http://seafarerslog.org/archives/files/original/8188bb3abcfe1f861b996f4c28a4b077.pdf 2b953145b14b75977bd7aa9d42794739 PDF Text Text Official Publication of the Seafarers International Union• Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District• AFL-CIO Vol. 49, No. 4 April 1987 Six Week Delay Makes Payoff Even Sweeter for Seatare rs on the Stonewall Jackson See Pages 4 & 5 When the Ice Thaws, It's Time for Great Lakes Fitout The M/V Paul Thayer (Pringle Steamship Co.) slips past the breakwater and the last of the ice field coming into the port of Lorain, Ohio as the shipping season opens on the Great Lakes. (See pages 9-16.) Baltimore Boatmen The sand dredgers are an important part of the building and construction industry around the lower Great Lakes, and Erie Sand & Gravel has been a leader in the dredge industry for many years. Pumpman Jerry Bollinger, who has worked for Erie Sand for 17 years, readies the dredge J.S. St. John for another season. The vessel was fitting out in her home port of Erie, Pa. • • Trade, Bilateral Bills Advance Page 3 Inland News Page 6 Government Services Division Page 17 SHLSS Offers New Course Pages 19-21 The Hermes (Baker-Whiteley) is just one of several tugs operated by SIU members in Baltimore Harbor. See page 6 for more photos. The SIU in Washington Page 24 �! I President's Report by Frank Drozak ' ' THE war has taught us a great lesson! We cannot afford to be without the world's best merchant marine! We must have a great merchant marine as our first line of defense! The need for trained seamen is not temporary-there will be a continuing need for good trained men of the sea." During the course of the 45 year since Admiral Emory S. Land uttered those words, we have forgotten that ''great lesson.'' The U.S. no longer possesses the world's best merchant marine. We are ranked 16th in the world. It seems as if we in the maritime industry, both labor and management, have spent years trying to warn admini trations of both parties that the merchant marine is essential to national defense, but it is in serious trouble. '' its troops and materials anywhere around the world. The U.S. i · not. Because of the disastrou decline of the private U .S.-flag merchant marine. the Department of Defen e realized we don't act, and act now, we can kiss what's left of the U.S. merchant marine goodbye ... If we should ever need ships in time of war, maybe we could charter a few hundred of the Soviets' ... " · If I've had better luck talking to brick walls. The United States is down to 360 deep sea ships. The Soviet Union ha a modern 2,500 ship deep sea fleet. In addition, 70 percent of that fleet is scheduled for replacement during their current five-year plan. The majority of the U.S. fleet is containerized, a great way to move commercial cargo, but almost useless for military shipments. The Soviet fleet is the most militarily useful merchant fleet in the world. Their ships are built with strengthened deck with adequate tie-downs to accommodate military vehicles, provisions for chemical warfare, enhanced communications and crews wh~ are Soviet navy reservists. In addition, most Soviet ships are of the size that would allow them to operate in shallow ports and clo e inshore in most areas of the world. Our biggest adversary, the Soviet Union, is very well equipped to move something needed to be done. It began building up what will eventually be a 148-ship reserve force. You can stockpile ships, but you can't stockpile experienced sailors. Even conservative estimates show that if tho e hip were needed, there would be a shortfall of ome 6,000 qualified seamen to operate those ve sets. Some estimates say that as many as 15,000 billets would go unfilfed. The only place to develop a trained pool of qualified seafarers is the private merchant marine. In this decade alone the number of active eafarers has dropped 40 percent, from 51,000 to 29,100 in 1986. By 1992, when the 148-ship reserve fleet is complete, there will only be 22,000 licen ed and unlicen ed active seafarers. For more than 200 years a healthy merchant fleet ha been cited as necessary for national defense. We don't have that today. Acee s to cargo i the only answer I know to the problem of how to build and maintain a merchant marine that i adequate to develop commerce in peace time and serve as an arm of the Navy in war. Make cargo available to U.S. ships and the industry will rebuild itself. Cargo begets ships which beget seafarers. There are many way to get cargo for U .S.-ftag ships. It would be simple (and legal) for the pre ident to declare that a certain percentage (10, 15, 20 percent, or even all) foreign seatrade be carried on U.S. ship . But even though cargo preference is practiced by many countries, including the U.S., we all know that type of cargo preference will not happen. We could reestablish and refund construction and operating differential subsidies. But under this administration it is highly unlikely to occur. Our two bilateral agreements, with Brazil and Argentina, are good examples that bilaterals do work. But there has been no effort on the part of the administration to enter into uch agreements. There is another way to generate cargo. I firmly believe that it is the respon ibility of the entire citizenry of a developed maritime nation to pay for the maintenance of a merchant marine. One way of doing this is a tax incentive to exporters and importers to use U .S.-flag ships. In this way, the cost is spread equally between all taxpayers, both individuals and indus- try. In fact, such a tax incentive should be substantial enough so that it would even be po sible to specify not only U .S.-ftagged ships, but U .S.-built ships as well. And I have to tell you that I do not know of another way, short of a massive construction differential subsidy, to do something about our declining shipbuilding industry. A tax incentive to importers and exporters would provide a unique melding of the benefits of both a cargo preference law and a subsidy without all the drawback associated with either. First, the cost of such a program, unlike a cargo preference law, is spread across the entire tax base, and is offset. at least in part. by increased tax revenue from the expanding maritime employment base. Second, there is no direct subsidy to a specific segment of the industry, a concept which is seemingly distasteful to a country that likes to pride itself on competitiveness and free trade. Finally, the provisions would be contained in our internal revenue tax code, and therefore understood by a wider segment of our society. If we don't act, and act soon, we can kiss what's left of the U.S. merchant marine goodbye. If we should ever need ships to supply our troops in time of war, maybe we could charter a few hundred of the Soviets'. A Special 'Thank You' Last year John Cleveland, SIU cafeteria manager and SHLSS instructor, was killed in an automobile accident. His friends and employees at Union headquarters and the SHLSS rai ed everal thousand dollars to begin a trust fund for hi son. His widow Cheryl wrote the following letter to expres her thanks for the help and support she and her son have received since her hu band's death. My Dear Friends, I have tried a million times to write this letter, but each time my emotion have overwhelmed me. The passing of time has allowed the sorrow at losing John to lessen to the extent that I can now handle it, but the generosity and warmth I received from each and every one of you is o beautiful I still cry when I think about it. When John died I was left with not only my grief and sorrow but with problems and debts and a tremendou fear of the future. And you people banded together to solve my problems and ease my fear. John loved the Lundeberg School and was proud to be a U.I.W. member and proud to work at the Seafarers International headquarters. He would be so proud if he knew what you have done for his wife and child. I wish that I were a poet. I wish I could find the words to describe what is in my heart. You honored John with your good deeds, you gave a little boy a chance in life, you added sunshine to my heart when that heart was dark with pain, and all I can give you in return is my. thanks and my love. Off1c1al Publ1cat1on of the Seafarers International Union ol North Amenca, Atlanuc Gulf. La s and Inland Waters Oistr ct, Af r1n Apnl 1987 God Bless You, Cheryl Cleveland Vol 49. No 4 Executive Board Frank Drozak President Charles Svenson Editor Mike Hall Managing Editor Max Hall Deborah Greene Associate Editor Associate Editor 2 I LOG I April 1987 Angus "Red" Campbell Joe DiGiorgio Vice President Secretary Joe Sacco Mike Sacco Leon Hall Vice President Vice President Vice President George McCartney Roy Mercer Steve Edney Vice President Vice President 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, Camp Springs, Md. 20746, Tel. 8990675. Second-class postage paid at M.S.C. Prince Georges. Md. 20790-9998 and at addit.ional mailing offices. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to the LOG, 5201 Auth Way, Camp Springs, Md. 20746. �Trade and Bilateral Bills Move Out of Committee Two SIU-backed bills which could help solve some unfair trading practices and boost the U .S.-flag share of imported cargo were approved by the House Merchant Marine and Fisheries Committee. H.R. 1290 would set up a system to combat unfair foreign trade practices in ocean shipping. If such practices are found, the Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) would begin negotiations with that country to eliminate them. If those talks could not resolve the issue, the FMC could then impose civil penalties or e tablish policies which ''mimic'' those of the offending country. ''This bill will spur our government to move aggressively to combat unfair transportation practices which harm U.S. flag operators. Teddy Roosevelt said, 'Walk softly and carry a big stick.' For too long we have been remembering only the first part of his quote. If we pass H.R. 1290 we'll finally have in our hands that big stick," said Rep. Walter B. Jones (DN .C.), committee chairman. Examples of unfair trading practices include: cargo reservation schemes that exclude the United States; integrated supplier-transporter companies that tend to monopolize trade; prohibiting U.S. operators from operating trucking or rail links in foreign countries on the same basis as is available to foreign operators in the United States; restricting access by U.S. vessels by imposing unreasonable time and dimension standards that are not applied to their own carriers. The bill, introduced by Jones and with 43 cosponsors, may be included in an omnibus trade bill Congre s is expected to draft this ses ion. The committee also pa sed legislation which would force the admini tration to enter into bilateral trade agreements in certain circumstances. H .R. 300 is sponsored by Rep. Mario Biaggi (D-N.Y.). The bill would require bilateral agreements when a nation accounts for more than 1 percent of U.S. waterborne trade with less than one-third U.S.