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OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION • ATLANTIC, GULF, LAKES AND INLAND WATERS DISTRICT • AFL-CIO
Anti'Union Operator Slapped with 640G Fine
U*S. Agency Finally Acts to Penalize Fink Ship
Mots^^an $640,000 in fines have been levied against the anti-union owners of an aging oil tanker that they are trying to convert to
carryy one^ the largest grain shipments ever.
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The Agency for International De
velopment (AID) got off the seat of
its pants and slapped the fine on the
owners of the fink ship Ocean Chal
lenger. The vessel has been dogged
by problems ever since AID and Marad
irresponsibly allowed the ship to enter
the grain trade.
AID levied the fines because the
Ocean Challenger, which was due to
sail in early December, was still tied
up as of mid-January, delaying indef
initely the arrival in Pakistan of 207,637
metric tons of wheat.
Beginning with the Ocean Challengers's discrimination of union sea
men in its hiring, the ship's operator
has run into one problem and one
delay after another.
The supertanker had to hire a sec
ond company to clean the ship's tanks
after the first cleaning outfit hired in
experienced illegal aliens and home. less people.
Then, as a result of not paying the^
second tank-cleaning company, the
U.S. Marshal's Office seized the ves
sel, ordering it to remain in Elliot Bay,
Ow. tifilfl tlie claim for $725,000 was
settled.
Because the Ocean Challenger
leaked oil into ihe water, the U.S.
Coast Guard also got into the act. The
troubled tanker was forced to stay in
port until "all oil, oil residues, oil
soaked absorbent material, barrels and
other debris" were removed from the
ship's deck.
Throughout the course of the con
troversy, the SIU has charged that
ship is not suitable to carry grain
because of its configuration and be
cause of its size.
Articles in one of Pakistan's leading
newspapers have raised these same
questions.
The Ocean Challenger's holds are
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A fink Is a fink fs a fink
1Pbf«laiiBl, Qre>—rubbed
Oif on Houston
(HSI), the fii^t company hired
to clean the vessel's tanks. This month, the Immigration
and Naturalization Service (INS) hit HSI with a $278,000
fine for continued flagiant violations of the country's
immigation laws. INS officials believe the proposed fine
is one of the largest ever levied against an employer for
76 feet deep, and though an inspection
cleared the loading of the grain after
an immense clean-up of the holds,
there is concern about what shape the
wheat will be in when it arrives.
The holds must sometimes be filled
with water for ballast so the ship can
be maneuvered into place at the ter
minal. The same holds are used for
the grain.
"We believe the tanks cannot be
dried properly on this ship," said Philip
Shapiro, president of Liberty Ship
ping, one (rf filer i^inliifs, along with
the SIU in the lawsuit.
The Pakistanis are concerned that
much of the wheat could spoil, if the
tanks are not dried properly. Because
the ship is large, it will have to be
lightered outside of port, a process
that could take as long as 40 days. In
addition, the port does not have stor
age facilities for 200,000 tons of wheat.
Even if the ship eventually does
sail, the lawsuit filed by the SIU, D2, and two shipping companies, hopes
to prevent any future sailings of the
Ocean Challenger and its two sister
ships.
Belmont bought the three ships from
Marad last year at near scrap prices
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hiring illegal aliens.
Reports to INS demonstrated the company's polic
hiring only Spanish-speaking workers. iNS investigat
revealed illegal aliens were employed by HSI to
the Ocean Challenger. Because of HSI's repeated
lations and refusal to play by the rules, the raaxiii
fines were set.
and observers expected the company
to sell the tankers for scrap. Instead
the company bid on the wheat ship
ment.
Pakistan originally wanted the grain
delivered in more than one sailing
because it does not have the facilities
to store such huge amounts of wheat.
But under reported pressure from the
SID, it reluctantly accepted the deal
when Belmont's bid was slightly lower
than other companies.
At the time, the SIU and shii
ers said Belmont had an unfair
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price it paid for the ships. Th<
cost more than $80 million each
built with Construction Diffe /t
Subsidy funds. Marad took the oback when the previous compan
bankrupt and then sold the ships for
about $6 million each to Belmont.
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SIU Hits DOD Kuwaiti
Tanker Reflagging Poiicy
SIU President Michael Sacco
condemned the government for its
failure to immediately put U.S. sea
men aboard Kuwaiti tankers flying
the American flag.
SacCo's criticism came as the
Department of Defense (DOD) an
nounced an extension of the current
policy to allow use of the U.S. flag
as protection on Kuwaiti tankers in
the Persian Gulf.
DOD said six of the 11 ships are
being returned to the Kuwaiti flag.
The remaining five under the U.S.
flag will keep foreign crews aboard.
DOD will allow a gradual switch
over to full U.S. crewing over a 10month period.
Sacco said, "We fail to under
stand just what justification there is
for prolonging full American crew
ing for 10 more months when U.S.
maritime unions have the trained,
skilled manpower to fill all positions
on all five ships."
Congresswoman Helen Bentley
(R-Md.) also attacked the DOD de
cision. She said, "The extension
defied the will of Congress." By
enacting the Commerical Fishing
Anti-Reflagging Act of 1987 (HR
2598), Congress expressed "loud
and clear" its intention that aU U.S.-
flag vessels be manned by U.S.
citizens. Bentley accused the gov
ernment of "abusing American
laws . , . and turning the American
flag into a flag of convenience."
The controversy over the 11 Ku
waiti tankers has been going on
since 1987, when the U.S. govern
ment unilaterally reflagged the ves
sels and waived American manning
and shipbuilding requirements.
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for prolonging full
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The government's decision to al
low foreign seamen onboard Amer
ican vessels was roundly criticized
in Congress and by maritime unions.
But an obscure loophole in the law
gave DOD the right to waive man
ning requirements because the ves
sels were not expected to call on
any U.S. port.
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by Michael Sacco
The case of the oil tanker Ocean Chal
lenger {Provides a perfect example of how
govemment foul-ups are a big factor in
the weakening of the American-flag shipping industry. Whether these foul-ups
are deliberate or unintentional hardly miakes any difference. The consequences
are the same: the ability of the industry to get on its feet is severely affected.
In the case of the 265,()()()-ton tanker Ocean Challenger, two govemment
agencies allowed, perhaps even encouraged, a situation whereby a Boston
businessman grabbed off three govemment-owned ships at bargain-basement
prices, and then through a complex series of maneuvers and manipulations,
had a huge contract for the shipment of grain dumped in his lap that would
make him a killing.
What is especially sad about the Ocean Challenger mess is that it was
obvious from the beginning that the operation was not to become a bona-fide
part of the U.S.-flag maritime industry.
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the Pakistanis to accept the vessel to
carry some 200,000 tons of wheat from
the West Coast. Several U.S.-flag car
riers with smaller vessels, suited to the
Pakistanis, were available at only slightly
higher cost, which would aUoW the cargo to be delivered directly to the various
ports without the necessity of the more costly method of offshore discharging
the cargo onto lighters and then into port.
This disgraceful story began last summer when the Maritime Administration
approved the sale from the govemment's layup fleet of three very large crade
carriers (VLCC), including the Ocean Challenger, at a price slightly more than
the ships , would have brought in for scrap. Under the circumstances of the
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sale, it was rightly presumed
that the Ocean Challenger
okpite the\arg^n basement price, the Maritime Administration placed li^
restrictions on the use of the ship. That was the first of a series of events that
set the Ocean Challenger enterprise apart from the conventional, good-faith
maritime operation.
Despite objections by the govemment of Pakistan to the use of the Ocean
C/ia//cngcr, the U.S. Agency for International Development (AID) leaned on
Bad Management and Bad Faith
From the outset, the Ocean Challenger operator demonstrated bad manage
ment and bad faith. It refused to hire American seamen who had sailed on
union-contracted ships. It brought aboard and exploited unskHled illegal entry
aliens ahd homeless people to clean the vessel's tanks, touching off a storm
of protest throughout the Portland, Ore. community. And then it came under
fire from the Coast Guard for causing an oil slick in the Portland harbor.
The SIU, along with the MEBA and two shipping companies. Liberty
Maritime Corp. and OMI Corp., stepped in with a suit in federal court
challenging the<;harter of the Ocean Challenger on the grounds that the ship
had been sold by Maratl at just above scrap prices. The suit also charged that
Marad had allowed use of the VLCC in the grain trade without proper
consideration of the impact it would have on the existing bulk fleets
According to the AID, the vessel is now scheduled to sail with its cargo
around mid-January, some two months late.
No wonder, then, that the use of the vessel and the role of the government
^ agencies have attracted the attention and concern of key members of Congress,
All of us concerned with protecting the job security of seafaring workers
and promoting the well-being of the merchant manne must fight against the
bdmbling bureaucracy which aUows an Ocean C/ia/Zenger situation to happen.
These agencies have a responsibility to promote the interests of U.S. shipping,
not to undermine it.
Congress Gefs Reagan^s
Last Maritime Budget
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In one of its final official acts, the
Reagan administration submitted a
$1.15 trillion budget for fiscal yem1990. It would leave funding for most
maritime programs at essentially the
same levels as last year.
In announcing the budget, the
administration expressed confidence
that it would make headway in reform
ing the Operating Differential Subsidy
(CDS) jpro^am. The program, which
is sc^duled to increase from $218
million in 1989 to $236 million in 1990,
has begun to expire. Although coming
up with a new CDS program ranks
high on everybody's list of important
issues, reform of the program has so
far proven elusive.
The administration also reiterated
its desire that legislation be enacted
for oil and gas exploration and devel
opment of federd lands in Alaska's
Arctic National Wildlife Refuge
(ANWR). This is an important job
security issue for seamen because sup
plies of Alaskan North Slope oil are
expected to diminish in the years ahead,
and more than 40 American tankers
are employed in the trade. But envi
ronmental groups are expected to
mount a fierce challenge to the explo
ration of ANWR oil, as they did in the
last session of Congress.
The big winner in this year's budget
from a maritime point of view is the
Coast Guard, which will have its budget
raised by 17 percent from last year.
Most of the increase will be devoted
to increased drug enforcement pro
grams.
Few expect that the Reagaf budget
will be enacted in its present form,
especially since there will be a change
in administration Jan. 20. Democratic
leaders have said that they will i^ore
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this budget and wait for one from the
incoming Bush administration.
This Reagan budget seeks to dis
continue two programs which have
come under attack in recent years: the
Construction Differential Subsidy Pro
gram, which has not been funded since
the 1980 budget, and the Title XI Loan
Mortgage Program. The Reagan
administration tried to officially end
the Title XI program last year, but
Congress would not go along with the
proposal. However, no new funds are
allotted for it in the proposed budget,
though two applications for Title XI
funds are still pending.
The Reagan administration would
make sharp cuts in farm programs.
Under the proposed Reagan budget,
agricultural programs are scheduled to
be cut by almost 25 percent. Luckily,'
the P.L. 480 program, which generates
a large share of jobs for American
seamen, is scheduled to be funded at
roughly the same level. More than $47
million have been allotted for payment
to the Agriculture Department for the
cost of carrying additional cargo under
the 1985 Farm Act which increased
P.L. 480 requirements for certain kinds
of cargo from 50 to 75 percent. ,
The administration also proposed to
increase the fill rate for the Strategic
Petroleum Reserve from 50,000 bar
rels a day to 75,000 barrels a day iii
1990 and create a separate 10 million
barrel petroleum inventory for defense
purposes. The oil for the increase
would result from the administration's
proposal to sell the government-run
oil fields at Elk HUls and Teapot Dome,
wherie the purchaser would be re
quired to m^e oil available as part of
the sale agreement.
Maritime Quiz
Were you able to identify this ship in last month's LOG? She was the S.S.
American Hawk (Isthmian/State Marine), sailing out of San Francisco Bay
for the Far East in the late 60's. Long before the advent of LASH vessels,
this C-3 was rigged to carry barges as deck cargo.
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As the LOG was going to pjress, the
Union Tallying Committee released
the list of successful candidates in the
Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters
District election, which began Novem
ber 1 and concluded December 31,
1988.
The conunittee's report, which will
be submitted for action at the next
membership meeting in all ports, shows
Michael Sacco overwhelmingly elected
as president of the SIU District Union
for a four-year term.
Joseph DiGiorgio was relected to
the Secretary-Treasurer's post.
