http://seafarerslog.org/archives/files/original/a95d6884762938074f6aab18802802fa.PDF 46602455f15ae21f993cec89b6b90517 PDF Text Text SEAFARERS^LOG Vol. XXV N*. If l«pt«mb*r to 196S 'OFFICIAL ORQAMOF THE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION • ATLANTIC, GULF, LAKES AND INLAND WATERS DISTRICT » AFL-CIO New 50-50 Rule Boosts US Shipping '"e -Story On Page 3 Is;? *®P'ein6ef MTD OKs Ship Program, Backs Canadian Beef 1963 SEE SUPPLEMENT IN THIS ISSUE -Story On Page 2 SHIPPING RULES SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes & Inland Waters District, AFL-CIO AND CONTRACTED EMPLOYERS Complete Text Reprinted In Centerfold -lasigg^gas .'A: �Ufl S,BA,F4K^R^ 'LQ,0 MTD Urges Gov't To Aid Shipbuilding WASHINGTON—The AFL-CIO Maritime Trades Department has urged Congress to provide "vastly increased" ap­ propriations for ship construction, conversion and repair as a means of reviving the nation's maritime industry. At a two-day meeting here the executive board of the 29union department called attention to the "constant decline" of the US shipping fleet of Canada and the Upper Lakes which, if unchecked, "por­ Shipping Company. (See separate tends liquidation" of the ship­ story below.) It adopted resolu­ building industry. The MTD board also took number of actions in connection with the dispute between the SIU Bull Line Plan Stalls tions condemning the Canadian Brotherhood of Railway, Trans­ port & General Wm-kers for its leading role to exempt Canadian affiliates of the AFL-CIO from the Federation's Internal Disputes Plan and for a proposal to abolish international unionism in Canada. A separate action branded the recent Canadian Industrial Inquiry Commission as a "union-busting program" and deplored the sup­ port given the Investigation by of­ ficers of the Canadian Labour Congress. Susxcsts Program The US industry's condition, the MTD board said, constitutes a na­ tional peril. In order to relieve unemployment among shipyard workers and to strengthen US shipping, the department called for: • A ship construction program that Would assure 80 new naval and 60 merchant ships a year; • Opportunity for "all qualified US shipyards' to acquire a "just share" of shipbuilding awards; • Allocation of adequate con­ tracts to insure continued opera­ tion of shipyard facilities; • Encouragement of private (Continued on page 10) An Unusual Chain Of £vent* As government, .her vigorou. PT^»T. from Aa CeneJi-. Wor^ movement, I. moving tow«d nc- tioa egiAwt Ao "moneUr." THE GREAT . iiftn . 3L "••• Q At that meeting, I understand there was an announcement of a financial contribution by William Mahoney of the Canadlan-U.S.W.A, to the Canadian Mari­ time Union In the amount of $10,0007 A Yes. Q I take It that that la not his fund personally, not a personal fund? A not..." No, I am certain It was Transcript, MOBRIS COMMISSION HiiAHIMGS, page 2066, line 27 - page 2068, line k By FRANK DREA Toronto Newaman • Telegram Staff Reporter NEW YORK—Manuel E. KuluJoins USWA Staff Seaway waterfronts are kundis last week expressed hope Toronto, Ont.—Frank Drea, na­ en tbe brink of bloodshed tionally known labor reporter and for the eventual reorganization of ,-)nd violence today as Cana­ columnist for tlie Toronto Tele­ his bankrupt US-flag shipping op­ dian labor mobilized for a gram, lias jmoed the Canadian pub­ struggle to the death against erations in the face of a trustees' lic relatiom stall of the Sleelworki Hal Chamberlain Banks — en as assistant to Dir. Murray report to a Federal Court judge with or wiAout the help of Cotterill. that the $1.5 million loan he re­ Ae Norris report. cently obtained from a Greek bank AFLCIO NEWS. WASHINGTON, THE TELEGRAM, Toront«i I is not enough to reactivate the re­ 'Wed., July 17, ISA} SEFTEMBER 7, 1963 mainder of his fleet. In July, the trustees had sug­ gested that $1.5 million in fresh One of the many unusual events in the dispute between the SIU money would be enough to get the of Canada and Upper Lakes Shipping is the sequence above that remaining vessels back in service. ends wiffi the naming of Toronto newsman Frank Drea to the Can­ They reported on September 9 that adian public relations staff of the United Steel Workers. USW new developments had made an pnbiications'snch as the "Great Lakes Sailor" have been active in additional $500,000 or more neces­ fighting the SIU, and an official iff the same union admitted under sary. oath during the Norris hearings that the organization has contrib­ Creditors' claims against the Kuuted heavily to the anti-SIU campaign. At the same time, Drea, lukundis shipping operation orig­ formerly employed by a daily newspaper, the "Toronto Telegram," inally had been estimated to ex­ has been writing numerous stories critical of the SIU. Two weeks ceed $5 million, including claims ago, as the "AFL-CIO News" reported, Drea joined the USW staff. by the SIU and other shipboard unions and claims by SIU crewmembers with liens against indi­ vidual ships for wages due. Meanwhile, SIU attorneys last week filed a formal petition with the US Supreme Court for a re­ view of Federal court decisions in­ volving proceeds from the sale of the former Bull Line freighter MONTREAL—The Seafarers International Union of Canada has just released a detailed Emilia. study of the one-man Norris Commission report on the Upper Lakes shipping dispute. The The established right of vessel crewmembers and their families to 108-page SIU document analyzes all aspects of the Commission hearing and Its recpnunendasecure unpaid wages when a ship tions, and finds that Commis-+ under seizure is sold at a marshal's sioner Norris repeatedly vio­ accord with the Commissioner's grantly disregarded." sale would be seriously affected if lated basic concepts of justice preconceived notions; double The SIU study documents the the rulings are upheld. The deci­ and had prejudged the issues. standards have been applied; Commissioner's conduct of the sions, by causing the sale proceeds (The fuU text of the SIU docu­ basic established rules of law hearings to reveal "that the Com­ to be used up for cargp discharg­ ment is carried in a veeial 24- have bee° wantonly violated; in­ missioner was not, from the mo­ ing expenses and other costs, page supplement in this issue of judicious conduct was openly' en­ ment of his . appointment, con­ would upset the order in which «be LOG.) gaged in the Commissioner; cerned wi& a dispassionate and payments are normally made—^at The Commissioner, tbe report rules of the hearing were objective, ev^uation of the subthe expense of seamen's wage points out, "omitted substantive changed at' the Oonunisskiner's jecta he was named to investiclaims. matterg, particularly when not In whim and objectlvitar was fla­ (Continued on page 6) Canada SIU Raps Hearing Report's Anti-Union Bias Baltimore City Officials Visit MTD Port Council AFL-aa To Meet Nov. 14 "'-i - > WASHINGTON—The fifth con­ stitutional convention of the AFL-CIO has been scheduled to open November 14 in New York City at the Americana Hotel. The convention comes at a time "of paramount importance to workers and to America," ac­ cording to the official convention call issued by President George Meany and Secretary-Treasurer William " F. Schnitzler on behalf of the Executive Council. The stated theme of the con­ vention will be "to meet the chal­ lenges of creating a full employ­ ment economy, assuring equal opportunity for all and intensify­ ing the worldwide struggle for freedom." "First among these tasks is full employment," the convention call continues. "The. apparent prosperi­ ty of most Americans cannot, should not. and must not conceal the distress of the others—amount­ ing to nearly 6 percent of the work force—who, month In and month out for almost six years, have been jobless. Little better is the plight of additional millions who can find only part-.time work, and still others whose earnings are below the level of bare subsistence." Notes Job Decline Noting the accelerating growth of the labor force and the constant shrinkage of job opportunities due to automation and other techno­ logical changes, the Executive Council's statement calls for "gov­ ernment leadership and govern­ ment action—bold, imaginative and far-ranging," to avert a job crisis. The first and founding AFLCIO convention was held in New York City in December of 1955. Biennial sessions since then have met in Atlantic City, San Francisco and Miami Beach. Also in November the AFL-CIO International Labor Press Associa­ tion will hold its annual conven­ tion in New York, featured by the presentation of ILPA's 1963 journ­ alistic awards to a number of un­ ion publications. The ILPA awards are to be announced November 12 in ceremonies at the Park-Sheraton Hotel. The SEAFARERS LOG has re­ ceived notification from the ILPA that it has been named as one of the award winners in the 1963 competition. Last year, the LOG gained two citations at the ILPA's Cleveland convention in competi­ tion among newspapers of various AFL-CIO national and internation­ al unions. The 1862 awards were citations for general editorial excellence and for an original editorial cartoon by Bernard Seaman, LOG art editor. In judging by professional newsmen. The LOG has received a total of SO awards since it en­ tered the labor press competition In 1947. SEAFARERS LOG Sept. 20,1963 VoI.XXV,No. 19 FAIR. HALL, President HBRBEBZ BHANO, Editor; levmt SFIVACK, Jdanaging Editor; BEHNARD SEAMAN, Art Editor; MIKE POLLACK, NATHAN SKYER, ALGXANDEB LESLIE, Staff Writers. Meeting of the Baltimore Port Council of the Maritime Trades Department on September 10 featured a visit by Mayor Theodore McKeldin and Baltimore County Executive Spire T. Agnew with MTD union officials and AFL-CIO representatives. Among those present (seated, center, l-r) were Sec.-Treas. William Schefeli of the Maryland State & District of Columbia AFLCIO; William Kirchoff, council president; Agnew; Mayor McKeldin (standing); Warren Leader of SIU, council exec, sectreas.; Charles Delia, president, Maryland AFL-CIO, and Joseph Townsley, council vice-pres. The Baltimore council has 28 local union affiliates representing about 30,500 workers. The meeting was at the SIU hall. PuUishMl biwraakiy at tha haadquartara of tha Saafarart Intarnatlcnal Union, AN lanMc, Oulf. Lokai and Inland Watara District, AFL-Cia 675 Fourth Avanuo, Brooklyn 32. NY. Tol. HYaclnth N6600. Sacond class noftaga paid at tha Fost Offica In Brooklyn, NY, undar tha Act of Aug. 24, 1712. �•'-.';s| s e^A'F ji n e tt 9 %&a Gov't Policy Shift Gives US Shipping, SO-SO Vital Boost WASHINGTON—Upholding long-standing SIU and indust^ protests that the Cargo Preference Act and other US shipping legislation was being bypassed at the expense of the American-flag fleet, top Government officials in the persons of With AFL-CIO Rep. Irving de Shetier looking on (left), new SlUNA charter for the Western States Transportation Serv­ ices and Allied Workers was presented in Bakersfield, Calif., to Park Orrison (center), representing TSAW group in the Western area. Wilmington SlU Port Agent George McCart­ ney Joined in the installation ceremonies on September 7. SlUNA Taxi Union Scores New Gains DETROIT—Greater expansion of the SlUNA Transporta­ tion Services and Allied Workers here and in other cities is expected, now that some 200 unaffiliated taxi workers have voted for the City Cab Driv--^ ers Association as their new Federal court action finally al­ bargaining unit. lowed the drivers for the City Cab Meanwhile, in ' Bakersfield, Calif., a separate SlUNA charter was issued September 7 for the new Western States TSAW (photo above). The Western States affili­ ate is launching an organizing campaign among taxi workers over a wide area. The drivers here voted 100 to 59 for the City Cab Drivers unit In a National Labor Relations Board election on August 14. The victory follo\t'ed a year-long fight which paralleled SIU-TSAW ac­ tivities in the Checker Cab fleet. Shipping Ruies In line with the policy of reprinting important Union documents every six months, the centerspread In this issue of the SEAFARERS LOG car­ ries the full text of the ship­ ping rules under the agree­ ment between the SIU and its contracted operators. The re­ print reflects all actions of the Seafarers Appeals Board through September 1, 1963. Copies of the actions taken by the SAB which ameiid the shipping rules are also posted and available in all SIU halls. Company to proceed with the NLRB-ordered balloting. A vote in the Checker fleet is still stalled by a Federal court injunction. Fred Ford, leader of the City Cab group, announced after the vote victory that steps are being taken to bring the association into the TSAW. The only sour note in the or­ ganizing campaign came from Teamsters Local 902, which circu­ lated leaflets shortly before the balloting to urge a "no union" vote. The Hoffa union did not ap­ pear on the ballot nor had it ever represented the City Cab drivers. In separate action earlier. Local 1 of the TSAW in St. Louis rati­ fied a new two-year contract with the Mound City Yellow Cab Com­ pany that establishes improved working conditions and provides several benefits the drivers never had before. Local 1 was the second group to affiliate with the TSAW last year after the SlUNA established a new transportation workers organiza­ tion in January, 1962, covering some 6,000 Chicago drivers and garage workers who had previ­ ously quit the Teamsters. Vice-President Lyndon B. Johnson and Attorney General Robert Kennedy have rallied be­ hind the maritime industry in its fight to obtain a fair share of Government-financed cargo shipments. The Vice-President, on a goodwill tour this month through Credit Corporation. This arose in the Scandanavian countries, lashed hack at European critics one particular instance last De­ of US shipping legislation—specifically the 50-50 law—and cember, when the Department held that cargo preference did not ap­ emphasized the right of the-^ ply to 300,000 tons of grain sorg­ but also on surpluses financed by US Government to "assure the Federal Government and sold hum sold to Japan on a long-term our nation of a private mari­ to US and foreign traders as a dollar credit basis under the CCC time capacity." program. "private" transaction. At the same time that John­ The decision by the Attorney If cargo preference had been son was affirming the need General was the culmination of a applied, at least half of the 300,for a US-flag merchant fleet dur­ vigorous fight waged by the SIU, 000-ton shipment would have ing his overseas visit, the Attorney the AFL-CIO Maritime Trades De­ moved on American bottoms. General took a big step on Septem­ partment and other industry Instead, Agriculture had taken ber 9 in plugging a loophole de­ groups against another attempt by the position that the cargoes in­ veloped by the Agriculture Depart­ the Agriculture Department to by­ volved were commercial transac­ ment in interpreting the 50-50 law. pass 50-50. tions, since payment would eventu­ Agriculture has been seeking to ally be in convertible US currency In a lengthy 36-page ruling ap­ plauded by all segments of the in­ move large quantities of Govern­ and because sales were to private dustry, he ruled that cargo pref­ ment-financed cargoes through persons and not on a governmenterence for US ships applies not American and foreign traders who to-government basis. only to foreign aid shipments on a receive a low Interest rate from a Although the Vice-President was government-to-government basis, Federal agency, the Commodity confronted with questions, and criticism of American shipping policy on each stop of his Scanda­ navian tour, he made his most pointed rebuttal while speaking at a dinner held on September 4 In the Swedish shipbuilding city of Goteborg. In a sharp rejoinder, Johnson reminded Swedish offi­ cials that 90 percent of American WASHINGTON—With the proposed Bonner bill still under oceanborne trade was "open to consideration by the House Merchant Marine and Fisheries (Continued on page 15) Union Opposition Rips Bonner Bill Committee, opposition to the measure by the organized labor movement continues to mount. ~~~ ; ~~ management disputes in most inOfficers of 22 AFL-CIO dustries, including maritime. The trade union organizations proposed measure would exempt have registered objections to the proposed legislation during the past week. They added their voices to the 40 labor groups which had previously responded to an SIU alert regarding the bill's proposed restrictions on free collective bar­ gaining and the right to strike. The controversial measure, spon­ sored by Rep. Herbert C. Bonner (D-NC), would set up extensive Federal Government - supervised steps via special mediation, fact­ finding and settlement legislation that would replace existing TaftHartley machinery, Taft-Hartley now governs labor- SIU Stewards' Training Session Briefing session between USPHS specialists and Seafarers In the SIU Stewards' Upgrading and Recertification Program offers a light moment, as Seafarer Francis T. DiCarlo (4th from left) raises a question on new feeding procedures. Six-week training course In New York offers both classroom and practical Instruction as a refresher program for SIU stewards. Pictured (l-r) are James A. Seller of USPHS, Seafarer Frank Napoll, instructor Eric Klingvall, Seafarers DiCarlo, Joseph Garlllo, L. Simos and Leo E. Movoll, plus Robert W. Wilson and James R. Reed of USPHS. shipping disputes from the cover­ age of the 1947 T-H Act. In the process, maritime unions would be barred from striking. If necessary, for 150 days, diuing the last 90 days of which Congress would consider legislation sug­ gested by the President to deal with the dispute. The 22 additional AFL-CIO un­ ion groups which have advised the House Merchant Marine Commit­ tee of their opposition to the Bon­ ner bill are: Central Labor Council ot Poplar Bluff, Mo., International Hod Car­ riers, Mid-Columbia (Ore.) Central Labor Council, Insurance Workers International, Laundry & Dry Cleaning International, Railway Telegraphers, New Orleans Central Labor Council, Louisiana State Federation, Brotherhood of Paint­ ers & Decorators, and Northern Kentucky Labor Council. Also, the International Typo­ graphical Union, Airline Pilots, In­ ternational Association of Fire­ fighters, American Federation of Teachers, Marine & Shipbuilding Workers of America, Milwaukee County Labor Council, Brother­ hood of Carpenters & Joiners, Baltimore Central Labor Council, Chemical Workers Lwal 306 (Binghamton, NY), Utility Workers of America, Transport Workers Union, and the Office Employees. As has been pointed out by the SIU and the other union organiza­ tions, the Bonner Bill (HR 1897) is a bad piece of legislation because it would throttle free collective bargaining and could serve as a dangerous precedent for dealing with all labor-management dis­ putes. Texas Tug Fleet Told To Bargain HOUSTON—The National Labw Relations Board has upheld charges by the SIU Inland Boat­ men's Union, and has found Tidelands Marine Services guilty of unfair labor practices. The board has ordered the com­ pany to begin negotiations with the SIU-IBU, cease its anti-union activities and reinstate three boat­ men fired for their union sym­ pathies. Tidelands operates 11 crewboats for the Humble Oil Company in Texas and Louisiana inland waters and in the Gulf of Mexico, pro­ viding services to oil and refining companies. Humble is the actual owner of the boats. The dispute between the com­ pany and the SIU began in 1962 when the union started an organ­ izing campaign among the com­ pany's boatmen who were employed at that time by Brown & Root, Inc. The company changed its name to Tidelands Marine to get the orig­ inal election petition thrown out. An NLRB Investigation also found that three employees, Theodore Elkins, Roy Klaus and Raymond Sons, who were fired by the company in 1962, were discharged in an effort to combat their union activities. The Federal agency ordered that they be re­ instated with full back pay and seniority for the period of dis­ missal. �s.K'A^F AM MRS '^Mtvm • ; ^ •• /• (Figures On This Page Cover Deep Sea Shipping Only In the SW Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District.) Report Period: September 1 - September 15, 1963 The shipping picture for SIU men this period again re­ flected the ups and downs that are frequent in the in­ dustry, as the number of men dispatched to jobs dropped " way off to a total of 1,178, This figure is the lowest it's been in three months and compares to a total of 1,545 shipped during the previous two weeks. Registration showed a similar decline this time. The total number of job registrants was reported as 1,224. Last period the figure was 1,583. But the figures combined to reduce the number of men on the beach at the end of business September 15 to 3,900. Only a few ports managed to escape the job .slow-up, among them Boston, Philadelphia, Tampa and San Fran­ cisco. All the rest listed decreased shipping or reported the situation unchanged from before, 'Frisco was espe- c'ally busy, more so than it's been all year, Baltimore and Houston showed the heaviest declines, while New York and New Orleans kept to a fairly active pace. The ship activity chart (see right) shows one of the causes of the slow-up generally; primarily, fewer ships in port. The number of payoffs, sign-ons, and in-transit ship visits all dropped. Houston had only 22 ships listed compared to 59 last time. In turn, Philadelphia also had 22 ships, but this was enough to keep the port busy. It had only 10 ships in port during the previous two weeks. One of the few places where a marked upward trend showed was in the seniority totals, where class A men accounted for a 58 percent portion of all the jobs shipped. Class B shipping dipped to 31 percent of the total, and class C handled the remaining 11 percent. Ship Activity Pay Siga In Offt Tram, TOTAL •orton 3 1 S ff New York 13 3 23 39 Philadolpkla .. 3 1 IS 22 SafHmora .... I 3 13 17 Norfolk 1 1 2 4 Jacktonviifo .. 1 0 5 4 Tampa 0 1 4 7 Mobllo 4 1 7 12 NewOrloani,. i 9 19 34 Homtoa 3 1 18 22 ¥nimlngton ..2 1 9 12 San PranclKO. 5 4 7 18 Soattio 1 1 7 9 TOTALS ..... 45 29 139 213 BECK DEPARTMENT Registered CLASS A Registered CLASS B Shipped CLASS A Shipped CLASS B Shipped CLASS C GROUP GROUP GROUP GROUP 1 2 3 ALL 12 3 ALL 1 3 ALL 2 3 ALL 1 2 4 10 0 4 2 2 3 1 1 2 0 3 0 0 2 2 75 3 19 47 9 13 18 34 15 56 4 29 12 9 22 9 4 • 15 0 1 10 17 6 5 12 15 3 6 10 1 22 1 7 3 21 1 11 5 8 5 3 14 6 12 23 2 1 0 4 1 2 1 1 1 3 5 2 0 0 0 2 1 1 2 0 0 4 4 0 2 3 5 0 0 2 2 0 5 1 6 3 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 4 7 0 3 1 4 12 0 4 7 1 2 2 4 7 4 0 11 0 1 5 4 33 11 65 2 21 15 26 43 1 25 74 1 39 10 5 15 21 17 28 7 52 0 11 14 25 3 18 9 20 1 9 8 3I1 4 6 1 0 6 1 0 5 0 2 1 1 3 1 4 7 12 3 22 2 8 14 12 16 32 2 4 4 6 7 15 13 1 4 8 1 2 3 6 2 5 1 8 1 4 4 9 89 170 43 1 302 11 62 100 1 173 89 136 41 1 2661 14 44 63 1 121 Port Boston New York Philadelphia Baltimore Norfolk Jacksonville Tampa Mobile New Orleans Houston Wilmington San Francisco Seattle TOTALS TOTAL Shipped GROUP CLASS 3 ALL A 1 2 B 0 2 3 2 0 2 19 56 22 1 5 13 0 5 6 22 1 10 0 0 1 23 3 1 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 6 1 1 2 2 0 0 1 1 7 4 0 0 0 11 5 0 0 74 0 0 0 21 0 0 0 20 18 0 0 2 0 4 2 6 15 0 9 3 12 32 0 0 1 1 8 9 18 26 1 46 266 121 2 Registered On The Beach CLASS A 1 CLASS B GROUP GROUP C ALL 12 3 ALL 1 2 3 ALL 7 11 2 20 35 0 4 2 6 8 97 88 160 29 277 6 19 46 70 122 38 13 6 22 13 48 0 3 15 18 27 34 1 33 17 84 0 10 34 44 0 4 10 9 20 1 5 10 16 1 2 10 10 14 7 1 25 2 18 9 12 3 1 7 3 13 0 1 1 2 16 32 0 35 7 74 0 5 15 20 0 95 66 69 14 149 8 51 80 139 0 38 60 83 12 155 2 27 36 65 12 10 2 11 2 7 1 22 0 9 12 59 15 20 2 37 2 24 15 41 18 27 1 23 6 56 _8 26 12 46 46 1 433 379 506 llflT 1 995 29 209 310 1 548 E::GINE DEPARTMENT Registered CLASS A Registered Shipped CLASS B CLASS A GROUP GROUP 1 2 3 ALL 1 2 3 ALL 0 2 0 2 110 2 35 9 10 14 11 33 8 50 8 1 5 1 2 9 2 12 12 2 0 5 9 2 13 5 0 3 10 1 1 0 6 0 5 0 5 3 0 0 0 4 0 4 0 0 6 1 8 1 10 5 6 33 19 58 11 42 5 58 17 8 29 3 22 3 28 4 10 2 6 2 2 2 0 4 4 3 4 11 2 16 3 21 3 0 3 0 8 0 8 0 Boston....... New York .. Philadelphia.. Baltimore.... Norfolk Jacksonville.. Tampa Mobile New Orleans. Houston Wilmington . . San Francisco Seattle GROUP 3 ALL 1 2 6 4 " 2 59 39 15 8 7 1 16 2 14 7 0 5 3 5 2 3 3 0 7 11 0 56 38 11 41 12 28 5 2 3 20 16 2 7 3 3 TOTALS 52 170 22 I 244 29 100 56 I 185 32~ 160 Fort Shipped CLASS B (JROUP 1 2 3 ALL 5 0 1 4 36 3 24 9 2 7 11 2 5 0 10 15 0 2 1 1 5 0 3 2 0 1 1 0 0 5 3 2 ,31 14 13 4 10 7 17 0 7 15 0 22 7 1 5 1 3 2 0 1 24 I 216 12 83 65 I 160 GROUP 1 2 3 ALL 3 3 4 10 20 55 56 131 4 7 12 1 0 11 27 38 12 8 4 0 3 10 8 21 2 0 1 1 0 16 14 30 9 68 63 140 4 40 47 91 11 6 5 0 4 12 18 2 0 15 14 29 18 15 I 42 216 150 42 | 408 167 492 57 I 716 42 241 262 I 545 GROUP 1 2 3 ALL 0 0 1 1 2 2 3 7 0 2 3 5 113 5 0 0 0 0 0 10 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 u 0 5 117 0 10 1 0 2 2 4 1 8 1 10 0 0 0 0 9 Registered On The Beach CLASS A CLASS B TOTAL Shipped Shipped CLASS C CLASS GROUP A B C ALL 123 ALL 8 2 20 16" 2 2 5 1 93 51 125 14 190 50 36 7 28 3 5 24 12 11 7 34 33 12 5 13 51 37 2 15 29 0 3 5 22 2 1 2 15 11 4 10 5 1 1 5 10 6 1 1 0 1 9 4 44 5 0 5 15 10 10 29 96 29 58 31 7 78 10 •J" 28 17 46 25 1 71 4 "100 12 4 20 4 16 4 21 1 7 10 27 5 44 38 12 21 3 0 41 11 9 8 28 4 STEWARD DEPARTMENT Registered CLASS A Port Bos.. NY.. Phil Bal.. Nor., Jac.. Tam. Mob. NO.. Hou. Wil., SF.. Sea. 1-8 0 6 0 3 0 0 0 1 5 5 3 2 2 TOTALS 27 GROUP 12 3 ALI. 7 2 2 3 44 15 7 16 2 10 4 4 0 5 12 4 0 1 0 1 3 2 1 0 5 1 2 2 6 0 9 2 11 8 23 47 15 6 7 33 1 8 0 4 7 0 11 19 0 0 2 4 69 28 79 I 203 Registered CLASS B GROUP 1 2 3 ALL 0 0 2 2 2 3 15 20 10 1 2 1 1 10 12 0 0 5 5 0 13 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 1 1 38 40 1 5 11 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 115 7 7 Shipped CLASS A Shipped CLASS B (;ROUP 1-8 123 ALL 0 0 2 3 5 5 17 60 8 30 1 3 13 3 6 2 7 2 6 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 3 5 1 2 0 2 5 3 8 7 36 54 0 2 3 10 15 1 0 1 1 3 3 4 2 9 18 1 0 0 2 3 12 98 I 117 17 46 28 108 I 199 Shipped CLASS C GROUP 123 ALL 1 0 0 1 13 1 1 11 5 0 4 1 8 1 1 6 1 0 1 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 7 0 7 0 SO 1 29 0 12 0 11 1 4 0 3 1 7 0 7 0 2 0 1 1 6 811 92 TOTAL Shipped GROUP I 2 8 ALL 2 0 0 2 1 0 11 12 8 0 1 7 1 0 0 .1 0 1 0 1 2 1 1 0 5 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 8 0 6 0 0 8 0 0 4 0 3 1 5 0 3 2 0 0 8 0 2 39 CLASS ABC ALL 1-g 8 3 5 1 2 60 13 12 85 35 5 8 26 3 13 26 12 8 1 17 2 2 0 1 1 T 2 2 5 0 5 0 5 10 0 5 7 0 12 7 54 30 6 90 12 15 12 0 27 23 3 4 4 11 4 18 7 5 SO ,6 5 7 2 0 3 48 199 Registered On The Beach CLASS A CLASS B GROUP 1 2 3 5 2 5 54 40 77 7 5 8 17 12 26 6 5 4 5 2 3 2 22 37 35 3 17 11 92 46 I 337 114 221 GROUP 2 8 ALL 4 0 4 64 3 S3 10 7 1 23 3 19 3 12 16 3 8 5 0 0 0 0 22 22 5 89 102 5 35 46 0 1 1 11 0 11 10, 39 55 ALL 1 15 'O 206 8 23 2 67 1 17 1 10 0 14 0 80 0 10 21 25 58 132 8 95 6 16 21 2 •* 13 0 49 0 5 21 S3 6 5 10 132 267"| 734 32 33 297 | 362 SUMMARY DECK ENGINE STEWARD GRAND TOTALS Registered Registered CLASS A CLASS B GROUP GROUP 1 2 3 ALL 1 2 3 ALL 89 170 43 302 "n 62 100 I 173 52 170 22 244 29 100 56 i 185 "96 28 79 203 7 12 '98 I 117 237" 368 144 749 47, i74 254 J ,475 SHIPPED CLASS A GROUP I 2 3 89 136 41 32 160 ^4 63 "28 108 184, 324 173 SHIPPED CLASS B GROUP 2 ALL 1 I 266 14 44 1^16 12 J3 I 199 5 6 J 681 31 ,1?3 3 63 "65 81 209 SHIPPED CLASS C GROUP 1 2 ALL 18 1 m 2 18 1 180 9 2 5 1 92 i 373 16" 38 3 26 15 39 80 TOTAL SHIPPED Registered On The Beach CLASS A CLASS B GROUP GROUP CLASS 3 ALL 1 2 _3 i 2 B C ALL ALL A 995 29 209 310 266 121 46 1433 379 506 110 I 46 I 42 216 150 42 4081167 492 - 57 716 42 241 262 I 46 199 "92 46 3371335 132 267 734 32 33 297 I 134 681 363 134 jll78l881 1130 434 2445 103 483 869 ALL I 548 I 545 I 362 11455, �• INT Juan Oauendo: I think I grew one out of curiosity more than any­ thing else. But after I let it grow in, 1 started to look like some­ thing the cat dragged in. Be­ sides, it gets pretty uncomfor­ table sometimes. The only advan­ tage to having a beard is that the women like it. Other than that it's a nuisance. 4" 4 F. T. Di Carlo: I had a beard for a while on one trip but after a while it started to look scraggly. I think the main reason I grew it is because! wanted to see how I would look. After I came back from the trip my wife said she didn't like the way I looked, so I shaved it off. I don't think I'll ever grow one again. 4' 4 3^ Dominick Blaczak: Beards are all right if you keep them neat, which takes a lot of time. I grew a small beard once but I found that it gets very damp from the sea and becomes uncom­ fortable. I de­ cided to shave it off because I don't really see any point to growing a heard ex­ cept as a lark. 4' 4 nUnfi SEAF Attn KB 't43a Buffalo MTD Unit Fights To Profecf Port's Grain Trade . QUESTION! Hav* you ever grown a beard aboard ship? • 4" ••y-t''-'' 4 Frank T. Harris; I grew a beard when I shipped around the world in 1960. But when I came back home my wife didn't like the way I looked and my kid was afraid of mo because she probably didn't recognize me with the beard. When your wife and kid don't like some­ thing you get rid of it. 4 4 4 4 4 4 Skip Wilcox: I always wanted to •ee how I looked in a beard so I grew one about Ave years ago on a trip to the Per­ sian Gulf. But I found out that it has a lot of dis­ advantages, es­ pecially in hot weather when it really becomes itchy. . It's not too bad in the cold because it keeps your face warm. Maybe I'll grow one again if I ship out to a real frigid climate. Walter Kushner: I grew a heard about three years ago on a trip to^ India. I was just too lazy to shave, as I can't see any point to shaving while you're at sea. It takes too much time and effort. When I got back from India I shaved the beard off be­ cause you have to look presentable whbn you're' hshore. BUFFALO, NY—John R. Roberts, president of the Buffalo Port Council of th» AFL-CIO Maritime Trades Department, is in the forefront of the battle to protect this port's grain industry. Roberts has already-• pointed out to the Interstate skilled workers in the Buffalo Commerce Commission that area." Workers at Dixie Jute firm, Seafarers and members of other SlU affiliates in the Norfolk area joined in pre-election caravan around the plant to spur pro-union vote. Show of union strength helped spark 2-1 win. Norfolk SlU Drive Wins 5th NLRB Vote In Row NORFOLK—An all-out organizing drive by the SIU United Industrial Workers proved successful at the Dixie Jute Bag­ ging Company here, as workers at the company voted better than 2 to 1 in a National La-tbor Relations Board election efforts to obtain better wages and to have the Union represent working conditions. The workers any reduction in rail rates on grain moving eastward from Pittsburgh could deal a serious blow to the Port of Buffalo. In testimony to the ICC, Rob­ erts urged the agency to reject proposed rates for moving grain by rail from Pittsburgh. These have been proposed by the Bay State Milling Company, Pittsburgh civic interests and three railroads —the Pennsylvania, the Baltimore and Ohio, and the Pittsburgh and Lake Erie. Port Depends On Grain The Bay State Milling Company has said that it will build a flour mill at Pittsburgh if it wins the ICC's approval of reduced rail rates for grain. At an ICC hearing on the proposed rate change, Rob­ erts said early . this month that Buffalo was the largest flour mill­ ing center in the world and relied on the industry for its economic weli-being. "The proposed reduced rates from Pittsburgh would upset the already delicate, competitive po­ sition of Buffalo and could well mean the death knell of this in­ dustry," the Buffalo trade union­ ist said. Roberts told the Commission that in the event it approved the rate reduction in rail grain rates this could result in "permanent un­ employment to many thousands of Grain millers, grain handlers and other waterfront workers in the area who are affiliated with the MTD are all fighting the pro­ posed changes. Roberts is an offi­ cial of Local 1286 of the Interna­ tional Longshoremen's Association. SIU MEMBERSHIP MEETINGS NEW YORK, August 5—Chairman, Cat Tanner; Secretary, Edward X. Mooney/ Reading Cleric, William Hall. Minutea o£ previous port meetings accepted. Port Agent reported on shipping, need for engine and deck ratings, updating of clinic cards and blood bank. Report carried. President's report on Jay-Kay strike settiement, ILA convention, hear­ ings on Savannah raid. Senate hearing# on rail dispute. Sea-Land ship collision. Canadian beef, ship sales accepted. Wel­ fare services report carried. Meeting excuses referred to Port Agent. Letter from crew of Azalea City on retirement plan referred to headquarters for study. Auditor's reports accepted. Membership voted to non-concur after discussion on . two motions submitted by Charles Henschke regarding appointive jobs and terms of office for officials. Total pres­ ent: 412. countered with a mass display of union solidarity, as they paraded with signs and banners urging a vote for the SIU-UIW on elec­ 4 4 4 tion day. PHILADELPHIA, August (—Chairman, Cars with "Vote UIW" placards Frank Drozak; Secretary, Robert Alr> mounted on top also cruised up Reading Clerk, Leon Hall. Minutes oC previous meetings in all ports accepted. and down the entire three-block Port Agent's report on shipping, shortags area of the plant. of rated men. blood donors and standby jobs was accepted. Reports of the The NLRB election victory at President and Secretary-Treasurer for Dixie Jute Bagging runs the July were carried. Auditor's reports car­ string of recent SIU-UIW victor­ ried. Motion adopted under new busi­ ness that a doorman for this port be ies at previously-unorganized selected from one of the oldtimers In companies in this area to five in the port. No action taken on motion to Sign Name Cn revise present constitution as there was a row. The Union earlier won no second. Motion carried to put into NLRB victories at Coionna Ship­ effect a pension plan based on 20 years LOG Letters of seatime regardless of age and health. yard, McAllister Brothers, Curtis For obvious reasons the LOG Total present: 93. Bay Shipyard and Moon Shipyard. cannot print any letters or 4 4 4 Contracts have already been other communications sent in BALTIMORE, August 7 — Chairman, signed at Coionna, McAllister and by Seafarers unless the author Rax E. Dickey; Secretary, Furman Hippy Reading Clerk, Tony Kastlna. Minutes of Curtis Bay, and negotiations are signs his name. Unsigned previous meetings In all ports accepted. proceeding at the Moon Ship­ anonymous letters will only Port Agent reported on shipping, un­ checks for money due and yard. Negotiations for a first-time wind up in the waste-basket. claimed blood bank. Accepted. President's re­ contract by the SIU-UIW at Dixie If circumstances justify, the port and Secretary-Treasurer's report for July carried. Meeting excuses re­ NEW YORK—Seafarer Evaristo Jute Bagging are already in LOG will withhold a signature ferred to dispatcher. Auditor's reports progress. on request. accepted. Total present: 275. Jimenez, an active union member during his many years with the SIU, is also an active organizer of the "Puerto Rican Pioneers Parade" which will be held on Graham Avenue in the Williams­ burg section of Brooklyn on Sun­ day, September 22. At 10:25 PM on January 17, 1956 the SlU-manned Cities Service tanker Salem Mari­ The annual parade, in which the time was: taking on cargo at the company's loading dock in Lake Charles, La. SIU wili participate this year, Suddenly, without warning, the vessel turned into a roaring inferno, her 130,000 bar­ c 0 m m e morates rels of high octane gasoline v the arrival of the igniting and racking the ship perienced a fire in one of her The MA originally insured a first Puerto Riwith explosion after explo­ boilers, and, since June, the vessel mortgage of $3.9 million on tha cans into the US. has seen little service and has suf­ Gold Stream on December 3, 1957sion. Brother Jimenez Almost 1,500 firefighters fought fered. substantial operating losses. is a secretary of At the present time the ship-is the blaze through the night and As a result, the Red Hills Corpora­ in the Todd shipyards at San Pe­ the organization well into the next day. The fire tion, which owns the Gold Stream, dro, Calif., where it has been un­ which was found­ raged beyond the confines of the failed to pay the principal and In­ dergoing Inspection and repairs ed in 1961 by ship and loading area, as it set terest due on the vessel's Federal­ since June. Raymundo Gon­ barges aflame and burned a path ly-insured ship mortgage. zalez, who passed Jiminez three quarters of a mile up and Then, last month, with no relief away last year. In sight. for the ailing company, Acting president of the organiza­ down the Calcasieu River. When the rubble had cooled suf­ the Department of Commerce took tion is now Antonia Denis. The 1963 parade, starting at 1 ficiently to allow entry onto the possession of the ship. Foreclosure PM, wiil be the third one held in ship, a count of crewmembers re­ proceedings wiil be instituted as New York to mark the start of the vealed that 13 Seafarers were soon as possible. Mortgage Debt Puerto Rico community in the either dead or missing. Eight others who were members of the metropolitan area. The outstanding mortgage in­ Seafarer Jimenez has been an crew were also killed or missing. debtedness on August 5, 1963 Sold For Scrap amounted to a Jout .$3.3 million in SIU member for the past 20 years The ship was eventually offered principal plus $60,943.24 in interest since joining in New York. He sails in the engine department and has for sale as scrap and all its service­ on the first mortgage. Then there a proud record of being either able machinery was culled from the is $130,330 in principal and $18,ship's delegate or engine depart­ wreckage and incorporated into a 309.01 in interest due on the sec­ ment delegate on 90 percent of T-2 tanker, the Gold Stream, which ond mortgage held by the Mari­ the ships he's sailed on during was jumboized in December, 1957, time Administration as security for these many years. He was ship's The Salem Maritime was also a cash which had been advanced to delegate on the Kathryn (Bull) on war-built T-2 vessel. the operators to make principal The Gold Stream recently ex­ payments oa the first mortgagehis last trip out to sea; them as their bargaining agent. The election, held on August 28, produced an 89-37 victory for the SIU-UIW. Some 14 chal­ lenged ballots were not counted as they could not affect the out­ come. The Union's victory was impres­ sive due to the vigorous campaign staged by the company in an ef­ fort to beat back the employees' SIU Maps Puerto Rico Parade Role 'The Anatomy Of A Ship' �^E'jtFAklBkS ^t&E iiif m- Canada SlU Raps Report (Continued from page 2) major function was to examine the on the agenda of the next general gate, but rather was intent upon SlU-Upper Lakes contractual dis­ board meeting of the AFLrCIO. utilizing the hearings as a plat­ pute, as had been done by the A $1,(100 reward was voted by By Sidney Margolina form from which to launch an at­ Rosenman Commission which was the board for information leading tack, not only on the Seafarers appointed by the US Government to the arrest and conviction International Union of Canada, In July, 1962, at the request of the those responsible for the dynamit­ b enr ceneratlon, which ia supposed to he the affluent one, housing but on fudamental trade union Canadian Government. Instead, ing of the Canadian freighter How­ concepts which are contrary to the Commissioner quickly rele­ ard L. Shaw, which has been lying has become the No. 1 budget expense, outranking food for the first gated this primary contractual dis­ idle at a Chicago pier since April time. The Bureau of Labor Statistics now estimates that housing his way of thinking." The findings of the Norris Com­ pute to a secondary position and as a result of the Upper Lakes dls takes about one-third of a typical wage-earner's after-tax Income, concentrated on an examination of pute. It deplored the bombing in­ compared to 28 percent for food. mission, issued on July 15 in voluminous 318-page document, in­ the SIU's Internal affairs. For working people, the question of whether to buy or rent a home cident which occurred September cluded recommendations for MTO Action 7 and called for a US investigation is really a modern dilemma. Before union organization raised wage* series of repressive measures call­ and strengthened job security, most working families rented, or at In separate developments re­ of the circumstances. ing for the imposition of trustee­ garding the Canadian dispute, the Top level talks between the best, sometimes built modest homes themselves. Today, almost two ships and government controls on executive board of the Maritime Canadian and US Governments out of three families own their homes. all Canadian maritime unions. Trades Department, at its meeting both in Washington and Ottawa are Certainly for wage-earners who hought homes prior to the 1M0'8, Concern has developed among Ca­ in Washington last week, con­ continuing, meanwhile, on a means ownership proved to be a good investment. While taxes and operating nadian union leaders that the pro­ demned the role of the CBRT and of resolving the dispute. Canadian expenses and especially utility costs have increased, home ownership posals could set a precedent for the Canadian Labor Congress in Prime Minister Lester B. Pearson costs generally have not risen as much as rents, BLS figures show. restrictive moves against other setting up the CMU as a union- has said that the trusteeship legis­ But families now looking for segments of Canadian labor. busting apparatus an^ in support­ lation urged by Norris will be put homes are faced with some extra- t?,' Justice Norris' report developed ing the Norris inquiry. It asked that before the Canadian Parliament out of the dispute between the SIU the question of relations between after it convenes on September 30. ordinary prices, especially for new ^ houses. The Boeckh construction of Canada and the Upper Lakes US and Canadian unions be placed in Ottawa. cost index has jumped from 140.1 Shipping Company that erupted a year ago to 143.9 this year. This after the company looked out some is based on an index number of 300 SIU crewmembers and broke 100 for 1947-49; meaning, it now a- ten-year collective bargaining costs $14,390 to build the same relationship with the SIU. It then dwelling that cost $10,000 in 1947began recruiting crews through a 49, If you could find a house for newly-established Canadian Mari­ $14,390. time Union. In reality, the record of new The Commission was established mortgages being issued shows that by the former Canadian Labour Minister in the summer of 1962 SIU oldtimer Hugh D. "Frenchy" Fouche has received an­ the average new dwelling now has after leaders of the Canadian other boost from the SIU Welfare Plan in his battle against a price tag of $22,500. Only on older homes have price tags settled Labour Congress and Canadian crippling Multiple Sclerosis. Fouche became completely dis­ down a little, with the average Brotherhood of Railway, Transport price reported by the Federal Home and General Workers had dis­ abled and bedridden by MS-*rupted Great Lakes shipping by in 1956 when he began receiv­ could get around a bit if he had e Loan Bank as $17,300. Chief excep­ bringing about an illegal closing of ing SIU disability-pension motor-powered i^eelchair. The tion is in the West, where houses in the much-wanted. $12,000-$20,000 SIU Welfare Plan trustees prompt­ range still are rising. benefits. the St. Lawrence Seaway. Thus, the great argument of other generations, whether it is cheaper. Ostensibly, the Commissioner's Early in 1960 he learned he ly approved the necessary $600 needed for this purchase, enabling to buy or to rent, has become the great dilemma of our time—where Fouche to move about for the first can you buy or rent at a reasonable cost? time since 1956. Without considering personal preferences, here are comparative Later in the same year, they financial advantages and disadvantages: okayed a second purchase—a spe­ Advantages of Ownership: You are protected against excessive cial $235 set of long leg braces rent charges and any possible further inflation in rentals. You lose and crutches. The Plan also made perhaps 4 to 6 percent interest on the money you Invest in a home. the necessary arrangements to give Cliff Wilson. Food and Ship Sanitation Director Fouche training in how to use the But frequently landlords these days try to make the rentals you pay braces and crutches at the Medical provide a 10-12 percent return on their investment, besides their business overhead expenses and other costs. The general improvement in sanitary standards on ships brought Center in Columbus, Ohio. You also have an opportunity to invest "sweat equity"—^your own Since then, the Plan has taken about by the growth of strong seamen's unions and the adoption of labor—by maintaining and improving your property. care of the purchase of a conven­ modern worldwide sanitary standards has greatly reduced the spread tional wheelchair for the disabled Some of your monthly payment does build up equity. This argument of disease from country to country. Seafarer, to give him mobility on is often exaggerated by builders, mortgage lenders, and sellers. Tha Diseases spread by infected ships once raged periodically through partial fallacy is that you also "use up" a house while you are paying Europe and America. Influenza, plague, smallpox and other contagious both long and short runs. The latest expenditure as part of for it. There is some deterioration of the building and equipment. Also, diseases brought into port aboard ship once killed millions of people the SIU's special equipment bene­ in the early years you build up very little equity. Most of your monthly all over the world. In the days when little was known of these diseases or how they fit came last month, when the pow- payment goes to mortgage Jnterest. Still, it is possible to stave off some of the depreciation by wise spread, and no effective cures or methods of control were available, choice of a neighborhood that is improving rather than deteriorating, rough and ready methods were often applied to protect the public. and by careful maintenance of the property. If you keep the house It was once the custom to place a rigid six-week quarantine on any long enough, ultimately you will enjoy the benefits of higher equity. ship arriving at a port with a case of plague or smallpox aboard. You also have a tax advantage in owning, since mortgage interest During that time nobody was permitted to leave or board the vessel. and property taxes are deductible on Federal and some state income The shore population was thus protected but, as a result, the disease taxes. ' raged throughout the ship. Many of her crewmembers usually died For example, one young family in Oakland, California, whom we before the infection had run its course. recently counseled, was paying $105 a month for a 3Vk-room apartment. A drastic remedy employed later was scuttling a ship carrying We figured out that they could buy a hou/ie in the $16,000-$17,000 infection. This method was not effective, however, because the crew bracket, ..have more living space and still be a little ahead. In thia would scatter ashore and spread the infection that way. Also, rats bracket, the house would have to be either an older dwelling, but still swimming ashore from the vessel would spread any disease she carried. in good condition, or a new home in one of the larger outlying tracts The recent addition by the Port of London of a new quarantine or developments, since the husband had to drive to work anyway. vessel, the Humphrey Morris, as reported in "The Nautical Magazine," If this family had a 30-year, $15,000 mortgage, its monthly expenses points up the modern method of protecting the local population from for mortgage, taxes, insurance and operating expenses (not including shipborne disease. The 100-foot cutter is one of four vessels operated utilities or furnishings), would run about $125-$135 a month in that by the Port of London Health Authority to prevent infectious diseases area. But the family can deduct the mortgage interest and taxes on from getting ashore. its tax returns, and thus save about $17 a month during the first five Most ships that enter any port nowadays have a clean bill of years (in this case). Too, by the end of the fifth year the family would health. An arriving vessel may sometimes require the aid of a medical accumulate about $1,100 of equity. These savings would reduce their officer to treat non-infectious ailments like ruptured appendix or a real housing cost to about $90-$100 a month. seaman who suffered a shipboard injury. But today ships arriving from Advantages of Renting: If you rent, you do have greater fieri ibillty Seafarer Hugh Fouche is overseas ports noted for unsanitary conditions or outbreaks of disease you must move, or if your income or family changes and you want if pictured outside his Savan­ usually get special attention before being allowed to land. to reduce your housing expense. nah home in motorized Often every man aboard is given a thorough examination' before Also, unless you know you will stay in the same area at least several wheelchair purchased by being permitted ashore. Confirmed or suspected cases of infectious years, renting avoids the high initial expenses of buying, such as closing disease are then immediately transferred to a hospital isolation ward. SIU Welfare Plan. costs, lawyer's fee, fixing up the house, etc. Depending on the area, If typhoid or smallpox is detected on a ship the vessel is thoroughly the price of the house, and the lender's demands, closing costs usually fumigated to prevent the spread of the disease ashore by vermin. Such ered chair ran low on tires and are $250 to $450 even on moderate-price houses. This includes title needed a new battery. The cost of fumigation involves not only the ship, to kill any rats aboard, but insurance, which alone may be $150-$175, and the lender's "origination Includes such things as bedding and clothing which might harbor two new tires and a battery was fee" for the appraisal and arranging the mortgage. covered in a trustee action at the disease-carrying vermin. Too, many families prefer the convenience of living in town or near August meeting. In addition to these functions the Health Authority also works to Fouche currently makes his home work, and also-want to keep down commuting expenses. prevent the importation of unwholesome food. Its job is to see to it It is true that some families who bought homes have gotten over in Dawson, Ga., and is 48 years old. that the six million tons of foodstuffs which enter London every year He sailed with the SIU in the en­ their heads, especially in Florida and Southern California. For example, do not include meat from diseased animals, grain contaminated by rats gine department from January, one of the big California savings and loan associations, the Great or other vermin, canned food damaged by shifting cai go or, over-ripe 1942, until the time he became dis­ Western, reports that it has taken over a number of tract houses built fruit not fit for human consumption. in 1960 and early '61, especially in San Diego, Sacramento and Palmabled. This is the same type of role filled by the US Public Health Service Over the years, the Welfare. dale. In Florida, the Federal Housing Agency now is the unwilling In American ports to protect the population ashore and to keep disease Plan has underwritten the cost of owner of. some 7.,000 houses in .the $7,OOG-$15,000 bracket on which it end contamination of any kind from spreading various types of special equiphient had insured mortgages. ' (CJomments-and mgyestions are invited hy ihis Department .and can for Seafarers in their recovery -But on-balaaeei Ownership'Still does seem to have'an edge over he submitied'io-ihia column fb; care of the SEAFARERS LOG,) from disabling -'injuries • or illness.' renting if the house is'reaiisfically'chosen and conservatively financed. Housing Dilemma: To Buy Or Rent? Special Equipment Plan Again Aids SIU (Ndtimer Ship Sanitation Fights Disease • .f'' �Pac» Seiw: SEAfAH^nS, >^00 Seafarers To Crew Another Cable Ship WASHINGTON—A Maritime Administration recommen­ dation to charter the Grovemment-owned cable ship Arthur M. Huddell to SlU-contracted Isthmian Lines has been apr proved by Commerce Secre--*fleet and was chartered to Bull tary Luther H. Hodges. The former Liberty ship, Lines. Manned by Seafarers, she now in lay-up, has been converted by the installation of tanks in her holds for the storage of flexible pipe line. She is the only ship un­ der the US-flag fitted in this man­ Soon to be taken over by Isthmian as warehouse ship for the cable vessel Long LineSt the ner. The Huddell is to be used to Arthur M. Huddell (above) is pictured when she was operating for Bull Lines in 1956 on assist the new SlU-manned cable ship Long Lines in laying a Pacific West Coast cable-laying job. The Huddell, a modified Liberty with special tanks for han­ telephone cable next year linking dling cable, has been in US reserve fleet since then. .f Hawaii with Japan by way of the islands of Midway, Wake and Guam. She will act as a floating ware­ house to keep the Long Lines sup­ HARRISBUBG, Pa.