-flag carriage of the trade. Under the plan, one third of the cargo would be shipped on American vessels, one third on vessels of the trading partner and one third for other carriers. ''The primary goal is to assure that while other maritime nations unfairly divide up the world maritime business, the United States is not just left with the crumbs," Biaggi said. There are 26 nations which fall into the categories of the bill, mostly the indu trialized nations of Europe and the Far East, plus oil exporting countries. Seamen's Union Leaders Jailed by Sandinistas Two of the top leaders of the Nicaraguan Seamen's Union of Bluefields, who were guests of the SIU last year and visited Union headquarters, were arrested in Managua by state security police in February. Their arrest has sparked the AFL-CIO and the SIU to begin a campaign to win their release. The two men, whose whereabouts are not known any longer but who remain in custody, are union president Dennis Britton and secretary of organization David Williams. No charges have been filed against the pair, and an attorney from the Confederation of Trade Union Unity (CUS) has been prevented from contacting the two. Their arrest followed a takeover of the formerly independent union by the Sandinista government. The governm nt's action, the CUS said, was a flagrant violation of the new Nicaraguan constitution, that country's labor code and the covenants of the International Labor Organization. "We may be able to help free these two seamen through our efforts, the efforts of our membership and the help of U.S. union members. I urge Seafarers to take the time and write the Nicaraguan government asking for the release of the two," said SIU President Frank Drozak. Please write to the following people protesting the arre t of David Williams and Dennis Britton: President Daniel Ortega, Casa Presidencial, Managua, Nicaragua; Cmdte. Victor Tirado Lopez, Direccion N acional del FSLN, Barrio EL Carmen, Managua Nicaragua; Ambassador Carlos Tunnerman, Embassy of Nicaragua, 1627 New Hampshire Ave., N.W., Washington, D.C. 20009. IN ADDITION: Please ask your Congressional representatives and other elected officials to write letters as well, and please send information about this case to your local media. Note: Please send copies of your correspondence to: AIFLD, 1015 20th St. NW., Washington, D.C. 20036; and to the Inter-American Commission for Human and Trade Union Rights, Apartado 6-7734, El Dorado, Panama. SAMPLE LETTERS I am writing to protest the arrest of two Nicaraguan union leaders on February 18. Their names are Dennis Britton and David William , from the Seamen's Union. Such actions severely damage your government's claim to plurali m. Your immediate action is needed to secure the e men's release. It is my understanding they are in jail in Bluefields. I would appreciate hearing your reply. MTD's Stephen J. Leslie Dies MTD Vice President Stephen J. Leslie, the last charter member of the MTD Executive Board, died March 3. He had retired in 1986 as first vice president of the Operating Engineers and as business manager of its Local 25. He began his working career as a wiper aboard a merchant vessel, the S. S. Columbia, in 1934. He became a member of the Operating Engineers when he went to work as an engineer on a water tunnel project in New York in 1939. Leslie became an IUOE organizer for employees on dredges and floating equipment along the East Coast and on the Great Lakes. He was elected vice president of the MTD in 1979. He also was a member of the executive board of the Maritime Port Council of Greater New York & Vicinity. * * * Our organization has been informed that two leaders of the Seamen's Union of Bluefields-Dennis Britton and David Williams-were arrested by your government on February 18 in Bluefields. Prior to their arrest, your Sandinista party organizers intervened in their union election to insure its subordination to Sandini ta control. Your new constitution, a well a the International Labor Organization, prohibit uch violations of trade union rights. We call on your government to take immediate action to free the jailed union leader and cease its interfer- ence in independent unions. * * * On February 18, 1987, two union leaders were arrested in Managua. They are Dennis Britton and David Williams from the Seamen's Union in Bluefields. Isn't it time your government stopped persecuting such people and started respecting trade union rights? You rightfully condemn such actions when they occur in South Africa and Chile. How are your government's actions any different? I would hope you would move immediately to ecure the relea e of Dennis Britton and David Williams. Cash Transfer Could Mean Cargo The House Foreign Affairs Committee passed a potentially important amendment to the FY '88 Foreign Aid bill by a vote of 18-10. If enacted into law, it would encourage the purchase of American manufactured goods and agricultural products. Widely known as the cash-transfer amendment, the provision addresses the manner in which the U.S. government provides aid to certain foreign countries. Under present law, the U.S. State Department gives ca h to foreign nations as a kind of foreign aid. At present, there is no requirement that the cash be used to purchase U.S. goods or services. The amendment, which was introduced by Rep. Robert Torricelli (DN .J .), would require that the cash be spent in the United States, and that a minimum of 50 percent of the goods purchased be transported on American-flag vessels. ''This is an important step in developing an overall trade policy,'' said SIU President Frank Drozak. ''Most other countries tie their foreign aid to the purchase of goods made in that country. It just doesn't make sense for the United States to subsidize Argentinian wheat or Liberian-flag vessels. The Japanese don't do it and neither should we.'' A similar amendment i pending consideration in the Senate Foreign Affairs Committee. ''Enactment of the cash transfer amendment is a top legislative priority," said SIU Legislative Director Frank Pecquex. "It is a small but vital part of a comprehensive plan to stimulate economic development in the American-flag merchant marine." Title XI Narrowed In Marad Funding Stephen Le~lie Both the House and Senate are trying to find ways to overcome admini tration plans to cut the Marad budget even further in Fiscal 1988. The administration has proposed elimination of the Title XI loan guarantee program, aid to state maritime academies and all research and development funding. The Hou e Merchant Marine and Fi heries Committee pa sed its version, H.R. 953, with those items funded but with some change in the Title XI program. The Senate Merchant Marine Subcommittee began its first round of hearings on the authorization. Last year President Reagan vetoed the Marad funding because of the loan program and academy aid. In an attempt to overcome another veto, the House committee eliminated all offshore oil and gas drilling rigs, support vessels and river barges from the program. Estimates show that up to 80 percent of the loan defaults under the program were from that segment of the maritime industry. The ban on Joans for tho e vessels would last until 1990. Even with the added funding over the administration's request, the bill is $11. 7 miJlion less than la t year's funding. It authorizes $376.8 million for Marad and $15.3 million for the Federal Maritime Commission. April 1987 I LOG I 3 �What Fast Turnaround? .Stonewall Jackson's Long Trip Finally Pays Off The Stonewall Jackson (Waterman Steamship) was about 24 hours west of Gibraltar on the last leg of its regular Middle Eastern run last December. It had been several months since the crew had seen the States. It would be a lot longer before they finally got home. Major mechanical problems hit the LASH ship, and it was adrift for nine days before tugs finally took the Stonewall Jackson to Libson, Portugal for repairs. Those repairs took another six weeks. AB Robert Christensen (left) and Norfolk Patrolman David "Scrap Iron" Jones finish up some paperwork at payoff. "Lisbon is a good city. Everybody had a chance to see a lot of it. It has a beautiful harbor. It's a typical old European city and we had good weather for December and January," said AB Ivey Cox who was paying off at Norfolk where the ship was anchored for a couple days as Seafarers signed on and off. While Cox enjoyed the chance to explore Lisbon, AB Robert Christensen, a Seafarer since 1958, remembered his stay there a bit differently. "Lisbon is too damn expensive," he said. When Norfolk Patrolman David "Scrap Iron" Jones, with the help of Seafarer Herbert M. Davis, boarded the Jackson for the payoff, they found a few minor beefs to take care of, but mostly they found a lot of crewmembers who were happy to ee the end of the voyage. The Jackson had picked up a couple of new crewmen in New York, including an energetic and talkative Big Apple native, ''Big Mac from Bay Ridge." A steward assistant, "Big Mac's" voice was easy to pick out of a group of mostly Southern Seafarers. When the Stonewall Jackson steamed out of Newport News in the middle of March, it was the start of an almost three month voyage that would take her to Egypt, through the Suez Canal, to Pakistan, India, Singapore, turn around and head back through the Canal and home in June. No stop is scheduled in Lisbon this trip. ... ·:··::·:t·.:·.~ Steward Assistant Nelson Corey Jones sets a table in the officer's mess. After the long trip, Jones was looking forward to the next port, his home--New Orleans. QMED James "Tidewater" Tyson planned to use his free time on the voyage to complete several songs a major song publishing company is interested in. Launch pilot John Zeroes of the SIU-contracted Virginia Launch Service, checks his radar on the short, but very foggy trip to the Stonewall Jackson. Zernes has been working pilot boats for seven years in the Tidewater area. After a short but foggy trip to the Stonewall Jackson, crewmembers climb aboard. 4 I LOG I April 1987 Franklin Robenson, chief cook (left), QMED James "Tidewater Tyson (back to the camera) and Herbert Davis share a laugh on the launch deck. �"Big Mac from Bay Ridge," steward assistant and camera hog, slows down long enough to have his picture taken. Launch Deckhand Dean Everton in the wheelhouse of the Virginia Launch Service boat. A former Inland Boatman with Dixie Carriers, Everton also worked for Shawn's Launch Service before it went out of business and reformed as the SIU-contracted Virginia Launch Service. Hoping his trip won't be as eventful as the Stonewall Jackson's last run (nine days adrift and six weeks in a Lisbon shipyard), Steward Assistant "Big Mac from Bay Ridge" waves to the crewmembers getting off in Newport News. After a five minute trip through the Newport News fog, the Stonewall Jackson appeared from the mist. Launch Deckhand Dean Everton casts away the line as he readies for the trip to the Stonewall Jackson. ABs Robert Christensen (left) and Ivey Cox wait for payoff. QMED James Tyson is on the couch. Seafarer Herbert Davis, who assisted on the payoff, and Chief Cook C.C. Williams pose in the galley. AB Larry "Stash" Combs and Norfolk Patrolman David "Scrap Iron" Jones discuss the upcoming trip as they wait for the launch to take them to the Stonewall Jackson. April 1987 I LOG I 5 �... SIU's Baltimore Boatmen Photos by Frank Paladino The Kings Point (Curtis Bay). On the Cape Charles (Curtis Bay), Deckhand Milton Sheckells takes a break to feed some of the ducks in the harbor. In Baltimore Harbor, the Hermes (Baker-Whiteley Towing) comes alongside the tug America. On the deck of the Hermes are (I. to r.) Chief Engineer Manuel Alvarez and Deckhands Ronald Neibert and Bob Macalinski. Onboard the Cape Charles (Curtis Bay) are (I. to r .) Chief Engineer Herman Mooney, Deckhands Anthony Roman and Milton Sheckells and Mate V. Clinton Belcher. 