Also elected to four year terms were:
Joe Sacco, Executive Vice
President;
An^s "Red" Campbell, Vice
President for Collective Bargain
ing;
Jack Caff(by, Vice President,
Atlantic Coast;
Thomas Glidewell, Vice Pres
ident, Gulf Coast;
George McCartney, Vice Pres
ident, West Coast;
John Fay, Vice President,
Lakes and Inland Waters, and
Roy Mercer, Vice President,
Government Services.
Headquarters Representatives and
Port Officials elected were:
Headquarters
Representa
tive—Leo Bonser, Byron Kelley,
Carl Peth, Robert Pomerlane and
. George Ripoll.
Piney Point—^James Martin,
Port Agent; Kwong Jih Hom,
Port Employee.
New York—Augustin "Augie"
Tellez, Port Agent; Trevor
"Robbie" Robertson and Robert
Selzer, Port Employees.
jniiladelphia—David Heindel,
Port Agent; Kermett T. Mangram, Port Employee.
Baltimore—-Allen P. Ray
mond, Port Agent; James P.
McGee, Port Employee.
Mobile—George Vukmir, Port
Agent; Edward "Edd" Morris,
Port Employee.
New Orleans—^Ray Singletary,
Port Agent; Nick Celona, Port
Employee.
Houston—^Dean Corgey, Port
Agent; Frank Gill, Port Em
ployee.
San Francisco—Dopald C. An
derson, Port Agent; Thomas J.
Fay and Gentry Moore, Port Em^
ployees.
St. Louis—^David M. Carter,
Port Agent; Jesse Solis, Port Em
ployee.
Detroit-Algonac—Jack Allen,
Port Agent; M. Joseph Sigler,
Port Employee.
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In addition to the election of offi
cers, there was one proposition on the
ballot calling for an amendment to the
SIU Constitution, "pjc proposition,
which passed by airbwrwhelming vote.
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The Union Tallying Committee paused during their count to pose for this photo with SIU Secretary-Treasurer Joe DlGlorgio, seated; his
administrative aide, Joanne Herrlein, left, and Seafarers House Counsel Leslie Tarentola, right. The committee included Tom Dowell,
Alex Reyer, Calvaln James, Frank Rodriguez, Joseph Power, Harreid Reed, Nick Kratsas, Harry Jones, Richard Forgays, Richard
Gimpel, Peter Garza, Revels Poovey, Andrew Lewis, Milton Phelps, James Slay, Edouard DeParlier, Joseph Morrison, Tinitali Tinitaii,
Maurice "Duke" Duet and Nicholas Tagliamhuris.
revises the title and duties of the of
fices of Secretary; Vice President,
Lakes and Inland Waters and Vice
President, Government Services; ex
pands the location of the Union's
headquartes to include Camp Springs,
Maryland; deletes the position of "Port
Employee" and establishes six "As
sistant Vice-President" positions; pro
vides the Executive Board with the
authority to change the number of
Membership OKs
Changes to SIU
Constifution
constitutional ports; and changes the
Quarterly Financial Conunittee to an
annual committee. The new constitu
tional amendments also provide for
multiple housekeeping constitutional
changes. All of the changes are to be
accomplished within six months from
the date of Certification by the Union
Tallying Committee.
The election was conducted by se
cret mail ballot as provided for under
the SIU Constitution. The ballots were
counted at SIU headquarters by an
elected Union Tallying Committee
consisting of two full-book members
from each of the SIU's 10 constitu
tional ports.
A complete report of the election
Tallying Committee will be posted this
month in all the ports.
House Ship Ponef
Sets First Meeting
The House Merchant Marine and
Fisheries Committee will meet for the
first time this year on Feb. 2.
The 42-member committee has ju
risdiction over ocean and inland ship
ping, the Marine Administration, the
Federal Maritime Commission, the
Coast Guard, Great Lakes, fisheries
and the Panama Canal.
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A federal judge's rulit^i barring
tMdlom drug testing of the nation's
truck dri^^s could have a positive
bearing on the SIU's suit to block
such testing for maritime workers.
The judge issued an injunction
ag^rt such testing, saying the govemment had failed to prove that
drug abuse is a serious problem in
the trucking industry. In its suit,
the SIU cites the Coast Guard's
own adiniission that it has little evi
dence linking drug use to maritime
safety problems.
Over the objections of the entire
maritime industry and most of the
fram^mrtation industiy, the Depaifrttent of Transportation issued
sweeping drug testing regulations
late last year.
Last month the SIU became the
fit^ fransportati^ u^
aj^nst the goveiument to overturn
the pre-employment, periodic and
random drug testing rules.
The regulations went into effect,
but actual testing in the maritime
mdustry wiil not t^gin until later
this year unless the courts put. the
drug testing on hold.
M[aritime employers vrith 50 or
more employees have six nionths
to b^n pre-employment testing and
a year to implement the other as^pects of the program. Companies
with 11-50 workers have six months
to implement pre^mployment, perictdic, post-accident and reason
able cause testing, but two years to
begin random testing progrmns.
Employers with fewer than 11 em
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ployees hav two years to 11
ment the entire program.
Because of the lead time involved
for maritime drug testing, court ac
tion on the SIU's suit is not ex^
pected soon.
In the trucking case, U.S. Fe# ^
eral District Court Judge Marilyn
Hall Patel said random and postaccident drug testing raised serious
constitutional questions under the
Fourth Amendment which bars un
reasonable search and seizures.
"The government has cited only
two studies, each having dubious
merit and weight, to justify the
intrusive testing contemplated by
both random testing and post-ac
cident testing," she wrote.
In the case of the maritime in
dustry, the government cited no
studies of drug use to back its call
for drug testing.
"Tbese (DOT) regulations are not
supported by particularized reliable *
findings about rampant drug use"
in the trucking iiulustry, Patel wrote.
She also said, "Random drug
testing tinder the new regulations
lacks the requisite element of indi
vidualized suspicion."
The new regulations cover almost
all trmisporation workers, and legal
action has been taken in the aviation
and rail industries, along with mar
itime and trucking.
In addition to the suits filed over
the recent DOT drug testing rules,
two court cases concerning drug
testing will be heard by the U.S.
Supreme Court this year.
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With a colorful Hawaiian lei draped
over her bow, the USNS Contender
(T-AGOS 2) arrived here Oct. 20 for
pierside festivities commemorating the
100th operational mission among the
10 ocean surveillance ships now in
service with MSG.
On Jan. 7,1985, the Contender, with
an SIU crew, left Pearl Harbor on the
first mission of these very special ships
which have since proven their worth
to Pacific and Atlantic fleet commanders.
On hand to greet the Contender
when she berthed at Bishop Point's
Pier Alpha was Rear Adm. Edwin R.
Kohn Jr., deputy commander in chief,
U.S. Pacific Fleet, along with more
than 100 military and civilian guests.
The Contender crew employed by Sea
Mobility, Inc., not used to such atten
tion, seemed pleased by the warm
reception and recognition their ship
received when it tied up.
On typical T-AGOS missions in the
Pacific and Atlantic, the all-white, 224foot surveillance ships sail alone, mov
ing at the snail's pace of three knots
on voyages that average 80 days in
length. It's easy to feel forgotten when
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months. But out of sight doesn't nec
essarily mean out of mind.
"Few ships are watched more care
fully than T-AGOS vessels," said Adm.
Kohn, directing his remarks to the
Contender crew standing by the railing
of their , ship. "You're not lonely.
You're getting lots of attention. The
mission of T-AGOS ships precludes
them from moving too far from the
'front' where they produce a critical
product for the Navy." .
In brief remarks, Cdr. Rick Hardy,
commanding officer of T-AGOS Sup
port Unit, Pacific, recognized the two
unions which crew the T-AGOS ships,
SIU and MEBA District 2. Present at
the 100th voyage celebration were Tom
Fay, SIU port agent in Honolulu, and
Jerry Joseph, vice president of MEBA
District 2.
Since coming into fleet service in
1985, the unique ships operated by the
Military Sealift Command and crewed
by commercial mariners and civilian
technicians have won widespread praise
and respect from their fleet command
ers as kfey players in the Navy's anti
The SlU-crewed f/SiVS Contender was the first of the T-AGOS vessels to complete an
operational mission. The Contender recently completed the 100th T-AGOS voyage.
submarine warfare (ASW) program.
Noted the Chief of Naval Opera
tion's Oct. 18 message to the T-AGOS/
SURTASS community in recognition
of the 100th mission of the worldwide
ocean surveillance fleet, "These ves
sels have made a significant contri
bution to meeting the Soviet challenge
on the high seas. Everyone involved
has great reason to be proud of these
accomplishments. The Navy will con
tinue to rely on your successes to
ensure its ability to execute its mis
sions successfully."
Two Key Cabinet Posts Announced by Bush
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There will be a number of new faces
in the federal agencies and congres
sional committees which determine
the fate of the American-flag merchant
marine.
iSamuel Skinner, a senior partner in
the Chicago law firm of Sidley &
Austin, has been named Transporta
tion Secretary. Elizabeth Dole, who
headed the Department of Transpor
tation from 1983-1987, has been named
the new Secretary of Labor. Both
departments will have to deal with
issues that are important to American
seamen, both as workers employed in
the maritime sector and as members
of trade unions.
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In announcing his selection of Skin
ner as DOT head. President-elect
George Bush said the proposed nom
inee is "a visionary" who would be
able "to get all the legs of our trans
portation system—air, land and sea—
working together." He also said that
the budget deficit would make it im
perative for the new secretary to work
within tight fiscal constraints.
As head of the DOT, Skinner will
have to deal with a wide array of
issues, including reform of the liner
subsidy program and the serious de
cline of this nation's sealift and ship
building capabilities.
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Skinner is a long-time associate of
Illinois Gov. James Thompson. He
served as head of the Chicago Transit
Authority and is widely credited with
restoring that agency to financial sta
bility.
He also served as U.S. Attorney for
the Northern District of Illinois. One
of the first issues he will have to deal
with is the court challenge to the
DOT'S proposed drug-testing rules.
Transportation unions have objected
to those rules as being too broad and
sweeping.
Despite his extensive public record
and a reputation for being a first-class
manager. Skinner has not worked ex
tensively with transportation issues.
He acknowledged that in his first press
conference, and said that he would
take pains to surround himself with
the best qualified people he could find.
This makes the staffing of such posi
tions as Marad chief even more im
portant.
Unlike Skinner, Elizabeth Dole has
an extensive record of service in the
federal government. As head of the
DOT, she received high marks for her
work on issues like the passage of
seatbelt laws and the transfer of Na
tional Airport to a regional authority.
She received some criticism, however,
for the way she responded to dereg
ulation of the nation's airlines and to
her inability to promote a more com
prehensive maritime policy.
Her appointment was well-received
in labor circles, since she is perceived
as being more moderate and more
conciliatory than some of her prede
cessors. Sen. Edward Kennedy (DM£»S.) says that "President-elect Bush
saved one of his best appointments
until the end," and AFL-CIO Presi
dent Lane Kirkland noted that "she
is a person of proven stature and wide
experience in public life who will give
the Labor Department an important
voice in the affairs of interest to work-
ing Americans."
The Journal of Commerce reports
that at least five incoming Democrats
and two Republicans have indicated
interest in joining the 42-member House
Merchant Marine and Fisheries Com
mittee! The committee will have at
least five vacancies because five for
mer members, three Democrats and
two Republicans, will not be returning
when the new session of Congress
convenes.
The Senate has already made infor
mal assignments to committees. Join
Adm. Bufdier To Head
/WIHary Sealift Command
Rear Admiral Paul D. Butcher
took the helm of the Military Sealift
Command at ceremonies Dec. 19 in
Washington, D.C. He succeeds Vice
Admiral Walter J. Piotti who served
in the post from 1985.
Butcher, a West Virginia native
and graduate of Marshall Univer
sity, joined the Navy in 1948. He
was commissioned as ensign in 1953
when he finished college.
Before taking over the MSG, he
served as Deputy Commander in
Chief and Chief of Staff, U.S. At
lantic fleet.
Adm. Butcher
The MSG Butcher takes over employs more than 2,000 merchant
mariners under contract to the Navy, many of whom are SIU members.
They sewe on ships such as the Fast Sealift ships. Afloat and Maritime
Prepositioning Ships, T-AGOS vessels and others. In addition, some
6,400 civil service and military employees are part of the MSG.
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ing the Senate Commerce, Science and
Transportation Committee will be
newly elected Democrats Richard
Bryan of Nevada and Chuck Robb of
Virginia.
