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SEAFARERS LOG SlU-Contracted Companies Allocated Ten Reserve Fleet C-4 Troopships WASHEVGTON—SIU contracted companies will operate 10 of the 15 C-4 type reserve fleet troop­ ships recently allocated by the Government for conversion to break bulk dry cargo and heavy lift cargo ships for charter to MSTS to serve in the Vietnam sealift. Of the SIU contracted com­ three newly-allocated troopships pected to cost between $4 million panies named by the Govern­ to container vessels and make and $5.5 million, depending on ment, Isthmian Lines and three ships of its present fleet the type of conversion. Waterman Steamship were allo­ available for charter to MSTS Commenting on the 15 recently cated three ships each, Hudson within three months. Under terms released vessels. Acting Maritime Waterways received two ships, of the exchange agreement, com­ Administrator James W. Gulick and Consolidated Mariners and panies have one year to complete noted, "These are the best ships Bulk Transport received one ship conversion of the troopships and left in the reserve fleet for con­ each. make them available for MSTS versions of this type and we shall The 15 just-released vessels are charter. The new Isthmian ships be glad to have them in opera­ part of a group of 25 troopships will become container vessels tion serving our nation, defense offered by the Government to un- capable of transporting 400 stand­ and trade." subsidized operators last August ard 20-foot containers and breakThe three ships allocated to under the Ship Exchange Act. bulk in small end hatches by 10- Waterman are the Gen. M. B. The 10 remaining vessels have ton booms. Containers will be Stewart, Gen. H. F. Hodges, and been withheld at the request of handled by terminal cranes. Gen. J. H. McRae. Isthmian will the Navy pending completion of Isthmian plans to use the con­ get the Gen. Stuart Heintzelman, studies on the advisability of con­ tainerships after conversion in Gen. C. C. Ballou, and Gen. W. verting them to containerships. service from the East Coast to G. Hann. Hudson Waterways Although only 25 C-4 type Hawaii. gets the Marine Adder and Ma­ troopships were slated for alloca­ Conversion of the troopships rine Lynx; Consolidated Mariners tion to American-flag commercial into commercial type heavy-lift the Gen. S. D. Sturgis; and Bulk operators last August, the Mari­ breakbulk dry cargo ships is ex­ Transport the Marine Phoenix. time Administration received bids from 27 companies submitting SlUNA-Affiliated Oil Workers Take Part proposals to convert 87 C-4s. The recently released World War II built troopships are 523foot, 15,000-ton steamships with a rated speed of 17 knots. Under terms of the exchange, they will be converted, equipped with SAN FRANCISCO—A strike vote and boycott action against heavy lift cargo handling gear of Standard Oil of California has been called for by a committee of a type specified by the Navy De­ unions, including the SIUNA-affiliated International Union of partment, and are to be offered to MSTS for charter after conver­ Petroleum Workers, who repre­ contracts would be considered sion. sent the overwhelming majority terminated, opening the way for Under present plans, conver­ of the giant company's employ­ action against the compMny unless sion of the two vessels allocated ees. it comes up with a satisfactory to SlU-contracted Hudson Water­ The strike vote and boycott ac­ offer before that time. ways will include 200-ton booms tion was requested after company The unions are seeking wage and 50-ton rolling gantries. A representatives walked out on increases, a company financed 62-foot midbody will increase SIUNA-affiliated lUPW negotia­ Health and Welfare Fund, in­ cubic capacity of the vessels. tors because representatives of creased job security, the union Dollies will be fitted for moving other Standard Oil employee un­ shop, and elimination of wage, 2Q0-ton lifts forward. ions were present at the meeting. retirement and vacation inequities. On all breakbulk conversions, Company negotiators also walked Standard Oil of California has plans call for some reduction in out of a session with the Rich­ forced unions representing its em­ the number- of holds with a cor­ mond Lodge 824 of the Machin­ ployees to take boycott action sev­ responding increase in their size. ists with a similar excuse. eral times in recent years. All will have heavy lift booms The committee has also called The SIUNA-IUPW declared serving one or more of the large for a conference of all unions hav­ holds with the remainder served ing contracts with major produc­ and enforced a boycott of Stand­ by booms ranging from five to 25 ers of petroleum products for the ard of California products in 1962. In late 1964 the Oil, Chem­ tons. purposes of coordinating their col­ ical and Atomic Workers and Isthmian plans to convert its lective bargaining efforts in cur­ other unions declared a similar rent negotiations as well as in boycott because of the firm's re­ future contracts in the industry. fusal to match settlements in the The is to be held at rest of the oil industry. After SEAFARERSmLOG Tulsa,conference Oklahoma, on December three months the Company agreed Dec. 9. 1966 • Vol. XXVIII, No. 25 17th and 18th. to satisfactory terms and the boy­ Official Publication of the The initial meetings of the cott was cancelled. Seafarers International Union United Union Coordinating Com­ The Unions' United Coordinat­ of North America, mittee discussed matters dealing ing Committee is composed of Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes primarily with Standard Oil nego­ representatives from the following and Inland Waters District, AFL-CIO tiations, but future meetings will unions: take up problems in the entire Executive Board SIUNA-affiliated International PAUL HALL, President industry. Union of Petroleum Workers; Oil, CAL TANNER EARL SHEPARD The unions representing Stand­ Chemical and Atomic Workers Exec. Vice-Pree. Vice-President AL KERR LINDSET WILLIAMS ard Oil of California employees Local 1-561, Richmond and Sec.-Treas. Vice-President had formed a United Coordinat­ 1-547, El Segundo; Machinists ROBERT MATTHEWS AL TANNER Vice-President Vice-President ing Committee to end traditional Lodge 824; Operating Engineers HERBERT BRAND fragmentation of bargaining with in El Paso and Big Springs, Texas; Director of Organieing and Standard Oil of California and Petroleum Workers Union Local Publications had agreed that its affiliates should 1. in the San Francisco Bay area, Managing Editor Art Editor MIKE POLLACK BERNARD SEAMAN permit other Standard Oil union and Local 9 in Sacramento; Assistant Editor representatives to attend bargain­ Western States Service Station NATHAN SKYER Staff Writers ing sessions as observers. PETER WEILL Employees Union; Pipefitters PBTBR WEISS The SIUNA-IUPW and Mach­ Local 159, Richmond; Sheet ED RUBBNSTEIN inists' Lodge 824 announced plans Metal Workers Local 216 in Ala­ to file unfair labor practice meda and Contra Costa Counties; Pibllshed biweskly at 810 Rhodt Island Avtnie charges against the Company with Boilermakers Locals 317, Rich­ N.E., Washington, 0. C. 20018 by tho Seafarers International Union, Atlantic, Golf, Lakes the National Labor Relations mond 351, El Segundo; Richmond and Inland Waters District, AFL-CIO, 675 Foarth Avsnio, Brooklyn, N.Y. 11232. Tel. Board. Carpenters Local 642; Interna­ HYaelnth 9-6600. Socond class postage paid at Wasblngton, D. C. At the Los Angeles meeting of tional Brotherhood of Electrical POSTMASTER'S ATTENTION: Form 3579 the union coordinating committee Workers Contra Costa County Lo­ cards shocid be sent to Sufarcrs Intsrnatlonal at which the strike vote and boy­ cal 302; Teamsters Locals 315, UnlcB, Atlantic, Golf, LakH and Inland Waters District, AFL-CIO, 675 Foirth Avcnio, Brook­ cott action were asked, the com­ Contra Costa County and 986, Los lyn, N.r. 11232. mittee also urged a December 31 Angeles; and Operating Engineers , IT deadline after which Standard Oil Local 12, Los Angeles, Jo/at West Coast Union Committee Pians Action Against Standard Oil •Hir i December 9, 1966 Report of International President by Paul Hall The recent release of C-4 type troopships from the U.S. reserve fleet for conversion to break bulk dry cargo and heavy lift cargo ships comes as a bit of good news both for the maritime industry and for the nation as a whole. Although they are old. World War Il-built tonnage, they will still serve to upgrade the American-flag merchant fleet somewhat and will aid immensely in meeting the demands of the Vietnam sealift. The release of the latest batch of reserve vessels also brings out an­ other interesting fact however. When the Government announced last August that 25 C-4 troopships would be released under the vessel ex­ change program, bids were requested from American operators who wanted to trade in older tonnage to get the C-4s for conversion. Twenty-seven U.S.-flag companies responded, submitting proposals to convert a total of 87 C-4s. Since the cost of converting these vessels is estimated at between $4 million and $5.5 million depending on the type of conversion under­ taken, it is obvious that U.S. operators are willing and even anxious to invest in the upgrading and modernization of their fleets. The SIU and other maritime unions have repeatedly called for a new maritime policy through which the Government would live up to its lawful responsibility of assuring the nation of a merchant marine adequate to its trade and security needs. Such a policy would also as­ sure American-flag operators of a reasonable return on the investment of new capital in the industry. A firm policy is needed, one that would end the vacillation and drift which has characterized U.S. maritime policy in the past. Strict ad­ herence to the intent of the 1936 Merchant Marine Act and of the 50-50 and Cargo Preference laws is essential. Fulfillment by the Government of its obligations to maritime under U.S. law would provide a healthy atmosphere in which the industry could once again prosper and grow. * m * The recent action of the Intergovernmental Maritime Consultative Organization in approving U.S. recommendations for more stringent safety regulations applying to passenger vessels is an encouraging development in the campaign supported by the SIU and other maritime unions to stiffen the laws regulating such vessels. The need for more stringent safety regulations was made over­ whelmingly clear by the disastrous fires at sea that claimed the Lakonia, Yarmouth Castle and Viking Princess—all old, foreign flag passenger vessels—at a cost of almost 200 lives, many of them American. None of these ships could have met U.S. safety standards, but since they flew the flags of foreign nations they could call, if they wished, at U.S. ports to take aboard American passengers. Under prodding by various interested groups in the United States, including American maritime labor. Congress acted to bar such vessels from picking up passengers in U.S. ports unless they met U.S. safety standards. With these new safety standards in effect worldwide, perhaps we can look forward to a day when there will be no more floating firetraps on the high seas. Steel Designer Severely Damaged in Manila Mishap; No Seafarers Hurt MANILA—No Seafarers were injured in a recent collision in Manila harbor in which the SIU-manned Steel Designer suffered extensive damage. ^ The Designer was leaving Ma­ In a letter to the LOG, Sea­ nila on a voyage to Saigon late farer Bob Clarke, who witnessed on the morning of October 26, the collision from the Designer's Clarke said, when she was in­ deck, described the incident. volved in the collision with a vessel identified as the Brookville. The Designer was rammed on the starboard side, opening a gash in the Number 2 Hold from the deck to well below the waterline. Although the Designer took on quite a bit of water in the Number 2 Hold, the vessel remained under control and was in no danger of sinking. According to Seafarer Clarke, "We took on water but were very lucky that it was not in Number 3 Hold. Everyone said the ship might have sunk if it were." Cargo was discharged from the Number 2 Hold and temporary repairs were made at Manila. The ship was then slated to proceed to Hong Kong for permanent re­ pairs. Clarke commented that the Designer crew has been on arti­ Photo submitted to LOG by cles for about three months now crewmembers Bob Clarke and and with the collision and neces­ Stanley Cieslak shows the exten­ sary time out for repairs it looks sive damage suffered by Steel like the voyage will take about Designer in Manila collision. The five-and-a-half months to com­ man in picture was not identified. plete. �December ^9, 1966 SEAFARERS LOG Page Three "7 SlU Welfare, Vacation Plans Pay $75 Million In Benefits Maritime Legislation to Be Discussed MTD Caiis Legisiative Conference For Dec. 20 in Nations Capitai NEW YORK—SIU members and their dependents have col­ lected a total of over $75.2 million in welfare and vacation benefits since the inception of the Seafarers Welfare and Vacation Plans. The $75.2 million total was WASHINGTON—The AFL-CIO Maritime Trades Department will sponsor a special legis­ transfusions, as well as surgical reached at the end of October, and maternity benefits. lative conference at the Statler-Hilton Hotel here on Tuesday, December 20th, it was announced 1966. The $75,296,974.93 sum paid today by Paul HaU, president of the AFL-CIO Maritime Trades Department, and Teddy Gleason, Since 1950, when the plan out in benefits under Welfare and president of the International ^ They added that they expected and prestige only by having the was organized, over $30 mi Vacation Plans since 1950 does Longshoremen's Association the principal attention to be di­ Maritime Administration removed lion has been paid out in hospi not represent the total assistance AFL-CIO and chairman of the rected to the possibility of having from commerce and reestablished tal, death, disability, maternity, which Seafarers and their families MTD Martime Legislative Com the maritime administration re­ as an independent agency. dependent, optical and out-patient received from these plans. The mittee. Meanwhile, Peter M. McOavin, constituted as a completely inde­ benefits. total value of Welfare benefits is executive secretary treasurer of the The Maritime Trades Depart pendent and autonomous federal The SIU Vacation Plan, which considerably higher, since the cost ment consists of 34 intemationa MTD, announced that invitations went into operation in February of scholarship payments, meals, unions representing seven million agency. to attend the conference have been During the last session of Con­ sent to more then 500 representa­ 1952 has provided Seafarers with books, training facilities and medi­ members with 700,000 engaged in gress, Maritime Labor, along with tives of labor, management and more than $44.2 million in bene­ cal examinations for SIU members the maritime trades. various segments of maritime the government, and that arrange­ fits in the past 14 years. and their dependents have not Hall and Gleason said that the been included in the $75 million purpose of the conference will be management, was successful in ments are being made for speakers Pays For Hospital Expenses having the maritime administra­ figure. to provide a forum in which rep- tion excluded from the new De­ from labor and the government, as Since the Union Welfare Plan well as from every segment of the The Seafarers Welfare Plan is presentatives of Maritime Labor, partment of Transportation pro­ was organized, a total of $5.4 mil maritime industry. maintained entirely by employer the Maritime Industry, the Con­ posed by President Johnson. lion has been paid out to SIU contributions, based on man-days McGavin also noted that the gress and the executive branch members and their dependents for worked. conference will signal the start of However, at present the Mari­ agencies of the government can hospital expenses and $1.4 million a greatly expanded program of time Administration remains in The Plan is administered by a express their views regarding the for maternity costs. MTD activity for 1967, including the Department of Commerce, and Board of Trustees consisting of an need for new maritime legislation it is the feeling of Maritime labor, the publication of an enlarged The welfare plan has also paid equal number of Union and em­ during the forthcoming session oi as well as a broad segment of the MTD monthly magazine and out more than $2.5 million in out­ ployer representatives. Congress. industry, that the American Mer­ weekly luncheon meetings as patient benefits and $6.7 million in —/ disability benefits. chant Marine, which has drasti­ well as a monthly seminar, in cally declined since the end of which representatives of labor, In addition, over $7 million in World War II, can be restored to management and the government dependents benefits has been paid its proper position of size, strength will be invited to participate. out since the Welfare Plan was established. Death benefits to the surviv­ ors of departed Seafarers have WASHINGTON—A new right-wing drive to outlaw the union amounted to more than $7.4 mil­ shop in additional states is under way, spurred by conservative lion. gains in a number of legislatures which the National Right to Work Among typical medical serv­ Committee says has put "new The election returns were hard­ ices covered by the Welfare Plan steam" behind its campaign. Three more Seafarers have passed the U.S. Coast Guard exam­ ly dry before the full-time director are hospital expenses, including At a closed door meeting in of the Oklahoma "work" commit­ inations and hav^ been issued their engineer's licenses after attend­ room, board and extras, blood Oklahoma City, top officials of tee was in Washington for strategy ing the training school jointly sponsored by the SIU and District 2, L the national "work" organization sessions with the national organ­ <?