http://seafarerslog.org/archives/files/original/c97c2d2da5d95b1ed2c2e5190a023d20.PDF 8f2e7df4cc3a7545c184bc5674213335 PDF Text Text Vol. XXX No. 14 SEAFARERSiLOG OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION • ATLANTIC, GULF, LAKES AND INLAND WATERS DISTRICT • AFL-CIO '• I# •' : '••-•• • . ;,•_ , y- �u i Pac« 1W r Jnlr S, 19^ LOG if Threat to UnsubsiJiiBa SiifiiWners Seenin Propose PespenJ'Program \ WASHINGTON—A second attack has been launched to avert eariy adoption of the so-called "Respond" program—^involving emei^ency shif^ng in a time oi national emergency—by the MUitary Sea Transportation Service because k would seriously damage, "if not d^troy" unsubsidized operators. direct subsidy "was never meant and the total American-flag mer­ The latest objection to the to be paid <HI Government-gmer- chant marine. program was delivered by the ated cargoes insulated from for"Until such a program can be American Maritime Association e^ compelkkm, such as those devd(^>ed, however, it would, we to Secretary of Defense Clark M. shipped by MSTS." bdieve, be most unwise to bring Qifford. Earlier last month, four "In die case of die MSTS car­ idMMit the partial implementation unsubsidized SlU-contracted goes which would be invdved in of Req>ond proposed by MSTS," steamship companies joined in the Respond program, various of said the letter to Clifford. "We protesting to top Administration our member companies," said the earnestly solicit your help in officials and Congressional leaders AMA, "have informed us that the averting inqdementation of Re­ that Reqxmd chiefly benefits the direct subsidies of some $1,800 a spond until tiiis program can be subsidized lines and poses a threat day, which the United States Gov- developed in a marmer equitable to the "very existence" of the un­ ernment contributes toward the to aU parties concerned." subsidized operators. voyage eiqienses of the subsidized Study Panel Asked Backing this view in a letter to lines, compensate for about 40 Spokesmen for the four SIUClifford, the AMA also forwarded percent of the operating costs of contracted companies — Central similar letters to the chairmen of these vessels, and that this signifi­ Gulf Steamship Corporation, Co­ the House Merchant Marine cant fact has not been taken into lombia Steamship Company, Isth­ Committee, the Senate Commerce account in the proposals for early mian Lines and the Waterman Committee and the House and implementation of Respond which Steamship Corporation—had pre­ Senate Armed Services Commit­ MSTS has advanced." viously called for the setting up of tees in an effort to block partial "Neither the AMA nor any of a committee of Government and implementation of Respond in fis­ its member companies is opposed industry representatives to study cal 1969 as sought by MSTS. The to development of a program all phases of Respond before it AMA asked that the plan, origi­ which will assure MSTS of an is implemented. nally developed by the subsidized adequate commercial sealift capa­ Hie basic idea behind Respond steamship li^, be put aside "un­ bility, either in dme of peace or is to obtain a peacetime Govern­ til this program can be developed in time of emergency," the associ­ ment commitment <» cargoes in in a manner equitable to all par­ ation said, but it added that Re­ exchange for a pledge from ties concerned." spond, as presently proposed, American-flag fleet (qierators that would actually reduce the poten­ their ships would be made avail­ Scores Double Suhddy In the letters, the AMA, which tial commercial sealift augmenta- able to the United States in a time is the principal spokesman for the tion available to MSTS by seri­ of national emergency. All fleet (qierators would Ud unsub^dized segment of die ously damaging, if not destroying, American merchant marine, said the unsubsidized fleet which has equally for the Govenrnimt-gen"earlv implementation of the pro­ always provided a major part of erated cargoes even though the Administration pays, through sub­ gram by MSTS, would solidify tins nation's ^dift capabfiity. "The unsubsidized lines, as al­ sidies, almost 40 percent of the and perpetuate an extremely unwholescnne and undesirable devel­ ways, are willing to work now qpouting costs ol the subsidized opment in our national maritime with MSTS and otho- ai^rqpriate steamship lines. This would in­ policy which the unsubsidized government agmicies in ^ devel­ voke a seveje hardship on the un­ a program udiich will subsidized steamship companies, lines have long sought to have opment corrected—the payment of double serve the interests ot botii MSTS the four spiricesmen stated. subsi^ on government cargoes such as would be moved undor the Resgpnd program." In reviewing the intent of the subsidy program, the AMA said it was originally designed to mdce American-flag merchant ships competitive for commercial car­ GENEVA—^U.S. Worker Delegate Rudolph Faupl has called goes which are not protected from on the International Labor Organization to rededicate itself to the competition of lower-cost for­ the "cause of freedom and justice throu^out the world." eign carriers. Also, it stated that In his principal address to the ^—z : : » u and even immment death because ILO's 52nd conference here re­ of the untiring efforts" of this cently, the leader of the AFL- committee. CIO degelation warned that the Faupl also blasted the hard-line ILO would betray its mission if it Communist delegations for their shrunk from "efforts to eliminate political attacks in defiance of con­ PASCAGOULA, Miss. —The flagrant abuses of the basic free­ ference rules against the United President Fillmore—fifth and last doms of workers wherever and States because of what he de­ of the SlU-Pacific District-con­ whenever they occur." scribed as American efforts to Faupl had just scored the ILO "safeguard the freedom and inde­ tracted American President Line's fleet of new Seamaster cargo- staff for failing to mention in its pendence of the Republic of Viet liners, has been placed in trans- reports on human rights to the Nam." Pacific service after being for­ session of nearly 1,200 trade un­ In the United States, he pointed ionists, employers and govern­ mally delivered last month. out, "unlike the countries whose ment representatives the existence The vessel joins the other Searepresentatives made these politi­ of slave labor camps in the Soviet masters—Presidents Van Buren, cal charges, there are trade un­ Union. Grant, Taft and McKinley— ions which, under the most diffi­ "This organization clearly flouts which also are in the trans-Pacific cult circumstances, are working service and already have estab­ its most fundamental purposes tirelessly to safeguard the inter­ when it hesitates even to investi­ lished records for speed. gate grievous charges of violations ests of workers." Delivery of the Fillmore com­ of its basic principles," he said. The worker delegates the en­ pletes the $64 million, five-vessel Faupl was all the more out­ dorsed the pr(q>osaI on the express shipbuilding program contracted spoken in his criticism because he condition that biennial budgeting by APL with the Ingalls Ship­ praised at the outset of his speech was not an opening wedge in fa­ building Division of Litton Indus­ the way in which the Freedom of vor of holding the conference tries. Association Committee of the every other year instead of on the The Seamasters are of 21,000 ILO's executive council had con-' present annual basis. This is the tons displacement and are the first tributed "so magnificently" to the goal of some economy-minded ships built of a new high-strength, protection of human rights. employer delegates. low-alloy steel that ^ected an 18Another item of business was Untiring Effmls percent saving in weight. They completed with the approval of a feature new cargo-handling equip­ "In countries all over the series of measures to improve the ment and are designed to carry world," he recalled, "countless living and working conditions of containerized, refrigerated, liquid trade unionists havd been freed millions of tenant farmers and and break bulk cargo. from oppression, imprisonment sharecroppers the world over. Faiqil Urges Yigibnce of ILO In Cimrding Workers' Rights OM'Semastar' Joins APL Uoet Report of International President byPMillWI # The J. P. Stevens Company has once again been knocked down by the National Labor Relations Board for its flagrant disr^ard of ^ rights of workers and their legally-guaranteed mandate to mgaaize and bargain collectively. All of us in the labor movement can take this latest ruling against ^ second-largest textile chain in the nation as a source of renewed satis­ faction that the cause of the worker has been advanced in a puticulafiy hard-core area of anti-unionism. The string'of findings against Stevens—five to date, after years of struggle by southern textile woiko's, show ddbiite signs of progress in a jungle of worker exploitatitm, but the battle is by no means won. Labor's mounting score of victories against this biilion-doUar corpo­ ration has not changed its basic attitude toward its employees one iota. The most recent NLRB decision against Stevens specifically requires that four workers, fired from a Dublin, Ga., plant for union activities last year, be reinstated in their jobs with all bade pay plus six percent interest on lost wages. In addition, the board's decision was even more strict than the one recommended by its trial examiner in that it required the company to insure that all employees were directly informed of the decision against it. Supplementing the customary direction that findings be posted on bulletin boards in affected plants, the NLRB directed Stevens to read the notice aloud to employees at work and mail it to their homes as well. Beyond reinstatement of the four workers involved, the %oard also ruled that Stevens' oral statement promise not to "spy on union meet­ ings or on employees attending them" or "threaten employees with loss of jobs or the closing of the plant" for union activities. Gratifying though this may be, it is no acknowledgment of any co­ operation on the part of J. P. Stevens. To the contrary, the company's answer to the decision was its usual retort: an appeal against the deci­ sion has been filed in the courts. With its continued defiance of justice and human rights—coupled with million-dollar efforts over the years to break the letter of the law, as well as the spirit of the employee—J. P. Stevens has becmne perhaps the most outstanding spokeanan of anti-unionism in the country today. Last December, the company's unlimited funds—saved for court action against workers rather than fair wages for employees—took it all the way to the Supreme Court to be finally told that 71 workers illegally fired in 1963 were to be reinstated. The hardship suffered by ' these workers and their families during the years of litigation by Stevens was hardly noticed: the known death of one, and the disappearance of another, were discovered by the press and quiddy forgotten. Decision after decision hiu piled up against this textile giant, but it/ continues to throw away in the courts the better part of mmiey—earned; by its employees throu^ honest labor—which it would have to pay in wages through honest collective bargaining. With all of its defiance of federal law r^arding the right of em-j ployees to organize freely and bargain coilectitely with their employers,! J. P. Stevens ctmtinues to enjoy a unique position vrith tiie federal^ government whose laws it so loosely ignores. Stevens continues to be one of the top 25 corporations in the nation which gets richer on government contracts with each passing year. Despite the hardships forced upon union-minded workers by Stevens, the fat government contracts continue to roll in for management. Surely the time has come for an executive order banning all partici­ pation in government contracts—and their accompanying big profits— to industrial giants like J. P. Stevens who grab the profits while ignming the law of the land and the rights of its citizens. Talking it Over Gustav Luath, a new SlU pensioner, discusses his seagoing career with Harry Lundeberg School trainee Artie Banes, school official ' Dave Goldberg and instructor Pat Callahan. Brother Luath was. in the steward department and last shipped on the Azalea City. '.V �•i... Jalr 5, 1968 House Bids Senate Confer On Fleet Funds Measure "*i. WASHINGTON—^The House, which disagrees with the Senate's authorization bill that drastically cuts ship construction and researchdevelopment funds for the Maritime Administration, has asked for a conference with the Senate tp iron out the divergent views on how much money should be allotted in fiscal 1969 to upgrade the mer­ chant fleet. Senate-House conferees on the divided opinions concerning mari­ time funds have not yet convened. The Senate authorized only $119.8 million for the building of new ships after pressure was exerted on Congress to cut the federal budget by $6 billion so that the 10 percent income tax surcharge bill— urgently sought by the Administration—could be passed. In contrast to the Senate's action the Senate's Commerce Commit­ tee had previously approved $237 million and the full House had authorized $235 million for new ships. That is why the House wants the conference so the final appropri­ ation figure can be decided upon. By only authorizing the $119.8 million the full Senate fell in line with the Administration which had originally recommended this sum for new vessels as a means of replacing the aging ships of the mer­ chant marine. Later, however, the Administration indicated that in the interest of economy it would only actually spend $19 million of this figure in fiscal 1969 and carry the remainder over to fiscal 1970. For this reason both the Senate and House subcommittees on Mer­ chant Marine voted to more than double the amount requested by the Administration in order to provide sufficient funds for new ships in fiscal 1969 to at least make a start on revitalizing the merchant fleet. For a time it appeared this effort would be successful. But then came the demand from the tax committees of both houses to slash all. budget requests as a condition to giving the Administration its desired income tax increase bill. The only way the additional funds can be restored to the budget if the Senate-House conferees agree on an adequate figure and it is adopted by the Senate Appropriations Committee. SEAFAREI{^ Page lliree •ii i. Requests by Cengressmen, Hall,Stay ICCs Ban on Mixed Barge Cargoes WASHINGTON—As a result of urgent requests from SIU President Paul Hall and the chairmen of the Senate and House Commerce Committees, the Interstate Commerce Commission has granted barge lines permission to continue mixing exempt and regulated commodities in the same tow of vessels for one year — until ^ deprived of the full services of January 1, 1968, because of the July 1, 1969. one of its major components." need for additional time to com­ The ICC had set July 1,1968, ply with the order. Hall's telegram supported the as the date for compliance to its requests of Senator Warren G. "During your testimony before order banning such a practice but Magnuson (D-Wash.) and Repre­ the Transportation and Aeronau­ Hall, who also is president of the seven-million-member AFL-CIO sentative Harley O. Staggers (D- tics Subcommittee of the House Maritime Trades Department, said W.Va.) for additional time so they Committee on Interstate and For­ that if the order was not suspend­ can consider legislation which eign Commerce, you stated that if ed it "would seriously restrict mix­ would legally permit barge com­ a further stay were needed to al­ ing of cargoes in inland waterway panies to continue to carry regu­ low time for consideration of the barge operations." lated commodities and dry-bulk pending legislation, both the Sen­ In his telegram to ICC Chair­ exempt commodities in the same ate and House Committees should man Paul J. Tierney, Hall said tow of vessels. so advise the Commission. Both that failure to defer application'of Magnuson, chairman of the Committees so advised you and the order "would negate techno­ Senate Commerce Committee, and you stayed your order until July logical developments in bulk car­ riage on inland waters, would re­ Staggers, chairman of the House 1, 1968. strict the carriers to the uneco­ Interstate and Foreign Commerce Explaining that the heavy nomical practices of three decades Committee, said in letters to Tier­ schedule of his Committee and ago, and would throw this indus­ ney that the heavy schedule of both bodies of Congress made it both Houses of Congress pre­ try into chaos." cluded further consideration of quite evident that consideration of "Everyone would lose," Hall the pending bills could not be told Tierney. "Shippers of bulk the proposed legislation dealing completed before adjournment. with the mixing rule, known as commodities would be deprived Staggers said: of substantial savings; inland sea­ ICC WC-5. "The Committee today has di­ men would be deprived of their Amendments Proposed rected me to request that the Com­ livelihood; and the transportation Tierney agreed to the extension mission extend its stay an addi­ system of our country would be after receiving the letters from tional year, until July 1, 1969, so Magnuson and Staggers—strongly that a legislative determination of backed by Hall's telegram—which the matter might be reached dur­ said the 12-month stay was needed ing the next session." so that Congress can act on pro­ posed amendments to Section 303 (b) of the Interstate Commerce Act. This section provides that if dry-bulk exempt commodities are COACHELLA, Calif.