00; Secretary-Treasurer .shall cause notice of the results Section 1. Any member may bring charges against any (b) Unauthorized use of Union property, records, stamps, other member for the commission of an offense as set thereof to be sent to each accuse<* and accuser. seals, etc., for the purpose of personal gain; Section 10. An accused who has been found guilty, or forth in this Constitution. These charges shall be.in writ­ (c) Wilful misuse of any office or job, elective or not, ing and signed by the accuser, who shall also include his who is under effective punishment may appeal in the fol­ within the Union for the purpose of personal gain, finan­ book number. The accuser shall deliver these charges to lowing manner: He may send or deliver a notice of appeal to the cial-or otherwise, or the wilful refusal or failure to the Port Agent of the Port nearest the place of the of­ fense, or the Port of pay off, if the offense took place Secretary-Treasurer within 30 days after receipt of the execute the duties or functions of the said office or Job. or gross neglect or abuse in executing such duties or aboard ship. He shall also request the Port Agent to notice of the decison of the membership. Section 11. At the next regular meeting of the Port functions: present these charges at the next regular meeting. The (d) Unauthorized voting, or >inauthorized handling of accuser may withdraw his charges before the meeting where Headquarters is located, after receipt of the notice of appeal, the Secretary-Treasurer shall present the notice, ballots, stubs, rosters, verification lists, ballot boxes, or takes place. ' i Section 2. After presentation of the charges and the which shall then become part of the minutes. An Appeals election files, .or election material of any sort; (e) Preferring charges with knowledge that such charges request to the Port Agent, the Port Agent shall cause Committee shall then be elected. The Secretary-Treasurer is charged with the duty of presenting the before-men­ are false; those charges to be read at the said meeting. If) Making or transmitting, with Intent ttf deceive, false If the charges are rejected by a majority vote of the tioned proceedings and all available documents used as Port, no further action may be taken thereon, unless evidence at the trial to the Appeals Committee, as well as reports or communications, with knowledge of the falsity ruled otherwise by a majority vote of the membership of any written statement or argument submitted by the ac- . thereof, or unauthorizedly altering reports or communica­ the Union within 90 days thereafter. If the charges are cused. The accused may argue his appeal in person, if he tions which fall within the scope of Union business; (g) Deliberate failure or refusal to join one's ship, or accepted, and the accused is present, he shall be auto­ so desires. The appeal shall be heard at Union Headquar­ matically on notice that he will be tried the following ters on the night the Committee is elected. It shall be misconduct or neglect of duty aboard ship, to the detri­ morning. At his request, the trial shall be postponed the responsibility of .the accused to insure that his written ment of the Union or its agreements; (h) Deliberate and unauthorized interference, or delib­ until the morning following the next regular meeting, at statement or argument arrives at Headquarters in time for erate and malicious villification, with regard to the execu­ which time the Trial Committee will then be elected. He such presentation. shall also be handed a written copy of the charges made Section 12. The Appeals Committee shall decide the ap­ tion of the duties of any office or job; (i) Paying for, or receiving money for, employment against him. peal as soon as possible, consistent with fair consideration If the accused is not present, the Port Agent shall im­ of the evidence and arguments before it. It may grant ad­ aboard a vessel; (j) Wilful refusal to submit evidence of affiliation for mediately cause to be sent to him. by registered mail ad­ journments and may request the accused or accusers to dressed to his last known mailing address on file with present arguments, whenever necessary for such fair con­ the purpose of avoiding or delaying money payments to the Union, or unauthorizedly transferring or receiving the Union, a copy of the charges, the names and book sideration. Section 13. The decision of the Appeals Committee shall evidence of Union affiliation, with intent to deceive; numbers of the accusers, and a notification that he must Ik) Wilful failure or refusal to carry out the orders of appear with his witnesses, ready for trial the morning be by majority vote, and shall be in the form of findings after the next regular meeting, at which meeting the Trial and recommendations. Dissents will be allowed. Decisions those duly authorized to make such orders during time and dissents shall be in writing and signed by those partic­ of strike. Committee will be elected In the event a majority of the membership of the Union ipating in such decision or dissent. In making its findings Section 3. Upon proof