On the Republican side will be Con
rad Burges from Montana, Trent Lott
of Mississippi and Slade Gorton of
Washington. All five are newly elected,
though Gorton served on the Com
merce Committee in his first term in
the Senate. He was defeated in his
election bid, and 1988 marked a per
sonal comeback.
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selves in Charleston, S.C. last month
with a load of fuel for a nearby Army
base.
The Matthiesen is one of five T-5s
operating on a 25-year charter to the
Navy. The 30,000 DWT vessel is op
erated by Ocean Carriers Inc. Seafar
ers first crewed the tanker in 1986.
All the T-5s are named for civilian
merchant mariners who were cited for
heroism during World War II. Richard
G. Matthiesen was an AB aboard the
S.S. Marcus Daly. He was killed dur
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Given AFL-CiO Human Rights Award
Andrei Sakharov, the Soviet scien
tist honored by the AFL-CIO as "one
of the towering moral figures of our
century," accepted the George Meany
Human Rights Award in a ceremony
at the federation's headquarters re
cently.
SIU President Michael Sacco at
tended the ceremony and ld|er had a
chance to meet Sakharov. "His ded
ication to freedom and his strength in
the face of repression should be a;n
inspiration to everyone," Sacco said.
The award presented by AFL-CIO
President Lane Kirkland had been
voted by the Executive Council on
May 21, 1986, Sakharbv's 65th birth
day. At the time, Sakharov was con
fined to a harsh "internal exile,"" in
isolation imposed by his country's
rulers.
"I am grateful," Sakharov said,
speaking not just of the award but of
the years of public support for his
cause from "the trade union move
ment in America."
He spoke of the "great changes"
taking place in his country, and of the
need to continue the process. Sak
harov stressed that the liberalization
of Soviet society is still far froip com
plete. He spoke of dissidents still in
prison, such as Vazif Meilanov and
Mikhail Kukobaka, and of others re
leased from prison who have not yet
had their fiill rights restored.
Neither the United States nor groups
like the AFL-CIO that have pressed
the cause of human rights should relax
their efforts and prodding, Sakharov
urged.
Sakharov spoke hopefully of the
independent worker movements that
have started to spring up in the Soviet
Union.
The next likely step, he said, will
be efforts to achieve "consolidation"
of the worker groups. "Everyone in
the USSR expects fhat they can count
on the support of the free trade unions"
of the West, Sakharov added.
With Sakharov was an ally in the
human rights crusade, Sergie Kovalev, who had served a 10-year term
in prison, forced labor and internal
exile for refusing to be silent to injus
tice. Now he had been given lastminute permission to join Sakharov in
the United States.
Speaking for those who have been
in prison and those still in prison,
Kovalev said, "We have constantly
felt this help" from the AFL-CIO.
In the struggles ahead, Kirkland
assured Sakharov, "You can count on
the American trade union movement
as a resource" in striving for "a greater
degree of freedom and democracy."
Kirkland noted that 1986 wasn't the
first time Sakharov had been pre
vented from accepting an AFL-CIO
invitation or barred by the Soviet gov
ernment from leaving the country.
Sakharov wasn't allowed to travel
to Norway to accept the Nobel Peace
Prize awarded him in 1975 for his
defense of universal human rights.
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Soviet human rights leader vras presented with the George Meany Human Rights award.
And he and other human rights ad
vocates invited to the AFL-CIO's 1977
convention in Los Angeles were de
nied exit visas.
Sakharov sent the speech he had
planned to deliver through "unofficial
channels" and Kirkland's predeces
sor, George Meany, read it to the
convention.
It was, as Kirkland noted at the
awards presentation, "a moving
expression of the aspirations of the
human spirit."
Sakharov then referred to the "ir
reversible moral victory of the ideol
ogy of human rights over the ideology
of totalitarianism." Asking the AFLCIO's help, he stressed that "the only
weapon in our struggle is publicity,
the open and free word."
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The United States and China have
signed a maritime trade agreement. It
marks an important hew step in the
trading relationship between the two
countries and presents the American
maritime industry, especially the liner
segment, with a potentially lucrative
source of new cargo.
While the agreement covers only
the regular, common carrier liner serv
ices, officials fi-om both countries noted
that future talks will be held to "fa
cilitate the substantial participation of
U.S.-flag bulk vessels in the bilateral
bulk trades."
The immediate beneficiaries of the
new maritime agreement are two U.S.flag carriers, Sea-Land and American
President Lines, both of which employ
SIU seamen onboard their vessels.
Sea-Land has disclosed plans to open
three offices in China by the early part
of this year, making it the first U.S.flag operator to do so since the fall of
the Nationalist government some 40
years ago.
Apply Now for SlUSelmkn0tips
To those of you thinking about college, for yourselves or your
dependents, the SIU's Charlie LOgan Scholarship Progiam is.one way to
ease the financial burden often associated with higher learning. But you'd
V better think quickly-^cause Friday, April 14, 1989 is the deadline for
Ivsubmissipn of applications. ,
= The Scholarship Program was begun in 1952 to help members and their
I childremtfchieve their educational goals. These annual awaids consist of
"^j^even scholarships, four of which are worth SfO,000 over a four-year
jMjriod at collets chosen by the winners, jtn additionv three scholarships
5| are reserved annually for SIU members themselves: one is a four-year
college scholarship of $10,000; two are two-year scholarships of $5,000
each for study.
Scholarship grants are awarded on the bs^s of high school grades and
the scores of either College Entrance Examination Boards (SAT) or
f,J^erican College Tests (ACT).
©onT put It off any longer. Applications are still available to active
llidiembers and their dependents at any SIU hall or through the Seafarers
Welfare Plan, Charlie Logan Scholarshipv520l Auth Way, Camp Springs,
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The bilateral trade agreement was
signed in the Treaty Room of the State
Department, where Deputy of State
John Whitehead called the agreement
an "important step in our bilateral
trade relations."
Qian Yongchang, China's minister
of communication, agreed, saying that
"trade can't be conducted without
shipping."
Maritime relations between the two
governments had been governed by a
bilateral trading agreement that was
signed in 1980, but it elapsed five years
ago. As a result, American maritime
companies have been virtually shut
out of the trade.
With the economic and political lib
eralizations undertaken 10 years ago,
trade between the United States and
China has undergone an explosive
growth. The present maritime agree
ment gives both the Americans and
the Chinese greater access to each
other's ports, and streamlines proce
dural matters.
The agreement is for four years. It
contains cargo-sharing provisions to
provide for parity in bilateral liner
cargo carriage and to ensure vessels
of each nation at least one-third of
such cargoes.
U.S.-flag vessels may enter 40 listed
Chinese ports upon 24-hour advance
notice, and Chinese-flag vessels may
enter all U.S. ports, except 12 specif
ically listed.
The agreement also deals with such
maritime matters as vessel documen
tation, crew identity documents and
shore leave, handling of maritime ac
cidents, convertibility of payments,
and equal treatment with respect to
the assessment of tonnage duties.
Notice
SGT. MATEJ KOOK, PK EUGENE
OeREGON, MM. SIEPHEN PIESS
All crewmembers who sailed aboard
the Kocak in 1986 and/or 1987 are to
submit copies of their Coast Guard
discharges or pay vouchers to the
Contract Department at headquarters
in order to collect their economic price
adjustment (E.P.A.).
Crewmembers who sailed aboard
the Obregon and the Pless in 1987 are
to submit copies of their Coast Guard
discharges or pay vouchers to the
Contract Department at headquarters
for their economic price adjustment.
M.V. GUS DARNELL
Crewmembers who sailed aboard the
above named vessel in 1987 are due an
economic price adjustment (E.P.A.)
Forward copies of your Coast Guard
discharges or pay vouchers to the
Contraci^Departm^nt at headquarters
for proMssing.
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AIDS hotlines are made available
to the public by a number of different
organizations and agencies. Calls to
these hotlines can be made anony
mously (without giving your name).
The caller, therefore, may be able to
talk more openly about his or her
concerns. The caller may, however,
be asked to give the state and zip code
of the place where the caller is calling
from.
These hotlines are a valuable source
of information. They may be helpful
to people who have questions and
concerns about AIDS, family mem
bers and friends of individuals with
HIV/AIDS infections, individuals who
believe they might be infected with
the AIDS virus, individuals who feel
healthy but are AIDS antibody posi
tive, as well as individuals who may
have ARC or AIDS.
NATIONAL AIDS HOTLINES
The national hotlines can be dialed
from anywhere within the U.S. They
provide trained people capable of giv
ing information, answering questions,
and making referrals to programs, or
ganizations and services in your area.
The 800 numbers are free. To call the
other numbers you will have to pay
for the long distance call.
1. National AIDS Hotline (Compre
hensive AIDS information and re
ferral source for support groups,
AIDS antibody testing sites, and
other services in your area)
7 days a week, 24 hours a day
800-342-AIDS
2. National Drug Ahuse Hotline
M-F 9am-3am; S&S 12 noon-9pm
Eastern Time
800-662-HELP
3. AIDS Information Hotline, National
Gay Task Force
M-F 5pm-10pm; Sat. lpm-5pm
Eastern Time
800-221-7044
212-529-1604 New York
4. National Sexually Transmitted Dis
eases Hotline
M-F llam-llpm Eastern Time
800-227-8922
5. Free AZT Program (For those un
able to afford AZT)
. 800-542-2437 in New York only
For numbers in other states call the
National AIDS Hotline
800-342-AIDS
STATE AIDS HOTLINES
The 800 numbers can only be dialed
fi-om within that particular state. These
numbers provide trained individuals
capable of giving information, an
swering questions, and making refer
rals to programs, organizations, sup
port groups, HIV/AIDS antibody
testing sites, professional and other
services.
1. Alabama AIDS Hotline
800-228-0469
2. California AIDS Hotlines
800-367-AIDS Northern Califor
nia (English/Spanish)
800-922-AIDS Southern Califor
nia (English)
800-222-SIDA Southern Califor
nia (Spanish)
3. Florida AIDS Hotline
800-FLA-AIDS
6. Project Inform (Experimental drug
information for all stages of HIV/
AIDS infection—newsletter, pam
phlets, and information)
10am-2pm Pacific Time; Recording
other times
800-822-7422
800-334-7422 in California only
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800-248-AIDS
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800-533-AIDS
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13. Ohio AIDS Hotline
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809-765-1010
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ferral Line
800-248-1091
17. Virginia AIDS Hotline
800-533-4148
5. Louisiana AIDS Hotline
800-999-4379
18. Washington AIDS Hotline
800-272-AIDS
7. Massachusetts AIDS Action Line
M-F 9am-9pm; Sat. 10am-4pm;
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8, Michigan AIDS Hotline
800-872-AIDS
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800-321-1555
922-1313 Oahu
6. Maryland AIDS Hotline
9am-9pm
800-638-6252
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7. Gay Men's Health Crisis
212-807-7035
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in your area call the National AIDS
Hotline 800-342-AIDS
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AIDS
202-483-7979
For the number of the local group
in your area call the National AIDS
Hotline 800-342-AIDS
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Sets AIDS Policy Goals
This article is the second in a series of periodic articles which will
report on the Seafarers AIDS Forum for Education (SAFE) steering
committee activities. As reported in the November 1988 LOG, the SAFE
steering committee will be developing an industry-wide policy to deal
with the various issues involving the AIDS virus.
The key components of the maritime industry's AIDS policy will cover
four areas—education, health and safety, employment practices and
health care cost cont^toent.
That was the program/mapped out by the SAFE steering committee at
a two-day meeting in 1& November at the Seafarers Harry Lundeberg
School of Seamanship.
SIU President Mike SaCqo and Executive Vice President Joe Sacco
along with Secretary Joe DlGiorgio and Vice President Ken Conklin
opened the meeting. EmployeiOancJ union representatives reviewed draft
policies concerning AIDS education and health and safety.
The committee chose three subcommittee chairpersons to coordinate
some of the committee's activities. Those selected were Mike DiPrisco
of Crowley Maritime for health and safety policies; Anthony Naccarato
of OMI Corporation for employment practice policies and David Schultz
of American Steamship Co. for the AIDS education program. The
committee is scheduled to meet again in early March in Camp Springs,
Md. to discuss and develop employment policies.
