http://seafarerslog.org/archives/files/original/b3603f302e6de42341ffbeca4d7e5d2f.pdf 9acfa20afed41b9b8d6843babbfc05f3 PDF Text Text .. ·.•.· ·s>,,i · '.�'"'':i!JY. , ,.,,_, SIIIH ?Y 1 _,. . ..._. _ t,_ _ _ • ,' t i ti � ---- ,· Vol. 46 No. 10 Octo.....,,19114 . Atlantic, GaU, La�and �. Waten District• AFL-CIO OllldaJ Pa•Ueatton o1 the Seaf........ lnternatlonal Union• . . -NewC&;·.o RR-Tug in Norfolk ' i The new 5,000 hp twin-screw diesel tug Seaboard (C & 0 RR) went into service this summer, docking colliers- af the , coal . d.ocks :·... in the port of t;fotfolk. The new fog adds more jobs to. the· SIU Ches­ apeake and Ohio Railroad fleet. "· .•:i.: •\- -·, r, :,. ! ::• ... -~. ,.:- t -~· ~ -i-..i~.11..'i<.~,. :- :t=- ~;:_·;'.;; -: ; • lA ; �h:is l�sl!1e, , - ·. _·. . ·\'.·W . :"'···' •" ". � . ... , ,, · i ~ ....•,i .. �NJ .. .. ..:_. , . , .. .- fr'\ · '$tt:J·Qp,epg.emen,on the ,,J9l,?;,,; / ... . •.. •·· 1fa �� ·. 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Mols Sorensen, chairman of the ILO's se<!farer delegation; Ake Selander, deputy secretary-general of the ln­ ternati9nal Transport Workers Fed­ eration; Frank Droza:k, deputy chairman of the ILO's seafarer del0 .•. egation; John Simmons,. director of the JLOworkers branch, and John Svenningson, .workers' represent­ . alive on the ILO governing body. (See Page 3.). -~- .. •i:r, 1"! . .-,;'.� I . { : :~ ·! ...... ;1 J ; i j ·, _,. ·---✓ . . "'·� --------,..•--.-- - --·· ; -- - ... ' .. ,,. -- ... ----- .. ..... .,. . ~. ~ . ·- I ! �President's'Report inating the ·PL-480 Program, . been affected by what Reagan: which has played an increas- has done .. ingly important role in keeping Whenever a Seafarer or a by Frank Drozak _ whafs left of the American°fl.ag member of his family gets sick, ,. merchant marine afloat. Had the then he should· remember that · HEN asked to put his SIU not been in· Washington,· . Reagan eliminated Public Health _ career in perspective, a had our lobbyists not been on Hospitals without coming up well-respected American directhe front line fighting for you, with some alternative program, tor once said that 80 percent of then the maritime industry, and without giving the maritime Which already is in a state of industry adequate time to absuccess is just showing up. Despite its.ironic tone, the obser· · near-depression, could have to- · sorb the added costs. · tally collapsed; ·Whenever a Seafarer waits on vation strikes a deep chord. It extends to other areas of AmerThis Union is in Washington the beach for a job, he ·should -ican life as well, including the for these reason_s only: to ·gef remember that Reagan has done maritime industry. more jobs for our membership nothing-despite his campaign We. at the. SIU believe in and to protect our members' promises in 1980-·to promote showing up. Over the past 45 rights. That has always been the private U .S.-flag shipping. · guiding principle of this Union 1 do not want to dwell on the years, we have been able to accumulate a pretty fair record from its inception, and it always disappointments of the Reagan in promoting the interests of our will be. administration. Time is short, members. Few people who As I write this, this. session and there are just too many. I started this Union in 1938 would met in Geneva, Switzerland. It of Congress is drawing ·to a: .just want to point out that it is have dreamed that seamen would was an important conference. I close. There is. near chaos· 01f · important ' fol'· Seafarers and I?~ middle class and upper mid- met with the maritime leaders th~Hill, and the status of many towboatmen, their families and die class wage. earners. Fewer of other countries to discuss the maritime bills has yet to be de- · theirfriends to fightback in the still would have·· been able to issues we have. in common: the termined: The important thing, only way that _ the• present · predict that the SIU would be riseofflag-of-conveniencefleets; however, is that we are. here administration will ilndersfand: · a strong political force in this the depression in the. worldwide . ' repre.S:e~tink"Y~Jl:J,b~ij_~y~:thi.tL ,,wijih,wop,ls;;publicityand vote so country, or that it would have shippingmarket;.manning s~ales;i;.,"w~hav~01tgotiii;'sh'Qt iif'g~.ttirig -. Thafjsiwh.yJh.f.tj-Ji!ll<'!JJ,§~rt,ed: the ability to _build a training working condifio11s; siu,e.tyfi,~(*"'-,.~s;9m~"':ofthose bills pas'sid';'A itsgrassrootsprogr!!'.in. Theprofacility like the Seaf~ers Harry ulations; social security;, un~" · comprehensive report of what gram is, I believe, •a creative · happens will be carried in next response to a bad situation. Yet Lundeberg School of Seaman- employment; training: · ship in Piney Point, Mel. These _issues that join all of · month's LOG .. ·,·::~•":r;~,-~},;:;:iC:~~•10.ng,, ·t y great We hav:e used,oiif/0siffofi':ii¥' '•aiVloehli~""j . ·• ·on• s . Pr:.!)gress hasn't always been •1!,s'·are more important than~the 1 ~~~en:~~:~:e.~~,~$~~;;~;~~1i.~:-i~~o:s.;!~;~~!r~:;;~~~.~~•;.~~-~l,.,.'.' ~::~~~t~~e~~ep~~~~i~;~~~Li;);~•~;~!i~~~~;.~t~e'io: . tqqk .every"ounce of•stretrgthto · this Uruon has also mamtamed of the Umted Nations Confer- · Merclian:tMadneifA.~f!.19,i!~·• hold. onto what we· had. The a strong presence in Washing- ence on Trade and Develop- and just as the Seafarers Harry · . _? ,,•pa~b.,fi!~r~em;s haMe been such t0 ,Si' ce ' em: -~, e···'' . .... ,~,. fi aJfme.Yet;than:~stq,I~~.& P.P~iili.. ,W, :,.~ i$iityr~ . l ;· • , S p sis pa mg O afthis ver;)JJY of tlii.s .m~e,lnJ~ersmp, '.We.,.:,l).a¥.e ~· \p.i.l_ystry;,1n :tjµSt,C,~wHr-y; Jt IS moment in training our mem.• oee1i"ao1e'to'l'ay ''if'strong foun- ·. impotfaht 'tliaCthe_ Sip 'is rep- comprehensive maritime pol- hers to be competitive -i. · dation forthefuiure. _-_· _-·. -..__ ··- res,ei:rted ]_iereinJull force. icr,;,a reali_~!i,q,i?,f@.W',.,~J;,es;-,;,.,,imh1.st:i»i tha is 'lii~ia ••ansWhile sonie: segments,,•ofCthe·· . · Whilethe hostility~ft_J:ieRea- build Americ'ii7's"."p,*ef~~~g5t.~~f•J~{(&JJB:Ie· ,~f..i:re tecfinofogy. ___ , _-~ , .• Vote on Nov. 6 for a 11~'¥,f'i maritime, industry have,givlin- ·gan attnii6ilti-jiii'tn'!i:lid"rt1a~de it fleet; a fairer tax code. up, we · at the SIU have -been •... diffi¢ultft'6t'ruf''"it:g'tfmahy pro~ . Yet the heart· of ,our political beginning-.with Mond!J!!efand · working the federal, state ' maritime hills passed through power is not in our lobbyists, Ferraro on the liridge of the ancl everi•1nteriiational level to Congress this year, we have nor is it in the support that \;Ve . ship. · · protect the ·.interests of our . . been ab!eto prevent the admil\- give to the campaigns of con· membership,. We will go any- istration from totally. ignoring· gressmen and senators who prowhere,''at any time, if we.think ..-the needs of theii1dustry. And mote ourindustry. Our strength there.is something to be gained. we have planted seeds for future is in our membership. NOTE: This., .. Last month I· headed the harvest. Over the past four years, the col~. ,t!!~t;Jf\1 .. · write u~til American delegation of mari- · Over the_ past year, we were Reagan administration has cut l~uJ!m'f!~,8,~; ~lifter our Umon time unions to thelntemational successful in keepiµg Congress. funding foi: almost every i,;npor- .0 ,'!lle,cfi.Q'q1is over: So, don't forget Labor Org·anization (ILO) Jo_ int from,_:_._ cutti11g_-..~_aGICi!i._e jurisdic- tant rilaritjm'e·p)'Gfil.!lni.iA~vefy'·c-,J,tt:C:ite. It's your right. It's your Maritime Commission, which tion of the Jones Act, and elii:Q, -- aspetf''""of'"J~imenYt:u,v~s "6is L:'tesponsibility· ,. · W ;r~::~nr. ~~r. pn LOG • Vol. 46, No. 10 Octobir 1984 · ,;,; '"1:ii:e~utive Boarcl . Frank Drozak • · PresJ<;le_:nf • . ::- ~-'~" Secretary-Treasurec _ ._;_.;,.c1:.:·~;~x_e,_c4ti_l/e·-V1q~- President Charles Svenson ,Joe Sacco -:, " · ·. George McCartney __ Vici President ,-~ Editor Marietta Homayonpour Associate Editor New Yorlc- Ray-Bourdlus Assistant Editor Lynnette Marshall Assistant Editor/Photos · C Mike Hall ,, . . • ·CY. Associate Editor -Washington , Max Hail Assistant Editor . Deborah Greene Assistant Editor Michelle Paladino Assistani Editor/Press Relations . -• ~ \.;,;+t<l'Torner . Angus "Red'' Campbell - . . ~M(l<':~i:'o Leon "!BIi; ·. Vice President·-. 'f:·_,._:·: - ..:,_;~:._//'f"_;_V~¢!-·.P,fesidenf Vice Pres,d'-~fr·· Joe DIGlorglo ;· - . . I -· , ·· Vice President ~'""'d• .., II-,·i ./, . ;ft . . - ," . ,, ,: .;;./.:~ .'., ',.• . --. The LOG (ISSN .0160:2047) I~ published monthly by Seafarers lnlema)ionalU~i~n./Atl~ntic/Gulf, · · Lakes andlnla_nd Wate1s 01stnct, AFL-CIO, 5201_ AulhWay, Camp"Spnngs,JM-: 207.46, Tel.. ~99067.5. Second-clas_s postage paid at M.S.C. Prince Georges,. 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Deiegatiori "':_y;·. , ... , ...... _~• ~-. ·.:,/'_.._ International· Maritime, Le,aders Me'et-ln·Geneva I Worldwide problems in the· On the subject of social se- questing the director-general of shipping industry, including the curity and- employment condi- the ILO to developa mechanism growing use of run-away flag tions of seafarers, a compromise to facilitate· such a revision. carriers, and the wages and _agreement was reached only on On the subject of updating the working conditions of seamen "social security protection.'.' minimum basic wage of able everywhere, were the topics of Throughout the meetings, the seamen, both groups agreed to general concern when maritime shipowners refused to even in- retain the present amount of J,al,or and industry representa" elude the words "ships .under U.S. $276 per month. A. resotives from the world's leading flags of convenience," thus no lution was adopted requesting maritime nations metin Geneva agreement was reached regard- the director-general to deterlast ,month at a. meeting of the ing "employment conditions." . mine the feasibility of devising Joint Maritime Commission. The seafarer's resolution on a ne_w formula for reaching a . The agenda of the eight-day health protection and medical minimum basic wage stand·ard, · session, as established by the care for seafarers was adopted and also consider the creation ILO itself, comprised the fol- in all respects except for the -of a seafarer/shipowner wage lowing six items: inclusion of fishermen. The need committee to update the mini1. . Social security and em- for health protection and promum wage rate more frequently . , ployment conditions of vision for medical services and than in the past. ·· ;- .seafarers serving in ships facilities in port as well as at . Both. the ,seafarers· and ship~ flying flags other than those sea was .recogni;zed- as. an im- owners sections proposed resof their own country (in• eluding flags•of convene ience) .. ·. 2. Medical care onboard Tli I . al L b O · . . (. 0 -) ·. . ships. e ntemat1on a or rgan1zatlon IL , created under seafarers, including masters and persons under training; (2) clearly identifying the person finan- · dally responsible for ongoing repatriation; (3) specifying the types of vessels to be covered, and (4) ensuring repatriation and , proyisions of food and other necessities for abandoned seafarers, Concerning the carriage ofradioactive nuclear cargoes, agreement was reached with the shipowners on a.resolution re.questing the ILG to call upon the international shipping c.ommunity, including agencies of the United Nations, to· insure that up-to-date information conceming intended voyages of ships carrying such cargoes be ·madeavailabletoallconcemed persons and organizations. This resolution also .requests the ILO to ask the International What Is Th' e ILO?. 3. Review of the. application and 'scope of t he Merchant· ._._,,,_,~_ hi'ppi·n··g -(Mi"n1·mum •>" .· i Standards) Convention, .. 1976 (No. 147).. 4'.. Wages,HoursofWorkand. Manning (Sea) Recom- •"'>.·· .· MaijtimeOrga11ization (IMO) to 2 . develop regulations for the· safe 1 transportation of radioactive, materials including regulations governing typ,e,.J!ie • - d ship, f · ·hpackc,;· 1. agmg.an·s,owage.o~suc ·-•ma:-·•• · .terials, and to develop a code l ...-....mifg~1'!1(~...ffl-•..1o~mw1cticednftt~lli':a,;····1:'•.r.: 1'l\!sh.' , ·.·....·., j national. labor s1:ans\, ards through the adoption of Conventions '"TWe 's~afareks 'res-infiti&i1J,0n'ij %'/" ,,/;'Wfr ' 2 wage of able seam·en· · · · · · · · ·· ' legal .,rights of . seafarers was , 7V ,,,,:.; . . . . , . : . . . ap~ ·Re~o.ni:me_11~atjqns .. C,::~riventjpn~, aft~r :rii.ti~patimi .bf ; ., . ..,._-lil.eM1e_ . . .· .'•aR_•.· cl.,,_"'. .-o.ss. ::~. . 1ble_ ..._ne.v1·'C'..:C,.C-J .. "·'·'·.· ....,,W~J,!"'!!1,!;1."il-./R.,d ·'.',•m·•e··m·<>·.e".·:r·. ·,"•a··.•,··o··.·., ".' . ,•.. . .,.•:1,\1.ten,;t.~; . ··"".= ..•_," .. d t..0•.•.·s:rea. ·.•·.'.•. •r•_·' t!.·".•"·. . ·.•.=.··i·.· •·'t·\OQ.S' ... •. ,,· .·... modified during discussions.:;As., : ·~cr·<¾',~'cV•.,!1;\;;<,•; ·,:;c••'<. · Il~;,,are e ·:ulp1:1mg O_u Iga . · .· &-=~~ ~~esJ:i:%~~c~e:::i~~::~b1t~t~~ttJJ1ltt:ti~ir:iiftfil~, :, ' the social and economie well-being of workers .worldwide . ., . . stan dard s, satis,actory through decent 11vmg conditions of work and pay, and adequate employment opportunities. In 1_946 t_h_e IL.0 b. ecame an· associated. a.gency of the Un_ited N . •· I members ... .h1p ..of.. 42 nations ... . ·. .... atioris. I· ts ongina had grown to . •: >·. , ". · · · 146 h}rthe:endofl.S-l., q • (. ,\M_ t. .~:::!!~;! . ~1q::t~i~e ; .. ;~~isio~·~?:t~;:~;r~r~· , '~!'!~~t:J!~iirg~:~:~il:r}ft!a?!t~fp:i11hi>: t~ir:;='.· ~eamen Convention, l920 legislation and practices. In all ILO,deliberations ari<;I ded,sion- · · . ami)le the possibility. of adopting (No:9~.t(N,o,?7). . . making, workers' and eqiployers' representatives have an . an international.rule wlilchwoulcl;; 6. ~ev1s1on ·ofrthe,-Repatr1a~ ; . equal vote•withtlfose of governments. . ..· .. ,·.·., .. . .. .: require a nation detaining a seat!on of Seamen· Conven-· · · The JointMariiime' commission; which is cdiiipd~~(i c;if JS·.', far.er or. a ship to immediately ·. t10n, 1926 (N_o. _23), and ?f seafarer and shipowner members, serves"a's ari'acfvisofyt,bdf inform the. tlag nation and the the Repatnat1on (~\up to the ILO in preparation for its maritime sessions. From its· . nation of the seafarer,. and· .to' Masters and ~pprentices) beginning in 1919 , the ILO has demonstrated the importance deal with the situation without · of seafarer questions by considering them at special maritime de1ay under due pro.cess of law. Recommendat10n, ... 1~26 sessions. The next such session is scheduled to be held in · · The shipowners were not' (~?- 27 ). · willing to discuss the substance In addition to these scheduled 1987 _ of occupational safety and items, the seafarers' group subSIU President Frank Drc>Z~k served at the September.· mitted the following additional meeting as the USA seafarer/worker member and was elected working conditions onboard . · , maritime mobile offshore un1'ts. e I t r sou wns: · deputy chairman of the seafarer's delegation. Raymond McKay, ·d • However, agreement· .was 1. Carriage of radioactive nu-· pres1 ent, MEBA-D1strict 2, wa:s elected atthe meeting as. a th clear cargoes. .deputy member of the seafarer/worker delegation. Ed Turner, reached on e adoption· of a· resolution requesting the ILO 2. Legal rights of seafarers. vice president of the Seafarers International Union, and 3. Occupational safety and Richard Daschbach, 1>pecial assistant to President Drozak, to undertake a study together · with the IMO to detennine which working conditions onparticipated as advisers to the seafarer's grnt1p, mobile u. n.it. s should be classified·. board maritime mobile off- ·· shore units. · ,• as ships.and to take necessary will• require olutions on the subject dealing · .steps fo convene a meeting of _ War risk areas and the portant area that 4 strongrecomrnendations. . with fee-charging agencies for seafarer, shipowner and govsafety oflife of seafarers. The . shipowners were not the recruitment and placement ernment experts on this matter. On most items,-agreement be- willing to modify the existing . of seafarers, but they were mu'fhe resolution on War risk tween workers and employers procedures td' permit speedier tually unacceptable and no ac- areas and, the safety of l_ife of was reached and the resulting inclusion of additional intema- tion was taken. , :... seafarers adopted by, the Joint resolutions will be sent forward · tional conventions to the MiniOn the final item of the s.ched- Maritime Commission is a gento the ILO for. consideration at mum Standards Convention, and uled. agenda, agreement wa:s era! condemnation of atr acts of th<'! upcoming ILO Maritime no significant resolution was reached on the .repatriation of violence. Tht:• resolution .calls Session next year. However, adopted on that subject. The seafarers, The seafarers sought cin all governments to find~ there Were items on which no ,seafarers were able to achieve and achieved· four points re- peaceful solutions to conflicts agreement was reached. agreement on a· resolution re- garding (1) repatriation of all · (Continued on Page 4;) . -. October 1984/ LOG I 3 .. . �- t . Also Approves New siudy of Maritime Defense Role . Congress OK'~ Navy Contracting Program l ' House and Senate conferees . unless the Secretary of the Navy The Hollings amendment was industry will be. created by the reached an agreement on H.R. first determined that the transfer particularly important because Navy contracting out its vessels 5i67; the Defense Authoriza- did not adversely affect national most new jobs in the maritime to the private sector. . tions bill for Fiscal Year 1985. · security. The amendment was . . . . Representatives from the marl- introduced by Rep. Roy Dyson .time industry had been watching (D-M<!.), a strong friend of the Former Waterm.an · Converted the bill closely because it con- maritime industry. tained several provisions of great The failure of the conferees importance to the American-flag to include these two provisions merchant ·marine. in the Defense Authorizations The bill in its final form con- bill did not·necessarily foreclose The Pfc. Eugene A. Obregon, are being jumboized and signiftained two amendments that the their a:tloption by tire House and the second of three vessels that icantly modified by the Navy · maritime industry -had sup- the· Senate. The SIU arid its have been conver ted for mili- for military use. The conversion ported: · a provision calling· for · allies in the Senate were loQking taty charter under the TAKX effort requires each. ship to be the establishment of a commis- into ways to attach the amend- program, waschri "stenedcmSept. lengthened 12'6 feet in order to sion to study the role that the ments to other authorizations• 8 in San Diego, Calif.' She wa:s provide the require d cargo camerchant marine· plays in the bills. preceded by the Sgt. Matej Ko"- pacity ., The original deckhouse defense of .the United States; The action- on the Defense cak, which ·was· christened in is beitrg, modified• to increase and language malting clear that Authorizations bill came as this August, and will be followed by personnel accominodations from the Navy has the right to con- year's legislative session drew · the Maj. Stephe n W. Pless. The 41 to 183, and twotwinpede.stal tract m;t vessels to the private to a close. Even after the session . w<;ir~ is .9~ing, .Performed for' cranes are being installed on the sector. was supposed to have. 0fficially .· Watetma:riSteainrsfiip Corp. and main deck to handle amphibious Unfortunately, the compro- ended, Congress still had not will be operate d under charter landing suppor t craft. mise bill did not contain two acted on a majority of the au- by the Military Sealift ComThe Obregon and the·,other important pro-maritime amend- thorlzation bills before it. The . mand. ·- converted ships will carry' a f6. ments that had be.en included in Senate was forced to pass Jt Vice Adm. ·.William H. man unlicensed SIU crew·a nd the House version of the bill: temporary measure to. keep the Rowden, . commander . of ,/~l:ie .... :willt~ P,C/SJ ~<t~ar ound the . the Cunard re~flagging pro- gover11mentfrom totally closing· ·. Military Seal1ft . <:;9~1Ffaird,1'· "w1f~~§ffWR""'d~lW!¥!_IJ~J:1I)? posals, and an amendment to down. · spoke at. the ceremomes. He any trouble spot. They will pfc,;c · restrict the paybac k of ConThe Maritime Corrimis.sion said the. ships' new roles "rep- vide th~:.~J>acity tQ rapidly . struction Differential S.ubsidies that would be created ·as a result. resent a major step in the real- . transpo rt to a:nytd~Ul;ijli-J"!.:i:I')~• ·.·(CDS). of this legislation would be com- ization of the Navy's two most 25 percen t of the vehicles and . ., ·ii·' ' _¥_,~,•.-.--,· The in favorof ~tlf.Pro vrstonl lT · •· e, · 0: · · as ' · 0, ears:- ., .. ·. o ms. Tat10 s · or a: marine am· Cunard amendment would have ·The amendm entdeal ing with With this in mind, the Navy phibious brigade. allowed two • passenger ves- the right of the Navy to contrac t embarked on a prqgram early in . Special trainingp sels-th e Cunard Princess and out vessels to the private -sector 1980 to procureacfleet.ofy~ssels '. bteJ111d~v,~\\\i~!:ffi', ... · m. the Counte ss-to be re•flagged . was introduced by Seq. Ernest suitable for long-term prepos i- ,, bfilis:B 'osuiis are-, being given urtder the American registry. If. Hollings (D-S.C.) in response to tioning of U.S. Marine Corps· helicop ter landing assist trainenacted, such an amendm ent House amendment offered by equipm entand supplies at var- ing, and other key personnel will would double the existing U.S.- Rep. WU)iam Nichols (D-Ala.) fous sitesthr oughou t the world. . get special firefightiirg, under- · flag passenger vessel· fleet and that would have prevented de- These vessels~'.kttpWn as M;!ll!ic • way repleni~hm6rit and small create more than 1,000 seagoing fense age11cjes from contracting time Prepositioning Ships (MPS) ; arms marksmanship training. jobs. out work to the private sector. . will giye the United States the Pfc: Eugene A. Obregon was . The amendment ~lating to The scope . of the Nichols capability to respond rapidly with posthumously awarded the the CDS subsidy payback would amendm ent was unclear, and credible force to crisis situaMedal of Honor for -extraordihave barred the transfe r of CDS the Hollings amendment went a iions: . . nary heroism oh Sept."26; 19.50, · Vessels to the coastwise trade long way in defining it. The former RO/R0 vessels · at Seorrl;-Korea; when he used his body to shield a. fallen friend from bullets while fighting off an enemy attack during the Koiean· War. Ship SIU to Crew TAKX--Ship 0 I j I~••·-....'"i_ ~l.~h~J!Jl'J?J.~t~,~,·. .a ILO Loo ks at ·Sea men 's Pro blem s ·Wo rldw ide .-] j 1 1 I 1 (Continued t'rom Page 3,) threatening ·the lives of seafar. ers, which violate international rules. concerning freedom of navigation. ~ · At the conclns ion.ofth e eight. day session, SIU President Frank Drozalt stressed very strongly .that "We must eontinue our . active participation in these in•ternational meetin gs." In .the areas ,of establishing minimum international standards, Drozak said, "Our pay scales and \londitions of.employment are higher . 4 IJ-OG I October 1984 Wh y We ·Ar e The re · Reviewing the items on the JMC's agenda, SIU President ' · Frank Drozalt stated: '' Social .sei;:urlty, employment conditions; flags of convenience, medical care onboard ships and in port, repatriation, hazardous cargo, legal rights of seafarers, safety onboard mobile offshore units, war risk, and training_ are all bread and butter issues for seafarers in the USA as they are in the rest of the. world. "We· must play in this international ballgame with our brother s and sisters in foreign. countries. If we fail to. show up and take our turn at bat, we can't later complain about . the outcome or the rules by which.these issues are hammered out." . ' than the international mjniri:lum, anci it isin our interes t to narrow the cost differences betweeq ourselves and the- rest of the world." Raising standards also "impro ves the overall environment in which we are all operating," Drozak said. · Drozak concluded, "As far as I am concerned, there are a· lot of decisions being made around the world that affect our members and their jobs, and I. intend to participate as fully and vigorously. .as possibl e.'' 'I ' 1 ! �Grassroots. '84 SIU's Nation,wide Drive Intensifies only to be..thwarted at the gate. Security-guards tried to remove the demonstrators' signs .while Reagan enthusiasts pelted the demonstrators· with gravel and Ronald Reagan launched his re-election campaign on Labor Day in Los Angeles. This was bitter irony for the hundreds of MTD/SIU grassroots volun- rich friends and hurt low and · campaigning against a backdrop of Reagan hecklers who tried middle income Americans. Reagan was shielded from any every ploy to interrupt and disrupt the former vice president's protestors at his campaign rally. Mondale capped his first day of kick-off crusade. • -. his W~1:m Ronald Reagan kicke.d ¢f c;ampaigl) in;.~alifOrnia, TV reports showed thousands of his supporters cheering. What the reports didn't show ~as a large group of anti-Reagan•people·who were kept out of the president's rally.Here isjbst part of the SIU/UIW group. .· . teers attending the· kick-off of Rei!.gan's campaign. sticks. Every time ·SIU volunteers have.marched on Reagan, they have met ;resistance at every campaign stop around the country'---an infringement of their · rights as guarariteed by the · United· States Constitution. WhileReagan lauded his fouryearrecord, trade unionists from . the' nearby·. UIW-contracted Starkistplant and SIU members listened.to his empty promises, worried about their en:iployment future. Due to· the Reagan Reagan cannot face reality and administration's unfair ."free" has no. answers for today's trade policies, the American tuna . problems. industry has been boinbarded by cheap, foreign products ere-· In contrast, Walter Mondale . ating severe American llilem- opened. his campaign in Long ployment and bankrupting · Beach, Calif. where he attacked American small businesses,. -.. Reagan's economic policies which have failed to put AmerOur llllionists valiantly tried . -icans back to work. Mondale to get . their message to -this stressed Reagan's tax cut pro"question free zone'' ·president,, grams which have benefited his 0 hi Portland, Ore. SIU members and their families turned out to hear Democratic vice presidential candidate Geraldine Ferraro. October 1984 / LOG / 5 �VOTE Tho1:1sands of working men and women turned out for a Mondale ra ,. at.Long Beach Airport to hear the former vice-president.during a stc there. Democrats who fought each other.for the.party:$ . nQminatiOn"'lnthe primaries have united in. an effort to beat Reagait.Here Walter liil6i1clal~ speaks to.a large crowd in California. Behind him (I. tor.fare Sen •. Afan Cranston, Sen. Gary Hart, vice-presidential candidate Geraldine Ferraro and Los Angeles mayor Tom Bradley. Striking employees. of Continental Airlines Join SIU Port Age~t Worley at the Reagan rally. · , 0 "'1ik .Mondale pulls ncf punches abc>ut his administration's poll... cies:an as a•lde• the-h d . · :""""" ., •''it~ifliea • on'!tl:le 1ia:s,. nsure · .·., that the channels <>f cc>inllllll:ii~ · cation between tire Mondale . White. House and . America's ' maritime· industry will ·remain open and active. Oftantamount importance is the assuranc.e by Mondale that officials. working focthe Mondale administration wm implement the policies to which he is committed. · ' The maritime industry knows -0nly .too. w.ell the flagrant dis- . regard by present• admitristra- · · tion appointees of maritime laws ~ready on the books . 0 .Vote Nov. a The question you must answer on Tuesday, Nov. 6 is: :l)o you want four more. yeai;s· _of open aclininistration oppositiQn on any and all maritime. fodustry initiatives? OR do you want an · ·administration fulfilling · · its pronirses to. ~olve "the· m!}.ritime industry's problems? · · The choice is'yours! ·· The job)'oitllave may be your own,· .· 6/ LOG-/ October 1984 Eighty;y:l,~ar~old Nellie He~rt 9f-~ng Beactr, Calif. has seen a lot of campaigns. come' a~,:t go aticl:;lsn't foole .by the ·slic~ .efforts of •Ronald' Fleagan this ye,ar. She told SIU Field Rep Scott Hanlon, ''Remember Roosevel he spoke tb the. people:•.i:fhe two were at Walter. Mondale's campaign kick-off rally,on l:lilbot-Day, >0 •.ce • �t ..i~ l . SIU Captains Stand United -Curtis Bay WiH Negotiate With f I .. ' s·1u, Top to Bottom Curtis Bay, a subsidiary of the labor movement in general.. of the company that tried to Moran Towing, will negotiate Over t!m..past 10 months, con- . break the MM&P. with the Seafarers International ditions in the tug and barge Under the terms of the NaUnion over the wages, benefits· industry have been disrupted by tional Labor Relations Act, and working conditions of all a ruling handed down by the unions cannot bargain on behalf of the company's shipdockiri.g West Coast Region of the Na- of "supervisory personnel" unworkers-including boat •captional Labor Relations Board. less the company gives its pertains. · In January, the regional board mission. .. The definition • of The company thus reversed out there found against the Mas- · "supervisory ·. persenn,el" is its position that it' Would not ters, Mates and Pilots (MM&P) somewhat vague, butgeneralfy negotiate with the ·SIU for its in a case involving the definition· refers to workers who perform captains after the current conof "supervisory personnet''·The management-type duties. tract expired. · .. decision usually referred to What the West Coast Region The company's decision came as the Foss case after the name of the NLRB did in the. Foss before the Sept. 30 deadline, SIU when. contracts at the. company's Philadelphia, Baltimore and Norfolk operations were set to expire. The Union and the comThirty-three SIU members · b'enefits for part or all of the pany· have· moved to obtain an extension so that ·. bargaining have won a back pay award period of Oct. 20, 1979 to Dec. could continue. from ACBL because the com- 31, 1979, when ACBL did not A new contract has yet to be pany failed to use the SIU Hir- use the SIU halls. . . .. •·· .