of the commission of any of the shall vote to accept charges after their rejection by a and recommendations, the Committee shall be governed following offenses, members shall be penalized up to Port, the Trial shall take place in the Port where Jlead- by the following: suspension from the rights and privileges of membership quarters is located. Due notice thereof shall be given to (a) No finding of guilt shall be reversed If there Is sub­ for two 12) years, or a fine of $50.00, or both: the accused, who shall be informed of the name of his stantial evidence to support such a finding and,, in such (a) Wilfully misappropriating or misusing Union prop­ accusers, and who shall receive a written statement of case, the Appeals Committee shall not make its own find­ erty of the value under $50.00; the charges. At the request of the accused, transportation ings as to the weight of evidence. (b) Assuming any office or job, whether elective or not, and subsistence shall be provided the accused and his (bi In no event shall increased punishment be recom­ with knowledge of the lack of possession of the qualifica­ witnesses. mended. tions required therefor: �July 19, 1957 (c) Misconduct during any meeting or other offlclal Union proceeding, or bringing the Union Into disrepute by conduct not provided for elsewhere In this Article; (d) Refusal or negligent failure to carry out orders of those duly authorized to make such orders at any time. Section 4. Upon proof of the commission of any of the following offenses, members shall be penalized up to a fine of $50.00: (a) Refusal or wilful failure to be present at sign-ons or pay-offs: (b) Wilful failure to .submit book to Union representa­ tives at pay-off; (c) Disorderly conduct at pay-off or sign on; (d) Refusal to cooperate with Union representatives in discharging their duties; (e) Disorderly conduct in the Union Hall; (f) Gambling in the Union Hall; (g) Negligent failure to join ship. Section 5. Any member who has committed an offense penalized by no more than a fine of $50.00 may elect to waive his rights under this Constitution and to pay the maximum fine of $50.00 to the duly authorized representa­ tive of the Union. Section 6. If offense against the Union and its principles and policies takes place in the meeting, the meeting may go into a Committee of the Whole and try the member at once, and in this case, the findings and recommendation of the Committee of the Whole shall be acted upon as if the report were made by a duly elected Trial Committee. Section 7. This Union, and its members, shall not be deemed to waive any claim, or personal or property rights to which it or its members are entitled, by bringing the member to trial or enforcing a penalty as provided in this Constitution. , , , , Section 8. Any member under suspension for an of­ fense under this Article shall continue to pay all dues and assessments and must observe his duties to the Union, members, officials and job holders. ARTICLE XVII PUBLICATIONS This Union may publish such pamphlets, journals; news­ papers, magazines, periodicals, and general literature, in such manner as may be determined, from time to time, by a majority vote of the membership. ARTICLE XVIII BONDS Officers and job holders, whether elected or appointed, >as well as all other employees of the Union, may be re­ quired to be bonded under such terms-and conditions as may be determined, from time to time, byji majority vote of the membership. ARTICLE XIX EXPENDITURES Section 1. Policies or specific instructions with regard to expehditures to be made or expenses to be incurred shall be determined by a majority vote of the membership. In the event no contrary policies 4)r instructioiis are in existence, the Secretary-Treasurer may authorize, make, and incur such expenditures and expenses as lie within the authority conferred upon him by Article X and Ar­ ticle XI of this Constitution. SecUon 2. The provisions of Section 1 shall similarly apply to the routine accounting and administrative pro­ cedures of the Union except those primarily concerned with trials, appeals, negotiations, strikes, and elections. • Section 3. The provisions of this. Article shall super­ sede. to the extent applicable, the provisions of Articles X and XI. ARTICLE XX INCOME Section 1. The income of this Union shall include re­ ceipts from dues, initiation fees, fines, assessments, con­ tributions, loans, interest, dividends, as well as income derived from.any other legitimate business operation or other legitimate source. 1 Section 2. No member shall be required to pay or de­ liver any sum of money to any Union representative with­ out obtaining an official Union receipt, signed and dated. It shall be the duty of the member to demand such re­ ceipt. I Section 3. No assessments shall be levied except after a ballot conducted under such general rules as may ba decided upon by a majority vote of the membership, pro­ vided that: 1 (a) The ballot must be secret. (b) The assessment must be approved by a 2/3 ma­ jority of the valid ballots cast. / Section 4. All payments by members or other affiliates of this Union shall be applied succe.ssively to the mone­ tary obligations owed the Union commencing with the oldest in point of time, as measured from the date of accrual of such obligation. The period of arrears shall be calculated accordingly. ARTICLE XXI PERMITS AND OTHER TYPES OF UNION AFFILIATION 1 This Union, by majority vote of the membership, may provide for affiliation with it by Individuals in a lesser capacity than. membership.