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OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION » ATLANTIC, GULF, LAKES AND INLAND WATERS DISTRICT * AFL-CIO
AFL-CIO Fights Anti-Strike Move
Aimed at Transportation Unions
(See Page 3)
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Top US. Official Disputes Scheme
To Liquidate All USPHS Hospitals
(See Page 3)
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1st '20-at-55' Retiree
Lauds New SlU Plan
(See Page 5)
John Glass (right) becomes the first SIU member to retire under the
Union's "20-at-55" pension plan. He is presented his first check by
Baltimore Patrolman Bennie Wilson.
Seafarer Receives
Vacation Check
Totalling $7,000
(See Page 6)
"
Seafarer Cyrus Crooks (right) receives a check totalling $3,667 from
SIU Mobile Patrolman Robert Jordan. This check, plus two others pre
sented Crooks, gave him back vacation pay of over $7,000.
V-'
of SIU Constitution
(See Pages 13-20)
�Educafion Conference of HLSS
250 SlU Members
Study Their Union
Piney Point, Md.
What is the SIU? What are
its aims and goals? How does
it operate? What are its rules
and regulations; its functions
and responsibilities? How does
it relate to the maritime in
dustry?
Some 250 rank-and-file Sea
farers learned answers to these
questions at a two-week Edu
cational Conference at the
Harry Lundeberg School of
Seamanship here.
(See Editorial, Page 10.)
Delegates to the meeting,
which began on March 1, were
chosen by their fellow SIU
members. They come from 14
major ports—Baltimore, Bos
ton, Houston, Jacksonville, Mo
bile, New Orleans, New York,
Norfolk, Philadelphia, San
Francisco, San Juan, Seattle,
Tampa, and Wilmington.
The meeting—first full-scale
educational conference spon
sored by the SIU—is part of
the Union's continuing effort to
keep its members fully informed
on union and industry activity.
Hall Gives Briefing
SIU President Paul Hall told
delegates that the meeting will
give them a solid opportunity
to review the problems facing
both the union and the industry.
"It will give all of us a chance
to see where we are coming
from," he declared. "It will
give us a chance to see where
we stand today and where we
are going."
He made it clear that the in
dustry is in a difficult position
and "faces a trying period for
the next few years." The Mer
chant Marine Act of 1970 was
a great victory, he said, but
"the real work—making the
Act work and work right—still
lies ahead. We can't rest on
laurels until the whole job is
done."
Purpose Outlined
The SIU leader summed up
the purpose of the conference
in this way:
"We are attempting to
bridge the gap to a better life
for all Seafarers. We know
that no one is going to help
us in this job. We know we're
going to have to do it for our
selves.
"We believe we can do it
through the process of educa
tion, of having an informed
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SIU members register at the motel desk for the start of the two-week educational conference at the Harry
Lundeberg Scliool of Seamanship at Piney Point. The conference is designed to give members a better un
derstanding of their union and their industry.
membership, of learning how
to fight for a better life. That's
what this conference is all
about."
Following these opening re
marks and greetings, the 250
delegates split into eight sepa
rate workshops for an indepth discussion and analysis
of the following subjects:
• Labor imion history, both
the SIU and the general trade
union movement.
• Legal issues.
• Contracts.
• Political education.
• Education—trade union,
vocational and academic.
• Union constitution.
recommendations
concerning
• Harry Lundeberg School the operation of the union in
of Seamanship.
general, its rules, regulations
• Union meetings and ship and responsibilities.
board behavior.
Conference Largest Ever
• SIU Pension, Welfare and
The conference, biggest ever
Vacation Plans.
held at the Piney Point facility,
Conference working days was sponsored by the Seafarers
were divided into morning Welfare, Pension and Vacation
workshop sessions and after Plans, the Harry Lundeberg
noon general assemblies, dur School of Seamanship, and the
ing which time delegates again Seafarers Intemationd Union—
went over subject matter taken Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes & Inland
up during the morning work Waters District.
shops.
Full details on the confer
At the end of the two-week ence will be published in a spe
meeting, delegates are expected cial 32-page edition of the
to come up with a number of Log.
THE PRESIDENT'S REPORT
by P«U1 HAU
workers back to their jobs on the grounds that a strike
'^or the second year in a row, the Congress has been
in transportation imperilled the nation's health and
asked by the Administration to enact special leg
safety.
islation directed against unions in the transportation
In other words, management has had a silent part
industry—legislation which would virtually take away
ner at the bargaining table: The federal government.
what few remaining rights which transportation work
And so management has been under no compulsion
ers have to walk off the job in the case of a labor
to bargain realistically, while unions have had no real
dispute.
hope of forcing a fair and equitable settlement out of
The government already has massive machinery to
management, since they knew that their members
deal with strikes which it feels affect the national
would be denied the right to hit the bricks.
health and safety. The existing law can be applied in
It's-been an unfair contest. And the Administra
any labor dispute—although the record makes it
tion's
proposals for transportation strikes in no way
abundantly clear that the "national emergency" dis
improves
the situation, as far as labor is concerned.
putes procedure has been invoked against transporta
What these proposals would do would be to make it
tion unions more often than against anyone else.
even
tougher for the union and its members in the
Now the Administration wants to superimpose on
future.
the existing legal structure a special law dealing ex
clusively with unions in the transportation industry.
e believe it would be far wiser to remove the
The net result of this new legislation would be that
national emergency" disputes provisions from
the Seafarers International Union, or any other union
the Taft-Hartley Act. And we naturally believe that
involved with the nation's interlocking transportation
the
new proposals from the Administration should be
network, would be denied that most important of all
rejected
out of hand.
weapons: The right of workers to withhold their serv
What
would happen then would be this:
ices until they receive fair play at the bargaining
The
free
forces of the marketplace would have the
table.
opportunity to take over, and would guide'the actions
We believe that the Administration's proposal is^
of both parties.
the wrong remedy for solving disputes between work
Management, for its part, would know that there
ers and management in the transportation industry.
would be no federal government around to bail it
And we feel as strongly about this with respect to
out—and so it would be forced to bargain realistically
unions in air, rail or surface transportation as we do
with labor. It would know that, in the last analysis, it
' with our own industry, maritime.
would have to live with the consequence of its actions
We believe it's the wrong remedy because the dice
—with the result that it would be much more likely
are already cocked against the worker, and in favor
to come to reasonable terms with labor than to risk
of management, under the existing procedures. The
the economic loss that accompanies a work stoppage.
new proposals (which are spelled out in a story on
Labor, on the other hand, would also know that
Page 3 of this issue of the Log) only serve to tip the
it had to bargain realistically. In the past, not all un
scales still further in management's direction.
ions—in transportation or in any other industry-r—
have always been level-headed at the bargaining table.
The fact that the so-called "national emergency"
Many times, a union negotiating committee has felt
disputes procedure is on the books has made many
that it could afford to talk tough and threaten a strike
management representatives unrealistically stubborn
—knowing that the government would never permit
at the bargaining table. They could afford to be^besuch a walkout. So labor, too, would have to live
cause they knew that if the union used the ultimate
with the consequence of its actions—and so labor, like
weapon of the strike, the government could force the
F
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management, would be much more likely to be
reasonable in collective bargaining.
In other words, we think it cuts both ways.
The American merchant marine is about to em
bark on a new course, thanks to the Merchant Marine
Act of 1970. But while the legislation provides new
ships and new programs to help the industry, we all
know that, in the last analysis, the success of the
program depends on the ability of the maritime in
dustry to carry commercial cargoes in competition
with the foreigners.
We also know, as Assistant Secretary of Commerce
Andrew E. Gibson reminded the AFL-CIO Maritime
Trades Department Executive Board last month, that
American shippers can sour on American-flag vessels
if they are tied up because of a labor dispute—and
once a shipper turns sour, it's hard to win him back
as a customer later on.
So we know that methods must be found to keep
American-flag ships moving, to keep cargo moving,
and to keep costs competitive. We in the SIU—^who
got where we are today because of some of the fa
mous strikes in years gone by—know that there are
times when you have no alternative but to hit the
bricks. But we also know that, given the state of the
merchant marine in relation to the fleets of other na
tions, any serious work stoppages would torpedo the
maritime program we fought so hard to win.
What the maritime industry needs—and other
transportation industries, too—is a mature, responsi
ble attitude by both labor and management at the
bargaining table.
T^e're working toward that goal. But we don't think
^ it's going to be achieved by the compulsion of
federal laws. What is required is the good will and co
operation of labor and management.
That is the goal that the SIU is working toward.
That is the goal that its contracted companies are
working toward. That should be the goal of the Ad
ministration—rather than a law which divides, in
stead of unites, labor and management in this in
dustry.
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�Labor Rips Move to Hurt Transport Unions
AFL-CIO Sees 'Emergency'
Strike Plan a Major Threat
At ith mid-winler meeting the AFL-CIO Exeeutive Council discussed and adopted organized labor's legis
lative goals for the 92nd Congress. The council voted unanimously to fight against passage of any "antistrike" laws that would have particularly adverse effects on the transportation unions.
Top US, Official Hits Plan
To Close USPHS Hospitals
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Washington, D.C.
The nation's Comptroller
General has slapped down a
plan to close the eight remain
ing U.S. Public Health Service
Hospitals.
The plan had been put for
ward as an "economy move" by
Elliott L. Richardson, secre
tary of the Health, Education
and Welfare Department.
(See Letters to the Editor,
Page 10, and Rep. Rangel story.
Page 4.)
The SIU has fought the
proposal since it was first an
nounced.
Staats Also Disagrees
In a letter to Rep. Edward
A. Garmatz (D-Md.), chair
man of the Committee on Mer
chant Marine and Fisheries,
Comptroller General Elmer B.
Staats declared;
"It is . . . our opinion that
under the 1944 Public Health
Service Act, the Congress in
tended that the hospital system
characteristic of the Service
since its inception in 1802 with
the Marine Hospital is to be
operated and maintained by the
Service in order to carry out
the functions and duties im
posed by the 1944 Act.
"In light of the foregoing, the
Secretary may not, in our view,
use his discretionary powers
... to effect the closing of all
PHS hospital facilities. . . ."
Staats further stated that "we
find nothing in the HEW mem
orandum that would persuade
us to reach a contrary view at
this time."
VA Hospitals Not Solution
Concerning the HEW plan
to utilize Veterans hospitals for
merchant seamen, Staats as
serted that "since by statute the
primary function of the PHS
is to provide care for seamen
and that of the VA to provide
care for veterans, we could
not ... see a legal basis for
admitting merchant seamen to
VA hospitals ahead of vet
erans eligible for treatment
of nonservice-connected disabil
ities."
March 1971
Meanwhile, a resolution call
ing for expanding and mod
ernizing the PHS hospitals won
sponsorship by at least 244
congressmen—well over the
necessary majority. The resolu
tion has the strong backing of
the SIU.
The resolution makes it clear
that "it is the sense of the Con
gress" that PHS hospitals and
outpatient clinics "not only re
main open and funds be made
available for continued opera
tion," but that more funds be
appropriated for "the modern
izing, upgrading and expanding
of all existing facilities."
Garmatz's Merchant Marine
and Fisheries Committee ex
pects to hold hearings soon on
the resolution.
Public Opposes Closings
Word of HEW's plan to close
Labor Rejects
PHS Alternative
Bal Harbour, Fla.
The AFL-CIO Executive
Council has adopted a reso
lution opposing the Admin
istration's plan to close the
remaining United States Pub
lic Health Service hospitals.
The council has urged
Congress to reject the plan,
declaring that the proposal
to transfer PHS patients to
Veterans Administration
hospitals or to private hospi
tals can "hardly be consid
ered seriously."
"The VA hospitals are un
derstaffed, undermaintained
and uriderfunded," the coun
cil said. "As any veteran
knows, the VA hospital sys
tem does not have the capac
ity to meet the medical care
needs of veterans, let alone
the needs of more patients."
The council noted that the
costs per patient day in PHS
hospitals—located in eight
major port cities—averages
$55, only a little more than
half of what private volun
tary hospitals are charging
in the same eight cities.
the PHS hospitals brought a
groundswell of public opinion
against the move.
Both the American Legion
and the Veterans of Foreign
Wars vehemently opposed the
plan and sent word of their
opposition directly to the White
House.
They told President Nixon,
in effect, that VA hospitals al
ready are over-crowded and
under-funded and could not
possibly handle "outside" pa
tients at this time.
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Local posts of both organiza
tions also adopted resolutions
condemning the HEW plan as
did many health-organizations.
HEW Backtracking?
The big question remains:
Will HEW stick to the plan?
There are indications now
that Richardson is backtrack
ing. In a speech to the Louisiana
School Board Association in
Shreveport, he declared that his
office "never contemplated"
closing the PHS hospitals. In
stead, he said, HEW merely
wants to "study" alternative
uses to the facilities.
The New Orleans area Health
Planning Council, a federallyrecognized health planning
agency, called this "encouraging
news" but told Richardson in a
letter that the "who. when and
where" of such a contemplated
study has not yet filtered down
to local levels.
Question Not Yet Resolved
' The New Orleans TimesPicayune editorialized that
Richardson's latest stand does
not resolve the issue. The news
paper publically thanked "those
leaders whose job is to look out
for the community's overall
welfare" for sounding the alarm
on the hospital-closing plan.
The remaining PHS hospitals
in question—facilities which
provide health care for a halfmillion Americans, including
merchant seamen—are located
in Boston, Baltimore, New
York, Norfolk, New Orleans,
Galveston, San Francisco and
Seattle.
Bal Harbour, Fla.
The AFL-CIO Executive Council has sharply attacked the
Administration's proposed "emergency disputes in transportation"
legislation.
The proposal would single Department of the AFL-CIO
out maritime and four other spoke to the same issue at its
transportation-linked industries Eighth Constitutional Conven
—rail, airlines, trucking and tion in 1969:
longshoring—for a trio of sp>e"The threat of compulsory
cial steps that would:
arbitration is used against un
• Authorize the government ions and management in all in
to partially operate any of the dustries. The spectre is raised,
industries during a strike.
in particular, in the transpor
• Give an arbitration panel tation industry—where the doc
the power to choose without trine of "public convenience"
modification the final offer of is already invoked to deny un
either management or the ions and employers complete
union to force an end to dead freedom of self-determination."
locked negotiations.
The MTD voiced its opposi
• Extend the current 80-day tion to "any tampering—under
"no-strike" injunction now ap whatever guise—with the fun
plication for "emergency" dis damental rights of American
putes under the Taft-Hartley workers and American man
Act to 119 days for the trans agement inherent in the exercise
portation industry.
of the free collective bargain
ing process."
Sees No Justification
At its meeting here in Febru
The E X ecu t i v e Council
ary,
the Executive Council
labedel the idea "a violation of
charged
that the so-called na
the principles of democracy."
tionwide
rail crises in recent
(See The President's Report,
years are "solely attributable to
Page 2.).
The council said it could see the fact that the carriers have
no justification for imposing succeeded in blocking—through
special emergency procedures the courts—every attempt at a
selective or partial strike, thus
on the maritime industry.
"Certainly no maritime strike transforming every impasse into
would warrant even the invoca a nationwide strike or lockout."
"They have done this obvi
tion of the present Taft-Hartley
(no-strike) provisions," the ously and deliberately to pro
voke Congressional interven
council's resolution asserted.
The Council said that the tion," the council's statement
trucking and longshoring indus said.
tries were inappropriately in
Council Proposes Revisions
cluded in the proposal, and that
Revision of the Railway La
the rail and airline industries
have traditionally been regu bor Act was proposed by the
council "to make it clear that
lated by special legislation.
Named the "Emergency Pub unions have the legal right to
lic Interest Protection Act," strike a particular carrier or
the proposed measure would carriers; and that the railroads
virtually repeal the Railway have no right to transform these
Labor Act which now governs limited disputes into nationwide
strike situations in the rail and strikes or lockouts."
airline fields.
The council added, however,
The Administration failed in that it favors allowing the gov
efforts to win passage of the ernment to require limited op
same proposals in the 91st eration of struck lines to in
Congress.
sure the continued movement
of passenger trains and essen
Fast Resolutions Noted
The Conference of Trans tial commodities. It expressed
portation Trades—which repre support for legislation along
sents the same five industries these lines introduced by Sen.
now singled out for "person Harrison A. Williams (D-N.J.)
alized" legislation—noted in and Rep. Harley O. Staggers
February 1970 that the Ad (D-W.Va.).
ministration's proposals "would
Compulsory Arbitration
suffocate the free give-and-take
The rail and airline indus
of collective bargaining."
tries, the council said, still re
"Injunctions under the Taftquire legislation tailored to
Hartley and Railway Labor
their specific needs and "while
Acts have been issued on false
we agree that revisions are
pretenses," the Conference said
needed in the Railway Labor
in a resolution, "and their im
Act, we flatly oppose compul
pact has been to reduce the ef
sory arbitration of contract
fectiveness of free collective
terms, no matter how novel the
bargaining.
disguise."
"Compulsory arbitration,
If the railroad workers are
even though cloaked in Presi
denied
the right to strike then
dential respect, would be an
even greater infringement upon Congress should move immedi
free collective bargaining. Com ately to nationalize the coun
pulsion and freedom are incom try's railroads, the council con
patible. To advocate imposing tinued, declaring: "We believe
compulsion over freedom is to that if the railroad workers are
nationalized then the companies
invite economic tyranny."
And the Maritime Trades must be nationalized."
Page 3
�Freshman Legislator Raps
Proposed Hospital Closings
Congressman Rangel addresses a gathering of business,, labor and gov
ernment ofBcials at a luncheon sponsored by the AFL-CIO Maritime
Trades Department in Washington. Rep. Rangel voiced his support of
labor's fight to save the USPHS Hospitals.
AFL-CIO Resolutions
Stress Nation's Needs
Bal Harbour, Fla.
Federal aid to cities and
states, direct election of the
President, expansion of 18year-olds' voting rights, and in
creases in Social Security bene
fits were among the chief rec
ommendations made by the
AFL-CIO Executive Council at
its meeting here in February.
The Nixon Administration's
proposal for revenue sharing—
which provides for distribution
of some $5 billion annually to
the states with no "strings" on
how the money could be used
—fell under attack by the
council.
The proposal would require
"dismantling" successful pro
grams under the guise of rev
enue sharing, the council said.
Cities and states would be in
better financial shape today, the
council noted, if the Adminis
tration hadn't opposed "full
funding or even adequate fund
ing" of existing federal grantin-aid programs.
Offers Alternatives
To meet the needs of local
and state governments, the Ex
ecutive Council proposed that
the grant-in-aid programs be
fully funded—a step which
would immediately pour $6
billion into cities and states;
quick enactment of new grants
to create public-service jobs on
the state and local levels; fed
eral assumption of the full costs
of public welfare, and a federal
tax credit for state income tax
payments.
The revenue proposals were
part of a nine-point program
advanced by the council as an
alternative to the Administra
tion proposal.
Also recommended during
the executive session was tax
reform at all levels of govern
ment; new methods of financing,
such as a federal Urban Bank
to provide low-interest loans for
housing, transit and other com
munity facilities, and consoli
dation of local government
units.
Favor Amending Constitution
Two proposals to amend the
U.S. Constitution won a strong
endorsement of the council: an
amendment providing for di
rect presidential elections and
an amendment enabling 18-
Page 4
year-olds to vote in state and
local elections, as well as for
federal offices.
The direct election amend
ment—^passed by the House in
the 91st Congress, but blocked
in the Senate—is needed be
cause "the electoral college
never functioned as intended
. . . and poses a constant threat
that a candidate receiving fewer
votes than his rival may be
come President," the council
resolution declared.
It also noted: "We believe
that 18-year-olds should have
the vote, and that it is im
practical to have one age
standard for voting for federal
office and another for state of
fice."
Urges Social Security Boost
The council, speaking on the
issue of Social Security bene
fits, noted that a 35 percent
increase—in two separate steps
—is needed to provide "eco
nomic security for present and
future retirees."
Senior citizens are "the na
tion's most tragic and peren
nial victims of inflation," the
council said.
Last year's rise in living
costs alone came to 6 percent,
the amount proposed by the
administration for a Social Se
curity increase, the statement
noted. It stressed that so long
as the basic level of benefits
remains inadequate, merely ty
ing a cost-of-living escalator to
the Social Security laws risks
"condemning the aged to a
perpetual substandard way of
life."
Stresses Environment Control
The Executive Council also
called for a concentrated at
tack on the problem of solid
waste disposal and proposed a
program to deal with all forms
of pollution.
Pointing out that the nation
produces more than 4 billion
tons of solid wastes a year and
spends $4.5 billion to handle
them in an inadequate fashion,
the council approved a state
ment calling for a "broad and
systematic program rather than
a fragmented approach like the
so-called ban-the-can or banthe-bottle campaigns, which are
self-defeatting."
Washington, D.C.
The split between Congress
and the Administration over the
fate of the U.S. Public Health
Service Hospitals has been de
cried by Rep. Charles B.
Rangel (D-N.Y.) as "unbeliev
ably ironic."
The administration's pro
posal to close the eight remain
ing USPHS hospitals "is be
wildering. It is unreal. It is
foolhardy. It goes against com
mon sense," the freshman
congressman told a Maritime
Trades Department luncheon
crowd here.
"And, it runs counter to the
obvious demand by the Amer
ican people to provide far, far
more—and not less—medical
care for all citizens," he con
tinued.
Congress Gives Support
Congress, on the other hand,
has rallied behind legislation—
to the tune of 244 co-sponsors
—that would modernize and
expand the USPHS facilities,
Rangel said.
"That's 16 members more
than a majority," he added, and
a clear indication of Congres
sional interest in preserving the
tradition of service provided for
more than 500,000 Americans
annually.
"Frankly, I am appalled that
the intent of the Congress to
strengthen the Public Health
Service hospital system—shown
|time and time again over the
past 15 years—has been ignored
by the Administration," Rangel
said.
Medical Care A Right
Adequate medical care for
all Americans has been declared
a right, he reminded—a right
just as precious as our four
freedoms; the freedom of re
ligion, of assembly, of speech,
of the press.
"Decent, professional med
ical care for all today stands
upon the threshold of becom
ing our fifth freedom—^the free
dom from the fear that the
lack of a dollar will result in
the lack of life-giving medical
care.
"Who is it that has made this
declaration?
"The answer, of course, is
the American people . . . Ade
quate medical care now holds
top priority among a vast ma
jority of those of us who stand
for election, be we Democrats
or Republicans," he said.
Even the "mossbacks of the
American Medical Association"
in their own "self-protective
style," push for adequate med
ical care, he added.
500,000 Cared For
Prior to 1960, the USPHS
hospitals numbered 16. The
eight remaining serve 500,000
merchant seamen. Coast
Guardsmen, military personnel
and their families each year.
Congressional support of the
hospitals is based on the knowl
edge that they "are meeting
today's medical care demands
today," Rangel said.
"We know they are efficient.
We know that they provide
"professional, effective medical
care each year.
PHS Only A Start
"We know that within the
Public Health Service hospital
program there lies the seed for
a program for the finest medical
care for all Americans," he ex
plained.
President Nixon's proposal
in February to expand private
health insurance to pay for the
nation's medical bills, was in
consistent, Rangel said.
The President said: "Rather
than giving up on a system
which has been developing im
pressively, we should work to
bring about further growth
which will fill the gaps we have
identified."
Rangel said he wanted to
agree with the President—but
that the President's idea of the
system which has been develop
ing impressively, was "either
out of step or out of tune."
A Proud History
The congressman pointed out
that the PHS system of medical
care has been in use since 1798,
that the nation should "further
the growth" of the PHS facil
ities, and with such action
would "fill in the gaps" that
the President pointed to in all
phases of American medical
care.
"These are ironic times,"
Rangel pointed out. "For the
past five years, Congress has
appropriated funds to modern
ize the PHS hospitals. And for
the past five years, the federal
government has seen fit to ig
nore these appropriations—^to
let the facilities physically
deteriorate in direct violation
of the intent of the Congress to
expand the hospitals and to
keep them up to date. . ."
Each time a movement be
gins to improve the PHS facil
ities, or any national health care
program is mentioned, there are
some who argue that with only
the federal government keep
ing watch, costs would spiral,
Rangel said, but this is con
trary to the record.
AHematives Compared
"It currently costs $55 a day
to provide medical care for a
patient in a PHS hospital," he
said. "For care that is no ^tter
—and in many cases not as
good—the cost in a private or
voluntary hospital is nearly
$100 per patient day."
The New York legislator
noted that costs aren't the only
reason for maintaining the PHS
facilities—p r i v a t e, voluntary
and Veterans Administrations
hospitals in most areas are al
ready overcrowded, and there
are waiting lists for people
wanting to get in.
SlU Vice President to Serve
On Veterans' Aid Committee
Washington, D.C.
bor on the committee:
1. W. Abel, president of the
SIU Vice President Earl
Shephard has been appointed to Steelworkers; Peter Bommarito,
the 100-member national ad president of the Rubber Work
visory committee of the Jobs ers; John F. Griner, president
of the Government Employees;
for Veterans program.
The committee includes sev C. J. Haggerty, president of the
en members of President Nix AFL-CIO Building and Con
on's cabinet, other govern struction Trades Department;
ment officials and representa James T. Housewright, presi
tives from public and private dent of the Retail Qerks; Lee.
business organizations.
W. Minton, president of the
Labor Secretary James D. Glass Bottle Blowers; Charles
Hodgson and James F. Gates, H. Pillard, president of the In
national chairman of Jobs for ternational Brotherhood of
Veterans announced the forma Electrical Workers; S. Frank
tion of the committee and gave Raftery, president of the Paint
a progress report on the pro ers; Alexander Rohand, presi
gram at a news conference at dent of the Printing Pressmen;
Glenn Watts, secretary-treasur
the Labor Department.
er of the Communications
Purpose of Program
The Jobs for Veterans pro Workers; Hunter Wharton,
gram will be working on ways president of the Operating En
to improve job opportunities gineers and Julius Rothman,
for servicemen returning to ci president of the AFL-CIO Hu
vilian life. More than 1 million man Resources Development
servicemen will complete their Institute.
military obligations during the
next 12 months, the committee
noted.
While about one-quarter of
the returning veterans will re
sume their education, most will
be entering the labor force—
many of these seeking their first
full-time jobs.
The program is designed to
stimulate the formation of ac
tion groups at state and local
levels and to encourage em
ployers to seek out and hire or
train the veterans.
Labor Participants
Besides Shephard the follow
ing will represent organized la
Earl SVepb^rd
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First SlU '20-at'55' Retiree
Feels Pension Plan Is 'Great'
Baltimore, Md.
John K. Glass is 56 years
old—and retired.
Glass is the first Seafarer to
retire under SIU's new "20-at55" pension plan which allows
SIU members to quit work at
age 55 after 20 years of serv
ice.
"It's a great thing," Glass
said when he received his first
monthly pension check. When
I first went to sea back in the
30s, we didn't think much
about retirement and retirement
pay. We just worried about our
jobs—and whether we had one.
We kept trying to stretch a pay
off to cover all our needs. Now
a Seafarer can retire when he
hits 55 at $250 a month. I call
that great."
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Glass first joined the SIU on
November 21, 1938, shipping
v «i»
out of New York. He recalls
that he earned about $60 a
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port to Baltimore and it was
crokkuci*.
from this port he began making
World War II convoy runs. Vietnam when the French were time, but he did say he intends
to do a lot of reading.
Some of the runs were hair- fighting their battle there.
"I'm going to do just about
raising experiences.
"Lumps Were Worth It"
what
I want to," he said. "I'll
The nation's battles were not
Glass was aboard the Fraitake
things
as they come along.
port when it^was torpedoed. He the only ones the Baltimore
You
know,
being sick and all, I
also was part of a four-ship Seafarer remembers. He re
don't
know
what would have
convoy which lay in wait for a calls the union's fights for rec
happened
to
me without our
dark night, then dashed through ognition, such as the bitter Cit
pension
and
welfare
plans. They
the Suez Canal and on to Mal ies Service strike, and the Un
ta. The ships carried mixed ion's help to other organiza sure are making a difference in
my life."
above us. At one point its mast cargoes, including "blockbust tions, such as the Wall Street
San Francisco, Calif.
Glass is married and has five
The Maritime Administra crosstree nearly smashed er" bombs. Along the way to strike.
"We all got our lumps in children, ranging in age from
Malta, the convoy was at
tion's coveted "Gallant Ship" through the window."
those
days," he declared, "but eight through 16. Being home
tacked
by
German
planes
and
award was presented to the SS
Rescue 'Far From Routine'
the
lumps
were worth it. They with his family in Glen Bumie,
gun
crews
scored
a
kill
by
President Jackson for its part in
Attending the award cere knocking one out of the sky helped to get us where we are Md., near Bdtimore, is prob
a dramatic rescue off the coast
mony was Admiral Mark and driving the rest away.
today. I guess we wouldn't have ably the best part of retire
of Bermuda in January 1970.
Whalen, commandant of the
Glass, like many other Sea this pension plan if we didn't ment, Glass thinks.
Eugene A. Olsen, captain of
Third Coast Guard district, who farers, got into the war situa fight those battles."
"I'm finally going to get to
the President Jackson at the
called the rescue "far from
know
my family," he said, "and
Time to Get Acquainted
tion again during both the Ko
time of the rescue, accepted the
routine."
Glass is retiring primarily let them get to know me. For
rean and the current Vietnam
award on behalf of the officers
The "Gallant Ship" plaque
conflicts. Glass remembers that because of illness. His retire Seafarers, that may be what re
and crew of the ship, which is
and the medal were presented
he was even making runs to ment plans are uncertain at this tirement is all about."
manned by members of the
by T. J. Patterson Jr., western
Sailors Union of the Pacific, an
region director of MARAD.
SIUNA affiliate. Captain Olsen
The Jackson is owned by the
also received the MARAD American President Lines, Ltd.
Meritorious Service Award.
and was christened in 1941.
Weather a Hindrance
The President Jackson Occult Warning
braved mountainous seas and
strong winds to save seven per Issued Labor
sons aboard the schooner Tina Baltimore, Md.
Maria Doncina.
Organized labor might be hit
Captain Olsen sailed his ship with a new law restricting un
to the windward side of the ion privileges according to an
schooner, shielding the vessel article in the Baltimore Sun.
from the 60-knot gale. The The story issued a warning for
seven crew members were able labor to be on its guard this
to clamber aboard the Jackson year, the year of the 12-year
safely in the nine minutes the "labor law itch." The warning
ship held position.
refers to a pattern that seems
In his report of the incident, to have been established some
Capt, Olsen said that looking 36 years ago.
out of the bridge windows was
The article explained it in
like looking through the port this way:
hole of a submarine." He added
. "The Wagner (Labor Rela
that the schooner was being tions) Act was passed in 1935.