·· · · . negotiated. But a major victory ing Hall. This !i\>'.lµ:9 is a i;esult .<>f a has l:,~e1.1 won . ·· 0fo .JJ.:he . IJ/rnem : "e · hM•'litli!' tio < bri"b,M~the .: \..·~~ "" . 'ns : .. , . , es.. ACBL are. continuing, but most · l!,~~\l>Y,~~~1,(!t\aj;!UU!lgs),?Y the ·· ;,.~ii,ti.ii>,n~~~ftililat,iqi:nsJI!e~., ·· ~ • · 1'he,!Sff;i't.mtimbers listed be-: · 1ow shi56Id'- cofitAct SIU New Orleans Port' Agent Pat PillDenver,. Colorado ·sworth at 800·325-2532, about . August 20-21, J984 .· tb,e.ir b,a{k\p~y:;ai11-i;fl,s. :- . . n· dall.J ·•..:"'·~ '"- ,,. . · ·52: 06"5 ·•c.n:l,\Il ..... ,: ·9~111~l\ln~r·•j,l,Z• "' .. . · Maritime Employees·. • · Anthony Morant · 228~86-8979 Doug Hayw<U"d 003-:54-8717 A new anli'u~ion tactic, encour~ed by the Reagan administration's hostile lab\)r policies;, is a: prggram by mantime. employers to refuse. to bargain with .. William Thompson 210-52~8.596 their licensed .personnel by AFL-CIO umons. · · . . · , :. Ricky Pearson 402~78a4969 These employers are seekin&, to destroy sound and productive bargaining rejatio[)ships under which they have grown and prospered. Their position is M. Ryan 185-56-8877 that licensed personnel are supervisons wha,cim and will be fired for engaging A. Dorris 092056-1397 in unjon activity. Indeed, in o[)e case, the·ewployer went to the extreme of using the police. to remove union deck officers and engineers from a ship iti J. Dent 486-52,8879 /4. . . ·,· ·· · order to'bring on scab replacements .. · . . · Craig Crouthamel 142c.64-0826 • There has. been,no change in the Natio[)al Labor Rela:tions Act that would is ACBL Failed .to use \. "'" ·tug/tow harge/dredge . ~ ·: ;,, case was to say that licensed wheelhouse personnel who had been long-tune members of a maritime union were now "supervisors" and were not entitled . to protection under nationa_l labor law.In essence, the c~mrt stripped the licens:ed maritime workers at Foss of their basic right to be protected by U.S. labor laws. · At present; the Foss ruling is limited to only one region of the (ContinlJed on Page 9.) Hiring Hall SIU Boatmen Win••Batk_Pay Award 0 J- permit this arrog~µt attempt to deny licensed personnef their basic democratic rights to a voice"iri setting their wages and working conditions. Rather, the employers who arelefusipg to bargai[) are doing so in the expectation that the otiange in the National Lab'orReJa:tions Board brought about by J;lresident Reagan's appointments .will permit anti-union employers to do what they ·•· : .. please. . Th!l mariti(!l~ unions are conmJjtJed to p~e?erving the 1ecent wages and · working con.d1t10ns that only ceiUectcye bargammg can provide. · The AFL-CIO will provide.its•maritimi; affiliates all possible aid and support. -- - . -~~~-~-~-,- '.- . _,-~ JlXECUTIVE COIDiCIL . . ., . -· . - . . . ., ·. Lane Kirkland, Pre,sident · ', · . · Thomas R. Donahue, Seqetary-Treasilrer· John H. Lyons Murray H. Finley Sol C. Chalkln Charles H. PIiiard Alvin E. Heape John DeConeinl , Jt,yceD.·Mlller HattieId Vincent Ri Sombrotto .James e: =n~~ 'Thoma!; W. Gleason Aibert Shanker . Edward T. Hanley J. 0. Turner · WillillfTl. W. Winplslnger Wayne E. Glenn JQ!i.nJ; .Sy,eehey ·.Bart,ari, .Hutchlnspn Ge.raid W/McEntae Patrick'J. 9'!!nPb<tll John ·r. Joyce · . Fr&!le'rick O'Neal Glenn. E. Watts· AnQlijO Fosco · Kennetb T. Blaylock Wil6am. H. Wy1111 .. , ·. Robert F. Goss Frank Dtozak. Richard I. Kllroy, . . WIiiiam H. Bywater · Kennalh J. Brown Lynn R. Willlams J. Magana 568-04-2455. Michael Hansen· · 547'39-8566 A. Valdes 114-50-1424 Robert Hall 400-78-0484 M; HowelJ , 2Q2-f?;5,~ James Lincoln 833"54-9010 · ,• .,e . M. Bentley · ., James I<.anable ... ~~1,.~;s:•~---' - .. (')'!91~~~~"'"'~"'", .. ,; 116-52-?~?'.? 222-4208571 ~i,ij]i~~µ/ .·· ·~7~~'ffli9 M: Robinson. 493-62-7531 Vab.c:e Landers 521-94-4614 Jerry Long 219-72-2866 Franklin Doughton 212-80-9413 William :8aI'.lles .. 403-62-0270. ·George Qli:ver .. 488-c70-7139 Rdy stinsori ·· 431~18-8497 P. Stanley 438-34-1858 Charles B.ooo 403-18 74659 Terry Doud 556-17c3134 Thomas Lee .427-60-5555 · H. Northington 406-92-9348 R. J. Branning 201-42-3894 Jerry Vinson 500-64'7356 Court OK's ACB.L Tal<eoverJ:,y:CSXThe CSX Corporation has timately dismi.ssed the> stay,,though an appeal is still pending ican Commercial Barge Lines in the same court. (A(;::B!:,J~ ,: . . .. . . .. . ... ..• 'fht: temporary re!!_training orThe . .takeover had . been der had been obtained by the. blocked by the Sixth U.S. Court. WTA in response to the develof Appeals in Cincinnati, Ohio, opments that oc<:urred last Auwhich had .issued a te.mporary gust, after the Interstate Comrestraining Qrder at the request merce Commission (ICC) bad of. the W~ter Transport Asso- approved the takeover of Texas ciation (WTA), a loose asso<;:i- Gas Resources by CSX. Texas. Gas Resources was the · ation of barge lines. . · The WTA had contended that parent oJganization of ACBL. .. the takeover posed an ,imniedi- CSX is the oper3:tor ofthe Chesate and irrevocable threat to the sie and Seaboard Systems Rail, .· existenp..e of the barge Jine in- . roads and the Richmond, Freddustry. Yet the Sixth Court ul- ericksburg&Potomac Railroad. formally taken .control of Amer- . Octobef·1~/LQG(7. ~· ·, --~' .. f �,1111, I,_ners • . . . � " . · �. ��-• ·· .·. '""•·•. . · . -·�-, �,v , -. ·: .. · · n · emor1am •· · · · : , ,:4! . · .en;:uv; - - - . . .- p M .:c: - """· : •_ ""' ;,• . · ·· 1 · . --..· � ,.;,, · -- d ,,, -.:•.:• :, · - � � - �. :, :; . ,,. '• ··: · . - :,• • ..-!�,.. ·· ;- · ' ·- ·� • ··;•,·.. ..~ ....' ',• . ' ·,.. . . . . .. - . . .. -, • ·- •• , ,. _ .. . _. .- - · , ·• - - --·: . ,._ ' , ' " ·· . ', , . ·-~ . _, . Robert H. HilPensioner Rene Benoit Pitre Pensioner ; .. George Harold Hel:•.... lii'lrd, '62; . 'joihed Sr ., 81; •SUCCJIJiibed. to · a liver mond Sr. , 78 ,·passed away from the'-! Union. in th'e ailment in the U.S. Veteriuis- heart pisease at home in· Gal­ p&J of Norfolk in Aaministration Hospital, Bi- veston, Te:xas on Aug. 3. Brother 1 971 sailing as a loxi, Miss. on May 13. Brother Helmond joined the Union in wiper for the NBC �itre j oined the Unio n in the 1 946 in the pqr,t of Houst9n i Lines from 1 964 port of New Orleans in 1956 · saling as .a chief engineer for to 1 978. Brother a11d . G&H Towing fr9m 193 1 to. 1958. - i saiH1,1g as a chief e9gineer -·.. Hilliard was born electrician aboaid· thl tug Port / He was borri in Galvest.on and in Norfolk and is a resident of . Allen (Crecerit Towing) . from was a reside'nt there. Burial was Virginia Beach , Va. 1 94li'to 1956, Dixie Carriers from in the Galveston Park <;:eme-.-. . .·.·1 1956 to 1960 and for Gulf Canal · tery, Hitchcock, Texas:Surviv­ Lines . from 1962 to 1963 . He ing are his widow, Agnes and · Robert Harry was a veteran of:the U. S . Army son,· George Jr. Keller, 60, jo ined during World War J. Boatman · the Union in the .. __,., ·' . Pensioner . port. of Baltimore . Pitre was born in Ashton, La, · ])avid D. )!'erarri, . Charles · . Jo­ and was a resident of Kiln, i'ss, M in 1 956 sailing as 82, passed · away seph . · . Saba_tier, . Interment was in Rotte1f �ayoil a deckhand , for on Aug. 20 : . 65, joined the Cemetery , Bay SL Louis; Miss. Curtis Bay Tow��other Fer�rn Union. in the port Surviving are a son , Dennis and ing in 1 950. . �omed the Union of Houston in ston of a daughter, Ann Joh Brother Keller n . m the �ort ofNew 1 960 working on Gretn a , La. . was a former member of . the York m: 1963:He the · Galveston ILA, Local 1337. He was born I l was born in New (Texasf wharves -Pensioner Leroy GibbinsS�win Baltimore and is a resident of _ from 1 961 • to e . e and was a · resident of y rs. yer, 67, -�uccumbed to lung dis; J --~ Hyndman, Pa. · 1 984. Brother Sab atier is a vet­ . :~· . · ease in the Chesapeake (Va;),, ' Hobok en , N ,J. Sur.viving . L& his _: : . ~ {:}~~} ;, -~: ' ,:."_. : Marie, eran of the U.S. Marine Corps widow; . 2]. Jµni o� General J:J9spita\. William . . ··...·· serving as a.Pvt. and r_ifle sharp­ Br other S,iiWYerjotried the tJnioii' Hollingsworth , Pern�io1,1er shooter in the Pacific Theater Milier, 56,-joined in the port' &f Norfo1k in 1961 Jam!,!s ' : �,Henry during · vyorld War II. He was Ure •Union in the sailing as a deckhand - for Nor­ born in Galvestoo and is a res.IJi�t/�k�r Sr., 69, .port}>f Baltimofe­ folk Towing, • Mc.A!Ustei;i•1'lr�lv-:f . . id�mt of La Marque,. Texas. · Sll.(!.�umbed.. �.a,t0,e-,,: c\ andif��'� in J9"5Tsailing,as . . ers from ·. 1955-..ctod9€H!;' -~- . lung fai1ffi!e il£Jfu ..... . 1977. ' a deckhand on C .G. Wilfo,,froin 19"7f George Madi� •; E.. :f'. , . Kennedy. : H e wa~,a:: i f 6r:tQtr the the tug Resolute ., · . ' . . ' sop. cWh ite, 74, ; ,Nfetii0a1Jei@e:n,tet/ , ' United /~fine Workers · UniOn-. · · (Baker-Whiteley joined the Union Edison, N.J, ,on 19.§7..; ,tb;,,'.lIJIP-'".• .J~lo~tm~ ·- -~~:\~Y~r .w~~ born . fbJ2.0fit(©f•l'IJiM.� _i ® ,..-:-..•. - . -------..- · !iii iff !ll! fi -· w , iff l'l i l!!I . . 11!! . e r . ffl j r: i � n � e a i'l""f 'TOl<:f'.i iK:1!9otl�f!le"" t e lfiilon in •1 · ,.•• .'_ .a6;• in_ sailed a chief York New f o port the in the Warner Cemetery J engiriee/ for, th.e Shadesville,_ N '. C . Survivfng ��� r , sailing �s �- ����-�fJd �a�e , Virginia · . Pilots two s o ns , B1��,!i!1;9 ����i:-�,;c���-f-�.i,c� anna Rail- . \ . o 1945 �, _ . ,:_, ' Assn.· frgrh 1965. · .• ~. · of Ches apea�,\:"�.31i���o�aY)Jl"° ���ij/('),b'iMMi;�.J f: rp rt b , , Ro e to 1 984 and for the W. Coles , to 1976. He was born 111; �:{sey ., , • . <·· , ters, Virgini_i't and Jennie. c1s . _s_cbv,at�a, . · Hudgins Co. from 1 950 to 1 965. City, N.J. and was a re$1dent of .-·-1 _ 5 6 ,_ . J�i n e_d the_ Pensioner John David Speight, Hopatcong, N.J; .i-:.Bui;itd was in . Bro(her White was: b9rn in Ma­ t ' the;Cres;tp:ayeri ee'metery, ClifUrn°n I� he P°:!1 ' .. 81, passecl ,:,· thews Cty., Va. and is a resident •·. away from 4��1',J:fai.b ...... Balt e .. : .-• ~---··= ........ _:, ",: 'Vii. on ton,1 N.J. Surviving are . his of 1�or _ m · m:e in . Virgi,n\a::.~Beach., there. : .. .:,,:~• ·,,.... . .-: .· ', .~...· ~ •._,:;· 1 9?6·,�ail�ng as �- June Z5.'.....Brothe:t:Spe1ght joined • wido.w,,,Ruth; a son, Jame& Jr. ch1e_f eng1�eer for the Union in the port of Balti- of Bayonne, N}., , ::it\g Jhree Victor . . Ash• ...-,.,,:,- a r croft Brown, 75, mo re in 1957 sailing as a cook daughteJs, ]),eyerJey\· J,anet and ,..... · B k� -Wh1 teley · A ,_,- -. Towing from for the NBC Lines in 1947. He . · Patri ci:ii'.: _, · · · joined the Union 1 947 to 1 972. Brother Schwatka _ bega s amng in 1910. !;J�ji��� in . the port of i'.i'.il!Lt·• ·< . . � . ·. �,r John ; -. er . of th e Pen,�IR,J.l b Housto.n ln 1 957_ wa,s a_ former memb r m No th Caro1i r naano o n was , ; .... ·. re . a re d .Fra,pcJs :.:-.·•·: · Pagano sailing as a ILA. He]s- a pative Of Baltimo si ent:ofNdllfeli:t�1:1rf€ttililff � , and is·a resideqMhere. ' . • ''8 1 , passed ... · FOWT for'. G&H Was n. C,!!.l\ieiery, .·• .· · .' ,;av,,ay on Aug. 16 . . Towing frorri . ., . . . . . .· Cfiesapeal.ie.·,'. sutvlving are his "·Brother, fa�ano Norm�m Paul Kasden, '60, . wido· ·w , Mary and a son, Willie. 1 957 to 1 972 and · j oined the Ui:lion for Gulf Canal Lines. B rother' . joined the Union in the port of ~- ·:: "" . inthe,pqi;tofNew Pensioner Burl Edward Ev. New York in' 1 959 safling as a . Brown was born,in Canada and ..• -. ans_, 70, passed away on .Aug: Yorki!').l!l6:3 '�ai1° is a natu ralized U.S. citizen. He deckhand for the Penn-Central ing as a cleckRailroad, Pier H , Jersey City, 14. Brother Evaris joined the- . , is a resident of Alvin , Texas. N;J. and G reenville Piers start• Union in the port of Mobile, in ' hand for the .Delaware, Lacka1958 wo rking. as a Welder for wana and Westerh Erie- · ing in 1 941 . Brother Kasden Geronimo Espinosa, 71, ' Lackawana ,Rajltoads f�in 1 94,2 joined the Union in the port of walked the picket' line . in the . . Bay T9wing from 195'6 _to 1960 {i_ ..: of 1 960 general maritime beef He ·. and for Radcliffe Ma,terials ftofo . to 1968 . He'!Jfi/s Philadelphia in 1961 sailing as . ~ <~i. ··:<Veteran . {·.:• ~· jn 1961 to 1974. - He was. a former the U.S: Army,, 1-tit �arps . a cook. Brother Espinosa sailed was a forrner member of the -~- .. •;.- Wotld War II, -B.aatrtfifif,Pagano • for the P.F. Martin Co. and the• Masters, Mates & Pilots Union . member of the Boilermakers was born iii N�w�t�fi�arrd, Was Union. Boatman was-. boJ,"11 Andepandent Towing Co. in 1 954 from 1, 947. to . 1 960. Boatman . - _ - . . _.- - ._ _,. -. " . -_ : :·· .. . . :· - - • . : .- <(·-_-. .,.i:_,c,.c_,.....,v,., . ..,._,� . jn _Freeport, Fla: . a�d was '''a a reside�t, �f�lG>:M�f��Jg!J,ts, Kasde� is a veteran of the U -�and · for the ·Warner Co. frorn resident there. Surv1vmg are two ·N Survi:w1Jg;-,an '' II1�1�1i,low'; , • 1 953'· to 1 954. 1-:!,e was bqm in · Army' m World ·War IL Born 1n ,, .. , ~ New' . Yo"rk, he ···is · a resident of · sons, Wa}'n� l):nd Billy of Free- . Mai:y :,--_ _....__....11L..-..: the• Philippine Is. and is a resi­ s'0?s_ L::. • ..AL--. and Bill•�fl-�"t � ���,.�' ,'�·- , · , :: � p o rt. Weiit 'New York, N .J. . / dent of Cleme·nton, N.J: · · · ·. · ' ' ',.'. . · ; .,. j.-. ~;:,' . ·• � •... •.1-·•.~ ·•• • "· - - ,;,, ·- - ·'!'! William Paul . Bobac, 62, joined {the U nion in the ·.· porto(Baltirr\ore . in 1 956 sailing as an oiler and deckhand · ·.. for Baker-Whitely •·. •• Towing in 1964. Brother Bobac attended a Piney Point Inland Conference in f978. He is a veteran of the U.S. Army Infantry in World War IL Babat: was · born in. Canton, Ohio and . is a resident of Baltimore. '. f -;, ,; l.i' 1• a . 1 .: I , l I ;i . .1 to ·niembet'or .1 �- Ji;" -·· ·•;,w·= V '• Fr�ri;_ ; .l , ,I'"• •. , •-.: , ./ • __l.~ • t§y;� i _,'R101fliv!�tt". .1_ ~ .. tug '•,• I. aiicI a -- ,' •. '· Eva�� . '.· ,J, a.6�. �t:W� •• :~··· ,"i -. ... • ,: \. ,s_ ., ' . :-.:.··... :_ - ,._ ···- :~-... . . ...... ------ - . ., . ~ --···--·---- --- · --- - -- --- ----- ,L ,:-\;ip:h . :.Jr:'',j -~ :::-:�-'- <; ., · 8 l,LQG, / Oc/ober.,-~1 �.84 . ~ ~$; .... •• �,.- (Continued from Page 7.) NLRB- the West Coast-a nd one group of worker5'."-those licensed seamen who work for Foss. Yetthe ruling is indicative of a larger _trend: the growing anti-union bias of the NLRB, which has been· packed by antilabor Reagan appointe es. A number of inland and deep sea compani es have tried to take advantag e of the confusio n caused by the Foss decisiQn. Indeed, earlier this year, this same issue ~as rais.ed hy SONAT -Marine , which tried to unilaterally change 20 years of , establish ed practice by calling the captains , mates, chief engineers and barge_ captains in its IOT Fleet "superv isors." The issue of "superv isory personn el" at SONAT has not a compan y to back down o_n the and deep sea compani es, have yet been decided. · question of supervis ory personweak~ned the inland maritime . The company has recently innel. Had Curtis Bay been able industry at a critical time in jts dicated that it plans the same . to divide the workers , this story history. Just when managem ent strategy for its Mariner Fleet,. would probably have a different and labor should, be . working where the licensed and unliending. together to rebuild the industry , censed contract expires Dec .. 7. While a contract · still needs they are distracte d by a shortThe SIU has filed charges to be negotiat ed for both the sighted maneuve r propose d by with the NLRB in the IOT case licensed and unlicens ed worksome industry advisors , and enand plans other action in the ers at Curtis Bay, an importan t :';, couraged by a national admincoming weeks. .step has been taken. All, em-. istration bentqn destroyi ng the News travels fast on the riv- ployees at Curtis Bay wiU ben- labor moveme nt in our nation. ers and in the harbors :The c_ap- efit from the united stand taken. ''Manag ement has been taken tains at Curtis Bay s·aw the by the captains in the form of a· in by this terribly short-sighted handwri ting on· the · wall. If better contract . approac h to a difficult probSONAT .colild treat its employ~ . When asked to .com111ent on lem," Drozak said. "As a reees like that, then so could Cur- . the _develo pmentsa t~urltsB ay, suit, We and the compani es have tis Bay. The captains decided Frank Drozak, presiden t of'fhe had to take some really talented to.hang tough-_together . SIU, said, ''Unity' produce d people away from producti ve Curtis Bay is ari •example of .strength through a collective projects , projects that woulq the impact that a united mem- stand by the·membership. Other have contribu ted to the long: berslup can have in persuadi ng member s confront ed by this · term growth of this industry. .threat should take note a1t4 also There is ·a. bright spot: At least . display the same show of un- events at Curtis Bay have proven ity." once again that this Union ·and Drozak then·com mented that its member ship can't be pushed the Fqss decision , and the Sllbaround, 118 long. as we remain sequent c011duct of some fuiand united;'' · G &H Towing'Jloatrnen Get \Yage Hilitlf,'.. .. . lnth'e. port; · . • 9Ql erii:ent " ..,,. .. .,ar . t al on·· e t. 30. . . · · · . e •i. ueen_ Steambo at Queen o,n the Mississippi and ,. . . . ~ r; .• • ·, • •i~;. . ·· .• · Higman Towing Boatmen in this port were granted a COLA increase. on Oct. 8. ,.,.., · · · Luedtk e Engineering Wins $6-M Lakes Job Luedtke Engineering was low 'l;lidder and has started work in Muske• gon, Mich. on a $6°mi11ion project. .• New Pact'Q l(ayed< atAllied Inland·:'" Coasta l Towing The nei,v coi:ittacfatAlliEicljnland and, Coastal Towing in the port of Norfolk was ratified last month by the mell)pershlp rank .and file. / • -.•-~- :· .. ! NorfOtk 'Rep Mike ''M,P." Paladino wants to remini:LBoatrhel'I that in oraerto insure that they g_et.ttie,r medical and welfare beneiitfpaid fast, they should make sure theypu(t he correct seatim!:) on their applications so-:as to 0etermine their elfgibility for payments. · -~,,_· - -· ·- ,-_ ,.,:·--._.•''>·"·•." O.r,·l···e. an . .·.;!":.(s.HJil.·.· ··.F·)·i;if·•.1.):1:na~. •. o. h. . io by Februar y 1985 · · •· · fir:w ,·. ·.The plans to build a $2·. fu"i't)'ji,\n,~0";000,. foot Jae[i~y- at the Robin-S t,Wharf ontheM is• rlilfS the·pass eng~r steambo ats C sissippi-just past the site of the Delta. Queen and .Mississippi· 1984 Louisian a World's Fair. ,:, , -· · · -.,: '".l6e St'U~hlan~la{·(;~lli~~~Y-. PMA Shipping Scene September 1984 "Furloughed" Boatmen on Tampa Tugs, which .has six tugs on the Greatl.:akes, were cc1Ued back to their boats last month. ~,;. . . . . ·. ·Sl'~ ;Little CurJ,is Co~ Boatme n 01( Contra ct A new contract- at STC Ljttle, Curtis Co. (Steuart 'Fransportation) in the. port' of Piney Point, Md. last month was approved by the SIU members. · · ·· · . . .. MQAilister'.-Towing}Outreach Marine Negotiations at McAlliste(of Nor-folk and Philadelphia are on hold penaing the completiori'of tile Curtis l;laf Negotiations. Also an NLRB triaUs to•begiil shortly, involving McAllister's runaway company, Outreach Marine. . · -~~c\l ~lniat ~~h.it il~~!l s"~·~• •, ~'~- -o ~•--.;, to the port of New ,~ ~'a;.~~~,✓-~> ;,~•J;;~,~,.~~=(:i,r,~'- . : .·· , ':· ;,:; . ''• . . . . . . _-•.,_'::-~; \-. , Th~J)el ta !llfiilll.l.~ . ,~.· headqua rters ~··~ .... Cos.";'}.of. Livin.g A.·.djus.tm.· e·n·t•s.·(C.:°.'·.LA). w. ill.b···e give.n in· . t·h.·e·.. seco···nd and. "1'1ti~e &¼ea.h e Rew pact. · · . , .., · , ' Delta Quee. ,n Offices to Move . ·• REGISTERED SAN FRANCISCO .· . - , Class "A" ······~··~• ~4 ···•"··-···-~ "B" · .. · . . . ·'"'•""ll. . . .. Class ......... ......... ..... JO. I Class "C" ........ ........ ..... ·•. Relief ........ ........ ........ .. ; Grand Total (All Groups)· . ........ . WILMINGTON Class "A" ..... _........ - ... , ... . 9· .Class "B'·,.....• , . . .........•• 21 · Class·' "C». ·,•:. :.. . . ........ . 0 . 30 ·. Grand .Ti>tai (All Groups) ......... . SEATTLE . . Cl ass "A.,, ........ ........ ...... . 9 · Class "B." ........ .... , ...._...... . '12 Class "C" ......... .. : ......... . : 2 Relief . ·......... ;... ; .. ; ... , ..... . -2 Grand Total (AllGroups) . ; .. ; .... . 23 · ·HONOLULU Class ."A'' ......... ,_.,,;_ ....... . Class "B" ......... .. ;', ......... . Not '•.Class "C" ...•..·.......... .,:·,, .... . ·Available Grand Total (All Groups) . ..• C ··i;}. >. .... · · SHIPPED 19 3 ,, .9 .'i.il· . . ·2s .• 4 0 0 4' 4 0 . :o0 4 Not. Available. October 1984 /LOG/ 9 , �-:;:B~i7118t-e.Ji§tJBtOBVifS1'~-~!:tl:6~~~a11ist,s~m111e~tc•··c . ~~l . · There is something missing on the Great Lakes this year: the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers taking away jobs from private. business and SIU dredgem:en. . . . . . c,, . . ,,· ,)/ili'ff:iii:tN>tt::/•~ k}}}ffti H¥ti·tSI•r'\J,Ei)t:f. . ,, , , ·.· .· , , ,. . . . . ·· I ,.liti:;';c;, I I "This is by far the best year in the last six for job oppor{unities. It's given us a_t least 150 extra Jobs, " said Algonac Port 1 Rep. _Byron Kelley. Tack that onto the lO_percent jump in man~days on the steams .ships, and )\.lgohac has been a busy hall this year.. . The fight ·against the Corps took more than five years, Kelley said, with the SIU, the · Tran_sportation Institute and others lobbying hard .to prove that private interests could do better and cheaper work. A survey proved that, taking Corps Corps' dredging p·roject's in the · jobs and biddipg on ,them. On . Lakes area was . not appropri·ated. . . t-0p of the bette r quality and Manyl.,akes proj¢cts will end cheaper work, it also saved the aroun d the first ofDecember as taxpayers a bundle of money. the frigid winter. winds · whip After five years of facts, fig- across the Lakes. -But Kelley . ures and lobbying, the effect · said some prbjects in more prowas felt in Washington, D.C .. tected areas could run as·late as where .federal money for the the first Or the year. ' I 1 ~......... ! ,.,;(j '~ /~ \ A. shorewgrker gets a chance .~ ~how dow~ oA some of .the fine fgod <· prepared by NQrtherly Island Steward J. Pow (background), while~Terry Bader (r.) smiles for the camera. ·· • . ', ·. / I Deckhands Donald Radebaugh and Fred Gunn from the Alaf/1 Luedtk e pa~se for a minute on the pier repair job. . .. · · / 1 _ • 1 10 / LOG I October 1984 'I .I a John Cairns and "Pal"Lyor:is repair bmken scow pocket on the dredge Handy Andy. , .. �I I • r i t Mate George Silva (I.) .and Deck/maintenanCE!l)'l~n T. Vallerchamp look down into the camera from the deck of the Northerly Island. This is the pier the Alan Luedtke fs helping to repair and extend. Register -Now!! Vote In' -.N11.1flllJAt1:,!L~4. . . . . . .-. ·-Be ffe.a1Ell!:. i:1. ,-, _i • • .- - • , ·y; \( · ,- '-·-•:.C'l:; ·,.--.;_-, Deckhand s'.•trario (L) and Dragtender Terry Bader repla ce a connection flange on th,e Norif( -!· :_,:;, I I Deckhand R. Wise checks things out aboard the··dredge Northerly· Island at its Bay City, Mich .. job -It gets hot on the river, _so Han dy.A ndy crewmen ·john Cairns, operator; ·Pal Lyons, deckhand, and Don site.. McEachern, fireman, take an ice water break at its Fairp ort; Ohio. job site. · · · • · . · ~ October 1984 / LOGl~t1 · ' �Best in Years • Legal Aid _Great Lakes Show· Big Jpb Jump For th,e first time in years, trade on the Great Lakes has bloomed, bringing a welcome relief from lean employment opportunities j:hat have recently plagued the Great Lakes maritime industry. The season has shown increases in-cargoes and jobs for Lakers; ·more jobs in fact than there were Seafarers registered for duty at the Algonac SIU hall to fill the demand. "For the first time in many, many yea.cs, I called looking for men," SIU Port Rep, Byron Kelley said~ Kelley, who is responsible for meeting man-hour I •demands for SIU membe_rs on the Lakes, said he expects the prosperity in trade to continue at least through fall '84. End of season recbrds, according to Kelley; showed job requests for SIU Lakers to crew steamships that carry the raw steel-making c.ommodities, iron ore, stone and coal increased 25 percent over spring '83 employment requests. 0 . _ , · : : A 24 percent increase in Great Lakes bulk cargo spring shipments of ore and coal, signaling · a resurgence of the steel industry, was at the heart of the surge ·in marithne employment, he said .. · "Any time there's a boost in steel production, we benefit,.,, said Kelley, who tied the?ousy sailing season· more directly to record sales reported by the nation's auto corporations. - During. the. :10s, 200 million · net tons of cargo steamed from Lake ports, a decade when shipping experienced what many now say was the industry's renais. sance. In spring '83, 39.6 tons were transported on the Lakes and climbed to 49.2'., tons this :--. spring .. Ore was up 21 percent and coal shipments increased 56 · percent.. Grain remained at 9 million tons. At- the season's beginning, . shipping analysts forecast a drop ' in shipping due to a late y,,inter ice storm .that left -mQre than . . . , In the event that any SIU members · have legal problems In the various ports, a 118! of at1orneys whom they . can contiulr Is being published. The member need not choose the re<:On)mended attorneys and this 11st Is In• tended only for lnlotmallonal pilr· 100 vessels, marooned for a twoweek period in Lake St. Clair and forced a longer than usual lay-up of other ships awaiting the thaw. Instead, according t&Kelley, shippers made Ufl for the lost time by doubling up on Great · Lakes trips;. poses: NEW YORK, NEW YORK Schulman & Abarbanel 358 Fifth Avenue New York, New York 10001 Tele. ti (21.2) :m)-9200 BALTIMORE, MD. Kaplan, ·Heym~n. Greenberg, Engelman & Belgrao Sun Lile Building Charles & Redwood .Streets Baltimore, Md. 21201 Tel•- ti (301) .539-6967 , The bulk of steamships under SIU contract asking Jor illqre hands are operated by the American Steamship Co. Officials for the company say they expect the late winter means fall will he unusually warm and will allow for _a longer fall shipping . season. In August, at the peak of the spring season, 26 steamships . were plying the lakes with-an average crew of 22 SIU members. Only Motller Nature K11ows what lies· ahead this fall. But Kelley is willing to bet a midwestern Indian summer and a bountjful grain harvest will, lllean ·more jobs for SIU men1b,ersJh1s fall. ' ' -. - · ;· . . . ·. CHICAGO, ILL. Katz & Friedman · , 7 South Dearborn Street Chicago, !IL 60603 Tele_ ti (312) 263-6330 DETROIT, MICH. Victor G. '19268 Grand River Avenue 'Oelroit. Mich. 4jl822 Tele. ti {31~) 532:1220 Hanson GLOUCESTER, MAS!;. Orlando & Whtte 1 Western Avenue · Gloucester,JAass. 01930 Tele. t1 (617) 2Jl3.8100 . HOUSTON, TEXAS· Archer, Peterson and Waldnef 1801 Main St (at Jefferson) Suite 510 Houston, Texas 77002 Tele. # (713) 659-4455 & Tele. ti (813) 879-9842 : i.:&s ANGaiis c1.w,. • F~I; ):iottisc~ild, -Fel,<!rt!an &'i;)sfrov 5900 Wllshi~ Boulevaro, Suite 2600 Los. Angeles. Calif. 90036 . •Tele. ii (213} 93H250 •. · - . . . <- . ; WILMINGTON; CALIF'. a~J,lJ~f~~ijQg~~~~B.¾*:l1'l~~ji:~'~ii,,iJtll;1t1 1 liii\ifm&1~' ;U[ ,•. 0 ·~•r .Blended<Crea1t Case,Rul1n·g Sought Too_ · _ • , .. • ' ~mon&w:'BILE,ALA_ ' - , , 3 ,1010 V Antv;eri, flu1ld~~ -·•··. icllifi ~ •-,1 The other court case·1nvolyes~'•': :,~t/ir s04. ,;·.,,,.,,,,.,.,:;:_ • " The merchant marine lost one . cent U.8.-flag share ofthe.nearly $1 billion cash transfer program..- the $1 billion blended creditpto~ ·. '. '~t,'..c" NEW court decision concerning cargo However, a court battle folgram which combines several · Gardner, Robein & Healy preference and is fighting for a , , · · f fi . k . 2540 9-rn Avenue, SUtte.400 favorable ruling in another pref- lowed. Cash transfer IS a pro- types o nancmg .pac ages m Metairie, ta, 10002 gram where instead of using arranging aid _ for foreign naTele. t1 (504) 885-9994 erence issue this. month. NORFOLK, vA: A United States District Court traditional foreign aid to supply tions. Again the administration .. cost or · ,ree " d"t' "d · ., 1 PeterK.Babalas&Associates,P.C. judge . ruled that.. the govern- 1ow commo I 1es or sa1 ' cargo pre,erence regu ac su11e 7oo Atlenlic National sank Bldg. 415 Saint Paul's aouievard ment's cash transfer program · grants for specific purchases, tions did not apply. However, · IIy gives · I sraeI a merehant marme · supporters arNorfolk, Va_ 23510 Tele. ti (804l 622.;i100 with Israel is not covered by t he U. S . b as1ca cash grant to use as it sees fit. gued .that because the governcargo preference regul!_!,tions. . . PHILADEIJ>HIA,.PA . Kir_sctlne_r, Walters; Willig~Latelast year theal'lininistration .The ·. court ruled the program ment has a hand,.in the financiqg . V,:einber;;j & Dempsey Suite 110 unilaterally tried to circumvent · does not fall under cargo pref- of the sales, the 1954 Cargo 1429 Walnut Slreel . Philadelphia, Pa. 19102 ·· -the law by declaring the pro~ erencelaws. The decision may . Preference Act applies. Tele- # (215) 56!J.8900. , gram did. not requir¢ a 50 per- be appealt;d. · ;;Li:::s. ~; . CL -Company/Lakes L . -Lakes .NP. · ....,..lfllR Priority . . SEP1'-.:1~29, 1984 '"- ··. Dispatchers Report for Great Lakes 'TOTAL REGISTERED All Groups Class CL Class L Class NP Port Algopac ............. _... , .... Port 21 3 1 5 2 0 ; Algonac, .. : .. _... ·•· ....... ,_,, Port Algonac., ................ _.. 3 -2 0 13 11 3 Port ,,Algonac. .. . . • .. . . . .. . . . .. . . . TOTAL SHIPPED All Groups . • · ·Clau CL • c_1a,s L Class NP . DECK DEPARTMENT 0 . 21 8 •· ENGINE _DEPARTMENT 7 6 ·0 STEWARD DEPARTMENT · 6 2 \0 ENTRY DEPARTMENT o o ·o Tele. #{314) 23_1•7440 . **REGISTERED ON BEACH All-Groups Class CL Clan L, Class NP 35 5 4 SAN FRANCISCO,. CALIF. John Paul Jennings •: · Henning, Walsh.