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January
1970
OFFICIAt ORGAN OF THE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION • ATLANTIC, GULF, LAKES ANO INLAND WATERS DISTRICT . AFL-CIO
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SEAFARERS
LOG
January, 1970
Nixon Sends New Morltime Program to Congress
Aims to Revitalize U.S. Fleet;
Mood on Capitol Hill Is Hopeful
President Richard M. Nixon has sent to Capitol Hill his long-awaited leg
islative proposals for the overhaul of the U.S.-flag merchant marine—setting
the stage for Congressional action in 19 /0 to restore vitality to the lagging
American shipping and shipbuilding industries.
With this action, Mr. Nixon became the first American President since
Franklin Delano Roosevelt to come forward with a positive program for
development of the nation's maritime potential. It was during FDR's tenure
that the present merchant marine legislation was placed on the statute books.
The Administration's detailed plan for revising and updating the Mer
chant Marine Act of 1936 followed, by two months, a special message to
the Congress in which the President had called for "a new era in the mari
time history of America, an era in which our shipbuilding and ship operating
industries take their place once again among the vigorous, competitive in
dustries of this nation."
The major thrust of the Nixon proposal would be to broaden the nation's
maritime program beyond the liner trade making its benefits available to the
bulk trades, as well. Since 1936, the sole beneficiaries of direct federal as
sistance have been 14 selected berth-line operators—despite the fact that,
today, bulk trade accounts for 85 percent of America's exports and imports.
President Nixon studies pn^sed maritime program at his desk in the White House.
Includes Construction, Operating Subsidies
Under the Nixon program, subsidies would be extended for construction
and operation of bulk carriers, as well as for liners—a breakthrough long
sought by the SIUNA in its fight to preserve and enlarge job opportunities
for Seafaf'ers.
At the same time, the President called for extension to the bulk-cargo
segment of the industry the same right to put money aside in tax-deferred
construction reserve funds enjoyed for decades by the 14 subsidized liner
companies. This, too, has been at the heart of the SIUNA drive for mari
time revival, since it would provide a channel for long-sought private invest
ment to modernize and expand the American fleet.
The Nixon measure also calls for direct subsidization of the shipbuilding
industry, instead of funneling construction differential subsidies through the
shipping line. This procedure, the Administration declared, would make
possible the block-building of cargo vessels, leading ultimately to reductions
in shipbuilding costs—making American shipyards more competitive with
their foreign counterparts.
The President's proposals were greeted with general enthusiasm on Cap
itol Hill, where for years attempts to rewrite the nation's maritime laws have
been frustrated by lack of White House support for meaningful reform.
One measure of the attitude of the Congress, and the bipartisan approach
which has been the hallmark of maritime legislation, was the fact that the
Republican Administration's bill was introduced formally by two Democrats
—Senate Commerce Committee Chairman Warren G. Magnuson (Wash.)
and House Merchant Marine and Fisheries Committee Chairman Edward A.
Garmatz (Md.)
With the introduction of the legislation, the focus now shifts to the 91st
Congress, where other measures dealing with maritime affairs have been held
in abeyance for more than a year, pending White House recommendations.
Some Reservations Expressed
But while the response in Congress was generally favorable, there were
some reservations being expressed as to the scope of the program it envisions.
Just prior to introduction of the Administration bill, for example. Con
gressman Garmatz announced the scheduling of a series of separate hearings
Rep. Edward A. Garmatz
Rep. Joseph E. Karth
Rep. Howard W. Pollock
on all phases of maritime in order to "build a sharper record" on the question
of maritime legislation.
Declared Garmatz:
"I think we run the risk of doing half a job—^when a whole job is needed
to sustain and strengthen our maritime industry—if we consider only the
proposals suggested to us by the President. Whether or not we enact leg
islation in all these areas will depend on need, resources and judgment on the
alternatives presented.
"But we must, in my opinion, consider such problems as passenger ship
operations; the need of domestic operators, as in the Great Lakes, for taxdeferred benefits for ship construction; and strengthening of our cargo pref
erence programs as an alternative to extension of operating subsidy for dry
bulk cargo carriers. Legislation in these areas has already been introduced
in this Congress and referred to this Committee for action."
A similar view was expressed by Rep. Joseph E. Karth (D-Minn.), at an
AFL-CIO Maritime Trades Department luncheon. His concern, he said, was
over the fact that the Administration bill was "silent" on a number of "cru
cial" points. Among them:
• How to achieve Nixon's goal, enunciated in the 1968 campaign, to
increase U.S.-flag carriage of imports and exports from the present 5 percent
level to 30 percent by the mid-1970's.
• How to improve U.S.-flag carriage of government-sponsored cargoes,
and how to overcome the present situation under which "the American share
goes unequally to the subsidized lines."
• How to solve the present plight of American-flag shipping on the Great
Lakes, which is just as much under the gun of foreign competition as is the
deep-sea fleet.
Karth put particular stress on the cargo issue, declaring: "Without cargoes,
we'll wind up building ships that go directly from the shipyards to the bone
yards."
Expressions of concern came, as well, from President Nixon's own politi
cal party. Rep. Howard W. Pollock (R-Alaska), also speaking to an MTD
luncheon, expressed concern that the fishing industry had been ignored in the
legislation.
'^Definitive National Program'* Needed
"The decline of the U.S. fishing fleet has been just as severe as the decline
of our deep-sea cargo fleet," the Alaska Republican said. "Our neglect of
the fisheries and the living resources of the sea has been just as wrong as our
neglect of our shipping and shipbuilding capabilities."
Pollock's proposed solution: A "definitive national program" covering
"the entire area involved with the seas around us," coupled with a "national
budget" for the full and coordinated development of the total maritime po
tential—shipping, shipbuilding, fishing and oceanography.
But despite the reservations about the Nixon bill, and despite the fact that
other legislation already introduced conflicts with the Administration pro
posals in several areas, the mood on Capitol Hill at this point appears to be
generally hopeful. Congress and the Administration may disagree on meth
ods and approach but, for the first time in decades, both appear dedicated
to the same goal: The revitalization of America's merchant marine.
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Jmnnary, 1970
SEAFARERS
LOG
Page Three
Union Tallying Committee Reports
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Members Vote Approval of Amended
SlU Constitution By a Wide Margin
Members of the SIU Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District have voted over
whelmingly in a secret referendum to adopt the proposed amendments to the constitution,
marking the first time in almost 10 years that significant changes have been made in the
Union's constitution.
Results of the balloting mittee report covers all of the of paying dues make no overf.
were announced in the report details of the conduct of the all change in the amount of
dues paid annually by the
of the elected six-member balloting procedures.
Among areas in which' the membership,
rank and file Union Tallying
(Headquarters calls to the
Committee. The Committee members voted to amend
reported membership accept AGLIWD constitution were attention of the membership
Gil Borge, who came all the way up through the shaft alley—thanks ance of the proposed constitu those dealing with qualifica- that dues or assessments that
to the SlU-MEBA District 2 upgrading programs—proudly displays
tional changes by a wide mar tion for membership in the had already been paid for the
his new Chief Engineer's license as he receives the congratulations
Union, and those covering year 1970, or thereafter, will
gin.
of SIU Vice President Earl Shepard. It was a proud moment for both.
dues,
initiations and assess be credited to coincide with
In its report, the Committee
pointed out that under the ments. None of the changes the terms of the amended
Seafarer Climbs to the Top
terms of the constitution, the have any bearing on job rights constitution.)
The Union Tallying Com
proposed amendments to the of Seafarers.
constitution became effective
These job rights are pre- mittee's report indicated that
served
within the rules as part the financial propositions, as
Jan. 1, 1970, as called for in
the constitutional amendment. of the contract between the well as the amended constitu(The full text of the Union Union and the shipowners, tion, itself, carried oyerNearly 400 Seafarers have a licensed rating. Sigwart Niel Tallying Committee report is The constitutional changes whelmingly in the balloting,
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Serving on the Committee
upgraded
themselves as licensed sen was 63 and had more than published on pages 15 through deal only with Union rights.
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members of the engine depart 20 years of sailing time with 18 of this issue of the Sea
In voting for the constituEdward Polise, chairment through the training pro the SIU behind him, when he farers' Log.)
man,
Book
No. P-74; Gustave
tional changes, the membergrams jointly sponsored by the won his Third Assistant En
Three propositions were on ship also approved revision of Malens^, BookNO;M-1329:
SIU-MEBA District 2 Marine gineer's license. And Borge is
Engineers and Deck Officers not the youngest. Bobby Mc the ballot submitted to Sea the' balloting procedures, in- Charles Hamilton, Book No.
Upgrading School.
Kay, who entered the Union's farers for consideration, and eluding the use of mail ballots H-562; Manuel De Barros,
This month, Gil Borge—a training program at the age of the Union Tallying Commit in future elections; changes in Book No. D-199; and Sadak
long-time member of the SIU— 16, became the youngest mer tee reported the following re nominating procedures; and a
- made it all the way and became chant seaman to ever achieve a sults:
simplification in the qualifica Wala, BookNo. W-688.
the first to achieve a Chief En license when he was awarded
• On the proposed new tions for elected office in the
gineer's license through the up his Third Assistant's license on
Union.
grading program.
his 19th birthday—the mini constitution, itself, the Com
The amended constitution
Borge's success story is the mum age under Coast Guard mittee reported 2,991 "yes"
establishes
the date for the
votes and.313 "no" votes.
story of many Seafarers who regulations.
Borge, who now makes his
have made it "up the hawse• On changes in initia next general election as 1971
ii \ pipe" or "up the shaft alley" home in Ardsley, Pennsylvania, tion fees, the Committee re instead of 1972, thus shorten
through determination, and plans to spend a few weeks with ported 3,079 "yes" votes and ing, by one year, the present
with the assistance'of the Un his family before returning to 233 "no" votes.
terms of existing officers.
SAN PEDRO—The SIUion's upgrading programs.
sea. Has he finished his train
In addition to amending the contracted Connecticut, loaded
• On a change in the
Like many Seafarers, Borge ing? Not at all, he says. He
constitution, itself, the mem
had to interrupt his education plans to continue studying to get method for paying dues, and bership' favored financial with 20 million gallons of jet
airplane fuel, is reported out of
to go to work. He first went to a certificate for motor ships, a termination of the assess
changes
designed
to
spread
ments,
the
Committee
re
danger
and heading back to Los
sea as a wiper after finishing and when he is ready to prepare
dues
payments
evenly
through
ported
3,032
"yes"
votes
and
Angeles under tow after devel
only eight grades of schooling. for the examination, the SIUout the year.
But he was determined to get MEBA, 2, school will be ready 281 "no" votes.
oping a major leak in her stem
The Union Tallying Com
ahead in his chosen profession, to assist him.
The changes in the method gland.
and he was soon sailing as
The 679-foot tanker was two
FOWT. He continued to up
days
out of San Pedro heading
grade himself, qualifying as Community Aid Running $5 Million a Week
for Vietnam when the sudden
electrician, deck engineer, and
leak flooded her automated en
junior third assistant.
gine room with seven feet of
He anplied for admission to
water, shutting down the plant,
the SIU-MEBA, 2, Engineers
School in 1966, just five months
and causing the vessel to drift
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Organized labor is tions are responding to that need."
after the school was opened,
in heavy seas.
rallying
the resources of voluntary and pubThe Community Services official pointed out
and qualified for an original
A number of ships responded
Second Engineer's license. In lie social agencies in 33 states in unprece- that the full burden of assisting strikers and
March, 1968, Borge secured his dented support of 130,000 striking General their families has not fallen on community to the Connecticut's distress call
first Engineer's license after at Electric employees and their families.
agencies because of the strike assistance being and stood by as Coast Guard
tending the school.
At present, according to Leo Perlis, director rendered by the unions involved, augmented rescue planes dropped emer
Last September, he got off a of Community Service Activities for the 13.5- by the multi-million-dollar fund-raising effort gency pumps to the ship. The
Connecticut's crew stayed aboard
ship and came back to the million-member AFL-CIO, that community of the AFL-CIO.
school and, after only three help is running at the rate of some $5 million
Despite the massive support from the trade and managed to repair the leak,
months of study, he climbed all
union movement, itself, Perlis said, community and pump out the flooded en
the way to the top and received a week.
This support, said the AFL-CIO official, is benefits average $50 per striker per week, gine room.
his Coast Guard license as
Among the ships that were
being mobilized "on the basis of need, without bringing the weekly outla5rs by the voluntary
Chief Engineer.
and public agencies well above the $5-million standing by the stricken Con
A total of 37,3 original licenses regard to the cause of tliat need."
necticut was the SlU-contracted
Speaking
at
a
luncheon
sponsored
by
the
mark.
have been awarded since the
Buckeye
Victory, which was re
SIU-MEBA. 2, Marine En AFL-CIO Maritime Trades Department, Perlis
The AFL-CIO official reported isolated ingineers and Deck Officers said that, in terms of its economic impact on stances in whieh striking unionists encountered turning from a trip to the Far
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school was established in Feb workers and their families, the General Elec- temporary problems in obtaining food stamps East.
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ruary, 1966. Since that time, trie strike "is as much a disaster as a hurri- and surplus commodities. These instances oci
At last report, the Connecti
the school has offered upgrad cane or a flood." He added:
curred, he said, in Tyler, Tex., Louisville, Ky., cut was out of danger, and all
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ing opportunities to the young
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"It doesn't make any difference, from the Jackson. Miss., and Hickory, N.C. However, 41 members of her crew safe.
ster as well as to the older Sea
point
of view of' community responsibility, the AFL-CIO carried the case to the U.S. De- She was being towed at a speed
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farers who want to climb the
whether a disaster is caused by an act of God, partment of Agriculture, which took action to of five knots by a Coast Guard
seniority ladder.
an
act of nature, an act of management, or ah "make certain that local officials implemented cutter. The vessel is expected
Borge, who was bom in
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Norway, is 48. He is not the act of the union—^what matters is that there are the law" making these commodities available to head for the shipyard when
oldest Seafarer to climb up to people in need, and the community organiza- to GE strikers.
she returns to Los Angeles.
Borge Makes Chief Engineer
Through SlU-MCBA School
SlU-Contractell
Connecticut Safe
After Flooding
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Public Agencies Rally Support to GE Strikers
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SEAFARERS
January, 1970
LOG
Total Reaches 369 as:
Four Additional Seafarers Graduate
From SIU'MFBA Engineers School
The School of Marine Engi
neering, sponsored jointly by the
SIU and MEBA-District 2, has
graduated four more Seafarers.
The men earned their engineer's
licenses following successful
completion of the compresensive
training program offered by the
school.
Sakellarides
Sayo
This latest group brings to
369 the total number of Sea
Florentino C. Sayo, 48, is ^a
farers who completed the
native
of the Philippine Islands
School's course and passed their
who
now
lives in Brooklyn. He
Coast Guard licensing examina
joined
the
SIU in the Port of
tions.
New York in 1968 and sailed as
a chief electrician before enter
ing the School. Brother Sayo
graduated on December 22,
1969 with a Temporary Third
Assistant Engineer's License.
Nicholas George Sakellarides,
24, graduated in 1963 from
the Andrew Furuseth Training
Arsenauh
Forest
School and went on to work as
Neil Frederick Arsenault, 46, a wiper until enrolling in the
graduated from the School on Engineering School. He gradu
January 5 with a Third Assistant ated on December 9, 1969 with
Engineer's License. He is a na a Third Assistant Engineer's Li
tive of Boston, Massachusetts
and joined the SIU in the Port
of New York in 1969. He sailed
as an oiler before entering the
School. Brother Arsenault, a
Navy veteran of World War II,
now lives in Brockton, Massa
chusetts with his wife.
WASHINGTON—A member
Jackson Forest, Jr., 41 joined
the Union in the Port of Hous of Congress has labelled the
ton in 1963 and sailed as an U.S. merchant marine a "de
FOWT before enrolling in the pressed area," and called for a
School. He graduated on De federal investment in its recember 24, 1969 with a Second vitalization equal to that which
Assistant Engineer's License. He has gone to rebuild the eco
served in the Army from 1950 nomically disadvantaged areas
until 1953. A native of Bosco, of America over the past dec
Louisiana, Brother Forest now ade.
makes his home in Houston,
"The merchant marine is
Texas with his wife.
every bit as depressed an area
cense. Brother Sakellarides
joined the SIU in the Port of
Baltimore in 1963. He is a na
tive of Washington, D.C. and
now lives in Silver Spring, Mary
land with his mother.
The upgrading programs at
the SIU-MEBA School of Ma
rine Engineering are open to all
engine department Seafarers as
long as they meet the following
requirements. They must be at
least 19 years old and have a
minimum of 18 months
O.M.E.D. watchstanding time in
the engine department in addi
tion to at least six months expe
rience as a wiper or the equiva
lent.
Additional information and
applications for enrollment for
eligible Seafarers may be ob
tained at any SIU hall. Further
information can also'be gotten
by writing to SIU headquarters,
675 Fourth Avenue, Brooklyn,
New York 11232, or by tele
phoning the School at (212)
499-6600.
SIU Deck Officers School
Upgrades Three More Seafarers
Stanley
McLendon
Savoie
Three Seafarers from the as an AB before entering the
deck department have earned School. Brother Stanley served
their officer's licenses after suc in the Army fro^ 1946 until
cessfully finishing the course of 1950. He now makes his home
study offered at the upgrading in Harrington, Maine with his
school jointly sponsored by the wife.
SIU and the Associated Mari
Ben Hill McLendon, 45,
time Officers Union.
joined the Union in 1952 in
These men now bring to 60 Georgia. He sailed as an AB
the total number of Seafarers and bos'n before entering the
who have received mate's li School and graduating on De
censes after taking the course cember 22, 1969 with a Second
and passing the Coast Guard Mate's License. He is a native
examinations.
of Georgia and makes his home
George Richard Stanley, 41, there with his wife.
received his Second Mate's Li
Francoie A. Savoie, 42, is a
cense on December 23, 1969. native of Hartford, Connecticut
He is a native of Maine and who joined the SIU in the Port
joined the SIU in the Port of of New York in 1949. He sailed
New York in 1953. He sailed as a bos'n before enrolling in
the School. On December 15,
1969 Brother Savoie graduated
with a Second Mate's License.
He now lives in Cromwell, Con
necticut with his mother.
The deck officers upgrading
school is the first of its type in
the industry. It is run under
mitted "substantive legislative a reciprocal agreement between
proposals" to augment the Oc the SIU and the Associated
tober maritime message, Rooney Maritime Officers Union.
said, the basic plan outlined by
Seafarers wishing to partici
the President represents "a posi pate in the program can begin
tive approach."
training at any time. There is
The Congressman expressed no set length for the course; it
doubt, however, that Congress is geared to the man's ability
would be able to achieve the and knowledge, and the degree
goal of a revitalized fieet by of his preparation for the ex
amending the Merchant Marine amination.
Act of 1936, as suggested by the
Like the engineer's upgrad
Administration. "I believe you ing school, the deck officer's
can patch a leaky boat only so training program was begun in
many times," Rooney said, de line with the SIU's objective of
scribing the plan to further encouraging and assisting un
amend the 33-year-old law as a licensed Seafarers to upgrade
case of putting "patches on themselves to better paying jobs.
patches."
There is no expense involved
for Seafarers. They are provided
with meals, lodging and subsist
Port of Philadelphia
ence payments of $110 a week
Registers Hew Record while in the program.
Deck department Seafarers
who
are interested in taking ad
Vdith 1969 Commerce vantage
of this training program
PHILADELPHIA—The year may apply at any SIU hall,
1969 was one of the best on write directly to SIU headquar
record for the Port of Philadel ters at 675 Fourth Avenue,
phia, the Delaware River Port Brooklyn, New York 11232, or
Authority reported.
telephone the School at (212)
A record was set in interna 768-0561.
tional waterbome commerce for
the year, which eclipsed the pre
vious high scored in 1966. The
total for 1969 was 56.8 million
tons, a rise of 5.5 percent over
The Seafarers named
1968. The 1966 figure was 55.7
I below should contact the
million tons.
welfare counter at SIU
A gain in imports—which
Headquarters in Brookamounted to 53.9 million tons,
I lyn as soon as possible for
an increase of six percent—^was
checks being held there
the prime factor in the better
i for them.
showing, the Authority said.
Joseph Domingo
The import gain more than made
David Bronstein
up for a decline of six percent
Alexander Glnck
in exports, which totalled 2.9
Anthony Amoriello
million tons.
Rep. Rooney Likens Merchant Marine
To Nation's Urban 'Depressed Areas'
Faye M. Brand
as Appalachia, or the cut-over
timber areas of the Pacific
Northwest, or the mined-out
areas of the Upper Great Lakes,
or the bleak and desolate Indian
reservations of the Southwest,
or the farmed-out areas of the
South," Representative Fred B.
Rooney (D-Pa.) told a meeting
sponsored by the 7.5-millionmember AFL-CIO Maritime
Trades Department.
At the same time, Rooney
called on Congress and the Ad
ministration to put "as many
tax dollars into our own ship
building industry as we invest
ed in the rehabilitation of the
bom on April 30, 1952—the bombed-out shipyards of Japan
year and the month in which and Western Europe." After
maternity benefits were first in World War II, the Marshall
augurated as part of the Union's Plan and other U.S. foreign aid
programs pumped more than $1
Welfare Plan.
Miss Brand, 17, is an honor billion into the rebuilding of
student in her high school class these shipyards which now com
at Ribault and specializes m pete with American yards for
ship construction.
cosmetology.
The Pennsylvania Congress
man emphasized that the federal
California Strikers
dollars should be considered as
"seed
money," and urged legis
Get Free Haircuts
lation that would attract new
ONTARIO, Calif.—Un
private capital to shipping and
ion barbers are doing their
shipbuilding. "In the end," he
bit for GE strikers by giving
said, "the initiative, the invest
free haircuts to union mem
ment, the planning must come
bers picketing two General
from the private sector of our
Electric plants here.
economy if we are to avoid the
Members of Barbers' Lo
eventual nationalization of our
cal 253, San Bernardino,
fieet."
man the clippers in a fiveThe Democratic lawmaker
chair barber shop every
praised the Nixon Administra
Monday. The shop, open
tion for submitting to Congress
since December 8, will stay
"a
merchant marine program
open for the duration. Bar
that seems to be geared to the
bers' Regional Director Alrevitalization of the American
vin E. Holt said. Other lo
merchant fleet." Although the
cals may give like service,
he said.
White House has not yet sub
Early 'SIU Baby' Honor Graduate
One of the first "SIU Babies"
—^Faye Marie Brand, the daugh
ter of Seafarer and Mrs. Tom
Brand—will graduate from Ribault High School in Jackson
ville, Florida, this year, the LOG
was informed.
The term "SIU Baby" is ap
plied to Faye because she was
Faye Marie Brand
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SEAFARERS
Port Expansion in Mobile
Forced by Traffic Growth
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MOBILE—Alabama's prime
port is facing growing pains
which are taxing existing facil
ities to the utmost and forcing
an extensive search for expan
sion room.
Foreign and domestic traffic
through the Port of Mobile set
a record for the calendar year
1969 as well as a record fiscal
year, ending September 30,
1969—both in volume and in
revenue.
"If the Port of Mobile is to
grow and meet the upcoming
challenge of serving the growing
industrialization of Alabama,"
Houston H. Feaster, director of
the Alabama State Docks, said
in his annual report to Governor
Albert P. Brewer, "we must
either acquire or develop addi
tional space for expanding fa
cilities."
Because of the increase in
water-oriented industry, the port
is making a concentrated drive
to become the warehousing cen
ter on the Gulf and in the deep
South. A growing number of
exporters and shippers are using
the port as warehousing and dis
tribution points for their prod
ucts—making the need for stor
age facilities more and more
acute.
Just last year, for example,
Star-Kist Foods selected Mobile
as its distribution center for 15
southeastern and midwestern
states. Other companies are also
eyeing the port, having in mind
the large number of shipping
services in and out of the facil
ities.
Plans have been set in motion
for a new shipside berth and
warehouse for which a $4 mil
lion bond issue will be floated.
Of this, $500,000 will be the
state's share in the dredging of
a 40-foot channel to the Theo
dore Industrial Complex—cen
ter for Alabama's metal indus
try.
Mobile's facilities are comple
mented by satellite inland ports,
north of the city, which have
shown a continued growth over
the past 11 years and have
helped commerce by lowering
the cost of moving bulk com
modities.
A bulk handling berth, for
which funds are already avail
able, will be built at Theodore.
It will be twice the size of the
one at Mobile.
The growing importance of
the ore movement into the
Theodore areas was highlighted
by the 110,000 tons or so that
were moved by barge from the
bulk handling plant at the State
Docks.
Containerization has not been
forgotten either, Feaster added,
and more facilities are planned
for the future. Presently, an
ever-increasing number of con
tainers are being moved in
break-bulk vessels.
Page Five
LOG
Labor Set to Meet Challenges
MeanyLookstoSeventiesasDeiaJe
Of Opportunity for Amerkan Labor
The problems that face
America are not insurmount
able, AFL-CIO President
George Meany said in a New
Year's statement in which he
called 1970 "the threshold year"
to a "decade of opportunity."
"The American labor move
ment moves into the Seventies
fully aware of the complex
problems that face America,
fully determined to do every
thing in our power to help solve
them," Meany said.
While listing a just and hon
orable peace in Vietnam as first
among the priorities for the new
decade, Meany said the domes
tic problems confronting the na
tion are well-known: hunger,
poor schools, deteriorating
April I Deadline
cities, de facto segregation, dirty believe in progress will back
air and dirty water, medical and their beliefs with their ballots."
health care that is denied to too
In listing the problems of the
many, an unbelievable housing 1970s, Meany cautioned against
gap and slums that grow instead dismissing the past decade as
of dwindle.
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one in which nothing was ac
"Not one of these is beyond complished.
solution," Meany said. "In the
"Substantial progress was
Sixties, Americans aimed for the made in the Sixties," he said.
moon and walked there. In the "Great strides were taken to
Seventies, we know that the eliminate poverty and hunger;
earthbound problems can be to provide medical and health
conquered."
care for the elderly and the in
The coming year will afford digent; to demolish barriers to
an early opportunity to test education and to provide full
America's willingness to tackle and equal rights to minority
its problems, Meany said, be group Americans in fact and in
cause the 1970 elections will set law.
"The union label is nowhere
the nation's course for the entire
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more
deeply imprinted than on
decade. "They will determine
the
progressive
legislation of
whether men and women who
the last decade, which will bene
fit generations for years to
come," Meany said. "But being
pleased with those victories is
not to say that we are satisfied.
There is too much to be done
for any trade unionist to enjoy
the luxury of satisfaction."
The way to solve the prob
lems ahead is through adequate
too many."
ly financed programs at all
At the peak of the cargo de levels of government, the AFLmands in the Southeast Asia CIO president declared, "and
area, there were 170 cargo-car this in turn depends upon a na
rying GAA vessels in operation tional economy geared to full
under control of the Navy's sea- employment, increased real in
lift command. The deactiva comes for wage and salary earn
tion of the current 35 GAAs ers and a tax system that dis
should terminate this phase of tributes in a fair and just man
operations.
ner the cost of making America
In making the announcement truly great."
Meany said the 1960 AFLconcerning the GAAs, Admiral
Ramage added that almost 90 CIO convention set forth the
percent of the shipments to U.S. goals for which organized labor
troops overseas is now carried will strive: a just and honorable
peace in Vietnam, the total abo- '
on commercial vessels.
lition
of poverty, national health
MSTS has recently confirmed
the timecharter hiring of at insurance, renovation of Ameri
least seven freighters for periods can cities, unlimited free public
ranging from six to 18 months education through the college
starting with the end of 1969 level for any young person who
and running through most of has the ability and the desire,
February. Included among the and technical and vocational
chartered ships are C-2 and AP- education for those young peo
ple who will be entering a work
2 vessels.
ing world increasingly domi
MSTS also operates ships in nated by technology.
such operations as seaborne
"We are convinced the demo
tracking and communications cratic process of America will
support for Apollo-manned lun endure," Meany said, "and
ar missions, as well as Arctic through it full and equal oppor
and Antarctic supply and re tunity for all will become a mat
search in hydrography, oceano ter of fact as well as a matter
of law."
graphy and astronomy.
Withdrawal of 35 GAAs by MSTS
Said to End Reserve Fleet Threat
WASHINGTON—Thiryt-five
General Agency Agreement
(GAA). vessels will be with
drawn from service at the end
of their present voyages, the Mil
itary Sea Transportation Service
Commander, Vice Admiral
Lawson P. Ramage, has an
nounced.
Ramage said that the 35 ves
sels are the last of the govern
ment-owned dry cargo ships pre
viously withdrawn from the Na
tional Defense Reserve Fleet
and operated by civilian ship
ping firms under MSTS con
tract. By April 1, 1970, the en
tire reserve operation will have
been phased out, he declared.
Operation of the reserve fleet
ships in competition with pri
vate commercial freight carriers
has come under considerable
criticism from the unsubsidized
fleet owners.
