http://seafarerslog.org/archives/files/original/4fe307f89e9a52937e2b196b1f4f8e2f.pdf b28e4ba378753f45e61d8483c72d13ff PDF Text Text · Olllclal Paltllcatloa o1 tlae·......._. � Valoa • A.tlaatlc, Gall, Labs ....... w--. Dbtnct • A.l'L-CJO Vol. •'7 .. T-AGOS No. Z I'.._ 19&5 Vessels In Face of Maritime Slump, SIU Finds New Jobs The SIU landed 144 new jobs for Seafarers when the Military Sealift Command (MSC) awarded a $41 . 7 million contract to Sealift Mobility Inc. to op­ erate 12 T-AGOS-1 Class ocean surveillance vessels. • The T-AGOS vessels will be­ gin crewing later this year, the first in April in Norfolk, the second set for June in Hawaii and the third in October in Nor:.. folk. The remaining nine will come on line during the next two-and-a-half years. Each T-AGOS vessel will carry an unlicensed crew of 12 along with seven licensed offi­ cers and seven technicians. "With the shipping industry in the kind of shap� it is in, here:lR ·� . iSt;'jJ�;one ofrthe12 .. jo s or members. ·we Ttt worked closely with the Sealift will carry 1 1 unlicensed crewmembers. Mobility people to make sure worldwide with missions at sea a LOG questionnaire on security we could be competitive and we and calls at overseas ports. Six clearances. The Union will con­ won," SIU President Frank will be stationed in Little Creek, tact those members. If you don't Va. and six in Pearl Harbor. have a clearance, see your port Drozak said. The vessels are platform and Crewmembers will be re­ agent or get in touch with the transportation for SURTASS, a quired to have secret security Manpower office in Piney Point. passive undersea surveillance clearances. Last year several They will explain how to obtain system. All 12 will operate hundred Seafarers responded to a security clearance. I we, our ·In addition, all crewmembers aboard the T-AGOS vessels will receive some special training either in Seattle or at the SHLSS. The contract with the MSC runs through Sept. 30, 1989. The vessels are being built by Ta­ coma Boat Building Co. Inside SIU Victorious in Dixie Strike ·· Page 7 Reagan Budget Cuts Aimed Maritime Eit ·' ·� · Page 3 Marine Sought Electric Indictments Page 5 A Look Back at 1984 Pages 21-28 Last month several members of the Maritime Administration and the Military Sealift Command inspected the SHLSS's up-to-date training facilities and the school's new 32-ton Hagglund crane. Above, Capt. R.W. Kesteloot (left) and Adm. Harold Shear, maritime administrator, get a look at the new crane (see story page 1 4). �c· i President's Report HE result of the 1984 pres­ We already have machinery set in place. It is our Grassroots Program. In his Washington of­ fice, a congressman's attention is divided among the many in­ terest groups and issues that make up his daily schedule. We must find a way to communicate our concerns into the local con­ cerns of the congressional dis­ trict. This is exactly what our Grassroots Program did in the 1984 campaign. Our efforts in this field need not and should not end with the election. We should build on the core of support generated by our Port Maritime Councils around the country over the past year. We must continue the ed­ ucation of new members of Con­ gress. The education of any elected representative can be influenced by letter writing cam­ paigns, visits to the congress-­ man's district office, and by get­ ting active in local political groups. by Frank Drozak Tidential election was a dis­ ; appointment for most of orga­ nized labor. This should not dishearten us, however. The odds against unseating a per­ sonally popular incumbent dur­ ing an economic recovery were high at the outset. We can take heart that labor scored remarkable successes in organizing and turning out the vote in general, and was very effective in swinging the vote of union households around from 1980. Many of our traditional friends were returned to Con­ gress and we can count on their support once again in the 99th Congress. Furthermore, some of our former friends in the House of Representatives, Tom Harkin, Paul Simon and Albert Gore Jr. , were successful in their at­ tempts to win Senate seats. All in all, 43 new members were elected to the House and seven to the Senate. Many of these new legislators have expressed an interest in the issues of the maritime industry. We know that many of the same battles we fought in the last Congress will be fought again, and new battles will surely present themselves. We can continue to expect support from our friends in Congress. But this will not be enough if we wish to win on the larger issues that affect us or on those issues which were not resolved last year. What is needed, then, is an expansion of our support net­ work in Congress. We must build new relationships among those legislators who were just elected. We will certainly make efforts to do this in Washington, but we must now build a system of communication and persuasion with the representative or sen­ ator in his home district. Times were tough over the last four years-and they're not going to be a picnic over the next four either. Nonetheless, we intend to work1 with the administration and with Con­ gress for some kind of break­ through-something that will respond to the needs of the merchant marine. We need to develop some type of program to bring recovery to our industry and cargo for our ships-other than military work� Right now we are working hard to get Navy work for our members. For the time being, and for the foreseeable future, this is going to be the only game in town. It's where we have our best hope of finding new jobs. We are going to prove that our Union can furnish qualified people to man the ships. We'll • • • get the jump on these jobs and end up with the biggest piece of the pie. But the work isn't going to just come knocking at our door. We have to go out there and get it ourselves. On this point-just last month we had the leadership of the Maritime Administration, the Military Sealift Command, and the Navy down at our school in Piney Point. They were impressed. They saw our heavy lift crane; they saw our classrooms, and they talked with our members and teachers. I am also encouraged to see our members responding to these training programs, because these job opportunities in . military sealift are the best opportunities we have today. Port agents need to encourage the membership to take these jobs. I can't state too · strongly how important that is. If we don't act on these oppor­ tunities now-while they're hot-then the only game in town will be lost forever. Clearly Navy work is the wave of the future. That is why we have made underway replenish­ ment skills a high priority at the Seafarers Harry Lundeberg School of Seamanship. As part of its rapid deploy­ ment force concept, the Navy Controlled Fleet needs seafar­ ers trained in loading and un­ loading military cargo and per­ sonnel while ships are underway. Our success in predicting and then meeting this need has re­ sulted in four converted SIU­ contract vessels to date. So promising is the future for underway replenishment, and so necessary the skills, it is now a mandatory course. All members going to the Lundeberg School will be required to take these courses. While our legislative staff is hard at work representing our interests in Washington, I will be at the MTD Executive Board meeting in Florida where we will put together a legislative pro­ gram that we can all get behind and support 100 percent. Many issues will be on the table. We will be seeking leg­ islation to raise fishing fees paid by foreign vessels to make American fishermen competi­ tive. Right now fish processing vessels in domestic fisheries are dominated by foreigners. We should have U .S.-flag vessels processing and harvesting in U.S. waters. There is a potential right there for up to 40 ships. We will work to preserve P.L. 480 cargoes-and form a coa­ lition with others of similar in­ terest to extend the restrictions on the export of Alaska oil. We have to act like a 24-·hour watch­ dog on this one. If we turn our back, even for a moment, our enemies will stick a knife in it. We will also work to get leg­ islation to require that U.S. ships be used to carry U.S. mail over­ seas. We will still be looking at passenger ships as a possible source of jobs. The Customs Department wants to do away with the 24-hour rule on foreign ships at domestic ports. Without it, there wouldn't be a reason for the U.S.-ftag vessels. We will oppose this move and. will press Congress to take other steps to revitalize the U.S. pas­ senger ship market. We have all been having prob­ lems with our companies. We continue to monitor them closely-especially Sea-Land, Puerto Rico Marine Manage­ ment and Maritime Overseas. We have to do what we can to help these outfits stay in busi­ ness and still protect ourselves and our interests. Finally, I want to thank you for your vote of confidence in the recent SIU election. I intend to do everything I can to prove worthy of your trust-and to continue our program for a bet­ ter way of life for all seafarers. . . Official Publication of !tie Seafarers International Union of North America, Atlantic, Gutt. lak!S and Inland Waters District, Afl-CID February 1985 .. �·' ,, .-. ,_. ·- -.....-.. .. _,•.:'7'��.;.\�;i."1»"'·�· ,. Vol. 47, No. 2 Executive Board Frank Drozak President Joe DIGlorglo Secretary· Treasurer Angus "Red" Campbell Mike Sacco Vice President Charles Svenson Editor Marietta Homayonpour Associate Editor New York Ray Bourdh.1a Assistant Editor 2 I LOG I February 1 985 · Max Hall Assistant Editor. Lynnette Marshall Assistant Editor/Photos Vice President Deborah Greene Assistant Editor Vice President ... Washington Leon Hall Vice President George McCartney Joe Sacco Vice President Mike Hall Associate Editor Ed Turner Executive Vice President ... The LOG (ISSN 0160-2047) is published monthly by Seafarers International Union, Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District, AFL·CIO, 5201 Auth Way, Gamp Springs, Md. 20746, Tel. 8990675. Second-class postage paid at M. S. C. Prince Georges, Md. 20790·9998 and at additional mailin offices. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to the LOG, 5201 Auth Way, Camp Springs, Md. 2 746. g >'<>-• • ••• , , ..., �Reagan's Latest, Budget Cuts Slated for Maritime, Social Programs I f Riding a crest of immense personal popularity, President Reagan introduced a controver­ sial $937. 7 billion budget for fiscal year 1 986 that would elim­ inate or cut funding for most maritime and social programs, yet would increase defense spending by 1 3 percent over last year's levels . The proposed ·budget would do little to reduce this nation's enormous budget deficit, which many economists believe is this country's most serious eco­ nomic problem. Even if Rea­ gan's budget were passed with no modifications-an unlikely event-the budget deficit would still top $ 1 80 billion. Most analyses of the budget tended to be in line with the one made by David Hoffman, Wash­ ington Post staff writer, who wrote that ''the budget would fundamentally alter the govern­ ment's relationship to important sectors of the population and economy while continuing to shift federal resources from do­ mestic programs to the mili­ tary." SIU President Frank Drozak made the observation that _...__.,,!ll'llliid9111t .,....m · bad . �- plished the seemingly J.mpossi­ ble-finding ways to cut the maritime budget even more than he has done over the past four years. " Under Reagan's budget, the Strategic Petroleum Reserve would be eliminated. As has been the case for the past four years, no monies would be al­ located for the Construction Differential Subsidy Program. Title XI loan guarantees would remain at $900 million, no change from last year. Yet existing an­ nual fees for such guarantees would be immediately doubled, from 0.5 percent to I percent and eventually increased to 5 percent. Robert Morison, the re­ spected maritime correspon­ dent for The Journal of Com­ merce, noted that " industry sources insist that such an increase would virtually kill the program. " F. The sums allocated to the Maritime Administration would be sharply cut, from $409 mil­ lion this year to $369 million . The largest cut in maritime spending would come in the Op­ erating Differential Subsidy Program, which will be reduced by some $30 million, to about $310 million in fiscal year 1 986. No new operating subsidies will be allowed. Payments will only be made to existing recip­ ients . Efforts to effectively cut ODS even further are being put forth in other forms as well. The­ administration is trying to elim­ inate what it calls a "double subsidy" whereby U . S .-ftag ocean liners carrying cargo pref­ erence receive ODS funds. The administration is also seeking to impose user fees on shippers and would allow com­ panies receiving ODS funds to buiid foreign on a permanent basis. In a briefing with reporters held shortly after the details of the president's budget were made known, Elizabeth Dole, secre­ tary of the Department of Transporation, said that the . tansporta.fiea;. budgebfor· fiscal year 1 986 was "bold" and "his­ toric'' and that it represents a ''fundamental reassessment of the federal role in transporta­ tion.'' While many industry figures bitterly oppose this maritime budget, they would agree with Dole's assessment that the budget marked a fundamental reassessment of the govern­ ment's role in the maritime in­ dustry. They would probably add, however, that this reas­ sessment had not produced the desired results . During the past four years, the Reagan administration has eliminated or cut funding for every important federal mari­ time program. None has been spared. Over that same time, the number of American-flag ves­ sels has fallen proportionately, from more than 600 in 198 1 to fewer than 400 today. Defense Buildup Is Unchecked Every once in a while, a small story will appear that will give life to what appears to be a complicated story . The Washington Post ran a story recently about some of the ways that the Defense Depart­ ment has been spending your Say Goodbye to These Programs The maritime industry was not the only one hit hard by the president's budget. All social welfare programs have been hard hit. The proposed budget reads like an obituary for the Great Society. Here is a partial list of programs that would be eliminated under the president's budget. (The list does not include programs like Medicare, food stamps, Head Start, Aid to Families with Dependent Children, and college students aid loan programs, all of which are scheduled for drastic cutbacks, but which will still remain in existence .) * the $574 million subsidy for Amtrak; * the Urban Development Action Grant (UDAG), which pro­ vides start-up funds for commercial construction; * the Job Corps, a federal job-training program; * the Small Business Administration, which provides credit and low-interest loans to 2 1 ,500 businesses; * General Revenue Sharing, which spreads nearly $4.6 billion a year in federal funds among 39,28 1 , states, counties and cities as a trade-off which was used by Reagan in 1 98 1 to help garner political support for painful cutbacks in social programs; * the Appalachian Regional Commission and the Economic Development Administration; * most of the subsidized loan and grant programs of farmers and businessmen in rural America, that financed more than $ 1 0 billion of water and sewer projects and community facilities in the past decade; * the Export-Import Bank's direct loan program, which has aided many U.S . corparations that do business overseas; * air carrier ·subsidies, which were established in 1 978 to provide financial assistance to communities as they adjusted to the impact of airline deregulations; * health professional training subsidies, first granted in the early 1 960s in response to a serious shortage of doctors, nurses and other health professionals. Delta Sold for After sailing since 1919, Delta Steamship Lines has been sold. Crowley Maritime Corp., Del­ ta's parent company, sold the lines' ships and assets to McLean Industries, owners of United States Lines (USL). The deal, which had been in the works for several months, was completed late last month with Crowley receiving about $36 million in preferred McLean stock for its 1 1 ships and oper­ ating subsidies on Delta's for­ mer routes . In addition, Delta will lease to USL three large hard-earned tax dollars: " Sen. William S. Cohen (R­ Maine) charged yesterday that the Navy has been paying more than $600 each for toilet seats, which he said 'gives new mean- $36 Million containerships being built in Danish shipyards. By the time the transaction was completed, most of Delta's ships had been laid up. Only four were sailing. An official of McLean said he expects some of the Delta ships will continue to be used, but plans for .all 1 1 have not been announced. The sale of Delta leaves only seven established U.S .-ftag lines in international trade. Ten years ago there were 19. USL is a NMU-contracted company. ing to the word throne.' '' The Navy calls the item a "toilet cover asembly" and Lockheed-California Co. con­ cluded after a recent review that it was only "modestly over­ priced." February 1 985 I LOG I 3 ZTIS:Z?tf-..'WW'EW@"'·'�"-··=·- � - - ·:---- -···· -CC=:}!. . _ �Survival Suits Keep Fishermen Afloat, Alive for 12 Hours Sea/arers can look to this in­ cident as proof that survival suits work. It should also remind them that the suits must be taken care of properly to prevent any rips or tears from decreasing their life­ saving potential. * * * Three commercial fishermen owe their lives to survival suits, just like the ones stowed on most SIU deepsea ships, fishing boats and Great Lakes ships. The three spent 12 hours in 32degree seas after their clamming boat went down 1 6 miles off Chincoteague, Va. Feb. 1 . "[The men] wouldn't have lasted 15 minutes in bathing suits. That's all the time you have in 32-degree water," said Dr. Alexander Berger who helped treat the survivors after they were rescued. When the boat went down, one man was apparently tangled in its rigging and was pulled under. Another crewmember died, apparently because tears in his survival suit exposed him to the freezing water. According to reports, the 75foot Atlantic Mist was loaded down with about 44 tons of surf clams when some of the clams broke loose and clogged the cockpit drains. Seas, whipped by 25 to 30 knot willds, began breaking over the decks, and the pumps couldn't keep up. The captain, Robert Martin of Berlin, Md. , signaled the Coast Guard and had the crew put on their survival suits and inflate a raft. After the crew had aban­ doned ship and were onboard the life raft, the A tlantic Mist went down stern first, but one of its outriggers caught the raft and began pulling it down with the boat. The crew was able to jump from the raft and save one crewmember from being dragged under, but another was polled down by the outrigger. His body was recovered later. The four remaining crew­ members hooked arms and stayed together in the heavy seas. But apparently one of the crewmembers had torn his sur­ vival suit and was not protected from the freezing waters. "They held him. He didn't drown. They were talking to him. Doing bicycle things with their legs," Berger said. Initial reports indicated the crewmem­ ber died from hypothermia. The survivors were rescued by a passing fishing boat. Exposure suits like this one helped save the lives of three fishermen whose clamming boat sank off the Virginia coast earlier;thfs.4'00Ath.The suits kept the three alive and afloat for 12 hours in 32-degree water before they were rescued. Pirates Raid Falcon Countess, Escape with 19 G's Pirates boarded the SIU-con­ tracted tanker Falcon Countess (Seahawk Management), held the crew at knife point, tied up the captain and escaped with more than $19,000. The attack oc­ curred as the ship was in the Straits of Malacca Jan. 29. No injuries were reported in the attack which took place in one of three areas where piracy has dramatically increased dur­ ing the past few years. Accord­ ing to shipping officials, the Straits of Malacca, the west coast ofAfrica and other waters around Indonesia show the most pirate activity. Ships sailing through the dan­ gerous areas usually post crew­ members on special pirate watch to repel any boarders with highly charged fire hoses. But the crew of the Falcon Countess had just stood down from that watch because the ship had left the so­ called pirate zone. The raiders approached the vessel from the rear in a small speedboat and boarded the Countess using long bamboo 4 I LOG I February 1985 poles with hooks on the ends to climb aboard over the fantail, according to reports. As the pirates made their way through the ship, they held crewmembers at knife point. They were also armed with large bayonets. When they captured the captain, they threatened him, and then tied him up before rifting the ship's safe. The Countess is under charter to the Military Sealift Com­ mand, and a spokesman for the MSC said commercial ships carry few weapons to defend against attack. He also noted that most companies would probably not like "a lot of gunplay aboard ship." One company, Marine Trans­ port (which operates nine tank­ ers for the MSC), trains its deck officers with small arms, and the ships carry a number of shotguns and handguns. But fleet manager Joe Yoerger said offi­ cers "are not told to defend the ships with their lives. If pirates get onboard, discretion is de­ finitely the better part of valor." Attacks began increasing in 1980, and according to figures supplied by the MSC, 35 attacks occurred in the Straits of Ma­ lacca in 1981 and rose to 40 in 1982. Authorities speculate that even more attacks are not re­ ported. The pirates usually stage their raids by hiding their small boats behind buoys where they are undetected by radar. Then after a ship passes, they speed up to it from behind to board. Injuries appear to be rare in the pirate attacks, but an Aus­ tralian captain was murdered by pirates in 1 980, and in 1982 a captain and chief engineer on­ board a U .S.-flag ship were wounded. Two years ago a crewmember on an MSC ship spotted pirates attempting to board his ship and was able to grab one of the pirates as he came across the rail and toss him back overboard into the pirate boat. The raiders then left the area. Firearms are carried onboard ships operated by the MSC, but crewmembers are instructed not to use them unless their lives are in danger. Most attacks are against for­ eign-flag ships, simply because there are more foreign than U.S.­ flag ships. Also, in 1983 seven international maritime groups banded together to ask the United Nations-sponsored In­ ternational Maritime Organiza­ tion to begin a campaign to curb piracy on the high seas. I\ ;1 . Get in the Fight q Knock Out \J Beerj .. /) Coorsv; fp �Marine Electric Report Coast Guard Wants Indictments in Sinking The Coast Guard has rec­ ommended that the captain of the ill-fated NMU collier Ma­ rine Electric and the company's superintendent of maintenance be prosecuted for allowing an unsafe ship to sail. The ship sank Feb. 1 1 , 1 983, and 31 of the 34 crewmembers died. It will be up to federal pros­ ecutors to pursue any possible legal actions against the pair. U.S. law calls for up to five years in prison and a $1 ,000 fine for anyone convicted who knowingly sends an unsea­ worthy American ship to sea. However, Michael C. Ber­ kowitz, legal counsel for Marine Transport Lines, which oper­ ated the ship, called the Coast Guard's recommendation "shockingly inappropriate." The recommendations for criminal prosecution were part of the Coast Guard's report on the sinking. The report, released early this month after· almost two years of hearings and stud­ ies,· was also critical of Coast Guard inspectors who certified the Marine Electric as seawor­ thy, even though serious safety problems made the ship unsafe. The permanent captain of the ship, James K. Farnham, was not aboard the Marine Electric when it sank. His relief, Capt. Phillip Corl, died in the acci­ dent. Joseph Thelgie is Marine Transport's superintendent of maintenance. ''The ship was poorly man­ aged and horribly maintained. with respect to repairs to the hatch covers, main deck and holes in the cargo area caused during offloading,'' the report by the Coast Guard's Marine Board of Investigations said. ''The most probable cause of the sinking was rusted out plat­ ing on the covers of the dry cargo hatches, and rusted out decking which allowed water rushing over the deck to enter At Sea I��ITTJ@u® ST Overseas Marilyn to Port Sudan, Sudan . . ... On Feb. 21 from the port of Galveston, Texas, the Overseas Marilyn �1�1�me0Yefseas) will carry 20,500 metric tons of bulk sorghums to Port Sudan, Sudan. Chief Steward Listed as 'Royal Shellback' Chief Steward Jonny Cruz and the Seafarer crew of the LNG American Heritage (Apex Marine) early last month received 'Certificates of Clas­ sification'aboard the good ship American Heritage certifying that they "did, on Christmas Day in the year 1 984, at the hour 0548, sail through that unique position on the earth: zero degrees latitude, zero degrees longitude, and [are] to be counted among the select few mariners to have accomplished this feat. "In accordance with the rules of this vessel, the crew has been entered in the record with the class: Royal Shellback." The ship sailed to Pointe Noire, Congo from St. Croix, V.I. Also getting the "crossing the equator treatment" from King Triton, god of the sea, were Recertified Bosun Burt Hanback; ABs E. Luzier, C. Stevens, G. Dates, J. Bidzilya, C. Spence and E. Oya; OSs M. Gailbraith and W. Gomlick; Chief Pumpman R. Wilson; QMEDs J. McLaughlin, D. Cameron and L. Dooley; Chief Cook P. Mena, and GSUs T. Burns and A. Hidais. Presidents Jackson, Taylor, Wilson to Ba11gladesh On Feb. 20, the SS President Jackson, SS President Taylor and the SS President Wilson (all APL) will sail from a West Coast port to Chittagong or Chaina, Bangladesh with cargoes of 1 1 ,761 , 1 5,750 and 1 5,000 metric tons of bagged rice, respectively. Monument to Fete 333 Forgotten Sailors A 2112-ton granite monument, 8-feet high and 1 4-feet wide will be unveiled on April 1 0 in Forest Lawn Cemetery, Norfolk, Va. to mark the row upon row of 333 graves with small concrete, numbered headstones. The stones, mark the resting places in Potter's Field of forgotten merchant seamen who died in the port of Norfolk, their remains unclaimed. They came from 40 countries and 23 U.S. states. Many expired in the great influenza epidemic in 1 91 8. Others drowned, had accidents, TB, pneumonia, typhoid fever and some suffered mis- the holds," said Coast Guard Commandant Adm. James S. Gracey. The report noted that the hatch covers were "wasted, holed, deteriorated, epoxy-patched, deflected, weakened and miss­ ing security devices." The Coast Guard said the Ma­ rine Electric sank because water from the heavy seas that stormy winter night filled the ship's hold and drove it lower and lower into the water until it finally sank. The company has claimed that the ship sank because an im­ properly stowed anchor broke loose and knocked holes into the ship's hull. In a separate civil matter brought by the fam­ ilies of the victims, the ship's owners maintain crew negli­ gence contributed to the sink­ ing. Earlier it contended that the Marine Electric had run aground and pierced its hull while attempting to assist a fishing boat. "[Marine Transport] has a fundamental disagreement with the Coast Guard and explana­ tions for the cause of this ter­ rible tragedy," Berkowitz said. Both the Coast Guard and the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) disagreed with the company's version. Their reports showed the ship never entered shallow enough water to run aground, and the NTSB said videotapes showed the an­ chor could not have caused the damage. "For too long, no action has been taken against supervisory employees of ship lines and companies when those man­ agers decide to cut maintenance funds. This action by the Coast Guard sends a clear message to those supervisory personnel, 'We are going to hold you ac­ countable,' " said Henry How­ ell, an attorney for some of the survivors. fortunes of the mariner between 1 91 O and 1 925. Engraved on the monument is the name, age, date of death and native country of each forgotten sailor. Foreign embassies, state governors and British, German and Nor­ wegian newspapers were notified about the ceremony honoring the seafarers who died away from their home ports. Also inscribed on the monument will be these timeless words: "They that go down to the sea in ships, that do business in great waters; These see the works of the Lord, and his wonders in the deep." Medicare and Plans Information for Active and Retired Members Active Seafarers and SIU pen­ sioners should check into Medi­ care rules to make sure they got the widest range of benefits pos­ sible from Medicare and the Sea­ farers Welfare Plan. When a pensioner who is re­ ceiving benefits from the SWP, becomes eligible for Medicare, at age 65, he/she is no longer eligible for full benefits under the welfare plan. That is where Medicare can lend a helping hand. A pensioner must sign up for the "Basic" Med­ icare Program (hospital insur­ ance) and the Supplemental Med­ icare Program (medical insurance) to maintain welfare benefits under the Plan. If you are an active Seafarer, between the ages of 65 and 69, you must choose to have benefits paid by the SWP or Medicare. You cannot receive benefits from both. Even if you have chosen the SWP, if after reaching 65, you wait to sign up for Medicare, the Medicare program will impose a penalty which will raise your pre­ mium when you do enroll. The Plan will reimburse the cost of the Supplemental Medicare Program to all eligible partici­ pants, however, it will not pay for any extra amount caused by a penalty. Medicare's General Enrollment period opened Jan. 1, 1985 and will continue until March 31, 1985. During this time, Social Security will accept applications for en­ rollment in Part B (medical insur­ ance of Medicare) from those who failed to enroll during their initial enrollment period, or those whose enrollment has ended. To qualify for Part B Medicare, you must be age 65 or older, a U.S. citizen or alien lawfully ad­ mitted for permanent residence and have resided continu­ ously in the U.S. for the last five years. If you apply between 1/1/85 and 3/31/85, medical insurance cov­ erage will begin on 7/1/85. The monthly premium for Part B Med­ icare is $15.50. If you have any further ques­ tions or you wish to apply, visit or call your local Social Security office. February 1 985 I LOG I 5 �MTD Leaders Meet To View Critical Issues The Maritime Trades Depart­ ment of the AFL-CIO is meeting in Bal Harbour, Fla. this month to discuss and take action on a number of critical issues affect­ ing the 43 national unions that are affiliates of the MTD. (A full . report on the meeting will be published in the March issue of the LOG.) The meetings will be chaired by Frank Drozak, president of the MTD and president of the Seafarers International Union. Rep. Mario Biaggi (D-N.Y.), chairman of the House Mer­ chant Marine Subcommittee, and Joseph Addabbo (D-N.Y.) will address the members ofthe MTD Executive Board who will be attending the meetings. AFL-CIO President Lane Kirkland will head a team of Federation specialists who will report on and discuss a number of concerns of the AFL-CIO and its MTD affiliates. They are Rudy Oswald, director of the Depart­ ment of Economic Research; Alan Kistler, director of Orga­ nization and Field Services; John Perkins, director of the Com­ mittee on Political Education, and Ray Denison, director of the Department of Legislation. Jean Ingrao, MTD executive sectetary-treasurer, said that reports, resolutions and state- ments covering 29 specific areas of concern were submitted for consideration by the MTD ex­ ecutive board. Among the subjects bearing directly upon the maritime in­ dustry are statements and res­ olutions entitled "Maritime Pol­ icy," "Union Rights for Maritime Captains, Mates and Engineers," "Jones Act," "Urging Congress and the Pres­ ident to Work Toward Fulfilling the Mandate of the 1 92 1 and 1 936 Merchant Marine Acts,'' "U.S. Fishing Industry," "U.S. Dredging Industry,'' ''Great Lakes Maritime Industry,'' and ''Canadian Maritime Policy.'' The broad spectrum of sub­ jects to be considered at the meetings also includes state­ ments and resolutions entitled ''National Labor Relations Board," "Worker Safety," "National Energy Policy," "Fair International Trade," and "Tax Reform." Steinbrenner Honored With Award NEW YORK, NEW YORK Schu man & Abarbanel 358 Frith Avenue New York, New York 10001 Tele. I (212) 279-9200 BALTIMOAE, MD. Kaplan, Heyman. Greenbefg, Eng Iman & Belgrad Sun Life Builcfng Charle & Redwood Str ts Baltimore, Md. 21201 Tele. I (301) 53�967 CHICAGO, ILL Katz & Friedman 7 South Deatbom Street Chicago, Ill. 60603 Tele. I (312) 263-6330 HOUSTON, TEXAS Archer. Peleraon and Waldner 1801 Main St. (at Jefferson) Suite 510 Houston, Texas n002 Tele. I (713) 659-4455 & Tele. # (813) 879·9842 Mrs. Rose Hall, widow of former SIU President Paul Hall, presents the fifth annual Paul Hall Memorial Service Award to George Steinbrenner, chairman of the board of the American Shipbuilding Co. Also in the photo are (I. to r.) SIU President Frank [.)rozak.Fr8(11flonardo; pr�nt of the ·Maritime Port Council of Greater New York and Jack Caffey, special assistant to SIU president. Welfare u are getting more than one copy of the LOG delivered to you, if you have changed your If yo address , or if your name or address is misprinted or incomplete, please fill in the special address form printed on this page and send it to: SIU & UIW of N.A. Ad� Correction Department 5201 Auth Way Camp Springs, Maryland 20746-9971 Your home address is your permanent address, and this is where all official Union documents, W-2 Forms, and the LOG will be mailed. .-----------------------------------------------------�----­ I HOME ADDRESS PLEASE PRINT Date: _______ Social Security No. Phone No. Your Full Name City Apt. or BOx # 0 SIU UIW Place 0 UIW Area Code ZIP State 0 Pensioner Other ------- of Employment ------ Thia wlll be my penunent llddreM tor .., otftclal union malllnp. Thie addrea should remain In the Union flle un.... ottMMwt.e chM1g8d by me -per-eo1-"181a11y. --------------------------------------�--------------------� 6 I LOG I February 1 985 po... : GLOUCESTER, MASS. Mail Book Number In the event ttm any SIU members hllve legal problem• In the verlou1 porta, • llllt of ettomey9 whom they can coneult 11 being publl1hed. The member Med not chooee the 1'9COm­ rnended ettorneys end thle llllt II In· tended only for lnformlltlonel pur· Orlando & White 1 Westem Avenue Glouces er, Mass. 01930 Tele. I (617) 2113-8100 We want to make sure that you receive your copy of the LOG each month and other important mail such as Forms, Union and Bulletins. To accomplish this , please use the address form on this page to update your home address. Street Aid DETROIT, MJCH. Vidor G. Hanson 19268 Grand River Avenue Delroi Mich. 4882 2 Tele. I (313) 532-1220 Are You Missing Important Mail? W-2 Legal LOS ANGELES, CALIF. Fogel, Rothschild, Feldman & Ostrov 5900 Wflsh re Boulevard, Suite 2600 Los Angeles, Calif. 90036 Tele. Fogel, (213) 937-6250 W1LMfNOTON, CALIF. Aolh9child. Feldmwl & Ostrov 231 Soult! AWllon Wiimington, C I. 90744 Tele. (213) 834-2.548 MOBILE. AL.A. Simon & Wood 1010 Vari Antwerp Building Mobile, AIL 36602 Tele. I (205) 433-490ot NEW ORLEANS, L.A. Gardner, Robein & Healy 2540 Severn Avenue, Suite 400 Melairie, La. 70002 Tele. I (504) 885-9994 NORFOLK, VA. a.belas & AAocl • P.C. Suite 700 Atlantic National Bank Bldg. "415 Saint Paul's Boulevard Norlol VL 23510 Tele. # (804) 622-3100 Peter PHILADELPHIA. PA. waners, Wi lg, Weinberg & �y Su 110 1-429 Wllnut Street Pnlladelphla. PL 19102 Tele. # (215) 569-8900 Klracnner. ST. LOUIS, MO. Gruenberg. Sounders & Le ne Suite 905-ChemicaJ Bu din g 721 Olive Street S Lou s. M1ssou 63101 Tele. # (31-4) 231·7«0 SAN FRANCISCO, CALIF. John Paul Jennings Henn ng, Wal h & Ritctl e 100 Bush Street, Su e «O San Franciaco, Calif. 