http://seafarerslog.org/archives/files/original/ee3169617a4fd2e97e81cb10cb29b782.PDF 4ecfb2c2ab9158fbd22837bed8298e59 PDF Text Text ANNOAL REroRT--SIU United Industrial WorRers Welfare Fund—Filed With N.Y. State Insurance Department Vol. XXX No. 20 SEAFARERSIfel.OG Soptombor 27, 1968 OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION • ATLANTIC, GULF, LAKES AND INLAND WATERS DISTRICT • AFL-CIO --JT's<-,-^rJ •t,: • .f. V,- •:. • , -' •'< • . ^ • feSft" >. '7" 7°' m \ �Paga Two SEAFARERS LOG \ September b/, 1968 Funds for New Ship Construction John J. Grogan Dies at 54, Spured Despite Federul Budget Cut Was Shipbuilders'Presiilent WASHINGTON—Despite predictions by Transportation Secretary Alan S. Boyd that there would JERSEY CITY, NJ.—John J. Grogan, AFT-CIO vice presi­ be little or no government funds available for the building of new ships in fiscal 1969 because of dent and president of the Marine and Shipbuilding Workers, died the Congress-mandated $6-b{llion budget cut, the Maritime Administration last week announced September 16 shortly after being stricken by a heart seizure. He that it can spend $156 million 1969 and some $150 million in ment, issued a report that all was 54. tion noted that death "has taken for construction subsidies be­ carryover funds from fiscal 1968. federally-aided ship construction Grogan who was also a mem­ from our ranks our distinguished would be halted, including work fore June 30, 1969. MARAD did state that under ber of the Executive Board of colleague and warm friend"—a This amount is sufficient to help Congressional stipulation a total on vessels still on the ways in the AFL-CIO Maritime Trades leader who served later with order to save $50 million in finance the building of 11 large, of $101 million of the $119.8 budgetary funds. Department, was preparing to fast vessels for subsidized steam­ appropriation would not be spent The decision by the Adminis­ leave for the AFL-CIO Executive ship lines. The total price of these until fiscal 1970—which starts tration not to cut back these sub­ Council meeting in New York ships is $208.5 million and the July 1, 1969—as a means of re­ sidies comes somewhat as a be­ when he suffered the attack. ducing inflationary tendencies bids for their construction already lated victory for Congressional Rushed to the Jersey City Medi­ within the economy. friends of the merchant marine cal Center, he died there shortly have been opened. But it was made clear by the Under the Merchant Marine Administration, MARAD said, and for maritime labor and man­ after arrival. AFL-CIO President George Act of 1936, the government can that there would be no restriction agement. Their argument was Meany described Grogan's death that the amount of money -to be repay to subsidized ship operators placed on the $150 million in actually saved would not be worth as "a terrible shock to all his as­ up to 55 percent of the difference construction funds still remaining the damage ~ imposed upon the sociates in the AFL-CIO." between the total cost of building from last year's budget. shipping industry by such a stop­ "He was a warm and decent a ship in an American yard and This $150 million plus the page. man," Meany continued, "a dedi­ having it constructed in a foreign $18.8 million from the 1969 It was the insistence of the cated trade union leader who had shipyard where costs are lower appropriation brings the total Administration for a 10-pcr cent also served the people of his com­ because of sub-standard working to $168.8 million. However, income tax surcharge that munity in public office for two conditions and more lenient safe­ MARAD said this would be re­ brought the demands for budg­ decades." ty standards. No such federal aid duced to $156 million because of etary economy. Members of the As an AFL-CIO vice president is given to unsubsidized steam­ an outlay of $12.8 million for Senate and House Tax Commit­ since 1963, Meany noted, Grogan administrative costs. tees stipulated that no surcharge had undertaken many "difficult" ship operators. Originally, when the order bill would be voted out of com­ assignments, including one earlier However, the allowable 55-per­ came to slash $6 billion from the mittee unless $6 billion was cent construction subsidy must be federal budget, Boyd, who has slashed from the budget. The this year as a U.S. delegate to the John J. Grogan periodically renewed by Congress. been attempting to have MARAD Administration sought to limit United Nation's Human Rights "honor and distinction" for more The House recently approved a shifted from the Department of the budget reduction to $4 mil­ conference in Teheran, Iran. An Executive Council resolu- than two decades. new two-year extension of the Commerce to his own depart­ lion but finally relented. "John Grogan," the council funds but the Senate last week said, "was a man whose friend­ voted only a one-year extention, ship we cherished, whose c;ompanadopting a joint amendment by ionship we enjoyed and whose Senators Frank J. Lausche—the warm personality endeared him to lame-duck Ohio Democrat—and all who knew him." John J. Williams (R-Del.). The Bom in Hoteken, N.J., in bill went back to the House. March 1914, Grogan went to work In explaining the availability of when he was 15 in a shipyard NEW YORK—The AFL-CIO has tooled up for a more effective attack on the nation's urban prob­ there. He soon joined the AFL the $156 million for subsidies, Shipfitters Union. He joined the MARAD said ' the $6 billion lems, creating two new instruments to give a greater thrust to its program. President George Meany, at the federation's recent Executive Council session here, announced newly formed CIO Shipbuilders in budget cut did not affect the 1936 and became secretary-treas­ $119.8 million appropriated by establishment of a new AFL- ^imperialism in reviewing the de­ The joint Meany-Wirtz an­ Congress for new ships in fiscal CIO Department of Urban velopments in Czechoslovakia and nouncement on HRDI declared urer of its Local 15 in 1937. In 1943 he became vice presi­ Affairs to seek more effective the Middle East, and called on that the project will "mobilize and solutions to America's urban prob­ the United States to supply jet utilize the vast resources of skilled dent and member of the executive lems and creation of the Human fighters to Israel immediately. talent and experience available board of the union, a post he held until 1951 when he became Presi­ Resources Development Institute Meany announced the appoint­ within the later movement to dent. He was reelected at each —a non-profit corporation to re­ ment of John E. Evans, special plan, develop, coordinate and op­ cruit, train, employ and upgrade assistant to Housing and Urban erate manpower programs for successive union convention. In 1943 Grogan also began a the unemployed and underem­ Development Secretary Robert hard-core unemployed" to help public career with his election to ployed in 50 major cities using Weaver, as director of the Dept. them become employed. the talent, experience and re­ of Urban Affairs. He said the new The project will be launched the New Jersey legisature. In sources of the labor movement department would coordinate the first in 10 cities to be selected by 1947, he challenged the "I am the law" doctrine of the Hague-McEAST' BERLIN—East Germa­ and the Department of Labor. efforts of the federation in the HRDI with assistance from the Feely political machine in his com­ The announcement of the new ny has moved into second place fields of housing and urban re­ Labor Department's Manpower munity and was elected Hoboken programs—the latter at a joint in world construction of fishing newal, manpower, mass transit Administration. The experience city commissioner. After being press conference conducted by vessels. In 1967 East German and poverty and would work with gained will be used to operate the shipyards produced 19.6 percent Meany and Labor Secretary W. other AFL-CIO departments on projects in another 25 cities to re-elected to that post, he was of the world's new fishing vessels. Willard Wirtz—^topped the two- such local problems as schools, be followed later in the remaining elected mayor of Hoboken in 1953 and served for 12 years, declining This was second only to Japan's day council sessions which in­ health services, civil rights, met­ 15 cities. The target for the 50 to run again in 1965. cluded a strong recommendation 21.8 percent. ropolitan areas. programs is the spring of 1969. He was elected to the office of Lloyd's Register of Shipping re­ of the AFL-CIO General Board Meany assigned to the new de­ The Labor Dept. provided $1,5 Hudson County clerk in 1963 by on the endorsement of the Demo­ ports that in 1967 East German partment responsibility for work­ yards built 82 fishery vessels for cratic ticket of Hubert H. Hum­ ing intensively with local AFL- million to help initiate the pro­ the largest plurality in history aitd gram and the labor movement was renominated for that office in an aggregate total of 103,311 phrey and Edmund S. Muskie. CIO central bodies to stimulate will contribute $200,000 worth the recent primary election. The sessions also warned that gross tons. In the first half of 1968 their active and effective partici­ Grogan was elected a member over 42,000 tons were launched membership in or support of the pation in critical problems facing of services and facilities. of the AFL-CIO Executive Coun­ Alliance for Labor Action formed In discussing the creation of the and twenty-seven vessels were ex­ their communities. A major duty, cil on Oct. 8, 1963, and. was re­ by the Auto Workers and Team­ two new instruments, Meany noted ported to the Soviet Union, he added, will be to assure effec­ elected by subsequent AFL-CIO sters constitutes "sufficient and France, Norway, West Germany, tive labor participation in the ur­ that "the problems of our urban conventions. valid grounds for suspension." centers and their overcrowded and Denmark. In 1954 he was on the U.S. The council unanimously voted ban coalition, both on the national slums and ghettos has long been The East Germans are doing ev­ its strong support for the strike and local level. worker delegation to the Interna­ erything they can to strengthen of New York City teachers and The department will work also of concern to the AFL-CIO. The tional Later Organization and in their shipbuilding industry and the continuing struggle at the Los with HUD, the new national record will show that, over the later years was named a delegate gain a greater share of the world's Angeles Herald-Examiner, reaf­ Housing Partnership and the new years, the AFL-CIO has fought to several international confer­ vessel construction market. firmed its strong backing of the Human Resources Development for all those programs that would ences. By the beginning of 1969, they Farm Workers' grape boycott and Institute, which will be directed improve the quality of life for the He is survived by his wife, Ei­ wiiJ have completed an electronic the Textile Workers "don't buy" by Julius Rothman, assistant di­ poor and the minorities, who, to leen McNulty Grogan; a daugh­ data center and data retrieval sys­ campaign of Kayser-Roth. It also rector of the AFL-CIO Social Se­ an increasing degree, are the in­ ter, Patricia; and a son, James, habitants of our great cities. We who is now serving with the Navy. tem that will keep them informed voiced strong support for the nom­ curity Department. are committed to rebuilding our Also surviving are two brothers of all of the latest developments ination of Justice Abe Fortas as It will also oversee the opera­ in shipbuilding. Every four weeks chief justice and struck out at tions of the naortgage investment cities, to provide a decent, healthy and a sister. the center will issue a report on opponents of the nomination. Under the Shipbuilders' consti­ trust fund created by the AFL- environment for all the people, all current world shipbuilding In other statements, the coun­ CIO in 1964 to help finance the and to providing good jobs at de­ tution, Vice President Andrew data and relay the report to 2,000 cil warned of the continuing construction of necessary and so­ cent wages for all who can and A. Pettis will serve as president industry specialists. of the union. want to work." threat of Soviet aggression and cially desirable housing. Urban Affairs Dept., New Jobs Unit Announced by AFL-CIO Pres. Meany East Germmy No. 2 Builder Of tishii^ Craft •) �iiWiMil1ii(rii1iiri Sci«icmber 27, 1966 FDLs Defeated Second Time By Senate-House Conferees WASHINGTON—For the second time in two years the Defense Department's Fast Deployment Logistic Ship Program has gone down to defeat at the hands of Congress. Senate-House conferees on the ^ the FDL project as "foolhardy proposed legislation (S. 3293) and wasteful" in testifying before agreed this month to drop the the Congre.ss. Similar views have Administration-backed program been repeatedly expressed by and effectively killed it for this other members of both House session of the Congress. and Senate who have urged con­ The proposed program—vigor­ struction of modern U.S. flag ously opposed by the SIU and cargo vessels to serve the nation other representatives of maritime in both war and peace. labor and management—would Originally conceived by former have begun with experimental Defense Secretary Robert S. Mcconstruction of four ITDLs at a Namara, the FDL program has cost of $183.6 million. continued to be pushed by the Opponents of the deployment Administration, which has, on the defense theory maintained that if other hand, consistently refused the same amount of money as to give realistic consideration to that earmarked for FDLs was rehabilitation of the rapidly dete­ spent on modem merchant ves­ riorating U.S. merchant rharine. sels, both the commercial and The gigantic floating ware­ defense purposes of the nation houses would cost in the neigh­ would be served by the revitali- borhood of $50 million each, at zation of the U.S. merchant fleet. a total cost of more than $2 bil­ In July the bill authorizing ap­ lion for the entire FDL fleet of propriations for defense procure­ 30 or 40 originally contemplated ment for fiscal year 1969 was by McNamara. Administration, approved. The House Armed naval and defense officials claim Services Committee voted at that that "existing programs are in­ time to scrap the DOD's plan. adequate to meet defense needs." The Senate version of the bill, This in spite of the fact that a however, did authorize funds for five-year national shipbuilding four of the FDL ships requested program submitted to the 90th by DOD, necessitating the joint Congress by the Merchant Ma­ : conference. The conference re­ rine committees of both the Sen­ port stated that "the lack of im­ ate and the House, after exten­ mediacy of the need for these sive hearings, would have pro­ vessels in the light of the current vided a total of more than 460 fiscal situation dictated that they merchant vessels by 1975. The should be eliminated from the cost of such a plan would be at program . . . this year." least half a billion dollars less The FDL program had been than the amount sought for previously turned down by Con­ FDLs. gress in June, 1967. Moreover, the conventional Representative Edward A. Gar- ship building program would meet matz (D-Md.), chairman of the the nation's commercial needs as House Merchant Marine and well as its military objectives— Fisheries Committee, has labelled and do so five years earlier. Milililif SEAFARERS LOG Page Three Vigorous Drive on Maritime issues Launcbed by MTD Executive Board NEW YORK—Senate passage in the remaining weeks of the 90th Congress of the House-passed Independent MARAD and Mid-body bills, and renewed efforts to secure a meaningful, long-range national shipbuilding program throu^ the upcoming 91st Congress, were high on the list of firm resolutions adopted by the Ex- ^ agreement and presented what he ecutive Board of the AFL-CIO said was the Administration's building of new vessels in Ameri­ can shipyards." Maritime Trades Department at "new" maritime program, which Also adopted was a resolution its Fall meeting here this month. included recommendations for on the need of a long-range, ma­ A further meeting of the legis­ foreign building of U.S. merchant jor shipbuilding program which lative directors of the 39 affiliated vessels, curtailing operating sub­ "will again make the United unions which compromise the sidies and using them only for States an independent world mari­ nearly seven-million-member "military" situations, and phas­ time power." The measure stressed MTD was held in Washington ing out passenger-ship subsidies. that the lack of an adequate pro­ last week to map an all-out drive These three points were all con­ gram "has resulted in the block for approval of the two pending trary to the specific agreement obsolescence of the U.S. fleet and bills. that had been reached. has left the Merchant Marine in In addition to the adoption of "Secretary Boyd's breach of a deplorable condition." policy proposals designed to better faith with Congress appeared for In summary, the MTD legisla­ the job security and working con­ a time to open the door to a far tive report noted: ditions of its members in the fish­ more sweeping maritime program "We have been able to make ing, shipbuilding and allied indus­ than what had been contained in progress in the legislative area tries, the MTD Board also ap­ H.R. 13940 and S. 2650," the because of the work done by the proved strong resolutions de­ report continued. "The Maritime Department's staff and because of nouncing the recent Soviet in­ Trades Department had called the close working relationship vasion of Czechoslovakia, deplor­ these bills inadequate, and had which exists between the Mari­ ing the growing menace of Rus­ sian shipping on the world's sea- recommended specific steps for time Trades Department and its lanes, pledging continued support strengthening their provisions in affiliated unions. Legislative rep­ order to provide a fair and equi­ resentatives from the MTD and of the striking California Farm table maritime program. What its affiliates have worked together Workers and backing the Admin­ emerged from Committee, how­ as a team, making it possible to istration's policy in Vietnam. ever, was a bill still hewing close­ move ahead in this past year, in A legislative report reviewing ly to the lines of the original the face of enormous obstacles." maritime events thus far in the measures." 