—The United Farm Workers Organizing Committee encountered strong carried in the same tow with reg­ worker support and employer opposition as it extended its organizing drive; and graf^ pickers' ulated commodities it would mean the exempt cargoes would also be strike from Delano to Southern California's fertile Coachella Valley. subjected to regulation—causing UFWOC Director Cesar a final effort to get negotiations The growers scoffed at the vote, severe hardship on the barge lines. Chavez had been here earlier on started had failed, and after a and the chairman of the Grape WASHINGTON — President The no-mixing rule was insti­ organizing mission. His efforts mass meeting of the strikers at Growers League said the strike Johnson has signed into law a bill tuted in 1939 to restrain waterway (S. 3017) which would remove the were intensified when the AFL- Indio June 17. was a "total failure." companies from competing with CIO Executive Council extended At the meeting, nearly 1,000 UFWOC said the statement was railrbads in the transportation of six percent ceiling for interest rates on shipbuilding loans and the Giumarra grape boycott to all workers joined in a vote for the inaccurate and the strike is con­ cargoes after the ICC assumed mortgages presently insured by struck grapes, and called on every union as their bargaining agent, tinuing successfully. The growers, jurisdiction of the towing indus­ the federal Government. union member to support and less than 20 voted no. Rep­ it said, packed and shipped only try in addition to the railroads. UFWOC, the "newest and neediest resentatives of the Indio commu­ about 10 percent of the normal The measure, urged by the De­ It has been only in recent years partment of Commerce to make member" of the family of orga­ nity, of the Catholic archdiocese, shipment. that the ICC has attempted to en­ more funds available for vessel nized workers. and an aide to Representative In New York, a grape industry force its order calling for only construction loans and solidly AFL-CIO Director of Organi­ John V. Tunney (D-Calif.) at­ spokesman admitted the labor one type of commodity to be car­ zation William L. Kircher spent tended as observers. Final poll boycott has reduced the sale of backed by maritime labor and ried in a single tow of vessels as a 10 days in the Coachella Valley, results, the union later announced, table grapes sharply in an area management, was prompted by in­ between the Mojave Desert and were 1,484 for UFWOC, 32 that normally consumes 20 per­ means of reducing competition creasing tight money conditions against the railroads. the Mexican border, helping against. cent of the crop. under which private loans were Several barge lines have tested commanding higher rates than the Chavez and his farm workers in the legality of the order but in six percent statutory maximum in­ their struggle to build a union. Community Service Award each case the ICC's WC-5 rule terest provided for shipbuilding "This is a rich and fertile val­ was upheld — the latest decision loans and mortgages in the 1936 ley," Kircher reported, "with being handed down by the United Merchant Marine Act. thousands of workers hired to States Supreme Court on March harvest acres of corn, citrus fruits, Under the new law, which 20, 1967. dates and grapes." Almost all the amends Title XI of the 1936 act, dates produced in the United Broad Support the Secretary of Commerce will States and 10,000 acres of table In his letter to Tierney, Senator have the authority to approve such grapes are grown here by 83 em­ higher interest rates as he deter­ Magnuson had stated: ployers, he noted. mines to be reasonable, taking "We continue to be impressed For three or four weeks, Kir­ into consideration the rates of in­ by the broad industry, shipper, cher reported, UFWOC orga­ terest prevailing in the private farm and labor, state industrial de­ nizers drove all over the valley, market for similar loans. velopment departments and re­ asking the field workers to join The Maritime Administration gional department association sup­ the drive for a living wage and port for this measure. You are said recently that it had pending better working conditions under also no doubt aware of the in­ applications seeking mortgage and the UFWOC banner. dorsement of this measure by the loan insurance on 70 ships and The signing up of workers had Department of Transportation, 691 barges for a total of more been moving with great success, the Department of Agriculture than $314 million. These appli­ he wrote, and more than 90 per­ and the Department of Justice. cations had been held up because cent of the workers had signed up We believe the public interest the loan money was not forth­ by June 10, when the union asked would be served by an additional coming at the six percent rate, the the employers for recognition. stay of 12 months for compliance agency said. "Every effort was made to get with the Commission's order..." A companion bill (H.R. 14796) the growers to talk," Kircher said. to the Senate measure had been Staggers, in his letter, reminded "They resisted every offer whether The SIU recently received an award from St. John the Evangelist Tierney that following the ruling pending in the House but because the talks were to be exploratory Church in Brooklyn in recognition of the Union's community service. of. the U. S. Supreme Court on of the urgency attached to getting or otherwise. As a result, a strike Present at ceremony in Seafarers Gym near Brooklyn Headquarters March 20, 1967, which upheld the the bill signed into law by Presi­ was called." were (left to right): Father Dominic Sclafani, former Heavyweight ICC on its order prohibiting mix­ dent Johnson, the House tabled The union began calling the Champion Jack Dempsey, SIU Headquarters Rep. Ed Mooney, George ing of cargoes, the Commission its own version, passed the Senate workers out of the vineyards after Ripol, director of SIU Athletic Clubs and Father Fred Strianese. agreed to stay compliance until bill and sent it to the White House. United Farm Workers Extend Strike To Soathern CaiH. Crane Growers 1^' r President Signs Measure to Free Ship Loan Rates .-X :• �Page Fonr shttF-IMiRS LOG House Appropriations Votes Added Canal Study Funds July 5, 1968 The Atlantic Coast by Earl (Bull) Shepard, Vice-President, Atlantic Coast Area WASHINGTON—^An appropriation of $4.9 million for fiscal 1969 has been voted by the House Appropriations Committee so the Atlantic-Pacific Inter-oceanic Canal Study Commission can com­ It is indeed heartening to note ever-increasing support by our plete its report on the feasibility of constructing a sea-level canal between the Atlantic and Pacific brothers in other AFL-CIO unions in the long-fought campaign Oceans. the Atomic Energy Commission procure core samples was not to obtain a strong merchant marine program that will once again In reporting the measure to was unable to complete two of its moved from the Panama sites to restore America as No. 1 of the Seas. the full House, the committee experiments until recently. Delegates both at the New Jer- '® Colombia until last January. Norfolk said the appropriation was needed sey AFL-CIO Convention in At­ However, the completed AEC In order to lay out a route, ei­ to provide for the expenses of the tests indicated the practicability Shipping has been very good lantic City and at the Ohio State commission's study, which in­ of the use of nuclear means for ther in Panama or Colombia, the AFL-CIO Convention in Cincin­ for all rated personnel. cludes investigations of alternate canal construction, the committee commission's men have been mak­ nati recently unanimously adopted Jack Long made a trip to Viet­ ing studies in hitherto unexplored routes connecting the two oceans explained. nam on the Ames Vict^. He is jungles. The information thus resolutions in support of a strong looking forward to another run as well as detailed studies for con­ obtained, Garmatz stressed, has merchant marine program that Becoming Obsolete version of the present Panama will provide us with an adequate, after a litde vacation. Pointing out that the present proven important to public health balanced fleet and a positive ship­ Canal to a sea-level canal. A bal­ F. C. Snow had a long trip in ance of $1.6 million will be re­ Panama Canal will reach the end and meterology as well as to ge­ building program geared to the the Anniston Victory's steward ology. quired after fiscal 1969 for com­ of its useful life in the foreseeable principle of maintaining an Amer­ The need for a new canal de­ pletion of the study scheduled future, committee members em­ ican-built, American-owned and for December 1, 1970, the com­ phasized that it will be necessary veloped back in 1964 when rela­ American-manned merchant ma­ for the commerce of our country tions became strained between the rine. mittee added. The money is contained in a to have a new canal available at U. S. and Panama over the con­ The resolutions, introduced by bill dealing with public works for that time. They added that con­ trol of the present waterway. the SIU noted the recent hearings The commission was appointed water and power resources devel­ struction of a canal by nuclear of the Merchant Marine Commit­ opment and the Atomic Energy energy will reduce the burden of in April 1965, but studies did not tees of both houses of Congress tolls upon our commerce and begin until Feb. 15,1966, because Commission. make the canal financially feasible. of a delay in reaching an agree­ on legislation that would produce Two Payments i. Up to now the study has been ment with the Republic of Pan­ a long-overdue, badly-needed new Snow Eaton Action by the Appropriations concentrated in the Republic of ama. A similar pact with Colom­ maritime program. They declared Committee followed the passase Panama and a very substantial bia was not concluded until Oct. that the need for such a program department. After a vacation with of an authorization bill by Con­ amount of work remains to be 25, 1966. These snags made it is evident since the country in the the family, he caught the same gress providing up to $6.5 million done along the proposed route in necessary to request additional past 20 years has slipped from vessel again. first to sixth place in worldwide to complete the canal study report. Colombia. The equipment used to funds and a new deadline. Baltimore shipping, and from first to 16th This bill called for the total Richard Harp just returned place in terms of shipbuilding. amount to be expended in fiscal from Vietnam ammo run aboard 1969 while the money bill pro­ the Fairisie. A 20-year man, he'd Boston vides for two pavments. like to make this run again. Dick Heniy Martin is ready to grab sails as baker. The authorization bill had orig­ - f » an offshore job as cook or stew­ inated . in the House Merchant Another Seafarer just off the ard. Hank was chief cook on the Marine and Fisheries Committee, Vietnam run is Carl Gibbs. An chaired bv Representative Ed­ WASHINGTON—Companion bills have been introduced in Transerie the last time out. AB, Carl sailed on the Baylor Vic­ ward A. Garmatz CD-Md.), and the House and Senate that would permit the Maritime Administra­ Jos^h Donovan was bosun on tory. included a stipulation that the tion to obtain services of specialists when needed, and to permit the Vantage Venture. He was William Teffner came in to reg­ commission's report, due on De­ selected MARAD employees to ^ sorry he had to leave this floating ister for an FWT's job. He made cember 1, 1969, be submitted a obtain greater experience in the other person withi? whom the hotel and will take the first good several recent trips on the Portyear later. This recommendation mar and likes the Intercoastal run. United States Maritime Commis­ job to hit the boards. is contained in the new money maritime field in order to "im­ Philadelpliia After sailing on the Cantigny sion may do business." prove their knowledge, ability, and bill. Henry McCuUough is registered as AB, Robert "Cannonball" This prohibition has been ex­ Garmatz had warned that if the qualifications." The purpose of and is looking for a Calmar ship. Eaton came in to register for a bill was not adopted, all the pre­ the legislation is to boost MARAD tended to the present, the Com­ new ship. A 17-year man, he recently sailed vious research would be greatly efficiency and thereby benefit the merce Department said, adding in the Commandet's steward de­ maritime industry. Puerto Rko that it is "more stringent than the reduced in value. partment. The bills—H.R. 17738 and S. conflict of interest statute which Robert B. Anderson, chairman Philip Navitsky was last on the Juan Cruz, who recently held of the Canal Study Commission, 3601—were introduced on behalf is applicable to officers ^nd em­ down the steward's job on the Bal­ Merrimac. A member of the deck also appealed for the bill's pas- of the Commerce Department, ployees of the Executive Branch timore, is the new major domo department, he'll be ready for an­ sap-e and stressed the need for ex­ MARAD's parent agency, by Rep­ in general . . . and this additional on the BienvQIe. He's got such other job after a brief rest. tending the reportinp deadline un­ resentative Edward A. Garmatz stringency in some cases inter­ fine help aboard with him as chief A ship with an opening in the (D-Md.), chairman of the House feres with the efficient operation cook "Freddie" Munoz and Ostil December 1, 1970. black gang will get a willing hand The new date was necessary be­ Merchant Marine and Fisheries of the Maritime Administration." valdo Rios, cook and baker. in 20-year vet Charies Fritz. cause of delays encountered when Committee, and by Senator War­ ren Magnuson (D-Wash.), chair­ man of the Senate Commerce Committee. Tells of Key to Memphis Union Victory The Department of Commerce, in recommending draft legislation July 5, 1968 • Vol. XXX No. 14 on the subject, told Congress that Offleial Publication of the it ) Seafarera International Union restrictions contained in the last of North America, sentence of Section 201(b) of the AtlanUc, Gulf, Lake* •/ V-'» 1936 Merchant Marine Act made and Inland Waten District, AFL-CIO it impossible for MARAD to ob­ Kxeeutive Board tain temporary, part-time, or in­ PAOT. HALL, PrectdenC termittent services of specialists CAL TANNBR EARL SREPARD presently employed in the mari­ Exec. Viee-Pret. Viee-Preaident time industry or employed by AL KERR LINDBBY WILLIAMS I'ft See.-Treao. Vieo-Prendent •i •'•i I other firms with whom MARAD •yfi' ROBERT MATTBEWB may do business. Vice-President > •* BHls Being Studied Director of Publiemtiono MIKE POLLACK The bills have been referred to J* . s* Editor Garmatz' and Magnuson's com­ HARRY WITTSCHEN mittees for consideration. Assistant Editor »; >i TOM FINNEOAN In sending the draft legislation V Staff Writers to Congress, the Commerce De­ PETER WEISS partment explained that Section STEVE STEINBBRO ^ . . OffTO'P 201(b) of the 1936 Act "provides ANTHONY ANBALDI • V that it shall be unlawful for any t' > I MIMsd bhssskly at 810 Mads liiaad Amss employee of the United States ;g •.E.. WartiaitSR, D. C. 20018 ky tks SsafarMaritime Commission" — which an latmatisaal Baisa, Atlaatls, «alf. Lakaa aad talaad Watan DiiMit, AFL-CI8. CT5 has since been split into MARAD vis* Fantt Kmmm, •rssUya, H.V. 11292. Tel. and the Federal Maritime Com­ Support given by AFL-CIO Maritime Trades Department and its affiliates was one of the keys to vic­ •t WmUaHm. 0. C. nSTgMTErt ATTEBTIfB: FsM 9919 mission—"to be in the employ of tory in long strilce_of Memphis, Tenn., sanitation workers, according to T. O, Jones (at podium), presi­ . sarti rfnaU bs seat ts Ssafann iaNraaiiiaai any other person, firm, or corpo­ dent of Memphis Local 1733 of State, County & Municipal Employees. With Jones here at recent MTD ^ A'i) filM. aaMtts. Calf, Mn Bii lalaad WIM CMiM. AFL-Cia. CIS Faartb AVMM Cnrtration, or to have any pecuniary meeting are (left to right): Jesse Epps, AFSCME international representative; William Lucy, associate di­ HR. 1U9Z. relationship with any carrier by rector of AFSCME's Department of Legislation and Community Affairs: MTD Executive Sec.-Treas. water, shipbuilder, contractor or Peter M. McGavin; and Robert Bollard, director of legislation and community affairs for AFSCME. Tmni ff/ffs Before tfouse. Senate Weulft Boost MARAD Eftidenry •> •i • •I" W' If v'l �Jnkr 5. 