—Some 500 trade unionists who rushed here from all parts of plied with cable. Isthmian also is operator of the Long Lines, Pennsylvania have succeeded—at least temporarily—in blocking a "ripper" unemployment the which is owned by a subsidiary of compensation bill. the American Telephone & Tele­ The proposal was with­ the unionists at the capital city. do this, it proposed to reduce the graph Company. drawn by the administration The intent of the administra­ tax for the more stable (and more The Huddell saw action in 1956 prosperous) businesses, while intro­ when she came out at the reserve of Gov. William W. Scranton tion was to save the compensa­ ducing features which would re­ just 24 hours after the arrival of tion fund $55 miiilon a year. To duced benefits for many thousands. It would have made other thou­ sands ineligible altogether and dangled the carrot of higher max­ imum benefits to induce labor support. House Bill 1697 was dropped in the hopper on July 15, and the Joe Alrina, Safety Director Labor Committee cooperated by WASHINGTON—The Venezuelan reporting it out with slight amendments within a day so that Confederation of Labor (CTV) has Gasoline is one of the most flammable substances most of us will the bill passed first reading. As announced that it will cooperate ever get to handle and gasoline vapors are some of the most explosive. soon as printed copies were avail­ with a private tourist agency lo­ Yet because of the widespread use of the automobile, most people feel able, the Pennsylvania AFL-CIO cated here in sponsoring special so at home with gasoline that it is seldom treated with the respect it rushed an analysis to its thousands labor tours of Venezuela. The first tour in the new pro­ of affiliates and at the same time requires. gram is being planned for this fail. issued a call for coordinated mass This becomes clear every summer in the list of those painfully and It will be conducted by CIRsometimes fatally burned while using gasoline to light barbeques or lobbying. The mobility of the labor move­ CLEVEN, the agency sponsored by clean paint brushes. In the small, tight, hot compartments of a ship, ment paid off when the Scranton the CTV and the Venezuelan gov­ careless handling of gasoline is even more dangerous. One of the most dangerous aspects of gasoline is the speed with administration withdrew the bill ernment, which recently conducted which it will vaporize and the volatility of these vapors. Under certain and referred it to the Joint State a delegation of 21 AFL-CIO repre­ conditions, one quart of gasoline left in an open container in a small Government Commission for study, sentatives on an initial tour of the closed compartment will in time make an explosive mixture throughout with the intent of considering the country. Cost of a two-week chartered the entire compartment. Walk into such a space with a cigarette in Commission's report at a special your mouth and you'll get a new respect for gasoline in a hurry, if session of the General Assembly tour, including transportation, ho­ in the fall. Informed sources ex­ tel and meals, will be approximate­ you live. Although gasoline vapors will spread throughout a compartment, pect the matter to be brought up ly $562. It will leave New York by they are relatively heavy and will concentrate near the bottom of any following state election results in air, spend two days in Caracas, and then go on by air to visit six enclosed space. From an open container the vapor will spread and fill November. The bill comes at a time when different cities. the bilges of a boat or the area of a compartment near the deck like The American delegation that any gas. It will also travel along with a current of air, and even if a trail Pennsylvania is suffering mass un­ visited Venezuela last January in­ employment, with many wage of vapor is ignited at some point far from the container or leak from cluded representatives of a num­ earners the unwilling victims of which it originated, it will flash back to the source. This means an ber of AFL-CIO unions and organi­ iongterm joblessness because of added fire hazard a long way from the point of Ignition. Ignition of gasoline vapors can occur in many ways. Minute sparks the withdrawal or collapse of zations named by AFL-CIO Presi­ dent George Meany. large segments of industry. from a wrench striking metal, the sparking of brushes in a motor or generator, a ground or any minor arcing in an electrical circuit, the sparking of any ordinary electric switch, a rapidly-moving belt or even a nail in the sole of a shoe scraping on a steel deck can spark a disaster. Even the friction of the gasoline itself moving inside a hose can induce an electrical charge which can accumulate and set off an explosion. That is why hoses carrying gasoline should be grounded to the tank and why metallic contact should be maintained between the tank and the filling container. For handling large quantities of gasoline special hoses are available with electrical bonding wire fabricated within the hose to permit grounding of the hose, hose terminals and connections. Gasoline is also poisonous to the human body even in small amounts. Its methods of getting inside the body are many. It can be swallowed and absorbed by the skin as well as breathed. Inhaling a concentration of gasoline vapor 3 or 4 percent by volume will prove fatal. The toxocity of heavy concentrations of fumes is increased if the gasoline contains tetraethyl lead, added for anti-knock purposes. The best warning-of dangerous concentrations of gasoline vapors comes from your nose. The odor of the vapor can be detected at a level far below the lower explosive limit. But persons working with gasoline become quite accustomed to the odor and may not be abjle to detect fumes until they reach a dangerous concentration. In such a situation get plenty of fresh air to clear the respiratory system of fumes before using your nose as a gauge. Remember also that if you are standing up and detect a strong odor of gasoline fumes, the concentration is even stronger around your Labor efForts to promote tours of Venezuela by US trade ankles near the deck, so proceed with caution. unionists is discussed in Washington (l-rj by Lester P. The answer to gasoline vapors is ven-tllation, and plenty of it. This Zosel, Railway Clerics; Rep. Barrett O'Hara (D-lll.) of ventilation must be from the bottom of a compartment. Withdrawing House Latin American Affairs Subcommittee; Milton Plumb air from the top of an engineroom, for example, only spreads the vapors of Railway Labor Executives Association, and Mrs. Teresa collected in the bilges. And when working with gasoline remove all, repeat ALL, sources Sanchez, representative of labor-backed tourist agency. of ignition. They are pictured in front of special exhibit in Railway Labor Building showing activities of labor representatives (Comments and suggestions are invited by this Department and can on tour of Venezuela earlier this year. be submitted to this column in care of the SEAFARERS LOG.) PA. LABOR HALTS JOBLESS $ CUTS I'^SJ;. , ^ Venezuelan Labor Asks US Visits A Built-in Gas Vapor Detector served as a "warehouse ship" for the building of a submarine tele­ phone cable system between Seat­ tle and Ketchikan, Alaska. The present charter of the vessel to Isthmian was based on national defense considerations after the Department of Defense advised the MA that maintenance and improve^ ment of cable communications is necessary for the national defense; During World War II the Hud­ dell loaded and discharged a flex­ ible pipeline across the English Channel to supply fuel to the Al­ lied forces which invaded the continent. The Long Lines, with which the Huddell will be teamed, is one of the most modern cable ships afloat. The 511-foot, $19 million vessel has a cargo capacity of 2,000 nau­ tical miles of undersea cable which she can lay at eight knots an hour. In addition to her modern cablelaying machinery, she has som® novel features, including a special five-bladed propeller to cut vibra­ tion, a helicopter landing deck and an underwater bow propeller to force a stream of water through a tunnel in either direction, at right angles to the direction of travel, for super-fine maneuverability. Sh» can be steered from the bow and. stern as well as from the bridge. , Post Office Trying Out " ZIP' Mail Seafarers scattered all over the world should be able to get their mail to SIU Headquarters in a hurry with the aid of the new "ZIP Code" system introduced re­ cently by the Post Office Depart­ ment. The ZIP Code is an extension of the old system of zone numbers used to speed up mail delivery in the past. A letter bearing the proper "ZIP" number will get to the delivery station nearest head­ quarters in the shortest possible time, with the least amount of handling. This is the Bush Terminal Post Office, on 29th Street, where mem­ bership maii is already handled by the Seamen's Maii Unit set up at that station two years ago. The proper ZIP code number for the SIU headquarters address is 11232. This number should be placed after the city and state in the address. "112" in the five-digit number means Brooklyn, and the "32" rep­ resents the zone. Thus, a letter to headquarters can be addressed to: Seafarers International Union, 675 Fourth Avenue, Brooklyn, New York, 11232. Ultimately, a machine-scanning system will be introduced in most post offices that will then be able to route the mail automatically for Brooklyn zone 32, and then for delivery to headquarters. If you are writing from any-^ where in the US, the Post Office urges you to include your own ZIP number in the return ad­ dress, so that an answer can be forwarded without delay. Changes of address for the LOG should also Include your ZIP num­ ber for faster handling in the future. �»K *: •• . . •. • m t -, .*s-...«.. i I; •c:-^ i • . t, •.» • t < ' -* t, i'-f' J » « 1 XSpjj fM'if'is: ITS: E 0 wT. Uv.. „'^:,-";.':\.L:' "N if 'f. x.:-:' :-t \fv ••••'•• 'X 8«ptciaber M, IMl SHIPPING RULES Thes« rule '» . ^v- •. •.'• -?;•-*'. • X- Every seaman shipped through the hiring halls of the Seafarers International Union of North America—Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District, hereinafter called the "Union," shall be shipped pursuant to the following rules: 1. Seniority A. Without prejudice to such other legal conditions and restrictions on employment as are contained in the agreements between the Union and the Employers, seamen shall be shipped out on jobs offered through the hiring halls of the Union in accordance with the class of seniority rating they possess, subject, nevertheless, to the other rules contained herein. B. Seniority shall be determined in the following manner: A class A seniority rating, the highest, shall be possessed by all unlicensed personnel who have shipped regularly, up to December 31, 1954, with one or more of the companies listed in Appendix A, since before January 1, 1951. On and after October 1, 1956, a class A seniority rating shall be possessed by all seamen with ratings above ordinary seaman, wiper, or messman, who have shipped regularly, up to December 31, 1954, with one or more of the companies listed in Appendix A, since before January 1, 1952, subject, how­ ever, to rule 9. On and after September 1, 1958, a class A seniority rating shall also be possessed by all seamen who have shipped regularly with one or more of the companies listed in Appendix A, either (1) up to December 31, 1955, since before January 1, 1953, or (2) up to December 31, 1956, since before January 1, 1954, subject, however, to rule 9. On and after June 15, 1961, a Class A seniority rating shall be possessed by all seamen who have shipped regularly with one or more of the companies listed in Appendix A, either, (1) up to December 31, 1957, since before January 1, 1955; or, (2) up to December 31, 1958, since before January 1, 1956; or, (3) up to December 31, 1959, since before January 1, 1957. A Class B seniority rating shall be possessed by all seamen who have shipped regularly up to December 31, 1957 with one or more of the com­ panies listed in Appendix A, since before January 1, 1958, and who do not have a Class A seniority rating, subject, however, to Rule 9. On and after September 1, 1958, Class C personnel who possess a Certificate of Satisfactory Completion of the Andrew Furuseth Training School course, and who, after obtaining such a certificate of satisfactory completion, have completed 60 days of seatime with any of the companies set forth in Appendix A, shall be entitled to class B seniority rating. A class C seniority rating shall be possessed by all seamen who do not have a class A or class B seniority rating, subject, however, to rule 9. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, no seaman shall be deprived of the seniority to which he would be otherwise entitled by virtue of service with the armed forces of the United States. C. A seaman will be deemed to have shipped regularly with one or more of the companies listed in Appendix A if he has been employed as an un­ licensed seaman no less than ninety days (90) per calendar year on one or more American-flag vessels owned or operated by the said companies, subject, how­ ever, to rule 3(A). This fatter provision shall not operate so as to reduce any seaman's seniority if the requirements therein were not met during the first calendar year in which the seaman commenced to ship but, if not met, the said calendar year shall not be counted insofar as seniority upgrading is concerned. D. Employment with, or election to any office or job in the Union, or any employment taken at the behest of the Union, shaH be deemed to be the same as employment with any of the companies listed in Appendix A, and seniority shall accrue accordingly during the period such employment, office, or job is retained. E. A class A seniority rating shall be the highest, class B, the next highest, and so on, and priority as to jobs shall be granted accordingly, subject, never­ theless, to the rules contained herein. F. Within each class of seniority, a seaman shall be shipped in accordance with the length of time he has been unemployed, the one unemployed the longest to be shipped the first, subject, nevertheless, to the rules contained herein. G. It shall be the responsibility of each seaman to furnish proof of seniority and length of the period of his unemployment. Notwithstanding any other provisions herein, the failure to produce adequate proof of seniority or length of unemployment shall be grounds for denial of the job sought. An appropriate seniority rating card duly issued by the Union shall be deemed sufFicient proof of seniority, for the purposes of shipping, without prejudice to the right of any seaman to furnish different proof of his seniority in reasonably legible and easily ascertainable form, such as ofTicial Coast Guard discharges. Unemploy­ ment periods shall be ascertained solely from shipping cards issued by the Union. H. Seniority rating cards will be issued by the Union only upon written and personal application made and accepted. These will be valid only for the calen­ dar year in which issued. No seniority rating card will be issued after October in each calendar year, unless the remaining time is not needed to preserve the seniority rating of the applicant, or is mathematically sufficient to enable him to retain his seniority. Each seniority rating card shall be based upon entitlement as of the date applied for. Shipping cards issued by the Union shall be valid for a period of 90 days from the date of issue subject tathe other rules contained herein. If the 90th day falls on a Sunday or a holiday, national or state, or if the hall in which registration has been made is closed on that day for any reason, the card shall be deemed valid until the next succeeding business day on which the hall is open. The period of validity of shipping cards shall be extended by the number of days shipping in a port has been materially affected as a result of a strike affecting the industry generally, or other similar circumstances. Shipping cards shall be issued to all those requesting the same, provided the seaman has all the necessary documents and papers required by law and is otherwise eligible. I. Seniority shall be calculated on the basis of employment without regard to department (deck, engine, or steward), without prejudice, however, to the application of any other rule contained herein. A seaman may not change the department in which he usually ships without permission of the Seafarers Appeals Board, which permission shall be granted only upon proof, deemed satisfactory by the Board, that medical reasons, insufficient to prohibit sailing altogether, warrant the change. J. Seamen with a class^B.or class C seniority rating may be shipped on a vessel for one round trip, or sixty (60) days, whichever is longer; in th^ latter case, the sixty (60) day period may be extended, where necessary to insure practicability insofar as leaving the ship is concerned. This rule shall not be applied so as to cause a vessel to sail shorthanded. No transportation shall be due by virtue of the application of this rule. The words "round trip" shall have the usual and customary meaning attributed to it by seamen, whether It be coastwise, intercoastal or foreign. On coastwise voyages, if the schedule of the vessel is such that it is to return to the area of original engagement, a seaman shall not be required to leave the vessel until the vessel reaches the said port or area. On intercoastal and foreign voyages, where the vessel pays off at a port in the continental United States other than in the area of engage­ ment, if the vessel is scheduled to depart from the said port of payoff within ten days after arrival, to return to the port or area of original engagement, a seaman with a seniority rating of less than class A shall not be required to leave the vessel until it arrives in the said port or area of original engagement. 2. Shipping Procedure A. No seaman shall be shipped unless registered for shipping. No seaman shall, register for shipping in more than one port of the Union at one time. No shipping card issued in one port shall be^ honored in another. B. No seaman may register for another, or use another's shipping card or seniority rating card. All registration must be in person, and seamen must be present, in person, when a job is offered them. C. No seaman may register for a job so long as he is employed on any vessel. D. No seaman shall have the right to reject more than two jobs, after throw­ ing in for them, within the period of validity of his shipping card. Rejection of more than two jobs during this period will require re-registration end the taking out of a new. shipping card. E. Every seaman who accepts a job, and who quits or it fired after one day, shall not be permitted to retain the original shipping card on which he received his job, but must re-register to ship, if ho quits or is fired within one day, he must report back to the dispatcher .on the next succeeding business day or else give up the original shipping card on which he received his job. F. No seaman shall be allowed to register on rhore than one list (department), and in not more-than one group, as hereinafter set forth. No seaman shall be shipped out on a job off a list (department) other than that on which he is registered, except under emergency circumstances, such as insuring against a vessel sailing short in a department. No seaman shall be shipped'out on a job outside the group in which he is registered, except as specifically set forth herein. The following are the groups within the lists (departments), in which classi­ fied seamen may register. Within one list (department), those possessing a higher seniority rating may take priority in the obtaining of jobs over those with lesser seniority rating even when not registered in the same group, sub­ ject, however, to the provisions of rule 4 (C). The following is a breakdown of the list (department) group: DECK DEPARTMENT Group I—Day Workers Deck Maintenance Watchman—Day Work Storekeeper Bosun Bosun's Mate Carpenter Quartermaster Able Seaman. Group 11—Rated Watch Standers Car Deckman Watchman—Standing Watches Group III >\ • Group I Chief Ref. Eng'r. Chief Storekeeper Evap. Maintenance Man Pumpman, 1 and 2 Engine Maintenance Chief Electrician 1 St, 2nd, 3rd Ref. Eng,V. 2nd Electrician Unlic. Jr. Eng'r.—Day Work Unlic. Jr. Eng'r.—Watch Plumber-Machinist Group 11 Deck Engineer Engine Utility Oiler—Diesel Oiler—Steam -.v Watertender Fireman-Waterterider, Firemars -/'/J Group III Wiper " I Group I (S)—I Chief Steward—Passenger Steward Group I—R| Chef Night Cook and Baker (I Groujl 2nd Cook and 3rd Cook Groupl Utility Messmen /\| G. No seaman shall be tendered any accordance with law and can furnish, evidencing this qualification. H. No man shall be shipped while unj I. All seamen shipped through the l| cards. One of these cards shall be giv department aboard ship, the other to J. Subject to the other rules contain shall give up the shipping card on whii 3. Hospital Cases A. Notwithstanding anything to this cc employment required during each year I the maintenance of class B or class C sen| pro rata, in accordance with the pre time to each calendar year. Example: ifj out-patient for four (4) months in one required for seniority purposes shall be I B. A seaman who enters a bona fide there for thirty (30) days or more, shall I receive a thirty (30) day back-dated sh| in-patient for less than thirty (30) days, fied, to a shipping card back-dated to This rule shall not apply unless the sea forty-eight (48) hours after his discharge! holidays, and produces his hospital pap| 4. Business Hours and Job Ci A. AH Union halls shall.be open from I the halls shall be open from 8:00 AM to| Sundays, and holidays, the hours of bus! agent, upon proper notice posted on thJ B. Jobs shall be announced durinc Saturday mornings, on the hour, excei] On Saturday afternoons, Sundays, and stances, the job may be called out at a| shall a job be called out unless it Is firl C. There shall be a limit of eight (l| class A and class B personnel may be e| If the eighth job call does not produce class A or class B seniority rating (in thel with a class C seniority rating, otherwis selected for the job. This rule shall not sail shorthanded or late. D. The four maj^or ports are declared tj New Orleans. In halls other than those job do not produce a qualified seaman I the job shall be placed in suspense, but { B personnel who are registered for ship personneh The nearest major port shall pended job offered there for the next seaman in the major port so notified sha but only within the said two (2) job call bid for, the major port shall so immedi/ after that seaman with a class A or B serf these rules and registered in the notifyir rule shall not be applied so as to cause and shall not be deemed to require ar virtue of the transfer of the job call, subordinate hereto. 5. Special Preferences Ordinaries on Watch ENGINE DEPARTMENT STEWARD DEI •y- -rn A. Within each class of seniority ratinJ shall be preferred in obtaining jobs off B. A seaman shipped on a regular (15) days after the original employmentl shipping card on which he was shippecj C. If a ship lays up and then calls for < the same crewmembers shall have prefl on the shipping list. Such preference aha| of layup resulting from strikes affecting circumstances. D. A seaman with a class A seniority I in for a job on the tame vessel after firij he has not been discharged for cause E. Class C personnel with a certificatl Andrew Furuseth Training School sha] personnel. �iWlwifcer H, im • -•••/. -^•' -• ^ •" • - - • ./• -• • . • 8E AWARE Ra LOG t- '.-^'^>-,T';.--r, . ,-< /- . r,. - »r-.7,'-'., V• •K- '.' • , "' "''*"•••.""•-ri Pare Nine ;* v'^ " --• ;• ' '•-. i •' * •- • i ,. - A'; nclude the rules previously printed and distributed, together with amendments thereto, decided upon by the Seafarers Appeals Board, up to and including September 1, 1963. .. -J {TMENT d Man iteward—Passenger Man 'Cook book and Baker iTien unlait ha li qualified therefor In mandy tha appropriate documents the Influence of alcohol or drugs. shall be given two assignment / the seaman to the head of his .lepartment delegate aboard ship. Iierein, a seaman receiving a job v/as shipped. ry herein contained, the period of onstifute regular shipping, or for / without break, shall be reduced, of bona fide in- and out-patient lan has been a bona fide in- and dar year, the yearly employment iced by one-third for that year, sital as an in-patient and remains sntitled, if otfierwise qualified, to ig card. If he has been such an all be entitled, if otherwise qualiJay ha first entered the hospital, reports to the dispatcher within llusive of Saturdays, Sundays, and J AM until 5:00 PM. On Saturdays, |)0 Noon. On Saturday afternoons, shall be determined by the port lletin board the day before. >n-holiday week days, including T the 8:00 AM and Noon calls, ays, or under exceptional circumme after it comes in. "In no case isted on the shipping board, b calls In which the priority of sed In obtaining a particular job. slified seaman possessing either • sr prescribed herein), that seaman titled under these rules, shall be pplied so as to cause a vessel to New York, Baltimore, Mobile and in located. If three (3) calls for a .essing a class A seniority rating, with respect to class A and class , and not with respect, to class C mmediately notified, and the sus(2) job calls. A qualified class A ve the right to bid for these jobs 1 the event these jobs are not so advise the notifying port. Therey rating, otherwise entitled under irt, shall be assigned the job. This essel to sail shorthanded or late, nployer to pay transportation by provisions of rule 4(C) shall be I amen over fifty (50) years of age watchmen. lose ship lays up less than fifteen ;, shall have restored to him tha ovided the card has not expired. V within ten (10) days after layup, :e, providing they are registered extended by the number of days sdustry generally, or other similar g shall not be required to throw taining a job thereon, so long as IS quit. satisfactory completion from the preferred over other class C F. (1) Within each class of seniority, preference for the job of Bosun shall be given to those seamen who possess a Certificate of Recertification as Bosun from the Deck Department Recertification Program, or in the event there are no such recertified Bosuns available, then preference shall be given those Bosuns who either have actually sailed as AB for at least 36 months in the Deck Department, or have actually sailed in any capacity in the Deck Department for at least 72 months, or, have actually sailed as Bosun for 12 months, in all cases with one or more of the companies listed in the aforementioned Appendix A. (2) Within each class of seniority, preference for the job of chief electrician shall be given those seamen who have actually sailed for at least 36 months in the engine department, including at least 12 months as second electrician, with one or more of the companies listed in the aforementioned Appendix A. (3) Within each class of seniority, preference shall be given to those Stewards and Third Cooks who possess a Certificate of Recertification as Steward or Third Cook from the Stewards Department Recertification Program, or, in the case of a Steward, in the event there are no such recertified Stewards available, then preference shall be given to those Stewards who have actually sailed at least 36 months in the Stewards Department in the rating above that of 3rd Cook, or who have actually sailed as Steward for at least 12 months,in all cases, with one or more of the companies listed in the aforementioned Appendix. (4) Within each class of seniority in the Deck Department, the Engine Department and the Steward Department, preference shall be given to all Entry Ratings who are indorsed as Lifeboatman in the United States Merchant Marine by the United States Coast Guard. The provisions of this rule may be waived by the Seafarers Appeals Board in those cases where, in its judgment, undue hardship will result, or where other extenuating circumstances warrant such waiver. G. If an applicant for the Steward Department Recertification Progr'am or the Deck Department Recertification Program for. Bosuns is employed on a vessel in any capacity when he is called to attend such program, such appli­ cant, after his successful completion of the respective Recertification Program, shall have the right to rejoin his vessel in the same capacity on its first arrival In a port of payoff within the continental limits of the United States. H. The contracting companies recognize that the aforementioned preferences shall obtain notwithstanding any other provision to the contrary contained in these rules. 6. Standby. Jobs Standby jobs shall be shipped in rotation, within each class rating. No standby shall be permitted to take a regular job on the unless he returns tp the hall and throws in for the regular job. shipping card shall be returned to the standby when he reports dispatcher unless it has expired in the interim. of seniority same vessel His original back to the 7. Relief (1) Except for Recertification, when an employed seaman wants time off and secures permission to do so, he shall call the hall and secure a relief. No reliefs shall be furnished for less than four (4) hours or more than three (3). days. The one asking for time off shall be responsible for paying the relief at the regular overtime rate. Reliefs shall be shipped in the same manner as a standby. This rule shall not apply when replacements are not required by the head of the department concerned. (2) • Any employed seaman who has been called to attend the Steward Department Recertification Program or the Deck Department Recertification Program for Bosuns may be temporarily replaced by a relief man until his successful completion of the respective Recertification Program. The registra­ tion card of any such relief man shall remain valid during such relief assign­ ment unless it expires because of the passage of time. 8. Promotions or Transfers Aboard Ship No seaman shipped under these rules shall accept a promotion or transfer aboard ship unless there is no time or opportunity to dispatch the required man from the Union hall. 9. Change in Seniority A. Unless otherwise specifically entitled thereto by these rules, all those who possess a class B seniority rating shall be entitled to a class A seniorityrating eight (8) years after they commenced to ship regularly with the com­ panies set forth in Appendix A, provided they maintain their class B seniority without break. B. All those who possess a class C seniority rating shall be entitled to a class B seniority rating two (2) years after they commenced to ship regularly with the companies set forth in Appendix A, provided they maintain their class C seniority rating without break. C. Shipping with one or more of the companies set forth in Appendix A for at least ninety (90) days each calendar year is necessary to maintain without break, a class B or class C seniority, rating, subject, however, to rule 3(A). This latter provision shall not operate so as to reduce any seaman's seniority If the requirements therein were not met during the first calendar year in which the seaman commenced to ship but, if not met, the said calendar year shall not be counted insofar as seniority upgrading is concerned. D. The same provisions as to military service as are contained in rule 1 (B) shall be analogously applicable here. E. In cases where a seaman's shipping employment has been interrupted because of circumstances beyond his control, thereby preventing the accumu­ lation of sufficient seatime to attain eligibility for a higher seniority rating, the Seafarers Appeals Board may, in its sole discretion, grant him such total or partial seniority credit for the time lost, as, again in its sole discretion, it considers warranted in order to prevent undue hardship. For purposes of Board procedures, whether a matter presented to the Seafarers Appeals Board is an appeal as a result of a dispute over shipping or seniority rights, or is an appeal for the exercise of the Board's discretion, shall be initially determined by the Chairman, who shall thereupon take such administrative steps as are appropriate in connection with this determination, subject, however, to overruling by the body hearing the matter. If the Chair­ man is overruled, the matter shall, be deemed to be a dispute appeal, or a discretionary matter, in accordance with the determination of the said body, and it shall thereupon be subject to disposition under the rules corresponding to the type of case it has thus been determined to be. The applicant shall, at his election, have a right to be heard in person, but only at the place where the Seafarers Appeals Board is meeting to consider the same. The Chairman shall insure that the applicant shall receive fair notice thereof. .10. Discipline A. The Union, although under no indemnity obligation, will not ship drunks, dope addicts, and others whose presence aboard ship would constitute a menace or nuisance to the safety and health of the crew. Anyone claiming a wrongful refusal to ship may appeal to the Seafarers Appeals Board, which shall be a board of four (4), two (2) to be selected by the Union, and two (2) by that negotiating committee, representing Employers, known and commonly referred to as the Management Negotiating Committee. This Board shall name a Hearing Committee of two (2) to sit in the port where the refusal to ship takes place, if practicable, and, if not, at the nearest available port where it is practicable. This latter Committee shall arrange for a prompt and fair hearing with proper notice, and shall arrive at a decision, unanimously, to be binding and final. If a unanimous-decision'cannot be reached, an appeal shall be taken to the Seafarers Appeals Board. Where a specific company is involved in the dispute, a representative thereof must be appointed to the Committee by the Board unless waived by the said company. B. Where a seaman deliberately fails or refuses to join his ship, or is guilty of misconduct or neglect of duty aboard ship, he may lose his shipping card for up to thirty (30) days, For a second offense, he may lose his card up to sixty (60) days. In especially severe cases, or in case of a third offense, he may lose his shipping card permanently. Before a seaman may lose his ship­ ping card under this sub-paragraph B, a complaint shall be filed, by either the Union or an Employer, with the Chairman of the Board, who shall thereupon name a Hearing Committee, which Committee shall arrange for a prompt and fair hearing thereon, with proper notice. The manner of appointment of the Hearing Committee, and the procedures to be followed by it, shall be those specified, in the last paragraph of section 9(E) and section 10 of these rules and, without limiting the effect of any other provision in these rules, hearings may be conducted, and decisions reached, whether or not the seaman is present. Pending the hearing and decision, the seaman may register and ship in accordance with his appropriate seniority and registration status. Appeals from decisions of the Hearing Committee may be taken to the Board, and shall be mailed by the seaman to the Board within fifteen (15) days after written notification of the Committee's decision. The Board shall have the power to extend this time for good cause. Such appeals shall be heard by the Board at the next regular meeting after receipt thereof, provided the appeal has been received in sufficient time for the Board to give five (5) days' notice of the meeting to the seaman of the time and place of the meeting. Pending any appeal or.decision theron by the Board, the decision of the Hearing Committee shall be effective. C. The Board of four (4) shall be a permanent body, and each member shall have an alternate. The selection of the alternates, and the removal of members or alternates shall be set forth in the agreements signed by the Union and the Employers. Members of the Board may serve on a Hearing Committee, subject to sub-paragraph A. The Board shall act only if there participates at least one Union member and one Employer member, while the collective strength of each group shall be the same, regardless of the actual number in attendance. The decisions of the Board shall be by unanimous -vote, and shall be final and binding, except that, in the event of a tie, the Board shall select an impartial fifth member to resolve the particular issue involved, in which case, a majority vote shall then be final and binding. Where no agreement can be reached as to the identity of the fifth member, application therefor shall be made to the American Arbitration Association, and its rules shall then be followed in reaching a decision. D. All disputes over seniority, and transportation disputes arising out of seniority rule applications, shall be dealt with in the same manner as disputes over shipping rights. F, It is the obligation of the one aggrieved to initiate action. No particular form is necessary, except that the complaint must be in writing, set out the facts in sufficient detail to properly identify the condition complained of, and be addressed to the Seafarers Appeals Board, >7 Battery Place, Suite 1930, New York 4, N. Y. 11. Amendments These rules, including seniority classifications and requirements, may be amended at any time, in accordance with law, contracts between the Union and the employers, and to the extent permitted by jaw and contract, as afore­ said, by the Seafarers Appeals Board. �cr 9,EjiFMKKHSi '.MtQ.G V--' Pact Reopener Ups Hotpoint Strike Gains Qualified for SiU disability pension last month, Seafarer Al Arnold (left) draws first $150 benefits check from SIU Welfare Rep. John Dwyer at headquarters. Arnold used to ship in the deck department. Four SIU Oldtimers Join Pension Ranks ' "2i Olson Cruz Peloyo Harirawoy Another four veteran Seafarers can now look forward to a secure retirement as a result of a recent trustee action. The new pensioners represent a combined total of over a century at sea in the engine and stew-tard departments and bring will spend his retirement years In the total number of SIU old- Brooklyn. NY. timers put on pension this year to 81. The new pensioners are: Carl M. Olson, 71; Juan Cruz, 52; William C. Hathaway, 67, and Jose Pelayo, 68. All qualified for lifetime re­ tirement benehts of $150 per month. All but Olson are on dis­ ability pensions. Born in Sparta, Wisconsin, Ol­ son is the lone member of the steward department in this latest group of retirees. A veteran of 21 years at sea, Olson became an SIU member in 1948 at New York and presently makes his home in Minneapolis, Minnesota. He last sailed on the John C. (Atlantic Carriers). A native of Puerto Rico, Cruz sailed in the engine department since joining the Union at San Juan in 1944. After a sea career of over 20 years, he signed off his last ship, the Claiborne (Sea-Land). He'll spend his retirement years at his home in Puerto Rico with his wife Regina. Born in Massachusetts, Hathaway has been a member of the SIU since 1944 when he joined at New York. A member of the engine de­ partment, he has heen making his living at sea for 19 years. His last ship was the Alcoa Pilgrim (Alcoa). With his wife Mary, he With a grand total of 45 years of sailing time under his belt, Pelayo's last ship was the Losmar (Calmar). A native of the Phillipines, he joined the SIU back in 1938 at Baltimore and also sailed in the engine department. His per­ manent address will be in Balti­ more, where he has a cousin who is listed as next of kin. CHICAGO—Some 2,700 main­ tenance and production workers of the Hotpoint division of General Electric have received an addition­ al wage increase, Increased vaca­ tions, holiday pay and other fringe benefits under a contract reopener just negotiated by Local 571 of the Sheet Metal Workers. The three-year contract calU for another pay boost in April, 1969. The contract was negotiated un­ der a reopener clause of the agreement signed by Hotpoint and the Sheet Metal Workers last March. The pact followed a threeweek strike backed by the SIU and other AFL-CIO unions. This marked the first union agreement in the firm's 56-year history. Local 571 won a National Labor Relations Board election in May, 1962, but for eight months Hotpoint refused to budge from its original proposals. Faced with this attitude, the union went out on strike in February. A whirlwind boycott campaign against Hotpoint-GE products and an effective three-week picketline helped dent the company's historic "no concession" policy. Hundreds of members of other AFL-CIO unions, including members of SIU affiliates in this area, joined the picketline or gave their time on Saturdays to distribute "Don't Buy" leaflets to over 500 retail stores in 28 major US cities. Agreement was finally reached after Federal mediators brought company and union officials to­ gether for three days of bargaining and after strikers had begun re­ ceiving strike benefits from the Sheet Metal Workers International Association. Benefits were paid to non-members as well as to mem­ bers by waiver of a clause in the international's constitution. Fever Hits Islands —Watch Mosquitoes SAN JUAN—Seafarers stopping at Puerto Rican ports are advised to be on the lookout for mosquitos and to stay away from them if possible. An outbreak of dengue fever is sweep­ ing the island, with over-* 3,000 cases officially reported quitos -which transmit the disease last week, and is produced by is to sleep under a mosquito net, a virus transmitted by mosquitos. Dr. Joseph B. Logue, Seafarers Medical Director, reported to the LOG in New York that the dis­ ease, with symptoms similar to rheumatism, is seldom fatal. These symptoms include fever and an aching all over the body, and led to the ailment's former name of "breakbone fever." The best way to avoid the mos­ if possible, and to use an Insect repellent and an aerosol insecti­ cide to spray living quarters. There is no vaccination effective against dengue feyer. The only way to fight the dis­ ease is to eliminate the Aedesegypti mosquito which transmits it. Spraying is presently under way throughout the island. The same mosquito is also a carrier of yel­ low fever, so the US Public Health Service is urging all shipping and airlines operating to and from tlie island to take necessary precau­ tions. The first cases of dengue fever appeared during August in Manati, a town on the north coast. More than 2,000 cases were re­ ported there during the first two weeks of the outbreak. The epi­ demic then spread to the towns of Ponce and Guayama on the southern coast. Although only about 3,000 cases have been reported officially, un­ official reports put the number of cases at more than 10,000. The fever has also been re­ ported in Jamaica and in the sur­ rounding Caribbean area. Joseph VolplaD, Social Security Director Social insurance For The Aged ; The cries of "todallaed medieiae" are still heiag ralsei by the organ­ ised medical profession against the Kenndy Administration's proposal to finance hospital insurance for the aged under the Social Security System. The words imply something like the system adopted several years, ago, and still In effect. In Great Britain—government ownership of hospitals, government employment of physicians and surgeons on a standardized fee-and-salary basis, etc. But the bill proposed by Sen. Clinton P. Anderson (D-NM) and Rep. CecH R. King (D-Calif.) contains none of these things, the Administra­ tion points out. It suggests that "social insurance," not "socialized medicine," is the proper description. Briefly, the bill would cover the hospital bills of persons over 65, when such bills are likely to be most frequent and most expensive, under one of these three options available to the individual depending on his circumstances. • Up to 90 days of hospitalization for each illness, with the patient paying the first $10 a day for at least the first two days but no more than the first nine, or • Up to 45 days in each illness, at no cost at all to the patient, or • Up to 180 days of hospitalization in each illness, with the patient paying a total sum equal to 2.5 times the average of one day's confine­ ment cost (estimated at an average * total per illness of $92.50 during addition, the amount of annual 1965-66, . the first two years the earnings against which the con­ program would be in effect). tributions are calculated would b« In addition, after a prolonged increased from the present $4,800 hospitalization, the patient would ceiling to $5,200. be eligible for up to 180 days of The Government estimates that care per illness in a recognized 15.6 million persons over 65 will nursing home affiliated with a be eligible for these benefits under hospital. Social Security or Railroad Retire­ Since elderly persons who suf­ ment if the plan takes effect fer from ehrmiie conditions do not Jan. 1, 1965. Another 2.4 million always require hospitaiizatlon, the aged individuals would have their King - Anderson bill also would benefits paid for during a transi­ provide up to 240 home visits a tional period directly out of Fed­ year by visiting nurses or physical eral revenues. That would leave therapists, and would pay the cost, out about 200,000 elderly persons, in excess of the first $20, of out­ but almost all of these are Federal patient diagnostic services pro­ employees or retired Federal em­ vided by hospitals. ployees protected under their own As he has under any insurance systems. Because workers would be mak­ program, the patient would have complete freedom of choice of ing Social Security contributions hospital and doctor—in fact, the on the first $5,200 a year of earn­ services of a physician or surgeon ings, instead of $4,800 as now, cash are in no way affected or com­ retirement benefits also would be pensated for under the program, Increased for many of them. The which Is directed primarily at re­ maximum benefit levels would in­ lieving the chief health cost bur­ crease to $134 a month for an in­ den of the aged, hospitalization. dividual and to $268 a month for-« To finance the program, King- family, up from the present limits Anderson calls for an increase of of $127 and $254. The principle of pre-payment by one-fourth of 1 percent! for both an individual during his working the worker and his employer In the contribution rates under the life for health insurance he will Social Security and Railroad Re­ need when he is no longer work­ tirement Systeme. The increase ing and is less able to bear the would be four-tenths of 1 percent burden of sickness and accident for self-employed individuals. In expenses has won growing support ampng even conservative groups, but not from-the American Medi­ cal Association. The AMA stiU lnsists that the Kerr-Mills Act of 1960 is all that is needed, even though half the states did not have (Continued from page 2) Medical Assistance for the Aged ship construction through tax re­ programs in effect under KeiXr lief, beneficial amortization, and Mills by mid-1963. {Comments and suggestions are all other possible methods to "re­ store and retain US supremacy on invited by ' this Department and can be submitted to this column the high seas." in care oi the SEAFARERS LOG.) The MTD noted an "ever-In­ creasing" ratio of construction in foreign shipyards by American in­ dustry and pointed out that, at the present rate, the Soviet mer­ chant fleet will be twice as large Seafarers and SIU families as the US fleet by 1971. who apply for maternity, hos­ Tn regard to the state of the pital or surgical benefits from nation's economy, the board called the Welfare Plan are urged to for "Government leadership" and keep the Union or the Wel­ bold action in meeting the crisis fare Plan advised of any of unemployment, for a cut in the changes of address while their work week, tax reduction, upping applications are being proc­ of the minimum wage and other essed. Although payments aro measures which have been ad­ often made by return mail, vanced in the AFL-CIO legislative changes of address (of illegible program. return addresses) delay them when checks or "baby bonds" The MTD board also expressed opposition to a pending "quaiity are returned. Those ,wbo at* moving are advised to notify stabilization" bill as a price-fixing measure, and urged the defeat of SIU headquarters or tlie Wel­ a number of bills presently before fare Plan, at 17 Battery Pl^ce, Congress as harmful to domestic New York 4. NY. shipping. Shipbuilding Moving? Notify SIU, Welfare �mwm jUti# 'La4 Page £lef«i Still Lf/e../ COPS itmntT .'J -•| m NAM GIVES BIPAC ALL-OUT SUPPORT. Any doubt that the National Association of Manufacturers is behind the newly-organized Business-Industry Political Action Committee (BIPAC) has been -dis­ pelled by the NAM itself. Speaking before the Rotary Club of New York, NAM President W. P. Gullander put his organization definitely on record as intending "to give BIPAC every support and help we legitimately can." Gullander said that as a first step in its support of BIPAC, ttie NAM is sending to all its members copies of BIPAC literature. The letter urges them to join BIPAC as individuals and to help enroll other individuals in the companies. He directed that all NAM offices main­ tain a supply of BIPAC literature and membership application forms and support a nationwide campaign of the NAM Public Affairs Depart­ ment to support BIPAC. A spokesnun for organized labor at the same time took strong exception to editorials which expressed the view that while labor has long been in politics, business is just now starting to engage in political activity. In a letter to "The New York Times," Louis Hollander, secretarytreasurer of the New York State AFL-CIO and New York State COPE, called such a view "naive and mistaken" and said that it "does not coincide with the easily ascertainable fact . . . organized industry and business have always been in politics." Hollander pointed out that "through individual executives and by other channels, big business has made tremendous money contributions to the campaign chest of political candidates, often of both major parties. These contributions have far exceeded the relatively small amounts which COPE has been able to raise." BOOST, BLAST ON TEST BAN. The AFL-CIO Executive Council has hailed the nuclear test ban treaty as "a first step towards the possible limitation or reduction of nuclear and other weapons of mass destruction" and has urged treaty ratification by the Senate. The Council said the treaty "provides mankind with an opportunity to end the danger of radioactive contamination of the atmosphere by halting those blasts which endanger health and produce genetic damage." It further stated the treaty can strengthen American efforts "to remove the causes of world tension, to provide a firm foundation for world peace, and to achieve disarmament through strict international inspection and effective control." Meanwhile, right-wing forces unleashed a multi-megaton barrage against the test ban treaty, trying to frighten the country out of its wits. A full-page ad in a recent edition of the "Washington Post" warned in bold headlines: "National Disaster Impending! Senate Ratification of the Test Ban Treaty Will Destroy Our Country." The ad was sponsored by the Manion Forum, an outfit which habitu­ ally drops its own bombs on the labor movement It was under the signature of Rear Adm. Chester Ward (Ret.), an old Navy hand who sails out of drydock regularly to deliver a salty word or two at rightwing rallies. Ward views the test ban—as do other rightists—as some­ thing subversive, "engineered by a Washington inner circle of pseudosophisticated, pseudo-intellectuals . . ." He ignores the fact that the Joint Chiefs of Staff, our top military leaders, have endorsed the treaty. •ss? Strikes at two plants of the Hat Corporation of America have been settled with substantial wage in­ creases and other improvements by the United Hatters, Cap and Mil­ linery Workers Union, The chief objective of the three-week strike, which sought general upgrading of wages, was met by an increase of 40 cents an hour over 3 years for 700 workers at the Winchester, Tertn., plant and a 25-cent boost at Sunbury, Pa., where 400 are em­ ployed. Vacation, holiday and pen­ sion program improvements were also gained. a- Three newspapers in the Flor­ ence, Ala., area have been struck by the Memphis Tri-Cities unit of the American Newspaper Guild after eight months of fruitless ne­ gotiations. The papers are the "Florence Times" and "Trl-Cities Daily" plants in Florence and the weekly "Standard and Times" in nearby Sheffield. In all three cases, the Guild is seeking a new contract but has met with stub­ born ownership resistance. At times there have been as many as 150 pickets on duty representing the Guild unit and other, unions. i i The Bank of Montreal has made an out-of-court settlement of $24,794 to M. W. Bluck, aii official of the bank for 27 years prior'to his dismissal in October, 1961, during a union organizing drive at the branch in Vancouver. Bluck was president of the Bank Employees Association Local 387, a unit of the Office Employees, when he was discharged. In addition to the settlement, he received $1,850 in severance pay. 4i t A week-long strike by Local 588 of the United Automobile Workers at Ford's stamping plant in Chi­ cago Heights, Hi., has been settled. The strike, involving some 3,800 workers, for a time threatened a shutdown in other Ford plants. The settlement finally reached in­ cluded satisfactory disposition of a number of health and safety grievances and appointment by the union of a full-time health and safety representative to help assure proper conditions in the plant. 