"blown across the waves like The Taft-Hartley Act, sharply
a child's kite."
restricting union privileges
The ship rolled 50 degrees under the Wagner Act, was
as it lay aside the schooner. A passed in 1947. The Landrum- Ray Schoenke, offensive guard for the National Football League's Washington Redskins, takes time out to
passenger reported that, "one Griffin Act, further restricting relate some "inside" stories to SIU Instructor John Doran and a group of Harry Lundeberg School of Sea
moment the schooner was be union privileges, was passed in manship trainees. The future Seafarers were in Washington attending an AFL-CIO Maritime Trades De
partment luncheon as part of their training program when they met Schoenke.
low us, the next moment it was 1959."
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March 1971
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�Rep. Tiernan Urges Federal
Agencies to Ship American'
Aboard the Transeastern in Alabama drydock in Mobile, Seafarer
Cyrus M. Crooks (rigbtj is handed his $3,667 vacation check by SIU
Patrolman Robert Jordan.
Due Vacation Pay
Adds Up to $7,000
MobUe, Ala.
Seafarer Cyrus M. Crooks
just returned from nearly six
jears at sea, picked up $7,000
in vacation pay and plans to
return to sea without taking a
vacation.
The money represents back
vacation pay, due him for sev
eral years prior to his mara
thon voyage aboard the Transeastern, plus the time accrued
while aboard ship continually
from June 1965.
It Adds Up
Brother Crooks applied for
a total of over 2,000 days of
vacation when the Transeastern
pulled into port here last month.
The $7,000—which was
whittled down a bit when taxes
were withheld—came in the
form of several separate checks.
• T^e largest netted him
over $3,600, and according to
Agent Louis Neira at the Port
of Mobile, it was "the largest
vacation check ever issued in
the port."
• He also picked up two
checks totaling $769.25 which
he had applied for in 1964,
but had never picked up be
cause he was overseas.
• And, he had in his posses
sion two previous checks from
the SIU Vacation Plan, which
banks would not cash due to
the age of the checks. He ex
changed these for currently-
Washington, D.C.
Rep. Robert O. Tiernan (DR.I.) believes that federal reg
ulations should be enacted to
give U.S.-flag ships first chance
to carry government cargoes.
Firts priority must be given
to American-flag vessels, he
said, ". . . and espeically the
unsubsidized ships whose battle
to stay alive without govern
ment hnancial aid has saved us
from being a nation without a
merchant fleet."
Addressing a Maritime Trades
Department luncheon, Tiernan
said that then, only after every
effort has been made to place
federal cargo in American
ships, should any foreign-flag
vessel be used.
"The new ships will have de
feated one of the major enemies
of a healthy merchant fleet—
age," he said.
"But the second major en
emy—neglect—will be just as
destructive unless we beat it
back with an all-out campaign
to provide cargoes for the
American-flag fleet."
and exported 270 million tons
of goods. This year that figure
will top 430 million tons. And
10 years from now, it is esti
mated that we will be import
ing and exporting in excess of
600 million tons of cargo a
year.
Must Meet Challenge
"As we develop and produce
Government Cargo Necessary the technologicdly advanced
Such a campaign can suc vessels that are now in sight,
ceed, Tiernan predicted, if "the we should dig in our heels, and
world's largest shipping cus go after the world's commerce,"
tomer^—the U.S. government—" Tiernan said.
takes the lead.
"Through vigorous and dedi
Government cargo alone cated work that can be ac
would be insufficient to support complished now—while we are
the U.S.-flag fleet, he said; in the eye of the storm—^we
private shippers must also util can return the American mer
ize American vessels.
chant marine to the status it
"The cargo is available. A once occupied on the world's
decade ago the U.S. imported oceans."
U.S. Vessels First
"First choice should go to
dated checks, and that added the ships of those nations re
another $607 to his cache.
ceiving our government cargo
... if, of course no U.S.-flag
Around Some Time
vessel were available.
Crooks, now 52, joined the
"As to the so-called 'thirdSIU in the Port of Mobile in
flag' fleets that have invaded
1941 and sailed steadily in
the government-cargo market,
Back during World War I
The mold of steel reinforc
various engine room ratings. He
they should be called upon only the government's crash ship ing rods and mortar is then
originally joined the Trans
as a last resort.
building program turned out pulled away when the cement
eastern in 1962 and spent the
"They
should
receive
from
htmdreds of ships of various dries and the result is a boat
first several years sailing coastal
our
government
close
to
what
familiar
materials such as steel that is rotproof, fireproof, easy
routes.
they
contribute
to
our
nation—
and
wood.
to maintain and durable.
Then since 1965 it shuttled
and that is 'nothing.' "
The program also introduced
in the Persian Gulf.
Can Be Costly
a new material: cement.
Crooks, and the Transeastern,
Lauds Merchant Marine Act
The
process
is a costly one,
came back stateside only once
Now in the relative calm of
The Congressman said that today, the cement boat is en even for the backyard builder
during those nearly six years,
the
Merchant Marine Act of joying a renaissance in, of all who is satisfied with a small
when the ship anchored at an
1^)70
assured the survival of an places, the backyard boat or medium sized boat.
oil discharge base outside
American
merchant fleet after building industry.
One typical backyard boat,
Staten Island, N.Y. The ship
25
years
of
decline
and
11
tma
52-footer,
used a ton and a
never came into port, however,
Cement Practical
successful
efforts
to
enact
half of steel rod, 31,500 square
and neither did Brother Crooks.
Although cement would feet of wire mesh and 6,000
Since he has been aboard, remedial legislation.
"Passage of the Merchant seem an unlikely material for potmds of concrete to finish.
as fireman-watertender. Crooks
Marine
Act of 1970 generated pleasure boat construction in
Aside from the cost of ma
has stood approximately 6,000
enormous
hope," the Congress the era of fiberglas and plastic, terials, the cement boat builder
watches and virtually knows
every aspect of the Trans- man said. "It did not generate engineers .say that the con also has to put up with a lot of
struction of cement sailing ves guff from interested neighbors.
instant prosperity.
easern's plant.
sels
IS entirely practical.
"Our challenge today is to
Butt of Jokers
No Retirement Plans
Air pressure inside the hull
keep that hope alive—to make
is what keeps ships afloat, the
One such builder said friends
His home is in Oakdale, a it the catalyst for action."
engineers say, and in any event made such helpful suggestions
suburb of Mobile, but he has
Time a Factor
cement is actually lighter than as converting the boat to a
no immediate plans to spend a
swimming pool, or using it as
great deal of time there.
The nature of shipbuilding re steel.
Retirement isn't even a con quires a long lead time before
The current method of con a septic tank.
sideration, he says, "there's tbo vessels are ready for use. Even struction in vogue is the ferro"You get a lot of people
much living left to do."
with the funding approved for cement method which entails who say they want to be
And, besides, the Trans 41 of the 300 vessels that the construction of a mold shaped aroimd on launching day to see
eastern ships out shortly for Act provides, only a trickle of as a hull and then forcing con it sink," the backyard builder
another trip to India and the these will be serving the nation crete between the walls of the said. "They equate the cement
Persian Gulf area.
by 1973 or 1974, Tiernan said. mold.
boat with the lead balloon."
Cement Boats Enjoying
Back Yard Renaissance
CKARl ES S, ZIMMERMAN
Harry Lundeberg School of Seamanship Grads Prepare to Ship Out
UW
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Graduates of HLSS
Class 61A
prepare to embark for
IVew York and their first ships
with the well wishes of Houston Port Patrolman Ron Lightfoot, front row, right. Pic
tured are, from left; Front row, Willie King, Roy Grondal, John Cerami, Paul Conte
and Mike Donnelly. Back row, Emamon Kelly, Howard Lazzarini, Michiel Cyrus,
Michael Holland, Frank Adams, Monte Grimes and Tony Hutter.
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HLSS Class 62 prepares
to leave
Piney Point for New York and assignment to their
first ships. Port of Mobile Dispatcher Harold J. Fischer, left, wishes them a bon voy
age. Class members are, from left, first row: James Beard, Robert Cayton, Gerald
Dixon, Jim Hummerick, Dang Dungan and Trainee Bosun Dennis Brown. Back row:
John Fredericks, Collins, A. Beauvered, M. McCollum, J. Bianculli and Steve Gresham.
UT GC
Seafarers Log
�HLSS Trainees
Pass GED Test
Piney Point, Md.
Six more future Seafarers
earned their State of Maryland
General Educational Develop
ment High School Equivalency
Diplomas after passing a twoday examination administered
by the state Department of Ed
ucation. This is the third suc
cessful HLSS class since the
program was started in Decem
ber.
The trainees, from all over the
country, received 10 weeks of
individualized instruction by
the school's Department of
Academic Education teachers
to prepare them for the test.
Their equivalency dpilomas
were presented to the trainees
by Hazel Brown, director of
Academic Education, at the
opening session of the Seafarers
Educational Conference in
Piney Point, Md.
The successful candidates,
James Biglan of East Orange,
N.J., Patrick McNulty of
Wakefield, R.I., Michael Mor
gan of Superior, Wis., Gary
rCotil, of St. Petersburg, Fla.,
Michiel Cyrus of Tampa, Fla.,
and John Reed of Norwalk,
Conn., had passed Maryland
examinations of English, social
studies, general science, mathe
matics, literature and spelling.
Testing Begins Early
Each trainee had been pre
tested at the beginning of his
stay in Piney Point to guage
his academic strengths and
weaknesses. After the pre-test
was analysed by the Depart
ment of Academic Education,
each youngster was given per
sonalized tutoring to correct
deficiencies where needed.
During the diploma presenta
tion, Miss Brown told the audi
ence of more than 250 Seafarer
delegates and officials that the
department is very proud of the
fact that more than 75 percent
of HLSS candidates pass the
examination on their first at
tempt in comparison with a
national average of about 30
percent.
The first class to take a state
"Skinflints"
Don't G/ye
New York City
The Wall Street Journal
has revealed that "most of
the, country's biggest, richest
companies are skinflints at
heart," when judged by their
contributions to charitable
causes.
Tax returns of nearly one
million companies were
scrutinized by the JournaL
It was found that only one
percent of their pre-tax
income was donated to
charities — although corpo
rate gifts of up to 5 percent
of net income are fully de
ductible.
"The bigger the company
is, the smaller the percentage
of income it gives away," the
Journal noted.
March 1971
examination, in December,
earned three diplomas out of
four candidates; the second
group in January resulted in
four out of five earning diplo
mas and the latest class for
the February examination had
six out of eight who passed.
The GED equivalency diplo
ma program is enabling young
men who dropped out of high
school for one reason or anoth
er to go on to college, and aids
them in advancement on the
job. In addition to their diplo
mas, they received the right to
choose their department and
the port from which they will
sail on their first trips.
Graduates Voice Opinions
Biglan, 23, a Vietnam in
fantry veteran, told the assem
bled Seafarers Educational Con Six Harry Lundeberg School of Seamanship trainees who successfully completed their General Educational
ference delegates that he was Development (GED) course are congratulated hy Congressman Robert Tiernan. The GED certificate
grateful to the SIU and the represents a major stride forward for these future Seafarers. It can serve as the key to their educational
of institutions of higher learning. From left are: Pat McIVulty, Gary Kotil, James
Harry Lundeberg School for future hy opening the doors
Biglan, Rep. Tiernan, Mike Morgan, Mike Cyrus and John Reed.
the opportunities the GED pro
grams opened up for him.
"When I first came here, I
Atfontic. Gulf & Inkmd Watws District
thought that I would never get
a chance to finish high school,"
February 1,1971 to February 28,1971
he said. "Now I've got a diplo
DECK DEPARTMENT
ma and can further my educa
tion, thanks to the SIU, the
TOTAL REGISTERED
TOTAL SHIFFED
REGISTERED ON BEACH
school and the teachers."
AU Groups
All Groups
All Groups
Explaining why the HLSS
Class
A ClassB
ClassB
ClassC
Class
A
Class A QassB
Port
program was more effective
10
8
6
3
2
5
7
Boston
than public high schools,
179
208
47
47
3
100
105
New
York
Michiel Cyrus, 17, a 10th grade
33
21
0
22
15
11
16
Philadelphia
i.
dropout, said, "In my high
44
92
8
38
1
25
Baltimore
.V.
school, the teachers couldn't
74
2(j'
0
51
13
4
27
Norfolk
gives us as much personal at
62
51
15
2
15
20
33
Jacksonville .......
tention as we get here. Our
15
10
6
10
0
7
8
Tampa
teachers are great. They help
16
83
0
17
34
17
Mobile
51
you as much as they can."
127
172
57
4
21
New Orleans
49
88
Michael Morgan, 17, who
77
140
7
50
38
Houston
45
77
83
53
16
10
0
Wilmington
left high school in the 11th
39
23
172
130
San Francisco .....
50
45
2
86
68
grade, thought the ' smaller
67
29
Seattle
24
28
10
23
44
classes and personalized instruc
909
1098
366
268
32
458
Totals
584
tion insured learning.
"It was may last chance,"
ENGINE DEPARTMENT
said Gary Kotil, 19, "and I
forced myself to work hard.
TOTAL REGISTERED
TOTAL SHIPPED
REGISTERED ON BEACH
Now that I've made it, all that
All Groups
AlIGrotips
All Groups
hard work was worth it."
ClassA ClassB
Class A ClassB ClassC
Class A ClassB
Port
More to Come
4
6
5
2
2
4
3
Boston
242
149
During the presentation of
47
34
2
95
109
New York
15
13
3
12
13
diplomas. Miss Brown urged
9
10
Philadelphia .....
62
64
19
2
24
29
Baltimore
the six trainees to continue
51
40
0
9
14
17
23
Norfolk
their education. She told the
68
31
6
16
14
Jacksonville
32
20
assemblage that the GED
15
5
5
0
7
9
Tampa .
6
diploma will qualify them for
46
50
20
0
27
32
Mobile
32
admission to college and their
191
105
0
46
30
New Orleans .....
63
43
educational experience at HLSS
113
86
49
53
8
Houston
70
will give them a better back
43
26
13
0
Wilmington,
15
22
ground for upgrading in their
98
95
47
5
San Francisco ...
35
95
67
jobs aboard ship.
40
40
Seattle
5
23
14
40
25
988
She urged the successful
710
33
299
294
531
Totals
424
candidates to investigate the
possibilities afforded by the full
STEWARD DEPARTMENT
college scholarships offered by
TOTAL REGISTERED
TOTAL SHIPPED
REGISTERED ON BEACH
the Seafarers Scholarship Fund.
All Groups
All Groups
AU Groups
Miss Brown also told Ihe dele
ClassB
ClassA
ClassB
ClassC
ClassA
Qass A Class B
Port
gates that high school and col
4
2
5
0
2
0
4
Boston
lege correspondence courses are
92
143
9
31
39
50
74
New
York
being developed in conjunction
6
15
3
11
10
6
7
Philadelphia .......
with the University of Nebraska
29
70
11
1
22
14
33
Baltimore
Extension Division, the most ex
34
35
3
10
5
10
7
Norfolk
perienced correspondence pro
35
22
5
14
9
19
Jacksonville
15
gram in the country, to offer
6
11
0
2
9
Tampa
.
9
2
educational advancement op
68
22
0
14
17
Mobile
22
32
portunities to shipboard Sea
69
153
27
1
29
New Orleans
22 ,
56
45
8
farers.
35
14
19
Houston
38
. - 27
13
34
0
5
When this program goes into
Wilmington
22
14
17
93
79
San Francisco
3
28
40
51
40
effect. Miss Brown said, it will
17
59
6
8
Seattle
13
38
14
guarantee that every SIU man
707
463
196
50
236
262
359
Totals
will have full educational op
portunities.
DISPATCHERS REPORT
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�New Orleans
Clinic
New Orleans, La.
•^^ho would know better than the people who frequent a place?
^ That's why the SIU's New Orleans Medical Clinic staff
asked for comments from the people who frequent their place—
and discovered they've got a happy clientele.
"Very pleased with New Orleans Medical Clinic. One couldn't
ask for better service, responded Number 3 questionnaire.
"The service was very good and well organized," noted Number
21.
"I can't see room for improvement. To me, it is the best offered.
The New Orleans Clinic is generally a beehive of activity. A Seafarer and his dependents are shown
here checking in at the front desk with members of the staff.
I'M
II
Medical Technologist Ann Will prepares to take a
blood specimen from Seafarer Walter Hudson at the
N. O. dlnic.
Dr. Stanton Middleton, medical examiner, checks a cardio
gram reading to ascertain patient's progress and stability.
Seafarer Humberto Vera is undergoing an EKG.test at the New Orleans Clinic as part
of his physical, which is administered free of charge to all Seafarers.
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Joann Lamhremont, medical secretary, adjusts the
clinic's x-ray machine as she prepares to examine a
patient.
SIU member Elmer Lane stops at the front desk to pass the time of day with staff mem
bers of the New Orleans Clinic.
Seafarers Log
I
�Health
Draws Praise
even if you went to a specialist for examination in private prac
tice," commented Number 39.
"Just keep up the good work," urged Number 96.
"I can't think of any improvement. You have a very good
service. Everybody is so friendly and helpful. Me and my family,
was served and treated very good. Thank You," said Number
69.
Dr. W. A. Roy, medical director of the clinic, explains that the
questionnaire was mailed at random to 100 SIU dependents, who
had been examined at the clinic. Forty-four women returned the
cards, and offered their comments on the health care they had
received.
Not all 44 were as satisfied as those quoted above—^but the bulk
of those responding had nothing but praise for the program.
The rest had suggestions for improvement, not any real criticism
of the health service they had been receiving. Comments like:
"Give a series of cold shots for dependents susceptible to
colds—also Vitamin B-12 shots," said Number 92.
"I think you should give medicine and treatment at the clinic,"
added Number 74.
"Should inform patients of physical diagnosis and recommend
a physician if medical care is needed," said Number 99.
"Tell each person what you find wrong, if anything," said
Number 11.
Dr. Roy explains that the answer to all these suggestions is
the same: The clinic cannot offer definitive medical treatment to
dependents—nor to the Seafarers themselves. The dependents are
referred to their own doctors for any treatment necessary, just as
the Seafarers are referred to the U.S. Public Health Service Hos
pitals for treatment.
The clinic operates much as the other SIU clinics do—offering
diagnostic services to Seafarers, thefr wives and children.
For the Seafarer, the service is vital to his job. For without an
annual physical, he cannot secure the health card he needs to
clear him for shipping out.
To qualify for that card, he must undergo a complete head-totoe examination, including blood and urine tests, a chest X-ray,
a Tuberculosis test, eye and dental checks, proctoscopic examina
tion and an electrocardiagram, if he is over 35 or his health his
tory indicates it is needed.
It is the same physical that men undergo when they first apply
for admission to the SIU, and by making it an annual event, ex
tremely high,health standards are maintained in the union.
Since the Seafarer is often on the move, and isn't always near
his home port when it's time for a check up, all SIU clinics in the
Atlantic and Gulf districts swap copies of their health records.
Then a seaman can visit the medical center that's closest to him
when he needs special care, or when it's time for his annual
check-up.
The New Orleans clinic opened in 1961, at the same time the
SIU Headquarters did. And since that time the staff has handled
about 200 Seafarers, 20 wives and 30 children each month.
There was some resentment initially to the program—the Sea
farers felt it was time-consuming and unnecessary.
But when several cases of tuberculosis were discovered in the
early stages, and all were cured after treatment at the Marine
Hospital in New Orleans, the attitude toward the program changed.
The rate of venereal disease also was improved with the close
health watch maintained by the clinic—and, again, the Seafarers'
attitude toward the program improved.
Dependents also have come to rely heavily on the diagnostic
services offered at the clinic. Their visits to the clinic are not re
quired, as their husbands' are, but it has proved worthwhile for
them too.
In the same batch of questionnaires mentioned earlier. Number
7 after having a Tonometer test, was found to have glaucoma. The
disease was found in its early stages and the patient was able to
receive treatment before irreparable damage was done.
Number 4 had a Pap smear done on a routine annual examina
tion, which showed a maligr/ancy. She had a hysterectomy at a
local hosoital, and it is believed that the cancer had not spread
beyond the uterus. Her life was saved by the examination and
subsequent surgery.
Buck Stephens, New Orleans SRJ port agent, said the clinic
mow is very highly thought of among Seafarers and dependents
alike.
"The only people who have gripes seem to be the types who are
chronic complainers," he added, "and nothing will ever please
them."
r.' '
Ann Will discusses results with
Humberto Vera.
Young Paris Plaisance and his sister, London, pass the time with an issue of the Log as they
await their parent.
A Seafarer is having his chest x-rayed as part of his physi
cal exam administered at the clinic.
Technologist Ann Will usee
microscope to check blood.
March 1971
Humberto Vera bas his blood pressure taken at the clinic by
Registered Nurse Ann Waldrop.
Staff member Delia Jones looks over
the resulte of an x-ray.
Seafarers George Huntley (background) and Marcus Barton have
a few questions to ask of staff members as they check in.
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�Suggested Closings of PHS Hospitals
Draw Rebuttals from SIU Members
To the Editor;
I have been dismayed by re
cent reports in the nation's news
media that the Department of
Health, Education and Welfare
is considering a proposal to close
the USPHS hospitals.
As a relative newcomer to the
SIU I have had only two oc
casions to utilize the services of
fered by the PHS systems. In
both instances the care and treat
ment I received were of the high
est standards. From talks with
other Seafarers I understand
(and accept the fact) that this is
not out of the ordinary, but ac
tually the norm.
I imagine it is quite simple for
the bureaucrats sitting in their
plush domains in Washington to
ignore the needs of individuals
such as myself and just write off
the PHS hospitals in the inter
est of political expediency. After
all, with the superior health care
standards that currently exist in.
this country (ranked approxima^ly 14th in the world), who
needs a measly eight hospitals
that only care and treat some
500,000 people?
I am beginning to wonder if
the "working man" ever gets a
break from these "fat cats."
One alternative the people at
their SIU, knowledge that they in turn will pass HEW offer is that private hos
pitals could take over the serv
along to the Seafarers who elected them.
ices
now offered by the PHS
They will be equipped to give factual infor program.
Private hospital costs
mation on where the SIU stands today, how it average nearly twice as much as
got here, and how the Union is approaching PHS hospital costs. Yet, HEW's
the futme.
reasoning behind the proposed
The SIU Educational Conference is a new closing is that they (the closings)
program added to a foundation of information would be "in the interest of
and communication systems that have made economy."
The other alternative offered
the union solid, responsible and responsive to
is that all those now treated in
the needs of its members.
Shipboard meetings, meetings ashore in SIU PHS hospitals be sent to Vet
halls, publications. Crews' Conferences and erans' hospitals.
As a veteran of the Vietnam
Pensioners' Conferences—all of these activities
conflict
I spent time in three
fit, piece-by-piece, into a living, thriving plan
different
VA hospitals after dis
of action through information.
charge for service-connected in
The rewards have been many ... the SIU juries. In no way do I mean to
Welfare Plan, the SIU Pension Program, the impugn the fine people in that
Health and Safety Programs, the SIU Vacation organization, but despite their
Plan . . . each of which leads the maritime world untiring efforts and modem tech
in the services they provide for the members. nology they cannot adequately
The Seafarers who attended the SIU Educa provide the service to the many
tional Conference join the growing corps of deserving veterans who seek it.
members who continue to bring to their union It is no fault of the personnel.
They are simply swamped with
vitality through knowledge.
patients; they are overcrowded
and understaffed. Again, the
reasons for this are simple: per
sonnel are underpaid and admin
istration of the facilities is
to receive healthful and sufficient food, and hampered by bureaucratic blund
ering and inefficiency.
proper forecastles in which to rest. . . ."
Sen. Alan Cranston (D-Cal.),
These are words with impact. They ring with
who
heads a Senate Subcommit
the determination of the SIU to bring to its
tee
on
Veterans' Affairs, held
members rewards for their skills, and honor for
hearings last year on the matter
their abilities as working men.
of care of veterans in VA hos
The SIU Constitution uses the same pointed pitals. The hearings clearly point
language to guarantee that every member will ed up the inefficiency in admin
have the right to take part in the day-to-day istration, the overcrowded condi
effort that is demanded to make an ever-stronger tions, the overworked, underpaid
staffs, the excessive waiting pe
union. Language like this:
"No member shall be deprived of his mem riods undergone by those await
bership without due process of the law of this ing treatment, etc. Sen. Cranston
Union, ... No member shall be denied the has since been leading a fight to
right to express himself freely on the floor of any have these conditions improved.
I concur heartily with Rep.
Union meeting or in committee. ... A militant
Olin
Teague's statement that this
membership being necessary to/the security of
country
"must do the utmost to
a free union, the members shall at all times
insure
that
veterans receive the
stand ready to defend this Union. . . ."
best medical treatment available."
The SIU Constitution is a living document I don't think this would be pos
that gives the union and its members their goals, sible by adding another 500,000
and the directions that must be followed to individuals to what is an already
reach those goals.
overburdened program.
Building A Strong Union
THHE SIU exists to serve Seafarers. This com
mitment is a part of the union's heritage,
reaching back to the days of Andrew Furuseth,
the founder of trade unionism for America's
seamen.
For the SIU to serve its members, the mem
bers themselves must be completely aware of
their union and their industry—they must have
the power of knowledge.
There is only one way for a union to build
the strength that comes with an informed mem
bership. The union itself must learn the facts
and, in turn, see to it that they are made avail
able to the members.
The SIU's two-week Educational Conference
at the Harry Lundeberg School of Seamanship
at Piney Point, Md., has brought to 250 rankand-file Seafarers the latest information on a
wide range of subjects affecting the future lives
of Seafarers and their families.
These men were chosen by their SIU broth
ers to attend the conference. As representatives
of members from 14 major ports, they will re
turn with new and current information about
Your Constitution
yr^ight pages of this issue of the Seafarers Log
are devoted to the SIU Constitution. The
document is printed in smaller type; it is not
decked out with pictures—and the color that
appears in the rest of the Log is missing from
those eight pages.
And yet the SIU Constitution is the most
important article in this issue. It affects every
Seafarer, every day, at sea and ashore.
The SIU Constitution is the voice of the
union—the voice of its members. It tells why
there is an SIU, and tells it in words that are
simple, direct and real. Words like these:
"We declare that American seamen are en
titled to receive their employment without inter
ference of crimps, shipowners, fink halls or any
shipping bureaus maintained by the Govern
ment. . . ."
Words like: "We defend the right of all
seamen to be treated in a decent and respectful
manner . . . We affirm that every worker has the
right to receive fair and just remuneration for his
labor. . . . We proclaim the right of all seamen
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If any action should be taken
regarding PHS hospitals, it should
be additional funding to upgrade
and modernize these facilities so
that they can continue and ex
pand the fine service they now
provide.
But then, this suggestion was
put forth several years ago and,
in typical bureaucratic Washing
ton style, has not been acted
upon yet.
Kevin O'Shau^nessey
Bronx, N.Y.
To the Editor:
I want to take this opportunity
to thank the Log for the very
informative article in the January
issue about the Marine Hospital.
In the many years I have gone
to sea, whenever I needed any
proper medical treatment I al
ways received it at our Marine
Hospitals.
I'm glad our Union has been
out front in this fight to keep
these hospitals open. I certainly
hope the people in Washington
will see the great need for these
hospitals and keep them open.
Josqph Shefulesici
To the Editon
My heartfelt thanks to the
SIU-RMR and to Brothers Red
Campbell, G. P. McGinty and
la.st but not least Ed Pulver, for
all the help I received in the way
of financial assistance and an
swers to questions while I was
hospitalized in the USPHS hos
pital on Staten Island, N.Y.
I would also like to exend my
deep appreciation to all the doc
tors, nurses and hospital staff on
EF/6. They were all just wonder
ful, and nothing was too much
for them to do for me to make
my stay at the hospital pleasant.
Their attitude was just wonder
ful and I trust our legislators
will strive to keep this fine hos
pital open. It sure is a credit to
this nation, and I hope it will re
main open for as long as eternity
itself.
Manuel Vidal
Staten Island, N.Y.
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SEAFARERfrfeLOG
March 1971
Vol. XXXIII, No. 3
Offlcial Publication of the
Seafarers International Union
of North America,
Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes
and Inland Waters District,
AFL-CIO
Executive Board
Paul Hall, President
Cal Tanner
Earl Shepard
Exec. Vice-Prea. Vice-President
A1 Kerr
Lindsey Williams
Sec.-Treas.
Vice-President
A1 Tanner
Robert Matthews
Vice-President Vice-President
Published monthly at 810 Rhode
Island Avenue N.E., Washington,
D.C. 20018 by the Seafarers Interna
tional Union, Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes
and Inland Waters District, AFLCIO, 675 Fourth Avenue, Brook
lyn, N.Y. 11232. Tel. 499-6600. Sec
ond class postage paid at Wash
ington, D.C.
POSTMASTER'S ATTENTION:
Form 3579 cards should be sent
to Seafarers International Union,
Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland
Waters District, AFL-CIO, 675
Fourth Avenue, Brooklyn, N.Y.
11232.
Seafarers Log
i 11i
�New Bedford's Fishermen
Conclude Successful Strike
!
New Bedford, Mass.
the reasons given by the dealers
New Bedford's yellowtail just didn't hold water, and when
flounder fishermen, members of the price hit $.04 per pound in
the SIUNA-affiliated New Bed mid-January, we just couldn't
ford Fishermen's Union, have continue fishing."
ended their 18-day strike after
Union records indicate that
winning all of the major con the price of $.04 per pound
cessions sought from the Sea paid" in the first weeks of 1971
food Dealers Association here. was what fishermen were being
On January 15 the SIUNA paid for yellowtail flounder
fishermen voted to tie-up their" back in 1945-47.
fleet of more than 100 vessels,
On February 11, ten days
primarily because of the low after fishermen returned to
price being offered by the sea work, union officials reported"
food dealers for catches of the price of yellowtail had risen
yellowtail flounder.
to tetween $.25 to $.29 per
pound.
Price Hits Bottom
Since early in the fall of
Officials See Progress
1970, the price of yellowtail
SIUNA Representative Joe
paid to fishermen had steadily Algina, on the scene with
declined from a high of around SIUNA Vice President Austin
$.30 per pound to the rock P. Skinner, secretary-treasurer
bottom level of $.04 per pound. of the fishermen's union, said
In response to the protests of the rise in price was a step tofishermen, the seafood dealers . wards breaking the economic
cited changes in the market and squeeze strangling fishermen
seasonal fluctuations in demand. and their industry.