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Following the Thanksgiving Day holiday, npgrading members from the Able Seaman
class, as well as from the Welding and Automation classes, continued their union education
program with a tour of the Capitol. Taking part in the day's events were Jersald Gailetta,
Jose Gonzalez, Julio Ramos, Richard Rankin, Gary Tauro, James Templeton, Alfred
DeSimone, William Eden, Juan Iglesias, Robert Johmwn, Jack Pegram, Mohamed Saleh,
Arthur Miller, John Day, Gary Pratts and James Bates.
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Cut-N-Shoot, Texas
Joined Union 1955
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Lawrence EUand, 78
Mlllbrook, Ala.
Joined Union 1947
Julius Fekete, 84
PhUadeiphIa, Pa,
Joined Union 1954
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Husser, La.
Joined Union 1969
Louis Galuska, 69
New Orleans, La.
Joined Union 1947
Julian B. Royston, 70
Royston, Ga.
Joined Union 1951
Santiago Pena, 87
Bayslde,N.Y.
Joined Union 1950
Felipe Ferrer, 62
New York, N.Y.
Joined Union 1953
Bepjamln Freeman, 67
Brooklyn, N.Y.
Joined Union 1962
Thomas Garrity, 85 >,
New Orleans, La.
Joined Union 1948
David GIbbs, 65
Belhaven, N.C.
Joined Union 1962
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Gretna, La.
Joined Union 1946
William Koltonok, 70
Camden, N.J.
Joined Union 1958
Vernon Porter, 68
Norfolk, Va.
Joined Union 1938
WlUle Tomllnson, 68
Baltimore, Md.
Joined Union 1960
Charles Brezler, 75
Baltimore, Md.
Joined Union 1957
James Davis, 64
Seattle, Wash.
Joined Union 1945
Joseph McPhee, 66>
• Gretna, La.
Joined Union 1944
Salvador Rodriguez, 71
Cacus, P.R.
Joined Union 1964
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Howard HInnant, 36
Hampton, Va.
Joined Union 1975
Marshall Howton, 60
Houston, Texas
Joined Union 1956
jrNathan Johnson, 25
^ DuncanvUle, Ala.
Joined Union 1987
Perry Bullock, 49
Baycllff, Texas
Joined Union 1963
R.B. Kelley, 68
Houston, Texas
Joined Union 1977
Henry Caswell, 78
Alpena, Mich.
Joined Union 1960
Harold Knipp, 80
Toledo, Ohio
Joined Union 1960
Daniel Dean, 79
Neptune, N.J.
Joined Union 1952
Edward Klhn, 76
Herron, Mich.
Joined Union 1950
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members, there are certain requirements that must be followed.
These requirements are spelled out in the Shipping Rules, and they
are there so that the rights of all members will be protected and
furthered fairly and impartially.
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must re-register for your job within 48 hours by reporting to the SIU
Union hall.
RELIEF JOBS/CONTACT WITH UNION It is your respon
sibility to keep in contact with the Port Agent at the port in which
you are registered.
JOBS/SHIPPING
is your responsibility to claim
your job from the hiring hall shipping board no later than one day
before the ship's scheduled arrival.
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Editor's Note: Hundreds cf Seafarers
who sailed in World War II have been
granted their WW II discharges and
veterans' benefits, some 43 years after
the last shot was fired. We salute ail of
these men who served their country and
wish there was room to tell each story.
Roughly a quarter of a million Amer
icans served in the merchant marine
between Pearl Harbor and V-J Day.
Some 5,662 of them died—a higher
casualty rate than their counterparts
in the Navy. The benefits to which
their status entitles the survivorsincluding use of veterans' hospitals
and burial in national cemeteries—are
long overdue—43 years to be exact.
On Jan. 21, 1988, a federal court
decision gave veterans status to World
War II U.S. merchant seamen who
sailed between Dec. 7, 1941 and Aug.
15, 1945. It came after a 43-year fight
with the Defense Department and an
eight-year struggle in the courts.
One such survivor is Geronimo B.
Gapac, now 90 years old. A resident
of Savannah, Ga., Gapac went through
all the necessary paperwork and gov
ernment forms, and this past Novem
ber received his honorable discharge
New Sea Litter
Laws Take Effect
An international treaty banning the
'dumping of plastics at sea and tough
ening the rules on other garbage took
effect in early January.
No plastics, such as synthetic ropes,
fishing nets or plastic trash bags can
be tossed overboard. In addition, other
forms of garbage, such as packing
materials, can't be disposed of within
25 miles of land. Food wastes cannot
be dumped within 12 miles of shore
unless they have been processed
through a grinder.
Even stricter rules apply in the Med
iterranean, Baltic and Black seas, which
face huge pollution problems.
U.S. Extends
Territorial
Waters
The United States has extended its
territorial waters to 12 miles offshore.
The U.S. is the 105th country in the
world to mark the 12-miIe limit. Pre
viously it claimed a three-mile limit.
The biggest benefit, a State Depart
ment official said, "will be to make
foreign intelligence gathering more dif
ficult and less effective."
The new limit does not ^ect U.S.
fishing or mineral rights.
certificate from the U.S. Coast Guard
and a certificate of service from the
U.S. Merchant Marine. With the cer
tificates comes the long-awaited and
well-earned honor of being a U.S.
veteran. But it's been a long road for
Geronimo Gapac proudly displays his
World War discharge certificate.
Gapac in getting to this point.
Geronimo Bilbao Gapac was bom
Sept. 30, 1898 in the Visaya Islands
in the Philippines. He struck out on
his own at 17 to become a merchant
seaman. And for the next 46 years he
saw the beautiful cities of the world
and the brutality of action in two world
wars.
Gapac was working as a cook aboard
ship when he married his wife Infanta
in 1935. He left when his son was only
seven months old and didn't see them
again for six years.
On March 16, 1943, Gapac joined
the SIU in the port of Norfolk, Va.,
sailing in the steward department until
his retirement in 1968 at the age of 70.
His voyages took him to Tunisia
and Africa with supplies for General
George Patton and his troops. He
remembers seeing other merchant ships
torpedoed ks they delivered the needed
supplies to our allies in Russia on the
"Murmansk Run." One of his last
wartime assignments found him in the
Pacific where he witnessed some of
the most dangerous action between
the Japanese and the U.S. Navy.
Gapac and his wife and son were
reunited in Shanghai, China in 1946
and moved to Savannah in 1950, where
they still reside.
Many merchant seamen have long
passed the age where they can enjoy
most of the benefits that other veterans
enjoyed following the war. For some
SIU members, the recognition is merely
a matter of principle. Gapac's wife
Infanta said the only thing her husband
might get out of being a veteran is a
flag and a tombstone when he dies.
But for Gapac, the certificates grant
ing him veterans' benefits are "a sou
venir," just two of many awards and
Other memorabilia now hanging on the
walls of his Savannah home—among,
them certificates from the War Ship
ping Administration testifying to his
active service in the Atlantic, Pacific
and Mediterranean Middle East war
zones, as well as a Merchant Marine
Combat Bar certifying that he faced
"direct enemy action in a service of
vital importance to the nation,"
Gapac is anxious to meet with cap
tains, officers and other surviving
crewmembers from the war, and hopes
they, too, have gotten their long over
due recognition. You may write to
Gapac in care of the LOG.
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Both the Seaway and Canada's Welland Canal have been shut.
The Seaway, which links the Great
Lakes to the Atlantic Ocean, will
undergo routine maintenance and im
provements.
2 Feriy Boat
Sinkings Claim
More Than 100
At least 59 people died when a
Guatemalan ferry boat sank off that
country's Caribbean coast Jan. 1. A
ferryboat carrying party-goers off the
beaches of Rio de Janeiro sank, claim
ing at least 51 lives New Year's day.
In the Guatemalan tragedy, the boat
apparently ran out of fuel in the middle
of a 16-mile trip across Amatique Bay.
Witnesses said when a naval tug boat
came alongside to secure a tow, most
of the passengers ran to one side of
the boat and it sank.
In Rio, a 100-foot boat was carrying
131 people, including crewmembers^
to watch fireworks off the beach. But
the boat which normally takes tourists
on trips around the bay, was not
equipped for the open seas that face
the Copacabana beach.
Rou^ seas apparently caused the
boat to capsize. Authorities said the
boat was overloaded.
St. Lawrence
Seaway Season
Ends
A Piece of
History Faces
Eviction
The navigation season on the St.
Lawrence Seaway ended Dec. 23, when
a Liberian tanker, loaded with chem-
One of the most famous American
passenger ships, the United States,
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Pless had the "best Thanksgiving Day feast I have ever seen," said QMED Robert
Rester. He wanted to make sure the steward department (pictured above) received
recognition for their work. They are (1. to r.) S/A Jessie Robinson (kneeling), 3rd
Cook Charles T. Yancey, Chief Cook Patrick Helton, Chief Steward Earl Gray Sr.
and S/A Donald Gehhia (kneeling).
folk, Va. because its berthing fees
have not been paid. The port is owed
more than $500,000.
The ship has been tied up in Norfolk
for 20 years. In 1981 a company hoping
to refit the ship and operate it in the
West Coast to Hawaii trade bought
the vessel from Marad for $5 million.
But the firm has not been able to raise
the $200 million to get the United
States under steam again.
"Our feeling is we're in the cargo
business, and that ship is taking the
place of a cargo vessel," said Joseph
Dorto, general manager of Virginia
International Terminals Inc.
WWIIMinesSHIi
A Shipping Threat
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World War II are still believed to pose
a deadly threat to commercial shipping
in the Kanmon Channel in Japan.
The mines were dropped by U.S.
bombers to disrupt Japanese shipping,
but not all have bee^ accounted for.
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Medfdhe Cabinei
Health Line
This is one of a series of occasional
articles on personal health. It was pre
pared hy Dr. Elizabeth Reisman.
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Detroit Labor Leader Honored
Our medicine cabinets today con
tain all the seemingly essential overthe-counter (medicines bought from a
drug store shelf without a prescription)
and prescription medicines we believe
we need to get through pur everyday
injuries: rashes, itches, aches and pains,
coughs, stuffy noses, and bouts of
constipation and diarrhea.
One trip through your bulging med
icine cabinet will show you, however,
that you fall far short of what you
expect. Why is it, with such a fine
assortment of pharmaceutical prod
ucts, that you probably can't even
properly treat a cough or diarrhea?
Actually, the reason is really quite
simple. Many of your medicines are
probably old and out of date.
All medicines have a limited life on
the shelf during which the full effect
(potency) of the drug can be depended
on. After this time the drug becomes
less able to do what it is supposed to
do. Because of this, expiration dates
must now be present on all prescrip
tion and over-the-counter medicines,
including ointments and antiseptics
(except isopropyf'alcohol which is good
for at least 3 years).
For prescription medicines the ex
piration date is written directly on the
prescription label prepared by your
pharmacist. The expiration date on
over-the-counter medicines is placed
somewhere on the product label or
product itself by the manufacturer.
You may find, however, that the ex
piration date on over-the-counter med
icines are much more difficult to find.
The location of the date seems to vary
from product -to product and manufac
turer to manufacturer.
Checking the expiration date on an
over-the-counter medicine before you
buy it gives you a good start to stock
ing fresh medicines. By checking the
expiration date you can avoid the mis
take of buying a medicine which is out
of date or will soon be out of date.
It is also important that you check
your medicine cabinet every few
months for out-of-date medicines to
discard. Check with your pharmacist
before using a medicine with no ex
piration date, with a date which you
are unsure of, or which does not look
or smeU right. Medicines you wish to
discard should be done carefully so
that children or pets do not discover
them and poison themselves. Com
munity or ship regulations may pro
hibit you from flushing them down the
toilet.
Medicines should always be stored
in their original containers. The orig
inal container has the medicine's proper
name, the strength, the amount to
take, when to take the medicine, how
to take the medicine, the expiration
date, the number of refills left on the
prescription, the name and phone
number of the pharmacy which holds
the original prescription (this is re-
quired if you need to obtain a refill
from a different pharmacy), and other
important information (such as warn
ings and unusual effects to watch for).
Keeping medicines in their original
containers assures you that you have
the medicine that you think you have
and that you know how to take it.
Another important problem with
medicine cabinets is their location.
The high heat and humidity of bath
rooms cause the deterioration of pills
and powders. Bathrooms, therefore,
are not good spots to store medicines.
A cool, dry place away from direct
heat and sunlight is the best. Since
some medicines must be stored in the
refrigerator, check the label to find
out if it needs to be refrigerated.