& A!lchie 100 Bush_Street, Suite 440 5"" Frahcisto, Calif. 9411>4 Tele. ti (415) '981-4400 •. ·. "' 6 1 2 Oaw>li; Robeils, Rei<I, 4 - 1 . 13 31 Totals All Departnients .'...-. . .. 42 18 4 34 15 . 0 85 · *"Tofaf R~glstered'' means the number of men who actually registered for shlppirig at the port last month. '*"Registered on .the _Beach:' means the total number of men registered at the port at !he end of last monlh. 12 / -LOG I Octobe.r :;; . - 1984 . ST.J.!)UIS, !,10. Gnlenberg, Sounders & .Levine Suite 905-Chemical Building 721 OIi¥$ Street . st Louis. Missouri ~101; 15 13 25 20 SEATTLE, WASH. A!>l~ & l.','.acker . 2()1 Elliott Avenue West, Suite 500 Seattle, Wash. 961.19 Tele, ti (206) 285-3610 TAMPA,·FLA. Hamilton & Douglas, p_ A. 2620 West Kennedy Boulevard .Tampa, Florida 33609 Tel$. ti (813) 879'9842 �.Seafarers . ... ...,"~~~"·,.~~bp< . •)- HARRY LONI>EBERG SCHOOL •{0 OF SEA.MANSHIP ;' "s,,AMM••"''''tt . Piney Point Maryland· Union. Education Integral Part of the Curriculum at SHLSS 1'.he SIU and the . ·Seafarers Officials at SIU Headquarters in Harry: Lundebeig School of Camp Springs, Maryland. . .. . . Seamanship realize the · The intent of this program is to . importance of . keeping our continue to build a better member~ip infori11ed. While relationship based on . trust, attending. upgrading courses at · openness, sharing of information SBLSS, aU SIU members attend and EE,~ded upon a firm belief in Union Education for one week .. the democratic process between the · SIU members and their The purpose of this program is to leadership.l!ach member is asked . p~ovide the membership an to evafoate this program and oppwmnity . to review the goal~ and, .ol>jectives 't/f the; Seafarers · through their suggestions .. the Union Education program · is SIU President Frank.Drozak discusses union policiei(with recertifylng aosuns International Union (Atlantic, constantly imp.roying .. as a part of their Union Education at SHLSS. Gulf, Lakes and 1nlahd Waters Districts) with elected Union -- ' - ' ' The Nautical Science Certlfit:ate · . . Success at SHLSS were· chosen, to. meet the- needs·. and interests of seafarers. In order to complete the requirements for · the ·certificl).te, a stud ent · must first possess a strong maritime vocational b,ackground. An eligib,l¢ .·.student· selects and · •.':'Si"'fci?s · ·. : ·,, ,, acer · ' e · ·college a " , : •· J.:i. ·'. ,BIO 150 PolliJUon Coofrol. ln , Marine lndu$tries CDP 121 ·1ntrod11ct1on to Shipboard Microcomputers . . MTH 108 Introduction to College Math . . . MTH HO College Mathematics GRY 105 Earth, Sea and Man B",:1 · · .Un led S at s !lOOl'!!P,hY, . .. co . •. . • .. · . fj.,,itdlf; ..#.' :, ses ,iste ' below (only one, Math arid one These coµrses can be applied as Associate . · h y · ·course. · · b.e ....well ;reward. .an.... ···.G ~Ojtfll.P, _may -,,,."M' < ,.• , ...,;in.Arts . ,,,..~,.... ·,. 1 selected1, ··.· ·. ·· · · •··•· . .Degree fro1n Qh'a:rles ,c~untf"' ; ~• · · · · · Community College. F'SY 107 App Ile«;(; 1.noustria.l . For more information contact Psychology . . . / , , the .College Programs ;()ffiq:, · BAD 122 Personal Financial · · Seafafo.r,sH.ar.:."". J;.µp:deb~tg,:School- • •Management . . "' . . BAD 112 Government, Business of· S.earilanshlp.; Piney .:{>oint, ' and Latwc Maryland 20674. . . -Seaf,trerS ,l;ieense P!r()'g~an1 . ~ 1~~ 0 •'-: - - ' ~·'·. f Congratulations go to Richard Robertson who recently receiVed his. Nautical Science Certificate. ·· ., In keeping wi.th the philosophy ' succ;essfi.illy completed,· the of meeting the students' needs at lreqairemellts . for the .·. Nautical afl levels, the . Seafarers Harry Science Certificate. The Nauticlll. Science program Lundeberg School of Seamanship was created at the request of the offers .a variety of educational SIU and all the courses are taught opportunities. Ul:).der a contract on the· SBLSS campus. The 21 between the Seafarers Harry credit-hour program can be Lundeberg School and Charles County Community College,. completed withing. six . to ten weeks with. about .half of· the Lundeberg students _have · the opportunity to earn a.certificate in stud~nts completing ·the program . in less' than five weeks; due fo · Nautical Science. Of the 12 previous accredited courses taken students who have enrolled in the at SBLSS. .. program since the fir~t class met in The C!)Urses for the program January • 1984, ten. have The first sti:P" ~#11,t.ers ~hould. the fu.11 ~~uir(!d ~atime bef~re · titlce rn their quest for.:a license as you start your application process. · Towboat operator, Towboat · It is suggested, if you selected to engineer, Master or Mate Freight · go for.a license; that you obtain i · and Towing Vessel or original 3rd U.S.C.G. · application form afti:r ·· or 2nd. Unlimited mate or you have illl<)ut2/3 oftlre n:gwred · Engineer, mi:ist be . to submit a seatime, and · get ..the n ~ compltted United States Co:ist signatures (Master, • Chief Guard (CJ.$:G:;Gf application at· Mate/OuefEngineer and one other their nearest cU.S,C:~, effi.~e in : Mate or Engineer) on the next order to determine th~;e,Ugi~il#f ·; .severiif boa'ts ·or ships. When you to sit for the desired license. . ;<· '. submit tll:e appiii:lltion. to the u.,s,C.G., ask for some prot>f tlia.t Recentarticfos in the LOG have addressed the problems some you are eligible to sit for .the students face by reporting .to examina~on, ~d bring this .-,ith SHLSS • without ~•the•· proper . you ·to Pmey Point. · · character . reference on thei.r. · The licerose. is tough U.S.C.G. applicatfonform. These there is no time· alloted for· signatures must be obtained, .by confusi~n as to your eligi~ility to the seafarer, on board ship before. sit. Any effon you make, prior to he submits his license application. f°eporring to Piney Point, to properly These sigmttures can , be apply and produ,ce the seatime obtained .at anytime ari~Lyou do requirements will reward you with not have to wait until you have the maximum. time for study. course ana · October 1984/LOG/13 ( -· �, Underway Replenishment · ·sfu & SHLSS Preparing for the Future · The . Seafarers . International Replenishment {UNREP). Tpe Union has long been aware of the course is one week long and is a need for cargo-shipping capacity . required part of the Bosun, for . the resupply of forces Quartermaster, Third Mate and deployed overseas in remote AB programs .. locations, particularly during The ;first day of the course is pepods of national emergency. In spent in the dassroom with an response to this need, the Navy introduction to Replenishment at hastncluded, .as a key element of ·sea, . a description of the ship, the. 'rapid deployment force UNR.EP command and control, concept; a Navy Controlled Fleet highline transfer method, fueling operated by a civilian crew. This at sea method and additional . program coQSists of. eight SL-7 repienishment methods. The qass · ~ontainer ships · which are · following .:lays consist of UNREP ~mg converted to a cargo practice while tied to the pier, · configuration · .specifiq.lly assigning crew to all stations, designed to facilitate the .rapid reassigning qew 'to man new · loading arid unloading of military stations, ·· and actual underway equipment~ fuel, personnel, and replenishment at sea. . . · supplies while the ships are . SIU men:il!.ers have just · I uriderwa{ Four of the ships have completed participation in an been converted· and are SW Underway :Replenishment exercise The rendezvo.us position or the Underway Replenishment Is plotted with contracted vessels. Th~ are: the which was held jn the Pacific the wind and sea direction being a prime f11ctor by ,am Moore who 1.s presently: enrolled In the Master Mate Freight ar,d Towing cc:,µrse. Algol, the Capella, the Antares ·Ocean. This Military Se.alift and the Bellatrix. Command exercise was designed Here · at the Seafarers Harry a comprehensive test of · Lundeberg School of Seamanship underway replenishment we are ttainin:g Seafarers in the methods. This test was rated · tei;hniques of Underway ex.;:ellent by M~C and the, Navy. i . I as A special;'sea detail .for l!N'REP is set by Quartermaster students Paul Bllf.lnQton, on the:\Y~ilel; and Robert Enke. C11ptalh Tom Doyle oversees · the operation.. · ', .aridge .,. . As lhe Bosun Recertification class prepares the lines, the Earl "Bult" Shepard beainil lo make. its approach on the receiving vessel, .which Is on a steady course anil .speed. Once alOngS!de It maintains station on the receiving ship by using amall COUIS8 and speea changes. ·· · ln the engine room, preparations are also being made prior to coming alongside the receiving vessel by Norman Walzer, Engineer. • I .I t4!LOG-t.Octooer 1984 ' -- .. -~- -··-·~-~-~I �---------- - ---- - - - Once alongside the receiving vessel, at a distance between 80 - 150 feet, a weighted light line called a "Bolo" is sent over to the receiving crew. This line is used to receivEl the messenger line,;to which the high ll11e; a11d the phone and t_he distance lines are attached. ( .- The 55 gallon drum is hauled aboard the receiving vessel by means of the in-haul line, and is kept about 8 feet above the water during the transfer. -After the distance line is.received, it is made fast to the receiving vessel and is used by the delivery ship to maintain the proper separation beiween vessels. · Upon completing the transfer of all cargo, :tlie rig is then_ prepared to be_ sent back to the delivery ship by reversing the process of how it _was received aboard. -! ,. ' ' I, ' .......,..:• Aff!lr the 5 inch manila highlin·e .is _attached to the kingpqst ·ab_oard the receiving vessel, a:55 gallon drum is prepared to be sent across.- back on board, it Is made up and stowed for-the -- · Octooer 1984 / LOG / 15 \ -, l ~-- - "" ------- ~----~· . ::, ' ,_-_-__ ':_ - - ----~--- �, -·. · Upgrading Course Schedule · ..(•} .. ' 't-<f.'l-'l 1.1.JIV~~,I# . , ,0~Sf:AMM,.,.y.«, I . · 1 . •·. • }.. l.ulVb;,-.,/1 ~~l'-~\l.'i NoVember1984 ThroUgh January19~5.,,{ Programs ~eare.d to lmpr~ve Job Skills -; · · And Promote U.S. Maritime Industry Following are the updated course • schedules for· November 1984 through January 1985 at the Seafarers Harry Lundeberg School of Seamanship.. . 0 /,'sr.,,MAN'>y.'q_' i Recertification Programs Check-In Completion For convenience of the membership, the course schedule Date Date Course ·. is separated Into five categories: engine · department Steward Recertification January 25 · March 4 courses; deck department courses; steward department ' courses; recertification programs; adult. education courses. The starting and completion dates for all courses are also listed. ln!and Boatmen and deep sea Seafarers who are preparing · to upgrade are· advised to enroll in the courses of their Check-In/. choice· as early as· possible. Although every effort will be made to help every member, classes will be limited in Completior:a Lengtti of · ·· . . . . · size-so· sign up early. Date · ·•.. Co.urse · Course Class schedules may be_ changed to reflect membership November 2 Developmental Studies October 29 demands. · · SIU Representatives in all ports will assist members in preparing applications. The following courses wm need to be taken either before .. The following classes will be held through January '1985 as or after an upgrading course or with firefighting, C.P.R. and ·.· listed below: · 'First Aid. · Adult Education Courses. ·Engine Upgrading Courses · ,~~ _ 9h~ck-ln , .Q~pl!!i_on.,. ~,.•,..:~,/!!fl'. Y""'Cb'tirse Date Date~'''~';'fc;,.c~,L,;;:;.,;"?~'"'»,-~'L ==-='---'-------,'-=.=,~----=::.==--,-'--,--C-. Welding Puinproom Maint. & Operation . .· ·M~rlhe. Elect 1 .:Maintenance Ccmveyorman· Third Asst. Engineer November 2 January 4 January 4 January 4 January 4 December 7 February 22 --.._, . ,..·...:~_... ; ·: ....v•;·:;·'8,?',:J.t~~.''.'&;.~~.J:"'~.:~~-·~,~''.;.iii,;!5_·_-.-:,_i•'. ' ' '~ I '' February 8 March 15 Monday Through Friday Only . / Depart Lexington Park 6:20A.M. Arrive Washington D.C; · 8:20 A.M. .• Course Celestial Navigation/ Master/Mate F.T. Celestial Navigation/ Third Mate Celestial Navigation/ Towboat Operator. ·Flrst"'Class Pilot Quartermaster Check-In Date Completion Date November 9 December 14 Novemb.er 9 December 14 November 9 December 14 January 4 January 11 March1 March·1 Steward Upgrading Courses Course Check-In/ Completion . Length of Date Course Assistant Cook Cook and Baker Chief Cook Chief Steward . bl-weekly bl-weekly bi-weekly monthly 16 / LOG I October 1984 I ' ... . Bu.s Sche,dule · March 8 Deck Upgrading· Courses.· . (GED) High School Open-ended !:quivalency Program (ESL) English as a Second Language ... O.pencen(;:led (ABE) Adult Basic Education · Open,ended · varies varies varies varies . Depart Washington, D.C. ·4:30 A.M. 5:55P.M .. · Arrive Le~lngton Park 6:15 A.M. 7.55 P.M. •. The Gold Line Bus is the only bus which travels between Washington D.C. and the nearest bus stop in Lexington Park. This bus.line travels Monday through Friday only. It is necessary to take a cab from Lexington Park to ·the Seafarers Harry lundeberg School of Seamanship in Piney Point. · · The Gold Line Bus Station js located at 12th and, New York, Northwest, D.Q., Telephone Number in Washington, D.C.:"(202) 479:,5900 The Go.Id Line Bus Station I~ located ln,Lexlngton Park at the A&P G~ry. Fare: $10.30 (One Way) ·. · ' Friendly cab Company, Lexington Park, Marylan<l Telephone Number: 863-8141 · Fare from Lexington Park to SHLSS Is: $11.00 (1 or 2 occupants) one way. I I I �Apply. Now. for an SH LSS Upgrading:.,Course I , Seafarers Harry Lundeberg Sc,hool of Seamanship · · Upgrading Application Name (frrst) (Casi) Date of Birth (Middle) •• •• .•• MoJDay/Year Address ________~------'---..==-------------;-;-,--,,--,==--..,-(Slreel) (City) (Apt. # or Box.#) TelephonE! _"'(A"',~ea=ca~d"'e"'J--~--- · (ZlpCode) (State) Inland Waters Member • Deep Sea Member 0 ~ Lakes Member D Pacific • Social Security 11 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Book 11 - - - - ' - - - ~ - - - - Seniority _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ .• ...•• •• • Date Book Port Presently . Wasfasued ________~· Port lssued ________~Reglstered In _________ •• •• • ••• • Endorsement(s) or License(s) Now. H e l d - - - , , - - - - - ~ - - ' - - - - - - - - - - ~ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - . Are·you a graduate of the SHLSS Trainee Program: 0 Yes •• ••• • ••• • •• .:.'"...'"..Ml!- 1.l lij!ilQI No D (If yes, fl.II In below} •• • Yes No • CPR: • Yes No • l Am Interested in the Following Course(s) C,hecked Below or lndlcated·Here if Not Listed - - - ' - - - - - ~ ••• ••• ••• •• •• • •• DECK I .••• •• ' •• •• L FlrefighUng: ~•i''1lliM~f11IJ1'1Jt.rlifrre-,ifrii"[@'~-~'4,,y,i1t fi n111ir ~,r~~.,~$1 ' ' ,, •• •• •• •• ••• •• •• • ••• • ••• • ••• ••• •• • FOWT QMED-Aoy Rating ; 0° Mlirin'4i Electronics · '• Marine Electrical Maintenance D Pumproom Maintenance & Opara!IQn Automation Malnlel'ance of Shipboard Relrlgaralloi. Syslema o. Qlatel Engines 0 A!lllslant Englnaa,r (Unlnspectad Motor V•uel) • Qhlei'Englneer (Unlnspacted ,. •. • • • .·• MOtor Vessel . D Third' Asst. Engineer (Motor Inspected)· Third Male Radar Observer Unlimited D A..lslanl Cook 0 Cook & Baker • Chief Cook Steward Towboat. Inland C0ok • .• · complete the course• ••• ••• .•· 'o Adul.1 Bu.I.c Educall~n (ABE) · High School Equlvalency 1 Program (GED) Developmental Studies ... . ~. English as a Second Language (ESL) • Nautical Science Certificate Program Scholarshlp/Work Program • ' •• •• ••• •• •• ••:: • ••• •• •• •• .• • .••• • ' •• ••• •• . •: • ••• •• ••• •• •• ' • ••• ,-. .•. .• COLLEGE PROGRAM • • •• •• • ••• ••• •• ADULT l:DUCATION DEPARTMENT • • ..••• ••' • 0 Welding . D Llfeboalman STEWARD No transportation WIii be paid unless you present · original receipts and successfully ••• • .• • • ' ••• •• ALL DEPARTMENTS ENGINE 0 Tankerman O AB Unlimited AB. Lim.lied . 0 A.B Special • D Quartermaster • Towboat Operator Inland. • Towboat Operator .Nol More Than 200 MIies o 1)>Wb<>al Operator (Over 200 MIies) • Celestial NIIYlgallon . D Master lnsp~ad T0wln1i>V1tl@il o Mate lnapeclad Towing Veuer· D 1st Class.PIiot . D Third Male Celestlal-.Navlgatlori . •• Yes '' DoyouholdaletterofcompletlonforLlfel:ioat: • ·Yes No • ••• •• • •• ...•• · Course(s)Taken _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _--,-_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ •: ' • .••• •• •• • (dates am,naear • •• •• • •• • •• Trainee Program: From ______,==·.to Have you attended any St:ILSS Upgrading Courses: •• •• • •• No D (if yes, fill in below) ,, • ••• •• •• • ••• •• ••• •• RECORD OF EMPLOYMENT TIME'-(Show only·a.mount need,f?d to Lipgrl(c;le In rating n.oted ab.ove pr attach letter of service, Whichever is applicable,) · · ·· · · · VESSEL RATING HELD DATE SHIPPED . DATE 01:' DISCHARGE ••• ••• ••• • .•.• . • ••• •• ••• •• .SIGNATURE_-"------------,--- D1>.TE _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _- - ' - - - - RETURN COMPLETED APPLICATION TO: Seafarers Harry Lundeberg Upgrading Center, Plney,Point, MD. 20674 -Y~ic.••:..•.:._1ii, .................................................. ~ ............_............ ~.--····································· ,_;::,::;;..- October 1984 /LOG/ 17 .'R �~---.Area Vi.ce. Presidents' "ep_ort-·_-.-----,-,Great ·Lakes & Western Rivers, by V.P. Mike Sacco Gulf Coast, by V.P. Joe Sacco O help resolve our differences WITH harvest time upon us, with Dixie Carriers, we are activity on the western rivpursuing a regular dialogue with ers is picking up and more work is the company. As the strike. goes available for our members. into its 19th month, we are also Also, politically, we've been gearing up for the Missouri govcontinuing our legal fight in court against the company. This Union ernor's race in which we're strongly has a case pending against Dixie supporting Democrat Kenneth in a Texas district court. Rothman. . However, the outcome of a.NaIn .mid-September Democratic tional Labor Relations Board presidential nominee Walter Mon(NLRB) case in New Orleans is a · dale came to St. Louis and met perfect example of the anti-union with representatives from the varattitudes so prevalent during this ious unions, including the SIU, Reagan administration. The SIU did. not agree with the decision . before speaking at the city's Washington University. This Union is reached by the NLRB's regional director in New Orleans concerning solidly in back of the Mondale-Ferraro ticket, and I strongly urge all. unfair labor practice charges that we had brought against •Dixie our members to get out and vote on Nov. 6. .. Carriers. The Union, therefore, appealed the decision to the NLRB At the end of September the Missouri State AFL-CIO-held its in Washington, D.C. The appeal was denied. · biennial convention in Kansas City. SIU Representative Mike Dagon On a positive note, I'm happy to report that a staunch congressional. attended the convention. He reports that Joan Mondale, wife of supporter of the SIU, Lindy Boggs (D-La.), won a tough primary Walter Mondale,' spoke to the delegates as did AFL-CIO President race last month. I want.to thank the SIU meni.bership for their hard Lane Kirkland. work on the part of Rep. Boggs. Up on the Great Lakes, d_eep-draft shipping is slowing down a bit All over the Gulf we're very involved in the political scene. For : with the cold weather coming in. SIU-contracted American Steamship instance, in :fy[obiie we have set up phone banks in the hall, and our Co. has brought in th·e self-unloader Adam Cornelius. and Kinsman members ·are calling people and asking them to vote for Walter is bringing in the Merle McCurdy, a grain ship. · · Mondale .. Also, out of Mobile we are throwing our support behind On our.'Great Lakes tug and barge equipment, employment is Democrat Frank McRight who is running for Congress for the first holding up. well. SIU-contracted Dunbar. and 'Sullivan completed tim('): lie is running 1n the first Congressional District of Alabama. projects in Fairport, OhiQ and. Conneat1t, Ohio .and has , begun a Iri Jacksonville, the first time, we were heavily involved in harbor deepening job in Eastlake, Ohio. Around the middle· of this ;, l6c,1l politics and our efforts were qui_te successful. In recent elections month, the company is scheduled to begin a large dredging project there we supported five judges. Three of them won and the other · in Point Mouillee, Mich . .two are s,cheduled for runoff elections. · . Luedtke Engineering has started a job in.Ogdensburg, N.Y. and ;.'· Concerning tug and barge contracts in the Gulf; a very good was also declared low -bidaet<on a $6. ni.illioii breakwater repair ·.agreement. with G&H Towing in Texas has been ratified by the project in Musk~gon, Mich. That work is expected to begin around members.. Meanwhile; negotiations are continuing with Moran of the middle of October. ·· . • Texas. •· · ' · Our 'SIU-contracted dredge North1d-ly Island (NAT.CO) has com~ JnNewOrleai1swearepreparingfornegotiationsonanewcontract pleted the initial part of a project in Saginaw Bay, Mich. and has ,.. . w\~~ pe~t_ll;, Q~e~n Stt~a_piboat com aIJy which. owns the pa~s.engeL,"l'!Aoved•.lJ:> T~ledo, Qhi~i!"ii~.ife. ~~~-beginning a .hafbOJ:•ife~ning '. ,-..,, .. sr'~h(p's"''M'1~1.ffl°pjtl~~n,an~•![?elta ..~Ue!ln."flFlie e~11}.;a:c ,e*pI~~~J~~tfeil'lfn1h'fflJffimna lS sffl &ih!ltioltom;• .·• I 4 --..·. t.o~ : Dec. 30. Also, negotiations are continuing in New, Orie.ans with Gulf . ·. · West Coast by V.P George McCartney ·Atlantic Transporation Co. That agreement expires at the end of this · ' · · 0 month. · · · . :~et~: T for 0 t .·. T.::~: 1 ::~Jt;fu~ East .Coa$tjby V.P, Leontt~U . ,,,... mtirith. Qrre'was politic1i"~~d the ···· other was ·skilled seamanship. ' · LL aiong the East Coast there On the political front, we've been · is a good deal of activity with . veryacHv~ up' and down-tl:ie Coast ·our tug an,c.kbarge contracts. .attending rallies for Walter Mon, In Noifollcthe:,'\.llie<;!Jnhmdancl"'. ,, dale and Geraldine Ferraro, the . J~.¢;. A!Jitd\G.da?tal contracts. were Democratic nominees for presi' Overwhelmingly ratified. dent and vice-president tespecAlso in that port, negotiations tively and the candidates tins Union is supporting. are ~tarting with the Association of Virginia Pilots, which represents . ;'\l~'O: 111' 'California's Orange launch operators. and shoreside County on 1.,abor Day, the SIU personnel, and with the Associawas outin full force at Mile Square Park, the site of the official kicktion of Maryland Pilots. Both con-• off of the Reagan re,eJeetion campaign. SIU members along. with Oct.' 31. their sisters'and brothers in their affiliated union, th.e united Industrial tracts/expire _In Norfolk negotiations are conWorkers, numbered 400 at the dc;monstration. Tbey carried their tinuing with Northeast Towing. grasssoots political signs as well as signs protestingReagan's policy In Philadelphia, Baltimore and Norfolk contract negotiations are on tariff denials. · ' . also continuing with Curtis Bay and McAllister. . Later that afternoon we were at the Long Beach Airport to welcome Concerning deep sea news, the SIU-contracted Pride of Texas Mondale and Ferraro to.Southern California. . (Titan Navigation) was crewed up in Norfolk in the middle of All over the West Coast our grassroots volunteers are participating · September. The ship had been lai<;I up .for three weeks for repairs in in. voter registration drives and get-out:the-vote campaigns.: In the .the Newport News Ship arid Dr}'dock. . · Seattle ~all volunteers have aiso made close to 75,000 sigil,"s .for the Off the coast of Virginia,. al: Lynnhaven Anchorage, the SIUMondale-Ferraro campaign. ccmtracted Keystone State (lnterocean Management) continues to go * * * through ·her round~the~clock i:icercises using her' ,heavy~lift cranes in Turniligl6Iny second news item this month, I'm proud to announce · "at-sea" conditions. This IO-year old vessel was recently converted that two ofour Seafarers are going to Geneva, Switzerland to receive by the Navy as the first of 11 heavy-lift crane ships under charter to a covetous award-the United Nation's Nansen Medal for ,saving the Military Sealift Command. refugees. The Seafarer.s, both ABs and both out of Seattle, are Jeff ,,, In Baltimore in the middle of September the SIU supplied the Kass and Greg Turay. The award they will receive was first. given to , security :at a .rally for Geraldine Ferraro, the Democratic nominee Eleanor Roosevelt in 1954 for her work with. World WarUr.e.fpge:es. for vice president. This Union is strongly supporting Mondale and · (A full story on the award will appear in an upcoming issue ofJhc; LOG.) . . .Ferraro· in the upcoming election on Nov. 6. ·A· on ,.,. '''"" · 18 / LOG / October 1984 • .• �While he must .sign his riame on ' the first line of the upper lefthand corner of the mailing envelope, and print his name and book number · _ · on the second line, the secrecy of the ballot-which is encased in an unmarked ballot envelope-is complete. No ballot will be opened for counting until all envelopes containing valid ballots have first been opened, the ·ballot envelope removed intact, and all ballot envelinclude with the request the adopes mixed together. In· no way , dress where they want the ballot will there be any coJJ,nectfon beto be mailed. Once he receives his ballot and · tween the mailing envelope-:-containing the member's namC-:.and envelopes, the member's vote bethe ballot. envelope or the ballot comes completely secret since, af. itself. ter he marks his ballot in secret, he inserts it into the envelope Ballots will be counted by a marked "Ballot," seajs it and places rank-and~file Union Tallying Comit into the mailing envelope already mittee consisting of two members addressed to the bank depository, . elected from each of the Constiseals the mailing envelope and mails tutional Ports. They will be elected it. in December. Voting Procedures, Sample Ballot, 'Other Information for 1984·General Election of Officers, 1985--1988 Seafarers International· Union Atlantic,.Gulf, Lakes· & Inland Waters District S able to members who believe they ecret ballots, for the election will be at. sea during the voting of officers and job holders for · the term 1985-1988, will be availperiod and unable to secure a bal• lot. Requests for absentee ballots able to members of the Atlantic, must be made by registered or Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters certified mail .postmarked no later District of the Seafarers Internathan midnight, Nov. 15 and must tional Union of North America be delivered no latertlian Nov. 25, from Nov. l through Dec. 31. The 1984. The requests must be mailed ballot will contain the names of all to the Secretary-Treasurer's office qualified candidates .as was determined by the Union's Credentials · at SIU Headquarters in Camp Springs, Md. Seafarers requesting Committee and membership in acabsentee ballots are cautioned to cordance with the Union's Constitution. The election will be conducted Notice On Unopposed Candidates by a mail ballot as provided by the One part of the article of the SIU any such candidate. mittee shall not be required to tally Union's Constitution. Secret balcompletely (he results of the voting Constitution which deals with .rules The entire section, contained in lots, togethe( with self-addressed, for' elections concerns the election for such unopposed candidate but stamped envelopes fol: mailing, will of candidates who life unopposed . Article XID, Section 5(a) of the SIU shall cel'lify in their report, that be available to full-book members Constitution, reads as follows: for office. The section states that such unopposed candidate has been in good standing at union halls. those candidates who are unopposed "A candidate unopposed for any elected to such office or job. The A, full list of cities and street for any office or job shall be conoffice or Job shall be deemed elected Election Report Meeting shall ac• addresses -where ballots will be to such office or job notwithstanding cept the above certijication of the sidered elected to that office or job, available ~ccompanies this story. and that the Tallying, Committee that bis name may appear on the Union Tallying Committee witftout Election procedures are spelled · shall not have to count the votes for ballot •. The Union Tallying Com- change." out in detail in Article XIII of the SIU Constitution which is printed· in thi,s speci<ll suJ:)plement of.the:_, ,3 . , ,.· " · , .,,,, .. ,,.,•·,, <.,,,,,,,·· . , : ,;,,,; · ~lhs;,;\t.~ ·'?£' ~ -J.;.,-;; • _.. , !c~:~~.-:k~"',.--·,··*~·_;.~,~~-~"J'"'··ct•.\-.~"'- ··"'·~>·""~~,i~.itc4f" f' ;~~&.. __,;:.- _ . ~~;p•-.,-~•-_"s.;,,_,i~~/'Ot;r'-~'f~f4-':"!.v'l!..~•~~----,.. ~,r. . _.-·'-1'% · Seafarers may pie up eir bal· · lots and mailing envelopes from 9 ;a.m. until noon, Monday through · 'Satqrifliys, ex~pt on Jegiµ, holi"". days; at any of the designated port.city locations from Nov. 1 through Dec ..31. ,.,,.,.. . . Mailing envelopes containing ballots must be .postmarked no later than Midnighto'December 31, 1984 and must .be received by, Jan 5, . 1985. • Only full-book members in good standing are eligible to vote. Each member must present his b.ook to the port agent or the. agent's designated representative when the member secures his ballot, his _ballot envelope and a postage-paid, pre-addressed envelope in ·which to return the ballot envelope con- . taining the ballot. When the memc ber receives ·his ballot, his book will be stamped with the word "voted" and the date. The top part of the ballot above the perforated line will be retained by the port agent. In cases where a member does not produce his book, or ,where there is a question about his being.