9-4104 Tele. (415) 981-4400 SEATTlE, WASH. Davies, Roberts. Reid, Andef1lon & Waclter 201 Elliott Avenue West, Suite 500 Seanle, Wuh. 98119 Tele. I (206) 285-3610 TAMPA, Fl.A. Hamilton & Oougl.u. P.A. 2620 Watt Kennedy Boulevard Tampa, F1oride 33609 Tela. # (813) 879-9842 �Inland News tug/tow harge/dredge SIU Strike Against Dixie Ends; Produces Wage Increase, Better Conditions and Evokes Memories A two-year strike that reached from the docks of Louisiana to the moneyed chambers of Wall Street ended on Jan. 29, 1 985 when the Seafarers Interna­ tional Union and Dixie Carriers signed a three-year agreement calling for improvements in the wages and working conditions of Dixie's unlicensed towboat workers. ''This marks a great victory for the SIU," said SIU Presi­ dent Frank Drozak. ''Dixie made It was because of the dedicated efforts of SIU Boatmen like these, that the Union could wage a two-year strike against Dixie Carriers. a calculated move to break this Union, even though we were willing to help them achieve cost reductions in their overall op­ erations, as long as none of our members were hurt." "I don't think you can over­ emphasize the importance of this development," said Drozak. "This puts everyone on notice that the SIU will fight to the end to protect the interests of its members." Several issues still remain un­ resolved, most notably the sta­ tus of 80 captains, mates and pilots-licensed boatmen that the company claims do not fall un­ der the protection of the Na­ tional Labor Relations Board. The company had recognized the right of the SIU to represent these workers for more than 40 years. The Union has ,worked wit_h D_ixie,.Carriers in Washing­ tOh;' D '. C� ''fo ··�eC:u/e 'legislatfon that would improve conditions in the tug and barge industry. As a result of this coopera­ tion, Dixie grew into one of this country's leading inland water­ ways companies. The company changed its po­ sition on the licensed personnel issue shortly after Dixie was taken over by Kirby Explora­ tion, a conglomerate that has few ties to the maritime indus­ try. Corporate take-overs have become increasingly common in this country. They have created a destabilizing condition for many industries, threatening management-labor relations at a time when management and labor need to work together to combat foreign competition and federal cutbacks. The matter of the licensed boatmen is presently before the State Court in Harris Country, Texas . 4�,��ing to Dr<;>�. "Our Umon w1l1 show the same perseverance in protecting the .. (Continued on Page 9.) International Group Calls for Better Inland Safety A call for health and safety regulations for inland naviga­ tion, backed by stringent in­ spection to enforce the regula­ tions was just one of many recommendations from a week­ long Inland Transport Commit.:. tee meeting held by the Inter­ national Labor Organization in Geneva, Switzerland last month. Bob Vahey and Richard Daschbach, both special assist­ ants to SIU President Frank Drozak, attended the meeting. ''If [the recommendations] are adopted by the U.S., this frame­ work would allow us to press the Coast Guard and OSHA for added regulation of our inland industry. At the conference it became ,clear that our industry is one of the least regulated of any developed nation," Vahey said. The recommendations in­ cluded: Improved productivity in the industry should be consid• ered in the light of its impact on ing and retraining is needed as ments for the different cate­ "job security" and other issues. well as certificates of compe­ gories of inland transport and the skills for their respective There is an "unstructured tency for boatmen. Minimum training require- crew need to be laid down. section'' in the industry, gen­ erally without collective agree­ ments "that is covered by less extensive labor and social leg­ islation'' and the report calls for equalizing conditions between this sector and the organized sector. It calls for extending collective agreements to the un­ structured sector. The report also says that working conditions in inland waters should be comparable to those in related industries. It calls for a maximum daily work period and the extension of other hour laws to inland waters. ''Occupational safety and health regulations for inland navigation should be laid down" Richard Daschbach and Bob Vahey, both special assistants to SIU and "enforced through inspec­ President Frank Drozak, take some time during a Geneva, Switzerland tion." meeting of the Inland Transport Committee to discuss some of the issues, which included a· call for better safety regulations. Increased vocational train• • • • • • February 1 985 I LOG I 7 �New Pensioners A. James 62, Kirchharr, joined the U nion in the port of Mo­ bile in 1 958 sail­ ing as a cook for the Bay Towing and Dredging Co. and. aboard the dredge Mallard (Radcliff Mate­ rials) from 1 955 to 1 956. Brother Kirchharr is a veteran of the U . S . Army during World War I I . He was born in Bay Minette, Ala. and is a resident there. John Watson Allman Jr., 59 , joined the U n ion in the port of Bal­ timore in 1 955. He sailed deep sea and in the port of Norfolk in 1 960, as an AB and tankerman for IBC, IOT in 1 975 and for the Steuart Trans­ portation Co. in 1 973 . Brother Allman hit the bricks in a long­ shoreman's beef. He is a vet­ eran of the U . S . Navy i n World War I I . Boatman Al lman was born in Raleigh, N . C . and is a res[dent of Dolphin, Va. William Leon 65, Broadus, Joined the U nion in the port of Mo­ bile in 1 956 sail­ ing as an oiler for Towing Mobile to 1 947 from Brother 1 977. Broadus was a delegate to the 1 977 Piney Point Inland Con­ tract Negotiating Committee Conference. He was born in Mo­ bile and is a resident there. Eunis Adolph 63, Nelson, joined the U nion in the port of Mo­ bile in 1 965 sail­ ing as a chief en­ gineer for Radcliff from Materials 1 962 to 1 977. Brother Nelson is a veteran of the U . S . Army in World War I I . H e was born in Mobile and i s a resident of I rvington , Ala. Clyde James Robertson, 59, joined the U nion in the port of Bal­ timore in 1 956 sailing as a chief engineer for C . H . Harper Associ­ ates from 1 952 to 8 I LOG I February 1 985 1 972. Brother Robertson was a former member of the I LA. He is a veteran of the U.S. Army in World War I I . Boatman Robert­ son was born in Virginia and is a resident of Baltimore. James Mathes Sammon Sr., 54, joined the U n ion in the port of Bal­ timore in 1 959 sailing as a chief engineer for the Chemical Shell Corp. from 1 952 to 1 959 and aboard the tow­ boats Trojan and W.A. Wansley (G & H Towing) from 1 959 to 1 980. Brother Samon is also a boilermaker. He was born in H umble, Texas and is a resident of Houston. Va. Pilots Assn. Gets New Contract Boatmen, launch operators and shoreside personnel of the Virginia Pilots Assn. early this month got a new three-year contract. The new agreement was approved by the membership rank-and-file in the port of Norfolk. • Contract negotiations are continuing at Carteret Towing. • The contract at the Maryland Pilots Assn. was extended to April 1 , 1 985. Contract Okayed at Delta Steamboat Co. The 320 Boatmen and Boatwomen riding and working aboard the SIU-contracted paddlewheelers Delta Queen and Mississippi Queen (both Delta Queen Steamboat) plying the Mississippi and Ohio Rivers approved a new contract. The steamboats are headquartered in the port of New Orleans. Express Marine Contract Talks On Contract talks also are continuing for Boatmen at Express Marine in the port of Philadelphia. Deep Freeze Slows River Runs ViChester kell, 57, joined the U nion in the port of Baltimore in 1 956 as a and deckhand , mate on the tow­ boat Britania (Baker· Whiteley Towing) from 1 947 to 1 977. Brother Vikell was a former member of the I LA . He was born in Baltimore and is a resident there. • Robert James 62, Wakefield, joined the Union in the port of Houston in 1 957 sailing as a chief engineer and oiler for ITT Towing to 1 956 from 1 957 and aboard the Jennifer George (G & H Towing) from 1 957 to 1 984 . Brother Waker­ field was a former member of the Painters Union. He is also a veteran of the U . S . Air Forces in World War I I . Boatman Wake­ field was born in Angleton , Texas and is a resident of Ace, Texas . . Bennie Stewart, 62, joined the U nion in the port of New Orleans in 1 956 sai ling as a deckhand for the George W. Whiteman Towing Co. from 1 942 to 1 977. Brother Stewart was a former member of the Truck Driver's Union. He was born in Magnolia, Miss. and is a resident of New Orleans. Frigid temperatures slowed down barge traffic on the upper Mississippi and Illinois Rivers last month, especially at Lock and Dam 26 at Alton, Ill. Big slabs of thick ice were spotted in the Mississippi as far south as Memphis, Tenn. Tenn·Tombigbee Dedication June 1 The $2-billion Tennessee-Tombigbee Canal will be officially dedicated on June 1 . It could carry from 1 2 to 28 million tons of Cilrgo-60 percent coal-the first year and 50 mil lion tons in 25 years: The southern terminus of the canal is in the port of Mobile. · In Memoriam Pensioner died on Dec. Brother Carltonjoined the Union in the port of Norfolk, Va. in 1 96 1 . He sailed as a tankerman for Southern Carriers from 1 964 to 1 967, Lynch Brothers, and Allied Towing in 1 972. He was a for­ mer member ofLocal 1 33. Boat­ man Carlton was a veteran of the U.S. Army during World War II. Born in Wilmington, N.C., he was a resident there. Surviving are two daughters, Brenda Russell and Sharon, both of Wilmington. Pensioner Laurence Mistrot Young, 73, succumbed to heartlung failure in the Brazosport Hos­ pital, Lake Jack­ son, Texas on Nov. 6, 1 984 . Stone Robert Carlton Sr. , 60, 1 6, 1 984. t • Brother Youngjoined the Union in the port of Houston in 1 957 sailing as an AB, mate and cap­ tain for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers from 1 939 to 1 94 1 and for G & H Towing from 1 946 to 1 979 . He was a veteran of the U.S. Coast Guard in World War II. Boatman Young was born in Galveston, Texas and was a resident of Freeport, Texas. Cremation took place in the South Park Crematory, Pearland, Texas. Surviving are his widow, Janet and a daugh­ ter, Patricia. Pensioner Carl Buresh died on New Year's Day, Jan. 1 . Brother Buresh joined the Union in the port of Houston. He re­ tired in 1 965 . Boatman Buresh was a resident of Galveston, Texas. Surviving is his widow, Mary. Pensioner Clarence Roger Cooper, 74, passed away from natural causes on arrival at the Lakeland (Fla.) Regional Med­ ical Center on Dec. 26, 1 984. ' (Continued on Page 9.) �Brother Cooper joined the Union in the port of Philadelphia in 1961. He sailed as a mate and captain for the Curtis Bay Tow­ ing Co. in 1947 and Independent Towing from 1935 to 1947. He was born in Delaware and was a resident of Fort Pierce, Fla. Burial was in the Mariner's Bethel Cemetery� Ucean View, Del. Surviving are his widow, Erma and two sons, Roger and Robert. Donald Fredericksen, 57, died of a liver ailment on Nov. 4, 1984. Brother Fredericksen joined the Union in the port of Philadelphia in 1961 sailing as a deckhand for the Curtis B�y Towing Co. from 1952 to 1954. He was born in Philadelphia and was a resident of Upper Darby, Pa. Surviving is his widow, Ann of Philadelphia. I (Continued from Page 8.) I Pensioner passed away from a lung disease in the North Arundel Hospital, Glen Burnie, Md. on Jan. 8. Brother Frelur­ ger joined the Union in the port of Baltimore. He sailed as a captain for the Curtis Bay Towing Co. and retired in 1970. Boatman Frelurger was born in Maryland and was a resident of 'iS·�l�n Burnie. Interment was in . Olen Haven Park. Cemetery, Glen Burnie. Surviving is a grandson, Leroy of Pasadena, Md. Edward Leroy Fre­ lurger Jr. , 90, \ 1!1 \ ! l 11*'�.... me died on Jan. 7. Brother Paige joined the Union in the port of Mobile sailing for Radcliff Materials. He was a resident of Mobile. Amos E. Paige died on Jan 7. Brother Propps joined the Union in the port of Mobile. He sailed for Radcliff Materials. Boatman Propps was a resident of Mobile. John C . Propps Robert L . Taylor, 53, died on Jan. 10. Brother Taylor joined the Union in the port of Jack­ sonville, Fla. He was a resident of Hibernia, Fla. Surviving 1s his widow, Helen. SIU · Strike Against Dixie Ends rights of these workers· as it did Students of SIU history will in protecting the rights of our remember one of the things that unlicensed boatmen.'' helped establish the SIU was the Wall Street Strike in the At times, the strike against 1940s, where white-capped SIU Dixie Carriers evoked memo­ members made front-page news ries of some of the Union's early by supporting their fellow work­ beefs. ers. In an effort to publicize the ''I'm proud of the job that the company's cavalier treatment of guys in the Gulf did in getting its workers, SIU Vice President this thing resolved," said DroJoe Sacco came up with the idea ' zak. "We're one of the few of having SIU members picket Unions in this country that has the American Stock Exchange. been able to buck the ·general anti-union trend. We've done Sacco realized that this would this by being united.'' serve several purposes. For oiie thing it would put pressure on ''Our members supported this the company to settle by alerting strike every way that they potential investors that Kirby's could," said SIU Vice President profits were down. Joe Sacco. "They did this by walking the picket lines and by It also helped galvanize mem­ getting support from other union bers of the Union by drawing members up and down the rivers upon a potent symbol. and the harbors.'' The contract was negotiated by Sacco together with New Orleans Port Agent Pat Pills­ worth and SIU General Counsel Louis Robein. It is retroactive to Dec. 10, 1984. (Continued from Page 7.) People Power Support March the of Dimes · Dispatchers Report for Inland Waters JAN. 1-31, 1985 *TOTAL REGISTERED All Groups Class C Class B Class A Port Gloucester . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ·. . . . . . . . . . . . New Yorlt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pttiladelptlia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 ·o 0 0 0 0 DECK DEPARTMENT 0 0 0 0 8 61 0 7 4 0 3 0 0 6 21 2 0 118 0 0 7 0 1 3 0 1 0 0 1 9 2 0 24 6 0 0 0 9 10 0 13 0 0 2 0 2 0 43 0 0 0 1 6 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 ENGINE DEPARTMENT Gloucester . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . New York . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Philadelphia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Baltimore . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Norfolk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mobile . . . New Orleans Jacksonville . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . San Francisco Wilmington . Seattle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Puerto Rico . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Hous1on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Algonac . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . St. Louis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pin Point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0 0 2 0 0 0 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 12 0 0 1 0 0 0 7 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 STEWARD DEPARTMENT Tota s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 9 Totals All Departments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142 37 58 Baltimore Norfolk Mobile . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . New Orleans Jacksonville . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . San Francisco Wilmington Seattle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Puerto Rico . . . . .. . . . Houston . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Algonac . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . St. i..ouis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pin Point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . :l: Tota s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • . . . . . . . . . . • . • . . • • . . • . . • . . • . • • . . . Port Gloucester . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . New York Philadelphia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Baltimore Norfolk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mobile . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . New Orleans . . . . .. Jacksonville . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . San Francisco . .. Wilmington . . Seattle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Puerto Rico . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Houston . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Algonac . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . St. Louis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pine Point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tota s . . . ... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . r: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . '. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Port . . . . . . . . . . . . . • . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . :l: 4 * *REGISTERED ON BEACH All Groups Clau C Class A Class B TOTAL SHIPPED All Groups Class C Clau A Clau B 3 7 43 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 57 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 2 0 4 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 """ ¥·· .:g 0. (1 0 0 3 10 65 0 16 6 0 19 0 0 13 39 3 0 176 0 1 7 0 3 5 0 5 0 0 1 16 3 0 41 5 0 0 0 56 9 0 13 0 0 3 0 11 0 97 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 0 4 2 0 1 0 0 1 9 0 0 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 4 0 0 2 0 0 0 5 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 3 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 10 0 0 1 0 0 0 7 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 2 0 13 0 0 1 0 0 0 8 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 13 65 8 4 210 58 119 • "Total Regis1ered" means the number of men who actually registered for shipping at the port last month. "Regis1ered on the Beach" means the total number of men regis1ered at the port at the end of las1 month. ** February 1 985 I LOG / 9 r �---- Area Vice Preside"'•' Report Gulf Coast, by V. P . Joe Sacco A ------ Great Lakes & Western Rivers, by V.P. Mike Sacco FTER nearly two years of N keeping you informed on our continuing fight in the strike against ORMALLY at this time of the year we would be learning about spring dredging work from Dixie Carriers, it gives me great the Army Corps of Engineers. Due pleasure to report the following to temporary legal problems , how­ news to you. ever, there ' s been a delay in the On Jan. 29 the strike against dredging bids. We hope to be hear­ Dixie for the unlicensed personnel ing about the bids in the very near ended with the signing of a three­ future . Eighty percent of the work year agreement. The new contract done by our members on the dredges is retroactive to December of 1 984. comes from bids put out by the In my last column I said that Army Corps of Engineers . with the start of the new year " we It is expected that in approxi­ have a lot of goals and programs mately a month , SIU-contracted set . . . and we're going to give it hell ! " Well, we ' ve started o ff on a good foot b y winning a key point with union-busting Dixie Carriers-the right of the SIU to represent the unlicensed crewmembers aboard the company'� boats. Luedtke Engineering will be recrewing for its hard rock dredging project in Odgensburg, N . Y. The company hopes to resume work as soon as ice conditions permit . I ' m happy to report that a new agreement with SIU-contracted I t ' s unfortunate though that the company provoked this lengthy Falcon Marine has been ratified by the members . This company has strike. Since the late 1 940s the Union had a very good working its home office in Waukegan , Ill . and will be resuming a dredging relationship with Dixie . In fact, until the recent strike began on April project there when the weather becomes milder. 1 , 1 98 3 , that relationship had been strike-free . Meanwhile on the Lakes, contract negotiations are continuing with Then some o f Dixie Carriers ' people started giving other company Tampa Tugs Corp. and the Great Lakes Dredge Owners Association . reps some very bad advice-advice that led to the breakdown of Tampa Tugs has five boats on the Great Lake s , and the Great Lakes what had been a model labor-management relationship for nearly 40 Dredge Owners Association repre sents seven of the largest and most years . active dredging companies on the Lakes. Hopefully now, though, Dixie is moving in the right direction . The ice has put a halt to work on the Lakes and U pper Mississippi There are still issues to be resolved , such as the status of the licensed but we are looking forward to early March for a general fitout on the personnel. But the road is being paved toward re-establishing a good Great Lakes. working relationship between the Union and the company. During part of this month I will be attending some very important Meanwhile I would like to give a big vote of thanks to our members meetings along with other officials of the S I U . One is the executive and SIU reps from coast to coast who supported the strike. They board meeting of the U nion ; another is actually a series of meetings are a credit to their Union . concerning our benefit plans, and a third is the mid-winter executive board meeting of the AFL-CIO Maritime Trades Department. ' At all these meetings , jobs and j ob security for the members will East Coast, by V . P . Leon Hall O be a priority topic . UR SIU fishing representa­ tives in Gloucester, Mass. re­ port that the problem of imported West Coast, by V.P. George McCartney Canadian fish is becoming more U acute all the time . This is especially true now that the World Court in One, the Presiden t Taylor, has al­ � _·.r. ·., ·� � in Seattle three American been in layup are being recrewed. The Hague , Netherlands has given t/;f.f . p President Line ships that had the fis ing rights of the richest part ready recrewed , and the other two, of George ' s Bank to the Canadi­ the President Jackson and the ans . Presiden t Wilson , are due for crew­ Tariffs and quotas on imported Canadian fish must be raised if ing any day now as the LOG goes fishing industry. This is one of the layup if it was not for P . L . 480 to press. The vessels would still be in America is to maintain a viable cargo . The three ships are carrying subjects concerning fishermen that will be discussed at the annual mid-winter executive board meeting of the Maritime Trades Depart­ rice to India and Bangladesh. ment which is being held this month and which I am attending. The Also crewed recently in Seattle SIUNA is an affiliate of the MTD whose president is SIU President was a ship that had been in layup only a short time , the Manunlei Frank Drozak . (Matson) , which headed for Hawaii. Another problem facing U . S . fishermen is the misrepresentation This coming June, for the first time, the Puget Sound Maritime on fish label s . For instance , S I U Fishing Representative Leo Sabato Port Council of the AFL-CIO Maritime Trades Department will be reports that American fish processors often buy processed Canadian sponsoring a dinner which will hopefully become an annual affair. fish and then put their firm ' s label on it from Gloucester or New It will be held in early June at the Harbor Club in Seattle and two Bedford or some other American town. The unaware buyer would governors will be honored at the affair , Bill Sheffield of Alaska and most likely think that the fish was from the United States . Stronger Booth Gardner of Washington. regulations are needed in this area. In the port of Norfol k I ' m happy to report that the members have The dinner is part of an effort to make the Puget Sound Port Council even stronger and more effective than it already i s . unanimously ratified a new three-year contract with the Virginia Also in Seattle, Port Agent George Vukmir reports that the S I U Pilots Association. We 're still in negotiations with the Association has been involved i n demonstrations outside the South African of Maryland Pilots . Finally, I want to say that I ' m very encouraged b y the news of some new jobs becoming available to the members . One of our SIU­ contracted companies , Titan Navigation, has been awarded the operation of 12 TAGOS vessels by the Department of the Navy. These small ships have an unlicensed crew of 1 1 . Also, another SIU-contracted company, Interocean Management , has been awarded the operation of the SS Southern Cross, a C-3 which carries 57 unlicensed jobs. Be on the lookout for these new job opportunities. 10 I LOG I February 1 985 consulate. Along with other trade unionists, the SIU was protesting South Africa's policy of apartheid and its jailing of union leaders in that country. Here in San Francisco we crewed two ships that had been in the reserve fleet and are now under Military Sealift Command charter to American President Lines. They are the SS California, which is a modified Mariner, and the Northern Light, a C-3 . Both ships are going to the Far East. Finally, I must report that San Francisco is still recovering from its great victory over the Miami Dolphins ! �Around the , Port of Jacksonville •o••:::::) : ;o;: :: /•/ ::: '•'•'•• ••••••• •• ••• ·••• . // / / / /: / / o• . • . : =� . : : / •· � SIU Rep Dan Griffin, fourth from left, talks with members aboard one of Crowley's tugs in Jacksonville, Fla. last month. The tug Pilot heads out for San Juan, P.R. with the 400-foot barge Fortelaza in tow. Crewmembers on the tug Pilot (Crowley) and Crowley office personnel listen to a presentation on the Crowley Employee Assistanc� Program . f.EAP) which .deals with in. control of. druQa�.- l�ecaots . . lt . W8$ stressed that ·cooperative employee s with drug and alcoh6tproblems , will not be penalized, but will be helped to become sober and drug-free. � .......i-...._ .ant. .,_ .Jatu: :.t Talkinn further abo1A the '... ntLAn ... and ��� P.,.,"l'r'"!ll'il!!!'"l'l"f � -· • .. •..-- ""11 intoxicants pragram are, from the left: Chief Engineer Brian Hall, 2nd .·. After the EAP presentation aboard the tug Pilot, impromptu follow-up Mate William Guerrin, Chief Mate Hal Lane and Guenther Nuernberger, manager of Crowley's Employee Assistance Program. Bernard F. Mood is the operator of the NATCO launch St. Mary's River. The launch is working with the dredge Sugar Island in Cape Canaveral, Fla. until the protection period for sea turtle breeding begins in February. Capt. James Daley readies the tug Pilot to head out to San Juan, P.R. with the 400-foot barge Fortelaza in tow. Ronald Burton (left foreground), bosun aboard the SS Ponce, poses with members of his crew. Victor Brunell, chief electrician aboard the SS Ponce (Puerto Rico Marine), looks as though he's had a rough, cold day. February 1 985 I LOG I 1 1 ,\ '·"""" ''""''""� �RE HABILJ')o. Help . A '-1�o� Friend Deal With . • . . : � .. ' '1 � . ' , �, .-l '/! I '. i .': --� . ' I ·� ULC3=J � Alcoholics don't have friends. Because a friend wouldn't let another man blindly travel a course that has to lfad to the destruction of his health, his job and his family. And that's where an alcoholic is headed. Helping a fellow Seafarer who has a drinking problem is just as easy -and just as important -as steering a blind man across a street. All you have to do is take that Seafarer by the arm and guide him to the Union's Alcoholic Rehabilitation Center in Valley Lee, Md. Once he's there, an alcoholic SIU member will receive the care and counseling he needs. And he'll get the support of brother SI U members who are fi ghting the same tough battle he is back to a healthy' productive alcohol-free life. The road back to sobriety is a long one for an alcoholic. But because of ARC, an alcoholic SIU member doesn't have to travel the distance alone. And by guiding a brother Seafarer in the direction of the Rehab Center, you'll be showing him that the first step back to recovery is only an arm's length away. �- - - - - -- I • I I l I I I I I I I I I I I l l I I - ------ - - - - -- - -- ------ - - � Alcoholic Rehabilitation Center I a m interested i n attend ing a six-week program at the A lcoholic Rehabi l itation Center. I u nderstand that all my med ical and counse l i n g records w i l l b e kept strictly confidential. a n d that they w i l l n o t b e kept anywhere except at The Center. N a me . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Book No . . . . . . . . . . . . . Address . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ( Street or RFD ) ( City ) ( State ) ( Zi p ) Telephone No . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . M a i l to: THE CENTER Star Route Box l 53-A Valley Lee. Md. 20692 or call. 24 hours-a-day , (301) 994-0010 . f: ----'-- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -' 12 I LOG I February 1 985 �� � . - - � . . . ; · · - • � < • • -. - - - · ' SIU Ships in Military Exercises in Europe and Asia Two of the SIU-crewed T-AKR Fast Sealift Ships were on the move this month, on different sides of the world dur­ ing exercises with the Military Sealift Command. The Bellatrix, with an SIU crew of26 is taking part in Team Spirit 85, a joint U. S ./Korean Rapid Deployment exercise. It was scheduled to arrive in Pusan, Korea Feb. 9 with the first mil­ itary cargo of those exercises. It is set to unload the gear and return to the United States for another shipload of equipment to take to Korea in March. The other T-AKR ship on maneuvers this month is the Antares which participated in Reforger II, a winter military exercise with NATO forces. Also the SIU-contracted American Eagle took part in the exercises. Both ships were bound for Am­ sterdam, Holland with their car­ goes. The two fast sealift ships James P. Feeney, assistant cook onboard the Antares serves up food to hungry crewmembers QMED CarroU "Tiny" Boudreaux (arm outstretched) and Junior Engineer John S. Penrose. The Antares was getting ready to ship out for the RefOrger II exercises. transport both containerized unloaded by shipboard cranes cargo which can be loaded and and wheeled vehicles which can be driven on and off because each ship is a RO/RO. '\ Ordinary seamen James A. Blitch and Jeff L. Burke and AB Michael Vanderhorst check some galley supplies as the Antares loads for an MSC exercise. The steward department on the Antares takes time for a short break. They are (I. to r.) Chief Cook Angel B. Correa, Chief Steward Douglas A. Thomas, GSU Kim Dermody, Assistant Cook James P. Feeney, and Steward Assistants Lynne A. Santacruz and Taffy L. McKechnie. Photos courtesy of Lou Granger, Military . Sealift Command AB Michael L. Vanderhorst and Steward Assistant Taffy McKechnie share a laugh as the Antares takes on supplies before sailing. GSU Kim Dermody fixes up pitchers of tea for thirsty crewmates onboard the Antares, shortly before it left for Amsterdam on MSC exercises. February 1 985 I LOG I 1 3 ;)\. �\ :' Mariti m e Ad m i n i strati o n and MSC Offici a l s Vi sit Pi ney Poi nt ' 'The great strides made by the discuss the Sealift Operations and Seafarers Harry Lundeberg School Maintenance course materials and of practical training program . Seamanship in maritime The course contains all of the education are accomplished only with the cooperation of labor, n e c es s a r y management and federal agencies training to equip SIU members working for jobs on MSC chartered vessels . together. " With this i n form a t i o n statement Frank Drozak welcomed The the tour group to Piney Point. underway replenishment, vertical In January , the school hosted Maritime Admi nistration and MSC Officials on a fact finding m aj o r top i c s and replenishment , and crane operation m a r n t e n ance , fo r k l i ft Because of meetings like this the course materials are changed for MSC chartered vessels. The group , headed by Admiral and modified Harold Shear of the Maritime demands Administration , chartered vessels . t. there John Mason discusses the SH LSS Automation course and how it relates to the M SC vessels. operation and damage control . tour concerning training programs was i nclude to to required meet for the military .... ���. . SIU President Frank D rozak explal ns the advantages of the new automated SIU manpower control room. /U:. . Ad m i ral Shear discu sses the i mportance of the Seal ift Operations and Mai ntenance course w ith the students. The tour g roup gets a fi rst hand look at the 32-ton Hagglund crane . ., ;Jik.. From I. to r. are John M ason and Jackie Knoetgen SH LSS, Walter Sansone - M i i i tary Seal ift Command, Adm i ral Harold Shear Marit i me Adm i n i stration, Frank Drozak - SIU President, Capt. R.W. Kesteloot ·Office of the Chief of Naval Operation s, Ed Hackett, Chri s Krusa and· Stanley Wheatley - Maritime Ad m i n istration, CDR. M i ke M i i ier · USN OP-39, and Ken Conkl i n SHLSS. · M r. Sansone, third from left, receives an answer from M i ke Wilson, TV Director, about an Underway Replenishment video tape. · · 14 / LOG I February 1 985 - --- --- -- --- - - ·------ - ---------- ---- -- · - - · - - - - -·----- -- - . ----,-- �• members than the ma1ont1y of unions; and television plays a major role in that. President Drozak tapes a Membership Repon each month that is sent to all ports so that every seafarer has a chance to hear first hand about the state of the industry, impor­ tant legislation , and union activ­ ities . In addition , every time there is imponant business that SIU members need to vote on or understand, a tape will be made and sent out . It all adds up to effective communications. Programs produced at SHLSS are only part of the material available. Other programs in the videotape library come from the school 's extensive film collection. We have the rights to many of S H LSS Tu nes 1 n to TV What did you learn from watching television last night? If you ' re like most people , your answer would have to be ' ' not much . " But if you were lucky enough to be an SIU member attending the Seafarers Hairy Lundeberg School of Seamanship , you had a choice . Last night, like every weekday night , the SHLSS Video Depart­ ment provided up to 8 hours of instructional and educational television to students at the school. The programming is piped directly into the rooms in the Hotel and shown on four channels from 6 : 00 p . m . to about 8 : 00 p.m. If you were at the school you could say you learned about arc welding, or salad preparation , or navigation , or any .one of half-a­ dozen different subjects. In shon , you could have learned something specifically related to your job and your interests . The programs are chosen by the instructors from the school 's li brary of more than 5 2 0 videotapes , �nd programming is keyed to work with classes that are in session at the school. Programs are repeated throughout the week to help ensure that everyone gets a chance to see what they need to. Of course, if you do miss a program you can always come to the Media 4nter in the Paul Hall .library. All the programs we have on file are available there for individual or small group study. Or, you may find that your instructor is using the program in his class . During the day , there are six channels of television available to instructors for showing programs in the classrooms . Last year, we played over 400 'hours of videotape through the video distribution system . Video in the classroom is nothing new at SHLSS; it has been available since 1979. What is new is the state-of-the-art system that makes it more extensive . Last summer, in response to the growi ng u s e of c l assroom television , the school completely re-engineered the distribution system . The number of playback channels jumped from one to six ; we added satellite and off-air reception for another 10 channels ; a 24-hour bulletin board was brought on-line ; and a full-time operator was hired . This major renovation was another step in the continuing growth of instruc­ tional television at SHLSS. In 198 1 , a professional , fully­ equipped video studio was completed . Since then , the staff of the Video department has produced dozens of hours of programming on everything from the metric system to union education. Many of these programs have been placed in the videotape library and are used regularly both in the classom o and during the evening hours. The big advantage in producing programs ourselves is that we can gear them directly toward We can go. aboatd-.'