4. t i New Jersey's first experiment In Industry-wide bargaining in the food Industry has been launched by Retail Store Employees Union Local 1262 in Newark with three of the state's largest independent supermarket chains. Shop-Rite, Food Town and Good Deal chains, comprising 191 individually-owned stores with some 5,000" workers, have agreed to participate in joint negotiations. ' - '9' V% 1 Debate is a healthy and desirable means in a democracy to legislate the people's needs, but it is not an end in itself. When important programs get stymied or shunted aside as a matter of expediency, the public has a right to holler. Tax legislation, job programs, civil rights and medical care for the aged are but a few of the pending bills awaiting the pleasure of Congress. Since this has already been a long session in what is considered an "offyear," the future of these measures is much in doubt. This applies also to a long-range Federal program of aid for domestic and offshore shipping, which is a desperate need in the maritime industry. Curiously, the only legislation tagged a "must" and rushed through this Congress was the bill passed last month imposing compulsory arbitration on the unions in the railroad work rules dispute. Yet the arbitra­ tion panel set by law will not hold its first public hearings until late next week. The arbitration legislation is thus nothing more than a strike stall, and points up how Congress can be stampeded — but only on this type of issue. 4 4. 4> 'Doctor Shortage The American Medical Association and the US Public Health Service are presently en­ gaged in a debate over the number of phy­ sicians in the US and whether the rate of increase is adequate. AMA contends there has been "a dramatic increase" and says there are now 146.7 doctors for every 100,000 Americans. From figures on infant mortality, which is considered a good gauge of the quality of a nation's medical care, it would seem that the USPHS view is more nearly correct and that there actually is a "doctor, shortage." Citing US infant mortality rates, an AFLCIO represenative told a Senate subcommittee recently that in 1962 the US slipped from 10th to 11th place in infant mortality rates among countries with populations of more than 300,000i He pointed out that since 1950, five countries with infant death rates lower than the US cut these rates another 20 to 40 percent, while the reduction in the US has only been about 13 percent. "When we in the United States, with the ability to provide a quality of medical care that is surpassed nowhere in the world, lag behind ten other nations in this .way, it is perfectly clear that not all Americans are receiving the benefits of the excellent care that the medical proTession of this country is able to provide," he added. The statistical debate on this issue will not solve the problem, but it does highlight a serious national issue. And while Congress has not moved forward on many other ques­ tions, it should be noted that it has just adopted a medical education bill. Approved by the Senate last week, this is at long last a step in the right direction. New Shell Game' Most rackets traditionally prey on the poor and uneducated, who can least afford to be the victims of such illegal schemes. However, an interesting twi':t is reported in New York, where a new racket is proving that tough, hard-headed business executives are easier to take than anyone, providing you have the right come-on. The New York City Better Business Bu­ reau has found that top business executives are being victimized bv what might be termed an "award mill." These rigged awards are given to businessmen who find that receiving an award, any award, is an ego-boosting victory proving their worth, importance and superiority over their fel­ lows. In most cases the award is strictly phony, with no competition at all. Our man next finds that he and his friends are paying $500a-table for an "award" banquet. In one case the BBB reported, there actually were judges—a housewife, a plumber and a taxi driver. All of them were probably "ex­ perts" in their own specialties though it's likely that the business exec whom they tagged, for an award didn't know who they -were, and cared even less. The criteria on whiph they based their decision was not in­ dicated. <7,1 -I �StAPA^UW The deaths of the followiiig Seafarers have been reported to the Seafarer* Welfare USPH8 HOSPITAI, plan and a total of $22,000 in benefits was paid (any apparent delay in payment of claim STATEN ISLAND. Naw York CornaU AmaUnokl Gutt Llakoa is normally due to late filing, lack of a beneficiary card or necessary Utigatlon for the Benny CaUlorlana Frank Uro disposition of estates): Anthony Caramaa Antonio Longualrs Camlal Caui Harry MacDonald Arthur R. Swanton, 42: Brother to Brother Thaxon August 9,1968 Edward Conway Jamea MacCras Swanton drowned In an accident Carloa Matt ton on Decem­ at the USPHS Joia Cortei WUbur Ntcklaua H. L. Crabtraa in India on. No­ ber 18, 1962 at Hospital, Seattle, Serga Dauitian Georga O'Rourke vember 26, 1962. the USPHS Hos­ Georga PUarla Wash. He had WeU Denny Philip Pron Eapanol He had shipped pital, New Or­ •ailed in the en­ Joaa Alexandro Euaeblo Tomaa Ramlrai with the SIU in leans, La. He gine department Richard Feddem Pedro Reyes the steward de­ Joa Scully Charlea Fertal had shipped with the SIU Dan Gemelner Jamea Sherlock partment since with the SIU in slnca 1956. Sur­ John Glbbona Jamea Shiber 1961. Surviving the deck depart­ Morrlf Slegel Robert Godwin viving is his sis­ Walter SUcoraU Juan Gonzalez is his wife, Mrs. ment from 1939 ter, Mrs. Cath­ Edwin Harrlmaa ^Manual Sllva Yvonne Swan­ until he went on John Sovlch erine M. Blom, Richard Haakln Thomaa Stratford ton, of New Or­ pension in 1958. His wife, Meta Seattle. Burial was at Calvary Thomaa Hlckey Lester Sturtevant Calvin Jones leans, La. Burial Thaxton, of Arima, Trinidad, sur­ Cemetery, Seattle. Total benefits: Carl KendaU Lea Summers was at Kharirohar Christian Cem­ vives. Burial was at Metairie $4,000. John Szczepanaki William Kins Miguel Tlrado PhUlp Korol etery, Kandia, India. Total bene­ Cemetery, New Orleans. Total it if it Julian Wilson. Jeaui Landron fits: $4,000. benefits: $4,000. William A. Kemmerer, 88: A B. Lerwjick $> USPHS HOSPITAL heart condition caused the death ISf NEW ORLEANS, LOUISANA Ernest L. Waters, 65: Brother of Brother Kem­ Richard Barnes Placldo Lopez Charles O. Lynsky, 43: Brother merer at his Waters died of natural causes on Wil. Barrilleaun Ken. MacKenzla Lynsky was lost at sea while home in Balti­ August 18, 1963 Daniel Bishop Leon Mara aboard the SS Wilbert Burka Alexander Martin at St. Vincent's more, Md., on Anthony Maxwell Mallory Coffey San Marino on Hospital, New August 14, 1963. E. Constantino Charles Parmar November 2 4, William E. Roberts Gordon Dalman York, NY. He He began ship­ Rafael Diirnn Allen Sehriels 1962. He bad began shipping ping with the SIU Alonzo Slatrunk Julius Ekman sailed with the John Brady Carloa Spina with the SIU in in the steward Jimmy Sprinkle Anton Evensen SIU in the the engine de­ department in Adolph Swenson v. Fredricksen deck department partment in 1944 Eugene GaUaspy Clarence Tobias 1939 and had Ruffln Ray Thomas since 1945. SurStanley Grooms and had been on been on pension Julius Thompson Frank Halem V i V i n g is his pension since Robert Trlppa since 1953. Siuvivlng is a friend, Selfert Hamilton mother, Mrs. WlUlam Wads Fredrick Hauser October, 19 6 2. Mrs. J. Harps, of Baltimore. ParkJames Walker Vincenzo lacono Surviving is a friend, J. Parten. Harriet Lynsky, Billy Ward wood Cemetery, Baltimore, was Walter Johnson of North Hollywood, Calif. Total Burial was at Cypress Hills Ceme­ Robert White Johnson the place of burial. Total benefits: Walter August WllUams Robert Kennedy tery, Brooklyn, NY. Total bene­ benefits: $4,000. William Williams $1,000. Gordon Long fits: $1,000. t t USPHS HOSPITAL i i i if 'X> ICt NORFOLK, VIRGINIA Octave S. Bourgeois, 65: Brother Charles M. Deemer, 59: Brother Gerald L. Thaxton, 55: A lung Blankenshlp Jose Kammlngn Bourgeois passed away due to a I. Joseph Feak William Mason ailment was the cause of death Deemer died of a cardiac ailment heart condition Herbert Fentress Robert Staplln on July 15, 1963 Richard Gray, Jr. Isadora Topal All of the following SIU families have received a $200 Charles Hurlburt Prua Vaughn at the USPHS Jamea Jarvls maternity benefit, plus a $25 bond from the Union in the Hospital, New USPHS HOSPITAL baby's name, representing a total of $2,400 in maternity SEATTLE. WASHINGTON Orleans, La. He benefits and a maturity value of $300 in bonds. Geoffney Johnson had been ship­ Joseph BaUey Chandler George Yeager, Jr. ping since 1947 Malvln Jean Elizabeth Coxwell, bom 1963, to Seafarer and Mrs. JaekIa Edward Clchorek with the SIU in July 17, 1963, to Seafarer and Mrs. Peterson, River Rouge, Mich. USPHS HOSPITAL the steward de­ GALVESTON. TEXAS Rex E. Coxwell, Mobile, Ala. 4i 3» 3^ Calvin Atkinson King partment. A Thomas Barracllfl James WUllam Lawless 4i 3i 4i Ronald Bullard, born July 12, brother, Richard Eric Berg Joseph LaCorta Michael P. Whalen, bom July 1963, to Seafarer and Mrs. Warren Bourgeois, of New Orleans, sur­ Robert Cooper John Maher WiUlam Scruggs Leslie Dean 18, 1963, to Seafarer and Mrs. Paul Bullard, Philadelphia, Pa. vives. Burial was at Greenwood Ray. Elsenman Jack Strachan Whalen, Huntington, Beach, Calif. 3^ 3« Robert Sheppard Cemetery, New Orleans. Total ben­ Thomaa Heaton Pete TrlantaflUos James Hodges Terrle Lynn Veillon, born July efits: $4,000. it if if Andera Johansen Renee Marie Nelson, bom July 9, 1963, to Seafarer and Mrs. Her­ 8, 1963, to Seafarer and Mrs. James man Veillon, Lake Charles, La. and believe his propaganda? I R. Nelson, Frankfort, Mich. 3!' 4" 4" remember how the NMU presi­ Rufino Garray, born August 24, 4< 4> 41 dent relieved alien seamen of 1963, to Seafarer and Mrs. Rufino Marciel Ranies Townsend, bom their union books pfter the August 8, 1963, to Seafarer and Garray. Sr., Brooklyn, NY. To the Editor: general strike in 1946. Now he 4" 4' 4« Mrs. Joseph E. Townsend, PennsWhile reading an editorial in has the nerve to preach unity. Clarence Horchlns, Jr., bom vllle, NJ. the LOG (July 12) pertaining August 12, 1963, to Seafarer and The action of relieving alien it if to the president of the National seamen of their books and jobs Mrs. Clarence Horchins, Axton, Va. Eileen O. Kuchnlckl, born July Maritime Union and his pro­ will never happen in the SIU. t> if 81, 1963, to Seafarer and Mrs. gram of unity for the US mer­ I was one of the aliens and William and Wade Freeman, bom James Kuchnicki, Alpena, Mich. chant marine, I sure had a good have not lost my job or book July 16, 1963, to Seafarer and Mrs. if it it laugh. under any program in the SIU. Benjamin Freeman, Brockton, David Peterson, bom August 8, Mass. When the president of the For the past 18 years the NMU president has never done NMU is ready for his program anything about a unity pro­ gram. But from the time the president of the SIU was first elected as secretary-treasurer and head of the SIU, he has showed Interest in seamen of the universe. He proved It by organizing' the Canadian sea­ All letters to the Editor for men at a very high cost. publication in the SEAFARERS So far as we know, the NMU LOG must be signed by the president tried to invade and writer. Names will be withheld take over the Robin Line and upon request. deprive our union of jobs and ships. of unity for seamen, he should Does the president of the let us know. I can tell him how NMU want to use the tactics of to unite, the American seamen Joseph Stalin in his unity pro- and I'm sure that anyone will pram, as Stalin did in organiz­ agree with me except the NMU If any SIU ship has no ing the Baltic and central Eu­ president. library or needs a new ropean nations? As Stalin Frank Szwestka supply of books, contact annexed 30,000 square miles of i i i Poland, so does the NMU want any SIU hall. to annex the Robin Line and put SIU seamen on the side­ walk. Does the president of the 'Co the Editor: I wish to take this time to ex­ NMU think that SIU seamen are a bunch of fools to read press my deepest thanks and NiVIU's Unity Isn't For Him ISSBlSi®®IKi EVERY THREE MONTHS It-.,.' YOUR SIU SHIR'S LIBRARY .'w-- Welfare Plan Help Praised USPHf HOSPITAL BRIGHTON. MASS. VlB. Chamberlain William Powarf John Fortune Joseph Thomas Raymond Parry USPHS HOSPITAL SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA Colon BoutwaU Daniel Hutto RUay Carey Georga RIchudSM William Chadbum Irlnes Robla C. T. Connell H. Shellenbergar Slxto Escobar WUllam Walton USPHS HOSPITAL SAVANNAH, GEORGIA Anderson Charles TaUmaa Robert Chrlstensen C. W. Thompson B. S. Stockman' USPHS HOSPITAL FORT WORTH, TEXAS Gerald Algernon Thomaa Lehay Benjamin Deibler George McKnew Adrian Duracher Max Olson Aba Gordon SAILORS' SNUG HARBOR STATEN ISLAND, NEW YORK Daniel Gorman Thomaa Isaksea Alberto Gutlerres William Kenny MOUNT WILSON STATE HOSPXTAl, MOUNT WILSON. MARYLAND Charles Ackerman VA HOSPITAL JACKSON. MISSISSIPPI Harry Luzader USPHS HOSPITAL MEMPHIS. TENNESSEE James McGee PINE CREST HAVEN COVINGTON. LOUISIANA Frank Martin VA HOSPITAL NORTHAMPTON, MASS. Maurice Roberts US SOLDIERS' HOME WASHINGTON. DC WU. H. Thomson USPHS HOSPITAL BALTIMORE, MARYLAND Benlgno Abad William Lane Robert Adams Gustaua Loeffer Rendley Beaven Stanley Lowery Joseph Bush Max Marcus Clifford Brlssett Robert Moylan Sidney Day Hoy Newbury CarroU Flcketi \ Chester Rakowskt Joseph Gibbons Jack Sanders Eugene Greaux John Shannon Wllbert Hughes Carl Smith Carl Jupitz James StanseU Vernon Keena Opls WaU Ira RUgora Get Certificate Before Leaving Seafarers are advised to se­ cure a master's certificate at all times when they become ill or injured aboard ship. Ths right to demand a master's cer­ tificate verifying ilinesi or in­ jury aboard a vessel is guaran­ teed by law. appreciation to the Seafaren Welfare Plan and the SIU for the ail-out efforts and coopera­ tion received during my unfor­ tunate Illness here in San Fran­ cisco. I paid off the Penn Exporter (Penn Export) at Pascagoula, Miss., on March 27 and was stricken with a severe sore throat on March 29. I checked Into the hospital at Galveston, and was told they no longer had a throat clinic there, but I would have to go to another hospital that did. I had to have a iaryiigeat pathology and my records were at the San Francisco hospital. When I went there, they found I had a cancer of the vocal cord and had to have treatment of a prolonged' nature and x-ray therapy. While I was there the SIU Welfare Plan took care of everything right through to August 7. I have since shipped out on the Diana B. (Conestoga Carriers).. I especially want to thank our SIU officials at the San Francis-'' CO hall for their fine and un­ selfish attitude in helping me. I'm mighty glad I belong to such a union as the Seafarers International Union that really goes all-out in its efforts to give its members the best that can be obtained. . / , Willlain T. Langford �^ ®^ 0/ 4fiP , FMg^.'B^rteen !^l 'Sea Life' — By Jim Mates Safety practices are one of the subjects of the moment aboard the Yaka (Waterman). Both L. A. Forgeron, bosun, and Steve Krkovich, engineroom safety delegate, have called attention to a practice in port that spells danger both for crewmembers and for dock work­ ers handling ship's cargo. The bosim reported that the when the guy lines get heated up stevedores, after trimming on the steam pipes. cargo gear, leave the guy-lines all over the deck Instead of making them up, and this is causing a haz­ ard for the oilers who have to grease winches. Forgeron said the midship guy-llnes had also been burned by steam lines, although he and the deck gang make up the guys three or four times a day. He suggested that the stevedores be advised about this practice, since it also represents problems for them ^ A report from the Overseas Eva (Maritime Overseas), where Paul L. Whitlow is ship's delegate, notes that there's no shortage of food aboard and plenty of stores to get home with except for fresh provi­ sions. However, a word of cau­ Krkovieh tion is offered to the anglers on Birmingham the ship, who apparently have been dipping into the night lunch of other forms of bait. The fish­ now and then when they run out ermen are reminded that the night lunch is put out for the crew to eat —not for the fish. t> t> The crew on the Lncile Bloomfield (Bloomfield) forwards the re­ newed suggestion that each Seafar­ er's blood type be noted on his clinic card as a possible means of saving a life some time in the fu­ ture. The discussion at the ship's meeting, with Nils C. Beck as chair­ man and William Birmingham serving as secretary, centered on the point that the extra notation would take very little time when each man renews his card but getting the information could be time-consuming in an emergency, t Overhaul time for the Josefina (Liberty Navigation) on an India run finds some of the deck gang all dressed up for the job under a hot sun. Pictured (l-r) are Bill Clement, AB and deck delegate; G. M. Hetcher, OS; B. C. Jordan, AB; T. L Browning, OS, and J. B. Dixon, bosun. The crew says the Josefina is an "okay" ship—slow, but. a good feeder. Photo submitted by G. Mosterson. "There, that ought to be Seaweed's last complaint about not enough hot sauce in the chile. . 4 Where and when is the best time to show movies on the ship was a featured topic at the last meeting on the Steel Worker (Isthmian), and no solution to the dilemma has come forth yet. The way things work now, there are always a few hands who miss the movie, so the gang is still trying to figure out a way to keep the "no-shows" to a minimum. i Hi' i Ashore now. Seafarer John W. Kelsoe sends a note of thanks to the captain and SIU crewmembers on the Jean Lafitte (Waterman) wherever they happen to be. Kelsoe said he would like to ex­ press his appreciation to all hands "for the kindness shown me in my time of trouble." Thank you all, he adds, "from the bottom on of my heart for the generosity ex­ pressed in financial support and other aid when I was in need." fore they were set to pay off in Seattle last month. The skipper sent down a note of thanks to the steward department for doing a good job on the feeding, and all hands at the ship's meeting on the eve of payoff voted themselves a round of "thank-you's" for "mak­ ing the trip a pleasure." Even the niailing service on the LOG was good this trip, they added. R. 4" 4" i On the Coeur D'Alene Victory Sirois was chairman of the festive (Victory), life was just one big bed gathering and G. Lathrop served of roses for all hands the day be­ as secretary. SEATRAIN NEW JERSEY (Seatrain). Aug. 17—Chairman, J. Aey; Secretary. Fred B. Kritzler. All re­ pairs are being taken care of except some minor ones. S27.94 in ship's fund. Checker champion F. Kritzler reports that he is ready to face the best talent on his scheduled checker championship for the Gulf Coast over the Labor Day weekend. HASTINGS (Waterman). August 7— Chairman. Robert Wurzier; Secretary. John Weiis. Ship's delegate reported that several matters of concern re­ garding the 1st assistant engineer will be taken up with the patrolman. Some disputed OT in the deck and engine departments. $13.06 in ship's fund. Crewmembers requested to SIU Youngster Helps Win Title Some of the major league teams may still be fighting it out for the top spots in the 1963 baseball standings, but in the Bath (Maine) Little League, the issue is all settled. The lat­ est sporting news out of the shipbuilding city, Seafarer Allan E. (Honest Al) Whitmer proudly reports, Is that the-* — South End PTA nine has taken pictured below In a group photo Young "Tex" occupied an infield slot in the championship team and the championship hands marking the championship. down, The South End squad is com­ prised of youngsters coached by fathers from the local parentteachers group and includes young Alan Whitmer II, better known as "Tex," who is a seasoned diamond veteran at the ripe old age of 0. "Tex" and his team-mates are Easily winning the title, the team piled up a regular season record of 15 straight wins, and then took two out of three games in a post­ season playoff. As a result, the South End PTA'ers compiled a win score of 17 games out of 18. That's a lot of baseball In anybody's league. easily gained his nickname from the time the family lived in the Port of Galveston, where he was born on June 9, 1954. Whitmer also has a daughter, Alana, 10, and has been shipping with the SIU in the deck gang since 1944. His last ship was the Penn Carrier (Penntrans). clean waihing machine and turn It off after use. WACOSTA (Waterman). August 1$ —Chairman. Ramon Ferrera; Secre­ tary. Ramon Irizarry. Harvey L. Graham was elected to serve as ship's delegate. Some disputed cargo OT la engine department. Discussion on having cluster light Installed in the after house so that the crew can see better going aft when there is cargo on deck. Request that door in crew's toilet be removed to make more room. WALTER RICE (Reynolds Metals). Aug. II—Chairman. H. Huston; Sec­ retary, R. Runner. Brother Bunner resigned as ship's delegate after serv­ ing for six months, and a vote of thanks was extended to him for a lob well done. J. Jellette was elected to serve In his place. A vote of thanks by the steward department to 12-4 and 4-8 deck watches for cleaning messroom and lounge in the mornings. Suggestion that when negotiating new contracts for the various types of ships, a uniform manning scale be adopted for all three departments. COTTONWOOD CREEK— (Bulk Transport). July IS—Chairman. J. E. Collins; Secretary. A. T. Cerber. One man left in hospital in Calcutta, India. Matter of no mall being received will be taken up with patrolman. $15.00 In ship's fund. Motion that new crew not sign on until all repairs are taken care of. Water is rusty. Ship to be fumigated. Young Alan (T®x) Whitmer, son of Seafarer Al Wbltiiiar, is shown In foreground (3rd from • left) with team-mates and coaches of the winning team. .1-1! J-.H ROBIN LOCKSLEY (Robin), Sept. 1 ^Chairmen. Paul McNabb; Secretary. Sidney Garner. $11.00 in ship's fund. Some disputed OT in deck and engine departments. Some beefs about food having no taste and meats being overcooked most of the time. This ship has a fresh milk pool at $3.00 a chance. Milk put aboard Is never used, as fresh milk Is available in all ports Including Africa. Vote of thanks given to messmen for good service. TRANSHATTERAS (Hudson Water­ ways). Aug. 14—Chairm.n, E. Linch; Secretary. P. S. Holt. Ship's delegate read communication from headquar­ ters regarding men not receiving medical attention at Suez Canal. No clarification given on men not being able to have shore leave at Chittigong and Bahrein. Di.sputed OT in deck and engine departments. Discussion on repairs especially on messhall chairs. Vote of thanks to the steward department. ALCOA MASTER (Alcoa), Aug. 11— Chairman. E. C. Bell; Secretary. L. F. Drew. Ship's delegate reported that most of the repairs have been taken care of. Some disputed OT in deck and engine departments. !)I-tion to scrap milk plan or get fresh milk. Motion to ask for awning < vcr poop deck. Washing machine for crew is not repairable and should be re­ placed. Men going to doctor asked to pay their own transportation and the.v will be reimbursed later. Ship's fund to be started. ANTINOUS (Waterman), Aug. 11— Chairman, William O'Connor; Secre­ tary, J. P. Baliday. One man hospital­ ized In Korea and one in Okinawa. Both men doing fairly well. Ship's delegate reported that men who did not get their transportation money to San Francisco will get it at payoff of this voyage. $10.00 In ship's fund. Motion to change 60-day shipping rule to a 90-day rule in order for these men to collect vacation checks. Sug­ gestion made to order an automatic clothes dryer. Suggestion made to have patrolman check the slopchest before sign-on. PRODUCER (Marine Bulk Carriers), June 8—Chairman, E. B. Hardcastle; Secretary. C. R. West. Ship's delegate reported that he contacted the cap­ tain regarding draws in foreign ports. Captain said he will give as much money as he can. One man left ship at sailing time and his name will be given to patrolman on arriving in States. No repairs made in engine department that appeared on repair list. Everything running smoothly with no beefs. All departments work­ ing together. COUNCIL GROVE (Waterman), Aug. IS—Chairman. Ted Weems; Secretary. C. O. Lee. No beefs reported by de­ partment delegates. Discussion re­ garding retirement plan for men with 20 years SIU time. C. O. Lee was elected to serve as ship's delegate, crew asked to bring cups back to pantry. STEEL EXECUTIVE (Isthmian), Aug. 11—Chairman. C. Lawson; Secretary, Bill Stark. Ship sailed short one oiler from New Orleans. Letter received from oiler with instructions for dis­ posal of gear. Messman hospitalized in Panama Canal. Engineer is work­ ing on movie projector rnd will try to put it in working condition. $25.03 In ship's fund. No beefs reported by department delegates. Motion to con­ tact port steward asking tlirt ship be supplied with 2.5-pound sacks of sugar instead of lOO-pound sacks. Crew requested to dress properly coming into messroom. Vote of th.ank<to ship's delegate for good job. Stew­ ard thanks brothers for fine coooe>tlon on linen, l.ssues. �^ 4f S{, ^ t " * J S^teniller M. g^AFAktiki Vo o Pa«e FocurieMi Kandia High-Spots —Camels 'n' Bikes JT Ten days in the Indian port of Kandia are not exactly a tourist's dream, writes Seafarer Henry W. Abel from the Santore (Marven), but the boys are making the most of the meager entertainments availtended to Capt. Victor Ryan and able. He said the wonderful chief officer Edwards for trying weather and seas on the way over from the US were balanced by windy and stormy weather on the Arabian Sea during the bomebound trip, but at least this made for some excitement. "Not too much can be said for the Port of Kandia," ship's delegate Abel re­ ports, "as it is a new and small port, located in the salt flats of India on the Gulf of Cutch." The location is about midway between Bombay, India, and Kara­ chi, Pakistan. "You cannot get a decent drink of water there, much less anything else to drink or eat. No seaman's club, no movies and, in fact, no means of entertainment or recrea­ tion whatsoever other than bicycle riding and camel riding." Abel tried the camel ride (photo right), but he didn't say whether he gave the bikes a whirl too. The Santore was heading back to the Gulf oh August 29 at the time he wrote to the LOG and mailed his travelogue from Port Said. The ship originally loaded grain at Destrahan, La., on July 23, and ar­ rived there August 19. "Just to keep the record straight, I wish to state that this is a good ship, good crew and there's plenty of overtime for all departments. Special commendation can be ex­ their best to keep the crew happy in Kandia," he added. A vote of thanks also goes to James Ahem, bosun, for his ef­ forts, Abel said. Entering Port Said and the Suez Canal on the way south to Aden, SlU-manned Santore (Mar­ ven) eventually wound up in Kandia, India, to discharge US grain for ten days. She's home­ ward-bound now, and is due back in the Gulf soon to take on another cargo of grain. The vessel in the background is an unidentified tanker that was in Port Said at the time. MANKATO VICTORY (Victory Carrieri), July ai—Chairman, J. Flower; Secretary, R. Hernandez. Captain promised to try and fix gaUey range as soon as ship gets to an AmeHcan port. $6.89 in ship's fund. Motion to suggest to negotiating committee a plan to eliminate present pay system and to have wages based on a dayby-day system Instead of the 30-calendar day, plus a substantial pay in­ crease across the board. Crew wants to discontinue the practice of back­ dating articles. A time limit of about two or three days should be set and these rules should be effective In every American port. Vote of thanks to the steward department for a job well done. Ship's delegate Henry W. Abel gives camel a whirl in Kandia, India. Or was it the other way around? Praise For Stewards, Cooks 'Yes, She's A Feeder!' Letters, ship's minutes and other reports keep coming to the LOG regularly on ships that rank tops in the culinary department—where the rest of the gang expresses special appreciation for extra efforts in feeding and service by the for good chow . . . Crew pantry steward department in the and. messhall is much cleaner this trip and service is much better course of a voyage. . . . Morning Light (Waterman): Comments about some of the Vote of thanks for job done by ships cited in the past few weeks steward department . , . Steel Age include the following, without (Isthmian): A rising vote of thanks quotes: to the steward department moved Seatrain Georgia (Seatrain): by J. Arnold and adopted. Arnold Steward department doing a won­ is deck delegate . . . Alcoa Roamer derful job . . . Plenty of drinks (Alcoa); Thanks voted to steward available at mealtime . . . Del department on food and service. Kio (Delta): Everything running Marine (US Shipping): Job well smooth; no beefs in any depart­ ment. Thanks to galley crew and done by stewards. Special vote messmen for job well done . . . of thanks was unanimous . . . Bienville (Sea-Land): Vote of Josefiiia (Liberty Navigation): Job thanks to stewards for well-pre­ well done by chief steward, who is handling night cook and baker's pared food and good service. Zephyrhills (Pan American): duties plus his own. Thanks to all Steward department doing an ex­ for good food, menus and service cellent job . . . Taddel Victory . . . Short Hills (Waterman): Crew (Consolidated Mariners): Baker in good shape . . . Vote of thanks given vote of thanks for good to steward department. Potomac (Empire Transport), job as flour was not up to par . . . Steel Vendor (Isthmian): Chief Steel Designer (Isthmian), San baker doing a fine job on here. Francisco (Sea-Land), and many Elizabethport (Sea-Land): Vote more: VOTE OF THANKS FOR of thanks to stewards and cooks 1 THE STEWARD DEPARTMENT. JOSEFINA (Liberty Navigation), April 24—Chairman, Herb Knowlei; Secretary. D. Simmons. No beefs re­ ported. Everything running smoothly. Vote of thanks to steward depart­ ment. Chief steward doing night cook and baker's duties along with his regular duties. Job Is well done. SEATRAIN SAVANNAH (Seatrain), Aug. 18—Chairman, M. Santiago; Sec­ retary, F. M. Jennings. No beefs re­ ported by department delegates. Dis­ cussion about seeing the patrolman regarding discussion favoring raise In pay, pension and welfare benefits. ROBIN GOODFELLOW (Robin), July 24—Chairman, none; Secretary, none. 815.00 in ship's fund. No beefs re- ALMENA (Marine Carriers), July 14—Chairman, E. S. Riviere; Secre­ tary, L. P. Hagmann. $9.00 in ship's fund. G. T. Bacon was elected to serve as ship's delegate. Request for new washing machine since the pres­ ent one is not the heavy-duty type. Steward to order same. Ship's dele­ gate to see' the chief engineer about rusty condition of wash water. HUDSON (Victory Transport), July 28—Chairman, James Lee; Secretary, R. Vllorla. No beefs reported by de­ partment delegates. E. L. Thompson was elected to servo as ship's dele­ gate. Vote of thanks to the steward department for good food. AFOUNDRIA (Waterman), Aug. 4— Chairman, R. Ransome; Secretary, H. Ridgaway. Motion to have negotiat­ ing committee take up the matter of a reduction In travel fares for Sea­ farers and their families. Other trans­ portation companies move their em­ ployees free or for half fare. Vote of thanks given to steward depart­ ment for a job weU done. Crew asked to turn In all keys at payoff and^to leave rooms clean. LOS ANGELES (Sea-Land), Aug. 11 —Chairman, Jasper Anderson; Secre­ tary, Eddie Bonafont. Ship's delegate reported everything running fine. Some disputed OT In deck depart­ ment to be taken up with boarding patrolman. BEAUREGARD (Sea-Land), Aug. 11 —Chairman, Recco Matarangolo; Sec­ retary. Jon Smith. All men requested to be back at ship one hour before sailing time. No beefs reported by department delegates. Contribution requested for TV fund. Crew asked to keep messhaU clean when watch­ ing TV. Men going to pantry must be properly dressed. OCEAN DINNY (Maritime Overseas), July 27—Chairman, Bill Home; Secrotary, W. J. Stephens. $20.00 In ship's fund. Suggestion that something bo done about securing a new washing machine and to see about providing ship with sufficient amount of Ice. Suggestion that SIU Food Committee board ship to investigate feeding sys­ tem and food. Motion that at the next headquarters meeting, a committee of rank-and-file - bookmembers with 90. days shipping time this year be elected to study for two weeks ways and means to pay a pension based on 20 years SIU membership at rata of $300.00 per month. Its recommendatluus should be published In the LOG, and the negoUatipg committee should act on them during the foUowIng 00 days. Ing a new washing machine as the one on board Is not working. Ship's delegate to see captain regarding same. FLORIDA ^TATE (Everglades), Aug, 14—Chairman, Raymond Kaduck; Sec­ retary, AntonI Gonzalez. $15.28 in ship's fund. Motion made that any ^ SIU member be entitled to retire with pension after 20 years Union time,/ regardless of age. Suggestion made that crew bo paid In full at payoff, including wages and OT. STEEL AGE (Isthmian), Aug. 11— Chairman, J. Arnold; Secretary, B. W. Gouldlng. Everything running smooth­ ly. $11.32 In ship's fund. Crewmembers requested not to wear shorts or briefs In messroom or pantry. Vote of thanks to the steward department. CITIES SERVICE NORFOLK (Cities Service), Sept. 3—Chairman, N. San­ chez; Secretary, P. T. Gaiic. No beefs reported. Motion made that Food Plan check on the feeding condition of Cities Service ships. Donation of $306.(X) was taken up by crew and officers for the widow of Harry East who was killed In an explosion aboard the Cities Service Norfolk. ported. Discussion on food plan and request that fresh vegetables be pur­ chased In next port. SEATRAIN GEORGIA (Seatrain), Aug. 19—Chairman, Sven Stockmsr; Secretary, Joseph Shibllkl. Messroom and gaUey were painted. New Ice box received. $16.40 In ship's fund. No beefs reported. Steward department doing a wonderful job. FAIRLAND (Sea-Land), Aug. 18— Chairman, Lawrence Contlcello; Sec­ retary, Pedro Del Valle. Everything Is running smoothly. 'WiUiam Briggs elected to serve as ship's delegate. Suggestion that fresh bread be pur­ chased In ports of call instead of storing for the whole trip In one port. COEUR D'ALENE VICTORY (Vielory Carriers), Aug. 18—Chairman, R. SIroli; Secretary,. G. Lethrop. Ship's delegate reported that the mail sit­ uation will be taken up with the company. Captain extended vote of thanks to the steward department for a job well done. $5.16 In ship's fund. Vote of thanks to entire crew for making the trip a pleasure. Very good cooperation from officers. Cap­ tain regrets the vessel Is laying up as ho wished to have this crew again. Resolution sent to headquarters re­ garding Increase In OT rates. OLGA (Marine Managers), 'Aug. 2S —Chairman, Quinllvan; Secretary, A. H. Rsasko. Jack Hall was elected to serve as ship's delegate. $13.00 In ship's fund. Deck department having trouble with the chief mate who Is not cooperating with the bosun and the deck department. Beef about washing machine that Is always break­ ing down. Motion made to get a new washing machine before sailing from Montreal. Contact Union haU or sea­ men's home for a ship's library. PENN VANGUARD (Penn Shipping). Aug. 25—Chairman, Billy Lynn; ieeretary, Robert McNeil. James B, Klrchner was elected to serve at ship's delegate. Nothing done regard- SHORT HILLS (Waterman), Aug. 11 —Chairman, Joseph B. Arcio; Secre­ tary, none. No beefs reported by de­ partment delegates. Joseph Arcio was elected to serve as ship's delegate. Vote of thanks to steward department. All hands agree that fresh vegetables should not be obtained in Pakistan because of the poor quality. Natives should be prevented from entering crew's quarters and house. Sugges­ tion made that headquarters Inquire In the matter of crcwmembers forced to pay Alabama tax (which is de­ ducted from payofO, even though they are not residents of that state. ELIZABETHPORT (Sea-Land), Aug. 25—Chairman, R. Hennlnger; Secre­ tary, W. W. BIckford. AU repairs and painting taken care of. Captain to divide passenger OT five ways. $2.08 In ship's fund. Discussion about ven­ tilators for crew quarters. Vote of thanks to steward and cooks for good chow. SAN FRANCISCO (Sea-Land), Sept. 9—Chairman, P. M. Rivero; Secretary. J. Henault. $11.60 In ship's fund. No beefs reported. Requested men to stop coming Into messhall In their underwear. Vote of thanks to the steward department. This is a good ship. It seems that this ship Is one of the best In the fleet. MORNING LIGHT (Waterman), Aug. 25—Chairman, C. Oglesby; Secretary, W. E. Morse. Ship's delegate reported everything Is okay. All repairs were taken care of except new coffee um which was to be put aboard In Balti­ more. $9.80 In ship's fund. L. Hopkina elected to serve as new ship's dele­ gate. C. Lee, previous ship's delegate, was commended with a vote of thanks. ROBIN LOCKSLEY (Robin), June 27 —Chairman, Paul McNabb; Secretary, Sidney Garner. Wilson Torres was elected to serve as ship's delegate. 813.00 In ship's fund. No beefs re­ ported by department delegates. Crew asked to return all books to library. �iteiiaAMP iiu IMft SEAFARERS Howard K. Pierce, P-287 The above-named or anyone knowing hia whereabouta la aaked to contact bia wife, Helen M. Pierce, 4216 Magee Ave., Philadel­ phia 88, Pa. it t 4« Leslie J. Brilfaart The above-named or anyone knowing his whereabouts ia asked to get in touch with his mother, Mrs. J. H. Riley, 342 Montclair Ave., San Antonio, Texas. i. t, t. wltJi tliB 4-6 rWT tnm PUlnd^lpiilB who wa« on Dio aboro TOMOI from January l-Mareh 14, 1865. Writ* him c/o SIU Hall, 605 Ma­ rino Avenue, Wilmington, Calif., Naw Orleans 12, La., or telephone and give a forwarding addreea. 622-9924. » » ^ » ^ » Rudolph R. Cefarattl Ex-SS Coe Victory Your sister Rita says it is iHgent Viggo (Tex) Sorensen would like to get in touch as soon as possible SECRETARY-TREASURER AI Kerr HEADQUAR'ERS REPRESENTATIVES Bill HaU Ed Hooney Fred Stewart BALTIMORE 1216 B. Baltimore St. He* Dickey. AKent EAstern 7-4900 BOSTON 276 State St John Fay. Asent Richmond 2-0140 DETROIT 10229 W Jcflcrson Ave VInewood 3-4741 HEADQUARTERS .. 679 4th Ave.. Bkiyn HYacinth 9-6600 HOUSTON 9004 Canal St. Paul Drozak, Agent WAInut 8-3207 JACKSONVILLE 2608 Pearl St.. SE., Jax William Morris. Agem BLgin 3-0987 MIAMI 744 W. Flagler St Ben Oonzaies, Agent FRanklin 7-3564 MOBILE 1 South Lawrence St touts Neira Agent HEmlock 2-1754 NEW ORLEANS .... 630 Jackson Ave. Buck Stephens, Agent Tel 529-7546 NEW YORK 679 4tb Ave., Brooklyn HYacinth 9-6600 NORFOLK 416 Colley Ave. Gordon Spencer, Acting Agent 629-6505 PHILADELPHIA 2604 S. 4th St Frank Drorak. Agent DEwey 6-3818 SAN FRANCISCO 450 Harrison St. Frank Boyne. Agent DOuglas 2-4401 E. B. McAuley. West Coast Rep. SANTURCE. PR 1313 Fernandez Juncoa, Stop 20 Keith Terpe. Hq. Rep. Phone 724-2848 SEAITLE 2509 1st Ave. Ted Babkowskl, Agent MAin 3-43.34 TAMPA 312 Harrison St. Jeff Gillette, Agent 229-2788 WILMINGTON CaUf S09 N. Marine Ave CSeorss HcCartney. Agent TErminal 4-2528 1 Schedule Of SIU Meetings SIU membership meetings are held regularly once a month on days indicated by the SIU Constitution, at 2:30 PM in the listed SIU ports below. All Seafarers are expected to attend. Those who wish to be excused should request permission by telegram (be sure to include registration number). The next SIU meetings will be; New York October 7 Detroit October 11 Philadelphia October 8 Houston October 14 Baltimore October 9 New Orleans October 15 Mobile October 16 West Coast SIU Meetings SIU headquarters has issued an advance schedule through Novem­ ber, 1963, for the monthly informational meetings to be held in West Coast ports for the benefit of Seafarers shipping from Wil­ mington, San Francisco and Seattle, or who are due to return from the Far East. All Seafarers are expected to attend these meetings. In accord with an Executive Board resolution adopted in December, 1961. Meetings in Wilmington are on Monday, San Francisco on Wednesday and Seattle on Friday, starting at 2 PM local time. The schedule la as follows: Wilmingfon ban Francisco Seattle Uctober 21 October 23 Sepietuber 20 November 18 November 20 October 25 November 22 . for pea to eontaet her to maU er ph<me as aoon as possible. The addresi la 81 Clinton St. New Britain, Conn., telephone BAldwin 8-8862. 