90th Congress traced the fate of The report also pointed out that While the history of "broken the MTD will be working for a a jointly sponsored House-Senate bill designed to revitalize the bad­ promises by Secretary Boyd did maritime program that will incor­ ly depleted U.S. merchant marine. not help produce a stronger mari­ porate four essential elements to It noted the breaking by, Trans­ time program, it did have its col­ assure fair and equitable treat­ portation Secretary Alan S. Boyd lateral effects on two other key ment of all segments of the fleet of an agreement reached in the maritime measures—the bill to when the 91st Congress convenes. summer on a maritime program create an independent Maritime These are: between the Administration and Administration, and a measure to • Ending the double subsidy Congressional supporters of \ restrict foreign-built midbodies for subsidized operators. from coming into the U.S." strong merchant fleet. • Making it possible to grant The House-passed independent Almost complete accord had long-term charters to unsubsibeen reported on the proposals MARAD bill was reported favor­ dized operators for the carriage contained in this legislation (H.R. ably out of the Senate Commerce (Continued on Pa^e 4) Committee by a 17-to-l vote and 13940 and S. 2650). Then Boyd repudiated the "the accompanying report made it clear that maritime could ex­ pect no better treatment if it were Discussing Problems of U.S. Fishing Industry made a part of the Department , of Transportation than it has received during the 18 years that it has been under control of the Department of Commerce. ". . . the task facing us is to Newly-converted from a C-4 work for final passage of this troopship into a heavy-lift vessel, legislation, which has long been the Transcolorado has been de­ a goal of the Maritime Trades livered to the SlU-contracted Department, and which is an integral part of the existing mari­ Hudson Waterways Corporation time policy position of the na­ for use under long term charter to the Military Sea Transportation tional AFL-CIO." Service. The Midbody Bill (H.R. 163) The vessel, which has the great­ was pa.ssed by a 370-30 vote by est lifting capacity in the Ameri­ the House earlier this year and at can-flag merchant fleet, was con­ one time the Senate Commerce verted by the Newport News Committee had voted favorably Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Com­ on the measure, but later decided pany. A sistership, the Transto pull it back and hold hearings. columbia, is nearing completion "It is important that we work for at the Newport News yard and is prompt hearings, a favorable re­ port and final passage of this bill, scheduled for delivery later this which is so vital to our shipbuild­ month. The Transcolorado is equipped ing affiliates," the MTD report declared. with three 120-ton capacity StuelThe Executive Board later for­ cken booms, heaviest ever in­ mally adopted a resolution calling stalled by the yard, and during a for all affiliates of the MTD to test before acceptance by Hud­ immediately contact all members son Waterways, the booms lifted of the Senate to urge immediate a 208-ton landing craft out of the hearings and support for passage water and swung it inboard in about 11 minutes. The vessel's of this vital legislation. The resolution said the bill was list during the test was within a needed because the Military Sea recommended operating limit of Transportation Service was per­ 12 degrees. Each boom is 100 mitting ships with foreign mid- feet long. In addition, the ship can load bodies to carry U.S. military carSlUNA Vice Presidents James Ackert (center, left) and Austin Skinner (center, right), along with SIU poes and this practice not only and stow four LCU landing craft Representative Joe Algina (right) and Howard Nickerson (left), executive director of the New Bedford "jeopardized the ability of Ameri­ and it has extra hatches and high Seafood Dealers Association, met in Washington recently with government representatives to discuss the can-built vessels to obtain these headroom to permit stowing of problem of mislabeled imported fishery products and thpir effect on the American fishing industry. cargoes, but has discouraged the the heaviest military equipment r SIU Company Has Heavy-Lift Ship Unrivalled in U.S. �SEAFARERS Paf« Four LOG MTD Executive Board Pushes Drive To Pass Pendiqg Maritime Measured (CiHitinaed from Page 3) of government-generated cargoes. • Extention of tax-deferred construction reserves to all oper­ ators, rather than just the subsi­ dized operators. • Provision of equity in ship construction by passing a law whereby the government first would meet its contractual obli­ gations for vessel replacement in the subsidized segment of the fleet, and then give priority on the remainder of ship construc­ tion funds to operators who have not received subsidy assistance to now. Another important resolution adopted by the Executive Board called for full support of the U.S. fishing, industry and urged passage by Congress of legislation to pro­ tect our fishing and spawning grounds from intrusion by the fishing fleets of other nations; to stop the pollution of lakes, rivers and tidal waters, and to provide for investment of sufficient public funds in marine research, fishing technology and conservation. Other pressing matters of vital concern to maritime and the trade union movement on which reso­ lutions were adopted by the Board included: Military Shipments—A call upon the Defense Department and the MSTS to devise a new program that will make the best use of peacetime military cargoes for the development of a fleet in readiness, and which will encour­ age the maximum investment of private capital in the construction and operation of commercial U.S.-flag ships. This program should be designed and carried out in such a way as to be fair and equitable to all segments of the merchant marine. Soviet Maritime Menace—Em­ phasized that the Russian fleet now numbers more than 1,400 ocean­ going vessels, the majority of which are under 10 years of age, and the U.S. fleet consists of only 1,000 ships—including Reserve Fleet vessels pressed into Viet­ nam service—80 percent of which are over 20 years old. Soviet ad­ vances in maritime make it abun­ dantly clear, the resolution adds, that it could be on the high seas that Russia makes good her boast to "bury" the United States in Federal Grand Jury Nails Phony labor Paper' Boss COLUMBUS, Ohio—Anthony B. Pomporeni, proprietor of the Labor Union Advocate, has been indicted by a federal grand jury here on charges of mail fraud, the International Labor Press Association has been advised by L. J. Henry, postal inspector for the Columbus area. The indictment follows closely on a similar prosecution in Sarasota, Florida, where an indictment was also entered against Pomporeni, "alias P. J. Kelly, Pale, Beasley Moss, Pole B. Moss and Ralph Beasley." Pomporeni, 49, whose criminal record shows more than 30 arrests dating back to 1931, apparently entered the "labor paper" racket in 1965, after a stiff term in the Florida state prison. He came to ILPA's attention as "advertising manager" of the Labor Union Advocate in Cleveland, Youngstown and Akron, Ohio, claiming to have the endorsement of the respec­ tive central bodies and applying for ILPA membership. Investigation by Stanton Smith, AFL-CIO coordinator of central bodies, and ILPA Secretary-Treasurer Kenneth Fiester disclosed that one central body has been offered—and had rejected—$600 for a six-month endorsement; that approaches 4iad been made to some others, and to several local unions, and that the Advocate operated in typical boiler-room fashion. Temporarily discouraged by adverse publicity in Ohio, Pom­ poreni turned his attention to Florida. Early in 1966 he in­ fluenced the Sarasota District Labor Council into a contract which gave him an endorsement for $100 a week. An alert officer of the council who disapproved of the deal wrote to AFL-CIO headquarters about it. Smith invoked the AFL-CIO's rules governing central bodies, and in October the district coun­ cil broke the contract. However, Pomporeni continued to publish, switching his editorial line to attack the national AFL-CIO and keeping his boiler-room in full swing. One issue contained 282 ads, in­ cluding 60 from nine states outside Florida. Fiester wrote to all identifiable advertisers reciting the record. Florida AFL-CIO officials pressed for Pomporehi's prosecution under a new state statute requiring that any paper using "labor" in its title must actually be sponsored by a union organization. Leaders of AFL-CIO councils in neighboring states, notably Georgia, moved quickly to warn the business community when Pomporeni's operations reached outward. By mid-1967 the Labor Adovcate operation in Florida was largely dormant, but its Ohio operation was back into high gear. Merchants who advertise in legitimate labor papers in Ohio, Pennsylvania, Indiana and other states were bombarded with phone calls and with invoices for unordered advertising. Eventually it was the mailed invoice, Pomporeni's favorite device, which brought about the indictments. A number of busi­ nessmen, responding to ILPA's letter to advertisers, reported their experiences, and subsequently cooperated with the postal authorities. economic competition. Congress and the Executive Branch were called upon to launch an inten­ sive, imaginative program to counter this Soviet threat by strengthening all of the compo­ nents of the U.S.-flag fleet. Support of COPE Campaign— MTD affiliated port councils were urged to cooperate in every way possible with local, regional and national COPE, and to help supply the leadership and man­ power necessary to elect state and national lawmakers dedicated to the restoration of the American merchant marine and to the pres­ ervation of the right of working men and women to union mem­ bership and free collective bar­ gaining. Conflict in Vietnam—Reaffir­ mation of the position taken by the AFL-CIO at its seventh Con' stitutional Convention in Decem­ ber, 1967, wherein the national AFL-CIO gave its unequivocal support to President Johnson's policy in Vietnam. C^ifomia Farm Woilcers Cam­ paign—A commendation of its affiliated national and interna­ tional unions and local port coun­ cils for the generous and aggres­ sive aid they have given to the AFL-CIO United Farm Workers Organizing Committee and a call for continuance of this militant support until victory has been won for the rights of farm work­ ers everywhere. The Rape of CzeclHK^vakia— .That the MTD Executive Board join in the condejpnation of the" Soviet rape of Czechoslovakia, and demand immediate withdraw­ al of all Soviet-bloc troops from Czechoslovakian soil: rr Sepieraber 27, 1968 AFL-CIO President Meany Named To New U.S. Housing Partnership WASHINGTON—President Johnson has named AFL-CIO President George Meany among a group of distinguished Amer­ icans to serve as incorporators of the National Housing Partner­ ship, whose task will be to stimulate construction of low-income hope to "line up" some $200 mil­ lion from private investors and housing. said the corporation would have The President announced the incorporators while participating a "borrowing base" of $4 billion in ceremonies dedicating a new to encourage small builders to in­ crease housing construction. Washington headquarters for the In dedicating the strikingly Department of Housing and Ur­ modern, $26 million HUD head­ ban Development. The Partnership was created quarters—in the heart of Wash­ under a provision of the 1968 ington's urban renewal area— Housing Act to provide a means Johnson spoke of the "staggering" of uniting private capital and local job of meeting a goal of 26 mil­ builders to help close a gap in low- lion new houses and apartments over the next 10 years. income housing. Johnson named ten incorpora­ Describing the 1968 housing tors and said more will be selected law as a commitment to that ob­ later. He said they will have the jective, he said the urgent ques­ job of creating an "adequately tion "is not can we build all of capitalized, professionally man­ this?" but "can we build it better aged" corporation under the Part­ and more beautiful." nership. An environment of beauty and The corporation's purpose, the harmony "cannot be a luxury," President stressed, is to help the the President said. "It is a neces­ nation reach a goal of 600,000 sity if we are to build . . . new new low and moderate income order and new meaning into the housing units a year—"a ten-fold lives of our fellow Americans." increase in the current rate of Three days before the new production." HUD building was dedicated, Can Promote Jobs ceremonies also were held there Also, he added, the corporation to unveil a bust of Catherine can get neighborhoods and citi­ Baurer Wurster, who pioneered zens involved in planning projects and promoted public and labor and "formulate labor agreements supported housing for 30 years which insure the training and em­ until her death in 1964. ployment of neighborhood resi­ President John W. Edelman of dents." the National Council of Senior Edgar F. Kaiser, chairman of Citizens, a speaker at the occasion, the board of Kaiser Industries, traced, her career and descrilpqd Inc., was named chairman of the the bust as a symbol of "the strug­ incorporators, all of whom are gle still ahead" to secure "true subject to Senate confirmation. urban development as the basis Kaiser said the incorporators for a better America." - SlU Engineers Upgrading Prepares Six More for Licenses; Total 275 Six additional Seafarers have graduated from the school of marine engineering jointly sponsored by the SIU and District 2, MEBA. Three of the men received a third assistant's license and three re­ ceived a second assistant engineer's license after completing the course of instruction at the school and passing their Coast Guard ~. examinations. This brings to 275 the number of men who have graduated from the school. Angelo De Vito is a temporary third assistant engineer. He is 21 years old. Born in Italy, Brother De Vito makes his home in Brook­ lyn and previously sailed as Camacho Capps DeVito Vance FOWT. He joined the Union in the Port of New York iii 1965. Rico, he resides in Philadelphia. ing time in the engine department, A new second assistant engi­ Brother Camacho is 29 years old. plus six months experience as neer, Howard Bastenbeck sailed Having previously sailed as wiper or the equivalent. as oiler. A native of Brooklyn, he FOWT and pumpman, Robert Those who qualify and wish to • still lives in that borough. He is Vance is a newly-licensed second 48 years old and a four-year vet­ assistant engineer. The 41-yeareran of the Coast Gu^rd. Brother old Seafarer was bora in Calera, Bastenbeck joined the Union in Alabama. He lives in Fairhope, 1951 in New York. Ala., and joined the SIU in the Jule Capps received a second Port of New Orleans in 1960. assistant engineer's license after Brother Vance served in the Army sailing as fireman-watertender. from 1946 to 1949. The 31-year-old &afarer is a na­ John Gala is a third assistant tive of Jacksonville, Fla. He joined engineer. A Seafarer since 1944, Bastenbeck Gala the Union in that city in 1964, he joined the Union in the Port of and continues to make his home Boston. Brother Gala is 43 years enroll in the School of Marine" in that port. Brother Capps served old and previously sailed as Engineering can obtain additional in the Coast Guard from 1955 to FOWT. Born in Massachusetts, he information and apply for the 1959. course at any SIU hall, or they now lives in Salem, N.H, Engine department Seafarers can write directly to SIU head­ William Camacho is a new tem­ porary third assistant. He had are eligible to apply for any of the quarters at 675 Fourth Avenue in sailed as FWT and electrician upgrading programs if they are at Brooklyn, New York 11232. The since joining the Union in Phila­ least 19 years of age and have 18 telephone number is 212-Hyacinth delphia in 1960. Bom in Puerto months of Q.M.E.D. watchstand- 9-6600. T . �September 27, 1968 SEAFARERS LOG P««e Fire On Endorsement of APL-CIO General Board Labor Goes AH Out to Best Humphrey-Muskie Ticket NEW YORK—^The American labor movement will marshal all its energy and resources behind Hubert Humphrey and Edmund Muskie in the crisis-ridden 1968 presidential election, the AFL-CIO Executive Board pledged at its Annual Fall meeting here last week. If America is to solve its problems and continue its progress there is no alternative to these highly and unique­ ly qualified men and the policies espoused in the Demo­ cratic Party program. The nation cannot risk the election of Richard Nixon, "a man who so sorely fails to measure up to" presidential responsibilities. And George Wallace has no platform, no policies "and no program for America save racism and hatred." These were the positions taken by the 160-member General Board, representing every AFL-CIO affiliate and department, after an exhaustive study of the issues and the men. The recommendation for a strong, unequivocal en­ dorsement of the Humphrey-Muskie ticket came to the board from the AFL-CIO Executive Council. The General Board documented its stand with a 22page statement examining the state of the nation, the major issues in the party platforms and the