1968 MTD Stand on Strong Fleet Commended by Pa. AFL-CIO 4- I PITTSBURGH—The Pennsylvania AFL-CIO, at its Ninth Constitutional Convention here last month, commended the AFLCIO Maritime Trades Department, its affiliates, and the national AFL-CIO for their "unremitforeign-flag vessels. Thirty years ting efforts" to revitalize the later, we are ^pping 93 percent American merchant marine. of our goods in foreign bottoms. The Convention set forth its "At present, our active fleet num­ view in a resolution, entitled bers only about 900 ships. In an­ "Revitalized U.S. Shipping," in other ten years this number will which it praised continued strug­ be down to 343 ships that can be gle by the two organizations for used unless we put through the a healthier merchant marine and much-demanded - but long-post­ "to provide American ships built poned shipbuilding program." in American shipyards and Against Building Abroad manned under the American flag The resolution pointed out that by American seamen." The resolution noted the many Congressmen were critical straightforward criticism "of our of the discrepancy between the government's continued failure to fact that the Government was pro­ breathe new life into the U.S. posing foreign shipbuilding, while merchant marine" that was ex­ this nation was only constructing pressed at the recent AFL-CIO 187,000 tons of merchant ships and MTD conventions in Florida. of a world total of 14-million. It further noted that "foreign This criticism, the resolution said, workers in foreign shipyards pay was shared by top leaders of Con­ no taxes to the United States nor gress, Federal government, and industry spokesmen at the con­ do the proprietors of those ship­ yards pay any of their profits to vention. "All zeroed in on the plight of Uncle Sam when they build Amer­ the U.S. commercial fleet and de­ ican flagships in foreign yards." The AFL-CIO and MTD con­ manded action that will quickly ventions, the resolution said, both restore America to the position "spelled out specific proposals for it held as No. 1 on the high seas an updated program in Congress 20 years ago," it noted. "As Pennsylvania Congressman to facilitate an early return to John H. Dent told the dele­ make it possible that U.S. flag gates, our nation has failed to keep vessels soon will capture our the promise made in the Merchant rightful share of the nation's im­ Marine Act of 1936. At that port-export trade and carry out time, he said, 75 percent of all in proper fashion our duties as the U.S. goods were being shipped in fourth arm of national defense." AFL-CIO President George Meany dropped by the Cannery Workers exhibit at the recent Union-Industries show in Phila­ delphia to chat with Steve Edney, President of the SIUNAaffiiiated United Cannery and Industrial Workers (Los Angeles District), and took a look at some of the 70,000-odd cans of tuna being given away to visitors. AFL-CIO Maritime Trades De­ partment Executive SecretaryTreasurer Peter M. McGavin is at right. In photo below, some of half-million people who attended the show crowded around the Cannery Workers display to learn more about activities of the SlUNA-affiliated unions. Edney, below sign, answered questions. SEAFARERS LOG Page Fire AFL-CIO Calk for Prompt Passage Of Job Health and Safety Measure WASHINGTON—American workers will die needlessly if Congress fails to act speedily on the Administration's Occupational Health and Safety bill, the AFL-CIO warned recently. Legislative Director Andrew J. Biemiller told a Senate Labor subconunittee that the legislation is needed, "not next year but ^ 'provides 90 percent of the pro­ Assistant Secretary of Labor this year." gram costs for planning, for ex­ Esther Peterson "got mad," shfe He noted that AFL-CIO perimental and demonstration told newsmen when an oflicial of President George Meany had programs, reporting systems, per­ the American Iron and Steel Insti­ testified for the bill at House hear­ sonnel training, administration tute accused the Labor Depart­ ings in mid-March. and enforcement." ment of "yellow journalism" be­ In little more than three months Biemiller cited a survey made cause some of the pictures in a since then, Biemiller said, some by the AFl^CIO News which pamphlet showing workers 4,180 workers have been killed found that most states had only crushed and maimed by indus­ on the job and 646,000 have been a handful of safety inspectors— trial accidents were from old files. injured. often less than a tenth of the Mrs. Peterson said there usually It is impossible to count the number of their fish and game isn't a photographer around at the number who may be dying of wardens—and many states had moment a worker is crushed by a diseases caused by their work, he no programs at all to deal with falling load or loses his hand in a noted. Many may be completely occupational diseases. saw. unaware that working conditions Standards Lax But she sent to the subcommit­ or the materials or chemicals they He noted that Subcommittee tee a thick stack of newspaper handle and breathe are the cause Chairman Ralph W. Yarborough clippings of almost identical ac­ of their ailments. had been in the group of govern­ cidents in the last three months— Biemiller vigorously rejected ment officials that visited the site some of which could have been the "leave it to the states" attitude of a construction tragedy in Vir­ captions for the challenged of major business organizations ginia. Not only didn't Virginia photos. which are fighting federal safety have concrete construction stand­ As for the management spokes­ ards that might have prevented man's charge that the Labor De­ legislation. "Unfortunately," he said, "the such an accident, Biemiller ob­ partment is trying to "arouse states have been unable or un­ served, but only 10 of the 50 emotional reaction" through "an" willing to move adequately" in the states had such standards. inflammatory, lurid booklet," Mrs. "The record is clear," he as­ Peterson had this comment; safety and occupational health serted, "that to continue to leave areas. "Yes, the Department of Labor The Administration's bill, he to the states, lose jurisdiction over is aroused by the tragic accidents. stressed, does not abolish or re­ the occupational health and safety It will be an unfortunate day for place state programs. To the con­ of 75 million workers would per­ the American worker when the trary, it provides help and encour­ petuate an intolerable injustice." Earlier the subcommittee had Department ceases to be aroused, agement for states to develop and heard industry spokesmen attack and to attempt to arouse others, improve safety programs. the legislation and criticize the against the needless deaths, pain, For states meeting federal Administration for pushing for its suffering and financial costs of standards, Biemiller noted, the bill enactment. preventable on-the-job accidents." Annual Umon-lndustries Show Has Somethmg for Everybody PHILADELPHIA — Union-made products — everything from soup to nuts and bolts to buses—were spread out in the exhibition hall of Philadelphia Civic Center for the AFL-CIO annual UnionIndustries Show last month. On that theme, Schnitzler par­ Nearly 500,000 people came alleled the present situation of to view the 350 exhibits, includ­ ing that of SIU West Coast Can­ problems in America. He called nery Workers, and take home sou­ for new ideas to meet these prob­ venirs from the show, sponsored lems, especially in the area of by the Union Label and Service racial prejudice. Trades Department since 1938. "What now must be made clear Thousands were line up and is the fact that labor and man­ waiting at the doors of the Civic agement, alone or together, have Centers as Under Secretary" of La­ an overriding commitment to the bor James J. Reynolds prepared national interest in the broadest to snip the ribbon for the opening sense—to the solution of all the of the six-day show June 21. needs of American society," he The show is another evidence of said. union-industry cooperation, Reyn­ More than $10 million worth olds told about 800 representatives of union-made products were on of government, labor and business display. who gathered for an opening day The exhibit of the SIUNAluncheon. "It is a clear indication that affiliated United Cannery and In­ they can work together in the free- dustrial Workers, Los Angeles enterprise system" for the benefit District, was a big hit as usual. UCIW President Steve Edney, of all, he said. This was the second engage­ who presided over the display, ment of the show in Philadelphia noted its success as crowds of and AFL-CIO Secretary-Treas­ visitors stopped by to learn about urer William F. Schnitzler, who the union's work and they also re­ also participated in the opening ceived a chance to win a whole of the city's first Union-Industries case of union-label tuna—all show in 1950, recalled that it had caught, processed, and caimed by SIUNA members—awarded each set attendance records. From the beginning in Cincin­ hour in a drawing. nati in 1938, the shows have Gifts and prizes valued at stressed the common interest of $100,000 were given away to the labor and management—even in visitors. They included major ap­ times of adversities, Schnitzler pliances, television and radio sets, noted. kitchen ranges, U.S. Savings He said the success of the 1950 Bonds, meat products, toys and exhibition was a turning point "of dolls. A fiberglass motor boat the show—a coming-of-age of the was given away on the final day whole idea. of the show. �• • V Pace Sfac Jalr 5, 1968 ERS LOG The Gulf Coast Juno 13 to June 27, J968 DECK DEPARTMENT TOTAL REGISTERED TOTAL SHIPPED by Lindsay Williams, Vice-President, GuH Area Fort Hoaton New York Philadelphir Baltimore Norfolk JaekaonTille Tampa Mobile New Orleans .... Houston Wilmington San Francisco ... Seattle Totals Class A Class B 5 4 72 52 12 8 34 22 14 8 19 17 7 1 26 14 58 42 37 41 23 19 30 37 30 21 367 286 All Groups Class A Class 3 0 1 24 34 44 6 3 3 13 15 13 7 7 8 9 12 8 3 0 2 0 24 7 33 25 18 37 30 27 20 18 12 29 30 25 12 18 16 237 195 164 • - F REGISTERED on BEACH All Groups Claaa A Clasa B 13 6 197 144 25 22 53 10 36 18 32 22 11 18 78 20 140 94 , 120 89 29 0 53 2 421 762 444 - r' •i The Delta Uruguay, fourth of the five new Delta Line cargoliners, was launched in Pascagoula, Mississippi, recently. The Delta Mexico will be launched later in the year, completing the new additions to the Delta fleet. The Delta Brazil recently crewed-up in Mobile and is calling on Gulf ports, prior to beginning <s>Mobile her regular South American run. John Koen caught the bosun's The Delta Argentina has been in job on the Delta Brazil after operation several months and has spending some time on the beach. made a trip to West Africa. Sverre Stoidce made some fast The New Orleans Chamber of trips to South America as AB on Commerce has condemned four the Del Mundo. After spending ^ ENGINE D9ARTMENT labor-backed bills on workmen's some time with his family, he took TOTAL REGISTERED TOTAL SHIPPED REGISTERED on BEACH * J compensation that have passed an AB job on the Delta BrazQ. All Groups All Groups All Groups the State Senate and are now Another Seafarer on the Brazfl Port Class A Class B dassT Class IS Class C T^MA CUas7 awaiting action in the state House is Walter Whitten, who helps keep Boston 0 4 1 2 2 5 3" of Representatives. According to the engine room in good shape. New York 35 72 32 53 29 116 110 Philadelphia 3 6 5 5 1 16 the Chamber, the bills are "an Walter has shipped out of the Gulf 16 Baltimore 18 24 30 15 15 44 19 unreasonable financial burden on area for 20 years. Norfolk 6 4 5 8 8 23 17 business." These bills are strongly Alphonse Hoflings registered Jacksonville 2 8 7 11 11 17 16 supported by the Louisiana AFL- for a steward department job. He Tampa 3 2 4 2 7 4 10 . Mobile 18 9 25 15 4 64 19 CIO and it is no surprise that the has three brothers and three cous­ 'fNew Orleans .... 40 22 9 48 28 92 94 Chamber of Commerce would op­ ins shipping in the SIU from this Houston 28 48 22 35 23 77 92 4 pose improvements in the condi­ area. Wilmington 6 7 10 11 12 14 0 San Francisco ... 30 tions of the working man. In the 32 36 44 36 32 2 Still another of our boys on the 7 14 8 4 20 32 1 face of this opposition, labor will Brazil is C. B. Ivey, who caught a Seattle Totals 231 306 170 226 168 536 399 have to fi<»ht hard for full passage steward utility job after sailing on of these bills. the Aldina. STEWARD DEPARTMENT At the last regular meeting of Shipping has been good here TOTAL REGISTERED TOTAL SHIPPED REGISTERED on BEACH the Maritime Council of Greater with fair prospects for the next All Groui All Groups New Orleans and vicinity, the period. Port d^aksX'Tlaas? Class A Class B Class C ClassA ClassB council went on record to unani­ Houston Boston 0 1 10 0 7 2 mously support the State, County Shipping has been real good New York 61 24 22 23 23 159 60 and Municipal Workers in their and the outlook is even better for Philadelphia 6 3 2 4 7 - » 19 16 Baltimore ....... 23 18 11 5 17 / drive to organize in the New Or­ the next two weeks. 45 30 Norfolk 14 12 9 9 19 12 5 leans area. Floyd Jenkins is registered and Jacksonville 8 9 0 8 6 12 16 When the House Committee on looking for a good pumpman's Tampa 5 1 3 2 2 7 8 22 19 9 8 3 68 36 Labor and Industry met recently job. Floyd joined the union in Mobile New Orleans 48 32 37 13 5 53 66 to consider House Bill 863, which Galveston, Texas, in 1946. V li Houston 48 30 26 17 21 95 42 would authorize public employees Robert Yeager is hunting for a Wilmington 12 13 5 7 5 20 0 25 48 22 50 24 20 and their employers to bareain good bosun's job. Bob is an 11- San Francisco ... 48 U21 5 8 6 11 37 5 collectively, labor was dealt a stun­ year veteran who joined the SIU Seattle Yotala 288 215 155 152 143 306 582 ning blow by some members of in New York. the committee who usually are N considered to be friends. They mm enacted a surprise amendment ' that would exempt all employees of school boards, colleges and uni­ versities from the act. A vote to deny public emnlovees the ri"ht to bargain collectivelv is just as much For more than a year, two American-flag ships—one of them An insurance settlement has been made for the cargo and of a vote against the worker's the SlU-contracted Observer—have been "imprisoned" in the its transportation, and although the cargo is owned by the rights as a vote for a ri^ht-to-work almost forgotten Suez Canal along with 13 other vessels as an Indian government it has made no effort to dispose of it. A L { law. The Maritime Council of aftermath of the Arab-Israeli War which broke out on June suggestion to have the wheat distributed to Arab refugees was Greater New Orleans and vicinity 4 ^ 5, 1967. not acted upon. and the Greater New Orleans » The Observer is not entirely deserted. Six watchmen are rotated The once bustling waterway was blocked by the Arabs to halt 1 1 AFL-CIO have made known to every 60 days by air, water and land to look after her. the advance of Israeli forces and has remained closed ever the New Orleans delegation in There were 35 Seafarers aboard the vessel when it became since then, with the possibility it may be several years before Baton Rouge, their strong pos^ition an indirect victim of the war. Through the combined efforts it reopens. And there is a feeling in some shipping circles that on this bill. of the SIU and Marine Carriers, the first group of 25 were Suez will remain forever shut. New Orieans flown home a month after the warfare ceased, and the others The 15 vessels, including the Observer, owned by Marine were repatriated several weeks later. Bernie Guarino will take it easy Carriers, Inc., and the American-flag African Glen, were awhile and get in some fishing. transiting the canal when it was closed at both ends and they Others Shift Position become immobilized. The other ships fly the flags of Poland, The ships in the deep water of Great Bitter Lake are able to V Norway, Sweden, West Germany, Italy and Great Britain. shift positions regularly, and more frequently if a severe storm The Observer, which is anchored alone in low water at , •» threatens, which also provides an opportunity to test their Ismaili, a few miles from the others in Great Bitter Lake, is engines. s, the worst off of all the ships. First of all,- she is far removed from The prolonged closure of the canal has mainly affected V the other vessels and may as well be on the other side of the I Mediterranean countries and the Soviet Union which had been world. Secondly, it is unable to move because of silt. using it as part of her supply route to Communist North Vietnam. "She's certainly land-locked," said an official of Marine Since all vessels have been forced to go the long way around Carriers, which owns the vessel. "Silt has moved in all around the tip of South Africa because of the Suez blockage, the cost * and she's sitting high and dry." of shipping is 10 to 20 percent higher between the Mediterranean S* Marion Hollings Remove Doubtful countries and Far East nations than it was previously. If the He just had a good run to India canal were to open tomorrow, it is estimated that world-wide He said the company is so discouraged about the possibility shipping rates would drop 5 to 10 percent. as steward on the Sabine. Next, of the Observer ever getting out that it has applied for insur­ But the year-long shutdown may prove far more costly to ance payment on the basis of a "total loss." The application he'll try a South American run. the Suez Canal' in the future. Oil shipping companies, which is now pending in Federal Court. Owners of the Norwegian and Leroy Roberson was hospital­ formerly used conventional size tankers for the canal route, now German ships already have received full payment for their ized for a while and thus had to lean heavily toward giant tankers of 150,000 to 330,000 tons vessels since their insurance policies specified that any restraint v leave a good job on the Kent. to shave the cost of transporting the oil around the Cape of of a ship beyond six months automatically constitutes a ^I Leroy now is FFD and ready to u "total loss." Good Hope. None of these vessels can move through the canal take to the seas again, as soon as V . so it is likely that many oil shippers will continue their present Being stranded is not the only trouble the Observer has had. tU a good bosun's job hits the board. operations and forget about use of the Suez should it reopen. The cargo of 27,000 tons of badly-needed wheat it was carrying WI Bill Marion