> met with the leadership of Okla- ization. And the visit was returned of the Marine Engineers Bene­ are 19 years of age or older and homans for Right to Work, an or­ Nov. 22 at the Oklahoma City ficial Association. A total of have 18 months of QMED watch 108 Seafarers have now standing time in the engine depart­ ganization which maintained its board meeting. received engineer's licenses as a ment plus six months' experience full-time headquarters even after result of the joint program. the state rejected a constitutional as wiper or equivalent. R-T-W Strategy The joint SIU-MEBA District The newly-licensed engineers amendment to ban the union shop The state "work" organization 2 upgrading school offers Seafar­ in a 1964 referendum. are sailing or about to sail in engi­ BALTIMORE —The SlU-Insaid it will concentrate on trying ers and Engineers neer's berths aboard AmericanThe "right-to-work" coalition, land Boatmen Union strike to get a constitutional amendment qualified instruc­ flag ships. ranging from conservative, small against three Baltimore tugboat proposal through the legislature, tion in preparing Based on past experience, and companies has entered its ninth businessmen to radical right ex­ but will resort to a petition cam­ for their Third tremist, was making noises also paign to place the issue on a the fact that the SIUNA affiliated week. Assistant E n g iMarine Firemen on the West The two sides have not been in such perennial battlegrounds as referendum ballot if the legisla­ neer, Temporary Coast have started their engineer's face to face since Nov. 16th, when Idaho, New Mexico, Montana ture refuses to act. That's what Third Assistant upgrading program, it is estimated mutual confrontation with a Fed­ and Delaware. And the national happened several years back, re­ Engineer or Orig­ that the SIU will supply between eral mediator lasted just one hour committee publicly identified as sulting in a massive battle between inal Second Engi­ 400 and 500 licensed engineers before the companies walked out targets a group of big industrial a coalition of right-wing groups, neer's licenses in in the coming year. states including California, New Novak on the Union committee. the Chamber of Commerce and either steam or Those SIU men who passed York, Pennsylvania, Illinois, Mas­ the Farm Bureau on one hand, According to SIU Vice Presi­ their Coast Guard examinations motor vessel classifications. sachusetts and Missouri. and a coalition of labor, liberals, dent Robert A. Matthews, who is SIU engine department men Negroes and small farmers in op­ coordinating strike action with Indiana Junked R-T-W who have the necessary require­ position. SIU Vice President Earl "Bull" ments and who want to enroll in Indiana is the only northern in­ Shepard, "The union is prepared Despite the fact that union the school can obtain additional dustrial state which ever suc­ to meet anytime, anywhere, on membership in the state is rela­ information and apply for the cumbed to a "right-to-work" law, short notice even, to discuss the tively small, voters rejected the course at any SIU hall or write -1 and that was a short-lived experi­ issues." union shop ban by a margin of directly to SIU headquarters at ment which was repealed early in about 25,000 out of 720,000 votes 675 Fourth Avenue, Brooklyn, 1965. Nor does the "work" com­ Demand Tayoff Notice" New York, 11232. The telephone mittee claim a majority in any of cast. The union's major demand , is number is HYacinth 9-6600. the big state legislatures. Idaho Threat Revived Cabrera Schopfer for the companies to provide 24'New right-to-work laws will hour notice before layoff. "We're The Republican sweep in Idaho this week and were licensed as not be passed overnight in these fighting," explained Matthews, SIU Xmas Parties revived the threat of "right-to- Third Assistant Engineers were: states," the committee readily con­ "for conditions to be as good here work" in the legislature and the cedes. But it claims that the elec­ Kuno Schopfer, 50, who has Set for All Ports in Baltimore as they are for our tion returns and the failure of the State AFL-CIO predicts "a big sailed as a junior engineer, pump­ SIU members and their i men working in Philadelphia for 9th Congress to repeal Taft- push" for a union shop ban. A man, FWT and electrician since families are reminded that Curtis Bay." iartley's Section 14(b) have group of supposedly "moderate" oining the SIU in New York nine the traditional Christmas Day With 160 tugboat personnel Toosted "the long-range pros- Republicans in the State Senate years ago. dinners and parties will be idle, no tugboats in the Port of jects" for outlawing what its holds the balance of power. The Raoul Cabrera, 49, who has i held again this year in all Baltimore region are assisting in iropaganda calls "the compulsory state's Republican governor-elect )een a member of the SIU since SIU ports. any docking or undocking proce­ union shop." That's the phrase it has said he would sign a "work" 1953 and shipped out as an oiler, Information regarding the dures, except for SIU-IBU mem­ uses to describe the right of work­ bill if it should pass the legisla­ FWT and engine utility man. time and place of the cele­ bers, who continue to dock and ers and employers to negotiate a ture, but indicated he would not The newly-licensed Second As­ bration can be obtained from undock, without pay, MARAD- union shop agreement. seek its passage. any SIU office. sistant Engineer is: certified military cargo vessels Moving away from the defen­ Idaho voters rejected "right-toStanley Novak, 36, who joined Again this year, SIU repbound for Viet Nam. sive at the congressional as well work" in a 1958 referendum in an the SIU in 1950 and sailed as a I resentatives will visit Seafar­ The three struck tugboat com­ as the legislature level, the "work" election year which saw proposi­ fireman-oiler, watertender. ers in the hospitals to present panies are the Baker-Whiteley committee claims that the election tions to outlaw the union shop de­ i each of them with a $25 cash Seafarers who enroll in the pro­ Towing Co., the Baltimore Tow­ also "paved the way for serious feated by massive margins in Cali­ gram are eligible to apply for any payment and a carton of age and Lighterage Co., and the consideration of federal laws to fornia, Colorado, Ohio and Wash­ of the upgrading courses offered i cigarettes. Curtis Bay Towing Co. restrict compulsory unionism." ington. at the Engineers School if they Right Begins New Campaign For Legisiation Banning Union Shop Sm Inland Boatmen Maintain Firm Stand In Baltimore Strike 3 More Seafarers Licensed As Engineers; Total Now 108 �Page Four ^ World Maritime Nations Okay New Passenger Ship Safety Measares ,0^ ^ World maritime nations meeting in London have approved broad safety measures against risks of fire aboard passenger line and pleasure cruisers, despite total lack of support from a dozen nations on hand from the Soviet bloc. The conference of the Inter­ other safety recommendations as Yugoslavia, Cuba, Czechoslova­ kia, Bulgaria, Indonesia, Algeria, governmental Maritime Consul­ well. Three congressional observers Ghana, India, Kuwait, and the tative Organization, a United were among the 12-man U.S. dele­ United Arab Republic. Nations agency, gave approval to gation headed by William K. Mil­ Greece, Spain and India, each new safety regulations based ler, director of the Office of Mari­ with a number of old ships regis­ largely on proposals pressed for­ time Affairs in the Department of tered under their flags, voted ward by the United States dele­ State. against every safety proposal. gation. The congressmen were Repre­ Representative Garmatz termed The new fire safety measures sentatives Garmatz (D., Md.), this style of voting "a callous and for passenger ships define struc­ chairman of the House Merchant mercenary approach to the pas­ tural, wiring, and fire prevention Marine and Fisheries Committee; senger and cruise ship business." standards on all ships, whether old Clark (D., Pa.) also of the Mer­ The U.S. Congress, he asserted, or new. The convention voted for chant Marine committee; and Paul "would not tolerate such indiffer­ the recommendation that wiring ence to safety at sea." standards also be adopted by Rogers (D., Fla.). The Communist bloc nations However, Garmatz emphasized freighters. Also, the new law provides that that almost prevented passage of that he was "gratified that most all new ships install automatic the new safety measures, urged member nations realize the im­ closures for ventilation systems primarily by the U.S., did so by portance of modernizing their and remote closure devices for abstaining from the vote, on which safety standards. Such actions fire doors. A method of control­ a two-thirds majority was re­ clearly demonstrate their sense of ling fire main pressure outside the quired. An abstention therefore responsibility and their sincere engine room and a special alarm gave weight to the "no" votes. desire to protect innocent passen­ for crew quarters also were rec­ The aligned Communist nations gers from the horror and the were the Soviet Union, Poland, tragedy of a fire at sea." ommended. As a result of these incidents, the 89th Congress passed legisla­ tion barring from U.S. ports any foreign-flag vessels failing to com­ ply with the 1960 provisions of the safety-of-life-at-sea conven­ tion. The Congressional law goes into effect after Nov. 2, 1968. The latest IMCO gathering still must resolve technical aspects of AFL-CIO unions broke all recent yearly records for organiz­ its regulations and is considering ing success in fiscal 1966. For the year ended last June 30, affiliated unions won 3,159 representation elections conducted by the National Labor Re­ lations Board—the highest number in 13 years—and took part in 5,461 elections, also the greatest number for the period. The percentage of wins was 57.8, highest since fiscal 1956. As a result, AFL-CIO unions were certified as bargaining agents for 243,994 workers—the highest such number in seven years. The Soviet Union signed an­ The fiscal 1966 figures were assembled from monthly NLRB other giant shipbuilding order re­ reports by the AFL-CIO Dept. of Organization, which noted that they followed sharp gains in 1965 and 1964 in every cently, this time with Communist category—the number of elections, number won, percentage of Poland, calling for the construc­ elections won, and number of persons covered. In fiscal 1964, tion and delivery of 45 vessels affiliated unions had established a post-merger record for the totalling 554,000 deadweight tons. number of persons newly represented, and compiled the second This contract alone, one of the best score for the number of elections participated in and the largest single peace-time contracts number won, the analysis showed. ever drawn for merchant ship construction, is almost equal to Organizing Department Director William L. Kircher said the all the tonnage that is currently record constituted "a three-year demonstration that AFL-CIO being built by the United States unions are organizing more, and are organizing more effectively." on a commercial basis. It brings to 606 the total num­ ber of ships now on order by the Soviet Union. The contract with Poland will, in just four years, SIU Bosun Renny Retires On Pension add to the Russian fleet twenty dry cargo ships, nine tankers, seven ore carriers, and nine research oceanographic ships. At the present pace of its ship­ building program, Russia may well be able to control freight rates on the high seas as well as to deter­ mine the movement of the major portion of world cargoes. An^CIOOiyammg Gains in 1966 Cott^e 3-Year Saecess Pattern ) Poland To Build 45 Vessels For Soviet Union SlU Pension Benefits increased to $175 Retired Seafarers are now re­ ceiving monthly pension benefits of $175 as a result of recent ac­ tion by the Seafarers Pension Plan Board of Trustees. The increase in monthly pension benefits from $150 to $175 became effective on Oct. 1, 1966. Since the inception of the plan, approximately 1,400 Seafarers have retired on SIU pensions. Since its establishment, the pen­ sion plan has paid out a total of almost $7 million. December 9, 1966 SEAFARERS LOG Seafarer Winston Renny (right) receives his first pension check from New York Port Agent Leon Hall. Brother Renny, who sailed Bosun, was born in British West Indies. He joined Sea­ farers in 1938 in New York City, where he makes his home. The Atlantic Coast by Earl (Bull) Shepard, Vice-President, Atlantic Coast Area An answer to some critics who claim the labor movement is losing its organizing momentum is supplied in the organizing totals of 1966 which show that AFL-CIO unions have broken all recent records for organizing success. Affiliated unions won a greater percentage of National Labor Relations Board elections this past ^ year than they had since 1956. tin, both on SIU pensions, stopped by lately to see some old friends. As a result, nearly a quarter-of-aHayes sailed the deck department million workers won the right of for a solid 22 years. He says the collective bargaining by joining SIU is the best thing that ever the AFL-CIO ranks. came his way, for without his There remain many more areas SIU pension he "just wouldn't for the labor movement to orga­ know what to do." Mutin sailed nize, so this isn't any time to sit steadily in the steward department back and relax. Thousands of for about 20 years until he retired. workers remain exploited. They're Another Seafarer seen around the not compensated for their skills Union lately is Paul Huggjns, who as workers and need the protection sails in the engine department with of a union to stop the unfair treat­ 22 years of experience behind him. ment that they have been forced Recently, Huggins paid off the to accept by unscrupulous em­ Alcoa Trader after returning from ployers. a run to the Persian Gulf. He's New York taking