candidates for President and Vice President. It concluded: "It is our deep conviction that both the Democratic candidates and the Democratic platform merit the whole­ hearted support of American workers. We do therefore recommend, advise and exhort all members of each affili­ ated union to support the Humphrey-Muskie ticket with all the' energy at their command." Taking special note of Wallace's candidacy, the board declared, "his pretense to be the friend of the worker is especially galling to the American labor movement. The record of low wages, poor working conditions, high crime rates, high illiteracy rates, anti-unionism, segregation an^ prejudice in Alabama testifies to the falsity of that claim." AFL-CIO President George Meany told a press con­ ference after the board meeting that the labor movement is in high gear in support of the Humphrey-Muskie ticket and that in the final six weeks "we can turn around" Humphrey's underdog position. He stressed that the sentiment for the Democratic can, didates at the board meeting was absolutely unanimous, ' ttat there were no other sentiments expressed. He cited the success of the COPE registration cam­ paigns in the major states noting that as of early Septem­ ber the number of trade union members registered in eight of the 14 major states increased by 1,160,000. He told reporters that COPE was getting out large quantities of effective literature on the candidates and the platforms and that voluntary contributions for political purposes were the "highest on record." Nixon A Potential 'Disaster* The election of Richard Nixon, Meany said in reply to a query, "would be a disaster for the ordinary people of this country" based on Nixon's past recOTd. Meany noted that there was an unusually low sentiment for Nixon and the Republican candidates generally in the trade union movement but that "a considerable number" of union members are being attracted by the demagogic campaign of George Wallace. He emphasized that a vote for Wallace would in effect be a vote for Nixon and that a major target of the trade union campaign will be to switch potential Wallace votes to Humphrey. This will be accomplished, he added, by an intensive education campaign involving all the resources of the trade union movement that will result in a large out-pour­ ing of union members voting for Humphrey-Muskie. In its analysis of the candidates the board reviewed Humphrey's record and declared: Supports the Working Man "Seldom has so qualified a candidate for President been placed before the American voters. Never has a presidential candidate been so totally committed in word and deed to the fulfillment of the American dream. Never has there been a presidential candidate more clear­ ly identified with the aims and aspirations of America's workers." Surveying the state of the nation as the election cam­ paign moved into its final six weeks, the board cited the eight years of uninterrupted economic growth, the everincreasing prosperity and the basic social reforms which have given the "overwhelming majority of Americans" higher real incomes, greater economic security and greater material well-being "than any people, any time, anywhere." It stressed also the minority that has been "left behind" and declared its determination that they "must—and will —share as well in the wealth of America." Noting the widespread discontent the statement pointed out that "discontent with the status quo is the hallmark of the labor movement, and indeed of the American peo­ ple as a whole." What is disturbing, it added, is that some of the discontented have lost faith in America and its fundamental principles. The board compared the Republican and Democratic platforms on 10 major issues—backed up by an 80-page booklet containing detailed comparisons of the AFL-CIO position and the party platforms on nearly 50 specific A Happy Trio items. The analysis declared that the Democratic plat­ form: • Offers a clear and straightforward program for cor­ recting the major shortcoming of the National Labor Re­ lations Act and the other protective legislation so vital to wage earners. It is a strong and clear document of support for collective bargaining and free unions. • Calls for an intensification and extension of govern­ ment policies which are the basis for the vast economic growth of the last eight years and the affluence of the great majority of Americans. • Gives full recognition to the complexity of the urban crisis and the absolute need for a national approach. • Offers sound hope that law, order and justice will prevail. • Wholeheartedly espouses a specific, detailed attack on discrimination and deprivation of every kind. • Is prepared to invest from the bottom to the top of the educational ladder. • Says that social security benefit levels are not and have never been adequate. • Calls for a tax system based on ability to pay com­ pared to Republican proposals that would widen the gulf between the haves and the have-nots. • Recognized in a positive way that more consumer protection legislation is essential and specifically pledges itself to do this job. • Offers as realistic a program on Vietnam as could be evolved in a period of worldwide uncertainty and rapid change. Turning to the presidential candidates, the board de­ clared that nothing in Nixon's record suggests that he understands that the constitutional obligation to promote the general welfare "means the advancement of the social and economic well-being of the American people as a whole." There is a real question of whether in the past eight years Nixon has become wiser or "merely more expedi­ ent," the board said, citing his "open and unabashed al­ liance with the most flagrant racist in his party's southern wing" to secure the GOP nomination. Humphrey, it said, in a direct comparison is the "supe­ rior man." Never has Humphrey been found "faint­ hearted or afraid. Never has he retreated from battle." The board found Muskie experienced and skilled in the Executive and Legislative branches of government, fully qualified to fill the presidency if necessary. GOP candi­ date Spiro Agnew's record and recent tactics disclose not the "slightest qualification" for the presidency, "the only realistic yardstick." ;l3 Congressman Warns at MTD Meeting U.S. Redefinition of Maritime Goal Needed to Offset Russian Advance Seafarer Rafael Molina showed wife Alba and daughter Elane what the New York hall looked like on a recent visit. Brother Molina Is in the engine department and has sailed with SIU since I960. WASHINGTON—A midwestem Congressman today called on the government to "redefine our national goal in the merchant marine field," in order to counter the burgeoning Soviet menace on the high seas. Representative William D. ^ Ford (D-Mich.) warned that the of 8-to-l," and that, in terms of for the fact that our fleet gets preference in the carriage of some Russians are "well on the way ships on order or under construc­ of the cargoes shipped by our own tion, "the Russians hold an almost to becoming a dominant—if not 12-to-l edge over us in terms of government, as part of our mili­ the world's leading — maritime the number of ships, and an al­ tary effort or under our foreign aid power." He noted that the Soviet most 7-to-l lead in terms of ton­ program." fleet, which stood at 1.8 million Ford called for establishment deadweight tons in 1950, has risen nage." The Congressman called for a of priorities to: to almost 10 million tons today program that would make sure • Reassign to the subsidized "and is expected to top the 15that this nation builds ships that segment of the merchant fleet its million-ton mark by 1970." Speaking at a meeting spon­ are "good enough and big enough original goal of carrying commer­ sored by the nearly seven-million- and fast enough to put us ahead— cial cargo, instead of using these member AFL-CIO Maritime and keep us ahead—of world mar­ vessels to carry government cargo. Trades Department, Ford said it itime competition for the next 25 • Assign to the unsubsidized was clear that "the Russians are years." Cites Steady Fall segment the task of carrying 100 beating us to the punch in this percent of the government military "Right now, we're not doing race for maritime supremacy." shipments and "at least 50 per­ that. We've fallen from first to Last year, he pointed out, the cent" of foreign-aid shipments. Russian fleet boasted 1,400 ocean­ sixth place in world shipping in going vessels, "most of them un­ the past two decades," Ford de­ • Provide that at least 30 per­ der 10 years of age." By contrast, clared, "and we've nose-dived cent of commodities like oil and the U.S. fleet, even including ones from first to 14th place in world sugar, governed by import quo­ demothballed for Vietnam serv­ shipbuilding during the same pe­ tas, be carried on U.S.-flag ves­ ice, stood at only 1,000 vessels, riod. At the present time, we're sels. "and most of these," he said, "are carrying less than six percent of • Make it clear "that we do this nation's total imports and ex­ over 20 years of age." not intend to budge from our his­ ports—the other 94 percent is Ford noted that for the past toric position" that U.S.-flag ves­ carried by ships of other nations. several years, new ship deliveries to the Soviet fleet "have out­ What's more, the figure wouldn't sels must be built or rebuilt in paced U.S. deliveries by a ratio even be that high if it weren't American yards. S--> I �ii SEAFARERS LOG Pace Six September 27, 1968 \ New ZealamI Labor Lauds US Ambassadors 14(b) Stand John F. Henning, United States Ambassador to New Zealand, has won widespread popularity as this nation's representative in that far off country, particularly in the ranks~of labor. As our fight here at home continues for repeal of the odious Section 14(b) of the Taft-Hart­ ley Law, The New Zealand Clarion, official magazine of the New Zealand Laborers' Union recalled a speech Henning made on the subject as U.S. Under-Secretary of Labor in 1965. The article, exactly as it appeared in the September issue of the Clarion under the head­ line: "U.S. Ambassador Clicks", is reproduced below. As anticipated in the "Clarion" of June, 1967, His Excellency, John F. Henning, Ambassador for the U.S.A., gets top marks for popularity. At his reception given on Independence Day this year, the accommo­ dation was strained for two and a half hours with a continual change of representation coming and going. It was worthy of note that all sections of the community were well represented, and strangely enough there were no "protesters" brandishing placards outside his resi­ dence nor any police guard in evidence. We said "strangely enough," but it would have been very strange had there been any protesters or police guard on this occasion. CorrolHwation We were not wrong in our estimation of Mr. Henning when we told of his labour associations in the U.S.A. The opinions expressed have been corroborated by a pamphlet which has recently come to hand from one of our correspondents in the U.S. It appears that Mr. Henning, in his then capacity as Under-Secretary for Labour, addressed the Conven­ tion of the Glass Bottle Blowers' Association in May, 1965. He spoke off the cuff but the Association (one of the largest in the U.S.) thought so much of his ex­ temporary speech that they caused it to be printed in pamphlet form and distributed it to all its members and to many thousands of workers throughout the U.S. Union Membership In the Taft-Hartley Act there is a Section 14(b) which makes it difficult for unions to organize workers in the U.S. This particular section was the main topic at the conference of the Glass Blowers. Mr. Henning followed the President of the AFL-CIO, who had com­ mented on this obnoxious section, and this is what he said: "Let me say this: I am proud to be here in the name of an Administration directed by a President who, in unprecedented fashion, in his State of the Union Mes­ sage to Congress and the nation, pledged that it was one of his first purposes in this session of Congress to obtain the repeal of Section 14(b) of the Taft-Hartley Act." He proceeded: "Now, Taft, who was then in control, abolished the closed shop under Taft-Hartley. He allowed the union shop, however, to continue in existence. Under the union shop, as you would know, the employer would have the freedom to hire whom he would wish, but within a given period of time that worker would be obligated to join the union. The union shop, then, was given continued life except for two great restrictions. "The first was this. Taft said, 'You can have the union shop if the majority of workers in a given plant or operation vote for this provision in a secret ballot." "In the second great restriction, he said that the individual States, despite the fact that we are in an area of inter-State commerce, could legislate against the union shop and deny its existence. Hence, we have the 'right-to-work' laws adopted in this country since the coming of Taft-Hartley. "Now, on that first restriction we have overcome the powers of opposition. Between 1947 and 1951, under that secret ballot NLRB requirement, there were 46,119 secret ballot NLRB elections held across this country on the question of the union shop in accord with the Taft requirements. Labour won 97 percent of these secret ballot elections, giving the lie forever to those who said, 'But the working people don't want the union shop. This is a technique of the union leadership.' "Ninety-seven percent of the elections were won by the union. There were over five and a half million workers who voted in those 46,119 elections, and of the five and a half million and more who voted, 91 percent voted for the union shop. "So, let no man tell you in the dialogue that is going on in this country in the months of this year that are before us, as 14(b) moves to the Congress that the work­ ing people don't want the union shop. They proved this in the secrecy and sanctity of the private ballot box. "Now to his great credit, Taft, in 1952, accepted the majority thinking of the American working people and he did amend the law to provide that the secret ballot election would no longer be required. He, himself, conceded that it was obvious that the overwhelming numbers of American working people wanted the union shop "But the second great restriction prevails, and as George Meany said, in the 'Right-to-Work' States, we have the disadvantaged States of the nation. This point certainly will be one of the important arguments in the debate before Congress. "But there is one important argument we must an­ swer, one great argument in the arsenal of the opposi­ tion. I think all of us know people who are well-intended, who accept unionism, either the inevitability of it or the desire and need for unionism, but who say things like this: 'I appreciate everything that union labour has meant for this country, but I don't believe in required compulsory membership in any private organisation.' "And the chap who thinks this way says, 'I don't be­ lieve that I should be required to join a church, or a business association, or a lodge, or a fraternal organisa­ tion, or anything of that sort. I am an heir of a great tradition of personal liberty in this country. America was founded by men who protected the freedom of the individual to make his own choice in such intimate matters. Unionism is the only institution in American life which violates this tradition when it requires mem­ bership, and I am opposed to it.'" Welcoming New Pensioner SEAFARER&^LOG Sept. 27, 1968 • Vol. XXX, No. 20 Official Publication of the Seafarers International Union of North America, Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District, AFL-CIO Executive Board PAUL HALL, President CAL TANNER EARL SHEPARD Exec. Vice-Pres. Vice-President AL KERR LINDSEY WILLIAMS Sec.