reports he had It is expected that dry cargo ships would revert to the shorter to India when it became immobilized is still aboard and it is enough time ashore and is ready trade route when it is again available. This is about the only feared it is infested with insects, despite regular fumigation, as to ship, preferably as steward. Bill bright spot in the future but generally it has been a very bad well as being "badly decomposed" as the ^eat has been sitting year for the once proud Suez. recently sailed to India on the for 12 months in sweltering temperatures without any airing. SaUsbmy, where he was third cook. LanJ-Loiked Observer Ends Year in Suez i-" �Jnlr 5, 1968 J. P. Stevens Cuilty Again In Illegal Rring of Four 4,. I 1% WASHINGTON—^The National Labor Relations Board has again found J. P. Stevens and Company guilty of illegally firing union sup­ port^ ^ying on union meetings and threatening workers. It is the fifth consecutive NLRB ruling against the nation's second largest textile manufacturing chain, v^icb the labor board earlier accused of Tbgrantly, cynkaBy and unlawfuBy" preventing its vmtkm from organizing. Pr«ident WiHiam Pollock of P'e Textile Workers Union of America said the latest decision "brings nearer to reality the day when Stevens workers will be aUe to take part fai a truly free representation election." He said the NLRB ruling also reaffirms the need for an executive order denying firms which consistently defy the National Labor Re­ lations Act the right to receive government contracts. The NLRB upheld the recommendation of a trial examiner that four workers fired last year from J. P. Stevens plants in Dublin, Ga., on trumped-up charges, be reinstated with back pay plus six percent interest. It went beyond the examiner's recommendations for the customary posting of a compliance notice to direct that the notice be read to all employees on the job and mailed to their homes as well as be posted on the bulletin board. The board also directed the firm to provide the TWUA with the names and addresses of workers in the two plants and to give the union access to the plants and to company bulletin boards for a one-year period. This, the TWl^A said, will enable the union "to penetrate the iron curtain" erected by the Stevens firm to keep its plants unorganized. The three-member NLRB panel was unanimous in its decision, but the J. P. Stevens firm announced that it has filed a court appeal—the same delaying tactic it has used in all the other NLRB rulings. An early decision directing the rehiring of 71 union supporters finally took effect this year after a federal appellate court upheld the NLRB and the Supreme Court refused to review the case. The union said the latest case brings to 111 the total of Stevens employees found to have been illegally discharged since the TWUA and the AFL-CIO Industrial Union Department began the organizing campaign five years ago. The notice which the NLRB said must be read to all workers at the Dublin, Ga., plants includes a promise by the company that: • "We will not discharge any employee because of union activi­ ties . . . • "We will not threaten employees with loss of jobs or the closing or moving of the plant . . . because they attended union meetings or engaged in union activities or chose a union to represent them. • "We will give back to Robert Brown, Rollin Dewitt Lloyd, Larry Kelley and Larry Greenway (the fired workers) their jobs and seniority, and we will make up the pay they lost and also pay them six percent interest." Clarence J. Brown, secretary of making this the longest newspaper the Wichita AFL-CIO, has been strike in California's history. The elected chairman of the Wichita paper has continued publishing Area Community Action Pro­ with the aid of about 100 import­ grams, a non-profit corporation ed professional strikebreakers and to press anti-poverty programs in regular non-union personnel. W. this area. Brown also is chairman J. Farson, exec, vice-pres. of the of Railway and Airline Clerks Newspaper Guild, said the meet­ ing was designed "apparently to Lodge 1125. • • • develop some realistic bargaining. Leo Perils, Director of the This did not materialize." * * * AFL-CIO Community . Services Activities, has been elected secre­ The Glass Bottle Blowers union tary of the National Conference has won bargaining rights for on Social Welfare, the largest or­ workers at the new television-bulb ganization of professional and so­ plant of the Owens-Illinois Co. at cial workers in the nation. Wil­ a recent NLRB election in Pittsbur J. Cohen, the Secretary of ton, Pa., where the plant is lo­ Health, Education and Welfare, cated. GBBA President Lee W. has been elected president. Perils Minton said his organization also told 8,000 delegates in San Fran­ represents several hundred em­ cisco that "the only answer to ex­ ployees of a similar Owens-Illinois tremist minorities is a consensus television operation in Columbus, of the majority committed to re­ 'Ohio. * * * form and reconciliation ... the question confronting us all is Morris Pizer, president of the whether we have "the will to re­ Furniture Workers, Jias told dele­ form our society peacefully—and gates to the union's 15th consti­ pay for it by eliminating poverty tutional convention that "The real and by promoting participation." way to abolish poverty is to un­ « * • ionize America." Blasting the Continued intransigence by the Taft-Hartley Act as a "massive management of the Hearst Herald stumbling block in the path of Examiner in Los Angeles has led progress," Pizer called for an allto the collapse of negotiations out drive to repeal the Act's re­ called by federal mediators to end pressive sections. He noted the the 185-day walkout. The dispute importance of providing a pro­ has idled 2,000 members of 10 gram of full employment, and AFL-CIO unions and the Team­ called for an organized drive to sters since last December 15, give every worker a union wage. SevcB SEAPARERSj Trump Cards With customary disregard for the vital need and right of the unsubsidized fleet oper­ ators to share equally in all shipping moved under the auspices of the U.S. Government, the Military Sea Transport Service—with the blessing of the Department of Defense—^has announced that it hopes to implement, dur­ ing fiscal 1969, a shipping program devised by the 14 subsidized berth-line operators and designated "Respond." Originally conceived about a year ago, the program is only now being strongly urged on the Defense Department and the MSTS by the subsidized operators—perhaps in the hope of averting recently proposed plans by Transportation Secretary Alan S. Boyd that even the few lines now subsidized should no longer be accorded government operating subsidies. Whatever the reason for Respond's sudden renewed priority status with companies who have understandably been referred to as the "fat cats" of the nation's maritime industry, the pattern of greed on the one hand, and unreasoning government discrimination against unsubsidized operators on the other, remains obvious. This pattern—the "double subsidy" as it has properly been called by unsubsidized op­ erators and the American Maritime Associa­ tion—is all the more offensive because of the manner in which it is hoarded by its bene­ ficiaries and condoned by government agen­ cies. The basic premise of the Respond idea calls for the government to guarantee a cer­ tain amount of cargo in peacetime to U.S.flag shipowners in return for their pledge that their vessels will be available to the gov­ ernment in periods of national emergency. On the surface, this sounds fine—except for the fact that the unsubsidized lines would be forced to compete on equal footing with the subsidized companies, who are already re­ ceiving some 40 percent of their operating expenses from the government, and cany this advantage into any competitive bidding for government cargo against unsubsidized operators who have been left to foot their own bills any way they could. Under the proposed plan, the double sub­ sidy system would continue to thrive. The subsidized lines would not only receive op­ erating subsidies—designed to put them on a par with lower-cost foreign sUppers—but would be free to compete for U.S. cargoes with unsubsidized companies. This would further serve to freeze die unsubsidized seg­ ment of the fleet out of its fair share of gov­ ernment-generated cargo. As noted by the SIU in recent hearings on a new congressionally-sponsored maritime program to upgrade the entire U.S. commer­ cial fleet, unsubsidized operators receive no such parity adjustment to compete with for­ eign-flag ships—only limited, cargo rate ad­ justments which leave no margin of profit for new ship construction. In the case of the subsidized lines, they receive the same cargo rate adjustment as well as separate operating differential sub­ sidies. Unlike the unsubsidized lines who must go out and dig for enough cargoes to survive, the subsidized lines enjoy the security of nearly half their operating funds received from the government as well as government aid cargoes. The big difference, of cour^, is that dou­ ble subsidy. The cake and the icing, too— with only cnunbs left over for the un­ subsidized segment of the fleet which has al­ ways "responded" and which carried between 35 and 40 percent of all government tonnage to Vietnam, according to latest figures re­ leased for 1966-67. �> ' ' The U.S. Drops Its Defense v. - - ' - ; •:'T.i' 'y 1 f';-"", TV-. •" .rvVS\,"„-:.,-3,,'i;: , - ••• .'• ' -/'V' -•'• * .r '' . •">-" ^ • • "•• ' V:':; ' '•" 7 • .• % /ill i-- N WORLD WAR II, America's crash shipbuild­ ing program helj^ed us crush the Axis. In the IKorean War, America's merchant marine enabled United Nations forces to push-hundreds of thou­ sands of invading Red Chinese back across the 38th Parallel. Today, an aged U.S. merchant marine struggles to deliver the goods to Vietnam, while our back-up reserve fleet vessels approach the age of complete obsolescence. Despite the Defense Department's double-talk about the effectiveness of the U.S. National Defense Reserve Fleet, it is generally recognized that decrepit ships are sent to the reserve fleet "boneyards" to die. And though the nation's maritime strength has un­ fortunately become dependent on that reserve fleet for vital support, the truth is that this fleet in a few short years will provide no back up power at all. Until recently, there were eight reserve fleet boneyards around the U.S.: Wilmington, North Carolina; Jones Point, New York; Norfolk, Virginia, Mobile, Alabama; Beaumont, Texas; Suisun Bay, California; Olympia, Washington and Astoria, Oregon. The Wilmington boneyard recently closed, and . •"tiSf .* .f i |i!i ^ now there are seven. The Astoria yard is now being phased out, and soon there will be six. In the next few years, the acting administrator of the Maritime Administration, James W. Gulick, recently told the Senate Commerce Committee, MARAD will "have to decide whether to retain in existence six (reserve) fleets or reduce the number of fleets to, say, three, ... or even go below that. . . . (We have not yet made a decision because we) do not have enough ships in the fleet to take care of one or two sites. Our answer will be dependent largely upon plans for a reserve fleet, need for a reserve fleet, and num­ bers of ships." Today, the Vietnam War requires a continuous chain of men and supplies. Ninety-eight percent of those supplies and 66 percent of our military per­ sonnel are sent to Vietnam on ships. Because the reserve fleet has proven to be inadequate, the De­ fense Department's Military Sea Transportation Service has had to pull merchant vessels off their commercial routes and charter them for Vfttnam service. Such moves not only disrupt the vessels' normal commerce, but also allow foreign-flag ships to pick-up their cargoes.; Ninety-eight percent of U.S. supplies such as these being loaded on a U.S. Army barge from a U.S.-flag ship in the Saigon River, and 66 percent of military personnel, are sent to Vietnam on ships which the Military Sea Transportation Service miist pull off commercial routes or reactivate at great cost. The only solution is revitalization of the merchant fleet so it can continue to serve the nation's commercial and defense interests. Once this happens, the American-flag ship return­ ing from Vietnam service has little chance of regain­ ing its former cargoes from the foreign shipper. Reserve vessels are available for trade-out for com­ mercial operation in addition to their "standing by" for military use. However, most of them are obsolete. Even with the "help" of traded-out reserve ships, our active merchant fleet which carried 68.4 percent of America's sea-borne commerce in 1945 handles less than seven percent of that trade today. As a direct result of governmental neglect of the U.S. maritime industry, our defense potential is im­ paired an«T trade revenues, which help allay our balance of payments deficit, are lost. The Fleet Shrivels In World War II, the United States went on a crash shipbuilding program and sent 2,000 Libertys down the slipways. That was the last of the ade­ quate shipbuilding plans embarked upon by this coun­ try. Many of these Libertys were given to other nations under the Lend-Lease program, or have been sold for scrap as they aged beyond their useful life. Today there are only 187 Libertys left in the U.S. reserve fleet. All attempts to preserve them ended this month. Available only for "extreme emer­ gency," they are due to be totally useless and there­ fore disposed of by 1971, according to MARAD. There are other ships, besides Libertys, in the boneyards. Gulick reported to the Senate Commerce Committee in February that those vessels totalled 1,128 as of December 31, 1967. But the vital factors of quality and rate of replacement reveal the true nature of the situation. At an April 10th Commerce Committee hearing, Gulick admitted that "the re­ serve fleet is already just about down to the bottom of the barrel." According to Gulick, in less than three years the entire supply of dry cargo ships in the reserve fleet will consist of a hard core of 37 obsolete Victory ships. These, according to MARAD plans, will have been disposed of by 1975 "The backbone of the reserve fleet over the next ten years," the acting administrator observed, "is going to be about 130 Victory ships to be selected from those now operating in service, under General Agency Agreements to Southeast Asia. Of course, the availability of these ships will depend upon their propef maintenance and their lay-up preservation." 'Those ships will have been in operation almost 'IT J �I • The photo above is a graphic indication of the In order tp support the war effort in Vietnam, ing these over-aged obsolete vessels tied up in there would be an insufficient number of modern, sad state today of the United States Merchant Marine. the nation must depend on Reserve fleet ships, includ­ a "boneyard." In the event of another national crisis, fast merchant ships to back up our national defense needs. twice their recognized age limit. They will be over 30 years old. When asked specifically at the committee hearings whether any of the 170 vessels broken out for Viet­ nam duty would be put back in the reserve fleet, Gulick replied that "of the 148 now allocated for operation to Southeast Asia, approximately 18 will be in such bad shape they will not be good economic projects to go back into the fleet. This will leave the 130 I mentioned. . . . Even some of these may not be worthwhile, depending upon how long they are used in Southeast Asia service." But, Gulick continued: "We said, 'Suppose we need 100 additional ships, where would they come from and how much would it cost?' ... I will say that (the cost figures) . . . were completely exor­ bitant; that in order to break out some of these ships we are talking about in the dry cargo type . . . tjie cost could well be in excess of $800,000 per ship. And of the 100 available, a great majority of this 100 would have to be taken out of the Liberty ship class which means small cargo capability, which means slow speed, and which means pretty horrible quarters for the crew and that sort of thing." In summary, let's see just what the reserve fleet, on which so much depends, is composed of: • The fleet has been rapidly declining, from 1,782 ships as of March 1, 1964—^nly four years ago— to a mere 552 ships as of March 1, 1968, repre­ senting a drop of 1,230 vessels. • Most ships now in reserve average 25 years of age. This is five years beyond their age of productive use. • For the next 10 years, the reserve fleet will con­ sist basically of the surviving Victory ships, num­ bered at the optimum at 130, returning from the Vietnam War. This force of ships is small, obsolete, decrepit, and inefficient. • The estimate of 130 Victorys is based on an assumption that the war will either soon end or will require no step-up of fleet strength. The slightest shift in the world power struggle could also affect that assumption. • At present, if 100 reserve ships were to be called into action, it would take an estimated $800,- 000-plus per ship and a minimum of three months to activate them. • The reserve fleet is dangerously inadequate. This fact has caused active merchant ships to be pulled from their normal routes and pressed into Vietnam service. And that has resulted in loss of commercial routes for American-flag ships and con­ sequently lower dollar income for the nation's econ­ omy. The Downward Trend Because the reserve fleet consists of rapidly aging vessels the state of the active merchant marine must be considered to see if it can meet today's require­ ments without a reserve fleet. Today, the United States merchant marine, through bureaucracy and neglect, has been pushed to new lows. Eighty percent of America's merchant fleet is over­ age, having shrunk from several thousand down to only 971 vessels as of March, 1968. There is no government program to bring that fleet back up to par and make the U.S. a first-rate maritime nation instead of seventh as it is today. The lack of a realistic maritime program is hold­ ing the U.S. merchant fleet to a mere 6.4 percent of total world tonnage and this figure is gradually getting smaller. In fact, the U.S. is already 100 vessels behind jn its 1958 program to replace the block obsolescence of the merchant fleet, and is fall­ ing far short of most other nations' fast-moving ship­ building programs. For example, in mid-1967 the U.S. had only 48 vessels under construction, as con­ trasted to Japan's 583. The U.S. did hit some highs, but not of the type to be proud of. It held the world lead for the number of vessels scrapped in 1967, accounting for one-fifth of the world total, and it lost a total of 422 ships to foreign-flag registry. Accordingly, the U.S. maritime fleet has become so debilitated that it carries only seven percent of American sea-borne commerce, allowing foreign-flag ships to take the remaining 93 percent of that trade, and has left the nation dependent on foreign-flag ship­ ping for the import of 66 materials designated as strategic to the American industrial complex. In addition, the Soviet Union has been allowed to take a two-to-one lead over the United States in the amount of cargo carried in 1965. The Soviet fleet carried 3.3 million more tons of cargo than the U.S. did. As a result of the continued decline in the U.S. fleet, the nation is now confronted with these serious national problems: • The U.S. balance of payments deficit now is in the area of $4-billion. The merchant marine could entirely wipe out that deficit if the fleet were ex­ panded to carry just 34 percent of the nation's sea­ borne trade. As things stand now, the mere seven percent of that trade carried on U.S.