801. SW BuUdlng, 450 Harrison St., San Francisco 8, Calif.: Joseph A. .Alves; Julian B. Arzaga (2); Louis Baer; Margarito Borja; Roy C. Bru; Eugene L. Castano, Jr.; John J. Doyle; Fortunate Drilon; Steve Krkovich; James Lear; JorIncome Tax Refnnds gen G. Pedersen; William Saltarez; CheckB for tha following are Henry R. Smith (2); Bernardo Tonabeing held by Jack Lynch, Room bocon; Raymond A, Triche. e FINARCIAL REPORTS. Tha constitution of tho SIU Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and In­ land Waters District makes specific provlaion for SBfesuarding the nenbershlp's money and Unlom finances. The constitution requires a detailed CPA audit evary three.montha by a rank and file auditing committee elected by the mem­ bership. "Ail Union records are available at SIU headquarters In Brooklyn. Should any member, for"any reason, be refused his constitutional right to In­ spect these records, notify SIU President Paul Hall by certified mail, return receipt requested. m e im TRUST FUNDS. All trust funds of the SIU Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District are sdainistered in accordance with the provisions of varloua trust fund agreements. All these agreements specify that the trustees in charge of these funds shall consist equally of union and management representmiives and their alternates. All expenditures and disbursemants of trust funds are made only upon approval by a majority of tho trustees. All trust fund financial records are avsilable at the headquarters of tha various trust funds. If, St any time, you are denied information about any SIU trust fund, notify SIU President Paul Hall at SIU hsadqnarters by cairtlfied mail, return receipt requested. SNTPPmG RIGHTS. Your shipping rights and seniority are protected exclus­ ively hy the contracts between the Union and the shipowners. Get to know your shipping rights. Copies of these contracts are posted and available In all.Ukiloa balla. If you feel there has been any violation of your ship­ ping or seniority rights as contained In the contracts between the Union and the ahlpownera, first notify the Seafarers Appeals Board by certified nail, return receipt requested. The proper address for this la; Max Harrison,' Chairman, Seafarers Appeals Board 17 Battery Place, Suite I63O, Hew York If, NY Also notify SIU President Paul Hall at Union headquarters hy certified aiall, return receipt requested. Full copies of contracts as referred to ere available to you at all tines, either hy writing directly to the Unlpa or to the Seafarers Appeals Board. Siii iii if Policy Shift (Continued from page 3) competitive bidding by carriers of any nation." He pointed out that 10 percent was "reserved for shipment in American vessels," and that this was necessary to insure the US access to its own tonnage "in the event of international emergency" when foreign fleets might be cut off. Actually, the 10 percent figure is higher than the present share of US trade carried by American-flag vessels, which is just below 9 per­ cent. In putting forward the 90-10 breakdown, the Vice-President in­ dicated that this was a minimum base being set by the Government for the American-flag fleet. However, his hosts even took exception to the 10 percent figure. They cited the amount of US for­ eign trade that moves on Ameri­ can owned runaway-flag vessels, calling this "unfair" competitiim to foreign-flag shipping seeking US cargoes. Fare Fifteea 1 Lloyds Still Going Strong Juan Colon, Z-133876 The above - named or anyone LONDON — Despite the de­ knowing his present whereabouts is asked to contact his wife, Mer­ pressed state of British and world cedes Colon, Apt. lA, 425 East shipping, the venerable old firm of marine insurers, Lloyde of Lon­ 102 St., New York 29, NY. don, continues to show expanding t t t profits. Jerome Smith For the three years beginning You are asked to get in touch with the "Gooli Boosie" at Hous­ in 1960 until the end of 1962, total premium and other income from ton, Texas. Uncle Milt. all types of insurance transactions t t t" amounted to 351.6 million pounds, Jay C. Steele Get in touch with David D. Pla­ an increase of almost 25 million ter, 420 Hibernia Bank Building, pounds over the previous high in 1959, the company reports. As usual marine, aviation and transit insurance led the way," pro­ viding an extra 9.7 million pounds toward the overall expansion in total income. In general, the report shows that the world's most famous In­ SIU Atlantic, Gulf surance company, which first start­ Lakes & Inland Waters ed transacting a marine insurance business in a London coffee house District over 200 years ago, is still going PRESIDENT strong, playing the averages and Paul HaU winning steadily. EXECUTIVE VICE-PRESIDENT Cal Tanner VICE PRESIDENTS Earl Shepard Lindaey Williama A1 Tanner Robert Matthewi X o a-U .i fi. r I®; ii ii; CONTRACTS. Copies of all SIU contracts are svailsbis in all SIU halls. These contracts specify the wages and conditions under which you work and live aboard ship. Know your contract rights, as well as your obligations, such as filing for or on tho proper sheet# and in the proper manner. If, at any time, any SIU patrolman or other Union official, in your opinion, fails to protect your contract rights properly, contact tho nearest SIU port agent. Iij addition, notify SIU President Paul Hall by certified mail, return receipt requested. ". •v-r^ EDITORIAL POLICY—SEAFARERS LOG. The LOG has traditionally refrained from publishing any article serving the political purposes of any individual in the Union, officer or member. It has also refrained from ptihllshing articles deem­ ed harmful to the Union or its collective membership. This established policy has been reaffirmed by membership action at the September, 1960 meetings in all constitutional ports. The responsibility for LOG policy is vested in an edi­ torial board which consists of the Executive Board of the Union. The Exec­ utive Board may delegate, from among its ranks, one individual to carry out this responsibility. O jfiSi Siig -- PAYMENT OF MONIES. No monies'are to be paid to anyone in any official capacity in the SIU unless an official Union receipt is given for same. Under no cir­ cumstance should any member pay any money for any reason unless he is given such receipt. If in the event' anyone attempts to require any such payment be made without supplying a receipt, or if a member is required to make a payment and is given an official receipt, but ferls that he should not have been re­ quired to make such payment, this should immediately be called to the attention of SIU President Paul Hall by certified mail, return receipt requested. CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS AND (mi.IOATIONS. The SIU publishes every six months in the SEAFARERS LOG a verbatim copy of Its constitution. In addition, copies are available in all Union halls. All members should obtain copies of this constitution so as to familisrire themselves with its contents. Any time you feel any member or officer is attempting to deprive you of any constitutional right or obligation by any methods such as dealing with charges, trials, stc., as wall as all other details, then the member.so affected should immediately notify SIU President Paul Hall by certified mail, return receipt requested. RETIRED SEAFARERS. Old-time SIU members drawing disability-pension benefits have always been encouraged to continue their union activities, in­ cluding attendance at membership meetings.. And like all other SIU members at these Union meetings, they are encouraged to take an active role in all rank-and-file functions, including service on rank-and-file committees. Because these oldtimers cannot take shipboard employment, the membership has reaffirmed the long-standing union policy of allowing them to retain their good standing through the waiving of their dues. EQUAL RIGHTS. All Seafarers are guaran-teed equal rights in employment and as memhers of the SIU. These rights are clearly set forth in the SIU constitution and in the contracts vhich the Union has negotiated with the employers. Consequently, no Seafarer may he discriminated against because of race, creed, color, national or geographic origin. If any memher feels that ha is denied the equal rights to vhich ho is entitled, ho should notify SIU President Paul Hall at headquarters by certified mall, return receipt requested. •1 lii - ^ liiili �> f Vol. XXV No. 19 9r r " SEAFARERS«LOG OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION • ATLANTIC, GULF, LAKES AND INLAND WATERS DISTRICT • AFL-CIO I SlU Link Sparks Trinidad Workers First Hotel Pact PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad—The SIU of Trinidad and Tobago, an interim organization that has received the support of the SITJNA in its fight to bring hotel workers here a decent standard of living, has signed a three-year contract with amount of labor legislation on the the Trinidad Hilton Hotel. books of the new country slowed The agreement's provisions will make the more than 300 employ­ ees at the Trinidad Hilton the bestpaid hotel workers in the entire West Indies. Retroactive to December 1, 1962, the new contract was signed on June 14, 1963. Under its provisions, the SIU of Trinidad and Tobago has been granted sole and exclusive recognition to represent the 309 weekly-paid workers who are pre­ sently employed by the hotel. Nego­ tiations for the coverage of other employees is continuing. Included in the new contract are immediate wage Increases in all job classifications. Additional Increases are provided for each year of the contract. In addition, the new pact includes provisions for seniority rights and re-employ­ ment rights after a layoff, a griev­ ance procedure and a dues check­ off system. Provisions for a reduction of the probationary period, two weeks annual vacation, sick leave, over­ time pay, free medical attention and free medicine are also estab­ lished. Active since mid-1962, the Trini­ dad and Tobago union recently held its elections and set up ad­ ministrative and financial proce­ dures for a full-scale union opera­ tion. An application for registration before the Registrar of Trade Un­ ions was pending until just a year ago on September 20. Thereafter, a claim for recognition was before the Commissioner of Labour for several months. Trinidad became an independent nation last August and the limited 'Average Man' On Same Job For 5.5 Years WASHINGTON — If you've worked for the same employer for the last 5.5 years you're considered an average American man, accord­ ing to a report released by the United States Department of Labor. The report said that about 20 million of the 66 million workers employed last January, or 30 per­ cent, had held the same jobs for more than 10 years, with 6.5 mil­ lion in the same jobs since before World War II. The survey showed that in gen­ eral men had more job seniority than women, and that both sexes' tenure generally increased with age. Men 25 to 34 years old averaged 3.5 years in their cur­ rent jobs, the report showed, com­ pared to 8 years at age 55 to 64. For women, the averages were 2 years in the younger group and 8 years in the older. On the average the job tenure for women waa 8 years. up the recognition process until the fall. Negotiations on the new pact were therefore not able to get underway until November. The link with the hotel workers is the ^second of its kind for the SIUNA in the Caribbean. The In­ ternational chartered the 6,000member Seamen's and Waterfront Workers Trade Union of Trinidad here almost two years ago. 'Case-Chasers' Are At It Again The SIU has traditionally op-' posed the activities of "ambu­ lance-chasing" attorneys and their representatives at various marine hospitals. These activi­ ties have periodically been a problem at the US Public Health Service facilities in dif­ ferent ports. Now they are again being reported as a growing nuisance to patients and hospital officials alike in several locations, although hospital administrators have been making vigorous efforts to stamp out the practice. Seafarers in the hospitals are again warned by the Union to steer clear of any person or persons soliciting business for an attorney. If these practices continue. Seafarers are urged to notify headquarters so that approp­ riate action can be taken. Aided by SIU support, workers at swank Trinidad Hilton Hotel in Port-of-Spain (above) have won first-time contract with pay hikes and other major gains. Joseph B. Logue, MD, Medical Director Alcohol And its Effect On You There are widespread misconceptions about the effect of alcohol on the human body. Some people have the idea that they are exempt or not susceptible to the adverse reactions which are produced by the use of alcohol. According to "Fly," a Naval Air Training Command publication, in the "Medical News Letter," the use and especially over-indulgence in alcohol is of primary concern to the aviator. His life depends on his knowledge of body chemistry as it applies to alcohol. The same deduc­ tion applies to the driver of a motor vehicle, or any others whose consumate .skills must be acute to react quickly to their jobs. Dr. Ross A. McFarland in his book listed several facts about the ef­ fect of alcohol on the body. Alcohol is absorbed rapidly, and appears in the blood stream shortly after being consumed, especially on an empty stomach, and within slightly more time it appears in the tissues and organs of the body. • The total amount of alcohol in a drink has a direct relationship to the concentration in the blood. • The dilution of the drink directly influences the rate of absorption. • The rate of absorption is retarded by the presence of fatty sub­ stances such as cream, milk, butter or vegetable oils. • The variety of beverages has a marked influence. A brewed bev­ erage such as beer is absorbed more slowly than distilled spirits, be­ cause the carbohydrates and other materials In beer act like food, thua slowing the absorption. • Drinking slowly and allowing time between drinks gives the body an opportunity to rid itself of some of the alcohol before more is added. Alcohol is not a stimulant but is rather a depressant. It affects muscular skills, sensory acuity, memory and other psychological functions. Movements of the eye show significant variations in efficiency averaging 21 percent normal values after IVi pints of beer or one or two ordinary cocktails. Judgement, reasoning and memory are definitely affected. This may vary from person to person, but the direction is never reversed. The primary effect seems to be that attention and concentration is less susceptible to the receipt of new stimuli. The ability of a person who is under the influence of alcohol to drive a car, fly a plane or operate any equipment that requires acuity of co-ordination and quick response to stimuli is directly lessened in proportion to the degree of alcoholic influence. (Comments and suggestions are invited by this Department and can be submitted to this column in care of the SEAFARERS LOG.) PELORUS JACK-THE PORPOISE PILOT The intelligence of the porpoise has recently been acknowledged by scientists. They have now begun to study this seagoing mammal for clues to its high intelligence and fantastic swimming abilities. They hope, through their studies, to design vessels which are safer and swifter both on the water and beneath its surface. There was once a porpoise, fully recovered. Learning that h« however, who did not wait Some men in the crew mistook the large porpoise for a young was still alive, the town at Wel­ for any scientific studies but lington passed an ordinance pro­ took seamen's safety into its own hands (or fins). He worked all alone, ceaselessly for 40 years, to guide seamen and their ships safely through the dangerous French Pass near the D'Urville Islands off New Zealand. His abilities were considerable, and his name was "Pelorus Jack." For 40 years he was a porpoise with a single purpose. French Pass extends from Pe­ lorus Sound to Tasman Bay. It is a tempting shortcut but a dan­ gerous one. Swift, treacherous cur­ rents run over jagged underwater rocks. Only by staying strictly in the deep water could a vessel make it through safely. Over the years the Pass had gotten a bad reputa­ tion among seafaring men and many ships were lost there. Then Pelorus Jack changed all that in one day. Qn a stormy morning in 1871, the schooner Brindle, bound for Sydney out of Boston, was gingerly making her way through the Pass. This was always an anxious time for the sailors. On this morning the members straining their eyes through the mist and rain for the ever-present rocks, found iheir at­ tention caught by an unusually large blue-gray creature which played along in front of the bow. He leaped out of, the water and raced around the ship like a puppy joyfully welcoming Its master. whale and wanted to harpoon it But fortunately for them and for countless other seamen after them, the captain's wife prevented it. The Brindle then continued its dangerous way, groping along be­ hind the playful porpoise and had deep water beneath its keel all the way through the Pass. The passage of the Brindle marked the reported official begin­ ning of Pelorus Jack's career as self - appointed guide througli French Pass. He became famous all over the world among seafar­ ing men who credited him with their safe passage through the risky channel. His home was Pe­ lorus Sound and he soon became known affectionately to the sailors as Pelorus Jack. With Jack on the job the French Pass was no longer dangerous. He would meet, all incoming ships and greet them by leaping gracefully out of the water. Usually, he was greeted himself by a rousing cheer from the passengers and crew, who knew that with Jack on the job their passage would be a safe one. The porpoise would play around the ship for miles, racing far ahead and then back, diving under the ship and then reappearing on the other side. One of the swiftest of marine creatures, he could outrun any ship and enjoyed his games. But as the ship approached the foaming waters of the Pass, Jack became all business. Ho raced ahead of the ship and stayed there, in plain sight, his games done. He remained the ship's guide until the danger of French Pass was well behind. Gratitude is not a trait of all human beings. Jack learned one day in 1903. A drunken passenger on the Penguin, which Jack was guiding through the Pass, took a shot at him with a pistol and wounded him. Beside itself with fury, the crew had to be forcibly prevented from lynching the drunk on the spot. Their fury turned to general fear and alarm among all sailors when Jack didn't reap­ pear for two weeks. It was be­ lieved that he was dead. Then, one morning, he was back. tecting Pelorus Jack from molesta­ tion of any kind. Enforcement of the law protecting Jack was given to the sailors whom he had pro­ tected for so long. It was a duty they did not shirk. Pelorus Jack remained on the job day and night from 1871 to April 1912. He was getting old by this time and one day, as suddenly as he. had appeared, he vanished. He was probably the victim of old age. Maritime historians estimated that Jack had been instrumental in saving countless thousands of lives during his years of faithful duty. But one ship never got any help from him, it's said. That was the Penguin, from whose deck he had been shot in 1903. It was the only vessel he re­ fused to accompany. When the news got out, sailors refused to sign on the Penguin. Without Jack, they said, the ship was jinxed. One day in 1909, in the swirling waters of French Pass, the Penguin was smashed on the rocks with heavy loss of life. Pelorus Jack was nowhere to be seen. The story of Pelorus Jack's de­ votion to duty and his unequalled safety record are engraved on a statue erected in his memory in Wellington by the ^grateful sailors and shipowners he served so well for 40 years, without pay. �;n;-,' ^?•- T«5i5, -•^i!-» 'jk'i ' r 1I ^••' Iji <» N July 15, 1963, a one-man Incfustrio! Inquiry Com­ mission in Canada issued a Report, following lengthy Commission hearings into the Great Lakes ship­ ping situation. This 3T8-poge Report of Commissioner T.G. Norrb represents one of the gravest threats ever made to the free trade union movement. Because of the Implications of this Report for free trade union members everywhere, the Seafarers Log is herewith reprinting in full a Statement issued this week by the Seafarers International Union of Canado. O •i^: • . • '"i.. :'j. -. *•• •'' f «-,•.-• •> •- !»• :'•' 1 •' • -.• •' -• • - ll« �racB Tw* 'SEjiFAimRS LOG^PECIAL SUPPLEMENT fROLOGUe without even a modic^jim of evidence. The commencement of this pattern was when the Commissioner, addressing Mr. Ahearn, counsel for the SIU, with regard to these alleged tele­ phone calls, said at On July 15,1963, Commissioner Norris issued a Report, the recommendations of which repre•ent one of the gravest threats ever made to the free trade union movement. The following doc­ ument is the first analysis by the Seafarers In­ ternational Union of Canada of this Report and its implications, not only for free trade union , members but for all the people of Canada. We wish at this time to express our gratitude to the scores of trade union leaders throughout the free world who have indicated their disap­ proval over the arbitrary and dictatorial recom­ mendations of this Report and their support of the SIU of Canada, and whose illuminating comments and insights have proved invaluable to us in the preparation of this commentary. We wish also at this time to express our pride in the manner in which the members of this Union, and their families, have expressed their solidarity with respect to their Union, their dedication to the principles and concepts of free trade unionism, and their unyielding opposition to the recommendations of this Re­ port, which would deprive them of their right to pursue the practice of free trade unionism. INTRODUCTION "Not only must justice he done—It must seem to he done." * * * The hearings conducted by Justice T. G. Nor­ ris, as Commissioner of an Industrial Inquiry Commission, together with his Report issued after the hearing, represent a flagrant disre­ gard of the basic principles of fair play and natural justice. Basic concepts of justice and the rules applicable have been repeatedly violated, ignored or distorted. The Commissioner dis­ played apparent predisposition, bias and pre­ judged the issues. In connection with the In­ quiry and his Report, substantive matters have been omitted, particularly when not in accord with the Commissioner's preconceived notions; double standards have been applied; basic es­ tablished rules of law have been wantonly violated; injudicious conduct was openly en­ gaged in by the Commissioner; rules of the hearing were changed at the Commissioner's whim, and objectivity was flagrantly disre­ garded. The bias, the opinionated views and the dis­ position to reach judgments and draw conclu­ sions based on preconceived attitudes, which the Commissioner manifested overtly through­ out the hearings, are reflected in equal measure in his Report. In the Report, as in the hearings themselves, there is graphic and overwhelming evidence to support the conclusion that the Commissioner was not, from the moment of his appointment, concerned with a dispassionate and objective evaluation of the subjects he was named to in­ vestigate, but rather was intent upon utilizing the hearings as a platform from which to launch an attack, not only upon the Seafarers International Union of Canada, but on funda­ mental trade union concepts which are con­ trary to his way of thinking. It is significant to note that although the bulk of the Report is devoted to an attack on the SIU and its officials, the Commissioner does not stop here. Instead, despite pious pronounce­ ments about "good" unions, he displays his antipathy toward the concept of unionism by attacking principles and procedures which are recognized as basic to trade union operation and administration. The conduct of the hearings and the Report subsequently made by the Commissioner was prophecied almost at the beginning of the hearings, when, at the third sitting, the Com­ missioner, without any evidence in support, arbitrarily placed responsibility upon the offi­ cers of the SIU for alleged irresponsible, anony­ mous telephone calls. Guilt was determined •cptoBber M, im ^ • V - A. Well, I bearded the Federal Vagageur, and ihroagh this attack en these two boys ashore most of them quit and •ook off for parte unknown and the ehip left Uvie OOl New Year's Eve, or New Year's Day, I am not quite suro^ and went over to Baio Comeau. Q. Yes? A. With no crew aboard, just engineers and officers. Transcript, Volume 3, Page 314: Q. Just a skeleton crew. Is that right? "New, oil I em seying to you, thot you convoy te your client my view* (he it apparently at the hearing and will hear me) that if he it the ttrong man that he it reputed to be. then he will ute all hit efforit to tee that thete incidentt do not occur." This is the method that the Commissioner has repeatedly employed. A. A skeleton crew. Notwithstanding this testimony of Sheehan, documents over his own signature as to th# version of what transpired were subsequently Introduced into evidence and completely refute Sheehan, as follows: CREDIBILITY The Commissioner has created a case which in the annals of administrative hearings has no parallel. He has found credible, almost without exception, the witnesses who testified against the SIU, and conversely has discredited virtu­ ally all those who testified favourably toward the SIU. Witnesses who had an admitted bias or prej­ udice against the SIU, who had pecuniary in­ terests to gain, who had an admitted history of vacillation and opportunism, who acted in the past consistently for purposes of expediency, were nevertheless totally credited. Similarly, he credited, almost again without exception, individuals who participated in discussions, conferences, plans and the implementation thereof, which did violence to basic tenets of trade unionism; persons who were prepared and who did sacrifice the purpose and objec­ tives of a movement for their own interests. In the same vein, representatives of management who expressed anti-union sentiments were again credited without exception. The classic example of this grievous error by the Commissioner is demonstrated by his substantial crediting of Michael Sheehan, a self-confessed liar. This witness is a disgruntled former officer of the SIU. He is an individual who, upon his own statements, participated in improper acts and committed violations of basic trade union philosophies and practices. He is an individual who has in substance hurled against the Canadian Labour Congress and Canadian Maritime Union allegations of the same nature and vein as he has hurled against the SIU. The Commissioner fails to mention this in his Report, but instead has tucked them away without comment in a voluminous Sched­ ule to the Report, at Pages 517-519. The following are illustrations where Shee­ han on material issues was shown conclusively to be a liar and unworthy of any belief. Sheehan testified in the significant area of alleged violence during his examination in chief by by Mr. Wright, his counsel, at Transcript, Volume 17, Pages 2545-2547: Q. I tee. I woufd like to ask you some questions about the Federal Commerce. What is the name of that company? Transcript, Volume 45, Pages 6837-6839, where reference is made to Exhibit M-136 during the examination of Mr. McLaughlin hy Mr. Nussi Q. I show you a document bearing date December 31, 1959, and bearing the signature "Mike Sheehan." Would you take communication of this document and Identify It and describe how it come into your possession? MR. WRIGHT: I think we should set the groundwork for lt| I think it would be proper If I may suggest. My lord, that my friend should hove the witness indicate that this was the type of report which normally would be submitted to Mr. McLaughlin in the ordinary course of business. THE COMMISSIONER: Q. Is that correct? This is the sort of report you normolly would get in the course of your business? A. That Is right. My Lord. THE COMMISSIONER; All right. BY MR. NUSS; Q. Will you describe this document, Mr. Mclaughlin? A. This is a report doted December 31, 1959, and signed by Mike Sheehan, advising us as to the progress and as ta the status of the crew of the Federal Vogageur. It commencesi "This is the names of people aboard the FEDERAL VOYAGUER after the Captain had paid off the Engine Room gong who had signed SIU. HANSEN, W. J. Captain COTE R. 2nd Mate SHEPHERD Lee Bosun" YATES R. Mate, POMERILL, E. 3rd Mate, and there is a notation in capitals; "FINK" and another notation Then, "COFFIN, J. AB" and then there is the notation: "FINK" "PICKERGILL, M. AB" and there is a notation in capitals; "FINK" and another notntion capitalizing the first letter: "Rat" "BALL, D. AB" and another notation in capitals: "FINK" and then the words in small letters "just doesn't know any belter." Then the name: "HARVEY Seaman Signed S.l'u. off the Federal Express." Then: "MARCEAU Seaman Signed S.I.U. 19278 Permit x, LADANCE. F. Seaman Signed S.I.U. off the Federal Express, RICHARD, B. Seaman signed S.I.U." and them Meaning off the Federal Express. "MARTIN M. Seaman Signed S.I.U." and the same diHa marks indicating that he was off the Federal Express. Then: "SMITH D. Chief Engineer, HUTTON R.N. 2nd Engineer, Stephens, 3rd Engineer L.D. to check I think that he signed S.I.U., HEALY, J. 4th" and then a ditto mark indicating that he was an engineer. "C.B.R.T. RECKAVICK. Sth" and ditto marks Indicating be was an engineer. C.B.R.T. FINK., HUDSON, Oiler Dockyard worker. A. The Federal Commerce Steamship Navigation. All A. F. Chief Steward, Q. Did you ever hove any discussions with Raymond Doucet about any matter pertaining to the Federal Voyageur BOGTIN G., Second Cook-signed S.I.U. A. I did in the TORO T. M.M. signed S.I.U., PLAn MM." And then the notation: "this bum wouldn't sign with me. I know him from old ex Chief Steward. From Soguenay," Q. My question to you, Mr. Sheehan Is, did you ever hovo any discussion with Mr. Doucet about any matter pertaining to the Federal Voyageur? Q. And whose signature appears on the document? A. I did around Christmas. or New Year's Eve, 1959. The Federai Vogageur at one time had been under the Cana­ dian Flag and she transferred to the British Flog away back in 1955 or 1956. Why they over come to the Cana­ dian Flag, I did know at that time but my job woe organizer and patrolman, and I was sent down to a place called Levis. Q. I refer you to the minutes of Wednesday, January 27, to the patrolman's report appearing on page 3—would yo« take communication of the document and identify—it already has been identified, Mr. McLaughlin. -* Q. I see. * * * Tell us, what did Doucet tell you? A. Well, I was sent down to organize the Federal Voyageur. A. This is the minutes of the meeting of January 27, 1960, I guess. Yes, these are the minutes of the meeting of January 27, 1960. I am looking at the patrolman's report at the foot of page 3. Q. By whom was the patrolman's report given? A. "Brother M. Sheehan, S. 34." Q. Yes? A. As I got down there, Doucet had told me that the crew aboard had signed or were going to sign with C.B. of R.T. and that he had two boys worked over off the ship in a hotel in Levis. Q. Doucet told you this? A. Definitely told me that. I called him a stupid so-and-so, and I said: "How in hell con you organize men by beating them up?" Q. Now, what Voyageur? A. Mike Sheehan. There is also a dole stomp "M-11 JAN 41959" and it is initialled by Hal Banks. about the other peopio on the Federal Q. You ore now reading from the minutes? A. That is correct. Q. Yes? A. Brother M. Sheehan, S, 34, reported en his activities over the lost three weeks, which included the beef with regard to the Federal Navigation Company Limited. He stated that he worked over the New Year's holidays with Ray Doucet and it turned out to a 24-hour a day job. He said that the opposition that was thrown at us in the early part of this campaign was terrific and the situation at one point looked as grim as it could be. However, where �M, im SEAFARERS LOG—SPECIAL SUPPLEMENT Ihara li • wHI th»r* h • way. And lha way wa« found, the CMT fought te hold the shiii right ap te the time that •he left the dock." rm COMMISSIONER! Are thoM mlnuletf TNI WITNESS! Thaco are mlnulac, my Lard. at Quabat CHy for Balo Comaau. Thay avan cuccaadad In firing thraa gf our guys just bafora the ship pulled out for Bala Comaau. Previously wo hod locked the skipper up for Intimidating eur guys and had succatdsd. in obtaining an injunction which had tho offset of making the company take back ever a dozsn of our people that thsy had fired because thay would not join the C.B.R.T. The CBRT gat her as far as Bale Comeau and they they stopped and we mean stopped. With the help of our friends in the unions in Bale Comeau, the Federal Vogageur hung outside on the hook for two days, and when she moved In a load and sailed, •ho sailed with an SlU crew and an SlU agreement. This was Important because It Is a sign of good things, ahead in the deep sea field. At the same time, one hell of a kick In the- face for the CBRT. As for the CBRT rats, they dis•appeared shortly after wo took over, and as far as wo know, they are still looking for higher ground to nest In." Q. This was Bheehan? the patrolmen's report submitted by Mr. A. That is iha minute of the patrolman's report. The foregoing demonstrates conclusively that not only was Sheehan lying when he charged Doucet with responsibility for violence against members of the crew, but that the rea­ son for the men leaving the vessel was the un­ lawful activity of the employer in firing the individuals. The change of. violence was a fab­ rication. In fact, an injunction was granted by a Jus­ tice of the Superior Court for the District of Quebec and is exhibit No. M-137 (Volume 45, Page 6850) enjoining the company from acts of coercion or intimidation. A further error committed, by the Commis­ sioner on this issue of credibility, and upon which the Commissioner improperly relied to establish his unwarranted thesis that the SHI President dominated the Union, is demon­ strated in the following examples of Sheehan's testimony. Sheehan attempted to establish the Illusion of the domination referred to above when he testified with respect to a former of­ ficial, named Cunningham, the then Assistant Secretary-Treasurer (Western) upon examina­ tion in chief by Mr. Wright, his counsel, at Transcript, Volume 16, Page 2348: .Q. Who was respontibis for ths Vancouver operation? A. At one time most of us knew him as Cunningham. Q. Is he there now? A. No, he got pressured. Q. He got what? A. Ho was fired, or he was eased out. His wages get •• low he couldn't work any longer. The complete refutation of Sheehan, the proof of his fabrication, is set forth in the rec­ ord by documentary evidence. The proof is Exhibit M-77 contained in Volume 42, Pagt 6477. It is a letter from Mr. Cunningham, ad­ dressed to the Union, and reads as follows: "Seafarers International Union of North America, April 9th, 1960 PERSONAL ft CONFIDENTIAL Mr. Hal C. Banks, Socrolary-Treasurer, Seafarers International Union of North America, District 634 St. James Steet West, Montreal 3, Province of Quebec. Dear Hal; Effective April 15th or thereabouts would you please accept resignation of the writer from any official position of Assistant Secretary-Treasurer (Western). My reason for this request Is that due to what might be called mental fatigue I do not believe I am capable of carry­ ing out the duties required by my office with the efficiency necessary at this time. There are no underlying reasons for my request and I will moke myself available to render any assistance possible ta my successor. I will probably rest up for a couple of weeks find then ship out on the Coast. With best wishes and warm personal regards. Fraternally, M. G. Cunningham Assistant Secretary-Treasurer (Western)" It must also be pointed out that Sheehan's further fabrication that Cunningham was fired or eased out because "his wages got so low" is established by documentary evidence to the contrary and is set forth in Exhibit M-79, Vol­ ume 42, Page 6488, of the record. Another example of how the Commissioner has erred in accepting Sheehan's testimony to substantiate his erroneous finding that "Banks M th# Chief Executive Officer had complete domination and control of the union and its finances" is shown in his acceptance of Shee­ han's testimony that in 1957 the monies raised for strike funds for the CNS members on strike " "were not disbursed for their benefit but were used for other) purposes. Sheehan further tes­ tified under his examination in chief by his counsel, Mr. Wright at Transcript, Volume 17, Page 2544: MR. WRIGHT Q. Did any money svsr go lo tho strikors fund? A. Not to my knowledge. There might hove been one or two cases without my knowledge but I didn't know anything about." An ugly impression was intended to be cre­ ated, that some irregularity was engaged in and that the Union and its officials has engaged in either impropriety or had not used the funds for the purposes for which they were intended, and further that the SlU President thereby demonstrated his arbitrary control over the Union. An examination of the subsequent testimony contained in the record and, more significant, the uncontested documentary proof, demon­ strates, beyond a question of doubt, the fabri­ cation of the incredible Sheehan, the same in­ dividual whose testimony the Commissioner so strongly relies on in making his ultimate find­ ings and conclusions. Exhibits Nos. N-105, N-130, Volume 44, Pages 6728-6785, demonstrates that not only were these funds for the strikers, their benefit, their meals, their lodgings, and for their families, but most significantly Sheehan himself partic­ ipated in the disbursement of substantial amounts of these monies for those purposes. He also authorized the same in writing and had receipts signed therefor, all this over a period of many months. A further area and an extremely important one on this issue of credibility of the incredible Sheehan, upon whom the Commissioner has relied for findings and conclusions, is demon­ strated by a significant Exhibit contained in the record. To place this issue in its proper perspec­ tive, it must be remembered that the Upper Lakes Shipping Company in early 1962 en­ tered into a collective bargaining agreement with the CMU and Sheehan was the President of the CMU. Sheehan testified at Volume 18, Page 2703, that he had received from Upper Lakes, in the fall of 1961, the sum of "about 200 odd dollars" for recruiting seamen for a subsidi­ ary company of Upper Lakes. However, the sub­ sequent documentary evidence pinpoints his incredibility. In the course of the cross-examination of Mr. Leitch, the chief officer of Upper Lakes, by SIU counsel, there was secured an Exhibit, which is Exhibit 0-383 and is so marked at Volume 98, Page 14,663. It shows that Sheehan did not receive "200 some odd dollars" but, on the contrary, received the sum of $1,900. It is ap­ parent why Sheehan lied, for we submit it shows that even Sheehan recognizes that the receipt of such substantial monies by him must, at the very least, make him a most suspect witness. We submit further that this demon­ strates the nature and character of events which were occurring at the time of the dis­ pute between the SIU and Upper Lakes and the levels to which Upper Lakes was prepared to go to accomplish its nefarious purpose. We believe it is appropriate to note at this time the interesting fact that although the Com­ missioner finds Sheehan a witness to be cred­ ited for many of the Commissioner's findings and conclusions, which testimony, however, is adverse to the interests of the SIU, the Commissioner takes a different tack when such testimony may be favourable to the SIU. The Commissioner in his Report implies, most strongly, that the SIU was dominated by its Executive Officers and that with respect to negotiations the usual practice of having nego­ tiating committees was not present. Sheehan in his testimony, however, and particularly at Volume 16, Page 2476, indicates quite to con­ trary—that there were In fact such negotiating committees. As we have stated before, the Commissioner, time and again, credits testi­ ' r • f Pare Three mony which is unfavourable to the SIU and discredits testimony which is favourable to the SIU. The Commissioner in his Report makes find­ ings, conclusions and comments about the han­ dling of the finances of the union. It is clear that he relies in substance on the testimony of Sheehan. At Volume 16, Pages 2437-2438, Shee­ han testified in substance that during the period ending June 1960, when the SIU President was in Puerto Rico, it was the practice to send him blank cheques, signed by only one officer, and that as a result, the general funds were reduced to approximately $40,000. Once again the docu­ mentary evidence conclusively contradicts Sheehan. For at Volume 53, Page 7929, it is shown that the June 30th balance was approxi­ mately $116,000. There was no such drop in the general funds as Sheehan attempted to estab­ lish for his malicious purpose on this issue of finances. There are many similar examples of the in­ credibility of the witness Sheehan spread throughout this record. Suffice it to say that the foregoing are typical of the substance of Sheehan's testimony, upon which the Commis­ sioner so strongly relied in making his unwar­ ranted findings and conclusions and from which spring his alien recommendations. The Commissioner's error when dealing with the credibility of Sheehan with respect to fi­ nances was compounded by the Commissioner. When dealing with the testimony of almost every SIU witness he characterized their testi­ mony with a repetitious expression that it was "a tissue of untruthfulness, evasion and equi­ vocation." Thus he used constant repetition to establish his opinion rather than a detailed analysis to establish the facts. In any court of law the entire evidence of Sheehan would have been discredited and de­ clared unacceptable due to the contradiction between his testimony and the facts as proved. The instances of his falsehoods contained above show that he cannot be relied upon to establish facts or findings. Therefore, the Commissioner in substance has not weighed the scales of justice but, on the contrary, has weighted them. He has placed upon them, almost without exception, the tes­ timony of witnesses adverse to the SIU, even to the point of accepting apparent and ultimately established incorrect testimony, but again has almost without exception refused to place upon the same scales of justice properly credited testimony of witnesses favourable to the SIU. Such conduct is so unusual and extraordinary that it impels one to conclude, notwithstanding other factors hereinafter set forth, that the Commissioner has failed and refused to prop­ erly weigh, evaluate and ultimately credit the testimony of witnesses. Credence to Allegations The Commissioner's intent and purpose was made clear by his credibility findings which are exemplified by the illustrations set forth above. Having laid this basis, the format which he was to utilize, he then proceeded carefully and insidiously to build a case against the SIU, its officials and trade unionism by the application of various techniques. The Principle of Natural Justice Was Violated The Commissioner engaged in injudicious conduct, discriminately applied established rules of evidence, applied double standards, changed the rules consistently, refused counsel an opportunity to present evidence in refuta­ tion, and prejudged matters. Such error was carried over into his Report by obvious omis­ sions of material and substantive matter, his impropriety in making findings upon matters not in evidence and not before the hearing, his shading and twisting of testimony, his making of findings on post-hearing matters and news­ paper reports, and his comments and findings on pending litigation. �September 29, 196S SE4rARmS WC^FMCiAL SVPELEMENT Similarly, In the conduct of the hearing and ^ in his Report, the Commissioner's pre-disposilion, bias and personal venom against SIU is jmanifest. Furthermore, his antipathy and hos•tility toward basic trade union principles is weaved throughout. THE CONDUCT OF THE INQUIRY Throughout the course of the Inquiry, the i Commissioner engaged in a course of conduct f which did violence to fair play and natural justice and to long accepted principles which control the administration of justice. The SIU was restricted and precluded from a complete opportunity to present its evidence; double standards were applied to the detri­ ment of the SIU and, in this connection, the rules of evidence and the rules of the hearing were changed from time to time. SIU counsel was harassed and subjected to scurillous per­ sonal attacks. The Commissioner made com­ ments prejudging the issues, most prejudicial to the interest of the SIU, and permitted the hearings to be used as a platform for obvious propaganda to create a public attitude of hos­ tility toward the SIU. This conduct of impro­ priety indicated the bias and predisposition of the Commissioner. At the outset of the hearings, it was the Commissioner's opinion that the hearings should be held at various points in the provinces of Ontario and Quebec, in order to afford an opportunity to persons to be present who might have had evidence to contribute. It is funda­ mental that in hearings of this nature, substan­ tial records and documents are required and must be taken into consideration in determining the site of the hearings. In fact, the Commis­ sioner stated in Transcript, Volume 1, Page 14, with respect to the site of the hearings: "\ would think it would bo hotter to be held outside of Ottawa" and gave as his reason that the Inquiry is not by the government and should be independent of government direction or influence. Notwithstanding these foregoing statements and sentiments, the record demonstrates that what occurred was to the contrary. Most of the hearings, in fact, were held at Ottawa. There was total of 73 sittings at Ottawa out of 108, this despite the fact that the SIU headquarters, where most of its records and witnesses are, is located at Montreal. The SIU commenced pre­ senting witnesses at Montreal and shortly there­ after, the Commissioner arbitrarily determined to move the hearings to Ottawa. A total of 14 days of hearings was held at Montreal. The SIU protested this action of the Commissioner, es­ tablishing most clearly that this was prejudicial to the conduct of the SIU case, that its records and most of its witnesses were not in Ottawa, • that this Inquiry was going back over many years and that the SIU would be at a severe handicap in being unable to have all records and witnesses available. Furthermore, this, of neces­ sity, would preclude SIU counsel from fully preparing their case and, of equal significance, it would have serious and adverse effects upon the SIU which, as it was then maintained and ultimately established, was the target of the Commissioner. The Commissioner took this ac­ tion notwithstanding his earlier statement as to the locations of the hearing which appears in Transcript, Volume 9, Page 1369: "i proposa to hold sittings for the convenience of people who wont to testify, or who should testify, whether they wont to or not." In the presentation of its case, a party to any proceedings, of necessity, must be able to call and present witnesses who will adduce evidence and establish facts. This principle is most nec­ essary in an Inquiry where public interest is of such paramount importance; To preclude a party from having such control over the presen­ tation of its case is to deny such party natural justice. , The record is replete with the fact that time and again the SIU requested opportunity to have certain witnesses brought before the Commis­ sion to give testimony. Most of such requesia were refused. Similarly, request for production of vital documents was refused. Time and again, SIU counsel in the examination and cross-ex­ amination of witnesses inquired of matters which, if permitted, would have adduced reler vant and probative evidence. Unfortimately, they were denied that opportunity. A typical example of this denial occurred when SIU coun­ sel sought to show the background as to the dis­ ruption of shipping on the Great Lakes. At more important, in hearings of national inter­ est, that the public have the opportunity to evaluate the issues and contentions. This obli­ gation of counsel, which must be observed, was succinctly stated by an American court,, ihe Court of Appeals in the State of Ohio, wherein the court, in commenting upon a lawyer's con­ duct, said that the lawyer would be a cur and poltroon who had an opinion about a question of law and did not voice his opinion because he was afraid to do so. Such sentiments have been fundamental in our courts. Transcript, Volume 49, Page 7295, Mr. Nuss, one of the SIU counsel, stated: Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Commis­ sioner throughout the hearings engaged in a course of conduct of harassing SIU counsel to the point of personal and disgraceful attacks upon them. The consequence of this impro­ priety was to deny the SIU of its rights to a fair hearing. MR. NUSS: "If I could adduce the evidence you would lee the relevoncy." COMMISSIONER: "You may not." We repeat, this was typical of the manner in which this Inquiry, which was supposed to elicit the facts for the public, was conducted. Throughout the conduct of the hearing, it became apparent, and is now a matter of public knowledge, that the Upper Lakes Shipping Company had various meetings with represen­ tatives of the CLC, the CBRT, and the CMU, and that this was one of the underlying rea­ sons for the disruption of shipping, which was the subject of the Inquiry. The SIU charged and was prepared to establish that Upper Lakes and the above labor organizations had acted in concert to destroy another trade union and that this improper activity was the genesis of the disruption of shipping. Clearly, imder objective standards, this should have been per­ mitted and the facts made known to the pub­ lic. Instead the attempt to present such impor­ tant evidence was halted by the arbitrary statement of the Commissioner which appears at Transcript, Volume 48, Page 7205: COMMISSIONER: "I om not interested in thot." Nothwithstanding the foregoing, the Com­ missioner in his Report states that a full and fair hearing was presented to the SIU with opportunity to present its evidence. In what appears to be an attempt to substantiate this latter expression, the Commissioner has set forth a Schedule on Page 292 of his Report. A reading of this Schedule would make it appear that the SIU presented more witnesses, who occupied more days than any other party to the proceeding. However a close examination of the facts and the Commissioner's own state­ ments set forth his error. The Commissioner in the Schedule recites that SIU witnesses oc­ cupied 52^/4 days. However at Volume 104, Page 15,730, the last day in which witnesses were heard the Commissioner states that only 40 days of hearings were occupied by the SIU. In this area the Commissioner has increased the figures in excess of 30%. The Commis­ sioner's error is further demonstrated when he has it appear on the same Schedule that the SIU called 61 witnesses. The obvious impres­ sion intended to be created is that the SIU called more witnesses than any other party. The Commissioner, however, contradicts him­ self, for on Page 290 of his Report he recites that after November 28th, 1962, the SIU called 49 witnesses and the record shows that prior to such date only four other witnesses had been called by the SIU, for a total of 53. The Commissioner, in this apparent juggling of numbers, has further conveniently failed to mention that although Upper Lakes Shipping and CLC and its affiliates are treated by him as separate parties, the record demonstrates conclusively that they were joint parties ver­ sus the SIU in this proceeding and collectively presented the majority of witnesses. It is fundamental, an integral part of natural justice, that a party to any proceeding is en­ titled to have counsel represent him. Any at­ tempt to limit this right, whether directly or by a course of conduct of interference, harass­ ment, ridicule and invective, the totality of which is to preclude counsel from discharging his obligation to represent his client, is a denial of such principle of natural justice. It is unquestion^ that counsel in representing a client has the obligation to make known his opini<»is as to legal issues before the court or hearing officer so that the record will be complete—and. The record is replete with the Commis­ sioner's constant badgering of SIU counsel and the restrictions imposed on counsel's attempt to elicit evidence. The fundamental right of coun­ sel to make objections to questions and testi­ mony was wantonly violate by the Commis­ sioner. Attempts to make objections were met by the Commissioner's retorts such as: "Just a minute." "Sit down." "This is no time to in­ terrupt." "Go on." In fact, throughout the rec­ ord, on scores of occasions, when counsel aros^ to make objections, he was met with the Com­ missioner's statement of "Sit down," without being permitted to even set forth the basis of his objection. On numerous occasions the Com­ missioner, upon observing SIU counsel rising to make an objection, gestulated, waving his arms for SIU counsel to sit down Without even expressing the common courtesy of per­ mitting counsel to speak. The Commissioner repeatedly interrupted SIU counsel in the course of examination and cross-examination, precluding counsel from ef­ fectively presenting his case and eliciting im­ portant material from witnesses on cross-ex­ amination. SIU counsel were harassed to the point where they were not even afforded a modicum of an opportunity to reply to repre­ sentations made by opposing counsel. Typical of this conduct is an example which appears at Transcript, Volume 49, Pages 7253 and 7254: MR. NUSS: My leorned friendi hove spoken ot length en mollers which went outside the representations which I mode to the Commission. They hove sold mony things with which I disogree. They hove sold mony things which I did not think counsel would soy. I am tempted to reply at this time. I feel, however, that it would be best if I replied with regord to these statements which went outside my representotions to move to Montreol crfter i hove hod time to look over the matter. THE COMMISSIONER: Mr. Nuse, you will reply now or not ot ell. The mutter must be disposed of as for os you ore con­ cerned now. I am. met going to proloftg representations te me any further. MR. NUSS: Moy I hove a few minutes. My Lord? THE COMMISSIONER: No, you get along now. Let us close this matter up, cmd 1 refsir, of course, to the represontCH lions. The record of' this hearing demonstrates a course of conduct of personal attack and vituperativeness toward counsel which we believe has not and could not ever be duplicated. This disgraceful conduct is exemplified throughout the hearing. Typical examples of this conduct of the Commissioner ridiculing counsel are as follows: "You will nover moke a lot of money as counsel doing that sort of thing—you will never hove a lot of clients." That counsel is: "dishonest, unfoir, is not acting properly as counsel, totally irresponsible, inept, inexperienced" culminating with the vicious statement: "do not be cheeky, just like a liHle boy. Grow up." The Commissioner also said that counsel Is in a mess; that counsel's remarks are obnoxi­ ous; that his manners are atrocious and that he is facetious; that he is nervous, upset, worri­ some; that he will not live very long if he keeps worrying, and further criticized coun­ sel's intelligence. A most poignant example of this injudicious conduct by the Commissioner, without even affording counsel opportunity to reply to an attack by the Commissioner, Is contained at �• • '-•=••K.