Always consider the safety of chil
dren when storing medicines. Infants
and young children are very curious
about medicines. They're brightly col
ored, they look like candy, and chil
dren see others eating them. Even
small amounts of medicines may be
extremely dangerous to a child. There
fore, if young children are around be
sure the medicines are in child-resist
ant containers, the medicine cabinet
Robert "Bobby" Holmes, left, Teamsters vice president and a long-time leader in
the Detroit-area labor movement, was honored recently for his SO years of service
in the advancement of labor's causes. SIU Headquarters Representative Byron
Kelley made the keynote address at the Testimonial Dinner and presented Bobby
Holmes with a ship's wheel, maritime labor's highest award. More than 100 of
Michigan's labor leaders attended the dinner.
riodic job every few months, espe
cially before getting on a ship. Be sure
the medicines which you pack in your
seabag are not out of date and won't
become out of date while on the ship.
Finally, keep all your medicines in a
cool, dry place which is also out of
the reach of young children.
is out of the reach of children, and the
medicine cabinet is locked. Remember
to include antiseptics, sprays and oint
ments in the medicine cabinet since
these are also dangerous in young
hands.
Don't stock pile out-of-date medi
cines. Make checking the dates a pe
Dispatchers Report for inlanci Waters
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New York...........;. 4,.
Philadelphia ................,..
Baltimore ........
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Norfolk ........
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Mobile.. . ............ i v.....
New Orleans........:.........
Jacksonville ..............,,..
San Francisco- ......;........ *
Wilmington....
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Seattle................
Puerto Rico ................
Houston.
.........
Algonac.................:...
St. Louis .............. . . ...
PIney Point.........
Totals .....................
Port
New York.... j.......;
Philadelphia ..................
Baltimore..
Norfolk .....................
Mobile.;.......
New Orleans ..................
Jacksonville ..,..
San Francisco .................
Wilmington.......
Seattle
Puerto Rico....
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Houston
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Algonac..........'............
St. Louis
. . . .........
PIney Point....................
Totals....................;,.
Port
New York..............
Philadelphia .........
Baltimore
Norfolk
Mobile
New Orleans.
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Jacksonville
...
San Francisco
Wilmington
Seattle
;
Puerto Rico ......
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Houston.
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Algonac....
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St. Louis ...............;
PIney Point.
Totals All Departments......
'TOTAL REGISTERED
Ail Groups
Class A Class 8 Class C
TOTAL SHIPPED
All Groups
Class A Class B Class C
"REGISTERED ON BEACH
All Groups
Class A Class B Class C
DECK DEPARTMENT
0
2
2
30
0
0
1
0
2
0
0
1
19
0
1
58
0
0
0
4
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
7
0
0
13
0
0
0
d
0
0
12
0
17
0
0
0
0
0
0
29
0
0
0
4
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
11
0
0
15
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
0
0
5
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
3
0
2
0
4
1
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
5
0
0
14
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
4
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
6
0
0
9
87
19
36
44
0
1
0
3
0
0
2
0
12
0
0
1
5
0
0
24
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
6
0
0
0
2
0
0
8
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
60
0
0
0
0
0
0
60
0
1
2
64
0
0
4
0
61
0
0
1
18
0
0
151
0
0
0
18
0
0
0
0
16
0
0
0
2
0
0
36
0
0
0
0
0
0
21
0
6
0
0
0
0
0
0
27
ENGINE DEPARTMENT
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
7
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
11
0
1
STEWARD DEPARTMENT
0
1
0
9
0
0
0
0
18
0
0
0
9
0
0
37
0
1
0
3
0
0
0
0
32
0
0
0
2
0
0
38
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
5
0
0
0
7
0
0
1
0
52
0
0
0
3
0
0
63
0
0
0
2
0
0
1
0
13
0
0
0
0
0
0
16
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
3
251
90
35
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
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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.
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Leadership and Direction
1988 was a ytear^change and chal
lenges for the SlU~^d the maritime
industry. It was markra hy victories, a
few defeats and som^tandoffs. Follow
ing is a wrap-up
1988 taken from
the pages of the ea/h month's Seafarers
LOG.
JANUAI
The year starts out on a promising
liote. The maritime industry is ex
empted from the provisions of the
Canada Free Trade Agreement. H.R.
2598, the Commercial Fishing AntiReflagging Act of 1987 is signed into
law. And after 43 years, the Depart
ment of Defense finally decides to
grant merchant seamen veterans' sta
tus for the heroic role they played in
World War II.
WORLD WAR n SEAMEN: The
decision to award World War II sea
men veterans' status comes only after
the SIU and other maritime unions
mounted an eight-year court struggle.
The issue is an emotional one for
seamen, especially since 14 other nonmilitary groups already had their con
tributions to the war effort honored.
H.R. 2598: The original purpose be
hind H.R. 2598 is to implement badly
needed reforms in the fishing industry.
Backers of the bill, however, had hoped
to use it as a vehicle to close a loophole
which had enabled the government to
reflag 11 Kuwaiti tankers.
The administration's decision to reflag 11 Kuwaiti tankers under the
American flag is denounced by most
industry figures. Under an obscure
19th century law, the operators are
able to crew these vessels with foreign
nationals. This poses a special threat
to the job security of American sea
men.
Enactment of H.R. 2598 proves bit
tersweet: within a month, the govern
ment would issue a waiver which al
lows the operators of the Kuwaiti
vessels to continue manning those ves
sels with foreign crews. Still, the leg
islation corrects serious problems in
the fishing industry and demonstrates
just how much the maritime industry
can accoifiplish if it stands united.
CANADA FREE TRADE: Trade is
one of the most important issues facing
workers in 1988. Increasingly, North
American workers find their jobs being
exported overseas as a result of unfair
foreign competition.
Two trade issues dominate the year.
Organized labor pushes hard for pas
sage of some kind of Omnibus Trade
Bill. Meanwhile, the Reagan admin
istration seeks to eliminate trad^ bar
riers between Canada and the United
States.
The Canada Free Trade Agreement
poses a serious threat to the cabotage
laws of Canada and the United States.
Government officials north and south
of the border make no secret of their
desire to expand the scope of the
agreement in upcoming trade negoti
ations.
Getting maritime removed from the
Canada Free Trade Agreement proves
to be a major victory for the SIU.
OTHER DEVELOPMENTS; SeaLand purchases five new vessels that
had been owned by U.S. Lines. The
vessels, which were to be used on the
company's West Coast, Hawaii iand
Asia runs, represent a 42 percent in
crease in the line's cargo capacity in
the Pacific . . . The Overseas Joyce
(Maritime Overseas) leaves Houston
on its maiden voyage. It is the first
U.S.-flag and SlU-crewed car carrier
to call in the United States . . . The
Coast Gu^d issues new drug and al
cohol rules. The SIU and others in the
maritime industry are successful in
having two objectionable provisions
dropped from the'final version: sea
men are no longer subject to losing
their seamen's papers if they fail to
report a co-worker who is intoxicated,
and they do not have to report their
prescription drug use to the captain of
the vessel . . . SIU awaits NLRB de
cision on unfair labor charges it filed
in connection with strikes against Cur
tis Bay Towing of Virginia and Mc
Allister Brothers in the port of Nor
folk.
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Toasting the long and proud history of their union at the San Francisco hall are, from
left, A1 Finoccbio, Carmelo Aste, Sam Young, Joe Favilli and Dolly Taiaga.
waive American manning and citizen
ship requirements on 11 Kuwaiti tank
ers . . . Stressing the vital role that
America's merchant fleet plays in the
defense of this nation, the president's
Commision on Merchant Marine and
Defense recommends that the admin
istration adopt a seven-point program
aimed at revitalizing the Americanflag merchant marine . . . With the
backing of the SIU, the Senate, fgr
the first time in 35 years, overwhelm
ingly ratifies two International Labor
pact. . . George Laurence Foote, for
mer Marine Cooks & Stewards port
agent, is dead at the age of 76. His
ashes are scattered at sea by the crew
of the SS Galveston . . . SIUNA Vice
President Jack Caffey is named to the
six-man executive board of the New
York State Fed . . .
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in Iowa and New Hampshire . . . The
Canadian government considers es
tablishing a second registry . . . The
SIU is featured on public television as
part of a series on the American labor
movement. Entitled "Portraits of
American Labor," The series is hosted
by Ed Asner . . . The NLRB issues
unfair labor practice charges against
McAllister Brothers.
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J'he Maritime Trades Department of
the AFL-CIO meets in Bal Harbour,
Fla. to set its legislative agenda for
the year. The delegates strongly con
demn the administration's decision to
SIU President Michael Sacco at the SIU's 50th
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Button just before she laid up for repairs.
AflrCIO lhrcridl«nt Uuie Kirfcland i
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Organization (ILO) conventions. Con
vention No. 147 sets minimum world
wide standards for seafarers, and No.
144 establishes a tripartite consulta
tion system of labor, management and
government on matters relating to the
ILO.
American seamen who served in
World War II react to news that they
have been granted veterans' status
with great enthusiasm. The Veterans
Administration issues instructions on
how to apply for , veterans' bene
fits .. . The Coast Guard faces a $100
million cut in its budget. Experts issue
dire warnings about the safety im-
The SIU appeals directly to Secre
tary of State George Shultz in an effort
to rescind the crewing waiver for 11
reflagged Kuwaiti tankers. Also, the
NMU, NMEBA, MM&P, SUP and
MFOW file suit in federal court seek
ing to have that waiveroverturned . . .
The administration submits a trillion
dollar budget to Congress for fiscal
year 1989 which leaves funding for
maritime programs at essentially the
same levels that they were last year . . .
More than 30 labor, management
and government representatives, in
cluding SIU President Frank Drozak,
meet at the United States Merchant
Marine Academy to discuss manning
standards for the American-flag mer
chant marine ...
H.R. 1841, which seeks to improve
safety onboard fishing vessels, is ap
proved by the House Merchant Marine
and Fisheries Committee. The bill also
seeks to address the liability insurance
problem and would require that the
Coast Guard develop a mandatory li
censing plan for vessel operators. While
there is a general consensus that some
thing needs to be done about safety
onboard the vessels (the fishing indus
try has the highest accident rate in the
nation), the provisions regarding lia
bility insurance and mandatory licen
sing are quite controversial. . . The
Omnibus Trade Bill remains stalled in
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joint conference between the House
and Senate.
The American Maritime Privatiza
tion Coalition calls for the reform of
the MSC procurement process . . ,
DOT Secretary James Burnley testi
fies at the House Merchant Marine
Fisheries Committee that reform of
the liner subsidy program is essential,
but that the administration is commited to making sure that "the pro
gram is fiscally responsible"...
SIUNA Vice President John Fay is
honored for his contributions and help
to the Deborah Hospital and Heart
Lung Center in Philadelphia . . . SIU
contracted companies garner the lion's
share of contracts awarded by the
MSC to private sector for the main
tenance of the Ready Reserve Force
(42 out of 71 vessels) ...
SIU boatmen at Cape Fear Towing
in Wilmington, N.C. agree to a con
tract extension . . . Representatives
from the SIU attend a special meeting
of the Commission on Merchant Ma
rine and Defense on Capitol Hill, where
Dr. Alan Cameron, the executive di-
that they are taking steps to increase
U.S. manning" ... In response to a
suit filed by five maritime unions, a
federal judge rules that the adminis
tration has the right to waive manning
requirements on the 11 reflagged Ku
waiti-owned tankers.
SIU trainees and upgraders from
Piney Point join ranks with 200 other
union workers and civil rights sup
porters at an anti-apartheid rally in
Washington, D.C. . . . Five bills are
introduced to refoim the liner subsidy
program. The SIU joins the NMU,
MM&P and NMEBA in expressing
"extreme disappointment" in the
administration's plan . . . The Omni
bus Trade Bill is still in joint confer
ence, where Senate and House con
ferees drop a provision which would
have taken minimal steps in opening
up the restricted auto-carriage trade.
Also, the conferees are reported to be
looking intoi a provision that would
allow the exjport of 50,000 barrels of
Alaskan oil a day to Canada.
The SIU reaches a tentative agree
ment with the Seafood Producers As-
Dragtender Luis Green keeps an eye on operptions onboard the dredge Sugar Islander.
rector of the group, discusses how the
commission's findings and recommen
dations relate specifically to the Great
Lakes maritime industry . . .