- S.W . shipl ·arid '"" videotal>e the eqw mcbt that ' you ' will actually be using on the job. By doing programs ourselves we can be sure that you get the information you need in a way that makes it easy for you to use . The SIU has better communi­ cation between its officials and its these films and have put them on videotape so that they can_ be used over the distribution system. Films are copied to tape in the SHLSS studio. Still other programs are bought specifically for the video library. These are purchased at the request of the instructors and help keep our information up-to-date . Last year alone we added over 1 00 tapes to our library . The collection contains programs . on virtually every aspect of seafaring. Combined with our ability to produce programs uniquely suited to SIU members , the SHLSS Video Department provides instructional television services that are matched by few other schools . l ri the stud io control room tapes can be edited, and m usic, special effects and g raphics can be added to produce i nformative video tapes. ��"�·. p - Melody Chainey video tapes M i ke Wi lson in the S H LSS stud io. Robert Abell ru ns the video d i stribution center and he can send programs all over base. Every classroom i s equi pped w i th a TV, and teachers can specify the programs and t ime they want for class view i ng . February 1 985 I LOG I 1 5 --------- - - - �--- ----:---- - -:.:= ===-=---=-: ---=- : " _ _ __ ___ -- - - - - - -- - - -------------- - -! �With New Sea l ift Operations S H LSS On January 2 1 , 1985, the first Scalift Operations and Maintenance class started at Sl-Il.SS. The 5-week course covers: UNREP (underway replenishment), VERTREP (venical replenishment) , Fork Truck Operations, Damage Control, and Crane Operations. This course was put together after 6 months of intensive research and course development. The Scalift Operations class came about after the SIU had been awarded contracts to man ships under contract to the Navy and Military Scalift Command (MSC). These ships are merchant vessels that have been convened and reconstructed so they can act as suppon ships for the military. These ships will be carrying and tramferring cargo, supplies and equipment to our military forces worldwide. The crews which will man these ships needed specialized training . Bill Hellwege , a vocational deck instructor, was selected to set up the first training course . The first course was on-the-job training aboard the contracted ships. This did not meet the needs of the SIU membership because there was not enough time for classwork and regular shipboard work. Bill sug�ested that a course be developed and then taught at SHLSS. The course would cover in depth all parts of the special training that was required by the contracts. Developing a course and manual requires time , personnel and energy . Information on all & Mai ntenance Cou rse Staff Meets Futu re Job Challenges parts of the course had to be gathered . This meant that Bill had to contact the Navy , MSC, shipping companies , private industry and special training schools to . get the material that was needed . Bill spent many days putting the material together. Once this was done , Bill con­ tacted the Learning Resource Center staff for help . Resource Coordinator Mary Coyle, along with Durella Rodriquez , began organizing, rewriting and editing the material . While this was being done , Bill worked with other vocational instructors and the maintenance crews to get the SHLSS ships ready for the· class. This included ordering equip­ ment, remodeling classrooms , and setting up rigging and lighting. Bill was also working with Mike Wilson in the Video Department , writing scripts and making tapes for classroom videos. As the rewriting and editing were being finished , Bill and Mary worked closely with the Public Relations staff in designing the manual ' s cover and section dividers. Public Relations Director Michelle Wilson designed the cover , and she and her staff silkscreened over 100 covers for the class textbooks . Once the editing was completed, the sections were given to Jane Vibben, secretary to the Dean of Education, and Debbie Swann , Vocational Education secretary, for typing. This was not a small job. All totaled, Jane and Debbie typed close to 550 pages of material. · \·:..\; ·.•· . After the typing was com­ pleted , it was proofread for errors and mistakes. Once these were corrected , the entire manual was sent to Mary Edna Norris for copy­ ing. Mary Edna spent many hours at the Xerox machine making sure that the pages went through cor­ rectly, the copies were in good shape , and that everything was in order . As the copying was being done , section dividers were made for each manual and the printed covers were finished . The manuals were put together in the Learning Center. The completed textbook has over 600 pages of material and weighs about 3 pounds . Normally, it would take 50 people about a year and a half to develop a course and manual of this size. The SHLSS staff did it in less than 6 months . It took a great deal of energy and a lot of hard work from many people. This course will help the SIU and its members be prepared for the future . It will give seamen the skills that they need to work aboard these specialized ships. We would like to thank all the people involved in getting this course and manual ready to go. The fine work that is done by the educational and suppon staff of SHLSS helps keep the training that is offered at the school up to date and second to none . Without the expenise of these people , it would have been far more difficult to offer the new Sealift Operations course. ··....... ·····..- ! i i I J ! j I I I l I 1 l l ' Steve Pratt from Mai ntenance, and : Ed Boyer complet i n g the rig g i n g of the SH LSS tank barge. Deck Instructors B i l l Hel lwege and Ben Cusic putt i n g together the fi rst rough draft of the Seal i ft Operations manual. Mary Coyle and Dure l l a Rod rig uez ed i t i n g a U N R EP section while J ane Vi bbert beg i ns typ i n g VE RTR EP. Video Director Mike Wilson working with Bill Hellwege in video tape editing. Debbie Swann and Mary Edna Norris Xeroxing the final copy of the Sealift manual. 1 6 I LOG I February 1 985 �Publ i c Relations staff Pat Sweitzer, and Marge DI Preta s l l kscree n l ng the manual covers. The result of 6 months of hard work- over 600 pages and 3 pounds of Information. S H LSS Wo rki ng to G rant Two. Year Occu patio nal Col lege Degrees ==== ===== will have the advantage of having a degree in their chosen occupation in addition to having credits in courses such as Math , Physics , and English which should be transferable if the student wishes to enter a four -- year program at a college or university . Another reason why SHLSS is working With the Matyfand State Board for Higher Education to obtain degree granting status is because the school ' s conviction and philosophy is to offer as many educational opportunities as possible to the meinbers of the SIU. By offering two-year college degrees in the occupational areas , SHLSS will be giving members a chance to improve themselves both profe s s i o n a l l y and educationally. As the maritime Taking the col lege Math 1 08 course are: (I . to r.) Randy Santucc i , M ichael Cal houn, M i c hael M cCarthy, instructor Sandy Schroeder and M ichael Kraljevic. For the past two years , the Seafarers Harry Lundeberg School of Seamanship has been working with the Maryland State Board for Higher Education to obtain degree granting approval . Once this approval has been obtained , SHLSS will be able to grant two year occupational associates in arts degrees in Nautical Science Technology, Marine Engineering Techn.ology , and Maritime Food Service Management. Seafarets will be able to earn these two-year college degrees by combining credits they earn in vocational classes with credits they earn in general education courses (i.e. Math , English , Science etc . ) . You may be wondering why SHLSS is working to grant its own degrees when students already have the opportunity to earn a degree at SHLSS through Charles County Community College . The answer is twofold. First , students working on Charles County Community College degrees have been able to earn a degree only in General Studies . A General Studies degree is basically useful only to students wh� wish to transfer into a four-year college program . The credits from a general studies degree that are transferable are the credits earned in courses like Math , English , History, Science , etc . With the new college program that SHLSS will be offering, students will be able to earn degrees in their professional occupation . Deck department members can earn a degree in Nautical Science Technology ; engine department members can earn a degree in Marine Engineering Technology , and steward department members can earn a degree in Maritime Food S e rvice M anagemen t . Students who earn these degrees industry changes and implements new technologies aboard ships , students who earn these degrees will have not only the vocational and Coast Guard endorsements to do their jobs, but also a college degree to show that they have trained and educatec:l themselves even funher. The Seafarers Harry Lundeberg ' School of Seamanship' hopes to have degree granting approval from the Maryland State Board for Higher Education by the spring or summer for the Nautical Science and Marine Engineering Technology degrees and approval for the Maritime Food Service Management degree by the end of 1985 . More information about the college programs will appear m future editions ot the LOG. February 1 985 I LOG I 17 .. ' ' 1 -� J �Ap p l y N ow for a n. S H LSS U pg rad i ng Co u rse . . . . .. . . . . . .... . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. .... . . .......... . ...... .. . . . . . . . . . ... . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .... Sea f a rers H a rry Lundeberg School of Seamanship U p g rad i n g A p p l icat io n Name (ilrsl) (Lisi) Address Date of BI rth (Middle) _.,,. =-=MoJoayNear ___, ....,,... _ '"""" ­ .._, ==..----------------------- _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Deep Sea M em ber O ______ Endorsement(s) or Ucense(s) Now Held Port Iss ued (Area COds) � -� � ­ Pac i f i c D Lakes Member 0 I n land Waters Member 0 Soc ial Security # ------ Book # Date Book Was I ssued Tel ep hone (Zip Code) (Stale) (City) ------ ______ Seniority ------ Port Presently Registered In _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Are you a g raduate of the S H LSS Trai nee Program: 0 Yes No 0 (if yes, f l l l In below) -----­ Trainee Program : From ------..,r:r.:"l� to :=-:z-= (dales altend 8d) = No O (if yes, f i l l in below) H ave you attended any S H LSS Upgrad i ng Courses: O Yes Cou rse(s) Taken I_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Do you hold a letter of completion for Lifeboat : 0 Yes Date Avai lable for Trai n i n g No 0 Firefighting: 0 Yes No O CPR: O Yes No O ------- I Am i nterested in the Follow Ing Course(s) Checked Below or I n d icated H ere i f N ot Li sted 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 O 0 0 DECK 0 0 0 D 0 0 Ta n kennan AB Unllmlted A B Lim ited AB Special Quartennaater Towboat Opetaitor lnl•nd ENGINE FOWT ALL D EPARTM E N TS D Weldlng 0 Ufeboatm•n QMED -Any R•llng Merine Eleclronlc1 M 8 fl ne Electrical Malnlenance Pumproom Maintenance I Operation Autom•tlon 0 SHllft Oper•llon1 & M•lntenance O Maintenance of Shipboard Refrigeration Towbo8t Operetor Not More Than 200 Mlln Towboel 0pel'8tor (Over 200 Mllea) C.IHtlal Nav'911 tlon MHter ln1pected Towing Ve1HI Mate Inspected Towi ng Ve11el 1 st CIHI Piiot Th i rd Mate Cele1tlat N evl g•llon Third M•le Syatema 0 Olaael Englne1 0 Aaal1tant Engineer (Unln1pected Motor Ve11el) 0 Chief En g l n Hr (Unln1pected Motor VeaHI 0 Third Aut. EnglnHr (Mo�or Inspected) Radar Ob1erver Unlimited No transportation will be paid unless you present original receipts a nd succes sfu l l y complete the course. C C D 0 0 STEWAR D A11l1tsnt Cook C O L L E G E PROG RAM Cook & Beker :J Naullcal Science Chief Cook Certltlc.te Prog r•m Steward Towboat Inland Cook O Scf'tol1rahlp1Work Program R EC O R D O F E M PLOY M E N T T I M E -(Show only amount needed to upgrade i n rat i n g noted above or attach letter of service, w h i c hever Is applicable.) V ESSEL 18 I LOG I February 1 985 RATING H E L D DATE S H I P P E D DATE O F DISCHARGE ... �i Fo l l ow i n g are t h e u pd ated c o u rse sched u l es for Marc h t h ro u g h M ay 1 985, at t h e Seafarers H arry L u n debe rg School of Seaman s h i p . F o r conve n i e nce o f t h e m e m be rs h i p , t h e c o u rse sc hed u l e i s separated i n t o five categories: engine department c o u rses; deck department c o u rses; steward department c o u rses; recerti fication programs; adult education c o u rses. The start i n g and c o m p l et i o n dates for al l c o u rses are a l so l i sted . I n land Boat men and deep sea Seafarers w h o are p repar i n g t o u p g rade are advi sed to e n ro l l i n the cou rses of t h e i r c h o i ce as early a s possible. Althoug h every effort wi 11 be made to h e l p every mem ber, c l asses w i l l be l i m i ted i n s ize- s o s i g n u p early. C l as s sched u l es may be c h anged to ref l ect m e m be rsh i p demands. SI U Representatives in all ports w i ll ass i st mem bers i n p repari ng ap p l icat i o n s . The fo l l owi ng c l as ses w i l l b e h e l d t h ro u g h May 1 985 as l i sted be low: __ Engine U pgradi ng Cou rses Course Check-In Date Completion Date D i esel En g i neer-Reg. Apri l 26 M ay 30 We l d i ng Marc h 1 5 Apri l 1 9 May 24 Apri l 1 8 M ay 23 J u n e 27 Diesel Eng i neer Schol arsh i p Apri l 26 J u n e 20 Tan ke rman May 1 7 Q M ED-Any Rat i n g Marc h 1 5 M ay 30 . Course Check-In/ Completion Date b i -weekly varies Cook and Baker b i -weekly varies C h ief Cook b i -weekly varies Ch ief Steward monthly varies Length of Course Recertification Programs Bos u n Rece rt i f i cat i o n Completion Date Cel est ial N avigat i o n May 1 0 J u ne 1 4 Radar Obse rver M ay 3 1 J u ne 1 3 Quarte rmaster- Ocean A p ri l 1 9 M ay 30 License Mate (3rd U n l i m i ted-M aster/Mate Fre i g h t & Tow i n g) M arch 1 M ay 1 0 Able Seaman M arch 1 A p ri l 1 1 Lifeboat M arch 1 1 Apri l 8 May 6 March 2 1 April 1 8 May 1 6 Seal i ft Operat i o n s & Mai ntenance M arc h 29 M ay 3 M ay 2 J une 6 Tow boat Operato r Scholars h i p P rog ram March 1 5 Check-In Date Marc h 3 M ay 2 Bus Schedule Monday Th rough Friday O n ly Depart Lexington Park Steward U pg rad i ng Cou rses Course Course Check-In Date June 6 (License) Ass istant Cook Deck U pgrad i ng Cou rses Completion Date Arrive Washington D.C. 8:20 A. M . 6:20 A. M . Depart Washington, D.C. Arrive Lexington Park 6: 1 5 A. M . 7 . 55 P. M . 4:30 A. M . 5:55 P. M . The G o l d L i n e Bus i s the o n l y bus w h i c h t rave l s between Wash i ngton D.C. and the nearest bus stop in Lex i ngton Park. Th is bus l i ne t ravels M onday t h ro u g h Friday o n ly. I t i s necessary to take a cab from Lex i n gton Park t o the Seafarers Harry Lun de be rg Sc h oo l of Seaman s h i p in Piney Po i n t. The Gold Line·Bus Station is located at 12th and New York, Northwest, D.c. · Telephone N u m ber In Wash i ngton, D C. : (202) 479-5900 . The Gold Line Bus Station Is located In Lexington Park at the A&P Grocery. Fare: $1 0.30 (One Way) Friend ly Cab Company, Lexington Park, Maryland Telephone N u m ber: 863-8141 Fare from Lexington Park to SH LSS Is: $1 1 .00 (1 or 2 occupants) one way. Apr i l 8 February 1 985 I LOG I 1 9 ! �Tom Hogan, GSU , proclaims himself King of the Pantry! Eye on Emerson Walker, crane maintenance engineer, helps keep Sea-Land's equipment in good working order. L.A. Eye on L.A. Recertified Steward Bobby Stearns looks over the night's menu with Chief Cook Tom Barrett. Barrett is a 1 980 graduate of Class 307 at the SHLSS in Piney Point, Md. !j I I ! Crewmembers aboard the Sea-Land Innovator talk with Wilmington Port Agent Mike Worley (fourth from left) about the contract on which they are about to vote. Jose Del Rio is a crane maintenance engineer with Sea-Land. 20 I LOG I February 1 985 __ __ ___ _________. __ __ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ I �1 984: A Troubled Year for Maritime SIU Unites to Seek .Jobs and Security for Future rt 1 ot t A�t::�s�� c�� cl��:d �:�: �:���o:S :;O:��:��: ;i� . , , �,�., ·�:. its New York operations, ending many years of service to what was once America's busiest port and home to hundreds of U .S.-flag ships. At the end of 1984, Delta, an SIU-contracted company for decades, stopped sailing altogether-sold to United State Lines. To some, Delta's problems may seem symbolic of another troubled year for the American maritime industry and the unions representing unlicensed and Iicensed American seamen. But between those two events, it was a year of regrouping and even progress for the Sip. As traditional jobs dwindled because of the economy, lack of government support for the merchant marine, cheap foreign competition and other reasons, the SIU sought new jobs for its membership-and found them. A number of conferences were held where the membership more competitive In the political arena, the SIU mounted a grassroots campaign to educate the public and the politicians to the problems of the merchant marine. That paid off and will pay off in the future when representatives and senators remember where their support and help came from in November. The membership of the Union decided at the end of the year that the SIU, despite all the troubles, was headed in the rrght direction. That was shown by· the overwhelming re-election of Frank Drozak and the entire executive board. It's true some jobs were lost last year. But many more were gained as the SIU aggressively pursued new military work. SIU crews manned the new Key­ stone State, the first of what is • • • · .. ., . , • · · .. . ... . · ·. . •., .. �. ,. . . · ·. Ogden Marine Vice President Richard du Moulin credited SIU efforts with helping his company preserve government contracted business. Because of that, the Ogden Columbia and other Odgen ships sailed through most of 1 984. scheduled to be 10 modern heavy-lift crane ships. During its first exercise, Seafarers showed the military that SIU crews with SIU training can do the job-efficiently and depend­ ably. Last year four new Fast Sea­ lift Ships (former SL-7s) came out with SIU crews. These new ships, the Bellatrix, the Algol, the Antares and the Cappella are desikned to move military . supplies rapidly anywhere in the world. Again during trials and large-scale maneuvers, Seafar­ ers won praise for their profes­ sionalism and dependability. During the next several years more of these ships will be de­ livered, and the Navy will know the SIU can fill those jobs. Along with the Keystone State and the Fast Sealift ships, four converted RO/ROs came under Military Sealift Command juris­ diction as Maritime Preposition­ ing ships. The SIU crewed the Cpl. Louis J. Hauge, Jr. , the PFC Eugene A. Obregon, the Sgt. Matej Kocak and the PFC William A . Baugh. The A meri­ can Condor (Pacific Gulf Ma­ rine) also was crewed. The ITB Mobile joined the SIU fleet. The Aurora (Apex Marine) crewed with Seafarers. The Ogden Columbia, Ogden Missouri and Ogden Sacra­ mento began sailing with SIU crews. On the Great Lakes, one of the best seasons in recent years put more SIU members back to work. In addition, SIU dredges were getting more work as Corps • SIU members crewed several military ships last year as the U nion continued its efforts to find jobs. Above, William Mullins on the Keystone State, a new crane ship, gives a hand signal to assist the crane operator during training on the ship. . • • of Engineers dredges were being phased out. A Crews Conference for deepsea members helped the Union set its goal for new con­ tract demands and constitu­ tional changes. After two weeks of discussion and sometimes heated disagreements, SIU del­ egates united behind a set of recommendations that held the line OQ wages;,:and b�efits, es­ tablished permanent jobs, helped spread employment opportuni­ ties around, and improved the areas of shipboard safety and health care. • • • Inland members from more than l 00 tug and barge compa­ nies in a first-of-it s-kind meeting gathered at Piney Point. During the year, SIU members from all of Sonat' s fleet met in a series of Sonat Crews Conferences at Piney Point. • • • The SIUNA convention, with more than 200 delegates attend­ ing, adopted 5 1 resolutions ranging from maritime protec­ tion to inland waterways devel­ opment, Great Lakes shipping and several fishing resolutions. The Fisherman and Cannery Workers conference called for the development of a national fishing industry policy to help out that troubled industry. • • • The year marked the debut of an ambitious new program by the SIU to bring the maritime industry to the forefront of the • • • (Continued on Page 28.) February 1 985 I LOG I 21 --- -- r.: �Union Lays Strong Foundation for Future S CONDITIONS wors­ Aened for the American-flag merchant marine, the Union's political activities took on an even greater importance. Like everything else in 1984, political action took on a new complexion. It was no longer enough to concentrate our ef­ forts in Washington; it was nec­ essary to go to the people on a grassroots level. SIU halls across the country became the launching pads for a sophisticated grassroots pro­ gram that helped our Union elect program to halt the decline of the U .S.-flag merchant marine, the Reagan administration seemed hell-bent on dismantling it piece by piece. An example of what the SIU had to contend with during 1984 was the admin­ istration's attempt to get Con­ gress to approve CDS pay­ backs, which would have decimated what is left of this nation's deepsea fleet and dis­ rupted the inland industry. There was even talk by some high ranking Reagan officials of opening up domestic shipping the redocumentation of two pas­ senger vessels under the Amer­ ican registry. Another disappointment was the failure of the Reagan admin­ istration to do anything to halt the decline of the American shipbuilding industry. As has been the case for the past four years, Congress failed to appro­ priate any money for the Con­ struction Differential Subsidy Program, even though the ship­ building industry in this country had reached an all-time low. Despite an all-out push from the maritime industry, no action was taken on port development or the revitalization of this na­ tion's liner trade through such legislation as the Boggs bill, which would have set aside a certain percentage of bulk cargo carried on deep-sea liners for American-flag vessels. The administration centered its attention on the Shipping Act of 1984, which streamlined this country's system of maritime regulations. While the SIU wel­ comed the move, it stated in the strongest terms possible that more was needed to be done to revitalize this country's mer­ chant marine. Other important pro-maritime bills that were passed included the following: H.R. 5 167, which established a two-year, seven­ member presidential commis­ sion to study the defense-related aspects of the U.S. maritime industry; H.R. 6040, which pro­ hibited the use of foreign-flag vessels for the offshore storage of military petroleum and petro­ leum products; P.L. 98-473, which appropriated funding for the Strategic Petroleum Reserve at the fill rate of 159,000 barrels a day. One of the big success stories of 1984 came with the decision by the Navy to let private sector operators run certain strategic vessels on a cost competitive basis. The SIU has already manned four of these vessels (TAKX), and is expected to man another four in the near future. As Red Campbell, vice pres­ ident in charge of contracts, said at a recent membership meeting in Brooklyn, "The Navy vessels are the only game in town. And we're getting them. '' Politics and Medicine Democratic presidential candidate Walter Mondale visited SIU head­ quarters last year to outline his maritime policies. After his speech, Mondale and SIU President Frank Drozak took time to mingle with the 300 who had gathered. percent of the candidates we supported for the House, and 19 out of 25 candidates for the U.S. Senate. More than anything else, the Union's grassroots campaign was an attempt to educate the American people about the im­ portance of maintaining a strong and healthy merchant marine. SIU President Frank Drozak criss-crossed the country to get our message across. One of the most important things this grassroots effort accomplished was to help our membership understand that they had a re­ sponsibility to get involved in their communities to publicize the problems facing the Amer­ ican-flag merchant marine. While the SIU was able to lay a strong foundation for the fu­ ture, it had mixed success in getting legislation passed during the 98th session of Congress. Rather than come up with a 90 22 I LOG I February 1 985 to vessels registered under the Canadian or Israeli flag. Reagan's immense popularity and personal indifference to the maritime industry provided for­ midable obstacles for the Union. Still, the SIU was able to keep many long-term programs from being eliminated. The Union's greatest success was in protecting this nation's existing cargo laws and in mak­ ing sure that the Jones Act was not dismantled by special inter­ est groups that placed their own short-term benefit over the long­ term economic and security in­ terest of the country. The biggest disappointment last year occurred during the final days of the 98th session of Congress when legislators, preoccupied with passing a last­ minute budget resolution, did not get around to dealing with two important issues: the ban on the export of Alaskan oil and T USED to be that all you Ihad to do to stay healthy was to get a regular check-up. Now you have to vote. In 1984 medical care became a political issue. The trend was hastened by rising medical costs, which threatened to undermine this nation's private system of health and pension care. Walter Mondale tried to make medical care an important issue in his presidential campaign. He got nowhere with the American voters, who re-elected Ronald Reagan. Yet many of the things that Walter Mondale tried to warn the American people about in 1984 had become a reality by February 1985. He predicted that efforts would be made to cut Medicare and other badly needed social pro­ grams. His prediction came true when Reagan introduced a budget that called for substan­ tial cuts in almost every medical and social program. Seamen had already felt gov­ ernment indifference toward medical care for American sea­ farers when the public health hospitals were closed in 198 1 after providing high quality medical attention for more than 200 years . There were some disturbing trends last year. All across the country, businesse,� were tar­ geting cutbacks in f)e nsion and welfare plans. Despite this, the SIU's pen­ sion and welfare plans remained sound. More than 87 ,000 med­ ical claims were paid, a few for sums in excess of $35,000 . Still, the Union tried to face up to the long-term implications of this trend. Delegates elected to a committee to review the contract voted to look into im­ plementing some kind of pre­ ferred provider system. SIU members had one advan­ tage not available to other seg­ ments of the American popula­ tion. They could go to the Union's clinics, which had a long, successful history of tak­ ing care of the medical needs of seamen and their families. �1 984 : A Year of Progress for Maritime Safety LD-TIMERS have a say­ ing that they like to pass O along to young seamen making their first voyage: one hand for the ship, the other hand for you. The saying illustrates an en­ during aspect of shipboard life. From the moment that a seaman steps onboard his first vessel, he comes face to face with the cruel realities of nature. The difference between life and death can be measured in seconds or inches. As a union that prides itself on being close to the member­ ship, to being a brotherhood of the sea in fact as well as in name, the SIU has consistently made the health and safety of its members a top priority. The Union's legislative staff spent a good deal of its time last year trying to make the Amer­ ican maritime industry a safer place to work. The SIU was instrumental in passing two maritime safety bills-S. 46 and S. 1 102-as well as in persuad­ ing the Coast Guard to require that survival suits be placed on­ board American-flag vessels. In achieving these successes, the SIU was able to go against the general tide of history. Dur­ ing the past four years, there has been an easing of health and safety standards throughout the country. The Occupational Safety and Health Administra­ tion (OSHA) has been cut tothe bone, and health and safety con­ siderations have been given a low priority. S. 46 updated and reorganized Title 46 ofthe U.S. Code, which regulates marine safety and sea­ men's welfare. The statute had been in a state of disarray, and needed a new sense of direction. S. 1 102, the Marine Sanctu­ aries bill, tightened vessel in­ spection and reporting require­ ments, increased penalties for operating non-certified vessels, and increased the shipowners' limit on liability for death and personal injury claims from $60 per ton to $240 ton. As such, it had important consequences for all kinds of marine equipment: deepsea, inland, dredging and fishing. The impetus for some kind of reorganization of this nation's marine safety laws came in the wake of several highly publi­ cized marine disasters, most no­ tably the NMU-manned Marine and the Poet, which was crewed by SIU members. The Poet disappeared in the Atlantic Ocean without a trace in October 1980. Thirty-four members died, the youngest of whom was Messman and Third Cook Jerry Batchler Jr. He was 19. The Union's campaign to im­ prove marine safety last year did not end in the halls of Con­ gress, but was carried to where it would do the most good: to the membership. The SIU's safety program ac­ tively promotes safe seaman­ ship onboard vessels by en- SHLSS trainee Armondo Voluntad was the wreathbearer at last year's Maritime Day services in Washington, D.C. couraging members to report potentially serious violations to their Union representatives. The safety program has at its core . this principle: the safest ship is the one where the crew­ members are informed and use their k�wledge to _protect therosel� and the . interests of . everyone onboard . In light of this, the Union continues to improve training facilities at the Seafarers Harry Lundeberg School of Seaman­ ship, already one of the finest of its kind in the United States. Yet skill and training are not enough. You have to be alert. That is why the Union started its Alcoholic Rehabilitation Center, which is in the tenth year of operation. And that is why the SIU has an active drug program. ·. · The only way to protect the safety of the people onboard a ship is by making everyone un­ derstand that he has a commit­ ment to himself, his Union and his fellow crewmembers. awareness Electric In the spring, hundreds of SIU members helped map out the Union's future at the ·crews Conference. Verna and Gerry Payne from New York (above) study some materials. February 1 985 I LOG I 23 -- - ---- - - - ;;,1 ... _ �Heroism and Humanity Mark SIU sea was large, im­ Tmense. It rolled from the coast of Borneo like some fierce dragon tossing the small boat every which way but toward land. Eighty-six Vietnamese refu­ gees had traded the uncertainty of life in their war-ravaged vil­ lages for a treacherous journey by sea to freedom. In October 1984, the highest humanitarian award, the Nan­ sen Medal, was bestowed by the United Nations on Rose City crewmembers ABs Gregg Turay and Jeffrey Kass and Captain Lewis Hiller who did not pass the Vietnamese boat people by, but brought them aboard in stormy seas. Other Seafarers last year showed the same courage in many rescues at sea and in the work they performed. There were many other ac­ complishments in 1984. Seafar­ ers donated time to bring laugh­ ter to children. Several set first­ time records and earned first­ time awards. Others fulfilled personal goals not without sac­ rifice. Nineteen eighty-four was tell­ ing 'Of the people who work the maritime industry. Their hopes, their dreams, their aspirations were revealed in their achieve­ ments and gave the human side of what it is to sail out on a journey to sea. HE Mason, captured all the sadness a child feels when a father be­ gins that journey. Farewells are a common sac­ rifice of all Seafarers, and when Mason submitted the photo to the LOG Photo Contest last year, he won the First Place award. Photos of the continuing jour­ ney, the beauty of sea and spec­ tacular cloudbursts were sub­ mitted by others. In May, the LOG devoted a full two-page spread to the artistic aspirations of Seafarers depicting the life of a people who earn their living sailing for months at a time out to sea. AB B. Isenstadt won the 480 Food for Peace program, a government-sponsored aid proj­ ect that distributes food to hun­ gry nations. By their work, Seafarers are known for the professionalism they bring to American-flag ves­ sels. Perfection can be a well­ scrubbed pot hung to dry, or in the case of the Jade Phoenix (Titan Navigation) the efficient loading of cargo. The Phoenix crew set a new standard of work excellence in 1984, saving $4.3 million dollars in government aid by sailing to the port of Shafaga, Egypt with the largest shipment of grain "You have no idea what real problems are until you realize what they're confronted with," says Fischer. Laughter is his reward. Hope is that he has had a positive effect on the chil­ dren's recovery. QMED Bob Shaw joined , a circus troupe last year of an­ other type. • • • When the Taiwanese freighter Panamax Nova was stranded off San Francisco for 42 days because of financial difficulties, Ed Turner, SIU executive vice president, helped lead the way with other area labor unions for a relief effort which brought food and supplies to the stranded sailors. first place award for color pho­ ever carried by an American-flag tography and there were nu­ ship. With hard work and careful merous awards in the honorable loading, 1 12,500 tons of wheat mentions category as well. were packed into cargo bays, reducing the cost of the trip by Another journey in 1984 had 43 percent, making that much A photo of son Matthew, sorry an enormous impact on the P. L. more food aid available to the to let go of his father, Marvin needy. • • • • • • • More than 50 SIU members, and these traine.e s, took part in demon­ strations against South African apartheid and that country's arrest of many labor leaders. 