6 I LOG I April 1987 Deckhands Ronald Neibert and Bob Macalinski ready to tie up the Hermes to her Baltimore dock. �In the Port of Philadelphia New Pensioners ABOVE: Aboard the Cape May (Curtis Bay) in Philadelphia, Pa. are (seated I. to r. ) Charles Cappello, steward; Kirk Fr~mmer , deckhand, and Jim Flanagan , oiler. Standing is Billy O ' Neill , mate. The following Inland members have retired on pension: Houston Benjamin Fitte Anthony J . Violante Jacksonville Harold Moll Norfolk Joe T. Daniels Lawrence G. Fagan Carlton M. Hodges In Memoriam William C. Bryant, 64 , died March 27 of a heart attack. Boatman Bryant joined the Union in 1956 and worked for G&H Towing since 1960 as a deckhand. He was buried in Grace Memorial Park in Santa Fe, Texas. Brother Bryant is survived by his widow, Odetta. Robert J. Miller, 52, died Jan. 25. Brother Miller sailed with Sheridan Transportation. Born in Connecticut, he was cremated at Clearwater Cremation Society in Florida. Seafarer Miller is survived by his widow. Jane. Pensioner John C. Simpson, 66, died March 8. Brother Simpson joined the Union in 1961. He sailed in the deck department and as a tugboat captain , last sailing with McAllister Brothers. Boatman Simpson went on pension in 1982. He was buried at Rosewood Memorial Park in Virginia Beach, Va. and is survived by his sister, Connie. Pensioner August J. Wojciechowski , 64, died Feb. 6 in Baltimore, Md. of a heart attack. He joined the Harbor Inland Waterways (a precursor to the IBU) in 1957 and sailed with Sonat Marine until he went on pension in 1980. Boatman Wojciechowski was buried in St. Stanislaus Cemetery. He is survived by his widow , Bertha. • • • RIGHT : Mike Albaugh, captain of the Tug McGraw (Taylor Marine Towing) in Philadelphia. Dispatchers Report for Inland Waters MARCH 1-31, 1987 *TOTAL REGISTERED All Groups Ciass A Class B Port Gloucester ...... . .. . .. . . .. ... . ... . New York ... .......... . ...... .... . Philadelphia . . . ..... . . . .... .... .. . . Baltimore .. . .... . . .. . ... .. .. . .. .. . Norfolk .............. .. . . ....... . Mobile . . . ....... . ... . .. ....... .. . New Orleans . . . .. . . . ... . .. .. . .. ... . Jacksonville . . ... . ....... ....... .. . San Francisco . .. . .. .. .. .... .. ..... . Wilmington .. .. . . . . . ..... .. . .... .. . Seattle . . . .. .. .. . .......... . . . ... . Puerto Rico . ............... ... .. . . Houston ......... . .. . ... .. ....... . Algonac ............... . . . ........ . St. Louis ................ ....... . . Piney Point ....... . ............... . Totals .. . . . .......... . . . .. . .... . . TOTAL SHIPPED Class C **REGISTERED ON BEACH Class C All Groups Class A Class B Class C DECK DEPARTMENT 0 0 3 4 48 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 3 3 0 0 63 0 0 0 0 10 1 1 3 0 3 0 0 4 3 1 0 26 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 4 0 10 0 0 4 0 9 0 28 Port Gloucester .. . .... . ...... . . .. .. . .. New York .................. . ..... Philadelphia . .......... . ...... . .. . Baltimore . .......... . ...... .. . . . . Norfolk ........ . . . ... . .......... Mobile . . . .. ................ . . . .. New Orleans ...... . ......... . ..... Jacksonville ......... . ...... . ... .. San Francisco ..... . .. . ............ Wilmington . ..................... . Seattle ..... . . . ....... . . . ....... . Puerto Rico ...... . ...... .. ....... Houston . ............... . . .. ..... Algonac . . .. . ......... . .......... St. Louis .. ...... . ...... . . . . . .... Piney Point . . . . .... . . . . . .......... Totals ......... . .......... . ..... All Groups Class A Class B 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 40 7 0 0 0 1 0 29 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 20 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 11 0 0 0 0 10 0 77 30 0 0 4 4 48 3 0 0 0 16 0 0 6 26 1 1 26 169 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 19 1 0 2 0 14 0 0 4 38 0 0 78 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 0 0 3 0 6 1 28 ENGINE DEPARTMENT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0 0 0 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 0 0 15 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 0 0 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Port 0 0 0 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 8 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 22 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 20 0 0 44 31 0 0 0 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 4 STEWARD DEPARTMENT Gloucester ... . ............ ... .. .. . New York .............. ... .. . ... . . Philadelphia . ...... ...... . ........ . Baltimore ... . . .. . . .. . . . .. .... .... . Norfolk . . .. .. ...... . . . ... .. .... . . Mobile ....... . .... .. .. . . . ...... . . New Orleans . . ... . ... . .. . . . . .. .. .. . Jacksonville .... . ......... .. ... . . . . San Francisco .. . .... . ........ . .... . Wilmington .............. . .. .. .... . Seattle .. . ... ...... . . . . .......... . Puerto Rico ....... . ... . . .... . . ... . Houston .. ..... .. ........ .... . . .. . Algonac . ..... ..... . . . . .. . .. ... .. . St. Louis .. . .. . . . .. . ... ... . . .. . .. . Piney Point .. . .... .. ... ... . ... . ... . Totals .................. .. ...... . 0 0 0 0 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Totals All Departments ... .... . ... . ... . 86 35 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 34 93 36 27 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 18 0 23 1 0 6 231 132 32 1 0 0 *" 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. April 1987 I LOG I 7 �Area Vice Presidents' Report West Coast by V. P. George McCartney T HE SIU has been playing an active role in local elections out here. The political strength of Los Angeles Mayor Tom Bradley is being tested in a series of elections for the city council and tate assembly. If the candidates he backs do poorly, then he can expect heavy opposition in next year's mayoralty race. Particularly important i the race for the council seat in the city's 10th District, where Bradley and much of organized labor is backing Homer Broome Jr. Broome's political resume bears a striking similarity to that of Bradley, his political mentor. Like Bradley, Broome was part of the first group of black policemen to desegregate the L.A. force 25 years ago. In other local races, the SIU is backing Cecil Green for the 33rd State Senate seat and Lucille Royball Allard for the 53rd District. Again, the SIU is involved in these races because some of these candidates will inevitably go on to higher office. It is an investment in this Union's future. The Union also has been supporting a heavily publicized strike against CBS Studios by the Writers Guild. This is just one more instance of how the SIU practices grassroots labor solidarity. A local boycott against Miller Beer proved to be less successful after several unions broke ranks, and Miller filed a $22 million lawsuit against the Operating Engineers Local 501. Still, the SIU stood solid with the Operating Engineers until they decided to pull the plug on the strike. In San Francisco, Nancy Pelosi was the top Democratic vote-getter in a special electio°" to succeed the lat~ Sala Burton. Pelosi is practically a shoo-in to win a run-off against her Republican challenger. One final word about Sala Burton: She was a good friend of maritime and labor. She and her husband Philip did all that they could to promote the American-flag merchant marine. Seamen have lost a good friend. Gulf Coast by V.P. Joe Sacco N EGOTIATIONS have been going on in the Mobile area with Pilot 81 LOG I April 1987 Service and Radcliffe Materials. We hope to have these wrapped up shortly. Shipping has been particularly good for the entire region. Leading the way, as usual, has been the military work that we've been able to pick up. It is important for our members to understand that this military work is the wave of the future. The only new work that is being created in the maritime industry is onboard Navy vessels that have been contracted out to the private sector. I therefore urge all SIU members to upgrade their kills at Piney Point. And remember: Political action is the key to job ecurity. It gives me great pleasure to report that seamen shipping out of Houston have one of the highest rates of SPAD and MDL contributions. bad." By any other standard than that, he is one of the most effective governors in the nation. Nearby in Norfolk, a contract at Northeast Towing was signed and ratified. Negotiations continue at the S.T.C. Little Curtis Company. Great Lakes by V.P. Mike Sacco N ow East Coast by V.P. Leon Hall T HE Seafood Producers Trial is slowly winding down. We expect the NLRB to make some kind of determination within a month or two. The problems that have plagued the American fishing industry over the past two years have not abated. Accidents are at near-epidemic levels. The cost of liability insurance is prohibitive. More important, Canadian fishing products have inundated the American market. The SIU is therefore closely monitoring ''free trade'' talks between the United States and Canada. Canadian fishermen already possess certain advantages over their American counterparts (do e government cooperation, large sub idies). The wholesale opening of the American market to Canadian market might prove to be the straw that broke the camel's back. Still, there is some good news. New Bedford remains the largest American fishing port. Gloucester remains in the top 10, despite efforts by local politicians to hand over the waterfront to real estate interests. Elsewhere on the East Coast, Maryland Governor William Donald Schaefer, who was backed by the SIU in the last election, is completing a highly uccessful legislative session. Ninetyfive percent of the bills he placed on hi priority list were enacted into law, including a controversial plan to build two tadiums--one for the Orioles, the other for a prospective NFL team to replace the Colts, who ran off to Indianapolis. A self-styled perfectioni t, Schaefer said that this meant he was '' 5 percent that winter i finally over, Great Lakes seamen are able to ship out again. No other region greets spring with greater enthusiasm. Still, a cloud hangs over the area. The Great Lakes maritime industry finds itself on the wrong end of a ticking time bomb. Free trade talks between the United States and Canada threaten to complicate an already bleak picture. Mel Pelfry, a spokesman for the Great Lakes Task Force, says that any agreement that opens up domestic shipping to Canadian vessels could spell an end to the American maritime industry on the Great Lakes. As it is, American vessels carry less than 5 percent of all trade between the United States and Canada. The free trade talks have stalled over disagreements over the question of acid rain. Meanwhile, the Union has worked hard to protect the interests of its members on a local level. We're still in negotiations with a number of companies to secure contracts for our members. These companies include the following: Bigane Vessel Fueling, Dunbar and Sullivan, and Great Lakes Dredge and Dock_. One more thing: the SIU in Cleveland is gearing up to support Senator Howard Metzenbaum' s re-election bid next year. Metzenbaum, a strong supporter of the maritime industry and the labor movement, is expecting formidable opposition. for contracting-out (Circular A-76) MSC ships to private steamship companies. Nothing could be further from the truth. The facts are, the Reagan administration is of the opinion that the price of retirement for federal Civil Service employees is too high, not only for employees of the Military Sealift Command but for federal employees in all federal agencies. It is the aim of the administration to eliminate as many federal employees as possible, at the same time, any new or temporary workers will be and are being put under the Social Security Retirement System. The Civil Service Retirement System will, one day in the near future, become a thing of the past for all federal employees. A new retirement system for all federal employees became