They charged that the policy
of hiring and using GAA ships
and others had resulted in a
freight rate squeeze which had
contributed to the lay-up of
some commercial vessels. The
problem had become more acute
with the decrease in Vietnam
sealift needs and the threat of
bankruptcies confronting several
of the shipping operators was
cited—particularly since these
tramp ships depended upon
haulage of government-spon
sored cargoes for their very sur
vival.
A recent major lull in gov
ernment grain shipments—an
area of haulage not controlled
by any legal requirements as to
U.S.-flag carriage—had made
the situation even more crucial.
Plans announced previously
by MSTS for phasing out the
use of reserve ships had been
greeted by the comment that
this was good, but not good
enough. The AFL-CIO Mari
time Trades Department de
clared last month, "We submit
that even one governmentowned ship in competition with
our privately-owned fleet is one
Nine More Graduate From New York Lifeboat School
Shell Oil Warned Against
Captive Audience Exploit
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Here are the latest graduates of the SlU Lifeboat School after they passed Coast Guard examinations at
Mill Basin in Brooklyn, December 10. In the front row, left to right, are Joe Normand, Thomas DeSantis,
Jim Sunter, and Nathaniel Smiley. In back are Instructor Bob Lord, Lou Marcedes, F. D. Hennessey, Don
ald Hood, Barry Yonge, and Leon Fountain. Each class undergoes classroom study and practical instruction.
PASADENA, Tex.—The next time Shell Oil management
wants to compel its employees to attend a meeting aimed at
influencing legislation before Congress, it will have to first
negotiate with the union, a National Labor Relations Board
regional director declared.
Local 4-367 of the Oil, Chemical and Atomic Workers
protested to the NLRB after the company ordered all workers
to attend a lecture on company time urging support for the
oil depletion allowance tax loophole.
The NLRB's acting regional director, Arthur Safos, in
formed the union that its objection was valid and the
compulsory attendance order "was a mandatory subject of
bargaining."
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SEAFARERS
January, 1970>
LOG
Pension Highlights Pact
SlUNA Tuna Fishermen Win
Big Gains in 3-Year Pact
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SlUNA Vice President Carl Marino (seated, right), secretary-treasurer of the Cannery Workers and
Fishermen's Union of San Diego, and Les Sehres (left), general manager of National Marine Termi
nals, a major West Coast tuna processor, sign a new three-year contract providing substantial
gains for more than 150 fishermen aboard II Union-manned tunaboats in San Diego. Looking
on (standing, l-r) are James Bozzo, CWFU business representative: Tom Meyer, SlUNA representative;
Jack Tarantino, CWFU vice president; Albert Ornelas, negotiating committee member and Art Correa.
A Move to improve Maritime Safety
House-Passed Bridge-to-Bridge Bill
Requires Rudiotelephones tor Ships
WASHINGTON — Radio
communication between all ma
jor water traflfic in most of the
nation's navigable waters would
be required by a measure (H.R.
6971) recently passed by the
House.
Described as the "bridge-tobridge" bill, the legislation
would require a radiotelephone
—as well as the maintenance of
a listening watch—on the fol
lowing vessels while navigating
in specific waters of the United
States:
• Power-driven vessels of
300 gross tons and above.
• Vessels of 100 gross tons
and above which carry one or
more paying passengers.
• Towing vessels 26 feet or
more in length at the waterline.
• Dredges and floating plants
engaged in or near a channel
or fairway in operations likely
to restrict or affect the naviga
tion of other ships.
Under existing law, only
whistle signals are required to
be sounded by vessels approach
ing each other. The bill would
require a short-wave radio—op
erating on a single frequency
(VHF)—and maintained for the
exclusive use of the master or
person in charge of the vessel
for the interchange of naviga
tional information between ves
sels.
Representative Edward A.
Potable Refreshment
Hitting the bottle with happy gusto is Tracy, whose mom, Marion, is
the wife of Seafarer Samuel Hardin. Photo was taken in N.Y. hall
as dad, who sails in the engine department, was checking the board.
Garmatz (D-Md.) chairman of
the House Merchant Marine and
Fisheries Committee which held
hearings on the bill, said it was
"a significant and essential step
toward improving maritime safe
ty and reducing marine trag
edies."
"Extensive hearings, studies
and investigations by my com
mittee," Garmatz pointed out,
"have confirmed the belief that
the old whistle signals are no
longer sufficient to provide ade
quate communication between
vessels."
Garmatz described a number
of marine collisions involving
high fatalities and stressed that
they might have been avoided
if voice communication had been
used.
He included the 1956 sinking
of the Italian-flag passenger
liner Andrea Doria, with 50
lives lost; the 1966 collision of
two tankers—^the Texaco Massa
chusetts and the Alva Cape—
in New York Harbor, and the
collision in the lower Mississiippi between an ocean-going
freighter, the African Star, and
the barge Union Faith, which
resulted in huge petroleum fires.
Since certain harbor areas—
such as New York, San Fran
cisco and Baltimore—already
have installed voice communi
cations systems, the Secretary
of Transportation would be
given discretion to waive the re
quirements of the legislation
where duplicaticm or unneces
sary hardship would result.
The House-passed bill would
not affect foreign'^ vessels oper
ating in international waters be
yond the three-mile territorial
zone of the U.S. However, a
similar communications system
is under discussion among lead
ing maritime nations represented
in the Inter-governmental Mar
itime Consultative Organization
(IMCO).
SAN DIEGO—The SIUNAaffiliated Cannery Workers and
Fishermen's Union of San Diego
has won substantial contract im
provements in a new three-year
agreement signed with National
Marine Terminals, a leadiffg
West Coast tuna processor.
Carl Marino, secretary-treas
urer of the union, singled out the
pension clause as a highlight of
the new contract.
Pension payments, which are
computed for fishermen on the
basis of tons of fish caueht and
were formerly a straight $1.50
per ton, now will be $2 per ton
for fish caught the first year,
$2.50 the second year and $3
per ton during the third year
of the .contract.
Marino added that the new
pact, which covers 11 San
Diego-based tunaboats. contains
a three-year provision for re
opening negotiations instead of
the one-year reopener included
in the previous contract. •
Another significant gain for
fishermen provides that the com
pany will pay for fishermen's
lunches while the crew is work
ing in port on repair and main
tenance of the vessel. Tools
needed on the job will also be
paid for by the company.
The union's contract with
North Pacific
Might Harhor
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VANCOUVER, B.C. — A
"serious study" into reports that
sea monsters are swimming
playfully in the blue waters off
the Pacific Coast has been
launched by two University of
British Columbia scientists.
As part of their research. Dr.
Paul Leblond of the university's
institute of oceanography and
Dr. John Sibert, a zoologist, are
asking ship captains, fishermen
and lighthouse keepers to re
port any sightings of "strange
animals" swimming about.
The two scientists claim there
are good grounds for their be
lief that there is something un
known to science lurking be
neath the waves of the North
Pacific.
Tracing through records dat
ing back to the turn of the cen
tury, Leblond says that there
have been several well docu
mented sightings of strange
aquatic creatures in the Pacific
since 1912. Most of the reports,
he adds, agree in the descriptions
they give of the creatures.
The researchers emphasize
that while the mysterious ani
mals they are seeking may not
be storybook, green dragontypes, they surely are extraordi
nary creatures—^possibly large
mammals—^which only occa
sionally cross the path of ships
because they exist at great
depths.
National Marine Terminals tra
ditionally sets the pattern for
contracts with other vessel own
ers in the West Coast tuna fleet.
Wages earned by tuna fisher
men depend on a share system
and the price paid for the catch
when sold to processors. They
are not part of contract negoti
ations.
Mystic Museum
Seeks Mstork
Ufe-Suving Geur
MYSTIC, Conn.—^A search
for life-saving gear and equip
ment is being undertaken by the
Mystic Seaport maritime mu
seum, which is operated by the
Marine Historical Association
here.
Last fall, two original lifesaving stations on Block Island,
R.I., were acquired, followed
shortly thereafter by a half-way
house from South Wellfleet,
Mass., on Cape Cod. An exhibit
of apparatus used by the U.S.
Life Saving Service in the sta
tion, highlighting its historical
development, has been planned
for some time.
Such an exhibit would be
built around items used from
about 1871 to 1900—including
a two-wheeled beach cart, a
four-wheeled boat wagon, corkfilled life preservers and other
items.
Financing of the exhibit is to
be arranged by the U.S. Coast
Guard Auxiliary. However,
Curator Edmund E. Lynch said
he hoped to find interested do
nors of appropriate items.
According to Lynch, the mu
seum has not yet succeeded in
locating the major part of the
material sought despite aid from
government sources.
"We are now forced to make
an urgent public plea to private
citizens to help us locate these
articles which are vital to the
presentation of U.S. Life Saving
history."
Grape Boycott Backed
By Hebrew Assembly
DELANO, Calif —The
Union of American Hebrew
Congregations is the latest
organization to pledge its full
support for the boycott of
Cdifornia table grapes. Vice
President Gilbert Padilla of
the United Farm Workers
Organizing Committee an
nounced.
A resolution passed by
UAHC at its 50th general as
sembly noted that grape pick
ers, "among the poorest
working people in our land
of plenty," are locked in a
"desperate struggle" to secure
collective bargaining agree
ments.
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23 Additional Seafarers Join Growing SlU Pension Roster
Twenty-three veteran Sea
farers last month joined the
growing number of SIU pen
sioners retiring to the beach
after many years of sailing
aboard SlU-contracted vessels.
Oliver Samuel Flynn, 66, is a
native of East Baton Rouge,
Louisiana. He joined the SIU
in Savannah, Georgia, and
sailed in the steward depart
ment as a steward and chief
cook. His last vessel was the
Grethe. In 1960 Brother Flynn
received a personal safety award
for his part in making the Al
coa Roamer an accident free
ship. Seafarer Flynn now makes
his home in Baton Rouge with
his wife, Maude.
Fernando D. Dacanay, 72,
joined the Union in the Port of
New York and sailed in the
steward department as a second
cook. His last vessel was the
Steel Admiral. From 1919 until
1925, Brother Dacanay served
in the Navy. He now lives in
West Islip, Long Island with his
wife, Rae. Brother Dacanay is
a native of the Philippine Is
lands.
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Leroy Manning Roberson
joined the SIU in the Port of
New York and sailed in the
deck department as an AB.
His last vessel was the Transmalaya. A native of New
Mexico, Seafarer Roberson now
makes his home in New Orleans
with his wife, Leona Marie. In
1962, Brother Roberson re
ceived a personal safety award
for his part in keeping the Del
Valle an accident free ship,
Lyle W. Williamson is a
native of Illinois who now lives
in Torrance. California, with
his wife, Helen. He joined the
SIU in the Port of Philadelphia
and sailed in the eneine depart
ment as an FOWT. His last
vessel was the Overseas Rebec
ca. Brother Williamson is a
Navy veteran of World War II.
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Teofilo F. Lacson, 58, of San
Francisco, is a native of the
Philippine Islands. He joined
the SIU in the Port of New York
and sailed in the steward depart
ment as a messman. His last
vessel was the Overseas Evelyn.
Frank Lis, 65, is a native of
Poland who now makes his
home in Brooklyn with his wife,
Jeannette. He joined the Union
in the Port of New York in
1943 and sailed in the deck de
partment as an AB. His last
vessel was the Philadelphia.
Brother Lis had been sailing
Flynn
Dacanay
the seas for 37 years when he
retired.
Jose Toro, 56, joined the
SIU in Puerto Rico in 1944 and
saUed in the steward department
as a chief cook. He last worked
aboard the Warrior. A native of
Puerto Rico, Brother Toro now
makes his home in Bronx, New
York, with his wife, Gloria.
Kothe
Karstens
August Frank Kothe, 64, is
a native of Louisiana who now
lives in New Orleans with his
wife, Miskel Lucy. He joined
the Union in the Port of New
Orleans and sailed in the stew
ard department as a cook and
steward. He last sailed aboard
the Grethe.
Karl Karstens, 68, joined the
SIU in the Port of New York
and sailed in the deck depart
ment as an AB. His last ship
was the Free America. A native
of Germany, Brother Karstens
now lives in Hoboken, New
Jersey. Before his retirement,
he had been sailing for 43 years.
Andrews
Ballu
Carroll Henry Andrews, 49,
is a native of Virginia who now
makes his home in Seattle,
Washington. He joined the
Union in the Port of Baltimore
in 1941 and sailed in the deck
department as an AB. His last
vessel was the Seattle. From
1937 until 1941, Brother An
drews served in Ae Army.
Arthur C. Ballu, 65, joined
the Union in the Port of New
York in 1943 and was active in
the SIU's beefs and strikes. In
1961 he participated in the
greater New York harbor strike
and in 1965 he was issued a
picket duty card. Brother Ballu
sailed in the deck department
as an AB and his last vessel was
the Seatrain New York. A na
tive of Belgium, Seafarer Ballu
now lives in Brooklyn. He
Gbrard
Bengert
Toro
Rosso
sailed for 42 years before re
tiring.
Herman Walter Girard, 66,
is a native of New Hampshire
and now lives in New Orleans.
He joined the Union in the Port
of New York and sailed in the
steward department as a cook,
baker and steward. His last ship
was the Del Mar. Brother
Girard is an Army veteran of
World War II.
Benjamin Charles Bengert,
57, joined the SIU in the Port
of New York and sailed in the
engine department as a wiper.
His last vessel was the Alcoa
Mariner. A native of Algiers,
Louisiana, Brother Bengert now
makes his home in New Orleans
with his son, Benjamin Charles,
Jr.
Chalmers Darrell Anderson,
48, is a native of South Carolina
who now lives in Stockton,
California. He joined the Union
in Tampa in 1942 and sailed in
the deck department as a bosun.
Brother Anderson last sailed
aboard the Fairland.
Brightwell
Sabin
William Irven Brightwell, 44,
joined the SIU in the Port of
New York and shipped in the
steward department as a cook
and baker. He last worked
aboard the Ogden Willamette.
A native of Maryland, Brother
Brightwell is spending his re
tirement in Woodbine, Mary
land. In 1960 he was given a
personal safety award for his
part in making the Alcoa Pa
triot an accident free ship.
Nicholas Sabin, 67, is a native
of Spain who is spending his
retirement years in Tampa,
Florida, with his wife, Veria. He
joined the SIU in Tampa and
sailed in the steward depart
ment as a cook. Brother Sabin
last sailed aboard the Warrior.
He is an Army veteran of
World War II.
Lopez
Layton
Leonard Beecham Layton,
61, one of the original members
of the Union, joined the SIU in
1938 in the Port of New York
and sailed in the deck depart
ment as an AB. His last ship
was the Del Valle. A native of
Maryland, Brother Layton lives
there now with his wife. Sea
Anderson
farer Layton had been sailing
for 37 years when he retired.
Mario Garcia Lopez, 64, is
a native of Puerto Rico who now
lives in Manhattan with his
wife. He is one of the earlier
members of the Union, having
joined in 1938 in Puerto Rico.
Brother Lopez worked in the
deck department as an AB and
bosun and his last ship was the
Seatrain Delaware. In 1961,
Brother Lopez was issued a
picket duty card.
John James Cox, 78, another
real old timer, joined the SIU in
the Port of Boston in 1938 and
sailed in the engine department
as an FOWT. He is a native of
Great Britain who now makes
his home in Waltham, Massa
chusetts, with his wife, Margaret
Ethel. Brother Cox last sailed
aboard the Alcoa Master.
William B. Rutkowski, 65, is
a native of Poland, who will
spend his retirement years in
Walnut Creek, California, with
his wife, Maria. He joined the
Union in the Port of New York
in 1943 and sailed in the deck
Ureta
Thomas
department. His last vessel was
the Trenton. In both 1961 and
1962, he was issued SIU picket
duty cards for active participa
tion in Union beefs. Brother
Rutkowski retires after sailing
the seas since 1924.
Simeon F. Ureta, 66, is an
other old-timer in the SIU who
also joined in 1938 in the Port
of New York. He sailed in the
steward department and last
saUed aboard the Seatrain Car
olina. A native of the Philip
pine Islands, Brother Ureta
now lives in Gretna, Louisiana,
with his wife, Frances. In 1960
he received a personal safety
award for his part in making
the Del Oro an accident free
ship. Seafarer Ureta is a Naval
veteran of World War H.
Louis Bumie Thomas, 66, is
a native of Jemison, Alabama
who now makes his home in
Wilmington, California, with
his daughter. Frances Louise
Simpson. He joined the SIU in
the Port of New York in 1944
and sailed in the steward depart
ment as a steward, cook and
baker. His last ship was the
Transerie.
Vincenzo Russo, 71, joined
the Union in 1941 in the Port
of Philadelphia and sailed in
the steward department as a
chief cook. He last worked on
board the Manhattan. A native
of New York, Seafarer Russo
now lives in the Bronx.
'Rummy' Old British Navy
Goes on the Water Wagon
LONDON—"Yo-ho-ho and a bottle of rum" has gone
down the drain.
Yes, the British fleet will now sail exclusively on water.
After 400 years the Queen's "Navee" has been rendered
practically spiritless. No more rum, no more grog—at least
for the lowly tar.
According to Admiral Sir Michael Le Fanu, First Sea
Lord, the British Admiralty has decided to abolish the daily
rum issue as "not appropriate to a modern, instant-response
navy."
Up to now, each member of the crew of Her (or His)
Majesty's naval ships has been entitled to his tot—^the equiv
alent of a stiff double. It was done with traditional British
ceremony, the men queuing up to the welcome piping of "Up
Spirits."
The consistency of the stuff varied—by rank. Senior non
commissioned officers were entitled to straight rum. Ordi
nary sailors were doled out a diluted concoction which has
come down in history as "grog", ever since the days of an
Admiral Vernon who first cut the rations, According to the
story, the Admiral wore a grogram (gros-grain) coat and
became—somewhat unaffectionatcly—known as "Old Grog"
—a term later applied to the weakened mixture of water,
lime juice and rum he handed out.
A spokesman for the Defense Ministry defended the
reasons for the new order.
"Having been the captain of a ship I know what trouble
it can cause
Now we can get a full afternoon's work from
every man, which we haven't been able to do for a long time."
The missing tot will be compensated for by a sum—the
equivalent of $6.5 million—which will be put into a new fund
for the benefit of sailors and marines.
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Seated at the head of the table, in the traditional place of honor,
Seafarer A. Kircomnel presides as his wife and children enjoy their dinner
with all the festive trimmings at the SlU hall in the Port of New Orleans.
hama, Japan
In^the Porf of Frankfort, a group of Seafarers relax after having
enjoyed the holiday treats that were especially prepared for
them. A pause to reflect upon past holidays seems in order.
Charles Barone (center) and his family, found Christmas dinner in the Port
of New Orleans a most relaxing way to spend the holiday. New Orleans
had a large turnout for Christmas dinner during the all day affair.
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In the Port of Duluth, as in all of. the SlU ports on
Christmas Day, the children were well represented,
This group beautified the occasiofi with bright faces.
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Mr. and Mrs. Earl Longleton celebrated their holiday at the SlU dinner in the Port of Norfolk. All
ports reported visits by guests of all age groups.
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Page Nine
T Oft month, as if has done for nearly Utree
decades, the SlU co¥Umue^ the animal tra
dition of opening up union halls in all of Us
ports across the country to provide Christmas
dinners for Seafarers, their families and guests.
Dining rooms were festively decorated and a
complete holiday feast with all the trimmings
was thoroughly enjoyed by all.
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well represented in the Port of Duluth by the Donald Rutherfords.
Nothing Brightens up a holiday
more than a child's happy face.
Parents are MK and Mrs. R. McCoy.
Plenty of bright expressions graced
the table of the William Wynn
family. Tasty food was plentiful.
The wife and family of Seafarer George W. Trippe, Jr.,
make a pretty picture from the Port of New Orleans.
A pretty attractive gathering of cute young ladies.
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Many generations are represent
ed at the festive table of Mr. and
Mrs. Henry McCulloch (center).
Seafarer and Mrs. Juan Gonzalez and family pose for a
group photo in the Port of New Orleans, before taking
part in the festive activities planned for the day.
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Seafarer and Mrs. Charles Martinez and their daughter found that
the pleasures of Christmas were many in the Port of New Orleans. As
the young lady in the center will attest to, Christmas is a fun time.
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Davis are a couple of
people who found that in the Port of Nor
folk, they know how to celebrate Christmas.
Paul Stepan of the Inland Boatmen's Union
in the Port of Duluth, looks on as this
group of happy people digs into the chow.
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LOG
January, 1970
THE WAY UP!
THE NEW GUIDE TO HAPPY RETIREMENT
by George W. Ware (Crown—$6.50)
Between 1920 and 1967, our total population increased almost
90 percent. During the same period, the number of Americans
over 65 increased approximately 110 percent. How these people
and those who follow them can glean the most from the harvest
years is the theme of this book.
Union negotiated pension plans and improved social security
are making dreams of retirement come true. With careful planning
a greater enjoyment can be obtained.
The worker making plans to retire can get all this information
from other sources, most of it without cost. But the author has
gathered the material into one convenient volume of how, where
and when to retire.
The author claims to be qualified to write about retirement by
virtue of his retirement. But he has other qualifications. For over
forty years he has been involved in human and natural resource
programs at local, state, national and international levels. He
places emphasis on planning and believes that if a man is secure
economic^ly and physically, he can attain satisfaction of the soul.
Retirement location, income, services, health, special problems,
free time and a host of other subjects are discussed. There is no
set of rules that apply to all individual cases, but Ware offers ad
vice that makes decision-making easier.
He warns against keeping the nose to the grindstone too long
and offers as advice this bit of anonymous verse:
"If your nose is close to that, grindstone rough
And you keep down there long enough.
In time you'll say there's no such thing
As brooks that babble and birds that sing.
These three your whole world will compose—
You, the stone, and your silly flat nose."
Opportunity Knorks Many Times
The recent awarding of a Chief Engi
neer's license to Brother Gil Borge (see story
page 3), a Seafarer who steadfastly worked
his way to the top of the upgrading ladder
by enrolling in one of the many SIU spon
sored maritime training programs, is not
only a prideful occasion deservedly shared
by both this Seafarer and the entire union—
it is in a broader sense, another basic dem
onstration of what it means to be a member
of a labor union.
As he climbed each rung of the ladder.
Brother Borge had at his side the encourage
ment derived from knowing that he had his
union's fullest possible support.
Through the facilities of its upgrading
program, the SIU was 100% behind this
individual member—as it has always been
in the past and will continue to be in the
future—fully behind every SIU member
who wishes to upgrade himself.
According to the old saying, opportunity
only knocks once—but we challenge this
old adage. Through the vigorous efforts of
your union and the accomplishments of the
many training programs it has to offer—
opportunity calls out many times, to the
younger and older Seafarer alike, and you
need only answer the call once, as Brother
Borge did, to begin your own journey to the
top of the ladder.
Community Agencies und the Gl Strike
On Page 3 of this issue is a report con
cerning labor's successful efforts in mobiliz
ing the resources of voluntary and public
community agencies in support of unionists
and their famihes involved in the nation
wide strike against the General Electric
Company.
For years, the labor press has emphasized
organized labor's input into these commu
nity agencies—^the funds that workers con
tribute, the voluntary hours that workers
invest, the leadership roles which workers
fill in support of the work of social, welfare
and recreational agencies.
But rarely does the opportunity arise—
as it does in the General Electric strike—
to make the case that labor's relationship
with this network of community agencies
is a two-way street, and that there is a tangi
ble return on labor's investment.
The whole purpose of the voluntary and
public agencies is to help people in need.
To be successful in such an effort, these
agencies must first of all be able to draw
on all of the resources in the community—
on the money and manpower of working
people, as well as on the money and man
power of business and industry. And, to be
successful, these agencies must be repre
sentative of the total community—if they
hope to be responsive to the total commu
nity's needs.
Being responsive to people's needs means
helping families sustain the economic shock
of a strike or lockout just as much as help
ing families in financial difficulties as the
result of hurricane, flood or some other
natural disaster. The fact that these agen
cies are meeting the needs of working people
and their families in the GE strike proves
that labor's efforts in this field, over the
years, have not gone unnoticed.
Organized labor would support these so
cial agencies whether or not its members
had to turn to them for assistance in time
of trouble. Still, it's nice to know that, when
the chips are down, some of the millions
of dollars that unionists have invested are
coming back to their fellow workers at a
time when the need is so great.
PRESIDENTIAL LOTTERY by James A. Michener (Ran
dom House—$5.95)
In this book about our Electoral College system, noted
author James Michener writes: "On Election Day, 1968, the
United States once again played a foolhardy game with its
destiny. We conducted one more Presidential election in ac
cordance with rules that are outmoded and inane. This time
we were lucky."
Millions voted on Election Day, 1968, but 538 men and
women elected the President of the United States. Michener
was one of the 538, picked by the simple act of a phone call.
Very few of these electors were bound by law to vote the
way their state voted.
Michener recounts the history of the Electoral College sys
tem and points out the dangers attached to it. He shows how
easy it would be for "deals" to be made to capture the White
House.
He tends to support the "automatic plan" of changing the
system. Under the plan each state keeps its electoral votes and
casts them according to the majority vote. But regardless of
the plan desired, Michener urges Americans to get behind Elec
toral College reform. Failure to do so may bring anguish which
we will only deserve.
STRUMPET CITY by James Plunkett (Delacoite—^$6.95)
One of the characters, Patrick Bannister, was speaking, his
tongue loosened by liquid spirits:
"It's a bitch of a city, Lily," he said to his girl friend.
"It's no great shakes," Lily agreed.
"More babies die in Dublin than anywhere else in Europe—
did you know that, Lily?"
"All babies die," Lily said, "when they reach the right age."
Thus, James Plunkett captures all the heartaches and despair
of poverty.
This book is about the poor of Ireland at the turn of the cen
tury and their struggle for union protection. The message that
Plunkett conveys is as important today as it was in the days of
Jim Larkin, the legendary Irish labor leader.
The author brings to life all the characters of Ireland's poor
and rich. Mulhall, a factory hand who is willing to go to jail
for the union cause; Mary and Fitz, a young married couple
caught up in the struggle; Rashers, who could find survival
in the trash cans of Dublin; Jim Larkin, who provides all the
sparks of hope amid the despair.
Of course there are the bad guys, too. There was Bradshaw,
who had no misgivings about sending an aged servant to the
poorhouse when she was no longer able to work. And there
was Doggett, who wanted to teach his men a lesson but knew
their strength.
The coming of the union divided Dublin. It divided the
workers, the Church and the townspeople. Anyone who has
been involved in the struggle for better conditions at the worker
level will quickly recognize the various characters.
Although fiction, this book is labor history. For those who
shy away from raw history, this novel should prove enjoyable.
�Jannaiy, 1970
SEAFARERS
Page Eleven
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Senate Crushes Fannin Amendment
To Impose Pollticai Gag on Unions
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WASHINGTON—The Sen
ate rejected by a crushing 59-27
majority an anti-union amend
ment to the tax bill sponsored
by Senator Paul J. Fannin (RAriz.) and blessed by the open
shop National Right to Work
Committee in full-page news
paper advertisements.
If the amendment had passed,
unions and other non-profit or
ganizations which "directly or
indirectly" supported or opposed
candidates for public office
would have been penalized by
Industrial Practices Found Behind Times
Its Not Only Weather That Causes
Layoffs in the Constrastion Trades
WASHINGTON — Every
winter the construction industry
goes into semi-hibemation, put
ting thousands of men out of
work.
Despite major advances in re
cent years that allow construc
tion operations to continue
through sub-freezing weather
conditions, the seasonality of
the industry still persists.
An article in the December
issue of the Labor Department
magazine. Monthly Labor Re
view, says the problem must be
blamed on traditional manage
ment practices and customs as
much as on the. thermometer.
The article is based on the
findings of a Bureau of Labor
Statistics study on construction
industry seasonality and man
power problems that will be
published early next year.
Higher Jobless Rate
It notes that the construction
labor force suffers much more
unemployment than workers in
other industries.
"From 1960 to 1968," the
article points out, "the unem
ployment rate for private wage
and salary workers in construe-
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tion averaged 11.1 percent, in
comparison with a rate of 5.2
percent for all private wage and
salary workers."
Paradoxically, each summer
complaints arise of labor short
ages from contractors," NLR
says, "and the volume of com
plaints increases as the pace ag
gregate activity quickens."
The authors of the article,
Joe L. Russell and Michael J.
Pilot, report that seasonality ac
counts for much of the underutilization of the construction la
bor force.
Geography is often a factor
in the manpower problems of
the industry. A surplus of con
struction manpower may exist
in one locality while a shortage
is apparent in another, the
article says.
"Unlike a manufacturing
concern that can locate in an
area with available manpower,
a contractor must either bring
his workers to the building site,
or find new workers in the area.
"Shortages of construction
labor are often found in geo
graphic areas where there have
been relatively few opportu
nities for these workers in the
recent past. When construction
activity decreases in a locality,
many construction workers
take jobs in other local indus
tries."