a few weeks off before Just returned from Viet Nam hustling aboard the first ship to off the Express Virginia is An­ come up. tonio Diaz, who'll pass some time Puerto Rico on the beach before taking his After 6 months on the Ellzanext ship. Harry "Happy" Harper, bethport, which made two trips who has been sailing SIU for 27 years, has been about the beach these past few weeks following pay off on the Western Hunter. Boston A number of seasoned SIU men have been by the union hall lately. Thomas Brennan, who last sailed as AB on the R/V Anton Bruun, was congratulated by the Brothers on his marriage that took place in Chile, one of the spots where the Anton Bruun held over. Tom­ my says that marriage is the best contract he ever made. Messman Munroe Hall last shipped on the Norfolk and is now waiting for what he's sure will be a very in­ teresting trip on a research vessel. Munroe is a 25-year SlU-er look­ ing forward to the change of a research expedition. William Stew­ art, who last served as wiper on the Keva Ideal, is waiting for his FFD and he'll be ready to grab the first wiper's job to hit the board. Philadelphia Happy to report that shipping in the Port of Philadelphia has picked up in the last 2 weeks and we're hoping for the momentum to be maintained. Fred Israel, who has been with the SIU for 21 years, just wound up a few relaxing months at home and is ready to go again, either as bosun or AB. C. Szymanski also passed some time at home after his last stint aboard the Lynfield Victory as chief cook. He's registered and ready to go again at any time. Walter Cressman, who sails in the black gang, will stay in port for the holidays before shipping out again. William Sladko enjoyed the summer months at home. He's registered now and is looking for a job as FWT aboard the Henry. Baltimore While shipping has been good for the past two weeks, we're even more optimistic about prospects for the next two. Presently tied up with new crews are the Almar, the Losmar, the Ohio and the Maine. There's no report yet on when these'll crew. But during the past two weeks things were hopping as we paid off 5, signed on 3, and had 3 ships in transit. James H. Hayes and Nick Mu- Harper Diaz to Okinawa, Bob Lasso is back on the island, taking in some of the Puerto Rico sunshine before ship­ ping out again. Julio Ruiz, just off the Alcoa Runner, signed on almost immedi­ ately for another voyage, this one aboard the Falrland. One of our neighboring islands, St. Thomas, was the scene of some supermarket picketing recently by the "Let's Pay Less Committee," echoing those sentiments ex­ pressed by statesiders. The U.S. Congress in 1967 will probably consider a Puerto Rico Statehood bill. Justo Mendez, chairman of the Statehood Repub­ lican Party's executive committee, has predicted that more than 20 Congressmen will sponsor the statehood for Puerto Rio bill. Norfolk Although there have been no payoffs or sign ons during the past period, 10 ships have been in transit. Prescott Spinney, a SIU pen­ sioner, is seen around the hall daily shooting the bull with his fellow Seafarers at the Union cafe­ teria. John Harris, a 19-year SIU man who last shipped in the steward department aboard the Duval, is spending the holiday period with his family and will be ready to ship again shortly afterward. Frank Shackelford's been sail­ ing SIU for the past dozen years and recently had an interesting voyage as steward aboard the Alice Brown, which he paid off after its return from Viet Nam. Frank's registered once more, looking for another steward's job. Another 12-year SIU man, Dal­ las Newsome, was sailing as oiler aboard the Globe Carrier when he had to leave the ship for hospital­ ization. Dallas' buddies are all hoping for his speedy recovery. �"TTF Derember 9, 1966 The Gulf Coast by Lindsay Williams, Vice-President, Gulf Area All candidates and issues backed by the Maritime Trades Council of Greater New Orleans and Vicinity, AFL-CIO enjoyed overwhelming success on November 8. Some examples: MTD-endorsed candidate for Congress T. Hale Boggs outpaced his opponent 38,151 to 15,507; MTD-endorsed candidate for New Orleans school board Robert C. Smith polled 3,196 votes more than was required to beat three Douglas is currently registered in group three steward dept. Bean opponents. Constitutional amendments en­ spent quite a bit of time aboard dorsed by MTD also showed the Alcoa Roamer traveling the great strength in the New Orleans bauxite circuit. area, all passing by substantial New Orleans margins. Of particular interest Mickey Doyle, wife of Seafarer was the amendment authorizing John Doyle, was the fashion star the construction of a domed sta­ of the Thanksgiving Dinner at dium in New Orleans to house the the Hall. John and the Mrs. with recently acquired pro football their children were among the team. It passed by over 80,000 many Seafarers sharing Thanks­ votes in New Orleans, represent­ giving Day together at the hall. ing a five to one margin. Also, enjoying the Thanksgiving feast was pensioner Nib Lomsen. Mobile Lornsen has enjoyed the holiday Tommie Jenkins recently spent meals at the hall since his retire­ six months on Bloomfield's Rosment ten years ago. He said every­ woid Victory. Tommie thought it thing was first class. His last ship was the Del Mar on which he sailed as AB. Sam Hurst, another retired Seafarer, shared his day with old friends around the turkey. Hurst was last on the Westchester as deck engineer. Antoine Landry, relaxing with his newspaper in the comfort of one of the hall's lounge chairs, said that he was planning to take it easy for awhile before shipping Swanson Sbriglio out again. His last ship was the a good ship, but wants to see Alcoa Runner. After a bout with what Mobile looks like for awhile. pneumonia, Paul Capo says he's Nine months as oiler on the Al­ looking forward to another ship coa Roamer is enough for Sea­ heading for Buenos Aires. Paul's farer S. L. Gibson. Gibson intends last trip was on the Del Mar, on to vacation with his family at which he sailed as bellboy. Justin Wolff paid off on the Del their home in upstate Alabama. Norte, where he was an AB, to Ira W. Griggers will go into drydock to have a hernia repaired. take a long vacation with his wife Griggers suffered his hernia on his and family. Wolff will be looking last ship the Neva West where he for another Delta liner when he was sailing AB. The Neva West finishes his vacation. had just completed a four and Houston half month trip to Viet Nam. A number of old-timers are Griggers makes his home in Ever­ here on the beach. Sal Sbriglio of green, Alabama. the deck department just signed Shipping prospects for the com­ off the TransErie and has set foot ing month are on the slow down. on land to work out his income The beach is now small, but ship­ taxes, after which he'll ship out ping is low. The Alcoa Roamer is on another run. laid up. W. Kazouniz found his visit to James E. Williams just finished India on the Trans Hartford a trip on the York using his new fascinating. He's now on the AB's ticket for the first time. Wil­ beach taking in some relaxation liams received his new ticket in before looking for a ship on the New Orleans four months ago. Viet Nam run. After a long trip on the Neva Virgil Swanson, who just com­ West Jack Green is taking it easy pleted 14 months on the Transon the beach. Jack held down the hudson, is back home for the holi­ FOWT billet on the Neva West. days and after a little time off He is married and makes his he'll be looking for another grain home in Mobile. James R. (Bean) run. SlU Welfare Plan Clarifies Regulations Governing Private Hospital Care Because of several recent cases involving members' claims for benefits arising out of confinement in private hospitals, the SlU Welfare Plan wishes to clarify the rules governing payment of such benefits. The Welfare Plan regulations state that a Seafarer is to be re­ imbursed from the Seafarers' Welfare Plan for confinements in private hospitals under the following conditions: • If he is not eligible for care at a USPHS facility. • If he required emergency hospitalization and the USPHS, after being duly notified of his confinement, denied liability or is not responsible for the charges. In all cases, a Seafarer must notify the nearest USPHS facility within 48 hours of the beginning of his confinement. • If he received emergency treatment at a hospital which did not involve confinement. Awareness of, and adherence to these regulations will assure that all members will receive both the hospital care and the SlU Welfare Plan coverage to which they are entitled. I vr- SEAFARERS LOG Page Five Bght Additional Seafarer Veterans Added to Growing Pension Roster '•"I Renny Jensen Farrow Cuuningbam Foster Schenk Eight new names were added to the growing list of Seafarers collecting an SIU pension. The new­ comers to the pension ranks include: Winston Renny, Marius Jensen, Joe Farrow, CJiarles Cunning­ ham, Crittenden Foster, Joseph Schenk, Albert Schwab and Leigh Facer. Winston Renny was bom in Engine department. He was bom and his wife, Nora, are residents the British West Indies and re in Austria and resides in Balti­ of Union City, N. J. He was em­ sides in New York City where more with his wife, Mary. Schenk ployed as a bridgeman. he joined the union. An AB, Ren- joined the SIU in Baltimore. His Leigh Facer joined the union ney was shipped as a bosun. His last ship was the BethFlor. in the port of Detroit. He was last vessel was the Warrior. Schwab was employed by the born in Port Hope, Mich., and Marius Jensen was a member of N. Y. Central R. R. and joined lives there with his wife, Mary. the Deck department. He joined An AB, Facer sailed in the the SIU in the port of New York. the union in New York City. Born Born in Weehawken, N. J., he SIU Great Lakes District. in Denmark, he lives in Cumber­ land, Md. Jensen last shipped on the Seamar. by Fred Farnen, Secretary-Treasurer,Great Lakes Schwab Facer Joe Farrow sailed as chief cook and chief steward and joined the SIU in the port of Savannah. Bom in Georgia, he lives in Columbus, Ga. His last ship was the Portmar. Charles Cunningham was born in New Orleans and resides in Hmite, La., with his wife, Susie. He joined the union in Mobile and sailed in the Engine depart­ ment under various ratings. His last vessel was the Neva West. Crittenden Foster resides in Pearisburg, Va. and joined the union in the port of New York. A native of Ohio, he shipped in the Deck department as AB. His last ship was the Yorkmar. Joseph Schenk shipped' in the SlU-UIW Stores Was /ii Two Men NLRB R^uvseatatioa Votes The Duluth Board of Trade recently reported that for the first time grain shipments from the twin ports have topped the 200-million bushel mark. The up-grading program is under way once more so we urge all members with 6 months or over in the engine department and 12 months and over in the deck ^ department to contact the nearest ment Co. She laid up Nov. 23rd SIU hall, after layup, to enroll in in Milwaukee. The SlU-affiliated UIW Local the program. 300 recently concluded contract Ed Pierce, the director of the negotiations with its largest plant School of Engineering and Navi­ under contract, the Cinch Manu­ gation, wishes to remind SIU facturing Co. The package is the Great Lakes District men who largest ever to be negotiated be­ plan to attend the school in Toledo tween the Union and Cinch and to have the following material was recently ratified by the mem­ ready when they register: bership. 1. The Coast Guard application Buffalo signed by the master and chief Even in the final weeks of the engineer (the application is avail­ able at any Coast Guard office or shipping season, orders for crews by writing to Ed Pierce directly). are continuing to come in, result­ 2. A letter from the company ing in a very active shipping pic­ ture. verifying time. The winter storage fleet in Buf­ 3. A certified birth certificate. falo will total about 20 ships, so The school will begin at 9 A.M. of course those men who choose on January 4th in Toledo, Ohio, at to stay this far north for the win­ 925 Summit Street. ter months will certainly be pro­ Ken Lund registered in Duluth vided with some work right and shipped out as second cook through the year. on the Joe Morrow. This is the Frankfort 6th vessel of the year for busy Ken. The fight for severance pay due Detroit Ann Arbor No. 5 crewmembers Great Lakes SIU members will continues. The National Railway start collecting benefits from the Adjustment Board has set the next new vacation plan in 1967. The hearing date for January 20. first trustee meeting held in New Just a couple of days after York recently worked out the Thanksgiving, at a time when qualifying rules and regulations. many fellows were already out on The new benefits will be paid by or planning a deer hunting trip, the SIU Great Lakes District Va­ a severe snow and sleet storm cation Fund from contributions showered the area, producing made by the contracted companies scattered power failures and block­ under terms of the 1965-68 collec­ ing carferry traffic to Frankfort. tive bargaining agreements. At a Some schools, homes and busi­ later date, SIU members will be nesses were without heat, but at notified regarding their eligibility least it looks as if those deer will for specific benefits. be safe for another year. BALTIMORE^The SlU-United Industrial Workers has won col­ lective bargaining rights for 180 employees of two companies after recent National Labor Relations Board election victories. Employees of the H. Klaff Co., who provides scrap service to Baltimore area industrial plants, chose the SlU-UIW as bargaining agent over Teamsters Local No. 311 by a vote of 40 to 25. Six ballots were challenged. Employees of the H. Schwartz Leather Co., Inc., of Edgewater, N.J., voted for the SlU-UIW over Leather Workers Union Local No. 27 by a vote of more than 2 to 1; 31 to 12, with 4 votes opposed to any representation. Fifty employ­ Chicago ees will enjoy collective bargain­ ing rights as a result of the elec­ Exceptionally good weather en­ joyed throughout this area for the tion. The H. Klaff Co. election took duration of the season made this a )anner season for shipping. place last May and the SIU United One of the first ships to retire Industrial Workers recently signed a new pact with the com­ or the '66 season was the EM Ford of the Huron Portland Ce­ pany. Alpina Plenty of jobs going begging here this winter season. Even though crews from Huron Port­ land Cement's EM Ford and JB Ford are layed up with us here. There are still plenty of jobs avail­ able. 'i �J- December 9, 1966 SEAFARERS LOG Page Six .)• - f n A T a hearing before the U.S. Coast Guard November 22, SIUNA registered its firm opposition to the proposed establishment of an "apprentice engineer's" rating aboard U.S. fiag ships, which threatens the jobs of American seamen, partic­ ularly that of engine room per­ sonnel. The hearing was held in re­ sponse to SIU demands for an opportunity for all parties con­ cerned to present their positions after the Coast Guard proposed the "apprentice engineer's" rat­ ings as part of a suggested train­ ing program to produce licensed engineers, on the grounds that it would help develop licensed engineers to meet the needs of the Viet Nam crisis. The SIU attacked the appren­ tice engineers plan as a threat to the jobs of American seamen and the jurisdiction of unli­ censed unions. It cited its suc­ cessful joint program with MEBA, District 2 which has produced well over 100 new engineers since it began func­ tioning earlier this year, as well as upgrading approximately 50 CG.rHRiAT TO ^£Nna RKIMSR" RATING licensed engineers in the same period. Under the apprentice engineer's plan, it would take a minimum of two years to pro­ vide engineers. Appearing for the SIU at the hearing were SIUNA President Paul Hall; Vice-President Wil­ liam Jordan, who also heads the SlU-affiliated Marine Firemen's union, and Fred Famen, Secre­ tary-Treasurer of the SIU Great Lakes District. The text of the SIU position as presented by Vice-President Jordan is re­ printed below. At the hearing, Leon Berlage, Secretary-Treasurer of MEBA District 2 pointed to the success of the joint SIU-MEBA District 2 training program and insisted it was the best answer to the problem of the engineers short­ age. The MEBA District 2 posi­ tion as presented by SecretaryTreasurer Berlage appears on the adjoining page. MEBA District 1 initiated the apprentice engineer's proposal, which was supported by the Na­ tional Maritime Union, the Mas­ ters, Mates and Pilots, and the Steelworkers Union. 