24 I LOG I February 1 985 • • Most of the people in the world suffering from an inade­ quate supply of food are chil­ dren. While Seafarer Erick Fischer did not sail the Jade Phoenix last year, his earnings from the_ sea provided the means for journeys to help many chil­ dren. Fischer is a member of the Kismet Clowns, affiliated with the Shriners community orga­ nization that entertains sick children in hospitals throughout the nation. Donning checkered pants, a smile and a frown, Fischer coaxes children with his antics, magically molding balloons into dogs and flowers until he can see the sparkle in their eyes. Marvin Mason, a SIU member frc LOG Photo Contest (black and Matthew, titled "Dad Going Back High up to the sky, above the Flying Circus airfield in Beale­ ton, Va. , Shaw put on an ac­ robatic show as one of a handful of wing walkers licensed to per­ form without support of safety props or hidden wires on the wing of an airplane. During warm weather week­ ends, audiences of all ages flocked to see him perform an array of gravity-defying stunts in the air. The applause was deafening. And for the same sense of adventure that made him dream of a career at sea, he will return to the circus next spring to savor children rushing �embers' Journeys Through 1 984 forward for his autograph with pen and paper, and then take up the sea where he left off. Last year QMED John An­ derson was insuring his journey would be a long and healthy one. Each year heart attacks and heart disease claim hundreds of thousands of lives. As one of • ti • • St. Petersburg Beach, Fla. won the ite) with this picture of his son Sea. " " l f �. I• i " the leading causes of death at sea, even with emergency as­ sistance within reach to wing victims quickly to shoreside medical facilities, heart attacks are most often fatal. A friend sent a picture of Anderson to the LOG last year. He had become something of a celebrity, an inspiration. On the expansive deck of the Ogden Missouri each morning he scheduled a rigorous routine of long distance jogging, stirring others to participate in the race for life as a prevention against cornonary heart disease. • • • Alternately listening as speakers addressed Union is­ sues, touring SIU facilities or just enjoying a relaxing retreat with their husbands, Seafarers' wives were seen everywhere, the welcomed guests in 1984. , The women arrived with hus­ band-delegates to the many con­ ferences and conventions held at the new SHLSS Training and Recreation Center and with hus­ bands who were upgrading their job skills at the Lundeberg School. On the Sea-Land Venture, Leticia Peralez became the first SIU woman to be elected ship's chairperson. Handing over the offitial papers is As much time as Seafarers Bosun spend away from their wiyes at on. Otto P0dersen while Lonnie Gamble (I.) and Brother Young look sea, the SIU determined that they would not add to the sep­ World War II, Korea, Vietnam. other branch of the armed serv­ aration of spouses but encour­ The merchant marine suffered ices in WW II. As administration speakers age members to invite.wives for a casualty rate higher than any rose to voice their admiration of the merchant marine' s cou­ rageous participation in war ef­ forts, it was hardest for those participating in Maritime Day ceremonies last year to under­ stand it all. Because of detri­ mental government policies, the merchant marine in 1984 was just a shadow of its former self fated to disappear unless things change. It was difficult for the Maritime Day participants to stand tall for those who gave so much with so little now to show for it. SIU crewmembers on the SS Independence helped rescue a man off Maui, Hawaii, whose wind surfer had carried him out to sea. But they did, after all. the duration of upgrading courses and delegate meetings. Often it is the Seafarer's wife who completes the paperwork for receiving welfare and pen­ sion benefits. The difference last year was that the women had an opportunity to learn about how they could contribute di­ rectly to the system of claims reimbursement, now under re­ vision, and a chance to improve the system with their sugges­ tions. • • • Memorial wreaths were placed in honor of Seafarers who died serving, their nation. SIU Vice Presidents Leon Hall and George McCartney, Port Agent George Ripoll, SHLSS Trainee Ar­ mando Voluntad and many other SIU members honored the dead May 22, Maritime Day. In their stance, in their beai:­ ing of wreaths, in their speeches, images swept by, World War I, SIU members Gregg Turay and Jeffrey Kass, along with the captain of the SIU-contracted Rose City, were honored by the United Nations for their part in the rescue of 86 Vietnamese boat people. In addition, they were honored at a White House ceremony by President Ronald Reagan. Kass was unable to attend. From left to right is Turay, his son Jonathon, his wife Anita and Capt. and Mrs. Lewis Hiller with the president. February 1 985 I LOG I 25 r ·- ... ,:,.. �Jobs Jump on Lakes, 1 984 Is Best in Years HE past few years have not raw materials. Shippingjobs rose easy ones for SIU 25 percent. members on the Great Lakes. The Lakes have been hit hard After years of Union efforts, by the industrial slump .of the the U.S. Army Corps of Engi­ first years of the Reagan admin­ neers was finally forced to turn istration. This has cut down the over many of its projects to number ofjobs available for SIU private firms, and a lot of those companies were SIU-con­ Lakers. When a late spring storm sys­ tracted. The result was about tem put a deep freeze on the St. 150 new jobs created in the Clair River and trapped dozens dredging industry along the Great of ships, including many SIU Lakes. ships, it could have been taken After a two-year fight, the as a bad omen for the rest of SIU won a contract with the the year. Great Lakes Towing Co. and But employment opportun­ returned 32 SIU members to ites on Lakes ships and dredges jobs aboard four tugs on the turned out to be the best in two Detroit River. years. Thanks to a resurgence If the automobile industry in the automobile industry, due continues its surge and the Corps mainly to car import restrictions of Engineers' work continues to on Japan, steel production rose bid to private firms, 1985 could and, in turn, SIU ships were be another good year on the called on to haul the ore and Lakes. T been • • • Deckhand Bob Donald on the Great Lakes ship Medusa Challenger. SIU Fishermen Strugg le Through a Rough 1 984 WORLD COURT decision Alimiting American fishing rights in George's Banks in­ creased imports of foreign-proc­ essed fish, low prices for Amer­ ican fish and the lack of any kind of comprehensive govern­ ment help for American fisher­ men marked 1984 as a low point for SIU fishermen. But despite the many prob­ lems , there were victories in at least maintaining some safety regulations and rules which pro­ tect U.S. fishermen. Efforts to eliminate U.S. cit­ izen requirements on fishing boats and lower the percentage of Americans mandated on fish processing ships were beaten back by SIU efforts. In addition, the three-watch rule for fish processing ships was main­ tained in the face of action to reduce that to only two watches. The SIU fought to impose an increased tariff on water-packed imported tuna, which is not cov­ ered under current tariff regu­ lations. Despite a strong pres­ entation to the International Trade Commission, no new tar­ iffs were imposed. On the East Coast two of the biggest problems in 1984 were the George's Bank decision and the flood of Canadian govern26 I LOG I February 1 985 ment supported fish imports into the U . S . market place .. Historically, George's Bank has been an American fishing ground, but the World Court gave the most fertile area, the Northeast Peak, to Canada. Af­ ter the decision, a group of sen- Walter Smith, secretary-treasurer of the Alaska Fishermen's Union, makes a point during the Fishermen and Cannery Workers Conference at the SIU NA convention last year. At left is Steve Edney, U IW national director. ators and representatives asked Secretary of State George Shultz to attempt to work out some kind of agreement with Canada which would allow U.S. fishermen to return to the dis­ puted area. At the end of the year no progress on that had been made. Also there has been no effort on the part of the administration to impose some sort of tariff or quota on Canadian fish import s , despite the fact that the Cana­ dian government plans to spend some $22.3 million during the next five years to promote its fish products in the U.S. mar­ ket. Canadian fishermen are also subsidized by their government. On a more positive note, one piece of legislation which does help American SIU fishermen made it out of Congress last year. S. 1 102 strengthened some safety laws and tightened vessel reporting requirements along with extending a small amount of possible financial help to fish­ ermen in danger of defaulting on their loans. Overall, 1984 was not good for SIU fishermen, but the Union plans to continue to push Con­ gress and government agencies into some type of action to pro­ tect one of the nation's most valuable food industries. �Union Fights for Ucensed Members Legal Decisions Mark 1 984 on I nland Waterways T he year 1 984 was marked by a nearly two-year strike against the giant Dixie Carriers for refusing to bargain collec­ tively on a new contract. The long fight on the "unfair labor practices of Dixie' ' was fought on the picket lines, in the , offices of the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) in New Orleans, and in the Texas courts. Previously, before Dixie merged with the conglomerate Kirby Enterprises of Houston, it had good labor relations with the SIU for 40 years . tory in November for the cap­ tains of the Curtis Bay Towing fleet-a Moran Towing subsid­ iary-in the ports of Baltimore, Philadelphia and Norfolk. In a new three-year contract, Curtis Bay tried to exclude the masters from SIU representation in the contract negotiations , saying they were " supervisors" and so not eligible for union protection under NLRB law. captains stood together for SIU representation, and they won ! * * * Besides new contracts, new tugs, towboats and dredges were added last year to the SIU fleets . Notably, a new 5 ,000 hp, 97foot long coal-docking tug, the Seaboard (Chesapeake & Ohio Railroad) went into service last summer in the port of Norfolk. Last year another ex-SIU in­ land company, the American Commercial Barge Line (ACBL) of the port of St. Louis, a con­ glomerate subsidiary of the Texas Gas Co . , in a NLRB ruling had to pay nearly $1 mil­ lion to almost 50 SIU Boatmen for 1 979- 1 98 1 back wages plus interest for not using the Union hiring halls . In yet another NLRB ruling favorable to SIU Boatmen, the board issued a complaint in Au­ gust against the Union-manned McAllister Brothers of the port ofBaltimorn for laying off some members who had worked for the company for 45 years, when they formed a new company (Outreach Marine) there in April. If the complaint is upheld by a NLRB hearing examiner, the fired workers will get back pay, fringe benefits and top priority for rehiring at Outreach Marine. The year was also marked by the SIU winning an historic vie- land waterways and channels. The U.S. would pay lOO percent for dredging under 45 feet. User fees could be imposed for dredg­ ing over 45 feet. The 99th U . S . Congress which convened Jan. 3 waits for Sen­ ate action on a similar bill. * * * The Foss NLRB precedent­ setting decision on " supervi­ sory licensed personnel' ' has come up with the SIU 20-year­ old-contracted port of Philadel­ phia-based IOT Green, Mariner White, IBC and Harbor Fleets bought by SONAT Marine (a big energy non-union conglom­ erate) more than four years ago. As of December, the SONAT colossus has refused to bargain collectively for their IOT and Mariner captains , mates , chief engineers and barge captains. Last year, in an effort to iron out problems within the Sonat fleet, four special conferences for Sonat members were held at Piney Point. Here AB John Allman (I.) ahd Capt. Tom Braddy of the JOT fleet take part in discussions; In January the West Coast NLRB, in a precedent-setting decision, said the Foss Co. ' s licensed wheelhouse personnel, members of the Masters , Mates and Pilots Union (MM&PU), were ' 'supervisors ' ' and so not entitled to union representation. Nevertheless, the Curtis Bay On the Great Lakes in the summertime , a new hopper dredge, the 205-foot Northerly Island (North American Trail­ ing) joined the NATCO fleet of 26 dredges . Early in the year, in the port of Houston, a new pushboat, the 1 12 . 3 dwt SIU-contracted Karl G. Andren (Higman Tow­ ing), went into service with a SIU crew of six on the Gulf Intracoastal Canal. Finally, at the same time, Union Boatmen in the port of Norfolk manned a rebuilt fire­ fighting tug, the Fort Johnston (Cape Fear Towing) of Wil­ mington, N.C. for runs up the Cape Fear River. * SIU vice presidents Red Campbell (I.) and Joe Sacco address the Inland Crews Conference held last year to help map out plans for the Union. * * On the legislative front for the inland waterways industry , in June the U . S . House of Rep­ resentatives overwhelmingly passed Rep. Robert Roe' s (D­ N.J.) Water Resources, Port Development Dredging and User Fees Authorization' s bill which would spend $2-billion over the next 10 years for dredging and improvements of harbors , in- Tankerman Harry Kieler Unlicensed and licensed del­ egates from more than 100 SIU­ contracted companies met in June at an Inland Fleets Crews Conference. The delegates , elected i n all ports, were there to help Union officials develop ways to better service the boats and help plan the needs of future contracts . Crowley Marine officials, Boatmen and Union represen­ tatives have met all year at unique quarterly labor-manage­ ment meetings in Southern Cal­ ifornia to discuss problems and solutions which led to a 5 per­ cent wage hike payable June 1 986 for Crowley West Coast manners. February 1 985 I LOG I 27 �f 1r' ' \ SIU Unites to Seek Jobs and Security for Future public's attention-the SIU Grassroots Campaign. "We've got to let the public know what's happening to the U.S. merchant marine. This isn't some narrow special interest. We're talking about jobs for everybody and national secu­ rity," SIU President Drozak said. The grassroots campaign which began in April, swept across the country. In cities and towns in the East, the Gulf and the West Coast, the public learned about the merchant ma­ rine. Candidates saw SIU mem­ bers at rallies everywhere. Walter Mondale visited SIU headquarters last year to outline his program for the merchant marine. Other candidates ac­ tively sought SIU support. The SIU threw its support behind Walter Mondale in the presidential election and behind many others in House and Sen­ ate races_. While Mondale had the misfortune of running against one of the most popular presi­ dents of all time and was beaten, overall more than 70 pecent of the candidates the SIU backed were victorious. As important was the coverage given the problems of the merchant fleet, and many Americans increased their awareness of the maritime industry. As the year ended, Seafarers could be proud that they and their Union had fought the best they could in a year where the entire merchant marine was un­ der both political and economic (Continued from Page 21.) Seafarers had two important decisions to make at the end of 1984: what conditions they would work under and who they would choose to lead them. Unionwide voting on new deepsea con­ tracts and for SIU officials ended Dec. 3 1 . The basis for the new con• • • Darry Sanders of Mobile, Ala. was one of more than 200 Seatarers who gathered at Piney Point last spring to help the Union chart a course during the SIU Crews Con­ ference. The conference helped Union officials determine what the membership needed and wanted in the future and, in turn, it helped the delegates learn some of the problems the SIU faces in the fu­ ture and how the Union intends to solve them. Many of the Confer­ ence's recommendations were in­ cluded in the new three-year agree­ ment reached late last year and in Constitutional changes voted on also. tracts came from the springtime Crews Conference. After long In a strong show of support, negotiations with ship opera­ Seafarers re-elected Frank Dro­ tors, SIU bargainers were able zak and the entire Executive to incorporate most of the rec­ Board for another term. ommendations from those con­ ferences. In addition, in the face of serious industry-wide prob­ lems, the SIU was able to hold the line in the areas of wages and benefits. The membership approved the agreements over­ whelmingly. More than 200 delegates adopted 51 resolutions at the SIUNA Conven­ tion at Piney Point last year. 28 I LOG I -- ._ __._ . . February attack, and where workers in many industries were forced to take cutbacks in wages and ben­ efits. They could also feel secure that the SIU would do what is necessary to protect their jobs and job security in a troubled industry. The USNS Algol was just one of the four TAKX ships (former SL-7s) manned by the SIU last year. Here are two of the ship's stern cranes. • • • At the MTD's Executive Board meeting last year (I. to r.) AFL-CIO President Lane Kirkland, Frank Drozak and MTD Vice President Stephen Leslie helped outline programs for maritime's future. 1 985 ·-· _ - -· -·- · �--= -� == --= _:�-= --·- = ---- -=-=-=========== · ·-· ---� · - -� -� -- ::: ·· ====== ================i=:r!i] === �Tax Time Againi-Here's Some Help Important Tax Law Changes Tax Rate Reduced The rate of tax for all brackets has been reduced for 1984. However, no additional computation is needed because the reduc­ tion has already been built into the Tax Table and the Tax Rate Schedules. Social Security Benefits May Be Taxable If you received social security benefits in 1984, part of these benefits may be taxable under certain conditions. Be sure to read the IRS Notice 703 that you should get from the Social Security Administration with Form SSA-1099 by January 3 1 , 1985. t" ' " " ' ; t f I Credit for the Elderly and Permanently and Totally Disabled not more than $75 ($37. 50 if married filing separately) . J Deduction for Medical and Dental Expenses Tax Shelter Registration Number Oortf'•ul>l· t ·11 l � l>-1 ' � ot """ i.i 'j'99' befon-.: Deduction for Charitable Contributions Generally , for 1 984, if you do not itemize your deductions, you can deduct 25% of your qualified charitable contributions, but You may be able to take a special credit for 1 984 if, on January 1 , 1985 , you have a 1 979 or newer model diesel-powered car, van, or light truck. Get Form 4136 for details. Estimated Tax Payments­ Retirees and Others With Income Not Subject to Income Tax Withholding you have income generally not subject to income tax withholding (such as inter- W4Tf>ON,f .. Eatmplions A1wa�ch«k laOe!fl! 1� bO• Yourw-JI Check ctr-..• bo�u 1lt1it"y apply � '"°""'' �us� at1ac1i There are a number of tax law changes that may affect your tax return for 1985. Some of the changes for 1985 include n-ew rules for: CoPy B o l you• fotm' W·2. W·2G. .JndW-2Phe•e \f �ou do no! ha�t o W- 2 , s ee Jl"'lt4ol h1\lruct11)11� • alimony and separate maintenance payments, • head of household filing status, • earned income credit, • exemption for a dependent child of di­ vorced or separated parents, and • estimated taxes. Pleo�I.' ..11.t<11 ctoetO. p mWW) (IP(ll.'r '1t-ll.' c Subtt1tt line 9b lrom line 9a 1nd �t� tlV 10 Refunds ol Sta1e and loc.al 1ncome taxe:s.� 4.o:M M1MftOIJfltun.ifs.sf04J1/'emard� 11 Alimony rece?\'ed . �"'� 12 Bulln&U income 01(io»)(•ttKh 5€h«ivi. CJ . , 1 l C.p.ti.1 pin or (•on) (•rt«h Sch«1M DJ 14 40% of capital gain OTStribU!tons not reported 011 lme l.., 15 Supp1em«ntilll g11Mor (los�) (1tt«fr fomi '797) .. 1 7• Other pt!n�•onsaflod •nnu1twtt. 1nclud1na r�rs Tolal 1ec41,,.q b> r,,.,blt- amount. 11 .any. lrom t� WOl�hfft on �e 10 of tn.J 18 Ren1s. 1oyalt1M. P-1nner�1ps. e!Olilt�. trusts. etc (•rtKl'I Sell«. 1 9 farm ,ncome 01 (loss) (•N�l'I Sc�u� (J 20• Unemployme111 compien�l1on(11"11.u1a11ce) Tota.11ec1ttved b Taubteomou11t.1l .1ny. trom lhe WOfkshttt Of'I pitge lOol lostructi.o l 2 h Soc•> "'�"' "'""'" ('"' .... JO o»nwoct�"') b l.il.lb\f amount. 1l any. lrom the wo1ks'1ttt Of>p�e l 1 ol lroslru<:li 22 For more details on changes for 1 985, get Publication 553, Highlights of 1 984 Tax Changes. ome r �=� :�:u_ ""' _ """ _ " -_ ��tt � ��l::IM1).= P.•t.l' ) l ) Recordkeeping for Certain Trade or Business Expenses Beginning in 1985, in general, you must keep adequate and contemporaneous rec­ ords to prove the accuracy of: • any travel, entertainment, and gift ex­ penses you deduct, and . • the business use of your auto and certain other property used in your trade or business or held for the production of income. For more details on the new record­ keeping rules, get Publication 463, Travel , Entertainment , and Gift Expenses and Publication 583, Information for Business Taxpayers. Could You Pay Less Tax by Income Averaging? New Telephone Service for Tax Refund Information If there has been a large increase in your income this year, you may be able to pay less tax by using the income averaging method to figure your tax. However, some of the rules for income averaging have changed , and fewer people may l?e eligible to income average. Get Schedule G (Form 1040) to see if you qualify . Do You Want More or Less Income Tax Withheld in 1 985? est, dividends, pensions, or capital gains) , you may have to make estimated tax pay­ ments. If you do not pay enough estimated tax or do not have enough tax withheld, you may be charged a penalty. For more details, see Publication 505, Tax With­ holding and Estimated Tax. · If the refund you receive is large, you may want to decrease your withholding for 1985. If you are a working married couple, or had two or more jobs, or had income not subject to withholding, you may need to have more tax withheld to avoid owing IRS a large amount. Single (including d ivorced and legally separated) Single or Head of household under 65 65 or over $3,300 $4,300 Married with a dependent child and living apart from your spouse all year Single or Head of household under 65 65 or over $3,300 $4,300 Married and living with your spouse at end of 1 984 (or on the date your spouse died) Married, joint return under 65 (both spouses) 65 or over (one spouse) 65 or over (both spouses) $5.400 $6,400 $7 ,400 Married, separate return any age $ 1 ,000 Married , joint return any age $ 1 ,000 Married , separate return any age $ 1 ,000 Single or Head of household under 65 65 or over $3,300 $4,300 Qualifying widow(er) with dependent child under 65 65 or over $4,400 $5 ,400 Single or Head of household under 65 65 or over $3,300 $4,300 Widowed before 1 982 and not remarried in 1984 Information If you have a household employee , both you and the employee may have to pay a share of the social security tax on the employee's wages . You may also have to pay Federal unemployment tax, which is for your employee's unemployment insur­ ance. For more details, get Publication 503, Child and Dependent Care Credit, and · Employment Taxes for Household Employers. Other Filing Requirements. Even if your and al the end of 1984 you were: Widowed in 1 983 or 1983 and not remarried in 1984 If it has been at least 10 weeks since you mailed your 1 984 tax return, you may be able to call a special telephone number for your area to find out the status of your income tax refund. For details on how to use this service, see How To Use Tele-Tax Employment Taxes for Household Employers and your filing status is: 1 984 Ji:t��ti Adjustments to Income Who Must File Married , not living with your spouse at end of · " T/..IE G'OLUTION IS' 6'1MPLE7 Fifine Slalus Credit for Owners of Diesel-Fueled Vehicles Important · Reminders You must.file a tax return if­ Your marital status al the end of 1984 was: . 198" . .. ....,.,,. hon� on A person who sells (or otherwise transfers) to you an interest in a tax shelter after August 3 1 , 1 984, must maintain a list of investors and give you the tax shelter registration number assigned to the tax shelter. You must attach to your tax return Form 8271, Investor Reporting of Tax Shelter Registration Number, to report this number. Penalties are provided if you fail to report this number on your tax return. If , ,,,. 11 .. ..., ,r l Some of the rules for deducting medicines and drugs have changed. Also, certain · lodging expenses for medical care may be deducted. Highlights of 1985 Tux Changes The rules for taking th.: credit for the elderly have changed and the disability income exclusion no longer applies. But, you may be able to take the credit for the elderly and the permanently and totally disabled if, by the end of 1 984, you were either 65 or over; or you were under 65 , you retired on permanent and total disa­ bility, and you received taxable disability income in 1 984 . See Schedule R, Credit for the Elderly and the Permanently and Totally Disabled, for more details. 1 040 ��s'."i��;�,-���'11���;;·.;,; ;,;;;�·rn 11®84 j"' I ·r •·� and your gross income was al least: income was less than the amounts shown above , you must file a return if any one of the following applied for 1984: • You could be claimed as a dependent on your parent 's return and you had $ 1 ,000 or more in income that was not earned income-for example, taxable interest and dividends. • You owe any special taxes, such as: -social security tax on tips you did not report to your employer; -uncollected social security tax or RRTA tax on tips you reported to your em­ ployer; -alternative minimum tax; -tax on an Individual Retirement Arrangement (IRA); or -tax from recapture of investment credit. • You received any advance earned in­ come credit (EiC) payments from your employer(s). • You had net earnings from self-employ­ ment income of at least $400. • You had wages of $ 100 or more from a church or qualified church-controlled (Continued on Page 30.) February 1 985 I LOG I 29 ------- ----- ------- ----�· � � � � · �- � -��--�" = =-· � -- �- - - - - � � -,-= �(Continued from Page 29.) • You were married at the end of 1 984 to organization that is exempt from em­ ployer social security taxes. • You exclude income from sources within U . S . possessions and your gross income was at least $ 1 ,000 . These rules apply to all U . S. citizens and resident aliens. They also apply to those nonresident aliens and dual-status aliens who are married to citizens or res­ idents of the United States at the end of 1984 and who have elected to be treated as resident aliens. Note: Different rules apply if you were a nonresident alien at any time during 1 984 (except as mentioned above). You may have to file Form 1040NR, U.S. Nonresi­ dent Alien Income Tax Return. Also get Publication 519, U.S. Tax Guidefor Aliens. Who Should File Even if you do not have to file, you should file to get a refund if Federal income tax was withheld from any payments to you. Also file if you can take the earned income credit. If you file for either of these reasons only , you may be able to use Form 1040A (or in some instances, Form 1040EZ). When To File You should file as soon as you can after January 1 , but not later than April 1 5 , 1985. If you file late, you may have to pay penalties and interest. If you know that you cannot file by the due date, you should ask for an extension using Form 4868, Application for Auto­ matic Extension of Time to File U . S . Individual Income Tax Return. Note: Form 4868 does not extend the time • • • • • • • • • • a nonresident alien who had U .S . source income and who has not elected to be treated as a resident alien. Exception: Your may be able to use Form 1 040A if you meet the tests under Married Per­ sons Who Live Apart. You received taxable social security benefits or tier 1 railroad retirement benefits. You received interest as a nominee. You received or paid accrued interest on securities transferred between inter­ est payment dates . You received any nontaxable dividends, capital gain distributions, dividends as a nominee, or you elect to exclude qualified reinvested dividends from a qualified public utility. You are required to fill in Part III of Schedule B for Foreign Accounts and Foreign Trusts. You take any of the Adjustments to Income shown on Form 1040, lines 24, 25, 27, 28, 29, or any write-in amount included on line 3 1 . You claim any of the credits on Form 1040, lines 42, 43, 47, 48, or any write­ in credit included on line 49. You own any of the taxes on Form 1040, lines 39, 51 through 55, or any write-in amount included on line 56. You claim any of the payments on Form 1040, lines 58, 62, 63, or any write-in amount included on line 64 . You file any of these forms: · Form 1040-ES, Estimated Tax for Individ­ uals, for 1984 (or if you want to apply any part of your 1984 overpayment to esti­ mated tax for 1985). Schedule G, Income Averaging. Form 2210, Underpayment of Estimated Tax by Individuals. to pay your income tax. See the instruc­ tions for Form 4868. Form 2555, Foreign Earned Income. If you are living or traveling outside the country on April 1 5 , you can get an au­ tomatic two-month extension of time to file. Just attach a statement to your return explaining the details. Form 827 1 , Investor Reporting of Tax Shelter Registration Number. Form 4563, Exclusion of Income From Sources in United States Possessions. Which Form To File Where To File You MAY be able to Use Form 1040EZ If: Use the addressed envelope that came with your return. If you do not have one, or if you moved during the year, mail your return to the Internal Revenue Service Cen­ ter for the place where you live. No street address is needed. Please write -4444 after the five digit ZIP Code for your state ; e . g . , Ogden, U T 84244-4444. • You were single and claim only your own personal exemption. • You had only wages, salaries, and tips, and not more than $400 of interest in­ come. • Your taxable income is less than $50,000. • You claim the partial deduction for char­ itable contributions. You MAY Be Able To Use Form 1040A If: • You had income from wages, salaries, tips, unemployment compensation, in­ terest, or dividends. • Your taxable income is less than $50,000. • You do not itemize deductions. • You deduct certain payments to your Individual Retirement Arrangement (IRA). • You claim a credit for child and de­ pendent care expenses. • You claim the partial deduction for char­ itable contributions. Since Forms 1 040A and 1040EZ are easier to complete than Form 1040, you should use one of them unless Form 1040 lets you pay less tax. However, even if you meet the above tests, you may still have to file Form 1040. You MUST Use Form 1040 If: • Your taxable income is $50,000 or more. • You itemize deductions. • Your spouse files a separate return and itemizes deductions. Exception: You may still use Form 1040A if you have a dependent child and can meet the tests under Married Persons Who Live Apart. • You can be claimed as a dependent on your parents' return AND you had in­ terest, dividends, or other unearned in­ come of $ 1 ,000 or more. • You are a qualifying widow(er) with a dependent child. • You were a nonresident alien during any part of 1 984 and do not file a joint return. (You may have to file Form 1040NR.) 30 I LOG I February 1 985 Other Information Death of Taxpayer If the taxpayer died before filing a return for 1 984, the taxpayer's spouse or personal representative must file and sign a return for the person who died if the deceased was required to file a return. A personal representative can be an executor, admin­ istrator, or anyone who is in charge of the taxpayer's property. The person who files the return should write ''deceased' ' after the deceased' s name and show the date of death in the name and address space. Also write "DE­ CEASED" across the top ofthe tax return. If the taxpayer did not have to file a return but had tax withheld, a return must be filed to get a refund. If your spouse died in 1 984 and you did not remarry in 1 984, you can file a joint return. You can also file a joint return if your spouse died in 1985 before filing a 1984 return. A joint return should show your spouse's 1 984 income before death and your income for all of 1984. Also write " Filing as surviving spouse" in the area where you sign the return. If someone else is the personal representative, he or she must also sign. If you are claiming a refund as a surviv­ ing spouse filing a joint return with the deceased and you follow the above instruc­ tions, no other form is needed to have the refund issued to you . However, all other filers requesting a refund due the deceased must file Form 1310, Statement of Person Claiming Refund Due a Deceased Tax­ payer, to claim the refund. For more details, see Tele-Tax Infor­ mation (tape no. 1 28) in the index or get Publication 559, Tax Information for Sur­ vivors , Executors, and Administrators. U.S. Citizens Living Abroad Generally, foreign source income must be reported. Get Publication 54, Tax Guide for U .S . Citizens and Resident Aliens Abroad, for more details. Rounding Off to Whole Dollars You may round off cents to the nearest whole dollar on your return and schedules. But, if you do round off, do so for all amounts . You can drop amounts under 50 cents. Increase amounts from 50 to 99 cents to the next dollar. For example: $ 1 .39 becomes $ 1 and $2.69 becomes $3. Community Property States Community property States are: Arizona, California, Idaho, Louisiana, Nevada, New Mexico, Texas, and Washington. If you and your spouse live in a com­ munity property State, you must follow State law to determine what is community income and what is separate income . How­ ever, different rules could apply if: • you and your spouse lived apart all year, • you do not file a joint return, and • no part of the community income you earn is transferred to your spouse . Please get Publication 555, Community Property and the Federal Income Tax, for more details. Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) and Tax Counseling for the Elderly (TCE) Free help is available in most communities to lower income, elderly, handicapped, and non-English speaking individuals in preparing Form 1040EZ, Form 1040A, and the basic Form 1 040. Call the toll-free telephone number for your area for the location of the volunteer assistance site near you. Unresolved Tax Problems IRS has a Problem Resolution Program for taxpayers who have been unable to resolve their problems with IRS. If you have a tax problem you have been unable to resolve through normal channels., write to your local IRS District Director or call your local IRS offic e and ask for Problem Res­ olution assistance. The Problem Resolution Office will take responsibility for your problem and ensure that it receives proper attention. Although this office cannot change the tax law or technical decisions, it can frequently clear up misunderstandings that resulted from previous contacts . Presidential Election Campaign Fund Congress established this fund to support public financing of Presidential election campaigns . You may have $ 1 go t o the fund by checking the Yes box. On a joint return, each of you may choose to have $ 1 go to this fund, or each may choose not to. One may choose to have $ 1 go to this fund and the other may choose not to. If you check Yes, it will not change the tax or refund shown on your return. Do not claim this amount as a credit for political contributions on line 44. Voluntary Contributions To Reduce the Public Debt You can make a voluntary contribution to reduce the public debt. If you wish to do so, enclose a separate check with your income tax return and make it payable to "Bureau of the Public Debt . " Please do not add it to any tax you may owe . If you owe tax, include a separate check for that amount payable to " Internal Revenue Service. " Filing Status Lines 1 through 5 Boxes Single Consider yourself single if on December 3 1 you were unmarried or separated from your spouse either by divorce or separate maintenance decree and you do not qualify for another filing status. State law governs whether you are married, divorced, or legally separated. If you were married on December 3 1 , consider yourself married for the whole year. If you meet the tests explained on this page for Married Persons Who Live Apart, you may consider yourself single for the whole year. If your spouse died during 1984, consider yourself married to that spouse for the whole year, unless you remarried before the end of 1984. Married Joint or Separate Returns? Joint Returns. Most married couples will pay less tax if they file a joint return. You must report all income, exemptions, de­ ductions, and credits for you and your spouse. Both of you must sign the return, even if only one of you had income. You and your spouse can file a joint return even if you did not live together for the whole year. Both of you are responsible for any tax due on a joint return, so if one of you does not pay, the other may have to. Note: If you file a joint return, you may not, after the due date ofthe return, choose to file separate returns for that year. If your spouse died in 1 984, you can file a joint return for 1984. You can also file a joint return if your spouse died in 1985 before filing a 1 984 return . For more details on how to file the joint return, see Death of Taxpayer. Separate Returns. You can file separate returns if both you and your spouse had income , or if only one of you had income. If you file a separate return and your spouse itemizes deductions, you must also itemize. You each report only your own income , exemptions, deductions and cred­ its, and you are responsible only for the tax due on your return. Special rules apply, however, for tax­ payers who live in community property states . For more details, see Publication 555, Community Property and the Federal Income Tax. In most instances if you file a separate return, you will pay more Federal tax because the tax rate is higher for married persons filing separately. The following also apply: • You cannot take the deduction for a married couple when both work. • You cannot take the credit for child and dependent care expenses in most cases. • You cannot take the earned income credit • If you lived with your spouse at any time in 1 984a. You may have to include in income the total amount of any unemployment compensation you received in 1 984. b. You cannot take the credit for the elderly and the permanently and totally disabled. c. You may have to include in income up to one-half of any social security ben­ efits (including any tier 1 railroad retire­ ment benefits) you received in 1984. • You must itemize your dedeuctions if your spouse itemizes, even if it is not to your tax benefit to itemize deduc­ tions. If you file a separate return, write your spouse' s full name in the space after Box 3 and your spouse' s social security number in the block provided for that number. If your spouse does not file, check the boxes on line 6b that apply if you can claim the exemptions for your spouse. Married Persons Who Live Apart Some married persons who have a child and who do not live with their spouse may file as Single or as Head of household and use tax rates that are lower than those for married persons filing separate returns . This also means that i f your spouse item­ izes deductions, you do not have to. You should check Box 1 for Single if you meet ALL 4 of the following tests: (Continued on Page 31.) �Tax Ti me Againi-Here's Some Hel p (Continued from Page 30.) a. You file a separate return from your spouse. b. You paid more than half the cost to keep up your home in 1 984. c. Your spouse did not live with you at any time during 1984, and d. For over 6 months of t 984, your home was the principal home of your child or stepchild whom you can claim as a depend­ ent. You should check Box 4 for Head of household if you meet tests a through c above and your home in test d, above, was the dependent child's principal home for ALL of 1984. The tax rates for Head of household are even lower than the rates for Single. You may also be able to claim the earned income credit. Head of Household Tax Tip: There are special tax rates for a person who can meet the tests for Head of household. These rat:?:: are lower than the rates for Single or for Marriedfiling a separate return. You may use this filing status ONLY IF on December 3 1 , 1984, you were unmar­ ried (including certain married persons who live apart, as discussed above) or legally separated and meet test a or b below: a. You paid more than half the cost of keeping up a home, which was the principal home of your father or mother whom you can claim as a dependent. (Your parent did not have to live with you.) OR b. You paid more than half the cost of keeping up the home iii which you lived and in which one of the following also lived all year (except for temporary ab­ sences, such as for vacation or school): 1 . Your unmarried child , grandchild, adopted child, or stepchild. (This person did not have to be your dependent, unless you qualify for Head of household under the rules listed above for Married Persons Who Live Apart.) Note: If this child is not your dependent, you must write the child's name in the space provided on line 4. 