Corpus Christi is chosen to be the
home port for the Navy battleship
Lexington. An SIU company, G&H
Ship Docking, helps dock the battle
ship when she reaches port», . . Two
candidates for the Democratic presi
dential nomination, Richard Gephardt
and Jesse Jackson, speak at the SIU
hall in Houston, Texas.
APRIk
Michael Sacco is named-executive
vice president of the SIU at the union's
membership meeting in Piney Point,
Md. ... In a letter to Drpzak, Sec
retary of State George Shultz defends
the government's action in claiming a
crew waiver for the 11 Kuwaiti tank
ers. But he adds, "We are also advised
that Kuwaiti officials are aware of our
concerns over the manning issue, and
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the scallopers and draggefs . . ; A bill
is introduced in the New York City
Council to change the name of Battery
Place between Broadway and West
Street to Merchant Marine Veterans
Drive . . . The SIU's Government
Services Division seeks to clarify the
union's basic agreement with the Mil
itary Sealift Command of the Pacific
to correct longstanding griev
ances , . . SIU crewmen onboard two
G&H tugs in Houston, the C.R. Haden
and the /. Harris Masterson, are praised
by the company for their courageous
and quick action in extinguishing a
fire.
Sen. Daniel K. Inouye (D-Hawaii)
speaks at the dedication of the SeaLand Hawaii, which is one of five
vessels that is scheduled to begin a
regular West Coast to Far Ea^t^n
via Hawaii . . . The SIU ujges the
House Subcommittee on .Fisheries,
Wildlife, Conservation and Environ
ment to facilitate the exploration and
development of Arctic National Wild
life Reserve (ANWR) oil . • • The
House passes an amendment^tp the
Immigration and Nationality Act pro
hibiting the admittance of aliens plan
ning to work on American ships or
aircraft during a strike by American
workers ... SHLSS Executive Chef/
Instructor Romeo V. Lupinacci is
awarded thie Diamond JubUee Gold
Medal of the American Culinary Fed
eration . . . The American Council on
Education begins a routine 10-year
evaluation of the vocational courses
offered at the Seafarers Harry Lundeberg School of Seamanship.
MAY
For the second time in a little more
than a year, the SIU's view on CDS
payback is upheld by a federal judge
who rules that Marad's decision to
allow huge, subsidized tankers into
the Alaskan oil trade is wrong . . .
President Reagan threatens to veto the
Omnibus Trade Bill because it con
tains a provision requiring companies
to give their employees 60 days notice
in case of a plant closing. In order to
gain enough votes to override a pres
idential veto. Democrats drop a pro
vision from the bill prohibiting the
export of refined Alaskan oil in excess
of 70,000 barrels a day.
American President Lines launches
the President Truman and the Presi
dent Kennedy, two of five new C-10
container ships it has added to its
fleet ... Two Seafarers and four de
pendents win $50,000 in scholarship
awards from the SIU's Charlie Logan
Scholarship program ; . . Long-time
SIU official Leon Hall retires after
nearly 50 years with the SIU. Hall
played a pivotal role in many of the
union's most important beefs and was
instrumental in establishing the SIU's
Food Service Plan, a training program
for stewards. He is replaced by Jack
Caffey, who is-named vice president
in charge of the Atlantic Coast . . .
Shipping is in fiill swing on the Great
Lakes, where seamen hope to improve
on last year's promising figures. Dur
ing 1987 iron ore cargoes rose by more
than 20 percent, stone shipments were
up 21.8 percent and coal showed a
small increase of 4 percent . . . Jqe
The Shiphandllng Simulator Building at
Piney Point is named after SIU pioneer
Lindsey WUIiams, center.
Marshall, a fork lift instructor for the
but the vote in the Senate is expected
SHLSS's Sealift Program, retires after
to be close . . . S. 1988 is signed into
7W11 years of dedicated service ... SIU
law. Known as the Sewage Sludge
members negotiate a new contract with
Bill, the legislation spells out Jones
Act coverage for the transportation of
North American Trailing Co.
sludge
and other "valueless" material
The first in a continuing series of
within the 2()0-mile Exclusive Eco
articles dealing with the deadly AIDS
nomic Zone . . . The Journal of Com
crisis appears in the Seafarers LOG.
merce reports that "prospects for pas
Elizabeth Reisman, the author of the
sage of maritime
article and a mem
subsidy reform leg
ber of the St.
islation
this year
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one which requires
heats up as the
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United
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minimum standards
blows up an Ira
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living
conditions for
iation for mines that
crews on seagoing
Iran allegedly laid
vessels registered
in the Strait olFHorunder their flag . ..
muz. Commenting
The Transporta
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mates
that the
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ships that fled to a
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foreign flag to avoid
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House Committee
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House
Dredging and Dock
Merchant Marine
wins
an
emergency
contract to free a
Chairman Walter B. Jones (D-N.C.)
Greek-flag vessel tM was broken down
warns that "the clock is running out"
in the Chicago River ... The SIU
on passage of a Fish Liability and
reaches a contract with Crescent Tow
Safety law . . . Labor leaders across
ing of Mobile . . . The SHLSS plays
the country speak out forcefully in
host to a distinguished group of gov
favor of passage of a bill that would
ernment officials from the U.S. Viigin:
raise the minimum wage to $5.05. .
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Michel Sacco, executive vice pres
ident of the SIU, is appointed vice
president of the MTD ... Maritime
Day celebrations are held around the
country. The holiday was created in
1933 to promote public awareness of
this nation's maritime heritage, and
coincides with the anniversary of the
first transatlantic voyage by a steam
ship, the SS Savannah, May 22,
1819 ... A report issued by the
Fletcher School of Law and Diplo
macy is condemned by maritime offi
cials around the country. Among other
things, it recommends that all mari
time subsidies and cabotage laws be
discontinued . . . Hearings are held on
Capitol Hill concerning the recom
mendations contained in the Presi
dent's Commission on Merchant Ma
rine and Defense.
President Reagan vetoes the Om
nibus Trade Bill because it contains a
modest plant closing provision. The
veto is easily overridden in the House,
JULY
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Frank Drozak, 60, SIU president
since 1980, dies at his home June 11
following a long bout with cancer. The
executive board of the Seafarers In
ternational Union of North America
and the SIU's A&G District unani
mously elect Michael Sacco presi
dent ... Hundreds of friends, seamen
and dignitaries attend Drozak's fu
neral at Seafarers Haven, a cemetery
for seamen which he had built across
the river from the Seafarers Harry
Lundeberg School of Seamanship.
"Frank's death, brings sorrow to trade
unionists around the world, at sea and
ashore," says AFL-CIO President Lane
Kirkland.
The crews of SS Sgt. Matej Kocak,
SS Major Stephen Pless, and SS Pfc
Eugene Obregon are cited for their
meritorious service to the 6()th Marine
Amphibious Brigade. All three vessels
are (grated by Waterman Steamship
Company . . . Ground is broken in
San Pedro, Calif, for a major U.S.
Merchant Marine Memorial site, fi
nanced in part by a $10,000 donation
by the SIU . . . The worst drought in
years brings the inland industry to its
knees. The Mississippi River shrinks
to some 20 feet below normal levels,
and dozens of tugs and barges become
stuck, halting traffic up and down the
river . . . Dixie Cariiers orders three
modem and sophisticated chemical
barges which they hope will boost their '
business on the Gulf-Intercoastal
Waterway ...
The Department of Transportation
issues regulations requiring drug test
ing for seamen onboard commercial
vessels. They are similar to the ones
that the Department issued earlier in
the year concerning aviation and rail
way workers . . . Provisions that would
have caused drastic changes in the
liability msurance industry are dropped
from a fishing safety bill . . . In West
Germany, adherents of open registry
shipping try to persuade the govern
ment there to open up second registry.
West German trade unionists oppose
the idea because it would cost 37,000
seamen and marine-allied workers their
jobs ... Participants at the Containerization and Intermodal conference
in Oakland, Calif, call intermodalism
the most important development to hit
the maritime industry since containerization in the 1950s . . . Sen. Daniel
Inouye (D-Hawaii) introduces legis
lation to allow Sea-Land to apply for
operating subsidies for 12 foreign built
containerships . . . The House Mer
chant Marine and Fisheries Commit
tee holds hearings on H.R. 4662, which
would authorize the federal govern
ment to build vessels for charter to
private industry . . . Legislation seek
ing to outlaw the carriage of sewage
sludge is introduced in the House of
Representatives.
AUGUST
Fishermen working on 25 boats,
whose owners are part of the New
Bedford Seafood. Producers' Associa
tion, ratify a new contract. . . New
flag of convenience operations pose a
renewed threat to the U.S-flag fleet.
An American maritime consultant
hangs out his shingle; for the right
price, he can offer a "one-stop-shop"
for U.S. ship-owners seeking
to find
a foreign-flag registry.
He claims to have 32 flags to offer . . ,
U.S. taxpayers are footing a large
part of the bill for the Marshall Islands,
a former U.S. territory, to become
the newest flag of convenience.
One of the key players in the set
up is a close friend and.major fond
raiser for the George Bush presidential
campaign ... A Japanese company
purchases a U.S. barge company, and
the Coast Guard, despite being made
aware of the lack of U.S. citizen own
ers, approves the operations.
The SIU files chmges with the NLRB
against Offshore Personnel Inc. and
Gleneagle Ship Management Inc. for
refusing to hire qualified seamen be
cause of their union affiliation. The
two firms, one a ship manning agency
and the other a ship management firm,
were hiring seamen for the newlychartered tanker Maryland, one of
three ships recently bought by Bel
mont VLCCII. Belmont signs a deal
to charter one of the ships to Kuwaiti
interests for 24 months . . . Senate
hearing is held on legislation to grant
operating subsidy eligibility to 12 for-
S)^ President Frank Drozak dies in June
at age 60.
eign-built Sea-Lfoid ships > . . The
Coast Guard issues a set of stringent
drug testing regulations which could
subject every member of the U.S.-flag
merchant marine to regular random
drug testing . . . Tug industry experts
predict that the drought could cost the
industry $150 million.
Seventeen young boys and girls spend
two weeks at Piney Point and the
union's headquarters building as part
oftheMTD's Sea Scouts program . . .
The SIU establishes the S^^arers AIDS
Forum for Education in an effort to
combat this, deadly disease . . . SIU
member Edward Pulver is re-elected
by acclamation to a four-year term as
secretary-treasurer of the New Jersey
State AFL-CIO. Augustin Tellez is
also electedto the Executive Board . . .
Democrats unite behind a DukakisBentsen ticket at an electric four-day
convention which highlights the themes
that the party intends to use in this
year's presidential campaign . . .
Touring Sea-Land's massive container
facilities in Tacoma, Wash., Dukakis
pledges his support for a plant closing
bill, which had passed both the House
and the Senate by veto-proof margins
after it had been introduced separately
fi-om the trade bill . . . The Reagan
administration eases restrictions on
the amount of sugar that can be im
ported into the country, causing con
cern to the Sugar Workers Union, an
affiliate of the SIUNA.
SEPTEMBER
Michael Dukakis is endorsed by the
AFL-CIO ... Seafarers crew the
Guayama, one of five new Puerto Rico
Marine Lancer-class ships . . . Sea
farers crew the M/V Maersk, which is
chartered by the Military Sealift Com
mand . . . Leonore Sullivan, former
chairman of the Merchant Marine
Committee, is dead at the age of 85.
An ardent supporter of the maritime
industry, she helped win passage of
the Energy Security Act of 1974, which
was pocket-vetoed by President Ger
ald Ford . . . SIU President Michael
Sacco warns the maritime industry
about the upcoming General Agree
ment on Tariffs and Trade (GATT)
talks . . . The SIU reports on a small
but growing trend: the reflagging of
foreign vessels under the American
registry. Many of these vessels are
engaged in carrying cargo for the Mil
itary Sealift Command.
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Several maritime groups, including
the SIU, severely criticize the admin
istration's drug testing proposal . . .
The SIU joins a coalition of maritime
unions and companies seeking to re
store the full deductibility of onboard
meals . . . The SIU seeks to correct a
diesel tax procedure which costs the
industry $300 million ... The take
over of an American barge company,
Consolidated Grain and Barge Co., by
a Jap^ese company is put on hold by
a federal judge until the Coast Guard
can determine if American citizenownership requirements are met . . .
Barge traffic on the Mississippi River,
slowed earlier this year by shallow
water, rebounds after rainfalls in the
upper Midwest.