'mMi partment on all Americanflag ships. Any tampering initiated and supported the with the present ship person­ apprentice engineer proposal nel structure, as suggested by the apprentice engineer pro­ which represents a clear dan­ posals obviously threatens the ger to the jurisdiction of the security of unlicensed seamen unlicensed unions, and, more in general and unlicensed en­ specifically, poses a direct gine room men in particular." threat to the jobs and security Vice-President Jordan, of the unlicensed seaman, the commenting on the appren­ engine department men in tice engineer plan, said that particular. "the contention of District 1 Although the SIU opposes that licensed engineers would the plan, the NMU has ac­ only do the work of licensed cepted it. Therefore, while engineers and would not the plan threatens the jobs touch the work of unlicensed of all unlicensed seamen, it is men does not square with the a most immediate threat to facts of engine department members of the National life. Experienced engine room Maritime Union because if men know there is an over­ the proposal is approved it lap between the work of li­ would be effective on vessels censed engineers and the un­ under contract to MEBA Dis­ licensed men. , "For one example," Jordan trict 1 whose jurisdiction said, "licensed engineers fre­ covers NMU-manned ships. As SIU President Paul Hall quently do identical work per­ pointed out following the formed by unlicensed junior Coast Guard hearing, "The engineers and other un­ fundarnental issue here is the licensed engine department protection of the jobs and live­ personnel. Nothing can lihoods of the unlicensed change this fact of shipboard members of the engine de­ life." DISTRICT 1SPUTS MEBA ON PROGRAM To meet the shortage of li­ censed engineers arising out of the Viet Nam conflict, MEBA District 2 and the SIU Atlantic and Gulf Dis­ trict established earlier this year a jointly sponsored training program that has been successfully producing licensed engineers from the ranks of unlicensed engine de­ partment personnel and up­ grading the licenses of engine officers. The program has en­ abled vessels under contract to the two unions to sail with­ out delay. At the Coast Guard hear­ ing Nov. 22 on the proposed plan to place an apprentice engineer aboard all Ameri­ can-flagships as a means of producing more licensed engi­ neers, MEBA District 2 re­ affirmed its conviction that its jointly operated program with the SIU is the best method of meeting the short­ age for all parties concerned. MEBA District 1, however. Text of SIUNA POSITION AGAINST COAST GUARD PROPOSAL Presented by WILLIAM JORDAN, VICE PRESIDENT OF SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION OF NORTH AMERICA; PRESIDENT OF MARINE FIREMEN'S UNION, SIUNA, AFL-CIO The Marine Firemen and other affiliated unions of the SIUNA represent the unlicensed personnel aboard over 500 American-flag deep sea vessels, including many of those engaged in the Vietnam sealift, and in behalf of these men we are op­ posing the changes which have been requested in 46 CFR, parts 10, 11 and 12, relating to engine room personnel, as set forth in the Coast Guard's proposed rule dated September 6, 1966. These changes, according to the September 6th notice, have been requested by two unions of licensed marine officers, as well as one industry association. It should be noted at this point, however, that while one of the licensed unions requesting the changes is the Marine Engineers Beneficial Association, the re­ quest does not represent the views of the entire MEBA mem­ bership but is in fact being strongly opposed by District 2 of the MEBA. In any event, as we understand the proposed changes, they call upon the Coast Guard to ap­ prove: (a) The establishment of a new merchant seaman's entry rating for apprentice engineers. (Part 12, Subpart 12.25) (b) The employment of such apprentice engineers aboard ship, under the supervision of the chief engineer, as part of a two-year apprentice engineer training program to be recog­ nized by the Coast Guard as qualifying time for a license as temporary third assistant engi­ neer. (Part 11, Subpart 11.10) (c) The extension of the twoyear program, when the tempo­ rary licensing program is termi­ nated, to a three-year program to be recognized as qualifying time for a license as a third as­ sistant engineer. (Part 10, Sub­ part 10.10) The SIUNA is strongly op­ posed to all of these requested changes for a number of reasons. First, with respect to the es­ tablishment of an apprentice engineer's classification, as called for in Part 12, Subpart 12.25, it must be recognized that the affiliates of the SIUNA, as well as other unions of unlicensed seamen, have established juris­ dictions under law, as well as collective bargaining agreements governing the employment of unlicensed seamen within these jurisdictions. Certainly, we of the SIUNA would consider any attempt to place any of these apprentice engineers aboard any vessel hav­ ing a collective bargaining agree­ ment with any of our affiliated unions as an attempt to infringe upon our jurisdiction and to vio­ late our contracts, and all of the affiliated unions of the SIUNA which are concerned with this matter have, in fact, notified their respectively contracted shipping companies on all coasts that they would consider any attempt to place such apprentice engineers aboard their con­ tracted vessels as an infringement of their jurisdiction and a viola­ tion of their contractual agree­ ments. Thus it is evident that ap­ proval by the Coast Guard of this new classification of appren­ tice engineer would serve only to foment jurisdictional disputes between the licensed and unli­ censed unions and to precipitate possible tie-ups or delays of American-flag merchant ships at a time when they are critically needed for the Vietnam war emergency. Second, it must be recognized that the largest single source of skilled, reliable and efficient licensed engineers for the Amer­ ican-flag merchant fleet has tra­ ditionally been the pool of un­ licensed engine room personnel coming up through the ranks from wiper through the various Q.M.E.D. ratings. Moreover, it is estimated that there are at least 2,000 skilled unlicensed engine room men available today, with years of experience in Q.M.E.D. ratings, who possess all of the necessary Coast Guard qualifications for an engineer's license, and the unions representing these unli­ censed men have programs for upgrading such qualified men to licensed engineers' ratings within months, rather than the years proposed in the programs of the licensed unions which have re- . quested these changes. To cite a concrete example of what I am talking about, I might point to the marine engineers' training school which is jointly sponsored by the SIU Atlantic and Gulf District and District 2 of the MEBA. This school recognizes the fact that in the past the chief deterrents to the advancement of unlicensed engine room person­ nel to licensed engineers' ratings have been the financial inability of unlicensed men to support their dependents while studying ashore and the fear of these men of losing their vested pension rights in their unlicensed unions. To overcome these two deter­ rents the school has a subsistence payment and pension-transfer program which enables career seamen to come ashore and study for their engineers' licenses without losing either their earn­ ing ability or their pensioii bene­ fits. It seems obvious to us that the programs proposed by the licensed unions, which admit­ tedly would not produce new licensed engineers for at least two years, and thus leaves their effectiveness in meeting the emergency demands of the Viet­ nam crisis open to serious ques­ tion, is really an ill-concealed attempt by these licensed unions to by-pass the pool of skilled un­ licensed engine room personnel already available in the unli­ censed unions and to infiltrate the jurisdictions of unlicensed unions with new non-career sea­ men selected by the licensed unions. The Coast Guard, by approv­ ing these proposals, would be participating with these licensed unions in their plan to ignore the available pool of skilled unli­ censed seamen already in ex­ istence in favor of a program which would delay the creation of new licensed engineers for at least two years and thus dras­ tically reduce the ability of the merchant marine effectively to serve the nation in this time of need. The apprentice engineer's en­ dorsement as indicated in the proposed rule changes, would not authorize the holder to fill any regular rating aboard ship. Essentially, therefore, he would be merely an observer and our past experience with cadet engi­ neers—even with their added benefit of college training—has convinced us that this type of observational procedure results only in the production of li­ censed engineers weak in practi­ cal working knowledge and op­ erational experience. Coast Guard recognition of time spent as an apprentice en­ gineer could therefore lead only to a downgrading of the enviable record of skill, efficiency and safety established by the present corps of marine engineers and cause deterioration in the pro­ ductive quality of the Americanflag fleet while at the same time increasing its costs of operation. 'r ' ..rf. ki �December 9, 1966 SEAFARERS LOG Page Seven Af£R4 Mr. 2 SUPPORTS JOINT TRAINING PROGRAM WITH SlU AS BEST ANSWER TO ENGINEER SHORTAGE MEBA, District 2 and the Subject to the constitutions of Seafarers International Union, the above organizations and to Atlantic and Gulf District rec­ applicable laws, the following ognize the current shortage of shall be the rules of the Joint marine engineers during the Training Program: Vietnam crisis. We also note 1. The requirements for SIU that, in part, one of the reasons member applicants to the school for this shortage is the failure of any significant number of un­ licensed men to obtain marine engineers' licenses. The reason AGREEMENT for this slowness is because of the concern on the part of the unlicensed personnel of the loss shall be the same requirements of their pension credits and lack as the United States Coast of protection of seniority rights Guard's for obtaining original in the event of shipping slow­ licenses. downs. We are agreed that if 2. Seafarers who apply and , these problems are met we will are accepted to become students then be in a better position to in the Engineering School shall encourage a significant number be paid subsistence payments in of upgradings from unlicensed the amount of $110.00 per week to licensed personnel. It is with while in training. It shall be the the hope of assisting in answer­ responsibility of the SIU to meet ing the engineer shortage in the this obligation. They shall also Vietnam crisis as well as at­ be provided with meals and ho­ tempting to establish rules for tel lodging. avoiding such problems in the 3. Instructors in the school future that these two unions shall be provided by and paid have reached the following un­ for by MEBA District 2. derstanding: 4. The location of the school shall be at a place mutually agreeable to both parties. The cost of housing such school shall be pro-rated between the two unions. 5. The period of instruction shall be up to ninety (90) days. 9. A joint Welfare Committee is hereby established for the purpose of guaranteeing contin­ ued welfare benefit coverage during the transition period from unlicensed rating to shipping as a licensed engineer. between DISTRICT 2 MEBA and SIU 6. It shall be the responsibility of the instructor to determine at what point each student is to take the U.S. Coast Guard ex­ amination. 7. MEBA District 2 shall waive its $1,000.00 initiation fee for SIU members who graduate from this Engineering School. This rule shall apply for the duration of the Vietnam crisis, at which time this matter shall be subject to review. 8. Seafarers shall not be re­ quired to drop their SIU mem­ bership and/or seniority classi­ fication within the SIU unless they desire to do so. 10. A joint Pension Commit­ tee is hereby established for the purpose of protecting the pen­ sion credits accrued by unli­ censed seamen. The rules gov­ erning this matter shall be as follows: Upon his first engineer's as­ signment, each graduate shall have the option of notifying District 2 MEBA of his desire to protect his accrued benefits in the SIU Pension Plan. If he exercises such option, the fol­ lowing rules shall be observed; a. Upon collection of pension plan payments from its contrac­ tual employers, MEBA District 2 shall remit to the SIU Pension Plan an amount equal to regular SIU pension payments and shall place the remaining amount into its own plan as a supplemental pension fund for all graduates who ship as engineers. b. Thereafter, upon the mem­ ber's retirement, he shall receive his full SIU pension payments plus that fractional amount which he has accumulated while sailing as a licensed engineer. 11. SIU, A&G men who al­ ready possess licenses and who are not now sailing on them be­ cause of questions relative to their seniority, union member­ ship, loss of pension credits, etc., shall be eligible for the benefits of this program. 