2. Your Married child, grandchild, adopted child, or stepchild. (This person must be your dependent.) 3. Any other relative listed below whom you can claim as a dependent. Grandparent Brother Sister Brother-in-law Sister-in-law Son-in-law Stepbrother Daughter-in-law, or Stepsister Stepmother Stepfather if related by blood : Uncle Aunt Mother-in-law Father-in-law Nephew Niece Special rules 1. If you receive payments under the Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC) program and use them to pay part of the cost of keeping up this home, you may not count these amounts as furnished by you. 2. You cannot file as Head of household if you claim a relative in a or b above as a dependent under a Multiple Support Declaration. 3. A foster child may qualify you for Head of household purposes if you can claim the foster child as your dependent. Qualifying Widow or Widower With a Dependent Child If your spouse died in 1 983 or 1 982 and you did not remarry in 1984, you may be able to use joint return tax rates for 1 984. You can figure your tax at joint return rates if you meet ALL 3 of the following tests: a. You could have filed a joint return with your spouse for the year your spouse died, even if you didn't actually do so. b. Your dependent child, stepchild, adopted child or foster child lived with you (except for temporary absences, such as for vacation or school). c. You paid over half the cost of i(eeping up the home for this child for the whole year. Check Box 5. Qualifying widow(er) with dependent child, and show the year your spouse died in the space provided. Do not claim an exemption for your spouse. (You can claim the exemption only for the year your spouse died.) If your spouse died before 1982 and you were single in 1 984, you may check Box 4 if you met the tests under Head of Household. Otherwise you must file as Single. Exemptions Line 6a Boxes For Yourself You can always take one exemption for yourself. Take two exemptions if you were blind, or 65 or over. Take three exemptions if you were blind and 65 or over. Be sure to check all the boxes on line 6a for the exemptions you can take for yourself. You can take the extra exemptions for age 65 or over and blindness only for yourself and your spouse. You cannot take them for dependents. Age and blindness are determined as of December 3 1 . However, if your 65th birth­ day was on January 1 , 1 985 , you can take the extra exemption for age for 1 984. Line 6b Boxes For Your Spouse You can take exemptions for your spouse if you file a joint return. If you file a separate return, you can take your spouse' s exemptions only i f your spouse is not filing a return, had no income, and was not the dependent of someone else. Your spouse's exemptions are like your own. Take one exemption for your spouse if your spouse was neither blind nor 65 or over. Take two exemptions if your spouse was blind or 65 or over. Take three ex­ emptions if your spouse was blind and 65 or over. Be sure to check all the boxes on line 6b for the exemptions you can take for your spouse. If at the end of 1 984, you were divorced or legally separated, you cannot take an exemption for your former spouse. If you were separated by a divorce that is not final (interlocutory decree) , you are con­ sidered married for the whole year. If your spouse died during 1 984 and you did not remarry before the end of 1984, check the boxes for the exemptions you could have taken for your spouse on the date of death. Lines 6c and 6d Children and Other Dependents Please enter on line 6c the first names of your dependent children who lived with you. Fill in the total number in the box to the right of the arrow. Birth or Death of Dependent. You can take an exemption for a dependent who was born or who died during 1984 if he or she met the tests for a dependent while alive. This means that a baby who lived only a few minutes can be claimed as a depend­ ent. Enter on line 6d the full names and other information for your other dependents, including your dependent children who did not live with you. Fill in the total number in the box to the right of the arrow. You can take an exemption for each person who is your "dependent. " Each person you claim as a dependent has to meet ALL 5 of these tests: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. income; support; married dependent; citizenship or residence; and relationship. These tests are explained below. 1. Income In general, the person must have received less than $ 1 ,000 of gross income. Gross income does not include nontaxable in­ come, such as welfare benefits or nontax­ able social security benefits. Special Rules for Your Dependent Child. Even if your child had income of $ 1 ,000 or more, you can claim your child as a dependent if tests 2, 3, and 4 below are met, and: • Your child was under 19 at the end of 1 984, or • Your child was enrolled as a full-time student at a school during any five months of 1984, or • Your child took a full-time , on-farm training course during any 5 months of 1 984. (The course had to be given by a school or a State , county, or local gov­ ernment agency.) The school must have a regular teaching staff, a regular course of study , and a regularly enrolled body of students in at­ tendance. 2. Support In general, you must have given over half of the dependent's support in 1984. If you file a joint return, the support can be from you or your spouse. Even if you did not give over half of the dependent's support, you will be treated as having given over half of the support if you meet the tests for Children of Divorced or Separated Par­ ents or Dependent Supported by Two or More Taxpayers. In figuring total support, you must in­ clude money the dependent used for his or her own support, even if this money was not taxable (for example , gifts, sav­ ings, welfare benefits). If your child was a student, do not include amounts he or she received as scholarships. Support includes items such as food, a place to live, clothes, medical and dental care, recreation, and education. In figuring support, use the actual cost of these items. However, the cost of a place to live is figured at its fair rental value. Do not include in support items such as income and social security taxes, premi­ ums for life insurance, or funeral expenses. Capital items-You must include capital items such as a car or furniture in figuring support, but only if they are actually given to, or bought by, the dependent for his or her use or benefit. Do not include the cost of a capital item for the household or for use by persons other than the dependent. If you care for a foster child, see Pub­ lication 501 , Exemptions, for special rules that apply. ried dependent, citizenship or residence, and relationship, are met. In addition, the taxpayer who claims the dependent must: a. have paid more than 10% of the dependent's support; and b. attach to his or her tax return a signed Form 2120, Multiple Support Declaration, for every other person who paid more than 10% of the support. This form states that the person who signs it will not claim an exemption in 1 984 for the person he or she helped to support. 3. Married Dependent The dependent did not file a joint return. However, if neither the dependent nor the dependent's spouse is required to file, but they file a joint return to get a refund of tax withheld, you may claim him or her if the other four tests are met. 4. Citizenship or Resident The dependent must have been a citizen or resident of the United States , a resident of Canada or Mexico, or an alien · child adopted by and living the entire year with a U . S . citizen in a foreign country. 5. Relationship The dependent met test a or b below. a. Was related to you (or your spouse if you are filing a joint return) in one of the following ways: Child Stepchild Mother Father Grandparent Brother Sister Grandchild Stepbrother Stepsister Stepmother Stepfather Mother-in-law Father-in-law Brother-in-law Sister-in-law Son-in-law Daughter-in-law or, if related by blood: Uncle Aunt Nephew Niece Note: Any relationships that have been established by marriage are not ended by death or divorce . . b. Was any other person who lived in your home as a member of your household for the whole year. A person is not a member of your household if at any time during your tax year the relationship be­ tween you and that person violates local law. The word child includes: • Your son, daughter, stepson, or step­ daughter, or adopted son or daughter. • A child who lived in your home as a member of your family if placed with you by an authorized placement agency for legal adoption. • A foster child (any child who lived in your home as a member of your family for the whole ye ar) . Children of Divorced or Separated Parents. If a child's parents together paid more than half of the child's support, the parent who has custody for most of the year can generally take the exemption for that child. However, the parent who does not have custody (or who has the child for the shorter time), may take the exemption if a or b below, applies. a. That parent gave at least $600 toward each child's support in 1984, and the decree of divorce or separate maintenance (or a written agreement between the parents) states he or she can take the exemption , OR b. That parent gave $ 1 ,200 or more for each child' s support in 1984, and the parent who had custody cannot prove that he or she gave more than the other parent. Note: In figuring support, a parent who has remarried and has custody may count the support provided by the new spouse. Tax Tip: Beginning after 1 984 , new rules apply for claiming exemptions for children of divorced or separated parents. See Publication 504 for details. Dependent Supported by Two or More Taxpayers. Sometimes two or more tax­ payers together pay more than · half of another person's support, but no one alone pays over half of the support. One of the taxpayers may claim the person as a de­ pendent only if the tests for income, mar- Income Examples of Income You Do Not Report (Do not include these amounts when you decide if you must file a return.) Welfare benefits. Disability retirement payments (and other benefits) paid by the Veterans' Admin­ istration. Worker's compensation benefits, insur­ ance damages, etc . , for injury or sick­ ness. Child support . Gifts, money, or other property you in­ herited or that was willed to you. Dividends on veterans' life insurance. Life insurance proceeds received because of a person's death. Interest on certain State and municipal bonds. Amounts you received for insurance be­ cause you lost the use of your home due to fire or other casualty to the extent the amounts were more than the cost of your normal expenses while living in your home. (You must report as income reimbursements for normal living ex­ penses.) Amounts an employer contributed on your behalf and h enefits provided to you as an employee or the spouse or dependent (Continued on Page 32.) February 1 985 I LOG I 31 �(Continued from Page 31.) of an employee, under a qualified group legal services plan. Cancellation of certain student loans, on or after January l , 1983 , where the student, under the terms of the loan, performs certain professional services for any of a broad class of employers. Examples of Income You Must Report The following kinds of income should be reported on Form 1 040, or related forms and schedules. You may need some of the forms and schedules listed below. Wages, including salaries, bonuses, com­ missions, fees, and tips. Dividends (Schedule B). Interest (Schedule B) on: bank deposits, bonds, notes; U . S . Savings Bonds; pay­ mortgages on which you receive ments; tax refunds; certain arbitrage bonds issued by State and local governments; and accounts with savings and loan associations, mu­ tual savings banks, credit unions, etc. In general, most Federal social security benefits (and tier 1 railroad retirement benefits) are not taxable. However, begin­ ning in 1 984, in certain instances, part of these benefits may be taxable. Original Issue Discount (Schedule B). Unemployment compensation (insurance) Distributions from an Individual Retirement Arrangement (IRA), including SEPs and DECs. Amounts received in place of wages, from accident and health plans (including sick pay and disability pensions) if your em­ ployer paid for the policy . Bartering income (fair market value of goods or services you received in return for your services). Business expense reimbursements you re­ ceived that are more than you spent for these expenses . Alimony, separate maintenance, o r sup­ port payments received from and de­ ductible by your spouse or former spouse. Refunds of state and local taxes if you deducted the taxes in an earlier year and got a tax benefit for these taxes. Life insurance proceeds from a policy you cashed in if the proceeds are more than the premium you paid. Profit s from businesses and professions (Schedule C). Your share of profits from partnerships and S corporations (Schedule E). Profit s from farming (Schedule F). Pensions, annuities, and endowments. Tier 2 and supplemental annuities under the Railroad Retirement Act. Lump-sum distributions (Form 4972 or Form 5544). Gains from the sale or exchange (including barter) of real estate, securities, coins, gold, silver, gems, or other property (Schedule D or Form 4797) . Gains from the sale of your personal res­ idence (Schedule D and Form 2 1 19). Rents and royalties (Schedule E). Your share of estate or trust income (Schedule E), including accumulation distributions from trusts (Form 4970). Prizes and awards (contests, raffles, lot­ tery , and gambling winnings). Earned income from sources outside the United States (Form 2555). Director' s fees. Fees received for jury duty and precinct election board duty. Fees received as an executor or adminis­ trator of an estate. Embezzled or other illegal income. Adjustments to Income Line 24 Moving Expense Employees and self-employed persons (in­ cluding partners) can deduct certain mov­ ing expenses. The move had to be in connection with your job or business. You can take this deduction only if your change in job location has added at least 35 miles to the distance from your old residence to your work place. If you had no former principal work place, your new 32 I LOG I February 1 985 principal work place must be at least 35 miles from your former residence. If you meet these requirements, you should see Form 3903 for details. Use Form 3903 to figure the amount of moving ex­ penses to show on line 24. If you moved outside the United States or its posses­ sions, see Form 3903F. If your employer paid for any part of the move, you must report that as income on Form 1 040, line 7. Your employer should give you Form 4782 and include that amount in total wages, tips, and other compensation on Form W-2. Line 25 Employee Business Expenses You can deduct certain business expenses that were not paid by your employer. Travel, transportation (but not commuting to and from work), and meals and lodging can be deducted on line 25 by using Form 2106 even if you do not itemize deductions on Schedule A. All other business ex­ penses, such as union or professional dues, tools, and uniforms, can be deducted only if you itemize deductions on Schedule A . Outside salespersons should claim their business expenses on line 25 by using Form 2 1 06 . For details, see Tele-Tax Information (tape no. 2 1 4) in the index or get Publication 463, Travel, Entertainment, and Gift Ex­ penses. Lines 26a and 26b Payments to an lndivUJual Retirement Arrangement (IRA) You can deduct on line 26a payments made to your IRA (including those made under a Simplified Employee Pension (SEP) plan or to a plan that accepts deductible em­ ployee contributions (DECs)). Schedule C or F filers with a SEP and partners with a SEP take the deduction on line 27. You should receive a statement showing payments made to your IRA in 1984. (The trustee or issuer of the plan will also provide IRS with this information.) Use this amount when you figure your IRA deduction, BUT please note the following: • If you made payments to your IRA in • • • • 1 984 that you deducted on your 1 983 Form 1040, do not include those pay­ ments on your 1984 tax return . If you made payments to your IRA in 1985 (by April 1 5 , 1985) that you want to deduct on your 1 984 Form 1040, be sure to include these payments when you figure your IRA deduction for 1984. If your IRA deduction on line 26a is less than your IRA payments and you do not withdraw this excess payment be­ fore your return is due, you must file Form 5329 and pay the tax due on the excess payment. If you are married and you and your spouse work and you both have IRAs, figure each spouse's deduction sepa­ rately. Then combine the two deduc­ tions and enter the total of the two amounts on line 26a. If you are married and made payments to your nonworking spouse' s IRA for 1984, you must file a joint return for 1 984 to deduct these payments. Note: Ifyou are divorced and a nonworking spouse 's IRA was set up for your benefit before the divorce, special rules may ap­ ply. See Publication 590, Individual Retire­ ment Arrangements (IRA 's), for details. • Do not include rollover payments in figuring your deduction. Line 27 Payments to a Keogh (H.R. 10) Retirement Plan Caution: You must be self-employed to claim this deduction. Sole proprietors and partners enter the allowable deduction for contributions to your Keogh (H.R. 10) plan and your SEP on line 27. There are two types of Keogh retirement plans: • Defined-contribution plan.-This plan provides an individual account for each person in the plan. In general, if pay­ ments to the plan are geared to the employer's profits, the plan is a profit- sharing plan. If payments are not based on the employer's profits, the plan is a money purchase pension plan. • Defined-benefit plan.-The deduction for this type of plan is determined by the investment needed to fund a specific benefit at retirement age. Write "DB" on the line to the left of the amount if you have a defined-benefit plan. For more details, get Publication 560, Self-Employed Retirement Plans. Line 28 Penalty on Early Withdrawal of Savings The Form 1099-INT given to you by your bank or savings and loan association will show the amount of any penalty you were charged because you withdrew funds from your time savings deposit before its ma­ turity. Enter this amount on line 28. (Be sure to include the interest income on Form 1 040, line 8.) Line 29 Alimony PaUJ You can deduct periodic payments of ali­ mony or separate maintenance made under a court decree. You can also deduct pay­ ments made under a written separation agreement entered into after August 1 6, 1954, or a decree for support entered into after March l , 1954. Don't deduct lump­ sum cash or property settlements, volun­ tary payments not made under a court order or a written separation agreement, or amounts specified as child support. For details, see Tele-Tax Information (tape no. 2 1 9) in the index or get Publication 504, Tax Information for Divorced or Separated Individuals. Line 30 Deduction for a Married Couple When Both Work You can claim a deduction if: • you are married filing a joint return, • both you and your spouse have qualified earned income, and • you do not exclude income earned abroad or in U . S . possessions, or claim the foreign housing deduction. Complete Schedule W (Form 1040) to figure the amount of your deduction. Other Adjustments If you can claim any of the following adjustments, include it in the total on line 3 1 . Be sure to identify it to the left of the total and show the amount. Foreign Housing Deduction.-If you have income earned abroad and you claim a deduction for foreign housing expenses on Form 2555, enter your deduction on line 3 1 . Write " Form 2555" in the space to the left of the total. Forestation/Reforestation Amortization.­ If you can claim a deduction for amorti­ zation of the costs of forestation or refo­ restation and you do not have to file Schedule C or Schedule F for this activity, enter your deduction on line 3 1 . Write "Reforestation" in the space to the left of the total. Repayment of Sub-pay Under the Trade Act of 1974.-If you repaid supplemental unemployment benefits (sub-pay) that you previously reported in income because you became eligible for payments under the Trade Act of 1974, enter the amount you repaid in 1 984. Write "Sub-pay TRA" in the space to the left of the total. Or, you may be able to claim a credit against your tax instead. See Publication 525, Taxable and Nontaxable Income, for more details. on your parents' return and had interest, dividends, or other unearned income of $ 1 ,000 or more. Generally, this means that you must complete and attach Schedule A and complete the worksheet on this page. However, there are two exceptions to this rule: Exception 1 . You don't have to itemize deductions on Schedule A or complete the worksheet if you have earned income* of $2,300 or more if single ($1 ,700 or more if married filing a separate return). Enter zero (0) on line 34a and go on to line 34b. Exception 2. You don't have to use Schedule A if you know that your earned income* is more than your itemized de­ ductions. Instead, use the worksheet after completing line 33 of Form 1 040 and enter your earned income on line 3 of the work­ sheet. Note: Ifyour unearned income is less than $1,000 , you don 't have to use Schedule A or the worksheet-enter zero (0) on line 34a and go on to line 34b. In any case, be sure to check the box below line 34a. B. You are married, filing a separate return, and your spouse itemizes deduc­ tions. C. You file Form 4563 and exclude in­ come from sources in U . S. possessions. (Please see Publication 570, Tax Guide for U . S . Citizens Employed in U . S . Posses­ sions, for more details.) D. You had dual status as a nonresident alien for part of 1 984, and during the rest of the year you were either a resident alien or a U.S. citizen. However, you do not have to itemize if you file a joint return with your spouse who was a U . S . citizen or resident at the end of 1 984 and you and your spouse agree to be taxed on your combined worldwide income. You Choose To Itemize You may choose to itemize your deduc­ tions if you are: • Married and filing a joint return, or a Qualifying widow(er) with dependent child, and your itemized deductions are more than $3 ,400. • Married and filing a separate return, and your itemized deductions are more than $ 1 ,700. • Single, or a Head of household, and your itemized deductions are more than $2 ,300. If you do itemize , complete and attach Schedule A and enter the amount from Schedule A, line 26, on Form 1 040, line 34a. You Do Not Itemize If your itemized deductions are less than the amount shown above for your filing status (or you choose not to itemize), enter zero on line 34a, unless you MUST itemize as described on this page . Line 34b Deduction for Charitable Contributions You may deduct part of your charitable contributions on line 34b if you do not itemize your deductions on Schedule A (Form 1040). The amount you can deduct depends on your filing status and how much you actually gave to a qualified organization. Include what you gave to, or for the use of, a qualified organization. Examples of qualified organizations are: churches, United Way , and nonprofit schools and hospitals . Contributions can be cash (including checks and money orders), property, or out-of-pocket expenses paid to do volun­ teer work for a qualified organization. Tax Computation Line 36 Line 34a Exemptions You will fall into one of these three classes below: • You MUST itemize deductions, or • You choose to itemize, or • You do not itemize. The three classes are described below. Multiply $ 1 ,000 by the total number of exemptions you claimed on line 6e. You MUST Itemize Deductions You must itemize deductions if: A. You can be claimed as a dependent Line 38 Tax To figure your tax, use one of the following methods. (Continued on Page 33.) �Tax Ti me Again-Here's Some Help (Continued from Page 32.) Tax Rate Schedules You must use the Tax Rate Schedules to figure your tax if your taxable income is $50,000 or more. Also use the Tax Rate Schedules if you figure your tax using: Income Averaging, Schedule G.-You may pay less tax by using this method if there has been a large increase in your income this year. In some cases you may benefit even if your 1 984 income did not increase substantially. This will depend on the amount of your taxable incomes in the three base years ( 198 1-1983). Get Schedule G to see if you qualify. Tax Table If none of the above conditions apply to you, you MUST use the Tax Table to find your tax. Be sure you use the correct column in the Tax Table. After you have found the correct tax, enter that amount on line 38. There is an example at the beginning of the table to help you find the correct tax. Note: The allowance for the zero bracket amount and the tax rate reduction have already been built into both the Tax Table and the Tax Rate Schedules for you. Line 44 Partial Credit for Political Contributions You may take a tax credit on this line for contributions to candidates for public of­ fice and to newsletter funds and political committees of candidates and elected pub­ lic officials. Caution: Do not take this credit for the $1 or $2 you checked to go to the Presidential Election Campaign Fund. To figure your credit, add up the amounts you gave . Enter half of this total on line 44, but do not enter more than $50 ($1 00 if you are married and filing ajoint return). Note: You cannot deduct political contri­ butions as charitable contributions. For more information, please see Publication 585. Line 39 Additional Taxes Check the box( es) on line 39 to report any of the additional taxes listed below. Form 4970, Tax on Accumulation Dis­ tribution of Trusts. Form 4972, Special 10-Year Averaging Method. Form 5544, Multiple Recipient Special 10-Year Averaging Method. Credits Line 41 Credit for Child and Dependent Care Expenses You may be able to take a credit on line 41 for payments you made for child and disabled dependent care while you (and your spouse if you are married) worked or looked for work. The credit is allowed if you kept up a home that included a child under age 1 5 o r your dependent o r spouse who could not care for himself or herself. Use Form 2441 to figure the amount of any credit. Please see Form 2441 for more infor­ mation, including special rules for divorced or separated taxpayers and certain em­ ployment taxes for which you may be liable. Line 42 Credit for the Elderly and the Permanently and Totally Disabled Beginning in 1 984, you may be able to take this credit and reduce your tax, if by the end of 1984, you were : • Age 65 or over, or • Under age 65 , you retired on permanent and total disability , and you had taxable disability income in 1984. For more information, see the separate instructions for Schedule R, Credit for the Elderly and the Permanently and Totally Disabled. Enter the credit on line 42. Line 43 Residential Energy Credit Generally, if you installed energy saving items in your principal residence during 1984, or you have an energy credit car­ ryover from a prior tax year, you may take a credit against your tax. Form 5696, Residential Energy Credit, tells you which energy saving items qualify and how to take the credit. Also, see Publication 903, Energy Credits for indi­ viduals, for more information. Line 52 Alternative Minimum Tax Your may be liable for the alternative minimum tax if your adjusted gross income added to your tax preference items total more than: Foreign Tax Credit • $30,000 if single or head of household, Form 1 116 explains when you can take this credit for payment of income tax to a foreign country. Also see Publication 514. Enter the credit from Form 1 1 16 on line 47. • $20,000 if married filing separately. For tax years beginning in 1 984, the in­ vestment credit, jobs credit, and alcohol fuels credit have been combined into one general business credit. Check the box(es) on line 48 if you can take any of these three credits. Use the appropriate credit form (as described below) to figure the credit. If you have only one credit, enter on line 48 the amount of the credit from the form. However, if you take two or more of these credits, you must also complete Form 3800 to figure the total credit and enter on line 48 the amount from Form 3800. Also be sure to check the box on line 48 for Form 3800. Form 3468 , Investment Credit. You are allowed a credit for investing in certain types of trade or business property. Use Form 3468 to figure the credit. Form 5884, Jobs Credit. If you are a business employer who hires people who are members of special targeted groups, you may qualify for this credit. Use Form 5884 to figure the credit. Get Publication 906 , Jobs and Research Credits, for more details. Also see the instructions for Form 5884 if you have a WIN credit carryover. 6478, Alcohol Fuels Credit. If you sell straight alcohol (or an alcohol mixture) at retail or use it as fuel in your trade or business, you may be able to take a credit for the alcohol used as fuel. Use Form 6478 to figure the credit. Form Line 49 Add amounts on lines 47 and 48 and enter the total on line 49. Also include in the total on line 49 any of the following credits. Credit for Fuel From a Nonconventional Source A credit is allowed for the sale of qualified fuels produced from a nonconventional source. See l.R. Code section 29 for a definition of qualified fuels, provisions for figuring the credit, and other special rules. Attach a separate schedule showing how you figured the credit. Include the credit in the total for line 49. On the dotted line next to this total, write "FNS" and show the amount. Credit for Increasing Research Activities You may be able to take a credit for research and experimental expenditures paid or incurred in carrying on your trade or business. Use Form 6765 to figure the credit. Include the credit in your total for line 49. On the dotted line next to this total, write "Research" and show the amount. If you had two or more employers in 1 984 who together paid you more than $37 ,800 in wages, too much social security tax and railroad retirement tax (RRTA) may have been withheld from your wages . If so, you may be able to take a credit for it against your income tax. If you are filing a joint return, you must figure this separately for yourself and your spouse. Complete the following worksheet to see if you can take the credit. If you worked for two or more railroad employers, see your employer for infor­ mation on how to figure your excess RRTA tax. Do not use this worksheet. If you had self-employment income in 1984, and earned under $37 ,800 in wages from which social security tax or RRTA tax was withheld, you may have to pay self-employment tax. Please see Schedule SE (Form 1040) and instructions . If you have to pay self-employment tax, enter the amount from Schedule SE, line 1 4 . • $40,000 if married filing jointly or sur­ General Business Credit Excess Social Security Tax and RRTA Tax Withheld-Two or More Employers Self�Employment Tax Line 47 Line 48 Line 61 Other Taxes Line 51 Caution: If you were a U.S . Government employee whose wages were subject only to the 1 .3% hospital insurance benefits tax, and you had other social security or RRTA wages that when combined with your U.S. Government wages totaled more than $37,800, see Form 4469 before com­ pleting the worksheet below. viving spouse, or or Tax preference items include: • All-Savers interest exclusion; • dividend exclusion ; • accelerated depreciation; • amortization of certified pollution-con­ trol facilities. • capital gain deduction; • mining exploration and development costs; • reserves for losses on bad debts of financial institutions; • depletion; • incentive stock options ; • intangible drilling costs ; and • circulation and research and experimen­ tal expenditures. Get Form 6251 to see if you are liable for this tax. Worksheet (Keep for your records) 1. Add all social security tax withheld (but not more than $2,532.60 for each employer) . * Enter total here 2. Enter any uncollected social security tax on tips included in the total on Form 1 040, line 56 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3. Add lines 1 and 2 above . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4. Less . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . - 2,532.60 5. Subtract line 4 from line 3 . Enter this amount on line 61 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *Note: If any one employer withheld more than $2 ,532 .60, you should ask the employer to refund the excess to you. You cannot take credit for it on your return. Line 53 Tax From Recapture of Investment Credit. You may owe this tax if you dispose of investment credit property before the end of its useful life or recovery period. See Form 4255 for details. Enter any tax from Form 4255 on this line. Excess Hospital Insurance Benefits Tux. If you were a U . S . Government employee whose wages in 1 984 were subject ONLY to the 1 .3% hospital insurance benefits (Medicare) tax, you may be entitled to a credit for excess medicare tax paid if: Line 54 1 . you had other wages subject to social security tax or RRTA tax, and 2. your government wages plus any combination of social security wages, or RRTA wages, total more than $37 ,800. See Form 4469, Computation of Excess Hos­ pital Insurance Benefits Tax, for more details. Social Security Tax on Tip Income Not Reported to Employer If you received tips of $20 or more in any month and you did not report the full amount to your employer, you must pay the social security or railroad retirement tax on the unreported tips. To figure the amount of social security tax on unreported tips, complete Form 4137 and attach it to your Form 1 040. Enter the tax on this line. To determine the amount of railroad retirement tax on unreported tips, contact your nearest Railroad Retirement Board office. On line 54, enter the tax and on the dotted line next to it, write "RRT A . " Be sure all your tips are reported as income on Form 1040, line 7 . Line 62 Credit for Federal Tax on Gasoline and Special Fuels If you can take a credit for tax on gasoline and special fuels used in your business (including qualified taxicabs), or for certain diesel-powered cars, vans, and light trucks, please attach Form 4136. Enter the credit on line 62. Underpayment of Estimated Tax If line 68 is $400 or more and more than 20% of the tax shown on your return, or you underpaid your 1 984 estimated tax liability for any payment period, you may owe a penalty. Get Form 2210 (Form 2210F for farmers and fishermen) to see if you meet one of the exceptions to the penalty. Please attach that form to Form 1040 to show how you figured the penalty or which exceptions you believe you meet. Line 55 Tax on an IRA If you owe tax on any early distributions from your IRA, any excess payments made to your IRA, or any excess accumulations in your IRA account, use Form 5329 to figure the tax. Enter the total tax on line 55. Uncollected Employee Social Security and RRTA Tax on Tips.-If you did not have enough wages to cover the social security tax on railroad retirement tax (RRTA) due on tips you reported to your employer, the amount of tax due will be shown on your Form W-2. Include that amount in the total on line 56. On the dotted line next to this total, write " Uncollected Tax on Tips" and show the amount. · Note: For tax years beginning in 1 984, the penalty may be waived under certain con­ ditions. See Publication 505, Tax With­ holding and Estimated Tax, for details. If you underpaid your 1 984 income tax, you will not owe a penalty or have to complete Form 2210 (or Form 2210F), if: 1 . you had no tax liability for 1983; (Continued on Page 34.) February 1 985 I LOG I 33 �(Continued from Page 33.) 