-flag ships brought as much as $1-billion into the economy last year. • The Vietnam War is being supplied mainly by American merchant ships, which carry 98 percent of the military supplies and 66 percent of our troops. Yet most of these ships are old, inefficient, and un­ reliable. But it is receiving little help from the Gov­ ernment to fulfill its task. • While the U.S.S.R. is diligently following plans to build its merchant fleet to 15 million tons by 1971 at the rate of one million tons per year, the U.S. has no concrete plans to build—let alone retain-^a viable merchant fleet. The Soviets are already out­ stripping the United States in merchant ship con­ struction by 12 to one. As a recent Library of Con­ gress report points out, the "turbulent waters of inter­ national politics" are being stirred by the growing Soviet fleet, as Russian leaders "have begun to rely more openly on the use of the merchant fleet as an instrument of national power." • With 422 American-owned runaway ships reg­ istered under foreign flags, the Defense Department insists that each of these vessels is under "effective control" of the U.S. and can be pressed into service when needed without any difficulty. As aptly illustrated by the French withdrawal from the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, the alleg­ iances and inclinations of foreign powers cannot al­ ways be relied upon. Thus American construction, ownership, manning, and registry of a merchant fleet is an absolute essential to meet our defense needs. • The economy is in a squeeze. Congress has ap­ proved a 10 percent tax surcharge and is now at work to effect a $6-billion budget cut. Funds for the mer­ chant marine, under Secretary of Transportation Alan S. Boyd's latest recommendations to Congress, would be slashed drastically. This is in direct con­ tradiction of the fact that a beefed up merchant marine could be a strong impetus to pumping life into a sagging economy. It is obvious that the active merchant fleet is in no shape to take on any extra demands and is having a hard time meeting its present commitments be­ cause of Government laxity. It is also clear that the reserve fleet cannot be relied upon to adequately bolster our maritime strength, and will soon be for all intents and purposes nonexistent—because of Government laxity. World events have consistently shown that a strong and versatile maritime fleet is indispensable. As illustrated by the Soviet fleet's growth and ver­ satility, an efficient maritime can be a potent politi­ cal instrument as well as an economic one. Simply "showing the flag" is a small gesture with big re­ sults in international prestige. An efficient merchant fleet is vital to a nation's de­ fense. A military conflict cannot be fought or won without a viable fleet to carry the men and the goods. An efficient merchant marine, as Russia, West Ger­ many, Japan, and other major maritime nations real­ ize, can have a profound and positive effect on the national economy. In view of all this, it is incredible that the Admin­ istration and the Transportation Department seem so intent on strangling the U.S. merchant fleet. Their proposals are both negative and wasteful. They not only encourage foreign building, registry, and crewing of American-fla^ ships to be put under so-called "effective control," but they call for restrictions on U.S. shipbuilding funds for the sake of the economy. If the $800,000 required to activate each reserve ship, was spent toward building new ships, a mod­ ern, active merchant fleet could be nearer to realiza­ tion and provide a tremendous boost to the economy as well. It is sheer folly to ignore these issues, and to con­ tinue our current maritime policy. For the sake of the nation, the U.S. fleet must not be allowed to sink further in the mire of bureaucracy and neglect. �Page Ten Progress Report of Clean Meat Att Shows 40 Unhealthy Plants Closed WASHINGTON—The AFL-CIO-backed Clean Meat Act, signed Into law last December to correct unhealthy conditions in intrastate meat processing and meat packing plants, has forced 40 to 50 plants throughout the country to shut down. Four of these plants were ordered closed, without delay, under an emer- ^ gency section of the new law as in full compliance" with the by the Agriculture Dqrartment as requiring shut&iwn of opera­ new meat act, according to Rod­ potentially dangerous to the public tions if a plant is found to be en­ ney E. Leonard, administrator of health. Federal and state officials the Agriculture Department's Con­ found 139 with satisfactory opera­ dangering the public health. sumer and Marketing Division, tions. Thirty-three otiiers were de­ The Agriculture Department, which is reviewing state {nrograms. clared satisfactory with minor adwhich administers the law, said However, he added, 15 states have jmtments in sanitation by state in a recent report that most of the plants closed voluntarily, after they signed cooperative agreements un­ officials. were given the choice of cleaning der which Federal funds win be IWiity Actions Pending up or shutting down, because they provided to states to help their in­ Twenty plants were ^signaled claimed that it would have been spection systems meet Federal as endangering the public health too expensive to spruce up oper­ standards. Six more agreements and subject to action if the de­ ations so as to meet Federal stand­ are pending. TTie new law also provides that ficiencies were not eliminated. ards. Most of the plants were de­ Since the act's passage, 581 scribed as small slaughtering and imported meats must meet Federal meat plants have applied for Fed­ criteria, thus affecting meat im­ processing operations. ports from some 1,700 foreign eral inspection, but of these, 185 First Review meat establishments. Of this num­ were turned down or withdrew The report, detailing progress of ber, the Agriculture Department their applications—some with the the states toward meeting Federal has withdrawn approval from 28 intention of renewing applications meat standards is the Agriculture foreign processors. American in­ at a later date. Federal inspection Department's first comprehensive spectors have reviewed 337 foreign was granted to 117 of the 581. Of the more than 1,000 proces­ review of the situation since the operations and approved 129. sors known as "boners" and They are now reviewing Mexican law was passed. "cutters" applying for Federal in­ and Yugoslav meat imports to the The law brings under Federal spection, 516 were granted but 304 U.S. jurisdiction the 15,000 intrastate applications were rejected or with­ Of over 200 intrastate plants meat plants which combine to drawn. ' that were previously designated produce 15 percent of all slaugh­ tered meat and 25 percent of all processed meat in the country, and comprise 15 percent of the nation's entire meat supply. The Clean Meat Act authorizes matching Federal grants to states to enable them to set up inspection WASHINGTON—The Industrial Union Department will con­ systems for intrastate plants at tinue as a "vital and progressive force" within the AFL-CIO, I. W. least equal to Federal standards. Abel, the newly-elected president of the department declared. The states are allowed two years Abel, president of the Steel- ership. . . . We will miss those to upgrade their systems to meet workers, was elected by the lUD who have severed a long and re­ Federal standards for meat in­ Executive Board at a special warding relationship and we spection, and are granted a third year if the Secretary of Agriculture meeting here last month to fill the would have preferred that the re­ determines that a state is mak­ post left vacant by Auto Work­ lationship could have continued." ing progress but needs more time. ers President Walter P. Reuther. Noting that the lUD has a If the states fail to act, then the The UAW's decision to withhold dues-paying membership of more Federal Government is authorized its per capita payments to the than five million involving 59 in­ to move in and impose Federal AFL-CIO led to its suspension by ternational unions, Abel stressed the federation's Executive Council that the department will be a inspections. Most states, rejecting the pros­ and the consequent ineligibility of "strong and viable arm" of the pect of Federal inspection, have Reuther to hold the lUD post. federation. The Steelworkers' president begun to revise their laws and 'Reapprafsal' Planned regulations in order to gain Fed­ told a news conference that he re­ He conunented, however, that gretted "the recent development eral approval. "there will be a period of re­ that has led to this change in lead"No state has yet been certified appraisal of lUD priorities be­ cause of the changed financial condition." The UAW is no long­ er eligible for membership in the lUD. Accompanied at the news con­ ference by Jacob dayman, ad­ WASHINGTON—The United States Supreme Court, in a ministrative director and Nicholas precedent-setting decision, has ruled in an 8-to-l opinion that rail­ Zonarich, organizing director, roads cannot cut rates in certain instances in order to gain an Abel announced that the board had voted to continue them in advantage in competition with ^ their present posts. The post of pocket cost" for the service, esti­ barge and truck rates. executive director, held by Jack The decision upholds a ruling mated at $4.69 a ton rather than Conway, who had announced his by the Interstate Commerce Com­ their more inclusive "fully distrib­ resignation earlier, was not filled mission that railroads must base uted cost" of $7.59 a ton, which pending a further examinaticm of their rates on the fully distributed obviously would be applied in the department's needs and fu­ costs of such services rather than areas where barges were not op­ ture functions, Abel said. on "long-term, out-of-pocket" erating. He told reporters that AFLHowever, the Supreme Court CIO President George Meany had costs. The railroads fought the ruling and a lower court agreed noted that "it seems self-evident addressed the board meeting and by throwing out the ICC's find­ that a carrier's 'inherent advan­ reviewed the events leading up ing. Now the U.S. high court has tage' of being the low cost mode to the change in leadership. ordered that the ruling be con- on a fully-distributed cost basis Meany praised the activities of is impaired when a competitor sets the lUD, Abel said, voiced his . firmed. The current case began in 1963 a rate that forces the carrier to regret at the latest turn of events, when the railroads lowered their lower its own rate below its fully and expressed the hope that all rate for carrying ingot molds from distributed costs in order to retain segments of the labor movement Pennsylvania to Kentucky from the traffic. will be eventually united. "In addition, when a rate war The lUD's overall situation will $11.86 a ton to $5.11, the same rate which had been charged by would be likely to eventually be reviewed by a special commit­ the barge-truck combination since result, the commission has tradi­ tee, the new president said, and tionally, and properly, taken the will make necessary adjustments 1960. The railroads said they were position that such a rate struggle in programs and priorities. He able to cut the rate because they should be prevented from com­ did not foresee the need for out­ side assistance. were using the "long term out-of- mencing in the first place." I.W. Abel Elected As New Head Of AFL-CIO Industrial Union Dept. Court Ciwbs Railroads' Rate Cats To Gain Edge on Barge-Track Lines t- Jnfy 5, 1968 SEAFARER^^lQiG •> President Johnson Supports Registration of All Firearms WASHINGTON—A labor-backed drive for a strong gun control law picked up new momentum as President Johnson asked Congress to require registration of all firearms and licensing of gun owners. These are "common sense Rifle Association,- the rigjit-wiog safeguards which any civilized Liberty Lobby and other foes of nation must apply for the safety gun laws. He noted that automobiles, of its people," the President said. boats—even dogs and bicycles in Jdhnson asked once again that many communities—are com­ Congress pass "without delay" his earlier proposal for a ban on inter­ monly registered. Licenses are state sales of rifles and ammuni­ need^ to drive, fish and hunt. "Certainly no less should be re­ tion—as well as handguns. quired for the possession of lethal Ftirthcr SteiM. Needed weapons that have caused so But further steps are needed, much horror and heartbreak in the President stressed, to keep this country," Johnson urged. deadly weapons out of the hands A Poor Record of criminals, dope addicts, al­ He said "the only heritage that coholics and the mentally ill. Johnson called for "a national is harmed is the record of violent registration of all firearms, both death and destruction that shames those already in private hands and our history." A Senate Judiciary subcommit­ those acquired in the future." Through a computer system, he tee, which had already approved said, the owner of a gun any­ a ban on mail order sale of fire­ where in the United States could arms, heard testimony supporting be identified in a matter of the registration and licensing pro­ posal at a quickly-called hearings. seconds. He also demanded federal li­ Witnesses supporting the pro­ censing of all gun owners in those posal included Attorney General states which do not enact licensing Ramsey Clark and John Glenn, laws meeting federal minimum the former astronaut and friend standards. of the Kennedy family, who is The President anticipated the heading the new Emergency Com­ outcry against his registration and mittee for Gun Control. The licensing proposal which came AFL-CIO is one of the founding immediately from the National organizations of the committee. The Pacific Coast by Frank Orozak, West Coast Representative An all-out battle for a seat in the U.S. Senate is shaping up between Republican Max Rafferty and Democrat Alan Cranston. Rafferty defeated incumbent Thomas Kuchel in the primary, while Cranston earned the nod from Democratic voters. Rafferty, an ultra-conservative and State Superintendent of Schools, gave the right-wing, anti- ^ labor forces in this state a big After a vacation, he'll be ready boost. Cranston, former State for another cook's job. Controller, has a longtime record Mike O'Hannesian was AB on for liberalism and has always been the Transondda. Mike paid-off a friend of labor. Cranston was elected Controller in 1958 and 1962, then lost out in the Ronald Reagan sweep in 1966. 