· · in good standing or otherwise eligible to vote, the. member will receive a mailing envelope of a difc ferent color marked with the word "challenge," an_d his book shail be stamped "Voted Challenge" and the date. Absente.e ballots will be availi)?, -i-l~• i / ;.k_,. ~,,• ., - ', I I October 19S4 /LOG/ 19 i , '' .I �/ - ; ELECTION NOTICE OF 1 984 ELECTION' FOR ELECTION- OF 1 985-1 988 OFFICERS AND CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS Election will be conducted by secret mail ballot. Ballots may be obtained at the following locations from 9:00 A.M. to 12 Noon, Mondays through Saturdays, excluding holidays, during the voting period: The voting period shall commence on November 1st, 1984 and shall continue through December 31st, 1984. VOTING LOCATIONS BAI.Tl MORE Cl.EVELAND DETROIT.. (ALGONAC) . DULUTH GLO.UCEST.ER HONOLULU 1216 E. _Baltimore Street, Baltimore, MD 21202 1290 -Old River Road, Cleveland, OH 44113 520 St. Clair River Drive, Algonac, Ml 48001 705 Medical Arts Building, Duluth, MN 55802 1 1 Rogers Street, Gloucester, MA 01930 .· 707 Alakea Street, Honolulu,- HI 96813 HOUSTON 1221 Pierce Street, Ho·usfon, TX noo2 JACKSONVILLE 3315 Liberty Street, Jacksonville, FL 32206 ' JERSEY CITY 99 Montgomery Street, Jersey City, NJ 07302 MOBILE 1640 Dauphin Island Parkway, Mobile, AL 36605 · 630 Jackson .Avenue, NEW ORLEANS New Orleans, LA 70130 f\lEW YORK NORFOLK PHILADELPHIA PHILIPPINES (SUBfC BAY) PIN EY POINT PUERTO RICO (SANTURCE) SAN FRANCISCO . SEATTLE ST. LOUIS WILMINGTON -· ..... . ; , 675 Fourth Avenue, Brookiyn 1 NY 11232 115 Third Avenue, Norfolk, VA 23510 2604 South Fourth Street, Philadelphia, PA 19148. 2348 Rizal Ave., E. Bajac Bajac, Olongapo City (Subic Bay), · R. Philippines C-2201 St. Mary's County, Piney Point, M D 20674 1057 Fernandez Juncos, Stop 16, Santurce, PR 00907 35IJ Fremont ,Streel, San . Francisco, CA 94105 · 2505 First AVffflue,. �Ille, WA 98121 4581 Gravois Av�nue, St. Lotis. MO 63116 408 Avalon Boulevard, Wilmirigton, . CA 90744 • ·;c.,. .. :.''..~ . ~ .• .......· : SIU Constitution · R·u/es on Elee.tion _•; ._:: ..- ., : - -, _ �,{1 : i , .. ,_ .;. ., , , , J4lrtlcle ·�111 . . . . , . Headqu�ers is •located. It shaUcimsist , of six (6) full book _ .., Sedlon 3: Ballollng P<Ocedun,s,., . ' j,, , ; . ' . membery m-attendan�e_: at t�e me�tmg_,.wit� tv,,q (�) me�qe:rs s _. E�lo_n,, _Offi�, ffea¥1quarter . , _.:- ·.:· ;•:-.-.-. ,: ,.,,r: :;._- :·>:•'f1.'Y ·· •1� --,;�;;,:�i�l.Jilf:-<oJ(vJ_ 11:.:, · .: . to be elected from each of the De9_k , t:11��, "!'a .�.tr•(li,roJ' �preaenfli!IY.es, Port Agents and -Patrolmen i!1..,.. . . J,),: B �Q� 1n ,lliF,11,!"!111�f'�.�re�•'l1(P,ro:Ytd�d. , s�£�. ,· Departments.-No ·officer;Headquatters. . .R_epresenta.t1ve, . _ Pgrt . me_nce _ on ,· Novem6er· · lst of"the,,.electton: year-,;,and1-:stiall:-r(,.Secbon- l. Nonunations. .•·· .· . , . . . ' ;\gent o�.. Pa contiitu� through December 3lst,,ex.clusive of Sund�ys'.a1i\li'·' E�cept as provided in Section 2, (b) of this Article, any .. •trolman, or .sandidate'ofor i>ffice -or 'the job of He"'!q!'arters Rep�sentat1�•• Port �gent or Patrolman; �hall (f?.r...•e,c. � i1)dividwd fort) holid�ys lega!l,Y recognized: in the,.,: · full book -member;may submit his name for nomin�tion for ,. . be •!1g1ble·for eleqt1on I? this <;:omm11tee, except as prov1dea City of wliich the PQrt affected 1s locatetl:)f November Isl any office , or theiob of Headquarters Representative, Port for 10.,: _�cJ• X, Section 4. In the ev�nt any committee or December 31st falls on a holiday,lep!l� ,l'J'.cognjzed\iit.att · Agenf or Patrolman, by delivering or causing to be delivered me,:nber 1s un�ble to serve, th� ColJ!m1ttee �hall suspend ·Port in the City iit which that PQrt is. located, the balloting:•-:. in 'pel'.Son,. to the, office of the Secretary-Treasurer at head- . q��{S,:. or. s.end_iµg, - a tetter ,addressed to the- Credentials · 1 , untiLthe ,Pre�s1dent - ?r Executive- V1ce-Pres1�ent, o� the. ., period in su,c�, ��- $h� gomro�n�e �ftJ�rmi.nate:-, ,a_s,thC.ca'se. ·;.1 �'!f"f, ID th�er, ,£,aj- ls �especial m.eell!!B. at . · , . ma.){be lon,l!\i' next,succeed\!!8 bus1Dess·daya S.uruecMo the. · i · e,address · . . , . S.C,C o£the,Secrel!!!;Y."T�surermat Co1DID1ttee,.1D care �tti�-_. 1 . .� �Ja�t?cf���rs�th,u�1� ," ." · _- :·_ m_.1'FS�&ef;Ji#&� u:,� .• -""sro:W&\1ihwi� ,rc1· r. �� �-1'!111 �t�;,�t::fiR�SQ (Qo� •);Jf - '-'·-> t�'fi:�Q1i:f_.Y ,,!i'-,..-:J.,ii:� }f�,� -;��� re � i!:" _ li · ... _ _ ·n 1m:oo Offfi��)1uwt. ·efs/�Tfiii�J?fieriij�be . _ _ , _, ;_,. : , _ _ . , < ;;, _ repl;\£f�men1, ! Fhe,. Gomm1ttee's _ resuifs�Hiill _ _ . tle'li;yl' _ m aJorily· �, -theii"tl" _ . al . lie; 1>.0 _ i'l 'i" -"s h 'alF6e _ • o pel, froln'9:00 _ _ A,M. o 12' low , _ _ . _ _ _ . . . · . .. . -: . . · , the: folfowing: _ . , .. .. , . . . _ . .. be_ing reso_lved •by a majority vote of · vot¢;-,witli0�)'. -tie,vore Noon,' Moridayd\fu:ugh Saturdays,' (�}The' Jlame oi' the ¢andidate. . . .. · · _ _ i excluding holidays. t h e membership a t a special meetmg called for tliat p s• (b} _Balloting '111•11 be t,y �•i . The Secl'e.tary-Treasu�� � (b) :Hfs home adclres�.an.d,· ••maili ng address. . ; shall 1DSU,e the proper and timely prep,arat1on of balk)ts\,, ,, . . , . (c) His book number. , ,_., . t:,, .. . . . ·. ,,'! at th�t, Port.:,. :,,-'· ·:,. • , . • . . (d) The !itl� 6� the �c,e' ..or-·...other job for w�ich he .is ii . (b) Aft�r its elecl!On; the Co_mm1ttee shall-imme�iflt�!rJ!� .. witho�t par-iii!Jit)'. as to �dj�a,tes;or:f>'.!,l;i., , 1'1!� li!l!lo'.fsoiii'af mto: · �.ess1011:·_ It: -s�all-. determn�e -• -"'.hether t�e _, �-!8-�..::n. Jl�r; . o!l:�� , ,e��ta!):l}foi;m,!!�,h�4-�.m..t�f$!V�,::�iy:m.�·nts· not . . . -��µdid3;t�, IOcl�dt�)��- J�a,rpe, of the Port . IO the event � sµfi)1)!\t.�;ly� a�f!hcat1on .cprrec�y,and PQS!.��s•,�}he ne e-· mcon.s1stent ·�1th the, prov1s1qns of this CQn slltut1on. All · : t_he PQS1Uon sought 1s 1h,t .of Agent or.Patrolma n_.·. ._,. .... qualified candidates shall be listed thereon_,alphabetically �s'i"'Y, qµ_ali#cat\ODS»The !1;om m1ttee _shall prep� a rePQrt , . .',: . (e) Proof of citizenship. . lisl!"g eac_h apph�ant and his "!><>k,number,.underlhe, ,affice within each category with book number , and job seniority (f) Proof of seatime and/or employme nt as required for . ·· . , ., · · or Job. he is se.C!kmg. Each -app_hcant s_hall be n1arked qualclassification status. . ., . .. _ - ·'.< · : · candidates. The listing of the J)OrtS shall first s et fcn:th !leadquarters a on. is vessel, lie shall' notify . . ified' ' ,or "disqualified" •�cording l9 the findings of the (g) In the event the member .-...·,.,:: "'!d then shall follow, a geographical . l!"l,te,i;n/ c:onimenc!ng the Credentials C�mmitte,e what vessel. h_e is·on. T�is ·· ',\_,J:0�1ttee. Where an,,apphcant has been m31:ked "disgual. with the most northerly port ofth� Atl311t19',Coast, follow1Dg shall be done also 1f he ships subsequent- to forward1Dg / ified, ·· th.� reason _therefor ,must be _stated '!' .the �port. the Atlantic Coast down to the most southerly port on that · ._ his credentials. .. . .•!;-,,, W\>•r�,-• 11.e vg\e hat�•n resolved, by a spec13! meet1D� of co.ast, , th_en,,._westerly aloi;ig the Gulf of Mexico and so .on, (h) Annexing a certificate_·,in the- following form, signep · · �li"�fJ!l�in��,htp, thatfaFt sh_� also be noted, _with suffi�1eQt detail. The report sHall be- signed by 3!1 · _of the Comm,tt�e until the list .of ports .is exhauste d. Any port outside . the a nd dated by the proposed nominee: · . . ·· �nd submitl�d t,o t�e Ports 1,n Con tinental Un ited:.States _shall then be adde.d .. There shall . �.embers, at1d be completed "I hereby certify that I am not now, nor, for the',five (5) ...... ttme,Jor t�e: next_J�gular qiee_t1_1�g after, be no write-in voting and rto provision� for. !he same Shall years last past, have I been either a me:mber ofthe Communist . : ... their �lectton. �t this meeti�g, .,ti.shall J!e f!'•d '.and: 1Dco,por:,ted ID the m1Dutes, appear on the ballot. Each ballot shall be so prepared as to Party or convi�te d of; or served any part of a prison term and then PQste<I on the bull•!i/1 �oard in each port. have the number thereon placed at the top thereof and shall resulting from convictio_n: of robbery, , bribery, extortion, be so perforated as to enable th_at pqrtion containing the said· On . !he las_t day o,f_- n�unu�,tions,: 9!1e ,nember o�, t,�e ..- embezzlement, grand lru:CCny, burglary, arson, violation:.Qf CoI11I11i�tee;�hall s_tand by-_1� H.ea·ctquarter�__ to accept dehvery number tO be easily removed to insure secrecy of the ballot. narcotics laws, murder, _- rape, assault with_ inten t.. Jo kill, ·_of c r�denttals.; � credepttals must _be -II) headquarters ·by On this remov8ble portion shall also be placed a short ass3:�l.t w_hich infli�Js gri�vous bodily inj!Jryi of viola_ti�n- of • . statement indicating the n ature Qf the ballot and the voting ,midrught of tlos1Dg �•Y. . Ill~- of tlie Landrum-Griffin Act, cjr conspiracy to . Tille: II or~-. . . , , (c),W_hen·'an . apphcant has been d1sguahfied by the com' date thereof. commir any' such crimes." _ ·.. mittee, h �· _s hall � �otified immediai'elt t,y teleg1:1m at, tne - (c) The ballots so prepared at the dire�tion ofthe SecretaryDated ;'. , . . . . . . . ... . . . . , . . . :. . . . . . . , . . , . : . , . , . .,, : . . . . , "·addre_sses hst_ed br,h1m-pµrsuantto ��C.�•on I '?f this art1cl�. Treasurer shall be the only official ballpts. No others may Signature ofmemb'e;be used. Each ballot shall be numbered as indicated in the H� shall a_lso be-: �ent a letter ·contain1Dg their reasons for Book No. . . . , . . . , . . . . . . , . . _ . , . . , . . . . , . . _. ; . , . . . . . .• . . . . '1)'. :ijr'Jii.ail; ,speciaj _delivery; registered · · sugh,,di,sq_ualifi�atfon preceding_ p�aphs and shall be numbered con secutively, l'f!nted forms of the certificate shall be made a.vaila/JI% to ',_ .. .. . commencmg with number 1. A sufficient amount _shall be nommees. Where a nomihe_e cannot truthfully _ executC· such_ -...__ or c��ffled,_� t_o. :the - mwl.iµg aj:ld_r�ss d�signated pursuant to printed and distributed to eac)l Port. A ·rec ord of the ballots, a certificate, but is, in fact, legally eligible for an office or . _ Sectioef'f.<b) of Jms �icle . -�_.di�qµalified app\icant shall h_ave the rightto,take, aft' appeal...,,t..o· th,e membership from the both by serial' numbers and amount, sent thereto, shall be . job by reason of the restoration of civil rights originally decision of the Committ ee. He: l4ru1 forward_ copies p{ such maintained by the Sec·retary-Treasurer, who shall also send revoked by such conviction .or. a favorable determination by appeal'to' !"'Ch PQrt, where-the,:appeal_,s_hall be presented and each Port Agent a verification list indicating the amount and the Board of Parole of the 'United States_ Department !>f · Justice, he shall, in lieu of the foregoing certificate furnish voted upon at a regular meetlDg no 11iter than th_e second serial numbers of the ball_ots $ent .. The Secretary-Treasurer meeting aft�r-the C�,:nmittee:s election. It isJhe r_e�PQDSibility shall also send lo eac_h cient amount of. . a �oniplete si�ned statement of the facts oLhis case iogether ,-. - : Port 1,g,ent a suffi • I of the apphca'!-1 to ms�re ll!"�IY,,,,de�verypf his· appeal, In blank-opaque envelopes contanung the word, "Ballot" on wllh true-cop1es of the documents ,suPPQrting his ·st�tement. -. .... any ;event, without J?reJud1ce_ -��: ._his · wntt�J?, .- �ppeal,_ t�e the face of_t_he envelope, as well as a suffici�nt ��urit of Any_ f�ll -b.o'?k member may nomi(iat_e ally otfiEfrfu l�:Qook apphcant may ap�-ar m person ·befo.re the �Qmnuttee withm opaque mailmg envelopes,· first. class postage,_.prep_wd - and_ member m which event such full book member s'p •nom_10ated · tw� days_ aft�r .the: day on which t�e _te!•�'.is sent, to printed on · the face thereon as the · addressee shiili be the shall conlply with the provisions- of thfs Ai:ticle •�they are con;e_ ct )1,i� aJ?phcat10n or argu e for his: quahfi c. ati�n._ name and acf<4"ess of the depository for the -receipt of siach sef forth herein, relating to the s1:,1bMi_ssion Qf-crederttials . By . Tti� <;9mmitt.ee's,:report shall be,ptepared- early:ei:i_���h to ballots as designated by the President in the, manner provided reason of t-be_.abovC· s elf nomin_ation:provisiOn..t�e responsi� set ;,lloW. the _applica�t 'I<? appear.l?efore it within th7 by Article X, Section I, of this Constitution, In the uppe.r bility i( any, for notifying, a _nQniinee of his nomfoation to forth ID this Const1lu!'on,,1Utd �till reac_h the PQrtS ID llmefor left-hand comer of suc_h mailing e nvelope, there shall be office , sh�II be that of the nominator. .. , printed thereon, as . a _ top line, p�vi_s_ioµ -_ for . .the - voter!s . ' ;;- �. '._.,_;, · All documents required herei n must reach headquarters •· - · - <th,� . first� i:e�-��· m�:�tmg-after its elect10�. · (d) A maJonty vote o� the membership shall, ID t_ffe 1.9se si�ature and o'!- •!}other line · immediately thereunder, prono •�lier than July 15 and no later than August 15 of the o( su�h _ap�als,. be suffic1ei:it to oyer-ru!e any disquabficat1on vision for . the pnntmg of the vote('s_ name and book number. electton year. · by t�e -Ci:edent1�s Committee., IO which even� the one so In acfdition , th¢ Seci:etary-T:reasufer. -sftall also send a stiffiThe Secretary-Treasurer is charged with safekeeping of prev1ous_Iy class•fi�d shall the_n be �••med_ qualified. cient amount of maili11g e nvelopes iden\ical with the mailing thes_e letters and shall tum them over io the Credentials , (e), Tlie,Crede�tials Committee, ID passing uPQn the 9ualenvelopes mentioned above, except .I.hat th'ey �hall be of Com· mittee UPQD the latter's request. · ifica_t1on,s,.of candidates, sh'!ll have the ngh! to c�nclus,�ely different color ,;and s hall contain on,the face'Of sucli envelope •,: pres�me ,_t.hat any?ne nom1Dated and qualified ID previous ii, bold l etters, the word, "Challenge.'' The Secretary· Section 2. Credentials Committee. electi.ons.Jor: candidacy for any offic e, or the job of HeadTreasurer shalLfurther furnish a sufficient amount ofl "RostCr (a) A Credentials Committee _shall be el¢cted at the regular quartCri\ReJ'resentative, ?o_rt Age_nt or _!>�trolman, h�s.. met .Sh�ets'' .wh,ich shall have printCd thereon\ at the to( theteOf-, all the'requrrements of Section l(a) of r•cle XII. meeting in.., August of t_he election year, at the ()Ort- where the year of the election, and immediately thereunder, five ,r , .": ,, �'. ' .,:..a:.. . . ~ : f • : • • .t ; • r _.._. ll\�� ~. 1 1 '• · ,. . l ; ,,;" & • ~ ( ·, ,; ~-~ ti.'!'• 0 20 / LOG / October 1984 (� s !:; ' - - -; .. �(S) vertical columns designated date, ballot number, signa- · dressed to the depository shall have printed on the face election and balloiing pro.::edure or the conduct of the same, thereQf the words "Challenged Absentee Ballot." The Secshall within 72 hours of the occurrence of the claimed ture full book member's name, book number, and comments, violation, notify the Secretacy-Treasurer at Headquarters, in and such roster sheets shall contain horizontal lines immeretary-Treasurer shall keep records of all of the foregoing, diately under the captions of each of the above five columns. including the reasons for determining such member's ineliwriting, by certified mail, of the same, setting fonb hill name, The Secrelaf)(-Treasurer shall also send a sufficient amount gibility, which..records shall be opert for inspection by full book number and the details so that appropriate corrective of envelopes with the printed name and address of the · book members and upon the convening of the Union Tallying action if .warranted may be "taken. The Secretary-Treasurer Col!)mittee, presented·fothem. The·Secretary-Treasurer shall shall expeditiously investigate the facts concerning the claimed depository on the face thereof, and in the upper left-hano comer, the name of the port and address, and on thdace of send to all Ports,thenames and book numbers of the members violation, take such action as may be necessary, if any, and such envelope, should be printed the words, "Roster Sheets to whom absentee ballots were sent. make a report and recommendation, if.necessary, a copy of and Ballot Stubs." Each Port Agent shall maintain separate (0 All ballots to be counted, must be received by the which shall "be sent to the member and the original shall be records of the ballots sent him and shall inspect and count depository no later than the January 5.th immediately subfiled !or the Union Tallying Committee for their appropriate_ the ballots when received, to insure (hat the amount sent, sequent to the election year and must be postmarked no later action, report and recommendation,. if any. The foregoing as well as the numbers thereon, conform to the amount and ·· than 12 midnight December 31st of the election year. · shall not be applicable to matters involving the Credentials Seetlon 4. (a) At the close of the last day of the period for Committee's action or report, the provisions of Article Xlll, numbers listed by the Secretary-Treasurer as having been sent to that Port. The Port Agent shall immediately execute securing ballots,.the Port Agent in each port, in addition to Sections I and 2 being the·pertinent provisions applicable to and•retum to the Secretary-Treasurer a receipt,·acknowlhis duties set forth above, shall deliver or mail to Headsuch matters. • edging the correctness of the amount and the numbers of the quarters by registered or certified mail, attention Union All protests as to any and all aspects of the election and Tallying Committee, all unused ballots and shall specifically balloting procedures or the conduct of the same, not passed ballots sent, or shall notify the Secretary-Treasurer of any discrepancy. Discrepancies shall be corrected as. soon .as setfol"lh, by serial number and amount, the unused ballots uponbytheUnionTallyingCommitteeinitsreport,excluding 'possible ptior.to the voting period. In any event, receipts so forwarded. therefrom·matters involving the Credentials Committee's (b) The Union Tallying Committee shall consist of 18 full action or report as provided. in the . fast sentence of the shall be forwarded for all the aforementioned election material actually received. The Secretary-Treasurer shall prepare a book members. Two shall be eJected from each of the 9 ports immedi!11ely preceding paragraph, but including the procellle in which shall be kept memoranda ·and correspondence . of New York, Philadelphia, Baltimore, Mobile, New Or!eans, dure. and report of the. Union Tallying Committee, shall be . dealing with the election, This file.· shall at all .times be · Houston, Detroit, San Francisco and St. Louis. The election , filed in writing-by certifted mail with the Secretary-Treasurer ava,lable to -any member asking for inspection.of the same shall be held at. the regular meeting in December of the at Headquarters, to be received nu later than the February at the office of the Secretary-Treasurer and shall be turned election year, or if the Executive Board otherwise determines ... 25th immediately subsequent to the close of the election · over to the Union Tallying.Committee. prior thereto, at a· special meeting held in the aforesaid ports, year. It shall be the responsibility of the m'<'°ber to insure (d) Balloting shall be secrei. Only° full book members in on the first business day of the last week of said month. No that his written protesHs·received by the Secretary-Treasurer · good standing may vote. Each full book member may secure officer, Headquarters Representative, Port Agent, Patrolman, no later than such ·February 2Sth. The Secretary-Treasurer his ballot at Port offices, from the Port Agent or his duly 'or candidate for office, or the job of Heaclquarters Repre- . shall foiwa\rd copies of such written protest to all ports in designated representative at such poft. Eacll Port Agentshall sentative, Port Agent or Patrolman, shall be eligible for sufficient time to be read at the Election Report Meeting. electiOll'to this Committee, except as provided for in Article · The written protest shall contain the full book member's designate an area at the Port office over .)Vhkh should be posted the legend "Voting Ballots .Secured Here." When a X, Section 4. In.addition to its duties herein seHorth, the · name, book number, and all details constituting the protest. full book member appears to vote he shall present his book Union Tallying Committee shall be charged with the tallying , (f) At the Election ·Report Meeting the report and recomto .the Port Agent or his aforementioned dully designated of all. the ballots and. the preparation of a closing report mendation of the Union Tallying Committee, incluiling but representative. The Port Agent or his duly design•~ rep• setting fonb, in complete detail, the results of the election, not limited to discrepancies, protests p. . . upon by them, including a complete accounting.of all ballots and stubs, and· as well as protests filed with the Secretary-Treasurer as resentative shall insect on the roster sheet under the appropriate column the date, the numl>er of the, '1a!!ot given to reconciliation of the same .wfth the rosters, and receipts of provided forin.Section (e) immediately above, shall be acted such mem!>er and his. full ..book :nwµber, .and the member the Port:Agenis, all with detailed reference to serial numbers upon by the meeting. A ·inajoriiy vote of the membership and amounts and with each total broken down into port shall decide what action, if any, in aCCQrdance with the shall then sign his name on such roster sheet under the appropriate column. Such member shall have his book , totals. ThetallyiilgCommitteeshallhaveaccesstoallelection• Constitution shall.be take)! thereon, which action, however, records and· files'. for their inspection, exlll!lination and veri: shall not include the ordering ofa special vote, unless reported stamped with the. word, uvoted" and the date, and. shall be · -given a ballot, and simultaneously the.perfo"!tion on the top fication,.•.The report .shalJ,,c!early · detail all :,discrepancies discrepancies or protested. procedure or conduct found to . of the ballot shall be removed. Atthe,sQJtlO ,lime the.member discovered-and shall cot;ttajn·,=mmeitdations for:the treat' ..have:.occurredand to be violative of the Constitution, affected shall be giyen the envelope ll!arked. .''ltiilltW' together with · ment "of these discrepan¢ies:- All,nii,mbi,rs.of the Committee , · the results of the. vote for any office.or- job, in which event, ·tl!e pre-paid postage mailing'"Jmvelope addressed to the shall sign the report,- without prejudice, however,:to the right, · the special vote shall be restricted to such office, offices and/ . of any member thereof to submit a dissenting. report.as to ·•.. or job or jobs, as the case may be. A majority of the depository; Th.e member shall take such ballot and envelopes and in secret thereafter, mark his ballot, fold the same; insert · th7 accu,:acy of th7 count and the validity_ of the ballots_, membership at the Election Report Meetings may order a with pertinent details. . · .. · .. • ·, · · ··· 'recheck and recount wben a dissent to the closing report h,1s ii in the blank envelope marke<I "Ballot''., seal the "Same, then insert such· "·Ballot" _envelope into the mailing envelope, ln connection with the tally. of ballots, there shall be no been issued by three Cl) or more members of the Union counting" of ballots until all mailing en>:elopes containing Tallying Committee. Except for the contingencies provided seal such mailing envelope, sign bis name on the upper lefthandccomet on the first line of such mailing envelope .and valid ballots have first been opened, the 'ballot envelopes for in this Section 4(0, the closing,report·slia!I lie.accepted removed intact and then all of Such ballot envelopes VJi•ed as final. There·shall be no further' protest'or appeal from the ··on'the second• line in the uper left-hand comer print his name and book number, afte1tiwhich he shall mail or caus.e the• together, after which such ballot en-:elopes shall be opened action of the majority of the membership at the Election same to be.mailed: In the event a full boQk membefappears and counted in such multiple'!;as.the Committee may deem Report Meetings. expedient and. ll!ODllSeable. •The Committee shall resolve all. ! ·. (g) Any special vote ordered pursil!lnt to Section 4(0 shall to wte and is not in good. standing, or does n!lt have his · membership ·book with hirli.1'.<>r· ir,a~ar• ;for ;>the{ yali_d .· , issues.gn challenged;~ots,,!!l(!,th~n'~Y'tlioS\> foundJ.y•~d,,·., .. be.coll!)ll~'"'ill!il),ninety-.(!1(!),l!ays after-thelirst d'y of· mw>!ll' he..i.s,not"·fljgi.l.i .. !,; 1 · ~grofell.· · ·• .''. 9 ,;;:-'MJ~. •'i\lti!~ln~.,. tl.(e,fioont!i,ilji'/iiellill~~.~ubieqilentJtb'f!lfei.lllectioii>~.i;.t.·':}i prOYidedtlibove'sh"illlijli,l~j%fHiill'/ excep"'l'-mil't on~th'l!-i'"" ·* sen nee. et!Her Jointly or separately. · e · · · . · . Meetings mentioned above. The aepositozy shall be the same sheet· under-the cclumn""Comments''., notation ·shol!Jitbe (c) Th<:! members, of the .Union '.!'allying Committee shall, as designated for the elC!ition from which the speqial vote is· . after tbeirelection, proceed totheport:in-whichHeallquarters ordered. And .the pfQ(:edures sh/ill·JJe..the Slll!le as i\ro,v\ded made that the member voted a chal_lenged b.allot and the· is locateq_, to ari1ve.,11t .that :port;no.J;ter:than January '5th of . for in Section 3, except where 's~,il•ie~ ~'.Ji~'iid~d;_ reason for his cha!!~~- Such. ll!e,11!,~.r's ~~.m~rs,bii> •~~ sfiall j,e ,stamped .;•voted,cha)lenge>',; lllf~·tiie date, and such the Y,e.'!f•.unmed1atJ:ly .aft.er,cthe .e~.ctlon year; Each m~mberfor, the days shall:be lhe'dateHppltcable;.whicll provide for member-instead of the ab3ve<nie'nti<ined::l!iailiJlg'e./i~el6pc;, . . of the,Cofum!ttee not "eli:cted from The port in 3/hich)Headthe identical time and,.days. originally provided for in this shall '1ie, ~ven the :nilliling :envelope of:'.a .different: colot, quarters .isJocal!ld, shall be- -reimbursed· fur. transportation, Section 4: The' El<\i:tion. ;Report Meeting for th~ aforesaid meals, IIJ!d lodging expenses occasioned by: th"eir traveling· special vote shall be that",niJ"'.li!ii inim.ediately .sjiJ;sequent marked on'the face thereof witb the word; "Challenge». At the end of each day, the Port. Agent or his duly designated to and returning from-that Port. Gommittee members elected to the report of the Union·Til!ying Commit!!'" .separated by_. representative shall enclos.e in the envelope addressed to the from the port· DI 3/hich. llea<lquarters is located, shall be one. calendar month. · · ' ·· · · · · ·" ' ·' · similarly reimbursi,d, except for-transportation. AU,members depository ·airct·marked "Roster .Sheets and Ballot Stubs'.'. Section S. Elected O!llcen and Job Holders: the roster. sheet or sfieetsdecuted by the D10mbers that day"; . . of the Committee. shall also'be. paid'"at the prevailing.standby (a) -A. candid!l1e unopposed for any office or job shall be together with the numbered perforated slips reijloved: (tom . rate ,of pay from the day su~uent ttHheir election. to the deeine<J.elected to such office or Job notwithstanding that his the ballots which lial!· lieen.given 'to the members, and !hen · . · day 'they return, in normal course, to the port from which name may appear on the ballot. The Union. Tallying Com· · · they were elected. ' mail•the same to such depository. To insnte that an adeqµate mittee shall not .be required to tally completely the results supply of0all balloting material is maintained in all ports at The Union Tallying Committee shall elect a chairman from of the voting for such unopposed candid;!te but shall certify all times, the Port Agent or-his duly designated·representative, among themselves and, subject to the express terms of this in their report, that ·such unopposed, candidate has been Constitution, adopt its own procedures. All decisions of such simultaneously with mailing of the roster sheets and ballot elected to such office or job. The Election Report Meeting stubs to the depository ill the end of each day, shall also Committee and the contents of their report shall be valid if shall accept the above· certification of the Union Tallying make a copy. of the roster sheet for that day and mail the. m.ade by a majority vote, provided there be a quorum in Committe.e without change. same to the Secretary-Treasurer at-Headquarters-,"l'he Port-." · · attendance, which quorum JS hereby fixed at ten. The ComSection 6. Installation into Office and the Job of Head-· Agent shall be responsible for the proper safeguarding of.all mittee, but not less than a quorum thereof, shall have the quarters Representative, Port Agent or. Patrolman: sole right and duty to obtain all mailed ballots and the other election material and shall not release any of it until duly called for and shall insure that no one tampers with the. mailed election material from the depository and to insure (a) ,The person elected shall be that person having the largest. number of votes cast for the particular office or job material placed in his custody. . • . their safe custody during tlie course _of the Committee's · (e) Full book members may request ana vote an. absentee proceedings. The proceeilings of the Committee except for involved. Where mpre than one person is to be electe.d for ballot under the. following circumsµ,nces; while such member their organizational meeting and their actual preparation of a particular office or job, the proper number of candidates is employed on a Union contracted vessel and which vessel's the closing report and dissents therefrom, if any, shall be receiving the successively highest number of votes shall be schedule does not provide for it to be at a port in which a open to any member, provided he observes decorum. Any declared .elected. These. determinations shall be made only from the results deemed final and accepted as provided in ballot can be secured during the time and period provided candidate may act as ·an observer and/or designate another membe_r to act as .his observer at the counting of the ballots. this Article. II shall be the duty of the President to notify for in Section 3(a) of this Article or is in a USPHS Hospital each individual elected. ·· anytime during tb..