However, fishermen's sus
"When our men are out fish
picions were aroused by the fact ing they are on call around the
that the price paid by the con clock in all kinds of weather
sumer remained constant at the trying to earn their livelihood.
level of around $1.30 per When they return to port they
pound. Even more startling to have the right to expect a fair
union members was the fact price in return for their catch,"
that right in the local super said Algina.
markets of New Bedford, the
The Seafood Dealers Asso
price of yellowtail remained ciation, in a statement signed
high at $1.30 per pound.
by Howard W. Nickerson, as
Member Voices Feelings
sociation director, and pre
Harry Swain, a veteran New sented to the union, has agreed
Bedford fisherman, summed up to the following:
the feeling of NBFU members
• To establish the selling of
with the words:
yellowtail flounder by accurate
"We felt as the price con count and location; allowing
tinued to drop day by day that disputed weights to be checked
out and verified.
• Work for a % pound size
limit on yellowtail flounder to
help preserve the fishery.
• Institute a system of ac
curate sales slips for fish sold
at the dock, placed up by a
system of written vouchers re
cording price and weight.
• To join with the union in
a search for a dockside weigh
ing scale beneficial to the
weighing and unloading of
fish. When such a scale is found
and agreed upon by all parties,
that system will be used for all
BARBER EQUIPMENT—
sales.
• The dealers and the union
Wahl aipper Corp., pro
will meet to discuss any prob
ducers of home barber sets.
(Int'l. Assoc. of Machinists
lems that may arise.
and Aerospace Workers)
• All parties to the agree
ment will work together to pro
CIGARETTES—R. J. Reyn
mote the marketing of yellow
olds Tobacco Co.—Camels,
tail flounder.
Winston, Salem, Tempo,
At a special meeting of the
Brandon, Doral, and Cava
New. Bedford
Fishermen's
lier. (Tobacco Workers Un
Union members held on Fetn
ion)
ruary 1st, it was voted to accept
the agreement and return to CLOTHING—Reidbord Bros.,
Co., Siegal (H. I. S. brand)
fishing.
suits
and sports jackets, KayUnity Pays Off
nee
boyswear, Richmond
Reflecting on how the union
Brothers
men's clothing, Sewon its battle, Algina pointed
well
suits.
Wing shirts, Met
to the membership's united
ro
Pants
Co.,
and Diplomat
stand and to the cooperation
Pajamas by Fortex Mfg. Co.
of many boatowners and other
Amalgamated Clothing)
fishermen not directly involved
Judy Bond Blouses—(Inter
in the strike, as being two of the
national Ladies Garment
key factors that brought the dis
Workers Union)
pute to a successful settlement.
"Without the dramatic ex CASKETS—Capitol City Cas
pression of unity I saw during
ket Company—(United Fur
the entire strike, we could not
niture Workers)
have done the job," noted
FLOURMILL PRODUCTS—
Algina.
Pioneer Products, San An
tonio, Texas (United Brew
ery, Flour, Cereal, Soft
Drinks and Distillery Work
ers)
Implementation of Merchant Marine
Act Vital, Says Congressman Giaimo
Washington, D.C.
Rep. Robert A. Giaimo said
speedy implementation of the
Merchant Marine Act of 1970
is necessary to overcome the
nation's neglect of its maritime
industries.
Rep. Giaimo spoke at a
luncheon sponsored by the
AFL-CIO Maritime Trades
Department. The SIU is affili
ated with the MTD.
Giaimo, likening the U.S.
maritime industry to "an un
wanted stepchild," said the na
tion must move quickly to see
that the fleet fulfills the dream
of "new employment, the best,
largest and most efficient fleet
in the world, and indeed the
hope of prosperity . . ."
Must Begin Now
The veteran congressmen
said that the dream can be
fulfilled "but we have to get
busy, and we must do it
quickly."
The place to start, Giaimo
said, is in the shipyards, where
"there are an estimated 440,000 man hours of employment
. to be generated by the nation's
new maritime policy."
The state of the nation's
economy, he said, means, "we
need that kind of new employ
ment desperately."
The new ships to be con-
March 1971
structed under the program,
Giaimo said, will be "ships that
presently are only an archi
tect's vision." He said they will
include barge-carrying and
container ships, as well as
supertankers and superfreighters.
"If the Administration is se
rious about rebuilding the na
tion's economy before many
more people are squeezed out
of jobs, then I would suggest
that the shipyards are a good
place to start," he said.
Cargo Also Necessary
"For even as the new ships
will create jobs on land, they
will create jobs at sea, further
benefiting the slumping econ
omy of the nation," Giaimo
said. All of that may be an
"empty dream," the Congress
man said, "unless these ships
have cargo to deliver around
the world."
He described I^nself as
"disgusted" that the U.S.-flag
fleet last year carried less than
5 percent of the nation's oceanborne commerce.
"Government and private in
dustry seem determined to
drain the American-flag fleet
of its lifeblood, just as a ne
glected stepchild might sloWly
starve to death," Rep. Giaimo
said.
He said that the industry is
asking: "Why this course of
starvation?" And he added that
the answers are unsatisfactory
"both to the industry and to a
man who represents an area so
deeply rooted in maritime tra
dition."
Calls for Support
Giaimo said importers and
exporters should support the
U.S. maritime industry because
it would boost the economy,
and government must support
the industry because cargo
preference laws tell it to do so.
Yet neither supports the mari
time industry, he declared, add
ing:
"I don't know what it will
take to get the bureaucratic
gnomes to open their eyes to
the wish of Congress, but if it
takes new law, let us move
ahead and pass new law.
"If resolutions of the Con
gress can help open the eyes
of4ndustry, then let us go forth
on that tack.
"Whatever it is we must do,
let us do it quickly," Rep.
Giaimo said, "for time, is run
ning out. The stepchild con
tinues to grow up and we
haven't much time left to guide
that growth so that the adult
will be strong and firm and
productive."
FURNITURE—^James Sterling
Corp., White Furniture Co.,
Brown Furniture Co., (Unit
ed Furniture Workers)
Economy Furniture—B i 11Rite, Western Provinicial
and Smithtown Maple. (Up
holsterers)
LIQUORS—Stitzel-Weller Dis
tilleries products—Old Fitz
gerald, Cabin Still, Old Elk,
W. L. Weller. (Distillery
Workers)
MEAT PRODUCTS—Poultry
Packers, Inc. (Blue Star
label products). (Amalga
mated Meat Cutters and
Butcher Workmen)
PRINTING—Kingsport Press
"World Book," "ChUdcraft."
(Printing Pressmen, Typog
raphers, Bookbinders, Ma
chinists, Stereotypers, and
Electrotypers)
NEWSPAPERS—Los Angeles
Herald-Examiner. (10 unions
involved covering 2,000
workers)
Britannica Junior Encyclo
pedia (Int'l. Allied Printing
Trades Assn.)
RANGES—Magic C h e f. Pan
Pacific Division. (Stove, Fur
nace and Allied Appliance
Workers)
SHOES—Genesco Shoe Mfg.
Co—work shoes . . . Sentry,
Cedar Chest and Statler;
men's shoes . . . Jarman,
Johnson & Murphy, Crestworth (Boot and Shoe Work
ers)
SPECIAL—All West Virginia
camping and vacation spots,
(Laborers)
TOYS—^Fisher-Price toys (Doll
& Toy Workers Union)
Foreign Reps Visit SIU Headquarters
Two distinguished foreign representatives visited SIU headquarters in
New York recently and were taken on a tour of union facilities by SIU
Vice President Earl Shepard. Shown from left are: Shepard; Jean
Michel Duniau, secretary general of National Federation of Ports and
Dorks; SIU Representative Joseph DiGiorgio; Irving Brown, Director
African-American Labor Center, and SIU Representatives George Mc
Cartney and Ed Mooney.
Page 11
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Membership
Meetings'
Schedule
SIU-AGLIWD Meetings
New OrleansApr. 13—2:30 p.m.
Mobile
Apr. 14—2:30 p.m.
Wilmington ..Apr. 19—2:30 p.m.
San Fran
Apr. 21—2:30 p.m.
Seattle
Apr. 23—2:30 p.m.
New York ..Apr. 5—2:30 p.m.
Philadelphia..Apr. 6—2:30 p.m.
Baltimore ....Apr. 7—^2:30 p.m.
Detroit
Apr. 9—2:30 p.m.
tHouston ....Apr. 12—2:30 p.m.
Mrs. Anne Thomas uses the blackboard to illustrate for Harry Lundeberg School trainees various ports of
the world. The addition of the course in world geography at HLSS is another step in the overall program
to better educate the future Seafarers.
Foreign Ports Featured
In New Course at HLSS
Piney Point, Md.
The Harry Lundeberg School
of Seamanship has a new course
.of study to acquaint future Sea
farers with the people, history
and customs of the many na
tions and Ports of Call that they
will visit during their seagoing
careers.
The new curriculum, called
Geography Enrichment, has
proven an instant success with
the trainees. The innovative
course of study, developed and
taught by HLSS Instructor Mrs.
Ann Thomas, places great em
phasis on teaching future sea
men about the world around
them—a world that they can
now discover and learn to ap
preciate before ever leaving the
United States.
The courses include general
geography, map reading and attention to them and finds
the differences in customs and such attention well received.
religious philosophies of the
"When a young man realizes
world's major countries and that he may soon be visiting
Hamburg, or Manila, or Yokatheir inhabitants.
Classes discuss Africa, the hama or some other place that
Middle East, the Far East, he has heard about and maybe
Europe, Latin America, the dreamed about visiting, he cer
Pacific and North America. tainly pays attention in class,"
Each of these regions is broken she explained. "He wants to
down into individual countries know something more about
and the students are lectured strange lands and new people
on the languages, currency, art that will become a part of his
and music and places of inter life at sea."
est in each nation. The lectures
A graduate of Virginia Com
are supplemented with the latest monwealth University, Mrs.
films and film strips, depicting Thomas studied education,
the histories and present day geography, comparative reli
customs of the different lands. gions and anthropology before
coming to HLSS.
Port Cities Stressed
Knowing that there would be
a special interest in port cities,
Mrs. Thomas pays particular
Money Due Seafarers
The following Seafarers should contact SIU Headquarters, 675
Fourth Ave., Brooklyn, N.Y. 11232, for checks due them for
service aboard the Sapphire Steamship Co. vessels, Sapphire Etta,
Sapphire Gladys and A & J Mid-America.
A & J Mid-America
Frederick L. Bailey
Robert A. Beevers
Charles A. Carlson
Philip B. Cogley
Paul L. Essman
Frederico A. Gallang
Victor A. Manero
Peter M. Meyers
Jesse James Mosso
Matthew J. Nolan, Jr.
Charles O'Donnell
Arthur D. Pa3rton
Alger R. Sawyer
James Swinney
Walter L. Wicks
Edward C. W. Wiede'nhoeft
Jerry L. Wolfe
Sapphire Effa
Terry Gene Adams
Nils C. Beck
John P. Campbell
^ Adelicio Figueroa
: Jose M. Gomez
Houston Jones
John J. Natoli
Angel Rodriguez
Richard E. Williams
Donald T. Swaffar
Warren W. Tarkington
Larry E. Weilacher
Calvin Winston
Sapphire Gladys
William N. Basseft
Thomas Benford
Freddie Brown
Francisco Caspar
J. W. Johnson
Thomas F. Kennedy
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Spiros E. Panagatos
Epieanio Rodriguez
Martin Sullivan
E. Vargas
Louis Zwerling
Course Is Supplement
The new class is in addition
to the regular academic pro
gram to prepare trainees who
have not completed high school
for the General Educational
Development (GED) High
School Equivalency Diploma
examination, administered by
the State of Maryland. The
GED program offers HLSS stu
dents an opportunity to earn a
diploma during their 12-week
vocational course at Piney
Point.
In the first two GED prep
classes for the December and
January examinations, 14 out
of 17 candidates passed the twopart examination and received
their diplomas from the Mary
land State Department of Edu
cation. This is more than twice
the national average'of 30 per
cent of candidates who pass
each examination.
United Industrial Workers
New OrleansApr. 13—7:00 p.m.
Mobile
Apr. 14—7:00 p.m.
New York ..Apr. 5—7:00 p.m.
Philadelphia..Apr. 6—7:00 p.m.
Baltimore ....Apr. 7—7:00 p.m.
Houston
Apr. 12—7:00 p.m.
Great Lakes SIU Meetings
Detroit ...
5—2:00 p.m.
Buffalo ...
5—7:00 p.m.
Alpena ...
5—7:00 p.m.
Chicago .,
5-7:00 p.m.
Duluth ...,
5—7:00 p.m.
Frankfort ....Apr. 5—7:30 p.m.
Great Lakes Tug and
Dredge Section
Chicago
Apr. 13—7:30 p.m.
tSauIt
Ste. Marie Apr. 15—7:30 p.m.
Buffalo
Apr. 14—7:30 p.m.
Duluth
Apr. 16—7:30 p.m.
Cleveland ..Apr. 16—7:30 p.m.
Toledo
Apr. 16—7:30 p.m.
Detroit
Apr. 12—7:30 p.m.
Milwaukee ..Apr. 12—7:30 p.m.
SIU Inland Boatmen's Union
New Orleans Apr. 13—5:00 p.m.
Mobile
Apr. 14—5:00 p.m.
Philadelphia Apr. 6—5:00 p.m.
Baltimore (li
censed and
unlicensed)Apr. 7—5:00 p.m.
Norfolk
Apr. 8—^5:00 p.m.
Houston ....Apr. 12—5:00 p.m.
Railway Marine R^ioB
Philadelphia Apr. 13—10 a.m. &
8 p.m.
Baltimore ....Apr. 14—10 a.m. &
8 p.m.
•Norfolk ....Apr. 15—10 a.m. &
8 p.m.
Jersey City ..Apr. 12—10 a.m. &
8 p.m.
^Meetings held at Galveston
wharves.
t Meeting held in Labor Tem
ple, Sault Ste. Marie, Mich.
•Meeting held in Labor Tem
ple, Newport News.
Directory
Of Union Hails
SIU Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes
& Inland Waters
Inland Boatmen's Union
United Industrial
Workers
PRESIDENT
Paul Hall
EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT
Cal Tanner
VICE PRESIDENTS
Earl Shepard
A1 Tanner
Lindsay Williams
Robert Matthews
SECRETARY-TREASURER
A1 Kerr
HEADQUARTERS ....67S 4th Aye., Bklyn.
(212) HY 9-6600
AEPENA, RUch
800 N. Second Ave.
(617) EL 4-3616
BALTIMORE, Md. ..1216 E. Baltimore St.
(301) EA 7-4900
BOSTON, Mass
663 Atlantic Ave.
(617) 482-4716
BUFFALO, N.Y
290 FrankUn St.
SIU (716) TL 3-9259
IBU (716) TL 3-9259
CHICAGO, Hi
9383 Ewlngr Ave.
SIU (312) SA 1-0733
IBU (312) ES 5-9570
CLEVELAND, 0
1420 W. 25th St.
(216) MA 1-5450
DETROIT, Mich. 10225 W. Jefferson Ave.
(313) VI 3-4741
DULUTH, Mlno.
..2014 W. 3d St.
(218) BA 2-4110
FRANKFORT, Hlch.
r..P.O. Box 287
415 Main St.
(610) EL 7-2441
HOUSTON, T««.
5804 Canal St.
(713) WA 8-3207
JACKSONVILLE, Fla
2608 Fear! St.
(904) EL 3-0987
JERSEY CITY, N.J. ..99 Monteomery St.
(201) HE 5-9424
MOBILE, Ala
1 South Lawrence St.
(205) HE 2-1754
NEW ORLEANS, La
630 Jackson Ave.
(504) 529-7546
NORFOLK, Va
115 3d St.
(703) 622-1892
FHILADELPHIA, Pa
2604 S. 4th St.
(215) DE 6-3818
PORT ARTHUR, Tex
534 Ninth Ave.
SAN FRANCISCO, CaUI. 1321 Mission St.
(415) 626-6793
SANTURCE, P.R. ..1313 Fernandez Juncos
Stop 20
724-2848
SEATTLE, Wash
2505 First Ave.
(206) MA 3-4334
ST. LOUIS, Mo
4577 Gravols Ave.
(314) 752-6500
TAMPA, Fia
312 Harrison St.
(813) 229-2788
TOLEDO, 0
935 Summit St.
(419) 248-3691
WILMINGTON, CaUf
450 Seaside Ave.
Terminal Isiand, Caiif.
(213) 832-7285
YOKOHAMA, Japan
Iseya Bids.,
Room 810
1-2 KalKan-Dori-Nakaku
2014971 Ext. 281
Congressman Meets SIU Upgraders
Trainees Enthusiastic
M. ,,'
^ '
The enthusiasm of the train
ees for the new educational opportunity is expressed in the
words of one trainee who said,
"At least I am learning what to
look forward to when I get to
different places around the
world."
The 19-year old high school
graduate declared, "I have
learned more about geography
in the past two weeks than I
learned all the time I spent in
school."
Rep. Charles 3. Rangel (D-N.Y.) greets Timothy Venable, an SdU
Seniority Upgrader at a Maritime Trades Department Luncheon in
Washington. Looking on are Ronald Seahrease (2nd from left) and
Thom'as Kelly (right), also SIU upgraders.
Seafarers Log
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(Effective January
1970)
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CONSTITUTION
THE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION OF NORTH AMERICA—
ATLANTIC/ GULF, LAKES AND INLAND WATERS DISTRICT
Affiliated with American Federation of Labor — Congress of Industrial Organizations
(As Amended January 1, 1970)
PREAMBLE
As maritime and allied workers and realizing the value and
necessity of a thorough organization, we are dedicated to the
forming of one Union for our people, the Seafarers International
Union of North America—Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland
Waters District, based upon the following principles:
All members shall be entitled to all the rights, privileges and
guarantees as set forth in this Constitution, and such rights,
privileges and guarantees shall be preserved in accordance with
its terms.
We declare that American seamen are entitled to receive their
employment without interference of crimps, shipowners, fink
halls or any shipping bureaus maintained by the Government.
We affirm that every worker has the right to receive fair and
just remuneration for his labor, and to gain sufficient leisure
for mental cultivation and physical recreation.
We proclaim the right of all seamen to receive healthful and
sufficient food, and proper forecastles in which to rest.
We defend the right of all seamen to be treated in a decent
and respectful manner by those in command, and.
We hold that the above rights belong to all workers alike,
irrespective of nationality or creed.
Recognizing the foregoing as our inalienable rights, we are
conscious of corresponding duties to tbose in command, our
employers, our craft and our country.
We will, therefore, try by all just means to promote har
monious relations with those in command by exercising due
care and diligence in the performance of the duties of our
profession, and by giving all possible assistance to our employ
ers in caring for their gear and property.
Based upon these principles, it is among our objects: To use
our influence individually and collectively for the purpose of
maintaining and developing skill in seamanship and effecting a
change in the maritime law of the United States, so as to render
it more equitable and to make it an aid instead of a hindrance
to the development of a merchant marine and a body of Amer
ican seamen.
To support a journal which shall voice the sentiments of
maritime workers and through its columns seek to maintain
their knowledge of, and interest in, maritime affairs.
To assist the seamen of other countries in the work of organ
ization and federation, to the end of establishing the Brother
hood of the Sea.'
To form and to assist by legal means other bona fide labor
organizations whenever possible in the attainment of their just
demands.
To regulate our conduct as a Union and as individuals so as
to make seamanship what it rightly is—an honorable and use
ful calling. And bearing in mind that we are migratory, that
our work takes us away in different directions from any place
where the majority might otherwise meet to act, that meetings
can be attended by only a fraction of the membership, that the
absent members, who cannot be present, must have their inter
ests guarded from what might be the results of excitement and
passions aroused by persons or conditions, and that those who
are present may act for and in the interest of all, we have
adopted this Constitution.
Statement of Principles and Declaration
of Rights
In order to form a more perfect Union, we workers in the
maritime and allied industries, realizing the value and necessity
of uniting in pursuit of our improved economic and social wel
fare, have determined to bind ourselves together in the Seafarers
International Union of North America—Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes
and Inland Waters District, and hereby dedicate ourselves to
the following principles:
In promoting our economic and social welfare, we shall ever
be mindful, not only of our rights, but also of our duties and
obligations as members of the community, our duties as citizens,
and our duty to combat the menace of communism and any
other enemies of freedom and the democratic principles to
which we seafaring men dedicate ourselves in this Union.
We shall affiliate and work with other free labor organiza
tions ; we shall support a journal to give additional voice to our
views; we shall assist our brothers of the sea and other workers
of all countries in these obligations to the fullest extent con
sistent with our duties, obligations, and law. We shall seek to
exert our individual and collective influence in the fight for the
enactment of labor and other legislation and policies which look
to the attainment of a free and happy society, without distinc
tion based on race, creed or color.
To govern our conduct as a Union and bearing in mind that
most of our members are migratory, that their duties carry them
all over the world, that their rights must and shall be protected,
we hereby declare these rights as members of the Union to be
inalienable.
pelled to be a witness against himself in the trial of any pro
ceeding in which he may be charged with failure to observe
the law of this Union. Every official and job holder shall be
bound to uphold and protect the rights of every member in
accordance with the principles set forth in the Constitution of
the Union.
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Every member shall have the right to be confronted by his
accuser whenever he is charged with violating the law of this
Union. In all such cases, the accused shall he guaranteed a fair
and speedy trial by an impartial committee of his brother
Union members.
No member shall be denied the right to express himself freely
on the floor of any Union meeting or in committee.
VI
A militant mmbership being necessary to the security of a
free union, the members shall at all times stand ready to de
fend this Union and the principles set forth in the Constitu
tion of the Union.
VII
The powers not delegated to the officers, job holders, and
Executive Board by the Constitution of the Union shall be
reserved to the members.
CONSTITUTION
Article I
Name and General Powers
This Union shall be known as the Seafarers International
Union of North America—Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland
Waters District. Its powers shall be legislative, judicial, and
executive, and shall include the formation of, and/or issuance
of charters to, subordinate bodies and divisions, corporate or
otherwise, the formation of funds and participation in funds,
the establishment of enterprises for the benefit of the Union,
and similar ventures. This Union shall exercise all of its powers
in aid of subordinate bodies and divisions created or chartered
by it. For convenience of administration and in furtherance of
its policies of aid and assistance, the Union may make its prop
erty, facilities and personnel available for the use and on behalf
of such subordinate bodies and divisions. A majority vote of the
membership shall be authorization for any Union action, unless
otherwise specified in the Constitution or by law. This Union
shall at all times protect and maintain its jurisdiction.
Article II
Affiliation
Section 1. This Union shall he affiliated with the Seafarers
International Union of North America and the American Fed
eration of Labor—Congress of Industrial Organizations. All
other affiliations by the Union or its subordinate bodies or
divisions shall he made or withdrawn as determined by a
majority vote of the Executive Board.
No member shall be deprived of any of the rights or privileges
guaranteed him under the Constitution of the Union.
Section 2. In addirion to such other provisions as are con
tained herein, all subordinate bodies and divisions seeking a
charter from and/or affiliation with this Union, shall be re
quired to adopt, within a time period set by the Executive
Board, a constitution containing provisions as set forth in
Exhibit A, annexed to this Constitution and made a part hereof.
All other provisions adopted by such subordinate bodies and
divisions as part of th^ir constitutions shall not be inconsistent
therewith. No such constitution or amendments thereto shall
he deemed to he effective without the approval of the Executive
Board or this Union, which shall be executed in writing, on its
behalf, by the President or, in his absence, by any otber officer
designated by it. Such approval shall be deemed to be recog
nition of compliance herewith by such subordinate body or
division.
Where a subordinate body or division violates any of the
foregoing, and, in particular, seeks to effectuate any constitu
tional provision not so authorized and approved, or commits
acts in violation of its approved constitution, or fails to act in
accordance therewith, this Union, through its Executive Board,
may withdraw its charter and/or sever its affiliation forthwith,
or on such terms as it may impose not inconsistent with law,
in addition to exercising any and all rights it may have pur
suant to any applicable agreements or understandings.
Section 3. This Union shall also have the power, acting
through its Executive Board, and after a fair hearing, to impose
a trusteeship upon any subordinate body or divisions chartered
by and affiliated with it, for the reasons and to the extent
provided by law.
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Article III
Every qualified member shall have the right to nominate him
self for, and, if elected or appointed, to hold office in this Union.
Membership
III
No member shall be deprived of his membership without due
process of the law of this Union. No member shall be com
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Section 1. There shall be two classes of membership, to
wit full book members and probationary members. Candidates
for membership shall he admitted to membership in accord
ance with such rules as may be adopted from time to time, by
a majority vote of the membership and which rules shall not
be inconsistent with the provisions of this Constitution. All
candidates with 360 days or more seatime in a consecutive 24
calendar month period commencing from January 1, 1968, in
an unlicensed capacity, aboard an American-flag merchant
vessel or vessels, covert by contract with this Union, shall
be eligible for full membership. All persons with less than
the foregoing seatime but at least thirty (30) days of such seatime, shall be eligible for probationary membership. Only full
book members shall be entitled to vote and to hold any office
or elective job, except as otherwise specified herein. All
probationary members shall have a voice in Union proceedings
and shall be entitled to vote on Union contracts.
Section 2. No candidate shall be granted membership who is
a member of any dual organization hostile to the aims, prin
ciples, and policies of this Union.
The membership, by majority vote, shall at all times have the
right to determine the membership status of pensioners.
Soctian 3. Members more than one quarter in arrears in dues
shall he automatically suspended, and shall forfeit all benefits
and all other rights and privileges in the Union. They shall be
automatically dismissed if they are more than two quarters in
arrears in dues. An arrearage in dues shall be computed from
the first day of the applicable quarter, but this time shall
not run:
(a) While a member is actually participating in a strike
or lockout.
(b) While a member is an in-patient in a USPHS or other
"^accredited hospital.
(c) While a member is under an incapacity due to activity
in behalf of the Union.
(d) While a member fs in the armed services of the United
States, provided the member was in 'good standing at the time
of entry into the armed forces, and further provided he applies
for reinstatement within ninety (90) days after discharge from
the armed forces.
(e) While a member has no opportunity to pay dues, because
of employment aboard an American flag merchant vesseL
Section 4. A majority vote of the membership shall be suf
ficient to designate additional circumstances during which the
time specified in Section 3 shall not run. It shall be the right
of any member to present, in writing, to any Port at any regu
lar meeting, any question with regard to the application of
Section 3, in accordance with procedures established by a
majority vote of the membership. A majority vote of the mem
bership shall be necessary to decide such questions.
Section 5. The membership shall be empowered to establish,
from time to time, by majority vote, rules under which dues
and assessments may be excused where a member has been
unable to pay dues and assessments for the reasons provided
in Sections 3 and 4.
Section 6. To preserve unity, and to jtromote the common
welfare of the membership, all members of the Union shall
uphold and defend this Constitution and shall be governed by
the provisions of this Constitution and all policies,- rulings,
orders and decisions duly made.
Section 7. Any member who gives aid to the principles and
policies of any hostile or dual organization shall be denied
further membership in this Union to the full extent permitted
by law. A majority vote of the membership shall decide which
. organizations are dual or hostile.
Section 8. Evidence of membership or other affiliation -with
the Union shall be in such form or forms as determined by tbe
Executive Board, and shall at all times remain the property of
the Union. Members may be required to show their evidence
of membership in order to be admitted to Union meetings, or
into, or on Union property.
Article IV
Reinstatement
Members dismissed from the Union may be reinstated in
accordance with such rules and under such conditions as are
adopted, from time to time, hy a majority vote of the member
ship.
Article V
Dues and Initiation Fee
Section 1. All members shall pay dues quarterly, on a calen
dar year basis, no later than the first business day of each
quarter, except as herein otherwise provided. The dues shall
be those payable as of the date of adoption of this Constitution
as amended and may be changed only by Constitutional amend
ment.
Section 2. No candidate for full book membership shall be
admitted into such membership without having paid an initia
tion fee of Five Hundred ($500.00) Dollars, except as other
wise provided in this Constitution. In addition, the candidate
shall pay a Ten ($10.00) Dollar "service fee" for the issuance
of his full book.
Each candidate for probationary membership and each pro
bationary member shall, with the payment of each of his first
four quarterly dues, as required hy Section 1, pay at each
such time the sum of One Hundred and Twenty-five ($125.(W)
Dollars as partial initiation fee. The total of such initiation
monies so paid shall be credited to his above required initiation
fee for a full book member upon completion of the required
seatime as provided for in Article III, Section 1. Monies
paid to the Union by any non-full book member prior to the
effective date of this amended Constitution, on account of
initiation, fee and assessments, not exceeding Two Hundred
and Fifty ($250.00) Dollars, shall be credited to such mem
ber's payment of his initiation fee as required by this section.
Section 3. Payment of dues and initiation.fees may be waived
for organizational purposes in accordance with such rules as
are adopted by a majority vote of the Executive Board.
Section 4. All members shall be and remain in good
standing.
Article VI
Retirement from Membership
Section 1. Members may retire from membership by sur
rendering their Union hooks or other evidence of affiliation and
paying all unpaid dues for the quarter in which they retire,
assessments, fines and other monies due and owing the Union.
When the member surrenders his book or other evidence of
affiliation in connection with his application for retirement he
shall be given a receipt therefor. An official retirement card
shall be issued by Headquarters, upon request, dated as of the
day that such member accomplishes these payments, and shall
be given to the member upon his presenting the aforesaid
receipt.
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Ssction 2. All the rights, privileges, duties and obligations of
membership shalj be suspended during the period of retirement,
except that a retired member shall not be disloyal to the Union
nor join or remain in any dual or hostile organization, upon
penalty of forfeiture of his right to reinstatement.
Soction 3. Any person in retirement for a period of two
quarters or more shall be restored to membership, except as
herein indicated, by paying dues for the current quarter, as
well as all assessments accruing and newly levied during the
period of retirement. If the period of retirement is less than
two quarters, the required payments shall consist of all dues
accruing during the said peri(^ of retirement, including those
for the cunent quarter, and all assessments accrued and newly
levied during that period. Upon such payment, the person in
retirement shall be restored to membership, and his member
ship book, appropriately stamped, shall be returned to him.
Section 4. A member in retirement may be restored to mem
bership after a two-year period of retirement consisting of eight
full quarters only by majority vote of the membership.
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Section 5. The period of retirement shall be computed from
the first day of the quarter following the one in which the
retirement card was issued.
Article Vil
Systems of Organization
Section I. This Union, and all officers, headquarter's repre
sentatives, port agents, patrolmen, and members shall be gov
erned in this order by:
(a) The Constitution.
(b) The Executive Board.
(c) Majority vole of the membership.
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Section' 2. The headquarters of the Union shall be located in
New York and the headquarters officers shall consist of a
President, and Executive Vice-President, one Vice-President in
Charge of Contracts and Contract Enforcement, a SecretaryTreasurer, one Vice-President in Charge of the Atlantic Coast,
one Vice-President in Charge of the Gulf Coast, and one VicePresident in Charge of the Lakes and Inland Waters.