^.qr in a capacity other than membership. By majority vote of the membership, the Union may provide for the rights and obligations incident to such capacities or affiliations. These rights and obli­ gations may include, but are not limited to: (a> the applica­ bility or non-applicability, of all or any part of this Con­ stitution; (b) the terms of such affiliation; <c) the right of the Union'to peremptory termination of such affiliation and, (d).the fees required for such affiliation. In no event may anyone not a member receive evidence of affiliation equivalent to that of members, receive priprity or rights over members, or be termed a member. ARTICLE XXII FORMULATION OF SHIPPING RULES Section 1- The formulation of shipping rules shall not be deemed part of any routine administrative task. Ship­ ping rules governing the details of the assignments of jobs and governing conduct and procedure connected SEAFARERS LOG SuppIementuTr-lPace Senilis. A therewith may be issued and take effect only after ap­ to mean that calendar year prior to the calendar year 1» proval by a majority vote of the membership. Shipping which elected officials and other elected Job-holders ar« rules duly issued shall be deemed to b'e Union policy. required to assume office. The first election year shaU be Section 2. A majority vote of the membership may deemed to be 1954. f make special exceptions or rules for any company or Section 8. The terms, "this Constitution," and "this vessel, for organizational purposes, whether covered by amended Constitution," shall be deemed to have the same a contract or not . . meaning and shall refer to the Constitution which takes ARTICLE XXIIl the place of the one adopted by the Union in 1939. as QUORUMS amended up through August 1951. Section 1. Unless elsewhere herein otherwise specif­ Section 9. The term, "member in good standing," shall ically provided, the quorum for a special meeting of a mean a member not in arrears or under suspension or Port shall be six members. sentence of expulsion. Unless otherwise expressly indi­ Section 2. The quorum for a regular meeting of a Port cated, the term, "member;" shall mean a member in good shall be seven members. standing. Section 3. The quorum for the Agents* Conference shall Section 10. The term, "membership book," shall mean be a majority of those eligible to attend. any official certificate issued as evidence of Union mem­ Section 4. Unless otherwise specifically set forth here­ bership. in, the quorum for any committee shall be the majority of Section 11.. Whenever the day on which a Union meeting those duly elected or appointed thereto; or action is to take place falls on a holiday, the meeting Section 5. Unless otherwise specifically set forth here­ or action shall be put off until the next business day, at in, the decisions, reports, recommendations, or other func­ the same hour. tions of any segment of the Union requiring a quorum to ARTICLE XXVII act officially, shall be that of the majority of the quorum, AMENDMENTS and shall not be official or effective unless the quorum This Constitution shall be amended In the following requirements are met. manner: ARTICLE XXIV Section 1. Any member may submit, at any regular MEETINGS meeting of any Port, proposed amendments to this Con- ' Section 1- All ports shall hold regular meetings, provided in resolution form. If a majority vote of the a quorum is present, on every other Wednesday, at 7:00 P.M. stitutlon membership the Port approves it, the proposed amend­ If such meeting night falls on a holiday, th6 meeting shall ment shall beof forwarded to all Ports for further action. take place, providing a quorum is present, at 7:00 P.M. the Section 2. When a proposed amendment is accepted by following, night. In the event a quorum is not present at a majority vote of the membership, it shall be referred 7:00 P.M.", the Port Agent of the pertinent port shall post­ to a Constitutional Committee in the Port where Head­ pone the opening of the meeting until a quorum is pres­ is located. This Committee shall be composed ent, but in no event later than 7:30 P.M. A majority vote quarters of six members, two from each Department and shall be of the membership rtiall be sufficient io change the date elected in accordance with such rules as are established of any future regular meeting. Section 2. A special meeting at a Port may be called by a majority vote of that Port. The Committee will only at the direction of the Port Agent. No special meet­ act on all proposed amendments referred to it. The ing may be held, except between the hours of 9:00 A.M. Committee may receive whatever advice and assistance, legal or otherwise, it deems necessary." It shall prepare