^ T 7_j'V -.-Ct.- ill,:-. •aptember W, 19«t Transcript, Volume 100, Page 15,071: THI COMMISSIONEKt Th*r« b n« avldanc*. I am going ta koog yo« right down to tho ruloi, Mr. Nun, bocauto yo« doliboralaly try and—you havo dollboratoiy triod to avoid thom. You havo doliboratoly triod to avoid my ruling*, and you aro gonig to act as rotponiiblo counsel from now on. You havon't dono It boforo. MR. NUSli 1 obfoct to that. 1 havo dono It bofo"*. I Intond to stay within tho rulings you havo mado. THI COMMISSIONER. You havo not. Carry on with your croti-sxamination. MR. NUSS: As a maltsr of fact, tho basis of— THE COMMISSIONER: Carry on with your cross-examination. I will not hear it. MR. NUSS: I would appreciato It if you would not mako remarks about me in that regard and then not allow mo to answer them. THE COMMISSIONER: I will not allow you to answer it. The foregoing is part of the fabric of the Commissioner's manner in which he conducted the hearing. Part of the same fabric is the man­ ner or method in which the Commissioner util­ ized double standards and discriminately ap­ plied the rules of evidence. Time and again, the Commissioner, in reply­ ing to objections made by SIU counsel, that the testimony or the documents submitted Were in admissable, stated; "This is not a court of law, this is an Inquiry." However, when SIU counsel sought to submit, or elicit evidence on cross-examination, he was met with the strict application of the rules of evidence, applicable in a court of law. For example, testimony rela­ tive to conversations, was excluded on the ground that it was hearsay, and there were subsequent statements to SIU counsel such as: "I am going to keep you right down to the rules." Contrast the above with the Commissioner's inconsistency and double standards when one of the SIU counsel objected to the introducing of hearsay evidence. The Commissioner per­ mitted the evidence to be introduced, stating at Transcript, Volume 8, Page 1107: 'THE COMMISSIONER This it all vsry inlerstting Mr. Ahsrn. I am letting it go along becaui* I find the account of it interesting." The consequence of such "interesting," al­ though inadmissable evidence, was highly pre­ judicial to the SIU as it created an atmosphere of unlawful conduct and was used to condition to the general public. It did not contain any probative value, but rather breached the safeguards the law has established to protect parties in a proceeding. Examples of such inconsistency in the rulings of the Commissioner that favour the other parties while restricting and hampering the SIU occur time and again throughout the Transcript. The" Commissioner's utilization of the irre­ sponsible technique of applying double stand­ ards, adverse to the SIU, is further demon­ strated in the following area. When SIU offi­ cers were testifying, the Commissioner required that they have knowledge of all events or arm themselves with such knowledge. For exam­ ple, McLaughlin, the Executive Vice President of the SIU, was told by the Commissioner that he did know certain information, notwith­ standing the fact that the witness, under oath, stated that he did not. (Volume 50, Page 7495). When the SIU President was being cross-ex­ amined by counsel for Upper Lakes, and the question of his knowledge of a particular sub­ ject was being inquired into, the Commissioner made this statement in describing what he con­ sidered to be the duty of witnesses about to testify: , Transcript, Volume 77, Page 11,583: "If is for you to inform yourself before you com* here, or If is for any witness to inform himself before he tomes here, on the matters which are going to be the subject of the Hearing." He stated that as they were the heads of their organization, they were responsible for all that went on in it and therefore that they must testify about facts even though they had no personal knowledge of them. Contrast the foregoing with the conduct en­ gaged in by the Commissioner when witnesses SEAFAmm 4X)G---SPEClAL SVPPlMElNt Page Flvii hostile to the SIU were being-cross examined. CBRT witness Robson, an executive officer, was not required to comply with the above require­ ment as to informing himself as a witness prior to^his appearance. In fact, the Commissioner volunteered that the witness stated that "he did not know the matter inquired of" and therefore SIU counsel should not make inquiry (Volume 86, Page 12,980). Again Robson, on cross-exami­ nation, was not required to meet the foregoing standard as to knowledge imposed upon SIU officers. (Volume 84, Page 12,652). With respect to the witness Jodoin, President of CLC, when he was being cross-examined by SIU counsel, the Commissioner then applied a different standard for his knowledge at him in the most vicious terms, culminating in an accusation of dishonesty (Volume 85, Paget 12728-30). The record demonstrates that within two days after this latter incident a Commis­ sion counsel, in his examination of an SIU wit­ ness, engaged in identical conduct and the Com­ missioner permitted it. (Volume 88, Page 13,169). A further application of the principle of double standards is in the area where the Com­ missioner permitted material prejudicial and irrelevant to be read into evidence and re­ fused SIU counsel an opportunity to read similar matter into evidence to clear the damage done by such prejudicial matter. This is the area of newspaper articles. So that this subject will be in proper perspective, we are setting forth the Commissioner's comments as to matters contained in newspapers. The Com­ missioner stated at „ Transpcript, Volume 33, Page 5264: Transcript, Volume 90, Page 13,533: THE COMMISSIONER: This witness is the head of the CLC and I imagine he does not hire a lot of dogs and do the barking. He has all these people. If he did it all himself it would drive him crazy. If you wont some details, get your friend to supply it; he will supply it I am sure, if it is there. This same conduct of protecting this witness was repeated by the Commissoner at Volume 90, Page 13,592. A further example of the application of double standards was demonstrated while CBRT President Smith was being crossexamined by SIU counsel. At that time the Commissioner limited the SIU counsel in the examination of the witness as to certain facts by stating that "at this stage he might not remem­ ber." (Volume 100, Page 14,997). The height of the Commissioner's application of double stand­ ards is demonstrated when SIU counsel at­ tempted to cross-examine witness Leitch, the President of Upper Lakes at Transcript, Volume 98, Page 14,632: THE COMMISSIONER; What do you waM.{him) to toy? MR. NUSS: I want (him) to say what happened. THE COMMISSIONER: He i> going to say "I took the recom­ mendations of my operating manager." Go ahead; let us not waste a lot of time. I have told you before that these people who are in the top echelons leave matters to subordinates. When they receive a recommenda­ tion, if they are wise people, they follow it. They get their experts to advise them. Go along. Do not waste time. To summarize, under the application of these double standards, SIU officials, including its two top officials, were required to know the facts and to inform themselves as to all facts prior to their appearing as witnesses, whereas comparable witnesses for Upper Lakes, CBRT and CLC were not So required, when confronted with questions by SIU counsel, and were per­ mitted to escape cross-examination under the Commissioner's rationalization that they had subordinates to do the work for them and there­ fore could not conceivably answer the questions. The impropriety of double standards is con­ tinued into the area of cross-examination. When Messrs. Wright and Geller, counsel for CLC, CRT and Upper Lakes respectively, crossexamined SIU witnesses they were given full lattitude. For example, at Volume 53, Pages 7866A-67, Mr. Wright stated that in connection with his cross-examination he intended to be de­ vious, and the Commissioner agreed with such proposition. Time and again, the Commissioner stated that the above-mentioned counsel could deal with their cross-examination in the most circuitous way and that is what they were do­ ing, for they could be as circuitous as they thought necessary. When you contrast the fore­ going right of cross-examination with the rules which were imposed upon SILT counsel in their cross-examination, there is a very clear demon­ stration of double standards. SIU counsel were constantly, harassed and interrupted in their questioning of hostile witnesses. This is par­ ticularly demonstrated in their attempt to crossexamine witnesses Jodoin, Robson and Leitch, where SIU counsel were denied this lattitude in the presentation of their questions. A further example of this unequal treatment is demonstrated at Volume 51, Page 7614, when counsel for Upper Lakes, in cross-examining an SIU officer, held in his hand a document frottn which he was questioning the witness. Upon objection by counsel, the Commissioner advised that counsel was not required in cross-examina­ tion to show the witness the document. How­ ever, when counsel for the SIU followed the same procedure^ the Commissioner castigated "I am not interested in what a newspaper said. If I were interested in what a newspaper says, or has said during all of this inquiry, then we would have all of those gentle­ men sitting down there as witnesses here and give Counsel a wonderful opportunity to cross examine them." Volume 72, Page 10,577, the Commissioner stated: "Well, n cannot be responsible for what is contained in the newspapers. It may be correct or may not. It may be correct as far as they are able to moke it so but I am not re­ sponsible for them." Notwithstanding the above comments of the Commissioner, time and again he permitted op­ posing counsel to read into the record, from newspapers and other periodicals, inflammatory stories and items highly prejudicial to the in­ terest of the SIU and over the objections of SIU counsel. The obvious purpose and design of this action on the part of the Commissioner was to permit the propagandizing and creation of an atmosphere most detrimental to the interests of the SIU. Another typical example was when Mr. Wright, counsel for the CLC, read into the record a newspaper article highly prejudicial to the SIU and containing the most extreme hear­ say matter. (Volume 14, Pages 2029-2034). When SIU counsel attempted to introduce similar material to rebut and refute the news­ paper articles introduced by opposing counsel, they were regularly and consistently denied such opportunity. A typical example of this is contained in Volume 33, Pages 5261 and 5262. The Commissioner, on an occasion addressing himself to SIU counsel, expressed the colloqui­ alism that "what is sauce for the goose, is sauce for the gander." (Volume 51, Page 7555). Ob­ viously however, the SIU was neither goose nor gander, but a different kind of fowl to be roasted by the Commissioner. A further demonstration of double standards is the manner in which the Commissioner regulated cross-examination. On the one hand, when opposing counsel were cross-examining witnesses, SIU counsel was admonished time and again not to object to the cross-examina­ tion. However, when SIU counsel crossexamined witnesses, particularly Jodoin, the President of CLC, Robson, an official of CBRT, and Leitch, President of Upper Lakes, the record demonstrates the scores of times that opposing counsel were permitted to object, break in, interfere and obstruct SIU counsel in cross-examination. With respect to this area of cross-examina­ tion, the Commissioner demonstrated a most unique and unusual philosophy in the applica­ tion of rules of evidence, the function of the court and the function of counsel. This occurred when the SIU chief official was being crossexamined and SIU counsel, in the discharge of his obligations, objected to a question as follows: MR. NUSS: My Lord, I objecl to this question. THE WITNESS: That is far fetched. COMMISSIONER: That is a proper question. He has put It to him now you sit down. MR. NUSS: He said that he did not .say that because— COMMISSIONER: This witness is quite capable of taking care of himself without your assisting, Mr. Nuss. MR. NUSS: I am not assisting the witness, I am here as' counsel and if I feel a question is— COMMISSIONER: You are here as counsel but you hove na ' right to interrupt cross-examination. MR. NUSS: My position here is to object when I thing a que*tior; :s not legal. COMMISSIONER: Well, sit down right now. �• !.:'-''-r5-- m»maa we-^snsctM stmmitmiT I ime 9tt* MR. NUSS: Since my friend raited the quettien— The height of the CommisBioner's improper and injudicious conduct is exemplified by his remariu concerning George Meany, President of the APL-CIO. Mr. Meany, beyond question of doubt, enjoys the confidence of his govern­ ment, and of the world, and has an outstanding reputation for integrity and reliability. Not* withstanding this, the Commissioner, on the basis of testimony during the early stages of the hearings, and without receiving or attemptto obtain all relevant and complete informa­ tion had the aflhrontery to conclude, with re-* spect to the dispute, which the Commissioner was investigating, at Transcript, Volume 34, Page 5395: COMMISSIONER: Jutt o moment, til down. The- wHnatt it Itmliina after himtelf and I will interfere if neeettory. MR. NUSS: He it doing hit function at a witnett and' I with to do my function ot on attorney end I have an objection. COMMISSIONER: Wo would not bo In tho protont moit, tho mott wo oro In ptotonfly, with rogord to thli wholo thing and thit ditputo would not bo in tho potition it it in now if . Mr. Moony hod Rvod up to hit rotpontibiUtiot. ^ MR. NMIi I nifM 4m Hwl, wy Uni aftMr I km* tNrt^ aiy ablKfiem. ij M, OUIIN; In •lli«r wotdi- j I ''' CCMNMBSIONfiR: Yen behav* yeumlf. Mr. Nut*. At yMinf cayintl y«w art n«t bthaving yourtalf now «n4 that it alL Wkon yov oro a littlo oMtr you will loom how countol thooM bohove. You do not toom to hovo loomed during lilt course of this Inquiry. Now, sit down. i This further strange conduct of the Commis­ sioner is demonstrated when STU counsel again Mobiected to a que.stion being nut to the same •witness and the following ensued: I ) COMMISSIONER: Don't tpeak when I am tpeohina. 6et a loap box outtide if you wont to moke o tpeech. There ore plenty of peoole who will probably crowd around and liiten to you but do net talk when I am talking. The wit* neit it looking after himtelf and I will ttop Mr. Wright, at I already have, if neceiiqry. MR. WRIGHT: Let ut tee what wot dene on June lit, 1959. : COMMISSIONER: You tit down, Mr. Nutt. MR. NUSS: No, My Lord, the witnett ontwered the ques­ tion, but my objection doet not go to what he taid. COMMISSIONER: You tit'down. Mr. Wright it crott-examinlng. I will attend to it promptly if I think there it on unfoirnett being placed on the witnett and I do not think the witnett thinkt there it onything unfair and I will watch ft: don't worry. Under the above rationale of the Commis­ sioner, his philosoohy is that no counsel is necessary and all that is required in the hearI ing is the Commissioner. The presumntuousness of the Commissioner's position contains its own refutation. Further examples of double standards ap­ plied by the Commissioner are contained in matters involving opinion evidence and the use of SIU minutes of meetings. Time and again witnesses Robson, Jodoin and Smith were per­ mitted to give opinion evidence. However, when comparable officers of the SIU were requested by their counsel to furnish similar opinion evi­ dence, the Commissioner denied them this op­ portunity. Similarly, with respect to the min­ utes of SIU meetings, opposing counsel were permitted to refer to these minutes and to mat­ ters contained therein as facts upon which to premise their questions and conclusions. How­ ever, when SIU counsel sought to do the same, the Commissioner demonstrated his incon­ sistency, applied strict rules of evidence, and held that such minutes were not evidence of facts set forth therein. Once again, if it was adverse to the SIU. it was acceptable; if it was favourable to the SIU, it was not. Even in areas where credibility of a wit­ ness was the most crucial factor, the Commis­ sioner refused to permit SIU counsel to inquire as to previous conversations the witness had with others concerning the very testimony I which he had giyen in his examination in chief. This is an area which a cross-examiner has a fundamental right to inquire into. This treatI ment is demonstrated in the cross-examination I of witness Vallieres by SIU counsel at Transcript, Volume 96, Page 14,392: BY MR. NUSS: Q. And did you diicuti your evidenco with anybody boforo. tottifying? THE COMMISSIONER: Novor mind antworing that quottion. The Commissioner permitted the hearings to be used as a sounding board for propaganda by witnesses adverse to the SIU, to expound in­ flammatory and prejudicial matters, not as facts but as conjecture. Notwithstanding objec­ tions of SIU counsel, the Commissioner per­ mitted witness Dodge, an official of the CLC, I,under the guise of giving testimony, to relate a conjectural narrative as to events and circum­ stances (Volume 33, Page 5151). This was then publicized in the press as if these were facts given under oath at the hearings. To the basic concept of natural justice, this was most rapa­ cious and certainly this Commissioner, with his years of experience, knew or should have known that such propaganda would cause ir­ reparable- harm to the party against whom it was made. We conclude, as we have charged, that this was the Commissioner's predisposi­ tion and exemplified his bias and prejudice. The foregoing examples of injudicious con­ duct demonstrate clearly that the Commis­ sioner was not fit to conduct this Inquiry in the manner in which it should have been con­ ducted. As a matter of fact, the Commissioner, from the outset, violated an accepted principle of conduct by accepting appointment to his post despite the fact that he was at one time coun­ sel to the SIU. Because of this the SIU asked the Commissioner to disqualify himself, but he rejected the SIU motion. THE COMMISSIONER'S REPORT The Commissioner's attitude as demonstrated in the conduct of the hearing is further mani­ fested and compounded in his Report. He has attempted to have it appear that relations be­ tween labor organizations are something sinis­ ter and evil. He has transgressed upon basic judicial concepts by engaging in reporting post" earing matters and thereafter making findings on them; has made findings on the basis of newspaper reports, matters not testified to be­ fore the hearing, and has violated the sacred principle prohibiting him from commenting upon and making findings on cases currently pending before courts for determinations. Adopting an improper and a unique proce­ dure, the Commissioner, in making his findings, has relied upon post-hearing material and mat­ ters that were never presented during the hear­ ings. Parties were not afforded the opportunity to examine and present material in rebuttal or to comment upon the same. The Commissioner attempts to have it appear that the substance of these matters is adverse to the SIU. At Page 87 of his Report, he cites an alleged statement ap­ pearing in a newspaper long after the hearing, attributed to an official of the MTD, and then concludes that it demonstrates the lawlessness of such organization and its official. The same error is compounded on Page 203 of his Report. Commencing on Page 91 of his Report he cites further instances of what he refers to as harass­ ment, which are all subsequent to the hearings. An examination reveals that the source of this "material" is the self-serving letters of Upper Lakes and its counsel which are conveniently tucked away in Schedule 5. This material was never subjected to the light of an adversary proceeding. Nevertheless the Commissioner, on material secured en camera, makes findings and conclusions. He compounds this again at Pages 42 through 46 and Page 51 of his Report, making findings not based upon any testimony given before the hearings. It is most interesting to note that he fails to set forth a significant post-hearing matter, ^ the effect that an official of the SIU was am­ bushed and shot. To have acknowledged this incident would have been inconsistent with his thesis by which he sought to fix responsibility ' for violence upon the SIU. In our discussions of the Commissioner's con­ duct of the inquiry, we have set forth his com­ ments as to what relevance should be placed upon newspaper reports. The Commissioner stated that "I am not interested in what a news­ paper said" and "I cannot be responsible for what is contained in the newspaper. It may be correct or it may not." >Notwithstanding the foregoing expressions and the established principle of law, that news­ paper reports are hot- evidence and that no findings or conclusions should be based on such reports, the Commissioner nevertheless violated his own admonitions. On Page 51 of his Report he relies upon newspaper reports to make find­ i' ings and conclusions «• to whsit oeeunrcd in maritime/in previous years. We have set foi^th in our discui^on of post-hearing matters that the Commissioner reUed on newspaj^ reports to make findings of lawlessness and irresponsibility concerning outstanding trade union officials, and at Page 105 in his Report he again, relying on newspaper reports, concludes that they indicate an individual's propensity for violence. Under the standards pursued and ob­ served by this Commissioner, rules observed in a kangaroo court are more protective of witnesses. It is a fundamental principle in our judicial system that under no circumstances shall a member of the judiciary comment upon, let alone make findings and conclusions on any matter pending before another member of the judiciary for a decision. The Commissioner in his Report, at Page 132, chastised the SIU for displaying a lack of respect for constituted au­ thority when it discussed an issue which was then pending before the judiciary on appeal. In a democratic form of gove to a proceeding, is entitled tp express its dis­ agreement with a court's decision, discuss and debate it. This is a matter which directly affects the party. It is undisputed that during the hearings and at the time the Commissioner issued his Report, there were pending a number of actions includ­ ing an action brought by the SIU against Upper Lakes, the Canadian Maritime Union, Michael Starr and members of a Conciliation Board. The action is to have the court declare a report issued by the then Minister of Labour, as well as a subsequent collective agreement, illegal, null and void. This case is to come to trial in two months. Notwithstanding the foregoing, this Commis­ sioner at Page 79 concluded that in his opinion the SIU "is not, at law, on sovmd ground in attacking the validity of the collective agree­ ment." At the time mentioned above, during the hearings, and when the Commissioner issued his Report, there was an action pending against the President of the SIU for contempt of an order of a court of the Province of Quebec charging that the SIU President caused mem­ bers of the SIU not to perform certain services in violations of the court order. Notwithstand­ ing the foregoing, the Commissioner at Page 89 of his Report, in a display of the highest degree of impropriety, made the following statement: "Bankt in hit, lottimony on thit intidont wot loloUy ovotivo, and took rofugo behind a purported deiire to abide by tho conititutien of tho Union—their "legiilalion" at he called it. There it no' doubt in my mind that tho action of the crew in refuting to move the Red Wing wot In contravention of the ordert of the courtt of the Province of Quebec and woe inttigoted by Bankt." The Commissioner has now made a judgment upon a serious matter involving a person's liberty while such issue is before a member of the judiciary who must determine the guilt or innoncence of the SIU President. The prejudice, the impropriety of this con­ duct, screams out. It is the strongest indication of this Commissioner's predisposition, bias, pre­ judice and animus against the SIU and its President. The Commissioner's report is re­ plete with repetition of his injudicious conduct with regard to other pending litigation involv­ ing the SIU and its officers. The SlU-Upper Lakes Dispute The hearings, and the Commissioner's Report which emanated from them, arose out of a con­ tractual dispute between Upper Lakes Shipping "Ltd. and the Seafarers International Union of Canada. This union—the SIU of Canada—has, since the early part of 1961, been the target of one of the most vicious and unscrupulous union-bust­ ing campaigns carried on against a trade union since the brutal, bloody anti-labour era of the pre-1930's. This union-busting campaign has been spear­ headed by the Upper Lakes company, a Cana­ dian shipping arm of the notoriously anti-union American industrial dynasty dominated by the financial interests of the Norris family, and has had as its objective the destruction of the SIU �«<'g0pteiiilwr^,,lfSt '.-r •> i of Canada as a militant force for the betterment of Canadian seamen's wages^ working condi­ tions and welfare benefits. This union- busting attempt, however, despite the enormous wealth and power of the Norris empire, could never have reached its present proportions without the aid and assistance of the Canadian Labour Congress and a number of Labour imions, Canadian and American, which seized the opportunity to settle long-standing jurisdictional scores with the SIU by abetting the employer in his campaign of destruction, in violation of the basic principle of trade unionism. It should be noted at the outset that while the immediate root of the Inquiry was the SIUUpper Lakes contractual dispute which broke out in 1961, this dispute had its real genesis more than a decade ago. In conjunction with the overall attack upon the SIU manifested throughout the Report, the Commissioner, in his Report, attributes the cur­ rent contractual dispute between the SIU and Upper Lakes to "discriminatory" contract de­ mands by the Union upon this company. This assertion completely ignores the history of the bargaining relationship between the SIU and Upper Lakes'and the fact that the current dispute is the calculated culmination of the anti-SIU policy which this company has pur­ sued from the moment it signed its first SIU agreement in 1951. The organization presently known as the Sea­ farers International Union of Canada appeared upon the Canadian .scene in 1949. The historical facts show that whereas virtually all other Canadian shipping companies signed with the SIU in 1949-50, Upper Lakes continued to put up stiff resistance to the SIU's organizing pro­ gram for nearly two years and that, when it agreed to an SIU contract in 1951, it was the last major Canadian-flag operator on the Great Lakes to do so. Following this. Upper Lakes not only con­ tinued its policy of stiff resistance to the SIU, T)ut, in fact, almost immediately embarked upon an attempt to break its contractual relationship with the SIU and to supplant the SIU with an­ other union, one which woujd be more amen­ able to the company's wishes. This was estab­ lished during the hearings when testimony was adduced that in the summer of 1952, a few months after James Todd had been fired by the SIU from his job as an SIU port agent in Fort William, the personnel manager of Upper Lakes, "Thomas Houtman, offered to cooperate with "Todd in a plan to get rid of the SIU and supplant it with another union. The testimony, in fact, showed that Houtman was the moving force behind the offer of $25,000 to Todd to bring about the creation of such a union. The plan which Houtman, acting for Upper Lakes, attempted to implement as early as 1952, shortly after the company signed its initial SIU contract, failed to materialize because Todd, at the time, was unable to obtain support for a union to rival the SIU or to obtain a "trade union label" or the sanction of the organized labour movement in Canada to give this union the appearance of legitmacy which Upper Lakes wished it to have. By the beginning of 1961, however, the pic­ ture was different. As a result of jurisdictional differences between the SIU and various powerful affiliates of the Canadian Labour Congress, arising out of the SIU's, efforts to ex­ tend the wages, working conditions and welfare benefits it had won for its members to other seamen in the Canadian maritime industry, the relationship between, the SIU and GLC had been severed and Upper Lakes saw in this situation an opportunity to carry through the unison-busting plan which had lain dormant for nine years, but which had never been forgotten. The history of the SlU-Upper Lakes relation­ ship makes it clear that here is a company which, from the moment it signed its first con­ tract with the SIU, was anxious to break its contractual relationship with the SIU and to bring about the creation of a union more amen­ able to its wishes, and that the overt anti-SIU campaign upon which this company embarked in 1961 was merely an extension of this long­ Lis- SEAFARERS LOG-SPECIAL SUPPLEMENT standing desire. Any attempt to attribute the action which this company took, beginning in 1961, to "discriminatory" contract demands is based either upon refusal to recognize the his­ torical facts involved here or else upon a wish to divert attention from the company's real ob­ jective and to camouflage the company's real motives. The continuing pattern of the company's at­ tempts to oust the SIU and have it replaced with another union was shown also during the Commission hearings in the testimony of Michael Sheehan. Sheehan was an SIU of Canada patrolman with a long history as a malcontent. In Novem­ ber of 1960, Sheehan's refusal to work in har­ mony with other SIU officials culminated in a heated dispute, at the end of which Sheehan's relationship as an officer with the SIU was severed. Shortly after that, he turned up in Ottawa where he not only began to regale of­ ficials of the CLC, as well as other Canadian labour leaders, with tales of alleged SIU vio­ lence and dictatorial tactics, but also discussed with them the creation of a new seamen's union to rival the SIU. It should be noted that these discussions bdtween Sheehan and leaders of the CLC, CERT and other groups took place just as the Upper Lakes company was taking the first steps in its union-busting campaign against the SIU by preparing to add two new ships—the Wheat King and the Northern Venture—and to man the first of these ships with a complement smaller than the one normally required for such vessels. During the Commission hearings, Sheehan conceded from the witness box that while he was talking to CLC and CERT leaders in Ot­ tawa, he was also talking to shipping industry people, and that he talked to Houtman, the personnel manager of Upper Lakes, about manning two new ships the company was bringing out. Sheehan's testimony during the hearings further showed that he and Houtman made ar­ rangements for manning at least one of these ships prior to the time the Canadian Maritime Union was established with Sheehan as its first president, and that Sheehan did, in fact, recruit scab crewmen for the Northern Venture—an activity for which he was compensated by the company. It is interesting to note that in August or September of 1961, at a time Todd had been absent from the waterfront for approximately nine years, and had been working in shore side jobs, Sheehan met with Todd in Toronto and asked him to "do some organizing." A month later, in October of 1961, the CMU was formally established with Sheehan as its first president and Todd as secretary-treasurer. The parallel between the Sheehan and Todd cases cannot be ignored and lends credence beyond doubt to the assertion that attempts to attribute the dispute in which the SIU of Can­ ada is still engaged with this company to "dis­ criminatory" contract demands or unreason­ able actions on the part of the Union are with­ out substance or validity, but on the contrary are attempts to mask the real nature of what can only be characterized as a conspiracy be­ tween Upper Lakes, the CLC and the CERT in which Sheehan, in effect,, was the catalyst. The scab crewmen which Sheehan recruited for the Northern Venture, as well as'the alien Greeks which the company recruited to man the Wheat King, were drummed into the CERT as a prelude to putting them into the CMU. In fact, during the hearings, Maurice Wright—the counsel for the CLC, CERT and CMU — con­ ceded that the intention, throughout this entire first phase of Upper Lakes' anti-SIU campaign, was to turn these scab seamen, who were drummed into the CERT, over to the CMU when it was set up. The formal establishment of the CMU, as previously noted, took place in October, 1961, at just the time that the SIU was preparing to reopen the Upper Lakes contract. , The company thus, at this precise moment, had at hand a ready vehicle (CMU) to which to transfer its contractual relationship and thus r*f« Seym was in a position to launch the second phasi of its union-busting program, which was t( break its SIU contract completely, lock sonu 300 SIU members out of their jobs aboard al Upper Lakes vessels, and replace these SIl members through Sheehan and the puppe CMU. / Sheehan, in fact, testified during the hear ings that, during the winter of 1961-62, whih | the SIU and Upper Lakes were still in contrac negotiations, he started to round up crews foil the Upper Lakes ships, even though these ship: | were not then under CMU contract. Meanwhile, from the moment that the Sill had notified the company that it wished to re open the Upper Lakes contract, the company refused even to meet with the Union. As < result, the SIU, in accordance with Canadiai practice, requested that the Minister of Labou: appoint a Conciliation Officer to bring the par [ ties into negotiations. In February of 1962 the Labour Minister ap| pointed a Conciliation Board and at the firs I meeting of the Board, on March 5th, the com! pany not only flatly rejected the SIU's requestj for contract improvements, but proposed down! grading the Welfare Plan and eliminating thij Vacation Plan and the hiring and promotioil clauses. Unless these conditions were met, thJ company said, its dispute with the SIU woul(| be impossible to resolve. Significantly, the company, at this initij meeting, presented a brief which gave statu! to the newly-formed CMU and expressed thf hope that this puppet union would grow. It should be noted that at this same time while the SlU-Upper Lakes contract dispitl was going through the conciliation process there was a meeting in Toronto at which i| was announced that the CMU expected to ol tain the Upper Lakes contract. At this mee^ ing, the Steelworkers gave the CMU $10,00(! During this same month, CLC officials Jodoiij and Dodge also met in Ottawa with Leitch anJ Houtman, to discuss the manning of Uppej Lakes' vessels. Dodge was later asked, durini the Inquiry, if there had been any decision bi CLC to crew Upper Lakes vessels before th| conciliation proceedings ended. Dodge replie "We were convinced that there wasn't goin| to be a settlement of the issues before the Cor ciliation Board." Dodge further testified thj he was not familiar with the SIU's contrac demands at this time, but was going by whs the Upper Lakes people had told him. SiniJ there was no communication between the SIl and Dodge during this period, it seems obvioi that Dodge was assured by Upper Lakes tl there would be no contract settlement. On March 14, 1962, the Superior Court fc the District of Montreal issued an order pre hibiting the Conciliation Board from takin! any further proceedings because of the allege! failure of the chairman of the Board to compll with the law in convening a meeting of thl Board—a failure which prevented the Unio| nominee from being present at the meeting. On March 26, 1962, Conciliation Chairmaj Laviolette, whose appointment the SIU haj protested on the grounds that he was a pre fessional advisor to management, together witi the company's nominee on the Board, informej the Labour Minister that "no useful purpose could be served by the Board's proceeding^ The SIU nominee on the Board was not cor sijlted. Despite the court order, the Laboi Minister accepted the letters as the report the Board, and Upper Lakes immediately wer into negotiations with Sheehan and a repi sentative of the CLC regarding a contract fc the Upper Lakes fleet. The action of the Mir ister of Labour in considering private corres pondence from the chairman and company rej resentative on the Board as a Report, gav| Upper Lakes a pretext for looking out over 3C seamen in its employ. This action by a gover ment official, in the face of an order of th| court, was in nart the subject of a Quebec Lav Review article (April 1963, Page 197) by prominent Quebec attorney, Philip Cutler, wh| said at Page 218:-"The practical effect was the the court was ignored and left high and dry.. .1 The contract with CMU was signed on Apri] 5, 1962. The SIU commenced an action contenc ing that the contract was illegal, since the Lj hour Minister, Michael Starr, had certified al �ige Xfslit Report two letters which stated on their face jiat a Report could not be given, and further I Contended there had been no disposition of the b .:sues between the SIU and Upper Lakes as |r:rovided for by the Industrial Relations Act. 'he action is presently pending before the burt. r •' As soon as this agreement .with CMU was I gned, Upper Lakes began to lock out of their lbs its approximately 300 SIU crewmembers,' I iany of whom had been employees of the comI Iany for periods upwards to the 10-year con]•-actual relationship with the SIU, and to re|- lace these people with scab crews recruited I y Sheehan. Sheehan later conceded, under cross-examlation at the hearings, that the CMU-Upper akes contract was negotiated before the new pper Lakes crewmen were hired, and that no pper Lakes employees helped to negotiate le contract "because we did not have the peole in the union at that time." This, then, is classic example of a typical "sweetheart" greement. Despite the revelation of all of these facts, le Commissioner steadfastly refused to acnowledge the Upper Lakes-^LC-CBRT conairacy, with its attendant formation of the MU and the lockout of some 300 SIU members •om their jobs, and refused to permit SIU aunsel to inquire fully into that area but nevrthele'^s flatly asserted that there was "no conairacy" and "no lockout." Of equal significance is the fact that the Com­ missioner refused even to assign to the jdustrial dispute, from which the hearings rose, the stature assigned to this same dispute y the Rosenman Commission, appointed by ae U.S. government at the request of the Canaian government. !• Moreover, although the SIU several times uring the hearings formally urged the Com­ missioner to meet with the parties in order to jsolve the dispute, the Commissioner refused a do so and, instead, conducted the hearings [i a manner which could not help but drive le parties involved further apart. Rather than [iaking an attempt to find ways of solving this ibour-management dispute which the RosenJian Commission recognized, the Commissioner Ijstead complimented Upper Lakes and the jiLC for creating it and chastised other shipling companies who have had good and stable [jlations with the SIU in the development of [le Canadian maritime industry. Once having relegated the dispute to an inJgnificant position, the Commissioner then oncentrated most of his time on an investigaon of the internal operations of the SIU. I) [he Seaway Boycott The event leading to the institution of this lommission was the premeditated and unlaw[il boycott of the Seaway carried out by the J LC and the CBRT. The first term of reference [f the Commission was to investigate the dis[iption of shipping on the Great Lakes. It must je remembered in this connection that the real [nd only disruption to shipping was caused, jot by a labour dispute involving a small per[sntage of Canadian vessels, but by the prejveditated and unlawful boycott of the Seaway, [he Commissioner recognized the importance [E the Seaway by making the following preJminary remarks before the evidence on the jctuai boycott was introduced when he said: I Transcript, Volume 28, Page 4402: I '*Y«u win reiMmbar that at the opening of this Commission I stressed the fact that the subject matter of the Inquiry affects the welfare of all the people of Canada and is not a mere matter of jurisdictional differences between con­ flicting unions nor merely a difference between employers end employees. I pointed out that it was unthinkable that the vsefulneos of our magnificent international Seaway— natural and man-made—including the great port of Mont­ real and the other ports on the Lakes ond Seaway, should impaired by any such differences." He recognizes in this statement the imporce of the Seaway to Canada and the fact lhat, as he states, it-is "unthinkable that a mere natter of jurisdictional differences between [miflicting unions or merely a difference beIween employers and employees" should be Hlowed to impair the usefulness of the magnifi(ent Seaway. SteiirARl^ IjOCi-SlM^idt SVfPLteJtlENr The Commissioner then proceeded, during the hearing, to divert the real nature of the Seaway boycott and to absolve from almost all responsibility the conspiring parties that un­ lawfully organized it. In his Report, he at­ tempts to minimize the responsibility of the CLC and the CBRT with the fact that, although a boycott was called by them, it was the act of one ship, which, in exercising its rights to use the Seaway, caused the actual blockage. It must be remembered that 90% of the Great Lakes ships using the Seaway were manned by SIU crews and that any such boycott effec­ tively blocked the Seaway to Canadian ship­ ping. He is forced to admit, but grudgingly, that the CBRT was guilty of lawlessness, but he limits that lawlessness to a breach of their collective agreement with the Seaway Author­ ity. If one compares this finding with the Com­ missioner's statement as quoted above, one can see to what length this man would go in order to protect those parties that he favored before the Commission, even though such protection meant that he was required to resort to a dis­ tortion of the evidence and to divert the real purpose of his Inquiry. Evidence shows that the Commissioner failed to set forth the full story which demon­ strates the magnitude of the offense which was committed by the CBRT and the CLC and others who assisted them, including representatives of the Seaway Authority. It is uncontradicted that as early as 1961, CBRT, with representa­ tives of the CLC, were threatening illegal ac­ tivities that would constitute the tie-up of the Seaway and that the Seaway Authority had knowledge of this plan. This plot was continued into 1962 when it was actually brought into fruition. It repre­ sented the pinnacle of unbridled, immoral and illegal conduct. This incident further demon­ strated that although the Seaway Authority had knowledge of the contemplate boycott it took no action to prevent its occurrence but, on the contrary, its supervisors participated in and aided this illegal boycott. In fact the Re­ port, at Page 13, specifically sets forth that on June 26th, 1962, less than 10 days prior to the actual boycott on July 5th, Nicoll, the CBRT representative, advised Rankin, the President of the Authority, that the CBRT had decided to participate in a boycott of SIU ships in transit through the St. Lawrence Seaway. William O'Neil, the Regional Manager of the Seaway Authority, testified with respect to knowl^ge as to the commencement of this boy­ cott at Transcript, Uo'time 28, Page 4449: Q. When wer« you adviMd that tho boycott wooM actually take place? A. I wai advned by Mr. Rankin, President of the Seaway Authority, on July 3rd that the boycott wot to commence on July 5th. Notwith.standing this knowledge by the Pres­ ident of the Seaway Authority at least two days prior to the boycott, no action was taken by the Authority to prevent this boycott. On the contrary, only after the boycott had been commenced and, coineidentally, on or about the same time that Federal authorities deter­ mined to convene this Inquiry at the request of the CLC, did the Seaway Authority seek injunctive relief. Interestingly enough, as set forth in the Re­ port at Pages 15 and 16, during the course of the boycott there were employees M the Sea­ way Authority, not members of the CBRT, who, together with their supervisor, participated dirMtly in the mechanics of the boycott. A Mr. Dion was the dispatcher and his superior was Mr. Ellis. As the Report further shows, both Dion and his superior, Ellis, were in the dis­ patchers' station. Ellis, the supervisor, had a list of ships from which it-could be ascertained which were SlU-manned ships. Dion testified as follows at It is crystal clear ironi tiie foregoing undifl-' puted facts that there was certainly ^'oooperation" between the CBRT, CLC, Seaway Au­ thority representatives and others. To conclude otherwise~is to ignore realities and engage in fantasy. Notwithstanding this factual situation,' the Commissioner chastized SIU counsel upon his submission that the Seaway Authority failed to discharge its responsibility but, on the contrary, participated in this illegal activity of the CBRT and CLC. We think it appropriate to further point out that, notwithstanding CBRT and CLC's attempt to have it appear that this boycott activity was the voluntary democratic action of its members, the record shows to the contrary. The evidence clearly demonstrates that the Seaway boycott was instituted by the union executives alone, that the members of the locals never approved it {Pages 4313, 12,741-42, 12,779-80, 12,948). It was prearranged that a resolution would be submitted to these locals authorizing the boy­ cott. The resolution was prepared in advance by Mr. Wright, coimsel for the CBRT {Page 12,743). The resolution itself did not authorize a boycott but only asked for membership sup­ port for the Canadian Maritime Union {Page 12,785). Even this resolution was not pass^ by all the locals. In fact, many of the locals did not even vote upon the issue, nor was it made known to them (Page 12,746). The Commissioner has failed to comment on this and to state, that not only was the action illegal, but that it was effected without the approval of the union involved and was an arbitrary and dictatorial expression of the power of the executive of the unions involved. Why has the Commissioner hidden these facts from the Canadian people? Is this not positive proof of his double standards; of his obvious and injudicious attempt to hide the real facts —facts which are favourable to the SIU and which would demonstrate that the irresponsi­ bility is not that of the SIU but that of the CBRT, CLC and all those who participated with them in this action? Is this not proof of the partiality of the Commissioner, of the at­ tempt by him to blacken the SIU during the course of these hearings and to protect the other bodies before him from any statements or impartial conclusions that might show them in a bad light to the Canadian people? As shown above, these facts represent a most sordid picture of the unfettered use of power by certain irresponsible union leaders free from the control and wishes of their member­ ship, a picture of blackmail upon the Canadian people and its representatives from those who profess to be the champions of right and the enemies of wrong. Even today, we are faced with continuation of the same blackmail. Jodoin. President of the CLC, said, while testify­ ing, that if he considered that circumstances warranted it, he would not hesitate, to tie up the Seaway again {Page 12,954). The President of the CMU has made threats since determina­ tion of the Inquiry that unless he had his way he would resort to another tie-up of the Sea­ way. We submit that the Commissioner's failure to expose this sordid plot has given aid and comfort, if not protection, to the continuation of these blackmail activities engaged in by the CBRT and the CLC and now being threatened by Staples of the CMU. We have shown the circumstances surround­ ing the alleged justification for the Commis­ sioner's entry into the issues which were the subject of the hearing. It objectively displays that, at the very outset, not only was justice not being done, but an attempt was never made even to have justice seem to be done. Violence Transcript, Volume 29, Page 4632: MR. DION; "Th« lid actually wot not handod to mo. Mr. ElBo bod It. Ho lot alongtido of mo. Ho hod ihit on tho dook, or on tho radio, that ho won writing on, and «o thooo -votcola oaDod in, iomo of thorn { know m boing SJ.U., bocauoo 1 know Jho tamponio*. Ofhort I wao In doubt ohout, co ho .wduSd look at tho -Rot and thoi. bo would toll, mo." fimtaOierlBB, \ One of the foundations, if not the main one, used by the Commissioner to justify his strange recommendations are his conclusions as to the . topic "violence and lawlesness." In this area the Commissioner has done violence to the basic concepts of judicial propriety, fair play and natural justice, and has further deiponr • strated beyond a doubt his bias and predisposi•tioii.At, th« early stages of his proceeding, it be-. ...v' v, s ;Cam€ . apparent e 4hat . the Commissioner, was , ijt r,»ii - <• •: �SEM4fl^nS WC-^SPECfM SVPPMME^T V ereating, straw by strawy the prevert>ial straw . maa for its eventual destruction^ He permitted . indaimnatory and prejudicial testimony to be admitted in evidence without connection or casual reUtionship and, notwithstanding the . failure to connect or relate such testimony with . the SlU and/or its officers, he nevertheless concluded, while destroying his straw man, that the SiU and its officers were responsible for such conduct. :..i - :"'• Of equal import and significance is the effect ' this has had upon the general public. The pro­ verbial air of terror was allowed to be created, with widespread publicity given to the allega­ tions contained in the inftammatory and pre­ judicial testimony, notwithstanding that it has not connected or related to the SIIJ or its offi­ cers. The SIU, its officers and the entire trade . union movement have been severely damaged ; by the tactics of the Commissioner, as, more important, have been the principles upon which the administration of justice are based. One of the earliest illustrations of the fore­ going conduct is set fcu-th when such improper testimony was introduced intu the hearing over the violent objections of SIU counsel. Thewitness te;jtified as to a vicious assault being committed upon a person without any connec­ tion or casual relation to any party in the proceeding. Such testimony even prompted Commission counsel to point out the unfairness and the prejudice which, this type of evidence invites, at Transcript, Volume 5, Pages 717-720: MR. DUBIN: Mr. CommiHionar, I understand tkat charge* are pending, apparently as a result of this Incident. THE COMMISSIONER: Yet: MR. DUBIN: The evidence af Mrs. Scavarelli, left in its present status is ret:,cr unfartunaia la that H is left there. At tha moment it d?et net oppeor to hovo any significonca. It might have, or it might not havo. THE COMMISSIONER: Thoro ie no rooton, Mr. Dutun, why thie inquiry connot go into tho whola question, as long as it dooe not prejudice the matter of tha hearing of the charges, and I am gaing to be very careful about that. But I assuma that in due course evidence may be adduced which will be added to the evidence of Mrs. Scavarelli. MR. DUBIN: i think it is rather unsatisfactory, Mr. Commis­ sioner, to leova it in tho way it is. • y '-»•' v" THE COMMISSIONER: Yes. MR. DUBIN: It has obviously boon led to bo of rolovenco to tho Inquiry, and at first same blush it lis a dis­ closure of a very terriWo beating. MR. DUBIN: My lord, perhope I might make this respectful •uggestion to my leamed friend, Mr. Gelicr, that perhaps evi­ dence of this nature, merely putting on the record avidonco of a vary terrible beating, which of course everyone would regret, i do not think it very helpful to us. It may or may not be on unfair inference to draw, that people— -.