Section 3. The staff of each port shall consist of such per
sonnel as is provided for herein, and the port shall bear the
name of the city in which the Union's port offices are located.
Section 4. Every member of tbe Union sball be registered in
one of three departments; namely, deck, engine and'stewards
department. The definition of these departments shall be in
accordance with custom and usage. Tbis definition may be
modified by a majority vote of tbe membership. No member
may transfer from one department to another except by ap
proval as evidenced by a majority vote of tbe membership.
Article Vlli
Officers, Headquarters Representatives, Port
Agents and Patrolmen
Section 1. Tbe officers of tbe Union sball be elected as other
wise provided in tbis Constitution. These officers shall be the
President, an Executive Vice-President, one Vice-President in
Charge of Contracts and Contract Enforcement, a SecretaryTreasurer, one Vice-President in Charge of the Atlantic Coast,
one Vice-President in Charge of the Gulf Coast, and one VicePresident in Charge of the Lakes and Inland Waters.
Section 2. Port Agents, Headquarters Representatives, and
Patrolmen shall be elected, except as otherwise provided in
this Constitution.
Article iX
Other Elective Jobs
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Section 1. In addition to the elective jobs provided for in
Article VIII, the following jobs in the Union shall be voted upon
in the manner prescribed by this Constitution:
Committee members of:
(1) Trial Committees
(2) Quarterly Financial Committees
(3) Appeals Committees
(4) Strike Committees
(5) Credentials Committees
(6) Union Tallying Committees
(7) Constitutional Committees
Section 2. Additional committees may be formed as provided
by a majority vote of the membership. Committees may also
be appointed as permitted by this Constitution.
Article X
Duties of Officers, Headquarters
Repre.<;entatives, Port Agents, Other Eiected
Job Holders and Miscellaneous Personnel
Soction 1. Tho Proiidont.
(a) The President shall be the executive officer of the Union
and shall represent, and act for and in behalf of, the Union in
all matters except as otherwise specifically provided for in the
Constitution.
(b) He sball be a member ex-officio of all committees, except
as otherwise herein expressly provided.
(c) Tbe President shall be in charge of, and responsible for,
all Union property, and shall be in charge of headquarters and
port offices. Wherever there are time restrictions or other con
siderations affecting Union action, the President shall take
appropriate action to insure observance thereof.
(d) In order that he may properly execute his responsibil
ities, he is hereby instructed and authorized to employ any
help he deems necessary, be it legal, accounting or otherwise.
(e) Subject lO approval by a majority vote of the member
ship, the President sball designate the number and location of
ports, the jurisdiction, status, and activities thereof, and may
close or open such ports, and may re-assign Vice-Presidents and
the Secretary-Treasurer, without reduction in wages. He may
also re-assign Headquarters Representatives, Port Agents, and
Patrolmen, to other duties, without reduction in wages. The
Ports of New York, Philadelphia, Baltimore, Mobile, New Or
leans, Houston and Detroit may not be closed except by Con
stitutional amendment.
Where ports are opened between elections, the President
shall designate the Union personnel thereof.
The President shall designate, in the event of the incapacity
of any Headquarters Representative, Port Agent or Patrolman,
or any officer other than the President, a replacement to act
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as such during the period of incapacity, provided such replace
ment is qualified under Article XII of the Constitution to fill
such job.
At the regular meeting in May of every election year, the
President shall submit to the membership a pre-balloting
report. In his report he shall recommend the number and loca
tion of ports, the number of Headquarters Representatives, Port
Agents and Patrolmen which are to be elected. He shall also
recommend a bank, a bonded warehouse, a regular officer
thereof, or any similar depository, to which the ballots are
to be mailed, except tbat tbe President may^ in bis discretion,
postpone tbe recommendation as to tbe depository until no later
tban tbe first regular meeting in October.
Tbis recommendation may also specify, wbetber any Patrol
man and/or Headquarters Representative, sball be designated
as departmental or otherwise. Tbe report sball be subject to
approval or modification by a majority vote of tbe membership.
(f) Tbe President sball be chairman of tbe Executive Board
and may cast one vote in tbat body.
(g) He sball be responsible, within tbe limits of bis powers,
for tbe enforcement of tbis Constitution, tbe policies of the
Union, and all rules and rulings duly adopted by the Executive
Board, and those duly adopted by a majority vote of the mem
bership. Within these limits, he shall strive to enhance tho
strength, position, and prestige of the Union.
(h) The foregoing duties shall be in addition to those other
duties lawfully imposed upon him.
(i) Thfl responsibility of the President may not be delegated,
but the President may delegate to a person or persons the
execution of such of his duties as he may in his discretion
decide, subject to tbe limitations set forth in tbis Constitution.
(j) Any vacancy in any office or tbe job of Headquarters
Representative, Port Agent, or Patrolman sball be filled by
tbe President by temporary appointment of a member quali
fied for tbe office or job under Article XH of tbis Constitution,
except in those cases where tbe filling of such vacancy is other
wise provided for by this Constitution.
(k) The President is directed to take any and all measures
and employ such means which he deems necessary or advisable,
to protect the interests, and further the welfare of the Union
and its members, in all matters involving national, state or
local legislation issues, and public affairs.
(1) The President shall have authority to require any officer
or Union representative to attend any regular or special meet
ing if, in his opinion, it is deemed necessary.
Section 2. Executive Vice-President.
The Executive Vice-President shall perform any and all
duties assigned him or delegated to him by the President.
The Executive Vice-President shall be a member of the
Executive Board and may cast one vote in that body.
Section 3. Vice-President in Charge of Contracts and
Contract Enforcement.
The Vice-President in Charge of Contracts and Contract En
forcement shall perform any and all duties assigned him or
delegated to him by tbe President. In addition, be shall be
responsible for all contract negotiations, the formulation of
bargaining demands, and the submission of proposed collective
bargaining agreements to the membership for ratification. He
shall also be responsible, except as otherwise provided in
Article X, Section 13(d)(1), for strike authorization, signing
of new contracts, and contract enforcement. He shall also act
for headquarters in executing the administrative functions as
signed to headquarters by this Constitution witb respect to
trials and appeals except if he is a witness or party thereto, in
which event the Secretary-Treasurer shall act in his place. In
order that he may properly execute these responsibilities he
is hereby instructed and authorized to employ such help as he
deems necessary, be it legal, or otherwise, subject to approval
of the Executive Board.
The Vice-President in Charge of Contracts and Contract
Enforcement shall be a member of the Executive Board and
may cast one vote in that body.
Section 4. Secretary-Treasurer.
The Secretary-Treasurer shall perform any and aU duties
assigned him or delegated to him by the President. He sball
be responsible for the organization and maintenance of the
correspondence, files, and records of the Union; setting up,
and maintenance of, sound accounting and bookkeeping sys
tems; the setting up, and maintenance of, proper office and
other administrative Union procedures; the proper collection,
safeguarding, and expenditure of all Union funds, port or
otherwise. He shall submit to the membership, for each quar
terly period, a detailed report of the entire Union's financial
operations and shall submit simultaneously therewith, the
Quarterly Financial Committee report for the same period.
The Secretary-Treasurer'.s report shall be prepared by an inde
pendent Certified Public Accountant. He shall also work with
all duly elected finance committees. The Secretary-Treasurer
shall be responsible for the timely filing of any and all reports
on the operations of the Union, financial or otherwise, that may
be required by any Federal or state laws. In order that he may
properly execute his responsibilities, he is hereby instructed
and authorized to employ any help be deems necessary, be it
legal, accounting, or otherwise, subject to approval of the
Executive Board.
The Secretary-Treasurer shall be a member of the Executive
Board and may cast one vote in that body.
The Secretary-Treasurer shall be a member ex-officio of the
Credentials and Ballot Tallying Committees. In addition he
shall make himself and the records of his office available to
the Quarterly Financial Committee.
Section 5. Vice-President in Charge of the Atlantic Coast.
The Vice-President in Charge of the Atlantic Coast shall be
a member of the Executive Board and shall be entitled to cast
one vote in that body.
He shall supervise and be responsible for the activities of all
the ports, and the personnel thereof on the Atlantic Coast,
including their organizing activities. The Atlantic Coast area
is deemed to mean that area from and including Georgia
through Maine and shall also include the Islands in the Carib
bean. In order that he may properly execute his responsibilities
he is empowered and authorized to retain any technical or
professional assistance he deems necessary, subject to approval
of the Executive Board.
Section 6. Vice-President in Charge of the Gulf Coast.
The Vice-President in Charge of the Gulf Coast shall be a
member of the Executive Board and shall be entitled to cast one
vote in that body.
He shall supervise and be responsible for the activities of all
the Ports, and the personnel thereof on the Gulf Coast including
their organizing activities. The Gulf Coast area is deemed to
mean the State of Florida, all through the Gulf, including
Texas.
In order that he may properly execute his responsibilities he
is empowered and authorized to retain any technical or pro
fessional assistance he deems necessary, subject to approval
of the Executive Board.
Section 7. Vice-President in Charge of the Lakes and
inland Waters.
The Vice-President in Charge of the Lakes and Inland Waters
shall be a member of the Executive Board and shall be entitled
to cast one vote in that body.
He shall supervise and be responsible for the activities of all
the ports, and the personnel thereof on the Lakes and Inland
Waters, including their organizing activities.
In order that he may properly execute his responsibilities he
is empowered and authorized to retain any technical or pro
fessional assistance be deems necessary, subject to approval
of the Execiitive Board.
Section 8. Headquarters Representatives.
The Headquarters Representatives shall perform any and all
duties assigned them or delegated to them by the President or
the Executive Board.
Section 9. Port Agents.
(a) The Port Agent shall be in direct charge of the admin
istration of Union affairs in the port of his jurisdiction subject
to tbe direction of tbe area Vice-President.
(b) He shall, within the jurisdiction of his port, be respon
sible for the enforcement and execution of the Constitution, the
policies of the Union, and the rules adopted by the Executive
Board, and by a majority vote of the membership. Wherever
there are time restrictions or other considerations affecting
port action, the Port Agent shall take appropriate action to
insure observance thereof.
(c) He shall be prepared to account, financially or other
wise, for the activities of his port, whenever demanded hy the
President, the Vice-President of the area in which his port is
located, or by the Secretary-Treasurer.
(d) fn any event, he shall prepare and forward to the Sec
retary-Treasurer, a weekly financial report showing, in detail,
weekly income and expenses, and complying with all other
accounting directions issued by the Secretary-Treasurer.
(e) The Port Agent may assign each port Patrolman to such
duties as fall within the jurisdiction of the port, regardless of
the departmental designation, if any, under which the Patrol
man was elected.
(f) The Port Agent shall designate which members at that
port may serve as representatives to other organizations, affilia
tion with which has been properly authorized.
Section 10. Patrolmen.
Patrolmen shall perform any duties assigned them by the
Agent of the Port to which they are assigned.
Section 11. Executive Board.
The Executive Board shall consist of the President, the
Executive Vice-President, the Vice-President in Charge of Con
tracts and Contract Enforcement, the Secretary-Treasurer, the
Vice-President in Charge of the Atlantic Area, the Vice-Presi
dent in Charge of the Gulf Area, the Vice-President in Charge
of the Lakes and Inland Waters, and the National Directpr (or
chief executive officer) of each subordinate body or division
created or chartered by the Union whenever such subordinate
body or division has attained a membership of 3,200 members
and has maintained that membership for not less than three
(3) months. Such National Director (or chief executive officer)
shall be a member of the respective subordinate body or divi
sion and must be qualified to hold office under the terms of
the Constitution of such division or subordinate body.
The Executive Board shall meet no less than twice each
year and at such times as the President and/or a majority of
the Executive Board may direct. The President shall he chair
man of all Executive Board meetings unless absent, in which
case the Executive Board shall designate the chairman. Each
member of the Executive Board shall be entitled to cast one
vote in that body. Its decision shall be determined by majority
vote of those voting, providing a quorum of three is present.
It shall be the duty of the Executive Board to develop policies,
strategies and rules which will advance and protect the interests
and welfare of the Union and the Members. It shall be the
duty of the Secretary-Treasurer, or in his absence, an appointee
of the Executive Board, to keep accurate minutes of al Execu
tive Board meetings. • The Executive Board shall determine per
capita tax to be levied and other terms and conditions of
affiliation for any group of workers desiring affiliation. The
Executive Board may direct the administration of all Union
affairs, properties, policies and personnel in any and all areas
not otherwise specifically provided for. in this Constitution.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Executive Board may act
without holding a formal meeting provided all members of
the Board are sent notice of the proposed action or actions and
the decision thereon is reduced to writing and signed by a
majority of the Executive Board.
In the event that death, resignation or removal from office
for any reason should occur to the President, the Executive
Board by majority vote shall name a successor from its own
membership who shall fill that vacancy until the next general
election.
In the event the President is incapacitated for a period of
more than thirty (30) days, and the Executive Board by
majority vote thereafter determines that such incapacity pre
vents the President from carrying out his duties, the Executive
Board by majority vote, may appoint from among its own
membership the officer to fill the office of President. This
appointment shall terminate upon the President's recovery
from such incapacity or upon the expiration of the President's
term of office whichever occurs first.
The Executive Board by majority vote may grant requests for
leaves of absences with or without pay to officers. In the event
that a leave is granted to the President, the Executive Board
by a majority vote, shall designate from among its own
membership who shall exercise the duties of the President
during such period of leave.
Section 12. Delegates.
(a) The term "delegates" shall mean those members of the
Union and its subordinate bodies or divisions who are elected
in accordance with the provisions of this Constitution, to attend
the convention of the Seafarers International Union of North
America. The following officers upon their election to office
shall, during the term of their office, be delegates to all Con
ventions of the Seafarers International Union of North America
in the following order of priority: President; Executive VicePresident; Vice-President in Charge of Contracts and Contract
Enforcement; Secretary-Treasurer; Vice-President in Charge
of the Atlantic Coast; Vice-President in Charge of the Gulf
Coast; Vice-President in Charge of the Lakes -and Inland
Waters; Headquarters Representatives, with priority to those
most senior in full book Union membership; Port Agents, with
priority to those most senior in full book Union membership;
and Patrolmen, with priority to those most senior in full k»ook
Union membership.
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�(b) Each delegate shall, by his vote and otherwise, support
those policies agreed upon by the majority of the delegates to
the Convention.
(c) The President shall assign to each subordinate body or
division that number of delegates to which this Union would
have been entitled, if its membership had been increased by the
number of members of the subordinate body or division, in
accordance with the formula set forth in the Constitution of
the Seafarers International Union of North America, except
that this provision shall not be applied so as to reduce the
number of delegates to which this Union would otherwise have
been entitled.
Section 13. Committees.
(o) Trial Committee.
The Trial Committee shall conduct the trials of a person
charged, and shall submit findings and recommendations as
prescribed in this Constitution. It shall be the special obliga
tion of the Trial Committee to observe all the requirements
of this Constitution with regard to charges and trials, and their
findings and recommendations must specifically state whether
or not, in the opinion of the Trial Committee, the rights of any
accused, under this Constitution, were properly safeguarded.
(b) Appeals Committee.
1. The Appeals Committee shall hear all appeals from trial
judgments, in accordance with such procedures as are set forth
in this Constitution and such rules as may be adopted by a
majority vote of the membership not inconsistent therewith.
2. The Appeals Committee shall, within not later than one
week after the close of the said hearing, make and submit
findings and recommendations in accordance with the provisions
of this Constitution and sujjh rules as may be adopted by a
majority vote of the membership not inconsistent therewith.
(c) Quarterly Financial Committee.
1. The Quarterly Financial Committee shall make an exami
nation for each quarterly period of the finances of the Union
and shall report fully on their findings and recommendations.
Members of this committee may make dissenting reports, sepa
rate recommendations and separate findings.
2. The findings and recommendations of this committee shall
be completed within a reasonable time after the election of the
members thereof, and shall be submitted to the SecretaryTreasurer who shall cause the same to be read in all ports, as
set forth herein.
3. All officers. Union personnel and members are responsible
for complying with all demands made for records, bills,
vouchers, receipts, etc., by the said Quarterly Financial Com
mittee. The committee shall also have available to it, the serv
ices of the independent certified public accountants retained
by the Union.
4. Any action on the said report shall be as determined by a
majority vote of the membership.
5. The Quarterly Financial Committee shall consist of seven
(7) full book members in good standing to be elected at Head
quarters—Port of New York. No officer. Headquarters Repre
sentative, Port Agent, or Patrolman, shall be eligible for elec
tion to this Committee. Committee members shall be elected at
the regular Headquarters—Port of New York meeting desig
nated by the Secretary-Treasurer. In the event such regular
meeting cannot be held for lack of a quorum, the New York
Port Agent shall call a special meeting as early as possible
for the electing of Committee members to serve on the Quarterly
Financial Committee. On the day following their election, and
continuing until the Committee has completed its report, each
Committee member shall be paid for hours worked at the
standby rate of pay, but in no event shall they be paid for less
than eight (8) hours per day. They shall be furnished room
and board during the period they are performing their duties.
In the event a committee member ceases to act, no replace
ment need be elected, unless there are less than three (3)
committee members, in which event they shall suspend their
work until a special election for committee members shall be
held as provided above, for such number of committee members
as shall be necessary to constitute a committee of not less
than three (3) members in good standing.
(d) Strika Cemmittae.
1. In no event shall a general strike take place unless ap
proved by a majority vote of the membership.
^
2. In the event a general strike has been approved by the
inembership the Port Agents in all affected ports shall call a
timely special meeting for the purpose of electing a strike com
mittee. This committee shall be composed of three full book
members and their duties shall consist of assisting the Port
Agent to effectuate all strike policies and strategies.
Article Xi
Wages and Terms of Office of Officers and
Other Elective Job Holders, Union
Employees, and Others
Section 1. The following elected offices and jobs shall be held
for a term of four years:
President
Vice-Presidents
Secretary-Treasurer
Headquarters Representatives
Port Agents
Patrolmen
The term of four years set forth here is expressly subject to
the provisions for assumption of office as contained in Article
XllI, Section 6(b) of this Constitution.
The first nomination and election of officers and jobs under
tbis amended Constitution as provided for in this Article XI,
and Articles Xll and XIH, shall be held in the year 1971,
notwithstanding the unexpired term of any office as a result
of a prior election or appointment.
Section 2. The term of any elective jobs other than those in
dicated in Section 1 of this Article shall continue for so long
as is necessary to complete the functions thereof, unless sooner
terminated by a majority vote of the membership or segment
of the Union, whichever applies, whose vote was originally
necessary to elect the one or ones serving.
Section 3. The compensation to be paid the holder of any
office or other elective job shall be determined from time to
time by the Executive Board subject to approval of the mem
bership.
Section 4. The foregoing provisions of this Article do not
apply to any corporation, business, or other venture in which
this Union participates; or which it organizes or creates. In
such situations, instructions conveyed by the Executive Board
shall be followed.
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results shall be by majority vote, with any tie vote being
resolved by a majority vote of the membersliip at a special
meeting called for that purpose at that Port.
Qualifications for Officers, Headquarters
(b) After its election, the Committee shall immediately go
Representatives, Port Agents, Patrolmen and into session. It shall determine whether the person has sub
mitted his application correctly and possesses the necessary
Other Elective Jobs
qualifications. The Committee shall prepare a report listing
each applicant and his book number under the office or job he
Section 1. Any member of the Union is eligible to be a can
is seeking. Each applicant shall be marked qualified" or "dis
didate for, and hold, any office or the job of Headquarters
qualified" according to the findings of the Committee. Where an
Representative, Port Agent or Patrolman provided:
applicant has been marked "disqualified, the reason therefor
(a) He has at least three (3) years of seatime in an un
must be stated in the report. Where a tie vote has been resolved
licensed capacity aboard an American-flag merchant vessel or
by a special meeting of the membership, that fact shall also be
vessels. In computing time, time spent in the employ of the
noted, with sufficient detail. The report shall be signed by all
Union, its subsidiaries and its affiliates, or in any employment
of the Committee members, and be completed and submitted
at the Union's direction, shall count the same as seatime.
to the Ports in time for the next regular meeting after their
Union records. Welfare Plan records and/or company records
election. At this meeting, it shall be read and incorporated in
can be used to determine eligibility; and
the minutes, and then posted on the bulletin board in each port.
(b) He has been a full book member in continuous good
On the last day of nominations, one member of the Commit
standing in the Union for at least three (3) years immediately
tee shall stand by in Headquarters to accept delivery of creden
prior to his nomination; and
tials. All credentials must be in headquarters by midnight of
(c) He has at least one hundred (100) days of seatime, in
closing day.
an unlicensed capacity, aboard an American-flag merchant
(c) When an applicant has been disqualified by the commit
vessel or vessels covered by contract with this Union, or one
tee, he shall be notified immediately by telegram at the ad
hundred (100) days of employment with, or in any office or
dresses listed by him pursuant to Section 1 of this Article. He
job of, the Union, its subsidiaries and its affiliates, or in any
shall also be sent a letter containing the reasons for such dis
employment at the Union's direction, or a combination of
qualification by air mail, special delivery, registered or certi
these, between January 1st and the time of nomination in the
fied, to the mailing address designated pursuant to Section
election year; and
Kb) of this Article. A disqualified applicant shall have the
(d) He is a citizen of the United States of America; and
right to take an appeal to the membership from the decision
(e) He is not disqualified by law. He is not receiving a
of the Committee. He shall forward copies of such appeal to
each port, where the appeal shall be presented and voted upon
pension from this Union's Pension Fund, if any, or from a
Union-Management Fund to which Fund this Union is a party
at a regular meeting no later than the second meeting after
or from a company under contract with this Union.
the Committee's election. It is the responsibility of the appli
cant to insure timely delivery of his appeal. In any event,
Section 2. All candidates for, and holders of, other elective
without prejudice to his written appea, the applicant may
jobs not specified in the preceding sections shall be full book
appear in person before the Committee within two days after
members of the Union.
the day on which the telegram is sent, to correct his application
or
argue for his qualification.
Section 3. All candidates for and holders of elective offices
The committee's report shall be prepared early enough to
and jobs, whether elected or appointed in accordance with this
allow the applicant to appear before it within the time set forth
Constitution, shall maintain full book membership in good
in his Constitution and still reach the ports in time for the first
standing.
regular meeting after its election.
(d) A majority vote of the membership shall, in the case of
Artkle Xlll
such appeals, be sufficient to over-rule any disqualification
by the Credentials Committee, in which event the one so
previously classified shall then be deemed qualified.
Elections for Officers, Headquarters
(e) The Credentials Committee, in passing upon the quali
Representatives, Port Agents and Patrolmen
fications of candidates, shall have the right to conclusively pre
sume that anyone nominated and qualified in previous elections
Section I. Nominations.
for candidacy for any office, or the job of Headquarters Repre
Except as provided in Section 2(b) of this Article, any full
sentative, Port Agent or Patrolman, has met all the requirements
book member may submit his name for nomination for any
of Section 1(a) of Article Xll.
office, or the job of Headquarters Representative, Port Agent
Section 3. Balloting Procedure*.
or Patrolman, by delivering or causing to be delivered in per
son, to the office of the Secretary-Treasurer at headquarters, or
(a) Balloting in the manner hereafter provided, shall com
sending, a letter addressed to the Credentials Committee, in
mence on November 1st of the election year and shall continue
care of the Secretary-Treasurer, at the address of headquarters.
through December 31st, exclusive of Sundays and (for each
This letter shall be dated and shall contain the following:
individual Port) holidays legally recognized in the City of
which the port affected is located. If November 1st or De
(a) The name of the candidate.
cember 31st falls on a holiday legally recognized in a Port in
(b) His hpme address and mailing address.
the City in which that port is located, the balloting period in
(c) His hpok number.
such port shall commence or terminate, as the case may be, on
(d) The title of the office or other job for which he is a
the next succeeding business day. Subject to the foregoing,
candidate, including the name of the Port in the event
for the purpose of full book members securing their ballots, the
the position sought is that of Agent or Patrolman.
ports shall be open from 9:00 A.M. to 12 Noon, Monday
through Saturdays, excluding holidays.
(e) Proof of citizenship.
(b) Balloting shall be by mail. The Secretary-Treasurer
(f) Proof of seatime and/or employment as required for
shall insure the proper and timely preparation of ballots, with
candidates.
out partiality as to candidates or ports. The ballots may con
(g) In the event the member is on a ship he shall notify the
tain general information and instructive comments not in
Credentials Committee what ship he is on. This shall be
consistent with the provisions of this Constitution. All qualified
done also if he ships subsequent to forwarding his
candidates shall be listed thereon alphabetically within each
credentials.
category with book number and job seniority classification
(h) Annexing a certificate in the following form, signed and
status.
dated by the proposed nominee:
The listing of the ports shall first set forth Headquarters
and then shall follow a geographical pattern, commencing with
"I hereby certify that I am not now, nor, for the five (5) years
the most northerly part of the Atlantic Coast, following the
last past, have 1 been either a member of the Communist Party
Atlantic Coast down to the most southerly port on that coast,
or convicted of, or served any part of a prison term resulting
then westerly along the Gulf of Mexico and so on, until the
from conviction of robbery, bribery, extortion, embezdement,
list_ of ports is exhausted. Any port outside the Continental
grand larceny, burglary, arson, violation of narcotics laws,
United States shall then be added. There shall be no write
murder, rape, assault with intent to kill, assault which inflicts
in voting and no provisions for the same shall appear on the
grievous bodily injury, or violation of Title 11 or 111 of the
ballot. Each ballot shall be so prepared as to have the number
Landrum-Criffin Act, or conspiracy to commit any such crimes."
thereon placed at the top thereof and shall be so perforated as
Dated
to enable that portion containing the said number to be easily
removed to insure secrecy of the ballot. On this removable
Signature of member
portion shall also be placed a short statement indicating the
Book No.
nature of the ballot and the voting date thereof.
(c) The ballots so prepared at the direction of the SecretaryPrinted forms of the certificate shall be made available to
Treasurer shall be the only official ballots. No others may be
nominees. Where a nominee cannot truthfully execute such a
used. Each ballot shall be numbered as indicated in the pre
certificate, but is, in fact, legally eligible for an office or job
ceding paragraph and shall be numbered consecutively, com
by reason of the restoration of civil rights originally revoked by
mencing with number 1. A sufficient amount shall be printed
such conviction or a favorable determination by the Board of
and distributed to each Port. A record of the ballots, both
Parole of the United States Department of Justice, he shall, in
by serial numbers and amount, sent thereto, shall be mainlieu of the foregoing certificate, furnish a complete signed state
mined by the Secretary-Treasurer, who shall also send each
ment of the facts of his case together with true copies of the
Port Agent a verification list indicating the amount and serial
documents supporting his statement.
numbers of the ballots sent. The Secretary-Treasurer shall
Any full book member may nominate any other full book
also send to each Port Agent a sufficient amount of blank
member in which event such full book member so nominated
opaque envelopes containing the word, "Ballot" on the face of
shall comply with the provisions of this Article as they are
the envelope, as well as a sufficient amount of opaque mail
set forth herein, relating to the submission of credentials.
ing envelopes, first class postage prepaid and printed on the
By reason of the above self nomination provision the responsiface thereon as the addressee shall be the name and address of
sibility if any, for notifying a nominee of his nomination to
the depository for the receipt of such ballots as designated by
office, shall be that of the nominator.
r
j" ^he manner provided by Article X, Section 1,
All documents required herein must reach headquarters no
of this Constitution. In the upper left-hand corner of such
earlier than July 15th and no later than August 15th of the
mailing envelope, there shall be printed thereon, as a top line,
election year.
provision for the voter's signature and on another line im
The Secretary-Treasurer is charged with the safekeeping of
mediately thereunder, provision for the printing of the voter's
these letters and shall turn them over to the Credentials Com
name and book number. In addition, the Secretary-Treasurer
mittee upon the latter's request.
shall also send a sufficient amount of mailing envelopes identi
cal with the mailing envelopes mentioned above, except that
Section 2. Credential* Committee.
they shall be of different color, and shall contain on the face
(a) A Credentials Committee shall be elected at the regular
of such envelope in bold letters, the word, "Challenge". The
meeting in August of the election year, at the port where Head Secretary-Treasurer shall further furnish a sufficient amount
quarters is located. Ir shall consist of six (6) full book mem
of "Roster Sheets" which shall have printed thereon, at the top
bers in attendance at the meeting, with two (2) members to
thereof, the year of the election, and immediately thereunder,
be elected from each of the Deck, Engine and Stewards De
five (5) vertical columns designated, date, ballot number,
partments. No officer. Headquarters Representative, Port Agent
signature full book member's name, book number and com
or Patrolman, or candidate for office or the job of Headquarters
ments, and such roster sheets shall contain horizontal lines
Representative, Port Agent or Patrolman, shall be eligible for
immediately under the captions of each of the above five
election to this Committee, except as provided for in Article
columns. The Secretary-Treasurer shall also send a sufficient
X, Section 4. In the event any committee member is unable
amount of envelopes with the printed name and address of
to serve, the Committee shall suspend until the President or
the depository on the face thereof, and in the upper left-hand
Executive Vice-President, or the Secretary-Treasurer, in that
corner, the name of the port and address, and on the face of
order, calls a special meeting at the port where Headquarters
such envelope, should be printed the words, "Roster Sheets
is located in order to elect a replacement. The Committee's
and Ballot Stubs". Each Port Agent shall maintain separate
Article Xll
Seafarers Log
�records of the ballots sent him and shall inspect and count
the ballots when received, to insure that the amount sent, as
well as the numbers thereon, conform to the amount and
numbers listed by the Secretary-Treasurer as having been sent
to that Port. The Port Agent shall immediately execute and
return to the Secretary-Treasurer a receipt, acknowledging the
correctness of the amount and the numbers of the ballots sent,
or shall notify the Secretary-Treasurer of any discrepancy.
Discrepancies shall be corrected as soon as possible prior to
the voting period. In any event, receipts shall be forwarded
for all the aforementioned election material actually received.
The Secretary-Treasurer shall prepare a file in which shall be
kept memoranda and correspondence dealing with the election.
This file shall at all times be available to any member asking
for inspectioh of the same at the office of the SecretaryTreasurer and shall be turned over to the Union Tallying
Committee.