-Treas. V ice-President AL TANNER ROBERT MATTHEWS Vice-President Vice-President Director of Publications MIKE POLLACK Editor HARRY WITTSCHBN Assistant Editors TOM FINNEGAN PETER WEISS WILL KARP StaS Photographer ANTHONY ANSALDI Albert Yufnul is welcomed to the SIU pension roster by Headquarters Rep. George McCartney. Brother Yumul, who was a patient at the USPHS Hospital in New York at the time, joined the Union in Philadelphia. He shipped in the engine department and his last vessel was.the Potomac. The 66-year-old Seafarer lives in New York. PiMlihsd klWMkly at 810 Rhtdi liltnd Annie N.E., Wssblniton, D. C. 20018 ky the Stafirtn Intirnitlsnsl Union, Atlantic, Gilf, Lakee and Inland Walen Oletrlct, AFL-CIO, 675 Fnartk Annaa, Braaklyn, M.Y. 11232. Tel. NVaclntk 9-6600. Sceond cl«u iMetais paid at Wsiblnftani, D. C. POSTUASTER'S ATTENTION: Fan* 3579 card! ihaald kc unt ta SMfarara Internatlanal Ualan, Atlantic, Calf, Lakes and Inland Waten Olitrlct, AFL-CIO. 675 Faartk Annas, Braaklyn, N.V. 11832. Mr. Henning continued:—"Let's take some of the private institutions of American life. Let's take the American Bar Association. A lawyer doesn't practice, he doesn't walk into a Court in most of the States of the Union, certainly not in California, in New York or Wisconsin, unless he is a dues-paying member of the Bar Association. He has to be a dues-paying member in good standing, no matter how gifted, no matter how experienced he is. He doesn't practice law unless he's in good order in this private institution. Why? For the protection of the standards of the craft. "Unionism has only one restriction it places on the right to work. It places the restriction of required mem­ bership in a union so that the workers in a particular job operation may have a voice and a vote in deter­ mining the conditions under which they shall spend their working lives." Equality Must Prevail "It is that simple, because without the union shop, there can be no equality of bargaining," declared Mr. Henning. "What does labour seek beyond the collective bar­ gaining table? Labour seeks a nation in which every American will be well-clothed, well-housed, well-trained, well-educated and well-cared-for whenever in medical need. It seeks these services because of the nobility of man. This is the heart also of the racial question which plagues the nation. It is the nature of man we debate. If man is only a collection of chemicals, the value of which might be about $25 or $30 (and this is our personal worth in a materialistic sense), if that is all which man is, then why not kick him to death in the streets or bury him beneath the swamps? Why not shackle and chain him or deny him? Nobility of Man "But if man is something more, if he is, as Genesis argues, one made in the image and likeness of the Cre­ ator, or for those who would not accept Genesis, if he is, in the language of those who wrote the Declara­ tion of Independence, one endowed by his Creator with certain inalienable rights, then he is worthy of the noblest civilisation we can fashion. This should be the passion, this should be the determination of Ametiban unionism in the area beyond the collective bargaining table: To build a society that will honour the nobility of man, whatever his race or his colour or his creed," concluded Mr. Henning. Obvious In this article we can give only extracts from the excellent speech which brought hundreds of delegates to their feet in a frenzy of acclamation. It is from ex­ temporary or impromptu language that we are best able to judge the depth of a man, and these extracts from the heart of the then Under-Secretary for Labour, the Hon. J. F. Henning, indicate the stuff of which he is made and which, no doubt, is the basis of his popularity with all sections of New Zealand today. Nixon Makes Himself Quite Clear- ! Defends 14(b); Likes Grape Growers Richard M. Nixon has assured anyone who may have been wonder- ing that his views on key issues are "miles apart" from those of Vice President Hubert H. Humphrey. The Republican presidential candidate gave these examples in speeches in Texas and California: Humphrey -favors repeal of the "right-to-work" Section 14(b) of , the Taft-Hartley Act. Nixon said states should continue to have the power to outlaw the union shop. Nixon noted that Humphrey, as a senator, sought to reduce the 27.5 percent tax exemption on profits made from oil. "I oppose ' reduction of that allowance," the Republican candidate said. And Humphrey "has gone on record publicly" in support of the boycott of California grapes conducted by the striking United Farm Workers Organizing Committee with the solid support of the labor movement. Nixon denounced the boycott as "illegal economic pres­ sure." Nixon said the differences between himself and Humphrey present voters with "tlie most clearcut choice of any election in this century." Truer words were never spoken. The AFL-CIO Executive Council, in sharply criticizing Nixon last week, for his "ignorance" of the Taft-Hartley law, and in reiterating its support for California grape strikers'who are excluded from cov­ erage by the National Labor; Relations Act! said: "While we are sur­ prised at Mr. Nixon's ignorance of the jaw, particularly since heboasts that he was ohe of the authors of Taft-Hartley, we agree With him that this issue illustrated the sharp difference between his and Mr; Humphrey's jphilosophies. "Mr. Hiimphrey does tend to be on the side of the poor and the down-trodden; while Mr. Nixon is automatically with the big financial, interests." �September 27, 1968 SEAFARERS Scheme to Wreck NLRB Scored by Senator Morse WASHINGTON—^TTie nation's most powerful employer organiza­ tions have begun a large-scale, well-financed drive to destroy the Na­ tional Labor Relations Act and weaken unioi^. They've hired one of America's biggest public relations firms to try to convince the nation that unions are "too strong" and that the Na­ tional Labor Relations Board has been outrageously pro-union. The drive is frankly tied to the hope that the November elections will put into office a Congress which will pass an employer-written labor law and a President who will sign it Senator Wayne Morse (D-Ore.) terms this employer campaign "se­ rious and dangerous" in an article in the September issue of the American Federationist, the AFL-CIO's magazine. The article is based on a speech Morse made in the Senate in which he warned that "if this campaign succeeds, I fear that it will lead to a new era of labor strife which will merely add to our already lengthy list of national problems." Morse traces the buildup of the drive to gut the NLRB to the 1965 appointment of a "blue ribbon" committee of management lawyers by the National Association of Manufacturers and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce. Its report is a 167-page analysis of proposed amendments to the present labor law and, Morse says, "it is punctuated by broadside at­ tacks on the integrity of decisions of the NLRB and the federal courts." ^ile agreeing that "the legislative remedy should be aimed at the chief offender, the NLRB itself," the management lawyers were ap­ parently divided on whether the labor board's jurisdiction over unfair labor practice cases should be transferred to a new national labor court or to the re^lar district courts. Either solution would be satis­ factory, the committee said. Sanunaiizes TUppci* Amendments Morse gives this summary of the employer-proposed "ripper" amendments: They "begin oy deleting from the policy objectives in the law's present preamble any reference to protecting self-organization -and freedom of association. "They go from there to limit the scope of the bargaining obligation, to restrict the board's power in unit determinations, to toughen a number of sections limiting labor's conduct, to ease various restric­ tions on employers, to confine the board's none-too-strong remedial authority within much narrower limits, to change the venue provisions for court review and to reverse over a score of Supreme Court, courts of appeals and board decisions in leading cases." Morse noted that "however profitable for lawyers, this wrecking operation, based as it is on faulty and distorted analysis, would un­ doubtedly produce new instabilities and conflicts which would severely damage our labor-management progress." Morse documents the role of the Hill and Knowlton public relations firm, which has a reputation as an "image maker" for conservative interests. These, Morse told the Senate, have included the gun lobby, the tobacco lobby, the steel industry in the 1937, 1952 and 1959 strikes, the oil and gas lobby in the early 1950's. The Oregon senator agrees that some amendments are needed to the National Labor Relations Act. The amendments needed, Morse stressed, would strengthen rather than weaken "the objectives of sound labor legislation." The Will-Share Club of San Diego, Calif, consisting primarily of Machinists members employed by the Rohr Aircraft Corp., has pledged $6,000 toward the con­ struction of a new United Service Organization (USD) center here. * * o Members of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Work­ ers in northwesit Pennsylvania have won elimination of wage zones and 42-cent wage increases in a new two-year contract with General Telephone Co. of Penn­ sylvania. More than 2,200 plant workers and telephone operators in the Erie, Johnstown and Oil City areas are covered by the pact, which was reached without a strike vote. Plant workers will get wage increases of 22 cents an hour this year and another 20 cents next year. Top rates for traffic department employees will go up by 15 cents an hour each year. Vacation improvements were won also, the IBEWS Sys­ tem Council T-1 announced. • * * Delegates representing 30,000 members of unions affiliated with the Montana AFL-CIO honored James S. Umber, retiring after 17 years as executive officer of the state body, at its 12th annual con­ vention in Glasgow, Mont., this month. The convention banquet was transformed into a farewell party for Umber, who was suc­ ceeded by James Murry of Helena. AFL-CIO Regional Dir. James J. Leary, banquet speaker, praised Umber for having tripled state AFL-CIO membership dur­ ing his term in office. * * * Joseph Coakley, 65, who re­ tired July 1 after 25 years as legis­ lative representative for the for­ mer AFL and the Service Em­ ployees, died recently while visit­ ing friends and relatives in Worcester, Mass. Coakley came from Syracuse, N.Y., to Washing­ ton during World War II. He had been a police reporter for the Worcester Telegram and a cor­ respondent for the New York Herald Tribune, the Associated Press aiid United Press. His wife, of Arlington, Va., and a son, Wil­ liam, who is on the SEIU staff in Boston, survive. Peee Sere« LOG Bearing Their Cross It isn't often that the veil is publicly lifted from the declining quality of medical care furnished in our hospitals today and it is particularly illuminating when the lifting process is performed from the inside—by members of the medical profession. Just such an operation was performed re­ cently by Doctors Raymond S. Duff and August B. Hollingshead, both of Yale Uni­ versity. Duff, a pediatrician at Yale School of Medicine and Hollingshead, a Yale so­ ciologist, have written a new book,"Sickness and Society" which was recently reviewed by the New Republic. Although unnamed in the book, their ob­ servations were obviously compiled—at least in part—at their university's medical center. For those who like to think that a teaching hospital has the highest standards, that the latest knowledge from the laboratory is brought immediately to the bedside, that care is provided to rich and poor alike by learned clinicians and eager students in the Dr. Kildare tradition, this is a startling eye-opener. Duff and Hollingshead found that, rather than enhancing patient care the teaching and research functions of the hospital got in the way of its ostensibly primary job of healing the sick. The medical school faculty, the authors note, is rewarded for research achievement, measured in numbers of reports published, rather than for treating patients. Students quickly forget they are dealing with human beings; they see their patients as "clinical material." After a typic^ ward patient died, his family was hounded for permission to perform an autopsy, with full approval of the hospital administration, and often with misleading information. Furthermore, Duff and Hollingshead found matters little better in the hospital's private rooms. True, these patients got more personal at­ tention. But private doctors were "totally committed" to the care of the patient in only 35 percent of cases noted. They showed an almost total lack of interest in their patients' personal lives. This resulted, both in the wards and in private rooms, in illnesses often being misdiagnosed and mistreated. Where emotional factors or disturbances were cen­ tral to the illness, this was particularly true. In all, 12 percent of the patients were found to have been misdiagnosed physically and 34 percent mentally or emotionally. "One of the salient points revealed in this research," Duff and Hollingshead declared, "is the separation of surgeons and internists from the everyday concerns of their patients. These physicians need to return to the main­ stream of society." While agreeing with this sensible prescrip­ tion, we must add that it doesn't go far enough. What has happend is that, under the care­ ful control exercised by the American Medi­ cal Association, the "take" has become too good. Doctors have been grabbing for the dollar rather than showing proper concern for the patient. A recent case in point is a new regulation issued by the Health Department of New York State which authorizes fees for physi­ cians and surgeons in teaching hospitals who supervise interns treating Medicaid patients and who may do nothing more for their added income than walk through a ward. How greedy can they get? It is abundantly clear that the medical profession has refused to police jtself. The government controls which they decry as "socialism" are becoming inevitable—and they will have no one to blame but them­ selves. '•.IV �JFase Eight ANNUAL REPORT For the fiscal year ended April 30, 1968 UNITED INDUSTRIAL WORKERS OF NORTH AMERICA WELFARE FUND 275 20th Street, Brooklyn, New York 11215 ' H, '•> • b t t f f fi f s;1- to the SUPERINTENDENT OF INSURANCE of the STATE OF NEW YORK The data contained herein is for the purpose of providing general information as to the condition and affairs of the fund. The presentation is necessarily abbreviated. For a more comprehensive treatment, refer to the Annual Statement, copies of which may be inspected at the office of the fund, or at the New York State Insurance Department, 55 John Street, New York, New York 10038. S'i 'b! h r I I s I s \ c t i s c I r CHANGES IN FUND BALANCE (RESERVE FOR FUTURE BENEFITS) ADDITIONS TO FUND BALANCE Item 1. Contributions: (Exclude amounts entered in Item 2) $769,544.03 (a) Employer (b) Employee (c) Others (Specify) : (d) Total Contributions 2. Dividends and Experience Rating Refunds from Insurance Companies 3. Investment Income: 11,414.51 (a) Interest (b) Dividends 769,544.03 (c) Rents 4. 5. 6. I 1 7. (d) Others (Specify) (e) Total Income from Investments . Profit on disposal of investments Increase by adjustment in asset values of investments Other Additions: (Itemize) (a) (b) (c) Total Other Additions Total Additions 11,414.51 780,958.54 i i 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. Septcftdbeif 27, 1968 SEjiFJRiERS LOG DEDUCTIONS FROM FUND BALANCE Insurance and Annuity Premiums to Insurance Carriers and to Service Organizations (Including Prepaid Medical Plans) Benefits Provided Directly by the Trust or Separately Maintained Fund Pasrments to an Organization Maintained by the Plan for the Purpose of Providing Benefits to Participants (Attach latest operating statement of the Organization showing detail of administrative expense, supplies, fees, etc.) Payments or Contract Fees Paid to Independent Organizations or Individuals Providing Plan Benefits (Clinics, Hospitals, Doctors, etc.)... Administrative Expenses: (a) Salaries 59,642.55 (b) Allowances, Expenses, etc 4,266.44 (c) Taxes 2,609.13 (d) Fees and Commissions i;i,004.19 (e) Rent 5,180.60 (f) Insurance Premiums 290.53 804.00 (sr) Fidelity Bond Premiums (b) Other Administrative Expenses (Specify) see attachment 42,683.94 (i) Total Administrative Expenses Loss on disposal of investments Decrease by adjustment in asset values of investments Other Deductions: (Itemize) 431,793.18 37,678.06 3. Investments; (Other than Real Estate) (a) Bank Deposits At Interest and Deposits or Shares in Savings and Loan Associations (b) Stocks; (1) Preferred (2) Common (c) Bonds and Debentures: (1) Government Obligations (a) Federal y. (b) State and Municipal (2) Foreign Government Obligations (3) Non-Govemment Obligations (d) Common Trusts: (1) (Identify) (2) (Identify) (e) Subsidiary Organizations (Identify and Indicate Percentage of Ownership by this plan in the subsidiary) (1) % (2) % 4. Real Estate Loans and Mortgages 5. Loans and Notes Receivable: (Other than Real Estate) (a) Secured (b) Unsecured 6. Real Estate: ' (a) Operated (b) Other Real Estate 7. Other Assets: (a) Accrued Income (b) Prepaid Expenses (c) Other (Specify) 8. Total Assets 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. LIABILITIES Insurance and Annuity Premiums Payable .. Unpaid Claims (Not Covered by Insurance) Accounts Payable Accrued Expenses Other Liabilities (Specify) Reserve for Future Benefits (Fund Balance) Total Liabilities and Reserves 50,433.47 536,087.84 536,087.84 536,087.84 UNITED INDUSTRIAL WORKERS OF NORTH AMERICA WELFARE FUND ATTACHMENT TO THE ANNUAL STATEMENT TO THE SUPERINTENDENT OF INSURANCE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK For the Year Ended April 30, 1968 Deductions from Fund Balance Item 12(h)—Other Administrative Expenses Postage, express and freight $ 13.62 Telephone and telegraph . ..j, 1,544.09 Equipment rental i 3,853.96 Miscellaneous 3,633.85 Repairs and maintenance 947.50 Dues and subscriptions 213.67 Stationery, printing and supplies 7,423.48 Employee benefits 4,023.98 Tabulating service 15,751.17 Microfilm 270.93 Outside temporary office help 99.76 Miscellaneous Trustees meetings expense 10.98 Field audit expense 1,295.97 New Jersey and New York Disability Insurance expense 1,429.58 Information booklets—benefits 2,171.40 $42,683.94 ANNUAL REPORT OF THE 126,481.38 United Industrial Workers of North America Welfare Fund STATE OF COUNTY OF New York Kinas } Frederik B. Paulsen (ft) (b) (c) Total Other Deductions 16. Total Deductions 480,750.00 .and. A1 Kerr A.'