12. There is hereby created a Joint Educational Committee between the aforementioned or­ ganizations. This committee's responsibilities shall be the man­ aging of this entire program as outlined above and taking the necessary steps to guarantee its fulfillment. Text of MEBA DIST. 2 POSITION ACAINST COAST GUARD PROPOSAL Presented by LEON W. BERLAGE,. SECRETARY-TREASURER OF DISTRICT 2, MARINE ENGINEERS BENEFICIAL ASSOCIATION, AFL-CIO Let me say at the outset that District 2 MEBA is opposed to the proposed changes in 46 CFR Part 10, 11 and 12 relating to engineroom personnel as set forth in the amended rules pro­ posed in the document issued by the US Coast Guard on Septem­ ber 6, 1966. We in District 2 MEBA are sure that you have heard from other sources the problems that would arise if the proposed "ap­ prentice engineer" program is approved. While we acknowl­ edge that there is a shortage of licensed personnel to meet the requirements of the Vietnam sealift, and possibly of future peacetime shipping, we would like to point out that there is a method whereby the shortage of licensed marine engineers can be alleviated without changing the existing rules and without creating the problems that would be occasioned" by the proposed "apprentice engineer" rating. Since February 1966, District 2 MEBA and the SIU Atlantic and Gulf District have been working together in a joint pro­ gram which is doing the job of relieving the shortage of licensed marine engineers by training for licensed qualified men from the SIU who have chosen the sea as their profession. These men have been trained and received their licenses without any change in the existing Coast Guard regula­ tions. Further, our program is financed solely by the industry, with no cost to the Government or the taxpayer. As of today, November 22, 100 unlicensed men have ob­ tained their original licenses after studying at the District 2 MEBA School of Marine Engi­ neering. This is virtually the same number of men who grad­ uated in 1966 from the United States Merchant Marine Acad­ emy at Kings Point, the largest of the Federal and State Mari­ time Colleges. At present, there are 47 men attending the Dis­ trict 2 MEBA school and 71 applicants awaiting entry. From our experience to date, we are convinced that the District 2 School can continue to produce at least 15 to 25 new licenses per month, and probably more. We would like to point out fur­ ther that these newly licensed men are coming out of school right now, when they are needed for the Vietnam sealift. We will not have to wait for two years or longer to see the results of this program. Opponents of the joint Dis­ trict 2-SIU, A & G program have objected to our approach on the ground that the average age of the newly licensed men will be too high. In our view, the average age of the men with new licenses is not too high, and it will continue to go down a's the program progresses. For the record, we would like to note that of the first 100 graduates of the District 2 School the aver­ age age was 41 years, that the average age of the men presently attending the school for new li­ censes is 37 and the average age of the applicants who are wait­ ing to enter the school is 35. From the figures cited above, it should be clear that most of the men who have already ob­ tained their new licenses at the School will be able to sail as li­ censed engineers for at least 10 to 20 years. The men who come up from the unlicensed ranks in the future under our program will also be available for many years to come. The unlicensed unions, by and large, give the entry ratings some training before these men go to sea. After six months of sailing experience, these men are qualified for their first QMED rating as firemen-watertender. Again, the unlicensed unions, by and large, have pro­ grams in which these entry ratings receive training before taking the Coast Guard exami­ nation for their first QMED rat­ ing. After another six months at sea as firemen and watertender, these men are qualified to sit for their endorsement as oiler. Fol­ lowing further training at the union school, these men take the Coast Guard examination and, upon passing, receive the next QMED rating. After an­ other six months of seatime as an oiler, these men are qualified to sit for their original licenses as 3rd assistant engineers. The entire process can take a little over two years under the present regulations. By and large these men are fully qualified to pre­ pare for their licenses. Our ex­ perience at the District 2 School of Marine Engineering shows that these men can be prepared for their original licenses in classroom sessions and field trips in a period ranging from IVi to 3 months, depending upon the individual's ability. Under the upgrading ap­ proach used by District 2 and the SIU, a member of an unli­ censed union can prepare for his original license in a compara­ tively short time while working in the industry. If he fails to ob­ tain his engineer's license, he can still obtain advanced train­ ing for such posts as junior engineer, unlicensed deck engi­ neer and electrician. In summary, the approach used by District 2 and SIU serves all the needs of the in­ dividual, the industry and the unions involved. It is doubtful whether any„ other approach could be equally satisfactory. Our experience proves that licensed engineers, in substantial numbers, can be developed from the ranks of the unlicensed if certain problems of" training, pension credits and initiation fees are resolved. Our program in many respects parallels the very successful program devel­ oped by the Government to train licensed merchant marine offi­ cers in World War II, when men came from the ranks of the li­ censed and trained for licenses. Since so many of the unlicensed unions already have programs for training their members for QMED ratings, however, we suggest that upgrading for offi- cers' licenses should be handled by the unions and the industry, without Government interven­ tion or cost. Under our approach, the in­ dustry enjoys the services of the unlicensed man while he's pre­ paring for his license, as well as after he obtains his license. If he fails to obtain a higher QMED rating anywhere along the line, or to obtain his license, he is still available to the indus­ try. In the proposed "apprentice engineer" program, a man would no longer be available to the industry if he failed his li­ censing exam. Under the program developed by District 2 and the SIU, the man who advances from the ranks to become a licensed engi­ neer is guaranteed to have con­ siderable practical experience in his chosen craft. He will also have had sufficient time in the industry to decide whether he wants to make a career of sailing. Finally, our approach permits the man who wants to make a career in the merchant marine an opportunity to work his way up as high as Chief Engineer, if he has the ability and is willing to obtain the training to do it. Consequently, in all respects, this system satisfies the needs of the individual, the industry and the union. �December 9, 1966 SEAFARERS LOG Page Eight 5"i Vf Kianksglving at SlU Halls .-•ly M' •X^ •||ILK.4^' fL Among the ports holding a Thanksgiving dinner for the Seafarers, their fami^ lies, and invited guests, was San Francisco. The turkey went fast and the turnout was large. Thanksgiving dinner is a tradi-tional event at SlU Halls in ports around the nation. a m. The families of pumpman John Faircloth and T ed May, oiler, attended dinner in Houston Hall. it.: mm .1*: t- ^ k Tony Denddo (center) and family. Tony was member of Steward dept., now on pension r—.fK- ,iK.- Among guests in Houston hall were Mr. and Mrs. C. King. He is an official of ILA local 1331. (P» • 1^; John Zereis, who sails as bosun, enjoyed dinner with guests. John is an oldtimer with SlU. Seafarer' Harold ArlTnghaus of Deck "mi famllt^^^eafar ^dlepartmeat.and guest enjoyed dinner, ura a»c} W^i^aTOOster .>U Hungry Seafarers and families kept things jumping in the Wilmington Hall. ' v'-i py' Danny Balerio, who sails as a wiper, took his family to enjoy turkey and all the trimmings.. �f,. Page Nine Ha _ ^r—- Among the many families attending dinner in Mew York HalT Sharing a table are Nellie Rios, Anna Accurso, was that of Seafarer F. T. DiCarlo of Steward department, and Tony Barnes who sails in Deck department, Charles Ostasewski of the Deck dept., Danny Ellis, a guest, and Mike Connor of the Engine dept., enjoyed turkey dinner. JefF Davis and John Rondano, who sail in the Engine dept., Teddy Tobiassen of the Engine department came came with guests, Mrs. H.Arlinghouse and Barbara Buchanan, with daughters, Jane Ann, 7, and Lorraine, 9. Seated are Miss H. Haftgidimitriou, Angelo Roulis who sails in Deck dept., C. Tsambis and A. Agapitos of Engine de^ 11 �Page Ten SEAFARERS LOG December 9, 1966 r-: J New National Group Forms To Combat Extremist Threat A new national organization has been formed to combat the "mer­ chants of fear," extremist "hate" groups of the radical right and the radical left. An immediate target of the Institute for American Democracy will be the John Birch Society and the interlocking directorate of extreme right-wing groups in the Birch Society's orbit. A committee of 48 prominent leaders in religion, public affairs, edu­ cation, labor and business is sponsoring the institute. Its chairman is Dr. Franklin H. Littel, president of Iowa Wesleyan College and a Methodist clergyman who served in post-war Germany as a religious adviser to the U.S. high commissioner. * ' Dr. Littel told a Washington news conference that his experience in Germany and elsewhere convinced him that extremists can't be dis­ missed as harmless "kooks." Both the Communists and the radical right leaders "are playing for keeps," he warned, adding that "they are flesh eaters." One of the tasks of the new institute, he said, will be to provide local groups with facts to combat extremists who try to take over parentteacher associations, schools, town councils and library boards and who seek to discredit religious, trade union and civic organizations. He warned that the Birchers and the groups they dominate are en­ gaged in a "lavishly financed effort to sell a predetermined set of fears and prejudices to the American people." In many communities, he noted, "extremists have made life miserable for good citizens—through spying, nocturnal phone calls, economic and social pressure, stonings, even bombings." The institute's chief contribution, he said, will be the "full time, day-in, day-out methodical correction of record, exposure of unworthy tactics and focusing of the national conscience on local harassments in the hope that gradually a greater measure of decency and dignity can be restored to the American political dialogue." Birch Society leaders can be found in key positions in dozens of far right organizations, he said. Some of these groups "sound more shrill than the Birchers and some play in a lower key, but they echo -* versions f the Birch line, and their impact is cumulative." Among the organizations he described as in the Birch 5k)ciety's "orbit" were Let Freedom Ring, the Liberty Lobby, Americans for Constitutional Action, American's Future Christian Crusade, Manion Forum, Dan Smoot Report, National Economic Council, Church League of America and We the People. Dr. Littel said he is a Republican but that the members of the sponsoring committee include persons identified with both political parties and with all major religions. Auto Workers Pres. Walter P. Reuther and Clothing Workers Pres. Jacob S. Potofsky are on the committee, as are Democratic Senators Gale McGee of Wyoming and Frank Moss of Utah, and Republican Sen. Clifford P. Case of New Jersey. Charles R. Baker is the executive director, and the Institute for American Democracy has set up a permanent office at 1330 Massachusetts Ave., N.W., Washing­ ton, D.C. 20005. The Locomotive Firemen and The longest and possibly the Enginemen have settled a basic most bitter strike to occur in the contract with the nation's rail­ 20th Century, a six-year walkout roads which provides for a 5 per by United Auto Workers Local cent wage increase as well as 833 against the Kohler Co. of other improvements. Sheboygan, Wis., which resulted A union negotiating committee in a dispute that took twelve years is currently working out details, to settle, has finally come to a such as exact contract wording, close. with representatives of each rail Kohler wound up the battle line. having to pay strikers a total of The across-the-board pay raise $4.5 million, $3 million represent­ is retroactive to August 12. Fire­ ing back pay and $1.5 million men, engineers, hostlers and being a restoration of pension hostler helpers also won an im­ rights. The money, which goes to proved vacation plan and correc­ the National Labor Relations tion of several inequities in holi­ Board for distribution to workers, day pay. is the largest amount ever collected * * * by the NLRB in settlement of an The AFL-CIO's International unfair labor practice dispute, or in Union of Operating Engineers will any similar settlement ever nego­ offer on-the-job training for han­ tiated in the history of labor-man­ dling heavy equipment to 80 agement relations. * « * youths in the Job Corps in Tennes­ see. The Union will assist in the The boycott against Sears, Roe­ placement of trainees who com­ buck & Co.'s nationwide stores plete the one-year program. Mem­ has been intensified by locals of bers of Local 917 are to serve as the Retail Clerks in order to dis­ instructors at the training center courage Christmas shopping at the in Cherokee National Forest in retail outlets. The Executive Coun­ Eastern Tennessee. The President cil of the AFL-CIO has stated re­ of the lUOE, Hunter P. Wharton, cently that it was convinced the cited two reasons for his Union's company was engaged in a calcu­ involvement: The first, he said, lated and concerted effort to de­ was its responsibility to help the prive employees of their rights to less fortunate, and the second was union protection. The Council the program's opening of a reser­ called on all union members and voir of potential talent for the their friends to support the boy­ cott. Union. "...And All Through The House..." With people throughout the world pre­ paring to celebrate the Christmas season, we are once again reminded that the nature of seafaring employment denies to Seafarers the opportunity enjoyed by most other workers to observe the holiday among their families and friends. This Christmas, as in the past, most Sea­ farers will be aboard their ships plying the seas of the world or in strange and distant ports. They will have to be content with thoughts of those they hold dear and look ahead in the hopes that they can share to­ gether the warmth of this holiday season another time. But men of the sea accept and adjust to this condition of their employment. On the eve of Christmas, Seafarers aboard ship will prepare to observe the holiday in their own way. They will attempt to capture a meas­ ure of the festive spirit of the day and make the ship as happy a place as possible under the circumstances. They will improvise Christmas decorations to grace the ships' messrooms, as a reminder that even while away at sea. Seafarers retain the spirit of Christmas. On Christmas day they will ex­ change greetings as they partake of holiday fare prepared with special care and feeling. Meanwhile, their Union brothers who are ashore in SIU ports that day will observe the occasion with their families and friends at Christmas dinners which are a traditional event in all SIU Union halls. We join with them in extending to all Union brothers at sea and ashore, and to their families, the very warmest of greetings for A Merry Christmas. Soviets Plan for the Future Possible Soviet domination of the world's sea lanes in the near future came a step closer recently when Russia signed a con­ tract with Poland—a communist satellite, for the construction of 45 vessels totalling 554,000 deadweight tons. This one Soviet order is almost equivalent to the total tonnage being built for the U.S. at this time. While the U.S. fleet continues to deterio­ rate at an ever-increasing rate, the Soviet Union is building merchant ships at breakr neck sp>eed. Even computations of total rel­ ative tonnages are not indicative of the true seriousness of the situation because the So­ viet tonnage increase represents new, mod­ em, fast vessels while the great bulk of America's tonnage is already obsolete and of marginal value in the highly competitive world of commercial shipping. This commercial challenge on the high seas is too serious for the U.S. to continue to ignore much longer. The possibility of Soviet control over worldwide freight rates, which it could exercise with the aid of the huge merchant fleet it is presently building, represents a threat to the economic future of the United States as a trading nation., The U.S. must have a merchant fleet ade­ quate to meet all its commercial and defense needs, as called for in the 1936 Merchant Marine Act. This means a large, fast, mod­ ern fleet flying the American flag and manned by American seamen. Time is growing short for those Government agencies responsible for enforcing the Merchant Marine Act to acknowledge the nation's vital maritime needs and to take action to avoid possible disaster. �December 9, 1966 SEAFARERS LOG Page Eleven V/ Comment On Civil Rights In AFL-CIO 'Federationist' Stronger Labor, Civil Rights Links Soon As Aid to U.S. Social Reform The Pacific Coast by Frank Orozak, West Coast Representative A new contract has just been won by the SIU United Industrial Workers—Pacific District, for SIU-UIW members in the Alaskan port cities of Valdez, Kenai, Petersburg, Homer and Kodiak who are em­ ployed by the North Star Terminal and Stevedoring Co., Amess Terminal Inc., SeaLand, Alaska Steamship, and the City of Kodiak. In addition, the UlW-Pacific District won a 47-2 union repre­ in 1959 as a cook and baker. sentation election at the Mountain Vesagas, who makes his home Village Fish Co., Inc., in the Low­ here, found his visit to the Hall a