(d) Balloting shall be secret. Only full book members in
good standing may vote. Each full book member may secure
his ballot at Port offices, from the Port Agent or his duly
designated representative at such port. Each Port Agent shall
designate an area at the Port office over which should be
posted the legend "Voting Ballots Secured Here." When a full
book member appears to vote he shall present his book to the
Port Agent or his aforementioned duly designated representa
tive. The Port Agent or his duly designated representative
shall insert on the roster sheet under the appropriate column,
the date, the number of the ballot given to such member and
his full book number, and the member shall then sign his
name on such roster sheet under the appropriate column. Such
member shall have his book stamped with the word, "Voted"
and the date, and shall be given a ballot, and simultaneously
the perforation on the top of the ballot shall be removed. At
the same time the member shall be given the envelope marked
"Ballot" together with the pre-paid postage mailing envelope
addressed to the depository. The member shall take such
ballot and envelopes and in secret thereafter, mark his ballot,
fold the same, insert it in the blank envelope marked "Ballot",
seal the same, then insert such "Ballot" envelope into the mail
ing envelope, seal such mailing envelope, sign his name on the
upper left-hand corner on the first line of such mailing envelope
and on the second line in the upper left-hand corner print
his name and book number, after which he shall mail or cause
the same to be mailed. In the event a full book member appears
to vote and is not in good standing, or does not have his
membership book with him or it appears for other valid
reasons he is not eligible to vote, the same procedure as
provided above shall apply to him, except that on the roster
sheet under the column "Comments", notation should be made
that the member voted a challenged ballot and the reason for his
challenge. Such member's membership book shall he stamped
"voted challenge", and the date, and such member instead of
the above-mentioned mailing envelope, shall he given the mailing
envelope of a different color marked on the face thereof with
the word, "Challenge". At the end of each day, the Port Agent
or his duly designated representative shall enclose in the
envelope addressed to the depository and marked "Roster
Sheets and Ballot Stubs", the roster sheet or sheets executed
by the members that day, together with the numbered per
forated slips removed from the -ballots which had been given
to the members, and then mail the same to such depository. To
insure that an adequate supply of all balloting material is
maintained in all ports at all times, the Port Agent or his
duly designated representative, simultaneously with mailing
of the roster sheets and ballot stubs to the depository at the
end of each day, shall also make a copy of the roster sheet for
that day and mail the same to the Secretary-Treasurer at Head
quarters. The Port Agent shall be responsible for the proper
safeguarding of all election material and shall not release any
of it until duly called for and shall insure that no one
tampers with the material placed in his custody.
(e) Full hook members may request and vote an absentee
ballot under the following circumstances; while such member
is employed on a Union contracted vessel and which vessel's
schedule does not provide for it to he at a port in which a
ballot can be secur^ during the time and period provided for
in Section 4(a) of this Article or is in a USPHS Hospital any
time during the first ten (10) days of the month of November
of the Election Year. The member shall make a request for
an absentee ballot by registered or certified mail or the
equivalent mailing device at the location from which such
request is made, if such be the case. Such request shall con
tain a designation as to the address to which such member
wishes his absentee ballot returned. The request shall be post
marked no later than 12:00 P.M. on the 15th day of November
of the election year, shall be directed to the SecretaryTreasurer at Headquarters and must be delivered no later than
the 25th of such November. The Secretary-Treasurer shall
determine whether such member is eligible to vote such
absentee ballot. The Secretary-Treasurer, if he determines •
that such member is so eligible, he shall by the 30th of such
November, send by registered mail, return receipt requested, to
the address so designated by such member, a "Ballot", after
removing the perforated numbered stub, together with the
hereinbefore mentioned "Ballot" envelope, and mailing en
velope addressed to the depository, except that printed on the
face of such mailing envelope, shall be the words "Absentee
Ballot" and appropriate voting instructions shall accompany
such mailing to the member. If the Secretary-Treasurer de
termines that such member is ineligible to receive such absentee
ballot, he shall nevertheless send such member the afore
mentioned ballot with accompanying material except that the
mailing envelope addressed to the depository shall have printed
on the face thereof the words "Challenged Absentee Ballot."
The Secretary-Treasurer shall keep records of all of the fore
going, including the reasons for determining such member's
ineligibility, which records shall he open for inspection by
full book members and upon the convening of the Union
Tallying Committee, presented to them. The SecretaryTreasurer shall send to all Ports, the names and book numbers
of the members to whom absentee ballots were sent.
(f) All ballots to be counted, must he received by the
depository no later than the January 5th immediately sub
sequent to the election year and must he postmarked no later
than 12 midnight December 31st of the election year.
Section 4. (a) At the close of the last day of the period
for securing ballots, the Port Agent in each port, in addition
to his duties set forth above, shall deliver or mail to Head
quarters by registered or certified mail, attention Union Tally
ing Committee, all unused ballots and shall specifically set
forth, by serial number and amount, the unused ballots so
forwarded.
(b) The Union Tallying Committee shall consist of 14 full
book members. Two shall be elected from each of the seven
ports of New York, Philadelphia, Baltimore, Mobile, New
Orleans, Houston and Detroit. The election shall be held at
the regular meeting in December of the election year, or if the
Executive Board otherwise determines prior thereto, at a
March 1971
special meeting held in the aforesaid ports, on the first business
day of the last week of said month. No officer, Head(|uarters
Representative, Port Agent, Patrolman, or candidate for office,
or the job or Headquarters Representative, Port Agent or
Patrolman, shall be eligible for election to this Committee,
except as provided for in Article X, Section 4. In addition to
its duties herein set forth, the Union Tallying Committee shall
be charged with the tallying of all the ballots and the
preparation of a closing report setting forth, in complete detail,
the results of the election, including a complete accounting of
all ballots and stubs, and reconciliation of the same with the
rosters, and receipts of the Port Agents, all with detailed
reference to serial numbers and amounts and with each total
broken down into port totals. The Tallying Committee shall
have access to all election records and files for their inspection,
examination and verification. The report shall clearly detail
all discrepancies discovered and shall contain recommendations
for the treatment of these discrepancies. All members of the
Committee shall sign the report, without prejudice, however, to
the right of any member thereof to submit a dissenting report
as to the accuracy of the count and the validity of the ballots,
with pertinent details.
In connection with the tally of ballots there shall be no
counting of ballots until all mailing envelopes containing valid
ballots have first been opened, the ballot envelopes removed
intact and then all of such ballot envelopes mixed together,
after which such ballot envelopes shall be opened and counted
in such multiples as the Committee may deem expedient and
manageable. The Committee shall resolve all issues on chal
lenged ballots and tben tally those found valid, utilizing the
same procedure as provided in the preceding sentence either
jointly or separately.
(c) The members of the Union Tallying Committee shall,
after their election, proceed to the port in which Headquarters
is located, to arrive at that port no later than January 5th of
the year immediately after the election year. Each member
of the Committee not elected from the port in which Head
quarters is located shall be reimbursed for transportation,
meals, and lodging expenses occasioned by their traveling to
and returning from that Port. Committee members elected
from the port in which Headquarters is located, shall be
similarly, reimbursed, except fot transportation. All members
of the (iommittee shall also be paid at the prevailing standby
rate of pay from the day subsequent to their election to the
day they return, in normal course, to the port from which they
were elected.
The Union Tallying Committee shall elect a chairman from
among themselves and, subject to the express terms of this
Constitution, adopt its own procedures. All decisions of such
Committee and the contents of their report shall be valid if
made by a majority vote, provided there be a quorum in at
tendance, which quorum is hereby fixed at nine (9). The
Committee, but not less than a quorum thereof, shall have
the sole right and duty to obtain all mailed ballots and the
other mailed election material from the depository and to
insure their safe custody during the course of the Committee's
proceedings. The proceedings of the Committee except for
their organizational meeting and their actual preparation of
the closing report and dissents therefrom, if any, shall be open
to any member, provided he observes decorum. Any candidate
may act as an observer and/or designate another member to
act as his observer at the counting of the ballots. In no event
shall issuance of the above referred to closing report of the
Committee be delayed beyond January 3Ist immediately subse
quent to the close of the election year. In the discharge of its
duties, the Committee may call upon and utilize the services
of clerical employees of the Union. The Committee shall be
discharged upon the completion of the issuance and dispatch
of its report as required in this Article. In the event a recheck
and recount is ordered pursuant to this Article, the Committee
shall be reconstituted, except that if any member thereof is not
available, a substitute therefore shall be elected from the
appropriate port at a special meeting held for that purpose as
soon as possible.
(d) The report of the Committee shall be made up in suffi
cient copies to comply with the following requirements: two
copies shall be mailed by the Committee to each Port Agent
and the Secretary-Treasurer no later than January 31st im
mediately subsequent to the close of the election year. As
soon as these copies are received, each Port Agent shall post
one copy of the report on the bulletin hoard, in a conspicuous
manner, and notify the Secretary-Treasurer, in writing, as to
the date of such posting. This copy shall be kept posted until
after the Election Report Meeting, which shall be the March
regular membership meeting immediately following the close
of the election year. At the Election Report Meeting, the
other copy of the report shall be read verbatim.
(e) Any full book member claiming a violation of the
election and balloting procedure or the conduct of the same,
shall within 72 hours of the occurrence of the claimed violation,
notify the Secretary-Treasurer at Headquarters, in writing, by
certified mail, of the same, setting forth his name, book
number and the details so that appropriate corrective action if
warranted may be taken. The Secretary-Treasurer shall ex
peditiously investigate the facts concerning the claimed viola
tion, take such action as may be necessary if any, and make a
report and recommendation, if necessary, a copy of which shall
be sent to the member and the original shall be filed for the
Union Tallying Committee for their appropriate action, report
and recommendation, if any. The foregoing shall not be
applicable to matters involving the Credentials Committee's
action or report, the provisions of Article XIII, Sections 1 and 2
being the pertinent provisions applicable to such matters.
All protests as to any and all aspects of the election and
balloting procedures or the conduct of the same, not passed
upon by the Union Tallying Committee in its report, excluding
therefrom matters involving the Credentials Committee's action
or report as provided in the last sentence of the immediately
preceding paragraph, but including the procedure and report
of the Union Tallying Committee, shall be filed in writing by
certified mail with the Secretary-Treasurer at Headquarters, to
be received no later than the February 25th immediately sub
sequent to the close of the election year. It shall be the re
sponsibility of the member to insure that his written protest is
received by the Secretary-Treasurer no later than such Febru
ary 25th. The Secretary-Treasurer shall forward copies of
such written protest to all ports in sufficient time to be read
at the Election Report Meeting. The written protest shall
contain the full book member's name, book number, and all
details constituting the protest.
(f) At the Election Report Meeting the report and recom
mendation of the Union Tallying Committee, including but
not limited to discrepancies, protests passed upon by them, as
well as protests filed with the Secretary-Treasurer as provided
for in Section (e) immediately above, shall be acted upon by
the meeting. A majority vote of the membership shall decide
what action, if any, in accordance with the Constitution shall
be taken thereon, which action, however, shall not include the
ordering of a special vote, unless reported discrepancies or
protested procedure or conduct found to have occurred and to
be violative of the Constitution, affected the results of the
vote for any office or job, in which event, the special vote shall
be restricted to such office, offices and/or job or jobs, as the
case may be. A majority of the membership at the Election
Report Meetings may order a recheck and recount when a
dissent to the closing report has been issued by three (3) or
more members of the Union Tallying Committee. Except for
the contingencies provided for in this Section 4(f), the closing
report shall be accepted as final. There shall be no further
protest or appeal from the action of the majority of the
membership at the Election Report Meetings.
(g) Any special vote ordered pursuant to Section 4(f) shall
be commenced within ninety (90) days after the first day of
the month immediately subsequent to the Election Report
Meetings mentioned above. The depository shall be the same
as designated for the election from which the special vote is
ordered. And the procedures shall be the same as provided
for in this Section 4, except where specific dates are provided
for, the days shall be the dates applicable, which provide, for
the identical time and days originally provided for in this
Section 4. The Election Report Meeting for the aforesaid
special vote shall be that meeting immediately subsequent to
the report of the Union Tallying Committee separated by one
calendar month.
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Section 5. Elected Officers and Job Holders:
(a) A candidate unopposed for any office or job shall be
deemed elected to such office or job notwithstanding that his
name may appear on the ballot. The Union Tallying Committee
shall not be required to tally completely the results of the
voting for such unopposed candidate but shall certify in their
report, that such unopposed candidate has been elected to such
office or job. The Election Report Meeting shall accept the
above certification of the Union Tallying Committee without
change.
Section 6. Installation into Office and the Job of Head
quarters Representative, Port Agent or Patrolman:
(a) The person elected shall be that person having the largest
number of votes cast for the particular office or job involved.
Where more than one person is to be elected for a particular
office or job, the proper number of candidates receiving the
successively highest number of votes shall be declared elected.
These determinations shall be made only from the results
deemed final and accepted as provided in this Article. It shall
be the duty of the President to notify each individual elected.
(b) The duly elected officers and other job holders shall take
over their respective offices and jobs, and assume the duties
thereof, at midnight of the night of the Election Report Meet
ing, or the next regular meeting, depending upon which meet
ing the results as to each of the foregoing are deemed final
and accepted, as provided in this Article. The term of their
predecessors shall continue up to, and expire at, that time,
notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in Article
XI, Section 1. This shall not apply where the successful candi
date cannot assume his office because he is at sea.
In such event, a majority vote of the membership may grant
additional time for the assumption of the office or job. In the
event of the failure of the newly-elected President to assume
office the provisions of Article X, Section 11 shall apply until
the expiration of the term. All other cases of failure to assume
office shall be dealt with as decided by a majority vote of the
membership.
Section 7. The Secretary-Treasurer is specifically charged
with the preservation and retention of all election records,
including the ballots, as required by law, and is directed and
authorized to issue such other and further directives as to the
election procedures as are required by law, which directives
shall be part of the election procedures of this Union.
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Article XIV
Other Elections
Section 1. Trial Committee.
A Trial Committee shall he elected at a special meeting held
at 10:00 A.M., the next business day following the regular
meeting of the Port where the Trial is to take place. It shall
consist of five full book members, of which three shall consti
tute a quorum. No officer. Headquarters Representative, Port
Agent, Port Patrolman, or other Union personnel may be
elected to serve on a Trial Committee. No member who intends
to be a witness in the pending trial may serve, nor may any
member who cannot for any reason, render an honest decision.
It shall he the duty of every member to decline nomination if
he knows, or has reason to believe, any of the foregoing dis
qualifications apply to him. The members of this committee
shall be elected under such. generally applicable rules as are
adopted by a majority vote of the membership.
Section 2. Appeals Committee.
The Appeals Committee shall consist of seven full book
members, five of whom shall constitute a quorum, elected at
the port where headquarters is located. The same disquali
fications and duties of members shall apply with regard to
this committee as apply to the Trial Committee. In addition,
no member may serve on an Appeals Committee in the hearing
of an appeal from a Trial Committee decision, if th6 said
member was a member of the Trial Committee.
Article XV
Trials and Appeals
Section 1. Any member may bring charges against any other
member for the commission of an offense as set forth in this
Constitution. These charges shall be in writing and signed by
the accuser, who shall also include his book number. The
accuser shall deliver these charges to the Port Agent of the
port nearest the place of the offense, or the port of pay-off, if
the offense took place aboard ship. He shall also request the
Port Agent to present these charges at the next regular meeting
The accuser may withdraw his charges before the meeting takes
place.
Section 2. After presentation of the charges and the request
to the Port Agent, the Port Agent shall cause those charges
to be read at die said meeting.
If the charges are rejected by a majority vote of the port,
no further action may be taken thereon, unless ruled otherwise
by a majority vote of the membership of the Union within 90
days thereafter. If the charges are accepted, and the accused
is present, he shall be automatically on notice that he will be
tried the following morning. At his request, the trial shall be
postponed until the morning following the next regular meeting,
at which time the Trial Committee will then be elected. He
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�shall also be handed a written copy of the charges made against
him.
If the accused is not present, the Port Agent shall immedi<
ately cause to be sent to him, by registered mail addressed to
his last known mailing address on file with the Union a copy
of the charges, the names and book numbers of the accusers,
and a notification, that he must appear with his witnesses,
ready for trial the morning after the next regular meeting, at
which meeting the Trial Committee will be elected.
In the event a majority of the membership of the Union shall
vote to accept charges after their rejection by a port, the trial
shall take place in the Port where Headquarters is located. Due
notice thereof shall be given to the accused, who shall be
informed of tbe name of his accusers, and who shall receive a
written statement of the charges. At the request of the accused,
transportation and subsistence shall be provided the accused
and his witnesses.
Section 3. The Trial Committee shall hear all pertinent
evidence and shall not be bound by the rules of evidence
required by courts of law but may receive all relevant testi
mony. The Trial Committee may grant adjournments, at the
request of the accused, to enable him to make a proper defense.
In the event the Trial Committee falls beneath a quorum, it
shall adjourn until a quorum does exist.
Section 4. No trial shall be conducted unless all the accusers
are present. The Trial Committee shall conduct the trial except
that the accused shall have the right to cross-examine the
accuser, or accusers, and the witnesses, as well as to conduct his
own defense. The accused may select any member to assist him
in his defense at the trial, provided, (a) the said member is
available at the time of the trial and (b) the said member
agrees to render such assistance. If the accused challenges the
qualifications of the members of the Trial Committee, or states
that the charges do not adequately inform him of what wrong
he allegedly committed, or the time and place of such commis
sion, such matters shall be ruled upon and disposed of, prior
to proceeding on the merits of the defense. The guilt of an
accused'shall be found only if proven by the weight of the
evidence, and the burden of such proof shall be upon the
accuser. Every finding shall be based on the quality of the
evidence and not solely on the number of witnesses produced.
Secrion 5. The Trial Committee shall make findings as to
guilt or innocence, and recommendations as to punishment
and/or other Union action deemed desirable in the light of
the proceedings. These findings artd recommendations shall
be those of a majority of the committee, and shall be in writing,
as shall be any dissent. The committee shall forward its find
ings and recommendations, along with any dissent to the Port
Agent of the port where the trial took place, while a copy
thereof shall be forwarded to the accused and the accusers,
either in person or by mail addressed to their last known
addresses. The findings shall include a statement that the
rights of the accused under this Constitution, were properly
safeguarded. The findings also must contain the charges made,
the date of the trial, the name and address of the accused, the
accuser, and each witness; shall describe each document used
at the trial; shall contain a fair summary of the proceedings,
and shall state the findings as to guilt or innocence. If possible,
all documents used at the trial shall be kept. All findings and
recommendations shall be made a part of tbe regular files.
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should have been disqualified, or (b) that the accused wag not
adequately informed of the details of the charged offense, which
resulted in his not having been given a tair trial, or (c) that
for any other reason, the accused was not given a fair trial.
(d) If there is not substantial evidence to support a finding
of guilt, the Appeals Committee shall recommend that the
charge on which the finding was based be dismissed.
(e) The Appeals Committee may recommend lesser punish
ment.
Section 14. The Appeals Committee shall deliver its decision
and dissent, if any, to headquarters, which shall cause sufficient
copies to be published and shall have them sent to each port in
time to reach there before the next regular scheduled meeting.
Headquarters shall also send a copy to each accused and
accuser at their last known address, or notify them in person.
Section IS. At the meeting indicated in Section 14 of this
Article, the membership, by a majority vote, shall accept the
decision of the Appeals Committee, or the dissent therein. If
there is no dissent, the decision of the Appeals Committee shall
stand.
If a new trial is ordered, that trial shall be held in the port
where headquarters is located, in the manner provided for in
Section 2 of this Article. Any decision so providing for a new
trial shall contain such directions as will insure a fair hearing
to the accused.
Section 16. Headquarters shall notify the accused and each
accuser, either in person or in writing addressed to their last
known address, of the results of the appeal. A further appeal
shall be allowed as set forth in Section 17 of this Article.
Section 17. Each member is charged with knowledge of the
provisions of the Constitution of the Seafarers International
Union of North America, and the rights of, and procedure as
to, further appeal as. provided for therein. Decisions reached
thereunder shall be binding on all members of the Union,
Section 18. It shall be the duty of all members of the Union
to take all steps within their constitutional power to carry out
the terms of any effective decisions.
Section 19. Every accused shall receive a written copy of the
charges preferred against him and shall be given a reasonable
time to prepare bis defense, but he may thereafter plead guilty
and waive any or all of the other rights and privileges granted
to him by this Article. If an accused has been properly notified
of his trial and fails to attend without properly requesting a
postponement, the Trial Committee may hold its trial without
his presence.
Article XVi
Offenses and Penalties
Section 1. Upon proof of the commission of the following
offenses, the member shall be expelled from membership:
(a) Proof of membership in any organization advocating the
overthrow of the Government of the United States by force;
(b) Acting as an informer against the interest of the Union
or the membership in any organizational campaign;
(c) Acting as an informer for, or agent of, the company
against the interests of the membership or the Union;
(d) The commission of any act as part of a conspiracy to
Section 6. The Port Agent of the Port of Trial shall, upon
destroy the Union.
receipt of the findings and recommendations of the Trial Com
mittee, cause the findings and recommendations to be presented,
Section 2. Upon proof of the commission of any of the fol
and entered into the minutes, at the next regular meeting..
lowing offenses, the member shall be penalized up to and
including a penalty of expulsion from the Union. In the event
Section 7. The Port Agent shall send the record of the entire
the penalty of expulsion is not invoked or recoihmeded, the
proceedings to headquarters, which shall cause sufficient copies
penalty shall not exceed suspension from the rights and privi
thereof to be made and sent to each Port in time for the next
leges of membership for more than two (2) years, or a fine
regularly scheduled meeting.
of $50.00 or both:
Section 8. At the latter meeting, the proceedings shall be dis
(a) Willfully misappropriating or misusing Union property
cussed. The meeting shall then vote. A majority vote of the
of the value in excess of $50.00.
membership of the Union shall:
(b) Unauthorized use of Union property, records, stamps,
(a) Accept the findings and recommendations, or
seals, etc., for the purpose of personal gain;
(b) Reject tbe findings and recommendations, or
(c) Willful misuse of any office or job, elective or not, within
the Union for the purpose of persontd gain, financial or other
(c) Accept the findings, but modify the recommendations, or
wise, or the willful refusal or failure to execute the duties or
(d) Order a new trial after finding that substantial justice
functions of the said office or job, or gross neglect or abuse in
has not been done with regard to the charges. In this event,
executing such, duties or functions or other serious misconduct
a new trial shall take place at the port where headquarters is
or
breach of trust. The President may, during the pendency
located and upon application, tbe accused, the accusers, and
of disciplinary proceedings under this subsection, suspend the
their witnesses shall be furnished transportation and subsist
officer or jobholder from exercising the functions of the office
ence.
or job, with or without pay, and designate his temporary re
Section 9. After the vote set forth in Section 8, any punish
placement.
ment so decided upon shall become effective. Headquarters
(d) Unauthorized voting, or unauthorized handling of bal
shall cause notice of the results thereof to be sent to each
lots, stubs, rosters, verification lists, ballot boxes, or election
accused and accuser.
files, or election material of any sort;
Section 10. An accused who has been found guilty, or who is
(e) Preferring charges with knowledge that such, charges
under effective punishment may appeal in the following manner: . are false;
He may send or deliver a notice of appeal to Headquarters
(f) Making or transmitting; with intent to deceive, false
within 30 days after receipt of the notice of the decision of the
reports or communications which fall within the scope of Union
membership.
business;
Section 11. At the next regular meeting of the port where
(g) Deliberate failure or refusal to join one's ship, or mis
Headquarters is located, after receipt of the notice of appeal,
conduct or neglect of duty aboard ship, to the detriment of
the notice shall be presented and sball then become part of tbe
the Union or its agreements;
minutes. An Appeals Committee sball then be elected. The
(h) Deliberate and unauthorized interference, or deliberate
Vice-President in charge of contracts is charged with the duty' and malicious villificatioh, with regard to the execution of the
of presenting the before-mentioned proceedings and all avail
duties of any office or job;
able documents used as evidence at tbe trial to the Appeals
(i) Paying for, or receiving money for, employment aboard
Committee, as well as any written statement or argument sub
a
vessel,
exclusive of proper earnings and Union payments;
mitted by the accused. Tbe accused may argue his appeal in
(j) Willful refusal to submit evidence of affiliation for the
person, if he so desires. The appeal shall be heard at Union
purpose of avoiding or delaying money payments to the Union,
Headquarters on the night the committee is elected. It shall
or unauthorizedly transferring or receiving evidence of Union
be the responsibility of tbe accused to insure tbat his written
affiliation, with intent to deceive;
statement or argument arrives at headquarters in time for such
presentation.
(k) Willful failure or refusal to carry out the order of those
duly
authorized to make such orders during time of strike.
Section 12. The Appeals Committee shall decide the appeal
(1) Failure or refusal to pay a fine or assessment within the
as soon as possible, consistent with fair consideration of the
time limit set therefor either by the Constitution or by action
evidence and arguments before it. It may grant adjournments
taken in accordance with the Constitution.
and may request the accused or accusers to present arguments,
whenever necessary for such fair consideration.
Section 3. Upon proof of the commission of any of the fol
lowing offenses, members shall be penalized up to and including
Section 13. The decision of the Appeals Committee shall be
a suspension from the rights and privileges of membership for
by majority vote, and shall be in the form of findings and
two(2) years, or a fine of $50.00 or both:
recommendations. Dissents wiU be allowed. Decisions and
dissents shall be in writing and si^ed by those participating
(a) Willfully misappropriating or misusing Union property
in such decision or dissent. In making its findings and recom
of the value under $50.00;
mendations, the committee shall be governed by the following:
(b) Assuming any office or job, whether elective or not with
(a) No finding of guilt shall be reversed if there is sub
knowledge of the lack of possession of the qualifications re
stantial evidence to support such a finding and, in such case,
quired therefor;
the Appeals Committee shall not make its own findings as to
(c) Misconduct during any meeting or other official Union
the weight of evidence.
proceeding, or bringing the Union into disrepute by conduct
(b) In no event shall increased punishment be recommended.
not provided for elsewhere in this Article;
(c) A new trial shall be recommended if the Appeals Com
(d) Refusal or negligent failure to carry out orders of
mittee finds—(a) that any member of the Trial Committee
those duly authorized to make such orders at any time.
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SMtien 4. Upon proof of the commission of any of the fol
lowing offenses, members shall be penalized up to and including
a fine of $50.00;
(a) Refusal or willful failure to be present at sign-ons or
pay-offs;
(b) Willful failure to submit Union book to Union repre
sentatives at pay-off;
(c) Disorderly conduct at pay-off or sign-on;
(d) Refusal to cooperate with Union representatives in dis
charging their duties;
(e) Disorderly conduct in the Union hall;
(f) Gambling in the Union hall;
(g) Negligent failure to join ship.
Section 5. Any member who has committed an offense penal
ized by no more than a fine of $50.00 may elect to waive his
rights under this Constitution subject to the provisions of
Article XV, Section 19 and to pay the maximum fine of $50.00
to the duly authorized representative of the Union.
Section 6. This Union, and its members, shall not be deemed
to waive any claim, of personal or property rights to which it
or its members are entitled, by bringing the member to trial or
enforcing a penalty as provided in this Constitution.
Section 7. Any member under suspension for an offense under
this Article shall continue to pay all dues and assessments and
must observe his duties to the Union, members, officials, and
job holders.
Article XVII
Publications
This Union may publish such pamphlets, journals, news
papers, magazines, periodicals and general literature, in such
manner as may be determined, from time to time, by the
Executive Board.
Article XVIII
Bonds
Officers and job holders, whether elected or appointed as
well as all other employees handling monies of the Union
shall be bonded as required by law.
Article XIX
Expenditures
Section 1. In the event no contrary policies or instructions
are in existence, the President may authorize, make, or incur
such expenditures and expenses as are normally encompassed
within the authority conferred upon him by Article X of this
Constitution.
Section 2. The provisions of Section 1 shall similarly apply to
the routine accounting and administrative procedures of the
Union except those primarily concerned with trials, appeals,
negotiations, strikes, and elections.
Section 3. The provisions of this Article shall supersede to
the extent applicable, the provisions of Article X of this
Constitution.
Article XX
. Income
Section 1. The income of this Union shall include dues,
initiation fees, fines, assessments, contributions, loans, interest,
dividends, as well as income derived from any other legitimate
business operation or other legitimate source.
Section 2. An official Union receipt, properly filled out, shaU
be given to anyone paying money to tbe Union or to any
person authorized by the Union to receive money. It shall be
the duty of every person affiliated with the Union who makes
such payments to demand such receipt.
Section 3. No assessments shall be levied except after a ballot
conducted under such general rules as may be decided upon
by a majority vote of the membership, provided that:
(a) The ballot must be, secret.
(b) The assessment must be appfoved by a majority of the
valid baUots cast.
Section 4. Except as otherwise provided by law, all payments
by members or other affiliates of this Union shall be applied
successively to the monetary obligations owed the Union com
mencing with the oldest in point of time, as measured from
the date of accrual of such obligation. The period of arrears
shaU be calculated accordingly.
Section 5. To the extent deemed appropriate by the major
ity of the Executive Board, funds and assets of the Union
may be kept in an account or accounts without separation
as to purpose and expended for all Union purposes and
objects.
Article XXi
Other Types of Union Affiliation
To the extent permitted by law, this Union, by majority
vote of the membership, may provide for affiliation with it by
individuals in a lesser capacity than membership, or in acapacity other than membership. By majority vote of the mem
bership, the Union may provide for the rights and obligations
incident to such capacities or affiliations. These rights and
obligations may include, but are not limited to (a) the applic
ability or non-applicability of all or any part of the Consti
tution; (b) the terms of such affiliation; (c) the right of the
Union to peremptory termination of such affiliation and, (d)
the fees required for such affiliation. In no event may anyone
not a member receive evidence of affiliation equivalent to
that of members, receive priority or rights over members, or
be termed a member.
Article XXII
Quorums
Section 1. Unless elsewhere herein otherwise specifically pro
vided, the quorum for a special meeting of a port shaU be six
(6) full book members.
Section 2. The quorum for a regular meeting of a Port shaU
be fifty (50) members.
Section 3. Unless otherwise specifically set forth herein, the
decisions, reports, recommendations, or other functions of any
segment of the Union requiring a quorum to act officially,
shall be a majority of those voting, and shall not be official
or effective unless the quorum requirements are met.
Seafarers Log
�Section 4. Unless otherwise indicated herein, where the re
quirements for a quorum are not specifically set forth, a quorum
shall be deemed to be a majority of those composing the ap
plicable segment of the Union.
Article XXIil
Meetings
II
Se^ion 1. Regular membership meetings shall be held
monthly only in the following major ports at the following
times:
During the week following the first Sunday of every month
a meeting shall be held on Monday—at New York; on Tuesday
—at Philadelphia; on Wednesday—at Baltimore; and on
Friday—at Detroit. During the next week, meetings shall be
held on Monday—at Houston; on Tuesday—at New Orleans;
and on Wednesday—at Mobile. All regular membership meet
ings shall commence at 2:30 P.M. local time. Where a meeting
day falls on a Holiday officially designated as such by the
authorities of the state or municipality in which a port is
located, the port meeting shall take place on the following
business day. Saturday and Sunday shall not be deemed busi
ness days.