^-. Tijrj v*. THE COMMISSIONER: WeH, 1 assume that evidence is gaing to bo adduced later to htealify these men. MR. DUBIN: It should be tied in, in foirnets to oil parties bore, with something we are inquiring into. At the moment h is merely a statement. MR. DUBIN: i suggest that,ha stands down and wo consider it further. But I would point out to my leorned friend in on endeavor to be of help to everybody that It is my respect­ ful submission that this type of ovidsnce, left in the bold way that it is, is not particularly helpful, and that it might bo unfair. MR. GEUER: May I moko a submission on this question. My lord? MR. DUBIN: My lord, I am not trying to toko anyone's position, but I do wont to help keep this matter on an orderly basis, and I am rather concerned that; ovidenco of this nature has boon load really without inquiring into it and finding out whether it i* or is not related to the matters under inquiry ... It < . 1} /,v" Vv» "• - , -:i-' ' -- With the above inception of the breach of fair conduct, rules of evidence and the prin­ ciples of natural justice, the fliow of this im­ propriety increased throughout the hearing. Over the objections of SIU cotmsel, witnesses testified about events, assaults and threats without connecting or reieating them ta the SIU and its officers. The inflammatory and pre­ judicial effect was reflected daily in news re­ ports. Guilt was determined without proof — merdy upon a recitation of a reprehensible act. We submit that a witch hunt was the con­ sequence. Every time the Commissioner per­ mitted this clearly improper testimony into evidence, he was adding a further straw to his proverbial straw man. The sacrosanct principal of trial by law and not by mob hysteria was wantonly violated. In this manner, straw by straw, the Commissioner completed his straw man. He then proceeded to demolish him and and his Report openly demonstrates his tech­ nique. He premises this technique by first using as a mental peg the report that the SIU Presi­ dent gave to the 1&51 Convention of the parent union, taking out of context statements that physical help had been furnished by other af­ filiates of the International in 1949 and 1950. The Commissioner then concluded that the SIU President was an instigator and an exponent of the use of violence. However, an examination of the record exposes these improper tactics. It shows conclusively that with respect to what transpired in 1949 and 1950, as established by the British "White Paper" at that time and the findings of the International Transportworkers Federation, the Communist movement was engaged in overt acts to restrict the im­ plementation of the Marshall Plan and this meant the harassing, the delaying and the pre­ venting of the movement of the Canadian merchant marine as well as that of other coun­ tries of the free world. The SIU and its mem­ bers were manning and moving such vessels, as a result of which Communist elements in maritime labour, opposed to the Marshall Plan and the SIU, were committing repeated physi­ cal attacks, beatings and assaults upon the members of the SIU. The SIU in Canada re­ ceived the physical support of its affiliates to defend itself against these vicious attacks. The Commissioner has taken acts where a person seeks to defend himself and has twisted them to have it appear that an unlawful act has been committed by the person attacked. Apparently recognizing that his technique required an ap­ pearance of substance, the Commissioner stated that most of the outstanding trade unionists in Canada who supported the SIU President have suffered "a change of heart," implying thereby that this is a fact and there was substance to their change of position. He again conveniently fails to mention that a substantial number of outstanding trade unionists had given written evidence of their support of the SIU, its mem­ bers and officers, but such evidence was not permitted to be made part of the record by the Commissioner. With the foregoing background, the Com­ missioner in his Report then proceeded in the demolishing of his straw man to make conclu­ sions and findings unsupported by facts and, at times, apparently realizing this, resorted to the techniques of castigating the SIU President by inference and inuendo. Examples of this are as follows: The Commissioner states that the SIU Presi­ dent's history in Canada from the early begin­ nings has been a history of union strife marked by acts of violence. The record is devoid of any cogent evidence to even create an inference to support that conclusion, let alone to make such a conclusion. We may assume that the Com­ missioner p'aced reliance upon witness Sheehan relative to this alleged "history of vio­ lence." If such is the case, the absolute refutation, is coritained in Sheehan's own words We refer to the incident involving the Federal Voyageur mentioned above, where Sheehan on the issue of violence created a fabrication that an SIU official was responsible for violence and yet, on his own statements, written at that time, established that such allegation was purely his fabrication. In the same vein, the Commissioner concludesi that the SIU has been guilty of unlawful acts,against persons and properties of individ­ uals opposed to it, particularly in 1961 and 1963. Once again, he makes this finding and conclusion notwithstanding the fact that the record is devoid of evid«ice to establish or demonstrate that the SIU was either connected F«««iNUi/ • I > •- •/• with such incidents or that there existed : causal relationship. Again, demonstrating hi purpose to create an atmosphere prejudicial h. the SIU and its officers, the Commissione stated that persons were afraid to give evidenct before the Conunission because of the threa of violence. The record does not support sucl a statement and it is reprehensible that th Commissioner saw fit to resort to these tactics I The culmination of the Commissioner's conduc j is best demonstrated when he concludes that th' SIU President's violence is compulsive. Withou j any evidence in the record to establish th President's violence, he then compounds hi | error by concluding that it is "compulsive." W' find it difficult to understand this last conclusioil for the record contains no medical testimony upon which such conclusion could be arrived at As we stated before, the Commissioner, ap parently realizing that the record would no support his conclusions on this issue of vio lence, then resorted to the utilization of influl ence and innuendos and the employment o| similar techniques. Examples of this impropej conduct are as fallows: The Commissioner states that the evidencJ "indicates" that lawlessness was instigated ancl supported by the SIU President. He furthel states that persons allegedly committing as| saults made remarks indicating that they wer| members of the SIU, or acting on its behalf. These are illustrations of creating a preji licial atmosphere of unlawfulness without fine ing any unlawfulness. On this issue of violence, there is an arej which history again teaches us is an integrs part, indivisible from acts of violence. It is subject which the Commissioner clearly playe down and almost totally ignored because itj exposure and explanation deal a lethal blow tl the Commissioner's thesis. It is the area and subject of private detectives. Contained in thij record is the uncontradicted testimony of JacI Leitch, the President of Upper Lakes Shippinl Ltd., that a small fortune was paid to privatj detectives; that to one detective agency alone the Citadel Detective Agency, the sum of $36lJ 000.00 was paid, and approximately $330,000.( of that amount was paid to that private detec tive agency in 1952. The "explanation" given fc the expenditure of this inordinate amount wa that the police authorities. Municipal, Provii cial and Federal, were unable or unwilling enforce the law. Consequently, this companj "employed" these private detectives. This the illusion or pretext which Upper Lakes a1| tempted to create to justify its "employment of what the company itself referred to as it "private army." "To repeat a phrase constantlj utilized by the Commissioner, the people i| Canada weren't "born yesterday." The history of the working man's struggle tl secure social and economic justice, in the manj bitter struggles with anti-union employers, replete with instances where those employe utilized private detectives, armed guards an! labour spies. These persons constituted thj private armies thrown against the workin| man. An outstanding authority on the history this struggle is Lloyd G. Reynolds, Professc of Economics, Yale University, and he discusse this subject in his book entitled Labor Econc ics and Labor Relations (Prentice-Hall Inc.]| His comments are most illuminating in dis cussing the policy of anti-union manageme as follows: (Pago 151) The euttamary policy of managemont, wriioa confronted with a threat of unionixotion hot boon to reud unionism by any and all means. Tha methods used hov* ranged from economic coercion through physical vialenca against individuals to full-scolo military assault. Spios woro ompioyad to infHtrate into tho union orgonizotioil and to report union plane ond th* identity of union mem­ bers. Unioit organizers and leaders woro ossouhod by com­ pany guards, arrested for invasion of local ordinanca*b ridden out of town by- vigirontes, orgonizod and armed | by Ibn employer, and occasionally murdered. * * « * Tha union woe forced eithor to abandon its campaign or, I if H had coneiderabl* straagth in Iho ptoot, to call a strika for union recogniKon. The employer then nsuolty eot out to break tho siriko. Striking worker*, wero encouraged to lotuM �September SEAFARERS LOGr^SPECIAL SVPPLEMEN'F to work M IniUviilualt mrf fraquantly thr«al«Md with dltchorga if Ihay did net raturn by a cartoin tima. Strike braekara wara imperlad frem ethar eraei. Additienel cempeny peliea wara hirad, armed with get bembt, block* fecks, end smell arms end used to break up picket lines end keep strikers ewey from the plant. Where local police wara "cooperative," as they Usually wara, they wara also used for these purposes; in soma coses, company police were armed with public authority by swearing them in as Special Deputy Sheriffs. * Another outstanding authority on the his­ tory of the working man's struggle is Sidney Coe Howard. In his book entitled The Labour Spy (Republic Publishing Co., N.Y.) in chap|j ter X, titled "Violence," he sets forth the fol­ lowing: At Page 179— "... the figurehead of the employers' opposition to labor has been the extra-legal detective spy. In all his various emSodiments of himself, as thug, cunman, agent provocateur and armed guard, he has always been, if not the cause, at least the heart, of labor violence." At Page 180— "The official records of the labor detective are almost wholly the records of his violence. The violence of the detective is fundamentally the violence of the employer who retains him. Since the employer defends the detective in the courts, he may reasonably be supposed to have commanded him to the field." With this background, this history, SIU coun­ sel, time and again, requested the opportunity to examine Upper Lakes' records of payments for these private detectives, this private army. Every request was rebuffed by the Commis­ sioner. Later the Commissioner admitted that Commission auditors examined Upper Lakes' records relative- to these payments but never­ theless refused to make the results of such in­ vestigation public. More important, he refused SIU counsel the opportunity to examine these records. This, in our opinion, was most im­ proper when the record reveals that the inci­ dents of assaults and property damage occurred almost exclusively during the same period when Upper Lakes spent in excess of $300,000.00 for its private "army. Under these cir­ cumstances, the failure of the Commissioner to make available these records to SIU counsel, and to the public at large, is a further example of his failure to conduct an open and fair hearing. There is a further aspect involving this area of Upper Lakes' utilization of this private army which the Commissioner conveniently fails to mention, but which ,we believe is of crucial significance. The record indicates that in its dispute with Upper Lakes, the SIU had established picket lines and thus had engaged in lawful, economic action. These picket lines were mpst effective. It is academic that when I a union has an effective picket line, only the e'mployer can gain from any action which would result in the removal of that picket line, such as an act of violence. The record shows that at various places the Union had such ef­ fective picket lines. Nevertheless, the alleged acts of violence never connctd to th Union, resulted in removal of picket lines, permitting the company to break the successful economic action of the Union. Under these circumstances, clearly it was the obligation of the Commis­ sioner to make available to the public and SIU counsel the records of this private army so that an objective evaluation could be made. The Commissioner, again apparently realiz­ ing that his case to establish SIU responsibility for acts of violence is really in effect built upon : shifting sands, attempts to shore up his case by the reliance upon writings of outstanding American legal and judicial authorities. In do: ing this, he reveals the absence of merit to his position and exposes his bias, prejudice and injudicious conduct. The Commissioner recognized that nowhere ' in the record is there any evidence to connect the SIU with the acts of violence. He is there­ fore, reduced to using inferences based upon circumstances, a theory untenuous and, abso­ lutely unwarranted in the light of this record. In doing this, he does extreme violence to the rules of evidence and natural justice. In at­ tempting to, nevertheless, give substance to the "circumstantial evidence" to substantiate a finding against the SIU, he cites Professor Julius Stone, a distinguished American profes­ sor of law, and states that Professor Stone has put the proposition (treatment of circumstan­ tial evidence) succinctly in an article in the 1946 Harvard Law Review as follows: "Thar# Is a point in Iho aicoiHling tenia of probalMllty whon it it to noar to cortalnty, that It h ahturd to thy at tho Odmlttion of tho projudicial ovidtnco." The above citation arid the Commissioner's treatment of the same exposes his injudicious conduct and conclusions. To commence with, the Commissioner is in error as to the source of his citation. The cita­ tion is contained in the Harvard Law Review published in April, 1933, not in the 1946 Harvard Law Review. Most important, it is improper and a substantial breach of ethical conduct to cite one sentence out of a document which sup­ ports your proposition when the document as a whole conveys a meaning contrary to that ex­ pressed in the one sentence, or does not support the thought expressed in that one sentnce. This is what th Commissioner has done. Here is the entire quotation, in its proper context, of Pro­ fessor Stone's article, from which the Commis­ sioner has cited only the one sentence set forth above: "there if a human paradox here which logical formulation cannot resolve. In a trial for an unpleasant crime, evidence must be excluded which indicates that the prisoner is more likely than most men to hove committed it, but evidence must be admitted to show that na man but the prisoner, who is known to have done these things before, could have committed it. There is a point in the ascending scale of probability when it is so near to certainty, that it it absurd to shy at the admission of the prejudicial evidence." The above citation shows that the rules of evidence require: 1. Evidence must be excluded which in­ dicates that the accused is more likely than most persons to have committed the offense. 2. Evidence is admissable to show that no individual hut the accused, and who is known (this means personal knowl­ edge) to have done these things before, could have committed it. It is only when the above tests have been met that the prejudicial evidence may be ad­ mitted. The application of the above principles to the facts in this record completely demon­ strates the Commissioner's error in accepting and permitting to remain in evidence testimony as to acts of violence unconnected to the SIU or its officers, and his ultimate findings prem­ ised on such inadmissable and prejudicial tes­ timony, for the testimony as to the alleged acts of violence, unconnected to the SIU or its offi­ cers, unquestionably fails to show that no one but the SIU and its officers could have commit­ ted it. On the contrary, the record shows that the private detectives or the private army could have committed it, and, furthermore, that it would have been solely to the advantage of the employer for them to have committed it. We further submit that had the Commissioner af­ forded us the opportunity of examining the rec­ ords of Upper Lakes on these private detec­ tives, it might have been conclusively estab­ lished. Furthermore, the second test pronounced by Professor Stone is not met, which test is that it must be shown that the person accused is known to have done these things before. "Known" in this context is equated with "un­ disputed." The Commissioner has engaged in further error in his citation of part of an opinion of the renowned American jurist. Justice Holmes. The Commissioner would have it appear that the principle recited by Justice Holmes is a gen­ eral principle of law, applicable to each and every factual situation. Principles enunciated in certain cases are applicable only to the facts present in that case. The principle cited by the Commissioner is as follows: "But the action does not appear to have been arbitrary except in the tenie in which many honest and sensible judgments are so. They express an intuition of experience which outruns analysis and sums up many unnamed and tangled impressions; impressions which may lie beneath consciousness without losing their worth." (Mr, Justice Holmes in Chicago, Burlington and Ouincy By. Co, v. Babcock 1907 204 U.S. 585 at 598.) The Commissioner attempts to accept this statement as a guide-line for judicial conduct. From an examination of the case, it is shown that Mr. Justice Holmes considered this method appropriate to the functions of a Tax Board of Assessors, persons reqiiired to use an ex­ pertise in a limited field of an administrative 1919. agency. There is no justification to enlarge tht area of the type of function to which this dio« tum applies and it is improper to use this dic­ tum as a justification for arbitrary conduct in the course of a hearing or trial. It would ^ have been more apropos if the Commissioner had heeded the fundamental principles and ad­ monitions of Mr. Justice Holmes relative to the function of hearing officers ahd members of the judiciary whicb are set forth in the pub­ lication Law and the Court from Speeches by, Mr. Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes (Little, Brown and Co., Boston, 1934) at (101). "It It a mitfortuna if a judg* rtadt hit contciout or uncontciout tympalhy with an« tid* or tho ethor promaturoly Into tho low and forgott that what toomt to him to bo jutt principlot aro bolioved by half hit follow mon to bo wrong." . ,.U • ' ""-v Rather than engaging in semantics, the quot­ ing out of context to justify his improper ration­ ale, the Commissioner should have exemplified -judicious conduct and abided by the accepted judgment of Canadian courts on this issue of suspicion .as proof—as exemplified in the case of Rex V. McDonald, British Columbia Court of Appeal, 101 C.C.C. Page 78 at 82, where the court stated: "But Iheia tuspiciout circumdoncei uven regarded cumulalively cannot itrengthen the identification evidence since they cannot give any certainly to it. As Mr. Justice Darling is reported to have told the jury in the Morrison case (Lord Darling and hit Famous Trials, by Graham, p. 101); "You must not convict a man one one suspicion, you must not con­ vict him on a thousand suspicions; you must not add a thou­ sand suspicious circumstances and say 'that is proof. No, you must find somewhere a solid anchorage upon which you can say: "I am secure of this basis'." ) Union Democracy The full measure of the Commissioner's hos­ tility toward the basic concept of democratic trade unionism can be guaged by the nature of his attack on the internal operations of the SIU, wherein he also seizes the opportunity to insidiously undermine basic trade union prac­ tices and procedures which the labour move­ ment has long accepted and extensively util­ ized. A study of this secliqn of the Report by any objective and dispassionate reader, makes it clear that this Report reflects not only a funda­ mental antipathy to the concept of democratic trade unionism, but also to basic concepts upon which the institutions of our democratic soci­ ety are founded. The Commissioner, in short, makes it mani­ fest in this area — despite the fact that he righteously gives lip service to the contrary— that he believes that the people, the citizens of a nation or the rank and file members of a union, have neither the intelligence, initiative nor desire to determine for themselves what is best for themselves, and that this determination must therefore be made by some superior in­ tellect, or authoritarian power, and then im­ posed upon the masses. This anti-union, and anti-democratic philos­ ophy which the Commissioner harbors reaches its full flower in his attacks upon the internal operations of the SIU, as evidenced not only by the nature of his attack upon its institutions, but by the very language he employs in this attack and by his continuous caustic and sneer­ ing comments relative to all democratic pro­ cedures developed and approved by the mem­ bership to assure their full participation in the affairs of their Union and the protection of their rights. Thus, the Union constitution, the base upon which the democratic structure rests, becomes, in-the Commissioner's peculiar view, merely a conglomeration of what he calls "intricate pro­ visions"—a "rigmarole" designed not to safe­ guard the membership of the Union, and to spell put their basic rights within the society in which they live, but simply to confuse them as a means of enabling the officers, and partic­ ularly the SIU President, to institute and per­ petuate control. In this connection, it is most interesting to note the application of a technique which the Commissioner has employed throughout his Report—that is, the creation of a two-horned , dilemma, of a situation in which the person or group that the Commissioner has ' chosen as the object of his attack is damned if he does and damned if he doesn't. " .•'-..-sat: : : I �U. IMS Thus, with respect to the Union constitution, the Commissioner has placed j^rticular em­ phasis on any action by the Union or its offi­ cers which he thought could convey, through innuendo or allegation, the impression that such action was not taken in accordance with the constitution. Yet, when it has been clearly established by the record that actions taken by the Union members and their officers were completely in accord with the constitution, the Commissioner has reverted to form by declaring, in effect, that such adherence to the constitution was meaningless, inasmuch as the constitution it­ self is nothing but a "rigmarole" and further­ more that the members, in approving this con­ stitution, did not know what they were doing. This disdain for the intelligence and the abil­ ity of men to set up their own democratic in­ stitutions for the government of their own affairs, in the manner that they themselves see fit, is again reflected in. the Commissioner's comments relative to other aspects of the SIU's internal operations — membership meetings, membership committees, elections and trial procedures. Again exposing the true nature of his atti­ tudes relative to the operation of democratic procedures, the Commissioner resorts to pur­ ple prose in deprecating the intrinsic worth of these union institutions. Thus, just as he has called the constitution a "rigmarole," he sneeringly and contemptu­ ously refers to Union membership meetings as "facades" for democracy, and Union trial pro­ cedures as the "trappings of democracy." With respect to membership meetings spe­ cifically, the Commissioner displays his disdain for the concept that free men have the right to conduct their own affairs by alleging, with­ out substance, that even though constitutional procedures were adhered to, these meetings were forums for making "pious statements as to the importance of democracy" and says that "all this was a mere facade of righteousness." In this connection, the Commissioner bases much of his contention on the fact that only a percentage of the Union membership attends Union meetings, despite the fact that only a percentage of the population of democratic countries normally participates in the processes of democracy, in spite of the opportunity given to every citizen to, do so. Municipal elections, for example, generally are participated in by less than 50% of the electorate, and Federal elections by only a slightly higher percentage. With respect to elections, the Commissioner here again distorts and perverts the purposes of the Union's election procedures by deprecat­ ing the constitutional provisions governing cre­ dentials committees, nominations committees, etc. In addition, as he has done in other areas, the Commissioner twists his interpretation of the election procedures in an attempt to make it appear that the purposes of these democratic procedures are being perverted for sinister ends. Thus he says that the names of Union officers were placed on the ballot when there was no contest for their office, merely to enhance their prestige, notwithstanding the fact that this practice is widely utilized, not only in union elections, but in government elections in many democratic countries. It is perhaps in the area of trial procedures that the Commissioner's acid reaches its highwater mark, particularly in his references to what he calls the trial of James Todd in Mon­ treal in 1952—a trial which, again carried away by his own rhetoric, the Commissioner de­ scribes as a "travesty of justice." In these references, the Commissioner paints a picture of "a mild and easily confused indi­ vidual . . . beaten down by the browbeating tactics of (the then-SIUNA Vice President) Hall" Most significantly, however, the Commission­ er takes no note of the fact that the testimopy adduced at the hearings established that To^, prior to the 1952 trial, had met with Houtman, the personnel mapager of Upper Lakes, relar tive to a plan to replace the SIU with another SEAfARteRS hOG^PECIAVSVPPlEHEm^ Pace .EiereK union, and that Houtman had, in fact, been the moving force behind the offer of $25,000 to "Todd to create such a union. comments by the Commissions: are but anoth» example of his wish to impose his will, his standards, his criteria, on the will of the Uni<Hi members. ^ When one considers the numerous allegations and assertions which the Commissioner has made concerning not only the SIU's trial pro­ cedures, but also the credibility of witnesses, and the factor of the current Upper Lakes, CLC, CBRT conspiracy against the SIU, which this Commissioner flatly asserts is "no conspiracy," it is not surprising that the Commissioner has failed to make mention of this most significant aspect of the Todd "trial" of 1952, as this aspect was exposed in its true proportions during the hearings upon which the Report is based. Another example of the Commissioner's per­ version of a trade union function, to make it appear that this function is being improperly jerformed for a sinister end, can be seen in lis references to literature published by the Jnion, particularly the Canadian Sailor, which he chastises for circulating "false and scurrilous statements." Here again, we see the application of the technique of the two-horned dilemma, whereby the Commissioner, in various places throughout the Report, has attempted to convey the im­ pression that the democratic procedures, estab­ lished by the members and embodied in their constitution, are ineffectual in practice because of the absence of an informed membership, and yet upbraids the Union for the publication of material which presents the Union position with respect to the many vital issues with which the membership is intimately concerned, as was shown in exhibits filed by the Union during the hearings. Again, the Commissioner perverts and distorts legitimate purposes and objectives, and twists his interpretations to con­ vey the impression that this Union apparatus, too, is being used for a sinister purpose—to "brainwash" the membership. In an attempt to support this thesis, the Commissioner cites from a report to the mem­ bership by the SIU President regarding the dismissal of a former editor of the Canadian Sailor—a report which, upon its reading, notes only that this editor was dismissed for his op­ position to the presentation of the Union's posi­ tion in relation to ship owners. In another attempt to buttress his premise, the Commissioner, in a derogatory manner, re­ fers to the Canadian Sailor's choice of language, commenting on the use of such words as "fink," "scab," "phoney," ^tc., notwithstanding his own extensive use of purple prose and cliches, not­ withstanding the fact that certain words are an integral and historical part of the vocabu­ lary of seamen or other trade union members, and notwithstanding the democratic right of free editorial choice. We submit that the proper function of a trade union publication, or other house organ, is to present the point of view or position of the organization or union for which it speaks, and the members thereof, on issues in which the members are involved—which, with respect to union publications specifically, are frequently of a controversal nature allowing for wide differences of interpretation with respect to the facts involved. Certainly, management retains this prerogative in its literature. The one other area which we feel should be commented upon is that concerning the expen­ diture of Union funds for membership facilities, particularly at the Montreal headquarters, which the Commissioner again distorts into an allegation that the SIU President spent money "lavishly" at the Montreal headc^uarters in or­ der to enhance his "personal prestige." In this connection it is most interesting to note the criteria which the Commissioner has utilized in his evaluation of the proper func­ tioning of a trade union. He, in effect, commends the CBRT because it has spent only $150,000 on its headquarters building and invested nearly one million dollars in government and other securities, while at the same time he chastises the SIU for having spent some $700,000 on buildings for its membership and for having no investment in securities. These are strange standards to apply to a trade union when pen­ ury is commended and the provision of mem­ bership facilities is rebuked with words such as "lavish" and "grandiose." Obviously, these The Rights of Seamen The Commissioner's philosophy of benevolent despotism is exemplified in his treatment and comments pertaining to attempts to establish democratic procedures to guarantee the protec­ tion of the seaman's rights and his economic well-being. Associations of free peonies have historically established their own rules to regulate their conduct. These rules are voluntarilv amended bv them from time to time, in accordance with the changing needs of their societies. It is uncontroverted that in the earlv 1950's there were present in the maritime industry in Canada ele­ ments which constituted a threat, not onlv to that industry hut. more important, to the nation as a whole. Tn addition, within the industry, because of the nature of the calling and the fact that a vessel constitutes the home of the people who work aboard it, rules of necessity have to he established to regulate the conduct of what is comparable to a familv. As society progresses, so do the rules of conduct change. Paramount, however, is the fact that in any democratic society it is the oeonle who are the source of the establishment and the change of these rules. Tt has been no diffeT-ent with the seaman in the regulation of his industrial society. All of the foregoing must be borne in mind to have the nroper perspective as to what oc­ curred and what has been changed and recom­ mended. Within their industrial society the .seamen had established their rules to protect their well-being, and to maintain discipline in those instances where to do otherwise would destroy the industrial societv. The Commissioner, we believe. reco<^nizes this but, neve'-theiess. has attempted to have it appear that the di'c^cipHne which vras imposed in the earlv IQiiO's had been, end w^s being, remilarlv and consistently applied at the time of his hearing. It is most interesting to note that the thrust of tho Commissioner'.s critioism is not directed to the im­ posing of discipline per se but to the absence, in his opinion, of prooer safeguards and the arbitrary mann'^r in which such dl'scipline has been anpliod. The STU during the hearing at­ tempted. time and again, to bring this issue into proper focus, but was met in \rarious ways with a wall of predisposition and bias. Toward the end of the hearing, recognizing that under the format in which the hearings were being conducted, this issue couM never be made known to the general nublic and. once and for all. to lay to rest the distorted picture j which had been portrayed of the manner in which di.scinline had been imposed, the SIU voluntarilv proposed rules of procedure which' would establish, bevond a doubt, that there would be proper safeguards in the imposition of any discipline. Most significant in this proposal was the fact that this constituted voluntary action and re-1 peated assurances of democratic protection for the exercise of rights by union members un-1 equalled bv any other labour organization in Canada, with perhaps one exception. This mo-1 tivated the Commissioner to make some un- ] usual comments in his Report, for the Commis­ sioner obviously recognized that this suggested program and its implementation contain^ the | instrument which would expose and demolish the Commissioner's critical comments. We pro- j pose, therefore, to examine the Commissioner's | statements in his Report and lay bare to the public his presumptuous and improper com-1 ments. In the early part of this year there was estab­ lished, as a result of membership action of the | seamen, a Maritime Appeals Board. Thereafter, the renowned Commodore O. C. S. Robertson, R.C.N., retired, accepted the appointment as the Judicial Officer, the head of this tribunal, the individual to whom any member could ap­ peal. Recognizing that the presence of such a man would demolish his thesis, tne Commis­ sioner has attempted to sow the seeds of doubt as to his possible effectivene^. The Commis- �Pare Twelve V ^ t. » . 4 4 sioner on Page 203 of his Report admits that j on its face the Maritime Appeals Board bears I lome resemblance to what has been generally j held to be an institution demonstrating an ad­ vanced form of union democracy. Nevertheless, he then levies his attack upon the Board, al­ leging that the Board has no law to apply except the SIU constitution and rules and that such are inadequate to protect the rights of the mem­ bers. It is most interesting to note that he fails to set forth the terms of reference of the Mari­ time Appeals Board but instead has tucked them away in an involved Schedule which is physically separated from the Report itself. He further fails to set forth the applicable pro­ visions of the SIU constitution and rules. We submit that he pursued this conduct because the presentation of these items would refute his contention, as we will shortly demonstrate. He reaches the pinnacle of his presumptuous conduct when he makes this irresponsible com­ ment on Page 203 of his Report, as follows: "Allowing to Commodore Robertson oil the good Intention In the world, he has no real freedom of action to give proper protection to the seamen, whether he recognizes It or not." What are the terms of reference and the rules and laws to be applied? How valid is the Commissioner's conclusion that Commodore Robertson has "no real freedom of action"? The terms of reference of this Board encom­ pass the following: 1. The terms of reference have been es­ tablished by democratic action of the mem­ bership of the SIU at the membership meetings. " li 2. The Board has been created to guar­ antee "high moral and ethical standards" in the administration and operation of the Union and is to encompass the rights and privileges of individual members. 3. The Board shall consist of an impartial person of good public repute. 4. The Board has the power and duty to make final and binding decisions of any alleged violations of the inalienable rights of the seaman to employment. 5. The Board shall establish its own rules of procedures and practices to carry out its objective and endeavor to expedite the disposition of all cases. 6. The Union is to pay the full cost to insure the proper functioning of the Board, including, hut not limited to, the mainten­ ance of an office and staff. 7. The Board shall carry out its functions separately and apart from any Union ac­ tivity or installation. 8. All monies spent by the Board for its operation shall he audited by a chartered accountant and publicly made known. 9. Appeals may he heard on alleged vio­ lations occurring as long as three (3) years prior to the date of the appeal. 10. The seaman's right to designate a rep­ resentative to appear with him is unfet­ tered, and he is guaranteed a full oppor­ tunity to present all matters before the Board. Appeals are not made to the Union hut directly to the Board. 11. The Union is required to furnish to the Board any and all records in its pos­ session in the processing of the appeal. 12. All copies of the Board's decisions are sent to the appellant and required to he published in the Union's regular publica­ tion—The Canadian Sailor—a. complete and absolute disclosure. 13. The Board has complete authority to engage such professional and technical per­ sonnel as may he required. 14. To accommodate and assure the exer­ cise of the right of appeal, hearings are to be held at such locations as to minimize any expense and inconvenience to the seaman appealing, and the Commodore is em­ powered to travel to any location to con­ duct such hearing. 15. The extent and scope of the hearing shall he such that, in the discretion of the SEAFARERS WG—SPECIAL SUPPLEMENT •eptember t9, IMI Board, it will bring to light all facts and issues involved. 16. All matters pertaining to an appeal are to he considered only at a public hear­ ing. There may he no in camera proceed­ ings. The Board makes an annual report of its activities which shall he published in the Canadian Sailor and furnished to the public press upon their request. The foregoing are the terms of reference and we have no hesitation in stating that to any ob­ jective person, the "terms of reference" refute the Commissioner's conclusions. However, these are only part of what the Commissioner refers to as "the law to apply." The balance of the law to apply are the provisions of the SIU con­ stitution. They provide as follows: 1. Inalienable rights have been created for members of the Union. 2. No member shall he deprived of any such rights or privileges. 3. Every member shall have the right to nominate himself for office and, if elected, to hold such office. 4. No member shall he deprived of his membership without due process of the law of the Union. 5. No member may he tried by other than his equals. missioner's comments and accusations relative to union finances and trust funds. This section of the Report clearly delineates a major technique to which the Commissioner has resorted. Having once, established his ob­ jectives, which is the destruction of the SIU, the Commissioner then attempts to achieve his urpose by first attacking the officers of the nion. Unable, however, to substantiate by the rec­ ord any illegality — any misappropriation or malfeasance — the Commissioner has insidious­ ly resorted, by the use of such phrases as "reasonable assumption," to imply impropriety, when, in fact, there has been no impropriety. On the contrary, the record establishes that the expenditures of union funds, in the areas which the Commissioner cites in this section of the Report, were made in accordance with the procedures established by the membership, as set forth in their constitution, and that these expenditures were approved by the member­ ship in accordance wiih the provisions for mem­ bership control of finances, as also embodied in the constitution. With respect to the trust funds, a reading of the Report makes it clear that in this area, too, the Commissioner has been unable to sub­ stantiate by the record any charge of illegality, and thus has been obliged to resort to inference, assumption, and innuendo. The matters commented on by the Com­ missioner are as follows: A. Cash advances to the SIU president; auditing committee. B. Officers' salaries. C. Salary in advance. D. Hotel hills. E. Vacation pay. 6. No member shall he compelled to he a witness against himself. 7. Every Union official shall he hound to uphold and protect the rights of every member. 8. Every member charged with violating the laws of the Union shall he confronted with his accuser and guaranteed a fair and speedy trial by an impartial tribunal of his peers. 9. No member shall he denied the right to express himself jreely on the floor of any Union meeting or a Union committee meeting. 10. There shall he no discrimination against a member's nationality, race or re­ ligion. 11. Members have the right to he given copies of the constitution, by-laws, rules, shipping rules, contracts and other litera­ ture pertaining to their interests. 12. Members are guaranteed that their officers shall he elected by secret ballot. 13. Any member may bring charges agaihst any other member or officer. 14. No general strike may he called un­ less approved by a majority vote of the membership. 