-4 Trustees of the Fund and.... 595,952.62 affirm, under the penalties of perjury that the contents of this Annual Report are true and hereby subscribe thereto. RECONCILEMENT OF FUND BALANCE 17. Fund Balance (Reserve for Future Benefits at Beginning of Year) 18. Total Additions During Year (Item 7) 19. Total Deductions During Year (Item 16) 20. Total Net Increase (Decrease) 351,081.92 Employer 780,958.54 595,952.62 21. Fund Balance (Reserve for Future Benefits) at end of Year (Item 14, Statement of Assets and Liabilities) V 185,005.92 536,087.84 Employee ^ STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES ASSETS -Item ^ 1. . Cftsh ............................a....................... • ^ 2. ^ftftftbvables: ^ (a) Contributions: , (1) Employer r; ; (2) Other (Specify) (b) Dividends or Experience Rating Refunds ^ (c) Other (Specify) see attachment 54,299.85 Othem (ledlcate titles): *. •' ' ir 604.62 �September ^ 1965 SEAFARERS LOG _ Jhftle of aTale 7' OR CENTURIES BEFORE the eaitft's petrol^un iknown with which we are all so familiar today was to exist, man's quest was for an altogether different kind of oil which was derived from denizens of the sea who were not even designed by Mother Nature to be there in the first place. Whales, some species of which are not at all the enormous creatures the term brings to mind, have been hunted by all the coastal inhabitants of the earth from earliest times for their coveted oil, their magnifi­ cent teeth, and their blubber which was prized for dietary as well as medicinal purposes. Although the ancient practice of whaling has been almost completely abandoned in the United States, it is still actively pursued—at least by Soviet Russia, Japan and Norway. Putting in at Sydney, Australia, last May 20, a Soviet whaling fleet—consisting of 20 catcher boats and a modem factory ship fully capable of processing the catch—declared that it had captured its full quota of 3,321 whales, mostly of the fin and sei variety. Four Japanese, two Norwegian and two other Russian whaling fleets were also active during the same period. Practiced mainly by Eskimos, to whcMn whaling is traditional, there is little else of the art remaining on the North American continent. While the whale's meat is still a delicacy in some parts of the world, and its other contributions are still evident in many available products, these once prized creatures have been largely forgotten except as oddities or subjects of legend. How many of us remember that the playful dolphin is a whale? Or the frolicsome porpoise. We don't think of them as whales because some varieties are only four feet long. Nevertheless, this is a big family—one that has captured the imagination and has been outstanding in literature and fable from the time of Jonah to Moby Dick and beyond. The largest animal on earth is the blue, or sulphurbottom, whale which grows to a length of over 100 feet and weighs up to 125 tons. The world's fiercest animal is the killer whale—sometimes called the gram­ pus, but really a big dolphin—which reaches a top length of only about 30 feet. Even larger whales flee from the ferocity of this creature because the species will attack in packs and bite huge chunks out of the victim, literally tearing him to pieces. Some whales will actually attack ships, and killers attack men—particularly when enraged by harpoons. They have tremendous power in their tails, which are their chief means of propulsion. PIGMY RIGHT WHALE . s-(9ot man on jam* seals r—-• .A' as whales'' There is a story on record of a killer named "Old Tom", who haunted an Australian shore station for more than 80 years and could always be easily identi­ fied by his unique markings. Although he terrorized several generations of local fishermen, he didn't dis­ courage their whaling activities. Despite such dangers and the additional perils and inconveniences putting out to the unknown seas, whale-hunting has been practiced not only as far back as recorded history but even by pre-historic men in small skin-boats. It is believed to have begun with the taking of whales which had been helplessly stranded on or near the shore. This was so because of the varied products available from the animal. Chief among these is its oil, which is of excellent quality. Also important are baleen— or whalebone—from the teeth of the sperm whale and the tusks, particularly of the narwhal. Ambergris, a valuable substance used in making per­ fume is another product of the sperm whale, as is spermaceti—an oil found in the beast's head and used in the manufacture of ointments and candles. The skin of some other species also makes fine leather. In the days of the hoop-skirt, whalebones were much in demand for their stiffening. Just as with the pig, the whale is processed in efficient factories which utilize everything but the grunt. Among the most efficient whalers of the 17th Cen­ tury were the Dutch, who centralized their main oper­ ations in Spitzbergen, just south of the Arctic ice-cap. The most profitable whaling was found to be in the northern regions, so the whalers followed the mammals along the Gulf Stream, which bathes Iceland, the southern tip of Greenland, and the coast of Norway with its comparatively warm waters. In this way they avoided the perilous ice-packs. No matter what the hardships, the lure of fabulous Some of the 65 whales washed ashore and stranded at Firth of Velje, Denmark, recently. profits was always the magnet that drew these whalers on—and a good catch was like a gold-strike. Early whaling was a way of life for the Phoenicians in the west; the Japanese and Polynesians in the east. In America, the early colonists learned the business from the Indians, who, lacking large, ocean-going vessels, practiced whaling in flimsy canoes close in to shore. Their main target was the porpoise. Occasion­ ally they managed to drive their stone and bonepointed harpoons into great whales which wandered near shore and which they then drove to the beach or towed by hand or paddle power. A key problem was to keep the dead whale afloat so that it could be towed ashore and systematically stripped of its blubber, tongue (which was also much prized for its meat) and even its large bones which they used as a framework for housing. Early white settlers learned quickly from the Indians and soon developed their own industry, which centered around the great northern ports. New Bedford and Nantucket became world-famous whaling centers. The species pursued were the same black right whale which had first tempted the Basques. This creature migrates south each fall along the eastern American seaboard just as it does down the western European coast. It was the Basques, those ancient and mysterious people of the Bay of Biscay area of what today is Spain, who were the great whalers of the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries, until the Dutch and British took over, still utilizing Basque harpooners. A Basque sea-captain, Frangois Sopite Zaburu, al­ tered the whole course of whaling about 1600 A.D. when he invented a "floating factory" aboard ship made of brick and stone. This enabled the extraction of oil and baleen on the high seas and not only pre­ vented spoilage of the whale's carcass, but made it unnecessary for the ship to return home with a limited catch. The lengthening of the whaler's sea voyage produced important developments elsewhere. Following the path of the whale, British and Dutch ships managed to chart not only the lands of the northern waters, such as Spitzbergen and Greenland, but also Labrador and further parts of the North American continent. Other inventions which further refined whaling Page Nine Aboard the whaler, Anglo Norse, crew members prepare to dismember a newly captured prize. techniques were the development of the harpoon gun by Svend Foyn of Norway in the middle of the 19th Century and the building in 1923 of the first real factory ship by Captain Carl Anton Larsen. It was the harpoon gun which propelled the Nor­ wegians strongly into the whaling industry, where they proved more than worthy as competitors of the English and the Dutch. Whales are, of course, mammals, not fish. Scientifi­ cally they are known as cetaceans. Though primitive creatures, some varieties, such as the dolphin, have demonstrated a high order of intelligence and shown not only that they are amenable to training, but are being studied today by scientists who believe they have developed a language and can communicate with each other. Adapted by an unknown freak of nature to marine living and, especially to the need for ever increasing speed and maneuverability in the water, whales have come, through the thousands of years in which they have been living in the sea, to resemble fish not only in shape but in other exterior features. Being warm-blooded animals, their need to keep body temperature up has led to the development of an oil-filled tissue under the skin which retains heat. This blubber completely covers the animals and its unique quality has been a prime cause for the whaling industry. On the smaller species the blubber is about an inch thick, on the great whales it runs from 14 to as much as 20 inches in depth. Whales do not breathe in the water; they usually rise to the surface every five to ten minutes. Some, however, have been known to stay under for as long as two hours. When they reach the surface they "blow." This geyser-like stream is the forcible expell­ ing (ff the used air within the giant lungs, mixed with water vapor and being emitted through the one or two nostrils (depending on variety of whale) which are located far back on the head of the whale. The family is generally divided into baleen whales and toothed whales. Baleen, or whalebone, b a struc­ ture of hundreds of homy plates which grow down from the palate and form a sieve or screen. This variety feeds by swimming swiftly through wa­ ter loaded with the smallest mollusks or little fish—or with many—in the case of some sub varieties, micro­ scopic sea life called plankton—^with its mouth wide open. When the mouth is closed, water is forced out between the blades but the food is caught in the whale­ bone, crushed by the tongue and ingested internally. The mouth is actually a huge bucket for gathering large quantities of small life—this accounts for the enormous size of the whale's head which is about one third of the body's overall length. The toothed whales, including dolphins and por­ poises, generally live on cuttlefish, squid, octopuses and larger species of conventional fish. The only variety which will eat other warm-blooded animals— including humans—is the killer. We now know that all whales—particularly por­ poises and dolphins—^maintain a tremendous racket under water, mooing like cows, moaning, whistling and making chuckling sounds. Although they have no external ears and only small auditory exits, they appear to have very keen hearing both beneath and above the water. Known varieties include right whales (among which are the black, arctic and pygmy); rorquals (which in­ clude the blue and finner); humpbacks and gray whales. These are baleen whales. The toothed variety include the sperm, beaked, white whales, dolphins (in­ cluding the killer) and porpoises. The larger species, like the rights, humpbacks, finners and blues have been disappearing not only in the north but also in the open waters of the southern hemisphere. However, some species, like the sperm, have been making a healthy comeback. An overall world-wide annual catch quota has been^t by an International Whaling Commission at 14,500 bluewhale units—composed of either one blue, two finners, two and a half humpbacks or six seis (rcH-quals). •> �SEAFARERS r.OG Page Ten COP Congressman Charges Gov't Never Gave Priority to Maritime 1 t 1 1 1 1 s J i 1 ,1 I WASHINGTON—A Republican Congressman last week accused the Administration of never having given "high priority, or really any priority," to the nation's maritime problems. Representative James R. Grover (R-N.Y.), told a meeting sponsored by the nearly seven-million-member AFL-CIO Mari- 'vithout thanks." mittee eventually will become time Trades Department that While the President's advisory "the central theme of our nation's the Executive Branch of gov­ group was working on a program maritime policy." ernment had taken a "head-in-the- to revitalize the merchant marine, He recommended a variety of sand posture in considering the he charged, "the bureaucrats were steps to strengthen the civiliantroubles that we have in shipping busy trying to scuttle our fleet." owned and civilian-manned mer­ and shipbuilding." He said that Executive Branch chant fleet, declaring: The New York Congressman personnel, who were "supposed "We should help to build more noted that earlier this month, to be assisting" the blue-ribbon ships, making sure that they are President Johnson had issued a panel, "formed their own secret built in American yards; we one-sentence statement dissolving committee" known as the Inter­ should insist that other countries his tripartite Maritime Advisory agency Task Force. Its proposals which are so willing to accept our Committee, created in 1964 to ran completely counter to those foreign aid should also be willing study merchant marine problems of the Advisory Committee, to have that foreign aid arrive in and recommend a new national Grover said. American ships; we should tax policy. Progress Thwarted American companies which own Dissolution of the Committee, "Where the President's Ad­ runaway-flag ships so that they Grover said, "has put an end to visory Committee pleaded for will find it less palatable to regis­ a four-year farce." He added that more," he said, "the Interagency ter and crew their vessels abroad; the efforts of the Committee com­ Task Force recommended less; we should insist that imports posed of labor, management and where the labor, management and which are covered by protective public representatives had been public representatives urged the quotas move in American-flag "doomed to failure almost from government to advance, the bu­ vessels; we should insist on equi­ the outset." table tax treatment for the entire reaucrats advocated retreat." The Congressman contended merchant marine. . . ." "For years," the New Yorker charged, "it has been obvious to that the Task Force report was Grover also called for striking most of us that the Maritime the only one to be publicly circu­ a "balance" between the use of Advisory Committee, its activities lated by the government, and that subsidies and cargo preference and its recommendations had not its recommendations "formed the laws, to prevent subsidizing some been welcomed by this Adminis­ basis for subsequent Administra­ carriers twice—"once with oper­ tration. It did its work without tion proposals to Congress." ating and construction subsidies, Grover forecast that, despite and again with cargo that is re­ thanks, it submitted its report to the President without thanks, and the fact that it was pigeonholed served for American vessels and now it has been brusquely dis­ by the Administration, the report that is carried at preferential missed by the President—again of the Maritime Advisory Com­ rates." September 6 to September 19, 196& DECK DEPARTMENT TOTAL REGISTERED TOTAL SHIPPED All Groups All Gronps Port Boston New York Philadelphia Baltimore Norfolk Jacksonville Tampa Mobile New Orleans .... Houston Wilmington San Francisco ... Seattle Totals Port Boston New York Philadelphia Baltimore Norfolk Jacksonville Tampa Mobile New Orleans .... Houston Wilmington San Francisco ... Seattle i'otals r Port Boston New York Philadelphia Baltimore ....... Norfolk Jaeksonville Tampa HobUe Now Orleans .... Houston Wilmington San Francisco-... Heattle Totals Class A Class B 5 3 61 44 7 8 37 19 7 11 12 7 19 8 33 20 41 44 67 30 18 27 27 60 20 11 354 292 Class A Class!i Class C 3 1 0 29 37 20 3 5 3 28 11 7 8 12 4 7 4 7 4 4 0 20 21 2 9 21 2 31 25 7 13 26 15 20 41 33 9 13 18 206 199 118 REGISTERED on BEACH All Groups Class A GassB 10 14 98 184 14 19 90 24 15 37 6 20 8 19 15 63 75 122 104 116 2 35 19 70 6 43 396 832 ENGINE D9ARTMENT TOTAL REGISTERED TOTAL SHIPPED REGISTERED on BEACH STEWARD DVARTMRIT TOTAL SHIPPED REGISTERED on BEACH All Gronps Class A Class B 0 1 61 83 6 6 16 26 6 14 10 15 6 10 22 23 27 38 19 40 10 23 40 36 17 18 239 332 All Groups Class A Class B Class C 0 1 1 40 16 35 7 4 2 3 19 12 9 12 5 14 10 10 4 0 1 24 17 4 14 3 17 21 22 18 9 14 21 23 37 30 9 12 7 190 197 120 All Groups Class A ClassB 5 1 35 29 8 5 19 11 4 5 4 7 13 2 18 14 30 22 22 25 6 7 87 50 13 13 214 191 All Groups 1 38 1 9 2 5 4 14 17 24 6 47 9 177 1 11 4 14 9 3 3 11 3 11 4 43 9 126 2 13 5 5 9 11 1 1 1 6 9 21 3 86 All Groups ClaasA ClassB 3 4 93 127 16 15 39 56 17 12 15 18 10 4 50 28 68 84 106 91 3 12 16 47 25 32 530 461 AU Groups ClassA ClassB 8 2 43 116 13 18 20 65 15 21 8 7 9 6 18 54 96 51 76 53 13 2 56 35 11 12 547 281 Srptembsr 27* 1968 YOITKIW Seaf a r er *s 'S WORTH etter Buying By Sidney Margolius Beware of Trade School Frauds A Minneapolis newspaper reporter with a heart is shocked by what he found writing a series of articles about trade and correspondence schools. "I feel there are thousands of people, predominantly poor, who are being cheated and fleeced and are never emitting a peep or protest," Mark Wyman, labor reporter for The Minneapolis Tribune, said re­ cently. "Time after time I realized that people who had been cheated or over-promised felt there was nothing they could do. They feared a lawsuit; they feared garnishment; they feared the public shame which newspaper publicity would bring. "I never really grasped how this trade school fraud system could keep operating until I spent part of an evening with a young factory worker who had been hooked by a heavy equipment school (60 correspondence lessons and two weeks' residence to become an expert ca heavy equipment). "He is married, has two little children and lives in a small suburban home. He displayed complete ignorance as to his safety from further bother by the school once he had written in to cancel though it meant losing the $200 registration. He still thought the school could get him somehow. As I went to leave, he commented, 'You're not going to put this in the paper, are you?'" Wyman's articles in The Minneapolis Tribune produced some facts that young workers seeking to improve themselves—as well as parents and students interested in vocational training—absolutely must know. These revelations are especially important now because, among other types of schools, many computer "institutes" have sprung up. Almost every family with a high-school graduate automatically gets a halfdozen or more mail solicitations from computer schools as well as the customary solicitations from business schools and other trade schools. Wyman tells about the experiences of one youth who sought com­ puter training. First he lost $ 150 when a fraudulent computer training school closed up. He wanted to avoid a second misstep but could find no one to advise him frankly on what to watch for in specific trade schools. So he checked on a course at another "computer institute" that would cost $1,080. The ads implied that he could become a programmer. But he soon realized that withjut more edu­ cational background he