The Area Vice Presidents shall be the chairmen of all
regular meetings in ports in their respective areas. In the
event the Area Vice Presidents are unable to attend a regular
meeting of a port, they shall instruct the Port Agents, or
other elected job holders, to act as chairmen of the meetings.
In the event a quorum is not present at 2:30 P.M. the
chairman of the meeting at the pertinent port shall postpone
the opening of the meeting but in no event later than 3:00 P.M.
Section 2. A special meeting at a port may be called only at
the direction of the Port Agent or Area Vice President. No
special meeting may be held, except between the hours of
9:00 A.M. and 5:00 P.M. Notice of such meeting shall be
posted at least two hours in advance, on the port bulletin board.
The Area Vice Presidents shall be the chairmen of all
special meetings in ports in their respective areas. In the event
the Area Vice Presidents are unable to attend a special meet
ing of a port, they shall instruct the Port Agents, or other
elected job holders, to act as chairmen of the meetings.
Section 3. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, all reg
ular meetings shall be governed by the following:
1. The Union Constitution.
2. Majority vote of the members assembled.
Article XXiV
Definitions and Miscellaneous Provisions
Relating Thereto
Section 1. Incapacity. Unless otherwise set forth or dealt
with herein, the term "incapacity," shall mean any illness or
situation preventing the affected person from carrying out his
duties for more than 30 days, provided that this does not
result in a vacancy. However, nothing contained in this Article
shall be deemed to prohibit the execution of the functions of
more than one job and/or office in which event no incapacity
shall be deemed to exist with regard to the regular job or
office of the one taking over the duties and functions of the
one incapacitated. The period of incapacity shall be the time
during which the circumstances exist.
Sacrion 2. Unless otherwise set forth or dealt with herein,
the term "vacancy" shall include failure to perform the func
tions of any office or job by reason of death, or resignation,
or suspension from membership or expulsion from the Union
with no further right to appeal in accordance with the pro
visions of Article XV of this Constitution.
Sactien 3. When applicable to the Union as a whole the term,
"majority vote of the membership," shall mean the majority
of all the valid votes cast by full book members at an official
meeting of those ports holding a meeting. This definition shall
prevail notwithstanding that one or more ports cannot hold
meetings because of no quorum. For the purpose of this Sec
tion, the term "meeting" shall refer to those meetings to be
held during the time period within which a vote must be taken
in accordance with the Constitution and the custom and usage
of the Union in the indicated priority.
Section 4. When applicable solely to port action and not con
cerned with, or related to, the Union as a whole, and not
forming part of a Union-wide vote, the term "majority vote
of the membership," shall refer to the majority of the valid
votes cast by the full book members at any meeting of the
Port, regular or special.
Sactlon 5. The term, "membership action", or reference
thereto, shall mean the same as the term "majority vote of
the membership."
Section 6. Where the title of any office or job, or the holder
thereof, is set forth in this Constitution, all references thereto
and the provisions concerned therewith shall be deemed to be
equally applicable to whomever is duly acting in such office
or job.
Soction 7. The term "Election Year" shall be deemed to mean
that calendar year prior to the calendar year in which elected
officials and other elected job-holders are required to asume
office.
Section 8. The terms, "this Constitution", and "this amended
Constitution," shall be deemed to have the same meaning and
shall refer to the Constitution as amended which takes the
place of the one adopted by the Union in 1939, as amended
up through August, 1968.
Section 9. The term, "member in good standing", shall mean
a member whose monetary obligations to the Union are not
in arrears for thirty days or more, or who is not under suspen
sion or expulsion effective in accordance with this Constitution.
Unless otherwise expressly indicated, the term, "member,"
shall mean a member in good standing.
Section 10. Unless plainly otherwise required by the context
of their use, the terms "Union book," "membership book," and
"book," sball mean official evidence of Union membership.
Section 11. The term "full book" or "full Union book" shall
mean only an official certificate issued as evidence of Union
membership which carries with it complete rights and privileges
of membership except as may be specifically constitutionally
otherwise provided.
Section 12. The term, "full book member", shall mean a
member to whom a full book has been duly issued and who
is entitled to retain it in accordance with 'be provisions of
this Constitution.
Article XXV
Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District, and this Constitution
and any amendments thereto, shall not take effect unless and
until approved as set forth in the Constitution of that Union.
IV
An object of this Union is, within its reasonable capacity,
to promote the welfare of, and assist, the Seafarers Interna
tional Union of North America—.Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and In
land Waters District.
The charter (and/or affiliation) relationship between this
Union and the .Seafarers International Union of North America
—Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District shall not
be dissolved so long as at least ten members of this Union,
and the Seafarers International Union of North America—
Atlantic, Gulf. Lakes and Inland Waters District acting through
its Executive Board wish to continue such relationship.
VI
No amendment to this Constitution shall be effective unless
and iintil approved by at least a two-thirds vote of the member
ship in a secret referendum conducted for that purpose. In
any event, the adoption of this Constitution and any aniendments thereto, will not be effective unless and until compliance
with Article II of the Constitution of the Seafarers Interna
tional Union of North America—Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and
Inland Waters District is first made.
Amendments
This Constitution sball be amended in the following manner:
Section 1. Any full book member may submit at any regular
meeting of any Port proposed amendments to this Constitu
tion in resolution form. If a majority vote of the membership
of the Port approves it, the proposed amendment shall be for
warded to all Ports for further action.
Section 2. When a proposed amendment is accepted by a ma
jority vote of the membership, it shall be referred to a Con
stitutional 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 together with any proposed
changes or substitutions or recommendations and the reckons
for such recommendations. The latter shall then be submitted
to the membership. If a majority vote of the membership
approves the amendment as recommended, it shall then be
voted upon, in a ye.s or no vote by the membership of the Union
by secret ballot in accordance with the procedure directed by
a majority vote of the membership at the time it gives the
approval necessary to put the referendum to a vote. The
Union Tallying Committee shall consist of six (6) full book
members, two from each of the three (3-) departments-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.
Section 3. If approved by a majority of the valid ballots
cast, the amendment shall become effective immediately upon
notification by the aforesaid Union Tallying Committee to the
Secretary-Treasurer that the amendment has been so approved,
unless otherwise specified in the amendment. The SecretaryTreasurer shall immediately notify all ports of the results of
the vote on the amendment.
VII
The Seafarers International Union of North America—At
lantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District shall have the
right to check, inspect and make copies of all the books and
records of this Union upon demand.
Vlli
This Union shall not take any action which will have the
effect of reducing its net assets, calculated through recognized
accounting procedures, below the amount of its indebtedness
to the Seafarers International Union of North America—Atlan
tic, GuH, Lakes and Inland Waters District, unless approved
by that Union through its Executive Board.
IX
So long as there exists any indebtedness by this Union to
the Seafarers, International Union of North America—Atlantic,
Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District, that Union shall have
the right to appoint a representative or representatives to this
Union who shall have the power to attend all meetings of this
Union, or its sub-divisions, or governing boards, if any; and
who shall have access to all books and records of this Union
on demand. This representative, or these representatives, shall
be charged with the'duty of assisting this Union and its mem
bership, and acting as a liaison between the Seafarers Inter
national Union of North America—Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and
Inland Waters District and this Union.
So long as any unpaid per capita tax, or any other indebted
ness of any sort is owed by this Union to the Seafarers Inter
national Union of North America—Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and
Inland Waters District, such indebtedness shall constitute a
first lien on the assets of this Union, which lien shall not be
impaired without the written approval of the Seafarers Inter
national Union of North America—Atlantic, Gulf Lakes and
Inland Waters District acting through its Executive Board.
EXHIBIT A
Minimal requirements to be contained in
Constitution of subordinate bodies and divisions
chartered by or affiliated with the Seafarers
international Union of North America — At
lantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District.
I
All members shall have equal rights and privileges, subject
to reasonable rules and regulations, contained in this Consti
tution, including secret election, freedom of speech, the right
to hold office and the right of secret votes on assessment and
dues increases, all in accordance with the law.
XI
The per capita tax payable by this Union to the Seafarers
International Union of North America—.Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes
and Inland Waters District shall be that which is fixed in ac
cordance with the terms of the Constitution of that Union.
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Xil
This Constitution and actions by this Union pursuant thereto
are subject to those provisions of the Constitution of the Sea
farers International Union of North America—Atlantic, GiJf,
Lakes and Inland Waters District pertaining to affiliation, dis
affiliation, trusteeships, and the granting and removal of
charters.
II
Xili
No member may be automaticaly suspended from member
ship except for non-payment of dues, and all members shall
be afforded a fair hearing upon written charges, with a reas
onable time to prepare defense, when accused of an offense
under the Constitution.
This Union shall be affiliated with the Seafarers International
Union of North America through the Seafarers International
Union of North America—Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland
Waters District. It shall share in, and participate as part of,
the delegation of that District to the Convention of the Sea
farers International Union of North America in accordance
with the provisions of the Constitution of the Seafarers Inter
national Union of North America—Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and
Inland Waters District.
ill
This Union is chartered by (and/or affiliated with), the
Seafarers International Union of North America—Atlantic,
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EVERY SEAFARER IS GUARANTEED:
• Protection of the rights and privileges guaranteed
him under the Constitution of the Union.
• The right to vote.
• The right to nominate himself for, and to hold, any
office in the Union.
• That every official of the Union shall be bound to
uphold and protect the rights of every member and
that in no case shall any member be deprived of his
rights and privileges as a member without due pro
cess of the law of the Union.
• The right to be confronted by his accuser and to be
given a fair trial by an impartial committee of his
brother Union members if he should be charged with
conduct detrimental to the welfare of Seafarers
banded together in this Union.
• The right to express himself freely on the floor of
any Union meeting or in committee.
• The assurance that his brother Seafarers will stand
with him in defense of the democratic principles set
forth in the Constitution of the Union.
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Seafarers Log
�SlU Pension Roll Adds 25 Members
John Karpinsky, Jr.
John Karpinsky; Jr., 62, joined the SIU in the
Port of New York in 1949 and sailed in the
steward department. A native of Pennsylvania,
Brother Karpinsky now makes his home in
Jalisco, Mexico. When he retired. Seafarer Kar
pinsky ended a sailing career of 25 years.
Artemio Quinones
Artemio Quinones, 65, is a native of Ponce,
P.R., and is now spending his retirement in
Brooklyn, N.Y. He was an early member of the
Union, having joined in the Port of New York
in 1938. Brother Quinones sailed in the engine
department. In 1961 he was issued a picket duty
card. At the time of Seafarer Quinones' retire
ment he had been sailing 42 years.
Frank Bosmente
Frank Bosmente, 64, joined the SIU in the
Port of Tampa in 1942 and sailed in the steward
department as a cook. A native of the Philippine
Islands, Brother Bosmente now lives in Brook
lyn, N.Y. When he retired. Seafarer Bosmente
ended a sailing career of 49 years.
Festus A. DeLeon
Festus A. DeLeon, 65, is a native of Jamaica,
British West Indies, and now makes his home in
Baltimore, Md. He is one of the first members
of the Union having joined in the Port of Balti
more in 1939. Seafarer DeLeon sailed in the stew
ard department as chief steward. When he re
tired he had been sailing 44 years.
Miguel A. Eala
Miguel A. Eala, 66, joined the SIU in the
Port of New York in 1947 and sailed in the
steward department. He often served the Union
as department delegate while sailing. Brother
Eala was given two safety awards in 1960 and
1961 for his part in making the Steel Surveyor an
accident free ship. A native of the Philippine
Islands, Brother Eala now makes his home in
Manhattan, N.Y. He is a Navy veteran of World
War II.
VIrgle O. Guest
Virgle O. Guest, 45, is a native of Alabama
and now spends his retirement in Mobile, Ala. He
joined the Union in the Port of Mobile in 1949
and sailed in the deck department. Brother Guest
is a Navy veteran of World War II. When he
retired. Seafarer Guest had been sailing 23 years.
Salomon M. Rosa
Salomon M. Rosa, 67, joined the Union
in the Port of Galveston in 1951 and sailed in
the engine department. He was issued a picket
duty card in 1961. A native of Puerto Rico,
Brother Rosa now makes his home in Brooklyn,
N.Y. He is a veteran of World War II. Seafar
er Salomon's retirement ended a sailing career
of 25 years.
Victor Menor
Victor Menor, 63, is a native of the Philippine
Islands and now lives in Brooklyn, N.Y. He
joined the SIU in the Port of Boston in 1943 and
sailed in the engine department as a chief elec
trician. He was issued a picket duty card in
1961. When Seafarer Menor retired he ended a
sailing career of 30 years.
DItlef K. Molier
Ditlef K. Molier, 58, joined the Union in the
Port of New York in 1944 and sailed in the
engine department. He served the Union as
department delegate while sailing. A native of
Norway, Brother Molier now lives in Brooklyn,
N.Y. His retirement ended a sailing career of
38 years.
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Evangelos Stratis
Evangelos Stratis, 65, joined the Union in the
Port of New York in 1946 and sailed in the
engine department. A native of Greece, Brother
Stratis now lives in New Orleans, La. Seafarer
Stratis retired after sailing more than 40 years.
March 1971
Cirilo A. Baquilod
Cirilo A. Baquilod, 71, is a native of the Phil
ippine Islands and is now spending his retire
ment in Staten Island, N.Y. He joined the Union
in the Port of New York in 1953 and sailed in
the steward department as a chief cook. Brother
Baquilod retired after 25 years at sea.
William K. Sutherlin
William K. Sutherlin, 66, joined the Union
in the Port of New Orleans in 1947 and sailed
in the steward department. A native of Shreveport. La., Brother Sutherlin is now spending his
retirement in Metairie, La. Brother Sutherlin's re
tirement ended a sailing career of 24 years.
Edgar Harman
Edgar Harman, 65, is a native of South Caro
lina and now makes his home in New Orleans,
La. He joined the SIU in the Port of New Or
leans in 1938 and sailed in the engine depart
ment. When Brother Harman retired he had been
sailing for 32 years.
Gilbert G. Parker
Gilbert G. Parker, 48, joined the Union in the
Port of Savannah in 1944 and sailed as a steward.
A native of Pennsylvania, Brother Parker now
makes his home in Savannah, Ga. Seafarer Park
er's retirement ended a sailing career of 28 years.
Eric Benjamin Hayes
Eric Benjamin Hayes, 66, is a native of Brit
ish Guiana and is now spending his retirement
in Theodore, Ala. He joined the Union in the
Port of New York in 1944 and sailed in the en
gine department. When he retired. Brother Hayes
ended a sailing career of 33 years.
Antonio A. Mangao
Antonio A. Mangao, 73, joined the Union in
the Port of Wilmington in 1955 and sailed in
the steward department. A native of the Philip
pine Islands, Seafarer Mangao now makes his
home in Wilmington, Calif. He had been sailing
31 years when he retired.
Jack Clarence Trosclair
Jack Clarence Trosclair, 40, is a native of Mo
bile, Ala., and continues to make his home there.
He joined the Union in the Port of Mobile and
sailed in the deck department. When Brother
Trosclair retired he had been sailing over 20
years.
Frank D. Roland
Frank D. Roland, 68, joined the Union in the
Port of Baltimore in 1953 and sailed in the en
gine department. A native of Cleveland, O.,
Brother Roland now lives in Coupeville, Wash.
When he retired. Brother Roland had been sailing
the seas for over 52 years.
Guss Alex Janavaris
Gus Alex Janavaris, 53, is a native of Indiana
and now makes his home in Rosedale, N.Y. He
joined the Union in the Port of New York in
1944 and sailed in the deck department as a
boatswain. He often served as department dele
gate while at sea. In 1962 Brother Janavaris was
issued a picket duty card.
Alberto Santiago
Alberto Santiago, 63, is an old-timer in the
Union. He joined in 1939 in the Port of New
York and shipped in the deck department as a
boatswain. A native of Puerto Rico, Brother
Santiago is spending his retirement in Catano,
P.R. His retirement ended a sailing career of 43
years.
Muriel Dunnam, born Nov.
30, 1970, to Seafarer and Mrs.
Ronald G. Dunnam, Irvington,
Ala.
Stephen Colar, bom Nov. 14,
1970, to Seafarer and Mrs.
Henry J. Colar, New Orleans, La.
Noel Rokicki, born Dec. 7,
1970, to Seafarer and Mrs. Ed
ward J. Rockiki, Bayonne, N.j.
Philip Reeves, born Dec. 15,
1970, to Seafarer and Mrs. Wil
liam E. Reeves, Mobile, Ala.
Chris Stevison, born Dec. 20,
1970, to Seafarer and Mrs.
Joseph Stevison, Port Acres,
Texas.
Kimherly ARano, born Dec.
27, 1970, to Seafarer and Mrs.
John Alfano, Colonia, N.J.
Sahrina Parker, born Nov. 7,
1970, to Seafarer and Mrs. John
Parker, Jacksonville, Fla.
Cynthia Purdy, born Jan. 20,
1971, to Seafarer and Mrs.
Joseph Purdy, Fremont, Calif.
Gary Stever, born Dec. 23,
1970, to Seafarer and Mrs.
Harold Stever, Philadelphia, Pa.
Pina Sue Witherington, bora
Jan. 21, 1971, to Seafarer and
Mrs. Arthur C. Witherington,
Daphne, Ala.
Robert Smifli, born Dec. 2,
1970, to Seafarer and Mrs. John
A. Smith, Elk Hills, Md.
Sandra Castro, born Oct. 30,
1970, to Seafarer and Mrs. Sebas
tian B. Castro, New Orleans, La.
Dvright Williams, born Sept.
29, 1970, to Seafarer and Mrs.
Dwight Williams, New Orleans,
La.
Elizabeth Torres, born Dec.
17, 1970, to Seafarer and Mrs.
Jose Torres, Hitchcock, Tex.
Daniel Gunnells, born Nov. 13,
1970, to Seafarer and Mrs. Lloyd
Gunnels, Toms River, N.J.
Karen Ellis, born Jan. 12,
1971, to Se^arer and Mrs.
Thomas G. Ellis, Vidor, Tex.
Shannon McDarie^ bora Oct.
23, 1970, to Seafarer "and Mrs.
Larry E. McDaries, Chesapeake,
Va.
Carmen Laureano, bora Jan.
26, 1971, to Seafarer and Mrs.
Andres L. Laureano, Puerto Nuevo, P.R.
Melinda Remy, born Jan. 3,
1971, to Seafarer and Mrs. Rob
ert Remy, Toledo, Ohio.
Marta Sierra, bora Feb. 7,
1971, to Seafarer and Mrs. Efrain R. Sierra, Ponce, P.R.
Brian Brown, bora Sept. 1,
1970, to Seafarer and Mrs. Har
vey L. Brown, Ocean Drive, So.
Carolina.
Michael O'Donnell, born Oct.
7, 1970, to Seafarer and Mrs.
Michael J. O'Donnell, Parma,
Ohio.
Steven Evans, bom Nov. 15,
1970, to Seafarer and Mrs. John
A. Evans, Baltimore, Md.
Victor McNight, born Nov.
23, 1970, to Seafarer and Mrs.
Robert F. McKnight, Phila., Pa.
Lanetta Greene, bora Dec.
31, 1970, to Seafarer and Mrs.
Major J. Greene, Norfolk, Va.
Emely Serrano, born Feb. 19,
1971, to Seafarer and Mrs. Herminio Serrano, Levittown Lakes
Catano, P.R.
John Stanton, bora Dec. 31,
1970, to Seafarer and Mrs. Jo
seph C. Stanton, Phila., Pa.
Beverly Ann McTavich, born
Dec. 28, 1970, to Seafarer and
Mrs. Robert J. McTavich, Sugar
Notch, Pa.
Joseph Wasdin, born Dec. 28,
1970, to Seafarer and Mrs. Jo
seph L. Wasdin, Bristol, Ga.
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AFL-CIO's
Top Priority;
Mmm
National
Health Insurance
NOW
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Washington, D.C.
1971 is the year for health. It's the year for a rev
olution in the quality of health care in the United
States. It's the year for a national system of health
security.
The labor movement has set its sights on a national
health insurance program for 1971. The AFL-CIO
had announced that passage of such a program is the
labor movement's major legislative goal for the year.
Toward that end, the AFL-CIO—along with nu
merous other groups and organizations—is giving full
support to the Health Security Act of 1971.
This is the health insurance measure introduced in
the Senate by Senators Edward M. Kennedy (DMass.), John Sherman Cooper (R-Ky.), and William
Saxbe (R-Ohio), and in the House of Representatives
by James Corman (D-Calif.), Martha Griffiths (DMich.), Ogden Reid (R-N.Y.), and Charles Mosher
(R-Ohio).
Meany Praises Program
AFL-CIO President George Meany has said of the
Health Security Act of 1971 that "the whole pro
gram, providing vastly greater efficiency for both
doctor and patient, providing complete, instead of
partial, medical care, and covering every person in
the land ... is a first-class system of comprehensive
health protection."
The proposal enjoys wide backing, even among
elements of the medical community. Famed heart
surgeon Dr. Michael E. DeBakey, president of the
Baylor University School of Medicine, recently de
clared that the Health Security Act of 1971 could
serve as "a mechanism by which the American people
can receive care as a proper right."
Nelson H. Cruikshank, president of the National
Council of Senior Citizens, stated that the proposed
program "would provide the elderly far better health
care than is likely to develop under a patchwork im
provement of Medicare."
U.S. Lags Far Behind
The need for national health insurance is clear—
soaring medical costs have become a national'issue, "
creating a major crisis in health care. Meany put it
this way:
"We spend more than $60 billion a year—^nearly 7
percent ot our gross national product—to be healthy.
We spend about $300 a year for every man, woman
and child in America in this way—^far more than any
of the nations that rank ahead of us—and we don't
get our money's worth.
^ "According to an official United Nations report,
there are 35 other nations where 10-year-old boys
can expect to live longer than their American counter
parts.
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"There are 10 other nations where 10-year-old
girls can expect to live longer,
"There are 13 other nations where new-born
babies have a better chance of survival.
"These are averages. For the poor who live in city
ghettos, matters are much worse.
"In nearly every area of human health, we lag
behind every developed nation in the Western world,
and we are slipping farther behind every day."
As proposed in both houses of Congress, the
Health Security Act of 1971 has two basic purposes:
y To establish a national system of health bene
fits that will make comprehensive health serv
ices available to all Americans.
y To achieve major improvements in the quality,
quantity and cost of all medical services.
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Summary of Provisions
Here is a summary of the major provisions of the
Health Security program:
Eligibility. Every individual residing in the United
States would be eligible to receive benefits. There
would be no requirement of past individual con
tributions, as in Social Security, or a means test, as
in Medicaid—the federal-state program of health care
for the poor.
Benefits. With only modest limitations, the benefits
available would cover the entire range of personal
health care services including the prevention and
early detection of disease, the care and treatment
of illness, and medical rehabilitation. There would be
no cutoff dates, no co-insurance, no deductibles and
no waiting periods.
Limitations set by the program are:
• Dental care, which would be restricted to chil
dren through age 15 at the outset with the covered age
group increasing thereafter until persons through age
25 are covered.
• Skilled nursing home care, which would be
limited to 120 days per benefit period. The limit
would not apply if the nursing home is owned or
tnanaged by a hospital and payment for care is made
through the hospital's budget.
• Psychiatric hospitalization, which would be
limited to 45 consecutive days of active treatment
during a benefit period; and psychiatric consultations,
which would be limited to 20 visits during a benefit
period.
• Prescribed medicines, which would not be cov
ered unless they are provided through a hospital, or
organized patient care program, or required for the
treatment of chronic or long-term illness.
How Program Operates
In other respects, the program would provide full
coverage for physicians' services, in-patient and out
patient hospital services and home health services,
and coverage for optometry services, podiatry serv
ices, devices and appliances, and numerous other
services under specified conditions.
Payment of Doctors and Hospitals. Those who pro
vide health care would be paid directly by the pro
gram. Individuals would not be billed or charged
for covered services.
Financing the Program. The program would be fi
nanced out of a Health Security Trust Fund, acquired
as follows:
• 50 percent from general tax revenues.
• 36 percent from a tax of 3.5 percent on em
ployers' payrolls.
• 12 percent from a tax of 1 percent on employees'
wages and unearned individual income up to $15,000
per year.
• 2 percent from a 2.5 percent tax on self-employ
ment income up to $15,000 per year.
Cost of the Program. If this health insurance plan
had been in effect last year, benefits provided would
have totaled $41 billion, or 70 percent of the total
personal health care expenses in the United States.
It should be noted that none of this $41 billion rep
resents "new" money. Instead, this amount is already
being spent by individuals, employers and govern
ment for health care.
Under the Health Security Act of 1971, the same
amount of money would provide more health services
for more people by revitalizing existing services and
reducing inflationary costs.
March J971
In addition, the relative contributions of employers
and of the federal government would be increased to
provide these improved services, but the contributions
of individuals and of state and local governments
would be decreased. In fact, it is estimated that state
and local governments would save about $2.5 billion
a year in health care expenditures.
Administration. The program would be run by a
five-member Health Security Board in the Depart
ment of Health, Education and Welfare. The board
would establish policy, set standards and regulations.
Incentives. Financial, professional and other in
centives would be built into the program to move the.
health care delivery system toward organized arrange
ments for patient care and to encourage preventive
care and early diagnosis of disease. Incentives also
would be used to guarantee quality health care in
rural areas.
Starting Date. If passed by Congress this year, the
program will go into effect on July 1, 1973. It will
take two years to "tool up" for full operation.
Sen. Kennedy Comments
Senator Kennedy, one of the sponsors of the laborbacked program, pointed out the real importance of
this feature by noting that the "acute and increasing
shortage of almost all kinds of health manpower" is a
major cause of the current health crisis.
"To meet the demand that exists within the frame
work of our present health care system," he said, "we
need 50,000 doctors, 20,000 dentists and 150,000
nurses. By the end of the decade, the gap will be
much larger.
In both the short run and the long run, he asserted,
"the Health Security Program will save America
money and give us more effective health care in the
bargain. We will measure the impact not only in bil
lions of dollars saved, but also in millions of lives
preserved and untold human suffering averted."
Creates Special Fund
The Health Security Act of 1971 contains another
provision—one which could become its most im
portant feature. That is the Resources Development
Fund, a special pool of cash to be used for new ap
proaches to health care especially in areas of man
power, education, training and group practice develop
ment.
The Resources Development Fund will go into
operation upon passage of the legislation. In the first
year $200 million would be appropriated for the fund.
In the second year, $400 million would be made
available. Once the benefits to individuals begin, up
Labor's No. 1 Goal
In setting national health insurance as labor's prime
goal for 1971, George Meany declared:
"The trade union movement believes the emphasis
belongs first on all the people who need medicsJ care
and can't get it, and then on providing that care in a
way that is just and fair to them, and to the people
who supply that care.
"We are convinced that a majority of the Ameri
can people, and a majority of Congress, agree that
building the highest possible level of national health
is a matter of the most urgent priority, and that delay
can no longer be tolerated."
to 5 percent of the trust fund—about $2 billion a
year—-would be set aside for the development of
resources.
Administration Rejects Health Act
The White House has turned thumbs down on the Health Security Act of 1971. In a 17-page mes
sage to Congress, President Nixon rejected the plan as too costly and "dangerous."
Instead, in order to meet what he termed the "massive crisis" in health care. President Nixon
proposed an expansion of private health insurance teamed with some federal backing. He called his
plan a "National Health Partnership."
Administration Proposal
It is a complicated program. Under it, employers would pick up 65 to 75 percent of the cost of a
minimum level health insurance policy. Workers would pay the balance. The insurance would be pro
vided by private, profit-making insurance firms.
The insurance then would be "teamed" with federal backing for prepaid health centers—places
where patients could get health care for a flat monthly fee.
AFL-CIO; Wot Enough'
The AFL-CIO Executive Council, at its mid-winter meetings last month, said the Administration
plan falls far short of meeting the health care crisis.
"It places main reliance on discredited private insurance which has been largely responsible for
the high-cost, low-quality medical care we have today," the Council said. "Under the President's
proposal, there is no indication that either the private insurance organization or the providers of med
ical care would be subject to effective cost controls or quality incentives."
Supports Congressional Bill
The Council reiterated its support for the Health Security Act of 1971, pointing out that it rep
resents "the only true comprehensive program of national health insurance that meets the challenge
of care, financing costs, development and reform."
The Council urged Congress to enact the Health Security program during the current session. "We
pledge our unstinting efforts to that goal. It is and will remain our number one legislative goal until
victory has been won," the AFL-CIO declared.
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Steel Seafarer Returns
From Far East
A
fter nearly four months on the Far
East run, the 510-foot Steel Seafarer
^ (Isthmian) docked in Port Elizabeth,
NJ., last month and off-loaded a cargo
of more than 10,000 tons of canned pine
apple from Honolulu. Built in 1945, the
Steel Seafarer is the former Kathleen S.
Holmes. During her time in the Far East,
she stopped at such ports of call as Pusan,
Korea; Subic Bay, Philippines; Sattahip,
Thailand and Yokohama, Japan. Unload
ing operations and crew payoff went
smoothly, and preparations began immedi
ately for a return trip to the Far East. The
good food aboard the Steel Seafarer, the
variety of ports visited and other factors
contributed to the feeling of camaraderie
that permeated the crew as they wound
up the voyage and began their prepara
tions to sail again.
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awaituig payufl*, as this happy group of young seafarers will attest. They are (from left) Bill Parker,
able seaman; Legusta Tucker, oiler; Hector Rodriquez, wiper; and Roman Quiles, able seaman.
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which will feature roast chicken. Some fine meals came from the galley
during the months at sea.
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One good turn, deserves another in the engine department. Here Isidore Valles opens the main
sea injection valve as he winds up work aboard the Steel Seafarer,
Seafarers Log
�Speculators Warned About
'Quick Profit' Investments
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By Sidney Margollus
Will Koscot Interplanetary
send you into financial orbit?
Can you find happiness as a
"General" for Holiday Magic?
Might you and your friends
make a living selling Bestline
soaps to each other?
These are only a few of the
hundreds of multilevel or pyra
mid-type distributorships that
have involved more people with
unfortunate results than any
other promotion recently, re
ports T. E. Lyman, vice presi
dent of the Richmond, Va.,
Better Business Bureau.
Distributorships Tempting
Multi-distributorships have
been especially tempting to
working people and housewives
seeking additional income, es
pecially people who have suf
fered work cutbacks. But it is
revealing to see how some sup
posedly experienced people
have been attracted to these
plans, such as businessmen,
doctors, and even lawyers, a
state attorney general, a mar
keting professor and a newspa
per editor.