2. you were a U . S . citizen or resident for all of l 9S3 ; and 3. your 19S3 tax return was for a tax year of 12 full months. If you attach Form 22 10 or 22 10F, be sure you check the box below line 6S. If you owe a penalty, show the amount in the space below line 6S. If you owe tax, add the penalty amount to the tax due and show the total on line 6S. Or, if you are due a refund, subtract the penalty amount from the overpayment you show on line 65. Should You Make Estimated Tax Payments for 1985? In general, you do not have to make estimated tax payments if you expect that your 1 9S5 Form 1040 will show a tax refund, or a tax balance due IRS of less than $500. If your total estimated tax is $500 or more, please get Form 1040-ES. It contains a worksheet that you can use to see if you have to make estimated tax payments. Sign Your Return. Form 1 040 is not considered a return unless you sign it. Your spouse must also sign if it is a joint return. Address Change If you move after you file your return and you are expecting a refund, you should notify the post office serving your old address. Also notify the IRS service center where you filed your return of your address change. This will help to forward your check to your new address as soon as possible. limitation. The separate 1% limitation on medicines and drugs has been eliminated. Lodging Expenses. You may deduct up to $50 a night for lodging expenses you paid while away from home to receive certain medical care . See Publication 502, Medical and Dental Expenses, for details. Purpose of Schedule Some taxpayers must itemize their deduc­ tions and some should itemize because they will save money. See You MUST Itemize Deductions and You Choose To Item­ ize. If you itemize, you can deduct part of your medical and dental expenses, and amounts you paid for certain taxes, inter­ est, contributions, casualty and theft losses, and other miscellaneous expenses. These are explained below. Before you can figure your total deduction for medical and dental expenses, you must complete Form 1 040 through line 33. You may deduct only that part of your medical and dental expenses that is more than 5% of your adjusted gross income on Form 1 040, line 33. Lines 1 through 5 of Schedule A explain how to figure your deduction for medical and dental expenses. Include amounts you paid for hospital, medical, and extra Med­ icare (Medicare B) insurance. When you figure your deduction, you may include medical and dental bills you paid for: A major tax beef by seamen i s that normally taxes are not withheld on earn­ ings in the year they earned the money, but in the year the payoff took place . For example , a seaman who signed on for a five-month trip in September 19S3 , paying off in January 19S4, would have all the five months' earnings appear on his 19S4 W-2 even though his actual 1 9S4 earnings might be less than those in I 9S3 . There are ways to minimize the impacts of this situation. For example , while on the ship in 19S3 , the Seafarer undoubtedly took draws and may have sent allotments home . These can be reported as 1 9S3 income . Unfortunately, this raises another com­ plication. The seaman who reports these earnings in 19S3 will not have a W-2 (withholding statement) covering them. He will have to list all allotments, draws and slops on the tax return and explain why he doesn't have a W-2 for them. Further­ more , since no tax will have been withheld on these earnings in 1 983 , he will have to Keep records of income, deductions, and credits shown on your return, as well as any- worksheets used to figure them, until the statute of limitations runs out for that return. Usually this is 3 years from the date the return was due or filed, or 2 years from the date the tax was paid, whichever is later. Also keep copies of your filed tax returns as part of your records. You should keep some records longer. For example , keep property records (including those on your own home) as long as they are needed to figure the basis of the original or re­ placement property. For more details, get Publication 552, Recordkeeping for Indi­ viduals and a List of Tax Publications. Note: If your Federal return is changed for any reason, it may affect your State income tax liability. This would include changes made as a result of an examina­ tion of your return by the IRS. Contact your State tax agency for more informa­ tion . Instructions for Schedule A Itemized Deductions Changes Your Should Note The following changes to medical and dental expenses apply to tax years begin­ ning after l 9S3. Medicines and Drugs. You may deduct only medicine and drug costs that are for prescribed drugs or insulin. Prescription drugs and insulin are subject to the 5% 34 I LOG I February 1 985 • • • • ratory services, insulin treatment, and whirlpool baths your doctor ordered. Nursing help. If you pay someone to do both nursing and housework, you may deduct only the cost of the nursing help. Hospital care (including meals and lodg­ ing), clinic costs, and lab fees. Medical treatment at a center for drug addicts or alcoholics. Medical aids such as hearing aids (and batteries), false teeth, eyeglasses, con­ tact lenses, braces, crutches, wheel­ chairs, guide dogs and the cost of main­ taining them. Lodging expenses (but not meals) paid while away from home to receive med­ ical care in a hospital or a medical care facility that is related to a hospital. Do not include more than $50 a night for each eligible person. Ambulance service and other travel costs to get medical care . If you used your own car, you may claim what you spent for gas and oil to go to and from the place you received the care ; or you may claim 9 cents a mile. Add parking and tolls to the amount you claim under either method. Examples of Medical and Dental Payments You MAY NOT Deduct You may not deduct the following: • The basic cost of Medicare insurance (Medicare A). Note: Ifyou are 65 or over and not entitled to social security benefits, you may deduct premiums you voluntarily paid for Medi­ care A coverage . Long-Trip Tax Problems How Long Should Records Be Kept? If you file your income tax return and later become aware of any changes you must make to income, deductions, or credits, file Form 1040X, Amended U . S . Individual Income Tax Return, to change the Form 1 040, 1040A, or l040EZ you already filed. • Medical and Dental Expenses Be sure to include your social security number in any correspondence with IRS. Amended Return • Lines 1 through 5 Co"esponding With IRS Requesting a Copy of Your Tax Return. If you need a copy of your tax return or tax account information, use Form 4506, Re­ quest for Copy of Tax Form . The charge for a copy of a return is $5.00. The charge for tax account information is $2.50. choanalysts (medical care only). • Medical examinations, X-ray and labo­ • Yourself. Your spouse. • All dependents you list on your return. • Any person that you could have listed as a dependent on your return if that person had not received $ 1 ,000 or more of gross income or had not filed a joint return. • Example.-You gave more than half of your mother' s support but may not list her as a dependent because she received $1 ,000 of wages during 1 984. If part of your support was the payment of her medical bills, you may include that part in your medical expenses. You should include all amounts you paid during 19S4, but do not include amounts repaid to you, or paid to anyone else , by hospital, health or accident insurance, or your employer. Examples of Medical and Dental Payments You MAY Deduct To the extend you were not reimbursed, you may deduct what you paid for: • Medicines and drugs that required a prescription, or insulin. • Medical doctors, dentists, eye doctors, chiropractors, osteopaths, podiatrists, psychiatrists, psychologists, physical therapists, acupuncturists, and psy- pay the full tax on them with his return, at 1 1 percent or upwards, depending on his tax bracket. The earnings will show up on his 19S4 W-2. The se aman then, on his 19S4 return would have to explain that he had reported some of his earnings in 19S3 and paid taxes on them. He would get a tax refund accordingly . In essence, the seaman would pay taxes twice on the same income and get a refund a year later. While this will save the seaman some tax money in the long run, it means he is out-of-pocket on some of his earnings for a full year until he gets the refund. This procedure would also undoubtedly cause Internal Revenue to examine his returns, since the income reported would not coincide with the totals on his W-2 forms . That raises the question, is this proce­ durejustified? It is justified only if a seaman had very little income in one year and very considerable income the next. Otherwise the tax saving is minor and probably not worth the headache . include payments you made in 1984 on a tax for a prior year. If you received a refund of (or credit for) prior-year taxes in 19S4, see the in­ structions for Form 1040, line 10. Do not reduce your deduction by this amount. • Real estate taxes (line 7) Include taxes that you paid on property you own that was not used for business. Publication 530, Tax Information for Own­ ers of Homes, Condominiums, and Co­ operative Apartments, explains the deduc­ tions homeowners may take . If your mortgage payments include your real estate taxes, do not take a deduction for those taxes until the year the mortgage company actually pays them to the taxing authority. • General sales taxes (line 8) The Sales Tax Tables show how much you may deduct for your income and family size if you did not keep detailed records. You may add to the sales tax table amount the general sales tax you paid if you bought: • A car, motorcycle, motor home, or truck. (Note: Beginning August l , 1984, Texas charges a higher motor vehicle sales or use tax than it does for other items. Figure how much you would have paid at the general sales tax rate and enter only that amount on line Sb.) • A boat, plane , home (including mobile or prefabricated), or materials to build a new home if: 1. The tax rate was the same as the general sales tax rate, and 2. Your sales receipt or contract shows how much tax was imposed on you and paid by you. If you kept records that show you paid more state sales tax than the tables list, you may deduct the larger amount on line Sa. Separately show the sales tax you paid on any motor vehicle you bought in 1 9S4 on line Sb. Include state or local selective sales or excise taxes if the rates were the same as the general sales tax rates. • Personal property taxes and other taxes (line 9) If you had any deductible tax not listed on Schedule A, lines 6 through Sb (such as personal property or foreign income tax), list the tax and the amount of tax. Enter one total in the total amount column on line 9. Personal property tax must be based on value alone . For example, if part of the fee you paid for the registration of your car was based on the car's value and part was based on its weight, you may deduct only the part based on value. If you paid tax to a foreign country or U . S . possession, you may want to take it as a credit instead of a deduction. Please see Publication 514, Foreign Tax Credit for U . S . Citizens and Resident Aliens. Taxes You MAY NOT Deduct • Federal income tax. • Social security tax. • • Life insurance or income protection pol­ icies . • The I .3% hospital insurance benefits tax withheld from your pay as part of the social security tax or paid as part of social security self-employment tax. • Nursing care for a healthy baby. ( You may qualify for the child and dependent care credit; see Form 2441, Credit for Child and Dependent Care Expenses.) • Illegal operations or drugs. Medicines or drugs you bought without a prescription. • Travel your doctor told you to take for rest or change . • Funeral , burial, or cremation costs. • Publication 502 has a discussion of ex­ penses that may and may not be deducted. It also explains when you may deduct capital expenditures and special care for handicapped persons. Lines 6 through IO Taxes You Paid Taxes You MAY Deduct • State and local income taxes (line 6) Include on this line state and local income taxes that were withheld from your salary and any estimated payments made. Also Railroad retirement tax (RRTA). • Federal excise tax on transportation, telephone , gasoline , etc. • Customs duties. • Federal estate and gift taxes. (However, see Miscellaneous Deductions.) • Certain state and local taxes, including: a. Tax on gasoline . b. Car inspection fees. c. Tax on liquor, beer, wine, cigarettes, and tobacco. d. Assessments for sidewalks or other improvements to your property. e. Taxes paid for your business or profession. (Use Schedules C, E, or F of Form 1040 to deduct business taxes. ) f. Tax you paid fo r someone else. g. License fees (marriage , driver's, dog, hunting, etc .). h. Per capita (head) tax. Lines l la through 14 Interest You Paid Include interest you paid on nonbusiness items only. In general, a cash basis taxpayer who in 19S4 paid interest that includes amounts that apply to any period after 19S4 may deduct only the amount that applies for 1 9S4. (Continued on Page 35.) �Tax Time Again-Here's Some Help (Continued from Page 34.) Interest You MAY Deduct Include the interest you paid on- • Your home mortgage (lines l la and l ib). Report home mortgage interest paid to financial institutions on line 1 la. Report home mortgage interest paid to individ­ uals on line l lb. Also list this person's name and address in the space provided. • Bank and other general purpose credit cards. Deduct the finance charge paid as interest if no part of it was for service charges, membership fees, loan fees, etc. credit investigation fees, (line 1 2). • Revolving charge accounts. Deduct any finance charge a retail store added if the charges are based on your monthly un­ paid balance (line 1 2). • Your personal note for money you bor­ rowed from a bank, a credit union, or another person (line 1 3). • Loans on life insurance if you paid the interest in cash and you report on the cash basis (line 13). • Installment contracts on personal property, such as cars (line 1 3). • Taxes you paid late. Show only the interest; do not include any amount that is considered a penalty . If the tax is deductible, show it under Taxes You Paid (lines 6 through 9 of this schedule). • Loans on investment property. Report the nonbusiness part of interest on these loans on line 1 3 . (If your total investment interest on investment debts created after 1 969 is more than $ 10,000 ($5,000 if married filing a separate return), you may have to complete Form 4952, In­ vestment Interest Expense Deduction, to figure your correct deduction. Also see Publication 550, Investment Income and Expenses.) Special rules apply to interest expense imputed on below-market loans. See Pub­ lication 545 . ' Note: On line 13 list the interest expense and the amount of expense. Enter one total in the total amount column on line 13. for, or help people who have arthritis, asthma, birth defects, cancer, cerebral palsy, cystic fibrosis, diabetes, heart disease, hemophilia, mental illness or retardation, multiple sclerosis, muscular dystrophy, tuberculosis, etc. • Federal, state, and local governments if the gifts are solely for public purposes. If you contributed to a charitable orga­ nization and also received a benefit from it, you may deduct only the amount that is more than the benefit you received. If you do not know whether you may deduct what you gave to an organization, check with that organization or with IRS. Contributions You MAY Deduct Contributions may be in cash (including checks and money orders), property, or out-of-pocket expenses you paid to do volunteer work for the kinds of organiza­ tions described above. If you drive to and from the volunteer work, you may take 9 cents a mile or the actual cost of gas and.. oil. Add parking and tolls to the amount you claim under either method. (But don't deduct any amounts that were repaid to you.) Line 15a. Enter on line 1 5a all of your cash contributions except those that total $3 ,000 or more to any one organization. Line 15b. Enter on line 1 5b cash contri­ butions totaling $3,000 or more to any one organization. Show to whom and how much you gave in the space provided. Line 16. If you gave property, attach a statement showing the kind of property you gave and the name of the organization you gave it to. Include the date you gave it, show how you figures its value at the time you gave it, and state whether it was capital gain or ordinary income property. If you determine the value of a gift by an appraisal, also attach a signed copy of it for gifts for which you claim a deduction of over $200. For gifts valued over $200, also include the following on your attached statement: a. b. c. d. e. Interest You MAY NOT DEDUCT Do not include the interest you paid for• Tax-exempt income. This includes in­ terest on money you borrowed to buy or carry wholly tax-exempt securities . This also includes interest paid t o pur­ chase or carry obligations or shares, or to make deposits or other investments, to the extent any interest income re­ ceived from the investment is tax-ex­ empt. • A loan on life insurance if the interest is added to the loan and you report on the cash basis. • A debt to buy a single-premium life insurance or endowment contract. • Any kind of business transaction. (Use Schedules C, E, or F of Form 1040 to deduct business interest expenses.) See Publication 545 for more details. Lines 15a through 1 8 Contributions You Made You may deduct what you gave to orga­ nizations that are religious, charitable, ed­ ucational, scientific, or literary in purpose. You may also deduct what you gave to organizations that work to prevent cruelty to children or animals. Examples of these organizations are: • Churches, temples, synagogues, Salva­ tion Army, Red Cross, CARE, Goodwill Industries, United Way, Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts, Boys Club of America, etc. • Fraternal orders, if the gifts will be used for the purposes listed above. • Veterans' and certain cultural groups . • Nonprofit schools, hospitals, and orga­ nizations whose purpose is to find a cure The address of the organization. A description of the property. Any conditions attached to the gift. How you got the property. The cost of other basis of the property if: 1 . You owned it less than 5 years, or 2. You must reduce it by any ordinary income or capital gain that would have resulted if the property had been sold at its fair market value. f, How you figured your deduction if you chose to reduce your deduction for con­ tributions of capital gain property. g. If the gift was a "qualified conservation contribution" under section 1 70(h), also include the fair market value of the un­ derlying property before and after the gift, the type of legal interest donated, and describe the conservation purpose fur­ thered by the gift. If you gave used items, such as clothing or furniture, deduct their fair market value at the time you gave them. Fair market value is what a willing buyer would pay a willing selier when neither has to buy or sell and both are aware of the conditions of the sale. Note: Beginning in 1 985, if your total de­ duction for gifts ofproperty is over $5 ,000, you may have to get appraisals of the values and attach a summary of them to your return. Special rules apply if • Your cash contributions or contribu­ tions of ordinary income property are more than 30% of Form 1 040, line 33, or • Your gifts of capital gain property to certain organizations are more than 20% of Form 1 040, line 33. If you gave gifts of property that in­ creased in value, made bargain sales to charity, or gave gifts of the use of property, other rules apply. For additional information, please get Publication 526, Charitable Contributions. You MAY NOT Deduct As Contributions • Political contributions (but see instruc­ tions for Form 1 040, line 44): • Dues, fees, or bills paid to country clubs, lodges, fraternal orders, or similar groups. Cost of raffle, bingo, or lottery tickets. Cost of tuition. The value of your time or services . Value of blood given t o a blood bank. The transfer of a future interest in tan­ gible personal property (generally, until the entire interest has been transferred). • Gifts to: • • • • • a. Individuals. b. Foreign organizations. c. Groups that are run for personal profit. d. Groups whose purpose is to lobby for changes in the laws. e. Civic leagues, social and sports clubs, labor unions, and chambers of commerce. You may not deduct some educational expenses. Among them are expenses for study that helps you meet minimum re­ quirements for your job, or qualifies you to get a new job. Also, do not deduct expenses that were repaid to you. You must complete and attach Form 2106, Employee Business Expenses, if you deduct educational expenses. For more details, see Tele-18x Infor­ mation in the index (tape no. 238) or Publication 508, Educational Expenses. Gambling Losses. You may deduct gam­ bling losses, but no more than the gambling winnings you reported on Form 1 040, line 22. Income in Respect of a Decedent. You may deduct the Federal estate tax attrib­ utable to income in respect of a decedent that is ordinary income. Employee Expenses. Examples of the ex­ penses you may deduct (if you were not reimbursed for them) are: • Union and professional dues (line 20). • Safety equipment, small tools, and sup­ plies you needed for your job. Line 19 Casualty and Theft Losses Use line 1 9 to report casualty or theft losses of property that is not trade, busi­ ness, or rent or royalty property. Complete and attach Form 4684, Casualties and Thefts, or a similar statement to figure your loss. Enter on line 19 of Schedule A the amount of loss from Form 4684. Losses You MAY Deduct You may be able to deduct all or part of each loss caused by theft , vandalism, fire, storm, and car, boat, and other accidents or similar causes. You may deduct nonbusiness casualty or theft losses only to the extent thata. The amount of EACH separate cas­ ualty or theft loss is more than $100, and b. The total amount of ALL losses dur­ ing the year is more than 10% of your adjusted gross income on Form 1040, line 33. Note: Beginning in 1984, special rules apply if you had both gains and losses from nonbusiness casualties or thefts. See Form 4684 for details. Losses You MAY NOT Deduct • Money or property misplaced or lost. • Breakage of china, glassware , furniture , and similar items under normal condi­ tions. • Progressive damage to property (build­ ings, clothes, trees, etc . ) caused by termites, moths, other insects, or dis­ ease. Use line 22 of Schedule A to deduct the costs of proving that you had a property loss. (Examples of these costs are appraisal fees and photographs used to establish the amount of your loss.) For more details, get Publication 547, Nonbusiness Disasters, Casualties , and Thefts. It also gives information about Federal disaster area losses. Lines 20 through 23 Miscellaneous Deductions Miscellaneous Expenses You MAY Deduct Business Use of Home. You may deduct expenses for business use of part of your home only if you use that part exclusively and on a regular basis in your work and for the convenience of your employer. See Tele-Tax Information in the index (tape no. 237) or Publication 587, Business Use of Your Home, for details. Educational Expenses. Generally, you may deduct what you paid for education required by your employer, or by law or regulations, to keep your present salary or job. In general, you may also deduct the cost of maintaining or improving skills you must have in your present position. • Uniforms your employer said you must • • • • • have, and which you may not usually wear away from work. Protective clothing, required in your work, such as hard hats and safety shoes and glasses. Physical examinations your employer said you must have. Dues to professional organizations and chambers of commerce . Subscriptions to professional journals. Fees to employment agencies and other costs to get a new job in your present occupation. Note: You may not have to complete Form 2106 if you paid or incurred any employee business expenses other than reimbursed expenses, travel and transportation ex­ penses, and outside salesperson 's ex­ penses . See Form 2106 for details . Expenses of Producing Income. You may deduct what you paid to produce or collect taxable income or to manage or protect property held for producing income . Examples of these expenses are: • • • • • Tax return preparation fees (line 2 1 ). Safe deposit box rental. Certain legal and accounting fees. Clerical help and office rent. Custodial (e.g. trust account) fees. Qualified Adoption Expenses. You may be able to deduct up to $ 1 ,500 of qualified adoption expenses you paid to adopt a child with "special needs. " A child with special needs is a child (for purposes of the Social Security Act adop­ tion assistance program) whom the state determines cannot or should not be re­ turned to his or her parental home , who has a specific factor or condition that makes placement difficult, and who has been the subject of an unsuccessful place­ ment effort. Miscellaneous Expenses You MAY NOT Deduct Expenses you may not deduct include : • Political contributions (but see instruc- tions for Form 1040, line 44). • Personal legal expenses. • Lost or misplaced cash or property. • Expenses for meals during regular or extra work hours. • The cost of entertaining friends. • Expenses of going to or from work. • Education that you need to meet mini­ mum requirements for your job or that _will qualify you for a new occupation. • Fines and penalties. • Expenses of producing tax-exempt in­ come. For more details on miscellaneous ex­ penses, get Publication 529, Miscellaneous Deductions. February 1 985 I LOG I 35 �Health Talk The Ach i ng Back: A Very com mon Pro b lem ACK injuries and back pain most recognized health prob­ lems in the world. In the United States today, it is also one of the most common. Back pain, which afflicts four out of five Americans at one time or another, is second only to the headache as a common disorder characterized by pain. And following the common cold, it also is the second most pop­ ular medical reason to miss work. One out of three job-related injuries is to the back, making back problems the most fre­ quently reported injury. There are about 400 ,000 occupational back injuries each year. The monetary cost in terms of med­ ical treatment and disability payments is well into the bil­ lions, but no dollar amount can be placed on the pain and suf­ fering caused by an injured back. B are one of the oldest and The human back is made up of four basic structures: bones, muscles, nerves and discs. The purpose of this structure is to provide support and flexibility for the head and upper body and to protect the spinal cord, the nerve that runs from the brain to the rest of the body. The spinal column is made up of 24 movable vertebrae or bones, held together with tough bands of tissue called - ''liga­ ments." And each of the bones is separated and cushioned from each other by "discs," which act as shock absorbers for the bones, thus preventing back bones from grating on each other as we walk and move. The mus­ cles are attached to the bones by pieces of cartilage material called "tendons." Down through the hollow center of the back bone runs the The Back spinal cord, the main nerve from our brain. All of our muscles, organs and other body parts receive messages from the brain via the spinal cord and its branches. If a nerve is cut or seriously injured, it will not carry the messages needed for the part of the body to function. There­ fore a wrench of the back or a failure of muscular support may result in the painful "pinching" of a nerve. Pain in the upper spine may accompany an accident or in­ jury; however, for the over­ whelming majority, the pain originates in the lower back, or lumbar region. There are many different diseases (such as can­ cer and arthritis), infections and injuries which can affect the back. But for the most part, the problem is mechanical. This means that there is an improper postural alignment together with a weakness of certain muscles. Seafarers, as well as many other types of workers, run the risk of hurting their backs. Bas­ ically, anyone who has to move heavy objects, do their job in an awkward position (like bend­ ing forward and reaching out), hold one position for a long time, or do certain tasks re­ peatedly at a fast pace is prone to back problems. Although 25 percent of back injuries which occur on the job seem to be caused by lifting and lowering heavy objects, other motions such as carrying some­ thing in an awkward way can be just as dangerous. What you are doing when you hurt your back is either twisting, stretch­ ing or pulling the muscles or ligaments or weakening the discs. Once this happens, your back is weakened, making future problems more likely. How­ ever, when you do get hurt, the cause is often difficult to iden­ tify. Basic Causes Sometimes the symptoms of a spinal problem appear imme­ diately after stress, allowing the person to relate the painful ef­ fect with a specific cause. Other times, however, hours or even weeks may pass before obvious symptoms appear. A pulled or strained muscle is perhaps the most common back problem and may occur in almost half of the American population at least once during the course of their lives. When a muscle is injured, it causes pain. This pain results in muscle spasms or tightening which causes more pain. A pulled or strained muscle can be brought about by an unexpected or awkward move­ ment, stress of any kind, or even by a chill. There are times when a relatively innocent act such as stepping off a curbstone or mak­ ing a bed is sufficient cause for back pain. Treatment of a pulled or strained muscle must involve relaxing the muscle and reliev­ ing the pain. In addition to rest­ ing the injured muscle, the pain or spasm must be treated. Doc­ tors traditionally prescribe cer­ tain painkillers or muscle relax­ ants, but other forms oftreatment are often just as effective and cause fewer side effects: ther­ apeutic massage, chiropractic manipulation, acupuncture and stretching exercises. If the force of the injury to the back is very great, ' the tougher ligaments and tendons may actually have been ripped or hurt. Injuries to these struc­ Treatment tures usually take a longer time Symptoms A doctor's check-up, including an X-ray of your spine, may be needed to determine the cause of your pain. 36 I LOG I February 1 985 Learning to lift with your legs, not your back, is one of the basic principles in preventing back prob­ lems. The idea is to keep the load as close to your body as possible. ��· . '· ' ...--...;.� . .;;, · �. - · . "6P;,�·�·· ·:.:· ·.· · .. #.: , _. . . ·.:;·····.:�;:r� · 1 . . : ·· . : · · �; . '! I ·., 1 /· Moving heavy objects: 'behdinQ. forward' ,�nC:t r�actiihg but,' Holding one position. fqr a IQl19 : l�e, : , 1 doing certain t?sks repe:atedty: These are alt everyday jobs-for Sea'ta�ars; jobs which can weaken . · · : .,. 1 � i ': · ; " ' . , the back·. · · · � : · ), · - · to heal, but the same treatment as for muscle injuries applies here: rest, prevention of further injury, and pain and spasm re­ lief. More severe problems may be. brought about by a serious fall, a motor vehicle accident or some form of arthritis as well as disc and nerve problems. It is often very d.ifficult to tell if you have a work-related back problem or one of these other serious medical conditions. A doctor's check-up, including tests like X-rays, are usually needed to determine the extent of the problem. _ Recurrent back pain, leading to the deterioration of the mus­ cles supporting the spine-usu­ ally can be traced to a specific condition. These include a se­ dentary lifestyle, obesity (which places an extra load on the back muscles), poor posture and a general lack of muscular tone. A chill may cause muscular con­ tractions, as will over-exerting seldom-used muscles. The type of exercise taken by usually sedentary people often fails to strengthen the muscles supporting the lower back. Such popular weekend sports as ten­ nis, golfand skiing may actually promote back problems in peo- · · - · · · · Recent studies indicate. -ihat . fewer than 15' perc�nt of cases of lower back pain are traceable to structural defects such as ruptured discs, arthritis or tu­ mors. In most cases, the disa­ bility arises from a weakness of the muscles surrounding the spine. Therefore, the most im­ portant aspect of treatment for - muscle-based back pain in­ volves strengthening and pro­ tecting these supporting mus­ cles. With a doctor's guidance, motivated patients can carry out most of the treatment on their own. Bed rest, hot baths and as­ pirin or a prescribed medication usually provide relief, and in most cases the pain subsides within two months. If the un­ derlying causes of the pain are not altered, however, it is likely to recur. To prevent a recurrence of low back pain, gentle stretching exercises should be undertaken as soon as possible after the acute pain subsides. Since there is no way to strengthen the bones or discs, it is the muscles that must be exercised. Simple, non­ strenuous exercises are used to strengthen the muscles in the Treating the Pain J � ' \ 7 · . . . . " · . pie who· don't get any other form of exercise the rest of the week. : - • , back and�abdomen, stretch out be avoided in favor of walking, tightness'in the lower back, and jogging, cycling and swimming. restore normal postural align� ment. In addition, stretching ex­ Summary ercises are important to relieve Back pain is one of our most muscle tension due to heavy common health problems, but lifting or repetitive work. A long­ almost every kind of backache term weight reduction plan may can be successfully by also be advised for the over­ means of heat, diet, treated proper ex­ weight person. ercise and good posture. If you One major rule in avoiding are having back pains, check unnecessary back injury deals with your doctor to see what with picking up and lowering can be done about ydur specific heavy objects: bend at the knees problem. Just as with any dis­ only-not the back. And if the ease, the earlier the problem is object is heavy, hold it close to diagnosed, the earlier you can the body. Sports involving sud­ begin treatment and ease the den body movements also should pain. } ·! 1 I J I February 1 985 I LOG I 37 ---L- ! !!mm! !! �!!!!� !! ��------------.._.---...=-·j;f &iiiiiiiiii iii iiii iii iiilm iii ____________________________________ll!llS!!!!! �Deep Sea William Andrew Aycock, 62 , joined the S I U in the port of New York in 1 957 sail ing as a recertified bosun. Brother Aycock was graduated from the Union's Recertified Bo­ suns Program in February 1 980. He is a veteran of the U . S . Navy du ring World War I I . He also owned and oper­ ated his own auto body and fender repair shop in Oregon. Seafarer Aycock was born in Thomaston, Ga. and is a res­ ident of Seattle. William Thomas Fagan Jr., 68, joined the S I U in 1 944 in the port of New York sailing as a chief electrician. Brother Fagan worked on the Sea­ Land Shoregang, Port Eliza­ beth, N.J. from 1 969 to 1 976. He is also an instrument re­ pairman . Seafarer Fagan was born in Terre Haute, Ind. and is a resident of Pompton Plains, N.J. Cyril Archibald Henning, 65, joined the S I U in the port of New Orleans in 1 956 sailing as an AB and deck maintenance for the Delta Line Shoregang from 1 952 to 1 978. Brother Henning was born in G retna, La. and is a resident of Abita Spring , La. Fernando Tenario Mesen, 62, joined the S I U in the port of New Orleans in 1 959 sailing as an AB. Brother Mesen was born i n Costa Rica and re­ sides there. Robert Kerr Holt, 62, joi ned the S I U in Edward Charles O'Con­ nell, 61 , joined the S I U in 1 943 in the port of New York sailing as a recertified bosun. Brother O'Connell was grad­ uated from the Union's Re­ certified Bosuns Program in 1 979. He also worked for the U . S . Civilian Conservation Corps before World War I I . Seafarer O'Connell was born in Rockport, Maine and is a resident of Salem , Mass. 1 948 in the port of New York sail ing as an AB. Brother Holt walked the picket l ine in the Wall St. beef, the 1 946 General Maritime strike and the 1 947 Isth mian beef. He was born in Pennsylvania and is a resident of Rehoboth Beach, Del. · Michael lwaski, 64, joi ned the SIU in the port of San Francisco in 1 956 sail ing as an oiler and ship's delegate · during the Vietnam War. Brother lwaski worked as a crane maintenance electri­ cian for the Waterman Shore­ gang from 1 966 to 1 971 and the Sea-Land Shoregang, Oakland, Calif. from 1 971 to 1 978. He is a veteran of the U . S . Army in World War I I . Seafarer lwaski was born in Boston , Mass. and is a resi­ dent of Hayward , Calif. Jack Dempsey Kennedy, 62, joi ned the S I U in 1 942 in Jose Antonio Fernandez, 68 , joined the S I U in the port of Wilmington, Calif. in 1 966 sail ing as a chief steward . Brother Fernandez was a for­ mer member of the Los An­ geles Culinary and Barten­ ders Union, Local 463. He was born in Puerto Rico and is a resident of Hawthorne, Calif. Juan Valeriano Fernan­ dez, 62, joined the S I U in 1 944 in the port of New Or­ leans sail ing as a bosun for Puerto Rico Marine. Brother Fernandez was born in San Juan, P . R . and is a resident of Everett, Wash. the port of Mobile sailng as a bosun. Brother Kennedy was a former member of the Iron­ workers Union, Local 798, Mobile. He was born in Wal­ lace, Ala. and is a resident of Prichard, Ala. Robert Julius Llegel, joi ned the S I U in the port of Tampa in 1 965 sailing as a cook for IOT from 1 974 to 1 976 and as a recertified chief steward . He was graduated from the Union's Recertified Chief Steward P rog ram in 1 980. Brother Liegel is a veteran of the U . S . Army in World War I I . He was born in Newark, N . J . and is a resident of Brooksville, Fla. Robert Patrick Marion, 61 , joined the S I U in 1 944 in the port of New York sailing as a Salvatore Frank Jr., 63 , joined the S I U i n 1 939 in the port o f Providence, R . I . , sailing during the Vietnam War as a bosun and later as a recertified bosun and ship's delegate. Brother Frank was graduated from the Union's Recertified Bosuns Program in 1 980. He hit the bricks in the 1 946 General Maritime beef and the 1 947 Isthmian strike. Seafarer Frank also attended the H LSS-MEBA District 2 $chool of Engineering and Navigation in Brooklyn , N . Y. in 1 969. Born i n Pawcatuck, Con n . , he is a resident there. Robert Gordon, 65, joined the S I U in the port of New York. He is a resident there. waiter and recertified chief steward . Brother Marion was born in Mayfield , Pa. and is a resident of Long Beach, Miss. Albert J. Marti nelli, 62 , joined the S I U in 1 943 in the port of Baltimore sailing as a QMED. Brother Martinelli hit the bricks in the 1 961 G reater N .Y. Harbor beef. He was born " in Oneida, Pa. and is a resi­ dent there. Earl Douglas Pattee Jr., 6 1 , joi ned the SIU in 1 945 i n the port o f Philadelphia sail ing as a .bosun and ship's dele­ gate. Brother Pattee was born in Kentucky and is a resident of Carbonado, Wash. Carlos Manuel Ponce, 65, joi ned the SIU in 1 943 in the port of New York sailing as a FOWT. Brother Ponce was on the picket line in the 1 961 N . Y. Harbor beef. He was an or­ ganizer with the late U IW VP Ralph Quinnonez in 1 965. Seafarer Ponce was born i n Puerto Rico and is a resident of New York City. Charles Edward Price, 65, joined the SIU in 1 945 i n the port of Wilmington, Calif. sail­ ing as an AB. Brother Price was a former member of the N M U . He was born in Kansas City, Mo. and is a resident of La Habra, Calif. Manuel Sanchez, 62, joined the S I U in 1 942 in the port of New York sailing as a recer­ tified bosun. Brother Sanchez was born in Puerto Rico and is a resident of Bayamon, P . R . Awat Bin Sulaiman, 6 6 , joined the SIU in the port of Philadelphia in 1 963 sailing as . a chief electrician and QMED. Brother Su­ laiman is a veteran of the U . S . Navy in World War I I . He was born in Si ngapore, Malaysia and is a resident of Philadelphia. Demetrios Vagladjides, 73, joined the S I U in the port of New York in 1 970 sailing as a chief pumpman. Brother Vagladjides was born in G reece and is a resident of Seattle. 