would qualify only for a lower-skill job as a computer or key-punch operator. An ad in our files shows a cartoon of one boy saying to another: "Hey, Joe, how did you get such a high-paying job? You just finished high school a couple of months ago." The other boy answers: 'Sure, Bob! I took a terrific course at the Computer Institute. I learned how to operate a computer—it's real cool! I got this real good job as soon as I graduated." Upon further inquiry, we found that the minimum course is 13 weeks at a cost of $845; that almost all students take longer than that, and that when they finish, they are ready only to be programmer trainees with a private employer, not programmers. The real problem, as Mark Wyman found, is where to get impartial, candid advise about various schools. The guidance director at one high school told Wyman: "We used to tell students to check with the Better Business Bureau, but that didn't do any good." Another high-school counseling director said: "We can't go any more by the fact that trade schools are Gl-approved, because many of the schools we have trouble with are Gl-approved." Nor can you be completely reassured by the fact that a school is approved or accredited by state education authorities. While this is at least more assurance than no state approval at all, in many states the laws governing private vocational schools are inadequate, or weakly administered. Another guide usable for correspondence schools—but again not wholly satisfactory—is whether the school is approved by the National Home Study Council. Among the useful facts Wyman dug up is that the fraudulent trade schools threaten more often than they actually sue students who do not complete a course and refuse to pay any more money. The schools themselves are afraid of the publicity that might result from a court trial. Besides consulting high school counselors, and state, V.A. and Better Business Bureau records (even if these are uncertain assurances) talk to large employers in the area. They can tell you if the training and job prospects are as good as a school claims. Young people interested in technician training in the medical field also should consult local hospitals, labs, doctors and dentists before signing up for a course. Many of the private schools offering training as medical-laboratory technicians, are not approved by the professional and medical associations. Their graduates then find it hard to get jobs in the field they assumed they were being trained for. Showing how important it is to first consult potential employers and local unions about trade schools, Wyman says, the young worker who signed up for the heavy-equipment course checked with the local . Associated General Contractors the next day. They told him the course was worthless; equipment-operator jobs were scarce, and wages far below those suggested by the salesman. It was too bad he did not call a day earlier. The $200 he paid was "nonrefundable." �September 27, 19M Seafarer's Brother Enjoys The LOG To The Editon I wish to compliment, you on the interesting articles printed in the Seafarers Log. My brother is a merchant seaman and has been with the Seafarers for over twenty years. The LOG is sent in care of one of my sisters and when she has finished reading it, she gives the paper to me. The stories I enjoy reading most are about the seafarer's adventures in the ancient and colonial days. Especially when they believed that the oceans were filled with strange crea­ tures. " It's amazing to think that the seamen living in those days had such superstitious ideas. I also enjoy reading of the experiences of some of the Sea­ farers adventures on their trips to foreign countries, especially stories of the way different peo­ ples live, etc. I hope that you will continue publishing more of these interesting articles in the Seafarers LOG. Sincerdy, Kenneth Gonyea Clinton, Mass. mMTTMWI tUe Wallace Policies Threat to Labor To The Editor: I was appalled at reading that some labor union members in Michigan are considering vot­ ing for George Wallace, the third-party candidate in No­ vember. This is a frightening indica­ tion that these midwestern citi­ zens—workers to whom the up­ coming election is of vital con­ sequence—are not really famil­ iar with the Wallace record. While Wallace was Governor of Alabama, workers received wages among the lowest in the nation, the state's tax structure was overwhelmingly in favor of the rich and its educational sys­ tem was—and remains—among the worst in America. Wallace gears his appeal toward, and is supported by union-haters and bigots. He kept workmen's com­ pensation in Alabama at the lowest in the nation and the state fails to meet all but one of the major AFL-CIO stand­ ards for a good workmen's com­ pensation law. On the subject of law-andorder, dear to Wallace's heart, hjs state has one of the highest murder rates in America. While Wallace was Governor in 1966, Alabama almost doubled the na­ tional average for murder per 100,000 persons. Wallace brag­ ged that he would turn schools over to local control. Yet as Governor, he brought in state troopers to enforce his own will over local school authorities in Alabama. He has used State Troopers as his personal gestapo and body guards. In fact. State Troopers have left the state to campaign with him. Who then, is guarding against crime back in Alabama? Some otherwise well-meaning and informed citizens in the north may have a fear of com- . petition from minority groups and Wallace is an expert in the SEAFARERS use of fear and hate. If our democratic society is to survive these foolish fears must be set aside. They deal with emotional issues and only clear thinking can solve them. For instance, what would Wallace do for un­ ions if he became President? No progressive legislation would be passed; that is fairly obvious. Indeed, Wallace would undoubtly move to overturn, if possible, some of labor's big­ gest gains. Just look at one of his staunchest supporters, Edward Ball, who steadfastly runs the Florida East Coast Railway as a scab operation, rather than settle with striking railroad workers. We should all do everything possible to look most carefully at what really makes racists like Wallace tick. It only takes a few seconds to pull the lever in the voting booth. But in that instant a lifetime of legislative progress, bitterly fought for by organized labor could be seri­ ously jeopardized. Paul Hunt Nixon Continues True to Form To The Editor: The stand Richard Nixon has taken on the farm workers strike comes as no surprise. As most people in labor expected, he is siding fully with Governor Ronald Reagan and his pals, the grape growers. This attitude shows that, rather than "new" as he'd have us all believe, he's just the same old Nixon. His double talk on the nomination of Abe Fortas as Supreme Court Justice; his claim that he is for the nuclear test ban treaty while refusing to actively support its passage, and his insincere "law-andorder" statements—aimed clear­ ly at the potential Wallaceracist vote, all serve to prove conclusively to me that Nixon is still the familiar tricky Dick of 1952-1960. I sincerely hope that voters will not allow themselves to be misguided by his emotional half-truths but instead will weigh carefully the views of the candidates. James Chambers Seafarer Serving Hitch in Army To The Editw: I am a member of the SIU. As of now, I am in the United States Army, serving my time in turn, as my father and broth­ ers have done before me. I am in the 158th Assault Helicopter Battalion, stationed at Fort Carson, Colorado. My unit will be leaving for Viet­ nam, sometime in January or February of 1969. My father, Jose Castro, is a very old member of the SIU and has sailed on many of the Union's contracted ships. He will soon be completing 25 years of serv­ ice with the Union. I am hoping to receive the LOG whenever it comes out. I hope to be sailing again for the SiU, when I finish my time in the Army. Sincere, Sp.4 PedrpA. Cwiro United States Anny LOG Fmge Eievea Seafarer Darwin Key Is Challenged By Golf Courses Around the World A set of golf clubs is standard equipment for Seafarer Darwin Koy, whenever he ships out. Brother Koy, who has played golf for some ten years, recently received a trophy for winning the third flight at the Santa Maria Country Club championships in California. He takes his clubs with him everywhere and has played many courses all over the world. "The Santa Maria champion­ ship was for club members," Brother Koy told the LOG. He has been a member about five years. "It was a match play and I won four matches to win the trophy," he explained. Flights are based on handicap, with the first flight for golfers with a scratch or low handicap. It goes up to six flights. Koy's handicap is 12. "I don't get the opportunity to play much, due to the fact that I am at sea most of the time, but I made it a point to be in town for this tournament," he said. "I took my vacation during the time the tournament was scheduled." Played In Pro-Am Following the Santa Maria club championships, the California Open tournament was held on the same course and Brother Koy also entered this pro-am competi­ tion. His partner was Wayne Otis, a Long Beach professional who teaches at a driving range. Koy and his partner "finished in a four-way-tie for second place," and the Seafarer received a cash prize of almost $80. He previously won the fifth Seafarer Darwin Koy displays the trophy he received for winning the flight of a tournament in Hunt­ third flight of the Santa Maria Country Club championships. Brother ington Beach back in 1958. "When Koy joined-the Union in 1957, in the Port of Wilmington. An avid my brother took up the game I golfer, he takes his clubs with him on all his voyages, without fail. decided to take it up myself," Koy said. "Now, I take my clubs every­ nice, quiet course there and it was green. 1 can get pretty good dis­ where." Although he possesses a probably safer there than down­ tance, but then my putting and fine set of expensive golf clubs, he town." Brother Koy, who sails as never worries about them during FOWT and machinist, has made chipping falls down." He explained that "you have to a voyage. "I have them secured five trips to Vietnam, the last being acquire a feel for putting and chip*in my foc'sle aiid they are just about 18 months ago. The golf as safe as anything else if the course is on the outskirts of town. ping and, being away at sea" for long periods, I lose part of my weather gets rough," he noted. "I "Perhaps it's no longer as quiet feel." "In chipping, you shoot also take a small TV set along as it used to be," he said. straight at the pin and have to and neither it nor the clubs have "I have also played in South­ know about distance and the right ever been damaged." ampton, England, which has a touch for hitting the ball," he Sailing gives a man a chance to fine municipal course and which pointed out. "It comes only with see the world and in Koy's case, a I would consider one of the nicest constant practice, and of course chance to play on courses in many I've played on. The fee is reason­ this is difficult to acquire while countries. "I played a lot of golf able and the people are friendly." sailing steadily." in Saigon. When I was there, my "Japan has possibly some of His favorite among the profes­ shipmates thought I was crazy the most beautiful golf courses sional golfers is 48-year-old Julius because I played every day we were in port." However, he found anywhere," he continued, "al­ Boros, this year's winner of the it quite safe on the golf course, in though the better ones are re­ PGA tournament and one of the spite of the war. "They have a served for club members." Re­ top players on the tour. "He has cently, television's "World Series the smoothest and easiest swing of Golf" was held at a course in in golf," Koy believes. "If I'm in Manila, which Koy has also had New 'B' Book Man a tournament he's in, I'll follow a chance to try. He describes him around the course. He hits a this one as "hard and challeng­ heck of a ball and when I see his ing." easy swing, I cut down on my Golf courses of Pakistan, Ven­ own for about three weeks, then ezuela and Curacoa present the fall back to trying to murder it." golfer with an even tougher test. Besides the aforementioned Otis, "There isn't a blade of grass on them and the scores really go up," the only other pro Koy played Brother Koy said. While in Paki­ with was Duke Ulmer. "I played stan, he played with that nation's with him in Long Beach, but I professional champion. "He had believe he lives in Florida now," a real old set of clubs and was sort he said. of comical looking, but he knew Brother Koy hopes to play golf every bump on the course and- as much as possible in the future exactly how much roll he would and is very interested in compet­ get." ing in the regular competition of Best Round was 76 the California State Open., Jn or­ Koy, who shoots in the mid- der to qualify, the golfer must 80's, said his best round ever was shoot good enough to make ^jar a 76 which he fired at Recreation ; Park in Long Beach and again at consistently. Bcirn in Salinas, Californfa- ]te Lakewood, a Los Angeles County Ronald Searcy just received his course. The only hole in one he now lives in Huntington Bc^qh. 8 book at the New York fialj/ He made "was on a pitch and put Koy joined the Unicm in Wil­ ships as FOWT, most recently on course and they don't count." The mington and has sailed withtL'&e the Mqhawki sailing to Vietnam;'' ^JSeafaref can, "driye a. ball off the SIU for 11 years. During World He's looking for a European run. tee with ease. I'm poorest off the War II he served in the Navy. •* •> �Pace Twrfre t SEAFARERS LOG Seafarer Retails 'WonJerfal Lite' As Sailing Career Comes to an End Sq^cmber 27, 1968 FINAL DEPARTURES Fred Mapstone, 52: Broncho­ Louis Bentley, 63: Brother pneumonia claimed the life of Bentley died August 3, of a myo­ Brother Mapstone cardial infarction on June 10, in at USPHS Hos­ Tampa, Florida. pital in Galves­ He was a native ton, Texas. Bom of Youngstown, in Alabama, he Ohio and lived in lived in Pasadena, Tampa. A mem­ t Texas. Seafarer ber of the engine ,| Bentley sailed in department, his f the engine departlast ship was the ^ ment and joined Vantage Venture. Brother Map­ the SIU in New Orleans. His last stone joined the SIU in Tampa. vessel was the Del Sud. Surviving During World War II he served is a sister, Mrs. Arlin Fernandez, in the Army. Surviving is his wid­ of Pasadena. Brother Bentley was ow, Julia. Burial was held in Oak buried in the Grandview Memo­ Grove Cemetery, Tampa. rial Cemetery, Pasadena. Seafarer Benjamin Gary recalled some of the highlights of a long career at sea, while picking up his first pension check at the SIU hall in Baltimore. Brother Gary retired on doctor's orders be­ cause of heart trouble but he did it "with great reluctance." "Sailing is a wonderful life," he said. "I really gave the doctors a hard deservedly well-known for its fine friends, but . since we were carry­ time about giving it up but fi­ restaurants and places of enter­ ing a full cargo of ammunition nally had to bow to their find­ tainment that cater to seamen, he at the time, the crew breathed a ings." mighty sigh of relief when the said. A taste for the sea came to him Diu-ing his sailing career Gary firing stopped." early in life. His father was in has fished a great deal and still A more humorous moment dur­ the fishing and oyster business hops in the car to take in some ing the war came in Guam. and also was once an ocean sur- fishing—mostly for perch—in the "Fighting was still going on," veyor. A long-time resident of Bal­ Baltimore area at every opportuni­ Gary recalled, "but we were in a timore, Gary grew-up in West ty. "We used to fish a lot from safety zone for a while. A group Point, Virginia, not too far from the ships, and I caught a good of us—Seafarers and Navy seaRichmond. He sailed as an OS number of sea bass," he said. bees—were standing around a on his first trip but since he had "We'd use meat hooks and catch coconut tree, trying to figure out some experience as an electrician, sharks and barracuda, too. The <|> a way to get the fruit down. One he soon switched over to the eng­ biggest fish I believe I ever caught, fellow said it was a simple thing ine department. He has sailed was an eel 24-feet long. I was on Willard Mulling, 52: Brother mostly as chief electrician in the Robin Gray in South Africa to do. He picked up a piece of coral, told the rest of us to stand Mulling died on August 7, while recent years. at the time." back, and threw the coral up into a member of the Like most Seafarers, he's "been Mistaken for Enemy the tree. "We discovered his rea­ crew of the Canabout everywhere," although be When Brother Gary joined the son soon enough. There must have tigny. Death oc­ concedes there are a few ports he SIU in Norfolk, World War II been 100 monkeys up there and curred in Bom­ missed in his travels. Australia bay. A Seafarer ranks at the top of his preference was still on and he soon was they promptly bombarded us with since 1944, he list of foreign nations. "The peo­ sailing in the combat zones where coconuts. We had all we wanted ple are so much like we are," he he had his share of close calls. or could carry without really hav­ sailed in the said. "They alwavs treat vou fine The most dangerous situation in ing to work for them." deck department. as long as you behave." While in which he fiund himself was when Brother Mulling Electronics Bug Australia, Brother Gary had an he was aboard the Blue Ridge was born in Geor­ Although he is retiring, Gary opportunity to sample a favorite Victory and the vessel was almost doesn't plan to become inactive. gia and made his home in Savan­ local sport, chasing kangaroos by blown out of the water—^not by "I have studied some electronics," nah. His last previous ship was the Germans, as it