effective Jan. I, 1984 with the passage of Public Law 98-21 which states in part: Federal employees hired after Dec. 31, 1983 will be covered by Social Security. A second law, Public Law 98-168, provided for a transition period from Jan. 1, 1984 to Jan. 1, 1986 for employees hired after Dec. 31, 1983. During this period employees were fully covered under the Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS) and Social Security benefits. This period was extended to Dec. 31, 1986 with the passage of Public Law 99-335 which established the new Federal Employees Retirement System (PERS). The new Federal Employees Retirement System became effective Jan. 1, 1987 with all new employees hired after Dec. 31, 1983 automatically covered by FERS. Employees currently covered by CSRS can make an irrevocable election to transfer to FERS between July 1 and Dec. 31, 1987; however, certain transition rules apply. Before making any change, all employees now under CSRS should study and compare all information concerning this subject, and understand thoroughly what it means. The SIU will forward any and all information to all MSCPAC ships as it is received. Another subject that should be addressed is that of retroactive money due all unlicensed marine employees in all departments. Retro money on all premium of 2 percent in two increments, from .April 1, 1985 to Sept. 30, 1986 and from Oct. I, 1985 to June 15, 1986. This money has been promised by the end of April 1987. Retroactive money on base wages of 3 1/2 percent due for the period April 1, 1985 to May 15, 1986 will be paid at a later date. Welfare Change Government Services Division by V. P. Buck Mercer T HERE are still a number of MSCP AC marine employees who are under the misapprehension that labor organizations were the reason The Welfare Plan rules have been amended to provide as follows: If an eligible employee has designated a beneficiary to receive his/her death benefit, such beneficiary will be entitled to receive the full benefit payable under the rules and regulations. If a beneficiary has not been designated, the estate of the deceased employee shall be entitled to receive a $1000 benefit for funeral expenses. �Conveyorman Ed Fabian in the workshop. The MIV Buffalo (American Steamship) readies for the 1987 season at her dock in Toledo. Wiper Richard Glowacki signs articles for another season. The QMEDs take a coffee break. From left are Tim Wallace, Rick Piper and Dave Sparling. Fitoot on the Great Lakes g 87 ... Photos by: CHUCK SVENSON Algonac Port Agent Jack Allen with the steward department, from left, Chief Cook Duwayne Schoeneck, Porter Missed Ali and Second Cook Julian Budnick. April 1987 I LOG I 9 �Fitout makes for hearty appetites. At the lunch table are, clockwise from left, Deckhand Joe Hance, Watchmen Dave Grigg and Eugene Repko, Wheelsman John Norton, Deckhand Ron Bochek, Bosun Dave Morgan, Wheelsmen John Church and Conrad Norbotton, and Watchman Lee Allen. The American Republic (American Steamship) at port in Cleveland. Standing before the massive conveyor boom are Conveyorman Dewey Sak, left, and Gateman Cliff Kracht. Algonac Port Agent Jack Allen checks books and clinic cards. 10 I LOG I April 1987 Watchman Eugene Repco on deck. �Chief Cook Herb Jacobs, right, and Second Cook Harry Petersen make a good team. Messman Yehiam Kaid ladles out hot soup for the hungry crew. Bosun Dave Morgan supervised fitout activities on deck. Deckhand Joe Hance makes a safety check on fire hoses. IF YOLJ UG'E DRU65/ YOLI NEED 1-/ELP.... IF VOt/REAN ALCOh"OLIC.> YOUNEEO If£2.I? GEi COAITACr YOUR PORT ;r;/' OFFICeR,OR fS./.U AT Pl/V£VPO!AITo April 1987ILOGI11 �Watchman Robert Allen, left, and Wheelsman Kenneth Johnson take a break. Bosun Jim Shupert checks out the hatch lift. ' - .., The Paul Thayer slips past Lorain Harbor Light on a short trip from Cleveland. QMED George Nelson takes a coffee break. 12 I LOG I April 1987 ,.. -I Deckhand Leonard Scott secures the forward line as the Paul Thayer ties up. �Deckhand Tom Hocking at twilight in Lorain. QMED Adam H. Smith is going to retire in November after 41 years on the lakes. AB Watchman Mohamed Muthana in the messroom. Donald Maskell is gateman with many years experience. Deckhand Tom Hocking takes the stern line ashore. Conveyorman Bill Truax has sailed with Pringle for many years. April 1987 I LOG I 13 �The Indiana Harbor (American Steamship) at her dock in Lackawanna, N.Y. Deckhand Rod Smith. Second Cook Kirk Diener and Porter Roger Flaherty in the galley. QMED Ed Savickas, engine delegate, signs the SIU Ship's Delegates Report. Watchman Nels Johnson, left, and QMEDs Fred Vance, center, and Gerard Anderson at lunch. - 14 I LOG I April 1987 Deckhand Saleh Saleh with an abandoned U.S. Steel mill in the background. �American Steamship's new maintenance crew program is under way, and the first of those crews was aboard the Indiana Harbor. Deep in the aft tunnel sump area were QMED Work Leader John Litzner, left, and Helpers Drew Sample, center, and Harold Walkey. Gateman Jess MacLeod, left, and Conveyorman Carmen Powell take a break. Chief Cook Harry Stockman keeps everybody happy, including the mates, Ted LaLonde, third mate, and Duane Demby, second mate. Wheelsman Cliff Cadreau, left, and Chief Cook Harry Stockman have been shipmates for 12 years. The Indiana Harbor sailed March 31 for the upper lakes. April 1987 I LOG I 15 �QMED Michael McCabe gets ready to begin fitout work. QMED Larry Kaczrowski cleans and readies components of the big diesel engine. QMED Al Ragnoni at the workbench in the engineroom shop. Wiper Fred Piotrowski is back for another season. - 16 I LOG I April 1987 Second Cook Ali Ahmed, right, and Porter Saleh Rashid get things organized on their first day aboard for the new season. Algonac Port Agent Jack Allen talks with Conveyorman Robert Billman, center, and Assistant Conveyorman Walter Lesczynski, at left. �Kilauea Steward Wins Honors by Bob Borden, PAO, MSCPAC A POLLO Beltran of the USNS Kilauea has been elected a winner in the MSCP AC A ward of Excellence category for chief stewards. Capt. W.T. Dannheim, COMSCPAC , made the presentation to Beltran in early April while the Kilauea crewman was in Oakland. The annual award recognizes sustained superior performance among mariners in seven different job categories. 'Tm pleased to recognize the top performers in the fleet, and Mr. Beltrain is certainly one of them," said Capt. Dannheim during brief ceremonies at MSCP AC headquarters. "The USNS Kilauea is a tough, hard working ship and the morale out there remains high because of people like Apollo Beltran." A 20-year submarine veteran of the Navy, Beltran joined MSCPAC in 1981 as a steward-utilityman. He served on nine MSCPAC ships before being assigned to the Kilauea in February 1986. Beltran, in addition to distinguishing himself and his department with quality food and service , introduced " Pizza Night" every Saturday aboard the ammunition ship when she was out at sea and provided popcorn on the mess decks during weekend bingo games. The popular chief steward also helps out on ship parties away from the ship when the vessel is in port. "I try to understand the morale of a ship and contribute my services to making it better," Beltran explained after receiving his Award of Excellence. "My priority is making sure our mariners have three good meals a day. Then I always try to give them something extra. "I know the crew is working hard. If I can give them something good, everybody's happy, including me." Other MSCP AC A ward of Excellence winners, each of whom receives a $2,000 check, include Third Deck Officer Willard W. Bickford; Bosun Hans H. Rook; Assistant Storekeeper Samuel Rosen; Oiler Edward Shirley; Chief Cook Edward C. Green II, and Chief Engineer Per R. Tyrin. Profile: The Kawishiwi's Carpenter The USNS Kawishiwi (T-AO 146) was in Oakland recently for repair and maintenance work after undergoing a three-month Material Readiness Upgrade Program at a Tacoma, Wash. shipyard to extend the life of the veteran MSCPAC ship. Built by the New York Shipbuilding Corporation at Camden, N.J., where her keel was laid in October 1953, the fleet oiler was launched a year later and commissioned i~July 1955. After 24 years of service with a U.S. Navy crew, the Kawishiwi was decommissioned in Oakland and turned over to Military Sealift Command, Pacific, in October 1979. The 38,000 ton vessel is one of six Neosho-class oilers and has a cargo capacity of approximately 180,000 barrels of liquid fuel. SEAL/FT went aboard the Kawishiwi in April to talk to a sampling of her talented, interesting crew before she headed back to her normal operating area in Southern California. W ithout hesitation, A. D. Engleman says MSC has allowed him to have some of the greatest jobs of I.is life. "If I have a job that to me is a hobby, what else could you ask for?'' reasons the carpenter aboard the Kawishiwi. "This isn't work. It's a hobby-and I enjoy it, whether it's carpentry or working as an able bodied seaman or a bosun. "Yessir, these are some of the finest jobs a man could have. You make your living from your hobby. What else could you ask for?'' A.D. Engleman, Ship's Carpenter For most of his life, Engleman has asked for little and given a lot. Born and raised in Waterloo, Iowa, his curiosity about how things worked led him to a lifelong fascination for puzzles and a vocation in locksmithing. ''A lock is nothing more than a puzzle,'' says Engleman, a regi tered, bonded and certified locksmith. After retiring from the Navy in 1968 a a chief bosun ' s mate with 22 years of military service, he opened up a locksmith company in San Diego. After seven years of midnight calls to open up locked cars and dealing with a sometimes unappreciative public, Engleman called it quits. "I made lots of money ," he recall , ''but I never had any time for myself. Then there were the constant hassles over payment. I didn't need the problems, so I got out of the business." Engelman and his family left San Diego and moved to Carson City, Nev., where he took a job with the Chief Steward Apollo Beltran (right) receives award from Capt. W. T. Dannheim, COMSCPAC. state prison as sergeant in charge of the_ culinary division. His work allowed him to interview most of the burglars in prison where he learned a few things from the inmates. "I thought I was a good safe man until I talked to some of those rascals," he laughed. "They gave me the cream of my safeopening education.'' Engelman quit his prison job the day two inmates were killed, then worked briefly for a Carson City newspaper as a proofreader before accepting a position with MSCPAC in 1980. He served aboard the USNS Myer, Taluga and Kilauea until his recent assignment aboard the Kawishiwi. His locksmith skills have come in handy aboard ship. When he was on the Myer, military department personnel accidentally locked themselve~ out of radio central when the safe lock on the door wouldn't turn. "Everybody panicked," confided Engleman. "They thought they'd have to get a torch or cut through the safe. I opened it up for them after I told everybody to turn their back to me for a few seconds. I didn't want to share my secret but it was easy to open." Engleman set up the complex master key system on the Kilauea and did the same thing on the Myer. In Oakland recently, he was called upon to open a safe at MSCPAC headquarters. Hi personnel file is filled with letter of appreciation and commendations for his locksmith work which has saved the government thousands of dollars. His inventiveness in creating ways to repair locks without destroying them and making tools to open up locked cars without damaging them has won him praise and national