15. Regular bi-monthly meetings shall he held at Headquarters and at all branches of the Union. An examination of the terms of reference, with their express provision that the Mari­ time Appeals Board has been created to guaran­ tee high moral and ethical standards in the administration and operation of the Union, coupled with the brief statement of the prin­ ciples of the Union and the rights of its mem­ bers, constitute a total refutation of the Com­ missioner's conclusions that there is no "rule of law" for Commodore Robertson to apply "whether he recognize it or not." In conclusion, we ask how many other unions in Canada have voluntarily proposed and im­ plemented such a program to protect Union democracy within an industrial society? We believe it appropriate to inquire why the Com­ missioner, when he engaged in the impropriety of setting forth post-hearing matters, did not set forth the fact that Commodore Robertson has heard cases, has made rulings contrary to the initial determination of the Union, and such rulings have been complied with by the Union. Union Finances and Trust Funds The biased, injudicious and anti-union atti­ tudes of the Commissioner, which are mani­ fested so blatantly in other areas of his Report, are expressed in equal measure in the Com­ e F. Blank cheques; air travel for Union officials; Puerto Rico and Cadillacs; Drummond Street apartment; 1959 In­ ternational Convention. G. Non-officials' air travel; 1952 U.S. funds; personal invoices; additions to Banks' house; auditors. H. Vacation Plan and Welfare benefits. We will deal with each of these matters. It is an historical fact that those who seek to destroy or restrict trade unions, seek first to destroy their officers. Many techniques are employed. Attacks are made on their integrity, stewardship, handling of funds and other mat­ ters of a similar nature. The Commissioner has utilized many of these techniques, as we shall now demonstrate, with respect to Union and trust funds. It is fundamental that in any association of peoples, the rules which are to determine their conduct, the operation of their affairs, are those which are enacted by the members of the asso­ ciation, be this a constitution, by-laws, rules or regulations or long accepted and approved customs and practices. To keep this issue in perspective, we must examine the rules established by the members, which are embodied in their constitution. The President constitutionally is the Execu­ tive Officer of the union. Union jurisdiction and operations are nationwide, with installations throughout Canada. Many of the Union's opera­ tions also touch various parts of the United States, if not the entire world. The SIU Presi­ dent is required, among other things, to "strive to enhance the strength, position and prestige of the Union," and to carry out the purposes and objects which are, among other things, to promote, protect, improve and maintain the lot of the seaman in the legislative field, in relations with the industry and employers, and in relations with other trade unions, national, international and foreign. In furtherance of these objects and purposes, the record clearly establishes that the Presi­ dent is required to travel extensively and spend extraordinary time in discharging these respon­ sibilities. Meetings and conferences requiring his attendance are held at various times and places. As the Chief Executive Officer, it is the, • f-3r '• �•tptcnbcr M, MM SEAFARERS LOG—SPECIAL SVPPLEMENT President who must make and incur substantial expenses to accomplish the purposes and ob­ jects of the Union/Like any Chief Executive Officer, whether of a business enterprise, an association or a government agency, it is he who must enhance the prestige of the entity and thus is required to make expenditures which lesser officials could not j): are not re­ quired to make. Furthermore, the re.,urd shows that the foregoing requirement to travel ex­ tensively is for sustained periods; to meet and confer with officials who are representatives of other entities, which are of assistance and which have aided the membership in the ad­ vancement of' their purposes and objects. It is in this light that the expenditures made by a Chief Executive such as the SlU President must be evaluated. rules and regulations which he, the Commis­ sioner, believes is best for them. Of equal significance is the factor as to whether or not expenditures made are reason­ able. The accepted and usual test is the work to be performed, or services rendered, and the results secured. We therefore examine the ex­ penditures with the foregoing background — the requirements, the work performed and services rendered and the results secured, bear­ ing in mind, however, that at all times such expenditures are pursuant to the rules and reg­ ulations of the Union—in this case, the consti­ tution. B. In discussing officers' salaries, the Com­ missioner does not find any illegality in the fixing or payment of the sums, since these have been approved by the members as constitu­ tionally required. Instead, he again resorts to the inference that there was some impropriety because the members approved net salaries, after taxes, as distinguished from gross salaries. Any objective person knows that there is no impropriety here, since this method of pay­ ment was approved by the membership, A. The Commissioner finds over a period of four years that there was approximately $20,000.00 a year spent by the SIU President for traveling and other expenses, and inferentially suggests that such sums are exhorbitant, and that the President's accounting for them was loose. This is the typical technique of an attack of antiunionists. There is not a charge that there has been misappropriation, but the snide infer­ ence based on utilization of the phrase that such is a "reasonable assumption." In a feeble at­ tempt to support such an assumption, the Com­ missioner relies upon the paper pillar of finding fault with the manner in which such expendi­ tures were accounted for. The Commissioner knows full well that by this technique he is blatantly ignoring the constitutional require­ ments as to how the expenses are to be ac­ counted for, and instead is seeking to impose upon the Union what he believes should be the accounting procedure. The Commissioner knows very well that the members of this society of trade-unionists have determined the policy to be pursued—to wit, the election at regular membership meetings of rank and file members to constitute a finan­ cial or auditing committee to examine, approve or reject the expenditures made by the officers, including the Chief Executive Officer, the Pres­ ident. This constitutional procedure demonstrates that the ultimate power, the checks and bal­ ances on expenditures, as well as other mat­ ters affecting their Union and its operations, remains in the hands of the membership. We cannot help but comment that such protective devices are not contained within the constitu­ tion or rules and regulations of most other unions. On the contrary, in such other unions, the authority is reserved to a small select group to the exclusion of the general mem­ bership. The record further shows that with respect to such expenditures, the auditing or financial committee, duly elected by the membership, time and again has approved and authorized them and the committee reports have regu­ larly and consistently been read and made known to the members, who have further ap­ proved and authorized such expenditures. Frankly, we aie not surprised at the tech­ nique engaged in by the Cornmissioner, for at the very outset we maintained that the Com­ missioner lacked objectivity and was intent upon the destruction of this union. His anti­ union animus and totalitarian expressions and recommendations are established conclusively by his expressions in this area. For what he is seeking to do, and proposes, is that the ideas, expre.ssion, beliefs and self-determinations of the membership, as reflected in their constitu­ tion, procedures, customs and practices, in the case of expenditures, which are handled by the financial committee as described above, as well as in other areas of self-rule, be forcefully brushed aside and instead impose upon them This technique which we have described, utilized time and again by anti-unionists, is used by the Commissioner in this area dealing with union finances. He does not—because, we submit, the record will not justify this—make the unqualified charge of misappropriation of any funds. Instead, he utilizes such inferences or colloquialisms as "reasonable assumptions," to imply impropriety. This is most significant because he cannot establish by the record that there has been any misappropriation. Obviously, however, to con­ cede this would destroy his patent motive— the destruction of the Union by first destroying its officers. C. The Commissioner's conduct is again dem­ onstrated by his inference that there was some impropriety in the fact that the Union advanced the President's salary. Again, he makes no finding of illegality, because he cannot estab­ lish this by the record. It is appropriate to note at this time the in­ consistent position taken by the Commissioner. On the one hand, he states that the President was apparently in constant need of money, thus the salary advances. On the other hand, he concludes that the President had unrestricted access to Union funds, and in the guise of ex­ penses could draw funds at will. Clearly the Commissioner's bias and prejudice have so blinded him as to bring him to this anomalous position. D. Pursuing his technique, the Commissioner creates an atmosphere of criticism because the Union President, while on Union business, stayed at quality hotels, although such accom­ modations are consistent with his executive po­ sition. The Commissioner then proceeds to set forth that the registration at some of these hotels reflected a stay of Mr. and Mrs., and then sets forth that the SIU president was not mar­ ried during this period. He omits the facts that no representative of the hotels ever testified as to these registrations; that the Commission­ er's premise is solely that of unsigned registra­ tion cards; that the SIU President under oath, unequivocally denied any such registration, and notwithstanding the fact that he offered in com­ plete refutation, and in support of his testimony similar documents from a subject hotel showing registration error. Nevertheless, the Commis­ sioner refused to admit such documentary evi­ dence. E. Another area where the Commissioner again engages in an obvious plan to prejudice and more clearly to influence a conditioning of mind against the SIU is demonstrated in his treatment of the SIU chief executive's vacation pay. The record demonstrates beyond contra­ diction that the chief executive of the SIU had but one holiday in approximately ten years; that, in fact, he was continuously engaged in the iDUsiness of his organization and that, there­ fore, he subsequently received this accrued vacation. The Commissioner, without making such a finding, for obviously he himself recog­ nizes that such a finding would be without sub­ stance, then implies that the SIU President, in effect, had received his vacations or holidays by saying that Banks was supposedly attending to business in Puerto Rico and Florida and these areas are also resort areas, so that con­ sequently Banks must have had a holiday at those periods. This is a display of mental gym­ nastics. The fact remains and the record clearly establishes that the SIU President at every one of these occasions was engaged in Union busi­ ness. In the same vein, the Commissioner implies that there is something improper in the fact that the SIU President obtained his accrued vacation after ten years and received payment of the same at the current rate of pay. It is the Page Tbirteei. time the vacation is taken which is the control­ ling factor. The conditions have changed, coste of necessity have changed. Encompassed in this area also is the fact that the SIU President did not have the use of the money during this ten-year period. F. The Commissioner again repeats his en­ tire purpose of attempting to destroy the trade union, by first destroying its officers, by set­ ting forth under this issue of finances a group of subjects without making any charge of ille­ gality or violation of the constitution, but nev­ ertheless uses them in an attempt to weave a pattern or create a climate that there has been some impropriety. He editorializes in connection with those items although never making any finding of such illegality or constitutional vio­ lation. Examples of this are as follows: In an attempt to create an atmosphere of impropriety without making such finding, the Commis­ sioner recites the fact that the SIU President, while on business in Puerto Rico, had with him blank cheques signed by another officer of the Union, and that the same were used for ex­ penses at that time. The Commissioner makes no further comment leaving this matter dan­ gling—an obvious attempt to create an aura of impropriety without substance. Again with respect to air travel for Union officials, the Commissioner makes the state­ ment that Union officials have travelled in style. This is another example where there is no charge of impropriety nor a violation of con­ stitutional provisions — the Commissioner merely again attempting to create a climate of impropriety without substance. The height of the Commissioner's unfair con­ duct is reached with respect to his comments as to the fact that the SIU President had his auto­ mobile transported to Puerto Rico during his stay on Union business. The Commissioner at­ tempts to create the impression that the cost for this transportation was paid for by the Union. The fact remains, however, that the Commissioner was fully informed of the fact that his auditors examined the books and rec­ ords of the Union and ascertained conclusively that the cost for the same was paid for person­ ally by the chief executive and cancelled cheques evidencing the payment were pre­ sented. The Commissioner does not reveal this fact and his concealment of the same demon­ strates his improper conduct in the treatment of this issue. Time and again the Commissioner has dem­ onstrated his philosophy that it is he who knows what is best for the members, com­ pletely disregarding the rules set up by them for the regulation of their own affairs, includ­ ing the manner in which funds are to be dis­ bursed. Further examples of this are provided by his gratuitous statements to the effect that the Union furnished its President with a Cad­ illac. He does not find any illegality or violation of the constitution but substitutes his judgment in determining that it is unreasonable, disre­ garding the members' determination to the con­ trary. In the same vein is his treatment of the Drummond Street apartment utilized by the Union for its business to implement its objects and purposes. The Commissioner substitutes his judgment for that of the members, finding nothing illegal but, in his opinion, unreason­ able, again disregarding the members' determi­ nation to the contrary. A further example is the Commissioner's treatment of monies expended for the 1959 In­ ternational Convention. It is undisputed that pursuant to custom and practice, the host af­ filiate assumes substantial obligations of the expenditures for the Convention. The amount thereof is determined by the host union. Here again, the Commissioner does not find any illegality but, in his judgment, the amount expended is unreasonable. Once more, he sub­ stitutes his judgment for that of the Union and its members. The above demonstrates the Commissioner's philosophy that the seamen do not know what is best for them or how to expend their money. He therefore usurps their prerogatives and ar­ bitrarily sets the standards. "This concept is alien in any free association of peoples. G. The Commissioner, although charged with finding facts on the basis of the evidence, has taken over the role of a prosecutor anxious to �Pa«« ^ourtim convict and for this purpose selects evidence and chooses words which do not reflect the whola truth. As an example, in his Report the Commis­ sioner states that there were seven occasions during the past three years when T.C.A. air travel tickets were purchased for other than Un­ ion officials. He calls them "examples," implying that there are substantially more instances. The fact that these are the only instances and that with respect to those the record indicates that the membership gave its express ap­ proval for those expenditures not reimburse because it judged that its chief executive re­ quired the services for which these expendi­ tures were made while he was disabled. The viciousness and unfairness of the Commis­ sioner's conduct in this area of finances is most aptly shown by his comments relative to what he refers to as 1952 U.S. funds and personal invoices. With respect to the former, although no charge was levied during the hearing, nor request made of the Union or its officials to present evidence or explanation thereof, the Commissioner, upon the writing of his Report, then converts it into a charge without even an opportunity for reply. This long after the hear­ ings have terminated. Not only does this do violence to the basic concept that there should be no post-hearing matters, but we have a com­ pounding of the error by post-hearing charges and conviction. One can only assume, and prop­ erly so, that the reason for this conduct by the Commissioner was solely to inflame and pre­ judice. In the same vein is the Commissioner's treatment relative to a personal invoice almost ten years old which never was a subject of the matter of the hearing, nor was any charge lev­ ied concerning the same or proof submitted, or any question raised. Nevertheless, long after the close of the hearing, the Commissioner first raises the question that some evidence should have been produced to the Commission even though it clearly appears from the record that it was never requested. What could be a more vicious example of the denial of the principle of ncitural justice? The reason for this conduct is apparent. This is further step in the Commis­ sioner's plan to prejudice and destroy. It is an accepted fact that in many areas, that which is not reported is more significant than material which is reported. It is a technique of utilizing either half-truths or failing to report or set forth the full story. A classic example of this technique is demonstrated by the Com­ missioner in reference to alleged additions to the President's house. His recitation would have it appear that certain individuals on the payroll of the Union were in fact engaged in performing personal services of construction upon the home of the chief executive of the Union. This recitation is based upon only one side of the testimony. However, when the full testimony is presented it establishes, by docu­ mentary evidence, that such individuals could not have been performing this alleged work because the same was being performed and had been done by an outside contractor whose con­ tract and the payment for such services pro­ vided therein totally refutes the one side of the testimony presented by the Commissioner. The nature of the Commissioner's position on this matter is premised substantially upon the testimony of Sheehan, the person who, upon any objective standards, has been completely discredited as previously demonstrated. A further measure of the absence of merit to the Commissioner's evaluation of these pro­ ceedings is clearly demonstrated in his com­ ments to the auditors employed by the Union. Not only is he unable to find impropriety, he cannot even find a suspicion of the same and is relegated to employing the tactics of utilizing inference upon inference. This is demonstrated when he employs the language that "it would appear" that the auditors were discharged be­ cause of an attempt to correct irregularities. This is violation of every basic principle of fair play to demean, prejudice and inflame. It is particularly objectionable because in the rec­ ord is the uncontradicted testimony that the auditors for the Union were not discharged but, on the contrary, the relationship was mu­ tually terminated for reasons wholly unrelated to the purpose the Commissioner intended to imply. In fact, these auditors, in their reports, reporting on the Union's finances, accounting, books and records, states as follows; "Abkowgli riMr* hav* bfn qiiit* a Hw diangai in riia •ccaMiting part•IHMI riwrinf th* yaar, lh« boaks af occovnla •IMI racorda «ra baing avail ba|rt mmd ava bava aa racanw mandorion for improvamanla at thla^tima." This is contained in Exhibit 0-162. H. As a result of the efforts of the SIU, vacati<m plan and welfare benefits were negotiated. It is unquestioned and the Commissioner so recognized that there was not a scintilla of evi­ dence in the record to find t r even imply that there had been any misappropriation or diver­ sion of any of the funds. Clearly recognizing that in this area he could not make any find­ ings detrimental to the SIU or its officers, the Commissioner then adopts the technique of at­ tempting to deprecate the plans themselves and the manner in which they were being adminis­ tered, exemplifying once again his determina­ tion to substitute his judgment, his opinion, his rules for those enacted by the membership. With respect to the vacation plan, the Com­ missioner attempts to create the impression that the establishment of this vacation plan was not in accordance with prior practices in indus­ trial relations but was a device solely for the purpose of enabling the executive officers of the Union to control the membership and the Union. The record, however, establishes to the contrary for the correspondence from the Di­ rector of Industrial Relations to the Union, par­ ticularly the Director's letter of March 13, 1961 specifically states that the Minister of Labour has already approved vacation plans jointly administered by trade unions and employers. This letter is a complete refutation to the im­ plication sought to be established by the Com­ missioner, to wit, the officers of the Union at­ tempting to contral the members, but on the contrary, establishes that this is a normal func­ tion of trade unions The foregoing is a further example of the Commissioner's lack of objec­ tivity and his expressed animus agamst the SIU and its officers. The Commissioner then states with respect to this plan that by its terms it was required to be jointly administered by he Union and the employers, and the union and its executive officers were to be severely criti­ cized and held responsible for the fact that the employer trustees had not been appointed, once again implying that it was the Union's motive and purpose to control the membership. The Commissioner, however, completely fails to mention that the record shows that time and again the Union requested the employers to appoint trustees and that they failed to so do, and that in the interim the Union was provid­ ing the administration of this vacation plan at its own cost to protect and make sure that its members received their proper vacation pay. Under the Commissioner's inference, the Union should not have taken any action. "This would have permitted the employers to avoid their contractual obligations and to frustrate the method of vacation payments. Again, most sig­ nificant is the fact that at no time was there any finding or even suggestion that any of these funds were diverted for any purpose other than for the seamen's vacation pay. We have referred before to the fact that the Commissioner has, from time to time, in his Report relied upon post-hearing matters based upon self-serving correspondence, in camera proceedings and newspaper reports, exclu­ sively, however, to the detriment and only where he could criticize the Union and its ex­ ecutive officers. However, it is most interesting to note that the Commissioner has failed to set forth in his Report the post-hearing fact that employer trustees have been appointed for this vacation plan and the reason is obvious. Such admission would demolish the Commissioner's entire case which he attempted to make against the Union and its officers on this vacation plan. We shall turn to the matter of the welfare plan which will demonstrate a repetition of the same t-ict'cs engaged in by the Commis­ sioner. Again the Commissioner makes no find­ ing nor even implies that there has been any misappropriation of any monies from the wel­ fare fund. Once again recognizing that the rec­ ord under no circumstances could justify any finding of misappropriation, the Commissioner then criticizes the administration of the fund and seeks to fix such criticism solely upon the Union and its officers notwithstanding' the fact that this fund is jointly administered by the Union and management. To accomplish this objective, he resorts to his technique of seek­ ing to "impose his rules and his opinions ujwn the welfare fund, instead of the determination and decisions of Union-management represen­ tatives who have established appropriate rulea. We intend later in this analysis to set forth in detail our comments on other criticisms mad* by the Commissioner. However, there is one area relative to the Commissioner's criticisms on this welfare plan which requires immediate refutation. The Commissioner has deliberately withheld in his Report crucial matter^ concern­ ing the welfare fund and instead has tucked it away in a Schedule. The Commissioner in his Report at Page 224 refers to certain findings made by the Chief Actuary of the Department of Insurance of Canada. It is most interesting to note that in referring to that document, the Commissioner sets forth certain shortcomings of the plan pointed out by the Chief Actuary. The Commissioner, however, has deceived the public by failing to mention that the items listed by him as criticisms are only incidental to the general conclusions made by the Chief Actuary relative to this plan. As in any plan, there is always room for some measure of criticism or improvement. What is important is the basic structure. The Chief Actuary's con­ clusions relative to the welfare plan are found in Schedule 46, Pages 577-587 at Page 586: "Th« ganaral caiKlatim MiMrgint fr*m o«r h that ih« bailc ilructura of tho Plao may bo coniidaro«l ai (olUfactory. Tho bonofiti oppoor to bo welt-choion and adoquata, tha aligibility provUiont raflact tha condition* of amploymant in tha chipping industry and tha iagal and financial itructura taam* suitad ta tha iomawhat anuuial character of tha Plan." The foregoing demonstrates the conduct of this Commissioner not only in the manner in which he carried out his Inquiry, but in the techniques he employecT in making his Report. His failure to set forth this most important fac­ tor relative to the general conclusionis is evi­ dence of his bias and lack of objectivity. Union-Management Relations Manifest throughout the Report is the Com­ missioner's philosophy which is contrary to ex­ isting law and which society has expressly re­ jected. He seeks to turn back the clock. He refuses to accept the conclusion of society that collective bargaining it is necessary that a union be recognized and represent the interest of the employees. He prefers instead the benev­ olent employer who will unilaterally and ar­ bitrarily determine the measure of the emjloyees' industrial welfare. Time and again he las expressed this thought by refusing to accept ong established trade union practices. He has criticized the normal and usual implementation by a union of these established practices. He objects to a union impinging upon matters which he maintains are solely the province of the employer. In substance he accepts the prin­ ciple that workers in a society speak through and are represented by their union as a collec­ tive bargaining representative, but he openly refuses to accept the functions of a trade imion and to accomplish his purpose has distorted and attempted to make it appear that the dayto-day operations of a trade union are sinister and something adverse to the betterment of an industrial society. No industrial society could accept this philosophy. It would signify the eventual erosion, if not destruction, of the trade union movement. The thrust of the Commissioner's objection to basic trade unionism is contained in his com­ ments that the seaman is dependent upon the hiring hall for his job and this results in the deterioration of the employer-employee rela­ tionship. Using this premise, he then condemns the function of the hiring hall by distorting it to have it appear that the union officials, in im­ plementing the functions of the hiring hall, have unwarranted power. He apparently rec­ ognizes the fact that appropriate safeguards have been established for the proper exercise of these functions, but rather than permit such recognition to be known, he arbitrarily depre­ cates such safeguards and criticizes those re­ sponsible for their effectuation. We do not think it is necessary, at this time, to go into a detailed historic review of the genesis, of the hiring hall and the need for it in the maritime industry. Suffice it to say that the abuses which existed concerning crimp halls, the shanghaiing of seamen and other sim­ ilar abuses have all been eradicated since the establishment and implementation of the hiring hall. This has been recognized not only on this �H. jm-Mmtintnt, but Jn in •fleet, throughout the world. itinent, bu^ eflect, throughouMhe in feet, the SITTf opponent, &• CLC, recog* nized this In its brief, submitted to th« the Com­ missioner, maintaining that hiring halls are a - "must." An integral part of the concept of hir­ ing halls are shipping rules adopted by the sea­ men setting forth the manner in which seamen •re to be Mred. The Commissioner attacks the hiring hall when he says that an employer can­ not promote a seaman. Of necessity, the opera­ tion of the hiring hall by the Union as a collec­ tive bargaining representative, which is its proper function, limits an employer's control over his employees, in the same manner that under accepted practices, seniority established in collective bargaining agreements limits an employer's control. The Commissioner's hostil­ ity to the SIU interposing itself between the employer and its employees is manifested when he takes strong exception to the provision pre­ venting the employer from promoting his em­ ployees. Of course, we must repeat that this is no different than the seniority and collective bargaining agreements which also preclude such promotions. It is this accepted practice, this interposition, in which the Commissioner has demonstrated his thinking, which thinking is adverse to the accepted and proven rules of industrial society. Apparently recognizing that an all-out as­ sault upon the hiring hall would turn back the clock, he therefore engages in a progressive assault upon the hiring hall looking for its ul­ timate demise. Such technique is embodied in his recommendations when he proposes; 1. Abolition of the hiring hall for the time being. 2. Establishment of a bureaucratic hiring hall by the trustees. 3. Creation and operation of a hiring hall by the government through legislative action. These proposals would lead to the ultimate destruction of the hiring hall as a function and " expression of trade unionism because the gov­ ernment would, in effect, impose its decisions and its conduct of the hall upon the member­ ship of the Union. In essence, the hiring hall is the result of the joint action of the membership of a union in a particular industry. Surely the government does not have the right to elimin­ ate and to deprive an association of workers of the right to an essential institution in their self-government. If the workers are denied control of their hiring hall and are prohibited from making decisions with regard to its opera­ tion, they are deprived of the right to exercise control of their internal matters. The freedom of association and its results become illusory. If the government operates and maintains the hiring hall, irrespective of the action of the membership, it can eliminate and use it for purposes contrary to the wishes of the mem­ bership, and no other aspect of membership de­ cision-making would then remain inviolate. The next step would be for the government to make decisions, irrespective of membership decision, as regards terms of collective agreements, wages and conditions, management and direc­ tion, and indeed the entire administration of the Union. Freedom of association means the right of a group to make decisions for self-con­ trol. The decision-making should not come from an outside source. This would substitute government fiat for the exercise of democratic rights. It would im­ pose dictatorial control at the price of free trade unionism. It would destroy the principle of self-deter­ mination. As Baron Stowell, a British AttorneyGeneral of long ago stated: "a precedent em­ balms a principle." An integral part of the hiring hall system is the number of seamen seeking employment through this system under rules which they themselves have established. Historically, cer­ tain criteria have developed relevant to this matter. The Commissioner has distorted historical facts and accepted practices in an effort to make it appear that the officers, in their administra­ tion of the hiring hall have utilized it for sin­ ister or improper purposes. It is significant to note that the Commissioner has not leveled one charge regarding the improper payment of monies to an officer of the Union or to any per­ son to secure employment through the hiring SE4F4fiEm lOGrTrSPEfJAL SVPPLEMENT hall, since the record is completely devoid of any basis for such charge, but on the contrary has concentrated his attack on other aspects, further demonstrating his opposition to the Un­ ion interposing itself in the employee's rela­ tionship with the employer notwithstanding the fact that the Union is the collective bargain­ ing representative and is comprised of all the employees. In pursuing his objective, the Commissioner has condemned as improper the ratio of men registered at the hiring hall to jobs available in the industry. He has criticized, and improp­ erly so, the amount which newcomers are re­ quired to pay as their share for dues and'the fact that such new people entering the industry are required to wait a period of 18 months prior to becoming full book members of the Union. The record reveals that there are approxi­ mately 7,700 jobs available in the industry and that there are approximately 15,000 persons, including both probationary membfers (the newcomer) and full book members. This repre­ sents a ratio of a little less than two to one. The Commissioner condemns this and in doing so has blinded himself to the historical factors, the accepted authorities and facts relevant to this issue of the appropriate ratio in the mari­ time industry. The most recent pronouncement by one of the outstanding authorities in the maritime industry on this continent, Mr. George Home, Maritime Editor of the New York Times, was made on August 17, 1963 where he stated, in commenting upon the ratio of seamen to available jobs in the mari­ time industry in the United States, which is comparable if not identical with that of Canada: "The country'* entire total merchant marine hat about 50,000 job* in oil categories, and there are about 100,000 union member*." One of the most exhaustive surveys on this continent with respect to the maritime industry was last conducted in 1958 by the United States Department of Labor in cooperation with the Federal Maritime Board and the Maritime Ad­ ministration of the United States Department of Commerce. This survey is further historical evidence of the customs, practices and condi­ tions in the maritime industry. With respect to unlicensed seamen, the number available for employment and the incidence of employment, this survey found that 25% of the unlicensed seamen were not even considered industry-con­ nected, the definition of "industry-connected" beir^ that a seaman had to appear at least once during a six-month period within the one year period surveyed. The oil tanker industry operating tankers in the intercoastal and coastal trades between the United States and Canada maintains a ratio of at least two men available for every job. The foregoing does not even take into consideration the number of replacements necessary for illness, injury and the important factor that so many people seek employment in this industry for a few trips to satisfy their lore for the sea. The foregoing are accepted factors by any knowledgable person in the maritime industry. With respect to the Commissioner's criticism relative to the monies which probationary book members are required tq pay, his statement that the amount is altogether out of proportion to any services they are receiving is totally unwarranted and inserted clearly for prejudicial purposes. It is uncontested that the Union main­ tains substantial facilities for aU its members, both probationary and book. These premises provide facilities not only for the operation of the hiring halls, but of equal importance facili­ ties where the seamen can gather, be at ease and comfort, partake in recreational facilities, eat well and cheaply, utilize the facilities for their personal needs and comfort, in effect, using this headquarters as an ancillary home. It must be remembered that seamen by their calling are required to and are, in most in­ stances, far removed from their usual resi­ dences. Of equal importance, in addition to the requirement for the maintenance of these es­ tablishments, is that they have been paid for by the members throughout the years and that cer­ tainly any individual who utilize.s the.se facili­ ties must pay for his proportionate share. Once again in this area the Commissioner evidences his philosophy of dictating to union members as to what represents a fair and reasonable amount for dues, initiation fees and assessments. Ttige FUten He again does violence to the principle that it is the union members who determine the rules under which their society is to be regulated and the cost for maintaining their facilities. It is not the function of any Commissioner. It must further be pointed out that the amount re­ quired to be paid by these probationary mem­ bers is the sum of $240.00 which includes six months Union dues which all other members pay monthly, but that contained within this sum of $240.00 are amounts representing ^dl past assessments which have been paid by the members. This is only a demonstration and a proper one of equality; of requiring each mem­ ber to bear his proportionate share for the capitalization which was required for the con­ struction of the buildings and their mainte­ nance. Concerning the third area of the Com­ missioner's criticism, that there is no justifica­ tion for a probationary man having to wait 18 months before becoming a full book man, and that there are no differences in skills between the two classes, we again submit that the Com­ missioner is not cognizant of accepted, proven practices in the trade union movement and has deliberately concealed facts. As demonstrated before, and as a matter of common knowledge to anyone conversant with maritime, there are substantial groups of individuals who seek em­ ployment with the intent of never remaining in the industry. There are others who are not sure they want to remain in the industry but nevertheless, pending other opportunities, con­ tinue to sail. There are those who come into the industry for the deliberate purpose of sailing infrequently, occasionally to supplement their income. Similarly other industries, particularly construction, as well as other seasonal indus­ tries have a period of probationary time which an individual must fulfill before he is eligible for full book membership. The purpose is to ascertain whether or not a person intends to make that industry his regular and usual occu­ pation or whether he is just temporarily in the industry. It is fundamental that concerning is­ sues which are to affect the internal operation of the union, in all fairness, only those who in­ tend to remain in the industry should have the say. It would be ironic indeed, if not in viola­ tion of basic concepts of democracy, to permit an outsider who has no intention or desire to remain in the industry to vote upon and be in­ strumental in establishing rules under which those in the industry are to operate and control their organization. This rationale is not unique to the trade union movement. It is demonstrated in the most ad­ vanced societies. Certainly immigrants to Canada are not given the right to vote, yet they are required to pay their taxes which help maintain the government and the society. It is only when these immigrants demonstrate their intent after a period of time of residency, that they secure the right to vote and set the rules under which the citizens are to operate and control their government. The foregoing rationale is so fundamental, so easily recognized by any fair-minded person that ordinarily it would be difficult to conceive why the Commissioner in this matter did not perceive it and make it known. Another area in which the Commissioner manifests his antipathy toward legitimate at­ tempts by the union to promote the interests of the membership may be seen in certain of his comments regarding the welfare and vaca­ tion plans. As noted in the section on Finances, the Com­ missioner has tried very hard to convey the impression that there has been some impro­ priety in the administration of the funds of these plans, but has been unable to establish any case on the basis of the record. The Com­ missioner has therefore concentrated much of his attack on these plans by devoting himself to an effort to show that the purposes of the plans have been twisted to make them instruments by which the Union could unfairly interpose itself between the employer and the employee. With respect to the vacation plans specifically, the Commissioner has criticized the fact that Union members obtain their vacation monies from the Union. On the other hand, he has cited as examples of the proper administration of vacation plans, those plans under which vacation benefits are paid directly by the em­ ployer to the employee. Once again he refuses �wwM«Mtec SRtFJMEiia Ut€---^S^tAL SVF]^i^MSP^ to accept the natural ri^t oi the emidoyeee to protect themselves through their unioii. We have set forth before some of our comments as to the Commissioner's treatment of the subject of the welfare funds under our title Finances. The Commissioner's animus to the union inter­ posing itself in the relationship between _the employer and employees is again demonstrated in his criticism of the fact that the welfare fund is self-administered. It is not an insured plan, under which the employer has the highest degree of unilateral control over the benefits. It is he who retains the insurance company, makes the appropriate arrangements and re­ ceives the appropriate dividends, whereas under a self-funded plan it is the union and manage­ ment who, without the necessity for payment of certain commissions and fees, administer the plan, and any savings such as dividends re­ main in the fund. The significant factor is that the employee under the latter plan is not de­ pendent upon the employer for his benefits. This, to the Commissioner, is dependency by the member upon the union and therefore con­ trary to his thinking. Consequently, he con­ demns it. Pattern Bargaining The Commissioner has devoted a significant part of his Report to the collective bargaining history between the SIU and its contracted companies on the Great Lakes, and has made further comments relative to the economic position of the industry. In treating these sub­ jects, he has again manifested his lack of ob­ jectivity and his bias. He has failed to set forth salient facts which the public was entitled to know and, by doing so, has demonstrated hos­ tility to accepted trade union practices. His initial attack upon trade Unionism is contained in his treatment of what is commonly referred to as pattern bargaining. The Commissioner condemn-; the fact that a labor organization, in this instance, the SIU, first makes a contract with one employer and then other employers in the industry are requested to execute similar contracts. He concludes that this is improper because it precludes competition between em­ ployers and vests monopolistic power in the hands of union officials to be imposed upon the rest of an industry. The history of collective bargaining, not only in maritime, but other industries as well, demonsirates that the establishment of uniform wages and conditions of employment within any given industry best promotes the interests, not only of the workers in that industry, but of the industry itself and of the general pub­ lic as well. The principal of pattern bargaining has been accepted in almost every organized in­ dustry in the Western Hemisphere. With respect to the maritime industry spe­ cifically, it is necessary that uniform wages and working conditions be established in view of the nature of the industry wherein employees, both historically and of necessity, move from company to company, ship to ship, as con­ trasted with shore-side industries. "The regular and consistent practice has been, not only in maritime but even in short-side industries, for the union to negotiate with a segment of an industry or one of the larger employers in the industry, and after the terms of the agreement have been arrived at, similar agreements are then signed with the other employers. This is commonly referred to in industry relations as "pattern bargaining." There is nothing evil in this, there is nothing improper. On the contrary it is salutory. It assures the employees of con­ sistent and equal wages, working conditions and fringe benefits. It assures to the industry equal labor costs. It precludes any employer from having cost advantage over any other employer. The Commissioner has erroneously concluded that such bargaining leans to a monopoly, to the public detriment. History, however, in­ dicates the contrary, because such bargaining in assuring equal labour costs necessitates the exercise of an employer's ingenuity and initia­ tive leading to beneficial results to the em­ ployer and, most important, to the public. We can only submit that a measure of the Com­ missioner's criticism is his resorting to attacks upon -such accepted and proven bargaining pro­ cedures. The Commissioner again demonstrates his predisposition and bias against the SIU when ne ignores the facts and history relative to bargaining in this industry. Thn Commissioner attempts to have it appear that the SIU, as a matter of practice and procedure, first makes its collective bargaining agreement with Canada Steamship Lines (CSL) and then all other companies are required to observe and be bound by that pattern. This, the Commissioner says, is wrong. Implicit in his accusation is his condemnation of pattern bargaining. However, with respect to who has established the pattern in this industry throughout the years, the fact is that CSL has not been the pattern-maker for collective bargaining agreements, as the Commissioner attempts to have it appear. In such attempt is contained the innuendo that a consistent pattern between the same employer and union indicats a "deal." The history of collective bargaining in this industry, for the past ten years, is as follows: A. In 1953, agreement was first reached with the Association of Lake Carriers which consisted of approximately ten steamship companies including- Upper Lakes and CSL. B. In 1956 again it was the Association, then consisting of 15 companies, which first came to agreement with the Union. C. In 1958, at which time companies were no longer members of the above Associa­ tion, it was the Upper Lakes Shipping Company which first came to agree­ ment with the Union. D. In 1969, it was the Association again that first came to agreement with the Union. E. In 1962 it was the CSL which first came to agreement with the SIU. To summarize, in the last ten years there were five contracts applicable to the entire industry and in only the last agreement was the con­ tract first agreed to between the CSL and the Union. These facts are complete refutation of the Commissioner's conclusions and innuendos. In this same area of negotiations and bar­ gaining, the Commissioner expresses a strange philosophy,, concerning the negotiations be­ tween the SIU and Upper Lakes in early 1962 which led to the lockout by this company of some three hundred seamen. The Commissioner, setting himself up as the sole authority, concludes that the demands which the SIU presented to Upper Lakes were unreasonable and, therefore, the company was justified in turning to the CMU to man its ships. Contained in such conclusions is a philos­ ophy which ignores^the facts of industrial life and violates basic trade union practices and fair play. This is a philosophy which could only result in industrial warfare and instability. It is academic that in collective bargaining negotiations, both parties generally start at extreme ends. This is the fact whether we like it or not. In the course of bargaining, there is a gradual narrowing of the gap with an ulti­ mate resolution of the issues. The Commis­ sioner, however, has characterized the initial demands as "unreasonable" thus refusing to recognize the realities of industrial life. Even Mr. Leitch, the- present of Upper Lakes, ac­ knowledged in his testimony that the foregoing was accepted practice and procedure. Never­ theless the Commissioner concludes" that the initial demands made on Upper Lakes in 1962 were "unreasonable" and then uses that premise to justify the disgraceful conduct thereafter en­ gaged in by Upper Lakes, CBRT, CLC and its puppet, CMU. Under the Commissioner's rationale, the existence of what he considers to, be unreason­ able demands justifies employers to make prepa­ rations to bring another union in to supplant the established collective bargaining represen­ tative, notwithstanding the fact that such new organization does not represent the employees. That is normally referred to in trade union parlance as a "sweetheart agreement." The implementation of this philosophy would be contrary to trade union practices, and would create industrial instability. The Commissioner, recognizing the fact that it would be impossible to make any finding which would indicate that the SIU and- its ofiicers were not responsible for substantial improvements in ,the wages, hours and work­ un ing condHkma of the Canadian seamen^ovec the .past decade, concedes that there -was at least a semblance of success in that area. However, intent upon deprecating the SIU and its officers, the Gommissdoner instead at­ tempts to have it appear that the industry has suffered. He finds that the shipping in­ dustry is in a "parlous" condition and has need' ed and received government and legislative as­ sistance. From that he implies that the SIU is responsible and must be removed or de­ stroyed. The Commissioner in this instance is setting the test: damage to the industry re­ quires destruction of the union. Conversely, using his reasoning, growth and stability of the _ industry calls for the preservation and en­ couragement of the Union. Let's look at the record: GROWTH AND PRESENT STATUS OF CANADIAN GREAT LAKES FLEET The gross tonnage of Canadian Shipping, Canallers and Upper Lakers, on the Great Lakes has risen from 721,139 tons in 1952 to 1,063,593 tons in 1963. NUMBERS Upper Canallmrt taken t952.. 