38 I LOG I February 1 985 ·=- ------ �( Old-Timers Corner ( Raymond Torres, 61 , joined the S I U in 1 948 in the port of New York sailing as a FOWT. Brother Torres also worked on the Sea-Land Shoregang, Port Elizabeth, N . J . from 1 966 to 1 974. He walked the picket l i ne in the 1 965 District Council 37 beef. Seafarer Torres is a veteran of the U . S . Army in World War I L A native of New York City, he is a resident of Elizabeth, N .J . Angel Javier Urti Sr., 63 , joined the S I U in 1 947 in the port of Mobile sailing as a bosu n . Brother U rti attended a Piney Point conference. He is a veteran of the U . S . Army. Seafarer Urti was born in Punta Alta, Argentina and is a resi­ dent of New Orleans. Great Lakes Stephen John Herman, 65, joined the U nion in the port of Detroit in 1 960 sailing as an AB. Brother H erman is a wounded veteran of the U . S . Army during World War I I . H e was born i n Luzerne, P a . and is a resident of Miami Lakes, Fla. KNO W YOUR RIGHTS Glen H. Whitehead wants all his old friends to know that he's now at the Moose home in Orange Park, Fla. He hopes that "all who come down this way will stop and see me." Whitehead spent his last days of sailing aboard the John T. Hutchinson, retiring in 1 975. Pictured at left is Brother White­ head in 1 966, standing watch, as well as a more recent photo. At the hall in New York, Brother Kalju Reinvelt (I.) receives his first SIU pension check from Union Vice President Leon Hall. A native of Estonia, Seafarer Reinvelt started sailing with the SIU in the port of New York in 1 946. He worked his way up from AB to chief mate and in 1 966 became a member of District 2 of MEBA­ AMO. Brother Reinvelt, who is 59 years old, now lives in Jericho, N.Y. K N O W YO U R R I G H T S FINANCIAL REPORTS. The constitution of the SIU KNOW YOU R RIGHTS C O N S T IT U TION A L R I G HTS A N D O B L I G A · TIONS. Copies of the S I U constitution are avail ahle i n A t l antic. G u l f. Lakes and I n land Waters District makes specific provision for safeguarding the membership's a l l U n ion halls. A l l memhers should ohtain copies o f t h is constitution so as to fam i l i arize themselves with its con­ money and U n ion fi n a nces. The constitution requires a di;:tailed audit by Certifieo Public Accountants every three months, which are to be subm itted to the m e m bership by ing to Jeprive you of any constitutional right or ohl igation hy any methods such as dealing with ch arges, trials. etc .. as well as all other details. then the member so affecteo of rank ano file members, elected by the membersh ip, makes exam i n ation each quarter of the finances of the should im mediately notify headqu arters. U n ion and reports fully their findings and reco mmenda­ tions. Me mbers of this comm ittee may make dissenting rights in employment and as memhers of the S I U . These rights are clearly set forth in the S I U const itut ion ano i n the contracts which the U n ion has negotiated with the TRUST F U N DS. All trust funds of the SlU Atlantic. G u lf. Lakes and I nland Waters District are admi nistered employers. Conseq u e n t l y . no member m a y he d iscrimi· agreem ents. All these agreements specify that the trustees t ional or geogra p h i c o r i gin. If any memher feels that he i s in charge of these funds shall equally consist of U n ion denied t h e equal rights t o which he is en titled. he should nated against because of race. creed. color. sex and na­ in accordance with the provisions of various trust fund only upon approval by a majority of the trustees. A l l trust fund financial records are available at the headquarters of the various trust funds. SHIPPING RIGHTS. Your shipping rights and senior­ ity are protected exclusively by the contracts between the U n ion and the employers. Get to know your shipping rights. Copies of these contracts are posted and avail able in all U n ion halls. If you feel there has been any violation of your shipping or seniority rights as contained in the contracts between the U n ion and the employers. notify the Seafarers Appeals Board by certified mail. return re­ ceipt requested. The proper address for this is: Angus "Red" Campbell Chairman, Seafarers Appeals Board 5201 Auth Way and Britannia Way Prince Georses County Camp Springs, Md. 20746 Full copies of contracts as referred to are available to you at all t imes, either by writi ng directly to the Union or to the Seafarers Appeals Board. CONTRACTS. Copies of all SIU contracts are avail­ able in all SI U halls. These contracts specify the wages and conditions under which you work and live aboard 1111111ttuu111t11111�1umun11111un1u1111111m111111111111n11111111111111111111111un1111111111111 patrolm a n or other U n ion offi:ial. in your opi n ion, fails to protect your contract rights properly, contact the nearest S I U port agent. EDITORIAL POLICY - THE LOG. The Log has notify U n ion heaoquarters. SEAFARERS POLITICAL ACTIVITY DONATION -SPAD. S P A D is a separate segregated fund. I ts pro­ ceeos are useo to further its ohjects and purposes incl ud­ i n g. but not l i m i ted to. furthering the pol it ical. social and economic i n terests of maritime workers. the preservation and furthering of t he A merican Merchant M arine with the political purposes of any individual i n the U n ion. improved employment opport unities for seamen and boatmen and the advancement of trade un ion concepts. articles deemed harmful to t he U n ion or i t s collective contributes to political candidates for elective office. A l l trad itionally refrained from publishing any article serv ing officer or memher. It has also refrained from puhlish i n g membership. This established policy has been reaffirmed by membership action at the September. 1 960, meetings i n all const itutional ports. The responsihility for Log In connection with such ohjects. SPA D supports and contributions are voluntary. No contrihution m a y be solicited or received hecause of force. job discrimination, financial reprisal. or threat of such conduct. or as a con­ policy is vested in an editorial hoard which consists of dition of membership in the Union or of employment. If may dt:lcgate. from among its ranks. one individual to conduct. notify the Seafarers U n io n or SPAD by certified PAYMENT OF MONIES. No monies are to be paid port S P A D to protect and further your economi�, poli­ the Executive Board of the Union. The Executive Board carry out this responsibility. to anyone in any official capacity in the S I U unless a n official U n i o n receipt is given for same. Under no circum­ stances should any member pay any money for any reason u n less he is given such receipt. In the event anyone attempts to require any such payment be made without supplying a receipt. or if a member is required to make a your ship or boat. Know your contract rights, as well as payment and is given an official receipt. but feels that he sheets and in the proper m anner. I f. at any time. any S I U should im mediately he reported to U n ion headquarters. your obligations, such as filing for OT on the proper .. EQU A L RIG HTS. All mem hers are guaranteed equ;il reports, specific recommendations ano separate findings. expenditures and disbursements of trust funds are made .I . tents. Any time you feel any memher or officer i s attempt­ the Secretary-Treasurer. A quarterly fi n ance com m ittee and management represen tatives and . their alternates. A l l �, should not have heen req u i red t o make such payment. this a contribution is made by reason of the ahove improper m a il within 30 days of the contribution for investigation and appropriate action and refund. if invol untaty. Sup­ tical and social concepts. interests. and American trade union H at any time a member reels that any of the above rtpts have been violated, or that he bas been denied Ills constitutional right or access to Union records or Information, he should lmmedlatdy nodfy SIU President Frank Drozak at Headquarters by certHled . mall , return receipt requested. The address is 5201 Auth Way and :Britannia Way, Prince Georges County, Camp Springs, Md. 20746. I1 -�j lI February 1 985 I LOG I 39 t �������-----�=..:.���� . ---------------....--.. ... -...---. .. ..-..--...;.;...;.�....;__.;.; ;.;,. ;;...___ �>q Deep Sea Pensioner 72, passed away on Jan. 2 1 . Brother Barry joined the SIU in 1949 in the port of New York sailing as a bosun. He hit the bricks in the Wall St. beef, the 1946 General Maritime strike and the 1947 Isthmian beef. Seafarer Barry was a veteran of the U.S. Army during World War II. A native of Massachusetts, he was a res­ ident of Seattle. Surviving is an aunt, Minnie Dunn of Provi­ dence, R.I. "Dave" David John Barry, Point, Md. in 1974. He sailed as a 2nd pumpman. Seafarer Brecht was born in Los Angeles, Calif. and was a resident of Houston. Surviving are his widow, Tonya; his parents, Paul (SIU chief steward) and Betty Brecht of Houston; four brothers, Sea­ farer Geoffrey Brecht, Nathan, William and Paul; an uncle and aunt, Louis and Jean Widoff of Tampa, Fla. , and a sister-in­ law, Debra Brecht. Pensioner Sol­ 72, t passed away on Jan. 15. Brother '. Brian joined the � SIU in the port Pensioner ,: of New Orleans ' Bengt S.O. Berg­ in 1957 sailing as a FOWT. He was born in St. lund, 65, died on Jan. 2. Brother Maurice, La. and was a resident Berglund joined of Summerville, S.C. Surviving the SIU in 1947 are his widow, Dorothea and a in the port of New son, Ralph of Summerville. York sailing as an AB. He walked Gerald Broussard, 40, died on the picket line in the 1946 Gen­ Jan. 1 1 . Brother Broussard eral Maritime beef and the 1947 Isthmian strike. Seafarer Berg­ joine<l the· Sltr iri the port of lund was born in Sweden and New Orleans in 1968 sailing as was a resident of Brooklyn, N. Y. an AB. He was a former mem­ Surviving is a sister, Maj ber of the SUP. Seafarer Brous­ Arvedsson of Sundsiall, Swe­ sard was a veteran of the U.S. Navy during the Vietnam War. den. A native of New Iberia, La. , he Pensioner Jo- was a resident there. Surviving is his mother, Velma of New Dennis . seph Blanchard, 63, Iberia. succumbed to a liver ailment at Pensioner Noe home in New Or­ Refeiro Cardosa, leans on Sept. 15, 83, passed away 1984. Brother November Blanchard joined Brother 1983. the SIU in 1948 in the port of Cardosa joined New York sailing as an AB. He the SIU in 1943 attended Piney Point Educa­ in the port ofNew tional Conference No. 5. Sea­ sailing as a farer Blanchard was a veteran FOWT. He wasYork born in Portugal of the U.S. Navy in World War and was a resident of Lisbon, II. Blanchard was born in New Portugal. Surviving are his Iberia, La. Burial was in the widow, Maria; a daughter, Cypress Grove Cemetery, New Maria, and a sister, Albertina Orleans. Surviving are his of Lisbon. widow, Beatrice and a sister, Alice Dorsey of New Iberia. Joseph George Cayou, 56, died on July 15. Brother Cayoujoined Gregory Karl Brecht, 27, died of an apparent heart attack on the SIU in 1945 in the port of Jan. 5. Brother Brecht joined Philadelphia sailing as a cook. the SIU following his graduation He was born in Barnhart, Mo. from the Seafarers Harry Lun­ and was a resident of Port Ar­ deberg School of Seamanship thur, Texas. Surviving is his Entry Trainee Program, Piney widow, Julia. omon Brian -· i, �·· · · i m · 40 I LOG I February 1 985 -Morgan Jr. , < Pensioner John Wilfred Clark, 79, succumbed to a stroke in the Jersey Shore Medical Center, Neptune, N.J. on Aug. 8. Brother Clarkjoined the SIU . in 1940 in the port of New York sailing as a waiter and chief steward. He hit the bricks in the 1946 General Maritime beef and the 1947 Isthmian Strike. Sea­ farer Clark was a Democrat committeeman for Monmouth County, N.J. A native of West Virginia, he was a resident of Neptune. Cremation took place in the Monmouth Crematory. Surviving are a sister, Alberta Montgomery of Salem, Va. and a niece, Gertrude Moody of Neptune. Pensioner Jr. , 75, suc­ cumbed to heart failure on arrival at the N.C. Baptist Hospital, . Winston-Salem on Nov. 8, 1984. Brother Clough joined the SIU in 1941 in the port of Baltimore sailing as a bosun. fle was born in Maryland and was a resident of Trinity, N .C. Interment was in Trinity Cemetery. Surviving are three sisters, Etta of Cen­ terville, Md. , Nellie of Catons­ ville, Md. and Margaret Lohr of Greensboro, Md. Pensioner Thomas Clough, Eugene 61 , died in November 1984. Brother Coker joined the SIU in ·•·''<F:':'''''''""' 1944 in the port of Norfolk sailing as a chief steward in 198 1 . He also sailed during the Viet­ nam War and worked on the Seattle Sea-Land Shoregang in 1978. In 1972 he attended a Piney Point Educational Con­ ference. Coker was a veteran of the U.S. Army in the Korean War. A native of South Caro­ lina, he was a resident of Seat­ tle. Surviving are his widow, Alice and a son, John of Seattle. Pensioner Thomas Conway, 72, succumbed to cancer in Lutz, . Fla. on Dec. 6, 1984. Brother Conway joined ,,,, the SIU in 1948 in the port of New Dargan mie" Coker, .� "JimOnslow York sailing as a chief steward. He was a former member of the Union in Canada. Seafarer Con­ way was born in Ireland and was a resident of Clearwater, Fla. Burial was in the Gate of Heaven Cemetery, Hawthorn, N. Y. Surviving is a sister, Helen Christal of Tampa, Fla. Pensioner Edwin Cumbie Cooper, 64, succumbed to a lung ailment in the Hermann Hos­ pital, Houston, Texas on Oct. 30, 1984. Brother Cooperjoined the SIU in the port of New York in 1954 sailing as chief steward and inland as a cook for the G & H Towing Co. .He was a veteran of the U.S. Army in World War II. Born in Dothan, Ala., he was a resident of Ar­ cadia, Texas. Burial was in the Galveston (Texas) Park Ceme­ tery. Surviving is his widow, Ann. Marshall Coley Cooper, 56, died on Christmas Day, Dec. 25, 1984. Brother Cooper joined the SIU in 1946 in the port of Mobile sailing as a recertified bosun. He was graduated from the Union's Recertified Bosuns Program in 1980. Seafarer Cooper was a veteran of the U.S. Army after the Korean War. Cooper was born in Rob­ ertsdale, Ala. and was a resident there. Surviving are his widow, Alyce; two sons, John of Rob­ ertsdale and Michael, and a daughter, Angela. Pensioner Di­ a 59, died on Dec. 20, 1984. Brother Cortez joined the SIU in the port of New York in 1955 sail­ ing as a bosun. He was a veteran of the U.S. Navy in World War II. Seafarer Cortez was born-in Puerto Rico and was a resident of the Bronx, N. Y. Surviving is his widow, Rosario. Pensioner Wil­ bur Elmer Cou­ tant, 62, died on Jan. 20. Brother Coutant joined the SIU in 1943 in the port of Mo­ bile sailing as � bosun. He was Euclides mas Cortez, (Continued on Next Page.) �(Continued from Preceding Page.) born in Honduras and was a resident of Goose Creek, S.C. Surviving are his widow, Irene of Corpus Christi, Texas and a daughter, Patricia Brown. 36, died on Nov. 17. Brother Dawsey joined the SIU follow­ ing his graduation from the Sea­ farers Harry Lundeberg School of Seamanship Entry Trainee Program, Piney Point, Md. in 1967. He sailed as a cook. Daw­ sey was born in Jacksonville and was a resident there. Surviving are his widow, Christine; a son, Ronald Jr. ; his mother, Elase of Jacksonville, and his father, Ed­ ward. Ronald Eugene Dawsey Sr. , Pensioner Jose Maria Seara 86, passed away from heart failure in the Policlinico Santa Teresa, Spain on July 24. Brother Deus joined the SIU in 1941 in the port of Miami, Fla. He was born in Orol Lugo, Spain and was a resident of La Corona, Spain. Interment was in Feans, Spain. Surviving is a brother, Jesus of La Corona. Pensioner Floyd Dominski, 75, passed away on Sept. 27, 1984. Brother Domin­ skijoined the SIU in 1943 in the port of New York sailing as an oiler. He was on the picket line in the 1961 Greater N. Y. Harbor beef. Seafarer Dominski was born in Tremont, Pa. and was a resident of Holland, Pa. Surviving are a sister, Claire of Holland and another relative, Joseph Dom­ inski of Feasterville, Pa. Pensioner Wil­ liam James Doyle, 62, died on Jan. N·'W� "'liil� a�·,.&.: 5. Brother Doyle joined the SIU in the port of New Orleans in 1955 sailing as an AB. He began sailing in 1946 and hit the bricks in the 1961 . N.Y. Harbor beef. Sea­ farer Doyle was a veteran of the U.S. Army in World War II. A native of Wisconsin, he was a resident of Cleveland, Miss. Surviving is his widow, Billie. Deus, 46, died on Jan. 24. Brother Duncan joined the SIU in the port of New York in 1965 sailing as a QMED. He was born in Knox­ ville, Tenn. and was a resident of Jacksonville, Fla. Surviving are his son, Richard; a daughter, Teresa, and his father, James Duncan of Knoxville. Pensioner Quong Sun Dye, 64 , died of heart failure in the Swed­ ish Hospital Medical Center, Seattle, Wash. on Aug. 3. Brother Dye joined the SIU in the port of Seattle in 1965 sailing as a BR Utility, He began sailing on the W�st Coast in 1956. Sea­ farer Dye was born in China and was a naturalized U.S. citizen. Dye was a resident of Seattle. Burial was in the Lake View Cemetery, Seattle. Surviving are his widow, Pui Ching and a relative, Gap Young Dye of Se­ attle. Pensioner Frank Smith 75 , Findlay, passed away on Jan. 3. Brother Findlay joined the SIU in 1940 in -the port of Galveston, Texas sailing as a bosun. He received a 1961 Union Personal Safety Award for sailing aboard an ac­ cident-free ship, the SS Steel Surveyor. Seafarer Findlay was a veteran of the U.S. Coast Artillery in World War II. He was born in West Virginia and was a resident of New Orleans. Surviving are his widow, Joann and a daughter of Arabi, La. Pensioner Del­ mer Gleen Flynn, 77, passed away on Jan. 8. Brother Flynn joined the SIU in the port of New Yor!< in 1957 sailing as a FOWT: He was born in Tampa, Fla. and was a resident there. Surviving are three daughters, Janet of Ridge­ wood, N.Y., Lillie McKay of Tampa and Melevey, and a brother, Milton oflrvington, N .J. Pensioner Ronald John Gar­ recht, 75, passed away from heart failure at home in Albany, Ore. on Nov. 26, 1984. Brother Garrecht joined the SIU in 1944 Charles Edward Duncan, · in the port of Wilmington, Calif. sailing as a QMED. He was a sailing as a chief electrician. He resident of San Francisco. Sur­ was born in the state of Wash­ viving is a sister, Mary Cook of ington. Cremation took place in Baltimore. the City View Crematorium, Pensioner Salem, Ore. Surviving is a Cuthbert Ray­ daughter, Susan Schultz. mond Hinkson, 82, died on Jan. J� Antonio Gomalez, 62, died , 7. Brother Hink­ of heart disease at home in son joined the Brooklyn, N.Y. on July 13. SIU in the port Brother Gonzalez joined the SIU · of New York. He in the port of New York in 1968 �,/' retired in 1968. sailing as a cook. He began Seafarer Hinkson a resident sailing on the West Coast in of Brooklyn, N.Y.was Surviving are 1941 . Seafarer Gonzalez sailed his widow, Francella and a for the American President Line daughter, Phyllis Betancort of (APL) and was a former mem­ Laurel ton, N. Y. ber of the Marine Cooks and Stewards Union (MC&SU). Pensioner Gonzalez was born in Puerto Bjarne Jensen, Rico. Interment was in Rose­ 70, passed away dale Cemetery, Linden, N .J. on Jan. 2 1 . Surviving are his widow, Grace Brother Jen sen and a son, Nataiio. joined the SIU in - 1947 in the port 1, ofingBaltimore sailPensioner as a FOWT. Louie Raymond He was born in Norway and Guertin Sr. II, 57, was of Federal Way, died in Meraux, Wash.a resident Surviving are two sisters, La. on Dec. 12, K. Kristensen ofNasborg, Swe­ 1984. Brother den and Alvena Ludwig of Se­ Guertin joined attle. �· the SIU in 1945 in the port ofNew Pensioner Orleans sailing as a QMED. He George Irving attended the 1974 Piney Point Knowles Jr. , 69, Educational Conference. Sea­ died on Oct. 22, farer Guertin was born in Rock 1984. Brother Bluff, Fla. and was a resident Knowles joined of Violet, La. Burial was in the the ·siu in 1938 Masonic Cemetery, New Orle­ in the port of ans. Surviving are his son, Louie Miami, Fla. sail­ Jr. III ; a daughter, Barbara Kir­ ing aboard the SS Bradford Is­ kindall, and three sisters, Al­ land in the engine department. madar Phillips of Bristol, Fla. , He was born in Key West, Fla. Dolly and Elga. and was a resident of Opa Locka,. Fla. Surviving are his widow, Pensioner Ed­ Libby and four daughters, Ni­ cola Edwards, Dana Knowles, ward Trabue 78 ; Jan Myers and Kerry Stoddard. Hawkins, passed away on Clarence Lacey Sr. , 30, died Dec. 14. Brother on Sept. 22. Brother Lacey Hawkins joined joined the SIU following his the SIU in the graduation from the Seafarers port of New Or­ Harry Lundeberg School of leans in 1967 sail­ Seamanship (SHLSS) Entry ing as a chief cook. He was born Trainee Program, Piney Point, in Tennessee and was a resident Md. in 1974. He sailed as a cook. of Carrabelle, Fla. Surviving are Seafarer Lacey was born in Mo­ his widow, Dorothy and a bile and was a resident of daughter, Betty Sue. Brooklyn, N.Y. Surviving are his widow, Gloria; a son, Clar­ ence Jr. ; a daughter, Tawana; Samuel Charles Hudgins, 60, his mother, Gladys of Prichard, died in St. Luke's Hospital, San Francisco on Dec. 19, 1984. Ala., and his father, Ernest of Brother Hudgins joined the SIU Brooklyn. in 1946 in the port of Baltimore (Continued on Page 42.) t · February 1 985 I LOG I 41 · ��!F'li JTu ©\lli l �EEEEEEEE EEE E IQ) E EE EE E i; � � �� � i ; . ; ; ; ; ; i i i i i mu rom = on ge Pa 41 ) (c t ed f cian. He was a veteran of the AB . He walked the p1· c=k; et;li ne;J��org; rk·��� � d . � · 1 the 1 946 ·General Maritime n British Royal Air Force in World bosun in 198 1 . He began sailing Pensioner Du- War II. A native of New york , beefand the 1 947 Isthrm"an strike. in 1 945 . Seafarer Nicholson was minado Raagas he was a resident of Spottsville, Seafarer Metros was born in graduated from the Union's ReLlenos, 76, Ky. Surviving is his w1· dow, Penns.ylvania and was a resident certified Bosons Program in 1 98 1 . Passed away on Katherine a brother, Harry of New Orleans. Surviving are He hit the bricks in the 1 947 Dec. 20 , 1 984 . of Groves,and his widow, Josie and a sister, maritime beef in Galveston, Texas. Brother Llenos Mrs. Stephen Steinmacher of Texas and the N. Y .C. Longjoined the SIU in Pensioner Greenbrook, N.Y. shoremen's strike. Born in Mis1 946 in the port Robert E. Mcsissippi, he was a resident of of Philadelphia Cluskey, 76, sue Asa Earl Moore III, 54, was Mobile. Surviving is his widow, sailing as a chief steward. He combed to pneu- lost at sea off a Sea-Land ship Joyce. was born in the Philippine Ismonia in the Life on Christmas Day, Dec. 25 , 1 984. lands and was a resident of SalCare Center of Brother Moore joined the SIU Pensioner Daniel Patrick O'­ inas, Calif. Surviving is his Punta Gorda, Fla. in the port of New York in 1 964 Connor, 67 , died of heart-lung widow, Lolita. on Nov. 1 8 , 1 984. sailing as a recertified bosun in Brother Mc- 1 976. He was graduated from failure in Philadelphia on Sept. Carlos Manuel Duclos Lopez, 19. Brother O'Connorjoined the Cluskey joined the SIUin the the ·Union's Recertified Bosun 3 5 , died in Chile on Sept. 29 . of New Orleans in 1 955 Program that year, and he was SIU in the port of New York in Brother Lopez joined the SIU port sailing as a FOWT . He was a a veteran of the U.S. Coast 1 966 sailing as an oiler. He was in the port of New York in 1 977 veteran of the U.S. Army Cav- Guard in the Korean War. Sea- a veteran of the U.S. Coast sailing as a cook and AB for the before World War II. Sea- farer Moore had two years of Guard in World War II serving Delta Line. He was born in airy farer McCluskey was born in junior college. A native of Ma- as a machinist's mate and at­ Puerto Rico and was a resident Michigan and tending the service's Diesel En­ was a resident of con, Ga. , he was a resident of Truillo Alto, P.R. Surviving Gorda. Interment was in there. Surviving are two daugh- gineering School. Seafarer 0 are his widow, Mercedes and a Punta the Charlotte Cty. Gardens ters, Dell of Macon and Mar- Connor was born in Philadelphia daughter, Nancy of Brooklyn, Cemetery, Fla. Surviving are a jorie; his mother, Lillian Stan- and was a resident there. Sur­ N. Y. son, John of Roseville, Mich. bridge, and a sister, Mary viving is a sister, Eleanor of Philadelphia. and a daughter, Mary Buas of Stallings, both of Macon. Roy Mack Jr. , Punta Gorda. 37 , died in a blast Pensioner Eg­ EdJoseph at sea aboard the Eugene McKenna, 58, died on bert Culbergan ward Munoz, 68 , tanker Golden Sept. 23 . Brother Mc Kenna 79, Palmer, died on Nov. 7 , Dolphin (Titan joined the SIU in the port of passed away on 1 984. Brother Navigation) on New York in 1 970 sailing as an Jan. 1 5 . Brother Munozjoined the March 6, 1 982 . AB. He upgraded to quarterPalmer joined the SIU-merged MaBrother Mack master at the SHLSS in Piney SIU in the port, rine Cooks and joined the SIU in Point, Md. in 1 973 . Seafarer of Norfolk, Va. Stewards Union the port of Mobile in 1 969 sailing McKenna was a veteran of the He retired · · in in the port of San as an AB. He was a veteran of U.S. Navy during World War 1 970. Seafarer Palmer was a the U.S. Navy during the Viet­ II. Born in New York City, he Francisco in 1 968 . He began resident of Virginia Beach, Va. nam War. Seafarer Mack up­ was a resident of Santa Rosa, sailing on the West Coast in Surviving are a relative, graded at the SHLSS in Piney Calif. Surviving is a son, Mi- 1 93 5 . Seafarer Munoz was born Palmer, and three sisters, Dale Nell in Hawaii and was a resident of Point, Md. Born in Mobile, he chael of Santa Rosa. Duckett of Biloxi, Miss. , Agnes Sunnyvale, Calif. Cremation was a resident there. Surviving White of Savannah, Ga. and John Deman took place in California and his is his mother, Mattie Perkins. McQueen, 62, ashes were scattered on the Pa­ Charlsie Moody, also of Savan­ Pensioner Wil­ died on Nov. 7, cific Ocean. Surviving is his nah. � lie Frank Man­ Brother widow, Laulinda. 1 984. Matais C. Pena, 66, passed they, 78, passed McQueen joined away on Sept. 27 . Brother Pena Pensioner Guy • "'� · away in June the SIU in the Nealis, 82, passed . joined the SIU in the port of 1984. Brother . port of Wilming­ away on Dec. 1 8 , New York in 1 964 sailing in the Manthey joined ton, Calif. in 1 970 1 984. Brother steward department. He was a the SIU in 1 947 sailing as an AB. Nealis joined the veteran of the U.S. Army In­ in the port of Bal­ He was a veteran of the U.S. SIU in 1 947 in fantry in World War II. Seafarer timore sailing as Navy in World War II. Seafarer the port of Bal­ Pena was born in Puerto Rico a bosun. He was a veteran of McQueen was born in Jackson timore sailing as and was a resident of Hato Rey, the U.S. Navy in World War II. Cty., Ky. and was a reside.nt_ of an AB. He was P.R. Surviving is his widow, Seafarer Manthey was born in Long Beach, Calif. Surv1vmg Poland and was a naturalized are his widow, Evelyn and a born in Maryland and was a Juana. U.S. citizen. Manthey was a sister, Dora Henzerling of Har­ resident of Tucson, Ariz. Sur­ viving is his widow, Elizabeth. Pensioner Ru­ resident of New York City. rison1 Ohio. dolfo W. Italia Pensioner Pensioner Ed­ Pensioner SteRodriguez, 65 , Dempsey Nichol­ ward "Eddie" ven William died on Jan. 1 5 . , son, 58, died on Metros, 79 , Martin, 86, died Brother Rodri­ Christmas Day, passed away on on Jan. 4. Brother guez joined the Dec. 25 , 1 984 . Jan. l . Brother 't ,'flf!l!7:.. Martinjoined the SIU in 1 947 in Brother Nichol­ Metros joined the '�. ·� ,,-.l s I u m 1 947 m . the port of New son joined the '. SIU in 1 939 in the port of New York sailing in SIU in 1 949 in the port of Hous­ Orleans sailing as (Continued on next page.) the port of New , ton sailing as an • a chief electri- � � ���� · ' 'tt. . - · ···h··-�·· . · · • 0 . Ji :' -- ... . ·· 42 I LOG I February 1 985 �.,...,... I the steward department. He was born in Manila, P .I. and was a resident of Jersey City, N.J. Surviving are his widow, Purita; a son, Roderick; a daughter, Rodelia, and a sister, Bettina Umal of Velasquez, Tondo, P.I. (Continued from preceding page.) Pensioner O ­ 84, passed away on Jan. 18. Brother Rosen­ felt joined the , SIU in the port : of Lake Charles, . � La. in 1953 sail­ ing as a chief pumpman. He was born in Volone, U.S.S.R. and was a U.S. naturalized citizen. Seafarer Rosenfelt was a resi­ dent of Burbank, Calif. Surviv­ ing is his sister, Alma Findley of Kalamazoo, Mich. s car Alfred Rosen­ felt, I, Pensioner A ­ 77, died on Jan. 14. Brother Santiago joined the SIU in 1939 in the port ofNew York sailing as a bosun. He was born in Puerto Rico and was a resident of Luquillo, P.R. Sur­ viving are his widow, Dominga and a daughter, Georgina. l berto Luis San­ tiago, f . ! Pensioner Char.Jes Peter Ser­ 80, passed away on Oct. 10. Brother Seroczynski joined the SIU in the port of New York in 1955 sailing as a FOWT. He began sailing in 1947. Seafarer Seroczynski hit the bricks in the 1946 General Maroczynski, \ ' : i ! : ' i � ! i ' I I \ . f ' ; itime beef. And he was also a Great Lakes coremaker. Born in Pennsyl­ vania, he was a resident of Lo­ rain, Ohio. Surviving are a sis­ ter, Lena ofPhiladelphia; a niece, Pensioner Jack Erven Bogart, Edna Coyle, and a cousin, Jeyne 75, passed away on Dec. 22, D. Burke of Lorain. 1984. Brother Bogart joined the Union in 1940 in the port of Pensioner John Detroit, Mich. sailing as a cook aboard the SS Diamond Alkali Ulis, 77, passed away on Dec. 9. (American Steamship) in 1967. Brother Ulis He was born in Michigan and joined the SIU in was a resident of Grand Blanc, 1942 in the port Mich. Surviving are his widow, of New York Marie; a dalJ,ghter, Gloria Wal­ sailing as a bo­ stad of Grand Blanc, and a sis­ sun. He was born ter, Harriet Franks of Vassar, in Estonia, U .S.S.R. and was a Mich. resident of Long Beach, Calif. Seafarer Ulis was a naturalized U.S. citizen. Surviving is a sis­ Pensioner ter, Ida of New York City. Philip Leroy Er­ ickson, 57, died on Oct. 25. Pensioner Brother Erick­ Constantine Ven­ son joined the ardis, 76, passed Union in the port away on Nov. 26, of Duluth, Minn. 1984. Brother sailing as an AB. V enardis joined the SIU in the He was born in Bagley, Minn. port of New York and was a resident there. Sur­ in 1963 sailing as viving is his widow, Henrietta. an AB. He hit the bricks in the 1965 District Council 37 beef. Seafarer Venardis was born in Carl William Han­ Kumi, Greece and was a resi­ son,Pensioner to pneu­ dent of Brooklyn, N. Y. Surviv­ monia69,in succumbed the Mainstee Cty. ing are his widow, Tena and a (Mich.) Medical Care Facility daughter, Georgia of Kymi. on Nov. 17. Brother Hanson joined the Union· in the port of Pensioner Walter Paul Zimek, Detroit, Mich. in 1951 sailing as 66, passed away on Oct. 17. a deckhand and FOWT. He was Brother Zimek joined the SIU born in Mainstee, Mich. and in the port of Baltimore in 1964 was a resident of Arcadia, Mich. sailing as a FOWT. He was born Burial was in the Pilgrim Home in Baltimore and was a resident Cemetery, Arcadia. Surviving there. Surviving is a sister, Jen­ are his widow, Iva and a son, nie Burke of Baltimore. Jason. · ·; . .ill Pensioner 60, died of a stroke at the Manistee (Mich.) Cty. Medical Care Facility on Nov. 1 . Brother Jalo•# szynski joined the Union in the port of Cleveland, Ohio sailing as a cook for more than 20 years. He was a veteran of the U.S. Marine Corps in World War II. Laker Jaloszynski was born in Manistee and was a resident of Muskegon Heights, Mich. Bur­ ial was in Mt. Carmel Cemetery, Manistee. Surviving are four sisters, Helen, Edwardine, Florence Kubiak and Delphine Gumieny, all of Manistee; two brothers, Richard and Emery of Flint, Mich., and a nephew, Gerald of Manistee. Donald Gerald Jaloszynski, �. � Pensioner Cornelius Neil C. Mahaney, 67, succumbed to cancer in Toledo, Ohio on Oct. 28. Brother Mahaney joined the Union in the port of Detroit sailing as an engineer. He was born in New York and was a resident of Toledo. Cremation took place in the Toledo Park Cemetery Crematory, Sylvania, Ohio. Surviving is his widow,, Fanny. Pensioner Thomas John Same, died on Dec. 8. Brother Same joined the Union in the port of of Ashland, Wis. Surviving are a daughter, Carol Fisher of Mil­ burn, Wis. and another relative, Myrtle Same. Duluth , Minn. He was a resident i I : ' i DON'T D1 G YO U R OWN G RAVE ' ) 't . - - ' a i ' ! . 