awards from the locksmith industry. And yet, he' never patented his inventions because he says he didn't believe there was any reason to do so. "I've got all the money I need," says the lanky carpenter. "If I had millions of dollars, I might be the most evil person on earth 'cause I could think of more ways to ruin my morals than any person I've ever known." An avid reader who estimates he's read about 10,000 books in his lifetime, Engleman is always trying to learn something new. He has A.A. degrees in mathematics and accounting, and once taught elementary math to Filipino children through the Navy's Handclasp Program. He's a licensed emergency medical technician (EMT) ... _ and a licensed EMT instructor. "I've got to keep my mind busy," he says. "I can't stand being bored." For those who are easily bored and restless, Engleman advises them not to seek a maritime career. "You've got to be able to stand regimentation and discipline-regimentation that comes from your supervisor and discipline that will · have to come from yourself,'' says the veteran seaman. "Once you've got the problems of regimentation, discipline and boredom solved, the sea's going to be a snap. You 're going to think it's the nicest job God ever gave someone on earth." (Next month this section will profile Aleck Dorsey, third steward aboard the Kawishiwi.) "Here's a NEW TAX LAW tip" The new tax law requires that all employees file a new Form W-4 before October 1, 1987 ... but file it now so you can make sure the right amount of tax is being withheld. Your employer or the IRS has the forms and instructions. -----A Public S-Vlcr at'U-1- April 1987 I LOG I 17 �CL L NP -Company/Lakes -Lakes -Non Priority Directory of Ports Dispatchers Report for Great Lakes MARCH 1-31, 1987 *TOTAL REGISTERED All Groups Class CL Class L Class NP TOTAL SHIPPED All Groups Class CL Class L Class NP Port Algonac ...... ... .. . .... . . .. . 20 17 3 27 Port Algonac .... . . . . .. . . ... .. . .. . 9 10 0 15 Port Algonac . . ........ . .... . ... . . Frank Drozak, President Joe DiGiorgio, Secretary Leon Hall, Vice President Angus " Red" Campbell, Vice President Mike Sacco, Vice President Joe Sacco, Vice President George McCdrtney, Vice President Roy A. Mercer, Vice President Steve Edney, Vice President **REGISTERED ON BEACH All Groups Class CL Class L Class NP DECK DEPARTMENT 30 33 4 0 0 19 0 3 STEWARD DEPARTMENT 8 4 0 0 9 2 21 ENTRY DEPARTMENT 0 0 0 0 16 ENGINE DEPARTMENT Port Algonac ... . .......... . . . .... 21 4 15 HEADQUARTERS 0 54 6 115 50 35 0 30 Totals All Departments ........ 49 8 53 *"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. 12 5201 Auth Way Camp Springs, Md. 20746 (301) 899-0675 ALGONAC, Mich. 520 St. Clair River Dr. 48001 (313) 794-4988 BALTIMORE, Md. 1216 E. Baltimore St. 21202 (301) 327-4900 CLEVELAND, Ohio 5443 Ridge Rd. 44129 (216) 845-1100 Dispatchers Report for Deep Sea MARCH 1-31, 1987 Port New York ........ . ...... Philadelphia .............. Baltimore ............... Norfolk . .. . .. . .......... Mobile ................. New Orleans ..... . ... .... Jacksonville ......... . .... San Francisco ..... . ... . ... Wilmington ............. . Seattle ................. Puerto Rico . . . . . .. .... . .. Honolulu . . .. . ... . ... .. .. Houston . . . .. . ... .... .. . St. Louis ................ Piney Point . . . . .......... Totals ....... . ......... Port New York ............... Philadelphia .. . ... . .... .. . Baltimore ...... . ..... ... Norfolk . ........ . .... .. . Mobile ... . . . ..... . .. .. . New Orleans . . .. .. ....... Jacksonville ......... . .... San Francisco ........ . . .. . Wilmington .... .... . . . ... Seattle . . . .. . ........ . . . Puerto Rico ............. . Honolulu .. ...... .. ... ... Houston . . ...... . ....... St. Louis ....... . ....... . Piney Point . . . .. ..... .... Totals . .. . . ..... . . .. .. . Port New York ... .. . .. .. . . ... Philadelphia . . . .. . ..... ... Baltimore .. . .. .. ... . . . .. Norfolk . .... . .. .. ... ... . Mobile . .... . .. ...... ... New Orleans ............ Jacksonville . . . . . . . . . . . . . . San Francisco . ..... . .. .. . . Wilmington . . . . .... . ..... Seattle . . ........ . ... ... Puerto Rico .... . ... . ..... Honolulu ....... ... ... .. . Houston . ........ . .... .. St. Louis . . ... . ....... . .. Piney Point . ... ...... . ... Totals .. ........ . .... . . *TOTAL REGISTERED All Groups Class A Class B Class C 50 6 12 10 15 41 27 25 26 32 16 7 46 0 2 315 37 3 9 5 7 34 29 34 5 23 11 4 26 0 9 236 8 1 10 7 3 5 10 10 6 9 4 12 7 0 5 97 3 2 1 5 3 5 2 5 2 8 1 15 2 0 3 57 17 8 2 1 0 1 0 0 3 4 2 0 0 22 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 3 2 12 4 1 0 4 2 0 0 33 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 2 1 0 12 0 0 0 18 TOTAL SHIPPED All Groups Class A Class B Class C Trip Reliefs 30 28 17 12 24 13 6 34 0 1 DECK DEPARTMENT 11 0 1 0 5 0 2 9 2 2 1 4 7 2 7 10 1 3 4 1 2 0 10 8 1 3 0 0 4 0 11 0 0 1 1 8 3 4 0 3 1 4 7 0 0 24 3 5 6 6 9 29 14 10 17 5 6 18 0 5 ENGINE DEPARTMENT 1 0 0 0 2 0 4 0 2 0 5 2 2 0 4 1 6 0 5 0 0 0 12 9 4 0 0 0 0 2 45 1 6 12 10 399 157 49 30 12 STEWARD DEPARTMENT 12 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 6 4 1 0 1 9 0 10 1 115 6 0 30 1 7 4 7 0 18 2 0 2 8 0 15 18 2 12 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 3 190 218 17 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 7 2 0 0 17 0 0 0 28 137 23 2 6 5 1 14 12 37 8 26 13 7 9 0 1 31 3 3 14 8 18 10 20 8 13 1 91 11 0 9 4 1 1 4 1 22 0 18 9 2 0 145 4 0 27 12 1 1 5 0 13 4 14 6 27 0 6 11 0 0 2 4 9 28 13 47 11 24 5 7 14 0 7 70 Port New York .. . ... ... . .... . Philadelphia .... .. ....... . Baltimore .. .. . ......... . Norfolk . . .. . ... . ....... . Mobile .. .... . .......... New Orleans . ..... .. . . .. . Jacksonville . . ... .. .. . .. .. San Francisco ... .... ... . .. Wilmington . . .. .......... Seattle ..... . . . ... .. .... Puerto Rico ..... .. . . . . ... Honolulu .. .... ... .. . . ... Houston ...... ... .... ... St. Louis ... .. .. .. . . . . . .. Piney Point ............. . Totals . ..... ........... 164 240 238 100 Totals All Departments ..... . 905 612 317 793 49 26 ENTRY DEPARTMENT 16 2 1 2 2 1 5 3 7 0 13 10 13 1 13 6 2 0 11 1 0 0 99 65 1 6 0 0 4 15 ** REGISTERED ON BEACH All Groups Class A Class B Class C 92 7 12 20 17 84 46 56 42 50 32 10 66 0 3 18 4 9 7 4 9 21 11 6 10 4 15 11 0 1 1 1 1 4 0 3 3 11 5 1 0 4 1 0 0 43 537 130 35 8 0 1 2 0 4 5 3 4 3 1 2 1 0 0 70 5 12 9 2 1 7 4 11 5 3 2 12 1 15 3 0 7 2 1 0 1 0 1 1 2 3 2 0 9 0 0 0 10 8 63 38 43 16 29 23 7 45 0 5 34 374 82 22 5 1 0 0 0 6 5 7 0 8 0 55 2 0 0 37 1 3 8 6 47 20 75 21 38 9 7 22 0 4 13 2 2 2 0 1 4 9 3 2 1 22 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 6 2 0 0 29 0 0 0 10 89 298 71 40 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 43 3 33 7 4 15 10 26 8 37 18 32 9 93 19 0 7 9 5 0 3 1 30 4 20 12 3 0 223 5 0 25 148 151 0 316 219 166 8 11 2 29 11 82 22 35 12 6 21 0 1 28 318 340 1,495 601 437 *"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 March was up from the month of February. A total of 1,494 jobs were shipped on SIU-contracted deep sea vessels. Of the 1,494 jobs shipped, 793 jobs or about 53 percent were taken by "A" seniority members. The rest were filled by "B" and "C" seniority people. A total of 166 trip relief jobs were shipped. Since the trip relief program began on April 1, 1982, a total of 4,805 jobs have been shipped. 18 I LOG I April 1987 DULUTH, Minn. 705 Medical Arts Building 55802 (218) 722-4110 HONOLULU, Hawaii 636 Cooke St. 96813 (808) 523-5434 HOUSTON, Tex. 1221 Pierce St. 77002 (713) 659-5152 JACKSONVILLE, Fla. 3315 Liberty St. 32206 (904) 353-0987 JERSEY CITY, N.J. 99 Montgomery St. 07302 (201) 435-9424 MOBILE, Ala. 1640 Dauphin Island Pkwy. 36605 (205) 478-0916 NEW BEDFORD, Mass. 50 Union St. 027 40 (617) 997-5404 NEW ORLEANS, La. 630 Jackson Ave. 70130 (504) 529-7546 NEW YORK, N.Y. 675 4 Ave., Brooklyn 11232 (718) 499-6600 NORFOLK, Va. 115 Third St. 23510 (804) 622-1892 PHILADELPHIA, Pa. 2604 S. 4 St. 19148 (215) 336-3818 PINEY POINT, Md. St. Mary's County 20674 (301) 994-0010 SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. 350 Fremont St. 94105 (415) 543-5855 SANTURCE, P.R. 1057 Fernandez Juncos St. Stop 16 00907 (809) 725-6960 SEATTLE, Wash. 2505 1 Ave. 98121 (206) 441-1960 ST. LOUIS, Mo. 4581 Gravois Ave. 63116 (314) 752-6500 WILMINGTON, Calif. 510 N. Broad Ave. 90744 (213) 549-4000 �SHLSS Introduces a New Course The Lavino Sanitation Course In its continuing efforts to meet the needs of the industry, the Seafarers Harry Lundeberg School of Seamanship has instituted a new course titled Lavino Sanitation. This course was designed, at the request of the Lavina Shipping Company, to further educate Steward personnel in all phases of shipboard sanitation, shipboard safety, leadership and communications. The six-week course concentrates on nutrition, menu planning, table service, how to present food, purchasing and inventory, and storing and rece1vmg. There is practical application in the areas of supervision, preparation of meals, clean-up activities and state room services supervision. First Aid, CPR and Fire Fighting have been incorporated into the course to cover all areas of safety. This course is a refresher course for most steward personnel. Students are hand picked through the ports, and graduates are expected to sail on Lavino Ships. Interested Stewards can contact their SIU Port Agent for more information. Touring the SIU Manpower facilities are (I. to r.) Richard Lemon, Marie Longo, Ba_rt Rogers, Admiral Tierney and Ken Conklin. ~.\ The Lavino ship De Steiguer, is one of the vessels which Lavino Sanitation Course graduates can expect to sail on. Admiral Tierney discusses· the goals of the Lavi no ~ Sa~itation Course. ==American Institute for Free Labor Development Tour SHLSS======== .• Bill Hellwege explains the capabilities of the manpower system to members of AIFLD. ~ ». Members of the American Institute for Free Labor Development pose for a picture after touring the SHLSS facilities. April 1987 I LOG I 19 �U.S. Government donates barge to SHLSS The Army 73rd Transportation Port Group, from Fort Eustis, Virginia, delivers a 75 foot flat barge to SHLSS. This barge was donated by the U.S. Government to be used for Sealift training. -SHLSS COURSE GRADUATE~ Ref rlgeratlon Maintenance & Operations Front row: (I. to r.)Gregorio Madera, John Day. Second row: Eric Malzkuhn (Instructor), John Herrlein, Rafael Matos, Bob Bryant, Donald Cox, Michael Hurst, Buddy McBride. Seallft Operations and Maintenance First row: (I. to r.) Rebecca Paullot, Pamela Taylor, Carlos Pineda, Crissy Wright, Pete Sanchez, Michael Murphy, M. Bolger. Second row: John Ballentine, Doriana Schmeltz, C. T. Poggioli, Russ Williams, Ray Brown, Cigi Grycko, Mark Trepp, Diana Nason, Robbynson Suy, Third row: Paul Domes, Werner Becher, John Orr, 0. C. Wiley, Jr., Tim Tierney, Othman Bin Chik, Marvin Zimbo, Tony Mohammed, Henry Bouganim, Harry Alongi (Instructor). C'lllege Program First row: (I. to r.) Brian Krus, M. Lynch Charles Petersen. Second row: Kenji Hoffman, Richard Robertson, Harry Berggren, Tom Hogan. · FOWT Able Seaman First row: (I. to r.) Green Hoskins, Mitchell Santana, Larry Martin. Second row: John Kolwe, Tim Smith, Tom Dowdell, Jake Karaczynski (Instructor). First row: (I. tor.) John LaDuke, John Steeber, Jim Johnson, James Bloodworth. Second row: Herman Best, Jim Gamache, Al Verzella, Darrell McDonald. Third row: Michael R. LasDulce, Jim Longo, Earl J. Mallory, John B. Leiter, Bill Foley (Instructor). ·- ·-~ ,,;~~t-'#"' , .,........<..