176 64 t953.. 176 72 1954., 176 74 1955.. 76 1956.. IS9 76 1957.. 194 76 1959. 193 7B 1959.. 193 80 — — I960.. — — 1961.. — — 1967.. — 1963.. — SOURCE: Tolat 240 34$ 230 257 265 270 271 273 261 244 2T7 208 GROSS TONNAGE Upper CanaUen taken 341,139 380,000 340.079 449,329 347,730 479,326 353,504 502.123 371,901 595,787 384,123 505,787 382,538 520,278 383,062 542,587 — — — — — — — Total 721,139 789.498 822.056 855,637 P'7 688 • -910 VJ2.SI6 925,649 927,748 967,731 1,017,389 1,063,593 Canadian Marilim* Commiision Report*. It is unquestioned that since the opening of the Seaway there has been a substantial de­ crease in the need for Canallers and a greater need for Upper Lakers. It is for that reason that the number of vessels has decreased, with the Canallers being disposed of and Upper Lakers, with greater carrying capacity, being increased. According to the reports of an employers as­ sociation of Great Lakes carriers, known as "The Lake Carriers Association," the following has occurred: A. From 1945 to 1961 the carrying capacity of Canadian shipping on the Great Lakes has increased 194%. B. In 1961 Canadian shipping companies ac­ counted for 18.8% of the 154,200,000 tons of bulk materials carried on the Great Lakes, This percentage was up from 17% in 1960 and 15.1% in 1957. A noted authority in this field, Kenneth F. White, commenting on the above statistics in the Wall Street Journal on July 20,1962, stated: "from all indications the share (referring to bulk materials carried by Canadian shipping companies) is likely to continue rising." In substance, his projection is for increased pros­ perity for Canadian shipping on the Great Lakes. OPERATING SUBSIDIES The Commissioner's inference that in the operation of ships it has been necessary to ex­ tend government assistance is not in accord­ ance with the facts. The annual reports to Parliament by the Canadian Maritime Commission reflect that operating subsidies are substantially confined to ferry operations. The subsidized services are generally maintained by railway companies, the Department of Transport, and various municipalities. In 1963, there are 32 subsidized services. Only 3 of these services are main­ tained by SIU contracted Companies. Of a total subsidy payment amounting to $8,264,740.00 for the current year, the participation by SIU con­ tracted companies amounted to less than 6% of the total. The substantial portion of the total amount is given to railway companies which are under contract to the CBRT. Following is a chart for the period 1958''1963, prepared from the Canadian Maritime Cornmission's annual reports, showing the amounts of subsidies paid to various steamship opera­ tions: �^ : » ;i ¥>1 rfiliftaitir ti; tm SEAfUkiks Pafc tteiMitef SUBSIDIZED STEAMSHIP SERVICES mBWROVINCIAL SEKVICBS jRETWEENf 1958 1959 I960 I96I 1962 1963 Ooobac, Princa EJwonS klaiid o«d Nova Scotia.. 174;«00 174AIOO 174000 174400 298400 298400 Nova Scolia and Peine* Edward Idand 175,800 535,748 558,784 557,523.99 560429 617,000 33,000 33JOOO 33000 33,000 38400 38,000 JW.S50 77,393 67,500 62,500 86;250 27400 BOAWO 97,305 72,000 72400 72,000 72,000 6467 30,000 23,000 — — — — 42,500 42,500 400,000 ..... Nova Scotia and N*w Bruntwick Prineo Edwond Itlaod and Newfevndland. Qoakoc and Neva Seeda s, — - PriiM* Edward Icland and Quebec •— nOVINCIAl SERVICES Brillih Columbia .. ... 331,567 257,166 277,736 282,500 388,000 New Brunewick TU--.. ... 103dOO 103^90 104.600 104,600 104,600 107,450 . ... 2,740,997 8,990,878 3,707,654 4469,002 4,830,178 4,901,988 215,900 194,944 196,900 184,900 180,250 Newfoundland Quebec TOTAL - . ... 197485.54 140,822 142500 164,000 183,134 180,352 1,055,500 1,12^350 1,225,200 1,080,200 1,196,145 1,376700 5,109,486 5,728,884 6481,374 6,793,236.03 8,014,336 8,264740 153,557.50 SOURCE: Canadian Maritim* Commiition Report!. PERCENTAGE OF CANADIAN GREAT LAKES SHIPPING OPERATED BY UPPER LAKES LTD. AND SUBSIDIAIHES The dispute between Upper Lakes Shipping Ltd. and the Seafarers International Union of Canada has been portrayed by the Commis­ sioner as a dispute of major proportions, a dis­ pute placing in extreme jeopardy the Great Lakes commerce of Canada—a dispute which could adversely affect the economy of Canada, and damage the national interest. In reality the dispute affects only the private profit of a U.S.-dominated corporate enterprise and does not, to any appreciable degree, ad­ versely affect the carriage of Canadian com­ merce. The Upper Lakes Ltd. fleet with its wholly owned subsidiaries represents a mere 15% of the Canadian flag gross tonnage avail­ able for service on the Great Lakes. Shown below is the total gross tonnage of Upper Lakes Shipping Ltd. and subsidiary com­ pany vessels affected by this dispute, as ob­ tained from Lloyds Shipping Register, 1963-64. In comparison is shown the available Great Lakes Canadian gross tonnage, as reported in 19^ by the Canadian Maritime Commission: The foregoing is the record. It exposes this Commissioner and is imcon trover ted evidence of the SIU's charge that this Commissioner, at the very outset of the hearing, had a pre-disposition, bias and animus against the SIU, by reason of whkh he should have disqualified himself. Labor Alliances A favourite technique employed by the Com­ missioner, in his campaign of vilification of the SIU, is that of creating straw men and then attempting to place responsibility for the crea­ tion of these straw men upon those whom he wishes to destroy—the SIU and its officers. Such a technique the Commissioner employs in his comments relative to his allegations of an alliance or possible alliance between the SIU, the Teamsters Union and the International Longshoremen's Association. Such a combina­ tion, the Commissioner charges, is a "con­ stantly r^urring theme with Banks and in­ dicates his dream of power." Moreover, the Commissioner asserts, the possibility of such a combination should concern all the people of Canada "in view of the situation in the United States with regard to the Teamsters and the ILA." UPPER LAKES SHIPPING IW. AND SUBSHHAHieS Ship Douglo! Houghton Frank A. Sherman Gordon C. Uitch Howard L. Show :.. . . Hilda Marjanna . Jomet B. Eadt Jamo! Norrit John Erictton I. A. M(Cot«)u«dale .... Mounalca 11 ... .'. Northern Venture '. R. 8. Angu! ....r*.... Red Wing .. Seoway Queen .. .... ................ Victoriou! IMieot King Ibtol Upper loket Oreti Tonnage Total Great Lake! Trade Canadian GroM-Tonniage Fercentoge Reprctentcd Jby Upper Lake! Shipping Ltd .> Grot! Tonnagm S,I07 15,157 12,460 4,769 16,628 3,865 12,464 3,650 4,537 4,678 16,628 ~ 11,816 17,813 . 16,053 4,676 12,339 162,640 1,063,593 15% The above statistics conclusively demonstrate that the Canadian shipping industry is not in a "parlous" condition but instead is prospering and the projection is for continuing prosperity. The foregoing figures illustrate conclusively the Commissioner's distortion of the facts. The gen­ eral public should be made aware that the in­ dustry is in a healthy condition. The Commissioner also takes exception to the fact that on two occasions in the last ten years, when brief strikes were necessary in order for the seamen to receive fair earnings, the Union, instead of striking all the employers, merely struck one or two of the companies. This the Commissioner condemns and attempts to place the Union upon the horns of a dilemma. Tlie Union is criticized for not striking all the com­ panies. Had the Union struck all tee companies, it would have been castigated for being irre­ sponsible. The fact remains that it is the SIU which demonstrated responsibility. It followed a time-honoured trade union procedure of, on tee one hand, seeking, to secure the legitirnate objectives of its members,, and on the other .limiting the. instability . which, of .necessity, flbws from a strikei . ..r , .. The simple fact is, of course, that there is no basis for the Commissioner's allegation of a possible combination, of the SIU, Teamsters and ILA. This is another "straw man," created by the Commissioner in an attempt to force, through utilization of the "scare" technique, action against that which he wishes to destroy —the SIU which, the Commissioner would like us to believe, is responsible for this "terrifying" possibility. The Commissioner has seen fit to introduce in this section of his Report the factor of the relationship between various unions in the United States. The fact is, and there is no question as to the-record on this, that the SIU has been among the leaders in the fight against the HofIa union, and that it was the SIU, in fact, which kept Hoffa off the Great Lakes, when he attempted to move into this area, by decisively defeating him in his attempt to represent the seamen of a major Great Lakes shipping company. The SIU's record with respect to Hoflfa in Puerto Rico, in Chicago and elsewhere is so firmly established that it needs no additional comment here. The Commissioner has seen fit to question the sincerity of the SIUNA Presi­ dent in this respect, but the record speaks for itself. With re.spect to the ILA, also, ther? is no sub­ stance to the Commissioner's allegation. The fact is that the ILA, as a member in good stand­ ing of both the AFL-CIO and the CLC, has resisted efforts by Hoffa aimed at increasing his powers of control in various areas of trans­ portation. The instrument which Hoffa had hoped to utilize for this purpose was the so-called Na­ tional Conference on Transportation Unity. But while the idea of thus proposed cornbine of un­ ions in the . transportation field has been staunchly supported by the National Maritime Union, it .has failed, of fruition due to tee re-, fusal .of both the SIU and ILA. to join or sup^ port such an alliance. The Commission, in this section of his Report, refers to a "situation" be­ tween the Teamsters and ILA in the States. There is no "situation." This is another "straw man." . >Vf Reference may also be made here to the fact that testimony adduced during the hearings showed that both the Steelworkers Union and the National Maritime Union contributed mon­ ies toward the CMU and participated in meet­ ings relative to assistance for the CMU whose creation, as already noted, arose out of the Upper Lakes-CLC-CBRT conspiracy. The possible effects on Great Lakes shipping of such a powerful combine as could be effec­ tuated by the Steelworkers, NMU, CLC, CBRT and the puppet CMU—particularly when lead­ ers of some of these unions have demonstrated their; irresponsibility by virtue of their roles in the Seaway boycott—has not been weighed by the Commissioner, certainly a sin of omis­ sion if not the clear application of double stand­ ards. • ' Summary In a section entitled "Conclusions" the Com­ missioner makes certain observations and state­ ments relative to issues raised during the hear­ ings and based on material set forth in the previous sections of his Report. We submit that, because of bias and predis­ position, and through use of inference, allega­ tion and innuendo, the Commissioner has ar­ rived at conclusions which are not based on fact and which cannot be substantiated by the rec­ ord, and that the premises on which the Commissioner has based his conclusions have been refuted in the previous sections of this document. We submit also that, on the basis of the ma­ terial we have set forth, the following conclu­ sions are warranted: 1. The real and only issue to be dealt with is the contractual issue between the SIU of Canada and Upper Lakes Shipping Ltd. This company, as the testimony adduced at the hear­ ings clearly shows, has been engaged in an effort to oust the SIU as the representative of its crewmembers almost from the moment it signed its first SIU agreement in 1951. In 196162 this effort by the company reached a climax when it arbitrarily broke its contractual rela­ tionship with the SIU in the midst of concilia­ tion proceedings, and signed a contract with the CMU. The SIU now has a court action pend­ ing to declare this CMU contract illegal. Ths action by the company has resulted in the lockout of some 300 SIU members from the Upper Lakes fleet and their replacement by the scab crews recruited by Sheehan during the winter lay-up, while the conciliation pro­ ceedings were in progress. This is the "real" issue—the issue the Commissioner has attempt­ ed to relegate to the background. 2. In the hearings which arose out of this issue, and the Report which emanated from them, the Commissioner displayed bias, pre­ disposition, and a flagrant disregard for the basic tenets of fair play and natural justice. 3. The Commissioner created a virtually unparalled case in which he found credible almost without exception, each and every one of the witnesses who testified against the SIU, and conversely discredited virtually all those who testified favourably toward the SIU. 4. With respect to his conclusions regarding the handling of finances of the Union, it is clear that the Commissioner has relied in sub­ stance on the testimony of Michael Sheehan, a self-confessed liar. 5. With respect further to the handling of Union finances, and the many allegations made thereto, the Commissioner has been unable to cite a single instance of illegality or violation of the Union constitution, and thus has been obliged to resort to inferences to suggest that Union funds have been used for improper pur­ poses or expended in "unreasonable" amounts. In all of these instances he seeks to impose his own criteria on those of the union membership. 6.. With respect to vacation and welfare funds,. the Commissioner, was again unable to '•V. f [ 1 �SEAFARERS MX^PECI'AL SVPPLEMENT find an iota of evidence in the record to support even an inference of misappropriation or diver­ sion of any these funds. Instead, he has had to resort to deprecating the plans themselves and the manner in which they were adminis­ tered, again substituting his judgments and opinions for those of the Union members. 7. With respect to the question of violence, the Commissioner has grossly violated basic concepts of judicial propriety and fair play by permitting into evidence prejudicial testimony having no causal relationship to the SIU, and then attributing responsibility, in his conclu­ sions, to the Union and its officers. h 8. The Commissioner improperly refused SIU counsel the opportunity to examine com­ pany records relative to the payment of hun­ dreds of thousands of dollars to private detec­ tives, despite the fact that incidences of assault and property damage occurred almost exclu­ sively during the period when the bulk of this money was being spent. 9. The terms of reference pertaining to the Maritime Appeals Board, voluntarily estab­ lished by the SIU, together with a statement as to the principles of the Union and the rights of its members, constitute a total refutation of the Commissioner's contention that the Mari­ time Appeals Board is ineffectual. 10. The Commissioner's comments with re­ spect to the SIU's internal operations, and his application to the Union constitution and the implementation thereof of such terms as "rig­ marole," "facades for democracy" and "traves­ ties of justice," reveal his basic disdain for the ability of free men to govern themselves and promulgate their own rules for their own con­ duct, and are made solely to set the stage for the Commissioner's arbitrary and dictatorial recommendations. COMMISSIONER'S RECOMMENDATIONS "No matter how firmly it may be guaranteed, freedom of association may nevertheless be endangered if governments can, under pretext of 'public policy,' forbid the formation of or­ ganisations, control their activities or order their dissolution." Freedom of Association International Labour Office Geneva, 1959—page 112 Canada is a member of the International La­ bour Organisation, therefore it is interesting to examine the recommendations of the Com­ missioner in the light of the principles enunci­ ated by that body. In particular, the reader should keep in mind Article 3 of the Conven­ tion regarding the Freedom of Association adopted on July 9, 1948 which reads as follows: "I. Workeri' and employers' organizations shall have the right to draw up their constitutions and rules, to elect their representatives in full freedom, to organize their admin­ istration and activities and to formulate their programmes. 2. The public authorities shall refrain from any interference which would restrict this right or impede the lawful exer­ cise thereof." The recommendations of the Commissioner are a natural consequence of the manner in which he conducted the Inquiry and the tech­ niques employed by him in the presentation of his Report. He has attempted to build upon a base of a pretended emergency and an al­ leged state of lawlessness. The proposals are so alien to our system of government that, even if the emergency situation existed, which it does not, it would be unthinkable to carry into effect the substance of his main recommendations. m-. I • •' m'J The Commissioner's principal proposal is that the government set up a trusteeship to govern the maritime unions. The trustees are, according to the Commissioner, to be given the widest powers. As he put it: "... the trustees should not be fettered in any way in their de­ cisions." They are to perform all the functions normally carried out by the elected officials; they are to make all the decisions normally made by the membership; they are to be the arbitrary rulers of an association of workers. The Commissioner would like to see the trusteed take over all the assets of our Union, and to dismiss our officers. What is the significaace of these proposals? It is basic to our democratic system that any group of persons acting together has the right to determine who amongst them will be tha officers charged with carrying out their deci­ sions. The right to self-determination is illusory if this is taken away. The decision of the mem­ bership or the association with regard to who shall be its officers should not be interfered with, although it may displease the Commis­ sioner and/or the government authorities. The members of this Union have elected their of­ ficials; they have through the years accumu­ lated assets which they enjoy and which are administered through the elected officials. They have the right to decide what are to be the conditions of work which are to be sought and, if necessary, to strike or take other economic action in pursuit of their demands. They have the right to operate the hiring halls which they have supported and built up and the regulation of which they have determined. What right has the government to usurp our decision-making powers, to replace the voice of the worker by the rule of the trustee? The maritime workers, or any other workers, are not so stupid as to be unable to make their own decisions with reMrd to the persons they de­ cide to have in office, the conditions of work in their collective agreements, and the manage­ ment of their own affairs. To impose trustees is to disregard the right to self-determination of a group of workers. It carries with it the denial of self-expression. Most dangerous of aT, it is based upon a contempt for the ability of the members of the Union to make proper decisions. In effect, the government is asked to say "we cannot trust you to decide what is best for your advancement. We have no faith in your ability to govern yourselves; we know what is best for you, and you will do as we say whether you like it or not." In a democratic society, the people's decisions with regard to its leaders, with regard to its assets, must be respected. It is absurd to think that the very same group of people who are deemed too stupid to elect proper union offi'cials, are nonetheless considered fit to elect their Members of Parliament. It is beyond com­ prehension that the very people who were elected to the Parliament of Canada are now being asked to decide that part of the elec­ torate which put them into office is incapable of making proper decisions with regard to the management of their trade union. It is the height of folly to say that although we can entrust the union man with the responsibility of electing leaders to manage the affairs of the nation, we cannot allow him the right to de­ termine the manner in which his trade union is to be managed. It is important to note that the Commissioner nowhere suggests that the officials of the union are holding office illegally or that they do not have the support of the membership; what he is saying, in effect, is that he doesn't like the officials of the union, that he does not approve of the decision of the membership reflected in the vote. He pro­ poses to annul the will of the sailor and to impose upon him the rule of a trustee. Free­ dom of association is meaningless if the .actions carried out by associations of workers must meet with the approval of the government or its officials. If the decisions of the members are annulled, and are replaced by those of the government, then we have nothing less than a totalitarian rule. Where are the liberties of any'group of persons, of any type of associa­ tion, if they cannot be secure in the knowledge that their decisions for self-control will be respected by the authorities? One of the items in the recommendations is that the trustees "take all steps possible to bring about integration of the unions under a trusteeship." In this suggestion we have the seeds of a system where differences of opinions are discouraged or even disallowed, where per­ sons who have decided to be associated together are being told that they should associate with another group or that they should disband their particular organization. The Commission­ er could not ignore that there are instances where we are before the courts in actions against the other maritime unions. That we are in competition with the other maritime unions. What he is suggesting is that the same persons who are to look after the interest of our competitor, of the persons out to destroy us, should be entrusted to look after our own interest and welfare. We -know very well, la view of the tenor of his Report, and the mani ner in which he conducted the Inquiry,- that this is but a guise to destroy the SIU and to sell out its membership and its assets to those who have attacked it and sought its destruction. The undemocratic nature of the recommenda­ tions is best illustrated by the words of the Commissioner found on pages 305 and 306 of the Report, when with regard to the trustees, he states: "i (uggait thai lh« chairman thould b« a parton with wld* Ugal axparianca and that an affort b* mad* to hava a* a m*mb*r of th* Board on •eenomltt with ipaclal knowUdga of lobdur probUmi. Tho third m*mb*r of th* Board could vary wall ba a parson with axparianca in transport. Tha trustaas should hava tha widast powars. Among othara, thes* should Include the power: (a) to take over all the assets of tha unions and of all holding companies and building companies in tha nomas of which any such assets are vested, and th* assets used by welfare plans of tha unions; (b) to Investigate tha financial affairs of th* unions includ­ ing their bonk accounts; (c) to provide for tha operation of tha unions in such man­ ner OS they consider in tha bast interests of tha seaman and tha public; (d) to dismiss officers and amployaat of tha union and to appoint others. In this connection, in view of my conclusions In this Report, tha President and other senior officers of tho SIU of Canada, including the present administrator of tho SIU Welfqre Plan should not be continued in office or em­ ployment in the union; (a) to effect proper economies in the operation of tho unions." This is the clearest expression of contempt for the seamen. Three outsiders are to decide what is best for them and these three are not subject to the seamen's control. Where there is "unfettered control" and "widest powers", there is absolute dictatorship. To the extent that the government is asked to impose a trusteeship on a union—^to that extent it is asked to impose a dictatorship on the nation. The formation of new maritime unions, the Commissioner suggests, should be prohibited. Another blow at the freedom of association— another violation of basic principles. If the government can do this to seamen, it can pre­ vent the forrnation of new political groups, commercial associations and cultural bodies. It can, for all effective purposes, make a sham of our fundamental liberties. It would make a mockery of the provisions of our Bill of Rights which guarantee "the freedom of assembly and association." The officials of this union have committed no offense. They have done no act which would exclude them, in law, from holding office in this union. The members of this union have committed no crime. They have done no act which renders them liable to having taken away from them their elected officials, their Union assets, the control of their own affairs. It has been, we thought, a cherished principle in our system of law that no punishment shall be inflicted where there is no offense committed. This prin­ ciple, if it applies, applies to all persons living in this country and to all institutions operating within its boundaries. If it does not apply to all, it applies to none. The punishment is proposed to be inflicted on the members by taking away their rights of self determination, by annulling their deci­ sions where they elected their officials, by taking over their buildings and assets accumu­ lated through the years, by destroying their constitution, by taking out of their hands the administration of affairs until now conducted by them, by attempting to drown them and destroy their identity through the pretense of amalgamation with the enemies sworn to destroy them. What have we done to deserve this punishment? Nothing. What law have we broken? None. With what offense, have we been charged? None. There is no justification to in­ flict this punishment upon us. It can be done only by violating fundamental principles of justice. In a society where the end justifies the means, the anxiety of a Commissioner to rid himself of a group he does not like, is motive enough for violating the traditional liberties of an in- �;-.Ai«"^", rSKiFAMBItS l/OQi-^^EaAii mEPUOtm/T < cMrndtul, and dwr^arding caMntial prmeiples of~a democratic i^stem. Ours is not a sodetjr where the end justifies, the means, and we cwnot stand by where our liberties are thrown to the winds and the concepts whereby a so­ ciety.-of free men is governed are abandoned The Commissioner's recommendation with re­ gard to the hiring hall sets out clearly his dis­ criminatory attitude towards the SIU. The Com­ missioner states that the provisions ot the Can­ ada Shipping Act are anachronistic as regards the hiring hall and should be changed. In spite of this, he recommends that as far as the SIU is concerned the provisions prohibiting the operation of the hiring hall should be rigidly enforced. It seems that any way of attacking the SIU is justified in the eyes of the Com­ missioner, even the rigid enforcement of bad laws which he himself recommends should be changed. Under the heading "Legislation" the Com­ missioner has attempted to give to his recom­ mendations the colour of constitutionality, part­ ly by alleging that it is an emergency measure. Of course his characterization of -"emergency" is a facile way of attempting to justify recom­ mendations which may not fall within the com­ petency of Parliament, and which, in any case, eliminate the very liberties which Parliament has seen fit to guarantee. The Canadian Bill of Rights, in the very first paragraph, states that the "Canadian nation is founded upon principles that acknowledge . . . a society of free men and free institutions... Section 1 of jtke Acts reads; "I. It h hereby recoBnnetl end declared that In Canada there hove existed end shall continue to exist without dis­ crimination by reason of roce, national origin, colour, re­ ligion or sex, the follewing human rights and fundcunentol freedoms, namely: (o) the right of the individual to life, liberty, security of the person and onjoyment of property, and the right not to be deprived thereof except by due process of low; (b) the right of the individual to equality before the low ond the prelection of the low; equality M man can be punished (mly for a breach of the law and nothing else. The Commissioner, in his Report, has adopted techniques and has made findings with regard to matters which are be­ fore the courts and which it is the court's duty to decide. He has attempted to deprive us of our day in court. He has proposed imusual treat­ ment with regard to our organization, singling us put for special and discriminatory considera­ tion. The Commissioner has disregarded the Rule of Law and is asking Parliament to do the same in that: a. he is suggesting^ unusual treatment by proposing that we be punished when we have not breached the law: h. he has asked Parliament to remove, the questions affecting the rights of our union and our officials from the juris­ diction of the ordinary tribunals. In a^ tempting to remove the adjucation OT our rights frmn the courts, he is deny. ing us equality before the law. In a government of law, not of men, the vio­ lation of basic principles and fundamental lib­ erties with regard to any individual or asso­ ciation of persons affects the whole country. No matter how much displeasure an associa­ tion or individual may incur in the mind of a Commissioner or a government, the subjuga­ tion of the individual or association by means of "special discriminatory" legislation is far more abhorrent than the alleged wrong sought to he corrected. It is a confession that the gov­ ernment or the Commissioner has no trust or faith in the ordinary laws and ordinary courts of the land. Individuals and associations come and go. To abrogate fundamental liberties for the purpose of controlling an association, in 4his case a trade union, and to suspend basic principles is to undermine the way of life a democratic system is obligated to preserve. CONCLUSIONS (c) freedom of ossembly and ossociotion;" It is ironical that the Commissioner has pro­ posed to a Parliament the adoption of a law which would sweep away so many of the guar­ antees which were reduced to writing but three years ago. The recommendation prohibiting one union from representing both licensed and unlicensed personnel is another clear violation of the in­ dividual's right to associate with whomever he pleases. It is evidently based on the Commis­ sioner's fear that a union will become powerful and be in a position of strength when dealing with an employer. In effect, the Commissioner is telling Parliament and the ship owners that with respect to trade unions the best way to handle them and control them is to divide and conquer. The guarantee of freedom of associa­ tion becomes illusory if this recommendation is put ihto effect. The Commissioner recommends that consid. f?ration he given to prosecuting certain officials of this Union. In a sense, he has already acted as a prosecutor zealous in attempting to obtain conviction. He recommends that counsel he api pointed to examine the feasibility of pressing ' charges. However, we suggest that he is more than overzealous when he recommends that certain officials should he charged with having committed offenses under Sections 409-411 of the Criminal Code. The last two. Sections were • repealed in 1960 and the first does not set out s an offense. Perhaps the Commissioner is sug­ gesting that they he reenacted to apply only < to the officials of the SIU. I .. In his Report, the Comtnissioner writes about . respect for the "Rule of Law." We cannot help but point out that the recommendations and the attitude of the Commissioner adopted in the Report disregard the Rule of Law. -1 . • • - ' . ' If any person has committed an offense against the law, it is his basic and inalienable right to he judged before a court of law where he is protected by the procedures developed over the years, and where he has his day in court, where he has knowledge, of the charges On July 17, 1962, Commissioner Norris was named by the then Minister of Labour to con­ duct an industrial Inquiry into the circum­ stances leading to the disruption of shipping in the Great Lakes system; into the activities of employee organizations involved in Great Lakes shipping, and into the relationship between these employee organizations and the employ­ ers. The Norris hearings were conducted from August 7, 1962 through March 15, 1963, and on July 15, 1963, the Commissioner submitted his Report. , The Commissioner's actions throughout the hearings, coupled with the views and attitudes expressed in his Report, make it clear to any dispassionate and objective observer that the Commissioner perverted the purpose of the In­ quiry he was assigned to conduct,.,and that, rather than attempt a fair appraisal and im­ partial evaluation of the industrial dispute which should have been the major area of con­ sideration, he instead relegated this industrial dispute to an insignificant position and utilized both the hearings and his Report as platforms from which to launch an attack upon the Sea­ farers International Union of Canada and its officers, and as forums in which to express his pre-conceived attitudes and opinions concern^ ing riot only the SIU, hut the trade union move­ ment and the institutions of our democratic society as well. Certainly,' the one fact that emerges with clarity is the fact of the Commissioner's deeprooted and fundamental hostility to basic con­ cepts of democracy which the people of Canada have adopted not only in their trade union or­ ganizations hut in their political and social structures as well. The opinions and attitudes which this Com­ missioner has expressed concerning the opera­ tion of democratic procedures—views directed specifically toward the SIU hut applied inferentially to broader areas — could come only from a mari with an unyielding antipathy to basic concepts of democracy and a deep-seated disdain for the ability of men to govern them­ selves in their own way. »•;, rT7^---•;'*•. PacrrNtecteea Certainly:, one can reach no other conclusioa when one ccmsidera not only tiie ccmunents in tiie Conunissioxier's Report, but the very lan­ guage of the Report and the sneering and con­ temptuous manner in which he has treated every apparatus and procedure instituted and implemented by the members of the SIU to as­ sure the operation of their Union in accordance with the same democratic concepts they have embraced in the political and other institutions of their society. Thus, as noted in the sections of this docu­ ment relative to the internal operations of the SIU, the Commissioner has time and again, expressed his fundamental distrust and disdain for self-government by the people. The SIU's membership meetings, this Commissioner caus­ tically comments, are merely "facades" of de­ mocracy. The SIU's trial procedures are "trav­ esties of justice," and the SIU constitution, the cornerstone upon which the Union structure rests, is merely a "rigmarole" designed to con­ fuse the members. It is true, the Commissioner concedes, that "the vote was overwhelmingly in favor of the constitution. But." the Com­ missioner goes on, "it would appear doubtful that the ordinary seamen fullv appreciated the -effect of the provisions of the constitution." Similariv. the Commissioner, in another sec­ tion of his Renort, contends that unlicensed per­ sonnel on +ho Great had no right to be represented hv the SIU, even though these men ^.Trprwhelmingly chose renresentation by the STU in an election conducted by an agency of thp Canadian government—^an election in which fhe conduct of the voting and the valid­ ity of the results were never questioned. In this manner, and bv the expression of such viewnoints. the Commissioner sets the stage for the contention later embodied in his recommendations — the contention that men have neither +he rifht nor the abili+v to ex­ press their will, to decide bv themselves what is best for themselves, and that therefore deci.•sions must be made for them and imnnsed upon them bv some superior intellect or authority. The nature of the Commis'^inner'c attack UPon the- internal onerations of the STU is in­ dicative not only of his inherent distrust of democratie nrocesses and disdain for the intelhVence of the rank-and-file. It is indicative also of the manner in which this Commissioner has twisted and perverted virtually everv legiti­ mate and accepted trade union practice, on which he has commented, in an attempt to make it annear that such a practice has been perverted for some ulterior or sinister end. Thus, in the Commissioner's peculiar view, the fact that the SIU—^like many other labor, political and social entities—reouires a proba­ tionary period before full franchise is allowed, becomes merekr an "instrument of control" for the union's officers, despite the many valid reasons for the exi'*tence of such a system which have earlier been cited in this docu­ ment. Similarlv. the winning of welfare benefits from the shin owners, another legitirnate nurpose of a trade union, becomes, in this Com­ missioner's estimation, merely another tool by which the STU president can enhance his adula­ tion by bestowing "largesse" upon the mem­ bership. The provision of membership facilities—meet­ ing facilities, recreational facilities, and others —is condemned as another techniaue for the SIU officers to increase their "nrestige," while, on the other hand, unions which do not provide similar necessary facilities are praised for their frugality and their prudent investments in gov­ ernment securities. Similar condemnation, in which the Commis­ sioner perverts legitimate and traditional trade union purposes, in an attempt to make it appear that these have some sinister end, are apparent in his opinions relative to SIU activities in the economic sphere. Thus, in this Commissioner's view, the fact that the SIU has pursued accepted practices of pattern bargaining,, is to he condemned as hav­ ing an ulterior purpose, despite the valid rea­ sons for the pursuit of such a policy which have already been pointed out. ^•m ' V' �mm - •a-'is- , VXV--. t'»"4> ^ •'.U'.'i SEAFARERS tOG^PEChAh SVPPLEMENT -f'.' Pase Twenty Similarly, an attempt by the union to increas* ob opportunities for its members is castigated >y the Commissioner as, in essence, another "deal," although the instance the Commissioner cites, relative to the deep sea vessel, the MV Eskimo shows only that the union was attempt­ ing to increase job opportunities for its mem­ bers in a trade in which there are virtually no job opportunities for Canadian seamen. { In all of his expressions, relative to activities of the Union in the economic sphere, the Com­ missioner manifests the true nature of his feel­ ings by the position he takes with respect to relations between the union and management. Thus, contract demands made by the SIU upon the Upper Lakes Company are branded as "arbitrary" and "discriminatory" without any reference to the counter-proposals niade by this company or to the fact that the gap be­ tween proposals and counter-proposals is tradi­ tionally narrowed in collective bargaining. Similarly, the Commissioner notes that Up­ per Lakes was "required" to employ private detectives to "protect its investment" without reference to the right of employees to protect their vested interests in their jobs or to the fact that historically private detectives have been used by employers to constitute private armies for the purpose of enabling these em­ ployers to resist and oppose the legitimate aims and aspirations of their employees. fe'. On page 299 of his Report, this Commissioner says: Certainly such views ignore or repudiate basic concepts of econoipic democracy, which recognize that bothr labour and management have the right to vie with each other freely, and without coercion, within the structure of our free society, and could have come only from a man deeply and basically opposed to the concepts of democracy whether in the political, economic or other spheres—a man whose disdain for the members of a democratic society is so graphically illustrated by his rec­ ommendations that decisions must be made for them and authority imposed upon them from the top—a recommendation made on the heels of the Commissioner's contention that the SIU president is a "strong man" intent only upon maintaining iron-fisted control over the union members. - "II it III* Rill*^mlnd*cl man In our mMtt who or* ihoti lo bo faorad—nol only Hiota In labour who hova baan ao badly brainwathad, bul paopla In induilry and labour, powarful bul liltla-mlndad navarthalaia—who ara willing lo compromlto princlplai and lo turrandar lha fulura for a praiani gain, ragardlau of lha walfara of othara and ragardlati of Iho whirlwind of notional calodropho which could follow riio wind thay hova town." We submit that the Commissioner, who, for the ostensible purpose of resolving a single industrial dispute which, at the most. Involves only a negligible percentage of Canadian ship­ ping, would strike at the very foundations of our democratic institutions, would abridge the basic rights and personal liberties of the work­ ing people of Canada, and impose upon them dictatorial and authoritarian control—this Com­ missioner would "surrender the future for a present gain, regardless of the welfare, of others." We submit that the acceptance of such pro­ posals, as this Commissioner has made, would reap the "whirlwind of national catastrophe." We submit that the author of such proposals, which must of necessity be so unacceptable to the people of Canada is the "little-minded man" —the little-minded man who, as this Commis­ sioner himself points out, is "most to be feared." Democracy is, at best, an^r imperfect system which leaves the door open to abuses. But it is preferable to the system which this Com­ missioner has proposed and which would deny to free men the right to determine their own destinies in their own manner, without coercion or compulsion. In the final analysis, the issue here is be­ tween retention of the democratic system, with all its imperfections, and the abandonment of democratic"processes for purposes of doubtful expediency. This is the issue with which the people of Canada must deal. Without reference at this point to the gravity of the dispute, out of which the Norris hear­ ings arose, it is evident that such drastic recom­ mendations as the Conunissioner has made, which would strike at the core of all our demo­ cratic institutions, for the ostensible purpose of resolving what is—at the most—a single indus­ trial dispute, cannot be accepted by the people of Canada. The companies are advised, in effect, that if they want to promote stability, and foster their best interests, they must gang up on itn, the SIU, or, failing that, the government will have to step into the picture. In this connection it is significant to note the recent situation in British Guiana where the to'talitarian Jagan government attempted to in­ stitute governmental control over the free trade union movement of that country. This attempt resulted in an 80-day general strike of British Guiana workers which commanded the support of the democratic world labour movement, which exposed the danger to free people inher­ ent in such governmental control, and which resulted in a major victory for democratic trade unionism when the Jagan government with­ drew its proposed legislation. In the same vein, the Commissioner com­ mends Upper Lakes for its opposition to the SIU and condemns those companies which have had stable relations with the SIU, while at the same time attempting to place on the SIU the onus for "instability" in the Canadian ship­ ping industry. I r" .-iiV ••ptemter - . w• / •t : . ; -V-. - .'S - -V • \, -.i , -J'!-.: i;- y "J*?-'' "i •" J*. • "if ,5' .yy^ /- • J : •' • ,i '' •'s ' • i- • • ''' " _ f y'r'' v.: ".y.u-< •y- 1'^ i.. i-'.. • =•- •• . - -^v; • . ? •'>•*'• '•M . I "T. V , rv' V "-o r-'lfXipj-i vi;V-^ ^ -T " y -,.4 -.S.i}.'' --."i /; ' y- / r"-y;y'y>',y- • y'y-V rp. r,, I'y f: •wr«r*' ...iiy •'iwtswy • 'My. ij fji' j:. • .,'L? w. ^i>»; - �'"M" A' ^ SEAFARERS MJOG-^EUAL SVPFLEMENT F«f• Twenly-OM -r-T- TT" 'No Lockout,' Comniissioner Says In His Report, But All Of These People Were Ousted From Their Johs JOHN HANNAH RtdWing CERALD RANSOM Rtd Wing NaUE CANTON Red Wing VERNASHAKUL Seaway Queen ALLAN HAROIMAN Seaway Queen LLOYD WIPP Howard L, Shaw CLINTON BROUGH Howard L. Shaw HAROLD McKENZIC Seaway Queen PETER MEIER Red Wing FRANCIS MURPHY Red Wing JACQUES CADOTTI Red Wing SYLVESTER LAAMERl' Red Wing THERESA VALLEI Red Wing IRENE MARTINEAU Seawoy Queen WILLIAM TAYLOR McCorquodale JEAN PICHETTE Howard L. Shew JOHN DCHERTY Howard L SiMV LEONARD PAHtV Seaway Qoeeii ROSS EDWARDS RedWiot CURENCEPEARO RedWnig AXELLINOCUEN . R^YFiag JAMES LEWIS RedYFIng MARIE LARKIN MewordLShaw LEO CROSSO Seaway Queen ALFRED WHITE McCorquodale ROY MelNNIS Jamee B. lode B.McLENNAN sftss? •iifflfsss' "asBSjr HARVEY MAYNARD JooMt S. Sedi MURRAY FOX James i.Eodi "SISL'ST "JTrJSir' EDWARD lEm James i. Ml •CTK? {Tffl. «nM SnCIMIB oa'saPiSsai. JOHN 6. JEANNOTTI John Erictten CE0R6E SUUlVANi John Eriufea FRANK BERG John Ericsson ERNIE ROAEANO Douglae Houghten HERVIO THALER •Victofiom DONALD LOCKE Victorious TOM O'CONNELL VictorloM RENE KINGSBURY Frank A. Sherman KARL JAGEMAN Victorious BART HAGGARTY Frank A. Sherman JACK LAPOINTE Frank A. Sherman IrvHQ" HfVflllWW WW ^-ssssr , 'MST" HERMAN MARTENS ' • —• JOHN MOORE Vkterieue COWER DINHAM Victorious ALBEV GUITAR Frank A. Sherman JAMES CHILDS Gordon C. Llitch i j:.'..f-.: ARTHUR ROMARO toordon C. Leitdi MURRAYWARK Gordon & Ltitdl FRED LESTEK Geidoa C. Lcitcl _ TEDRYBKA Diugtos Heughtta AMBROSE SHEPPARD Oeualot Heuahton Cordon C. Uitch DANNY RHODES Gordon C. Ltitch iLAUS BARGHSORN Gordon C. Lcitcb DANIEL QUESNEUI Oouglos Houshten ' DONALD ASHLEY Douglot Hougbtoa �$EAFARER$ lOMPECIAIi 9VPPIBMKNT HIINZ SHROIOER -rraflkA.$h(niiaa JOHN BARR R. Bnict Angus EDWARD MATERICK R.Bnics Angus GASTON AUZER R. Brues Angus ROBERT WELLS R. Bruct Angus GERALD CHASSI R. Bruci Angus ROBERT NEWBURN R. Brues Angus UUR. KOWALCHUK ' SIDNEY lOUTIUI Jomtsi. Eods JamHl.Eo* GAETAN NOLET Efonk A. Shtrmaa ERNEST BELURO Frank A. Sksnnaa ALLAN COOK Howard L Shaw ,, ANN CRESS Frank A. Shtrmaa rrTER MARANCHUK Frank A. Shfrman WILLIAM MILLS Howard L. Shaw ERNEST O'BRIEN Howard L. Show HENRY UPPERTON Seaway Quota ' MARTIN AALTO ANTHONY BOND Red Winn UURENCJ DIXOM JOSHUA WEELt Jsmss B. Eads HENRY R. BRAKI JaRissf.iads JOHN ROBSON Jamsi.B. Eads PETER BOYECHKO Maunaloo WELBURN CLYBURN McCorquodule ROBERT ALLAN ' Mounoloo HAROLD CURRii Maunaloa MARY FORGET Jomei Norris KEN KRISTIENSEM Ergnk A. Shtrmoa ALBERT HARRAND Jamn B. Eads WILFRED AUSTIN Maunaloa DAVID SHERK Brown Beover ALBERT McCAVISH ^NDY WUSCHENNY Jomss^fadl Victoriuus M..LEMAN50RIER WIUIAM ROONEY McCorquoduls HUBERT WHIFFEN' Jdmet Norrii PETER GREEN Maunaloa SEATON GREAVES James Norris MdNTAGGART RUDOLPH GALUSKA Howard L. Shaw JAMES CURKI JolM Erksssa "rax'"' '"'wsttr" •m'S"' ""jaiwS" James Norris WIUIAM i;<cDONAU> Howard L. Show NORMAN SALICHUK' Howard L.Shaw lARraT rny Gordonc! Wtch DAVID THOMPSON Red Wing "iMiF' HAROLD STEAD Vklarleus nM'" rWffls, "iittajr JOSEPH OAG'NON McCorguodali I ANDRE BEAUCHSMINi Red Wing Stowoy Quna RICHARD O'BRIEN Victsrlsiis t ALLAN BUNTING HewardUSbow "Sifcii? *"S!5y;s?ss?"' jRIC PIDDLE R. Bruce Angus ; mmm /J WILFRED BROWN R. Brues Angus ALEX REDMAN Jomss 6. Eads JOSEPH WALKER James B. Eads CARL ECCMIRE Jomes B. Ends �• ' '' « 8ept«nb«r M, If 6S fHfft TweBtr-nrM SEAFARERS LOG^PECiAL SUPPLEMENT Victims Of Upper Lakes Lockout And CLC Sellout •ENOITMICHAUO •rown Bcovir JOS BOUDREAU Brown Btovir JIM KENNEDY Brown BNVir ALEXSlMONSON R. BrucoAngut ISABELLA BOND Brown Boovtr NIKOLAS CHIORU Brown Beovor JIM O'BRIEN Brown Bcevor REAL FARENTEAU R.ROBERTS Brswn Boovar JOSARSENAULT Brown Boovtr S.KABATH Brown Btovcr MARYMOZGA R. Bruco Angus JOHNMocEACHERN McCorquodolo JOHN DOHERTY Stowoy Qutin iSSsEisSSS: GRAHAM RICHARDS Douglas Houghton R. Bnico Angus ISABELU THOMPSON Douglas Houghton lERHARD WALKER Cordgn C. Uitch CLIEFORD DOCGETT .fi»nl»nC.Uitdi rmRCURISTAN Gordon C.Liilck MARLINE WOLFI Gordon & Loitch ALFRED GOODING Oougloi Houghton "jJViWotri?' Jomosnorno KATHY BOURKI Joffloi Norrit DOUGLAS FENTOH Jomti Norrii STAN KULACZKOUSKI Jomts Norrii EMILE HOUDE McCorquodoln THOMAS DE YOUNG ®^?o™ Nor^ri"* lEONA CULLEN Jomti Norris MARY KALLOS Gordon C. Loitch DONALD MCDONALD McCorquodolo WALTER JEANS McCorquodoio WILBERT BRAGG Brown Boovtr DONALD URQUART Jomti Norrit MAX STRICKLAND McCorquodolo HAROLD CORMIER McCorquodolo AUSTIN HILLIER R.Bruco Angus R. Bruco Angus JOS PORTER R. Bruco Angus ROY BOUDREAU Gordon C.Lsltcii JAMES ASCAH Jgmti Norris IDGAR HARRIS Rtd Wing JEAN LAIN6 Rtd Wing VERONICA MCDONALD Howard L. Show SYLVIO LALIBERTE Seowoy Queen JAMES O'BRIEM Howard L. Show 1BMililipi Ttus'.ST' 'jasaiOT FINLEYHILL McCorquodolo ID.MeCHARLES fmigtas HsMhton MARIE SA6IMA Douglas Houghton RONALD BOND Oordon C.l«itdi RUTH DOUGLAS DouolonHoughton VICTOR MARQUIS Gordon C. Loitch CHESLEY HOGAN McCorquodolo m^»!s ROBERT HUMPAGI MiCoiquodalg iililii CARMELCAMILIER Stowav Quitn PRANK MENARY Douglas Houghton NAPOLEON DUSOill Douglas Houghton GERALD KEHOI Sonwoy QuRtn WILLIAM WAY DaugluHgiGhtgB KSMSsii! .J EMILY LEWIS -Jomes Norris WON WILLIAMS Maunalon GARYMcVANNEL Mounoloa BERTMOUTON. 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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 September 20, 1963 Description An account of the resource Headlines: NEW 50-50 RULE BOOSTS US SHIPPING MTD OKS SHIP PROGRAM, BACKS CANADIAN BEEF CANADA SIU RAPS HEARING REPORT’S ANTI-UNION BIAS UNION OPPOSITION RIPS BONNER BILL NORFOLK SIU DRIVE WINS 5TH NLRB VOTE IN ROW SIU MAPS PUERTO RICO PARADE ROLE SPECIAL EQUIPMENT PLAN AGAIN AIDS SIU OLDTIMER SEAFARERS TO CREW ANOTHER CABLE SHIP PA. 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