and 5:00 P.M. Notice of such meeting shall be posted at a report on the amendment together with any proposed least two hours in advance, on the Port bulletin board. changes or substitutions or recommendations, and the ARTICLE XXV reasons for such recommendations. The latter shall then AGENTS* CONFERENCE Section 1. The Secretary-Treasurer shall call an Agents' be submitted to the membership by the Secretary-TreasConference once a year, and may call, with the approval ui'cr. If a majority vote of the membership approves of a majority vote of the membership, additional Agents* the amendment as recommended, it shall then be voted Conferences during the year. The time and place of each upon, in a yes or no vote by the membership of the such meeting shall be fixed by the Secretary-Treasurer. Union by seciet ballot in accordance with the procedure These conferences may be postponed or cancelled by a outlined in Article XIII, Section 3(b) through Section 5, majority vote of the membership in case of emergency. except that, unless otherwise required by a majority vote A majority vote of the membership shall determine when of the membership at the time it gives the approval necessary to nut the referendum to a vote, the Union such emergency exists. Section 2- The .Agents* Conference may discuss and Tallying Committee shall consist of six (G» members, twO, prepare reports and recommendations on any part of the ..-from each of the three (3) departments of the Union, Union's activities, policies and plans. The adoption of any elected from Hea-iqrarters Port. The amendment shall such recommendation by a majority vote of the member­ either be printed on the ballot, or if too lengthy, shall ship -shall make the provisions thereof binding Union be referred to on the ballot. Copies of the amendment shall be posted on the bulletin boards of-all Ports and policy, until modified or otherwise altered by a majority vote of the membership provided such recommendation made available at the voting site in all Ports. is not inconsistent with the provisions of this ConstituSection 3. If approved by a % majority of the valid ballots cast, the amendment shall become effective im­ ARTICLE XXVI mediately upon notification by the Headquarters Tallying. DEFINITIONS AND MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS Committee to the Secretary-Treasurer that the amendment RELATING THERETO Section 1. Incapacity. Unless otherwise set forth or has been so approved, unless otherwise specified in the dealt with herein, the term "incapacity,** shall mean any amendment. The Secretary-Treasurer shaU immediately illness or condition preventing the affected person from notify all Ports of the results of the vote on the amend­ ment. carrying out his duties for more than 30 days; or absence ARTICLE XXVIII from the United States; or suspension from office or TRANSITION CLAUSE membershfp as provided for in this Constitution; or the Section 1. It is the purpose and intent of this Article due replacement of one under an incapacity as indicated. to provide for an orderly transition from Union operations However, nothing contained in this Article shall be deemed and activities as governed by the Constitution in effect" to prohibit the execution 6f the functions of more than prior to the adoption of this amended Constitution, to one job and/or office, in which event no incapacity shall operations and activities conducted in accordance with this be deemed to exist with regard to tlie regular job or of­ amended Constitution. Accordingly, the following sections fice of the one taking over the duties and functions of the are to be given the interpretation required to effectuate one incapacitated. The period of incapacity shall be the the foregoing purpose and intent. time during which the circumstances exist. Section 2. All routine administrative, accounting, and Section 2- Unless otherwise set forth or dealt with other similar procedures-and processes of this Union, in herein, the term "vacancy," and the term "vacancy not effect Immediately prior to the adoption of this amended caused by an incapacity," shall be deemed to be the same, Constitution, shall be deemed to be permitted hereunder and shall include failure to perform the functions of any and shall continue in effect, unless or until changed, in office or job by reason of death, or resignation, or expul­ accordance with the provisions hereof. sion from the Union with no further right to appeal in ac­ •Section 3. All methods and means of collecting and cordance with the provisions of this Constitution. disbursing Union funds, all segregations of Union funds, Section 3. When applicable to the Union as a whole, the sequence of regular meeting nights, rules of order the term, "majority vote of the membership,'* shall mean generally followed, bonding procedures, shipping rules, the majority of all the valid votes cast by members at an' permit systems, reinstatement procedures, and any other official meeting of those Ports holding a meeting. This practices or procedure, in effect immediately prior to the definition shall prevail notwithstanding that