Typically, families are per
suaded by the promoters to buy
a "distributorship." The inves
tors are assured that they can
earn a five-figure income—at
least. Often the investor must
buy a quantity of the product.
Unfortunately, in many cases
once the would-be investor has
bought a distributorship he can
recoup only by recruiting oth
ers and collecting commissions
on their investments.
Plans in Trouble
Now some of these plans are
running into legal or financial
problems. Continental Market
ing Associates, has been selling
"distributorshipsJl for "discount
stores" which the promoters
said they will open later. The
investors got "purchase author
ity" cards which they then were
supposed to give to potential
purchasers, and get commis
sions on their purchases. The
purchasers, if they did pur
chase, then got cards to get
other people to purchase, and
so on.
The only two stores that
Continental ever did open, to
our best knowledge, was one
in Birmingham and a small one
in Muscle Shoals, Ala. Even
these stores reportedly have
been pushed into bankruptcy
by creditors.
Continental also acquired a
site in Dothan, Ala., for a store.
Its president' said in an affidavit
that it would open "in June,
1969." But by late 1970, Rob
ert Renwick, manager of the
Birmingham BBB, told me no
building even had been erected.
Similarly, a Georgia grand
jury complained that Continen
tal had sold founderships in Al
bany, Ga., for 14 months and
had not begun construction on
a store there. In fact, by Au
gust, 1970, the company's ac
tivities in Georgia had virtu
ally ceased, James W. Ste
phens, manager of the Atlanta
BBB, reported.
CMA also has run into trou
ble in other states. The Mis
souri attorney general ruled
that the sales talk given him by
a Continental representative vi
olated Missouri law, and issued
a temporary order restraining
the company from doing busi
ness there.
In Arkansas, too, CMA in
terrupted its sales program
when state officials told the
company they believed it had
violated state securities laws.
Other Discrepancies Noted
Another nationwide promo
tion has been for Koscot "Kosmetics," including mink oil, de
scribed as "the most precious
of kreams." It is certainly one
of the most expensive kreams.
But it has no more kosmetic
effectiveness than any of the
other commonly-used facial
oils. (Minks, themselves, have
very hairy faces.)
One woman who attended a
Koscot recruiting meeting at
my request reported: "It was
like a revival meeting. The re
cruiters were mostly young fel
lows in their early 20s. They
had a rapid-fire sales talk ac
companied by a lot of activity
such as pulling their ties off,
SIU Welfare, Pension and Vacation Plans
CASH BENEFITS PAID
REPORT PERIOD
JANUARY 1, 1971 to JANUARY 31, 1971
SEAFARERS' WEEFARE PLAN
Scholarship
Hospital Benefits
Death Benefits
Medicare Benefits
"..
Maternity Benefits
Medical Examination Program
Dependent Benefits (Average $478.50)
Optical Benefits
Meal Book Benefits
Out-Patients Benefits
Summary of Welfare Benefits Paid
Seafarers' Pension Plan—Benefits Paid
Seafarers' Vacation Plan—Benefits Paid
(Average—$489.60)
Total Welfare, Pension & Vacation
Benefits Paid This Period
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NUMBER
OF
BENEFITS
AMOUNT
PAID
8
1,686
29 •
278
27
457
2,028
505
805
4,030
9,853
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$2,352.50
40,653.13
85,742.50
1,474.20
5,431.70
13,766.00
100,393.19
7,466.97
4,025.05
32,152.00
293,457.24
14,500.00
2,500 1,194,744.26
12,377 1,502,701.50
flipping off their jackets, toss
ing chalk into the air.
"They talked fast, writing on
the blackboard and erasing rap
idly. They drew pyramids of
various ranks of sellers and dis
tributors, and had you making
$100,000 in six months. The
whole performance was an in
sult to my intelligence."
She told the recruiter about
the warning articles in her un
ion newspaper. He "explained"
that the reason for the articles
was that the union was losing
too many members to Koscot
because they were making more
money on the cosmetics than
on their jobs.
In actuality, of 1,600 Koscot
distributors in New York State,
only 79 earned more than
$5,000 in 1970, Frances Cerra,
Newsday's enterprising consum
er reporter, revealed. In that
state Koscot agreed to a court
order directing the company,
among other restrictions on its
program, to offer distributors
their money back.
In North Carolina the attor
ney general limited the number
of directorships Koscot could
sell to 1,300. According to The
Charlotte Observer, state ac
countants had figured out that
if Koscot did get the maximum
1,300 distributors, and even if
it cornered the market so other
cosmetics companies did not
sell to a single family there, the
average director could expect
earnings of only $1,400 a year.
Other states that have acted
to restrict Koscot include Mary
land, Wisconsin, Ohio, Michi
gan, New Mexico and Louisi
ana.
Investment Cautioned
The "Bestline Marketing Sys
tem" is another multi-distribu
tor plan selling cleaning prod
ucts. In Wisconsin alone, its
attorney general says, in two
years over 2,000 people invest
ed almost $3,0(X),000 in dis
tributorships and mandatory
inventory purchases.
State officials pointed out
that if the recruiting plan
worked as the company
claimed, with the original in
vestor recruiting 48 distributors
in two months and they did the
same, in ten months there
would be three million distrib
utors stemming from that origi
nal investor.
Holiday Magic promoters
were active in a number of
cities in 1967, leaving many
investors with basements and
garages full of cosmetics they
could not sell. Recently Holi
day Magic renewed its promo
tion. The Miami Better Busi
ness Bureau reports that in
Dade County alone an estimat
ed 100 investors had bought
"distributorships" in 1967. By
the time Holiday Magic re
turned in 1970, only three or
In a case still pending, the
four were still in business.
Federal Trade Commission has
charged Holiday Magic with us
ing an unfair and deceptive lot
tery-type merchandising pro
gram, and recruiting distribu
tors through misrepresentation.
The SlU-contracted Morning
Light reports ship's secretaryreporter Teddy IGoss, has set
just completed a smooth voyage
from Weehawken, N.J. to ports
in Northern Europe. The Transoregon is a converted C-4 capa
ble of carrying 475-40 ft. mixed
cargo containers per trip. Dur
ing the trip home, some bitter
cold weather was met out in the
Atlantic, causing the crew
aboard the Transoregon to ask
if any of the Brothers on the
Persian Gulf run would like to
switch jobs.
The usual ports of call for
the vessel include Rotterdam,
Kro88
sail from Baltimore on what will
be a 32,159-mile voyage to the
Middle East, India and ports
on the African continent.
It will be a four-month trip
for the crew of the Morning
Light with the longest leg of
the voyage coming when the
vessel travels from Durban,
South Africa, to New Orleans, a
total of 8072 miles.
Among the ports visited will
be Assab, Ethiopia; Bandar
Shahpur, Iran; Karachi, West
Pakistan and Bombay, India.
"We may be out of touch for
a little while, but we won't get
lost," says Brother Kross.
William R. Kleimola is ship's
chairman; Richard D. Thoe,
deck delegate; Emilio DiPietro,
engine delegate; Hans Spiegel,
steward delegate, and Russell
Zeller is educational director.
James Barbaccia, aboard the
Transoregon (Hudson Water
ways), reports the vessel has
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Barbaccia
Bremerhaven, Le Havre, and
Southampton. Round trip time
is approximately 30 days.
Murphy Elected
To Fill Vacancy
Bal Harbour, Fla.
Edward P. (Bud) Murphy
has been elected by the Ex
ecutive Board of the AFLCIO Union Label and Serv
ices Department as its new
secretary-treasurer, succeed
ing Joseph E. Lewis who
died recently.
SECTION 43. ROOM AND MEAL
ALLOWANCE. When board is not
furnished unlicensed members of the
crew, they shall receive a meal allow
ance of $2.00 for breakfast, $3.00 for
dinner and $5.50 for supper. When
men are required to sleep ashore, they
shall be allowed $10.50 per night.
Room allowance, as provided in this
Section, shall be allowed when:
1. Heat is not furnished in cold
weather. When the outside tem
perature is sixty-five degrees (65°)
or lower for 8 consecutive hours,
this provision shall apply.
2. Hot water is not available in
crew's washrooms for a period of
twelve (12) or more consecutive
hours.
Heat beefs must be reported
immediately to the Department
Delegate and Chief Engineer.
You must keep a written record
of the beef including:
Date
Time of Doy
Temperature
All heat beefs should be re
corded and submitted on on
individual basis.
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March 1971
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�New Orleans Labor Groups Honor Priest
ver $15,000 has been raised for the Loyola Institute of Hu
O
man Relations through a testimonial banquet in memory of
the late Rev. Louis J. Twomey. Fr. Twomey was the founder of
the Institute, which specializes in management-labor relations.
Sponsored by the Greater New Orleans AFL-CIO, with the co
operation of the Seafarers International Union and the New
Orleans Maritime Trades Department Port Council, the banquet
attracted a large gathering of labor, business and government
officials. Vic Bussie, president of the Louisiana AFL-CIO de
livered the main address. He eulogized Fr. Twomey as "one of
the real champions of labor in this country." Bussie said that the
reason for the American labor movement has been to "safeguard
human rights and dignity. There have always been a few dedicated
people who gave their entire lives to this cause. Fr. Twomey was
one of them. I can still see him standing tall, begging all to fight
tor the dignity of man, every man, regardless of color or creed."
AFL-CIO Maritime Trades Department Executive Secretary-Treasurer Peter McCavin (2nd from
left) presents Fr. David Boileau with a plaque in honor of his services as successor to Rev. Two
mey as director of the Loyola Institute of Human Relations. Looking on are C. J. "Buck" Stephens,
SIU New Orleans port agent, and landsey Williams, a vice president of the SIU (right).
C. J. "Buck" Stephens, SIU New Orleans port agent and chairman of
the Fr. Twomey dinner committee, presents a check for over $15,000
to Rev. Boileau for the Loyola Institute of Human Relations. The check
represents proceeds from the dinner and will be used to further the
institute's studies.
Vic Bussie, president of the Louisiana AFL-CIO, delivers the main address at the Fr. Twomey
memorial banquet. Bussie described the late Jesuit educator as a "true champion of labor and
unswerving friend of the working man." Fr. David Boileau and New Orleans Mayor "Moon" Landrieu listen attentively.
Know Your Rights
FINANCIAL REPORTS. The constitution of the SIU
Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District makes spe
cific provision for safeguarding the membership's money and
Union finances. The constitution requires a detailed audit by
Certified Public Accountants every three months, which are
to be submitted to the membership by the Secretary-Treas
urer. A quarterly finance committee of rank and file mem
bers, elected by the membership, makes examination each
quarter of the finances of the Union and reports fully their
findings and recommendations. Members of this committee
may make dissenting reports, specific recommendations and
separate findings.
TRUST FUNDS. All trust funds of the SIU Atlantic,
Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District are administered in
accordance with the provisions of various trust fund agree
ments. All these agreements specify that the trustees in
charge of these funds shall equally consist of Union and
management representatives and their alternates. All expen
ditures and disbursements of trust funds are made only upon
approval by a majority of the trustees. All trust fund finan
cial records are available at the headquarters of the various
trust funds.
SHIPPING RIGHTS. Your shipping rights and seniority
are protected exclusively by the contracts between the Union
and the shipowners. Get to know your shipping rights. Copies
of these contracts are posted and available in all Union halls.
If you feel there has been any violation of your shipping or
seniority rights as contained in the contracts between the
Union and the shipowners, notify the Seafarers Appeals
Board by certified mail, return receipt requested. The proper
address for this is:
Earl Shepard, Chairman, Seafarers Appeals Board
275-20th Street, Brooklyn, N.Y. 1121S
Full copies of contracts as referred to are available to you
at all times, either by writing directly to the Union or to the
Seafarers Appeals Board.
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CONTRACTS. Copies of all SIU contracts are available
in all SIU halls. These contracts specify the wages and con
ditions under which you work and live aboard ship. Know
your contract rights, as well as your obligations, such as
filing for OT on the proper sheets and in the proper manner.
If, at any time, any SIU patrolman or other Union official,
in your opinion, fails to protect your contract rights prop
erly, contact the nearest SIU port agent.
EDITORIAL POLICY—SEAFARERS LOG. The Log has
traditionally refrained from publishing any article serving
the political purposes of any individual in the Union, officer
or member. It has also refrained from publishing articles
deemed harmful to the Union or its collective membership.
This established policy has been reaffirmed by membership
action at the September, 1960, meetings in all constitutional
ports. The responsibility for Log policy is vested in an edi
torial board which consists of the Executive Board of the
Union. The Executive Board may delegate, from among its
ranks, one individual to carry out this responsibility.
PAYMENT OF MONIES. No monies are to be paid to
anyone in any official capacity in the SIU unless an official
Union receipt is given for same. Under no circumstances
should any member pay any money for any reason unless
he is given such receipt. In the event anyone attempts to
require any such payment be made without supplying a re
ceipt, 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
he reported to headquarters.
CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS.
The SIU publishes every six months in the Seafarers Log a
verbatim copy of its constitution. In addition, copies are
available in all Union halls. All members should obtain
copies of this constitution so as to familiarize themselves
with its contents. Any time you feel any member or officer
is attempting to deprive you of any constitutional right or
obligation by any methods such as dealing with changes,
trials, etc., as well as all other details, then the member so
affected should immediately notify headquarters.
RETIRED SEAFARERS. Old-time SIU members drawing
disability-pension benefits have always been encouraged to
continue their imion activities, including attendance at mem
bership meetings. And like all other SIU members at these
Union meetings, they are encouraged to take an active role
in all rank-and-file functions, including service on rank-andfile committees. Because these oldtimers cannot take ship
board employment, the membership has reaffirmed the long
standing Union policy of allowing them to retain their good
standing through the waiving of their dues.
EQUAL RIGHTS. All Seafarers are guaranteed equal
rights in employment and as members of the SIU. These
rights are clearly set forth in the SIU constitution and in the
contracts which the LFnion has negotiated with the employ
ers. Consequently, no Seafarer may be discriminated against
because of race, creed, color, national or geographic origin.
If any member feels that he is denied the equal rights to
which he is entitled, he should notify headquarters.
SEAFARERS POLITICAL ACTIVITY DONATIONS.
One of the basic rights of Seafarers is the right, to pursue
legislative and political objectives which will serve the best
interests of themselves, their families and their Union. To
achieve these objectives, the Seafarers Political Activity Do
nation was established. Donations to SPAD are entirely
voluntary and constitute the funds through which legislative
and political activities are conducted for the membership
and the Union.
If at any time a Seafarer feels that any of the above rights
have been violated, or ffiat he has been denied his constitu
tional right of access to Union records or information, he
should immediately notify SIU President Paul Hail at head
quarters by certified mail, return receipt requested.
Seafarers Lc
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OVERSEAS EVA
(Maritime terways), Dec. 6—Chairman ArOverseas), Dec. 20—Chairman El
vid Gylland; Secretary Frank Allen;
mer B. Merritt; Secretary J. LakDeck Delegate Jim Barbaccio; En
wyk; Deck Delegate Howard C.
gine Delegate Everett A. DeLande;
Ross; Engine Delegate Manual A.
Steward Delegate Adriano B. FigRendoules; Steward Delegate Rich
ueroa. All repairs are being taken
ard G. Martinez. No beefs.
care of. No beefs. $107 was do
OVERSEAS EVA
(Maritime nated to American Merchant Ma
Overseas), Dec. 27—Chairman El rine Library.
mer B. Merritt; Secretary J. G.
OVERSEAS EVA (Maritime Ov
Lakwyk; Deck Delegate Howard erseas), Jan. 3—Chairman', Elmer
C. Ross; Engine Delegate Manuel
B. Merritt; Secretary J. G. Lakwyk;
A. Rendoules; Steward Delegate Deck Delegate Howard C. Ross;
Richard G. Martinez. Discussion Engine Delegate Manual A. Rend
held regarding draw in Africa. Vote oules; Steward Delegate Richard
of thanks to the steward department. G. Martinez. No beefs reported.
GALVESTON (Sea-Land), Dec. Vote of thanks to steward depart
27—Chairman M. Sanchez; Secre ment.
tary John Nash. Some disputed OT
GATEWAY CITY (Sea-Land),
in deck and engine departments. Dec. 31—Chairman Sven StockVote of thanks to the steward de marr; Secretary W. C. Reid; Deck
partment for excellent Thanksgiv Delegate Eddie J. Carovona; En
gine Delegate Carlos Torres; Stew
ing Day and Christmas dinners.
COLUMBIA BEAVER (Colum ard Delegate Jose Velaquez. Patrol
bia), Dec. 27—Chairman A. Alex man to be contacted regarding re
ander, Secretary H. W. Kennedy. pairs. Disputed OT in deck depart
No beefs and no disputed OT.
ment.
LOS ANGELES (Sea-Land), Dec.
TRANSEASTERN (Hudson Wa
6—Chairman Michael B. Dembrow- terways), Nov. 8—Chairman J. J.
ski. Secretary C. P. Thlu, Deck Gorman; Secretary, M. B. Elliot;
Delegate C. B. Pickle, Engine Dele Deck Delegate L. J. Obrantz; En
gate D. E. Davis, Steward Delegate gine Delegate Wm. J. Beatty; Stew
W. T. Ray. $62 in ship's fund.. No ard Delegate C. Muscarella. Motion
beefs were reported by department was made to have company furn
delegates.
ish movies to ships on shuttle runs.
JACKSONVILLE
(Sea - Land), Few hours disputed OT in deck
Dec. 27—Chairman Perry Konis, department, otherwise everything
Secretary Ivan Buckley, Steward is running smoothly. Vote of thanks
Delegate Alex Jones. Vote of thanks to steward department for a job
to the steward department for a -well done.
PORTLAND (Sea-Land), Nov. 1
job well done. Vote of thanks to the
chief electrician for showing mov —Chairman H. J. Bentz; Secretary
ies.
R. Hernandez. Some disputed OT in
INGER (Reynolds Metal), Dec. deck department otherwise every
27—Chairman James T. Mann, thing is running smoothly. Safety
Secretary Harold M. Karsen, Deck meeting was held. No accident in
Delegate Joe R. Bennett, Engine last thirty days.
BOSTON (Sea-Land), Nov. 29—
Delegate William J. Jones, Steward
Delegate Victor O'Briant. Some dis- Chairman and deck delegate A.
iputed OT in deck department. Vote Manstvedt; Secrkary W. J. Moore;
of thanks to the steward department Engine Delegate E. Fischer; Stew
for a job well done.
ard Delegate A. Sankovidt. Some
BEAUREGARD (Sea-Land) disputed OT in deck department
Dec. 21—Chairman Hank Hager, otherwise everything is running
Secretary John S. Burke Sr., Deck smoothly. Vote of thanks to stew
Delegate J. J. Meyerchak, Engine ard department.
TRANSEASTERN (Hudson Wa
Delegate E. R. Fry, Steward Dele
gate Bernard McNally. $9 in ship's terways), Dec. 13—Chairman J. J.
fund. Vote of thanks was extended Gorman; Secretary M. B. Elliott;
to the steward department for a Deck Delegate L. J. Obrantz; En
job well done.
gine Delegate E. Garcia; Steward
RACHEL V (Vantage), Jan. 3— Delegate C. Muscarella. Discussion
Chairman Bennie Guarino, Secre on union activities. Some disputed
tary Bennie Guarino, Deck Dele OT in deck department. Vote of
gate Dewey Penton, Engine Dele thanks to steward department.
TRANSHAWAH (Hudson Water
gate Vassli Toomson, Steward Del
egate Louis Babin. $275 in movie ways), Dec. 13—Chairman George
fund. Few hours disputed OT in Degreve; Secretary William Seltzer;
deck and engine departments. No Deck Delegate Joseph L. Linhart.
beefs.
Everything
is
running $42 in ship's fund. Few hours dis
smoothly. Special vote of thanks puted OT in deck edpartment. Ev
to the~steward department for the ery thing else is running smoothly.
CHARLESTON (Sea-Land), Nov
excellent meals throughout the voy
8—Chairman John C. Alberti; Sec
age, especially over the holidays.
ANCHORAGE (Sea-Land), Jan. retary Guy Walter; Deck Delegate
3—Chairman B. E. Swearingen, Tony Kotsis; Steward Delegate Ed
Secretary J. O'Steen, Deck Dele ward Tresnick. $16 in ship's fund
gate Robert G. Mason, Engine Del $105.50 was collected for Merchant
egate Fred Buckner, Steward Del Marine Library. Everything is run
egate Robert Lee Scott. $25 in ning smoothly.
TRANSOREGON (Hudson Wa
ship's fund. No beefs and no dis
puted OT. Everything is running terways), Dec. 20—Chairman Arsmoothly. Chief steward thanks the vid Gylland; Secretary Frank Allen;
deck department for helping to Deck Delegate Jim Barbaccia; En
keep the pantry clean.
gine Delegate Everett A. DeLande;
ALBANY (Ogden Marine), Jan. Steward Delegate Adriano B. Fig3—Chairman D. L. Parker, Secre ueroa. Some disputed OT in deck
tary J. Samuels, Deck Delegate and engine departments.
BRADFORD ISLAND (Steuart
Fred M. Hazard, Engine Delegate
Robert C. Arnold, Steward Dele Tankers, Dec. 27—Chairman James
gate T. Rogers. Everything is run R. Thompson; Secretary, Troy Sav
age; Deck Delegate William Tuck
ning smoothly in all departments.
AFOUNDRIA (Sea-Land), Dec. er; Engine Delegate John R. Mitch
20—Chairman Alfronso Rivera; ell; Steward Delegate Frank R.
Secretary Frank G. Vega. Every Strickland. Motion was made to
thing is O.K. except for few hours have six months foreign articles
disputed OT in deck department. on tankers. Vote of thanks to the
Vote of thanks to steward depart steward department for a job well
done.
ment for a job well done.
SEATTLE (Sea-Land), Jan. 10—
ARIZPA (Sea-Land), Dec. 27—
Chairman D. Fitzpatrick; Secretary Chairman Z. Rivera; Secretary, J.
Davis. No beefs were reported.
W. Lcscovich; Deck Delegate Frank
Rodriguez, Jr.; Engine Delegate, Vote of thanks to the steward
Edmound L. Clayton, Jr. Disputed department for a job well done.
RAPHAEL SEMMES (Sea-Land),
OT in deck and engine departments
Jan. 17—Chairman Benjamin Magto be taken up with patrolman.
TRANSOREGON (Hudson Wa- nano; Secretary Harvey M. Lee;
March 1971
Deck Delegate Lars Nielson; En
gine Delegate L. Woye; Steward
Delegate Mike Morell. Small
amount of disputed OT in deck
and steward departments.
CHARLESTON (Sea-Land), Jan.
3—Chairman John C. Alberti; Sec
retary R. Aguiar; Deck Delegate
Tony Kotsis. $16 in ship's fund. No
beefs were reported.
MORNING LIGHT (Waterman),
Dec. 20—Chairman Charles O. Lee;
Secretary Teddy Kross; Deck Del
egate Richard D. Thoe; Engine
Delegate Milton Beasley, Jr.; Stew
ard Delegate George Lafleur. Every
thing is running smoothly with no
beefs. Four men missed ship this
trip. Vote of thanks to steward
department for a job well done.
PENN SAILOR (Penn Shipping),
Jan. 7—Chairman Johannes C. Sorel; Secretary, Robert C. Thomas;
Deck Delegate Milton J. Brown;
Engine Delegate John Quinter. Dis
cussion regarding needed repairs.
$4 in ship's fund. OT beef in en
gine department. Vote of thanks
to the steward department for a
job well done.
MORNING LIGHT (Waterman),
Dec. 27 — Chairman Charles O.
Lee; Secretary Teddy Kross; Deck
Delegate Richard D. Thoe; Engine
Delegate Milton Beasley, Jr.; Stew
ard Delegate George Lafleur. Vote
of thanks was extended to the deck
department for the fine paint job
done in galley. Vote of thanks was
also extended to the steward de
partment for the very fine Christ
mas dinner and decorations.
TRANSERIE (Hudson Water
ways), Jan. 10—Chairman Thomas
Self; Secretary Jesse M. Krause.
$97 in ship's fund. No disputed OT.
Discussion held regarding needed
repairs.
CHARLESTON (Sea-Land), Jan.
17—Chairman, John C. Albert; Sec
retary, R. Aguiar; Deck Delegate
Tony Kotsis; Steward Delegate Melito Maldonada. $10 in ship's fund.
Discussion held on various matters.
COLUMBIA MARINER (Co
lumbia), Jan. 24—Chairman G.
Stanford; Secretary B. Rucker; Deck
Delegate Carl H. Barrett; Engine
Delegate H. W. Roberts. No beefs
were reported. Vote of thanks to
the steward department for a job
well done.
NEW ORLEANS (Sea-Land),
Jan. 10—Chairman Juan V. Fer
nandez; Secretary Lawrence J.
Crane; Deck Delegate Robert E.
Hommel; Engine Delegate Nason
Nunn; Steward Delegate Henry
Roskamp. Some disputed OT in
deck and engine departments to be
settled at payoff.
THETIS (Rye Marine), Dec.
20—Chairman F. F. Domey; Sec
retary R. P. Taylor. Everything is
running smoothly with no beefs.
MERRIMAC (Ogden Marine),
Jan. 10—Chairman James Mullis;
Secretary Don Mason; Deck Dele
gate Albert J. Van Dyke; Engine
Delegate Berger Wilhelmsen; Stew
ard Delegate M. Badger. Patrolman
to be contacted regarding air con
ditioning for crew's recreation
room.
Everything is
running
smoothly. Vote of thanks to the
steward department for a job well
done.
HALCYON PANTHER (Hal
cyon), Jan. 3—Chairman Danny
Merrill; Secretary D. B. Militar;
Deck Delegate Steven K. Zemel;
Engine Delegate Elmer Clarke, Jr.;
Steward Delegate D. L. Thompson.
Motion was made to raise mainte
nance and cure from $8 to $10
per day. $12 in ship's fund. No
beefs were reported.
MT. WASHINGTON (Victory
Carriers), Dec. 20—Chairman E. B.
Flowers; Secretary O. P. Oakley;
Deck Delegate E. F. O'Brien; En
gine Delegate O. Poulsen; Steward
Delegate Cecil Thomas. Discussion
held regarding^ installation of TV
or movies put on board ship. Also
discussed posting of a price list and
the raising of slop chest prices.
SEATRAIN NEW JfERSEY
(Hudson Waterways), Jan. 17—
Chairman Bobby F. Gillian; Secre
tary; Engine Delegate Herbert E.
Atkinson; Deck Delegate Thomas
R. Glenn; Steward Delegate Terry
J. Smith. Some disputed OT in deck
department otherwise no beefs.
COLUMBIA MARINER (Co
lumbia), Feb. 7—Chairman H. H.
Johnson; Secretary B. Rucker; Deck
Delegate Carl H. Barrett; Engine
Delegate H. W. Kohut. Some dis
puted OT in engine department.
Good trip. Everything is running
smoothly.
OVERSEAS CARRIER (Mari
time Overseas), Jan. 31—Chairman
Richard F. Ransome; Secretary
Louis Cayton. $12 in ship's fund.
Everything is running smoothly in
all departments.
MARYMAR (Calmar), Jan. 31—
Chairman C. Longerbeam; Secre
tary Nick Kondylas; Deck Delegate
Clyde A. Kent. Everything is run
ning smoothly. Vote of thanks to
the steward department for a job
well done.
SAN FRANCISCO (Sea-Land),
Jan. 17—Chairman M. B. Woods;
Secretary H. A. Galicki; Deck Del
egate Harry J. Celkos; Engine Del
egate Howard Bickford; Steward
Delegate Paul M. Hartman. $13 in
ship^s fund. One man missed ship
in Oakland. No beefs were report
ed. Vote of thanks to the steward
department for a job well done.
SEATRAIN DELAWARE (Hud
son Waterways), Feb. 7—Chairman
Walter Nash; Secretary J. Prats.
No beefs were reported. Vote of
thanks to the steward department
for a job well done.
MADAKET (Waterman), Jan.
24—Chairman J. Landron; Secre
tary, B. B. Henderson; Deck Dele
gate M. E. Foster; Engine Delegate
John D. Wright; Steward Delegate
Thomas A. McNeil. Discussion
held regarding dirty tap water on
board. Few hours disputed OT in
deck department. Everything else
is ninning smoothly.
EAGLE TRAVELER (United
Maritime), Jan. 31 — Chairman
John Bergeria; Secretary Algernon
W. Hutcherson; Deck Delegate
George F. McKenna; Engine Dele
gate O. Bogdam; Steward Delegate
James Dodd. Deck department beef
was settled by patrolman in
Brownsville, Texas.
OAKLAND (Sea-Land), Jan.
9—Chairman Albert Ahin; Secre
tary J. J. Doyle. $28 in ship's fimd
and $57 in movie fund. Discussion
held regarding rusty wash water.
Motion submitted to headquarters
regarding changes in contract for
container ships. Also a revised va
cation plan to meet the needs of
this type operation.
MOBILE (Sea-Land), Jan. 17—
Chairman H. Libby; Secretary A.
Alfonso. Patrolman to be contacted
regarding much needed repairs.
MOBILE (Sea-Land), Jan. 24—
Chairman H. Libby; Secretary A.
Alfonso. No beefs were reported.
CHICAGO (Sea-Land), Jan. 3—
Chairman J. Altstatt; Secretary F.
Hall. $6 in ship's fund. No beefs
were reported.
BRADFORD ISLAND (Steuart
Tankers), Jan. 31—Chairman J. R.
Thompson; Secretary Troy Savage;
Deck Delegate Arthur P. Finnell;
Engine Delegate R. M. Davis;
Steward Delegate F. R. Strichfeld.
Few hours disputed OT in deck
department. Motion made that re
tirement age be 45 with required
seatime. Motion made to have six
months articles on all foreign voy
ages.
ELIZABETHPORT (Sea-Land),
Jan. 3—Chairman James S. Shortell; Secretary, Angeles Z. Deheza.
$240 in ship's fund. No beefs were
reported. Vote of thanks to 4-8
watches for their help in keeping
the pantry and messroom clean.
ELIZABETHPORT (Sea-Land),
Jan. 10—Chairman James Shortell;
Secretary Angeles Z. Deheza. $300
in ship's fund. No beefs were re
ported. Motion was made to go
back to the old 60-day shipping
rules. Motion to have all SlU-contracted companies install clothes
dryers on board ships.
TAMPA (Sea-Land), Jan. 24—
Chairman G. Castro; Secretary E.
B. Tart; Deck Delegate J. Rushead;
Engine Delegate L. Garcia; Stew
ard Delegate F. LaRosa. Every
thing is running smoothly with no
beefs. Vote of thanks to the stew
ard department for a jop well
done.