1 will be northern California COPE coordinator for the Crans­ ton campaign. Plans are being laid to insure the election of other COPE-endorsed candidates as well as Cranston. All won in the San Francisco primary. Representa­ tive Philip Burton was renomi­ nated in the fifth Congressional district and Assemblyman Willie L. Brown, Jr., was victorious in the 18th district; John L. Burton in the 20th district and John F. Foran in the 23rd. San Francisco Shipping is brisk here with AB, firemen and oilers in great de­ mand. Tony Beck, chief electrician, came in to register after payingoff the Seatrain Maine in Wilming­ ton. Tony visited Far East ports. We have paid-off the Falrlane, Wacosta, Long Beach, Achilles, Elizabethport, Sted Flyer, Raphael Semmes, Pecos and Sted De­ signer. • WflmingtiHi Rud Bair just left the Steel King where he was chief cook. Barr O'Donndl and is taking a vacation prior to looking for a new AB's slot. Paying-off were the Transond­ da, Sratrain Maine, Amerigo and Montpelier Victory. We had three sign-ons and six vessels are in transit. Seattle Shipping is excellent .and our outlook is bright. We paid-off four ships and signed-on three. Seven vessels are in transit. Chailes Foster is registered for a steward's job after spending his vacation soaking up some Florida sun. A . nice rest is in order for Demetrions Calogeros, who re­ cently left the San FVancisco, where he was bosun. Charies ODonndl shipped as oiler on the Choctaw, Charles had a nice vacation and is glad to be shipping again. * ' �July 5, 1968 , The Great Lakes by Fred Farnen.Seeretary'Treasurer,Great Lakaa if I \ i V' In recognition of the "grave injustice . . . caused by the exclu­ sion of Great Lakes seamen from proper coverage for unemploy­ ment compensation" under Ohio state laws, the recent Ohio AFLCIO convention in Cincinnati passed a resolution introduced by the SIU Great Lakes District, that "the Ohio AFL-CIO and its affiliates exert all possible efforts ^ Shipping is very good for AB's, to demonstrate support for the reintroduction and passage of legis­ firemen and oilers and we have lation in the upcoming 1969 Ohio filled many jobs with the rated General Assembly so that this type men on hand. of discrimination can be ended Leonard Johnson, fireman on permanently." the R. E. Webster, is back in town "No other state excludes sea­ after taking a medical examina­ men from unemployment benefits tion. He fractured a rib, but says during the winter months," the he feels pretty good now. Resolution said. "Under present Toledo Ohio law, seamen are eligible to Most of the ships in this area apply for unemployment compen­ are in good shape with only a few sation only during the 40 weeks minor beefs. Members are urged following the fourth Sunday in to attend membership meetings March. Othw maritime workers when in port. and all other Ohio workers are not Buffalo restricted in any manner. "This legislative discrimination Due to the small amount of against merchant seamen who are grain shipments into this port, employed by Ohio steamship com­ shipping has slowed considerably. panies represents large savings to However, book men still have no the shipowners without considera­ problem shipping. tion of any kind for the needs of The union has contacted the the seamen. Seamen who cannot Pennsylvania State Employment find jobs during the winter months Service in Harrisberg and Erie, have no other means of earning a requesting hearings to be held in livelihood for themselves and their Erie regarding unemployment families. compensation problems for em­ "We believe this situation is un­ ployees of Erie Sand and Gravel. fair and a disservice to Ohio sea­ These hearings will begin in a men," the Resolution noted: "We few weeks and we ask that all further believe that it is against notices sent to employees of the the goal of the Ohio AFL-CIO company, be forwarded to us as and National AFL-CTO, which soon as they are received. seeks uniform standards, of eligi­ Chlc^o bility, benefits and coverage among the various states so that Shipping here has been excep­ the .protection ;of unemplovment tionally good and we have been compensation shall be meaningful able to supply all of the vessels in ail SO states, no matter where calling in for jobs with the ratings a worker lives or is emploved." they asked for. Vacation time for The SIU-Great Lakes District those steady shippers is now due met with the Great Lakes Asso­ and already some of them are ciation of Marine Operators "putting in their orders" for re­ (GLAMO) and presented propos­ lief. als for a new contract. The union Peny SpOde, who sailed on submitted 35 separate proposals the tanker Detroit, is back in town with the major items a substantial and expects to go back on the wage increase, improved working Detroit for the remainder of the conditions and increases in the season. As usual, when he is fin­ vacation and pension plans. ished up here he will head for the At our next meeting, the union West Coat and ship deep sea for will be presented with counter- the winter. prr; «osals. In servicing the Milwaukee The SIU Algonac service cen­ Clipper in Milwaukee this week, ter officially opened on June 12, I had the opportunity to talk to and in the ten days that followed, some of the old timers on her. If more than 40 contracted vessels anybody would care to look for were serviced in the St. Clair some real old lakes book numbers river by SIU port agents and pa­ then this is the ship to find them. trolmen. They reported most of Alpena the vessels were in good shape and Shipping here has been rela­ had only a few minor beefs. tively slow compared to other Cleveland years. We have the E. M. Ford, Shipping is slow but steady and Huron Portland Cement Co., laid rated men are able, to ship any up at Huron Cement west dock time they want to. The sand boat for approximately a week. This Niagara is working out of Sagi­ temporary lay up gave the crew naw. The only sand boat taking aboard, who didn't have their an­ care of all ports along Lake Erie nual physicals, a chance to get is the Lakewood—a far cry from them. the time when there were ten sand Frankfort boats working Lake Erie alone. We are sorry to report that RJchard Helkus is around the three local members have passed hall after sailing to Vietnam a few away. George S. Smith who times. Carl Linson just finished worked as relief cook and porter another college term and is ready with the carferries, died on June to ship out. 17 at his home in Mio, Michigan. Duluth Leslie G. Fluff, collapsed on The grain shipments so far are watch aboard the Joseph S. down 20 percent from last year, Young and was dead on arrival but we hope they will pick up at Fort Huron Hospital. soon. As a result of the decrease, Jay Wilidns, an Arnold Trans­ men have been laid-off at the it Company employee, also passed grain elevator in this port. away since our last report. itlFkkkRS LOG Page Eleren Rip. Ford Urges Tax Reserve Funds For All Amerkan-Flag Shipowners WASHINGTON—House Minority Leader Gerald R. Ford of Michigan has advocated a tax in­ centive for all American shipowners to "make it possible for them to put private capital aside for new ship construction." The GOP leader told a sem­ inar sponsored by the nearly legislation now pending before the the MTD seminar that the mer­ seven-million member AFL- House Merchant Marine and Fish­ chant marine's role in carrying CIO Maritime Trades Department eries Committee to upgrade the 98 percent of the supplies going that extension of tax-deferred con­ sagging maritime industry. They to Vietnam, demonstrates its im­ struction reserve privileges to all are among key legislative recom­ portance in time of war. He called mendations supported by major this a "clear warning that we neg­ members of the U.S.-flag fleet segments of maritime management lect our merchant marine at our would be a "highly beneficial peril." and organized labor. step." Ford was critical of the pend­ The Navy League official said At present, only 14 subsidized companies now have the oppor­ ing legislation which, he said, was that, to assure this military seatunity to put earnings aside in "simply a cobbling together" of life capability, the nation needs an these tax-deferred funds for build­ a number of different bills "tossed "adequate" peacetime fleet. He at the Committee in a bundle emphasized that this capacity ing new ships. without any consultation w''!i the "has to be in American-flag ships," Ford said he understood the minority." adding that "no other ships can Administration is "dead set "I do not feel that the problem be relied upon to be available for against" extending the same bene­ of deterioration in our merchant our use." " fit to all ship operators but told the more than 100 maritime labor, marine will be solved through Also participating in the semi­ management and government offi­ narrow partisanship. All must nar affair was Thomas E. Stakem, cials attending the seminar that he work together to lift the merchant former chairman of the Federal found "considerable merit" in a marine out of the depths," he Maritime Commission and Vice move to "assure independent op­ added. President of the Propeller Club In a sharp attack on the Ad­ of the United States. erators a fair share of new ships to be constructed" with govern­ ministration's maritime posture, At another meeting of the ment aid. At present, only the 14 the Michigan Republican said the MTD, Representative Charles S. subsidized operators are given ship replacement program had Joelson (D-N.J.) endorsed amend­ consideration by the Maritime been "badly undercut" in recent ments to pending maritime legis­ Administration in the construction years by "indecision, red tape and lation which he said, would "en­ policies that would reduce Amer­ of new ships. courage new private investment The House miniority leader de­ ican jobs and cripple American in shipbuilding without commit­ clared that if evidence can be pre­ industry." ting one dime of government sented that subsidized operators •Woefully Deficient' money." receive a "double subsidy'*—in Joining in criticism of the Ad­ Joelson said three steps could terms of direct operating and con­ ministration was Senator William be taken immediately, even in the struction subsidies, and indirect B. Spong, Jr. (D-Va.), who said face of the "economy kick in Con­ subsidies for the carriage of gov­ its level of funding requested for gress," that could quadruple the ernment-generated cargo—"then the merchant marine "has been amount of private capital flowing that situation should be rem­ woefully deficient, and has dem­ into merchant shipbuilding. These edied." Ford said that any "double onstrated a lack of understanding would be: subsidy" would amount to "dis­ as to the importance of the mer­ * An end to "the double sub­ crimination and unfair advan­ chant marine to our economy and sidy that is involved when subsi­ tage." defense." dized operators also are given Answers Needed Because of this "apathy," Spong government cargo." * The granting of long-term He also indicated that "a case sa'id, an "inadequate priority has can be made" for granting long- been attached to the overhauling charters to independent operators term government charters to in­ of our fleet." The Virginia Demo­ for the carriage of foreign aid and military cargoes, to help these dependent operators, who are crat added: operators "make long-range plans "We either must expand our wholly dependent on the carriage for new ships construction, en­ shipbuilding program to offset de­ of foreign aid and military car­ tirely with private capital." ficiencies of previous years, or we goes for their livelihood, so that * Giving all ship operators the they can plan the orderly replace­ must accept the fact that we are ment of their aging ships. Ford destined to become a second-rate same tax-deferred construction re­ conceded, however, that there are sea power. With the United States serve privileges "now enjoyed by "questions that must be an­ standing virtually alone as the only 14 subsidized companies" to swered" before the long-term leader of the free world, I can­ assure the setting aside of private charter provision could be written not imagine the American people capital for shipbuilding. accepting such a fate." into law. The fQur points enunciated by Albert S. Horwath, vice presi­ Ford marked the first significant dent of the 41,000-member Navy reaction by the Republicans to League of the United States, told A Good Reason to Smile John Devine Is all smiles as he accepts his first pension check .from SIU Welfare Director Al Bernstein. Jack is a 25-year Union vet, who sailed in the engine department. His last vessel was the Hastings. Brother Devine is a native of New York City. Sea-Land to Up European Trips From Bahimoro BALTIMORE—The SlU-contracted Sea-Land Services, Inc., is going to increase its container service from the Port of Baltimore and has added two more ports to its European-United Kingdom container service, it has been an­ nounced by the company. The additional European ports to be scheduled are Felixstowe in England and Le Havre in France. Calls to Baltimore will increase in frequency to six or seven sail­ ings a month, said the Maryland Port Authority. Sea-Land's containerships, after loading at Elizabeth, N. J., will sail directly from Baltimore to Rotterdam in eight days. Five newly-converted ships to be used in this service are the Baltimore, Charleston, Portland, Newark and Boston. m' �SEAFARERS VaG Page Twelve July 5, 1968 FINAL DEPARTURES i Francis Kesler, 54: Brother Kesler died on May 3, at St. Mary's Hospital, Long Beach, Calif. He was a member of the engine depart­ ment and sailed as FOWT. His last ship was the Achilles. A na­ tive of New York City, he lived in Watertown, New York. Brother Kesler previously sailed in the Great Lakes. He joined the Union in the Port of New York. Brother Kesler served in the Army from 1942 to 1945. Surviving is a sister, Mrs. Florence Lanham. Burial was in Cape Benson Cemetery, Watertown. Clifford Owens, 58: Brother Owens, a member of the IBU, died on June 3, in the USPHS Hospital, Galveston, Texas. He joined the Un­ ion in Houston and was employed by the G and H Towing Co. Born in Belton, Texas, he resided in La Porte, Texas. Brother Owens sailed as chief engineer. Surviving is his wife, Frances. The burial was held in Grandview Memorial Cemetery, La Porte. Luther Greer, 72: Pneumonia claimed the life of Brother Greer on May 24, in St. Mary's Hospital, Galveston, Texas. A member of the UIW, he was employed by the Galveston Wharves. He joined the Union in Houston. A resident of Galveston, Brother Greer was a native of Eureka, Texas. He was retired at the time of death. Surviving is his wife, Minnie Greer. The burial was held in Eureka Cemetery, Eureka. John Byrnes, 48: A coronary attack clainied the life of Brother Byrnes on May 27, in North Ber­ gen, N. J. He was a member of the RMR and was employed by the New York Cen­ tral Railroad. Brother Byrnes held a deckhand's rating. A native of New York City, he had resided in North Bergen. He joined the Union in New York City. Brother Byrnes served in the Army from 1942 to 1946. Surviving is his wife, Mary. The burial was held in North Bergen. His last ship was the Transnorthem. A native of St. Lucia, British West Indies. Brother Patrice made his home in Bridgewater, Mass. Surviving is his wife, Mrs. Alberta Patrice. The burial was held in Forest Hills Cemetery, Boston. Range from Farming to Radio Show During the winter months, Great Lakes Seafarers have various interesting ways of spending their time until the annual season starts. A few however, have completely different off-season occupa­ tions like Joe Yukes and Paul Gosda. Brother Yukes turns to farming while Gosda goes in for radio announcing. ^ Yukes has always liked farm­ the vessel collided with the Wil­ the winter months. I try to discuss lis King, off White Fish Bay on their problems. I find that people ^ ing and gardening, he explained Lake Superior. A total of 25 in the transportation industry, Pedro Rivero, 57: Brother Ri- to the LOG. He used to have a crewmen went down with the such as truck drivers and automo­ bile workers like the show. Work­ vero died on February 20, little garden in the back yard of ship, Yukes recalls. ing people seem to enjoy it, but in Hillsborough his home that provided relaxation In 1947, he was sailing on the County, Florida. between trips. He grew a variety Milwaukee Clipper, a carferry- the people who can really help He sailed in the of vegetables and soon found passenger ship from Muskegon to solve our problems don't really steward depart­ himself harvesting far more than Milwaukee. The vessel was lashed respond." ment and joined he and his wife needed or could by a heavy storm that resulted in In addition to discussing the the Union in the use. He began selling the surplus heavy damage to thef freight cars resent day situation, he also reads Port of New at local markets, and then decided from three or four feet of water rom the work of Dana Thomas York. A native of that expanded farming would be in the hold. Bowen, a well-known historian of "v. , Florida, he resid­ Radio listeners in Holland, Ohio Great Lakes sailing. Brother Gos­ ed in Hillsbor- a good way to stay active during —^in the Toledo area—can hear da said the part of the program dealing with the seamen usually ough. Brother Rivero's last ship the off-season. Brother Yukes farms four acres Paul Gosda on WPOS, an FM starts about 4 a.m. The show also was the Vantage Venture. Surviv­ station. has news and music.-w ing is a brother, Gines Rivero, of in Warrenview, Illinois, 35 miles "This is the only station that Tampa, Florida. The burial was west of Chicago. The farm is lo­ Gosda attended a broadcasting held in the Myrtle Hill Cemetery cated one mile from Weston, the really cares for the problems of school in 1963 and first worked the seamen," Brother Gosda ex­ in Tampa. site of a soon-to-be-built atom on station KNOF in St. Paul, plained. The SIU is trying to get smasher. "Any fallout might help Lakes seamen qualified for unem­ Minn. Other jobs later were in me grow some champion toma­ ployment benefits in the off-season Flint, Mich., and Kenton, Ohio. Georgios Veziris, 48: Cancer toes," Brother Yukes laughed. He and Gosda has helped make peo­ "The job does not pay much, un­ claimed the life of Brother Veziris also grows cucumbers, beets, ple in the state aware of the prob­ less you can catch on with the bigger stations, but I enjoy it very in Athens, beans and corn, and carries his lems Seafarers face. much," he said. Gosda is not Greece, on April prbduce to the nearby market by Discusses Probkms certain just yet about the path his truck. 