The SHLSS begins a driver train
ing course for Crowley Trailer Marine
Transport . . . Three SlU-contracted
vessels, the USNS Algol, USNS
ternational Labor Communications
Association. It wins second place:
General Excellence in a nationwide
contest in which there were 1,276
entries from 155 labor union publica
tions . . . Rep. Walter B. Jones (DN.C.) sends a letter to his colleagues
stating that there is "no room" in the
upcoming GATT talks to encourage
entry by the Third World and East
bloc vessels into maritime trades re
served, for security reasons, to vessels
of the United States . . . The SIU
negotiates a severance benefit settle
ment with National Marine Service.
NOVEMBER
Thousands of Seafarers, their fam
ilies and friends join in celebrations
held at headquarters and the ports
commemorating the union's 50th an
niversary ... A Shiphandling Simu-
SIU Vice President Jack CafTey (second from left) joins other maritime figures at 19W's
Maritime Day ceremony in New York Harbor.
Denehola and USNS Altair, begin their
role in "Reforger 88," one of the
largest U.S. military exercises.
OCTOBER
At a hearing before the House Mer
chant Marine Subcommittee, the SIU
presents a joint statement with
NMEBA, the MM&P and the IBU
condemning the Coast Guard's pro
posed drug testing regulations . . .
Stressing the need "to get the Amer
ican-flag merchant fleet back under
full steam," Democratic presidential
candidate Michael Dukakis unveils a
comprehensive maritime plan . . .The
SIU strongly opposes two bills that
would weaken the Jones Act. The first,
S. 2728, would allow foreign-flag ships
to carry coal between Alaska and Ha
waii. The second, S. 2729, would allow
foreign-flag passenger ships to operate
between ports in Alaska and between
Alaska and Seattle, Wash. . . . The
Seafarers LOG puts out a special edi
tion commemorating the 50th anniver
sary of the Seafarers International
Union of North America and its affil
iate, the Seafarers International
Union . . . The Seafarers LOG is cited
for journalistic excellence by the In-
lator Building at Piney Point is named
after former Vice President Lindsey
Williams . . . The SHLSS dedicates
Frank Mongelli Drive, named after the
late vice president of the school.
A federal judge grants an SIU re
quest for a special inspection of the
Ocean Challenger . . . The SIU and
OMI Corp. jointly file suit to overturn
Marad's decision to award a contract
to Belmont VLCCII. The suit con
tends that Belmont has an unfair price
advantage because it purchased the
ship for a bargain basement price, that
Marad did not follow the 1936 Mer
chant Marine Act and that the ship is
not suitable for the grain trade . . .
The House and Senate vote to restore
100 percent deductibility for crew meals
and to exempt tug and barge owners
from a 15 percent diesel fuel tax.
SIU President Michael Sacco sends
a letter to President-elect George Bush
congratulating him on his victory and
urging him to give shipping a high
priority in his upcoming administra
tion . . . The president's Commission
on Merchant Marine and Defense is
sues the third in d series of four reports
which reaches the following conclu
sion: while the decline of the Ameri
can-flag merchant marine poses a grave
threat to this nation's military capa
bility, it is not irreversible. The prob
lem could be corrected by the adoption
of a comprehensive maritime policy.
And the savings and benefits derived
from implementing such a program
would substantially exceed the costs
to the government . . . Secretary of
Transportation James Burnley re
quests that the Coast Guard triple the
number of people handling applica
tions from World War II seamen seek
ing veterans' status. There is now a
backlog of 43,000 such applications,
and about 900 are arriving weekly.
The SIU holds an AIDS seminar for
its contracted companies in order to
come up with an industry-wide policy
to combat the deadly disease . . . The
Government Accounting Office re
leases a study stating that the esti
mated cost of maintaining the Jones
Act restrictions in the Alaskan trade
have been greatly exaggerated and that
they should be retained because they
"help maintain the nation's capability
for military shipbuilding and sealift in
time of war" . . . Marine Transport
Lines, the owner of the ill-fated Ma
rine Electric which sank five years ago
at the cost of 31 lives, pleads guilty to
a criminal misdemeanor charge . . .
The Reagan administration's CDS
payback plan suffers another setback
when a federal judge rules that any
company operating in the protected
Alaskan trades contrary to an April
29 decision is doing so illegally.
The United States and the People's
Republic of China make substantial
progress towards negotiating a new
maritime agreement. Katharine Wei,
chairman of the board of the Falcon
Group, says that the proposed agree
ment would bestow only "a cosmetic
benefit to the bulk carrying segment
of the American fleet" . . . Long-time
SlU-contracted Waterman Corp. re
quests Marad approval to sell its in
terests to International Shipholding . . . Sen. Ernest F. Hollings (DS.C.) and Thomas B. Crowley, chair
man of the Crowley Maritime Corp.,
are presented with Admiral of the
Ocean Sea (AOTOS) awards.
DECEMBER
The SIU becomes the first trans
portation union to challenge new fed-
Joining the crew of the Golden Monarch are
AB Julio Mattos (left) and Relief Bosun
Ruben Morales Jr.
eral drug testing regulations when it
files suit in Washington, D.C. to have
new drug testing rules issued by the
Coast Guard declared unconstitu
tional. . . Even though VLCC's Ocean
Challenger passes an inspection re
quested by the SIU, the vessel misses
two sailing dates and is the subject of
a Coast Guard inspection for polluting
Portland, Ore.'s harbor ... The Na
tional Transportation Safety Board
(NTSB) spearheads a drive to improve
safety standards in the fishing indus
try, which has the highest accident
and death rate in the world. It says
that H.R. 1841, a fish safety bill passed
earlier this year, is only a minimum,
and that the Coast Guard should im
plement a mandatory licensing pro
gram . . . Seafarers from the LNG
Capricorn (Energy Transportation
Corp.) rescue 27 from a sinking Pan
amanian-flag vessel . . . The Swedish
Shipowners' Association releases a
study which contends that it is possible
to operate a large boxship with as few
as nine seamen. Hapag-Lloyd, a West
German shipping company, puts the
final touches on two new vessels which
are scheduled to begin cross-Atlantic
runs with crews of only 13 people.
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Engineer Manuel Roda and Mate Antonio Pimentel in a quiet moment onboard the Sao
Pedro, tied up on the New Bedford waterfront.
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William Lovett, 65
New York
Herbert R. Mmiek, 63
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Houston
Charles E. Bell, 65
San Francisco
INLAND
—New SlU Pensioners
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Jacksonville Port Employee Jim Koesy
(above right) presents Joseph Zeloy with
his first pension check in the Jacksonville
haU. Below, Bosun James Corder also
joins the retirement ranks with his first
pension check from Koesy.
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Frank T. Conway, 67
New Orleans
Esko Makila, 66
San Francisco
James W, Gard, 61
Jacksonville
John M. Cossman, 62
Houston
Robert S. Cropper Jr., 59
Philadelphia
Lawrence Dugas, 62
New Orleans
Siegfried R. Gibbs, 55
Philadelphia
Paul P. Greco, 62
Duluth
Lloyd O. Montgomery, 62
Jacksonville
Edwin Welch, 56
Houston
Elmer P. Moran, 61
Wilmington
Joining the retirement ranks is Manuel
"Manny" Ledesma, right, receiving his first
pension check from Honolulu Port Agent
Tom Fay. Manny sailed as cook and baker
aboard the Matson Line vessels. Aloha and
smooth sailing, Manny.
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The following ships minutes are just a sampiing of the many meeting
reports the SiU receives each month from iU ships around the worid.
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COVE TRADER (Cover Shipping), No
vember 13—Chairman C.E. Pryor, Secretaiy W. Braggs, Educational Director N.C.
Aguilora, Deck Delegate Robert Lambert,
Engine Delegate W. Miles Jr., Steward
Delegate L. McGivens. Several hours of
disputed OT were reported in the deck
department. Three men aboard s|iip were
repatriated to the States due to illness.
Two members came aboard as replace
ments. Otherwise, everything is running
pretty smoothly, although it was requested
that the patrolman look into the matter of
allotment checks being late. The chief mate
has some films on safety in his office for
any interested members. A vote of thanks
was given to the steward department for a
"very nice job." Next port: Houston, Texas.
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Calvin Hazzard, chief cook aboard the Sam Hous
ton (Waterman), shows hew a steak should be cut.
(Photo by Ernest Hoitt)
1st LT. BALDOMERO LOPEZ (AMSEA), November 13—Chairman W. John
son, Secretary Milton Youmett, Educa
tional Director/Engine Delegate Q. Duffy,
Deck Delegate Heniy Gable, Steward Del
egate Clancy Hennigan. No beefs or dis
puted OT reported. Notification was re
ceived from headquarters that engine cadets
are not to do any maintenance work that
would adversely affect the QMEDs over
time. Regarding transportation cost§jof
flying to the ship, AMSEA will pay $75 per
day. The secretary noted that the UNREP
training went well. He remirided all crewmembers of the importance of donating to
SPAD and of taking advantage of the
upgrading opportunities available at Piney
Point. A vote of appreciation was given to
the steward department for a job well done.
GUAYAMA (PRMMI), November 24—
Chairman Paul Domes, Secretary Paul
Stubblefield, Educational Director R.
Tompkins, Deck Delegate R. Pace. No
beefs or disputed OT reported. There is
$1 in the ship's fund. No communications
have been received from headquarters.
Payoff will be Friday, Nov. 25 in San Juan.
"We have a happy ship. She Is a speeder
and a feeder." It was requested that some
one with the proper authority talk to the
longshore boss about the longshoremen
coming into the lounge and messroom.
"After all, this is our home and we don't
like havir^ it made into a mess." A vote
of thanks was given to tlie steward de
partment for a job well done and for the
delicious Thanksgiving Day dinner. In its
report to the LOG, the Guayama notes:
"We are slowly getting the ship cleaned
up. It is rough, but things are shaping up.
We are a happy little crew."
5.
LAWRENCE H. QIANELLA (Ocean
Ships), November 14—Chairman P. Hulsebosch. Secretary D.E. Edwards. The
ship sailed short from Scotland one AB
and one pumpman. Reliefs are due on
arriva) at Kfior Fakkon, U.A.E. Tfiante to
the success of the arrival pools, there is
$130 in the ship's fund. Almost all items
on the previous repair list have been taken
care of. The condiment boxes that the
steward requested have been made, thanks
to the cooperation of the deck department
and the chief mate. Things are going
smoothly, although there has been some
question as to why the company has been
reluctant to send reliefs for some crewmembers in the past. The importance of
filling the jobs on the board, as well as
waiting for proper relief before leaving a
ship, was discussed. The stores situation
has been pretty good, and additional pro
visions are expected at Khor Fakkon. The
chairman noted that the union is short of
ABs right now, so anyone with enough
time should take advantage of the school
and upgrade as soon as possible. A motion
was made to increase the $8 per day
currently being paid for maintenance and
cure. A vote of thanks was given to the
steward department for a job well done.
Also, the GSUs and DEUs were compli
mented on the fine job they've been doing
to help keep the decks and passageways
clean. It was suggested that some of the
money in the ship's fund be used to buy
some new movies and a basketball net. ^
OMI WABASH (OMIK November 1&Chairman G. Matillio, Secretary J. Price,
Educational Director J. Spell. A number of
beefs were brought up by the steward
department. The ship is not equipped with
enough cleaning gear, and the messhall is
not being properly cleaned or stocked. Also
there is not enough chocolate milk or hot
chocolate available to the crewmembers.
[Four days following this meeting, a dele
gates meeting was held with the steward
and the messman. All beefs were settled
without having to involve the captain.] There
is $115 in the ship's fund. The money is
kept in the captain's safe. The chairman
reports that the vessel's runs will continue
to be trip-to-trip. The Wabash is currently
headed for Galveston Bay to await orders.
The educational director encouraged eli
gible members to take advantage of the
courses offered at Piney Point.
OVERSEAS MARILYN (Maritime
Overseas), November 6—Chairman Rob
ert Tillman, Secretaiy J. White, Educational
Director R.W. Scrivens, Deck Delegate
Daniel Laitinen Jr., Engine Delegate James
McCrary, Steward Delegate Jorge A. Bernardez. No beefs or disputed OT reported.
The chairman stressed the importance for
every memlser to go to Piney Point to
prepare for the jobs of the future. "Tomor
row is here right now; don't be left behind
in waiting for tomorrow." When leaving the
ship, each member should make sure that
his room is clean for the next person. A
suggestion was brought up to have some
kind of identification card when going to
the doctor or hospital so that they know
the kind of insurance members have. A
motion was also made to get something in
writing about the "A" men doing eight
months and the "B" men, six months. The
crew was reminded to get an absentee
ballot when there is a major election going
on. "Your vote can make a difference to
you." A vote of thanks was given to the
steward department for a job well done.