-tlrst ten (101 days of the montli of · In no·evenf shall issUll.nce <>f the above referred to closing November of the Election. Year, The member shall make a . repoi:t of the. Committee be delayed beyond January 3.Jst (b) The duly elected officers and other job holders shall · immediately subsequent to the clo.se of the election year. In request for an absentee ballot by registered or certified mail ijtke over their .respective offices and jobs~ und assume the or the equivalent mailing device ·at the. location froll) which · the discharge of its duties, the Committ~e may call upon and. . dµties thereof, at midnight of the night of the Election Report utilize the services of clerical employees of the IJajon..The ;1,ieeting, or the next regular meeting, depending upon which such request is-made, if such be the case. Su.ch request shall Committee shall be disc~d upon. the completion of the contain a designation as to the address I<> which so.ch memlier · itieeting the results;.as to eacl.l Qj' ,the foregoing ate deemed wishes his absentee ballot returneo. The request shall be issuance and dispatch of its report as required.in)his Article. final and accepted, as providid•-in this Article. The term of their, predecessors shall continue up to, and expire at that In the event a recheck .and recount is ordered'pursuant to postmarked no later than 12:00 P:M. on the 15th day of t.ime, notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in November of the election year, shall be directed. to the, this Article, the Committee shall be reconstituted, except Secretary-Treasurer at Headquarters and must be delivered · that if any member thereof is ·not available, a .substitute Article XI, Section I. This shall not apply where the successful candidate cannot assume his office because he is at no later than the 25th of-such November, The Secretarytherefore shall be :elected from the appropriate port at a Treasurer shall determine whether. such member is eligible special meeting held.for that purpose as soon as possible. sea. (d) The report of th.e Committee shall be made up in In such eventt ·a majority vote of the· member:Ship may to vote such absentee .ballot.-The Secretary-Treasurer, ifhe sufficient cop10$ to comply with the following requirell!ents: grant additional time for the assumption of the office or job. determines that such" m.ember is so eligible, he shall by the 30th of such November; se,td liy registered mail, retUI11 two. copies shall-.be mailed .by the Committee to each Port "In the event of the failure of the newly-elected Presid_ent to receipt requested, to the address so. designated by. such · Agent arid the Secretary•Treasurer no later than January 31st assume offiee the provisions of Article X, Section 12 shall immediately subsequent to the close of the election year. As member, a "Ballot", aft.er removing the perforated numbered app1y until the expiration of the term. All other cases of stub, together with the hereinbefm:e .mention"fl "Ballot" soon as these copies are received, each Port Agent shall post failure to a"ssUme office shall be dealt with as decided by a . one copy of the report on the bulletin board, in a conspiC'<OUs envelope, and mailing envelope addressed tJ> the <lepo~itory, majority vote of the membership; except that printed on _the (ace of s~h· ·~illg,"eriv~lope,- • ntailJ1Cf~ and µotify _-the- Secretary..Treasurer, in writing, as Secli9n 7. The Secretary-Treasurer is specifically charged. with the preservation and retention of;all election records, shall be the words "Absentee Ballot" and appropriate voting to the date of such posting. This.copy sh.all be kept posted instructions shall accompany such mailing to.the member. If until after the Election Report Meeting, which shall be the including the ballots, as required ~y law, and is directed and the Secretary-Treasurer determines . that such member is March regular membership 111eetiilg immediately following authorized to issue such other and further directives as to the election procedures as are requir,ed by law, which thecloseoftheelectionyear,AttheElectionReportMeeting, ineligible to receive such absentee ballot, he shall neverthe· less send .such member the aforementioned ballot wit_h acthe other copy of the report shall" be read verbatim. directives shall be part of the election procedures of this Union. · · · companying material excc;pt that the mailing envelope-ad• (e) Any full book,member claiming a violation of the "'.•i:Wfi. I i i· . ••. as i ' j -~~~vu,~. · October 1984 I LOG I 21 I l ,). -., ·~ ' "¾, ... 1 l ,j I - �~~~0~1:~.......................OFFICIAL BALLOT . I I · ~Ji i¢/_ ..F or Election of 1985-1988 Officers ?-s ~~ii°o~ and Constitutional Amendments off\~:. ~'1!~ f?J~?- of = ,,o?-.r~1: ' " \~_.,., .. ,.....- - · \~"'o~ ~..1/ .... i SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION OF NORTH AMERICA· Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District VOTING PERIOD NOVEMBER 1st, 1984 THROU GH DECEMBER 31st, 1984 INSTRU CTIONS TO VOTER S~ln order to vote for a candida te, mark a cross (X) in voling square to the left of name. If you vote for more candidat11s for office than specified herein, your vote for such;off ice will be invalid. o~?-,oo ~ ~-"·----.--------.---------M-A_R_K_vo_u_R_·_e_A_LL_o_r_w_lT_H_P,..E_N_ A_No_,N_K_o_R_IN_o_E_L_IB_L_E_P_E_;N_c_,_L.___-_"' PRESIDENT NEW YORK PORT AGENT Vote for One D ts Augustin Tellez, T-764 Ed Turner, T-8001 18 SECRETARY•TREASURER 19 Vote for One 0. VICE-PRESIDENT IN CHARGE OF CON• TRACTS ANO CONTRA CT ENFORCEMENT · Vote for One 0 Vote for Three Frank Gill, G-8002 V9te for One 21 0 Juan Patino, P-622 · 22 0 Trevor "Robbie" Robertson, R-723 23 . J· 40 D 0 . Ray Singlelary, S-2260 0 D Steve Troy, T-485 44 D Kenneth Mayer, M-25087 Allen Raymo_nd; R-$70 -45 D Gentry Moore, M-!3001 BALTIMORE JOINT PATROLMAN Vole lorTwo 4.6 31 0 • · John Smith, S-4615 DETROIT Vote for 32 0 33 • DETROIT JOINT PATROLMAN Vote for One · 0 Byron F: Kelley, K-12039 4_9 . b. i:ien11is Wyllie. W,1J4L 48 Thomas L. Glidewell, aG,tlC- --,:., MOBILE JOINT PA AN ST.. LOUIS AGENT Vole for One · Edwar 50 D William Dagon, D-5614 Sl'. LOUIS JOINT PATROLMAN Vote for' One · · 51 0 M. Joseph Sigler, S-2101 PROPOSITION #1 Are you ln lavor ol amending Article V, Sej;Jion 1 and its subsections (a) and (b) of the Constilution of lhe Seafare Lakes and Inland Waters District, AFL·CIO, in accordance with the resolution mailed to you, to read .as follow "Article V. Dues and Initiation Fee Section 1. AU members' dues shall consist of: (a)·ouesannually in the sum of $300.00which shall be paid in equal amounts on a calend Is, no later than the first business day of eacti calendar quarter, and; , (b) a sum equal to·five perceot (5%) of the gross amount received for \/l1Cl11ion benefits for days !of contracted employers. Dues payable under this subsection (b) shall be payable on the days that the member l1!CeMlS payment for the earned vaca . . and shall ~ effective as to memberS in 1he manner designaled and de!etmined by a majorily vote of the members hip by secretballot. Whenso determined by the membership, members in the employ of the Union,· Its subdlvislOns and its affiliated organlzatiQns, or in any employment at the Union's direction as provldea for in Article XII, Section 1(a) and (c); shall pay in additlOn lo Iha! provided for in paragraph (a) immediate ly above the sum of $75.00 quarterly on a calendar year basis, no taler _ 1han the first business day ol each quarter while so employed .' · YES • PLACE "X" IN BOX OF YO!,IR CHOICE PROPOSiTION ; · NO • #2 Are you in lavor of amending the Conslttution of the Sealarers lnlemalional Union of No!1ll ~-Atla ntic, Gull, Lakes and lnla with ~ amendments ouHined in the resolution malled to you which included the establishment of the office of Vice Pr · title, ~ and duties and office of Secretary-Treasurer; change ol the time for lhe holding .of monthly meetings at Constttutional found to have engaged in certain conduct relating to Union sanctioned picket lines· and failure to perform strl!<e duty; creating the. M~and; as welt-as making muttiple housekeeping Constitutional changes? · _ . ·· _ YES. • 22 I LOG / Octobe r 1984 ,.,,,J__, ' of,,., I .. ,· ~~~,. :: ;-, 1d,~~-~..._½r~~~.§iM~-i:;~~,.~~~~~:·~~;~ f'-"fiit: ~4t.'~~ eij;~~~ ~l!~~clAGENT, ~1;kO} t~~-~1. L ·• _,. . . . 30 o' Robert Ppmerla ne;.P~7• ;· ·., .- . . • . •, ..., 47 0-·.. Jack·Alle n;'A-674 . ·' . ' ' ... • . 14 Earl "Emir Lee, Jr:, L-8001 BALTIMO RE AGENT Vote for One MOBiLE AGENT Vo1e l9r One HEADQUARTERS REPRESENTATIV!: Vote lot Four 11 0 . Jack Blunt, .B-15 12 Jack Caffey, C-1010 John Fay, F-383 0 SAN FRANCISCO JOINT PATROLMAN Volefot Two George McCartney, M-948 o ' I G~e Ripoll, R-708 Vote for One 42 VICE-PRESIDENT IN CHARGE OF ·.-::.Tltl; -lAKE§,N '.l~ INLAND,,WA:T:EIJIS;,,: ,. ,, ·. <;_;,__ ~t~~t:i:tfij-:,t,,"',/i,-ff '.c';,, ,"1- '; l ·.VOfit'f()f((:)rie'·'./'-''.:~s·· /""."ti:"<'~f1"(·_'.'.~£';': '.f'!<•,• 10 · D - Mike Sacc~. S-1288 13 F£ "Gene• Taylor, T-1,80 _· · SAN FRANCISCO AGENT Joe Sacco, s:1257 9· D ,-, 39 HOUSTON JOINT PATROLMAN Vote for Three 0 D.ean Corgey, C-6727 . 41 VICE.PRESIDENT IN CHARGE OF THE.WE ST COAST · Vote for One ,~:-- .. 0 Robert Selzer, S-1258 VICE-PRESIDENT IN CHARGE OF . THE GULF COAST ,Vote for One . 38 Leon Hall, ·J,., H-125 D Leo Bonser, 8·1193 . Michael Worley, W-752 HOUSTON AGENT Vole for One 8 0 0 Frank Mongelli, M-1111 Angus Campbell, C-217 0 36 . 37 Donald C. Anderson , A-5244 James Martin, M-5290 VICE-PRESIDENT IN CHARGE OF THE ATLANTIC COAST 7 Patrick Pillsworth, P-1079 D 35 Kermett Mangram , M-2394 20 0 Jqseph OIGlorgio, 0-2 0 NEW ORLEANS JOINT PATROLMAN James·B attle; B-1234 • • • t7 4 0 6 34 NEW YORK JOINT PATROLM.AN Vote lor Eight 16 0 5 NEW ORLEANS AGENT Vote lot One Vote for One t 0 2 0 PLACE "X" IN BOX OF YOUR CHOICE NO • .. �' Co mp let e· Te xt of Ba llo t Propositions WHEREAS, this past spring a Crew's Conference comprisi 69 rank and tile delegates, eleoted by the membership all Ports where the Seafarer Gutt, Lakes and Inland Waters District maintains places ofng s International Union of North America-Atlanllo, business and representing !he Deck, Engine and Stewardat s Department, met In session for two weeks at Pinay Point, Maryland WHEREAS, among their discussions and deliberations was the subject , and of revisions of our Constitullon and the need for increased revenues, and WHEREAS, as ru,!i,d by the Crew's Conference Report, reported In the · Union's newspaper, the Seafarers Loo April 1984 issue, such recomm office of Vice President Government Services; r,;,visions of the title, powers ended changes Included the eslablishment of the ports; Increasing discipline for members found to have engaged In certain and duties and office of Secreta,y-Treasurer; change of the time for the hold.ing of monthly meetings at Constllll llonal conduct relating to Union sanctioned picket fines and the failure to perfonn port of Piney Point, Maryland; i n ~ the amounts of member strike d!Jly; creating the new Constitutional ship dues as well as making multiple housekeeping Conslitulional changas , and WHEREAS, !he Union's Executive Board unanimously concurs In such recommendallons, N W · EREFOR IT IS RESOLVED: THE FOLLOWIN C Tl TIO LY PTED PROPOSITION T . . PROPOSITION #1 Article V, Section 1 and Its subSeclions (a) and (b) shall be amended to read as follows: · "Article V. Dues and Initiation Fee Section 1. All members' dues shall consist of: . dues annually In the sum of $300.00 whlch shall be paid in equal amounts . on a calendar year bru;ls, no later than the first business day of each (b .• sum equal to five peroent (5%) of the gross amount received calendar quarter, and· for vacation benefits for days worked for oontracted employers. Dues on the days that the member receives payment for the earned vacallon payable und.•r this subsect.Ion (b) all be payable the ·membership by secret ballot. When so determined by the member benefits and shall bllcome effective as to members In the mannar designated and detennlned by a•h. majorijy vote of shlr, members in the employ of the Union, its subdMslons and its affiliated Union's direction as provided for in ArtlcleXII, Sec!ion 1(a) organizations, or In any employment al the and (c), shal pay in adartloo to that provided for in paragraph (a) immedia year basis, no later than the first business day of each qu;,rter tely above the sum of $75.00 quarterly on a calendar while so employed." ·• · <•j PROPOSITION #2 Amend Atticfe VII, Soc/ion 2 to read as follows: . · "Section 2. The Headquarters of !he Union shall be located in New York ·. . such place as the Executive Board may determine from tlme..to a President, an Executive V,ce.Presldent, one Vice-President In ChargeorofaJContract time. The Headquarters officers shall consist of s and Contract Enforpem ent, a SecrillBJ Presldent In Charge of !he West Coast, one Vice-President Government one Vice,l:'re.sldent in Charge of the Gulf Coast. one VJCeSetVices, and on• V",ce-Presldent in Charge of Lal<es}',and Inland Watilrs." . Amend Article VIII, Sec/Ion 1 to read as follows: . · "Section 1. The officers of the Union shall be elected as otherwise prov!d!"f In this Constitution. Tl)~ officers shall t,e the President, an Executiv Charge of Contracts and Contract Enforcement, a Secretary, one Vice-Pre e \/lee President, one Vtce-Presidenl In sident In Chaf9!1 of the Al!anfic Coast, one Vice-President in Charge of the West Coast, one Vicrrf'r&s/dent Govsmm ent Services of the Gulf Coast, one 'vice-President In Charge , and one Vice.President in Charge of the laketi ana Inland Waters.' ' • . · . . Amend Article X. Sections 9 through 14 by renumbering the same as . Sections 10'through 15 oonsectlllvely. · Amend .Artioia x by addif1!! as a new Section 9, the following: "Section 9. Vice-President GOVflmmsnt Servietis. Toe Vice-President Government Services shall be a member Qf 11\e Executiv e E\pard and shall be entitled to cast one vote in that bodv. He shall supervis of the Union In the representation of civmao seamen employed by the e and be responsible for the activities grievances and the administration of collective bargaining agreements federal government Including. bul not limited to the negotialion of the collective bargaining agreemell!S, processi ng and shall direct the aotM!ies of the Union personn el assigned as the Preslden.t may assign to him from time to time." to him by the President and carry OU! such other functions · . ·· ·. , • , Article X; Section 12 Executive Board · . · . ·· · t.,mend the first paragraph of this S"!)!ion to ~ as follows: Section 12. ExeciJt/ve 13o/ud. , ,, . . ·. . , The Execu)lve Board shall consist of the President, the . . . .· e Vice,Presldent, the Vice-President. in Charge of Contract s and"Contract Enforcement, the Secretary, the Vice-President lo Charoe of the Atiantic Coast Area, the Vlce,Presldent In Executiv Charge of the Gulf .Coast Area, .!he Vlce• l'~nt lo Charge of the·Wes lnlana Waters, the V/cfJ,Pres/dent Government Services, arid the National t Coast Area, the VJCe-l'n>Sident in Charge of the Lakes and !!!/Ch subordinate body or divisidn has attained a membership of 3,200 Director (or chief execuliv!I officer) of e,¢11 subori!fnate body or division creale!I or chartered by the Union whenever members.and has malntalne.d that membership for. not less than three executive officer)· shall be a member of the r~lve subordin (3) months. Such National Dirilctor (or chief ate body or dMslbn and must be qua!ifil!CI to hold office under . body." • . the tenns of the Constilullon of .such division or subordln.ate · Article X, Secoon 1:J(a) Delegates, amend to read as follows: "Section 13. Delegates. . (a) The term "delegales" shall mean those members.of the union . .. , . . and its subordinate bodies o, dMslons who ere elected in accordance oonv.ention of the Seafarer's fntemational Union of North America the . The following officers and job holders. upon. thelr,.elei:fio.n to office orwtth the provision of this Constllullon. ·to jQb shall, during t.he term of their office or jQb, be . delegates. to all Conventions of the. Seafarers .lnte(riational Union. of North Americ.a in the. follow1ng.,order of p•riorily.:,President; .Execut..Ive Vlce.•Pre and Contract Enforcement; Secretary;, Vice-President In Charge of the sldent; Vlor>.. · Presld.ent in Charae of Contracts Atiantlc Coast; VICO President in Charge of the. Guff Coast; V!<:e-Pnlsldent . In Charge of Lakes ·and Inland Waters; Vice•P!w/dent Government Servtc"° ChargE! of the Wast Coaslj"\/ice-President ; 'He,!<!quarters raee r~•i wtttt •priority to. those mqst sen.lor inIn lulf boQk .Union membership;. Port Agents, . . wffl). . f"j9(!!r,lfl ~r:n nd Jn,1~~ ;~ ):{n.i</,FJM~~ ..srniiiW ,;~~~." .·d'~Jl' ;!,P·!i·, m!Y,!O .th~.'. ~ -,,..i!>r,in. . Mffl<!ok<Wni< Mcie")(; Sifcifon'-T'ie; ;flliit , the°'last"senterJ<le 11\ereof; l_O!~ .. ' .})!·~." . ·". ,,,,.., ~to·rea :~ll",il; -fol/ow s: ..., ~- ,. ~· · ';'; ' · ta, t , .; , ~·.. .·.;~'•.'~.'::ii. ,i . . .. ·. . : ; ,, "The Ports of New Y .·: • ,, J; ·. ·. , i · , ~ • ·. adelphia, Baltimore, Mobile, New Orleans, Houston, Detroit; Sar{Fianclsco, . . St. Louis and Pim,y Point, may not be closed except by Constitutional amendment" "-.. Attlc/e XII/, Section ~ the first sentence thereofshall be amended to read as follows:: . ,· · ·. '. • .. . . . ~ . ·.• •. . ~r~e~ I f ~ ... . . · . full mem'.'.8'5. Two shall be ~J\lcied frooi each of the 10. ports of New Yotk, Philadelphla, Baltimore,. Mobile, NewO~ e~, HOU;Ston, -""-~~-•.• ._ _. . -... . ~J. , , • ·Nlil?fl! X, Section 4, shall oo Jlnlended by changing the .lttle to '.Secretary" anp changing s~ . -'-· SBCtloil 4 by adding the following immediately prior Section. · • . · · • •• to .the last sentenoe of the first peragrap . . .. . .· . .. • . h of this • . . , . . :•.Thi, S&cretaty with .the approval of the President shell emplqy a . . .. who •bn»ote sslon and/or employm ent shall person shall be responsible for the maintenance, safeguard and verificati qualify to perform the functions aM·/JutJes of a Comptroller. Such on of the 1Jn/on's financial alfairs and records under the supe,vis ·,, for such tune/ions shall be that of the Secretary notwiths lon and dllllCUon of.the Secretary. Thi, responslbility tanding the ilolegation to such Comptroller." · Toe ConstltutlOn is arnended Sil that: . · ·· • : · . . · Whe1&ver the tide or ·omc,, of "SecretJUy-Treasurer" .appear.tin the · ·· Cons6tulfon, suoh title or olfice'sha// be changed to "Secn,taty." Article XVI, SecliO!'lfJ,•ftlirough 7 should be renumbtlred consec/Jtiv8/y 5, 6, 7, and 8. · A new Section 4 shoukf be. addl!<I to provide as follows: .. "Upon proof of'lh• commission of any of the fol/owing offsnsss, member s shall be penalized up to and includlng,su,;pension from the rights a fine of $300.00 or both; end privileges of membership for one year or (a) crossing a picket Qne sanctioned by tho Union. l (b) fa//ure to perform picket duty In W/l<es." · Oid Seotion 5 renumbered as Section 6, shall be amended to read as "Section 6. Any member who has committed an offense penal/zefollows: d by no more than a fine of $300.00 may elect to waive his rights under XV, Section 19 and to pay the maximum fins of $300.00 to thil duly this Constitution subject to,the provision of Atticle aulhorized represontative of. the Union." ·· . · Anlc/e XXl/1, Section 1, first paragraph, shall be amended to read as follows: • . . ''Section 1. Regular membership·meetlngs shall be held monthly only . · in the following ConsUtiJt/onal pons at the following times:'' . . Article XX/II, Sectiotl 1, second and fourth paragraphs respectively, shall "During the week following the first Sunday of every month a meetingbe amended to read as follows: · · · · shall be held. on Mor:,da}'-Bt Piney Point; on Tuesda y-at New York; on . Baltimore; and on Friday-at Detroit. During the next week, meetings shall Wednllllday-at Phlladephia; on Thursda}'-81 be held on MondaY '-8! Houston ; on Tuesd a~ New. Orleans; on Wl!<ln esda~ Mobile; on Thurs da~ San Francisco !'-.nd on Friday- at St.·LJ!U.is. All regular ship meetings shall commence at 10:30 AM. time. Where~ meeting day falls on a Holiday officially designat the authonties of lhe state or mumc1pality m whichmember a port Is localed, the port meeting shall tal<e place onlocal ed as such ti)' days. the following business day. Saturday and Sunday shall not be deemed business . . , In the event a quorum Is not present at 10:30 A.M. !he chairman of the meeting al the pertinent port shall postpone the Opening of the mi!eling bul in no event later than 11:00 A.M." Conslltutional Housekeeping Changes _ Artic/e Ill, Section ·s(b), shall be amended fo read as follows: . "(b) While a member is an in-patient In an accredited hospital."' . · Miele XII/, Section li(e), first sentence !hereof shall be amended to read . as follows: . · · "(e) FuU book members may request and vote an absentee ballot under .· the following circumst ances; while such illember is employed on a Union oontrac!ed vessel ~ule does not P(OVide for it to oo at a port In which a ballot can be and which vessel's secured during the time and period. provided: for in Section 3(a) of during the first ten (10) days of the month of Novemb this Article or Is in· an accmdiled hospi/81 anytime tr of the Election Year." Article X. Section 1(e), last paragraph shall· read as·follows: · _. "The report shall be sUlljeet 10 approval or modmcation by a majority vote of the membership." Article X, Section 10(e) to read as follows: · . • · "The Port Agent may aSJJign each port Port Employee to such, dudes as fall within the jutisdlcdon of the port." Attic/a X, Secffon 14fc)(5Yto read as follows: . . . ''The Quarterly Financial Committee shaWconsist of seven . . full .book members in good. standing to be e!ectl!CI at Headquartera. No Officer, Headquarters Represe - Employee shall be ellgible,f.or election to this Committee. Coinmlllee.mem bers shalf be. e , ~ at !h• reg.ular Headqu.arters'·meetings designll!l!CI. by the Secretar ntative Port Agent or Po,t meeli~ cannot be held tor lack of a quorum, Hesdguarters' Port A!leot y. In the' event such reguJar Financi~I Committee. On the day following these elections and cont!nuln shall call a special meeting as eartv as possible for the election of Committee members to serve .on the Quarteny g un«I Committee has completed 11s report, each Committee member shall be standby rate .of pay, bul In no event shall they be paid less thanthe paid for hours ~ at the ex/slinQ eight (8) hOUfS per day. They shall be furnished room .and. board during the. pj>!iod they are performing thefr Article VII, Section 4, which reads as· follows; shall be deleted: , "Section. • 4. Where applicable, every member of the Union shall be registere d In one of three departments; namely, deck, engine, and ste-.vards departm sh.all be in accordance with custom and usage. This definition enL Toe definition ol 1hese departm be modified by a majority vote of the membership. No member !lllPf()val as evidenced by a majority vote of the membership." may may transfer from one departm ent to anothet exceptents · by . · · Wherever the word "Patrolman" appears in the Constitution, it shall be · changed to read "Port Empk>yee." Article XXIV, Sec6on 8 shaff be amended to read as folloW!l: " "Section 8. The tenns "This Constitution" and "this amendec Constitu ·. . tion" shall tie deeml!CI to have the some meaning and shall refer to the of the one adopted by the Union lo 1939, as amendl!C Constilulion as amended wtilch takes the place I up through January, 1985.'' ·These amendments, if approved, shall becOme effective upon the date of certification of the Union Taffying Committee. ,!f',if• ~"i:~~8,£;~•~~-~ book m ~:ii!~!1'l an October 1984 / LOG / 23 �·. In its monthly series of interviews and reports, "PROFILES" will highlight key government officials instrumental in shaping national arid maritime policy. Senator Bill. Bradley · S ·Congressman· William· Carney ENATOR Bill Bradley (DN.J.) was elected to the NATIVE of Brooklyn, United States Senate in 1978. N.Y., Congressman Wile Although the Senate's youngest liam Carney (R-N.Y.) is serving member at' his swearing in cerhis third term in the U.S. House emony, Senator Bradley is wellof Representatives, representrespected by his colleague.s. He ing New York's First Congresis known as a hard-working sensional District-the eastern half ator who is always looking for of Long Island. Rep. William Carney . better solutions to address old Carney's support of Ameri-,;: problems. ca's maritime industry is un- .alleled the rise of.our merchant Bradley has prestigious Senwavering. His position on the marine fleet. All ofourindustrial ate committee assignments: EnHouse Merchant Marine and might, and our ability to comergy and Natural Resources Sen. Bill Bradley Fisheries Committee affords him pete in the. world's marketCommittee; Finance Commitmany opportunities to initiate places, might never have detee; and Special Committee on and endorse measures for. re- veloped if the United States had · Aging. In addition,· the senator · oil to power ships, planes and building our fleet. With his ex- not ·. also generated ways .to sits on several task forces in- tanks. Our industrial support pertise in parliamentary· proce- · transport our. goods overseas. eluding the Democratic Eco- base is heavily dependent on oil · dure, Carney has succ.essfully Through times of war and peace, nomic Advisory Group. to provide a logistical backup shepherded .maritime initiatives·.. the U.S. has relied heavily on· Senator Bradley recognizes· required to mount an effective through the intricate legislative its merchant ships. But somethe importance· of America's military operation. maze of Congress. · how, the fleet has been forgotmaritime inJ:Iustry for continued ''The fact that a significant Carney has the distinction· of ten. · . , lifeandlibeityasAmericaknows portion of the world's oil sup~ serving on the Congressional "Fortunately, many in Wash-~. . it. In. the' Senate, Bradley has· plies is .producdd and must be Board of Visitors for the United ington are beginning to realize · --" i championed the continued and transported from unstable parts States Merchant Marine Acad- ?ow badly our mer~hant marine ·.~ maximum fill rate of the Stra- of the world means that the emy at Kings Point, which Car- mdustry has detenorated, and._ ·•· ... tpgi,c,;,1,~ftr0J~um• Res~l;'Vf/J_Withf.,c•~ef,et]~e pep~enu'JB,Ust;~~ef•',;J:i~y,,;sax!{f~.j.s one Ot•.t~e,c;Juties" . howdmportant·it is to tum the: particular emphasis to decrease· at least two special precautions: which l truly enjoy as a repre- tide to rebuild it. As a member · . U.S. dependence on· insecure ''First, the Defense ·Depart- sentative." In a constituent re of the House Merchant Marine f j foreign oil. ment must maintain a stockpile port, the congressman wrote, and Fisheries Committee, l have ~·. Late last year, Bradley spon- ofpetroleumproducts and must "The motto of the U.S. Mer- supported several pieces oflegsored an·amendment to the In- rely on the SPR for crude oil. chant Marine Academy is 'Acta islationtci reverse the shipping ._.terior Appropriations bill for Second, the Defense .Depart- Non Verba'-'Deeds Not industry'sdecline .. .· Fiscal Year 1984, providing ment must take extra precau- Words.' It is an entirely appro"This past spring, the House "sufficient funding to mainta,in. tions to keep maritime supply priatesloganforthose:whoserve passedtheShippingActofl984, the fill rate of the SPR at 220,000 lanes open. This administration. in our nation's maritime profes- a bill to relax restrictions on ·u .S. ocean liner companies enbarrels per day." The president pr9fesses to take the second sions." Writing a weekly column for c gaged in international com-I sought a fill rate of 145,000 bar- mission vecy seriously. Indeed, rels per day, several thousands part of the justification of cur- publication in all the newspa- merce. The Merchant Marine of barrels less than the original rent military involvement in pers in his New York District, Committee is also considering fill rate of 300,000 barrels per Central America is based on the Camey chose ''Rebuilding Our the Competitive·. Shipping and day mandated in the Energy importance of Caribbean sea- Merchant Marine Fleet" as the Shipbuilding Act. I support this Emergency Preparedness Act in lanes especially regarding oil subject of his July 29, 1984 col- measure because it will increase 1982. supplies. umn. Through his eloquent and the amount of cargo carried by "The existence of a large oil. factual analysis, Carney sue- ' American-built and operated Responding to the debate on his amendment during Senate . stockpile would lessen the dan- cinctly explained to his constit- vessels. In addition, Congress floor proceedings, Bradley ex- ger of the grave economic dam- uents and the media the impor- is currently reviewing the Naplained to his colleagues, ''What age that would result from the tance of America's maritime tional Defense Shipyard Protecis going ort here? Any senator interruption of oil deliveries from . heritage and why this industry's tion Act, which provides inceninterested in national security overseas. The Strategic Petro- decline is such a dramatic threat tives for the construction of new of this country should be aware leum Reserve, our first and only to America's security. · ships. These bills are important, of what he is voting for in this line of defense against another "It is no coincidence that but they ·are just a first step. supplemental appropriations bill oil emergency, is our nation's America's growth as a global Rapidly developing technology, and what he is not voting for. most important energy pro- power and a dominant force in stiffening competition and the. i "The SPR is essential for our gram.'' the Free World's economy par- swiftly changing currents of in- . I · ternational trade require our na- national security, It· is also the . -(l)nly component. of our energy "An island is 'anything detached or isolated'-and there are very few countries which tion to develop a modem marsecurity policy. Our national se- are not detached by sea from their sources of raw materials or their markets. The one itime strategy,. Hundreds of the major state which has least .call to be described as an island is that with the most th d f. b d th Cun·ty ·poli'cy must co·n~.i'der o effective Maritime Po/icy, the US.S.R." . ousan s o JO s an e conCaptain John E: Moore, . tinned strength of our economy effect of our military capabilities .) · Royal Navy (Ret.), Author Ill' the · • db y the course if worId. 