The unemployment rate for
construction workers is usually
the highest of any major indus
try division, and this is a reason
for the higher hourly wages for
the trades, the authors note.
Even when the industry is
operating at peak capacity, the
unemployment rate in construc
tion is signfficantly higher than
in Other industries.
"In 1968, the unemployment
rate in construction averaged
6.9 percent nearly double the
3.d percent rate for nonagricultural industries as a whole,"
Russell and Pilot reported.
They note, too, that even
during the tight labor market
of 1953^ when the average job
less rate for all industries was
2.8 percent, the unemployment
level in construction was 6.2
percent.
Employment in construction
peaks generally in August and
the peak month for unemploy
ment in the industry is Febru
ary. The employment rates be
tween these two months have
fluctuated as much as 30 per
cent within the last six years,
the article reports.
Even though the fluctuation
was only 19.9 percent in 1968,
the article says there has been
no great change in seasonality
since 1947.
"Seasonal employment move
ments in construction are the
result of inclement weather and
the traditional management
practice,s ind customs," Russell
and Pilvtt observe.
"The exact amount of work
that could be performed in
winter with precautions against
bad weather is unknown, but
indications are that it is more
than is currently performed."
As far back as 1924, a gov
ernment study found that "for
most types of construction it is
now possible to build the yearround in all parts of the United
States." The Secretary of Com
merce at that time, Herbert
Hoover, wrote, "Bad weather
is not the principal cause of
seasonal idleness. Customs
which became fixed when build
ers had not yet learned how to
cope with adverse weather con
ditions have not yet been
changed...."
Technigues Avail^le
During the past decade, the
Canadians have poured con
crete at 40 degrees below
zero, the article notes, and
American contractors have ac
complished similar feats.
"Materials and techniques
for performing construction
during harsh weather have been
available for some time, and
have steadily improved. Care
ful scheduling and protection of
materials and workers can per
mit work to proceed in periods
of bad weather," the authors
suggest.
loss of their tax-exempt status.
The penalty would have been
imposed even for carrying on
a nonpartisan voter registration
campaign—a provision which
would have struck at such or
ganizations as the League of
Women Voters.
The original version of Fan
nin's amendment was restricted
entirely to unions and the Ari
zona senator and his supporters
made it clear in the debate that
the labor movement was still the
prime target.
With Senator Walter F. Mondale (D-Minn.) leading the fight
against it, 42 Democrats and 17
Republicans voted to reject the
Fannin amendment. Voting for
it were 18 Republicans and nine
Democrats.
Earlier, Senator Herman E.
Talmadge (D-Ga.) sought to
substitute a more limited restric
tion, contending that the sweep
ing Fannin amendment could
"stifle" the freedom of a num
ber of "worthy" organizations.
His substitute proposal was
beaten, 63-25.
Two days later, at the tail
end of a late night session, Sen
ator Bob Dole (R-Kan.) intro
duced an even more sweeping
amendment, directed solely at
unions and not applicable to
any other organizations.
Tax-exempt status would be
allowed only if unions "do not
participate in, or intervene in—
including the publication or dis
tribution of statements — any
political campaign on behalf of
any candidate."
Even some of the most con
servative senators gagged at this
proposal and the Dole amend
ment was defeated, 71-10.
Despite the one-sided defeat,
Fannin and the National Right
to Work Committee indicated
they would continue their efforts
to drive unions out of the politi
cal arena.
Mondale told the Senate that
the Right to Work Committee,
which has the same type of tax-
exempt status as unions and
business organizations such as
the National Association of
Manufacturers, "completely dis
torted" the facts in its news
paper advertisements.
He pointed out that federal
law already bars financial con
tributions to candidates or par
ties from union and corporate
treasuries. But, he stressed, the
voluntary contributions to
COPE, which are not tax de
ductible, are "perfectly lawful"
and the same voluntary contri
bution technique is used by
business organizations as well.
"Fundamental fairness,"
Mondale stressed, "supports the
opportunity of millions of work
ing men and women to counter
the effectiveness of the small
group of wealthy citizens who
can afford highly visible and
memorable large contributions."
By going beyond existing le
gal restrictions on use of union
funds, Mondale charged, the
amendment's "total intent is to
drive from the field of political
action all those whose strength
is provided by joining into as
sociations for the pursuit of a
common goal other than busi
ness profits."
Although the legal effect of
loss of tax exempt status is "not
clear," Mondale said, it could
result in a "devastating" tax levy
on union strike funds and other
reserves.
Fannin, whose voting record
in the 90th Congress showed
him on the wrong side of every
key vote on COPE's scorecard,
told the Senate that "it is simply
not true" that he introduced his
proposal out of "antilabor bias."
He thinks very highly of
America's workers, Fannin in
sisted, and his only quarrel is
with some "greedy" union lead
ers "who are bent on removing
incentive" and who "no longer
regard a good day's work for a
good day's pay as a proper
goal."
Keeping Them Well-Shined
Tom Maynes, who shipped in the steward department, gets a shine
from Tommy DiLeo in the New York hall. Brother Maynes sailed as
steward. He's now taking life easy while collecting SlU pension.
�SEAFARERS
Page Twelve
January, 1970
LOG
Setdenent at Johns Hopkins 4Fl.CtO Prods AAttim'stntiOB On
Protection of Freedom In Mideost
non-professional employees at
Johns Hopkins Hospital will re
ceive a 40-percent increase in
wages and benefits in a threeyear contract negotiated by the
Local 1199E of the Retail,
Wholesale and Department
Store Union.
Union members were expect
ed to ratify the pact as RWDSU
officials noted they were
"elated" over the wage and
benefits package.
The contract is expected to
set the pattern for negotiations
in Baltimore's four other major
hospitals where 1199E repre
sents about 6,000 non-profes
sional service and maintenance
workers.
Accord was reached in the
Johns Hopkins settlement with
the assistance of federal medi
ators little more than 24 hours
before the deadline of a threat
ened walkout.
The agreement provides for
raising the minimum wage im
mediately from $1.80 to $2.10
an hour. Another increment will
raise the wage to $2.3$, after six
months and to $2.50 an hour
next December 1. The wage
scale will go to $2.70 on De
cember 1, 1971.
Other provisions call for wel
fare benefits and life insurance
to be paid fully by the hospital.
will be made solely by the em
ployer.
An extra floating holiday was
granted, which most workers
are expected to exercise on
Martin Luther King, Jr.'s birth
day, January 15.
For work on holidays the
wage rate was increased to 2.5
times the normal daily rate and
the night shift differental was
set at 15 cents an hour.
A modified form of union
shop is included in the pact. It
requires all new employes to
join the union after a 60-day
probationary period while pres
ent members must retain their
membership.
Elliott GodofI, national di
rector of the RWDSU's Na
tional Union of Hospital and
Nursing Home Employees, at
tributed the success of the nego
tiations to the support of Balti
more area unions and the Ne
gro community. He further cited
the assistance of AFL-CIO rep
resentatives in the talks as a fac
tor toward an improved settle
ment.
One day after the Hopkins
agreement was reached. Local
1199E won the right to repre
sent non-professional workers at
the Greater Baltimore Medical
Center by a vote of 272-164.
DISPATCHERS REPORT
WASHINGTON—The AFLCIO called on the U.S. govern
ment to "cease bartering away
the freedom of Israel and trying
to appease Soviet and Arab dic
tators."
Federation President George
Meany urged the Administra
tion to insist on direct negotia
tions between Israel and Arab
nations "as the only mechanism
which can achieve lasting peace
in the Middle East."
The United States must fur
ther "redress" the present im
balance of arms in the Middle
East by assuring that Israel has
the weapons needed to protect
herself, Meany said. "The cur
rent imbalance, created when
the Russians rearmed Nasser, is
not conducive to peace" he
warned.
The AFL-CIO statement was
issued in the light of reports that
the United States has submitted
a set of specific guidelines to a
four-power conference trying to
resolve the Israeli-Arab dispute.
The proposals, ^as reported,
would include withdrawal of
Israeli troops from certain areas
occupied in the June 1967 war,
procedures for repatriating ref
ugees and conditions for a uni
fied Jerusalem.
At a news conference follow
ing release of the statement.
Atlantic, Gulf & inland Waters District
December 1, 1969 to December 31, 1969
DECK DEPARTMENT
Port
Boston
New York
Philadelphia
Baltimore
Norfolk
Jacksonville
Tampa
Mobile
New Orleans
Houston
.....
Wilmington
San Francisco ...
Seattle
Totals
TOTAL REGISTERED
TOTAL SHIPPED
Class A Class B
11
5
143
152
32
16
79
33
32
26
44
50
20
16
51
33
87
77
80
91
46
65
146
118
50
37
821
719
Class A Class B Class C
7
5
4
93
121
44
16
9
4
41
12
22
13
24
8
21
9
28
11
10
2
28
20
15
80
75
29
48
48
25
58
72
34
103
198
68
46
38
33
565
560
297
ENGINE DEPARTMENT
TOTAL REGISTERED
TOTAL SHIPPED
All Groups
All Groups
Port
Class A Class B
Class A Class B Class C
Boston
7
3
6
3
7
New York
100
161
56
119
57
Philadelphia
23
23
8
8
4
Baltimore
, 57
39
39
9
24
Norfolk
9
20
12
15
6
Jacksonville
19
58
13
33
9
Tampa
11
14
3
11
0
Mobile
38
55
29
27
5
New Orleans ....
69
90
77
91
18
Houston ..,,
82
87
27
63
20
Wilmington
27
52
29
27
5
San Francisco ...
88
110
11
43
23
Seattle
33
53
25
49
39
Totals
563
765
335
513
202
STEWARD DEPARTMENT
TOTAL REGISTERED
TOTAL SHIPPED
All Groups
All Groups
Port
Class A Class B
Class A Class B Class C
Boston
6
4
7
4
8
New York
115
85
61
54
49
Philadelphia
16
6
6
5
2
Baltimore .......
47
34
34
18
8
Norfolk
15
25
19
11
9
Jacksonville
19
22
8
13
31
Tampa
13
5
3
3
0
Mobile
38
31
14
12
5
New Orleans ....
75
64
74
49
21
Houston ....
65
50
35
33
30
Wilmington
17
31
14
12
5
San Francisco ...
86
93
12
24
21
Seattle
31
17
31
22
22
Totals
543
467
310
268
211
REGISTERED on BEACH
Class A Class B
8
2
195
160
34
32
117
69
40
23
34
32
26
13
99
37
130
59
195
139
53
0
94
14
45
8
1070
588
Meany voiced concern over
pre.ss reports that "bankers rep
resenting oil interests" have con
sulted with the government
about the need for improved re
lations with Arab nations.
Although Middle East oil
may be important to corpora
tions and even to the U.S. econ
omy, Meany observed, U.S. for
eign policy should not be based
on "preserving their (the oil
companies) profit pictures."
He strongly criticized the "in
consistency" of U.S. participa
tion in four-power settlement
efforts coupled with statements
by Administration leaders such
as Secretary of State William P.
Rogers, that peace in the Middle
East cannot be imposed by out
siders.
As for the reports of the latest
U.S. proposals, he charged, they
indicate that the Administration
is further changing direction,
even "moving down the road of
appeasement."
The contention by some that
Soviet influence in the Middle
East will lessen and American
influence will grow if the gov
ernment pressures Israel into
giving up occupied territory "is
sheer self-deception," Meany
said.
"Such appeasement," he said,
"would only give credit to the
Soviets and Egypt for achieving
through diplomatic blackmail
and political maneuvering all
they failed to win on the battle
field.
"It is an argument unworthy
of America."
Further, Meany continued,
any lessening of U.S. support
for Israel will not improve
America's image in the eyes of
the Arab peoples as some advo
cates of a changed policy con
tend.
Proponents of such "imagebuilding," Meany said, should
think back to the years follow
ing the 1956 war in the Middle
East when the United States
joined with the Soviet Union in
forcing Israel to give up terri
tory.
"The 1967 war inevitably
followed this appeasement pol
icy which then also posed as
statesmanship," Meany stressed.
Furthermore, he noted, the
joint U.S. action with Russia
did not make Moscow any more
peaceful or friendly to democ
racy. Instead, it took advantage
of our "image-building" to rush
armies into Hungary to crush a
democratic revolution.
"The repetition of errors,"
Meany added, "is a reversion to
folly and not a recourse to
peace."
Citing the preservation of
world peace and the promotion
of freedom as the overriding in
terest of the American people,
Meany said:
"In this interest, the Admin
istration should spare no effort
to have the combatants in the
Middle East enter into negotia
tions for a just and lasting
peace."
He made it plain that the
AFL-CIO looks upon the crisis
"through the eyes of long friend
ship for the people of Israel and
admiration for their devotion to
democracy and their courage in
the defense of freedom."
He pointed to the "deeply
rooted" bonds of friendship be
tween American labor and Histadrut, Israel's labor federation;
their early joint warnings and
later joint efforts against Nazi
tyranny.
"Together," Meany said, "we
have participated in the inter
national labor community with
a firm and unyielding commit
ment to democracy, peace and
freedom everywhere.
"These are principles which
tie American trade unionists to
Israel. If we have to choose
sides, we choose the side of free
dom and democracy. Israel rep
resents both freedom and de
mocracy in an area of the world
that has in the past known little
of either."
McAllister Loses Good Man
All Groups
Class A Class B
0
4
161
147
29
21
63
58
39
11
41
13
20
22
51
53
83
97
113
115
8
28
62
17
31
8
630
665
REGISTERED on BEACH
All Groups
Class A Class B
2
3
91
171
13
21
61
86
26
14
25 '
20
5
6
35
71
50
124
109
51
27
5
10
59
8
38
749
382
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Seafarer Phillip Brush, right, ends his sailing career and receives his
first pension check at the Port of Norfolk frorh SlU Patrolman
Marvin Hauf. Brush was employed by the SlU-contracted Mc
Allister Brothers and was a member of SlU Inland Boatmen's Union.
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January, 1970
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TRANSINDIANA—^The Ship's Committee aboard the Transindiana made certain that
everything ran smooth. Relaxing at the end of the trip are Joe Busalacki, bosun;
Gervais Bozez, engine delegate; Jose Martinez, deck; and Nick Kondylas, steward.
VERSEAS
the group that made for a
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steward; John Kritcher. bosun;
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STEEL DESIGNER—Seated around the table, looking over the latest issue of the
LOG, are (l-r) A. Maldonado, steward; E. Rushing, bosun; J. Price, deck delegate;
J. Giordano, steward delegate; L. Springer, engine delegate. Like all SIU Ship
Committees, this one made sure that everything ran smooth, and all beefs settled.
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BUCKEYE VICTORY—^The Ship's Committee aboard the Buckeye Victory took time
out after a. long Far East trip, to hold a meeting, look over the latest issue of
the LOG—and pose for the photographer. (L-r) Walter Compton, bosun; Larry
McDaries, deck delegate; Patrick Callahan, engine delegate; Quentin Brown, stew
ard delegate: Thomas Smith, steward. It was a good trip with only a few beefs.
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In Line With Supreme Court Decision
A Final Farewell
NIRB Orders Cardchsik Bargaining
ByTwoFirms Who Fought Unions
WASHINGTON —The Na "consistently accepted" by the companies' unfair labor prac
tional Labor Relations Board, courts that authorization cards tices were "of such pervasive
in line with a landmark decision are an acceptable means of character" as to have actually
made the cardcheck a more re
of the Supreme Court, has re establishing bargaining rights.
liable
measure of representation
affirmed previous orders requir
The cases were remanded to
than
a
representation election
ing two firms to bargain with the board by the Supreme Court
unions on the basis of repre for further consideration in the would be.
sentation determined by author light of certain guidelines set
The order to Gissel was re
ization cards.
forth in the opinion.
affirmed by all five board mem
The orders direct the Gissel
In reaffirming its previous bers: Chairman Frank W. Mc
Packing Company plant at bargaining orders to the firms, Culloch, John H. Fanning,
Huntington, W. Va., to bargain the board summarized the Gerald A. Brown, Howard Jen
with Meat Cutters Local 347, court's ruling and decided that kins, Jr., and Sam Zagoria. The A solemn service aboard the Steel Age marked the recent burial
at sea of Brother Harold Murphy. Brother Murphy, an oiler, sailed
and General Steel Products, orders to bargain were justified General Steel order was reaf
for over twenty years before passing away in Bandar Shahpur,
Inc., to bargain with the Up by the guidelines.
firmed by a Fanning-Brown-Za- Iran. Two shipmates, A. B. Griffith and Tom Watel, submitted photo.
holsterers at High Point, N. C.
It further found that both goria panel.
In cases involving these em
ployers, the Supreme Court in
June unanimouslv upheld the
right of the NLRB to order an
employer to bargain on the basis
On the pension fund bill, the health, welfare or pension plan his own property."
WASHINGTON
Federal
of a cardcheck where he has un
AFL-CIO
strongly endorsed should have a priority claim
The testimony spelled out a
legislation
is
needed
to
protect
lawfully destroyed a union's ma
against
the
assets
of
the
em
creation
of
a
Pension
Benefit
number
of sections where the
the
pension
rights
of
workers
jority.
ployer,
immediately
following
AFL-CIO
believes amendments
and
improve
safeguards
for
Insurance
Corporation,
which
The ruling struck down find
are necessary, including provi
ings by the 4th Circuit Court of health and welfare funds, the would be financed by an annual wages."
On the separate welfare and sions dealing with the investiga
premium of two-tenths of 1 per
Appeals which had held that AFL-CIO testified.
pension plan legislation, the tive authority of the Secretary
Legislative Director Andrew cent of the amount insured.
earlier NLRB orders to bargain
AFL-CIO urged that new fed of Labor. And the bills bar of
The
insurance
would
be
com
were invalid because there was J. Biemiller, joined by Social
eral
legislation specifically pre persons convicted of crimes
no certification election.
Security Director Bert Seidman, pulsory and would guarantee
empt
state laws in the same from serving as trustees should
During proceedings before expressed labor's support for the that workers receive the benefits
be clarified to apply to crimes
the Supreme Court, the AFL- goals of two bills introduced by due them. The AFL-CIO urged field.
A number of such plans cover involving "a fiduciary relation
CIO filed a brief supporting the Representative John H. Dent that the insurance be required
NLRB and urging the court to (D-Pa.). Dent is chairman of to cover all unfunded liabilities workers in more than one state ship," the federation suggested.
While urging specific changes
decide in its favor.
the House Labor subcommittee of a pension plan, not just the and some union welfare plans
in
the
bill, Biemiller stressed the
are
national
in
scope,
he
noted.
vested liabilities.
The Supreme Court decision dealing with the legislation.
AFL-CIOs
strong support for
The
same
standards
applica
was described by AFL-CIO Or
One of the bills would set up
Three Directors
the
fullest
protection
of health,
ble
to
trustees
of
union-man
ganization Director William L. a government insurance program
Under the bill, three directors agement welfare and pension welfare and pension funds.
Kircher as vindicating labor's for pension funds and establish of the corporation would be ap
"Welfare and pension bene
position that authorization cards standards for funding and vest pointed by the President. The plans should be required of
fits
are a part of the collective
"third
parties"
that
administer
are a "substantive part of the ing; the other would amend the AFL-CIO proposed that one of
bargaining
package," Biemiller
programs,
the
AFL-CIO
said.
organizing process."
\Velfare and Pension Plan DlS- the directors be a reoresentative • 1 J*
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observed.
The
funds set aside
nWnr. Ant to c«.ii
.1,. ^1,.
^
mcludmg msurancc companies
The high court in each case closure Act to spell out the ob of labor and another be chosen and banks.
for them, he emphasized, "are
found that the employer had ligations of trustees to guard to represent management.
The federation endorsed the in fact part of the employees'
smashed the union's majority against misuse of funds.
On pension funding and vest "prudent man" doctrine spelled remuneration, accepted in lieu
based on a show of authoriza
Both bills are needed, Biemil ing requirements, the federation out in the proposed legislation. of wages. ITie funds set aside
tion cards by threats of shut ler said. But he urged amend strongly urged that a sharp dis It would require persons with for these plans belong to the
downs and firings and by prom ments to strengthen portions of tinction be made between pen control over funds to carry out workers covered by them" and
ises of future favors.
the legislation and in other sec sion funds covering a single em their responsibilities "with the must be safeguarded to assure
The decision, written by for tions eliminate several unnces- ployer and multi-employer same degree of care and skill as that the workers and their fami
mer Chief Justice Earl Warren, sary and burdensome restric funds in which a worker carries a man of ordinary prudence lies "receive the benefits to
also emphasized that it has been tions.
his pension credits with him would exercise in dealing with which they are entitled."
when he changes jobs within the
industry. For this reason, Bie
miller said, there is no need to
require vesting in multi-employ
er funds.
Single-employer funds, be
cause of the danger of an em
ployer going out of business,
LOUISVILLE, Ky.—He's not denying it and he's not
should meet the highest actuarial
Building trades unions are committed to helping lowbragging about it either—but the truth is that GE striker D.
standards of funding with a re
income families obtain adequate housing and also to advanc
Hardin Radcliffe is a cousin of Lemuel R. Boulware, the
quirement for vesting after 10
ing modern home building techniques, an article in the 1969
retired vice president of General Electric after whom the
years of service, the federation
Housing Yearbook points out.
corporation's "take-it-or-leave-it" bargaining tactic is named.
said.
The writer, Boris Shishkin, is secretary of the AFL-CIO
Radcliffe has been a member of Local 761 of the Elec
housing committee and a director of the National Housing
But the AFL-CIO stressed
trical, Radio and Machine Workers since he began working
that the present Internal Rev
Conference, publisher of the yearbook.
at Appliance Park in the 1950s.
The record, Shishkin declares, shows that the building
enue Service regulations, which
In fact, Lemuel Boulware helped him get his job, savs
trades were a "prime mover" in helping secure low-rent
all pension plans must meet on
Radcliffe.
public housing 35 years ago and have since backed "every
funding, is fully adequate for
Down in Kentucky—^where tracing geneology is a state
policy and plan to enhance the housing opportunities for the
multi-employer plans which are
pastime—they say Lem Boulware is Radcliffe's first cousin
not endangered if one of the em
less fortunate."
once-removed. Boulware is the son of Radcliffe's grand
Noting that AFL-CIO affiliates were sponsoring some 230
ployers goes out of business.
father's sister, Mattie Ricketts Boulware. Lemuel Boulware
housing projects for low-income families by mid-1969, Shish
Biemiller also urged other
was born in Springfield, Ky. and Radcliffe was bom in Emi
kin adds, "National and international unions in the building
changes in the proposed legisla
nence, Ky.
trades and local building trades councils have played a i
tion. He said the Secretary of
The two met on only one occasion, says Radcliffe, "back
prominent part in sponsoring such projects."
Labor should have the prower to
in 1940-something, when his uncle — my grandfather's
Regarding new construction techniques, Shishkin cites
investigate a fund only when he
brother—died. I met him at the funeral home."
numerous
examples of building trades unions and councils
has "reasonable cause" to be
After that, said Radcliffe, he contacted his cousin about a
entering into agreements covering prefabricated housing.
lieve the law is being violated
job when Appliance Park opened and received a letter of
He also cites a 1967 survey of prefabrication made by
and not as an unsubstantiated
recommendation from him.
Battelle Memorial Institute of Columbus, O., which was fi
"fishing expedition."
Now that his fellow strikers know about his famous rela
nanced by the AFL-CIO Building and Construction Trades
And he urged, as an addi
tive, Radcliffe gets a. lot of kidding on the picket line but he
Department to help unions develop "informed and reason
tional safeguard for workers,
still says, "I'm backing the union 100 percent."
able approaches to problems raised by this new technology."
that the federal bankruptcy law
he amended "to provide that a
Logai Safeguards Urged Over Welfare Funds
Boulware's Cousin Proves
Blood Thinner Than Truth
Techniques in Housing
Spurred by Building Unions
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UNION TALLYING
COMNUnEE'S REI>ORT
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UNION TALLYING COMMITTEE REPORT
Voting on Constitutional Amendment November
22, 1969 throu^ December 22, 1969:
We, the undersigned Union Tallying Committee,
duly elected at a Special Meeting called to order in
Headquarters Port on December 23rd, 1969 at
10:00 A.M. as per the Constitutional Committee's
Report dated October 20th, 1969, submit the follow
ing report and recommendations.
On December 23rd, 1969, at 10:45 A.M., we
met with Secretary-Treasurer A1 Kerr who gave each
Committee member a copy of the Union's present
Constitution and suggested that we read in detail
those sections of our Constitution dealing with the
Union Tallying Committee.
The Committee then took over a room on the
second deck of the Seafarers' Welfare Plan Building
as the place in which we would do our work while
in session.
In compliance with Article XIII, Section 5(d) of
our Constitution, we elected from among ourselves
Edward Polise, Book No. P-74, as Chairman of the
Committee.
We then received from Headquarters' offices of
the Union all of the files relative to the conduct of
the voting on the "1969 Constitutional Amendment."
From the files we found signed receipts for ballots
numbered 1 through 6200, which had been issued
to the ports as follows:
PORT
BALLOTS ISSUED
Boston
1 - 100
New York
101 - 1000
Philadelphia
1001 - 1200
Baltimore
1201 - 1700
Norfolk
1701 -2000
Jacksonville
2001 - 2200
Tampa
2201 - 2400
Mobile
2401 - 3000
New Orleans
3001 - 4000
Houston
4001 - 4800
Wilmington
4801 - 5000
San Francisco
5001 - 5500
Seattle
5501 - 5900
Detroit
5901 - 6000
San Juan
6001 - 6200
Your Committee then checked the dates of the
voting rosters and compared them against the min
utes of the special meetings for the election of the
Polls Committees in the various ports. We found
in every instance that the Polls Committees had
been elected on each day in which voting was con
ducted in the various ports.
Where no Polls Committee could be elected no
voting took place, as is required by our Constitu
tion, We note that on the last day of voting in
Boston and IDetroit no Polls Committee could be
elected. In these cases, as per the Constitution, the
Port Agent took over the duties of the Polls Com
mittee.
We checked the unused ballots that were on hand
in Headquarters' offices which had not been issued.
The stubs on these unused ballots were numbered
6201 through 7500, a total of thirteen hundred
(1,300) ballots.
Your CcMnmittee then checked the numbers on
the stubs received from the various ports, and these
numbers when checked against the numbers on the
stubs of all ballots printed and issued and ready for
voting, were found to coincide, port by port.
Your Committee then checked the unused ballots
that were returned from the various ports, including
the Port of New York, which are listed as follows:
UNUSED BALLOTS
PORT
25- 100
Boston
862 - 1000
New York
1132- 1200
Philadelphia
1539-1700
Baltimore
1815-2000
Norfolk
2086 - 2200
Jacksonville
2293 - 2400
Tampa
2632 - 3000
Mobile
3440-4000
New Orleans
4257 - 4800
Houston
4955 - 5000
Wilmington
5393-5500
San Francisco
5713-5900
Seattle
5901 - 6000
Detroit
6130-6200
San Juan
The above unused ballots, when combined with
the unused ballots in Headquarters and the stubs
of the used ballots in all ports, compares equally in
number with the amount printed by the printer for
the Union.
The Committee has seen a bill from the printer.
Pearl Process, Inc., who printed the ballots that
were used in conducting the voting on the 1969
Constitutional Amendment. The bill states that they
had printed seventy-five hundred ballots numbered
from one (1) to seventy-five hundred (7500). In
addition, they had printed one hundred fifty (150)
blank sample ballots.
The Committee has checked the election files
maintained by Headquarters' offices as per the Con
stitution, and has found signed receipts from the
following ports for the following amount of sample
ballots, broken down as follows:
BALLOTS
PORT
5
Boston
10
New York
5
Philadelphia
10
Baltimore
5
Norfolk
5
Jacksonville
5
Tampa
10
Mobile
10
New Orleans
10
Houston
5
Wilmington
10
San Francisco
5
Seattle
5
Detroit
5
San Juan
105
Total:
A full quorum of the Committee picked up the
ballots from the Royal National Bank of New York,
located at 1212 Avenue of the Americas, New York
City, New York, as per the Constitution. (See cor
Page Fifteen
respondence made an official part of this report,
showing official documents that were exchanged.)
Attached hereto and made a part of this report
is a breakdown ot the ballots that were sent to the
ports by Headquarters, as well as a breakdown of
the unused ballots returned to Headquarters, ballots
used and total ballots cast.
THE FOLLOWING CORRESPONDENCE WAS
HANDLED BY THE UNION TALLYING
COMMITTEE;
SUGGESTED VOTING GUIDE FOR
POLLS COMMTFTEE
In an attempt to help the various Polls Commit
tees in the conduct of the balloting on the Constitu
tional Amendment of 1969, the following sugges
tions emphasize some of the steps to be taken each
voting day of the voting period. In any event, the
provisions of the Constitution govern, and in the
conduct of your work you are to determine your
functions in accordance with the Constitution and
the recommendations of the Constitutional Amend
ment Committee.