very pleasant one, during which er Yukon region. he swapped stories with some stillSan Francisco active Seafarers. Shipping here is very good, with H. Alexanderian has just signed many slots available for AB's Oil­ on the Columbia Victory as night ers, FWT's, electricians, cooks, cook and baker. and bakers. Wilmington Paying off for the past period Wilmington shipping looks very were the Rachel V, Alice Brown, good for the next couple of weeks Ridgefield Victory, Jefferson City and we've got plenty of jobs for Victory, Burbank Victory, Colum­ rated men in all depar'ments. bia Victory, Linfield Victory, During the past few weeks, the Young America, Cosmos Trader, Citadel Victory paid off and signed and Longview Victory. on, the Transyork paid off, and the Crews signed aboard the Mai­ den Victory, Northwestern Vic­ tory, Ridgefield Victory, Burbank Victory, Linfiield Victory, Young America, Cosmos Trader, and the Longview Victory. Ships in transit were the Calmar, Penn Challenger, Trenton, and Marymar. Visiting the SIU Hall recently was oldtimer G. J. Vesagas, a SIU pensioner whose last ship was Vesagas Alexanderian The labor and civil rights movements should strengthen their natural alliance in pursuit of social and economic programs that will benefit all Americans. This was the basic argument put forward by contributors to the November issue of the AFL-CIO Federationist. The theme of the 32-page edition was "Equal described the close working alli­ He urged a Negro-labor-liberal co­ Rights: To Realize the Promise." ance between civil rights groups alition to achieve progress. The and labor in winning rights legis­ alternative, he warned, is social The unemployed and lower- lation and on labor issues. He chaos. income Negroes and whites all spelled out in detail labor's policy • Nathaniel Goldfinger, direc­ would benefit if unions and civil and program for eliminating the tor of the AFL-CIO Dept. of Re­ rights groups united to fight for discrimination remaining in un­ search, wrote on "Negroes and full employment, adequate train­ ions. Jobs" and analyzed the factors be­ ing and more and better schools hind the high unemployment rates • The Workers Defense League and housing, the writers agreed. of New York City explained how of Negro adults and Negro teen­ Professor Ray Marshall of the it organized information on ap­ agers. University of Texas declared that prenticeship opportunities and • Walter G. Davis, newly-ap­ if the labor and civil rights move­ worked closely with unions in pointed director of the AFL-CIO ments united behind common ob­ jectives, they could become a pow­ placing Negro youths seeking to Dept. of Education, discussed the erful force for the national good. learn a trade. whole range of government proDivided, he warned, they would • Whitney Young, Executive prams in his article, "Making strengthen their common adver­ Director of the National Urban Equal Rights Laws Work." saries. League, detailed the wide range of • Roy Wilkins, executive di­ Bayard Rustin, a leading civil NUL programs aimed at opening rector of the National Association rights strategist, wrote that the the doors of opportunity to mi­ for the Advancement of Colored civil rights movement is at a cross­ norities. People, wrote on "The NAACP roads. He said the movement and the New Strategy" aimed at • Rustin, who is executive di­ must ally itself with labor and lib­ the economic improvement of all rector of the A. Philip Randolph erals to fight for the Freedom lower income groups, Negro and Institute, posed the choice facing Budget or else be led by the appeal of "black power" into strife and a "Civil Rights at the Crossroads." white. racial nightmare. Other articles in the magazine dealt with the moral basis of civil riehts. the roles of organized labor and civil rights groups in expand­ Atlantic, Gulf & Inland Waters District ing opportunities and making civil From November 18 to December 1, 1966 rights laws work more effectively. AFL-CIO President George DECK DEPARTMENT Meany, in an editorial on "Labor's REGISTERED on BEACH TOTAL SHIPPED TOTAL REGISTERED Commitment" stated labor's po­ All Groups All Groups All Groups sition: Class B Class C Class A Class B Class A Class B Class A Port 4 0 25 1 1 2 "The AFL-CIO is firmly deter­ Boston 1 72 253 57 21 45 27 58 mined to achieve full equality in New York 15 24 11 3 5 21 8 Philadelphia America in all fields—education, 23 108 19 16 5 27 20 Baltimore employment, accommodations, Norfolk 14 4 4 26 1 9 6 9 1 10 7 5 6 3 housing and justice." Jacksonville 0 3 3 11 8 5 6 Tampa Meany also deplored the so- Mobile 95 20 5 13 5 3 26 78 170 0 19 11 25 45 called white backlash. He blamed New Orleans 99 13 159 37 20 23 43 Houston it on demagogues exploiting un­ 1 14 21 4 12 7 8 Wilmington reasonable fears stimulated by San Francisco .... 1 56 56 56 43 42 18 cries of "black power." He said Seattle 2 43 14 18 11 14 12 labor opposes both black suprem­ Totals 342 162 980 246 160 306 159 acy and white supremacy and be­ lieves America has only one clash ENGINE DEPARTMENT —citizen—"the highest and most REGISTERED on BEACH TOTAL SHIPPED TOTAL REGISTERED meaningful title in a democracy." AH Groups All Groups All Groups These were the main points Port Class A Class B Class A Class B Class C Class A Class B made by the authors: 2 11 0 0 1 4 1 Boston 149 183 27 30 32 27 45 • A. Philip Randolph, discuss­ New York 17 2 4 10 8 17 9 ing "The Moral Basis of Civil Philadelphia 76 41 13 6 17 19 18 Baltimore 7 Rights," makes the point that all Norfolk 15 3 6 1 1 2 7 6 6 2 1 5 5 men are brothers and so entitled Jacksonville 1 8 3 3 7 3 2 Tampa to equal treatment. 18 48 4 2 16 14 12 Mobile 67 84 19 12 5 32 35 Randolph, president of the New Orleans 102 146 22 10 5 28 27 Houston Sleeping Car Porters and an AFL- Wilmington 0 9 8 3 4 4 6 0 33 41 19 41 30 25 CIO vice president, criticized San Francisco .... 2 8 9 30 8 7 2 "black power" as a slogan that Seattle 398 644 143 158 143 211 164 cannot solve social and economic Totals problems. He urged cooperation STEWARD DEPARTMENT between labor and civil rights REGISTERED on BEACH TOTAL REGISTERED TOTAL SHIPPED groups in support of the Freedom AH Groups All Groups All Groups Budget and the goal of full em­ Class A Class B Port Class A Class B Class C Class A Class B ployment. 4 13 DISPATCHERS REPORT • Dr. Marshall traced "The Roots of the Negro-Union Alli­ ance." He proposed a variety of approaches through which dis­ crimination might be reduced and opportunities expanded through cooperative action by la­ bor and civil rights groups. • Donald Slaiman, director of the AFL-CIO Civil Rights Dept., Boston New York Philadelphia Baltimore Norfolk Jacksonville Tampa Mobile New Orleans Houston Wilmington San Francisco Seattle Totals 4 37 14 18 5 5 3 7 41 39 9 24 19 225 2 13 3 14 11 4 2 6 21 18 3 9 6 114 0 34 5 20 3 4 5 3 15 21 2 20 17 149 0 9 7 8 3 1 2 2 17 9 3 58 7 126 1 30 2 5 2 7 0 2 5 3 7 58 14 136 65 15 66 14 7 7 57 128 91 19 30 17 529 25 5 35 22 6 2 8 65 60 0 0 0 232 Beloit Victory paid off coastwise and signed on intercoastal. This year's SIU Thanksgiving dinner was held at the Twin Wheels Restaurant in Long Beach, where SIU members attended in large numbers along with their families to participate in the holi­ day celebration. Guy Wbitehurst, who sailed SIU for many years before retiring on pension, has decided to spend Christmas holidays in Acapuico, Mexico. Seattle Northwest shipping is also booming, with SIU members hav­ ing choices of ships and runs. All indications point to a continued boom, so if any of you East and Gulf Coasters are interested in immediate shipping you should consider hustling out to Seattle. The Puget Sound Maritime Port Council has officially opposed the Apprentice Engineering Program as proposed by the U.S. Coast Guard and sent telegrams of pro­ test to various government officials as well as to Vice Admiral C. P. Murphy. The Maritime Port Council of Portland & Vicinity has similarly opposed the program and sent wires to government officials, as well as to the U.S. Coast Guard commander. Payoffs this last period were the Lynn Victory, Santa Emilia, Over­ seas Rose, Beaver Victory, and the Longview Victory. Sign ons included the Columbia and the Oceanic Wave, while ships in transit included the Anchorage, Penmar, Seattle, and Walter Rice. George H. Bryan, who has been a SIU member for a solid quarterof-a-century, recently piled off the Overseas Rose and immediately took a chief steward's spot on the Longview Victory. After a little hunting outing, M. Dembrovrski is ready to go again. He last shipped on t!.e Transnortbem as steward and has been a member of the Union for over 20 years. John Reed just completed a long trip on the Vantage Progress. �Page Twelve SEAFARERS LOG December 9, 1966 MONEY DUE Isthmian Steamship Co. is holding checks for unclaimed wages for the crewmembers of the Margarett Brown listed below. The checks may be claimed by writing the Paymaster, c/o Isthmian Steamship Co., 26 Broadway, New York, N. Y. Please indicate your Social Security number, and the address where you would like your check sent. Name Walter Brown Egan D. Christiansen Jay C. Cohen James Crandall Will Daniels James Johnson Walter McMillion Robert J. Manthei John Nouwen Charles Paiford George E. Paulson Joe Petrone Ronald Sutton t' • ..1.1 I Milton C. Hahrat, 54: Brother Habrat died of a heart attack in a San Francisco hotel recently. A member of the union since 1947, he was born in Pittsburgh, and lived there with his family. He joined the union I in New York City. He shipped in the Engine Department .as a fireman-oilerwater tender. He was a veteran of the Army. Jack Caudle, 63, Capt. Caudle died on Aug. 21 in Tidelands Hospital, Harris County, Texas, from a hemor­ rhage. A tugboat • captain, he joined the SIU in the port of Houston, where he lived with his wife, Marie. Born in Texas, Capt. Caudle was an em­ ployee of the G and H Towing Co. Burial was in San Jacinto Memo­ rial Cemetery, Houston, Texas. Archie Lee Sawyer, 39: A heart attack caused the death of Broth­ er Sawyer. He died in Albemarle Hospital, Cam­ den, N.C. Sawyer was employed at the Old Domin­ ion Ship Yard in Camden, where he made his home with his wife and five children. He was born in Columbia, N.C. I•rf Amount $34.91 189.29 185.56 199.75 194.32 25.28 14.68 21.49 27.52 185.56 208.70 7.58 205.45 Rating Chief Cook Bosun Oiler Oiler Third Cook Cook/Baker F.W.T. OS. F.W.T. A.B. UT/MM A.B. UT/MM John W. Picou, 58: Heart dis­ ease claimed the life of Brother - • Picou. He shipped out of New Or­ leans in the stew­ ard dept. He died in USPHS Hospi­ tal, New Orleans. He lived with his family in the town of Metairie, La. s He was born at Head Island, La. He joined the union in 1941, in New Orleans. —— Edward Sawicki, 23: Brother Sawicki died on Aug. 29, after an automobile ac­ cident, in West Jersey Hospital, Camden, N.J. He • was a member of the SIU United Industrial Work­ ers and employed by the Hussmann Refrigerator Co. Born in Woodbury, N.J., he lived in Blenheim, N.J. and joined the union in Philadelphia. He is sur­ vived by his mother, Mrs. Mar­ guerite Sawicki. George F. Blackmore, 70: Brother Blackmore died as the result of an acci­ dental drowning in Chelsea Creek, Chelsea, Mass. Born in Massa­ chusetts, he re­ sided in the town of Everett, Mass. A World War I Navy veteran, he sailed in the deck department, as an AB. He joined the Union in 1945, in the Port of Boston. Crew members aboard the Andrew Jackson (Waterman) celebrated a real American style Thanks­ giving while in the Viet Nam war zone, thanks to the fine work of the Steward department. Ship delegate L. A. Mhchell asked the Log to print part of the menu that was served aboard the S.S. Andrew Jackson on ThanksgivMeeting chairman Frank Russo ran reports. According to P. Hen­ ing Day in the port of Canrn aboard the Del Santos (Delta) re­ dricks, meeting secretary, the Ranh Bay, Viet Nam, "to show ports that a new steward department was extended the other fellows around what ship's delegate, a vote of thanks by the crew. kind of lunch their friends hac W. H, Newsom, Some disputed overtime, Hen­ while they were in the war zone." was elected by ac­ dricks writes, but the trip is a Brother Mitchell, clamation. A new smooth one. who serves as bunch of keys has Chief Cook, re­ been made up ports that he. A vote of thanks was extended and given to the Chief H. Ride steward depart­ to the steward department on the way, and the rest Floridian (South ment to lock up Russo of the Steward crew quarters and Atlantic and Car­ department were messrooms. A resolution was also ibbean) for their I given a vote of passed to cut the noise in the fine job, Tony u II thanks by the messroom during the meal hour. ) Aronlca, meeting members The steward department. Brother chairman, reports. and officers for the fine meal. The Russo reports "is doing a fine job. According to F. Thanksgiving.Day dinner included \ Alvarez, meeting such appetizers as shrimp and oys­ secretary, everySeafarers on the Steel Architect ter cocktail, a choice of four main thing is running courses, including roast young tom (Isthmian) want American cur­ smoothly and there are no beefs rency instead of turkey, with giblet gravy, shrimp travelers checks reported by department delegates. dressing and cranberry sauce, and in foreign ports, The Chief Mate will see that the baked smoked Virginia ham with William MacAr­ galley screen is fixed, Alvarez re­ pineapple sauce. Candied sweet tbur, meeting ports. H. Miranda replaced Nick yams, of course, were included in chairman, writes Sabin as ship's delegate after the the wide choice of vegetables. as crewmembers latter resigned. Sabin was extended Among dessert choices were have had some a vote of thanks for his fine job. pumpkin pie, mince meat pie and trouble cashing —— fruit cake. their checks. Jon Two crewmembers on the MacArtbur Maslow, meeting Globe Explorer (Maritime Over­ secretary, reports that the Union seas) were hit by Crewmembers on the Ridgefield has heen contacted regarding the illness and acci­ Victory (Columbia) will have some need for another ice cube ma­ dents recently. protection from chine. The one on hand does not Meeting Chair­ hot climates with produce enough ice for three man C. S. Jacks the building of an meals. Ship's Delegate James reports. Ray Asawning in the aft Santiago reported that the ship's said was hospital­ section of the treasury contains $104.25. ized in Karachi ship. Meeting after an accident Chairman Roy The Jefferson City Victory and pneumonia Pierce writes. The sidelined MaxweU materials should (Victory Carriers) will have to get • along without a McPbaii in Aden. Co-operation arrive shortly. R. Pierce bosun for awhile, was excellent, F. J. Comndly, Pierce said, and since he was meeting clerk reports. The chief Seafarers will begin work. A hospitalized in cook and night baker gave a vote unanimous vote of thanks was Subic Bay. Two of thanks to the crew for their given to the steward department. V other members of fine co-operation and Seafarers in The payoff is scheduled for San the crew were also retutrn gave a vote of thanks to Francisco. hospitalized, E. the Steward department for a job Morris, meeting well done. Meeting Chairman chairman, writes. David Eby reports that there was "Lots of oldtimers and an un­ Clarke Meeting Secre­ some disputed overtime but no usually good Steward department make up the crew tary J. Calvert reports a total of beefs. of the Coe Vic- $7.50 in the ship's fund. The ship —— toiy, bound from will be paying off in San Francisco. Everything is running smooth­ —^— the Eastern Sea­ ly on the Transglobe (Hudson) as board to Japan Seafarers on the Platte (Orien­ the ship completes and Viet Nam," tal Exporters) have plenty of good its Viet Nam run, F. Caspar, meet­ reading matter on E. W. Pierce, ing chairman re­ hand and in good meeting chair­ ports. The fine order thanks to man, reports. Red ^ chow is one reathe efforts of the Dean, ship's del­ son things are wife of