-.. ' Marine Electrical Maintenance (L. to R.) Walt Davidson, John C. Orr, James McDaniel, Rudolph Salvaggio. Not shown: Chris Beaton, Tony Mohammed, Mike Murphy. Steward Recertification First row: (I. to r.) Dionisio Muyco, Sek Wong, Oswald Jones, Norman Johnson, Efumiano Magbaleta, Nick Andrews. Second row: S.C. Edmond, Ray Monette, Bill Seidenstricker, Joseph Speller, Edgardo Vazquez. Not shown: David Pappas. 20 I LOG I April 1987 Lifeboat First row: (I. to r.) Abdul M. Hussein, Eufemiano Magbaleta, Saleh Yafai. Second row: Jackie Davis, Aaron Ruiz, Jeff Johnson, Jim Tanner, A.R. Alwaseem, Jake Karaczynski (Instructor). Third Assistant Engineer First row: (I. tor.) Steven Byerley, John Nathan, Barry Kiger, Todd Smith, Rafael Atehorila. Second row: James Davis Stephen Treece, Steve Miller, Richie Wilson, David Timmons. Third row: Jim Fonville, Michael Peck, Raymond Brownlee. ~~- ,; _:· Bosun Recertification First row: (I. to r.)Carlos A. Pineda, John Ballentine, Jr., Tim Tierney, Mike Bolger, Ray T. Brown. Second row: Glen James, Mark Trepp, Werner Becher, Paul Domes, 0. C. Wiley, Jr., Marvin Zimbro, Henry Bouganim. Ref rlgerated Containers Advanced Maintenance (L. to R.) Donald Cox, Ed Smith, Bauren Bryant, Joe Pomraning, Ray Hart, Gregorio Madera, Eric Malzkuhn (Inst.). Radar (L. to R.) John Zarroli, Russell Williams, Alide Bijazic, Aldo Bijazic. Army Training Group First row: (I. to r.) Larry L. Mays, Marvin Stewart, Michael C. Crooms, Rickey L. Patterson, Wilmer Santiago. Second row: Jim Moore (Instructor), Keith Kornegay, John Ryans, Ross Schliepmake. Third row: Philip Peacock, Carlton J. Thomas, Richard Dickerson (Instructor). �----------------------------- - - --- Deck Upgrading Courses p rading ·course Schedule 1987 Check-In Date May 18 July 13 August 31 September 28 October 26 Completion Date July 10 September 4 October 23 November 20 December 18 Sealift Operations & Maintenance July 13 August 10 September 28 October 26 November 23 August 7 September 4 October 23 November 20 December 18 Lifeboat May 4 May 15 Third Mate & Original Second Mate May 4 July 10 Celestial Navigation July 13 November 2 August 14 December 4 Radar Obsever August 17 December 7 August 28 December 12 Radar Obsever (Renewal) Open ended course, however, must notify SHLSS before entering this course. Towboat Operator September 7 October 30 Deep Sea Deck Shiphandling Simulator June 15 June 18 Inland Deck Shiphandling Simulator October 12 Course Able SeamanlSealift Operations & Maintenance Programs Geared to I prove Job Skills And Promote U.S. aritime Industry May 1987 - December 1987 The following is the current course schedule for May 1987 - December 1987 at the Seafarers Harry Lundeberg School of Seamanship. For the membership's convenience, the course schedule is separated into six categories: Deck Department courses; Engine Department courses; Steward Department courses; Adult Education courses; All Department courses and Recertification Programs. Inland Boatmen and deep sea Seafarers who are preparing to upgrade are advised to enroll for class as early as ~ible. Although every effort will be made to fill the requests of the members, the classes are limited in size - so sign up early. The course schedule may change to reflect the membership's needs and the needs of the industry. · SIU Representatives in all ports will assist members in filling out the application. Course Schedule Notice * The above courses will be followed by a mandatory fourweek Sealift Operations and Maintenance Course. (If you already have a Sealift Operations and Maintenance endorsement you do not have to repeat this course.) Engine U ing Courses Course QMED • Any Rating * Sealift Operations & Maint. Check-In Date September 21 December 14 Completion Date December 11 January 8 Automation *Sealift Operations & Maint. utomation * Sealift Operations & Maint. July 13 August 10 June 27 July 25 August 7 September 4 July 22 August 19 Fireman/Watertender, Oller * Sealift Operations & Maint. Fireman/Watertender, Oiler *Sealift Operations & Maint. Fireman/Watertender, Oiler * Sealift Operations & Maint. June 8 August 3 August 10 October 5 October 12 December 7 July 31 August 28 October 2 October 30 December 4 December 31 Hldraulics * ealift Operations & Maint. May 11 June 8 June 5 July 3 Marine Electrical Maintenance *Sea lift Operations & Ma int. July 13 September 7 September 4 October 2 Variable Speed DC Drive * Sealift Operations & Maint. September 21 November 2 October 30 November 27 Electro-~draulic Systems *Sealift perations & Maint. Electro-Hydraulic Systems * Sealift Operations & Maint. May 18 June 29 November 9 December 21 June 26 July 24 December 18 January 15 Refri"eration Systems Maint. & Ops. *Sea ift Operations & Maint. July 20 August 31 August 28 September 25 Refrigeration Containers - Advanced Maint. August 31 *Sealift Operations & Maint. October 12 October 9 November 6 Diesel Engineer - Re~lar *Sealift Operations & aint. Diesel Engineer - Regular * Sealift Operations & Maint. May 15 June 12 November 20 December 12 April 6 May 18 October 12 November 23 Recertification Programs Course Steward Recertification Bosun Recertification Check-In Date May 5 June 29 August 31 November 2 Completion Date June 8 August 3 October 5 December 7 September 21 November 2 October 16 Steward Upgrading Courses & Maint. Check-In Date July 22 September 8 September 2 October 19 October 14 November 30 November 25 January 11 Completion Date Septemb~ October 2 October 16 November 13 November 27 December 24 January 8 February 5 Cook and Baker *Sealift Operations & Maint. Cook and Baker *Sea lift Operations & Maint. Cook and Baker *Sea lift Operations & Maint. July 22 September 21 September 2 November 2 October 14 December 14 September 18 October 16 October 30 November 27 December 11 January 8 Chief Cook *Sealift Operations & Maint. Chief Cook *Sealift Operations & Maint. Chief Cook *Sea lift Operations & Maint. July 8 September 7 September 2 November 2 October 28 December 28 September 4 October 2 October 30 November 27 December 25 January 22 Chief Steward *Sea lift Operations & Maint. Chief Steward *Sealift Operations & Maint. Chief Steward *Sealift Operations & Maint. July 8 September 7 September 2 November 2 October 28 December 28 September 4 October 2 October 30 November 27 December 25 January 22 Course Assistant Cook *Sealift Operations Assistant Cook *Sealift Operations Assistant Cook *Sea lift Operations Assistant Cook * Sealift Operations & Maint. & Maint. & Maint. Adult Education Courses Check-In Completion Course Date Date For students who wish to apply for the GED, ESL, or ABE classes for the first six months of this year, the courses will be six weeks in length and offered on the following dates: High School Equivalency (GED) August 3 September 14 November 2 December 14 Adult Basic Education (ABE) & English as a Second Language (ESL) August 3 November 2 September 11 December 11 The Developmental Studies Class (DVS) will be offered one week prior to some of the upgrading classes. They will be offered as follows: FOWT August 3 August 7 Towboat Operator September 7 September 11 College Programs Course Associates in Arts Check-In Date June 8 August 17 October 26 Completion Date July 31 October 19 December 18 April 1987 I LOG I 21 - �Pensioner Stanley Bojko, 67, died Feb. 2. Brother Bojko joined the SIU in 1938. He last sailed in the deck department as a recertified bosun. Seafarer Bojko went on pension in 1976. His ashes were commended to the deep from the S eaLand Innovator off the coast of California. Pensioner Marvin Gilby, 74, died March 20 in Seattle, Wash. Brother Gilby joined the SIU in 1968, sailing with Sea-Land Service in the engine department. He went on pension in 1981. Seafarer Gilby is survived by his sister, Althea Ramsever. Pensioner William B. Ferrell died March I 0 of a heart attack. Seafarer Ferrell joined the SIU in 1953. He sailed in the engine department and later joined MEBA . Brother Ferrell went on pension in 1981. He was buried in Clinton, N .C. Surviving is his son, Jerold and his daughter, Barbara. Alfred Winston Flatts, 62, died recently. Brother Flatts, who sailed in the steward department,joined the SIU in 1946. He wa active in the Falcon Carriers beef and in the General Strike of 1946. Seafarer Flatts is survived by a on, Alfred. Pensioner Cruz Negron, 66, died March 6 of a heart attack in Guayana, P.R. Brother Negron joined the SIU in 1944. A member of the deck department, he walked the picket line in the Wall Street beef and went on pension in 1974. Seafarer Negron is survived by his widow, Carmen. The following SIU member have retired on pension: DEEP SEA Algonac Sta nle y A. Stigen Baltimore Robert Stewart Honolulu Jack J. Schaeffer Houston Eugene J. Blanchard Harry Granger Andrew F. Kamedra Jacksonville Alfred Case Jerome Chapkewitz Edwin M. Felker Jack Nelson Jr. Mobile Jimmie A. Moody New Orleans Nicholas L. Pizzuto Bobbie B. Spears Stanley Zeagler KNOW YOUR RIGH New York William Karpiak Ra mon Perez Norfolk Rodney D. Borlase Morris C. Hill Philadelphia Thomas J. Henry San Francisco Mung How James A. Shortell Wilmington Lester Schrager Atlantic. Gulf. Lakes and Inland Waters District makes specific provision for safeguarding the memhership's money and Union finances. The constitution requires a detailed audit hy Certified Puhlic Accountants every three months. which arc to he suhmitted to the membership by the Secretary-Trea-.urer. A quarterly finance committee of rank and file members. elected by the memhership. makes examination each quarter of the finances of the Union and reports fully their finding and recommendations . Memhers of this committee may make dissenting reports. specific recommendations and separate finding . TRUST FUNDS. All trust fund . of the SIU Atlantic. Gulf. Lakes and Inland Waters District are administered in accordance with the provision of various tru . t fund agreement . All these agreements specify that the trustees in charge of these funds shall equally consist of Union and management representatives and their alternates. All expenditures and disbursements of trust fund are made only upon approval hy a majority of the trustees. All trust fund financial records are available at the headquarters of the various trust funds. SHIPPING RIGHTS. Your shipping rights and seniority are protected exclusively hy the contracts hetween the Union and the employers. Get to know your hipping rights. Copies of these contracts arc posted and available in all Union halls. If you feel therl? has heen any violation of your shipping or seniority right · as contained in the contracts betv.een the Union and the employers. notify the Seafarers Appeals Board by certified mail. return receipt requested. The proper address for this i Angus "Red" Campbell Chairman, Seafarers Appeals Board 5201 Auth Way and Britannia Way Prince Georges County Camp Springs, Md. 20746 Full copies of contracts as referred to arc available to you at all times. either hy \Hiting directly to the Union or to the Seafarers Appeals Board. CONTRACTS. Copies of <111 SIU contracts arc availahle in all SIU halls. These contracts ~pecify the wages aml conditions under which ~.-ou work and live ahoard your ship or boat. Know ) our contract rights. as well as your obligations. -.uch as filing for OT on the proper '>hcets and in the proper manner. 