^
MON-nCELLO VICTGR'lr (Vic
tory Carriers), Jan. 31—Chairman
W. Johnson; Secretary F. O. Airey;
Engine Delegate J. Shelton; Stew
ard Delegate George A. O'Berry.
Motion made to change articles
from 12 months to 6 months. Mo
tion made to have all men clean
ing holds on straight OT. Motion
made to raise the maintenance
from $8 a day to $21 a day.
SEATRAIN NEW JERSEY
(Hudson Waterways), Jan. 31—
Chairman Bobby Gillian; Secretary
Herbert E. Atkinson; Deck Dele
gate Thomas N. Glenn; Engine
Delegate John G. Salter, Jr.; Stew
ard Delegate Terry J. Smith. Ev
erything is running smoothly with
no beefs and no disputed OT. It
was suggested that the Union in its
medical welfare might include den
tal care for members and depend
ents.
PENN CHAMPION (Penn Ship
ping), Jan. 3—Chairman T. R.
Sanfiord; Secretary Z. A. Markris;
Deck Delegate S. A. DiMaggio; En
gine Delegate B. Schwartz; Stew
ard Delegate G. P. John. Disputed
OT in deck department Vote of
thanks to the captain for being nice
enough to go out of his way to
make this a happy ship for Christ
mas by putting up a Christmas
tree and decorations for all. A
hearty vote of thanks to the chief
steward for making Christmas an
unforgettable day by serving the
best meal we have had on any ship.
Winter in the North Atlantic
Topside uboard the Transoregon as she makes her course through the
Atlantic are from left: Richard Aurki, ordinary seaman; Jim Bar
baccia, deck maintenance; and Jose Martino, ordinary seaman. The
deck had to be cleared of heavy snow as the vessel made way through
a snow storm.
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�SlU Ships Committees: Relaying Information
"Oy the very nature of his work a Seafarer spends
•^long periods of time at sea—separated from the
daily routine of shore life. This does not, however,
mean that he can continue to function effectively
without knowledge of what is happening on shore.
The foundation of any union is built on constant
communication between union headquarters and its
members—no matter where they may be. For the
Seafarer this creates a unique problem, but not an
insoluble one.
When ashore the methods of communication are
many and varied. When at sea it is the function of
the ships' committees to keep the crew members upto-date on what is happening ashor^with their Union.
There is a continual flow of information between
Union headquarters and the members at sea, with
the ships' committees serving as the relayers of this
information.
It is the sole purpose of the committees to strength
en this line of communication. Through their work the
individuals on these committees are helping not only
the Union and their fellow crew members, but also
themselves.
A 11 ships' committees are established and operated
in line with the basic principle espoused by the
SIU—the principle of democracy.
Each Sunday while at sea a meeting is called by
the ship's committee chairman. Each and every crew
member knows that he has the right—and the duty—
to speak on any matter important to his Union, his
ship and his job. It is the responsibility of the ship's
committee to see that this right is protected for all
members of the unlicensed crew.
There are six members of the ship's committee—
chairman, secretary-reporter, education director and
three delegates, one from each of the three depart
ments aboard ship.
The chairman calls and directs the meeting. The
secretary-reporter is responsible for all of the com
mittee's correspondence with union headquarters and
must keep the minutes of the meetings and report
actions taken to headquarters.
'T^he education director is in charge of maintaining
and distributing all publications, films and mechan
ical equipment to Seafarers wishing to study upgrad
ing, safety, health and sanitation.
The department delegates, elected by members of
the deck, engine and steward departments, represent
daily their men on the committee and contribute
heavily to its decisions.
All these men are part of that bridge between ship
and shore.
Warrior
WARRIOR (Sea-Land)—Although their ship was set for a quick tum-around, the ship's
committee on the Warrior took time for a photo. From left are: T. Holt, ship's chair
man; L. Sidbotton, engine delegate; F. Maklicki, secretary-reporter; S. Szeibert, steward
delegate and P. Zukir, educational director.
Steel Worker
JACKSONVILLE (Sea-Land)—Smiling after a smooth voyage home are, from left: P.
Konis, ship's chairman; P. McSweeney, deck delegate; I. Buckley, secretary-reporter;
M. Overgaard, educational director; C. Isipliarelis, engine delegate and A. James, steward
delegate.
IS-"Brooklyn
~
STEEL WORKER (Isthmian)—Topside aboard the Steel Worker at anchor in Erie
Basin, Brooklyn are from left: B. Kristiaansen, steward delegate; E. Satchfile, educa
tional director; W. M. Hand, secretary-reporter; E. Parr, ship's chairman; J. Green, deck
delegate and J. Bonefont, engine delegate.
Overseas Alaska
OVERSEAS ALASKA (Maritime Overseas)—"She's a fine ship," reports the ship's com
mittee on the Overseas Alaska. From left, standing, are R. Taylor, engine delegate, W.
Rhone, secretary-reporter. Seated, from left, are: P. Tomey, deck delegate, E. Kitchen,
steward delegate; G. Kontos, education director, and J. M. Richburg, ship's chairman.
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BROOKLYN (Sea-Land)—After a voyage from Puerto Rico, the Brooklyn's committee
relaxes in the crew's mess. From left, standing are: L. Pion, steward delegate; R. Odom,
engine delegate; James Keno, secretary-reporter. Seated, are: B. Berglund, educational
director; P. Pallos, deck delegate and G. Madoulas, ship's chairman.
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Summits
SUMMIT (Sea-Land)—Home after a smooth voyage the ship's committee aboard the
Summit consists of from left: E. Guszczynsxy, deck delegate; N. Bechlivanis, ship's
chairman; N. Fruge, steward delegate; J. Funk, educational director; A. Bell, secretaryreporter, and R. Atehoria, engine delegate.
Seafarers Log
�Five HLSS Classes Pass US, Coast Guard Exam
Lifeboat Class 62 has passed their Coast Guard lifeboat certification
examinations. Pictured from left are: front row. Trainee Bosun R.
Sharp, J. Smith, S. Grisham, D. Dungan, W. Pcele, E. Tome, S. Tomes,
G. Kotil, M. McCollum and J. Beard. Second row: E. Williams, D.
Brown, D. Taylor, D. Wehrenherg, C. Martin, P. McNulty, D. Singlestad,
E. Perry man and J. Bighan. Third row: N. Ahrens, D. Matthews, E.
Whitselt, M. Belvedere, E. Richardson, G. Dixon, J. Forster, J. Fred
ericks and A. Beauverd. Rear row: R. Caylon, J. SchoofF, C. Moran,
J. BiancullI, W. Sulkowski, S. Collins, R. Urquhart, F. Howell, E.
Salorio and D. DeGagne.
HLSS Lifeboat Class 63 gather on the bleachers for their class picture. They are flanked by Instructor Bruce
Simmons (left) and Trainee Bosuns Thomas Galka and Leroy Robinson (right). The future Seafarers are,
from left: front row, A. Bailey, W. Lewis, L. Amaradio Jr., J. Malone Jr., J. Solis, C. Roldan, G. Sanborn,
J. Brancoccio and C. Ponder. Second row, D. Avina, E. Pence, E. Buckley, J. Oliverson, M. Marcus, C.
Aragnostau, J. Moore, F. Stokes and E. House. Third row, B. Southard, R. Reid, G. Wine, M. Arnold, F.
Watson, K. Jefferson, A. Walker, D. Smith, C. Frazier and F. (Goethe. Fourth row, J. Corcoran, D. Burgess,
T. Thurman, F. Stack, .S. Gibson, J. Maiden, J. Foster, S. Browning and K. Drayton.
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Veggo 'Chris' Christenscn
Please contact your attorney,
Peter Molligan, at 703 Market,
San Francisco, Calif. Telephone
415-982-0780.
Harold L. LoU
Your parents, Mr. and Mrs! E.
A. Loll, would like to hear from
you soon. Their adress is 2218
North 18th Street St., Phoenix,
Ariz. 85006.
Doyle Harrison Frost III
Your mother, Mrs. Naomi S.
Frost, asks that you contact her as
soon as possible at P.O. Box 654;
Denison, Tex. 75020.
Carl B. Tanner III
Your father, Carl B. Tanner
Jr., would like to hear from you.
You can reach him at 2316 Palos
Verdes Drive West, Palos Verdes
Estates, Calif. 90274.
John Jack Devine Jr.
Mrs. Florence M. Chambers asks
that you contact her at P.O. Box
2216, McKinleyville, Calif. 95521.
Peter Manllds
Please contact Maria Manikis at
923 Kelly St., Bronx, N.Y. 10459.
Lewis Castro
Myer L. Radesky would like to
hear from you. His address is 6804
Townbrook Drive, Baltimore, Md.
21207.
Jerome Chapkewitz
r
Please contact A. A. Bernstein at
Union Headquarters in New York.
Fred Dickey
Your mother, Mrs. Clint Dick
ey, would like to hear from you.
Please contact her at Route 1,
Collinwood, Tenn. 38450.
Harris B. Boykin
John H. Carter
Your attorney, Arthur Schechter, asks that you contact him im
mediately at 1010 Houston First
Savings Building, Houston. Tex.
77002.
Delos Snead
Please contact your son, Wayne,
as soon as possible at 1 Dewey St.,
Portsmouth, Va. 23704.
Walter S. Richmond
Please contact your wife Eliza
beth at 1656 University Ave.,
Bronx, N.Y.
Bayard E. Heimer
Your father, Eno B. Heimer,
would like to hear from you as
soon as possible at P.O. Box 50553,
Jacksonville Beach, Fla. 32250.
John D. Barnett
Your mother, Mrs. Lela Mae
Perez, would like to hear from you
through Mr. Vernon M. Bahlinger,
ACSW Chief, Social Work Dept.,
U.S. Public Health Service Hospital,
Carville, Louisiana 70721.
Emanuel Rapitis
You niece, Mrs. Thomas P. Cot
ton, is anxious to hear from you.
Please contact her at 7811 Green-
March 1971
wood Avenue North, Seattle, Wash.
98103.
Seymour Heinflliig
Please telephone James McSharry
immediately at 212-WA-9-1335. Call
collect, very urgent.
Heniy Galidd
Mrs. Catherine Sullivan asks that
you contact her as soon as possible
at 401 Marley Avenue, Point Pleas
ant, Glen Bumie, Md. 21061.
Jimmy P. Stroud Jr.
Your father, James Sr., asks that
you call him at 602-753-3964 in re
gards to an urgent family matter.
Wayne Allen Firmin
Mrs. Colette Firmin asks that you
contact her as soon as possible at
23-02 34th Ave., Astoria, N.Y.
11106.
Frank Blandino
Your sister, Mrs. Sara Cottone,
would like you to contact her as
soon as possible at 78 Holly Hill
Terrace, Vineland, N.J. 08360.
Rudolph R. Cefaratti
Rita T. Cefaratti writes that she
received your letter and asks that
you contact home more often.
Jessie Puckett
Frank Willoughley asks that you
call him collect at 301-723-2564 in
Baltimore, Md.
Cari L. Sanders
Your mother, Mrs. C. L. Sand
ers, asks that you contact her at
704 West Robert St., Hammond,
La. 70401.
John J. Dolan
Your old shipmate, Thomas J.
Tourgee, would enjoy hearing from
you at Box 1000, Lewisburg, Penn.
17337.
Albert B. Brown
Please contact Mrs. E. Brown
any day Monday thru Friday at
10 p.m., very important. Her tele
phone number is 516-732-5804.
Curtis Payne
Your wife, Annette, asks that
you contact her by telegram or
call 415-586-2704 in San Francisco.
Rudolph R. Cefaratti
Your sister Rita received your
letter and asks that you write more
often. Mother was hospitalized. She
has your income tax papers, where
would you like them forwarded?
Henry E. Connell
Your sister, Mrs. Willie Mae
Cox, asks that you contact her at
510 Mt. Auburn Ave., Dallas, Tex.
75223.
Daniel j.' Fagan»^.
Please contact Ruby Drapers at
No. 56 Goa St., Fort Bombay,
Bombay, India, as soon as possible
in regard to an urgent matter.
Richard B. Jones
Your mother, Mrs. Mont M.
Jones, wishes to hear from you as
soon as possible at Box 412, West
Jefferson, N.C. 28694.
Lifeboat Class 64 lines up for a class picture flanked by Lifeboat Instructor Bruce Simmons, standing left,
and Trainee Bosun Doug Bledsoe, standing right. They are, from left: front row, Gary Brandon, Robert
Fowlkes, Nicholas Lapetina, Thomas Clanon, Pat Roberts, Juan Ayala and Steve Batton. Second row,
Emmanuel Morton, David Cleghorn, Neil (k>nnor, Ernest Wilson, Tom Nelson, John Riley and Alan Wood.
Third row, William Grizzle, Tom Madison, Ray Crews, Mike Motteler, Mike Noble, Ricky Warford, Bret
Temple and Andy Lindsey. Fourth row, Marshall McGregor, Richard Clay, Gary Reno, Donny Doss and
Jose Maldonado.
Lifeboat Class 65 is flanked by Instructor Bruce Simmons and Trainee Bosun Barry Elfman, standing
right, after passing their UjS. Coast Guard examinations for lifeboat certification. Class members are, from
left: first row, Andrew Shearhouse, Darrel Long, Dariel Gallet, Danny Powell, Charles Yates, Gerald Cooper,
William Gregory, Kevin Cooper, Guy Campanella and Dan Rogg. Second row, George Mastrandreas, Vasilios
Katsanevakis, John Neff, Richard lllson, Greg Walstcad, Howell Hall, Dave (iarhart and Scott Myhre. Third
row, William Landis, Charles McKee, Louis .Anderson, Patrick Dolan, Mitchell Bailey, Rudy Carrasco, Marlin
C. Clolfman and Russell Smith. Fourth row, James Holt, Robert McC^onias, Manuel Soto, Skot Morton, Mike
Mitchell, David Hodges and Gary Ledwell. Fifth row, Lawrence Zepeda, Timothy May, Martin Mantcll, Don
Taylor, Ken Modean, Bernard Tagtineir, Randy Powell, Patrick Long and George Parson III.
Lifeboat Class 66 sits for their class photo at the Harry Lundeberg School of Seamanship in Piney Point, Md.
Pictured from left are: front row, Nick Davoulas, Bruce Starnes, Richard Wansbrough, Archibald O'Brien
III, John Francisco, Mike Pell, Robert Willis and Ben Barrows. Second row, Geoffrey Baldwin, Ronnie
Thompson, Peter Staples, Lloyd Shipman, Michael Korytkowski, Clifford Davis, Mike Elder and Daniel
Taylor. Third row, Clifford Land, John Threadgill, Allen Randall, Joe McGuire, Tim Rolen, Albert Hearn and
Craig Hilemn. Rear row, Ludlow Bushipat, Eugene Naill,John Owen, Gary Blumenthal, Jimmie Poole and
John Cristadoro.
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Gerald E. Pettipas
Gerald E. Pettipas, 45, was an SIU
pensioner who died Nov. 5, 1970 at
USPHS Hospital in Baltimore, Md.
after a one year illness. He joined
the union in the Port of New York
in 1945 and sailed in the deck de
partment as a boatswain. A native of
Canada, Seafarer Pettipas was a resi
dent of Riverdale, Md. when he
passed away. Among his survivors are his brother,
Arthur J. Pettipas of Riverdale, Md. Cremation was
in Ft. Lincoln Crematory in Prince George's, Md.
Eugene F. Stinehelfer
Eugene H. Stinehelfer, 45, passed
away Jan. 3 of illness in Charity Hos
pital, New Orleans, La. A native of
Ohio, Seafarer Stinehelfer was a res
ident of New Orleans, La., when he
died. He joined the union in the Port
of Baltimore in 1943 and sailed in
the steward department. He was a
Navy veteran of World War XL
Among his survivors are his wife, Emma Jean. Burial
was in Greenwood Cemetery in New Orleans, La.
Raymond Charles Lewis
Raymond Charles Lewis, 69, was
I' f an SIU pensioner who passed away
Nov. 11, 1970 from heart disease in
Brooklyn, N.Y. A native of Rhode
Island, Brother Lewis resided in
Brooklyn at the time of his death.
He joined the union in the Port of
New York in 1949 and sailed in the
steward department. He was issued a
picket duty card in 1961. Among his
survivors are his sister-in-law Edith Lewis of Pawtucket,
R.I. Burial was in Greenwood Cemetery in Brooklyn,
N.Y.
Earl E. Gonyea
Earl E. Gonyea, 66, was an SIU
pensioner who passed away Nov. 7,
1970 in USPHS Hospital in Boston,
Mass. A native of New York, Brother
Gonyea was a resident of Clinton,
Mass. whenjhe died. He joined the
union in the Port of Philadelphia and
served in the engine department. Sea- '
farer Gonyea served as engine dele
gate while sailing. He served in the U.S. Marines from
1926 to 1930. Among his survivors are his sister, Dor
othy Haemer of Clinton, Mass. Burial was in St. John
Cemetery in Lancaster, Mass.
Jack L. Powell
Jack L. Powell, 38, died Sept. 9,
1970 on board the Potomac. A na
tive of Russell, Ky., Seafarer Powell
was a resident of L6s Angeles, Calif.,
when he passed away. He joined the
Union in the Port of New York in
1967 and sailed in the engine depart'
ment as deck engineer and electrician,
'v He served in the Army for a year.
Brother Powell was skilled in welding. After a ceremony
aboard the Potomac, Brother Powell was buried at sea
on Sept. 12, 1970. Among his survivors are his wife,
Gladys.
Oscar Slettemo
Oscar Slettemo, 81, was an SIU
pensioner who passed away Jan. 4 in
Houston, Tex. of natural causes. He
joined the Union in the Port of Bal
timore in 1945 and sailed in the en
gine department. A native of Norway,
Brother Slettemo was a resident of
Houston, Tex., when he died. He was
skilled as a machinist. Brother Slette
mo had been sailing 55 years when he retired in 1962.
Among his survivors are his sister, Tina Slettemo of
Norway. Burial was in Fort Park Lawndale Cemetery in
Houston, Tex.
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Eddie Howard
Eddie Howard, 56, died Jan. 25 of
natural causes in Mobile, Ala. He
joined the Union in the Port of Mo
bile in 1947 and sailed in the steward
department. A native of Alabama,
Brother Howard was a resident of
Mobile when he passed away. Among
his survivors are his wife, Stella. Buri
al was in Magnolia Cemetery in Mo
bile, Ala,
Frederic Pekarek
Frederick Pekarek, 52, passed away
Jan. 10 of heart disease while on
board the Overseas Evelyn in Cris
tobal, Panama Canal Zone. He joined
the SIU in the Port of Jacksonville
in 1964 and sailed in the deck depart
ment. A native of Brooklyn, N.Y.,
Brother Pekarek was a resident of
Norfolk, Va., when he died. He was
a Navy veteran of World War II and served in the Navy
from 1936 to 1958. He also worked as a machinist,
aircraft mechanic and bartender before joining the un
ion. Among his survivors are his son, Frederick Pekarek
of Jacksonville, Fla. Brother Pekarek was removed to
Yonkers, N.Y.
Urban Payment
Urban Payment, 67, died Nov. 15,
1970 in Hulbert, Mich., of heart dis
ease. A native of Michigan, Seafarer
Payment was a resident of Sault Ste.
Marie, Mich., when he passed away.
He joined the Union in the Port of
Sault Ste. Marie in 1961 and sailed
on the Great Lakes as a linesman.
'Among his survivors are his wife,
Alice. Burial was in Riverside Cemetery in Sault Ste.
Marie, Mich.
Louis F. Cres^
Louis F. Cressy, 52, passed away
Sept. 26, 1970 of natural causes on
. board the Del Sol in Tema harbour,
Ghana. A native of New Orleans,
La., Brother Cressy was a resident of
Chalmettee, La. when he died. He
joined the Union in the Port of New
Orleans in 1963 and sailed in the
I steward department. Brother Cressy
was sailing ten years when he died. Among his survivors
are his wife, Florence.
Ernest L. Birden
Ernest L. Birden, 21, died Dec. 27,
1970 of heart trouble in Bahrein,
Persian Gulf. He joined the SIU in
the Port of New York in 1969 and
graduated that same year from the
Harry Lundeberg School of Seaman
ship. Brother Birden sailed in the
deck department. A native of Hale
i
County, Ala., Seafarer Birden was a
resident of Mobile, Ala. when he passed away. Brother
Birden was skilled as a machinist when entering the
Union. Among his survivors are his wife, Brenda. His
body was sent to Mobile, Ala.
Eulalio Delgado, Jr.
Eulalio Delgado, Jr., 21, passed
away Nov. 23, 1970 in Brooklyn,
N.Y. A native of Brooklyn, N.Y.,
Seafarer Delgado continued to make
his home there at the time of his
I death. He joined the Union in the
Port of New York in 1967 and grad
uated that same year from the Harry
Lundeberg School of Seamanship.'
Brother Delgado sailed in the deck department. Among
his survivors are his mother. Carmen. Burial was in
Puerto Rico.
Michel Megulssoglou
Michel Meguissoglou, 59, was an
SIU pensioner who died July 8, 1970
of heart disea.se in Greece. He joined
the Union in the Port of New York
in 1950 and sailed in the steward
department. A native of Greece,
I Brother Meguissoglou was spending
Ibis retirement there when he passed
away. He had been sailing 39 years
when he retired. Among his survivors are his nephew,
John Saridjoglou of Athens, Greece.
Gerald G. Kluge
Gerald G. Kluge, 43, passed away
Jan. 13 of heart trouble in Bay view.
Wis. He joined the Uiiion in the Port
of New York in 1960 and sailed in
the deck department on the Great
Lakes. A native of Duluth, Minn.,
V
Brother Kluge was a resident of Pres/Mil^
Navy veteran of World War 11.
Brother Kluge was sailing over 15 years when he died.
Among his survivors are six children and his sister, Mrs.
Joann Breg of Prescott, Wis. Burial was in Woodland
Cemetery in Washburn, Wis.
Alexander Martin
Alexander Martin, 60, was an SIU
pensioner who passed away Jan. 1
of heart disease in USPHS Hospital
in New Orleans, La. A native of
Louisiana, Brother Martin was a resi
dent of New Orleans when he died.
He joined the Union in the Port of
New York in 1942 and sailed as a
steward. He had been sailing 22 years
when he retired in 1964. Among his survivors are his
daughter, Mrs. Emilina R. Mitchell of New Orleans, La.
Burial was in Rest Haven, New Orleans, La. i;.
John Arthur
John Arthur, 56, passed away Dec.
27, 1970 during a heroic effort to
rescue Finnish seamen on the sinking
ship Ragny. A lifeboat lowered from
the Piatt capsized and Brother Arthur
drowned. (See Seafarers Log, Febru
ary, 1971.) Seafarer Arthur joined the
Union in the Port of New York in
1968 and'sailed in the deck depart
ment as an able seaman. A native of New York, Broth
er Arthur was a resident of Rehoboth, Del. when he
died. He had been sailing 25 years. Among his survivors
are his wife, Louise.
Frank E. McGuire
Frank E. McGuire, 66, passed
^ away June 21, 1970 in Winthrop
Community Hospital, Winthrop,
Mass. A native of Lowell, Masp.,
Brother McGuire was a resident of
Winthrop when he died. He joined
the Union in 1939 in the Port of
Boston and sailed in the deck de
partment. He had 'been sailing over
45 years when he died. Among his survivors are his
brothers. Rev. William McGuire of W. Hollywood, Fla.,
and James W. McGuire of New York. Burial was in
St. Patrick's Cemetery in Lowell, Mass.
Edward G. Johnston
Edward G. Johnston, 65, was an
SIU pfensioner who passed away Jah^
22 after a two-month illness in Mont
gomery, Pa. A native of Philadelphia,
Pa., Brother Johnston was a resident
of Havertown, Pa. when he died. He
was one of the original members of
the Union. Brother Johnston joined
in 1939 in the Port of Philadelphia
and sailed in the deck department. When he went on
pension in the summer of 1970, Brother Johnston wrote
a letter to the Seafarers Log expressing his feelings. In
part, he said "I wonder if you can really understand
how much the pension does mean? For over 30 years I
have sailed steadily. . . . Now I can remain home and
stay where I live. This is only possible through the pen
sion." Among his survivors are his wife, Ethel.
If Pays fo Be Union
Washington, D.C.
Factory workers under union contract con
tinued to win bigger wage increases than em
ployes of nonunion establishments, the Bureau
of Labor Statistics reported in a summary of
wage developments in manufacturing for the
first nine months of 1970.
The summary by the Labor Dept.'s statistical
arm spelled it out—an average increase of 8
percent, or 25.7 cents an hour, in union shops
as against 5.9 percent or 16.2 cents an hour, in
nonunion factories.
For 1969 as a whole, the average increase
was 7.4 percent in union establishments, 6.1
percent in the others.
ELS reported that the average effective wage
gain, including immediate, deferred and livingcost increases, totaled 5.9 perecnt—18.7 cents
an hour—for the nine-month period, sli^tly
above the 5.8 percent gain for all of 1969. In
union shops alone the average effective in
crease was 5.8 percent for the first three-quarters
of 1970, up from 5.7 percent for full-year
1969. But nonunion workplaces slipped from
6.1 percent in 1969 to 5.8 percent for the fol
lowing nine months.
Seafarers Log
�San Juan Trip
Goes Well
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It's lime for a last-minute check of the machinery on deck—
a job for Ronald Smith, an ordinary seaman on the ship.
fter a nine-day round-trip voyage to Puerto Rico, the
Seatrain San Juan pulled into Weehawken, N.J., last
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month. She carried a mixed cargo along with approxi
mately 45 cars that are carried on special car-carrying
racks. Each rack holds four or five cars. The SlU-contracted ship, which is 523 feet long, was built in 1946
and was originally called the Mission San Antonio. She
underwent conversion in 1966 for containerization, and
now carries 300 40-foot containers, when the vessel is
fully loaded. Crew members wound up their work, mak
ing the San Juan ready for docking. Then, with high
praise for the steward department, which outdid itself on
the trip, they all awaited payoff.
" Doing the payoff paperwork are, clockwise from left, John Kane, able seaman; Rick Daly,
able seaman; E. Vasquez, messman; E. B. McAuley, SlU patrolman; Leon Hall, port agent.
Fireman-watertender Bullard Jackson does last minute chores in the
engine room, in an effort to wind things up at the end of the San
Juan's nine-day voyage. Everyone pitches in before payoff.
A cup of hot broth from the kitchen for Electrician Robert La Gasse . . . it's a
pick-me-up before returning to the tasks at hand, after a successful trip carrying
a mixed cargo to Puerto Rico. The ship was equipped to carry 300 containers.
March 1971
C. Ramos, chief cook on the San Juan, relaxes with a copy of the Log. His last meal has
been served, the galley has been put back in order, and he's heady with praise for "a
job well done" from the rest of the SlU crew members.
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OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION • ATLANTIC, GULF, LAKES AND INLAND WATERS DISTRICT • AFL-CIO
Overseas Alaska on Maiden Voyage
a crisp, wind-swept winter's day last month the sleek bow of
^-^the Overseas Alaska sliced gracefully through the frigid waters
of The Narrows of New York Harbor. The 731-foot-long tanker
was paying her first visit to New York. Although the winter winds
lashed her bow with ocean spray, covering her superstructure with
a heavy coating of ice, the ship received a warm welcome as it
dropped anchor in the Port of New York.
The ship is scheduled to make the coastal run for the next few
months.
Launched in Baltimore last summer, and home-ported there,
the Alaska is one of five new vessels built within the past two
years without the aid of subsidy by the Overseas Shipholding
Group, Inc., of New York. This new tanker and her sister ships—
Overseas Alice, Overseas Vivian, Overseas Audrey and Over
seas Arctic — are among the most modem vessels sailing the
world's oceans.
More important, these new ships mean more jobs for SIU mem
bers and offer encouraging signs that the maritime industry may
be on the rebound after many years of neglect.
The pointed rays of a setting sun peak out from behind the ship's bell
in a moment of quiet beauty on a wintry day.
.Wrapped in an inches-thick coating of ice, railings and other deck struc
tures are hardly distinguishable as the ship pulls into New York Harbor.
Although restrained at anchor, the Overseas Alaska seems to exude an air of graceful motion. She is
capable of a top speed of 15^^ knots when fully loaded.
Rows of ice-covered parallel pipes |opside aboard the Overseas Alaska are only part of the vessel's
liquid transport system capable of carrying 524,000 barrels of oil.
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250 SIU MEMBERS STUDY THEIR UNION
'EMERGENCY' STRIKE BILL WRONG
LABOR RIPS MOVE TO HURT TRANSPORT UNIONS
TOP U.S. OFFICIAL HITS PLAN TO CLOSE USPHS HOSPITALS
LABOR REJECTS PHS ALTERNATIVE
FRESHMAN LEGISLATOR RAPS PROPOSED HOSPITAL CLOSINGS
AFL-CIO RESOLUTIONS STRESS NATION'S NEEDS
SIU VICE PRESIDENT TO SERVE ON VETERANS' AID COMMITTEE
FIRST SIU '20-AT-55' RETIREE FEELS PENSION PLAN IS 'GREAT'
MARAD HONORS CREW FOR SUCCESSFUL RESCUE
REP. TIERNAN URGES FEDERAL AGENCIES TO 'SHIP AMERICAN'
DUE VACATION PAY ADDS UP TO $7,000
CEMENT BOATS ENJOYING BACK YARD RENAISSANCE
HLSS TRAINEES PASS GED TEST
NEW ORLEANS HEALTH CLINIC DRAWS PRAISE
BUILDING A STRONG UNION
YOUR CONSTITUTION
NEW BEDFORD'S FISHERMEN CONCLUDE SUCCESSFUL STRIKE
IMPLEMENTATION OF MERCHANT MARINE ACT VITAL, SAYS CONGRESSMAN GIAIMO
FOREIGN PORTS FEATURED IN NEW COURSE AT HLSS
SIU PENSION ROLL ADDS 25 MEMBERS
AFL CIO'S TOP PRIORITY: NATIONAL HEALTH INSURANCE NOW
ADMINISTRATION REJECTS HEALTH ACT
STEEL SEAFARER RETURNS FROM FAR EAST
SPECULATORS WARNED ABOUT 'QUICK PROFIT' INVESTMENTS
SHIPS AT SEA
NEW ORLEANS LABOR GROUPS HONOR PRIEST
SIU SHIPS' COMMITTEES: RELAYING INFORMATION
FIVE HLSS CLASSES PASS U.S. COAST GUARD EXAM
SAN JUAN TRIP GOES WELL
OVERSEAS ALASKA ON MAIDEN VOYAGE
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1971
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