the Chief egate, reports $28 running well with no major beefs, Engineer, who in the fund. The Caspar writes. Maxie Katzoff has ^ sailed as ship's liSeafarers extend­ been unanimously elected ship's ^ brarian. A vote of ed their thanks to E. Pierce treasurer, R. Ferebee, meeting < thanks was exSIU headquarters secretary reported. His first job is „ tended by crew- lor the overtime sheets and com­ Corcoran members to Mrs. munications. Meeting Secretary to take charge of the receipt for a ship's fund of $26.55, kept in Mary E. Booker for her efforts. A. Stephen reports logs and the captain's safe. Meeting Chairman J. W. Corco- mail are coming in regularly. <I> <I> CM... ABOUTJ VkA/OW- T VEMf GBrrmGABHORE'l lOHCEUAO jVWATDIO SlOe dog AMD A SHORE-SID^ YOU DOf GETTLING VOWM^ JOS... / i i I DREAMED ABOUT eoine TO SEA .. - �[December 9, 1966 SEAFARERS LOG Legislator Exposes Maritime Plight Unionists Have Role In Political Action To The Editor: To The Editor: I think Representative High Lt Carey should be applauded for exposing the deficiencies in the U.S. merchant marine brought about by years of official neglect on the part of U.S. Government administrators. I hope the resolution he \viil introduce in the next session of Congress calling for a national conference on a modern mer­ chant marine is a success. The idea of including representatives of maritime labor is a sound one, I think. Chet Alexander ^ I couldn't agree more with the AFL-CIO Executive Council declaring that the accomplish­ ments of the 89th Congress must be both protected and broadened. I am sure that all my fellow unionists feel the same way. 1 think every member of the AFL-CIO should do all he can to further this aim. I myself am a member of a local political organization. Naturally, every­ one can't become as involved as I am in politics, but 1 do think that we should all write our Congressmen, telling them how we feel about basic issues. Julius Wylc New Safety Law Is Long Overdue To The Editor: Pharmacist Mate School Praised I read SIU vice president Bull Shepard's column with great in­ terest. To tell the truth, I was unaware of the new safety law. r think it's a major step as it provides that U.S,-owned run­ away vessels will have to come up to U.S. maritime safety standards. I think that it's about time our government took this step. I hope this is just the beginning of the government's setting and enforcing maritime safety standards. Rudolf Tollefson To The Editor: I think that the starting of the new Pharmacist Mate Training School for SIU staff officers is a great idea. It will provide the men of some SlU-manned ships with good medical protection, which they haven't had since the end of WW 11. I hope the day will come when all Sea­ farers can have this kind of medical protection while at sea. Jack Storey LETTERS To The Editor Log 'Ports' Feature Stirs Memories To The Editor: I docked at Port Swettenham about three years ago and both­ ered to visit the main city near­ by, Kuala Lumpur. Your photo­ graphic story on Kuala Lumpur brought back to my memory that visit which was so interest­ ing. You're right. There are three ways to get from the port to Kuala Lumpur, by taxi, bus, or rail. The taxi cost is sky high and a waste. The bus is maybe one-tenth or less the cost of taxi but ten times as dangerous. The drivers are so careless on the narrow winding roads 1 nearly got seasick on land! Best bet is rail. Takes slightly longer, is a few cents cheaper, but worth your life in safety! Chas. Hurik Urges Support of Kingsport Fund To The Editor: I've been following news stories on the Kingsport Press Strike in Tennessee. These men on strike for 2'A years de.serve support from the whole labor movement. I admire their cour­ age and strength. The Kingsport Press Strikers Christmas Fund is a good idea and a fine way for the labor movement to show its appreciation. Johnny Thomas! To The Editor; New York City's air pollu­ tion problem recently made great headlines in all the papers. Due to what they call "atmos­ pheric inversion," the pollution that is "normal" or safe collect­ ed up to a deadly point instead of being blown away by the wind. No individual then in New York, as I was, will forget the thickening of the air, the wateiy eyes, and the dry, dirty feeling in the throat. You kind of walked around wondering how bad it could get, while fearful of whether or not you could survive it. U reminded me of a catastro­ phe in Donora, Pa., some years ago when 300 people died from industrial fumes that collected due to "atmospheric, inversion." Imagine the same thing striking New York! The death toll could be staggering. It's time for corporations and industries to improve their op­ erations .so as not to infect the air with poisons. After all, how criminal can you get? Do they save money and make higher profits this way? Paul Corem S/ff Bosun Almost Swept Overboord When Heavy Seas Swamp Deck ever, su.stain injuries which hospitalized him. According to erewmcmber•— On his way down, according William Cameron, the mishap to Cameron, he passed the chief occurred on a beautiful day, officer and told him that the bosun with a moderate sea and wind. was almost knocked overboard. The deck was dry enough to be "Since he was going so fast, it painted, and .some of the deck­ hands were working aft of the seems that the only thing the mate heard were the words 'bosun' and midship house, while some were 'overboard.' He turned pale as a working up forward in the paint ghost, it was said later, and almost locker. Bosun Elderman was go­ fainted." Both men reached the ing forward to get two cans of main deck and found Billy Elderpaint from the paint locker, when man, "wet as a rat" and bleeding a sea hit the port bow, then cov­ from a gash in the face. Had the ered the entire deck. Elderman gash been sustained a half-inch grabbed the closest thing to him, a to the left or right, it would have No. 4 wing tank top. cost the Bosun an eye. He was Man Overboard? helped to the hospital on the next deck, where the chief officer gave As the sea hit him, he was be­ ing watched from the bridge by an A.B. "It happened so fast," said Cameron, "that when the sea hit Elderman, the A.B. thought for sure that Elderman was over the side, since he could not see anything but water rolling off the deck. A split-second later he grabbed a life ring to throw into Constance Finnerfy, born No­ the water, but meanwhile he kept vember I, 1966. to the Robert F. an eye on the deck below, still Finnertys. Bedford, Ohio. looking for Elderman. Sure enough, he saw him on the deck, ^ Richard Brewer, born June 3, but his legs were through the rails 1966, to the Jack Brewers, New and he was bear-hugging the stan­ Orleans, La. chion. The sailor on the bridge made a mad dash below to give him a hand." Michael Schlau, Jr., born Octo­ ber II, 1966, to the Leonard A. Schlaus, Jr., Buffalo, New York. ' him first aid. Later, when things calmed down, he was asked what hurt him, and he replied "My arm, my back, my leg, my head, my knee and my shoulder." Someone stopped him, saying. "In other words, you hurt all over." Cor­ rect, Elderman replied. He was put ashore when the National Defender reached Ma­ dras, remaining in the hospital for a week. He later joined the ship when it sailed for the States. At the payoff, Elderman said he would enter a hospital for a complete check-up and stay on the beach for a while to recuper­ ate. SIU ARRIVALS Log Feature Recalls OU Days Of Sailing Barks „ Orlando Hector, Jr., born Octo­ ber 13. 1966. to the Orlando H. Lopez's, Levittown, P. R. — Bobbie Ann DePlnto, born November 9. 1966, to the Pasquale DePintos. Brooklyn, New York ... —^— Tma Louise Huval, born Sep­ tember I, 1966, to the Reeves Huvals, Breaux Bridge, La. . Terri Renee Shaneyfelt, born September 7. 1966, to the Gary N. Shaneyfelts, Mobile, Ala. Jennifer Wadsworth, born No­ vember 14, 1966, to the Charles Wadsworths, Milton, Fla. ^ Ettie Germaine Gibson, born October 27, 1966, to the Isiah A. Gibsons, Silsbee, Texas. Neil Lindeman, born November 7, 1966. to the Larry A. Lindemans. Manistoe, Mich. i The Log's October 14 picture story on Santos, Brazil, brought Tad Aron Swackhammer, born Jeffrey Leiand Bryant, born Oc­ back many memories to Captain September 10, 1966, to the Ed­ tober 29, 1966, to the Lloyd Br>'R. J. Peterson, who first encoun­ tered Brazil's most active coffee ward Swackhammers, Houston, ants. Mobile, Ala. Texas. exporting port back in 1913, when he served as boatswain on the Melissa Ottelin, born July IS, ^ Teresa Ann Remy, born August .sailing barque Dovenby. 1966, to the Charles J. Ottelins, 15, 1966, to the Robert J. Remeys. Cleveland, Ohio. Relating his adventures as a Castalia, Ohio. young man in a letter to the Log, Captain Peterson began "We SalVdor Rueda, born October Marilyn Lee Eckley, born Octo­ sailed from Sheernes, London, 20, 1966. to the Juan Salvador ber 10, 1966, to the Robert G. with a load of cement and made Ruedas, Yauco. P. R. Eckleys, Philipsbiirg, Pa. a passage of 50 days, under a captain who paced the poop on Gordon Stecker, born October Paul LaBorde, born September his stiff legs. He, when once the 20, 1966. to the Vaughn E. Steckmate of a ship, had been knocked 16, 1966, to the Paul LaBordes, ers. Dearborn Heights, Mich. New Orleans, La. down by a graybeard off the Horn, and had both legs broken. —— Joyce Brown, born November "Many is the sailor that the Whit Steven Williams, born Oc­ yellow jacket killed in Santos," 17, 1966, to the Rafael Browns, tober 28. 1966. to the Herbert Ponce. P. R. said Captain Peterson, recalling Williams, Swan Quarter, N. C. the not-so-good old days when yel­ low fever decimated the popula­ tions of warm countries. For that I Editor, rea.son, the captain continued, I SEAFARERS LOG, "before my time, it was hard to I I get men for ships going to Santos. I 675 Fourth Ave., ' . . , I 1 could tell why when 1 saw a few |Brooklyn, N. Y. 11232 I dead .ships outside the harbor." 1 Lwould like to receive the SEAFARERS LOG-please put my i Then Captain Peterson recalled ' name on your mailing list. (PfinHnformathn) I the sailing ships and the blue water I I sailors he encountered in Santos: I NAME I "Urania, a big barque, was there I I , with a youthful crew that had a B STREET ADDRE^ band in the focsle and played I .STATE....;.., ZIP music late, beating the big drum I subscriber and have a change to keep the captain awake. GwyI give your former address below: dor Ca.stle was there too, a queer I barque, with a crew that, in the I focsle. spoke Welsh proudly, say­ L -rrw I CmT e.kee^en. STATE ZIP,,, I ing 'We are the ancient Britons.' " <1> <I> <1> <I> 1 Aids U,S, Through VietSealift To The Editor: The Vietnam conflict in which this nation is involved deserves the attention of every Seafarer. I saw action in World War II and regret that I'm too old now to enlist. There is ^mething I can do. though, and that is to participate in the Vietnam Sealift which brings vital supplies to our soldiers stationed there. Editor's Note: Contributions to the kingsport Press Strikers Christmas Fund may be sent to; Union Label and Services fTrade Dept., AFL-CIO Room 1402 AFL-CIO BIdg.; 815 16th iSb. N:W„ Washington, DC. 120006. » Air Pollution Remedy Needed Page Thirteen 4r ^ g# • •'.I a �SEAFARERS LOG Page Fourteen TOUR FINANCIAL REPORTS. The constitution of the SIU Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District makes specific provision for safetruardinK the membership's money and Union finances. The constitution requires a detailed CPA audit every three months by a rank and file auditing committee elected by the membership. All Union records are available at SIU headquarters in Brooklyn. TRUST FUNDS. All trust funds of the SIU Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District are adn^nistered in accordance with the provisions of various trust fund agreements. All these agreements specify that the trustees in charge of these funds shali equally consist of union and management representatives and their alternates. All expenditures and disbursements of trust fun^ are made only upon approval by a majority of the trustees. All trust fund financial records are available at the headquarters of the various trust funds. SHIPPING RIGHTS. Your shipping rights and seniority are protected exclusively by the contracts between the Union and the shipowners. Get to know your shipping rights. Copies of these contracts are posted and available in all Union halis. If you feel there has been any violation of your shipping or seniority rights as contained in the contracts between the Union and the shipowners, notify the Seafarers Appeals Board by certified mail, return receipt requested. The proper address for this is: Eari Shepard, Chairman, Seafarers Appeals Board 17 Battery Place, Suite 1930, New York 4, N. Y. Full copies of contracts as referred to are available to you at all times, either by writing directly to the Union or to the Seafarers Appeals Board. CONTRACTS. Copies of all SIU contracts are available 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 OT on the proper sheets 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 prop­ erly, contact the nearest SIU port agent. 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 publishing articles deemed harmful to the Union or its collective membership. This established policy has been reaffirmed by membership action at the September, 1960, meetings in all constitu­ tional ports. The responsibility for LOG policy is vested in an editorial board which consists of the Executive Board of the Union. The Executive Board may delegate, from among its ranks, one individual to carry out this responsibility. December 9, 1966 * SanFrancisco Jan. Seattle Jan. New York ..Jan. Philadelphia Jan. Baltimore . .Jan. Detroit . .. .Jan. Houston . . .Jan. 18—2:00 p.m. 20—2:00 p.m. 3—2:30p.m. 3- •2:30 p.m. 4- '2:30 p.m. 13- 2:30 p.m. 9—2:30 p.m. Great Detroit Alpena Buffalo Lakes SIU Meetings . . . .Dec. 19—2:00 p.m. ...Dec. 19—7:00 p.m. . ... Dec. 19—7:00 p.m. Chicago . ...Dec. 19—7:00 p.m. Cleveland . .Dec. 19—7:00 p.m. Duluth . . . . Dec. 19—7:00 p.m. Frankfort . . Dec. 19—7:00 p.m. Great Lakes Tug and Dredge Region Chicago . . . .Jan. 10—7:30 p.m. tSault Ste. Marie Jan. 12—7:30 p.m. Buffalo Jan. 11—7:30 p.m. Duluth Jan. 13—7:30 p.m. Cleveland . . .Jan. 13—7:30 p.m. Toledo .. ..Jan. 13—7:30 p.m. Detroit . . ..Jan. 9—7:30 p.m. Milwaukee . .Jan. 9—7:30 p.m. SIU Inland Boatmen's Union New Orleans Jan. 10—5:00 p.m. Mobile Jan. 11—5:00 p.m. Philadelphia Jan. 3—5:00 p.m. Baltimore (licensed and unlicensed) Jan. 4—5:00 p.m. Norfolk ... .Jan. 5—5:00 p.m. Houston .. .Jan. 9—5:00 p.m. Railway Marine Region Philadelphia Jan. 10—10 a.m. & 8 p.m. Baltimore Jan. 11—10 a.m. & 8 p.m. •Norfolk Jan. 12—10 a.m. & 8 p.m. Jersey City Jan. 9—10 a.m. & 8 p.m. . -«k. 46- -'k United Industrial Workers New Orleans Jan. 10—7:00 p.m. Mobile Jan. 11—7:00 p.m. New York . . Feb. 6—7:00 p.m. Philadelphia . Jan. 3—7:00 p.m. Baltimore ...Jan. 4—7:00p.m. ^Houston . . .Jan. 9—7:00 p.m. •t Meeting held at Labor Temple, Sauit Ste. Marie, Mich. * Meeting held at Labor Temple, New­ port News. t Meeting held at Galveston wharves. 