one or more adoption of this amended Constitution, shall be deemed Ports cannot hold meetings because of no quorum. For to be permitted hereunder, and shall continue in effect that purpose of this section, the term ."regularly scheduled unless or until changed in accordance with the provisions meeting night at which the pertinent vote may take place" hereof. shall refer to a meeting or mretings during the time Section 4. All Union policies, customs, an(\ usage, in­ period within which a vote must be taken in accordance cluding those with regard to admission into membership, with; (a) The Constitution in effect Immediately prior to the adoption of this amended (b) Union policy, and Constitution, shall be deemed to be permitted hereunder (c) Custom and usage of the Union and shall continue in effect unless or until changed in In the indicated priority. accordance with the provisions hereof. Section 4. When applicable solely to Port action and Section 5. The Secretary-Treasurer, the Assistant Secre­ not concerned with, or related to. Union action as a whole, tary-Treasurer, all Port Agents and Patrolmen, and all and not forming parf of a Union-wide vote, the term, others elected as a result of the balloting held by this "majority vote of the membership,'* shall refer to the Union during November and December of 1952, shall be majority of the valid votes cast by the members at any deemed to have been duly elected in conformity with the meeting of the Port, regular or specialprovisions of this Constitution. From the date of adoption Section 5. The term, "membership, action" shall mean of this Constitution, they shall execute the powers and the same as the term "majority vote of the membership." functions, and assume the responsibilities, of the said Section 6- Where the title of any office or job, or the offices and Jobs, as set forth in this Constitution. They shall hold office, pursuant hereto, until the expiration holder thereof, is set forth in this Constitution, all refer­ ences thereto and the provisions concerned therewith shall date of the terms of office set forth herein. The terms of Article Xni, only insofar as they apply to election of be deemed to be equally applicable tQ whomever is duly acting in such office or job. Officials, Port Agents, and Patrolmen, shall take effect the Section 7. The term "Election Year" shall be deemed first election year. -•A 1.1 ¥ ' • I m �•V • u e •' •5;. .-N • • '-.J .. - ' ' - '' • f. •:f Tr.: r.^ ,.>v' '••-*•, <* • . , -Tr'"--. • "71'" " • of ARTICLE I—Name and General Powers: nates ARTICLE Xiy-Other Elections: the chairmen, delegates and members of the following committees: Auditing, Quarterly Financial, Trial, Appeals, Negotiating-^ and Strike—Defines qualifications for these positions. name of the union and defines its general powers. A nTi/"i r 11 A f£'l* A' Provides for affiliation of the At» ARI ILLt I l"~"AiriliailOn; lantic and Gulf District with the Seafarers Internatfona! Union of North America, the American Federation of Labor and other bodies as may be determined by a majority vote of the membership. - 0 ARTICLE XV—Trials and Appeals: righV'o/"my member to a fair trial by an impartial committee of his Union brothers. Lists, in detail the procedure for bringing charges and for pre­ senting charges to the membership—Provides for election of nvemember trial committee and defines Committee's procedure and duties—Requires that accused must be confronted by the accuserGives accused right to representation by a brother member before the trial committee—Requires presentation of the Committee's find­ ings to the membership for acceptance, rejection or modification by a majority vote of the members—Provides procedure for appeals. ARTICLE Ill-Membership, set by a majority vote of the membership—Defines certain eligibility requirements that must be met by candidates for new membership —Provides relief for members who may be unable to pay dues because of incapacity beyond their control—States the Union's oath of obligation—Outlines rules for suspension and dismissal for non­ payment of dues and assessments—Rights of naembership to expel those who might support dual and hostile groups. ARTICLE IV—Reinstatement: . ARTICLE XVI-Offenses and Penalties: Gives the membership the right to set rules for rein- fenses for which a member may be brought to trial—Places limita­ tions on penalties that may be imposed upon members found guilty of such offenses—Gives a member the right to waive trial and accept an automatic penalty for infractions not involving suspensfon or dismissal from the Union-r-Provides for trial by meeting acting as committee as a whole for offenses committed during course of meeting. statement of dismissed members. Cites the ex- ARTICLE V—Dues and Initiation Fee: isting du^s schedule, initiation fee and method of payment—^Provides dues may not be changed except by constitutional amendment—^Permits the membership, by majority vote, to waive dues and initiation fees for organizational purposes only. - ARTICLE XVII-Publlcatlons: right to "authorize the^publication of a newspaper and other literature, ARTICLE VI—Retirement from Membership: ADTI^I C V\/m Provides for bonding of officers AKII^LC AVIII DOnQS: and employes oLthe Union under suth conditions as may be determined by the membership.