01•1 suppl'1es are d'1sForeword of JANE'S FIGHTING SHIPS (1984WI'JI be ·determme ...,\fupted. Our military depends on 85ediliol!) we choose.'' A 1 1 1 0 I 24 I LOG / October _1~84 �.,. I I I I I as ington I I I I I I I I I I Seafarers Internation al Union of North America, AFL.,ClO WASHINGTON REPOR T Washington is a city in motion. The legislative session is winding down; the election is heating up; and voters, reporters and lobbyists are having a hard time keeping up with all the developments. By far the most talked about event was the televised debate between Walter Mondale imd President Reagan, which was held in Louisville, Ky. It was seen by an estimated 100 million Americans. Mondale, who had been trailing Reagan by as much as 20 points in some polls, . was the clear~cut victor. In one fell swoop, he was able to put his campaign back on · the right track. · While President Reagan got bogged down in· a sea of statistics, none of which he looked very comfortable citing, Mondale was able to state .his case to the American people in dear, precise terms . For the first time in this campaign, Mondale was· able to speak directly to the American people. He was able to underscore his major themes: the deficits, which are now approaching $200 billion; the inequities in the tax system; the inability of the Reagan administration to come up with a coJ::ie.r:ent policy mi. trade a11d economic development; arms control; the sep aration .. of church ,and state; and most October 1984 Legislative, Administra tive .ind Regulatory Happenings · : A full report on the wrap-up of the legislative session will be included in next month's LOG. · REAGANOMICS NATIO NAL LABOR RELAT IONS ACT Few issues are more important to seamen than the appointments that are now. being made the National Labor Relations Board. The Board, which for many years was an impartial tribunal where both labor and management could go for a fair hearing, now has an avowed anti-union majority. Recently, the West Coast Region of the Board decided against the Masters, Mates and Pilots ~ what is know as the Foss -~ case. The Board decided to arbitrarily expand the definition of"super visory personnel." ' . The decision applies to only one region. Yet it is an indication of where the NLRB is heading. Maritime unions, and all of organized labor, will now have to work twice as hard just to keep whatthey have got, . to Howard Baker called it a riverboatgamI . ble. George Bush was less charitable: he· I dubbed it "Voo-doo economics." Whatever it· is, the Ameriean people . I ·. I seem to like it. President Reagan receives I l I his highest ratings from the public in his I handling of the economy .· I · I Ironically, however, it is in this area I that his record is most vulnerable. I While it is true that the inflation and I unemployment rates are both down, the I long-term prospects for the economy are I not very good. The country is faced with .. I $200 billion deficits; a chronic and growing .I trade imbalance; and real interest rates I that are at their highesde vels ever. I The maritime industry, which has alI ways been something of a bellwether for I the economy, was one of the first indus/ I tries to feel the wear and tear of ReaganISSUES PENDING I omics. I Others are sure to .follow. n is ·no acAs of this writing, the following issues cident that Atari, the epitome of the highand bills were still unres()lved: tech service companies that Reaganites Delta Buy-Out--:.The SIU is supporting I .• ,._,,,,.;;,,;ig!~#a.d~I~1!tiel!Sfilg~~~,,·,,.,,:~'\!~, Mk~9iJJ9~!}9..~~.,beil\l(tlle ..~,~lla,twill .. lllllguage .cQn~~ d in th,e. ifil~~~i"! ! . k I . provide Jobs for Amencan workers m the surance &ill that would allow Delta, a • fu.ture, moved one of its largest plants to . subsidiary of Crowley, to buy out its :" I . Taiwan. ··· · i ~ , existing operating diffe1e11tial.subsi4ycp9:, , . LEGIS LATIV E REPORT. i • ,~~-:•. : .. ·:-. _,,,- ;-:',y::' ·" -· ·,,;_ • ,- . . tracts with the federal:government. While . For seamen, Reagan9mics is a bitter pill. ' . I •,1.;,. The greates't show on eimh is not the. to swallow. The maritime industry has the SIU generally oppose~ this approach, Barnum and Bailey circus, it is .Congress I· reached a post-war low. There are fewer it felt that the Delta case was special, "In trying to pass an authorizations bill during I . the absence of a comprehensive maritime . than 450 active vessels in the American.- ''-·-·-~ ,, an election I flag merchant marine. 'Recent figures by program to revitalize our fleet," said- SIU,, : \,For two weeks now, the'.Senate has the Commerce Department show that less President Frank Drozak in a letter to all I been unable to come up with a· budget than. 4 percent of all ocean-home cargo is . 100 senators, "itis necessary for Congress I resolution. It had ·to pass a temporary presently being carried on American-flag and the administtation to sup_gort Delt.a's I measure to keep the governm ent from vessels. business judgment on how best to stay . · I . closing down. alive." · I Like many other American· industries, Unfortunately, the temporary measure ·, · the maritime industry is at a severe disI Cunard- Languag e that would redocucame just a little bit too late:. many govadvantag e vis-,"hvis its. foreign competiment two Cunard passenger vessels under I ernment workers had to go home for a tors. It is heavily regulated. Foreign comI the American registry was not included in day-and~a-half without pay because there panies do not have to pay the same the Departm kind ent of Defense Authorizations - I was no money to pay them. In addition, of taxes that American maritime bill. compaThe SIU, which believes very strongly I the temporary· measure is set to run. out nies have to pay, nor do they have to meet that the redocumentation of those two I today, even though Congress.is nowhere the same kind of health and safety vessels standis in the best interests of the I near done. ards. · country and the maritime industry, is seek~ I The atmosphere on the Hill is not unlike ing to attach this issue to some ,other In addition, foreign companies heavily · I - that of the Titanic; or Saigon right before authoriza tions bill. subsidize their merchan t fleets and try to I t.he Jail. The leadership just wants to get carve out protected mar~ets. these authorizations bills passed. Most .Alaskan Oil-The House and the Senate I senators want still to have not reached a compromise on Most go home and campaign governments subscribe to the. I for re-election. But a lot is at stake: Lobthe Export Administration Act; Both verUnited Nations Code on Trade and EcoI byists sions of the bill prohibit the export of and· nomic individua Developm l senators ent, which see this sets as aside 80 I their Alaskan last percent chance oil, an important issue for Amer of to. all protect cargo the for interests the two nations I of their constituents, so they are trying to involved in trade (split two ways-40 - . ican seamen. Exporting Alaskan oil would r tack on amendments to many of these · 40). The United States is one of the few · · jeopardize. American national security inI authorizations bills. nations that has refused. to ratify the docterests as well as the existence of more I ument, The · than lobbyists 40 tankers.and 1,000 sea-going jobs. on the for grounds the SIU that are it violates up on the the ,. I Hill concept elbqw-to of "free -elbow trade." with everyone else i Port Development-The Senate still had I . trying to protect the interests of our mem- . Complicating everything is the high exnotpasse d S.1739, the Port Development I · bership. They are putting_in 24-hour days change rate for the dollar, which .autobiil, While the SIU generally supports the I trying to make sure that certain bi!ls get matically makes . American labor and. concept of port development,· it had· sevI passed, bills which affect the jobs and job Ameyican exports 25 percent higher than eral problems with this bill that still needed I security of Seafarers and their families. their foreign compe\itors. · · to be worked out. ' I :. 0 w.a.. t/ - year: .· . ..· . .• . .· ... 0 a •· \ October 1984 / LOG /.25 .,__ j -- -- - ---- ' ,,, - �Under Charter to MSC USNS Bellatrix Crews Up· in San Diego S EA~LAND, an SIU-contracted company, . was awarded a· three-year contract with the Military Sealift Com- · mand to operate four of the TAKR Fast Sealift Ships under a new military program. The four ships-.·the Algol, Antares, Capella and Bellatrix-are all former SL-7s which have been 'extemdvely -re-fitted · in American. yards to meet the military requirements of the TAKR program. Each of the ships is equipped with 30- and - 50cton heavy-lift cranes, side- · 1 - loading ramps and fqrklifts, all of which will l}e operated by the 26-man unlicensed crew.' · Course instruction in cargo handling and crane operationfor . members serving aboard ships . The Us'NS. Bellatrix was c;rewed up in San Diego last month. Note the pair of heavy-lift cranes, part of the extensive refitting of the formerSL-7, which Were added in order to meet the military requirements of the TAKR in the T AKR program is being .program, · · · ·•· · " ·· given at the Seafarers Harry Lundeberg School of Seamanship in Piney Point, Md. The phgtos on these two pages were taken last month in San Diego when the Bellatrix was crewed up. Members were able to spend a few days learrung the workings of the vessel before going out for sea trials in the . . ~} ·+,,Jr,:' ,•·F1¢-m~~~~-~-~1:··~f-!}P~~ '~-~~-'? ~:~~~~;¥~;. _ -~>.;,~;~~~~--~:~:~-~~;,,;: ~- ' .. ! ✓.; ~ l 1 I ; -~ . ~onnie Bond, OMLI, checks some of the gauges. · The ship's committee aboard the Bellatrix gets a chance to meet with Wilmington SIU Rep. Marshall Novack. Ship's committee members are, from the left: "Duke" Duet, bosun; Joe Barry, electrician; Lillie Houston, OMU; Joe Miller; chief cook; Milton Phelps, steward, and William (Flattop) Koflowitch, QMED. · · · · ·• / 26 / LOG / October 1984 ~--· ·~ ._,,,.. -- . ,;.... ·-•-·- ~-----c-- -- . -·~,.,.,,.. ·---"'"'- �\ The deck department-works at securing the main cargo runway .. ✓ • • Here's the main cargo door as it opens. USNS ·Bellatrix - ··.-; Joe Barry, electrician, checks out some of the instrumentation in the engine room. Bosun Duet operates the main cargo door from a portable control panel. '. ' I ' ' Here's .a view of.the engine room from above. · "Duke" Duet (right), bosun aboard the Bellatrix, c~ats with Capt. George Perkins (left) and former SIU member, Willie Furr, who is now chief mate. October 1984 / LOG / 27 . .,_,,.,.~-~.---·-----,-----·-' -- --~------~------,-··------- ----- - --.-- - ' �Health Talk Diabetes:· ·wh-en suga_r· Isn't sweet N EARL Y 600,000 new cases of diabetes are diagnosed each year in the United States. This represents one newly-diagnosed diabetic, person per minute. About 11 million Americans, one in every 20, .is a diabetic, and the incidence of the dread disease is rising each year. ' Prevention What IS diabetes? Diabetes is a lifelong disease • that affects the way a person 's '-) body digests and uses the food he_ or she eats. In the normal digestive process, sugars, starches and other foods are changed to a form of sugar called ·. glucose. The bloodstream earries this glucose to the cells of the body where, with the help. of insulin ,(a hormo ne produced in· the pancreas), it is. changed into quick energy forimmediate useori sstore dforfu turene eds. In diabetics, however, this nor-.. ma! proces s is interrupted. - •• · · Diabetes develops when the · . •/ Because onset of Type II diabetes is gradual, the disease often goes undetected for years. But being overweight should give you a warning to go for a physical examination, for Type II diabetes has been linked to obe· · sity and inacti.v ity. Obesity is, in fact, the main cause. of diabetes. E:ightyaperc cent of all diabeti<; patients are · ov.erweight at_ the tim_e. o.f d. iag. . . _ . nosis, and moderately obese_·. people are five times inore likely.· symp toms -Doctors once believed that diabetes was seldom prevents able and rarely cJirable. Obesity was thought to be onJy>a cause · of the disease that was basically · hereditary. Recent observa- -_ -tions, -however, have_ shown · these ic!eas to be false. · ],\,{any now believe that obesity· is the most fundamental_ cause of the Type II diabetes. Recent studies .show that the disease can be._ prevented by - controlling how much is eaten and preventing obesity. The risk of diabete s is closely · .Although anyone may de- . related to how fat a pers,.on.is and velop diabetes, there are certain how long he or she has been fat. groups that are more susceptible. These groups should be Ifyoua rearno ngjjie diabet ics specially alerted: • who are too fat, yo\l \1~$d only eat less and exercise mor&JcEas 1) anyon.e with a diabetic par· ·· · ier· said than done, of course , ent . but it can be done. . .... 2) those '\-Vho are overweight Thefi.rst.,st.e.Firl.,l\>.·t.f.· · fgh,t. 3) those Who areov er 40 yeats is to understand cleafl ~> old ,;~ ing weight is not just an issue Some people . have no symp- of looking feelin g~~~ ~!! body does not produce enough toms at all. In othe·r people,· the · insulin , or the insulin produced II 1·fi -· h.. · · ·•· is rea y a I e or dea:t issue. ,cim . •···~ . .·!i:ll.J(_.e..i"l'.-,.:U.~.J.:~~.·.:.,e. ~..·~./.,.•. .•.·.•,. . '.'e -.•,!li..n.• ,. o e t - et t e "'~an' .'i!i·.d. ·. . . "~~!!IiPJ i~lf:::~ . •. P~]!;lf f10Iis, c~: 1s/th., . "J;,!J~' · leai:hn g· cituse dthiaeb·.•·.·.·ce.teellss, tgolubceo·suesecdanunpo_tletnatec.~.. · · ..... ' conce; ned iibout':U .sualfy•'.these of death by disease in the United According to: the American . · cuIJIUlatesintheblood until some Diabetes Association,· many sympto mi, include feeling tired, States. of ihe surplus is eliminated by cases could be preven ted if in~. freque nt urin:ationr "ext:rime · :,, Jt:ts,,i jsaihe le~if the kid_neys. . divii:luals maintained desirable . thif(lt,;,lt~IW:fflffn:; fi~'W J~IiY i'\11~, .45, bodyw eighta ndkep tphysi cally and sores that heal slowly. · ·· t~ 60, About ?R~~~ f~enf'o {li~. r·_.·v·.·.l{\~·.·s.·.··of '"'labe.tes· fit throughout life, because the · · ·· · ' d1abetes-relared 'blmdne~•OC' "" u chance of getting Type II diaEarly diabetes, will"JI~t,t,,e ·· ct:ttsiil:Jieople mad'ed ialteti~ by· There are two major types betes doubles with every 2Q per- fou nd unless sp.e~ifipally,lQoll:.c;4 -. obesity. 0 Diabetes ,c'ah also lead diabetes: Type I, or insulin-de- cent of .excess weight you add for, so. th t, beSlwaY tci fi nd out . to.heartat~i::kS:and strokes, and pfindent, and Type II, or non- to your body. if you have,tbe disease.is to go ii't d'irec'fly .contributes tp· high · " 1 insulin to the_ SIUh clinic or to your dependent. Type I, ,or. . . ,, pressure,. . s· ·, - · merly calleo juvenile diabetes, Exactly how obesity causes persona1 P ysician ,or a t hor- blood In addition, 8.bout half of the develops in about 15 percen t of • diabetes i1, not yet completely , ough exami nation. 40,000 amputations yearly for the cases, most often in children known, but recent research has ·gangre nejn this countr y involve and young adults. It comes on· · shown us many things. We know, people who are or were too fat. · quickly and dramatically due to for examp le,Jha t in people who TeSt ing So obesi ty-and diabetes-:-'-Can a severe lack of insulin. People are vecy overweight, insulin is There are several different blind, maim and kill. with Type I diabetes must give less effective a nd ·the insulin tests for diabetes. Some basic Although there is no known themselves insulin injections • . producers in the pancreas have tests involv e urine or blood· cure for diabetes, the condition every day.of their lives. ·· to work· two or three ti.mes as samples. These screening tests - can be controlled so ·.that the Type II, fotmerty· called ma- hard as in slender people'. for are able to _spot people who are rQutine of normal life. may not turity-onset diabetes, is far more a few years-:--maybe even a few likely· to develop diabetes, or.. be seriously altered. common and develops in about decade s-the bodies of obese who are in the early stages of, The key to controlling c!ia85 percen t of the cases, ust1ally · people can. manufacture th e ex- · the diseas e,. People whose glu- betes can be found in diet, exoccurring-inadults oyer 40y(;lars tra insulin they fequire. case levels seem high in. these ercise and, when required, medof age. · · .. But after 10 to 30 years, the initial screening tests may be ication. This is the type the SIU cliri- cells grow tired from this extra advised to have further cliagIn fact, about 90 percen t of ics. detect most often in Seafar- work Fat people still produce· nostic tests performed. In these· obese diabetics who take tablets '~"ers. Jn this type. of diabetes, some insulin but not· the high tests, .blood sample s are ana~ to help stabilize their glucose some insulin is produc~cl by the · levels required h_y their bodies. lyzed by a laboratory. The phy- · levels would ·need• no medica~ pancreas, but the body's cells And often the cells becom e. siciarithen·us es'theresults-,along · tion jf they could achi<i've norresist the insulin's action and . completely exhausted, at which with such information as famii}'.: ma! body weight. Moreover, the insulin canno t be used ef- · point insulin iniections become history and symptoms'/to inake · losing weight usually results in '4ectiv ely. necessary. a diagnosis. ·.,. . (Continued on Page 29.f 0 and ? 0 l\ltitj,;ift?~{Jion -. ·. of 28 / LOG / October 1984 - . ----- ·-- - - - .. - ..•.--- --- . - - · - - - - �l \N-_ -! Th.e Thompson Pass (lnterooean Management) stopped over in Los Angeles late last month. · In ' anq Around the Port of Los Angeles . ' ' SIU Rep Marshall Novack meets with the crewmembers aboard the Star of Tex~s (Titan Navigation) at a recent stopover in Los Angeles harbor. Pictured he.re are, from the left: John Blatchford, QMED/engine delegate; Novack; Inocencio M.. Desaville, ·AB/deck delegate; ·Henry Mobley, assistant cook; ISM<? Fletcher, steward, and Mark Wooley, AB/ ~ Health Talk (Continued from Page 28.) a dramatic reversal of diabetes and prevents many serious complications of the disease. Exercise is a great help in trying to lose weight, for it uses up calories. Even if weight loss does not result, improved conditioning tends' to reduce the load on your overworked pancreas, lowers your blood sugar '"'March .of Dimes :, SAVES BABIES HELP FIGHT BIRTH DEFECTS . ' The Ogden Columbia (Ogden Marine) also came through Los Angeles last month. Here, SIU Rep Marshall Novack, left, talks with crewmembers. They are, from the left: Phillip Tarantino, pumpman; Mohammad O'Halli, GSU; Chester Moss, steward; and Percival Wicks, chief cook. World's Largest Floating Gas Station Diabetes: When Sugar Isn't Sweet 'liY If they lqok tired, .it's because it's 2 a.m., and ABs Gene Wils.on and Mark Wooley are s.till at work aboard the Star of Texas (Titan Navigation). · level-and improves the diabetic condition. . Insulin injections and tablets may help control diabetes, but they can't reverse or cure it. For the fat diabetic, diet and exercise usually offer far more. ••• The function of the SIU clinic is to protect the· health of Seafarers and their families .by detecting incipient illness or di$ease - inthe~lystagesofdevelopment when they may still be treated. Be sure to use this benefit-,-or ~ your ow~ .~rsonal . physician-and get your regular med· ii:al checkup. And while you're there-get tested for diabetes. .. ·u.s.· Ships Must Store U.S. . Fue1·· . The world's largest floatfng (which says U.S.-ships must gas station will be under a U.S. move U.S: military cargo) not flag. Earlier this year the De- only applied to the transportapartment 9f Defense sought tion of American military goods, bids on the storage of some 1.6 but also the storage of such million barrels of jet fuel in the . supplies if it seemed likely the Middle East, but said the con- supplies . would, have .to be tract for storing the fuel would moved. be awarded'to the lowest bidder In addition to citing the legal regardless of flag. Through the efforts of several aspects of the issue, supporters senators and · representatives said the· fuel would be more' when both houses of Congress· · secure on U.S.-flag, U.S.-crewed passed supplemental appro- ships, and if needed in an emerpriations bill, it included a ban gency could be moved rapidly. on using foreign-flag ships to Five U.S. operators have bid . store Ameri<;!l!l militll.fy fuel. .. on a five-year fu.el storage conThe pro.pon.ents 0f the U.S.~ . tract, and the contract is ex· flag requirei:nent said that the pected to be awarded sometime Military Cargo Act of 1904 this month. · a I . ! --- October 1984 /LOG/ 29 ,. ·--- ~- --~ .,. · ~ ~. - - { ... f- �Richard Joseph Chias. · son, 60, joined the SIU in the Deep Sea James Ross Abrams, 59, joined the SIU in the port of Baltimore in 1956 sailing as a chief cook and bartender. Brother' Abrams is a veteran o.Hhe u.s·. Navy duringl'orld War II. He was born in Camden,, N.J. and is a resident of . Lake, Mi$S. Arcadio · Alvarado, 67, joined the SIi.i in the port of New· Orleans. in· 1968 1:1ailing · as a FOWT. Brother Alvarado was born· in Honduras, Cen- . tral America and is a resident of New Orleans. \ Jasper "Gus" Cornelius Anderson, 65, joined the SIU . in the port of New York in 1955 sailing as.a chief steward. Brother Anderson was on the Pi:ierto Rico Marine Shore-gang. from 1978 to 1983.· He hit the. bricks in bpth the 1961 Greater N.Y. Harbor beef and the 1962 · Robin Line s.trike.. Seafarer Anderson was born in Panama and is a resident ·. of South Ozone Park, Queens, N.Y. ,,.........It,,· I. port of New Orleans in 1955 sailing as a recertified bosun. . Brother Chiasson was graduated frQm the Union's Recertified Bosuns Program in . January 1975. He is a veteran oftheU.S. Navy in World War If serving as an armed guard. Seafarer Chiasson is- also a . deep sea diver...A native of Lockport, La., he resides in· Gretna, La. · Tadeusz "Tad'' Chilinski . Sr., 65, joined the SIU in 1942 "' in the port of New York.sailing · as a recertified bosun. Brother Chifinski was graduated from the Union's,. Recertified .. Bo.. suns Program in' Sepf.errlfier 1975. He was born In ProSi:ren, Poland and is a naturalized U.S. citizen. Seafarer Chilinski is a resident of Ramona:, Calif. · Claren~. ·· Robert .Low-.. man, 57, joined the SIU in the port of Norfolk in 1968 sailing as a QMED. Brother Lowman is a veteran of the,U.S. Navy ·. in World War IL He was born inVirginia and is a resident of Portsmouth, Va. _- ... . _Basilio Rodriguez Mal. don.aldo, ·65, joined the SIU .· •in tl:ie port of Baltimore in 1958 sailing as a recertified bosun. ·Brother Maldonaldo .· was graduated fcom .the Union's .· Recertified Bosuns: Program .·..in December 1974. He was a / former memberofthe Taxicab .Union, Local 426, AFA. Sea~ .. farer Maldonaldo i$ a veteran of the U.S. Army in World War ti. And he is also an amateur · boxer. A native of Ponce, P.R., . he is-a resident of Rio Piedras, · P.R. · John Herbert Edlund, 57, joined the SIU in 1948 in the port of Mobile sailing as a. FOWT. Brother Edlund was a . . f~rmer membei of the NMU. •. He;was born in Mobile and is : a resident there, · · '6,.... °'-/~c;•z1:r•# . Qr'.~..'. '"t.~ SIU iri ;t94G, 1if:i the . . Philadelphia sa.iling as a chief·: steward. Brotha( Ayler was . born · in Alabama and is a.;, resident of Whistler, Ala. · , • Jack Broi::k, 64, joined the . · SIU in the. port of New York in 1957 sailing as a chief elec- . trician, chief pumpman and ·· deck engineer. Brother Brock attended i:tPiney Point E<:lucational Conference. 1-ie' is 8 · veteran of the U.S. Air Force. during World War II. Seafarer Brock is also a photographer. Born in Round Rock, Texas,· he is a resident of New Or, leans.. Walter Gray Butterton Sr., 59, joined the SIU in 1946 in the port of Nor:tolk sailing as a recertified l;>osw,. Brother Butterton was grl:!,duated from the Union's · Re.certified Bosuns Program in 1973. He also sailed during the Vietnam War and attended a 1972 Piney Point Educational Conference. Seafarer . Butterton . was born in Virginia ~nd is a · resident of Portsmouth, Va. 30 (LOG /October 19&4 John William Francis, 63, joined the SIU in the port of _Baltimore in 1957 sailing ~s a OMED. Brother ~rancis was born in Linn Creek, Mo. and. is a resident of Baltimore. · Paul Clifford Guillory; 65,. joined the SIU in the port Houston in .1964 sailing as a FOWT. Brother Guillory is a woun_ded veteran ofthe U.S. Army in World War II serving in the Rhine Campaign in Germany. He was born in.Mamou; . La. and is a re~ident there. of John Anthony Larify, 69, • joined the SIU in the port of·· · · New York in H~62 sailing in. the steward · department. · Brother Larity was ori th!ipicket ·· line in the 1965 District Cour{; cil 37 beet He was born in ··New York and is resident of · Brooklyn, N.Y.. a l 'Il Joseph Nathan Mouton, 5!3, joineEtttie SIU in 1945 in ·. tHe port of Galveston sailing as an oiler. Brother Mouton is a veteran of the U.S. Navy, He was born in Louisiana and is ;a.,residen( of La Marq1,te, Texas. .. Joseph John Nawrocki, 57, joined the SIU in the port of Ba;ftimore in 1959 sailing as a cook.. Brother Nawrocki is a veteran of the U.S. Army after World .War IL He was born in Pennsylvania and is resident of Baltimore. a Antho11y Carl P.a.r~er, 58, .. joined the:Slu iriJ946 irr the portof Sa,'varinah, Ga. sailing · as a FOWT. Brother Parker · als9 SJ3.ileddu~lng theVietn'am War.· He was born in Ohio and is fesid~nt Bf Savann.ah. ·•· .. ' a l ! ! �•IC ,'. . ~~.~~~~~J~i':l~cl:; ::"· . . , "~Sllil~imi!ll~8iim~~0il&efc . ' ·•, , i.;!So~!!!ildflf~l!!IJ~lj);.-,:,,. .,.~-• . 10meo'1tl'le4S16.if'i~e1J>t>ttifst' • . .Lester WiHl~111 Peppett, 65, . joined the $10 in 1942 in the port of Philadelphia sailing ~s a chief pumpman. Brother Peppett was born in Natick, Mass. and is a resident of Galveston, Texas. ·. 65, joir:ied the SIU, in the port of Hquston in t9(;l.5 sailing as a cook. Brother Sherman is a veteran of the (1.s: Army in World War II. He was born in · Luverne, Mir:in. and is a resi• dent of Beaumont, Texas .. Odell Bennett Powell, 59, · joined the SIU i!l 1943 iri the port of New York sailing as a bosun. Brother Powell was born in Blackstone, Va. and is a resident of Brodr:iax, Va. Konstantino N. Venlzelos, 65, j'oined the SIU .in the - 0 a. .' :.'.:'~[ Sl(f'in the pdit' ofNe,vfYOf;~ , ·•in J9§4: saJlfrtg· a~:'ij, ifQVfl'::> sro'tf.Yer Wililrow§fi!?~ii~tifi t ·- - . ·"•_-YI',.,.. the Vietnam War. fie- fs i:llso , a refrigerator repairman. Born . in Brooklyn, N.Y., he is a res- · .•ident t)lere. ·At, Sea: /~~rro@r@ -,,~ .· Great· Lakes 1atrows ,, 66, Joine , e '"'· - Walter Wright, 53, joined : the SIU in the port of Phila- delphia .in 1965 sailing as an .. AB •quartermaster. · Brother Wright helped to organizethe .Atlantic Oil Co. · in 1952. He . took .the. LNG Course at the Seafarers Harry Lundeberg School of Seamanship in Pi· ney Point, Md, .in 1979. Seafarer. Wright was born in Gloucester Cjty, N.il. He's a resident of Bellmar, N.J . a the Sll,Pr:i''1'9'~8 in the port of ,1',;!.e.w¥ork sailing as a chief ptirnpman. Brotl,er Pyk .:was , bona it1 Philadelphia and is · residelit of 'Fort Lauderdale, · Fla. ' Gilbert T. Wolfe, 55, joined the SIU in the port of Baltimore in 1955 sailing as an AB for the Steamship Service Corp. ,from 1966 to 1984. Brother Wolfe began sailing in 194fl. He was born in Baltimore and is a resident there. Richard James Sherman, . Frank Walter West, 74, joined the..SIU in 1939 in the port of New Orleans. Broth.er Wesf received a Union:81:i'r. s6nal Safety Award in 1961 for riding an accident-free ship;. the SS Del Valle (Delta Line). · Hewas born in"'Pennsylvania ··and is a resident of Jefferson, ) " , port of New York .,in 1957 sail• '\1ng as an AB·quarterm,:1ster.. Brother Venizelos is vete.ran of the Greek Armed Forces. ·He was born in Greece and still resides there. Martin J91),:1,Pyk, 66, joined • . .s.:Corner. '-,., Norfolk in '1963 sailir:ig as· .a•" cook. ·Brother ·Sessoms· was · born in Suffolk, Va. and is a resident of Norfolk. · N!:lWOrleans sailing.as a chief · steward, Brother Pedrosa is a veteran of the U.S. Army in Worid War II. He was born in Puerto Rico and is. a resident of.Levittown, P.R. WI · e!j!;-.J..-~~i!il~e¥,_ .