STEP NO. 1
The election of a Polls Committee composed of
three (3) full book members, none of whmn shall
be a candidate, officer, or an elected or a^Jointed
job holder. Must be elected between 8:00 A.M. and
9:00 A.M. of the voting day. CANNOT BE
ELECTED AT ANY OTHER TIME. Five (5) full
book members constitute a quorum for this meet
ing.
STEP NO. 2
The Port Agent shall turn over to the elected
Polls Committee the port file containing the letter
from Headquarters showing the numbers of the bal
lots received from Headquarters, also containing the
duplicate copies of the rosters for the previous days
of voting, as well as the stubs of the used ballots,
the unused ballots, and any other election material
of the Port. (The best place for all of this material
is in the ballot box.) The Polls Committee should
check all of the above to make sure that all voting
material is turned over to them by the Port Agent.
After having ascertained that all of the election
material was found to be correct and in good order,
the Polls Committee shall execute the "Agent's Re
ceipt from Polls Committee"—which shall be given
to the Agent of the Port in which the Polls Commit
tee was elected at the time the Committee starts
work, for the Port election files.
STEP NO. 3
THE POLLS COMMITTEE MUST NOT LET
ANY BALLOTS BE CAST BEFORE 9:00 A.M.
Before letting any full book member vote, the Com
mittee shall take the man's book and make sure that
he has his dues paid through the Fourth Quarter of
1969, as well as his 1969 assessments BEFORE
being allowed to vote. There may be some excep
tions based upon a man shipping out, or other valid
reason, for not paying dues.
The Committee should then have the man sign
his own name to the roster, and one of the Commit
tee should print the man's book number and ballot
number on the roster. One of the Committee should
then tear the stub from the ballot, give the ballot
to the man, and thread the stub on the string pro
vided for that purpose. The member should not he
given back his book until such time as he has dropped
his ballot in the ballot box. While the man is marking
his ballot, one of the Committee should stamp the
date and "Voted Constitutional Amendment 1969"
in the member's Union book on the page in same
where he has his dues for 1969 stamped in it.
If you have any doubts as to whether or not a
man is eligible to vote, you should let him vote a
challenged ballot in the manner which is described
in the last paragraph of this Step No. 3.
Challenged Ballots. When a man votes a chal
lenged ballot, the Committee shall have the man
sign his own name to the roster, and one of the
Committee should place the man's book number and
ballot number on the roster and the word "CHAL
LENGE" alongside. One of the Committee should
then tear the stub from the ballot and thread the
stub on the string provided for that purpose, give
the ballot and one white "ballot" envelope to the
voter. The Committee should then instruct the voter
that after he marks his ballot in the area provided
for same, he should then fold his ballot, place it in
the white "ballot" envelope, seal it and not deposit
it in the ballot box but return with it to the Com
mittee. The Committee will then give the man a
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brown envelope marked "CHALLENGED BAL
LOT" and which also has lines for the man's name,
book number, port and date. The man, in the pres
ence of the Committee, shall place the white "bal
lot" envelope into the brown envelope and seal the
same. The Committee shall then fill in the man's
name, book number, port and date, and on the face
of the envelope write the reason for the challenge
and the man will then deposit the brown envelope
into the ballot box. The member shouM not be
given bis book back until such time as be has dropped
^ brown envelope into the ballot box. While the
man is marking his ballot, one of the Committee
should stamp the date and "Voted Constitutional
Amendment 1969" in the member's Union book
on the page in same where he has his dues for
1969 stamped in it.
STEP NO. 4
At the end of the day's voting, the Polls Commit
tee shall open the ballot box and count the number
of ballots from the box. They should then compare
the total number of ballots used for the day against
the number issued on the rosters for the day, to see
if all ballots issued were put in the ballot box. The
day's ballots cast should then be put in the envelope
provided for that purpose, and all blank spaces on
the envelope should then be properly filled in. After
all blank spaces are filled in, the envelope, or enve
lopes, should then be placed in the envelope or en
velopes provided, for the mailing to the bank deposi
tory.
STEP NO. 5
The Committee should then check to see if all
Polls Committee members have signed all sheets of
the rosters. The duplicate roster sheets for the day
should be given to the Port Agent, and the originals
of the rosters should be placed in the envelope pro
vided for that purpose. In addition, the Polls Com
mittee should get from the Port Agent the original
copy of the minutes form for the election of their
Polk Committee, with all the blank spaces on the
form filled in. The Polls Committee should put the
originals of the rosters, as well as the original minutes
of the Special Meeting for the election of their Polls
Committee, in the envelope provided for that pur
pose. THESE MUST BE MAILED TO HEAD
QUARTERS DAILY.
STEP NO. 6
Before leaving the building to handle the mailing
required by the Constitution, the Polls Committee
sh^ lock all election material in the ballot box.
They shall place the key for the ballot box in the
envelope provided for that purpose and fill in all
the spaces on the outside thereof. Then the envelope
containing the key, as well as the ballot box con
taining all of the election material, shall be turned
over to the Port Agent by the Polls Committee.
STEP NO. 7
The last action of the Polls Committee each day
shall be the mailing of the ballots to the bank deposi
tory, as well as mailing the rosters and minutes of
the election of their Polls Committee to Head
quarters.
STEP NO. 8
The attentkm erf the Polls Committee is directed
to the provisiiMis of the Constitution, in particular.
Sections 3, 4, 5(a) and (b) of Article XIH. The full
duties of the Polk Committees are set forth in the
Constitution. The list of suggestions is, obviously,
not all inclusive.
STEP NO. 9
All Polls Cmnmittees may contact Headquarters
by teletype on any questions relative to the conduct
of the eIecti(Hi. However, here too, the final decision
must be that of the Polk Committee.
Obviousty, none of this is to be deemed to deprive
any niKmb^ of hk constitutional rights to observe
the conduct of the election, the tallying of ballots,
and so <HI, provided he maintains his proper de
corum.
SECRECY OF THE BALLOT MUST BE
PRESERVED!
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Letter to Royal National Bank of New York, 1212
Avenue of the Ameriias, New York, N. Y. 10036,
Mr. Herbert D. Backer, Executive Vice-President,
dated Noverhber 7, 1969:
Gentlemen:
At Special Meetings held in the Ports of the Union
on October 22, 1969 there was presented by a duly
elected Constitutional Committee a report with rec
ommendations calling for a 30-day referendum on
proposed Constitutional amendments, which report
was unanimously adopted and concurred in by the
membership. Once again, the Royal National Bank
of New York, 1212 Avenue of the Americas, New
York, N.Y. 10036, has been designated as deposi
tory for ballots cast in this referendum. The ballot
ing procedure outlined in the Union's present Con
stitution will be followed and, having previously
acted as depository, you are familiar with this pro
cedure.
The referendum period will be from November
22, 1969 through December 22, 1969 (both inclu
sive), Sundays and holidays excepted.
The Polk Committee will deliver or send the
ballots to you after the close of each day's voting,
by Registered or Certified mail. It will be the func
tion of the Royal National Bank of New York to
accept all envelopes delivered or mailed in, to safe
guard them in the bank, and to surrender them only
to the duly authorized Union Tallying Committee,
in accordance with Article XXV, Section 2, which
will be on or about the 23rd day of December, 1969.
Proof of authorization shall be a certification by A1
Kerr, Secretary-Treasurer. The Union Tallying Com
mittee shall be authorized to sign a receipt for these
envelopes.
The Royal National Bank of New York shall be
requested to certify, in writing, that all of these enve
lopes were properly safeguarded, were surrendered
only to the Union Tallying Committee, and that no
one other than appropriate bank personnel has had
access to these envelopes.
Very truly yours,
SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL
UNION OF NORTH AMERICAAGLIWD
(Signed) A1 Kerr
Secretary-Treasurer
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Letter to Royal National Bank of New York, 1212
Avenue of the Americas, New York, N. Y. 10036,
Mr. Herbert D. Backer, Executive Vice-President,
dated November 7, 1969:
Gentlemen:
Listed below are the fifteen ports from which
balloting envelopes will be mailed to your office:
Boston, Mass.
New Orleans, Louisiana
Brooklyn, New York
Houston, Texas
Philadelphia, Pa.
Wilmington, California
Baltimore, Maryland
San Francisco, California
Norfolk, Virginia
Seattle, Washington
Jacksonville, Florida
Detroit, Michigan
Tampa, Florida
Santurce, Puerto Rico
Mobile, Alabama
(San Juan)
As has been done in the past, it is requested that
you telephone the Union office to make a report as
to what was received each day. For this purpose,
telephone 499-6600 and give the information to
either Mildred Piatt or William Mitchell.
Very truly yours,
SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL
UNION OF NORTH AMERICAAGLIWD
(Signed) A1 Kerr
Secretary-Treasurer
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Letter to Royal National Bank of New York, 1212
Avenue of the Americas, New York, N. Y. 10036,
Mr. Herbert D. Backer, Executive Vice-President,
dated December 24, 1969:
Dear Mr. Bacher:
As Secretary-Treasurer of Seafarers International
Union of North America-Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and
Inland Waters District, AFL-CIO, in charge erf the
minutes thereof, I hereby certify that in accordance
with the Constitution of this Union, the plembership
has duly elected the following to constitute the Union
Tallying Committee for the 30-day referendum on
the proposed constitutional amendments as referred
to in our letter of November 7, 1969:
Edward Polise, P-74
Charles Hamilton, H-562
Manuel De Barros, D-199
Gustave Malensky, M-1329
James Terry, T-26
Sadak Wala, W-688
The following is an excerpt from Article XXV,
Section 2 of our Constitution: "The Union Tally
ing Committee shall consist of six (6) full book
members, two (2) from each of the three (3) de
partments of the Union elected from Headquarters
port."
In accordance therewith, a majority of four or
more of the aforementioned may accept delivery
of, and sign a receipt for, all of the envelopes which
have been mailed to you in the course of said elec
tion.
It is hereby requested that yoii certify that all of
the envelopes received by you have been properly
safeguarded in your vault; that you have surrendered
them to the said Union Tallying Ccunmittee, and
that no one other than appropriate bank personnel
has had access to the said envelopes.
- Very truly yours,
SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL
UNION OF NORTH AMERICAAGLIWD
(Signed) A1 Kerr
Secretary-Treasurer
WITNESS:
s/ William Mitchell, Records Supervisor
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Letter to Royal National Bank of New York, 1212
Avenue of the Americas, New York, N. Y. 10036,
Mr. Herbert D. Bacher, Executive Vice-President,
dated December 24, 1969:
Dear Mr. Bacher:
The undersigned members of the Union Tallying
Committee, acting under and pursuant to Article
XIII, Section 5(d) of the Cbnstitution of the Sea
farers International Union of North America-At
lantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters Distriict,
acknowledge receipt of the envelopes sent to you
from the various ports for the 1969 Constitutional
Amendment referendum, and delivered this day to
us.
s/ Edward
Edward
s/ Oiarles
(Tharles
s/ Manuel
Manuel
Polise
Polise
Hamilton
Hamilton
De Barros
De Barros
s/ Gustave Malensky
Gustave Malensky
s/ James Terry
James Terry
s/ Sadak Wala
Sadak Wala
Letter from Royal National Bank of New York,
1212 Avenue of the Americas, New York, N. Y.
10036, dated December 24, 1969, addressed to Sea
farers International Union of North America-At
lantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District, 675
Fourth Avenue, Brooklyn, New York 11232.
Gentlemen:
This is to certify that all of the envelopes received
by this institution addressed to Mr. Herbert Bacher,
Executive Vice-President, Royal National Bank' of
New York, in the name of the Seafarers International
Union of North America-Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and
Inland Waters District, AFL-CIO, have been prop
erly safeguarded in our vaults.
We have today surrendered the above-mentioned
envelopes to the Union Tallying Committee. No
one other than appropriate bank personnel has had
access to the said envelopes contained in our vaults.
Very truly yours,
ROYAL NATIONAL BANK OF
NEW YORK
(Signed) Herbert D. Bacher
Executive Vice President
Witnessed:
s/ Frances Bangel
*****
Letter from Ship's Delegate, SS Seatrain Georgia,
M.S.T.S., San Francisco, California, postmarked De
cember 4, 1969, addressed to Mr. William Hall,
675 Fourth Avenue, Brooklyn, New York.
Mr. Hall,
We, the undersigned Book members would like
to have an absentee ballot each so that we will be
able to vote on the amendment chants to the SIU
Lbnstitution. As we have been at sea since the 23rd
of Oct., 1969 and this is our first knowledge of this
vote for a change in parts of oin constitution, we,
the undersigned, feel that we should be allowed the
privilege of voting for the changes. We would sin-
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Page Seventeen
UNION TALLYING COMMITTEE'S REPORT
cerely appreciate your help and cooperation in this
matter.
Fraternally yours,
(Signed) Melvin H. Jones, J-106
Frank J. Smith, S-1319
Clyde L. Van Epps, V-203
WUliam Kunak, K-373
James Faust, J-206
John F. Swiatek, S-1112
Edgel Luzier, 1^176
Stephen Loston, L-621
William Kratsas, K-542
Robert A. Stokes, S-1218
John Pastrano, P-249
James W, Thomas, T-332
Letter to Ship's Delegate, SS Seatrain Georgia,
M.S.T.S., San Francisco, California, 16605, dated
December 11, 1969.
Dear Sir and Brother:
Your letter to Bill Hall, postmarked December 4,
1969, relative to receiving absentee ballots has been
referred to me for answering. Please be advised
that Article XXV, Section 2 of our Constitution
' reads as follows:
^
"When a proposed amendment is accepted by a
majority vote of the membership, it shall be re
ferred to a Constitutional Committee in the Port
where Headquarters is located. This Committee
shall be composed of six full book members, two
from each department, and shall be elected in
accordance with such rules as are established by
a majority vote of that Port. The Committee will
act on all proposed amendments referred to it.
The Committee may receive whatever advice and
assistance, legal or otherwise, it deems necessary.
It shall prepare a report on the amendment to
gether with any proposed changes or substitu
tions or recommendations and the reasons for
such recommendations. The latter shall then be
submitted to the membership by the President.
If a majority vote of the membership approves
the amendment as recommended, it shall then be
voted upon, in a yes or no vote, by the member
ship of the Union by secret ballot in accordance
with the procedure outlined in Article XIII, Sec
tion 3(b) through Section 5, except that, unless
otherwise required by a majority vote of the mem
bership at the time it gives the approval necessary
to put the referendum to a vote. The Union Tally
ing Committee shall consist of six (6) full book
members, two from each of the three (3) depart
ments of the Union, elected from Headquarters
Port. The amendment shall either be printed on
the ballot, or if too lengthy, shall be referred to
on the ballot. Copies of the amendment shall be
posted on the bulletin boards of all ports and
made available at the voting site in all ports."
As you can see from the foregoing, there is no provi
sion in the Constitution for absentee ballots unless
the Committee so recommends, or the amendment
itself calls for same, and since neither was the case
in this referendum it is impossible for your ship's
crew to constitutionally receive absentee ballots.
Hoping that the above has clearly explained our
answer to your question, we remain.
Fraternally,
SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL
UNION OF NORTH AMERICAAGLIWD
(Signed) A1 Kerr
Secretary-Treasurer
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Letter from Royal National Bank of New York,
1212 Avenue of the Americas, New York, New
York 10036, dated December 30, 1969, addressed
to Seafarers International Union of North AmericaAtlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District,
675 Fourth Avenue, Brooklyn, New York II232.
Gentlemen:
This is to certify that we have received the follow
ing envelopes from the following ports postmarked
as of the following dates:
12/22/69
Norfolk
12/22/69
Jacksonville
12/22/69
Tampa
12/22/69
Mobile
12/16/69
Houston
12/18/69
Houston
12/22/69
Wilmington
San Francisco
12/22/69
Seattle
12/22/69
San Jjian
12/22/69
The above envelopes were received after December
24th when your Union Tallying Committee had
picked up all the envelopes that the bank had on
hand at that time. We are today surrendering the
envelopes for the above mentioned ports and dates
to the Union Tallying Committee. No one other
than appropriate bank personnel has had access to
the said envelopes contained in our vaults.
Very truly yours,
ROYAL NATIONAL BANK
OF NEW YORK
(Signed) Herbert D. Bacher
Executive Vice President
Witnessed:
s/ Nancy Fuccillo
*****
Letter to Herbert D. Bacher, Executive Vice Presi
dent, Royal National Bank of New York, 1212
Avenue of the Americas, New York, N. Y. 10036,
December 30, 1969.
Dear Mr. Bacher:
The undersigned members of the Union Tallying
Committee, acting under and pursuant to Article
XIII, Section 5(d) of the Constitution of the Sea
farers International Union of North America-At
lantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District,
acknowledge receipt .of the following envelopes from
the following ports, postmarked as of the following
dates:
DATE
PORT
12/22/69
Norfolk
Jacksonville
12/22/69
12/22/69
Tampa
12/22/69
Mobile
12/16/69
Houston
12/18/69
Houston
12/22/69
Wilmington
12/22/69
San Francisco
12/22/69
Seattle
12/22/69
San Juan
The aforementioned envelopes were received by you
after our receiving envelopes on Decembr 24th, and
they have this date been delivered to us.
s/ Edward Polise
s/ Gustave Malensky
Gustave Malensky
Edward Polise
s/ Charles Hamilton
s/ James Terry
James Terry
Charles Hamilton
s/ Manuel De Barros s/ Sadak Wala
Sadak Wala
Manuel De Barros
During the conduction of the voting on the Con
stitutional Amendment, there were three hundred
and seventy-five (375) possible voting days. Of the
three hundred and seventy-five (375) possible voting
days, there were ballots cast on three hundred and
seven (307) days. Of the remaining sixty-eight (68)
voting days, there were fifty-seven (57) days on
which it was not possible to get a quorum for the
election of a Polls Committee, therefore, no voting
could be conducted. On eleven (11) days there was
a quorum and a Polls Committee elected, however,
no votes were cast on those eleven (11) days. Need
less to say, since so many of the Union's member
ship have served on Polls Committees, the member
ship are all aware that there are many days when
a Polls Cbmmittee is elected that no votes are cast,
as all of the members on the beach in that particular
port have already voted or are not eligible to vote.
In addition, we also know that there are many times
when it is impossible to have a quorum to elect a
Polls Committee, as a result of which no votes can
be cast that day at all.
COMMENTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS
PURSUANT TO ARTICLE XIII. SECTION 5(c)
OF THE UNION CONSTITUnON
During the period of time in which the Union
Tallying Committee was in operation, several dis
crepancies in the conduct of the voting have oc
curred, but none of which would change the out
come of the voting. However, for the benefit of
the membership, we are listing them. Port by Port,
as follows:
NEW YORK
The Polls Committee in the Port of New York
mailed an envelope to the bank depository for the
referendum dated December 8, 1969. The certifi
cation envelope enclosed therein, which contained
the ballots for the day, was dated December 9, 1969.
The certification envelope contained the correct date
and your Union Tallying Committee has counted
the ballots cast in the Port of New York on the
above date as valid ballots cast.
On the days of November 24th, November 26th,
December 1st, December 5th, December 17th and
December 19th of 1969, the Polls Committees for
the Port of New York allowed a member to vote
who was not in good standing. As a result of this
error, the Union Tallying Committee has voided the
two hundred and sixty-four (264) votes that were
cast those days in the Port of New York.
On November 24th, 1969, the New York Polls
Committee issued ballot No. 180 to Jose V. Alvarez,
showing his book number as 1242—which is actu
ally the file number from his book—instead of his
book number, which should have been A-30.
Your Union Tallying Committee has allowed the
ballot cast in the Port of New York on the afore
mentioned date as a valid ballot cast.
However, your Union Tallying Committee has
included those voided votes referred to above in our
final tally as attached to this report.
PHILADELPHIA
On November 25th, 1969, the Philadelphia Polls
Committee issued ballot No. 1059 to J. Q. Dedicatoria, showing his book number as what appears
to be D-312, when it should have been D-313.
Your Union Tallying Committee has counted the
ballots cast in the Port of Philadelphia on the afore
mentioned date as valid ballots cast.
BALTIMORE
On December 4th, 1969, the Baltimore Polls
Committee issued ballot No. 1394 to F. T. DiCarlo,
showing his book number as what appears to be
D-90, when it should have been D-98. Also, under
date of November 26th, 1969, the Baltimore Polls
Committee issued ballot No. 1309 to L. Kincer,
showing his book number as K-544, when it should
have been K-554. Your Union Tallying Committee
has counted the ballots cast in the Port of Baltimore
on the aforementioned dates as valid ballots cast.
On November 26th. 1969, the Polls Committee
for the Port of Baltimore allowed a member to vote
who was not in good standing. As a result of this
error, the Union Tallying Committee has voided the
eleven (11) votes that were cast that day in the Port
of Baltimore.
However, your Union Tallying Committee has
included those voided votes referred to above in our
final tally, as attached to this report.
JACKSONVILLE
The Polls Committee in the Port of JacK. onville
mailed an envelope to the bank depository which
was not dated, but which was postmarked Decem
ber 17, 1969 from Jacksonville, Florida. The certi
fication envelope enclosed therein which contained
the ballots for the day was dated December 17, 1969.
Your Union Tallying Committee has counted the
ballots cast in the Port of Jacksonville on that day,
December 17, 1969, as valid ballots cast.
TAMPA
On November 25th, 1969, the Tampa Polls Com
mittee issued ballot No. 2236 to W. Franquiz, show
ing his book number as what appears to be F-2040,
when it should have been F-240. The same date, the
Committee also issued ballot No. 2205 to J. Sanchez,
showing his book number as S-1033, when it should
have been S-1032.
Your Union Tallying Committee has counted the
ballots cast in the Port of Tampa on the aforemen
tioned date as valid ballots cast.
On November 22, 1969 and December 15, 1969
the Polls Committee for the Port of Tampa allowed
members to vote who were not in good standing.
As a result of this error, the Union Tallying Com
mittee has voided the twenty-five (25) votes that
were cast those days in the Port of Tampa.
However, Your Union Tallying Committee has
included those voided votes referred to above in our
final tally, as attached to this report.
NEW ORLEANS
On the days of November 24th and November
26th, 1969, the Polls Committee for the Port of New
Orleans allowed members to vote who were not in
good standing. As a result of this error, the Union
Tallying Committee has voided the ninety-nine (99)
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"Effective January 1, 1970, the Initia
tion fee for all new full book members
shall be $500.00."
"Shall this union adopt the proposed
amended constitution effective January
1, 1970."
Port
Boston
New York ....
Philadelphia ..
Baltimore
Norfolk
Jacksonville ...
Tampa
Mobile
New Orleans ..
Houston
Wilmington ...
San Francisco..
Seattle
Detroit
San Juan
Totals:
Ballots
Ballots
Issued
Returned
Used
Yes
No
Void
1-100
101-1000
1001-1200
1201-1700
1701-2000
2001-2200
2201-2400
2401-3000
3001-4000
4001-4800
4801-5000
5001-5500
5501-5900
5901-6000
6001-6200
25- 100
862-1000
1132-1200
1539-1700
1815-2000
2086-2200
2293-2400
2632-3000
3440-4000
4257-4800
4955-5000
5393-5500
5713-5900
5901-6000
6130-6200
24
761
131
338
114
85
92
231
439
256
154
392
212
0
129
22
684
119
299
98
85
90
225
424
236
133
288
183
0
105
2
57
12
29
16
0
2
6
14
17
18
89
29
0
22
0
12
0
4
0
0
0
0
0
2
3
13
0
0
1
2,991
313
35
"Effective January 1, 1970 calendar
quarterly dues for all members shall be
$43.00 and that all present assessments
shall terminate on December 31, 1969."
Ballots Voted
Ballots Voted
Ballots Voted
Ballots
January, 1970
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0
8
0
6
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
2
0
0
1
19
Total
Yes
No
Void
Blank
24
761*
131
338»
114
85
92*
231
439*
256^
154»
392*
212*
0
129*
23
689
124
313
102
85
91
224
427
241
136
328
188
0
108
1
53
6
21
11
0
1
7
12
14
16
52
23
0
16
0
15
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
12 1
0
1
0
4
0
2
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
4
3,358
3,079
233
33
13
No
Void
Total
Yes
24
761*
131
338*
114
85
92*
231
439*
256*
154*
392*
212*
0
129*
23
690
124
310
100
85
89
221
423
242
133
307
186
0
99
23
14
0
3
10
16
11
19
68
26
0
28
0
10
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
3
2
17
0
0
2
3,032
281
36
3,358
I
55
1
Blank
0
6
0
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Total
24
761*
131
338*
114
85
92*
231
439*
256*
154*
392*
212*
0
129*
3,358
* This figure includes the ballots that were voided by the Union Tallying Committee.
votes that were cast those days in the Port of New
Orleans.
Howeyer, your Union Tallying Committee has
included those voided votes referred to above in our
final tally as attached to this report.
HOUSTON
The Polls Committees in the Port of Houston,
Texas, failed to indicate in the certification on the
certification envelope containing the ballots, the port
which they were from or the date for the following
dates: November 22, 1969, November 24, 1969,
November 29, 1969, December 3, 1969, December
6, 1969 and December 13, 1969. In addition, on
the certification envelope for November 29, 1969,
L. V. Hargesheimer, Sr., failed to put his book num
ber on the certification, and on December 13, 1969,
George Anderson failed to put his book number on
the certification.
Your Union Tallying Committee has counted the
ballots cast on the aforementioned dates in the Port
of Houston, Texas as valid ballots cast.
On the days of November 24, December 11 and
December 15, 1969, the Polls Committees for the
Port of Houston allowed members to vote who were
not in good standing. As a result of this error, the
Union Tallying Committee has voided the fifty-three
(53) votes that were cast those days in the Port of
Houston.
On November 28, 1969, the Houston Polls Com
mittee allowed A. H. Midgett, Book No. M-1246
to cast a Challenged ballot. However, your Union
Tallying Committee in checking the records avail
able to it through the Union and Welfare, did not
allow the Challenged ballot of Brother Midgett, and
has carried it in the Houston tally as a voided ballot.
However, the Union Tallying Committee has in
cluded those voided votes referred to above in our
final tally as attached to this report.
WILMINGTON
On November 24, 1969, the Wilmington Cali
fornia, Polls Committee issued ballot No. 4820 to
A. Munter, showing his book number as what ap
pears to be H-1243, when it should have been
M-1243.
On December 9, 1969, the Wilmington, Califor
nia, Polls Committee issued ballot No. 4898 to J. P.
Dickerson, showing his book number as what ap
pears to be D-595, when it should have been D-596.
Your Union Tallying Committee has allowed the
ballots cast on the aforementioned dates in the Port
of Wilmington, California, as valid ballots cast.
On the dates of November 25th and December
8th, 1969, the Polls Committees for the Port of
Wilmington, California, allowed members to vote
who were not in good standing. As a result of this
error, the Union Tallying Committee has voided the
eighteen (18) votes that were cast those days in the
Port of Wilmington, California.
However, your Union Tallying Committee has
included those voided votes referred to above in our
final tally as attached to this report.
SAN FRANCISCO
On November 26, 1969, the San Francisco Polls
Committee issued ballot No. 5093 to S. C. Hudgins,
showing his book number at what appears to be
H-1592, when it should have been H-592. The San
Francisco Polls Committee for the date of December
3, 1969 issued ballot No. 5190 to G. C. Warren,
showing his book number as what appears to be
B-251, when it should have been W-251.
Your Union Tallying Committee has counted the
ballots cast in the Port of San Francisco on the
aforementioned dates as valid ballots cast.
On the days of November 24th and December
4th, 1969, the Polls Committee for the Port of San
Francisco allowed members to vote who were not
in good standing. As a result of this error, the Union
Tallying Committee has voided the forty-nine (49)
votes that were cast those days in the Port of San
Francisco.
However, your Union Tallying Committee has
included those voided votes referred to above in
our final tally as attached to this report.
SEATTLE
On December 8, 1969, the Polls Committee in
the Port of Seattle, Washington, failed to indicate in
the certification on the certification envelopes con
taining the ballots, the port which they were from or
the date.
On December 20, 1969, the Polls Committee in
the Port of Seattle, Washington, failed to place on
the bank envelope the voting date; however, the
envelope was postmarked December 20th and the
certification envelope containing the day's ballots
enclosed therein was also dated December 20, 1969.
Your Union Tallying Committee has counted the
ballots cast on the aforementioned dates in the Port
of Seattle, Washington, as valid ballots cast.
On the days of November 26th, December 3rd and
December 4th, 1969, the Polls Committee for the
Port of Seattle allowed members to vote who were
not in good standing. As a result of this error, the
Union Tallying Committee has voided the twenty-five
(25) votes that were cast those days in the Port of
Seattle.
However, your Union Tallying Committee has in
cluded those voided votes referred to above in our
final tally as attached to this report.
SAN JUAN
On the days of November 24th, December 1st,
December 2nd and December 5th, 1969, the Polls
Committees for the Port of San Juan, Puerto Rico,
allowed members to vote who were not in good
standing. As a result of this error, the Union Tallying
Committee has voided the forty-one (41) votes that
were cast those days in the Port of San Juan, Puerto
Rico.