1f. at any time. any SIU Personals Mark Holley Please get in touch with Maemae at 333 N. Columbus Ave. , Freeport, N.Y. 11520; (daytime tel: 516/227-0697) . Eddie Puchalski Anyone knowing of Eddie Puchalski' s whereabouts, please let him know his mother is ill. He should contact his sister Stella at 5115 Oak Circle, Moriches, N.Y. 11955. Tel. (516) 878-6023. GREAT LAKES Cleveland Joanne Kane New York Earl F. Burdick GLOUCESTER FISHERMAN Gloucester Judith Senos KNOW YOUR RIGHTS Ronald Vernon Schaeefer Your dad would like you to contact him at 512 N. 21st ., Escanaba, Mich. 49829. KNOW YOUR RIGHTS CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS. Cop1e" of the SIU constitution arc availahle in FINANCIAL REPORTS. The con titution of the SIU 22 I LOG I April 1987 Pensioner Joaquin Nolasco, 69, died Feb. 1. Brother Nolasco joined the SIU in 1956. He sailed in the deck department and went on pension in 1982. Seafarer Nolasco was buried in El Alto Talara in Peru. He is survived by his brother, Felix. l~ 1-;+- · all Union hall.,. All memher" should oht a in co pies of this constitution so as to familiarize them-.elves \.\ith its contents. Any time you feel any memher or otlicer i-, attempt ing to deprive you of any con-.titutional right or ohligation hy any method-, ... uch a' dealing with charges. trial'i. etc .. a-. \.\ell a' all other details. then the memher ..,,) affected should immediately notify headquarter'i . EQUAL RIGHTS. All member-. arc guaranteed equal righh in cmplo)nH.:nt and a' memhers of the SIU . The-.c righh arc clc<1rl) set forth in the SIU constitution anJ in the contrach "'hich the Union has negotiated with the employers. Cono.;cyuently. no member ma} he di,crimi · nated again-.t hccau-.e of race. creed. color. \C'\ and national or geographic origin . It an) mcmhcr feel-, that he i... denied the equal righh to ~hich he i" entitlcJ. he should notify Union headquarters . 111111111111Ull1111111ll111111t1111111111111111Ull111111111111111lll1111111ll1111111ll11111111t1111111111111 patrolman or other Union otli:::ial. in your opinion. fails to protect your contract rights properly. contact the nearest SIU port agent. EDITORIAL POLICY - THE LOG. The Log has traditional!) retrained lrnm puhf i..,hing an) article !'>erving the political purposes of any individual in the Union. officer or memher. It has al"o refrained from publishing articles decmeJ harmful to the Union or its collective member~hip. This e-.tahlished policy has been reaflirmed by membership action at the Scptemher. 1960. meeting" in all constitutional ports. The responsihility for Log policy i-. vested in an editorial hoard which con'>ists of the E.\ecutive Board of the Union. The Executive Board may delcg.1te. from ~1mong its ranks. one indi idual to carry out thi!'> rc!->ponsihilit} . PAYMENT OF MONIES. No monic., arc to he patd to anyone in an) ollicial capacit) in the SIU unle-.s an otlicial nion receipt i" given tor "ame . Under no circumstances should an) member pay any money tor any reason unlcs'> he i" giq;n -.uch receipt. In the event anyone attempt'> to n:4uirc an) ... uch p.t) mcnt he made without suppl) ing a receipt. or if a memher is rc4uircd to make a pa} mcnt and is given an otlicial receipt. hut fccl'i that he should not ha e hccn reyuired to make such payment. this should immediately he reported to Union headquarters. SEAFARERS POLITICAL ACTIVITY DONATION -SPAD. SPAD is a "eparate segregated fund. Its proceeds arc uo.;ed to further it-. ohjccts and purpo-.e" including. hut not limited to. furthering the political. social and economic interc-.ts of maritime workers. the preservation and furthering of the American Merchant Marine with improve<l emplo1111ent opportunities for seamen and hoatmen and the adv:incement of trade union concept'>. In connection \.\ith such ohjccts. SPA)) supplHts and contribute" to political candidates for cfe(:tive otlice. Ail contribution-. arc voluntary . No contrihutio11 may he solicited or received hccause of force. jPh di,crimin<ttion. 1]nanc1al rcpri-.al. or threat ol such conduct. nr a' a condition of mcrnhership in the Union or l)f employment. 11 a contribution i-. made hy rca,on ol thc above improper 'onduct. notif) the Sealarer-. Union or SPAD h~ certified mail \.\ithin JO da}" of the contribution for im.eo.;tigation anJ appropriate action and refund. ii involuntar]. Support SPA D to protect and further ~our economic. politic<tl and ... ocial interco.;h, and Amer ican trade uniun concepts. If at any time a member feels that any of the above rights have been violated, or that he has been denied his constitutional right of ace~ to Union records or information, he should immediately notify SIU President Frank Drozak at Headquarters by certified mail, return receipt requested. The addr~ is 5201 Auth Way and Britannia Way, Prince Georges County, Camp Springs, Md. 20746. �Diaest Of Ships Nee•inas AURORA (Apex Marine), March 8Chairman Cesar A. Gutierrez, Secretary James R. Parker, Engine Delegate C. Hampson, Steward Delegate Frederick E. Otto. Some disputed OT was reported in the deck department. There is $285 in the ship's treasury. Brother Gutierrez spoke with the captian about the VCR on C deck not working. The captain said he would order a new one from the company. The crew decided that way would take too long and so decided to take up a collection and buy one themselves. Brothers Wilbur Adams and Jerry Bankston were elected to purchase the new machine in Baltimore-for the exclusive use of the deck, engine and steward departments. The secretary reports this to be a "top notch crew, from top to bottom." BORINQUEN (Puerto Rico Marine), February 15-Chairman Donald Wagner, Secretary C.B. Carter Jr. Some disputed OT was reported in the deck and engine departments. These matters of delayed sailing, disputed holiday OT, port time and linen allowances will be taken up with the boarding patrolman. There is $13 in the ship's fund. A letter from Brother "Red" Campbell was received pertaining to unemployme11t insurance from Puerto Rico. It was read and posted on the bulletin board. The chairman reminded all hands to take advantage of the upgrading courses available at Piney Point and to continue to support SPAD during these lean times. A vote of thanks was given to the steward department for a job well done. Next port: Elizabeth, N.J. LNG CAPRICORN (ETC), February 15-Chairman Malcolm B. ods, Sec, ducational Director/ retary J. glne Delegate Ole J. Mortensen, Deck Delegate Pete J. Reed, Steward Delegate William F. Christmas. No beefs or disputed OT reported. There is $275.38 in the ship's fund. A discussion was held on safety aboard ship, and the bosun reminded all members that "safety is everyone's busiess." A letter was received from Vice " ed" ampbell reminding Preside members to conduct themselves properly as an American seaman aboard ship and ashore. The secretary noted that everything is running smoothly. One steward department member had to get off due to medical reasons. A round of applause was given to the crew on their sportsmanship, and for the fact that they are a winning team in their softball games played in Bontang. Mr. George Reilley, from ETC, paid the ship a visit while in the port of Osaka, Japan. A vote of thanks was given to the crew for a fine job-well done! Next port: Arun, Indonesia. FALCON PRINCESS (Seahawk Management), March 1-Chariman Thomas Walker, Secretary Cesar A. Guerra, Educational Director R. Tims. No disputed OT or beefs reported. The bosun reminded all hands that, as per the contract, no one is to be paid until their room is clean and all The flight deck fire team aboard the I st Lt. Jack Lummus during helicopter operations off Guam are AB Mike Tracey, left, and AB Mike Bullen. dirty linen has been returned. Due to the lay-up of the Princess following payoff, all ship's movies will be turned over to the captain. A particular vote of thanks was given to the steward department for all their fine work. One minute of silence was observed in memory of our departed brothers and sisters. Next port: Port Arthur, Texas. 1st LT. JACK LUMMUS (AMSEA), March 3-Chairman Luke Meadows, Secretary Kim Darmody, Educational Director/ Engine Delegate Ron Shaw, Deck Delegate Paul Evans, Steward Delegate Steve Parker. While there were no major beefs or disputed OT, the steward department did note that they were having trouble scheduling upgrading at Piney Point to coincide with vacation time. The four month on/two month off rotation doesn't leave enough time to upgrade, and seamen can lose their permanent job rotation due to scheduling. A question was brought up: If a flight out is unavailable on the date of payoff, is the crew entitled to one day's pay and lodging other than onboard ship? A motion was made to request telex numbers for Union representation, manpower and upgrading. A request was also made for the latest rulings concerning requirements to receive an A book on the different ships (MSC, TAGOS, etc.). Votes of thanks were given out: to the steward department for the great barbecues; to the Navy staff for the movie scheduling, and to the ship's fishermen for the fresh mahi-mahi, wahoo and yellow-fin tuna. Next port: Guam. MOKU PAHU (Pacific Gulf Marine), F ruary 26'-Chairman Ray Todd, Secretary R. Spencer, Educational Director D.A. Norris. No beefs or disputed OT. Brother Todd reported that the ship is running smoothly and things look good. The Moku Pahu will pay off in Galveston, Texas this trip. He reminded all crewmembers getting off to leave their rooms clean and turn in their soiled linen. He also stressed the importance of contributing to SPAD. Brother Spencer reminded all qualified members to upgrade their skills at the SHLSS in Piney Point, and Brother Norris urged that members practice safety onboard ship at all times. OMI MISSOURI (OMI), March 1Chairman Fred C. Cooper, Secretary Lawrence A. Banks. No disputed OT or beefs reported. The chairman reports that everything is running smoothly. The OM/ Missouri is expected to arrive in Mobile, Ala. on Feb. 3 with payoff the same day. Several suggestions were made. First, bigger sheets are needed for the bunks. The steward will check with the port steward about the possibility of getting fitted sheets. There is also a need for cloth hooks in the forecastle. A vote of thanks was given to the chief engineer for a job well done with the barbecues. OVERSEAS OHIO (Maritime Overseas Corp.), March 13-Chairman Pete Garza, Secretary E. Vieira. The steward department had their compensation disputed for work performed in the feeding and caring for five extra men. The ship will AB Mike Bullen, left, and SA Adam E. Martinez troll for turbot off the stern of the 1st Lt. Jack Lummus. pay off as soon as possible on March 15. The captain paid all those members who had money coming to them in lieu of time off. All hands wanting a relief should be able to get one with proper advance notification. There will be 15 new movies aboard ship every month. The educational director urged all trainees to try and upgrade their skills while putting in their six months training. A number of suggestions were made. The first was to have the sofa in the crew lounge repaired. It was also requested that the patrolman clarify as to who pays transportation and doctors bills when a man is on articles and obtains a masters certificate while in a U.S. port. There is also the need for some sort of launch service while in Panama. And a ruling needs to be worked out so that the 8-12 quartermaster can take a short coffee break in the morning. It was felt that the radio operator is spending too much time and get help! Contact your port agent or SIU drug and alcohol program at Piney Point. That treatment doesn't cost you anything!" It appears that there are bed bugs and roaches all over the ship. The master was informed and will wire for an exterminator upon arrival in port. The ship's crewmembers thanked the captain for his cooperation . A vote of thanks was given to the steward department for a job well done. USNS WILKES (Lavino), February 22Chairman Sy Varas, Secretary J. McGill, Engine Delegate Aaron E. Thompson. No beefs or disputed OT. The bosun thanked all hands for their help during the shipyard period. He