0 NARCOTICS RUIN YOUR LIFE, AND CAN END 11 YOU/Z SEAFARING CARE"E'R [] 0 February 1 985 I LOG I 43 ��. D�11es� of Sh�ps llee��n11s AMERICAN EAGLE (Pacific Gulf Marine), December 1 6---C hairman D.L. Meadows; Secretary F.T. DiCarlo; Ed­ ucational Director C. Henley. Some disputed OT was reported in the deck department by the bosun. The ship's fund contains $394, of which $ 1 44 was spent on purchasing fresh lobster in the port of Cortez. The ship's chairman and the steward/baker (treasurer) are both getting .a relief this trip. Jeff Moritz was elected the new ship's chairman and J. Miller was elected treasurer. Men on the gangway watch were re­ minded to wear hard hats. A cook-out was held aboard ship. Some of the delicacies included "fresh stuffed lob­ ster, London broil, barbequed spare the crew of the importance of contrib­ uting to SPAD. The secretary added his thanks to the crew for helping keep the pantry and messroom clean at night, and advised all eligible members to take advantage of the upgrading opportunities available at Piney Point. A vote of thanks was given to the steward department for a job well done. Next port: Baltimore, Md. DELTA SUD (Delta Lines), De­ cember 1 6-Chairman A. McGinnis; Secretary E. Vieira; Educational Direc­ tor J .A. Burkette; Engine Delegate E. Burnett; Steward Delegate Rodolfo Ramirez. All is running well aboard the Delta Sud with no beefs or disputed OT reported. There is $71 in the ship's petty cash fund. The chairman re­ minded those members who are get­ ting off to strip their bunks, clean their rooms and leave a clean set of linen. He also stressed the importance of donating to SPAD. A recommendation was made for headquarters to notify crewmembers as to whether or not ribs, Italian breaded chicken, fresh shrimp cocktail , hamburgers, grilled franks, potato salad, macaroni salad, fresh salad bar, Italian green olive salad, and a lot more. A good time was had by all. " AMERICAN HERITAGE (Apex Marine), January 6-Chairman C. Spence; Secretary Jonny Cruz; Edu­ cational Director Richard Wilson; Deck Delegate J. Bidzilya; Engine Delegate John Mclaughlin; Steward Delegate Pedro Mena. No beefs or disputed OT. The bosun aboard the American Her­ itage was pronounced unfit for duty in the Congo and left the ship there. C . Spence, who was elected the new chairman and bosun, thanked the en­ tir� crew for the smooth trip so far. The secretary noted that oompared to the weather at Thanksgiving, this Christmas was "a peach." He also reminded members that the small amount of money they donate to SPAD will come back to them in the long run-in the form of job security. A change of movies was one suggestion made, and a vote of thanks was given to the steward department which is doing "a great job feeding . " Next ports: St. Croix, V . I . and the Shetland Islands, Scotland. BORINQUEN (Puerto Rico Ma­ rine), December 30-Chairman M. Os­ man ; Secretary Cassie B. Carter Jr; Educational Director Pat Colonna; Deck Delegate H. Montalvo; Engine Dele­ gate J. Page; Steward Delegate Oscar Johnson. No beefs or disputed OT reported. There is $1 3 in the ship's treasury. An end-of-the-year payoff will take place on the 3 1 st. This has been a good trip, and it is hoped that 1 985 will be a better year for the merchant marine. A vote of thanks was given to the steward department for preparing and serving a truly fine Christmas din­ ner. Next ports : Elizabeth, N.J. and San Juan, P.R. CHARLESTON (Apex Marine), December 23--Chairman Barney E. Swearingen; Secretary Edward M. Collins; Educational Director Clarence D. Crowder; Deck Delegate Terry Thomas; Engine Delegate Harold Per­ kins. No beefs or disputed OT re­ ported. The chairman announced that the ship will pay off in the port of Baltimore on Dec. 26. He noted that this had been a good trip and reminded 44 I LOG I February 1 985 COMANCHE (American Bulk Car­ riers), December 30-Chairman Curtis Brodnax ; Secretary Robert D. Bright; Deck Delegate Thomas P. Banks; En­ gine Delegate Nathaniel P. Davis; Steward Delegate Herbert T. Archer; Reading Clerk John 0. Jackson. Everything . la going. well aboard the Comanche, with only a few hours of disputed OT in the deck department. The crew called a special meeting to elect a new ship's chairman, and the chief cook was chosen for the job. The captain is going to close out the payroll for 1 984 and will let anyone see his payoff slip if they so desire. One motion brought up was that each member aboard ship get one day's pay in lieu of time off. Another item mentioned was that the BR/GSU should not be working in the galley for sanitation reasons. Brother Bright told him that he had just gotten off the Groton and the Baltimore and that the chief stew­ ard/baker and the chief cook had to do everything themselves because they only have two-man steward depart­ ments. they have to turn in their seamen's papers to the captain when he calls for them in foreign ports for local im­ migration identification. Another item for clarification was: Should a person's replacement be called while at sea and coming into port, when his number of days are up, or should his time be turned over to the patrolman for ac­ tion? Next port: Lake Charles, La. COVE SAILOR (Cove Shipping), December 9--Chairman Richard Gib­ bons; Secretary Welden 0. Wallace; Deck Delegate Charles Lambat; En­ gine Delegate Jerome Sumlin; Stew­ ard Delegate John Collins. No beefs were reported although there was some disputed OT (due to delayed sailing) which will be turned over to the board­ ing patrolman. It is not known where the Cove Sailor will sail to next. Any and all information will be relayed to crewmembers as soon as it is forth­ coming. In the meanwhile, repairs are being completed since the proper tools and equipment are available. All is running smoothly aboard ship. The steward department was given a vote of thanks for a fine job. Next port of payoff: New York. OGDEN LEADER (Ogden Ma­ rine), December 30-Chairman W.L. Osborne; Secretary Floyd Mitchell ; Ed­ ucational Director J�rry L. Boyce; Deck Delegate Robert Lambert; Engine Del­ egate David M. Dunklin; Steward Del­ egate John M. Clarke. No disputed OT reported. The chief steward is serving as treasurer. He reported $73 in the ship's fund. Also, $ 1 70 has been col­ lected from the unlicensed members to build up a movie fund. This money will be used only to upgrade the crew's movie library. The chairman reported that the ship will pay off this trip, probably upon arrival in Texas. From the repair list that was put up last trip, all or most repairs have been taken care of and the laundry room has been repainted. All crewmembers were asked OGDEN CHARGER (Ogden Ma­ rine), December 23--Chairman F.R. Schwarz; Secretary E. Lambe; Edu­ cational Director Wiley Yarber. No dis­ puted OT reported. There is $21 4 in the ship's fund. The chairman reported that the ship loaded up in the Gulf of Mexico and will discharge her cargo in Yorktown , Va. and Charleston, S.C. After that, she will probably lay up in Florida. A motion was made that when a vessel lays up before a member has his 1 20 days seatime, he or she ought to be able to collect vacation time based on the number of days up to the time of lay-up. A vote of thanks was given to the steward department for a good job. to cooperate in helping keep the ship clean. A vote of thanks was given to the steward department for the fine meals and service-particularly the Christmas dinner. Next port: Baytown, Texas, OGDEN YUKON (Odgen Marine), December 27-Chairman Luigi Alle­ luia; Secretary George W. Luke; Ed­ ucational Director C.G. Hall; Deck Del­ egate Charles Pafford; Engine Delegate Warren Steim ; Steward Delegate Al­ bert L. He.ndricks. No beefs or disputed OT reported. There is $8 left in the ship's treasury after using some for the movie fund and some to send two messages. According to the chairman, the Ogden Yukon will arrive in Long Beach for payoff on Dec. 28. All has been going well aboard ship with the exception of the loss of one OS, who had to get off ship in Valdez with a leg injury. A vote of thanks was given to the steward department for a job well done, and members observed one minute of silence in memory of our departed brothers and sisters. Next port and port of payoff: Long Beach, Calif. OVERSEAS ALASKA (Maritime Overseas) , December 30-Chairman Frank R. Cottongin ; Secretary Henry W. Roberts; Educational Director H . Granger; Deck Delegate John M. Ze­ penda; Engine Delegate Larry M . Clement; Steward Delegate Rottia F . Lacy; Treasurer R.T. Yarbrough. No disputed OT. There is $ 1 55 in the ship's fund. The Mobile port a:gent was able to clear up some confusion aboard ship pertaining to reliefs for permanent job holders. He explained that you must wait for your relief before leaving the ship or else lose your permanent status. All members were asked to try not to slam doors. Part of this problem will be alleviated when hydraulic cjoor stoppers are installed on ttte··mess­ room and rec room doors. A vote of thanks was given to the steward de­ partment for their excellent Xmas din­ ner. Next port: New Orleans, La. OVERSEAS J U N EAU (Maritime Overseas) , December 1 6--C hairman John B. Lundborg ; Secretary Clarence Waldren; Deck Delegate John Mc­ Auliffe; Engine Delegate James Fair; Steward Delegate Jim Weed. All de­ partments are functioning well with no beefs or disputed OT. The ship is scheduled to arrive in Long Beach on Dec. 20, and payoff will be on the 29th. The layover is due to a lack of cargo. A vote of confidence was given to the steward department for a job well done. Next ports: Long Beach, Calif. and Valdez, Alaska. PU ERTO RICO (Puerto Rico Ma­ rine), December 23--Chairman Fred­ die Goethe; Secretary Jose R. Colls; Educational Director K. Linan; Deck Delegate James Tompson ; Engine Delegate John Hall, Jr. ; Steward Del­ egate Ovidio Crespo. No beefs or dis­ puted OT reported. The Puerto Rico is heading for the shipyard. All mem­ bers were asked to remove extra and dirty linen from their rooms early in the morning before getting off. S I U elec­ tions are still going on-u ntil Dec. 31 , and members were urged to go to the hall and vote. One OS was taken off ship by the doctor in Miami. The ship �That's why we have to support SPAD­ so they can keep going ." A vote of thanks was given to Chief Steward Humberto Ortiz and his gang for the excellent Thanksgiving and Christmas dinners they prepared and sei:ved. (Waterman), January 6--Chairman G. Burch ; Sec­ retary G. Aquino; Educational Director C. Tsipliareles. No beefs or disputed OT. Minutes of the last meeting were read and all communications were posted as received. All hands, except those on watch, viewed some movies on fire fighting that were shown by the mate. The bosun thanked the crew­ members for keeping the noise down, and the steward thanked the men on watch who helped keep the messroom and pantry clean. A special vote of thanks was given to the steward de­ partment for the fine meals prepared during the trip, especially at holiday time. One minute of silence was ob�­ served in memory of our departed brothers and sisters. Next port of pay­ off: Norfolk, Va. SAM then sailed short from Miami to Puerto Rico. A repair list was turned in to the captain by the chief steward. It in­ cluded a few minor repairs in the stew­ ard department and the installation of a new water cooler. The secretary noted that this has been a very good crew and "we hope to see you back after the yard. " ROVER (Ocean Carriers), Decem­ ber 30-Chairman Cliff Leahy; Sec­ retary E. Harris; Educational Director/ Engine Delegate Phil Tarantino ; Deck Delegate Steve Parrish; Steward Del­ egate Edgardo Dedos. Everything is ""'-. running just fine aboard the MIV Rover this trip with no beefs or disputed OT reported. There is $ 1 1 .50 in the ship's fund; $9.50 was spent on a wire to headquarters. A new 1 9" TV and a new cassette player will be purchased in Singapore, and the captain has been authorized to buy $500 worth of tapes for the player. The secretary thanked the deck and engine departments for keeping the ship clean and for getting along so well with each other. QMEDs were reminded that as of Jan. 1 , they need proof of their rating in order to sign on as a OMED. Several sugges­ tions were made. One was to have the company get better mail service to the crew. Only a couple of letters have come aboard since Oct. 1 9 when the ship was in Guam. Another was to let each crewmember make one phone call each month free of charge via the satellite telephone. A vote of thanks was given to the steward department for a job well done and an excellent Christmas Day dinner-everything from shrimp cocktail and smoked salmon to roast turkey, smoked Virginia ham and standing rib roast to four d ifferent pies, ice cream, cookies and assorted nuts. Next port: Singapore. ST. LOUIS (Sea-Land Service) , December 23-Chairman Frank Teti ; Secretary Humberto Ortiz; Educational Director LaGasse. No beefs or dis­ puted OT. Yuletide greetings were re­ ceived onboard the St. Louis from President Drozak and other S I U offi­ cials. These were posted on the bul­ letin board along with commendations from the officials regarding the crew's behavior at sea and in port. The sec­ retary reminded members that "our Union and our president are in Wash­ ington for these reasons: to get more jobs for our membership and to protect our members' rights. That has always been the guiding principle of this Union. HOUSTON SEA·LAND ECONOMY (Sea­ Land Service), December 2--Chair­ man John Higgins; Secretary Wheeler M. Washington ; Educational Director W.R. Thomas. No disputed OT was reported in any of the three depart­ ments. There is $46 in the ship's fund. The ship is running smoothly, accord­ ing to the chairman. He noted that they had finally gotten an answer to a ques­ tion that needed clarification. The question was: In the event a crew­ member takes a trip off and the person who replaces him is fired or quits, will the member who took the trip off lose his or her job? The answer: A new relief person will be called from the hall to finish the relief job. The person on the permanent job will not lose his or her job as long as he or she returns to the ship on the day scheduled. Members were also reminded of the opportunities to upgrade their ratings by attending courses at the school in Piney Point. A vote of thanks was given to the steward department for a job well done. Next ports: Port Everglades, Fla., Houston, Texas, New Orleans, La. SEA·LAND EXPRESS (Sea-Land Service), December 1 1 -Chairman Andrew Lesnansky; Secretary Otis Paschal ; Educational Director W. Brack. No beefs or disputed OT reported. There is $75 in the ship's fund. The chairman noted that as Dec. 1 5 ap­ proaches, the ship should receive some information from S I U headquarters re­ garding their contract. The secretary also reminded members that voting for officers and constitutional amend­ ments will continue until Dec. 3 1 . By reading the LOG, Seafarers can keep informed of Union and maritime activ­ ities. The educational director re­ quested that members operate the video machine with care and that they return the tapes to the chief mate when they're through. Also, members de­ parting the vessel were requested to leave keys to their rooms with their department head. A vote of thanks was given to · Chief Cook Manny Cas­ tro, who has been satisfying the ap­ petites of officers and crew since join­ ing the vessel Dec. 4 in Bremerhaven. Next port: Halifax, Nova Scotia. Dllaes� of Shllps Mee�llnas SEA·LAND VOYAGER (Sea-Land Service), December 23-Chairman R. Murry; Secretary D.B. Smith ; Educa­ tional Director D. Johnson; Deck Del­ egate Kadir P. Amat. No beefs or disputed OT reported. The chairman reported that port time is still in effect, contrary to a telegram sent by the company. He also explained that con­ tract negotiations are now going on between the Union and the company, and that if any crewmember has a recommendation pertaining to the ne­ gotiations, they should send it to SIU headquarters because "it's our future that's at stake. " The chief steward talked to the crew about all members attending Union meetings-aboard ship or on shore. The Union meeting is the place to express your feelings about matters concerning the future of your jobs. And the educational director re­ minded everyone about keeping clear of the reefer cables on deck. Members were also reminded of the very stiff penalty for smoking on deck in Ger­ many. Next port: Elizabeth, N.J. SENATOR (Coordinated Carib­ bean Transport) , December 1 4Chairman D.L. McCorvey; Secretary J. Gilliam ; Educational Director E. McBain ; Steward Delegate Floyd Bishop. No disputed OT. The chairman noted that everything is running smoothly. Payoff is scheduled for Dec. 1 7 in Miami, and it is hoped that a partrolman from Jacksonville will be present. The bosun and the steward will be going on their much-needed 60-day relief. All members were re­ minded to clean up after themselves as there is no messman onboard the Senator. The chairman also urged members to be careful with the movies. Two were lost last trip and they must either be paid for or replaced, as all films have to be accounted for. Next port: Miami, Fla. STONEWALL JACKSON (Waterman), December 1 6--C hair­ man Carl T. Lineberry; Secretary Thomas Liles, Jr.; Educational Director Benjamin F. Cooley; Deck Delegate Ronald S . Davis; Engine Delegate Raymond L. Culpepper, Jr. ; Steward Delegate Jerry Watkins. No disputed OT reported. There is $550 in the movie fund which , · the bosun ex­ plained, is added to by running pools. During the last voyage, the 4 to 8 QMED port was blown out. This is the third time this has happened, and the company is trying to figure out the best way to stop it from happening again. The chairman talked about the condi­ tion of the lifeboats. They can be low­ ered, but repairs are needed in order to raise them back up properly. Chair­ man Lineberry also gave a talk on the state of the Union as he got it from the patrolman. He said not to expect too much in the coming years. "We will be lucky to hold on to what we have. Reagan has done nothing for the mer­ chant marine in the past four years, and it seems unlikely that he will." Next ports: the Suez Canal and Aqaba, Jordan. Official ships minutes were also re­ ceived from the following vessels: AMCO TRADER CAGUAS FALCOlll COUllTESS FALCOI PRllCESS GOLDEI MOURCH OGDEI CHAMPIOI OGDEI COLUMBIA 06DE1 DYllACHEM OGDEI WABASH OVERSEAS ARCTIC OVERSEAS BOSTOI ROBERT E. LEE ROSE cm SEA-LAND ADYEllTURER SEA-LAID EXPUJRER SEA-LAID llDEPEIDEICE SEA-LAND LEADER SEA-LAID MARllER SEA-LAID PRODUCER STUYYESAllT SUGAR !SWIDER WALTER RICE PATRIOT Monthly . Meanbership Meetings Deep Sea Lakes, Inland Port Date New York . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Monday, March 4 Waters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2:30 p.m. Philadelphia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tuesday, March 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2:30 p.m. Baltimore . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Wednesday, March 6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2:30 p . m . Norfolk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Thursday, March 7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9:30 p . m . Jacksonville . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Thursday, March 7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 : 00 p . m . Algonac . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : . . . Friday, March 8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 : 3 0 p.m. Houston . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . · . Monday, March 1 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 : 30 p . m . New Orleans . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tuesday , March 1 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2:30 p . m . Mobile . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Wednesday, March 1 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 : 30 p.m. San Francisco . . . . . . . . . . . . . Thursday, March 1 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2:30 p.m. Wilmington . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Monday, March 1 8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2:30 p.m. Seattle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Friday, March 22 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2:30 p . m . Piney Point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Friday, March 8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3:00 p.m. San Juan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Thursday , March 7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2:30 p.m. St. Louis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Friday , March 1 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2:30 p.m. Honolulu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Thursday, March 1 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2:30 p.m. Duluth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Wednesday, March 1 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2:30 p . m . Gloucester . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tuesday, March 1 9 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 : 3 0 p.m. Jersey City . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Wednesday, March 20 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2:30 p.m. February 1 985 I LOG I 45 ·�·· �CL L NP -Company/Lakes -Lakes -Non Priority Directory of Ports Dispatchers Report for Great Lakes JAN. 1-31 , 1985 *TOTAL REGISTERED All Groups Class CL Class L Class NP Port Algonac . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Port Algonac . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Port Algonac . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 35 4 0 20 0 0 6 0 1 31 2 Port Algonac . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92 3 Totals All Departments . . . . . . . . TOTAL SHIPPED All Groups . Class CL Class L Class NP DECK DEPARTMENT 0 0 0 ENGINE DEPARTMENT 0 0 0 STEWARD DEPARTMENT 0 0 0 2 40 0 19 0 8 0 40 10 1 07 17 ENTRY DEPARTMENT 0 0 6 0 0 0 Frank Drozak, President Ed Turner, Exec. Vice President Joe DIGlorglo, Secretary-Treasurer * *REGISTERED ON BEACH All Groups Class CL Class L Class NP 3 0 Leon Hall, Vice President Angus "Red" Campbell, Vice President Mike Sacco, Vice President Joe Sacco, Vice President George McCartney, Vice President 6 HEADQUARTERS 5201 Auth Way Camp Springs, Md. 20746 (301 ) 899-0675 ALGONAC, Mich. 520 St. Clair River Dr. 48001 (31 3) 794-4988 * "Total Registered" means the number o f men who actually registered for shipping at the port last month. * * " Registered on the Beach" means the total number of men registered at the port at the end of last month. BALTIMORE, Md. 1 21 6 E. Baltimore St. 21 202 (301 ) 327-4900 Dispatchers Report for Deep Sea JAN. 1-31 , 1985 *TOTAL REGISTERED All Groups Class A Class B Class C TOTAL SHiPPED All Groups Class A Class B Class C Port Gloucester . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . New York . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Philadelphia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Baltimore . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Norfolk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mobile . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . New Orleans . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jacksonville . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . San Francisco . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Wilmington . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Seattle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Puerto Rico . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Honolulu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Houston . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . St. Louis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pine Point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tota s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 70 8 6 13 13 60 44 38 29 68 6 8 47 0 0 416 4 16 12 1 12 2 9 15 10 10 36 5 15 14 1 0 162 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 49 9 2 4 10 50 64 21 32 27 8 5 32 0 0 316 Port Gloucester . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . New York . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Philadelphia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Baltimore . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -Norfolk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mobile . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . New Orleans . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jacksonville . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . San Francisco . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Wilmington . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Seattle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Puerto Rico . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Honolulu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Houston . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . St. Louis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pine Point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tota s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 55 12 5 10 6 40 24 26 23 55 7 5 38 0 0 308 2 9 3 0 1 4 8 6 10 10 29 4 14 3 0 0 103 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 6 1 33 5 1 5 6 41 36 10 14 34 8 2 26 0 0 222 20 34 5 5 4 10 26 14 54 11 60 8 4 20 0 0 257 2 11 1 1 0 3 6 8 3 7 22 1 34 0 0 0 99 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 34 0 0 0 36 0 27 2 1 4 9 34 30 48 25 33 3 11 12 0 0 239 Tota . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0 19 4 4 5 0 20 12 52 14 46 7 10 14 0 0 207 0 49 22 2 8 1 21 23 37 30 90 8 117 17 0 18 443 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 2 5 3 0 0 1 33 0 0 0 146 0 0 Totals All Departments . . . . . . . . 1 1 88 807 191 777 438 r: r: Port Gloucester . New York . . Philadelphia Baltimore . . Norfolk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. .. .. .. . . . . . . . . . . . . .. .. .. .. . . . . . . . . ................. Mobile . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . New Orleans . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jacksonville . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . San Francisco . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Wilmington . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Seattle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Puerto Rico . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Honolulu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Houston . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . St. Louis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pine Point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tota s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . � Port Gloucester . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . New York . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Philadelphia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Baltimore . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Norfolk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mobile . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . New Orleans . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jacksonville . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . San Francisco . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . Wilmington . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Seattle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Puerto Rico . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Honolulu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Houston . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . St. Louis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pin Point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . :y. DECK DEPARTMENT 0 20 6 0 3 2 21 28 0 7 16 0 7 13 0 3 126 9 1 55 18 22 39 25 118 71 74 46 68 19 4 88 0 0 756 9 37 16 10 20 7 14 31 20 34 36 11 16 14 2 0 277 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 7 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 1 0 1 0 4 0 0 11 4 1 24 18 19 19 21 81 48 56 38 55 15 4 64 0 0 566 5 17 9 0 7 6 15 13 19 13 29 7 21 10 0 0 171 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 9 1 0 0 0 3 0 0 3 9 2 0 1 0 2 0 0 21 1 75 10 12 12 14 47 20 89 32 60 14 11 45 2 0 444 3 17 2 3 3 0 6 8 16 8 22 1 48 16 0 0 153 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 39 1 0 0 41 0 0 0 46 15 10 12 3 48 11 1 28 30 46 20 9 15 0 0 393 6 1 47 43 19 40 19 51 40 70 35 90 26 1 24 20 1 0 731 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 7 23 0 0 2 1 44 0 0 0 178 127 50 2,159 1 , 332 241 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 STEWARD DEPARTMENT 2 11 6 0 4 1 9 11 7 8 8 2 161 4 0 13 247 **REGISTERED ON BEACH All Groups Class A Class B Class C 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 7 3 2 2 0 2 0 0 18 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ENGINE DEPARTMENT 0 6 2 0 1 2 10 4 6 5 8 0 10 9 0 2 65 � Tr Relie s CLEVELAND, Ohio 1 290 Old River Rd. 441 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 27 0 0 0 127 ENTRY DEPARTMENT *"Total Registered" means the number of men who actually registered for shipping at the port last month. • * "Registered on the Beach" means the total number of men registered at the port at the end of last month. Shipping In the month of January was up from the month of December. A total of 1 ,392 jobs were shipped on SIU-contracted deep sea vessels. Of the 1 ,392 jobs shipped, 777 jobs or about 56 percent were taken by "A" seniority members. The rest were filled by "B" and "C" seniority people. A total of 50 trip relief jobs were shipped. Since the trip relief program began on April 1 , 1 982, a total of 891 jobs have been shipped. 46 I LOG I February 1 985 ;;;;; (21 6) 621 -5450 DULUTH, Minn. 705 Medical Arts Building 55802 (21 8) 722-41 1 0 GLOUCESTER, Mass. 1 1 Rogers St. 0 1 930 (61 7) 283- 1 1 67 HONOLULU, Hawaii 707 Alakea St. 96813 (808) 537-571 4 HOUSTON, Tex. 1 221 Pierce St. n002 (71 3) 659-51 52 JACKSONVILLE, Fla. 331 5 Liberty St. 32206 JERSEY CITY, JU. 99 (904) 353-0987 Montgomery SL. 07302 (201 ) 435-9424 MOBILE, Ala. 1 640 Dauphin Island Pkwy. 36605 (205) 478-09 1 6 NEW ORLEANS, La. 630 Jackson Ave. 701 30 (504) 529-7546 Toll Free: 1-800-325-2532 NEW YORK, N.Y. 675 4 Ave., Brooklyn 1 1 232 (71 8) 499-6600 NORFOLK, Va. 1 1 5 3 St. 23510 (804) 622-1 892 PHILADELPHIA, Pa. 2604 S. 4 St. 1 9 1 48 (21 5) 336-381 8 PINEY POINT, Md. St. Mary's County 20674 (301 ) 994-001 0 SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. 350 Fremont St. 941 05 (41 5) 543-5855 SANTURCE, P.R. 1 057 Fernandez Juncos St. Stop 1 6 00907 (809) 725-6960 SEATTLE, Wash. 2505 1 Ave. 981 21 (206) 441 - 1 960 ST. LOUIS, Mo. 4581 Gravois Ave. 631 1 6 (31 4) 752-6500 WILMINGTON, Calif. 408 Avalon Blvd. 90744 (21 3) 549-4000 Support SPAD �Soviet Deals Shut Out Our Seafarers would have crossed the sea on American-flag ships. Oddly, those smiling; genial, vodka-imbibing Marxist-Lenin­ ist gentlemen who are bargain­ ing with our suppliers didn't give this a thought, either. The Red merchant seamen are among the lowest pa_id of all shipwork­ ers sailing from the world's in­ dustrial nations. Obviously, the Soviets are purchasing what they vitally Nationally syndicated col­ umnist Victor Riesel wrote this column early this month. It ap­ '. ...,i peared in hundreds of news­ papers across the country, in­ cluding the Washington Times, one of Ronald Reagan's favorite newspapers. If detente is the statesman's fashion of making the best of the worst, why are we making the worst of the best? We are trading with the So­ viets in a most peculiar way. The U .S.S.R. is desperate for wheat. In the past two years we sold them well over 14 million tons of grain. They haul the ocean cargo cheaply. None of the grain was shipped to the Russians in American vessels. Our shipping companies lost profits, and for some time now, 5,000 seafarers have been "on the beach. '' The national budget deficit might have been low­ ered-albeit a sliver, but still lowered. More than 100 vessels of our shrinking merchant ma­ rine are laid up. Our viable cargo fleet is down to little more than 400 carriers. But those who attended the two past ,trade conferences­ and the current one, both secret a?<. tpublic--don 't appear to have given · this a thought. The U .S.S.R. , with its inner Krem­ lin in a crisis crunch, is getti ng virtually whatever it wants. Si­ multaneously, it is beefing up merchant marine and integrat­ ing it with its military and naval forces. If a long-expired U . S.­ U . S . S . R. maritime agreement were still in effect, more than 5 million tons of this grain-worth scores of millions of dollars for the loading and ocean hauling- G uest Opin ion need-or they wouldn't be shelling out hard currency (val:. uta)-and don't intend to permit American seamen to make a buck under a U.S. charter. By moving the grain, and whatever else they're about to purchase now through their oversized trade mission, they plan to use the craft of their own commercial fleet, those of the Brezhnev bloc, and those of a few friendly Third World na­ tions. There was a 10-year U.S.­ U .S.S.R. maritime pact which expired in 198 1 . It called for bulk-hauling to the Soviet Union one-third of the grain cargo in U .S.-fiag craft, one-third in So­ viet vessels, and the remaining third to be shared by other coun­ tries. But even under the maritime agreement, the Soviets didn't adhere to the treaty. Anyway, the United States suspended the pact when Poland's martial law attempted to crush the inde­ pendent anticommunist national union Solidarnosc (Solidarity) . The United States broke away. There was a boycott. But now, several years later, there's been ''somewhat of a lj�ll ers To The Ed it.o r ' 'SIU Offers Support . . . ' I want to thank you for all the SIU has done for our family. You ma.de my husband's last years secure from worry, and the death benefit helped me so much. On going through papers after my husband's death, I Thomas Cronan and the crew Please get in touch with Edith of the MIV Falcon Champion Spradling, 1221C Murray Hill sincerely wish you a long, Ct. , Mobile, Ala. 36606; tele­ healthful and enjoyable- retire­ phone (205) 471-2940. ment. William F. Jordan Thomas M. Cox Please contact Helen Jordan Please contact Mary Jo at in Fork Union, Va. at (804) 842(315) 339-4563. 3740. William Burkeen Fredrick (Fred) David Gosse Important Notice To SIU & PMA Pensioners On Jan. 1 , 1 985, the premium for Medicare (Part years. increased to $ 1 5 . 50 if single and $3 1 .00 if married. He was a strong supporter of his Union, a wonderful husband and father. " B ' ') was Retirees of t.he SEAFARERS PENSION PLAN and the SIU a Medicare premium reimbursement, and who have . submitted proper proof of Medicare Part reimbursed at the new rate. Clara Harwood l'rankfort, Mich. "B" coverage to the Plan, will be February 1 985 I LOG I 47 ------------ ' ;· j l ' r \ r I \ } ! ) I --- ---- ----- ----- - -- --- - - - ---· --- --- 1 .- .l PACIFIC DISTRICT-PMA PENSION PLAN wbo �re entitled to Again, thank you for. everything. ------- 1 J personals discovered that he had been a melllber of unions for a.lmost 50 · and export . . . . '' This included bilateral trade. The Seafarers chief also sees a thaw between Washington and Warsaw resulting from the wide amnesty given to Solidarity leaders. Mr. Drozak also referred to Soviet Foreign Minister Andrei Gromkyo' s visits to the White House and the trade confer­ ences between the United States and the U.S.S.R. These, says Mr. Drozak, "are further evi­ dence that there are few barriers to prompt resumption of nego­ tiations between our country and the Soviet Union." Why should the Russians get critically needed foodstuffs and other material from us and still make the whole profit on trans­ porting the cargo? Mr. Drozak has been pressuring high Amer­ ican officials to prevent the Marxist-Leninist regime from making the extra valuta. He has written to Secretary of State Shultz, Secretary of Transpor­ tation Dole, U.S. Trade Rep­ resentative Brock-who the other day warned we plan to get tough on trade policies around the world-and to Maritime Administration chief, Adm. Harold Shear. A grain boycott of the Soviet Union is against the law. But nowhere is it engraved that the Kremlin shall have the right to say "nyet " to a chance for our shipping companies to make profit and our seamen to earn bread. Very clever people, those Leninist bargainers-until someone begins to holler. thaw" in East-West relations, says Frank Drozak, the Seafar­ ers president who also heads the AFL-CIO Maritime Trades Department. And Mr. Drozak seeks a new maritime agreement with the Soviets so, once again, Ameri­ can craft can carry grain and other cargo-and many of the seamen can get off the beach. Speaking for his union and department, Mr. Drozak has been pressuring high govern­ ment officials to remember the American merchant marine in any agreement that provides cargo for Russia-which never buys anything from the United States that it doesn't need. There isn't any Red charity. The thaw of which Mr. Dro­ zak speaks has made available more wheat-food for the Rus­ sian people and their farmers' livestock-and has also permit­ ted Soviet fishing in American waters. Why, then, no further nego­ tiations on a maritime agree­ ment which once again would give U.S. bulk carriers a chance to cross the seas? "New Amer­ ican ocean-going jobs and the additional revenue created by a bilateral maritime pact would in turn be a spur to the overall U.S. economy," Mr. Drozak avers. To his critics, in and out of government, Mr. Drozak retorts that "the United States has en­ tered into over 40 treaties of friendship, commerce, and nav­ igation, which generally guar­ antee the ships of each party unlimited access for . . . import �f' ' ' ! ! " 50 CENTS A DAY I S A S MALL PR I C E TO PAY / • ;;>,. '•- FOR J OB· SECURIT Y � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Seafarers Log Issues 1980-1989 Description An account of the resource Volumes XLII-LI of the Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993; Seafarers Log Scanned Issues 1984-1988, 1994-Present Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America Document A resource containing textual data. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource February 1985 Description An account of the resource Headlines: IN FACE OF MARITIME SLUMP, SIU FINDS NEW JOBS BUDGET CUTS SLATED FOR MARITIME, SOCIAL PROGRAMS DELTA SOLD FOR $36 MILLION DEFENSE BUILDUP IS UNCHECKED SURVIVAL SUITS KEEP FISHERMEN AFLOAT, ALIVE FOR 12 HOURS PIRATES RAID FALCON COUNTESS, ESCAPE WITH 19 G'S COAST GUARD WANTS INDICTMENTS IN SINKING MTD LEADERS MEET TO VIEW CRITICAL ISSUES SIU STRIKE AGAINST DIXIE ENDS; PRODUCES WAGE INCREASE, BETTER CONDITIONS AND EVOKES MEMORIES INTERNATIONAL GROUP CALLS FOR BETTER INLAND SAFETY AROUND THE PORT OF JACKSONVILLE SIU SHIPS IN MILITARY EXERCISES IN EUROPE AND ASIA MARITIME ADMINISTRATION AND MSC OFFICIALS VISIT PINEY POINT SHLSS TUNES IN TO TV SHLSS STAFF MEETS FUTURE JOB CHALLENGES EYE ON L.A. SIU UNITES TO SEEK JOBS AND SECURITY FOR FUTURE UNION LAYS STRONG FOUNDATION FOR FUTURE POLITICIS AND MEDICINE 1984: A YEAR OF PROGRESS FOR MARITIME SAFETY HEROISM AND HUMANITY MARK SIU MEMBERS' JOURNEYS THROUGH 1984 JOBS JUMP ON LAKES, 1984 IS BEST IN YEARS SIU FISHERMEN STRUGGLE THROUGH A ROUGH 1984 LEGAL DECISIONS MARK 1984 ON INLAND WATERWAYS TAX TIME THE ACHING BACK: A VERY COMMON PROBLEM SOVIET DEALS SHUT OUT OUR SEAFARERS 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 2/1/1985 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Newsprint Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Vol. 47, No. 2 1985 Periodicals Seafarers Log