Dated:
December 31, 1969
However, your Union Tallying Committee has in
cluded those voided votes referred to above in our
final tally as attached to this report.
CONCLUSION
As one of its closing actions, this Union Tallying
Committee added together all of the votes that had
been voided by the Committee from the various ports,
for one reason or another, and they totalled sixhundred (600) votes.
Actually there were only twenty-six (26) votes
that should have been voided, but your Union Tally
ing Committee has voided six-hundred (600) votes
by virtue of the fact that we could not segregate
twenty-six (26) ineligible votes cast from the full
total of six-hundred (600) votes cast on the affected
days in the affected ports.
Since there were three-thousand three-hundred
fifty-eight (3,358) votes cast on the three (3) propo
sitions to be voted on. even if we deducted the full
six-hundred (600) voided votes instead of only the
twenty-six (26) that should not have been allowed to
vote, all three (3) propositions would still have car
ried by far more than the majority called for in our
Constitution.
This Committee finds that there were not any pro
tests made—written or otherwise—with respect to
the conduct of the voting on this Constitutional
Amendment. Your Committee finds that the ballot
ing took place in strict accordance with the Consti
tution and the Constitutional Committee's report and
recommendations, which were concurred in by the
membership. Further, we take note of the fact that
the discrepancies indicated herein are insignificant
and do not affect the results in any way, and that all
Constitutional requirements have been met.
This report is unanimous, there being no dissents.
Therefore, under the provisions of Article XIII,
Section 5(f), of the present Constitution, this closing
report must be accepted as final.
By the terms of Article XXV, Section 3, and in
forwarding two (2) copies of the report to the Presi
dent, we are hereby notifying the President that the
amendment has been approved by a majority of the
valid ballots cast.
Therefore, it is the unanimous report of this Union
Tallying Committee that the Constitutional amend
ment has been approved by a majority of the valid
ballots cast, as per the results of the referendum
conducted during the period of November 22, 1969
through December 22, 1969.
Fraternally submitted:
Edward Polise, P-74, Chairman
Charles Hamilton, H-562
Gustave Malensky,i/M-13:
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Manuel De Barros, D~199
James Terry,
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Sadak Wala, W-688
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SEAFARERS
His Favorite Trio
A trip to the Union hall in New York to sign some papers was turned
into a bit of a family outing by Seafarer Teodoro Diangson and his
three children. From (l-r) are Patricia, Iselsa, Teodoro Jr. and Brother
Diangson. An SlU member for more than 15 years, Brother Diangson
sails in the steward department and last shipped on the Baltimore.
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Carries Ten-Barge Brood
HOBOKEN, N.J.—A mother
shl ) that carries barges on its
bacc—a totally new concept
desi ?ned for quick deepsea load
ing i nd unloading of cargo with
out the utilization of pier facili
ties—is undergoing tank model
tests at the Davidson Laboratory
of Stevens Institute of Techno
logy.
Called The Stradler, she is a
twin-hulled catamaran with
both a bow and a stem which
open up for the entry and dis
charge of its brood of 10 unique
barges. The barges are floated
on through the bow and ride in
the mother ship transversely, in
broadside rows. Once inside,
the barges are lifted slightly by
a mechanical device—although
they remain afloat—and locked
against cross-beams. They are
released by being floated through
the stem. While aboard ship,
the barges impart buoyancy and
strength to the overall assembly.
The new concept, according
to Frank Broes, chairman of
The Stradler Ship Company, its
inventor and designer, permits
high utilization through the
elimination of port time.
No Docking Needed
A mother ship, after an At
lantic crossing, can release its
barges through her stem while
picking up a new set through
her bow, loaded with retum
cargo—all without having to
dock.
The specially designed barges
—200 feet long and 90 feet
wide—feature retractable bow
bridges. This permits unload
ing of cargo over beaches where
pier facilities are unavailable.
The mother ship will be of
128,000 tons, 1,160 feet long,
and have an over-all beam of
250 feet. The 30,000-horsepower gas turbines power the
larger vessel and each of the
barges is powered by two 500horsepower motors of semi out
board design.
Cost of the vessel will be $ 16
million, including her "brood"
of 30 barges—10 in transit and
10 more being loaded on each
end of the ocean run. Research
and development officials in
federal shipping agencies have
already shown interest in the
concept.
Intended for almost con
tinuous operation, the vessel has
apartments for the 30 crewmembers and their families. A
type of seafarer who is content
with a life centered aboard ship
is seen as necessary for stable
operation.
The Stradler Company in
tends to build the ships and
lease them to operators. The
name selected describes the
straddling of the cargo barges
by the mother vessel.
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LOG
Prompt FundingSought us Guuruntee
Of Sdiool Desegregution Compllunte
WASHINGTON—Labor has
hailed a unanimous Supreme
Court decision that the nation's
school districts must end school
segregation "immediately" and
operate desegregated schools
"now and hereafter."
AFL-CIO President George
Meany termed the ruling "one
of the most important, most
necessary and longest overdue
decisions of our time."
He appealed to the Adminis
tration to join with labor in urg
ing Congress to make a "mas
sive investment" of federal
funds for education so that no
state will be allowed to plead
poverty as an excuse for stalling
school desegregation.
The Supreme Court decision
ranks in importance with its
1954 decision that segregated
schools are unconstitutional and
a 1955 edict that desegregation
proceed with all deliberate
speed.
What the court now makes
clear is that "continued opera
tion of segregated schools under
a standard of allowing "all delib
erate speed" is no longer con
stitutionally permissible."
The decision, in a case involv
ing 33 Mississippi school dis
tricts, also is a sharp rebuke to
the Administration policy of
going to court in the South to
seek further delays in school de
segregation.
The Mississippi districts pre
viously had been ordered by the
U.S. Fifth Circuit Court of Ap
peals to desegregate by August
25, 1969. The court also asked
the federal government to adopt
desegregation plans for the dis
tricts.
However, after formulating
desegregation plans for the dis
tricts, the Health, Education
and Welfare Department sud
denly withdrew them on August
20. Instead, it asked for and got
the Appeals Court to grant the
districts another three-month de
lay.
In vacating the latest Appeals
Court action, the Supreme Court
ordered it to "immediately de
clare that each of the school dis
tricts here involved may no long
er operate a dual system based
on race or color."
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AHist's representation of The Stradler making a voyage with 10 fully-loaded barges which will be
swapped for ID others, also fully loaded at the landing end. Operation will require 30 barges, 10 in
transit plus 10 more at each end, for each of the catamaran motherships operated in the rapid service.
All requests for delay should
have been denied by the lower
court, the Supreme Court said,
"because continued operation of
segregated schools under a
standard of allowing 'all deliber
ate speed' for desegregation is no
longer constitutionally permis
sible."
End Dual Systems
"Under explicit holdings of
this court," the opinion con
tinued, "the obligation of every
school district is to terminate
dual school systems at once and
to operate now and hereafter
only unitary schools."
Meany recalled that when the
court first acted on school inte
gration in 1954 "it had the
unanimous support" of labor.
"Today," he said, "we reiterate
that support with a greater sense
of urgency because we are
acutely aware of all the lost
years."
He noted that in 1954 the
AFL Executive Council urged
a big investment in federal
funds for education to prevent
any state from claiming a lack
of money "to excuse its failure
to provide the necessary facili
ties" for school integration.
Funds Needed
"Today," Meany continued,
"the AFL-CIO revives that pro
posal. The schools must be de
segregated instantly, the court
has rightly held. The question
of adequate funds cannot be al
lowed to stop that action."
"We hope," he added, "the
Administration will end its re
sistance to immediate desegre
gation and join us in urging Con
gress to promptly provide the
necessary funds to make this
decision a reality."
The Supreme Court ruling
also was applauded by the
NAACP Legal Defense and Ed
ucational Fund, Inc., which ap
pealed the case on behalf of 14
Negro children in Mississippi.
"We are going to press for
(similar) relief in all pending
school cases," Jack Greenberg,
the fund's director said, voicing
hope that the Justice Depart
ment "will now come into the
cases on our side."
Popular Election of President
Gains White House Support
WASHINGTON — President
Nixon for the first time gave
an unqualified endorsement to a
proposed constitutional amend
ment to abolish the Electoral
College and allow the American
people to elect their President
by direct, popular vote.
The House had already ap
proved the direct election
amendment by well over the re
quired two-thirds majority, and
Nixon's statement of support
gave a big push to the Senate
to do likewise.
Approval by two-thirds of
the Senate would send the
amendment to the states for rati
fication. Three-fourths of the
states—38 of the 50—must ap
prove it before it becomes part
of the Constitution.
Earlier, Nixon had said he
personally prefers direct election
of the President but doubted
that it could win ratification.
Therefore he urged Congress to
initiate a constitutional amend
ment that would divide a state's
electoral vote in proportion to
the vote cast in that state.
The trouble with that plan—
and the even more distorted dis
trict plan advanced by a number
of congressional conservatives—
is that it could result in the elec
tion of a President who received
fewer votes than his opponent,
AFL-CIO President George
Meany said in congressional tes
timony earlier this year.
The AFL-CIO has been a
major supporter of the direct
election constitutional amend
ment.
Nixon issued a statement at
the White House explaining his
change of view. The overwhelm
ing bipartisan House approval
of the direct election proposal
introduces "an entirely new fac
tor" in the outlook for action,
he said.
While some in the Senate
might prefer another formula,
"it is clear that unless the Senate
follows the lead of the House
all opportunity for reform will
be lost this year and possibly
for years to come."
He expressed the hope "that
two-thirds of the Senate will ap
prove the House-approved
amendment as promptly as pos
sible, so that all of us together
can then urge the states also to
give their approval."
Senator Birch Bayh (D-Ind.),
chief Senate sponsor of the pop
ular vote amendment, hailed
Nixon's conversion and said it
would greatly increase chances
of Senate approval.
tf£WPushes Stundords
For Color TV Rudiution
WASHINGTON—A move to
establish standards for the maxi
mum level of hazardous radia
tion emitted by color television
sets has been initiated by the
Department of Health, Educa
tion and Welfare.
The HEW proposal, pub
lished in FedersJ Register,
would affect TV sets manufac
tured after January 1. It is ex
pected to be the first standard
issued under the Radiation Con
trol for Health and Safety Act.
The standard would limit Xray emission to a maximum of
0.5 milliroentgens per hour at
a distance of about two inches
from any external surface of the
set.
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SEAFARERS
JanuaiTt 1970
LOG
it sinks down slowly, there is a dangerous hydraulic
leak which must be repaired.
Start the engine. Check all instruments, flashing
lights and gauges to make sure they are working. A'
warning light or ammeter can show that the gen
erator is not charging and will have to be replaced
or repaired.
steering shouldn't have a lumpy feeling or lose its
power to assist when the car is turned rapidly.
If you can, descend a grade trf some length with
your foot off the accelerator. (In a flat area, de
celerate frmn 50 to about 15 mph, without using
the brake.) Then, step hard on the accelerator, and
watch for a puff or cloud of blue exhaust smoke.
Heavy smoke is a reliable warning that new piston
rings will soon be needed or, worse, ttiat the engine
may need an overhaul.
A short ride over a really rougli road will show
up rattles and squeaks that need attention and will
allow you to check for jerky or uncertain steering,
looseness in the front end and faulty shock at^
sorbers.
Driving Tests
A
USED CAR of any make or model may be the
best buy for you. But, you're not a mechan
ic, so how do you know if you are getting a
good deal—or a lemon? And you're not a lawyer,
so how do you protect your rights?
Perhaps the most important rule is to take yoim
time. Many a used car buyer has saved a lot of
money and a lot of headaches by shopping around
and taking the time to make a few simple inspection
checks. These tests should be made in three stages
—on the dealer's lot, on the road and in a rep
utable garage.
On-the-Lot Tests
First, take a good look at the car's interior for
such signs of hard use or abuse as broken cushion
springs, worn pedal pads, torn upholstery and paint
off the steering wheel. Then look at all five tires.
If the tires are badly worn or new-looking, and the
car is a late model, it has probably run up at least
20,000 miles. Also check for unevenly worn treads
on any of the wheels. This indicates that the front
end has been, or is, out of line.
Next, check the rocker panels along the lower
edges of the body under the doors and the trunk
area for signs of weakened or rusted metal. Also
look for pimples and flaking paint as well as actual
rust spots. Both are indications of internal rusting
which is difficult and expensive to repair.
Also look at the highlights and reflections along
the body sides and the top. Do this in a good lightRepainted or ripply areas on the sheet metal are a
clue to possible damage to the car's basic structure.
Run the windows up and down. If they don't
work properly, repair will be costly. Open the doors
and close them without slamming. If they don't
seem to fit—or if they snag or must be reslammed
to close—they will be difficult to fix and, even
worse, may indicate a bent frame.
Now, stoop down facing a front wheel. Grasp
it at the top with both hands and shake it hard.
Clunking sounds, or a lot of free play, is a sign of
loose or worn wheel bearings, or worn suspension
joints.
Walk around the car, pushing down at each cor
ner to set it bouncing. The car should, when you
release it, move either up or down and'then stop.
If it has a tendency to move up and down, this is
a signal of worn shock absorbers which will have
to be replaced for safety as well as comfort.
Next, get into the driver's seat. Press your foot
steadily on the brake pedal for a minute or so. If
Start off from rest several times. Once you are
used to the clutch, if any, it should engage smoothly
—no jerk, grab or chatter. If the car doesn't go into
gear smoothly, adjustment or replacement of parts
is needed.
Shop Tests
Check the transmission at the same time. A man
ual (stick shift) transmission should not give out
groaning noises, be difficult to shift or howl under
slow speed acceleration. An automatic transmission
should also give smooth starts in either direction,
shift at well-spaced intervals, and not allow the
engine to race or break away on light accelerator
shifts. Other irregularities—each a possible signal
of serious trouble—can come to light in an hour's
driving. Overhaul of an automatic transmission can
run into a whopper of a repair bill.
Now pick a straight, quiet street and stand behind
the car while someone drives it slowly away from
you. A car that travels a little crabwise, with the
front and rear wheels not in line with each other,
quite poSsibly has a bent frame from a collision.
Such a vehicle should be rejected.
Get behind the wheel again and accelerate briskly
several times from 10 to 15 miles an hour to aroimd
40-45 in high gear or in the "drive" range in an
automatic. The engine should pick up smoothly
without hesitation or bucking. If it doesn't, an en
gine tune-up or other work may be necessary. You
shouldn't buy this car without first having a me
chanic check the engine compression, valves and
piston rings.
If everything is all right so far, pick out a wide,
straight road and, making sure there is no traffic
behind you, make several stops from 40 to 45 mph,
braking a little harder each time. The brake pedal
should remain well above the floor and feel solid,
not spongy. The stops shouldn't cause swerving,
or grabbing or chattering of the brakes. If the
braking isn't smooth and positive, major adjmtments may be required such as new brake linings
or drum refacing.
Next, drive the car around some sharp left and
right comers. There should be a minimiun of loose
ness in the steering and it should not bind. Power
Even though the car you are considering has
passed your on-the-lot and driving tests don't stop
there. It will be well worth your time and the rel
atively small amount it costs to have a competent
and unbiased mechanic give the car a thorough go
ing-over. He may find things that will save you a lot
of money in the long run. Above all, make certain
that any mechanic you select is not connected with
the car dealer.
Have him check the engine, cooling system and
electrical system. Much can
learned about pos
sible trouble spots in the engine by simply taking
the compression pressure of each cylinder with a
compression gauge.
The mechanic should also remove a front wheel
and brake drum. He can then easily find out wheth
er the drum is scored and needs reconditioning,
what shape the brake lining is in, whether the hy
draulic brake cylinders are leaking and, generally,
the condition of the front wheel bearings.
Also have the car put on a lift so the mechanic
can examine it for grease leakage from worn or
broken bearing seals or from the rear axle housing.
From this vantage point he will also be able to
observe signs of exhaust gas leakage from damaged
or rusted out mufflers. Also, have him study the
frame, suspension and steering parts for indications
of collision repaid such as weldS, heated areas,
bent or straightened parts, etc. If any of these exist,
reject the car and consider the mechanic's fee a
good investment in safety.
Finally, when you are satisfied that the car is in
a safe condition and is worth the money you are go
ing to pay for it, take the time to read the contract
of sale. While you are seated across the desk from
the dealer ready to sign a check is no time to rush
things.
Find out about the warranty. Make sure it is
spelled out in the contract—including the length of
the warranty itself and the responsibilities of the
dealer.
Remember, the time you take to inspect your car
and nail down your rights as a purchaser before you
drive off the lot will make for much safer and hap
pier motoring later on.
�Jannary, 1970
SEAFARERS
Page Twenty One
LOG
BUI Also Increases Social Security Benefits
Nixon Signs New Tax Law Combining Some Relief, Reforms
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A far-reaching tax relief and
reform bill, with increased So
cial Security benefits, has been
signed into law by President
Nixon after winning the over
whelming approval of Congress.
The bill, worked out by a
conference committee, capped a
year-long effort by Congress on
tax legislation. The vote in the
House was 381-2, and in the
Senate, 71-6. All opposing votes
were cast by Republicans.
In signing the legislation,
which he had once indicated he
might veto, Nixon described the
tax cuts as inflationary but said
that the reforms outweighed this
* factor.
"I sign it," he said, "because
I believe that, on balance, it is a
necessary beginning in the proc
ess of making our tax system
fair td the taxpayer."
Ma or reforms in the law in
clude cuts in oU and other min
eral 'tepletion allowances; the
closing or narrowing of some
loop! oles that have permitted a
tax-escape on real estate, capi
tal gains and banking proce
dures; a new tax on founda
tions; limits on "hobby farming"
as a tax dodge; and a minimum
income tax to get at least some
revenue from presently sheltered
income.
Included in the tax relief sec
tions, are a three-step increase
in the personal exemption from
$600 to $750, a three-step raise
in the standard deduction, tax
relief for single persons, and a
low-income allowance to relieve
millions of poor families from
having to shoulder any tax bur
den.
The 10 percent income sur
tax on individuals and corpora
tions is reduced to 5 percent.
law's effect will be gradual as
special provisions and phaseouts expire and as new require
ments gradually take hold and
begin to produce revenue.
Some $6.6 billion in longterm federal revenue will even
tually result from the law, al
most totally from corporations
and wealthy individuals. How
ever, it will still be possible for
very wealthy Americans to es
cape paying taxes.
The most massive overhaul
of the tax structure began last
February 18. In subsequent
hearings before the House and
Senate, more than 300 separate
witnesses were heard, provid
ing 14 volumes of testimony.
Among these were lobbyists for
every conceivable industry, min
eral, enterprise, foimdation and
special interest—all seeking to
protect or enlarge their favored
position in the tax code. It was
in these hearings that the AFLCIO proposed its program to
close $16 billion in tax loop
holes.
As a result of the hearings,
the public soon learned that
high-income Americans were
paying little or no taxes because
of special provisions in the law
that enables them to "shelter"
their income against the maxi
mum 70 percent tax. In fact,
it was disclosed that the average
income tax paid by those in
high-income brackets was closer
to 35 percent than to 70 per
cent.
With the Treasury studies be
fore them and the testimony of
reform-minded organizations
such as the AFL-CIO, Congress
concentrated its loophole clos
ing among tax provisions affect
ing real estate, minerals, finan-
Tax Relief Scheciuie
1970
Minimum Standard $1,100*
Standard Deduction
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Personal exemption
$650
(Beginning
July 1)
Single persons
Annual Cost to
Treasury Revenues -$1,441
(In millions)
1971
1972
1973
$1,050* $1,000
$1,000
13% up to 14% up to 15% up to
$1,500
$2,000
$2,000
$650
$700
$750
No more than 20% in excess of
that paid on joint return for same
income
.$4,927
-$7,269
-$9,134
* In 1970 and 1971 these amounts are actually low income allowances Inas
much as In 1970 the amount phases out at |1 reduction for each $2 of Income
above this &KUre and In 1972 the phaseout Is a |1 reduction for each $15 of
Income above this ilKure. Thereafter, there Is no phaseout.
effective January 1, and expires cial institutions and capital
completely on June 30. ITie 7 gains.
percent investment tax credit
In the final measure, closing
for businesses has been re of real estate tax loopholes will
pealed.
provide $930 million in new
While the new law closes or revenue; the lowering of per
narrows scores of loopholes in centage depletion and the end
the tax law, billions of dollars to "carve outs" in oil and other
will continue to escape full tax minerals will produce $435 mil
ation and unearned income will lion; financial institutions, $420
continue to enjoy a privileged million; capital gains $275 mil
position in the internal revenue lion and the minimum tax $635
code.
million.
These new sources, plus a
As a tax reform measure—
and that was the initial thrust variety of other areas tliat are
of the Treasury Dept. studies touched for lesser amounts, and
released early in 1969—^the the $3.3 billion that will accrue
from repeal of the 7 percent in
vestment tax credit, make up
the revenue in the new act.
Briefly, some of there pro
visions are:
Minimum tax: A taxpayer
adds up his income from some
dozen sources presently shel
tered from taxation, subtracts
$30,000, then subtracts the tax
he pays on his regular taxable
income. A flat tax of 10 per
cent is levied on the remainder.
Real estate: Double deprecia
tion presently available for all
new construction would ^ re
stricted to new housing. Other
new building could be depre
ciated at the rate of 150 percent
and all used construction would
be confined to straight line de
preciation except residences
with a useful life of more than
20 years, which could use a 125
percent rate. Recapture pro
visions were strengthened.
Financial institutions: The
bad debt reserves, which are tax
deductible, are reduced for
commercial banks, mutual sav
ings banks and savings and loan
associations.
Depletion and mineral pay
ments: The percentage deple
tion on oil and gas is reduced
from 27.5 to 22 percent. Sulfur
and uranium are also cut to 22
percent. Production payments,
or "carve outs," are treated as
loans.
Farm losses: Farm losses
which can be offset against nonfarm income are limited gen
erally to 50 percent of non-farm
income.
Foundations: Self-dealing be
tween foundations and their
donors or operators is prohib
ited. An annual tax of 4 per
cent is levied on income; stock
holdings of a foundation are
limited to 50 percent of a busi
ness. In voter registration pro
grams, foundation funds can be
utilized if three or more founda
tions are involved, if the pro
gram is being carried out in five
or more states and if no one
foundation provides more than
25 percent of the funds in
volved.
Special provisions that would
have benefited certain corpora
tions, such as Litton Industries,
Transamerica, Mobiloil, West
ern Massachusetts Electric, were
stricken from the final measure.
An earlier provision that would
have taxed municipal bonds as
part of a minimum tax while of
fering the communities a sub
sidy to defray tax costs was de
leted.
Other worthwhile provisions
in the law are:
• Corporate mergers are dis
couraged by making the interest
on debentures taxable. This will
produce $40 million.
• Health and welfare funds
of unions were relieved of an
arbitrary rule that would make
their funds taxable if more than
15 percent of their income came
from investment.
• The deductibility of twothirds of treble damages is dis
allowed by corporations that are
found guilty of price-fixing con
spiracies, such as that involving
General Electric.
• The requirement for filing
a return is revised. Anyone
earning less than the minimum
standard plus the amount of his
personal exemptions need not
file a return.
• The problem of withhold
ing taxes on students and other
part-time workers is partly re
solved. Those persons who paid
no tax the previous year and
who expect to pay no tax dur
ing the current year will have
no taxes deducted if they sign a
statement.
Of great concern to the AFLCIO is the failure of the legis
lation to deal effectively with
capital gains. The concept of
capital gains is that unlike wages
and salaries, which are taxed as
ordinary income at rates of 14
percent to 70 percent depend
ing upon how much one earns,
favored tax consideration is
given to income derived from
so-called risk investment.
For example, if an individual
buys and keeps stock for more
than six months and then sells
it at a profit, that profit is not
taxed as ordinary income but as
a "long term capital gain." As
such, the taxpayer has a choice
Tax Comparison
FOR MARRIED COUPLE WITH 2 DEPENDENTS IN 1973
Adjusted
Gross
Income
$ 3,000
3,500
4.000
4,200
5,000
7,500
10,000
12,500
15,000
17,500
20,000
25,000
Tax Under Tax Under
Present Law* New Law
0
0
0
$
66
0
123
$ 28
147
140
245
476
578
848
962
1,238
1,352
1,666
1,798
2,117
2,249
2,610
2,760
3,680
3,848
—
Tax Decrease
Amount
%
—
0
100.0
$ 66
100.0
123
80.9
119
42.9
105
17.7
102
11.9
114
8.4
114
7.3
132
5.9
132
5.4
150
168
4.4
* Exclnslve of tax snrcharge.
• A simplification of the tax
court will make it possible for
any taxpayer who has $1,000
or less in taxes contested by the
IRS to have a review made by
the tax court without the neces
sity of taking formal legal ac
tion.
Of particular interest to the
average wage earner and salary
worker, the new law provides
for $9.1 billion in tax cuts, be
ginning in 1970 and becoming
fully effective in 1974. Congress
estimates the average tax cut
will be 11.7 percent.
The tax reductions are essen
tially those proposed by Senator
Albert Gore (D-Tenn.) and sup
ported by the AFL-CIO.
Under the law, when fully
effective, taxpayers will have:
• A $1,000 minimum stand
ard deduction.
• A standard deduction of
15 percent with a maximum of
$2,000.
• A $750 personal exemp
tion for each dependent.
• The present marginal tax
rates.
The percentage tax relief will
be greatest to those with in
comes of $15,000 and below,
thus providing a more equitable
distribution of the tax relief
than in the House-passed pro
posal.
The actual dollars and cents
reductions under these tax cuts,
when fully effective are shown
in tables on this page.
In a non-tax area, the new
law increases Social Security
benefits 15 percent effective on
Jan. 1.
of two favorable tax treatments.
He may either pay his regular
tax rate on one-half of his profit,
excluding the other half from
any tax, or he may choose the
alternative of paying only a 25
percent tax on all of his capital
gain. In either choice, the tax
payer would not pay more than
a 25 percent tax regardless of
his income bracket.
The new law narrows these
provisions by including the un
taxed half of capital gains in the
new minimum tax and by re
stricting the alternative tax of 25
percent to the first $50,000 of
capital gains. Nonetheless, capi
tal gains remain a very attrac
tive tax reduction device to
high-income individuals.
There were other areas of
consideration that could be con
sidered loophole widening, or
relief or tax incentive, depend
ing on the recipient.
• The income averaging pro
vision in the law was widened
to include capital gains. The
effect will be to cost the treas
ury $300 million annually.
• A maximum tax of 50 per
cent on earned income was
established. The cost will be
$150 million annually.
• Write-off for rehabilitation
of low income housing will cost
$330 million annually.
• Of direct interest to work
ers who must move because of
their employment, the new law
provides for $2,500 in allow
able expenses for moves of more
than 50 miles.
�Page 'Iwenly Two
SEAFARERS
Down the Ways for Hawaiian Progress
One of the largest containerships in the world, the Hawaiian Progress, is shown just before being
launched by Federal Maritime Commission Chairman Helen Delich Bentley at Bethlehem Steel's Spar
row Point yard last month. The 34,700-ton vessel and her sistership, the Hawaiian Enterprise, are being
built without subsidies for the SlU Pacific District-contracted Matson Navigation Company and will
be used by the company in its Pacific cargo service to Hawaii. The ships are 719 feet long, are capa
ble of 23 knots and cost $20 million each. They have a carrying capacity of 1,000 24-ft. containers.
lough' Mine Heaithr Safety Bill
Voted by House; Awaits Conferente
WASHINGTON—A "tough"
mine health and safety bill—
incorporating many safety prac
tices which have been demand
ed for over a century—has been
passed by the House by an over
whelming vote of 389-4.
Since the Senate had previ
ously passed an equally "tough"
bill, a conference between the
two houses is likely to result in
passage of the most far-reach
ing federal job safety legislation
in 75 years when the railway
safety measure became law.
The Federal Coal Mine
Health and Safety Act of 1969
comes almost a year after 78
miners lost their lives in a series
of explosions in the No. 9 mine
of the Consolidated Coal Com
pany at Farmington, W.Va.—a
disaster which stirred strong de
mands for such legislation de
spite bitter opposition from
many segments of industry man
agement.
Included in the measure are
requirements for full lighting of
underground work areas, as
well as cabs with supporting
arches on tracked vehicles used
in mines as protection against
cave-ins or slides.
Another provision would ban
link-pin car couplers on mine
trains which have been identi
fied as far back as the 1890s as
the cause of innumerable rail
road accidents and deaths. Haul
age accidents—^though relative
ly less-publicized—^have been
found among the prime causes
ot mine deaths, aft^ roof caveins and explosions.
The bill calls for extensive
improvements in ventilation
systems to carry off the explo
sive methane gas which causes
so many disasters. Self-con
tained imderground shelters for
miners are required—^if deter
mined to be technically feasible.
These would be equipped with
food and oxygen in order to
provide safe shelter for mine
workers in the event of an un
derground explosion.
For the first time, the use of
open-flame lights in the under
ground passageways would be
prohibited.