turned out, but jeep. he said. "I might continue my the Council Grove. He joined the in error by a friendly English studies by either attending a Union in Savannah, sailing as "The Australians don't hurt the animals—they try only to catch shore battery. school here in Baltimore or taking both AB and bosun. Surviving "The Blue Ridge Victory," he a correspondence course. I've al­ is his widow, Evelyn. them and sometimes keep them for pets. Believe me, they can recalled, "got behind its convoy so' done some minor service work really run," the Seafarer said. on a trip to London. As we made on television sets." "About six of us from the ship our way up the river Thames, the His interest in electronics stems were invited along and we chased ship was spotted by a shore instal­ from some time he spent on the the kangaroos over hills and gul­ lation. The personnel had not "1835," a missile-tracking vessel, lies 14-feet deep. I was hanging been informed in time of sched­ in 1957. "Those ships had num­ onto the jeep with both hands," uled shipping, so they assumed the bers, not names," he remembers. Blue Ridee Victory was a German he remembered. "They were run by the Swanee Gary also lists Bangkok, Thai­ vessel and opened fire on us with­ Company and were very small Miss Loma Coils, bom Augiist land, and Singapore as favorite out knowing we were Americans. "The Captain lost no time in and reminded me of Japanese 21, 1968, to Seafarer and Mrs. places. The people are very graci­ fishing boats. I think those were Jose R. Colls, Rio Piedras, P. R. ous in Bangkok and Singapore is informing the British that we were about the roughest trips I ever ^ made. Each missile-tracking ship Freddie Davoctd, Jr., born June had its own set position and would track the rockets to recover 1, 1968, to Seafarer and Mrs. their cones. Gary's ship ran to Freddie G. Davocol, Seattle, Washington. Brazil. Gary and his wife, Jennie, have Edmund Landron, born July been married 27 years and have Thomas R. Martinsen Friends of Eric Johan Berg a son, Donald—also a Seafarer— 30, 1968, to Seafarer and Mrs. Please contact your father, and a daughter, Nancy. Nancy is Jesus Landron, Brooklyn, N.Y. Anyone having information ^ concerning the whereabouts of any Charles Martinsen, S/S Chatham, married and has six children, Gary Stacy Lee Andrews, born Au­ relatives of the late Seafarer, Eric Admiralty Marine Corp., Suite said proudly. Although they never Johan Berg, who died August 18, 2008, 30 East 42nd St., New sailed together, Gary recalled that gust 20, 1968, to Seafarer and 1968, in Seattle, Washington, York, N.Y. 10017, as soon as pos­ his ship once arrived in India Mrs. Monty C. Andrews, San please contact the law firm of sible in regard to an important the day after Donald's arrival in Pedro, Calif. Vance, Davies, Roberts and Bet- matter. the same port and they had a sur­ tis, Room 815, 1411 Fourth Ave­ Tammy Lee Lister, born Au­ prise reunion. Donald is married nue Building, battle, Washington. <|> gust. 8, 1968, to Seafarer and and has one child. The telephone number is (206) Mrs. Danny Otto Lister, Houston, Enjoys Painting MU 2-7784. Texas. Curtis Elwood Nelson Gary spends much of his lei­ Please write to your mother, sure time painting. "I painted at ^ Robert Harris, born August 9, Mrs. Martha Lou Nelson at Box sea sometimes, mostly at night. 1968, to Seafarer and Mrs. Mor­ George E. PIckels 343, Howard Lake, Minn. 55349, My favorite subjects were always Please contact Mrs. Sarah M. as soon as possible, or telephone the sea and ships — especially gan A. Harris, New Caney, Texas. Pickels at 2319 Bailey Terrace, 543-5321. Spanish Galleons. I also do fairly Tracy Lynn McCombs, bora Philadelphia, Pa., as soon as well on flowers and religious sub­ February 27, 1968, to Seafarer possible. jects." and Mrs. Walter Lee McCombs, Although sorry to see his career Pasadena, Texas. E. H. Stinehelfer end a little sooner than he'd David E. Hanki hoped. Seafarer Gary had hi^ Please contact American Bulk Kenneth Edward Evans, born Please contact Mr. and Mrs. praise for the SIU pension plan, Carriers, Inc. at 711 Third Ave­ August 18, 1968, to Seafarer and J. B. Hanki at 556 S. Craft Highnue, New York, N. Y., in regard and other Union benefits, that Mrs. Arnold Ralph Evans, Flo'way, Mobile, Ala. 36617, as soon to a check being held there for rala, Ala. make retiring easier for the sea­ as possible. you. man of today." "Seamen are —.!>— much better off than they were Margaret Nelbert, bom July 5, when 1 first shipped out," he de­ 1968 to Seafarer and Mrs. Rich­ BillPhillips clared. "You were lucky then if ard Neibert, Hayward, Wise. Louis W, Caitwright ^YdCit- friend William "Andy" you got something to eat, and you ji^ddrson would like you to Please contact Back and Nuss- never heard of overtime. The SIU Jnane Ciystai Carr, born Au­ ddtrie on down when you can, or man, Walter P. Back, Esq., at 210 has brought us all a long way to gust 4, 1968, to Seafarer and Mrs. wS^te; His address is 601 S. W. 78 Main Street, Hackensack, N. J. today's decent salary and decent Johnny Carr, Jr., New Orleans, Court, Miami, Florida 33144. 07601 i as soon as possible. care. It can't be beat." La. ^3> — il> i —4,— i— r Gerald Kazmlerski, 32: Broth­ er Kazmierski died in Qui Nhon, Vietnam, June 19, while a crewmember aboard f W the Albany. Death ' ^V was caused by ac­ cidental drown­ ing. Seafarer Kaz­ mierski was a na­ tive of Michigan and resided in Houston, Texas. He sailed in the deck department. A Seafarer since 1964, he joined in the Port of Baltimore. The body was returned to the United States for burial in Bay City, Mich. Surviving is his mother, Mrs. Bimey Kazmierski, of Bay City. Marcos Garcia, bora Septem­ ber 3, 1968, to Seafarer and Mrs. Angel R. Garcia, San Jose, Puerto Rico. .J. Tommy Lee Lee, born April 27, 1968, to Seafarer and Mrs. Pao Ching Lee, San Francisco, Calif. Wages Being Held Texas City Refining, Inc., is holding unclaimed wages for the Seafarers listed below. Some of these checks are quite old and if not claimed within a reasonable length of time, may fall under the pro­ visions of the Texas escheat law. The following are re­ quested to claim this money promptly: Lee Ronton; Jose M. Cas> tefl; William R. Corry; C. E. Durden; E. G. Gorman; J. W. Graves; H. W. Kennedy; D. E. Mackey; R. R. Mlley; James W. McFarh'n; Anthony T. Prescott; Roberto A. Prin­ cipe; Ismael Roman; FMHlp Serpas and Martun Sierra. In order to make payment, the company must have a signed request from the man himself, including his social I security number, his "Z" num­ ber and instructions regarding payment. Please send neces­ sary information to Mr. L. W. Westfall, Marine Accounting Supervisor, Texas City Re­ fining, Inc., Marine Division, P. O. Box 1271, Texas City, Texas 77590. .V �September 27, 1968 L&G Page Tidrleea Seafaring Camera Bug Rims Record Of Many Interesting Ports Visited Jim Cunningham shows fellow Seafarer John Wolkoski of engine department one of his cameras in the New York hall. Brother Cun­ ningham takes pictures of all the ports he visits. A second electrician, Cunningham joined the SlU in 1966 and last sailed on Robin Gray. In addition to the pursuit of his sailing career, travelling affords Seafarer Jim Cunningham the opportunity to indulge his hobby of photography. Cunningham, who sails as second electrician, recently completed a voyage on ® thorities would not let him photo­ the Robin Gray (Isthmian). graph gun emplacements or 155Although he has taken pic­ millimeter guns. He spends much tures in every port he visits, he time at sea photographing his ship­ particularly enjoyed Hawaii which mates and hopes some day to sub­ "is especially conducive for color mit some of his work to amateur photography." Brother Cunning­ photography contests. ham recalls that he also found a His early camera experience wax museum in Honolulu a partic­ came in Elizabeth, New Jersey, ularly interesting subject. "The where he took a job in a local museum captures the whole his­ photography studio at the age of tory of the island, showing fig­ ures of the famous native chiefs. 14. "I learned how to use the Captain Cook and others," he camera properly, handled printing said. "I took a whole sequence of and did portrait work," he re­ shots, but the lighting was not the called. Brother Cunningham owns best and about four of them didn't three cameras, a Mamrya,. Sekor turn out. I really enjoyed Hawaii, STL, Mimaflex and TOPCON— though, and was sorry when I had all of Japanese manufacture. The lenses, he explained, are 300 MM, to leave." Cunningham also enjoys photo­ 28 MM, and 135 MM. He much graphing children. They are, he prefers using a still camera and believes, "very amusing and co­ says he never managed to acquire operative subjects." He considers the "feel" for a motion picture a picture of a Vietnamese child, camera. another of a sunset in Panama, A native of Staten Island, N. Y., and some of the shots from the he joined the Union in the Port wax museum, among his best pic­ of New York in 1966. The 24tures. year old seaman is a resident of While in Vietnam, he took Elizabeth. A graduate of the Harry scores of photos. "I took shots of Lundeberg School of Seamanship, children, military equipment, such his first ship was the Steel Ex­ as tanks and gun boats, and vari­ ecutive. Prior to shipping out, he ous other local scenes." However, had spent a year at the Newark he pointed out that military au- campus of Rutgers University. DIGEST of SIU MEETINGS CHATHAM (Waterman , September IB —Chairman, Dewey Jordan: Secretary, Wilfred Moore. A vote of thanks was ex­ tended to the steward department for a job well done. Some disputed OT in the deck department. Discussion held regardins medical assistance available to those members who become sick at sea. MALDEN VICTORY (Alcoa), Ausust 1—Chairman, Jesse M. Case; Secretary, Willie A. Walker. Ship's delesate re­ ported that everythins is runnins smooth­ ly. Vote of thanks was extended to the steward department for the fine food and service. OBBRLIK VICTORY (Steamship Serv­ ice), July 21—Chairman, W. Wentlihs: Secretary, Albert G. Espeneda. Brother C. N. Smith, Jr. was elected to serve as ship's delesate. Discussion held on retirment plan. 910.99 in ship's fund. No beefh were reported by department delesates. Everythins Is runnins smoothly. OCEANIC TIDE (Admiralty Marine), September 2—Chairman, J. Harrelh Sec­ retary, Frank Kusturai Brother r. M. Collins resigned as ship's delegate, and Brother J. A. Crawford was elected to serve in his place. $11.00 in ship's fund. Some disputed OT in engine department. OBERLIN VICTORY (Sea-Land Serv­ ice), September 8—Chairman, C. D. Mer­ rill ; Secretary, A. G. Espeneda. Ship's delegate reported that everything is run­ ning smoothly. No disputed OT was re­ ported by department delegates. All repairs were taken care of. Discussion held about retirement plan. Vote of thanks was extended to the entire steward department for the good food and service. Vote of thanks was also extended to the ship's delegate, and the three department delegates, for a job well done. RICE VICTORY (Victory Carriers), July 28—Chairman, George Schmidt; Sec­ retary, James Smith. Everything is run­ ning smoothly. Some disputed OT in engine department to be taken up with patrolman. Discussion held regarding re­ tirement plan. Also discussed was the food aboard ship. CAPE CATOCHE (So. Atlantic ft Car­ ibbean), August 17—Chairman, F. R. Chameco; Secretary, F. J. Johnson. Brother Juan V. Fernandez was elected to serve as new ship's delegate. All crewmembers were ask^ to donate $1.00 to build up the ship's fbnd. Everything is running smoothly. Vote of thanks was extended to the steward department for the good chow. Ship's delegate Wilfred "Pops'* Shea wrote from the Monticello Victory (Victory Carriers) thstt co-operation between the Seafarers and officers has been excellent on this voyage. "We left the Gulf at the end of May, bound for Guam," Brother Shea reported. "Captain A. Jensen keeps her a happy ship on these long trips. »fireman and wiper, who had to months if he wishes. The name of The ship called at the Canal leave the ship in Bahrain because the ship will be changed to the Zone, Chiang, Taiwan, and Oki­ of illness. Raphael Toro, Jr., Byrd in the near future, the crew nawa. After some ship's delegate, reported that the learned. minor repairs in pay-off will be held in Subic Bay, ^ Yokohama, the but a date has not been scheduled "We are just starting a trip vessel was sched­ as yet. with a number of new men aboard uled to head for and it is up to the ^ the Caribbean, old timers to show Meeting Secretary Stanfey Kobut was ordered the way and lend instead to Saudi lasa reported from the Falrport a helping hand, (Waterman) that Arabia by way of whenever possi­ crew members a bunker stop in Shea ble," ship's dele­ were requested to Singapore. Then, gate Michael make a $1 dona­ it was on to Guam and Pearl Har­ Curry told Sea­ tion to beef up bor. Brother Shea said that the farers aboard the the ship's fund. weather "went from bad to good Iberville (Water­ Reasko All Seafarers were but everyone was comfortable, ex­ man). Meeting in ^agreement on cept for a couple of first trippers Chairman J. Cleaeki reported that the amount, he who were going through a new treasurer A. Reasko told the men experience while we dodged ty­ Kolasa said. Accordi^ng to the ship's treasury has $4.25. J. Meeting Clerk phoons and took some sea Davis, meeting secretary, wrote aboard." Steward George O'Beery Elmer Clarke, Jr., things are fine did a fine job keeping the crew aboard the ship and there have that the vessel will have a pay-off members well-fed and the engine been no complaints. There is some in San Francisco after calling on department was toj>-notch, as was disputed overtime reported by the Thailand, Vietnam and Japan. deck and engine department dele­ John Be^ar, R. E. Smith and T. the deck gang. gates which will be taken up with Harris have been elected depart­ the patrolman at pay-off time, ment delegates, Davis reported. Steward Samuel Davis is feed­ Clarke writes. Vertis Smith, meet­ ing all Seafarers aboard the North­ ing chairman, said that the steward western Victory department is in very good shape (Victory Carriers) with no beefs or disputed over­ in the best SIU time. They got a vote of thanks style and is keep- for a job well done. ing everybody happy. Meeting Chairman 'Butch' "After a year aboard the tanker All Seafarers on the TransWright reports. Jasmlna (Management and Ship­ northern (Hudson Waterways) es­ Brother Davis, in ping), the crew is caped injuries when the vessel w^ turn deminded all looking forward Davis attacked by Vietcong shellfire on the new Se^arers to paying-off in August 25 and again on August that "this is your home and you Bahrain," Ship's 27, ship's delegate James Bush should always keep it clean at all delegate William informed the LOG. times." Wright was elected ship's Rudd reported. "On the morning of August 25, delegate by his shipmates. Depart­ Repair work has we were coming up the river to ment delegates reported no beefs been done in the Cat Lai, when the Vietcong at­ or disputed overtime, and a crew's recreation tacked," Bush smooth payoff is expected, accord­ room and laun­ Gllllland wrote. Shells ing to Brother Wright. / dry, he said. Seapierced the hull farers decided on the Bahrain and caused dam­ pay-off, rather than waiting to age to five cases Meeting Secretary J. C. Harris return to the states. The pay-off of heavy shells reports from the Thetis (Rye Ma­ would then have been held in which were part rine Corporation) New York. Pete Sheridan, meet­ of the cargo. All that the Captain ing secretary, reported that dele­ that saved the ship complimented the gates Robert GinUand, Andy Oli­ was the fact that steward depart­ ver and SImone Dezee, received Bush the shells were ment for the fine a vote of thanks for an exception­ food and service. ally fine job, particiularly in re­ not fused. "Two days later, after the Treasurer Emlle gard to obtaining full co-operation Barrito wrote that from the company on repair work. Transnorthern had reached Cat the ship's fund In addition, the steward depart­ Lai, we were moored to a buoy in contains $65. ment turned in a very fine job. A the river and unloading cargo," Toro Meeting Chair­ suggestion was made by A. Pan- Bush continued. "The VC let loose man A. Larsen reported that the aeopoiilas that ships on the Per­ with shell fire directed toward the Captain had to place a call to sian Gulf run should permit any Army compound across the river, New York to replace a pumpman. crewmember to payoff after six but they were firing over our vessel and we had to black out the lights and electrical system for safety. Again, we were lucky. There were Birthday Party On Transpacific no injuries and the ship was not damaged," Brother Bush reports. Bush said that while the Trans-I northern was in Cat Lai, the SIUContracted Transglobe also came under attack. "MSTS sent out word to all ship's masters that new weapons are being used by the VC and we can expect more attacks," Brother Bush said. Both ships were informed that the VC is constantly seeking new ways to harass shipping and indications are that they will attempt to use the more effective weapons in the future in the hope of disrupting A surprise birthday party was held on the Transpacific tor Fran­ the prompt flow of vital supplies. cisco Cosme, OS. Brother Cosme (second from left) thanks steward Brother Bush, who ships in the Earl Gates for the birthday cake. Chief cook Magnus Wold (left) deck department, has been with and cook and baker George Frazza had a hand in the festivities. the SIU since 1964, when h^^ Bosun Charles Mayette reported Cosme did a fine job during trip. joined in Miami. .