4 ' • , DIRECTOItyoJ DNIC»fHAlJUS SIU Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes & Inland Waters Inland Boatmen's Union United Industrial Workers PRESIDENT Paul Hall STEEL APPRENTICE (Isthmian), Oc­ tober 30—Chairman, Richard Cummings ; Secretary, John Welkeski. $20.00 in ship's fund. No beefs and no disputed OT re­ ported. Vote of thanks to the steward department for a job weil done, especially the galley force for the good and well prepared food they put out. STEEL DESIGNER (Isthmdan). Octo­ ber 9—Chairman, Robert A. Clarke; Sec-; retarv. Eugene Sneil. $12.50 in ship's fund. Donations accepted to build up fund. No beefs reported by department delegates,. VICE PRESIDENTS Lindsey Williams Robert Matthews UNBAm TO LABOB : JEFFERSON CITY VICTORY (Victory Carriers), October 30—Chairman, E. Mor­ ris ; Secretary J. Calvert. Repairs of last voyage still not completed. $7.60 in ship's fund. Disputed OT in deck and engine departments. Steward department re­ ceived complaint about food not being served properly. Motion made to bringpension plan up to par with the rest of the other martime unions. Motion made that union officials have at least one month sea time for each current term-, served, in order to know what is going, on aboard the ships. Motion made that£ ship's crew be paid off and signed on by; duly elected officials. Motion made that^^ appointed jobs around the Union halls bei; held by dependent rank and file members. REBECCA (Maritime Overseas). Octo­ ber 23—Chairman Ofazio Farrara ; Secre­ tary, D. Fitzpatrick. Motion made to aircondition ship when possible. Left Nor­ folk with 90 days stores, and" swindled into shuttle run. Company to be con- ' tacted about income tax if ship is out ; after December 81, 1966. RIDGEFIELD VICTORY (Columbia), October—Chairman, Raymdnd Pierce ; Secretary, Frank 0. Airey. Disputed OT : and other matters to be taken up ..withpatrolman. One naan missed ship in STEEL EXECUTIVE (tsthmian), Oc-i Yokohama. Vote of thanks to the steward tober 30—Chairman, P. Seenyle; SeerI idepartmCni for a job well dtine. , tary,; Lacy J. Walker. , Ship's delegate! reported that everything is in good older.| laoprovement in food and service this trip. i PRODUCER (Marine Carriers). OetoBrother Lacy Walker was elected to serve f ber 16—Chairman. Leon Luickey; Secre­ as new ship's delegate. , ' tary, Berry Tippnis. Brother I,eon Lackey -was elected to serve as ship's delegate. No beefja, reported by the department DEL AIRES (Delta), October 30— delegates. (Dbairmah, Dexter A. L. Worrell; SecrO-~ tary, Junius Quinn. $1,60 in ship's fund; ' Matter of no launch service and restric- • VOLUSIA tSuwannce), October 16-^ tion to the ship in Monrovia wili be taken Chairman, Torsten Forsberg; Secretary, up with hoarding patrolman. Some dia- i Eugene O, Salvador. All be^s have beeii puted OT in each department. Vote of ' cleared and all is running smoothly. thanks to the steward department for a; Crewnsembers were requested to keep the job well done. ; -; messroom and pantry clean. DIGEST of SIU EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT Cal Tanner Earl Shepard A! Tanner 41 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 circumstances should any member pay any money for any reason unless he is given such receipt. 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 feels that he should not have been required to make such payment, this should immediately be reported to headquarters. CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS. The SIU publishes every six months in the SEAFARHJRS 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 familiarize themselves with its contents. Any time you feel any member or officer is attempting to deprive you of any constitutional right or obli­ gation by any methods such as dealing with charges, trials, etc., as well as all other details, then the member so affected should immediately notify headquarters. RETIRED SEAFARERS. Old-time SIU members drawing disability-pension bene­ fits have always been encouraged to continue their union activities, including attend­ ance at membership meetings. And like all other SIU members at these Union meet­ ings, they are encouraged to take an active role in all rank-and-file functions, in­ cluding service on rank-and-file committees. Because these oldtimers cannot take shipboard employment, the membership has reaffirmed the long-standing Union pol­ icy of allowing them to retain their good standing through the waiving of their dues. EQUAL RIGHTS. All Seafarers are guaranteed equal rights in employment and as members of the SIU. These rights are cleariy set forth in the SIU constitution and in the contracts which the Union has negotiated with the employers. Conse­ quently, no Seafarer may be discriminated against because of race, creed, color, nationai or geographic origin. If any member feels that he is denied the equal rights to which he is entitled, he should notify headquarters. SEAFARERS POLITICAL ACTIVITY DONATIONS. One of the basic rights of Seafarers is the right to pursue legislative and poiitical objectives which will serve the best interests of themselves, their families and their Union. To achieve these objectives, the Seafarers Political Activity Donation was established. Donations to SPAD are entirely voluntary and constitute the funds through which legislative and political activities are conducted for the benefit of the membership and the Union. If at any time a Seafarer fcela that any of the above rights have been violated, or that he has been denied his constitutional right of access to Union records or in­ formation, he shonld immediately notify SIU President Psni Hall at headquarters by certified mail, return receipt requested. TRANSHUDSON (Hudaon Waterways), November fr—Chairman, James Lee ; Sec­ retary, R. Chriatensen. One wiper missed ship in Okinawa. One -member rccomr mended a 20-year bust out for retirement, 14 years sea time or 20 years with Union. SIU-AGLIWD Meetings New Orleans Jan. 10—2:30 p.m. Mobile Jan. 11—2:30 p.m. Wilmington .Jan. 16—2:00 p.m. , 't MEETINGS PRODUCER (Marine Carrier), Novem­ ber 10—Chairman, John Murphy ; Sccrc. tary. Berry Tippins. Some disputed OT i in steward department. Crew requested ' to keep laundry room and washing ma­ chine clean. DEL MAR (Delta), November 6-S Chairman, Joseph McLaren ; Secretary V. S. Alford, Jr. Everything Is running smoothly. $386.00 in movie fund and $26,40 in barbecue fund. Brother Mc­ Laren resigned as ship's delegate and Brother Alford. Jr., was elected to serve • in his place. , -3^ESTERNXOMEt/(:We8iern':Age^^ ^ SECRETARY-TREASURER August 14—'Chairman. Alfred Hirsch Al Kerr Secretary. Thomas Lynch. $4,65 in ship's HEADQUARTERS 675 4lh Ave., Bklvn. fund. Six men missed ship in Subic Bay. NY 9-6600 ' • ANDREW- JACKSON •:i'W atort»van;).j'; and two men went to hospital. Chief ALPENA, Mich. . September li-—Chairman, E. P. iAchee: 127 River SI. pumpman was asked to leave by depart­ Secretary, H; Tlldgewny; $13.26 in ship's, EL 4 3616 ment head. Chief steward was replaced fund. NO beef# Tvere reported by depart# in Bahrain; No beefs and no disputed OTi" BALTIMORE, MD. . 1216 E. Balllmore Si. ment delegates^ Brother ;L. A. Mitchell;:; EA 7-4900 was elected to serve |is ship's delegate. BOSTON, Mass. 177 Stale St. WESTERN COMET (Western Agency), Suggestion was made to have all rooms November 6—Chairman. Joe Wagner; Rl 2-0140 sougeed and painted. Vote of thanks ex­ BUFFALO, N.Y. .. ... 735 Washington St. Secretary, Tommy Lynch. Brother Kari tended to the steward department for a Tteeiartfi was elected to serve a.s ship's TL 3-9259 job well done. CHICAGO, III. . . delegate. Department delegates reported 9383 Ewinq Ave, that everything is going along 0,K. SA I 0733 VANTAGE PROGRESS (Pioneer Mari­ CLEVELAND, Ohio 1420 W, 25th St. time), October SO-.-r.Chairman. J. Lewis ; MA 1-5450 Secretary; J. Reed. Disputed OT in deck- • ::WALTER RICE (Reynolds Metal); No4 : DETROIT, Mich. .. 10225 W. Jefferson Ave. department. Brother B. Weinberg was i vember 20—Chairman', Don Horn; SeereVI 3-4741 elected to. setve as ship's delegate. Vote • lary. James Mann. No beefs reported by | DULUTH, Minn 312 W. 2nd St. of thanks to thevstdward department;:' es# , deixirtment delegates. Ship .sailed short j RA 2-4110 two flremen-watertenders from Texas.'! pecially crew messmah for his outstand­ FRANKFORT, Mich. P.O. Bo* 287 ing performance of serving meals. Com­ ;:;V6t6-of;:tliank3: to;:the:ste'a'a'r4;'department''I 415 Main Si, for a job well done. a pany agent in Saigon is not forwdrdihg EL 7-2441 personal mail and LOGS to the crew. HOUSTON, Te* 5804 Canal St. WA 8-3207 ;:GQUER. D'ALENEfVlC'mRYi-NoveihS; JACKSONVILLE, Fla. .2608 Pearl St. ber'13—Chairman; P. S. HoMi; SecretairfIBERVILLE (Waterman), October 30— -^C, KemptwftSki.-?:: -BTOther: A.;:.W.. ^Spanraft:;EL 3 0987 JERSEY CITY, N.J. .. 99 Montgomery St. 'Chairmah;- ;;IR>mW': Sv: jScbroede •v:Sedrc(' was elected to serve as ship's delegate;' tary, Robert E. Raffcrty; No beefs re­ i;.:No;rBsefS' and::ih<>:; disputed ''Ol' ;.aboard,v HE 3-0104 MOBILE. Ala. ported by department delegates. Brother .. I South Lawrence St. Pension plan was brought up and disr Cliff Prevatt Was elected to serve as anip's HE 2-1754 cus.sed. Dedicated one minute of silence delegate. Discussion about food. NEW ORLEANS, La. 630 Jackson Ave. ,.:to: the - late 'Sargf?. Hands, one, of the Tel. 529-7546 Ugreateat friends the SJH ever had. NORFOLK, Va 115 3rd SI. Tel. 622-1892 WESTERN CLIPPER (Western Agen­ LOS ANGELES (Sea-Land), November PHILADELPHIA, Pa -...2604 S. 4th St. cy), November S—Chairman, Arthur S. 1;:'M''#:Chairroau;¥LC;--'iBahick:f;-:;Secretary;-'' DE 6-3818 Tarnefl :;';Secr,rtary>:;:;^MV;j;M;;''-YHaiReb)frii^^ -Frank K. I.,ewis. One A.B. missing in PORT ARTHUR, Te* .1348 Seventh St. $13.16 in ship'a fund. Beef about rusty deck department and one Oiler and one ' SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. 350 Freemont St. wash water. Discussion about shortage .r'Wiper.-Ymjsaingr-i department DO 2-4401 Motion maile that the *Union do '•• something ' •n'eth.ijti' SANTURCE. P.R. .1313 Fernandez Juncos about a retirement' plan, something better Stop 20 than what we have. • • Tel. 723-8594 MONTE (Dvlta), Octob«r 16—. SEATTLE, Wash. 2505 First Avenue I Chairman, A. G. Eapenada; Secretary, A, MA 3-4334 ? G- Espcneda. Ship's «lel4tfais raportad McKEE SONS (.Amoraand Steamship), ST. LOUIS. Mo. 805 Del Mar everything is running smoothly. November 17—Chnirwan, D. ComuierCE-l-1434 to 'cretgjy, R, Freaton. $2.90 in hrisc TAMPA, Fla. ... 312 Harrison St. Tel. 229-2788 WILMINGTON, Calif. ...505 N. Marine Ave. 834-2528 9- 'A. i. k- * -*• ""k A ^^ < DO NOT BUY Seafarers and their families are urged to support a consumer boy­ cott by trade unionists against various companies whose products are produced under non-union conditions, or which are "unfair to labor." (This listing carries the name of the AFL-CIO unions in­ volved, and will be amended from time to time.) Sears, Roebuck Company Retail stores & products (Retail Clerks) Stitzel-Weller Distilleries "Old Fitzgerald," "Old Elk" "Cabin Still," W. L. Weller Bourbon whiskeys (Distillery Workers) Kingsport Press "World Book," "Cbildcraft" (Printing Pressmen) (Typographers, Bookbinders) (Machinists, Stereotypers) -^1 A • A Jamestown Sterling Corp. (United Furniture Workers) White Furniture Co. (United Furniture Workers of America) Genesco Shoe Mfg. Co. Work Shoes . . . Sentry, Cedar Chest, Statler Men's Shoes . . . Jarman, Johnson & Murphy, Crestworth, (Boot and Shoe Workers' Union) Di Giorgio Fruit Corp. S and W Fine Foods Treesweet (National Farm Workers Association) Baltimore Luggage Co. Lady Baltimore, Amelia Earhart Starlite luggage Starflite luggage (International Leather Goods, Plastics and Novelty Workers Union) •1T vf •vl I "HIS" brand men's clothes Kavnec Boyswear, Judy Bond blouses, Haiies Knitwear, Randa Ties, Boss Gloves, Richman Brothers and Sewell Suits, Wing Shirts (Amalgamated Clothing Workers of America) i R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. Camels, Winston, Tempo, Brandon, Cavalier and Salem cigarettes (Tobacco Workers International Union) —— Peavy Paper Mill Products (United Papermakers and Paperworkers Union) •% /: A '-5 "tl Comet Rice Mills Co. products (International Union of United Brewery, Flour, Cereal, Soft Drinks and Distillery Workers) :|! Antonio Pefelli Minctti ft Sons Ambassador, Eleven Cellars Red Rooster, Greystone, Guasti, Calwa, F. I., Tribuno Vermouth, Aristocrat, Victor Hugo, A. R. Morrow Wines and Brandies. (National Farm Workers Association) ^• 5^;' �vX lip » .J , E; PORTS ofthe SAN World SAN JUAN—Swimming, sun bathing, water skiing, surfing, fishing, skin diving, snorkeling, golfing, tennis, baseball, horse racing. The old and the new. All this is San Juan, Puerto Rico, a perfect paradise on the northern part of an island sur­ rounded by the Atlantic Ocean on the north and by the Caribbean Sea on the south. Average temperatures are in the high 70's, cre­ ating a year-round spring-like atmosphere. Except for hurricanes that occasionally intrude, weather is basically ideal. In San Juan itself, there are two unique sections of the city, one delightfully old, the other bra­ zenly new. Modem San Juan is a thriving area laced with broad thoroughfares lined with smart shops, exotic restaurants, and unique new buildings. Old San Juan offers an abrupt change of pace. The feeling one has here is of distinctly belonging to the very early part of the island's history. Streets paved with bluish-colored stones are over 300 years old. Homes are one hundred or more years old, fully furnished now as they were then. Several churches go back a few centuries and possess priceless works of religious art. Shopping in Old San Juan is an experience quite far removed from the bustle and boredom of a modem department store. Here in the shopping district are more than 400 shops with bargains to be found at every one. Local handicrafts, antiques, and unusual gifts of every variety are in plentiful supply. San Juan, old and new, has something to offer everyone. Only a p)olar bear might be uncomfort­ able in this semi-tropical paradise. The Capitol Building in San Juan is where the Puerto Rico Assembly meets. Since achieving the status of Commonwealth, Puerto Rico has complete charge of its own internal affairs. Modern hotels line the Caribbean sea­ shores of the island-city of San Juan. Causeway joins Puerto Rican Islands. La Fortaleza is the historic executive mansion on San Juan. Boat landing stage at left leads to ancient gate through stone wall that once surrounded entire city of old San Juan. -t -' • •i I t 1 Delta Line vessels like the Del Sud (above) are among many SlU-manned ships making regular calls at San Juan. Hydroponic farming techniques are being tested to boost the Island's food production. Crops are grown in gravel without soil with the aid of mineral nutrients in chemical solutions. li •f 3 V I Industry, in the form of modern factories such as the one pictured above, has been making inroads on the Island's traditional agricultural economy. Circular weighted nets are still used to catch small fish. Frightened by splash, they swim toward net's center. Aerial view shows San Juan as it looks today. At bottom of photo is the fortress of El Morro which is still in use to­ day as part of military operations guarding the Caribbean. 1 �Vol. XXViii No. 25 SEAFARERSaLOG December 9 1966 OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION . ATL ANTIC, GULF, LAKES AND INLAND WATERS DISTRICT • AFL-CIO � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Seafarers Log Issues 1960-1969 Description An account of the resource Volumes XXII-XXXI of the Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America Document A resource containing textual data. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource December 9, 1966 Description An account of the resource Headlines: SIU-CONTRACTED COMPANIES ALLOCATED TEN RESERVE FLEET C-4 TROOPSHIPS SIU WELFARE, VACATION PLANS PAY $75 MILLION IN BENEFITS MTD CALLS LEGISLATIVE CONFERENCE FOR DEC. 20 IN NATION’S CAPITAL WORLD MARITIME NATIONS OKAY NEW PASSENGER SHIP SAFETY MEASURES SIU OPPOSES C.G. THREAT TO MANNING SCALE IN PROPOSED “APPRENTICE ENGINEER” RATING MEBA DIST. 2 SUPPORTS JOINT TRAINING PROGRAM WITH SIU AS BEST ANSWER TO ENGINEER SHORTAGE NEW NATIONAL GROUP FORMS TO COMBAT EXTREMIST THREAT STRONGER LABOR, CIVIL RIGHTS LINKS SEEN AS AID TO U.S. SOCIAL REFORM SIU BOSUN ALMOST SWEPT OVERBOARD WHEN HEAVY SEAS SWAMP DECK PORTS OF THE WORLD – SAN JUAN PAYOFF IN OAKLAND Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 12/09/1966 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Newsprint Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Vol. XXVIII, No. 25 1966 Periodicals Seafarers Log