'Black Lung' Provisions
Also, for the first time, man
datory health standards, as well
as accident prevention stand
ards, are applied. Within six
months after the measure's en
actment, all coal mines would
be required to begin reducing
the amount of respirable micro
scopic coal dust in the mine at
mosphere. These particles are
recognized as the cause of the
dread disease known as "blacklung," or pneumoconiosis,
which has been identified as a
prime disabling hazard that af
fects an alarming proportion of
miners.
A maximum level of 4.5
milligrams of fine coal dust per
cubic meter of mine air would
be established immediately, with
a drop to three milligrams set
for six months after enactment.
. The three-miligram level had
been vigorously fought by the
National Coal Association—a
leading lobby and trade group.
The association warned that the
standard was so "unreasonable"
that it would force the shut
down of "thousands" of mines
and lead to a national shortage
of electric power. However, the
United States Public Health
Service had established three
milligrams as a level needed to
at least reduce the "black lung"
incidence among miners.
The bill also includes a com
pensation feature which guaran
tees Federal disability benefits
of a minimum of $36 monthly
to about 50,000 miners who are
disabled by "black lung." Most
January, 1970
LOG
of them have been ruled ineli
gible for compensation imder
state laws.
Other health provisions in
clude mandatory chest X-rays
for all miners at company ex
pense and toilet facilities for
those who are underground for
an entire shift.
Authority for setting up mine
safety and health regulations
would be given to the Secretary
of the Interior and the Secre
tary of Health, Education and
Welfare. This establishes a
means of upgrading standards
without the necessity of legisla
tive action; Congress has passed
such laws only three times in
100 years.
Jolly Roger Striking Terror
Among Fishermen of Malaysia
KUALA LUMPUR, Malay
sia— In some comers of the
world pirates are still real, living
dangers to be faced on a day-today basis. And the prospect is
terrifying the fishermen who try
to eke out a precarious existence
along the long coastline of Ma
laysia.
What is swashbucking movie
fare to the rest of the world is
frightening to these fishermen
who must live on their catch
from small two or three-man
boats which are no match for
the well-armed, fast launches of
their attackers.
Separating Sumatra from
West Malaysia is the Malacca
Strait. Here, as well as in the
South China seas on the op
posite coast and the waters off
East Malaysia, pirates have
operated for centuries.
According to Malaysia's naval
chief. Commodore K. Thanabalasingam, more than 30 in
stances of piracy were reported
last year, down from 93 in 1967.
But fishermen around the
southern coast of western Ma
laysia say they are reluctant to
report incidents for fear of
reprisal the next time they put
out to sea. Many have been too
frightened to put out to sea
again after being boarded and
pillaged.
Not only do the pirates have
the advantage of faster boats,
they are often armed with ma
chine guns. While keeping a
weather eye out for the Malay
sian police and naval patrols,
they constantly watch for likely
victims. Some fishermen claim
they have been held for ransom
in Sumatran harbors in addition
to losing their fishing nets—
some worth thousands of dol
lars — and whatever valuable
possessions they might have had
with them.
The life of the fisherman in
Highly Touted Real Estate
Can Prove Costly Disaster
WASHINGTON—^The lure of buying real estate for in
vestment purposes or future retirement has brought financial
disaster to many workers. Too often they discover that their
out-of-state property is under ten feet of swamp water or can
only be approached by climbing a 3,000 foot mountain or
ploughing through desert sand.
The Federal Government recently issued a reminder that
there is some protection for investors in the 1968 Full Dis
closure Act on Interstate Land Sales.
Under the law, a buyer must be provided with a property
report that contains 19 key items about the land offered for
sale, including:
• Facts about the distance to nearby communities over
paved or unpaved roads.
Existence of liens on the property.
Whether contract payments will be placed in escrow.
Availability of recreation facilities.
Present and proposed utility services and charges.
The number of homes currently occupied.
• Soil and other foundation problems in construction.
• The type of title the buyer will receive.
In addition, the law allows the purchaser to cancel a con
tract if he doesn't get a copy of the property report before
signing: He can also generdly revoke a contract within 48
hours of the signing if the report was delivered to him less
than 48 hours before the signing.
the Malacca Strait is never easy,
even at best. Malaysian and
Indonesian waters are contigu
ous, and fishermen from these
two lands often stray into each
other's waters—^producing inter
national complications which
the two nations have been at
tempting to resolve.
From the reported incidents,
the pirates' home bases appear
to be located in harbors in
Sumatra and southern Thailand.
But there are also suspicions that
some Indonesian naval or
marine commando craft have
been engaged in illicit opera
tions, despite the fact that the
two countries agreed two years
ago not to molest each other.
A few Indonesian patrol boats
have actually been seized by the
Malaysians. Last December, an
Indonesian marine police cor
poral and a member of his patrol
boat were convicted and jailed
for the theft of a fisherman's
nets by a court in Johore Bharu,
on the southern coast.
Malaysia's Premier, Timku
Abdul Rahman, regards the
menace of piracy as still so bad
that he has advised the fisher
men to set up volunteer armed
anti-piracy patrols.
Three Unions Ask
Otrh on In^orteil
Boitronk Goods
WASHINGTON—Presidents
of three AFL-CIO unions have
called for a hdt of the increas
ing flow of electronic goods into
the United States from foreign
countries.
They warned in an appeal to
Ambassador Carl J. Gilbert,
U.S. special representative for
international trade negotiations,
that American workers are los
ing their jobs because of the ris
ing imports.
The appeal was issued by
Charles H. Pillard of the Inter
national Brotherhood of Electri
cal Workers, Paul Jennings of
the Electrical, Radio and Ma
chine Workers, and Floyd E.
Smith Of the Machinists.
Jennings noted that the rising
flood of imports from Japan,
Taiwan, Korea, Hong Kong and
Mexico has almost eliminated
U.S. domestic production in
some segments of the industry.
Much of the foreign compe
tition is run by American firms.
Smith pointed out. Often the
American owners bring in the
products imder their own brand
name—effectively hiding the
foreign production.
Pillard estimated that about
40,000 American workers al
ready have been displaced be
cause of the imports. He said
that more than 50 percent of
black and white television sets
and 25 percent of color TV sets
sold in the United States this
year will be of foreign produc
tion.
�January, 1970
SEAFARERS
SIU WELFARE, PENSION & VACATION PLANS
Cash Benefits Paid
Report Period November 1, 1969 - November 30, 1969
Number of
Amount
Benefits
Paid
SEAFARERS' WELFARE PLAN
Scholarship
Hospital Benefits
Death Benefits
Medicare Benefits
Maternity Benefits
Medical Examination
Program
Dependent Benefits
(Average $471.15)
Optical Benefits
Meal Book Benefits
Gut-Potients Benefits
SUMMARY OF WELFARE
BENEFITS PAID
SEAFARERS' PENSION PLANBENEFITS PAID
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SEAFARERS' VACATION PLANBENEFITS PAID
(Average $469.03)
TOTAL WELFARE, PENSION &
VACATION BENEFITS PAID
THIS PERIOD
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1,917
21
749
29
$
3,653.00
46,015.57
50,278.00
2,995.00
5,800.00
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Metinwhile—Prices Continue Upward
Buying Power Continues to Decline
As Earnings Drop for Second Month
Ihe purchasing power of
workers skidded again in No
vember as consumer prices con
tinued to rise and average earn
ings dropped for the second
month in a row.
While gross weekly earnings
of production and non-supervis
ory workers fell 62 cents from
the October level, the Consumer
Price Index rose five-tenths of
1 percent to 130.5 for the nation
as a whole, the Labor Depart
ment reported.
Real spendable earnings —
take-home pay expressed in
1957-59 dollars to reflect con
sumer price changes—averaged
78 cents lower in November for
the worker with three depend
ents.
Although workers in finance,
physicians rose for the second
insurance and real estate got a consecutive month, the Labor
slight increase in purchasing Department said.
power, this was offset by de
Increases in auto insurance
407
10,249.00
clines in other major industries. rates and repair prices were the
1,605
75,618.99
Real weekly earnings for a major factors behind the ^signifi
worker with three dependents cant rise in transportation costs.
794
10,700.06
averaged $77.81, down fivePublic transportation costs rose
51
606.00
tenths
of
1
percent
from
Novem
along with new cars, while gaso
4,250
33,797.90
ber 1968 and 2.3 percent below line and used car costs declined.
the record registered in Septem
Prices of nondurable goods
9,BA6
239,713.52
ber 1968.
other than foods rose threeThe Bureau of Labor Statis tenths of 1 percent. Apparel
1/454
334,284.19
tics said that the increase in the prices,
especially
women's
CPI was due mainly to higher dresses, skirts and slacks, were
prices for food, apparel and up substantially more than usual
1/371
643,035.77
nearly all kinds of consumer for November, the BLS said.
services. Gasoline and used cars Prices of cigarettes and liquor
posted the only significant de also showed further increases.
clines.
12/671
$1,217,033.48
About 161,000 workers will
The November rise put all receive cost-of-living wage in
items in the index 5.8 percent creases based on the CPI jump
above a year ago, BLS noted.
in November.
Food prices, which usually de
More than 86,000 workers,
cline in November, rose seven- including 73,000 in the meat
tenths of 1 percent. Fresh vege packing industrv and another
tables and eggs led the price in 10,000 grocery store employees
crease. And meat prices were in the San Francisco area, will
down less than usual as pork receive hourly pay increases
to abide by the law, TWUA has and members Gerald A. Brown
prices failed to show their cus ranging from 6 to 9 cents an
pointed out.
and Sam Zagoria signed an or tomary seasonal drop. Restau hour on the basis of the sixAn NLRB panel comprising der approving the June 6 find rant meals and other foods eaten month rise in the national index.
Chairman Frank W. McCulloch ings of Trial Examiner Robert away from home continued to
An additional 55,000 work
E. Mullin.
climb, but at a pace below Oc ers, including 20,000 tobacco
Mullin found after hearing tober's record.
workers, 5,000 in farm equip
testimony that the union began
As a result of the November ment and 9,000 chemical work
organizing at the Gulistan plant price increases, it cost $13.05 ers will get raises from 1 to 5
in Georgia in January 1968, and last month for goods and serv
cents an hour based on the
had by March 18 of that year ices that cost $10 in the 1957quarterly rise.
obtained a valid majority of 59 base period.
About 2,350 in the Qeveland
signed cards authorizing it to
Nearly
all
types
of
services
transit
system will receive 7
represent Stevens employees.
moved
higher
in
November.
The
cents an hour more in January
WASHINGTGN — KayserThe management refused to
Roth Hosiery Company's reac recognize the union's majority most notable increases, the BLS because of rise in the Cleveland
tion to its employees' self-or and insisted on an election. Then observed, were for services as index since May. But another
ganization drive at Dayton, it launched a campaign of in sociated with home ownership. 10,000 workers whose escala
Tenn., was "violent and unlaw timidation, and the union lost These included mortgage costs, tion reviews are tied to the No
ful," the National Labor Rela the NLRB election. The result property taxes, insurance and vember index will not receive
adjustments because they al
tions Board ruled in a refusal- was set aside because of man residential gas rates.
ready have received the maxi
to-bargain case.
Charges
for
medical
care
agement's refusal to provide a
The ruling ended five years of list of employee names and ad services posted a relatively mod mums stipulated under their con
legal strife for the employees dresses, and other unlawful acts. erate advance as the fees of tract.
who wanted a union. The com
The examiner found that
pany lost the economic phase "every level" of Stevens' super
Headed for the Beach
of its battle in December, 1968, visory hierarchy was "involved
when it yielded to a seven- in numerous and continued acts
month strike and an AFL-CIO of interference."
boycott and signed a one-year
He ruled that its demand for
contract with the Textile Work an election was "motivated not
ers Union of America.
by a good-faith doubt" of the
The NLRB upheld Examiner union's majority but rather "by
Thomas A. Ricci's findings that a rejection of the collective bar
Kayser-Roth laimched a cam gaining principle and by a de
paign of unfair labor practices sire to gain time within which
after its employees filed an elec to destroy the union's majority."
tion petition in 1964.
Mullin also reported three un
"Management representatives ion adherents were fired on pre
threatened retaliation against texts and one job applicant was
employees in many ways, and barred because she was related
even discharged a number of to a union supporter. All four
them," the examiner found.
were ruled entitled to a job and
When the election was held, their backpay.
the company challenged the
NLRB members said the
right of fired workers to vote, hearing record "reveals that,
delaying the vote count. The upon learning of the presence of
NLRB ruled sij^ workers had the union" at the Gulistan plant,
been unlawfully fii ».d because of Stevens "resorted to a campaign
their union activii es and two of extensive and egregious un
others were fired aft 'jr the elec fair labor practices" which "were
tion for the same re^ son, Ricci calculated to, and in fact did
noted.
\
dissipate" TWUA's majority.
The board certified \ be union Since a fair and free election
in 1967, but when Kayser-Roth now would be "improbable if Port Agent Leon Hall listens as SlU Vice President Earl (Bull) Shepard
refused to bargain in good faith not impossible," the NLRB is congratulates veteran Seafarers Jesse Shonts, left, and Eugenio Marte
on major issues, the workers sued its order that Stevens must upon their retirement. Shepard then presented the happy pair with
their first SlU pension checks. Scene was at the New York SlU hall.
struck.
bargain collectively.
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WASHINGTON —The Na
tional Labor Relations Board
has ordered J. P. Stevens and
Company to negotiate with the
Textile Workers Union of Amer
ica for a contract covering work
ers at its Statesboro, Ga., plant.
A majority of workers at the
plant had signed cards authoriz
ing the TWUA to bargain for
them. But the NLRB found that
the company resorted to the
same illegal, union-busting tac
tics it has used elsewhere to de
stroy the union's majority.
It applied—^for the first time
in a J. P. Stevens case — the
precedent upheld by the Su
preme Court last June that the
NLRB can order a company to
bargain with a union on the
basis of authorization cards
when the employer's deliberate
unfair labor tactics have pre
vented a fair election.
TWUA President William
Pollock called on the company
to come to the bargaining table
in response to the NLRB order.
But the Stevens chain—as it has
in the succession of labor law
cases it has lost in recent years—
served notice that it will appeal
the order in the courts.
TTie Statesboro case is the
sixth successive NLRB decision
in which Stevens has been found
to have violated the nation's la
bor law in an effort to keep its
workers from organizing.
Pollock had charged a week
earlier, after the corporation's
fifth straight setback at the hands
of a U.S. Court of Appeals, that
continued defiance of the labor
act by Stevens has "reached the
proportions of a national dis
grace."
The TWUA has been the vic
tim of the company's unlawful
actions since 1963, when it be
gan signing up new-member ap
plications in Stevens' North and
South Carolina plants. Not a
single plant has been organized
nor a single contract won be
cause of management's refusal
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Kayser-Roth Held
Ylolentfy Remiss
In 5-Year Fight
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Florida's walking catfish may be a delight to these children,
but many more Floridians consider the creature to be a pest
and are trying to exterminate it. Fish is almost always white.
America and the West Indies there is a
INfishSouth
which for generations has been venerated by
the natives because its skeleton resembles Christ on
the cross.
This skeletal remains of what was commonly
called the Crucifix-fish, was eventually identified as
that of a catfish.
Ironically, the persecution and sacrifice connected
with the Crucifixion is reflected—at least to a sym
bolic degree—by certain brothers of this catfish.
These are the "walking" catfish of Florida. Be
lieved to be the first such fish in the United States,
their habits have made them the target of mass
persecution. The analogy with the Crucifix is some
what diluted, however, since the fish decided not to
sacrifice themselves. Instead, their will to survive is
so strong that they have thus far frustrated all at
tempts to exterminate them.
When their water is poisoned, they simply walk
out of it and search for a more suitable place to swim.
When hundreds of them are killed en masse, and
thousands more are used as specimens, they refuse to
become discouraged. They just work a little harder
at propagating. However, the "where" and "how" of
this unique struggle for survival are still unanswered
questions.
Even with natural odds against them, the walk
ing catfish have defied the inevitable. They were pre
dominantly albinos when first discovered in Florida
and therefore should have been subject to heavy at
tack by other fish because their pale skin was so
noticeable. But fellow creatures tend to avoid them.
Even the vicious piranha stays away.
Why is his will to live so strong? The answer may
precede man's appearance on earth. Numerous evolu
tionists believe that human existence began with sea
creatures whose courage and fortitude moved them
to leave the water and try life on land. And Florida's
walking catfish has often displayed his willingness to
try solid ground when water isn't agreeable.
Citizens have s^n them walking on the ground in
Palm Beach and Broward Counties as far as a mile
from water. Also, scientists have observed that when
the deadly toxicant, rotenone, is placed in their water,
the fish will walk out.
Seen climbing up an incline as steep as 75 feet, the
fish uses his strong pectoral fins to crawl along the
ground. And when he decides to stop crawling, he
stands up and proceeds to flip and flop forward in any
chosen direction. He can survive outside water from
four up to 24 hours if the ground is moist.
After a scientific report last year on the creature—
technically classified as Clarias batrachus—^biologists
and Floridian residents became alarmed that the himgry walking catfish would destroy desirable local fish.
The report found that the creature dines on shrimp,
snails, tadpoles, crayfish, and even clams.
Furthermore, there was concern that the walking
catfish mi^t ix>ssibly upset the whole balance of na
ture. For example, one biologist said that if the cat
fish was to eliminate snails, he would also be elimin
ating the birds that feed on snails.
Another factor, disturbing to some people, was a
rumor that the pale fish was a vicious animal that grew
as long as five feet and attacked dogs and people. (In
Africa there is a "walking" catfish that grows to this
length, but it is not a ferocious beast.)
The rumor was promptly dispelled by facts. John
W. Woods, chief of the Fisheries Division of the Game
and Fresh Water Fish Commission, said Florida's
"walking" catfish averages only 15" to 17" though
some have grown to 24". He also noted that the fish
probably decided to make Florida its home some
three to five years ago after walking off from a trop
ical fish dealer's pond.
Aside from the fish's desire for local foods, scien
tists also complained about the uncontrollable nature
of the animal. Biologist Vernon Ogilvie, who also
works for the Commission, attested to the extreme
difiSculty of managing a fish that will not stay in the
water.
He not only helped write the walking catfish re
port for the Commission, but placed two of the crea
tures in his home aquarium. "If I give them a chance,"
he explained, "they jump out and come into the
living room. This fish even avoids a net, so you have to
chase it down to capture it."
Handling the walking catfish is virtually impossible.
Strong and slippery, the fish can jump four feet out
of the water while heading in a definite direction. It
has also been observed that when put into a tank
with native and exotic fish, the'powerful creature is
discreetly avoided.
Disquieted by unexplained facts, some Floridians
came to view the unsuspecting catfish as a definite evil
and decided it must be eliminated.
For example, it was reported that authorities in
Broward County raided a fish farm and destroyed 327
walking catfish! Meanwhile, some 3,000 more of the
fish were collected and used for research by the State
Fisheries Commission.
As more and more walking catfish were killed, an
associate editor of the Miami Herald was moved to
term the slaughter a "witch hunt." He quoted another
editor stating that "the species is one of the most at
tractive in tropical aquariums, where it remains small.
JannaiT, 1970
In nature, though, it grows to 18 inches—an excellent
food fish."
Even the Commission's report noted that the fish
tested were found to be quite tasty, just as their
ordinary, non-walking brother is. TTiroughout the
South, catfish is a favorite food. Some restaurants
even specialize in it.
Also, catfish farming is reportedly becoming big
business, especially in Arkansas and Mississippi where
more than 10,000 acres are devoted to commercial
rearing ponds for catfish. Catfish farms have sprung
up in Florida, too, and the business seems to be
growing.
The prospect of tasty meals, coupled with the ap
parent impossibility of eliminating the wily walking
catfish, seems to have calmed the atmosphere in
Florida, although it has aroused fears in Alabama
and other southern states where the creature now
has been banned by law.
Also, in the Federal Register of August 19 a pro
posal was published prohibiting the importation, trans
portation or buying of the walking catfish after De
cember 31, 1969.
However, the fish is determined to remain in Flori
da, determined to survive, and Florida's natives are
seemingly resigned to the facts of self-preservation,
not only for themselves, but for all species of life.
As Woods said, the "walking" catfish has covered
such a large area now, eradication seems impossible.
Floridians can also take comfort in a situation com
parable to the walking catfish dilemma that occurred
some years ago among the dogfish population.
In his book, "A History of Fishes," J. R. Norman
describes how the animal was becoming a menace to
fisheries, but was found nearly impossible to extermin
ate or even decrease in numbers. It was then decided
to change the dogfish's unpleasant-sounding name to
an appealing one more likely to sell in local markets.
He tecame flake in England, the greyfish in Canada
and the United States, and the see-aal in Germany.
Thus, what was once a threatening creature, now is
sought after as a popular food fish.
As a matter of fact, a certain species of catfish—
once unmarketable because of its u^y head and tough
skin—was also changed into a selling product. Its
head and skin were simply removed for market sale
and its name was changed from "wolffish" to Rock
Salmon.
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This catfish, rechristened by enterprising fishmorT
gers, is only one of the walking catfish's many
brothers. In Central and South America alone there
are nine families of catfish.
Catfish are extremely diversified creatures. Some
swim upside down; some have no eyes. And like their
"walking" brother in Florida, their will to live is
strong.
In time scientists hope to know more about the
habits of Florida's walking catfish. Despite the original
inhospitality, the creature will stay anyway, and with
his will, ingenuity and "good taste," he may eventually
prove a big asset to Florida. Of course, he is still a
somewhat unstable commodity since you never know
when he'll pick up and walk away.
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TRAINING at the Harry
LIFEBOAT
Lundeberg School of Seamanship at
Piney Point—approved by the U. S. Coast
Guard and rated as good as training avail
able anywhere in the country—^this month
qualified 64 more entry rating trainees for
their lifeboat endorsements.
The comprehensive course of instruction
includes classroom work as well as a mini
mum of 30 hours of practical training in the
boats. All trainees become thoroughly fa
miliar with all lifeboat commands, and every
trainee is tested on his ability to command
the boat, as well as demonstrating his com
petence in handling the oars.
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CLASS 35—(Front row l-r): Instructor Paul McGahar^i, Wayne Ard, David McGarrity,
Tommie Vines, Frank Kubicz, Frank Rotolo. (Back row l-r): Samuel Witt, Charles Haman, Robert Baucum, Graham Shepard, Leslie Myers, Michael Moore. (Kneeling l-r):
John Merckling, Eduard Lasso. - Trainees all got high marks on their examinations.
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33—(Kneeling l-r): Keith Bossard, George Schaefer. (Front row l-r): Norris
C. Moseley, Robert Breech, David Corbett, John McKinney, Mario Roulhac,
McKnight, Instructor Paul. McGaharn. (Back row l-r): Earl Starkey, Kim Land,
Warren, Woodie Guthrie. In the background is the historic Ambrose Lightship.
CHARLES 5. ZIMMERMAN
CLASS 32—(Kneeling l-r): Roy Reed, Paul
Colgan. (Front row): Instructor Paul McGa
harn. Vincent Cortellacci, Jonathan Honeycutt,
Jon Bove, Thomas Stanford, Gary Archambeault,
Rodney Engle, Jimmie Hastings, William Jones.
(Back row): Henry Oakes, Craig Williams, Rich
ard Burkhart, Patrick Roberts, John Gillis, Den
nis D. Robertson, Gerald Hamrac. Trainees
all passed their examination with high marks.
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CLASS 34—(Kneeling l-r): Charles Rodriques,
Joseph Stevens. (Front row): Instructor Paul
McGaharn, David Lohner, Larry Thomas, D.
Robertson, Frank Stiles, Ronald Frugia, John
Peavy, Sam Guthrie, Douglas Gerber, Michael
Falls, William Moore. (Back row): S. Schnapel,
Willam Posey, Robert Warren, Thomas Tharpe,
Frank Hayes, Eric Witte, Timothy Davis, Paul
Dillon, Ronnie Simpkins. Class posed along
side HLSS Training Ship Charles S. Zimmerman.
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Page Twenty Six
January, 1970
LOG
Labor Department Told:
Randy Cauthern, born Octo
ber 2, 1969, to Seafarer and
Mrs. Curtis Cauthern, New Or
leans, La.
Anthony Lc^r, bom No
vember 17, 1969, to Seafarer
and Mrs. Collie Loper, Jr., Mo
bile, Ala.
Raquel Yeazie, bom Octo
ber 29, 1969, to Seafarer and
Mrs. Qirtis Veazie, Houston,
Texas.
Jennifer Neibert, born No
vember 2, 1969, to Seafarer
and Mrs. Richard H. Neibert,
Hayward, Wisconsin.
Kimberiy Register, bom Oc
tober 28, 1969, to Seafarer and
Mrs. James R. Register, Wil
mington, N. C.
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Catalina Montdro, bom June
29, 1969, to Seafarer and Mrs.
Teofilo Monteiro, Philadelphia,
Pa.
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Todd Frankovitch, bom No
vember 5, 1969, to Seafarer and
Mrs. John G. Frankovitch,
Rapid River, Mich.
Lisa Jean Roach, born No
vember 6, 1969, to Seafarer
and Mrs. Edward J. Roach,
Orange, Texas.
Consnela Guthrie, bom No
vember 13, 1969, to Seafarer
and Mrs. Gary H. Guthrie, Pi
nellas, Park, N.Y.
Ann Marie Dickens, bom
November 5, 1969, to Sea
farer and Mrs. Merle C. Dick
ens, Taylor, Mich.
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Teresa Ong, bom November
4, 1969, to Seafarer and Mrs.
Ching S. Ong, San Francisco,
Calif.
^
Jnlie Kidd, born September
15, 1969, to Seafarer and Mrs.
Gerald R. Kidd, Baltimore, Md.
i
Robert Balog, bom Novem
ber 15, 1969, to Seafarer and
Mrs. Robert Balog, Stockton,
Calif.
—4^—
William Lotz, bom August
26, 1969, to Seafarer and Mrs.
William J. Lotz, Baltimore, Md.
i
Rayma E. Carlo, born No
vember 5, 1969, to Seafarer and
Mrs. Rafael Carlo, El Senorial,
Rio Puedras, P. R.
—^i>
Lila Corey, born August 16,
1969, to Seafarer and Mrs.
Larry W. Corey, Bay Minette,
Ala.
vt^
i
Kala Francis, bom October
29, 1969, to Seafarer and Mrs.
Sidney S. Francis, New Or
leans, La.
—-i/—
hfichael Chatelain, bom Oc
tober 27, 1969, to Seafarer and
Mrs. Qayon P. Chatelain, Jr.,
New Orleans, La.
Daniel Snrmio, bom to Sea
farer and Mrs. Herminio Ser
rano, Toa Baja, Puerta Rico.
Cvnthia Rhodes, bom No
vember 10. 1969, to Seafarer
and Mrs. Jack B. Rhodes, Balti
more, Md.
Jasminda Navarro, bom No
vember 13, 1969, to Seafarer
and Mrs. Alfredo Navarro,
Brooklyn, N. Y.
Samuel Rodriguez Garcia,
Jr.. born September 15, 1969,
to Seafarer and Mrs. Samuel
Rodriguez, New York, N. Y.
Rona*d Morgan, bom No
vember 19, 1969, to Seafarer
and Mrs. Richard A. Morgan.
Santa Maria, California.
Joseph Evans
Please contact the Welfare
counter at SIU headquarters in
Brooklyn as soon as possible. A
check is being held there for
you.
David Bronstein
A check is being held for you
at the Welfare counter in SIU
headquarters in Brooklyn.
Please contact the counter as
soon as possible.
——
Benjamin Freeman
Your sister, Mrs. C. A. Hunt,
asks that you contact her as
soon as possible at 239 North
Warren Avenue, Brockton,
Massachusetts.
<I>
Bill Schonweiler
Please contact Steve CoughIan at 564 Esplanade Boule
vard, Pacifica, California 94044.
—4/—
R^h J. Smifli
Your wife, Betty Louise, is
anxious to hear from you. Please
contact her at 2701 Kline Road,
Jacksonville 16, Florida, as soon
as possible.
——
Antbonv Davk, bom Novem
ber 17. 1969, to Seafarer and
Mrs. Lewis A. Davis, Redding,
California.
Luis Ortiz, bom October 10,
1969, to Seafarer and Mrs. Vincente Ortiz, Bay St. Louis, Miss.
Lauretta Ann Beard, bora
November 17, 1969, to Seafarer
and Mrs. David R. Beard, Hous
ton, Texas.
<t>
Aldero Amison, bom Decem
ber 4, 1969, to Seafarer and
Mrs. Craig S. Amison, Beckley,
W. Virginia.
Erica Kayser, bom December
2. 1969, to Seafarer and Mrs.
Lloyd B. Kayser, Brooklyn,
N.Y.
Christopher Moff^, bom
March 30,1969, to Seafarer and
Mrs. Henry C. Moffett, Dodson,
Louisiana.
—\3>—
Ramtm Rodriguez, bom No
vember 18, 1969, to Seafarer
and Mrs. Rafael Rodriguez, Rincon, Puerto Rico.