> Crew Unharmeil In YC Shellings ~ Of Transnordiem ^l>- '•-I. �SEAFARERS LOG Page Fourteen September 27, 1968 CANTON VICTORY (Columbia Steamship), August 14—Chairman Law­ rence Scholfield: Secretary, None. Brother Cecil Mills was elected to serve as ship's delegate. No heefs and no dis­ puted OT reported. FINANCIAL REPORTS. The eonstltution of the SIU Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District makes specific provision for safeenardinK the membership's money and Union finances. The constitution requires a detailed CPA audit every three months by a rank and file auditing committee elected by the membership. AU 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 asreements. All these asreements specify that the trustees in charse of these funds shall equally consist of union and manaqement ^ epresentatives and their alternates. All expenditures and disbursements of trust funds are nude 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 riigbts. 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: Earl 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 avaUable in all SIU h^ls. 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 proi>er manner. If. at any time, any SIU patrolnian 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 traditionaUy refrained from publishing any article serving the political purposes of any individual in the Union, officer or ntember. It has also refrained from publishing articles deoned haimful to the Union or its collective membership. This established policy has been reaffirmed by membership action at the Septembsr, 1960, meetings fn all constitu­ tional ports. The responsibility for LOG policy is vestbd in an editorial board which consists of the Executive Board of the Union. The Ehceeutive Board may delegate, from among its ranks, one individual to carry out this responsibility. PAYMENT OF MONIES. No moniee are to bo paid to anyone in any official capacity in the SIU unlexa an offlcia] Union receipt ia given for aame. Under no circumatances ahould any member pay any money for any reaaon unieaa be ia given auch receipt. In the event anyone attempta to require any auch payment be made without eupplying a receipt, or if a member ia required to make a payment and ia given an official receipt, but feela that he ahould not have been required to make such pajrraent, thia ahould immediately be reported to headquartera. CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS AND OBUGATIONS. The SIU publiabaa every aix montha in the SEAFARERS IX>G a verbatim copy of ita conatitution. In addition, copies are available in all Union halls. All members should <Atain copies of thia constitution so as to familiarise thmnselvea with ita contents. Any time you fael any member or officer is attempting to deprive you of any constitutional tight or obli­ gation by any methods such as dealing with chargea, trials, etc., as well as all other details, then the member so affected should immediately notify headquartera. RETIRED SEAFARERS. Old-time SIU members drawing dbability-penaion bene­ fits have always been encouraged to continue their union aetlTitiea, including attend­ ance at membership meetings. And like all other SIU membm at these Union meet­ ings, they are encouraged to take an active role in all rank-and-file functiwM, in­ cluding service on rank-and-file committees. Because these oldtimos cannot tidce shipboard employment, the membership has reaffirmed the long-atanffing Unicm pol­ icy ot 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 eonatituti<m and in the contracts which the Union has negotiated with the employera. Conse­ quently, no Seafarer may be discriminated against because of race, creed, color, national or geographic origin. If any member feela that he ia denied the equal rights to which he is entitled, he should notify headquarters. SEAFARERS POLITICAL ACTIVITY DONATIONS. One of the basic rights of Seafarers ia the right to pursue legislative and political objectives which will serve the heat interests of themselves, their famtliea and their Union. To achieve these objectives, the Seafarers Political Activity Donation was established. Donations to SPAD are entirdy voluntary and constitute the funds thronidi which legislative and political activities are conducted for the benefit of the membership and the Union. If at any time a Seafarer fecU that any of the above righto have been vleUted, sr that he has been denied his censUtnllenal right of access to UniM records or inrermation, he shoald Immediately notify SIU President Paal Hall at hcadqaarters by certified maU, retnm receipt reqaeatad. OVERSEAS EXPLORER (Maritime Overseas), August 11—Chairman, Ken­ neth Gahagan; Secretary, H. W. Robei^. Brother Richard J. Sherman was elected to serve as ship's delegate. No beefs and no disputed OT on board. » ;1 ROBIN LOCKSLEY (Moore-McCormack), August 25—Chairman, E. Morris: S^retary' R. F^ Mackert. Some disputed OT in deck department. No beefs. Uiscussion held regarding food and menus. STEEL NAVIGATOR (Isthmian), July 21—Chairman, E. C. Anderson; Secre­ tary, R. R. Maeamaeg. Brother Cleve­ land J. Vincent was elected to serve as ship's delegate. $88.00 in ship's fund. No beefs were reported by department dele­ gates. TAMARA GUILDEN (Transport Com­ mercial), August 18—Chairman, L. P. Hagmann; Secretary, Eddie Rogg. Broth­ er Charles Tyler was elected to serve as ship's delegate. Discussion was held on keeping the messhali and recreation room clean. No beefs or disputed OT reported. $246.80 in movie fund and $20.42 in ship's fund. PANAMA (Sea-Land), August 26— Chairman, Samuel Aviles; Secretary, Thomas Ulisse. Brother Aviles was elected to serve as ship's delegate. In­ adequate supplies in medicine chest due to oversight of former chief mate. SIU-AGLIWD Meetings New Orleans Oct. 15—2:30 p.m. Mobile Oct. 16—^2:30 p.m. Wilmington . Oct. 21—2:00 p.m. San Francisco Oct. 23—2:00 p.m. Seattle Oct. 25—2:00 p.m. New York .. Oct. 7—2:30 p.m. Philadelphia Oct. 8—2:30 p.m. Baltimore . Oct. 9—^2:30 p.m. Detroit Oct. 11—2:30 p.m. Hottston ... .Oct. 14—2:30 p.m. United Industrial Workers New Orleans Oct. 15—7:00 p.m. Mobile Oct 16—7:00 p.m. New York . . Oct. 7—7:00 p.m. Philadelphia Oct. 8—7:00 p.m. Baltimore ... Oct. 9—7:00 p.m. ^Houston ...Oct. 14—7:00 p.m. Great Lakes SIU Meetings Detrmt Oct. 7—2:00 p.m. Alpena Oct. 7—7:00 p.m. Buffalo Oct. 7—^7:00 p.m. Chicago Oct. 7—^7:00 p.m. Duluth Oct 7—^7:00 p.m. Frankfort ... Oct. 7—7:00 p.m. " Great Lakes Tug and Dredge Region Chicago .... Oct. 15—7:30 p.m. tSault St. Marie Oct. 17—7;30 D.m. Buffalo Oct 16—^7:30 p.m. Duluth Oct. 18—7:30 p.m. Cleveland .. Oct 18—7:30 p.m. Toledo Oct. 18-^7:30 p.m. Detroit Oct. 14—7:30 p.m. Milwaukee .. Oct. 14—7:30 p.m. SIU Inland Boatmen's Union New Orleans Oct. 15—5:00 p.m. Mobile Oct. 16—5:00 p.m. Philadelphia Oct. 8—5:00 p.m. Baltimore (licensed and un­ licensed) Oct. 9—5:00 p.m. NorfoK ... .Oct. 10—5:00 p.m. Houston Oct 14—5:00 p.m. Railway Marine Region Philadelphia Oct 15—10 a.m. & 8 p.m. Baltimore Oct 16—10 a.in. & 8 p.m. •Norfolk Oct 17—10 a.ni. & 8 p.m. Jersey City Oct 14—10 a.iii. & 8 p.m. t Meeting held st Lsbor Temple, Sault Ste. Msrie, Mich. * Meeting held st Idibor Temple, New­ port News. 4 Meeting held st Gslveston whsrves. DlRBCTORYof TOIONKATfji SIU Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes & Inland Waters Inland Boatmen's Union United Industrial Workers PRESIDENT Paul Halt Kayser-Roth Hosleiy Co. Inc. Women's Hosiery Schlaparell, Kayser, Phoenix, Mojud, Supp-hose, Sapphire, Bachelor Girl, Fascination, Men's Hosiery & Underwear Esquire Socks, Bachelors' Friends, Supp-hose, Supp-hose Underwear, Siendo Children's Products Kayser, Fruit of the Loom Mojud. Slippers ^ Jiffies, Mercury (Textile Workers Union of America) EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT Cat Tanner VICE PRESIDENTS Earl Shepard Al Tanner LIndtey Robert Matthews SECRETARY-TREASURER Al Kerr HEAD9UARTERS 475 4th Ave., Bklyn. (212) HY 9-4400 ALPENA, Mich BALTIMORE, Md BOSTON. Mass 127 River St. (517) EL 4-3414 1^14 E. Baltimore St. (301) EA 7-4900 177 State St. (417) Rl 2-0140 BUFFALO, N.Y. 735 Waihinqten St. SIU (714) TL 3-9259 IBU 714) TL 3-9259 CHICAGO, ill 9363 Ewing Ave. SIU (312) SA 1-0733 IBU (312) ES 5-9570 CLEVELAND, Ohio 1420 W. 25th St. (214) MA 1-5450 DETROIT, Mich 10225 W. Jefferson Ave. (313) VI 3-4741 DULUTH, Minn 312 W. 2nd St. (218) RA 2-4110 FRANKFORT, Mich HOUSTON, Tex JACKSONVILLE, Fla JERSEY CITY. N.J MOBILE, Ala NEW ORLEANS, U NORFOLK, Va PHILADELPHIA, Pa P.O. Box 287 415 Main St. ' (414) EL 7-2441 5804 Canal St. (713) WA 8-3207 2408 Pearl St. (904) EL 3-0987 99 Montgomery St. (201) HE 5-9424 I South Lawrence St. (205) HE 2-1754 430 Jackson Ave. (504) 529-7544 115 3rd St. (703) 422-1892 2404 S. 4th St. (215) DE 4-3818 PORT ARTHUR, Tex 1348 Seventh St. SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., 350 Freemont St. (415) DO 2-4401 SANTURCE, P.R 1313 Fernandez Juncos Stop 20 724-2848 SEATTLE, Wash 2505 First Avenue (204) MA 3-4334 ST. LOUIS, Mo 885 Del Mar (314) CE 1-1434 TAMPA, Fla 312 Harrison St. (813) 229-2788 WILMINGTON, Calif. 450 Seaside Ave. Terminal Island, Calif. (813) 83^7285 YOKOHAMA, Japan. .Iseya BIdg., Room 801 1-2 Kaigan-Dorl-Nakaku 2814971 Ext. 281 Stitzel-Weller DlstiUeries "Old Fitzgerald," "Old Elk" "Cabin StiU," W. L. WeUer Bourbon whiskeys (Distillery Workers) <I> Kingsport Press "World Book," "Chlldcraft" (Printing Pressmen) (Typographers, Bookbinders) • (Machinists, Stereotypers) Genesco Shoe Mfg. Co. Work Shoes . . . Sentry, Cedar Chest; Statler Men's Shoes . . . Jarman, Johnson & Murphy, Crestwortli, (Root and Shoe Workers' Union) Boren Clay Products Co. (United Brick and Clay Workers) "HIS" brand men's clothes Kaynee Boyswear, Judy Bond blouses, Hanes Knitwear, Randa Hes, Boss Gloves, RIchman (Amalgamated Clothing Workers of America) . Jamestown Sterling Corp. (United Furniture Workers) ^— Baltimore Luggage Co. Lady Baltimore, Amelia Earhart StarUte loggage Starflite logKRge (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) mi FAIRPORT (Waterman), August 6—= Chairman, Ycrtis Smith; Secretary, Stan­ ley Kolasa. Some disputed OT in deck and steward departments. Otherwise everything is going along fine. Vote of thanks was extended to the steward de­ partment for a job well done. CITADEL VICTORY (Waterman), Sep­ tember 9— Chairman, Harry Smith; Secretary, Frank Costango. Everything is running smoothly with no beefs and no disputed OT. Mention was made on be­ half of all departments for their efforts in keeping the ship in a neat and orderly manner during the entire trip. A unani­ mous vote of thanks was given to the steward department for their excellent food and their never-ending service. Gypsum Wallboard, American Gypsum Co. (United Cement Lime and Gypsum Workers International) R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. Camels, Winston, Tempo, Brandon, Cavalier and Salem cigarettes (Tobacco Workers International Union) 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 <I> 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) -<I> Tennessee Packers Reelfoot Packing Frosty Mom Valleydale Packers (Amalgamated Meat Cutters and Butcher Workmen of North America) SEATRAIN LOUISIANA (Hudson Waterways), September 9—Chairman Jack Kennedy; Secretary, Wilson Yarbrough. No bMfs and no disputed OT were reported by department delegates. So far this has been a lovely trip with good cooperation from everyone. Discus­ sion held concerning a raise in wages and OT for unrated men as well as for the rated men and on pension plan. Vote of thanks was extended to the steward de­ partment. DEL CAMPO (Delta), August 18— Chairman, E. Metrop; Secretary, M. Duet. Everything is running smoothly. Bi'other Duet was elected to serve as ship's delegate. Young men doing very well in all departments. STEEL ROVER (Isthmian), August 11 —Chairman. R. McMaldonado; Secretary, Robert L. Creech. Suggestion was made that one man be appointed to keep local longshoremen and other unauthorized personnel out of the crew's quarters and messhali, while in Saigon. No beefs and no disputed OT reported by department delegates. 4 4 JASMINA (Delaware Marine), August 27—Chairman, Bill Rudd; Secretary, Pete Sheridan. Some disputed OT in deck and engine departments. Vote of thanks was extended to all delegates for a job well done. Vote of thanks to the steward de­ partment for a very fine job. Discussion held regarding pension plan. PENN CHALLENGER (Penn Ship­ ping Co.), September 1—Chairman, Joe Wallace; Secretary, Leo Schwandt. Dis­ cussion held regarding retirement plan. Beefs concerning the food were brought to the attention of the Chief Steward and they were corrected. No disputed OT was reported by department delegates. STEEL WORKER (Isthmian), August 26—Chairman, Roy Theiss; Secretary, D. Munsterman. $29.00 in ship's fund. Brother Doucette was elected to serve as new ship's delegate. No disputed OT and no beefs. '4 I V "' 5 �. ,fe«( -,.• as_ .. .r..,t, J.» r . « " >?. , 'j- The SlU-eonfracfed Maiymar fCalmar) is tied-up at the dock in Baitimore as Seafarers await the pay-cdf* A LOG photographer and reporter were on hand to greet the crew, along with SlU patrol­ men. The vessel took steel to the West Coast and brought back a cargo of lumber. Among the ports visited were Long Beach and Rich­ mond, California, and Astoria in Oregon. The Seafarers enlpyed a very good trip without i^rious beefs, the department Relegates reported. ^ _ ' ..J. "' T..' •V- While waiting for the pay-off/ 5eafaf«rs jXaug^^^^ on j latest news in the LOG. From left are: Frank Holland, engine;: | dept.; Stan Wojcik, steward, and George Barry of engine dept. t |Bill Isbe!!, AB. pours himself a cup |of coffee in crew rness. Isbell joined iSIU in 1946 in Galveston, Texas. Messman Williani Regh (right) completed his first voyage with SlU and discussed the details with patrolmen Eli Hanover (left) and Ed Smith while waiting for Marymar to pay-off. The food on ^,e Marymar was not only 9°°^ +he | tured some of the most modern equipment afloat. Baker Gdes | Hamm (left) and steward Nick Kondylas kept crew well-fed. I h ¥ •4 Sfan Wojcik (standing} shows patrd-|^^^ man Eli Hanover some pictures of his family. Wojcik resides in Baltimore. '• • • A'^Sr - fiaure !niffS«ltimore holiraief Jan Rooms points out some of the nev, galley eguipnnent to I^OS U",' photographer. Seafarers reported the chow was excellent Altar a V»d voyage, BaA^ «wrf.Vf«pa^ W «i. Ma^mje f^^ since 1955, +he Union m Baltimor^|g �, Vol. XXX Ito. 20 • f SEAFARERSUOG OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION • ATLANTIC, GULF, LAKES AND INLAND WATERS DISTRICT • AFL-CIO H. SlU WELFARE, VACATION BENEFITS HIT $100 MILLION r|lHE SIU Welfare and Vacation plans have passed J. the $100 million mark in pursuit of their goal to provide the best possible health and welfare protection for Seafarers and their families. The ever-expanding SIU program reached a total of $101,039,786.89 in benefits paid as of August 31, this year. The SIU Welfare Plan was first launched in 1950 after it had become obvious that the skyrocketing costs of hospital and medical care would become increasingly higher in future years. Since then more than $41,555,958.55 has been paid out by the Welfare plan for hos­ pital, death, disability, maternity, dependent, optical and out-patient benefits. Inaugurated two years later, in February, 1952, the SIU Vacation Plan has, in its 16 years of operation, paid a total of $59,483,828.34 in vacation benefits for Sea­ farers. Of the more than $41 million spent in welfare funds since the inception of the program, a total of $6.6 mil­ lion has been spent to cover hospital expenses for SIU members and their dependents, and almost $1.6 million has been allotted for maternity costs. In addition, more than $3.2 million in out-patient i) ^ benefits, $11.3 million in disability benefits, and nearly $585,000 in optical benefits were paid out by the SIU Welfare Plan. This plan not only covers the general medical serv­ ices—and the expenses of hospital room and board— but also the extras, which can often double medical bills. These are the costs of surgical and maternity services and blood transfusions. The SIU Welfare Plan has also paid more than $9 million in death benefits to survivors of departed Sea­ farers and some $9.1 million in dependent benefits. Actually, the more than $101 million spent through the Welfare and Vacation Plans since 1950 does not represent the total assistance which Seafarers and their families have received from these plans. The total value of Welfare benefits is considerably higher, since the cost of scholarship payments, meal books, training facilities, and medical examinations—^for SIU members and their dependents—are not included in the $41 million figure. The Seafarers Welfare Plan, maintained entirely by employer contributions, is based on man-days worked. The Plan is administered by a Board of Trustees con­ sisting of an equal number of Union and employer representatives. r i" r : \ <i3| •' la ». J J.I f •y,' , , • "r-' - ". -'.''Xv •:/. • r I" . � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Seafarers Log Issues 1960-1969 Description An account of the resource Volumes XXII-XXXI of the Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America Document A resource containing textual data. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource September 27, 1968 Description An account of the resource Headlines: FUNDS FOR NEW SHIP CONSTRUCTION SPARED DESPITE FEDERAL BUDGET CUT JOHN J. GROGAN DIES AT 54, WAS SHIPBUILDERS’ PRESIDENT VIGOROUS DRIVE ON MARITIME ISSUES LAUNCHED BY MTD EXECUTIVE BOARD LABOR GOES ALL OUT TO ELECT HUMPHREY-MUSKIE TICKET US REDEFINITION OF MARITIME GOAL NEEDED TO OFFSET RUSSIAN ADVANCE GOP CONGRESSMAN CHARGES GOVT NEVER GAVE PRIORITY TO MARITIME SEAFARER DARWIN KOY IS CHALLENGED BY GOLF COURSE AROUND THE WORLD BALTIMORE PAY OFF FOR MARYMAR SIU WELFARE VACATION BENEFITS HIT $100 MILLION 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 09/27/1968 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. 20 1968 Periodicals Seafarers Log