§;!;,, · joined the Union in the porfof ·~ D~lu,tl:r, ~inn.:in~:~.Ur9th~~, , J?1!i)l1ey 1:;t a,;res1deA~ -et ·Two· ··.Harbors/Minn.• . " ' s~d decks of the derelict, captained by Capt. Chen Liang Lin, the crew they hadn't been ashore in six weeks except for ·two. hours liberty in · Panama. And theyhadn'.t been paid in eight months! At the. end they were eating sun-dried fisl-1 caughtoff the de.ck's. Several required medical treatment. , . · ·· ·, · ·· •·:c · · 1 .. SIU's VP Turner, Others Aid 27 Marooned Taiwan Seamen Leading a "seamen-to-seamen" rescue mission on Aug. 29 in the port of San Francisco were SIU l:1<ecutive VP Ed Turner, the SUP, MFU, MEBA, MM&PU, APL, Matson Line and the Delancy St.• F,0.1,m- . dation. All were prepared to help feed 2-7 marooned, destitute Taiwanese crewmembers aboard the stranded collier, SS Panamax No.v1!L(Way Wiser Navigation). _ The 17-year-old bulker had-been laying dead in the water for more than a month, beyond the three-mile limit in Drake's Bay off Marin County'_s Pt. Reyes Peninsula, "awaiting ipstructions" and cash .for fopd, . fuel, supplies, pilot and dock fees from the company. · · Hearing of ±heir plight on Aug. 28, the Taiwanese Counsel Paul Mao · delivered some provisions to the beleaguered seafarers while Broth~r Turner-and MEB~ District 1's Frank Lauritsen led the maritime group\o raise funds to send· 100 cases of fresh fruit and vegetables and. food to Pier 9's donated·($150 an hour) la!loch OaklandPilot (Western Towing and Barge) for delivery to the Panamax Nova crew. • Later, VP Turner pointed .out that the· delivery was. a "seamen-to, seamen movement and maritime industry-to-maritime industry move• ment." ' · Ori July 6, the bulker loaded 50,000 tons of coal in Baton"Rouge, La.. for the Taiwan Electric Co. of Kaohsiung.· On Aug. 29,·as helicoptered-in TV crews filmed the guano-encrusted Supertankers' Brooldyn, Maryland Seek OK ' for Alaska Run The supertankers, the 225,000 dwt Brooklyn (Anndep SS Corp.) and the 265,000 dwt Maryland (Bay Tankers) are seeking the gr~en light from MARAD to enter the Alaskan-Lower 48 trade for six months. · · The Brooklyn would sail from Valdez, Alaska to Panama, while the Maryland would haul direc;tly from Valdez .around Cape Horn, South Al"(lerica to the U.S. Gulf or Caribbean. .Matson Sef to launch 'New'Barge Ocf•. ,1,9 The new comainer barge, Mauna Loa (Matson Line), to run between Honolulu, Maui, Hawaii and Kauai Is,, is scheduled to be launched and christened. Oct. -19 in ceremonies at the McDermott Shipyard, ·New Iberia, ta. It will begin s.eNice in 1985. The. 350-foot self,unloading vessel will have a capacity of 216 .containers and 1,700 tons of bulk molasses. · MARAD OKs:. API. Buy of 5 Sarges .· MARAD 11as approV.ed APL's buying of five trailer-carrying barges and their lease to 1999 to TMT (Crowley Marine). . • The barges are the' Jacksonville, Miami, San Juan, Fortaleza and Ponce. - ,: October. 1984 /LOG/ 31 -· r.: �Deep Sea Charles ;\Jan Mullen, '32, die, Pensioner Manuel Da _Silva berg School of Seamanship, EnSr.,85, passed away from can- try Trainee Program, ·Piney in Jacksonville, Fla. on June 8 Pensioner Jescer in a hospital in Salreu, Por- Point, Md. in 1975. He sailed as Brother Mullen joined the SH sie R. Bolling, tugal on June 15. Brother Da an AB. Seafarer Pynes was born · following his graduation fror -, died on Sept. 12. Silv~ Joined the SIU in 1947 in in Philadelphia and was, a resi- thci Seafarers Harry Lundeber, Brother l3olling the port of New York sailing as den( there. Surviving are. his .. School of Seamanship Entr: · retired in 1978. a chief steward, He began, sail• parents, Charles and Virginia Trainee Program, Piney Point He joined the ing atthe age of 15 in 191:l when Fynes Sr. of Philadelphia; three r Md. in 1969. He sailed fl.S~a cook . SIU· in the port he rode the U.S. Army Trans- brothers-and seven sisters. Born in Oakland, Calif., he.,wa of Mobile. Sea- port troopships to France. Seaa resident of Jacksonville. Bur · ,. :L;.;:;; . . Pensioner Fred farer Bolling was farer Da Silva, who sailed 48 iai was at sea. Surviving are hi, ,;;:Milton Hazard a resident of Theodore, Ala. years, also sailed for the Isthmother, Maxine M. Mullen o 71, passed Surviving ·rs his widow, Alice. mian Line in 1927 as well as Norfolk; a brother, Michael o · away on Sept. 16. during World War II and the Virginia Beach, Va., and foru · Brother Hazard Korean War. His last ship was sisters, Alice Mullen and Terr) joined the SIU in 'the SS Steel Rover in 1961. A Fitzpatrick, both of Norfolk . . Pensioner Luis . · the)port of MoJudy Cooksey of Virginia Bead _,\ Carbone, 71, native of Portugal, he was a bile in 1952 ~ailresident of Salreu. Surviving are and Janet Mullen of St. Louis passed away on .ing as a bosun and .~Q,. . his widow, Laurenfina; a son; Sept. J. Brother deck delegate\ He was a veteran Carbone joined Seafarer Manuel A. Da· Silva of the U.S. Navy Seabees in Pensioner -Ni, the SIU in 1947 Jr.; a daughter-in-law, Isabel and 'World War II, Seafarer Hazard canar Orencio, i11 tfie port of San · two grandsons, Helder and Mig- · wa~ born in Mississippi and W\ls . 78, died of natu• uel Angelo, all of Jacksonville. Juan, P.R'. sailof Mobile. Surviving .: al causes in the ., isa resident ing as a bosun, a: so_n, Fred, Jr. of Mcibi_le_. .·,, · · MedBrookdale Pensioner · ElHe was born in Police, P.R. fl,nd .· Pensioner .An-, · ical '"'-i{;<::~1;1ter, meF Ray De was ·a resident of Rio Piedras, toine KerageorBrooklyn; l'\f::¥. Shong, 82, passed P.R. Surviving are his widow, giou, · 61-, · · sue.on S~pt. 9. away fro!I!heart:. Emma and a daughter, Emma. · ··· b d t . · · · . . . . . ·B:n:0ther...,®'rencio lung.• · failur¢ in Slidell, ; La. on , 1 Aug. 15. Brother Hospital, River chief cook. lie ~8:iled 4Sxr:ar~. De Shong joined · Ridge, La. on Seafarer Orencm was, born- m the SIU in 1939 . .t ~~~YiW!e~~dt~ll~k~ rci_s~ , , ., ·.c 9· .. ~s· - : .LI{.. ~ •s.r,;- "'~ ':,;~c'f§'.,' ~ ~~~t-< . ;. nt-~Breoklyn.Tnte~enf-was burg, S.C. Gen- m the ACS beefrn the po of llieportof'ffilw reansml956 ·mEvergreenGemetery,B~oo)<:eral Hospital on New Orleans aAd attended the sailing as a recertified bosun. . lyn. Surviving are hi,~ wi?o'1i Aug. 29. Brother 1970 Pit1ey Point Pensfoners He,. was .g!Jl<l?a,}~d . frQ{ll .;f~e, . E;~lfellB;; ~: t?rothe~••:X~~ ~ Coggins joined Crew .Conference. Seafarer De Umon's ·• Recertified Bosun:s·< ~B1'.Q.O~¥&~!l-!'!:~Jl~~~le, Vmthe SIU in 1939 .ShoQgwas a veteran of the U.S. . Program in 1974 arid was a vet- . cente Orencio; als6 'of Btookv; in the port of Mobile sailing as Army after World War I. Born · eran of the U.S. Army during lyn. • a bosun. He was a veteran of· · in Dover, Fla., he was a resident World War II. Seafarer Kera: the U.S. Navy after World War of Mary Esther, Fla. Burial was georgiou was also .a P.O:W. in .Pensioner I. A native of South Carolina, in the Gulfbree?:e (Fla.). Ceme- Nazi G~rmany, Born in MarPerry Samuel Coggins was a resident of Spar- tery. .Surviving· is his widow, seilles, France, ·he was a na,tu- .· · Payne, 71; pass«! tanburg. Interment was in the Min.nie. ralized U.S. citizen- and a resi· awayonSept.10. Greenlawri Memorial Gardens dent of River Ridge. Burial was . Brothcir · Payne Cemet_ery, Spartanburg. SurPensioner in the. Toomer ·Cemetery,• Lajoined the SIU in Garth Garland combe, La.· Surviving are liis viving is his widow, My-rtl.;._ _1942 in the port Durham,60,died widow, Monique and three of New York on Sept. 12. · daughters, Denise, Marie An- · sailing as a cook . . Brother Durham toinette and Cecelia. · He was wounded veteran of .Pensioner joined tbe SIU in the U.S. CoastGuard iri World Milford· Robert Eugene 1942 in the. port · Croto, 56, died on Holcombe Mc- War II. Seafarer Payne was born ,of Savannah .'sailDonald, 59, dicid .. in Mississippi.and was a resident Aug. 21. Brother . .. . ing .as a bosun. on Aug. 30. of New Orleans. Surviving is Croto :c. . joined He was born in Pisgah, Ala. and Brother Mc- . his widow, Agnes .. the SIU in 1944 was a re.sident of. Chickasaw, in the port of · Donald joined the Ala. Suryiving is his widow; •. ·. Pensioner SIU · in 1945- in New· Orleans. Laura.... ·· · Frank· Pieczythe port of San · · He walked the Francisco sailing · · Charles Frankoln, 61; died on picket line in the 1946 General · July 15. Brother. Maritime strike and the· 1947 · cis Fynes Ji:,,' 30, as a refrigeration engineer'. He died on Aug. 2. also sailed during World War Pieczykolnjoined Isthmian beef. He was bo,rri in ' the SIU in the "-' Massachusetts and was a -resiBn:>ther Pynes II. Seafarer McDonald was born port of New Or.joined the SIU in Newton, Miss. and was a . dent of East Boston, Mass. Surle'aris in 1955 sailfollowing . his resident of Pass Christian, Miss. viving. are hiscmother, .Pauline Surviving are his mother, Ella .ing as a cook. He of French Settlement, La., arid graduatfori from was .on ·tlici picket line in the two brothers, William· and Edthe Seafarers of Canton, Miss. and his father, 1962 Robin Line beef. And he Holcombe. of Pass Christian. Harry Lunde""/ ward of East Boston. /sr:, . ~!~'E~l!~!C"''~!~f :~i;~]~:~~~ :!7~~ a 32 /_LOG I October 1984 �-· was a .veteran of the U.S Air Forces during World .War II. Seafarer Pieczykoln was. born in. Pennsylvania _and. . .w:a:s .a:'-:,,--re.s-/ . .. . . ·.. . ident of Columbia; Mi~s. Sur~ yiving is his widow,. Ruth. . , . ' - -_ Pensioner Walter Ham- mond Sibley, 69, succumbed to injuries sustajned in an auto crash on Sept, 7. Brother Sibley .... . joined the SIU in 1946 in tlre port of New York sailing as a recertified .bosun. He sailed for Sea-Land and durfog the Vietnam War. Seafarer Sibley got a Certificate of Appreciation from Troop 355, Boy Scouts of. America, for "Valued ' . ,, . . Service · to Boyhood--.19611962." He was born in Alabama and was a resident of San Francisco.,,$fihrlving is his brother, Rol:re1{of Reform, Ala. · - -f;~- ·. _, ' . Robert. ''Bob" Steven Sowell, 26, died of injuries incurred in a car crash in Chatton Cty., . Ga. on Sept. 9.. Brotl:i.er Sowell joined the SIU following his graduation from the Seafarers Harry Lundeberg School of Seamanship Entry Trainee Program, Piney Point, :Md. in 1977. He was an outstanding student there. He sailed as a cook and deckhand for Sea-Land in 1981 and for ACBL in 1978. Seafarer · Sowell also worked as a 'piledriver for the •Boaen · Dock Builders, Sava1wah, ·Ga. and as a striker oti a shrimpboat from 1974 to 1976. His hobby was "painting pictures." Born in Augusta, Ga., he was a resident of Savannah. Surviving are his mother, Penny of Savannah and his father, Dr. Raymond H. Sowell. Pensioner Thomas Francis place in the Evergreen Cemetery Crem11tory, Jacksonville. Smith, 69, · succumbed to heart disease in the Jacksonville (Fla.) Memorial ·Hospital on Aug. 25 .. Brother S,n:iith joined th_e SIU in the porfof Seattle in 1966 sailing as a chief steward. He also sailed during World War II and the Vietnam War. Seafarer Smith was a former member of the Marine Cooks. & Stewards Union. In 1977 he was graduated from the Union's Chief Stewards Recertification Program. A native· of East Boston, Mass., he was a resident of jacksonville. Cremation took Great Lakes Leslie William Sigler, 62, died in .New Orleans on March i1; . Broth~r Sigl~r joined the Union in-194.5'· in the port of New Orleans sailing as a cook. He was a veteran ·of the U.S. Marine Corps in World War II. Laker Sigler was born in Hurley, Wis. and was a resident of Ashland, Wis. Surviving are his mother, Mrs. Lester Sigler of Ashland; a brother, Lester, also of Ash.· land, and an aunt, Mrs. Barton of Washburn, Wis. Day . _...,, . Remember to Vote Nov.6 ,,,;;. •''#-~···_ r:7"-----.......,;,...------~=--==-'""""' ~ f .. K'NCJW',;Y1JdW1rsAfr~ • •, .. ~t:~c1i;~f;~~::~~~:,w~l~f:~1~1#~i~;J~·.. - _-.j:t~ortey t\fid Union finances. The-·coriStili.Jtion re-quires· a · . 'ti~<aJled audit oy Certified Public Accountants every three . m9nllis';lwhich.are to be sul,v1itted:to the membership by:'· the Sepretary~Tfeasurer. A qu_art~tl-Y.,fi~'ai1Ce··-coffirriitte·~ of rank and file members, elected Iiy the membership, makes examination· eac_h quarter of_ the finances of the· · Uqion and reports fully their findings and recommenda- ,•. ' ; EQUAL RIGHTS. All members are guaranteed equal .members of the SIU. These. · rights in employment and rights are clearly set forth in.the SIU constitution and in.:, the contracts which the Unjon has negotiated with_ the emp.loyers, ConsequeQt_Jy~ .!10 member may be discrimi- -. nated against because oT race. creed. <:o1or'. sex and .n·a~ '' , tional·o·r geographic origin. If any member feels that he is• dellied the ·equal rights to which he is entitled. he should. notify Union headquarters. t-i()os. Me1;nbers of this- committee· may ma:ke_ dissenting as reports, specific. recommendations and- sep_arate findings. TRUST FUNDS. All t;u,t funds of the SIU Atlantic, Gulf. Lakes and_ Inland W_atei:s_.l)istrict_are administere~ in _accordance with the provisions of-various trµst:_ftin,;J_'.·,·, a:~~ments. All these agreemerlts specify that the truSiees in. ·charge of these funds shall equally consist of Union and ·management representatives and their alternates. Ail e;;i,::penditures lin<l djsbursements of trust fu.nds are-made only upon approval by a majority of the trustees. All trust furi:<l financial records are available at the headqu·arters· of the various trust funds. -~ . . . CON§Tl'!,IJlfONAL. ~Gl/'.TS A'N:D'jOBLI~~= · TIQNS. Copies of the' SIU constitution are, ·availablein all Vnkm halls. All members should obtain copies of this eonstitu_tion so as to· familiarize- themselves: :w.ith''fts Con.·. tents. ·Any time yo_u feel any member or officer ,is attemptM ing to deprive y9u· o·f any constitutional right Or dhHgation, by ·~.n-f~ethbds s_uch as d_elling with charges. trials." etc.,· -~ as well aS aH otJ-ter detail"s. then the member so affected slioul<Limmediately notify headquarters. specdi~- provision for· safeguarding_Jh~ ffier.o~ri;:hjp's_;:_, . ~+.iiow:·voui. ~Tdij[~~·--::·· 11111lllmUllll11UIIIIIUU1lhlUlillflll11UJJi111111111Jillfllllq1U11lll111111111111U1llh11u1111111 S!!:AF«\RERS POLITICAL ACTIVITY DONATION --Sl'AD. SPAD is a separate segregated fund. Its pro, patrolman_ or other Un.ion offi:iaJ.. in your opi'nion, fails ceeds are used to further _its objects and purposes 'inciud_... to protect your contract rights properly, contact .the ing. but not limited to, furthering the, political. social an,,t . nearest SIU port agent. . : .SHIPPIN'GRIGHTS. Your shipping rights and senioreconom_i.c interests of maritime workers.. the preservatiq(l';;t · ity are protected exclusively liy the contracts between the , EDITORIAL POU.CY - THE LOG. The Log has 3nd furthering of th~:,AmeriC~n Merchant Marine wfi'h· :> lJi,ion and the employers. Get to know your shipping tradition.ally' refrained from publishing any artic[e se,rving improved employment opportunities for seamen and-· · rights. Copies of these contracts are posted and available the political ·p1.,1rp0ses of any individ'ual in the Union. - _Qo:atmen an(J the'.~dvancement Qf trade union concepts. in all Union halls. If you feel there has been any violation · officer or members It has also refrained from publisliing In. connection' with ,uc:h objects; SJ'AD supports and Qf your shipping or seniority rights as contained in the·· articles_ deemed harmful to the Union ·or its colleCttve · cq'ntributes to political candidates for' elective office. All cpntracis between the Union and the employers. n~tify membership. This established policy has been reaffirmed contributions are voluntary. No contribution may be ihe Seafarers Appeals Board by certifie.d mail, return reby membership action at the September. 1960. meetings solicited or teceived because of ,force.- job diSCriminationf'~ _· ceipt requested. The prJper address for this is: . in all constitutional ports. The responsibility for .Log financial reprisal. or threat of such conduct. or as a con' Anps "Re_d" Caml)htll policy is vested in• an editorial boa'r<l which. consists of . dition of membership in the Union or.of employment. If Chairman, -..,.. Appeals Board the Executive Board of the Union. The Executive Board a contribution is ·made by reason of the above improper 52111 Aulh way and Britannia \\lly may delegate, from· amo_ng its ranks. one individual to conduct, notify the.Seafarers Union or SPAD hy certified Prince Georges County carry otlt this responsibility. ma"it within 30 days 'of the co_ntri.hutiOn for investigation · camp Springs, Md. 211746 and appropriate .action ·a~d~ refund. if involuntary. Sup- .. PA.YMENT OF MONIES. No monies are to be paid Full copies of contracts as referred to are available to port SPAD to protect and further your economic, poli0 · to ·anyone in any officiat capacity in- the· SIU utl_less ;m _ tical arid· .social interests. and American trade union ypu at all times, either by writing directly to the Union ...,.._ · official Union receipt is given for same. Under no circum-or to the Seafarers Appeals Board. concep~s. stances should any member Pay any money for any reason CONTRACTS. Copies of all SIU contracts are availunless' he is given such receipt. ln ·the· event anyone Ir lit ani, tm,,; a member.feels that any of the •bo~·rlghl.'I have able in all SIU halls. The~ contracts specify the wages attempts to require ahy such payment be made without been 'l'lolat~, or that heh.. been deriled bis,constllulional right of ahd conditions. iirider which vou work and live. aboard supplying a receipt.-or if a member is required to niake a ..,,... io~umon records.or lnformalloi!: he should lmmediatlly notify your ship or boiit. Know you; contract rights, as well as p~ymerit and ·i$ giv:en an offic~al recejpt. but feels that he SIU Prmdtnl !'rank ~ at Huclquarim by certllled,mall, your obligations, such a.s filing for OT on the proper should not have been required to make such payment, this mum receipt~. Thead..... is~:!41.! Auth Waylllld Britannia ·. ':sl)eets"andjn the proper manner. If, at any time, any SIU should immediately- he reported to Union hea·<lqOarters. \\lly; Prince Georges Count)\ Camp Sprlnp, Md, 20746. . • October 1984 / LOG I 33 - ! j l ::i,· j �l Vote Nov. 6' As If Your Job and Your Onion Depended On n I Tax . J'ustice., MONDJII.E In TaxN WHI be bowled 11185 . There·, no olh ••• •net 8\'81 tbocly knows IL RNgan•, aea f er way to keep the naUon fro · job&: . . I \oble&S rates . an t,ac\t yecc,fd on 1981·83 created h1ghes _· eas Re&9 R publican recess\.on .· episodes ol \oble&SO . Reagan· e . one or more. r----....!!•~:;. . ; : , . , .. , ~ . ~ ~ri!•~--............ :::,,:!!!!;'•:,;•~u~ff~e:r•~d'..::~---...:::~~~·~~~~~n~~--, ,.., much Jower-pa lo:rPntz and tJe:rry fTwo. dozen reas l'ole Mondalef.Fo.ns Plus one to erraro No11• 61 They•;e for a future ot rich Americans • fairnes s to all Americans rather than They're for fuJJ emp/o tion of a strong, 1avor to . g~owr:::t:~:::;i:.s With teeth in them a~ the .founds- o red Ink ... hl1 aff.tfme high hOO~=•::.::._Ronald 'Ill PZSac . . . . _ .____ ·_ ., ~Ngan. Track R.- ~ . on .Tax·•• 11111 h ....... --""' ,- ~ Engineered 1opside,d · --_,_ across.•thirb ·• Cuts threw a bone i - ;_- . _oard tax cuts In 1981. Result· 0 average American bo · ·• Cutsserved_asideofb f . s,a ut$125a.year. ma~ing $100;QOO alld u:.e to wealthy Americans •.. ~early $9,000 to th • Cuts gave a Whole h 018 IAR!fJ ,,. .... _,_,_. - erd to Bia Oil J!lnA ....... __ • BEAGAN ..... vs. WOIIBEIIS --·--· • Opposes reform of labor laws to protect v.:orkers' right to organize, speed· up union representation elections, prevent employers from stalling and from dis_cri~inating against union activists. - :,.,,..~~-~-;--.-~ · • Only President ~r to break, .a union, PATCO, the air traffic controllers. Threw 11,000 persons out of work. {None of complaints that drove PATCO to strike has been addrcsacd adequately Since Reagan broke the union. As a·'r_esult, present controllers. now make exactly same complaints, are moving t~ard unioiiization.) Security tor the Elderly? 4; MONDALE rograms tor the elderly: Reagan track record on p : ercent 1or those , . . Congress): Cut benefits 40 ~Ver-all protection • Initial proposalsd(re1e~~:::xty benetits 33 p~rcient; slas.h tlrl a at 62; re uce ' ed cuts· $200 billion.) . 1·11 (hitS' ·- •-• .. rnoos · • Jmum bene _,. - rnnnth m_1n _.... ,,... r.old offSprl_ng Beal 'Family Issues? MOIVDAJ.E . " President Reagan and hi . . family Issues" as if .they hav:a~~~~~~~n.osnervthaeti.ve akllies constantly preach about mar et of co What they're reall talk" ncern about the family. their beliefs about th y . mg about, though, are singf . ese smg/e issues on the entl e iss~es, and they try to force .... . . . . . .· ~ . . . . ___,., re popul_at,on. . . ---r---= Reagan track 1'8Cord .on ec1·UC . • · ·· · ...-- _. a1on: 1 • ..slashed aid to P~bl' 1· • 1c e ementary seco d •-·cut i-ea/ _fet:18ra/ aid tO ed ' n ,ry schools • Ph -· ucatlon by 25.perc&nt • De:::::t-Social Security eduriatlonal benefits cap ed huge cuts (COngress blocked edugatlo~hlldren, key programs :tor dlsadv!~T:1g)edlnyedutchatlon aid for handJou , vocatlonar , • Slas_hed college loan pr getahl h . The issue is the future . 6 Americans will choose On Novembernd·dates for pfJSident .'; • ms and two pol1cieSbetween two ca I and be_~een two pr~ chcH)!lti between two Above all , ,- • we wt visions of-the future. ises Watter Mondale's • • • prom One • -• • • The other • , • ROllfaimess to all Amencans, . ontinued favor to a\d Reagan's ••. assures c . ,,1•nlthr Americans.Mondale's ••• represents One • • • Walleriratiolll ol average Ameri• the values and asp ibitity and com• cans-family. work, resRpoona•"ld R,s•an's ••• passion. The other,... I the ri<.h and by the isshapedby-thevaues.o • ambitions oi."lhe_ corp0nllons. . Walter Mondale's •• • stresses ade• One. , •. • •n need and rtStora• q~ate aid to Amen::'st;..t help theffl, ·~e tion of the_ pro~ Rn n's ••• preordains other • • R~n:om ou:i:.atiOna1 responsibil• further re rea need assistance, ity to those wh~ter Mondale's , •• foretells opOne • • • Wa • The other • • • portunity for al~ Ame~cansk,sa opportunit~ Ronald Reagans • • • - ortt for far too ma~t:"':;~:inpassing issue of At stake wit ~ • and its ~ l e are 15 the fu!'9re 01 con-cem to ·worltini many iSSUes O pa • • The morel of Ronpeople and thei ... ·r ::e~~m of Walter Mo11- 1 t ahl'Reagan • rtfc!':: r•-e-- dale OIi these issues follow- 34 / LOG / October 1984 • . ** - �D~rectory of Ports l'nlnk Droz.Ilk, PtNident E:d Turner, VEmc. V'ICe ~ Joo DIGlorglo, Secma,y-Treasun,r Leon Hall, Vice President Angua "Red" ~mpbell, Vice PTNfd6nt Mike Sacco, Vie& Pf8Sldent Joo Sacco, Vic<, P/8Sldent . ~ Mccartney, Vloo Prss/dont HEADQUARTERS 5201 Auth SIU Vice President Red Campbell answers questions from a group of recertified bosuns who spent the day at · Union headquarters this month. The bosuns are James Lewis, Irving Glass, John Donaldson, Virgil Dowd, Benedict Veiner, Billy Darley, Albert Pickford, Charles Bramble, Kenneth Kramlich, John Davis and Antonio Mercado. _ Dispatchers Report for Deep Sea.· Sept. 1-29, 1984 :rN:c.:i)t::::;:::::::::;:: All Greups Class A Cius B Clan C 2 •59 Phlladelphla .. .. . .. .. . • . . .. . . Balllmore .. .. .. . .. .. . . .. • • .. Norfolk..................... ·Mobile..................... New Orleans .. .. .. .. .. .. . .. • Jamonv111e.............. ... SanFrancisoo .... ,, . -.,/···... • Wilmington • -.:~'°".,........... Seattle .... ,•..,,-....... '.. . .. • . Pue!)o;Rlco . . .. .. . . .. .. .. . .. _Port ·. .•. 9 12 • 1 36 30 6 14 J 0 252 ,:.Piney Point ..... .. . .. .. ..... "TO!als ...... •• ...... · · .. · . .. . .. . Gloucester ........ ~ .. , .... :.. ·New·York................... l'tllladelphla . 2 46 .< 2 19 12 19 .21' 14 7 206. ,)la-:::;::;:::::::::::::::: .i . "TOTAL REGISTEIIEII TOTAL IHIPPEO All Greups Clan.A Class I f' 1 DECKDrARTMEl/i 0 ' 46 NOT AVAILABLE O 0 0 2 0 oo K g o O 111 0 .· O 0 o 0 0 oo ·o 0 oO O o... D . •.·o EIIGINE1DEPAIITIIENTO. 4 1· 17. 5 O 1 12 13 . 7 . o 10 42 31 . 11 5 5 4 4 . 12. 18 18 O 19 NOT AVAfABLE 0 2 197 81 o1 1 2 . 12 3 Clan C ·32 1 O T~p . Rellllf1 . '*REGISTEREB ON BEACH AIIGrau~ Clan " Clan • Clan .C O 6 0 · 0 o o o 0 o1 ~ o 105 89 14 32 76 46 55 1, 98 13 " 1 14 22 6 •12 · 25 . 15 . 6 ~ camp Springs, Md. 207~~ {301) 899·06_7q ALGONAC, Mich, · 520 St. Clair River Dr. 48001 . {313) 794-49811 BALTJMORE, Md. , 1216 E. Baltimore St. 21202 (301) 327-4900 CLEVELAND, Ohio 1290 Old River Rd. 4411~ (216) 621'c5450. DULUTH. Mil\n. -: ,,~ -~ 705 Medical Arts Building! 55802. {218) 722-4110 GLOUCESTER; Mass. . . l 11 Rogers St.' 01 ~·. l 00 O 0 0 · (617) 283-1167 HONOLULU,. Hawaii . 707 Alakea St. 96813 (808) 537c5714 O HOUSTON T 3 0 2 o .. · (713) 659':5152; JAC.KSONVILLE, .Fla. . :.· i. 3315 Liberty St.,3;?206i (904) 353·!)987, JERSEY CITY, N.J. 99 Montgomery St. 073021 .(201) 435 94:24· s iO o O z.18 1! 6 144•. 4 28 :o 7fl 0 o 49.4 · 24 24 40 1 0 9 · 8 176 .8 O . • ex:,;; Pi · · . tt10 :si~~r:.:::::::::::::::: San Francisco .. .. . .. .. . .. . .. Wllmi~~~,: ...~,;-• 1 .,.,._.. ,, ttte,1, .. ,,1:.•.·,.1¥.;~·.;,:·.; .. :. Puerto Rico . .. . .. .. .. . .. • .. . :loO:.:::: ::i:::::: ::: ::: , . l'lnJ•Ybint . .... . .. . .. . .. .. . · ,... )> ,11 6 2g . o .· Telila - ~ -............ , . : . 1'19 . Gloucesier .••• : ;, • ·•·. :, ••.•. . NewYork ........... :::'. ... .. ; ,J'l)lladelphla .. .. . .. .. .. .. . • .. . . . '..ollaltimore ................... . . .Norfolk·,.;,,.....•.•.•....... . Mobile ...~.... .. ....... . New Orleans : . . .. ...... .. 1 21 Port ·-;f_:,;.:,:':..i,_->:;(-:t>;• Jacksonvme ...•..•.....•.. ·''"'· &in F!ancisco ............. , . · Wilmington ............... .. Seattle .................... . Puerto Rico ............... .. Holl!llUIU .................. . Houston •.. ; .............. .. Piney Point ................ . . Totals ...................... · .. Pert . Gloucester .............. , .. . New York ..... , ............ .. Philadelphia ............... .. Balllmore .......... ., ....... · Norfolk .................... . . Mobile• ................... .. . New Orleans ... : .. ........ .. Jacksonvllle ............... .. San Frane1sco .............. . Wllmlng!ol) ............... .. Seattle·: ................... . . Puerto Rico ......... , ...... . HQ11olulu ................. .. ·Houston ................... . Piney Point , ...... ,. .......• Totals ..................... . 3 6 12 · 12 9 23 9 15 s 10 ' 9 0 . 133 }5 ·• ''F:-;:;· 6. .l si o ~ g o, ,o.. 0 o g . ·. o· I .. 1 . . · 3:••· ··2,.· ... . -21. 7 10 1 14 NOT AV~LABLE o 135 s g o O· 0 o o .o 31 0 STEWARD DEPARTMENT C 1 0 1 0 0 8 0 14 4 0 NOT AVAILABLE 0' 0 0 2 0 . 0 ·.·1 3 1 0 0. 0 0 0 4 0 0 19 7 0 2 . 0 9 8 0 1 0 16 3 0 0- , .. , : f:· 7 2 0 0 . 5 25 12 0 5 0 3 0 0 116 0 NOT AVAILABLE 2 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 . '37 142 0 113 0 ENTRY DEPARTMENT 3 0 4a 3 0 31 NOT AVAILABLE. 3 10 4 13 2 8 19 16 9 12 29 10 ·13 9 13 24 11 8 '11 0 9 17 0 8 139 225 0 1,10 · 703 0 ·3 2 g o u . H 13 14 · 4 o o, J ·If 1. O 6 o 0 0 72 2 :j 30 2. 3 0 0 0 0 .o 0 ~ 3 9 16 20 45 24 41 20 0 4 0 1 0 0 0 35 10 321 0 27 8 6 0 1 68 1 • 6 43 17 53 16 10 20 5 22. .g 0 ll 1 3 8 9 11 0 11 48 24 41, 13 0 144 0 0 2 2 3 0 2 0 33 0 0 584 0 45 5 . 8 -· 1$4 563 49 «s 0 *"Total f(fl(Jlstered" means.the number of men Who actually regislered for shipping al the port lasfmont~. ••··Rtglstered on the Beach" means !he total .number of men registered at the PQrt at the end of last month. Talals Allllapartmenta..... : . ... ~ o · 4 0 3 6 50 7 15 5 35. 3 1J 6 164 12 21 39 1.9 57 31 113 56 40 21" 119 · &O 0 0 0 0 2 o· 0 0 48 0 0 50 0 10 0 1 0 0 3 4 23 3 10 2 122 1 .o 0 0 2&2 . 5 753 179 31 1,94t 1,309 247 {Note: Not all shipping figures were avaiiabie at press time. The following summary Is based. on the .figures at ham:t.) Shipping In the .month of Saptember was dol/Vn from the month otA_ugust. A to.tal ot630,. Jobs were shipped on SIU-contra,cted deep sea vessels. Of the 630 jobs shipped, 445 jobs or about-70 . . percent ware taken by "A'' seniority members.• The rest were flUedby "B'' and "C" seniority people. A total of 31 trip relief Jobs were shipped. Since the trip rellef program began on April 1, 1982, a total of 765. · · relief Jobs have been shipped. · · s·· .,.,,,,,, 1..... 1 1erce t. 7 ,vu,. ·. · . .; MOBILE, Ala. .... . . ' i ~1~il\l'a~plii~~lsla~~~ ~ 8 ~!:if•~•~:;:~'~,;~~:,!•~:~:~~~,;~'~" (,,,",rs,;,:•'fil\,i,a~~,3t,~~.ih-,· ·_,,;,'iff;c':~,f:i"'r,~.~"g~~"'c•*:/:g'" '::":.:+,·~!~1l· .~··mgi-1 ;;, • NOT AVAILABLE Wai · ·. ··· • L .·• • . i 63Q Jae~ A.ve. 70l3<b NEWoRLEANs,--.. •, • '· _. (504)529-754~ Toll Free: 1-BO<J-325·2532( NEW YORK, N.Y. i · 675 41:,ve., Brooklyn 11232 (71 /1) 499-6600 f""' NOFlFOLK, Va. . , . 115 3 St•.23510 (804) 622-1892 PHILADEl,.PHIA, Pa. 2604 4 St.1.9148 (215) 336-3818. s. PINEY POINT, Md. . . · St. Mary's County 206(4 (301) 994-0010 SAN FRANCISCO, CBllf. . • 350 Fremont St. 94105 (415) 543-5855 SAt.lTUl'lCE, P.R. ., · 1057 FEJrnandez- Juncos St, Stop 16 00907 · . (809) 725-6960 SEAmE, Wash. 2505 1 Ave. 98121 . (206) 623-4334 · ST. LOUI~, M.o. 4581 Gravois A.ve. 63116.. · -(314) 152·6500 WILMINGTON, Callf. 