^ Defines the procedure by which a Seafarer may retire his book and outlines the method of reinstatement, ARTICLE VII—System of Organization: Slpan^- ARTICLE XlX-Expendlfures: rnents of the Union and provides for administrative authority cies or specific instructions with regard to expenditures. ARTICLE VIII-Officers:'SS:'?hV°^^^^^^^ ADTii^l c vv Defines the Union's sources of .in- AKI ILLt AA—income: come-Sets forth the duty of mem­ urer, Assistant Secretary-Treasurers and Port Agents and Patrol­ men. bers to require Union representatives to give them a receipt for any payment of money to the Union—Provides that no assessment may be levied unless approved by a two-thirds majority of the valid ballots cast by the members in a secret election—Gives mefnbership power to set up general rules for assessment balloting—Pro* vides for the Union to derive income from dividends, intere.st and legitimate business operations. ARTICLE IX-Olher Elective Jobs:.^7ch,?rM™.'de'ie: gates and members of certain committees must be elect^ by the membership. ARTICLE'XXI-Degrees of Membership: fT"?' ARTICLE X-Dufies oi Elective Officers: the Secretary-Treasurer, Assistant Secretary-Treasurers, Port Agents, Patrolmen, Meeting Chairmen, Delegates and members of the Auditing, Trial, Quarterly Financial, Appeals and Negotiating and Strike Committees—^Provides procedure for filling vacancies in office—^Requires all Port Agents to file weekly financial reports— Establishes membership control over actions and reports of officials and committees. rules for affiliation of individuals other than full members must be determined by the Union's membership. - ARTICLE XI—V/ages and Terms of Office: ARTICLE XAIII—Quorums: » special meeting of any port ARTICLE XXII—Formulation of Shipping Rules: Guarantees, as did the previous Constitution, that shipping, rules may not be revised unless approved by membership. ABTiz-i c vvm shall be six members and the quorum fot a regular Port meeting shall be seven members. Provides that the Secretary-Treasurer, Assistant Secretary-Treas­ urers, Port Agents and Patrolmen shall serve for two-year terms and that their wages shall be set by a majority vote of the mem­ bership—Provides for hiring and dismissal of other employes and personnel, subject to a majority vote of the membership. ARTICLE XXIV-Meetlngs: ^ regular meetings at 7 PM on every other Wednesday—Exceptions are noted for holidays and failure to obtain a quorum. ARTICLE XII—Qualifications for Elective Office: Sets forth that any member has the right to nominate himself for any office—Lists eligibility requirements for the various offices. ARTICLE Xlll-Electlons: Provides that the quorum for ^ KTSov'deTt ' election of a six-member Credentials Committee to inspect the . candidates' eligibility according to rules of Constitution—Estab­ lishes safeguards for the right of a member to nominate himseU to office. Describes the Union's balloting procedure in detail—Provides for election of Polls Committees to conduct elections and of , a district-wide Tallying Committee, including members from'New York, Baltimore, Mobile, New Orleans and San Francisco to tabu­ late results—Sets forth ^a^ner ^^r installation of officers. • ARTICLE-XXV-Agenl's Conference: ence of Port Agents to be called by the Secretary-Treasurer. ARTICLE XXVI-Deflnltlons: frequently in the language of the Constitution. ARTICLE XXVII-AmendmenIs: amendment^of the Con­ stitution by the membership. , ARTICLE XXVIII-Transition Clausetfrlnsfel of unSS practices and procedures to regulation by proposed Constitution. :-ii i-s-icr^gatTC.n 1-J T" � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Seafarers Log Issues 1950-1959 Description An account of the resource Volumes XII-XXI of the Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America Document A resource containing textual data. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource July 19, 1957 Description An account of the resource Headlines: US MERCHANT SHIP BUILD-UP ‘VITAL NEED’ NMU OK’S INDUSTRY-WIDE BLACKLIST PENTAGON CALLS SHIPPING ‘VITAL’ TO US DEFENSE AFL-CIO BODY HOLDS COAL HEARING HUGE ‘BERGS PERIL SHIPS IN ATLANTIC ALCOA INAGURATES PORT NEWARK PIER HOUSE VOTES FARM AID TO RED NATIONS WATERMAN BEATS RR BID; DELTA LINE ‘NOT FOR SALE’ LA. LABOR AIDS ‘AUDREY’ RELIEF SEAWAY BID TO KEYNOTE IBL PARLEY FIRST P-A BOXSHIP DUE SOON NEW YORK, NEW ORLEANS HOSP. CHIEFS SWAP POSTS MFOW SEEKS WELFARE BOOSTS HOUSE GETS BILL TO GIVE SEA HIRING RECOGNITION HAIL 1ST GRADUATES OF MCS SCHOOLING NY REPORTS BROAD MAW PACT GAINS CO. PLANS TO REFLOAT WRECKS TORONTO, COAST OPERATORS SIGN WITH CANADIAN SIU HOW MUCH DOES AIR-CONDITIONING COST ON SHIPS? UNIONS HALT HOSPITAL GROUP’S RATE BOOST CONSTITUTION Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 7/19/1957 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Newsprint Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Vol. XIX, No. 15 1957 Periodicals Seafarers Log