Allison Sanford, bom Decem
ber 4, 1969, to Seafarer and
Mrs. William R. Sanford, Mid
dle Village, N.Y.
Daniel Bell, bom September
19, 1969, to i^afarer and Mrs.
Robert H. Bell, Pensacola,
Florida.
<1>
Luk DeJesus, born December
10, 1969, to Seafarer and Mrs.
Guillermo DeJesus, Dorado,
Puerto Rico.
Title No Substitute for Pay,
Especially at Overtime Rate
WASHINGTON—A title on
the door may get you a rag on
the floor. But unless it means
more money in the paycheck,
you're not an executive, the
AFL-CIO maintained in a state
ment to the Labor Department.
The Labor Department is
currently reviewing the salary
test it applies to "executives"
and "professionals" to deter
mine if they are exempt from
overtime pay requirements of
the Fair Labor Standards Act.
At present — under regula
tions last changed in 1963—no
one making less than $100 a
week, regardless of his super
visory responsibilities, is exempt
from the wage-hour law as an
"executive."
And no one making less than
$115 a week can be excluded as
a professional.
Persons making above that
amount aren't necessarily ex
cluded. They have to meet job
description tests that demon
strate that their principal work
is supervision or that they meet
the definition of professional.
Even if they do, of course,
they can still be paid overtime
under union contract require
ments or by agreement of the
employer. But the employer
isn't required by law to pay the
time-and-one-half rate.
The Labor Department agrees
that no real executive these days
is paid as little as $100 a week,
nor are professionals hired at
$115.
So it has proposed raising the
pay requirement to $130 for ex
ecutives and $150 for profes
sionals.
That's still too low, the AFLCIO told the department's Wage
and Hour and Public Contracts
Divisions.
In a 12-page submission, the
federation documented its argu
ment that the lowest level that
should be set to exempt super
visors from the legal require
ment for overtime pay is $150
a week, and the minimum stand
ard for professionals should be
$175.
It is noted that the average
non-supervisory production
worker in manufacturing makes
more than $129 a week. Even a
$150 wage cutoff for supervisors
would be a differential of only
17 percent, and much smaller
for establishments where wages
are above average.
Likewise, it said, even start
ing rates for professionals with
no experience these days aver
age above $175 a week, with the
average for experienced employ
ees much higher.
(b-Job bi/wies
Coatimie at Mgh
For Setoad Year
WASHINGTON — On-thejob accidents in 1968 continued
at the 1967 rate of 14 disabling
injuries per million hours
worked in manufacturing — the
highest level since 1952, the
Labor Department reported.
Preliminary data from the Bu
reau of Labor Statistics showed
worsened rates in 12 of 21 ma
jor industry groups. Five groups
had lower rates and four were
unchanged.
The largest increases in workinjury rates for the year were in
the food, stone, clay, glass and
textile industries. Biggest de
creases in rates were in ord
nance, lumber, rubber and pe
troleum refining industries.
The frequency of injuries in
contract construction, which has
been declining in recent years,
rose from 26.7 in 1967 to 26.9
in 1968, BLS reported. The
greatest increase in this area was
in heavy construction.
At Journey's End
Daniel Kidd, born September
15, 1969, to Seafarer and Mrs.
Gerald R. Kidd, Baltimore, Md.
—
Juan Sandoval, Jr., born June
21, 1969, to Seafarer and Mrs.
Juan M. Sandoval, Jarrettsville,
Md.
vt
Harriet Beck, bom Novem
ber 18, 1969, to Seafarer and
Mrs. Arthur Beck, Hayward,
Califomia.
Deborah Claudio, bora De
cember 6, 1969, to &afarer and
Mrs. Otilio J. Claudio, Guanica,
P. R.
^
Bruce Franck, born August
16, 1969, to Seafarer and Mrs.
Lewis H. Francis, Sutherlin, Va.
—^
Luke Arvanites, born Sep
tember 25, 1969, to Seafarer
and Mrs. John Arvanites, Hous
ton, Texas.
After completing a smooth run to Yokohama, Japan, Seafarers relaxing aboard the Richwood (Richwood
S.S. Co.), sent this photo to the LOG. From left to right are: Chief Mate William R. Home, AB Guy
E. Archie, OS Thomas J. Thiel, Bos'n Ed (Rocky) Adams and Earl Adams of deck maintenance department.
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'I"
V
1
January, 1970
No green money will be issued
for the draw in Vietnam, the
crew of the Scatrain Louisiana
(Hudson Water
ways) was in
formed by Ship's
Delegate James
C. Northcott,
who also pointed
Hall
w
a matter the Un
ion could not control. The draw
will be in piastres at 118 to the
dollar, A vote of thanks to the
steward department was re
corded by Meeting Secretary F.
J. Hall. No beefs were reported
from department delegates.
Meeting chairman was Jack
Kennedy. Engine delegate is
Lorie Christmas; Raymond
Froux is steward delegate.
Difficulties encountered by
Seafarers in Arabian ports were
discussed aboard
the Transeastem
(Hudson Water
ways). At the
meeting, with
Ship's Delegate
W. H. Butts, Jr.
in the chair, a
motion was
EUiott
made by J.
Haines and seconded by M. B.
Elliott for passports or visas to
be issued to Seafarers sailing to
Underage Children
lllegallyEmployed
In Perilous Jobs
WASHINGTON — Federal
wage-hour investigators found
11,273 children illegally em
ployed during the 1969 fiscal
year, some of them in hazard
ous occupations with high acci
dent rates.
The investigations, which
reached only a small portion of
establishments covered by the
Fair Labor Standards Act,
turned up 10,024 under-age
youngsters employed in nonfarm establishments and 1,249
children illegally employed on
farms.
Of the non-farm group, 5,234
were 16 or 17-year-olds work
ing at hazardous jobs where the
minimum employment age is
18.
The remaining 4,790 were
under the minimum age of 16
for full-time employment in
non-hazardous jobs or under
the age 14 minimum for em
ployment outside of school
hours in permitted occupations.
On the farms, the violations
were found equally among chil
dren of migrant workers and
local farm children.
Forty-seven percent. of the
children found working on
farms during school hours were
in the 10-13 age bracket, 38
percent were 14 or 15, and 15
percent were under 10 years.
A majority of the children
illegally employed on farms—
59 percent—were enrolled in
school grades below normal for
their age.
SEAFARERS
Page Twenty Seven
LOG
Arabia. Otherwise, they cannot steward requests that a food
go ashore in case of illness. A plan representative meet this
vote of thanks was given Yoko ship upon its arrival in the
hama SIU Patrolman Ed Morris States. Despite the food short
for settling all beefs aboard ship age, a vote of thanks was given
and for bringing a box of new the steward department for a
books for the ship's library. job well done under the cir
Meeting Secretary Elliott re cumstances. Painting is also
ports. The steward department badly needed at various spots
also received a vote of thanks on the ship. Ship's Delegate
for a very good Thanksgiving Frank Rodriguez, Jr. will re
dinner. J. Haines was elected quest that the Port Agent board
deck delegate; C. M. Crooks the ship in Yokohama to take
is engine delegate and H. Puss- care of accumulated beefs. J. S.
ley, steward delegate.
'^owan is deck delegate; J. H.
Heifer, engine delegate and G.
Aboard the Del Alba (Delta), M. Dias, steward delegate.
Meeting Secretary L. D. Groom,
^
Jr. reports a
Inside rooms aboard the
hole found in Afoundria (Sea-Land) are to be
the ship's hull
^ insulated, Meetby the No. 4
^ing Secretary F.
hatch at the 14R. Kaziukewicz
foot level below
j w r it e s. Ben
the water line
fViencr, the new
and another by
j bosun, brought
the
No.
1
hatch
;
this about and
Groom
at the 15-foot
the chief en
level also below the water
gineer
has or
Kaziukewicz
line. Both were quickly patched
dered materials,
up with cement. The ship left which include polyurethane
Saigon with a critical shortage foam, three-quarter-inch ply
of food. It was reported at the wood and tile covering. Dele
meeting, chaired by William gates are: Harold Moody, deck;
Eschuk, Jr., that the chief Bernardino Rivera, engine and
steward has a beef about the Michael Boris, steward. The
master's refusal to buy fresh SIU patrolman has advised the
provisions when they are ob chief mate not to undertake any
tainable in various ports. The search and seizure action in un-
•'
By Sidney Margolius
Working families didn't get much help and consideration in
their struggle with present high food prices from the White House
Conference on Food, Nutrition and Health.
The mueh-publieized conferenee early in Deeember was notice
ably dominated by food corporation executives. Many were from
companies that had bitterly fought "truth in paekaging" and other
eonsumer proteetion, sueh as General Foods Corporation, MeCormick Company, Campell Soup Company, and the meat paekers.
Just as shoeking were the attitudes of some of the U.S. Agrieulture Department representatives at the eonference. They sided
with the businessmen in fighting off proposals aimed at redueing
priees.
The president of Campbell was the chairman of one of the most
important panels affecting your pocketbook, that on staple foods.
McCormick was represented on several panels. McCormick is the
company that invited the House Commeree Committee to see how
"difficult" it would be to make standard-size packages. That
"demonstration" helped kill the standardized-weights provision
of the original paekaging bill, which would have made it easier
for you to compare values.
General Foods is the company whose then chairman wrote that
"Let's Keep Politics Out of the Pantry" article in Look maga
zine when the packaging bill was under consideration. The article
argued that the public eats "so well and so conveniently for so
little." Bet you didn't know you did.
Some of the recommendations that came out of the eonference
were still useful. Many of those dealing with the food problems
of the poor stressed the immediate need to expand food-stamp and
other emergency programs. The fact is that some 25 million
Americans have incomes so low that they may have difficulty
getting enough to eat in this winter of high food prices.
But many of the recommendations were simply for more educa
tion in nutrition.
This is dodging the real problems, of course. While nutritional
education is desirable, no amount of "education" really can take
the place of more reasonable prices. Low-income people already
are better buyers than middle-income and richer people. They
buy more calories and more protein and other nutrients for the
dollar than other income groups, as shown by U.S. Agriculture
Department studies.
One of the food-industry panels at the conference even made
its major recommendation a proposal that the food industry
establish a "Food Council of America" to tell people how to shop
for food.
licensed crew quarters without
the presence of the owners of
the subjects and the occupants
of quarters and personal effects.
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Ship's Delegate Edwin M.
Gbristian reported to the meeting
aboard the Buckeye Atlantic
(Buckeye) that
he had received
assurances from
the captain that
all crew quarters
. would be painted
and pending reFeridns
pairs made.
Nevertheless, Meeting Secretary
Gharles Ferkins discloses, there
is some doubt as to the safe con
dition of the ship. The vessel
was adrift for two days in the
Mexican Gulf and has a history
of problems with water, lights,
fans, leaking engine room boil
ers and bad ice boxes. During
the previous trip, problems with
the evaporator caused the ship
to go on water rationing. The
chief engineer states that a new
evaporator has been installed
but is not as good as the old one
and advises the wise and sparing
use of water. Joseph Zeloy,
meeting chairman, moved for
six month articles for ships on
the Persian Gulf run only. The
motion was seconded by Walter
Brown. Edwin M. Ghristian was
elected to serve as new ship's
delegate. J. S. MitcheU is deck
delegate, David A. Jones, en
gine delegate, served as meeting
clerk, and Theodore T. Harris
is steward delegate.
Seafarers aboard the Antinous
(Waterman) were told by the
captain that they
could go ashore
while the ship
was bunkering
for about two
hours in the Car w nal Zone but
flthat
no boat
service would be
McFhanl
provided at com
pany expense. One oiler was
demoted to day worker. Meet
ing Secretary James R. McFhauI
writes, and Ship's Delegate Mclvin Moore says he will take up
the matter with the Patrolman.
Otherwise a good trip was re
ported, with model behavior by
the erew and everyone happy.
The TV set which was bought
by 20 crewmembers was raffled
off at the meeting and Seafarer
Gerald Edwards was the winner.
Edwards presented it to the ship
for use by the unlicensed men.
Delegates were Sheppard Moses,
deck; A. G. MDne, engine and
G. T. Aquino, steward.
It is difficult to imagine such an industry council telling con
sumers not to buy sugar-coated cereals because they are 45-percent
sugar, or watered "fruit drinks" or flavored rice that comes to $1
a pound when you figure out the real cost.
Where nutritional and shopping information is really most
needed and useful is at the point of sale, which means right on the
package label.
Most urgent need is to require that labels state the percentages
of each ingredient in the product. Low-income families often tend
to buy products that seem cheap like frankfurters and lunch meats,
unaware that these usually have 30-percent fat, 10-percent water
and thus only contain 60 percent of the higher-quality nutrients.
Also, working mothers often buy TV dinners and similar readyto-eat foods without realizing that these provide only about half
the meat or other protein food recommended for a normal serving,
and are filled out with inexpensive low-nutrition ingredients.
Nor can a mother who thinks frozen chicken pot pies seem
reasonable really know, under present labeling, that these contain
only 14-percent chicken meat; that canned beef stew really is only
12-percent meat, that "Noodles with Chicken" is only 9-percent
chicken; that ready-to-eat fish cakes which look cheap contain
only about 60 percent of the protein value of a standard home
recipe.
It is noticeable that the nutritional quality of American diets
has been going down in a period of relative affluence, even as the
marketing and use of such low-nutrition food products has in
creased dramatically.
One of the industry-dominated panels at the conference said
that the main purpose of food labels is to "provide information
that will promote its use." But what consumers want is labels that
give them niore information on what's really in the box.
It was also remarkable that at a conference concerned with
food and nutrition problems, held in a time of severe inflation,
practically nothing was said about the high prices of food. Giving
food stamps to the poor is all right with the industry. That means
the manufacturers and stores sell more products. But it also means
that the public is subsidizing, and even perpetuating, high food
prices.
The plain fact is that food prices are too high. Certainly they
are too high in comparison to the traditional spread from farm to
market. Farmers used to get 50 cents of the retail food dollar, and
distribution took 50 cents. In recent years farmers have gotten
only 37 to 40 cents, while distribution has taken 60 to 63 cents.
Reducing the marketing margin to the former 50-50 ratio alone
could reduce present food prices as much as 20 percent.
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Page Twenty Eight
SEATRAINMAINE (Hudson Water
ways), December 14—Chairman, Ed
Lane; Secretary, Sam W. McDonald;
Ship's Delegate, E. Lane; Deck Del
egate, Robert Myers; Engine Dele
gate, J. Sommer; Steward Delegate,
William Lennox. Some disputed OT
in deck and engine departments.
Motion was made to have patrolman
settle grievances before payoff.
SEATRAIN LOUISIANA (Hudson
Waterways), November 30—Chair
man, J. Kennedy; Secretary, P.
Hall; Ship's Delegate, James C.
Northcott; Engine Delegate, L.
Christmas; Steward Delegate, Ray
mond Proux. No beefs and no dis
puted OT reported by department
delegates. Vote of thanks to the
steward department for a job well
done.
GATEWAY CITY (Sea-Land), De
cember 16—Chairman, Sven Stockmarr; Secretary, J. M. Davis; Ship's
Delegate, S. Stackman; Deck Dele
gate, P. E. Clay, Jr.; Engine Dele
gate, Albert S. Verwald; Steward
Delegate, Jose Velazquez. Some dis
puted OT in engine and steward
departments. Vote of thanks to the
steward department, especially the
baker, for exceptional Thanksgiving
Day dinner.
BUCKEYE ATLANTIC (Buckeye),
October 27—Chairman, Joseph Zeloy; Secretary, Charles Perkins;
Ship's Delegate, E. M. Christian;
Deck Delegate, J. S. Mitchell; En
gine Delegate, David A. Jones;
Steward Delegate, Theodore T. Har
ris. Various repairs needed aboard
ship. Matter discussed with Captain.
SUMMIT (Sea-Land), December
13—Chairman, Walter Gustavson;
Secretary, Richard Williams; Ship's
Delegate, Walter Gustavson; Deck
Delegate, Calvin DeSilva; Engine
Delegate, Sandy Seabrooks; Steward
Delegate, William A. Hamling, Jr.
$29.40 in ship's fund. One man
missed ship in New Jersey. No beefs
were reported by department dele
gates.
ROBIN HOOD (Moore-McCormack), December 17—Chairman, J.
Samsel; Secretary, Aussie Shrimpton; Ship's Delegate, J. W. Samsel;
Deck Delegate, Leonardo A. Pelin;
Engine Delegate, W. J. Tate; Stew
ard Delegate, L. Franklin. Vote of
thanks was extended to the stew
ard department for the outstanding
food and service during the voyage.
$19.25 in ship's fund. Exceptionally
good crew on board.
DEL SUD (Delta), November 30—
Chairman, Jack D. Callaway; Secret.ary, Billy Russell; Sliip's Delegate,
K. K. Binemanis; Deck Delegate,
Prank B. Kettchman; Engine Dele
gate, Oscar Pigueroa; Steward Del
egate, Leroy Rinker. Disputed OT
in engine and steward department.
Vote of thanks was extended to the
steward department for a job well
done.
Jannary,
LOG
SEATRAIN GEORGIA (Seatrainl,
November 16—Chairman, Prank A.
Smith; Secretary, James W. Thomas;
Deck Delegate, M. H. Jones; Engine
Delegate, Clyde L. Van Epps; Stew
ard Delegate, James Temple. $36.00
in ship's fund. Some disputed OT
in deck department.
STEEL FLYER (Isthmian), No
vember 2—Chairman, Manuel Landran; Secretary, Harris L. Bennett;
Ship's Delegate, Herbert Leake.
$10.00 in ship's fund. Patrolman to
be contacted regarding various
minor beefs.
AFOUNDRIA (Sea-Land), Novem
ber 9—Chairman, None; Secretary,
P. R. Kaziukewicz; Deck Delegate,
Harold Moody; Engine Delegate,
Bernardino Rivera; Steward Dele
gate, Michael Bern. $52.69 in ship's
fund. No beefs were reported by
department delegates.
OAKLAND (Sea-Land Service),
November 2—Chairman, T. J. White;
Secretary, J. J. Doyle. Discussion
held regarding constitutional
changes. Motion made that the pen
sion plan be based on 20 years in
Union and 12 years sea time. $6.80
in ship's fund and $110.00 in movie
fund. No beefs were reported by
department delegates.
AFOUNDRIA (Sea-Land), Decem
ber 5—Chairman, None; Secretary,
P. R. Kaziukewicz; Ship's Delegate,
Gerald Corelli; Deck Delegate, Har
old Moody. $63.69 in ship's fund.
Some disputed OT in deck depart
ment. Repairs needed in all de
partments. No beefs. Vote of thanks
was extended to the steward de
partment for a job well done.
DEL ALBA (Delta), November 23
—Chairman, W. Eschuck, Jr.; Secre
tary, L. D. Croom, Jr.; Ship's Dele
gate, Prank Rodriquez, Jr.; Deck
Delegate, J. B. Cowan; Engine Dele
gate, J. H. Heifer; Steward Delerate, C. M. Diass. $15.00 in ship's
'und. No disputed OT. Pood beef.
Ship's delegate will request that port
agent board ship upon arrival in
Yokohama to square away beefs.
TRANSEASTERN (Hudson Wa
terways), November 16—Chairman,
William H. Butts, Jr.; Secretary,
M. B. Elliott; Ship's Delegate, Wil
liam H. Butts, Jr., Engine Delegate,
V. C. Crooks. Discussion held re
garding blowers and fans. Insuffi
cient number of fans aboard. Pa
trolman to be contacted regarding
much needed repairs. Vote of
thanks was extended to the stew
ard department for a job well done.
TRANSEASTERN (Hudson Water
ways), November 30 — Chairman,
William H. Butts, Jr.; Secretary,
M. B. Elliott; Ship's Delegate, Wil
liam H. Butts, Jr.; Engine Delegate,
C. M. Crooks. Discussion held re
garding amendments to constitution.
Vote of thanks was extended to
Patrolman Ed Morris who settled all
beefs in Yokosuka. Vote of thanks
was also extended to the steward
department for the fine Thanksgiv
ing Day Dinner. Motion was made
to have passports or visas issued to
seamen going to Arabia, so they can
go ashore in case of illnese.
PANAMA (Sea-Land), December
7—Chairman, John G. Spuron; Sec
retary, Ralph C. Mills; Deck Dele
gate, Steve Hiner; Engine Delegate,
John Thompson; Steward Delegate,
John P. Fund. No beefs were re
ported by department delegates.
Vote of thanks was extended to the
steward department for a job well
done.
TRENTON (Sea-Land), December
15—ClMirman, D. I. Butts: Secre
tary, C. DeJesus; Ship's Delegate,
D. I. Butts; Deck Delegate, John
H. Oliver; Engine Delegate, T. P.
Delaney; Steward Delegate, Ken
neth Bowman. Discussion held re
garding pension plan. Most of the
repairs have been taken care of.
No beefs reported by department
delegates^
MARYMAR (Calmar), December
14—Chairman, T. Drobins: Secre
tary, T. A. Jackson; Ship's Delegate,
T. Drobins; Deck Delegate, Robert
P. Mackert; Engine Delegate, John
O'Toole. No beefs and no disputed
OT.
BETHFLOR (Bethlehem), Novem
ber 16—Chairman, Joseph Michael;
Secretary, Vernon Douglas; Deck
Delegate, Jerry W. Blan; Engine
Delegate, Hector L. Duarte; Stew
ard Delegate. Lorenzo Rinaldi. Some
disputed OT in deck department.
No beefs were reported by depart
ment delegates.
STEEL NAVIGATOR (Isthmian),
November 23—Chairman, B. R. Kit
chens; Secretary, George W. Gib
bons; Ship's Delegate, B. R. Kit
chens; Deck Delegate, P. Peavov
Engine Delegate, J. Guillory; Stew
ard Delegate, P. Colon. Discussion
held regarding Pension Plan. $21.00
in ship's fund. No beefs were report
ed by department delegates.
WESTERN PLANET (Western
Agency), December 12—Chairman,
C. A. Perreira; Secretary, Jesse
Riamostle; Ship's Delegate, C. A.
Perreira; Deck Delegate, Charles
Reed; Engine Delegate, C. L. OwenSteward Delegate, C. Scott. $14,00
in ship's fund. Some disputed OT
in deck department.
STEEL KING (Isthmian), Decem
ber 14—Chairman, John McCullom:
Secretary, Major E. Reid. Brother
S. Rothman was elected to serve as
ship's delegate. Discussion held re
garding pension plan. No beefs were
reported by department delegates.
HALCYON TIGER (Halcyon), De
cember 14—Chairman, John Knudsen; Secretary, Michael Toth; Ship's
Delegate, Lawrence B. Kelly; Deck
Delegate, Albert H. Schwartz;
Steward Delegate, Bert M. Winfield.
Vote of thanks was extended lo the
entire steward department for a
job well done. All hands agree that
food planning, preparation and serv
ice would be hard to beat.
FANWOOD (Waterman), Decem
ber 14—Chairman, Alfred R. Saw
yer; Secretary, Anthony J. Kuberski; Ship's Delegate, William Meehan; Deck Delegate, Freddie Calhoune; Engine Delegate, T. McRaney; Steward Delegate, Joseph N.
Rioux. No beefs were reported bv
department delegates. Vote of
thanks to the steward department
for a job well done. -
PAIRISLE (Pan-Oceanic Tank
ers), November 16—Chairman, Fred
A. Olson; Secretary, S. T. ^^ales;
Ship's Delegate, Fred A. Olson;
Deck Delegate; W. E. Thompson;
Engine Delegate, A. R. Brania;
Steward Delegate, P. L. Diamond.
Disputed OT in each department.
Ship's committee requests that a
food plan representative be sent to
the ship at payoff.
TRANSHURON (Hudson Water
ways), November 30—Chairman, D.
Stiner; Secretary, J. Prestwood;
Ship's Delegate, Jack Williams; En
gine jyelegHte, Jackie R. Hall;
Steward Delegate, Joseph T. Whalen. $22.37 in ship's fund. Some disSTEEL SURVEYOR (Isthmian), , puted OT in deck department. Vote
December 14 — Chairman, W. D. of thanks to the steward depart
ment for a job well done.
Bushong; Secretary, L. Ceperiano.
$70.00 in ship's fund. Pew hours
STEEL EXECUTIVE (Isthmian),
disputed OT in deck department,
November 2—Chairman, W. Robin
otherwise everything is running
son; Secretary, Tony Caspar; Ship's
smoothly with no beefs.
Delegate, William L. Robinson;
Deck Delegate, William Giron, Jr.;
Engine Delegate, J. W. Allen; Stew
NOONDAY (Waterman), Decem ard Delegate, P. J. Johnson. $13.05
ber 2—Chairman, Jose Ortiguerra;
in ship's fund. No beefs were re
Secretary, Thomas 0. Rainey; Ship's
ported by department delegates.
Delegate, Jose Ortiguerra; Deck
Delegate, B. G. Shultz; Engine Del
STEEL ENGINEER (Isthmian),
egate, Fred Dorney. Some disputed
December 7—ChairmaiK
J. Bayes,
xycscciliuci
I
OT in engine department to be
Jr.; Secretary, Angel Se_da; SJiip's
taken up with boarding patrolman. Delegate, J. Beyes, Jr.; Deck Dele
eleGeneral discussion held regarding
_ Walbergj En^ne
ijrine
gate, Leonard C.
the preparation of food.
Delegate, Warren M. LaPrelle;
Steward Delegate, James T. Myers.
$11.50 in ship's fund. No beefs.
Everything is running smoothly.
CALMAR (Calmar), December 22
—Chairman, Chester lannoli; Sec
INGER (Reynolds Metal), De
retary, William Rose; Ship's Dele
gate, Edward J. Broadus; Deck Del cember 7—Chairman, James Mann;
Secretary, Roland Herbert; Ship's
egate, Melvin Knickman; Engine
Delegate, J. T. Mann; Deck Dele
Delegate, - Thomas E. Prazier;
gate, B. Riddle; Engine Delegate,
Steward Delegate, Jacob R. Gnagey,
B. R. Small; Steward Delegate,
Jr. No beefs and no disputed OT.
Guillermo Martinez. Some disputed
OT in deck and engine departments.
ANTINOUS (Waterman), Decem
ber 12—Chairman, Melvin Moore;
Secretary, James R. McPhaul; Deck
Delegate, Morris Sheppard; Engine
Delegate, A. G. Milne; Steward
Delegate, G. T. Aquino. Good trip so
far. Expect good payoff. $12.25 in
ship's fund.
CANTON VICTORY (Columbia),
October 19—Chairman, C. P. Just:
Secretary, M. "L. Leache: Ship's
Delegate, C. P. Just; Deck Delegate,
M. P. Kramer; Engine Delegate, Irv
ing Putterman; Steward Delegate,
H. Knuchles. $10.00 in ship's fund.
No beefs. Everything is running
smoothly.
197d
STEEL FLYER (Isthmian), No
vember 23—Chairman, Manuel Landron; Secretary, H. L. Bennett; Ship's
Delegate, Herbert Leake; Deck Del
egate, Prank Gutienez; Engine Del
egate, Vernon L. Stieberg; Steward
Delegate, Mario Nabasco. $10.00 in
ship's fund. Vote of thanks was ex
tended _ to the steward department
for a job well done. The steward
thanked the ship's delegate and the
crew for their co-operation during
the trip.
STEEL APPRENTICE (Isthmian),
November 16—Chairman, Anthony
Torsado; Secretary, Paul P. Lopez;
Ship's Delegate, Anthony 'Torsado;
Deck Delegate, C. Mann; Engine
Delegate, J Britton; Steward Dele
gate, M. Caampued.
OVERSEAS PROGRESS (Mari
time Overseas), November 29 —
Chairman, B. L. McGowan; Secre
tary, R. J. Sherman; Ship's Dele
gate, Junior L. Moncrief; Engine
Delegate, G. K. Brown; Steward Delegate, A. Papadimatis. No beefs and
no disputed OT. Everything is run
ning smoothly. Vote of thanks to
the steward department for the ex
cellent Thanksgiving Day dinner.
TRANSMALAYA (Hudson Water
ways), November 30 —Chairman,
None; Secretary, Judson P. Lamb;
Ship's Delegate, J. C. Keel; Deck
Delegate, G. A. Peterson; Engine
Delegate, Jerry D. Banners; Stew
ard Delegate, H. W. Roberts. No
beefs and no disputed OT
STEEL AGE (Isthmian), Novem
ber 23—Chairman, Prank Cattangin; Secretary, Pete Gonzales;
Ship's Delegate, G. R. Pitts; Deck
Delegate, Grayson E. Warren; En
gine Delegate, Glenn E. Dickens;
Steward Delegate, J. H. Green.
Ship's delegate reported that every
thing is running smoothly with no
beefs and no disputed OT. Two men
missed ship in Djibouti and rejoined
ship in Aqaba, Jordan. $4.06 in
ship's fund.
Y>KA (Waterman), November 2
—Chairman, A. Lesnansky; Secre
tary, T. Robinson; Deck Delegate,
JjJr.; Engine Delegate,
Donald E. Keller. Brother M. Dembrowski was elected to serve as
ship's delegate No beefs were re
ported by department delegates.