also reminded the members that our jobs with Lavi no are very important and should be taken seriously. Communications were received regarding negotiations between the SIU and Lavino. Copies The game was called a tie ( 12-12) after JO innings between the LNG Leo team and the Arun, Indonesia team. The team photo includes: Ray Bay/er, Tim Olvaney, Jack Davis, Dave Reilly , Z . Achmad, Pete Pinkerton , Tom Harding , Dave Terry , John Hoskins, Andrea Conklin, Steve and Lisa. doing work that the AB is getting paid to do. It seems that he is on deck chipping and painting. While docking and undocking, he is handling the lines. Ane while the ship is maneuvering, he is on the wheel. were made available for &II interested members. A question was brought up as to who pays for firefightintJ classes and why members weren't sent from Portland to attend. Next port: San Diego, Calif. ST. LOUIS (Sea-Land), February 20Chairman David Newman, Secretary Humberto Ortiz. No beefs or disputed OT. The chairman reported that a new engine delegate is needed for the next trip. Mr. Martinez, who was acting as delegate, is getting off. No one in the engine department wanted to take over, so the chairman will take over until a new delegate is nominated. The secretary said that Seafarers who become addicted to drugs or alcohol are lucky in one sense: they can make use of the Seafarers Addictions Rehabilitation Center in Valley Lee, Md. "Drugs are for dunces," he said. "You can stop Official ships minutes also were received from the following vessels: ALTAIR BALTIMORE CONSTITUTION GROTON MOBILE OAKLAND OMI CHARGER OMI WABASH OVERSEAS NATALIE PANAMA PATRIOT PONCE SAN JUAN SAN PEDRO SEA-LAND ADVENTURER SEA·LAND CONSUMER SEA·LAND ECONOMY SEA-LAND FREEDOM SEA-LAND LEADER SEA-LAND MARINER SEA-LAND PIONEER SEA-LAND PRODUCER SEA·LAND VOYAGER SENATOR SPIRIT OF TEXAS STONEWALL JACKSON THOMPSON PASS Monthly Membership Meetings Port Date Deep Sea Lakes, Inland Waters Piney Point .............. Monday May 4 ...................... 10:30 a.m. New York ............... Tuesday, May 5 ..................... 10:30 a.m. Philadelphia .............. Wednesday, May 6 ................... 10:30 a.m. Baltimore ................ Thursday, May 7 ..................... 10:30 a.m. Norfolk ................. Thursday, May 7 ..................... 10:30 a.m. Jacksonville .............. Thursday, May 7 ..................... 10:30 a.m. Algonac ................. Friday, May 8 ....................... 10:30 a.m. Houston ................. Monday, May 11 ..................... 10:30 a.m. New Orleans ............. Tuesday, May 12 ..................... 10:30 a.m. Mobile .................. Wednesday, May 13 .................. 10:30 a.m. San Francisco ............ Thursday, May 14 .................... 10:30 a.m. Wilmington .............. Monday, May 18 ..................... 10:30 a.m. Seattle .................. Friday, May 22 ...................... 10:30 a.m. San Juan ................ Thursday May 7 ..................... 10:30 a.m. St. Louis ................ Friday, May 15 ...................... 10:30 a.m. Honolulu ................ Thursday, May 14 .................... 10:30 a.m. Duluth .................. Wednesday, May 13 .................. 10:30 a.m. Jersey City ............... Wednesday, May 20 .................. 10:30 a.m. New Bedford ............. Tuesday, May 19 ..................... 10:30 a.m. April 1987 I LOG I 23 �+ m Seafarers International Union of North America, AFL-CIO Washington Report The past two months have been anything but quiet. The Congress and the Reagan administration squared off over the $87 billion Highway Transportation Act. Despite an all-out effort by the White House, the Senate overrode the president's veto by one vote. Some political commentators were looking at the controversy as a prelude for an even more bitter fight over the trade issue. That possibility certain!) '"'xists. The new session is just three month~ and already a number of trade bills spanning the entire ideological spectrum from protectionist to free trade have been introduced. Presidential Bid 1988 is getting closer all the time. Several more presidential hopefuls have announced that they are going to run. On the Republican side, General Alexander Haig threw his helmet into the ring (as he himself said). Rep. Jack Kemp (R-N.Y.), one of the more zealous ''free traders'' in the House, or anywhere else for that matter, announced his candidacy as well. He has made the creation of a tariff-free North American trading zone one of his top priorities. As for the Democrats, the list appears to be growing and shrinking at the same time. New York Governor Mario Cuomo, one of the party's leading voices, took himself out of the 1988 race. On the other hand, Rep. Richard Gephardt (D-Mo.), who has pushed heavily for enactment of legislation that would promote a fairer trading system, threw his hat into the ring. In February, Gephardt was one of three Democratic hopefuls to address the Executive Council Meeting of the Maritime Trades Department of the AFL-CIO. April 1987 Legislative, Administrative and Regulatory Happenings centage of autos imported into the United States. It merely states that where the auto exporting country's vessels are benefitting from the substantial business generated by the United States car buyers, then U.S. vessels should share in the trade. Title XI Trade War Trade tensions between the United States and Japan rose considerably last month after the United States slapped a 100 percent tariff on $300 million worth of Japanese electronics products. The move was undertaken in response to Japan's failure to live up to a trade agreement forbidding the dumping of microchips onto the American market. Despite a precipitous fall in the value of the dollar, the trade deficit continued to mount. U.S.-Canadian Trade Trade tensions were not just confined to Japan. Talks to bring about lowered tariffs between the United States and Canada were mired in frustration, suspicion and bad feelings. Much of the bad feeling was brought about by differences over the controversial issue of acid rain. Canada was pressing the United States to take more far-reaching steps in cleaning up the environment. Still, the development had American operators on the Great Lakes breathing a sigh of relief, if only for a moment. They have expressed fear about a proposed opening of American and Canadian domestic shipping trades to free operation by vessels of both countries. Such a step, which The Journal of Commerce reports "is being discussed," could decimate the U.S. domestic fleet. Drozak Testifies Further Decline SIU President Frank Drozak testified before the House Merchant Marine Subeommittee last month on the subject of trade. In a 19 pag~ statement, he outlined numerous examples of trade barriers and discriminatory practices that American-flag operators must contend with. The American-flag maritime industry was having enough problems without implementation of a free shipping zone between Canada and the United States. According to statistics released last month, the U.S.-flag merchant marine declined by another 42 vessels last year. The decline of the American-flag merchant marine was coming at a time of great turbulence for seamen. According to The Journal of Commerce, U.S. Lines, this country's largest shipping company, stood little chance of pulling itself out of bankruptcy. The lines between deep sea shipping and other forms of transportation were becoming blurred by rapid tec!rnological advances. Industry experts were predicting that within 10 years , all surviving American-flag companies would have extensive intermodal operations. Fair Maritime Trade Rep. Walter B. Jones (D-N.C.), chairman of the House Merchant Marine and Fisheries Committee, introduced H.R. 1290, the Ocean Transportation Practices Act of 1987. The legislation provides for sanctions and retaliatory actions against any foreign nation found to be treating American vessels in an unfair or discriminatory manner. The bill has been favorably reported out of committee. Jones also introduced the Equitable Automobile Transportation Act of 1987. ''The bill,'' he said in an extension of his remarks in the Congressional Record, ''is intended to balance our maritime automobile transportation capabilities with those of Japan and South Korea by requiring those countries to transport an equal number of vehicles on U.S. vehicle carriers as on their own. "The bill," said Jones, "does not mandate that the U.S.-flag ves els carry a given per- 24 I LOG I April 1987 Aside from the military work that has been farmed out to the private sector, most cargo available to U .S.-flag deep sea vessels are generated by two sources-Alaskan oil and cargo preference statutes. Cargo Preference As has happened in every Congress over the past 10 years, legislation has been introduced that would severely restrict this nation's existing cargo preference laws. Sen. John Danforth (R-Mo.) introduced a bill that would repeal cargo preference requirements for Department of Agriculture Concessional Export Programs. In an effort to persuade the administration to tone down its opposition to the Title XI Loan Guaranty Program, the House Merchant Marine and Fisheries Committee voted to temporarily exclude offshore oil drilli ng rigs, support vessels and river barges m the government's construction loan guar ~ nty program. According to the Maritime Administration , which manages the program , nearly 80 percent of all loan defaults have involved ves ' els and drilling rigs used by the depres sed oil industry. Veterans' Status Rep. Mario Biaggi (D-N.Y.) intfC'duced a bill that seeks to redress a long-stand111g wrong done to American seamen, most of whom have been denied veterans' status for the ti me they served in World War II. The bill, H.R. 1235, "The Merchant Seamen' Benefit Act," would, in Biaggi 's words, "provide the recognition that those old-timers deserve in their own right-a recognition that is not available under existing laws. " Such a move, said Biaggi, is 40 years overdue. CDS Payback Shipping and labor interests ha , joined forces to try to overturn the Depar nent of Transportation's program for paybac f Construction Differential Subsidies, ac( ·ding to The Journal of Commerce. "This is an issue that never seems to go away ,'' said SIU Frank Pecquex, director of legislation for the SIU. "As a result of this , 12 tankers engaged in carrying Alaskan oil have been laid up." The SIU is supporting an amendment to the FY '87 Supplemental Funding bill which prohibits shipping companies from re-entering the domestic trade in return for paying back CDS payments. ''People are always criticizing the merchant marine for not being unified," said Donald Yearwood, president of the American Trading and Transportation Company. ' 'This time everyone-the shipping companies, labor, the shipyards-is on the same side." Support SPAD � 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. 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Title A name given to the resource April 1987 Description An account of the resource HEADLINES SIX WEEK DELAY MAKES PAYOFF EVEN SWEETER FOR SEAFARERS ON THE STONEWALL JACKSON WHEN THE ICE THAWS, IT’S TIME FOR GREAT LAKES FITOUT STONEWALL JACKSON’S LONG TRIP FINALLY PAYS OFF KILAUEA STEWARD WINS HONORS PROFILE: THE KAWISHIWI’S CARPENTER SHLSS INTRODUCES A NEW COURSE THE LAVINO SANITATION COURSE THE SIU IN WASHINGTON PRESIDENTIAL BID U.S.-CANADIAN TRADE TITLE XI VETERANS’ STATUS CDS PAYBACK DROZAK TESTIFIES FUTHER DECLINE FAIR MARITIME TRADE CARGO PREFERENCE 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 4/1/1987 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. 49, No. 4 1987 Periodicals Seafarers Log