6. Brother Veziris future broadcasting career might His show is on from midnight was born in KyRecalls Pint Job take. A member of the SIU since to s» a.m. each morning and mi, Greece, and The 67-year-old Yukes has been Brother Gosda devotes a portion 1957, Gosda joined in Buffalo made his home plying the Lakes since 1916, start­ in Brooklyn. A ing his sailing career on wooden of it to the Lakes. "I talk about and sails as a wheelsman on the member of the vessels. He recalls his first job was the discrimination practiced Sidney E. Smith. The vessel is in deck department, "deckhand on the R. W. England. against the men, especially during the Erie Motor Company fleet he sailed as AB. It was in the old Becker Steamship His last vessel was the National fleet and I caught the job in ManiDefender. Brother Veziris joined towac, Wisconsin." Yukes has the SIU in the Port of New York. sailed on every type of Lakes ship He is survived by his widow, -—carferries, frei^ters and tank­ Eftihia, of Pireaus, Greece. ers—and is a veteran of 20 years on passenger ships. His last ship was the tanker Detroit. Six more Seafarers have been added to the Rowing list of those He recalls a few close calls in men collecting an SIU pension. The latest additions to the roster of Claude Bibb, 38: Brother Bibb died on February 27, after a long his career. retired Seafarers include: Pedro Moreno, Ancil Cunningham, illness. He was "It was my good fortune to be Arthur Pricks, George Bums, <$>born in Norfolk saved from drowning in Septem­ bosun and joined the Union in and made his ber of 1929," he said. "I got a Frank Tyre and Joseph Berto- Savannah, Ga. Brother Fricks last home in that city. sandsucker in Detroit, the S/S lino. Pedro Moreno sailed as a cook vessel was the Los Angeles. A He joined the Clifton. A sandsucker, incidental­ Union in Norfolk ly, is used for sucking up sand and joined the Union in Houston. native of Carnesville, Georgia, he lives in Savannah with his wife, and was a mem­ and unloading it aboard a vessel. Helen. He served in the Army ber of the steward "The vessel was struck by a and Coast Guard. . department. heavy storm that hit Lake Mich­ A native of Marshalltown, Brother Bibb igan and all other crew members served in the Marine Corps prior went down. I was saved by the Iowa, George Burns sailed in the to joining the Union. He last hell." A few years before, in 1924 steward department. He joined the sailed on the Wilmar and is sur­ and also in September, he was a Union in 1938 in the port of vived by his wife, Mrs. Ruth crewmember on the Superior Tampa, Florida. Brother Bums Louise Bibb. City. Shortly after he got off. lives in Mango, Florida. His last vessel was the Yaka. Cape San Diego In Vietnam Frank Tyre joined the Union Moreno Cunningham ?; Six More Veteran Seafarers Join Growing Pension Ranks He was bom in Texas and makes his home in Galveston with his wife, Elisa. Brother Moreno's last ship was the Del Valle. Ancil Cunningham joined the Union in Houston and sailed as electrician, pumpman, machinist and reefer engineer. A native of Middlepoit, Ohio, he lives in New Tyre I James Patrice, 79: A heart con­ dition claimed the life of Seafarer Patrice on May 29, at the Univer­ sity Hospital in Boston. A mem­ ber of the Union since 1938, he was on an SIU pension at the death. 2 V He sailed as chief cook and steward and joined the Union in Boston. When the Cape San Diego (Penn Shipping Co.) arrived in Saigon, recently, SIU Far East Representative Frank Boyne (center) was on hand to greet her. At left is ship's delegate and chief elec­ trician Vincent Tarallo. Armed guard is watching for Viet Cong. Fricks Bums Orleans. His last ship was the Del Sud. Arthur Fricks sailed as AB and Bcrtolino in Philadelphia. Bora in Dela­ ware, he lives in Philadelphia with his wife, Marion. He sailed as first class rigger. Brother Tyre was employed by the P. F. Martin Co. Bom in Galveston, Texas, Jo­ seph Bertolino still makes hb home in that City. He joined the Union in Houston and sailed as deckhand. Brother Bertolino was last employed by the G and H Towing Co. He saw service in the Army during World War II. •• "1- » i':M u V •» '•Ji * ^ * • iP • - 3 �SEAFARERS LOG Julr 5, 19^ Poor Mail Service Rapped by Wife it i. * r biT r\ fi i >1 1 ^ t' r' To The Editon There must be many women that have heard from their hus­ bands the complaint of not get­ ting their mail. Some companies send the mail out from their office to the foreign ports. At the moment, I'm concerned with this method. I sent several letters, two tapes, and a pocket book edi­ tion, thinking all the while how happy my husband would be when he received all this. He did get the letters, but none of the other things arrived. Now, since the company was responsi­ ble for all the mail getting to the ship in port, and since both tapes were mailed before the last letter he received, it gives good cause for wonder. The first excuse I expect to hear is that packages are mailed differently. If this is the case, how? By ship? To make any merchant seaman's ship at a foreign port while he is there, it would have to be air mail, right? All mail to him would have to be forwarded to him that way, right? So, evidently the tapes supposedly went via air mail. The letters got there by that route, why weren't the tapes on the same plane? The second excuse would most probably be that they were lost. I feel that if the let­ ters were on the same plane they should have been lost too. Could have been stolen, might be the third excuse. Since these things were in a mail sack on a plane which is delivered to the agent's office ^nd then to the ship, does anyone want to ac­ cuse the pilot, the agent on the other side? I cannot imagine anyone who has ever been far away from home and his loved ones doing such a thing. I also plead with other wives not to let it go by or treat it as a trivial matter. You all know it is not trivial and if you at least write a let­ ter to the company expressing your feelings, they may just get the message we are trying to de­ liver. Sincerely, Mrs. Arnold Valente, F(H1 Lauderdale, Fla. SlU's Consideration Praised By Widow To The EdItoR I would like to take this time to thank the Seafarer's Inter­ national Union, it's Board of Directors, officer's in New Or­ leans and New York, and all persons who aided my husband, Eugene Auer and myself, dur­ ing his long illness. I would especially like to thank the Seafarer's WelfareDepartment, which has always been so prompt and helpful in taking care of all expenses. Mr. Auer and I had planned to write a letter before he passed away, May 27, 1968, but he became too ill. Now, I must write to thank everyone for making it possible for Gene to have received the most won­ derful hospital and doctor's care" that New Orleans had to offer, and only through the Seafar­ er's Welfare Fund was this made possible. One never knows how much this means until it is needed. The increase in the pension was also appreciated, as it made our living conditions better. Words fail me as I try to ex­ press gratitude for the care Gene was able to have through­ out his illness. I can only assure you it shall never be forgotten by me. I would also like to thank Gene's Brother Seafarers who came as pallbearers and honor­ ary pallbearers and also for the beautiful floral arrangement the Union sent. My heartfelt thanks to all. Gene loved the sea. I feel after all his suffering and ill­ ness, he is now on the sea of peace and eternal happiness. Sincerely, Mrs. Eugene Auer, New Orleans, La. 4, Sympathy Extended To Fellow Seafarer To The Editor: Brother Angelo Ali received a telegram from his family in Bayonne, N. J., that his brother had died in that city. The crew of the Yellowstone wishes to express its sincere sympathy. A flower wreath has been sent in the name of all of the shipmates of Mr. Ali. Every one sympathizes with the entire family in their sorrow. Sincerely, E. Grajales Ship's Delegate Yellowstone 4. Senator Kennedy Mourned at Sea To The Editor: A short note to the Seafarers Log and all its readers, letting you know of the fine gesture on the part of Captain Bari in re­ lationship to the untimely death of Senator Robert F. Kennedy. We on the Barre Victory re­ ceived this news of new vio­ lence while Crossing the Inter­ national Dateline. Captain requested all available hands off watch to assemble on the fantail at 0800, June 6, 1968, In­ ternational Dateline time.* Here are his words: "We are assembled here this morning to pay our respects to Senator Robert F. Kennedy who lost his life at the hands of an assassin." While the flag was lowered at half mast by bosun Danny Ticer, all hands were asked to bow their heads in a minute of silence. Then Captain Bari conclud­ ed by saying that "Robert F. Kennedy lived and died for de­ mocracy. May he rest in peace." The flag remained at half-mast throughou t t|^ day. ^Bcmly, Luke A. CiamboU Ship's Delegate Barre Victory Page Thirteen Seafarers Eneeunter Floating Mine Daring 'Routine' Vietnam Voyage (The following story, submitted to the LOG by Seafarer Ray Guild from the Cuba Victory after a recent Vietnam trip, reflects the special touch of humor with which all Seafarers accept danger—and possible disaster—injhe everyday pursuit of their chosen careers.) When the Cuba Victory sailed ^ been thrown in all directions, all from Sunny Point, N. C., on with the current and had gone off on our port quarter. The ship, a the main bearing heads and bases April 8, with a full load of am­ munition, no one had any reason barge of ammo, and a tug boat were cracked except for the for­ to belive the trip would be any­ alongside shared the force of the ward one. One had .blown com­ pletely off. Ralph continued the thing but routine. The ship is Gov­ blast. The true miracle of the whole watch while I went to see the Cap­ ernment owned, MSTS controlled ordeal was that no ammunition ex­ tain, who ordered a muster of all with Alcoa keeping score. It may be recalled that MSTS ploded. The barge buckled, kill­ hands. The Chief Mate gave me pioneered the breakthrough re­ ing seven longshoremen and badly some pain pills. No one else was sulting in a steady decline of mail injur-ing a GI on the tug. Within injured. delivery to merchant ships. There minutes, helicopters were circling "Big Red" Blackwell (night has been no parallel to this the ship, giving us cover from any cook and baker and steward dele­ achievement since the birth of the further attack, and the barge was gate), when asked about his reac­ first "dead letter" office. They are pulled away from the ship to mini­ tion and damage in the galley, also noted for their ability to mize the danger of delayed explo­ stated: change orders often. Possibly be­ sion. "It was quite a sensation trying Ralph Rumley (12-4 oiler) and cause of tight security measures, to grab a life jacket, find seaman's their decisions (if any) are dis­ James Cochran (FWT and ship's papers and that one pant-leg in delegate) were on watch in the creet. With this calm assurance, the dark. I went out on deck to the ship proceeded to Vietnam, engine room when the blast oc- investigate. I saw a tug boat sink­ the Pacific passage being without ing and a body lying on a barge. incident. No one was doing anything so I went below again. The galley was a mess. Eggs were on the over­ head—pots on deck—the plates had blown off the range—the elec­ tric grill had come loose from its 'brackets and so had the galley blower. The ship's delegate re­ quested a muster of the steward department to be given to the Cap­ Cochrane Rumley tain. No one was injured and all cured. Brother Cochran gives the men were accounted for." following account of the action Cricket 'Glee Club' there: We returned to Vung Tau by "Ralph and I were at the sand tugboat where we discharged the box at the time. The explosion remainder of our cargo. During knocked Ralph off his feet. A fly­ the river transit, the ship was thoring coffee cup caught me in the side and I fell on top of Ralph. ously invaded by crickets. They The blast caused a complete power promptly dug in for what proved failure and, in total darkness, we to be a two-week siege of hopping, waited for the next blast which singing and chirping. One group would mean the end of everything. homesteaded a winch bed forward "Of course we were relieved of the mid-ship house and formed when it didn't come. Much credit a Glee Club which serenaded us is due all the engineers and the all night—every night.. They chirped out a few of the chief. They came immediately to the engine room to give assistance old favorites such as: "Cast Out wherever it was needed. The First The Life Line," "Pull For The Assistant restored our power and Shore," and an occasional smat­ we then checked the hull for possi­ tering of "Our Day Will Come." Sudden Explosion ble leaks. None were found but, Still, this was a welcome contrast On the morning of May 25, at the damage 'in the engine room to our previous lullabye of inter­ mittent mortar fire. When we got about 1 a.m., we were awakened was varied and complete. a deep sea tug and started for "I knew we wouldn't be going by an explosion that could have put us all in another world. A anywhere under our own power Yokahama under tow, traffic on mine had drifted down the river for a long time. Floor plates had the bridge became congested with mates dashing around — fully armed with sextants and binocu­ lars—shooting sunstars and, possi­ Packing for the Trip Home bly, passing aircraft—apparently to make sure the tug boat hadn't switched oceans on us during the night. While this frenzy of navi­ gation may have had some thera­ peutic value, it appeared about as functional as shooting a dead horse. The crew is to be commended for refusal to panic. When loading at Sunny Point, army personnel assured us that should any ship with ammo blow up, the blast would level everything within a forty-mile radius. So, unlike a dis­ aster at sea, involving general cargo, any effort to get away from the ship would have served no purpose. The ultimate fate of the Cuba Victory, now a veteran of three wars, is unknown but with all due While Cape Junction is docked in Yokohama, Seafarers pack crates . respect to a ship that refused to to be sent home. Left to right: Terry Zellers, chief electrician, blow up, no one on board will be Louie Cayton, steward: AB Joe Saxon, deck delegate and two disappointed if the trip terminates local stevedore helpers. The ship will pay-off in August, after in drydock. For the time being, spending a year shuttling between ports in the Far East. we are "finished with engines." Harmony Prevailed The crew numbered Seafarers from Savannah, Jacksonville, Bal­ timore, Norfolk and a slightly used Yankee from New York. Com­ plete harmony prevailed in all de­ partments, with the chief mate generously sharing the bosun's job with the bosun. We discharged a token amount of cargo at Vung Tau, then continued to Cat Lai, a few miles up the river North of Saigon. Upon our arrival there, while explosions could be seen on all points of the horizon, the immi­ nent danger of war seemed remote because of a young lady who ran the liberty launch. Her seaman­ ship became obvious when she let go her lines, goosed the engine and kicked the wheel into a general heading for Saigon. She then be­ came hostess and barmaid, open­ ing cans of beer with a "church key" which she proudly wore on a lanyard around her neck. Upon inquiry, she coyly insisted that VC meant "very clean." �Jnlr 5, 1968 SEAFARERS EO-Q Page Foorteen SEATRAIN NEW YORK (Sestraiii Lines), May 19—Chairman, A. Velea; Secretary, J. A. Rodriguez. Joe Billotto was elected new ship's delegate. No beefs reported. No overtime disputed. A motion was presented that everyone should have necessary papers ready for patrolman at payoffs. JOHN B. WATERMAN (Waterman). May 18—Chairman, C. Slanina; Secre­ tary, F. Sullivan. No beefs reported by department delegate. The Steward was hospitalized in Bremerhaven. BAYLOR VICTORY (Victory Carriers), June 2—Chairman, J. Gorman; Secretary, A. Turo. Ship's delegate re­ ports no beefs or disrupted overtime re­ ported. Everything running smoothly. Payoff at Gulf or East Coast. Discussion was held on keeping ship clean. COLUMBIA TRADER (Columbia Steamship), May 24—Chairman, J. Fes­ ter ; Secretary, J. Kachur. Ship's delegate reports on the dispensing of ship's fund by buying movie projector and series of films for each voyage. No major issues or disputed overtime reported. Brother Buckley elected as new ship's delegate. TRANSHUDSON (Hudson Waterways), June 6—Chairman, Billy Brewer; Secre­ tary, Roy Tillery. Deck's delegate re­ ports a few hours disputed overtime. No major issues reported STEEL ROVER (Isthmian Lines), June 1—Chairman, P. S. Holt; Secre­ tary, T. Brooks. New ship's delegate elected. Brother E. Reed. $33.08 reported in ship's treasury. No beefs or disputed overtime reported A vote of thanks to Steward Department for job well done. FINANCIAL REPORTS. The constitution of the SIU Atlantic. Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District makes specific provision for safeguarding the membership's money and Union finances. The constitution requires a detailed CPA audit every three months by a rank and file auditing eonunittee 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 administered in accordance with the provisions of various trust fund agreements. All these agreements specify that the trustees in charge of these funds shall 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 halls. 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: Elarl Shepard, Chairman, Seafarers Appeals Board 17 Battery Place, Suite 1980, 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. 1060, meetings in all consUtu* tional ports. The responsibility for LOG policy is vested in an ^itorial boarf which consists of the Executive B<Mrd of the Union. The Executive Board may delegate, from among its ranks, one individual to carry out this responsibility. 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 circumstancCb should r.ny 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 sU months in the SEAFARERS LOG a verbatim copy of its constitution. In addition, copies are available in all Union halls. All members should obtain copies of this constitution so as to 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 headquarteta. 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 roie in ail 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 clearly 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, national 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 political 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 feels 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 should immediately notify SIU President Paul Hall at headquarters by certified mail, return receipt requested. * • 4* Ji .."4 i ' < w w UNFAIR TO LABOR ScEed^of '» .jh f J V V: DO NOT BUY DEL NORTE (Delta Steamship), May 26—Chairman, William Ekins; Secretary, Bill Kaiser. Ship's delegate reports that he saw Port Patrolman in New Orleans about the few things that were brought up during the last voyage. $31.00 cur­ rently in ship's fund. No beefs or disputed overtime. Brother Ekins elected again for this trip as ship's delegate. PENN CARRIER (Penn Shipping), June 9—Chairman, Judson Lamb; Sec­ retary, Leroy Mazzolini. Ship's delegate reports one man missed ship in Antigua. One man hospitalized in Philadelphia. There will be no draw in Dearborn. No beefs or disputed overtime reported. OVERSEAS DINNY (Maritime Over­ seas), June 2—Chairman. W. Hamby; Secretary, C. Hendricks. No major issues or disputed overtime reported by ship's delegate. Two men missed ship. DE PAUW VICTORY (S. Atlantic Carrib), June B—Chairman, J. Morris; Secretary, J. C. O'Steen. Ship's delegate reports no beefs or overtime disputed. John Morris was elected new ship's dele­ gate. Brother Morris gave talk to new men on smooth co-operation and each man working along with others in order ^ to have a successful SIU voyage. DEL ORO (Delta Steamship), May 20 —Chairman, Joseph Cave; Secretary, Thomas Liles, Jr. Ship's delegate re­ ports $20.00 in Ship's Fund. No beefs or disputed overtime reported DEL SOL (Delta Lines), June 14— Chairman, R. E. Stough, Jr.; Secretary, Robert Callahan. Ship's delegate reports balance in ship's fund $13.82. Balance in safety award money fund $20.00. Steward .Department reports no disputed overtime. L-odging and meals to be taken up with Patrolman when no return launch is available. A vote of thanks to the Steward-Department for a job well done. BIENVILLE (Sealand), June 14— Chairman, P. Erazo; Secretary, Juan Cruz. No ship's delegate, but everything is in order. $12.00 reported in ship's fund. No major issues or overtime disputed. A rule was made to have every member present at the meetings regard­ less of overtime. A vote of thanks to the Steward Department for a job well done; also a vote of appreciation to the whole crew for good behavior and per­ formance while on board ship. ^ LYNN VICTORY (Victory Carriers Inc.), May 26—Chairman, W. Sibley; Secretary, J. Graves, Jr. All reported repairs have been made, reports ship's delegate. No beefs. No disputed over­ time. Walter H. Sibley elected by ac­ clamation to serve as ship's delegate. DEL SANTOS (DelU Steamship), May 26—-Chairman, C. Hancock; S^retary, A. R. Booth. Ship's delegate reports no beefs or disputed overtime. Ship has reeved a new washing machine. New ship s delegate Roland Herbert elected by acclamation. It was discussed and agre^ that all hands should be aboard one hour before sailing as requested by master. 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.) Stitzel-Weller Distillerics "Old Fitzgerald," "Old Elk" "Cabin Still," W. L. Weller .Bourbon whiskeys "(Distillery Workers) Kingsport Press "World Book," "ChUdcraft" (Printing Pressmen) (Typographers, Bookbinders) (Machinists, Stereotypers) Genesco Shoe Mfg. Co. Work Shoes . . . Sentry, Cedar Chest, Statler Men's Shoes . . . Jarman, Johnson & Murphy, Crestwortb, (Boot and Shoe Workers' Union) Boren Clay Prodncts Co. (United Brick and Clay Workers) "HIS" brand men's clothes Kaynee Boyswear, Judy Bond blouses, Hanes Knitwear, Randa Ties, Boss Gloves, Rlchman Jamestown Sterling Corp. (United Furniture Workers) Baltimore Luggage Co. Lady Baltimore, Amelia Eaihart Starllte luggage StarBlte luggage (International Leather Goods, Plastics and Novelty Workers Union) Brothers and Sewell Suits, Wing Shirts (Amalgamated Clothing Workers of America) White Furniture Co. (United Furniture Workers of America) - M SIU-AGLIWD Meetings New Orleans Aug. 13—2:30 p.in. Mobile Aug. 14—2:30 p.in. Wilmington Aug. 19—2:00 p.m. San Francisco Aug. 21-^2:00 p.m. Seattle Aug. 23—^2:00 p.m. New Ymk .. Aug. 5—2:30 p.m. Philadelphia Aug. 6—2:30 p.m. Baltimore ... Aug. 7—2:30 p.m. Detroit Aug. 9—2:30 p.m. Houston .... Aug. 12—2:30 p.m. Gypsmn Wallhoard, American Gypsum Co. (United Cement Lime and Gypsum Workers International) United Industrial Workers New Orleans Aug. 15—7:00 p.m. Mobile Aug. 14—7:00 p.m. New York .. Aug. 5—^7:00 p.m. Philadelphia Aug. 6—7:00 p.m. Baltimore .. Aug. 7—7:00 p.m. ^Houston ... Aug. 12—7:00 p.m. R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. Camels, Winston, Tempo, Brandon, Cavalier and Salem cigarettes (Tobacco Workers International Union) Great Lakes SIU Meetings Detroit Aug. 5—^2:00 p.m. Alpena Aug. 5—7:00 p.m. Buffalo Aug. 5—7:00 p.m. Chicago ... .Aug. 5—7:00 p.m. Cleveland ... Aug. 5—^7:00 p.m. Duluth Aug. 5—^7:00 p.m. Frankfort... Aug. 5—7:00 p.m. Comet Rice Mills Co. products (International Union of United Brewery, Flour, Cereal, Soft Drinks and Distillery Workers) Pioneer Flour Mill (United Brewery, Flour, Cereal, Soft Drink and Distillery Workers Local 110, San Antonio, Texas ^ Giumarra Grapes (United Farm Workers) Peavy Paper Mill Products (United Papermakers and Paperworkers Union) Magic Chef Pan Pacific Division (Stove, Furnace and Allied Appliance Workers International Union) Great Lakes Tug and Dredge Region Chicago Aug. 13—^7:30 p.m. tSault St Marie Aug. 15—^7:30 p.m. Buffalo Aug. 14—7:30 p.m. Duluth Aug. 16—7:30 p.m. Cleveland .. .Aug, 16—^7:30p.m. Toledo Aug. 16—^7:30 p.m. Detroit Aug. 12—^7:30 p.m. Mflwaukee .. Aug. 12—^7:30 p.m. SIU Inland Boatmen's Union New Orleans Aug. 13—5:00 p.m. MohOe Aug. 14—5:00 p.m. Philadelphia Aug. 6—5:00 p.m. Baltimore (license,d and un­ licensed) Aug. 7—5:00 p.m. Norffdk Aug. 8—5:00 p.m. Houston Aug. 12—^5:00 p.m. Railway Marine Region Philadelphia Aug. 13—10 a.m. & 8 p.m. Baltimore Aug. 14—^10 a.m. & 8 p.m. •Norfolk Aug. 15—^10 a.m. & 8 p.iii. Jersey City ^ Aug. 12—10 a.m. & 8 pjn. t MeetinB held at Imbor Temple, Sault Ste. Marie, Mich, • Meetins held at Labor Temple, New­ port News, t Meeting held at Galveston wharves. DlRBCTORYctf UNION HAUiS * J li,' 'V SIU A-riantic, Gulf, Lakes 1 4 V & Inland Waters Inland Boatmen's Union United Industrial Workers - PRESIDENT Paul Hail EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT Csl Tsnnsr V• VICE PRaiDENTS EsrI Shspard Undisy Wllllami Robsrt MsHhswi SECRETARY-TREASURER Al Kerr HEADQUARTERS «7S 4th Ave., ihl (212) HY T-4 ALPENA, Mich 117 RIvsr St. (517) EL 4-3414 BALTIMORE, Md 1214 E. isltlmors St. (301) EA 7-4700 BOSTON, Mail 177 Stats St. (417) Rl 2-0140 BUFFALO, N.Y 735 Waihlsqten St. SIU (714) TL 3-72S7 IBU (714) TL 3-7257 CHICAGO, III 7303 Ewtsq Ava. SIU (312) SA 1-0733 IBU (312) ES 5-7570 CLEVELAND, Ohio 1420 W. 21th St. (214) MA i-5450 DETROIT, Mich I022S W. Jaftarsen Ave. (313) VI 3-4741 DULUTH, Minn 312 W. 2nd St. (21$) RA 2-4110 FRANKFORT, Mich P.O. Bex W 4IS Main St. (414) EL 7-2441 HOUSTON, Tax 5fi04 Canal St. (713) WA B-3207 JACKSONVILLE, Fla 240B Paarl St. (704) EL 3-07S7 JERSEY CITY, N.J 7t Montqomary St. (201) HES-7424 MOBILE, Ala I South Lawranca St. (205) HE 2-1754 NEW ORLEANS, U 430 Jackian Ave. (504) 527-7544 NORFOLK. Va IIS 3rd St. (703) 422-1072 PHILADELPHIA, Pa 2404 S. 4th St. (215) DE 4-3018 PORT ARTHUR, Tax I34B Savanth St. SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., 350 Fraamant St. (415) DO 2-4401 SANTURCE, P.R 1313 Fernandas Juncai Step 20 * n4-2B4B SEATTLE, Waah 2105 FIrtt Avanua (204) MA 3-4334 ST. LOUIS, Ma BBS Dal Mar (314) CE 1-1434 TAMPA, Fla 312 Harrlmn St. (013) 227-2700 WILMINGTON, Calif. .. IK N. Marino Ava. (213) a34-2S2B YOKOHAMA, Japan, liwa BMo.. Room Kl 1-2 Kalqon^ori-Nakaku 2014771 Ext. Ml I a " . rf. Id - 4 - .-t-i a"#' • T »6 ' - J* < (f • J'I I *^ h �^ LOG IMS- Ship's reporter Alfred Hindi writes from the Buriiank Victory (A.L. Buibank) that ship's delegate Joan Rios claims this crew is the finest he has ever sailed with.. Engine department Seafarers re^ port in turn, that Brdther Rios has gone out of his way to help new men in the department. The vessel "spent eight days in Colon, ^ Panama, before the trip was There is "no time to be lonesome," Breach Candy Ho^ital, Bombay, India. Shaw also was an AB. seven days old and everyone was he added. Brother Delaney wrote that "His broke when we next of kin requested a burial at left," Brother MBte Cmny was elected ship's sea and our ship was the first Isth­ Hirsch wrote. The delegate on die Iberville (Water­ mian ship available for this pur­ diip will go to Suman), replacing pose. The casket was brought bic Bay, then on AL. 1L Reasko. aboard and burial services were to Vietnam. "A Brother Reasko, held on die afternoon of May 19." vote of thanks who was meeting was lowered into the The <^ket was extended to secretary, reports water in Latitude 13-20 North, the steward and that the sh^'s Longitude 74-20 East, Delaney treasury contains his staff," Hirsch , Rios writes. $4.25. "The ship reported. "The has one of the only complaint is that not enough Meeting Secretary Fred Shaia best SIU crews Cuny ice is supplied by the machine, but aboard," Reasko reports from the Sted Vendor Paul Wilkinson, Ed Leasgang, and (Isthmian) that Antonio Da Costa of the deck de­ writes. All members work to­ the vessel has a partment make up for this by pro­ gether and all the crew are real load of pineapple viding the crew with excellent cof­ seamen. The steward department for Philadelphia, has done an excellent job, he fee. "The competition as to who Norfolk, Balti­ can make the best coffee is terrific states. All hands have been asked more and New­ to donate 25 cents to the ship's and Father Neptune will send ark. The ship will ') >fund, according to Meeting Chair­ them all their diplomas for their probably pay-off efforts," Hirsch said. In addition man J. Cisiecki. in the latter port. to the outstanding crew, the Cap­ Meeting Chair­ tain "has the respect of all S^Quantz Burial services were held aboard man and ship's farers for his understanding and the Steel Artisan (Isthmian) for a delegate Jolm Morrison was taken stability." fellow Seafarer off the ship in Honolulu, due to ^ who passed away illness. Brother Shaia reports. On recently aboard the agenda is the purchase of a "If you ever saw a happier another Isthmian new washing machine. The ship's man than this bosun, HI eat my vessel, Ed Detreasury totals $28.60. L. (juantz, hat." The hat laney, AB and AB and deck delegate, reported would belong to ship's delegate, that there is some disputed lodg­ Mike Reges, f« i reported. Brother ing in Inchon, Korea. The deck while the happy William Shaw crew had to spend some time man is Dolph died of a heart there, while the shore gang was Delaney Hoim, bosun on condition in working at night, he writes. die l^ver Victoiy (National Shipping Authorjteges ity). Brother Holm t-'i had just received a radiogram from Mrs. Holm that their son Gary was the winner of an SIU scholarship. Brother Reges reported that "thines are going Rhys Kflhong Fonandez, bom Connie WflUams, bom February very smoothly, with steward Pat­ May 15, 1968, to Seafarer and 18, 1968, to Seafarer and Mrs. rick WUte providing excellent Mrs. Juan U. Fernandez, Seattle, Curtis Williams, Uriah, Alabama. feeding." Chief cook B. Toth and Washington. baker Gilbert Ebon have turned out excellent food and pastries. S^e Lofton, bora March 28, There is "all the overtime to be Raymond B. Foster, bom 1968, to Seafarer and Mrs. Roy had" with everyone busy paint­ March 2, 1968, to Seafarer and Lofton, Mobile, Alabama. ing, chipping, etc. Crewmen are Mrs. Raymond B. Foster, New I^ •ll getting good mail service in Cam Castle, Elelaware. Ranh Bay, said Reges, with three Tomas Rueda, bom April 26, ^ LOG envelopes in four days. 1968, to Seafarer and Mrs. Juan Krysanne Price, bom January Rueda, Yanco, Puerto Rico. 17, 1968, to Seafarer and Mrs. Gale C. Price, Jr., Chicago, Illi­ nois. Robert Taylor, born March 29, 1968, to Seafarer and Mrs. Robert ^ Taylor, Mathews, Virginia. Holly Lynn Merkle, bom March 30, 1968, to Seafarer and Mrs. Richard Merkle, Paulsboro, Brenda Jane Smith, born April Steve Juhasz New Jersey. 22, 1968, to Seafarer and Mrs. Please contact Horace F. Brown, John Smith, Elk Mills, Maryland. ^ Esq. at 21st Floor, Sterling Build­ Cassandra Guthrie, bom May ing, 608 Fanin Street, Houston, 13, 1968, to Seafarer and Mrs. Texas, in regard to an important Dean Alan Chapman, boiti Gary Guthrie, Pinellas Park, April 6, 1968, to Seafarer and matter. Florida. Mrs. Mack Chapman, Jr., Monti^ --cello, Arkansas. Leo Paradise and Michael Travis Bell, born April Chester L. Anderson 18, 1968, to Seafarer and Mrs. Tina Marie Mason, born May v -.' The Secretary-Treasurer's office Robert Bell, Pensacola, Florida. 1, 1968, to Seafarer and Mrs. at the New York hall is holding James O. Mason, Vineland, New checks for the above-named for­ Jersey. Bobbie Jean Ueraey, born mer crew members of the El­ March 5, 1968, to Seafarer and dorado. -i,'. Mrs. Richard Tiemey, New Or­ Herbert Scypes, Jr., born May —— leans, Louisiana. 31, 1968, to Seafarer and Mrs. i Irving Ndson Herbert Scypes, Mobile, Alabama. Please contact R. H. Duggan, V 11917 West Cathedral Avenue, Dolores Catherine EDioft, born I ' Wauwatosa, Wisconsin, 53226, or March 29, 1968, to Seafarer and li Jennifer Kira Lang, born May phone 1-414-258-8393, in regard Mrs. John Elliott, Brooklyn, New 14, 1968, to Seafarer and Mrs. to an Important family matter. York. Lang, Frostproof, Florida. 'Ptigii ihft^Stn' ir,. <I> <I> —^3>— 4^ 'X I: —4>— <I> <t> 4^ 4^ 4^ The SlU-contracted Portland (Sealand), convened to a modern containorship from the World War II C-4 troopship. General E. Aultman, re­ cently crewed up and sailed on the first voyage of her new career from PorHond, Oregon, down the coast and through the Panama Oinal on her way to Elizabeth, N.J. i �Vol. XXX No. 14 SEAFARERSALOG July 5# 1968 OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION • ATLANTIC, GULF, LAKES AND INLAND WATERS DISTRICT • AFL-CIO Burbank Victory 4 J, n-v, ', 1 V 'I' 1 4. The Burhank Victory (A. L. Bujrbaiik) recently returned to ihe JPort of New York after a trip to Vietn^, amdng othe^ ports. Ilie payoff was in Erie Basin, Brooklyn. It was a good trip^ the Seafarers e^oardthe vessel reported, but they; were glad to be back in the ' States a^in. Some minor bed^ were brought to the attentibti Aof the patrolmen who greeted the ship but, in general^ niost of the crew thought it was pretty smooth sailing. ASlU pafrolman Mike Sacco {seated} returns papers to bosun Eugene A. Stanton. Looking on is AB L .George Brown. Seafarers reported a good'trip. Even on the best of trips, an occasional beef comes up. Mike Sacco speaks to crewmembers about the problem. Headquarter^ l^ep. Bill friall Is at f^^^ Bill Hall checks the papers of H. H. Johnson (left). An electrician. Johnson is a 24-year veteran and lives in Henderson, Tenn. He joined SlU in Mobile.: � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. 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Title A name given to the resource July 5, 1968 Description An account of the resource Headlines: THREAT TO UNSUBSIDIZED SHIPOWNERS SEEN IN PROPOSED ‘RESPOND’ PROGRAM REQUESTS BY CONGRESSMEN, HALL, STAY ICC’S BAN ON MIXED BARGE CARGOES UNITED FARM WORKERS EXTEND STRIKE TO SOUTHERN CALIF. GRAPE GROWERS HOUSE APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE VOTES ADDED CANAL STUDY FUNDS AFL-CIO CALLS FOR PROMPT PASSAGE OF JOB HEALTH AND SAFETY MEASURE JP STEVENS GUILTY AGAIN IN ILLEGAL FIRING OF FOUR THE US DROPS ITS DEFENSE PROGRESS REPORT OF CLEAN MEAT ACT SHOWS 40 UNHEALTHY PLANTS CLOSED PRESIDENT JOHNSON SUPPORTS REGISTRATION OF ALL FIREARMS REP. FORD URGES TAX RESERVE FUNDS FOR ALL AMERICAN-FLAG SHIPOWNERS WINTER PURSUITS OF LAKES SEAFARERS RANGE FROM FARMING TO RADIO SHOW BURBANK VICTORY PAYS OFF 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 07/05/1968 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. XXX, No. 14 1968 Periodicals Seafarers Log