STEEL TRAVELER (States Ma
rine), October 19—Chairman, O.
Hernandez; Secretary, Iluminade R.
Llenes. $13.05 in ship's fund. Some
disputed OT in_ deck department to
be taken up with boarding patrol
man.
COUNCIL GROVE (Cities Serv
ice), November 4—Chairman, H.
Helert; Secretary, L. E. Wing;
Ship's Delegate, Joseph Hall; Deck
Delegate, W. Hunter; Engine Deleate, Emmett A. Connell; Steward
Dlelegate, Joseph Hall. No beefs
were reported by department dele
gates. Everything is running
smoothly.
COLUMBIA EAGLE (Columbia),
November 30—Chairman, Kenneth
Roberts; Secretary, Thomas Ulisse;
Ship's Delegate, Kenneth Roberts.
$3.10 in ship's fund. Some disputed
OT in engine department. Vote of
thanks to the steward department
for a job well done. The excellent
Thanksgiving Day Dinner was en
joyed by all.
IBERVILLE (Waterman), Novem
ber 30—Chairman, Benny Brinson;
Secretary, W. L. Kilgore; Ship's
Delegate, Roy Casman; Steward
Delegate, B. Brinson. Discussion
held regarding retirement plan and
welfare benefits. Vote of thanks was
extended to the steward department
for a job well done.
OVERSEAS VIVIAN (Maritime
Overseas), November 22—Chairman,
James J. Gorman; Secretary, Don
Mason; Ship's Delegate, Frederick
Collecter; Deck Delegate, B. Davis;
Engfine Delegate, Paul P. Jazic. No
beefs were reported by department
delegates. Everything is running
smoothly.
SEAFARER (Marine Carriers),
December
3—(Chairman,
R. D.
Schwarz; Secretary, C. Loper, Jr.;
Ship's Delegate, Prank E. Parsons;
Engine Delegate, H. I. Garretson;
Steward Delegate, Alphonse Boi
lings. Some disputed OT in deck
department. Discussion held regard
ing retirement plan.
DEL NORTE (Delta), November
30—Chairman, Jack Procell; Secre
tary, R. E. Stough, Jr.; Engine Del
egate, J. G. Arch; Steward Dele
gate, John T. Kelly. Ship's delegate
thanked the crew for their co-oper
ation. Vote of thanks to the steward
department for a job well done on
Thanksgiving Day dinner.
PAIRISLE (Pan-Oceanic Tank
ers), December 7—Chairman, A.
Anderson; Secretary, J. A. Stevens;
Ship's Delegate, A. H. Anderson;
Deck Delegate, R. D. McCormick;
Engine Delegate, E. DiPietra; Stew
ard Delegate, L. E. Price. No beefs
were reported by department dele
gates.
STEEL SURVEYOR (Isthmian),
December 7—Chairman, William D.
Bushong; Secretary, L. Ceperiano.
No beefs were reported by depart
ment delegates. Everything is run
ning smoothly.
BAYLOR VICTORY (Victory Car
riers), December 26 — Chairman,
Thomas H. Hold; Secretary, Stan
Zygarewski; Ship's Delegate, Thom
as H. Hatt; Deck Delegate, James
Higgins; Steward Delegate, Emanuel
Lowe. $3.00 in ship's fund. No beefs
were reported by department dele
gates. Vote of thanks to the stew
ard department for the excellent
holiday meals.
SEATRAIN OHIO (Seatrain), De
cember 18—Chairman, R. Knoles;
Secretary, W. Messenger; Ship's
Delegate, R. Brown; Deck Delegate,
P. Lillard; Engine Delegate, J. Lucaks; Steward Delegate, L. Winborne. No beefs were reported by
department delegates. Everything is
running smoothly. Vote of thanks
to the steward department for a job
well done.
AMES VICTORY (Victory Car
riers), December 6—Chairman, R.
Christenberry; Secretary, B. G. McNally; Deck Delegate, Ronald G.
Wheeler. Ship's delegate reported
that all beefs were settled satisfac
torily at payoff. Ship being sold to
the Pormosan Government for scrap.
COLUMBIA TRADER (Columbia),
December 6—Chairman, W. G. Kel
ly; Secretary, John Hauser; Ship's
Delegate, James P. Balderston;
Deck Delegate, William A. DeLappe;
Engine Delegate, Robert W. McMay;
Steward Delegate, A. L. Yarborough.
No beefs were reported by depart
ment delegates. Motion was made to
send to Headquarters, as protest
from the crew membership aboard
this vessel, that all vacation monies
should be equal and not differen
tiated as at present.
IBERVILLE (Waterman), Decem
ber 27—Chairman, Benny Brinson;
Secretary, Clarence V. Dyer. Motion
was made that the negotiating com
mittee seek to obtain an increase in
maintenance and cure benefits for
sick patients, in or out. Increase
should be to $150.00 per week. Also,
dependent welfare benefits. A rais
ing of hospital and surgery benefits
to meet the higher cost of medicine,
doctor and hospital fees. Vote of
thanks was extended to the steward
department for the wonderful
Christmas day breakfast, lunch and
dinner.
Special Services
Offered in Dayton
By Fire Fighters
DAYTON, Ohio — Union
fire fighters here are doing more
than putting out fires and sav
ing people from burning build
ings. They are now coming to
the rescue of people with per
sonal and family problems.
This additional volunteer ef
fort of the Fire Fighters was
launched a year ago when the
union set out to train its mem
bers for community counseling
service.
Today, 397 Dayton Fire
Fighters have completed the
training under the program
sponsored by the lAFF and the
AFL-CIO Department of Com
munity Services.
Their training has enabled
the volunteers to make each of
the city's fire stations a place
where people with problems can
go for information an^ referral
services about social and wel
fare programs and agencies.
In many cases, the Fire
Fighters are able to make ap
pointments with the proper
agency and cut through delays
and red tape. Many citizens—
narticularly those in the lowestincome areas of the city—^have
only scant knowledge of the
services available to them.
Since the Fire Fighters are
on duty around the clock, the
volunteer social service they
have set up allows people to call
or come in any time of day or
night with their problems.
�January, 1970
SEAFARERS
Page Twenty Nine
LOG
H
Arthur Latimer Anderson,
Jr., 41: Seafarer Anderson died
on April 2 fol
lowing an acci
dent on board
the Raphael
Semmes. A na
tive of Stockton,
Calif or n i a ,
Brother Ander
son was making
his Wme there at the time of his
death. He joined the Union in
1967 in the Port of San Fran
cisco and sailed in the steward
department as a messman. From
1946 until 1949 Seafarer Ander
son served in the Army.
^
John Luther Jr., 38: Brother
Luther died on November 21 in
Slidell, Louisi
ana. He had
joined the Union
in 1949 in the
Port of New Or
leans and sailed
in the engine de
partment as an
IS FOWT. His last
vessel was the Midlake. A native
of Tennessee, Seafarer Luther
was making his home in Pearl
River, Louisiana, when he
passed away. Brother Luther
served in the Army from 1953
to 1955. Burial was in Pearl
River Cemetery.
Robert E. Cartwright, 58:
Seafarer Cartwright died on No
vember 30 of
heart disease in
Muskegon,
Michigan. He
joined the SIU in
Chicago in 1951
and sailed in the
steward depart
ment as a second
cook. A native of Ohio, Brother
Cartwright was living in Muske
gon at the time of his death.
Burial was in Woodlawn Ceme
tery, Greene County, Ohio.
V
4^
I ..
It!
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|t
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y
Donald Joseph O'Brien, 47:
Brother O'Brien died on Decem
ber 4. He was a
native of Cali
fornia and was
living in Kelso
Wash ington,
with his mother,
Louise, when he
passed away.
'• Seafarer O'Brien
joined the Union in the Port of
San Francisco in 1958 and
sailed in the steward department
as a messman. He was a Navy
veteran of World War II.
^
\l'
Clarence Henry Trippe, 44:
Seafarer Trippe died suddenly
on September 14
while sailing
aboard the Burbank Victory. He
had joined the
SIU in the Port
of Philadelphia
in 1945 and sail
ed in the steward
department as a messman. A na
tive of Alabama, Brother Trippe
was making his home in Marrero. Louisiana, when he died.
Survivors include a brother,
George Washington Trippe of
Chickasaw, Alabama.
—-<i>—
Gary Lynn O'Keefe, 24:
Brother O'Keefe died as the re
sult of injuries
received in an
automobile acci
dent November
4 on Bootlegger
Road, Coving
ton, Louisiana.
Seafarer O'Keefe
graduated from
the Harry Lundeberg School of
Seamanship in 1968. A native
of Louisiana, he joined the Un
ion in the Port of New Orleans.
His last vessel was the Midlake.
Brother O'Keefe was making his
home in Covington with his
parents, Dezzie and Judson
O'Keefe, when he died. Burial
was in Merritta Cemetery, Bush,
Louisiana.
\1>
Andrew W. Hassell, 58: Sea
farer Hassel died from heart
disease on Octo
ber 31 at Beebe
Hospital, Lewes,
Delaware. He
was a native of
North Carolina
and was living in
Pitman, New
• Jersey, when he
passed away. Seafarer Hassel
joined the SIU in the Port of
Philadelphia and sailed as a
captain for Tavlor and Ander••^on Towing and Lighterage
Company. Among his survivors
are his wife, Loretta. Burial was
in Mariners Bethel Cemetery,
Ocean View, Delaware.
in Upper Darby, Pennsylvania,
with his wife, Virginia, when he
died. Burial was in Ocracoke,
North Carolina.
Harold B. Murphy, 58:
Brother Murphy died on July
9 of a heart at
tack while work
ing on board the
Steel Age. A na
tive of Illinois,
Seafarer Mur
phy was making
his home in
Brooklyn with
his wife, Helen, at the time of
his death. Brother Murphy
joined the STU in 1968 in the
Port of New York and sailed
in the engine department as an
oiler. He had been sailing for
over 20 years when he died.
Besides his wife. Brother Mur
phy is survived by a son, two
brothers and a sister.
Gerald Howard Bums, 34:
Brother Burns died on Decem
ber 9 from natu
ral causes at
USPHS Hospital
in San Francis
co. A native of
Portland, Ore
gon, Seafarer
Burns was mak
ing his home in
Oakland, California when he
died. He joined the SIU in the
Port of New York in 1967 and
sailed in the steward depart
ment as a messman. He last
worked on the Azalea City.
Brother Burns served in the
Marine Corps from 1952 until
1956. Among his survivors are
his wife, Valieria and his father,
Willie Burns. Burial was in
Olivet Cemetery in Colma, Cali
fornia.
Elisha K. Esham, 53: Brother
Esham passed away on October
30 from a kid
ney disease at
USPHS Hospi
—4/—
tal, Baltimore,
James Kenneth Wardwell,
Maryland. A 69: Seafarer Wardwell was an
member of the
SIU pensioner
Union since
who died from
1966 when he
natural causes
joined in the
on November 23
Port of Philadelphia, Brother
at Lakeside Hos
Esham sailed as a mate with
pital, DeFuniak
Taylor and Anderson Towing
Springs, Florida.
and Lighterage Company. He
He had joined
was a native of Bishop, Mary
the Union in the
land, and was making his home Port of New Orleans and sailed
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William Guenther, 54:
Brother Guenther passed away
on November 6
in Manhattan.
He was a native
New Yorker who
continued to live
there throughout
his life. Seafarer
—4f—
Guenther joined
Leneard Higgans, 45: Brother
the SIU back in
Higgans died on I^ptember 3 1939 in the Port of New York
in Brooklyn and sailed in the engine depart
from a heart dis ment as an FOWT. His last ship
order. He was a was the Trans Colorado. In both
native of Kettle 1961 and 1962 Brother Guen
Falls, Washing ther was issued picket duty
ton, and had cards. Among his survivors are
joined the SIU a sister, Josephine Booth. Burial
in Seattle in was in Evergreen Cemetery in
1956. Seafarer Brooklyn.
Higgans sailed in the engine de
—4/—
partment as a pumpman. Survi
Alexander F. Gium, Sr., 63:
vors include his father, Millard Brother Gunn died of a heart
Higgans. Burial was in Green
attack on De
wood Cemetery, Brooklyn.
cember 31, 1968
while working
—4J—
on board the
Jack Dale Justice, 17: Sea
Overseas Ulla.
farer Justice was lost at sea on
He was a native
September 28
of Texas and
while sailing
was living in
aboard the Ema
Houston with his
Elizabeth. He son when he passed away. Sea
had joined the farer Gunn joined the SIU in
Union in the Port the Port of Houston in 1967
of New Orleans and sailed in the steward de
in 1968 and partment as a cook. From 1922
graduated in the until 1923 he served in the
same year from the Harry Lun Navy.
deberg School of Seamanship.
— 4^—
Young Justice sailed in the en
William Van Matthews, 47:
gine department as a wiper. He Seafarer Matthews died on No
was a native of San Francisco
vember 21 in
and was living in Gonzalez,
Our Lady of the
Florida, with his mother, Ilona
Lake Hospital,
Justice, when he died.
Baton Rouge,
Louisiana. A na
4/ —
tive of Fitchburg, Massachu
Thomas J. Driscoii, 44:
setts, Brother
Brother Driscoii died on July 21
Matthews
was
in Pusan, Korea,
making
his
home
in
Flushing,
as the result of
diabetic coma. New York when he died. He
He joined the joined the Union in the Port of
SIU in 1951 in Baltimore in 1953 and sailed in
Boston, and sail the steward department as a
ed in the deck messman and third cook. His
department as an last vessel was the Mobilian.
AB. A native of During World War II, Seafarer
Boston, Seafarer Driscoii was Matthews served in the Coast
making his home in Ayer, Mas Guard. Burial was in Roselawn
sachusetts, when he passed Cemetery, Baton Rouge.
away. Brother Driscoii was a
Navy veteran of World War II.
Among his survivors are two
Rejeitioa of R-T-W
sisters, Anna Hassett and Mary
Aids New Mexito
Norris.
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M.
4^
—This city is getting a big
new industry, and New Mex
Elias A. Jonsson, 75: Seafarer
ico's repeated rejected of un
Jonsson was an SIU pensioner
who died on Noion-busting "right-to-work"
vember 2 at
laws is one of the factors that
Pennsylvania
helped bring it about.
Hospital in Phil
The Albuquerque Tribune
recently front-paged the an
adelphia. He was
nouncement that the Lenkurt
a native of SweDivision of General Tele
den and was
phone and Electronics will
making his home
build a manufacturing plant
in Philadelphia
here expected to employ
at the time of his death. Brother
2,000 workers by 1975.
Jonsson joined the Union in
It quoted the firm's presi
Philadelphia and sailed as a
dent, C. W. Hunter, as prais
deckhand. Among his survivors
ing the qualities of New Mex
are a sister who still lives in
ico and its people which led
Sweden. Burial was in the Old
to the decision to locate there.
Swedes Churchyard in Philadel
phia.
in the steward department as a
cook. A native of Philadelphia,
Brother Wardwell was making
his home in DeFuniak with his
wife, Nancy Lee, when he
passed away. Burial was in
Magnolia Cemetery, DeFuniak
Springs.
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January, 1970
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Inland Boatmen's Union
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PORT ARTHUR, Tex
1348 Seventh St.
SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., 1531 Mltilon St.
(415) 828-8793
SANTURCE, P.R. .. . 1313 Fernandez Juncoi
Stop 20
724-2848
a.m. & 8 p.m.
SEATTLE, Wash
2505 FIrit Avenue
(208) MA 3-4334
a.m. & 8 p.m.
ST. LOUIS, Mo
4577 Gravol, Blvd.
(314) 752-8500
a.m. & 8 p.m.
TAMPA, Fla
TOLEDO, Ohio
a.m. & 8 p.m.
t Meeting held at Galveston wharves,
t Meeting held at Labor Temple, Sault
Ste. Marie, Mich.
• Meeting held at Labor Temple, New
port News.
312 Harrison St.
(813) 229-2788
935 Summit St.
(419) 248-3891
WILMINGTON. Calif., 450 Seaside Ave.
Terminal Island, Calif.
(213) 832-7285
YOKOHAMA, Japan..Iseya BIdg., Room 801
1-2 Kalgan-Dori-Nakaku
2014971 Ext. 281
T "NANCIAL REPORTS. The conetitwtlon of the SIU AtUnllc, Gulf, Lakes and
Inland Watm District makes specific provlalon for Bafeguardinar the memberahip'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 raeraberahip. All
Union records are available at SIU headquarters in Brooklyn.
TRUST FUNDS. All trust funds of the SIU Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland
Waters District are administered in accordance with the provisiona of various trust
fund agreements. All these agreements specify that the trustees in charge of these funds
shall equally consist of union and management representatives and their alternates.
All expenditures and disbursements of trust funds are made only upon approval
by a majority of the trustees. All trust fund financial records are available at the
headquarters ot the various trust funds.
SHIPPING RIGHTS. Your shipping rights and seniority are protected exclusively
r the contracts between the Union and the shipowners. Get to know your shipping
Copies of these contracts are posted and available in all Union halls. If you
Earl Shepard, Chairman, Seafarers Appeals Board
17 Battery Place, Sniie 1980. New YoA 4. N. Y.
Foil copies of contracts as referred to are available to you at all times, either by
writing directly to the Union or to the Seafarers Appeals Board.
CONTRACTS. Copies of all SIU contracts are available in all SIU halls. These
contracts specify the wages and conditions under which you work and live aboard
ship. Know your contract rights, as well as your obligations, such as filing for OT
on the proper sheets and in the proper manner. J, at any time, any SIU patrolman
or other Union official, in your opinion, fkils to protect your contract rWits prop
erly, contact the nearest SIU port agent.
EDITORIAL POUCY—SEAFARERS LOG. The LOG has traditionaUy refrained
from publishing any article serving the political purposes of; amr individual in the
Union, officer or member. It has also refrained from publishing articles deemed
harmful to the Union or its collective membership. This established policy has been
reaffirmed by membership action at the Septemher, 1960, msetingB in all constltutkmai ports. The rwqFonsibility for UOOvoUer is vested in an editorial board which
consists of the EiecuUve Board of the Union. The Bxacntive Board may delegate,
tts nnha, owe individnal to carry oat this respoaeihiUty.
GOVERNORS ISLAND,
N.Y.—new program for
Seafarers and their families are
transmitting weather informa
urged to support a consumer boy
tion to ships at sea has been
cott by trade unionists against
initiated by the U.S. Coast
various companies whose products
Guard, working jointly with
are produced under non-union
the Weather Bureau.
conditions, or which are "unfair
to labor." (This listing carries the
The data is broadcast for
the western North Atlantic
name of the AFL-CIO unions in
and transmits warnings, anal
volved, and will be amended from
yses and forecasts of weather
time to time.)
in the area four times a day at
1:30 A.M., 7:30 A.M., 1:30
P.M. and 7:30 P.M. (Green
General Electric Company
wich Mean Time), on a fre
and
quency of 8778.3 kHz.
Hotpoint Products
The information will be
(Co-ordinated Bargaining
particularly useful for ocean
Committee for
going ships, tugs and fishing
150,000
GE Workers)
vessels that do not carry ra
dio officers. Broadcasts cover
the western North Atlantic
North of 30 degrees N to 60
Stitzei-Weller Distilleries
degrees N, and West of 35
•^Id Fitzgerald," "Old Elk"
degrees W longitude to the
"Cabin StiU," W. L. Weller
North American coast. Data
Bourbon whiskeys
is prepared by the Weather
(Distillery Workers)
Bureau Forecast Office, Suitland, Md., and forwarded to
the Coast Guard.
Kingsport Press
In addition to improving
"World Book," "Chndcraft"
marine weather service, the
(Printing Pressmen)
jroadcasts may also result in
(Typographers, Bookbinders)
improving Search and Rescue
(Machinists, Stereotypers)
efforts through the Coast
juard AMVER (Automated
Vlerchant Vessel Report)
Genesco Shoe Mfg. Co.
System. Brief reports follow
Work Shoes . . .
ing the broadcasts can be
Sentry, Cedar Chest,
utilized to inform ships of
Statier
any distress or emergency in
Men's Shoes . . .
their area.
Jarman. Johnson &
This cooperative effort of
Murphy, Crestworth,
the U. S. Coast Guard and
(Boot and Shoe Workers' Union)
the Weather Bureau is the
^
initial phase of a program that
could eventually result in
Boren Clay Products Co.
more comprehensive broad
(United Brick and Clay Workers)
casting by radio telegraph
;CW), voice (single sideband),
and radio facsimile (FAX)
"HIS" brand men's clothes
simultaneously on three fre
Kaynee Boyswear, Judy Bond
quencies for up to 8 hours
blouses, Hanes Knitwear, Randa
daily at selected Coast Guard
Ties, Boss Gloves
ong range radio stations in
Richman Bros, and Sewell Suits,
both the North Pacific and
Wing Shirts
Atlantic Oceans.
(Amalgamated Clothing Workers
of America)
PAYMENT OF MONIES. NO monies are to he paid to anyone in any official
capacity in the SIU unless an official Union receipt is given for same. Under no
circumstances should any member pay any money for any reason unless he Is given
such receipt. In the event anyone attempts to require any such payment be made
without supplying a receipt, or if a member is required to make a payment and is
given an official receipt, but feels that he should not have been required to make
such payment, this should immediately be reported to headquarters.
CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS. The SIU publishes every sU
months in the SEAFARERS LOG a verbatim copy of its constitution. In addition,
copies are available in all Union halls. All members should obtain eopim of this
constitution so as to familiarise themselves with its contents. Any time you fed any
member or officer is attempting to deprive you of any constitutional right or obli
gation by any methods such as dealing with charges, trials, etc., as well as all other
details, then the member so affected should immediately notify headquarteis.
RETIRED SEAFARERS. Old-time SIU members drawing disability-pension bene
fits have always been encouraged to continue their union activities, including attend
ance at membership meetings. And like all other SIU members at these Union meet
ings, they are encouraged to take an active role in all rank-and-file functions, in
cluding service on rank-and-file committees. Because these oldtimeia cannot take
shipboard employment, the membership has reaffirmed the long-etanding Union pdicy of allowing them to retain their good standing through the waiving of thdr dues.
EQUAL RIGHTS. All Seafarers are guaranteed equal rights in employment and
as members of tbe SIU. These r^te are clearly set forth in the SIU consUtution
and in the contracts which the Union has negotiated arith the employers. Conse
quently, no Seafarer may be discriminated against because of race, creed, cdor,
national or geographic origin. If any member feds that he is denied the equal rights
to which he is entitled, he should notify headquarters.
SEAFARERS POLITICAL ACTIVITY DONATIONS. One of the basic rtehts of
Seafarers is the right to pursue legislative and political objectives which trSi ssrvc
the best interests of themseives, tneir families and thdr Union. To achieve these
objectives, the Seafarers Political Activity Donation was established. Donations to
SPAD are entlrdy voluntary and constitate the funds through which legislative and
pditical activities are conducted for the benefit of the msmbership and the Union.
U at any tisse a Seafarer feeb that any ef the above rights have been vidated.
sr that he has been deeded Us ceasUUUeeml rtaht ef access te Ualea reeerde er infwmatlM. he dwtrid lasnMdlately netify SIU Preeidsat Paol HoR at hiedqaarters by
Atiantic Products
Sports Goods
(Amalgamated Clothing Workers
of America)
ktf
Jamestown Sterling Corp.
(United Furniture V/orkers)
White Furniture Co.
(United Furniture Workers of
America)
Gypsum Waliboard,
American Gypsum Co.
(United Cement Lime and
Gypsum Workers International)
^
R. J. Reynoids Tobacco Co.
Camels, Winston, Tempo,
Brandon, Cavalier and Saiem
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)
^
All California
Table Grapes
(United Farm Workers)
v|>
Magic Chef Pan Pacific Division
(Stove, Furnace and Allied
Appliance Workers
International Union)
Fisher Price Toys
(Doll and Toy Workers)
Economy Furniture Co.
Smithtown Maple
Western Provincial
Bilt-Rite
(Upholsterers)
GE Strikers Get
Fraternal Backing
Of Farm Workers
DELANO, Calif.—The Unit
ed Farm Workers Organizing
Committee adopted a resolution
giving full support to the strikers
at all General Electric plants.
Dolores Huerta, a UFWOC vice
president, issued the following
statement:
"Many people may ask what
our fledgling union can do to
help in a strike as massive as
this one with GE. It is true that
we cannot give financial help but
we have a boycott going which
involves hundreds of thousands
of people.
"We intend to ask all of these
people to join the GE strike in
their local communities, picket
ing with them wherever and
whenever such support is
asked."
�January, 1970
SEAFARERS
Page Thirty One
LOG
'T'HE TRAINING SCHED-*• ULE at the Harry Lundeberg
School of Seamanship at Piney
Point includes a thorough union
education program. Trainees at
tend daily classes aboard the
S.S. Charles S. Zimmerman for
instruction and discussion of such
topics as the History of the SIU;
the SIU Contract; Pension, Wel
fare & Vacations; the Rights and
Obligations of Members; the SIU
Constitution; Union Meetings,
and other related subjects.
In addition to union education,
the curriculum also includes in
struction on the duties of ordinary
seamen, wipers and messmen; be
havior aboard ship; types of SIU
ships; and procedures on regis
tering, signing on and paying
off.
Every effort is made to provide
a thorough training curriculum
that will equip the trainees to be
competent crewmembers and
knowledgeable members of the
SIU when they walk up the gang
way of their first ship.
Experienced Seafarer instruc
tors employ modem teaching
methods, using films and closedcircuit television, to make course
interesting and informative.
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Paul McGaharn describes history ot the Seafarers International Union.;
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\Ttainees learn the value of the SlU's kind of unionism as they see
how Seafarers' "porkchops" have steadily increased over the years.
fifeboat course.
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OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION • ATLANTIC, GULF, LAKES AND INLAND WATERS DISTRICT • AFL-CIO
J. F. Austin, chief steward
aboard the OVERSEAS
DAPHNE has been feeding
SlU Seafarers since 1939.
Pantryman Frank Kiley checks
the ship's stores before she
takes on; additional supplies
for a return trip to Vietnam.
Dennis Kenny, a 20-year yet-'
eran with the SlU, takes time
out while in port to catch up
on reading news in the LOS.
«<>.•
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UOME FROM THE FAR EAST after nearly five months at sea, the
Overseas D^rfine docked at Bayonne, New Jersey recently. During
her voyage, she visited Vietnam, Korea, Japan and several other countries.
After only a two-day stopover in port, during which time she quickly took
on fresh stores and a new cargo, she left for a return trip to the same ports
she had called on during her earlier voyage.
W'&:
B'sun Art Roy has the loading and
unloading of the ship well in hand as
a netful! of ship's stores comes aboard.
Deck Department won high praise.
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Recent HLSS graduate George Dyk' • ^
stra (right) was met by his brother,
Brian, after completing the first voy-.
age of his career on the DAPHNE,'/
ilfei
New York Patrolman E. B. MacAuley (left) discusses/ fhe
vessel's nearly five month voyage with Ptler Robert Rouse.
During her trip, the ship made stops at Pusan, Yokohama and
Saigon. Crew reports the weather was fine during the trip.
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Headlines:
NIXON SENDS NEW MARITIME PROGRAM TO CONGRESS
MEMBERS VOTE APPROVAL OF AMENDED SIU CONSTITUTION BY A WIDE MARGIN
REP. ROONEY LIKENS MERCHANT MARINE TO NATION’S URBAN DEPRESSED AREAS
MEANY LOOKS TO SEVENTIES AS DECADE OF OPPORTUNITY FOR AMERICAN LABOR
WITHDRAWAL OF 35 GAAS BY MSTS SAID TO END RESERVE FLEET THREAT
HOUSE PASSED BRIDGE TO BRIDGE BILL REQUIRES RADIOTELEPHONES FOR SHIPS
SENATE CRUSHES FANNIN AMENDMENT TO IMPOSE POLITICAL GAG ON UNIONS
IT’S NOT ONLY WEATHER THAT CAUSES LAYOFFS IN THE CONSTRUCTION TRADES
AFL-CIO PRODS ADMINISTRATION ON PROTECTION OF FREEDOM IN MIDEAST
NLRB ORDERS CARDCHECK BARGAINING BY TWO FIRMS WHO FOUGHT UNIONS
VOTE ON CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT – UNION TALLYING COMMITTEE’S REPORT
PROMPT FUNDING SOUGHT AS GUARANTEE OF SCHOOL DESEGREGATION COMPLIANCE
TOUGH MINE HEALTH, SAFETY BILL VOTED BY HOUSE; AWAITS CONFERENCE
BUYING POWER CONTINUES TO DECLINE AS EARNINGS DROP FOR SECOND MONTH
JP STEVENS ORDERED TO NEGOTIATE WITH TEXTILE WORKERS IN GEORGIA
LEARNING ABOUT THE SEA AND LEARNING ABOUT THE SIU
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Vol. XXXII, No. 1
1970
Periodicals
Seafarers Log