408 AvaloA 131vd. 90744 · (213) 549-4000. ·~Up_port ·sPAD October 1984 i LOG/ 35 �Dliaes1 of ShlipsMee11in•s COMANCHE (American Bulk Carriers), August 19--Chairman Abdulla A. Mohsin; Secretary W.H. Deskins; Steward Delegate Donald Spangler. The engine departn:ient reported some disputed QT. A telegram was 'sent to Red Campbell to let him know the!' status of a couple of crewmembers-one who did not return to the ship in France and one who quit. The bosun said that the captain had given him a list of those members who were due payments for meals and lodging. Attention was made of the fapt that Aug. 20 was Paul Hall's birthday and that tlie good life we now enjoy was brought about because of his· untiring dedica_.:, lion to the SIU. "We older men who knew him should pass on to the others our grea\ admiration_ for him and the principles he stood for ... We could never have reached the standard of living we now enjoy today without him." A vote of thanks was given to the_ steward department for a job well done. down for several days. With the engirie gone, we would have had a bad time if it hadn't been for the chief cook and assistantcobk. They werit out on d_eck and cooked. So let's give a vote of thanks ... to Samuel Loftin, chief cook, and Ernest Dooms, assistant cook." Next port: Bayway, N.J. of upgrading at Piney Point. The movie library ·now has over 100 ·movies with more to come. Both the arrival pools and the Pac-Man machine are doing well as money-makers. Raleigh Minix, !_he SIU's rep in the Far East is expected to meet the LNG Leo in Japan with current contract information. Chief Steward Henry Jones Jr. will get off at that time for a much needed rest. ·crewmembers were once again reminded to take care and not buy items from shoreside salesmen .. "Protect yourself and your brothers in the SIU." A vote of thanks was giyen to the OVERSEAS DYNACHEM (Maritime Overseas), August 26-"-Chairman Horace B. Rains; Secretary Donnie W. Collins; Educational Dire_ctor --J.W. Spell; Deck Delegate E.R. Beverly; Engine Delegate J.W. Badgett; Steward Delegate Morris Maultsby. No beefs or disputed OT reported. There is $85 in the ship's fu_nd. Arrival pools .will be run on north- and southbound voyages in order to raise enough money· to join a movie club in the Beaumont/ . Houston area. The ship's fund will buy blank tapes and then .members can record the movies from the· club. The chairman said that no beefs were turned over to him. from the previous chairman, C.C. Smith. Payoff is expected to take place on or about Aug. 27 in the Houston area. At that time the patrolman will be asked to clarify certain transportation issues and discuss the SIU's medical benefits for family members. A vote of thanks was given to the steward department for a job well done. Next ports: Port Neches, Be~umont and Houston, Texas. ·,OVERSEAS JUNEAU (Maritime . Qyerseas),.August 19--Chairman JohnEi. Lilndoor,g;,,§ecretary Virge Dixon; Education Director Ross; COVE NAVIGATOR (Cove Ship.. . Deck Delepjng), August 19-Chairman N.D. gate Stephen L. Peck; Engine DeleMatthey; Secretary David E. Edwards; -gate Edward Brooks; Steward,,P,ElleEducafional Director James H. BabGROTON (Apex Marine Corp.), Sept. steward department for the fine food gate Jim Weed. No disputed OT.'.'fl:rei sori; Engine Delegate Melvin J. Gallier. 9--Chairman Christos Florous; Sec· and service this voyage. Next pcirt: chairman reports th at th e ship is lune-" t M · D I t h Ed - - 1I osaka, Japan. · tion__ ing wen, -:Vilh !OP.side, ar;4 crew . d OT d Th c· No d1spute reporte . e ove re ary arvin e oa c ; uca 1ona . .,., _ ·,~<:iikih-glltogl!'rtier~"A*ciiscussion· _was _Navigator will pay off in Jacksonville. Director D. Christion; Deck Delegate held pertaining 10 the importance't.CilL The captain will° get cigarettes, gum · Thomas M. Bluitt; Steward Delegate OGDEN WILLAMETTE (Ogden Mamaritime unions getting together wit;;-and peanuts for the slop chest. These Ronald E. Dawsey. No disputed OT. rine), September 3-Chairman Marvin h h" . . f d I e s ipping companies 10 • In ·• out ·. The chairman reported that the ship McDuffie; Secretary James Campfield will be available in limited amounts. If what it will take to stay in business, • will pay off o~ Sept. 10 in Stapleton, Ill; Educational Dire~tor R.~ ...Breeden; rather than have each side make unanyone wants a spe_cial brand, _they should see .the caP.lau:i and.be ,will 1do. ,,.,N.,;rijllillHlii advIs.it9 Imember,sjl!\1g;,~ J)g~elegate El.F,l .. BlackI~W.agner; ..• . ...d____ d . . th. ·• 1 1 1 "',e,mf,'i;~,c_S,k-Q!),,.Ol)~,,i!lil._0,.• .J.pe~.;I"'•~ it11'at"ai!l-i~g~~i!du6~fib"i\H1iiaii·iM tdtla111mgef-#J1,<Lftte.Ydi1rny 1$upgnaamg ' 1 "-"' s rn::-g-ine,m' e 1rg·' a t' e ' l ' G ' ' e ~"g' 1 ?Pie-rirti:fsi!lw= -:vr~t,/l!,-,-1~' -.~ t,.:1- · . • ·• _ ,.~,..,,,_"T~-:-+i.~,:;,:'!- ~"" ... ,...>..... ,,,;..,,,,.,, ~ o.e--o cor:11uence·wasg1ven o .resreminded each ana every memberto courses offered at Piney Point, noting _ ard Deleg_ate Lonnie S: Dukes, Treasident Drozak,. Vice President "Red" register, then vote. There have been that special skills are becoming more u~er Calvin J. TroxclaIr. No b~efs or Campbell and other Union officials for . a number of voter registration drives essential as ships' crews become disputed OT reported. There. Is cura · . . th S L . d th· ·F. . ;,,1,¥n.· h" , f d b _ . cquInng . e . - 7s an ...~1"'~ · h ti at the Union halls.,. "so let's al.I vote sma II er due to automation. T e secren y,.no s. Ip s un , . ll..1 1 ~~~;,sJJ,p.i,,>'c"<flf~R:e~sifillili'lisamearas.irio~e(siilP.s·and on Nov. 6, 1984 to help get the Reretary stressed the importance of cogestedthat1feachmembercontnbuted jobs ior the SIU. The crew lou'iige is· publicans out of office" and elect a operation on the part of all crewmem$1 at payoff, . that wou!d be a good in need of new chairs and riew curtainli: · -~'Democrat to help secure jobs for those bers. He also gave the crew a vote of start. The chairman advised eve~one This will be taken up with the cqrnp~ny. in the maritime industry. Each departthanks for their cooperation in keeping to read t~e LOG thoroughly. l_t Is the A vote of thanks was given to :tt:i"'1l"crew mei,t delegate has a repair list. All the vessel clean, and restated the members bE_Jsl mea_n~_of .keepuw curfor helping 10 keep themessroorn·clean importance of contributing to SPAD to rent on Urno~ actI1QtIes. A vote of and to the steward department for-their items in need of repair or replacement protect the maritime· industry. The ed' thanks was gI~en to the stew~rd definework·during the voyage. Next-port: should be noted on this list. An extra partment for _a Job well_ done_ thI_s voyValdez Alaska. ice machine is. needed. The present ucational director suggested that all qne is not producing enough ice for members practice safety at all times. age. One minute of silence was ob' He also recommended that everyone served in memory of our departed the meal hour. Heading out to Cuba, brothers and sisters. Next port: PanAruba and England. · read the LOG thoroughly sin9e it is a ready source of information and keeps ama. . ROVER (Oce'an Carriers), August COVE TRADER (Cove Shipping), members up-to-date on what's hap26'-Chairman Cliff Leahy; Secretary September· 2-'-Chairman -Claude A. pening in the Union and in the maritime OVERSEAS CHICAGO (Maritime . Frank Cordero; Engine Delegate Glen Bankston Jr.; Secretary G. Marzett; industry. A vote of thanks was given Hutton. There was some disputed OT Overseas), August 27-Chairman J.R. Educational Director H. Meredith; Deck to Steward Marvin Deloatch and Chief Thompson; Secretary Clyde Kreiss; in the steward department. This- deDelegate Jack D. Kennedy. Some disCook Ronald Dawsey for the very good Deck Delegate Donald Brooks; Engine partment has been short a steward for puted OT was reported in the deck food and service. "This ship is a good Delegate Stan Sporna; Steytard Del- · one month, and the captain has not department. The ship wm _arrive in feeder. There's always plenty of good approved OT for the steward. And egate Jorge Bernandez. No disputed Bayway, N.J. around Sept 7 for payoff. food." Next port: Stapleton, N.Y. without payment 61 OT, the captain OT. There is $230 in the ship's fund. Crewmembers were reminded not to The Overseas Chicago will pay off in insists that the assistant cook clean leave until the boarding patrolman has out six refrigerators in ·the galley and the next port, Alliance, La. Everything met with them. The bosun reminded LNG LEO (Energy Transportation is running smoothly so far. A discusin the pantry. A motion was made that members- about ·1he opportunities Corp:), August 12-Chairman Charles sion was held on the importance of all unlicensed personnel be offered at Boyle; Secretary Henry Jones Jr.; Edavailable at Piney Point to upgrade least eight hours OT on weekends and contributing to SPAD at payoff. The their skills, and he also stressed the ucational DirectorW. Kimbrough; Deck holidays. This will be taken up with the educational director also urged those importance -of donating to SPAD. A Delegate John-Graham; Steward Delmembers with the necessary qualifiboarding patrolman. There is $21 in motion was made to see the captain egate Roger Griswold. One disputed cations to attend upgrading courses at , the ship's fund. The bosun talked about about changing the movies this trip. . meal penalty hour was reported in the the Alaska oil bill and the cargo prefPiney Point. There was some talk about ~~ther items tliat need attention include · deck department. There is $165 in the erence bill, in particular, and aboutthe · tile 30-day relief jobs; but it was agreed repair of the washing. machine and ship's fund and $97.65 in the comthat this should be referred to the . general poor state of the maritime · stove and new chairs for- the crew munication's fund. A letter was sent to patrolman at payoff. All. hands were . industry. A vote of thanks was given headquarters for clarification regarding _requested to help keep the messhall mess. The ones there now are in pretty to Chief Cook Frank Cordero and his bad shape. A vote of thanks was ex- . this. The chairman thanked the crew · and lounge areas clean. A vote of department .for doing such a great job, for a job well done over the last month. tended to the stewara department for especially under the pressures of_ sail_thanks was given to the steward de· -ii: job weil done. "Whe11. the ship left He then reminded members of the partment for a job well done.. Next port:. ing short a man. Next port will be lhe shipyard on Aug. 10, we broke importance of donating to SPAD and somewhere in Japan. Alliance, La. 18t. -~ -t... 36 / LOG / October 1984 -~.,,__--,-._ �:?"one·'rfi1nuie bl omy. sffence\vas stood in memory of our departed broth· ers and sisters. Next port is Houston, Texas; theri on to New Orleans for payoff. Charles Corrent, steward/baker on the Stonewall Jackson, shows off with his son John and the 36 peund catfish his son caught in Bogalusa, La. Cortent says that any member is welcome to visit him for some good fishing. SANTA ROSA (Delta Lines), Augusi 19-Cha lrman A.E. Weaver; Secretary W. Lovett. A few hours of OT were disputed In the deck department. The ship is expected to arrive in New Jersey-around 1800 hours on Aug. 21 and wUI pay off that night. The company then wants to try and sail Thursday morning. The chairman.reminded the crew of the importance of donating to SPAD <!f,paybff, and the secretary urged ,ill brothers and sisters to take advantage of the . facilities at Piney Point and upg~ade themselves as soon as they can. A locksmith will be aboard lhe·Santa Rosa in port to fix all locks, · A vote of thanks was given to the steward departm enlf9r a finei job, One mln1;1te· of ,silence, was ·ol:ls&rved··1n memory of our departed brothers and ~~- Next port will be in NewJer.se:.. ~ . ~A-LA ND DEFENDER (Sea-Land Seryice Uugust 19- Chairman J. San F/lippo;Seci:etary R. Principle; Educalion11I Dir.actor D. Peters. Some . disputed QT. was reported in .the en° gine department. There is $154 In the ship's fund. The chairman said that it has been a very good trip so far. Only one minor qeef was brought up and It concerned the shortage of towels. It was agreed that the food aboard ship has improved 100 percent. A vote of thanks was given to the crew messman for doing.such a good job. SEA-LAND ECONOMY (Sea-Land Servlcej, July 29- Chairman Aden Ezell; Secretary Kathy A. Devane; Ed· ucational Director J.M. Fisher; Deck Delegate James B. Boyd; Engine .Delegate Jorge A. Calix; Steward DelegateRobert Sutherland; Treasurer Sam · Brown. No disputed OT; There is $46 in the movie· fund. The chairman reminded members to put in for a draw when the draw list is posted. Otherwise there is no way to geit one. A vpte of thanks was given to the steward de• partment for a job well dom,. Also, congratulations were given to Arnold Rehm who boarded the Sea-Land Economy on May 15 in the port of New Orleans, La. This Is his last ("but not least") voyage before retiring in Aug\JSI. "Best of luck, Arnold, from the crew onboard the Sea-Land Econ- Dlaes-C of Sh ips Nee'Clnas STONEWALL JACKSON (Water-· attack. A collection was taken Up. The Official ships minutes were also reman Corp.),-August 19- Chairman money will be donated to Armando's ceived from the following vessels: Carl Lineberry; Secretary Charles Corwidow, Gertrude. al orig with a card of · AMCO'IRADER ren!; Educational DirectorC.E. Hemby; sympathy. slgl'led by the entire crew. 111G AQIIAIIIUS Deck Delegate M. Muhammad; Engine Brother Armando became ill on the USIIS IWIOI. Delegate Thomas Taylor. No disputed AURORA morning of August1 2. ''His condition COVEUIERTY OT. There ls $1010 In the movie fund became grave, whereupon the captain DEi.TA IIGll11 which was ,collected through the bocalled for assistance. A helicopter was IIIIIIEII CHAIIPIOII sun's arrival pools. Termination of voydispatched to the ship· arid removed IIIIIIEII IIACIIAMElll'O IIIIIIEII WABASH age #37 will occur at payoff in Newport the stricken AB and transported him OVEIISUS AWlfA · NewsorNorfolk, Va. Thebosunthanked 18 the Southhampton hospital. The IIVEIIIEAS NATALIE the crew for their cooperation throughGmlSUS WAIHIIIIITOII men' who attended to Armando should PAIIAMA out the voyage. The secretary said be commended for. their actions during PRIDE DF TEXAS ' .that 11 has been a good trip and he the emergency. With their knowledge PUEIIIII RICO has enjoyed sailing with all the memof CPR and first aid, they managed to RIISE CITY bers. · He gave special recognition to lfMANDCOIISUMSI keep him alive until help arrived. The lll.f.MIIEXPREIS Brother Thomas H. Bonner who gave men who handled the dispatching of SEA-LUii FIIEEIIIIII his standby time to cleaning the pantiy the patient are also to IJe. comfl)ended: SEA-WII IIIDEPEIIDEffl SEA-UIIII IIABMII every day. If anyone is aware ol any All in all, those involved acted in a SEA-lAIII PACElt unsafe conditions aboard ship, they professional and compassionate manSEA-LAID PATRIOT . should maire them known to their dener. Those of us who could butwitoess SEA-LAilD PHIIIEElf partmElnt delegate. The educational SEA-LAID VEll'IIIIIE this action certainly feel proud of ail of director thanked those members who you." Nextports: Port Everglades, Ra. offered their personal· movies for viewand Houston, Texas. WAI.TEI RICE ing by the ship's members. A telex was received from headquarters perSUGAR ISLANDER (Pacific Gulf taining to the new shipping rules and · Marine), August 25- Chairman R. coastwise relief. It was posted for all Pinkham; Secretary C.HoUings; Eduto read. A vote of thanks was given to cational Director J. Dickinson: No dis- . the steward department for a fine job. puled OT. The ship will pay off on Aug. The following memo was sent to all Ne>.<t port:' Newport News· or Norfolk, 26 in Galveston If they are able to get crewmem bers aboard the SS Jade Va. an SIU patrolman aboard. The Sugar Phoeni~ from the captain. · Islander is now back on her regular . run, going from Hawaii to the Gulf I would like to congratulate each w.o.RT.H (AP.ex MarineJ.;_Au_gust.· 5 - . loaded w·1·th sugar. The next voyage, f ,.,_ · 1 cr11wme mber .. or their pro,.,ss1o na Chairman Bernard Saberon Sr.; Sechowever will take her to El Salvador seamanship, efficiency and willingretary~am Davis; Educational Director.·.· !Vitha · ~d,ef . r · ;.ther:i,back.to Hawaii audmg.,ttl_e,;.P.8JiQ®~n.e.e.._ot-.ttieir;,. Lrese1;1gang;f>.eek<li)elegate,Wint• """"lo· .. m re s . E eryo s reduties In assisting fellow seaman and · ston Shanks; Engine Delegate Jo~eph. minded to vote in the upcoming elecBrother. Altqn Hickman, Ql\,1ED, after P. McGee. Some disputed OT was tion-'l!n d to vote for the,man who will his'recent injury at.sea.• ~eP..ei.t;!~.,tn;thii s.teward:department. .· help thecma,rltimE1.,iApustry~presit:1'8rlt•·. .1 ' · :..::· "''t • · 7!1rs ship wlil discharge 1n Soul~ $.aReagan is not that man. The bosun Capt. A. Papadopoulos b1ne Point and proceed to San Diego. also stressed the importance of con• Master, Jade Phoen.ix. A tel.ex was se~t t~ Gene _Taylor In tributing to SPAD and of upgrading at · ' · Houston, request1ngmformat1on o~ '.he Piney Point. The steward department ne~ :ontract requirement~ pertarrnng was given a.vote of thanks for the fine to A books SS!lin~ for ~1x months job they did during the. past voyage. ·.~ and whether this trme 1s calc~lated Next port: Galveston, Texas. from the new r::ontract date of.June 16. Onecrewinember,AB W.R. Davis, had . to leave the ship because of illness in the Suez Canal. The new bosun and AB arrived on the Port Said side of the Canal. The educational director reminded members about Piney Point and Its facilities. He also mentioned the alcohol rehabilitation center they have down in Valley Lee, Md. and Deep Sea · l;akes, Inland suggested that anyone with an alcoPort Date ·· Waters holic problem n,ake plans to go there. . . . . ·. . . '. A vote of thanks was given to the New York ......... ..... , .. Monday, November 5 ......... ......... 2:30 p.m..• • steward department for a job well done.. Pbiladelphia ......... ...... Tuesday, November 6 ......... ......... 2:30 p.m. · Next port: Port Arthur, Texas. Baltimore ......... . : ...... Wednesday, November 7 ......... ...... 2:30 p.m. NoifolK ........ •.. : ......... Thl)rsday, Novembe r 8 .·.. , ......... .... 9:30 a.m. Jacksonvill¢ .... :'. .........·.Thursday, NovemJ:jet 8·.; ......... : . ..... 2:00 p.m. SEA-LANI) PRODUCER (Sea-Land Algonac .... : ......... ..... Friday, Novembe r 9 ......... .. :.· ..•.. •,• 2_::'l!)p,[Il,. , • Service), August 18-- Chairman MarHouston ......... ......... . Monday, November 12 ......... , ....... 2:3(!p.ni. · garito Degollado; Secretary Millon • New Orleans .......•. .•... Tuesday, November 13 ......... .•...... 2:3,0 p.m. 1 Phelps; Educational Director J. Walsh; Mobile ......... ......... .. Wednesday, Novembe r 14 ......... ..... 2:30 p.m. Deck Delegate Harvey Mills; Engine San Francisco .. ...... ::: . .thursday .,.Noverr iberU ......... ....... 2:30 p.m. Delegate Thomas Koubek; Steward Wilmington ...... : .•.....•. Moriil,y, No"effioer 19 , ..•...... ........ 2:30 p.m. Delegate Robert Adams. Some disSeattle ........ , .. : ........ Friday, Novelfiber 23 _, ..... : ......... .. 2:30 p.m. puted OT was reported in the engine Piney Point ......... .. ; .... Friday, Novembe r9,•. ·........, .... ._, ... 3:00 p.m. department, olh!!fWise everytl:ling is · San Juan .... , ......... ,.... Thursday , Novep)ber 8 .•....... ......... 2:30 p:m, running smoothly. In -his '.teport,. the :st. Louis ........ ,:,:.: .... Friday, November-16 ......... ......... . 2:30 p.m. chairman notedtha teveryon elsawar e ,. Honol_ulu .....•... ..... , ..• Thursda;i,; Nq~ember 8 ...... : ......... .. 2:30 p.m. of the unfortunate de.a:th of AB Michael · Duluth ......... ...... ; ... ,Wednesd ay;Novem ber 14. ,·... ,.; .... : .. 2:30 p.m. Armando. He died in a hospltaU n C,Iouce,ster .•.•...... . : ...... Toe;day; Noveml,er 20.:~: .......... ,., ..... 2,30 p.m. Southhampto:,, England. The autopsy, Jersey City ......... ....... Wednesday, Novembe c2J '.. · · , ....... 2:30 p.m. ' as reported to the .captain, revealed ~'-· · - · ·r0 · that Brother Armando died of a heart -· =- .. ·. W.s, ss . , -_ October 1984 / LOG / 37 - �'A ll'ote of Thanks. ..' ,· This is just a note of thanks for a.n the help you [the SIU Welfare Plan] have gJ.ven·us ... through our time .of need-. Ralph's open heart surgery and the two operations on my back ·Letters in 1983. Words can't express w:Qat.a.11 of you have done 1n our time of need. We just wa.nted·you to know how very much we appreoia.te a.n of you and the understanding shown to both of us. · To The • Sincerely, Balpli Jr. and B.uth 11. Smith Editor 'Quiclt Response ls Appreclatea.. ..' 'To Help Our Industry Survive ...' As a mercna.nt mariner, a D.ll,Val reservist, I take great pride in being a.n American aa.ilor a.boa.rd a U.SAla.g vessel. Ever since • joining the SIU, I have exQlusively sa.lled for Energy Transportation Corporation ori the liqu.tfl.ed natural. gas carriers in the Far Ea.st. I have devoted a career life to the sea., wor}Qng my wa;y up the ..;::, ladder tllrQll8h the 'hawse,pipe,' from ordin.a.:ry sea.man. to quartermaster in the decll: department. My most recent achievement was a.oqwring a TLS. Coast Guard license for third mate. Unfortunately, I have not been given an opportunicy- to sa.11 on · my license..This is a direct result of our dWindling merchant fleet, scaroicy- in jobs available to the sea.man, and la.ok of , · government concern which has ca.used serimis problems for a.n . ofus. . We Sea.fa.rers, in order to keep our merchant vessels afloat, must take notice of the important issues that affect Inli.rl.tlm.e. It means putting forth every effort possi"Qle to gupport our lJnion's political activities; writing to your congressmen, senators, . . donations help, and even ca.sting your vote cpme Election Da;y. All will assist in the survival of our industry. · · Nowa.ds,ys, our hopes for a better tomorrow can only"Qe. a.ooomplished ey ea.oh and every Seafarer participating in this matter. I would like .to take this time to thank the SIU and the Welfare · Plan for ta.klng ca.re of my and my wife's hospital bills over the. Ia.st two yea.rs, which was tn excess of $60,000. This time Ia.st year I was still in the hospital a.f'ter three major . operations. I was 1n:veryba(fshape. I had some wonderful doctors and nurses who really.gave me good care.. ! am back to work now, doinglots better. Two years a.go my wife was in the hospital for two major, operations. She isdQlng,W:!:!ll now. We both would llke to thank you for the quiOk action you took to P!!iY our bUls. The hospitals a.nd doctors were very pl!:!a.sed , with the prompt p~ent of their bills: If.it wasn't for the SIU and the Welfare Pla.n, we would be in bad shape. ,.,,_nk you. very much, · ; Sr, .al111.:Kra. Blmer Goff . Oheaa1lea1ietf'Vi•~ , . 'Th a•nks fot the concern ...' 1, ·· I would like to thank a.11 of my Brothers on the'B.S: Presi_dsiii/ Jefferson for their condolences ·!l,Ild their contributions orrthe (I.ea.th of IIll' belav:ed ~~Jlhil'~;lt~~,~~t;):~s to my Brothers 1n •the Sl:J1P '~"'"de!)a.rtni!lnt; MFOW e:ngtne~ . department a.nd the SIU etewa.:rd department. Thanks also to ~ Brothers at the Seafarers ha.11 in New. Orleans.. Brother W:lllie Holmes Sr. -~./-, .• :-· ..l? ·.· · '.Advice from a·. ltew Pensioner ... ' ' . ~ w1tli:deep regrets l bid fa.rElwell to you. Under Paul lia.Wl!. · . . leaders~p, I watched the Union growjrom the smalli'ltit ,to What· you know now. .· """ I will. remember the good times and forget the bad-the future of the JJnion is now in your hands. I. wish you all the best. Your brother, · Marlow (Cherokee) Barton B-786 11ew Orleans, La. (Brother Barton fl.rst sa£(ed for the Union in Februazy 1947 from the port of Nuw Orlea.ns, La. Ha f:18Jled as AB, deok . 111fl,intei)aiiae and bosun for 137 fears, tiiJdng ea.rzy retirement clue to ill hea.lth.) ,,,,;. · ··· · - -··.~-5'"3it'1f-i.?fi~T7 """'·: ,~rz--· . -·: Personals 'l)myl,,,o£{<:!W~ .• ,,, ., i,; • Your 'da~ght~;,'''~~tty"L~ Cicero, wants to hear from you. Call (212) 758-9700, ext. 5155 (daytime) or at home (718) 3350163 (after 8 p.m.) or'wnte' to her at 86-19 Elmhurst Ave., Apt. 4-E, Elmhurst, N.Y. 1137:3. ., .: Hugh O'Boyl~ ,.,,.Brib I ~a\ler~[J,~\!;{ t~t y~u . send h,im f()Ur address ~~L ll~· can write to you. flis aijd'ress is: Rural Rt. 2, Box 27~8, Manistique, Mich. ~9854. - . . .. . ·- Alisandro Osorio . Your daughter, Sonia Osorio, would likeSyou to .:allher. The Please call Joe Murray at {409) . telephone number ts: (718) 5253388. . 740.:..2504. Jerry Murphy NO ONE ll.KEf TO WORK . WITII · . A ZOMBIE/ .VS'ING DRUG$ WILL END YQUR· CAREER/ 38 I LOG I October 1984 . . - , · , ~ ,.:-,.,;~·e-.,- x.:r~-~ .= �Election 84'--~; ·. ' A -Matter of Leadership On November 6 when you walk into the voting booth, take a minute and think about the two men who want to be president .of the United States. Push the televisi9n commercials, the polls and the campaign hoopla out of your mind. Think about all the qualities-the responsibility; the honesty, the stamina and the intellectual capacities. that go into leadership. This is 1984, and the nation faces some very complex and · difficult problems. Tlie year 2000 · is around.the comer. If it were the simple times Ronald Reagan and his supporter$ dream of, and apparently believe we are · · still in, then the simple-minded solutions and slogans ofR~ag!l;IJit~di' and friends might carrf·some .. weight. But a president has to do more than be able to re,ada cue card. . . . ,,.~ . . Harry Tru}.y,iin~iaid, "The buck stgg~ltei:e." One ~fthe qua_lj1J,~s of a good leader; 1~ ~he a,_b'ility to accept respons1bthty. 'If somethil!g •goes. right, cer- FOREIGN. POl/C'/ ,~!~~i!~~!~ c;~~:g~ B:i~!f . • -< ... p9mt a finger at so,w~lioqy.~lse ..-. •·" '.:,,i ·. •· · take tire 1rac ·, -··--·- "·· -f•,,,,.•,.•~ ::-,.. _ · . After four years · in office; _ ~Reagan has yet to accept the . · _.· ·· ~ft'>t~~lfifig,~lfa;Jfih~oli$1- ,;!fst , . wrong. The deficit is Congress's ••ra~ '.l'~e _highest miempi?Ys ment ~n~ depres~I?n was the fauJt of past admm1strations. The~deatbs of more -"' • than 300 Americans in Lebanon on, even at a time when he needs -.vere the fault of his predeces~ every vote he can round up. sors. Imports., the dec)ine of How do you get rid of a deficit? _ answers questiotis. He does.n't . heavy industry, erlvirdn!J!ental Raise taxes and cut spending. hide behind the White House problems, you name it and°Rea::-: ,: Wlilrer"'Mondale said he will fence. Ronald Reagan's hangan willnnd a scapegoat. · raise taxes and cut spending. dlers are builping a cocoon· of A leader does not make ex- . That may not be the most pop- videotape and cue cards around cuses. Walter Mondale has ac- ular answer, butit is the honest him.knowledged mistakes he has answer. ·1t•s becoming a national scanmade, both as vice-president and . Reagan said he will not raise _ as a senator. He knows the taxes. Why then is his Treasury dal-his rallies are packed with American people do not want Department studying several hand-picked crowds. No antito listen to a litany of excuses. ways, including a nationalsales Reagan signs are allowed. His Sometimes being honest, being . ·tax, as a way to raise taxes for advisors won't let. him talk to . truthful, means you have to tell a report that is due out after the reportei:s because _almost every people things they might not election? Does he believe the time he does he makes a "miswant 'to hear. But that is the· · American people won't be able statement." In other words, he mark of a leader. Ronald Reagan to tell ·the difference between says things that are not true. has promised·. he won't raise "revenue enhancement" and This is not the mark of a leader. taxes. That is a promise that is taxes? They are the same thing. The presidency is a tough and hard to believe in face of the These are not the actions of a demanding job that calls for nation's $200 billii>n deficit. That leader. debt is caused by Reagan's unA leader is not ·afraid to go to equal tax and his increase in the press and to the people. A government spending. But he leader is accountable to the peos says, "It's not my fault." pie; he owei; answers to the On the other hand, Walter people and to the press. Walter Mondale is facing the issue head- _ Mondale does that. He talks, he Preparing fof the Debc:ttes tough, deirtanding and candid leadership. Walter Mondale spent four years in the administration. He. has spent a physically demanding year on the. road for ·his campaign, and he has the energy and the stamina to put in the time required of the most demanding job in the world.· · As president, Ronald Reagan makes a good talk-show host- friendly· and photogenic•. As president, Walter Mondale will make a good leader.responsible, honest, .knewledgeable and energetic. _ Vote for Walter Mondale and Geraldine Ferraro. Vote. Nov. 6 -· As if Your Job And Your Union Depended on It · October 1984 / LOG I 39 > ' �IT> A fMALL PRICE TOPAYFOR JOB fECU.RITY./ C> -o A AA 0 ~rr~~7,!~~~~t~~~:·§'k~l§,~..,~.~~""-'~'~'--"·,,·~"c;·· _ . � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. 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Title A name given to the resource October 1984 Description An account of the resource Headlines: INTERNATIONAL MARITIME LEADERS MEET IN GENEVA CONGRESS OK'S NAVY CONTRACTING PROGRAM SIU TO CREW TAKX SHIP SIU'S NATIONWIDE DRIVE INTENSIFIES CURTIS BAY WILL NEGOTIATE WITH SIU, TOP TO BOTTOM SIU BOATMEN WIN BACK PAY AWARD DELTA QUEEN OFFICES TO MOVE SIU DREDGEMEN TAKE OVER AS U.S. CORPS LEAVES GREAT LAKES SHOW BIG JOB JUMP JUDGE UPHOLDS GOV'T IN CASH TRANSFER; BLENDED CREDIT CASE RULING SOUGHT TOO UNDERWAY REPLENISHMENT VOTING PROCEDURES, SAMPLE BALLOT, OTHER INFORMATION FOR 1984 GENERAL ELECTION OF OFFICERS, 1985-1988 SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION ATLANTIC, GULF, LAKES & INLAND WATERS DISTRICT USNS BELLATRIX CREWS UP IN SAN DIEGO DIABETES: WHEN SUGAR ISN'T SWEET IN AND AROUND THE PORT OF LOS ANGELES WORLD'S LARGEST FLOATING GAS STATION ELECTION 84: A MATTER OF LEADERSHIP Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Seafarers Log Scanned Issues 1984-1988, 1994-Present Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 10/1/1984 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Newsprint Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Vol. 46, No. 10 1984 Periodicals Seafarers Log