Next port: Durban, South Africa.
(Sea-Land),
November 17—Chairman LE. Watson;
Secretary L.A. Lamphere, Educational Di
rector D. Struthers, Deck Delegate E.R.
Umon, Engine Delate F. Fulmer, Stew
ard D^egate T. Markham. No beefe or
disputed OT. There is $4 in the ship's fund.
The pilot pool for Tacoma will go toward
the fund as well. The ship arrives in Tacoma
on Sunday, Nov. 20 and will sail Nov. 22.
Tfie crew has been a b^ help in keeping
tfie rec room dean. New mattresses are
needed in some of the rooms; the present
ones are now about eight years old. The
50th anniversary edition of the Seafarer's
LOG was well received. Crewmembers
believe a special vojte of thanks should be
given to those members responsible for
"making the SIU what it is today. Some of
these old-timers are still with us and should
be thanked for the work they did to get us
what we benefit from today." The steward
department was also given a vote of thanks
for a job well done. Next ports: Tacoma,
Wash, and Yokohama, Japan.
SEA.LAND INDEPENDENCE (SeaLand), November 4—Chairman Virgil C.
Dowd, Secretary Geprge W. Gibbons, Ed
ucational Director Gene Speckman. No
beefs or disputed OT reported. It was a
sad voyage aboard the Sea-Land Inde
pendence. Able Seaman Joseph SchOell
died onboard ship. The second mate and
cadet did all they could to help, and were
praised for their valiant efforts. No beefs
or disputed OT reported. Three new men
joined the ship, and all is running fairly
smoothly. A motion was made to return to
the six-month shipping rule. "It would be
better, instead of the present rule of eight
months." A vote Of thanks was given to
the entire crew for keeping the ship clean
and to the steward department for their
fine work. One minute of silence was ob
served in memory of our brother, Joseph
Schoell.
SEA-LAND VOYAGER (Sea-Und),
November 26—Chairman R. Murray, Sec
retary L. Lightfoot, Educational Director D.
Johnson, Deck Delegate L. Stogner, En' gine Delegate D. Campor, Steward Dele
gate S. Thomas. No beefs or disputed OT
reported. All hands were cautioned to keep
watertight doors dogged . during rough
weather. The secretary reported that the
ship will arrive in Tacoma, Wash. Nov. 27.
Due to the heavy weather, payoff should
take place between 1600-1800 hours. Each
department was asked to let the electrician
know of any safety conditions needing
attention. Following this voyage. Bosun
Ralph Murray will be retiring. "All hands
agree we will be losing a fine shipmate."
A question arose concerning the 240-day
shipping rule. All unlicensed crew showed
their support for retuming to the 120-day
employment period. They will send their
concerns to the Negotiations Committee.
LNG TAURUS (Energy Transportation
Corp.), November 20—Chairman Robert
J. Callahan, Secretary Robert H. Forshee,
Deck Delegate James A. Desoucey, En
gine Delegate Daniel A. Brass, Steward
Delegate Francis E. Ostendarp. No beefs
On Aug. 31, at 1830 hours aboard the Sam
Houston, burial services were conducted for Janet
Withers Parker, the mother-in'law of Herbert
Hannsan (retired marine operating manager for
Waterman Steamship Corp.). Capt. John Morris
conducted the ceremony as other crewmembers pay
their final respects. (Photo by Ernest Hoitt)
or disputed OT reported. There is $1,071
in the ship's fund (in the captain's safe).
The chairman re-emphasized the impor
tance of upgrading your skills at Piney
Point and of the part SPAD plays in pro
tecting your jobs. Capt. Kedenburgh was
invited into the meeting and addressed the
crew on the topic of drugs in the Orientand to avoid them. He also talked about
the Coast Guard's proposed drug testing
plan as well as the drug policies of Energy
Transportation Corp. The secretary ex
pressed his appreciation to all departments
for keeping the ship clean. A total of six
refrigerators have been bought for the
crew's use. More will be purchased as
money builds up in the ship's fund. Next
ports: Bontang, Indonesia and Tobata, Ja
pan.
In addition to the minutes published
above, the SIU received official ships min
utes from the following:
ANTJUES
MYRNNE
CHAMLMION
FALCON
1st LT. JACK LUMMUS
GALVESTMRAT
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OMIIEAOBI
JOYCE
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SEA-LAND OEVBOnER
SEA4ARD HAWAII
SEA4ARD RAVBATOR
SEA4AND TRAOBI
STALWART
SniYVESAHT
THONPSON PASS
Monthly
Membership Meetings
Port
Date
Deep Sea
Lakes, Inland
Waters
Piney Point ............. .Monday, February 6
...... .10:30a.m.
New York .......
.Tuesday, February 1.....
..... .10:30 a.m.
Philadelphia ....,.........Wednesday, February 8
....; .10:30 a.m.
Baltimore................Thursday, February 9................ .10:30 a.m.
Norfolk
.Thursday, February 9.................10:30 a.m.
Jacksonville
........Thursday, February 9................ .10:30 a.m.
Algonac ..........
.Friday, February 10
.10:30 a.m.
Houston....... . ..
.Monday, February 13
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10:30 a.m.
New Orleans
.........Tuesday, February14;
10:30 a.m.
Mobile
.Wednesday, February 15
.10:30 a.m.
SM Francisco ........
Thursday, February 16......
.....10:30a.m.
Wilmington
.Tuesday, February 21.
10:30 a.m.
Seattle
.Friday, February 24
....... .10:30 a.m.
San ^an
Thursday, February 9
.10:30 a.m.
St. Louis ................Friday, February 17 .......
.\ ... .10:30 a.m.
Honolulu
Friday, February 17 ..................10:30 a.m.
Duluth
.Wednesday, February 15 ............ . .10:30 a.m.
Jersey City
iWednesday, February 22
.10:30 a.m.
New Bedford
.Tuesday,. February 21
10:30 a.m.
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Cassidy CHes Sealift as Biaaest Need
"The most serious transportation
need today is our need for a national
sealift policy," said the Air Force
general who is in command of the
entire joint armed forces transporta
tion network.
Gen. Duane H. Cassidy, com
mander in chief of the U.S. Transpor
tation Command, and also commander
of the Military Airlift Command, told
the New York Propeller Club last
month, "We have a crying need for
more sealift and a viable merchant
marine."
The U.S. Transportation Command
is a little more than a year old. Cassidy
is its first chief and is responsible for
all land, air and sea transportation for
all American fighting forces. It's his
job to make sure the troops and ma
terials get to the front.
Since taking over the command,
Cassidy has become a familiar figure,
in maritime circles. He has been an
outspoken supporter of the U.S.-flag
fleet and of its need for revitalization.
"1 went to Piney Point with Mike
Sacco and saw first hand what great
capabilities there are to train merchant
seamen," he said.
Following are highlights of Cassidy's remarks:
"Obviously, sealift is a critical part
of this country's strategic mobility—
but—Is that so obvious?
"1 am surprised to find that there
are those to whom that is not so
obvious—those who don't care, either
through ignorance or apathy.
"1 know 1 am preaching to the choir
here, but historically, this country has
relied on the commercial merchant
fleet with U.S. mariners in time of war
or national emergency, and this effort
has been supported by promotional
laws (industry subsidies, preference
cargo, etc.).
"Until recent years, we have always
had a sufficient pool of ships and
mariners in time of emergency to draw
from (Korea, Vietnam).
"However, now all the segments of
this industry are declining and the
traditional pool of ships, mariners,
ship building and ship repair is shrink
ing—let me be more blunt, IT HAS
SHRUNK!
"We have just reached the end of a
two-year presidential commission on
merchant marine and defense, which
clearly described the weakened con
dition and predicts a further precipi
tous decline if national level action is
not taken soon.
"It said that "there is no more
militarily efficient, cost effective or
reliable way to provide the majority
of the sealift requirement now and in
the future than in a U.S.-flag merchant
marine."
"Unfortunately, the past predic
tions of dire straits in the U.S.-flag
merchant marine have now come true.
"We have come to a moment in
time when we can no longer ignore
the situation.
"We have a crying need for more
sealift and a viable merchant marine.
"We will soon have a new admin
istration—and a new Congress—^which
offers you and me a great opportunity
for a fresh effort.
"We have the beginning of a more
open dialogue between the major play
ers in the industry. i
"And we now have a unified trans
portation command that has attained
Gen. Duane H. Cassidy
some status and a charter to bring
attention and focus on the need for a
more viable industry—and I intend to
do just that!
"This is one moment in time we
can't ignore.
"Our current 'hands off policy on
maritime trade really demonstrates a
lack of policy for our maritime indus
try while our foreign competition re
ceives support.
"You know more of the facts and
figures of these industry trends than
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"I believe that in order to get suf
ficient high level attention, we must
have a national sealift policy now which
will reaffirm the need for a strong
American-flag merchant marine—cer
tainly for defense—but also because
it's right!
"This country, the world's largest
and leading trade nation, must not
accept second place in its ability to
move that trade.
"Secondly, we need to level the
playing field.
"For this problem we must turn to
a combination of actions.
"One of those is some type of re
structuring of our government sup
port.
"As an Air Force general, I don't
know all the specific ways of doing
that, but I do know from the expert
testimony and advice I have heard this
year that we need to restructure that
support.
"We need to make some tough de
cisions now—maybe some gains could
be made from timely investments in
technology—technology which will in
crease productivity and our competi
tiveness.
"No other national characteristic
has helped this country more than our
ability to be innovative and be crea
tive.
"Americans need to apply some of
that creativity4o t/iis situation.
"I am confident that there is lots of
untapped original thought out there in
U.S. industry.
"After all, American companies de
veloped Roll On/Roll Off container
ships, and are on the leading edge of
intermodal transportation and Elec
tronic Data Interchange (EDI) inno
vation.
"But I know it will take a united
industry with practical short-term goals
and ambitious long-term goals,
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"An active DOD, government agen
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"A supportive administration.
"And increased public awareness of
the current plight. . . and the resulting
support to correct the current decline.
"Without a national policy, what
happens will come by default, rather
than by design.
"We will have a national sealift
policy. The only question is whether
it will be done now in a deliberate,
timely fashion (by seizing this one
moment in time) or be forced upon us
later by sudden travail.
"I think the Choice is ours—and I'm
proud to be a part of it."
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'Notice: Seafarers
In December of 1988, the Seafarers Welfare Plan sent a letter to all plan
participants describing a new program called "COBRA." COBRA allows an
employee to purchase health care benefits when he or she becomes ineligible to
receive health and welfare from the Plan.
This benefit program is part of a law called The Consolidated Omnibus Budget
Rehabilitation Act or COBRA. Congress passed COBRA to provide individuals
with the opportunity to purchase their health insurance in the event of losing
eligibility for benefits under health care plan.
The law spells out what events have to happen before a person can buy the
health benefits. Participants who lose plan coverage after January 1, 1989 will be
able to purchase benefit coverage for themselves and their dependents. Under
certain circumstances it is also possible for dependents to purchase health.plan
coverage for themselves.
Dear Participant:
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A new law requires the Seafarers Welfare Plan to give you and your dependents
the opportunity to extend your health care coverage in situations where you have
lost your eligibility for benefits. These situations are called "qualifying events.'
This letter will explain how the new law applies to you and your family and how
to use this program should you become ineligible for benefits under the Seafarers
Welfare Plan.
In order to understand the new law, you need to know a few special terms.
Please make sure that you and your spouse read this letter carefully so you will
be able to take advantage of this program should you need it.
DEFINITIONS
1. COBRA—The short name for the federal law which gives Plan participants
the right to purchase Welfare Plan coverage.
2. QUALIFYING EVENT—A situation which causes the employee to lose Welfare
Plan coverage because they no longer work for an employer who must make
contributions to the Plan on their behalf. A list of qualifyting events will be
explained on the following pages.
3. ELECTION—An election is your decision to tell the Plan whether you would
like to purchase Welfare Plan coverage under the COBRA program.
4. COST OF CONTINUING COVERAGE—^This is the amount of money you are
required to send to the Plan office so your health care coverage will be
continued. This payment is like an insurance premium. It is necessary because
the employer for whom you worked before the qualifying event happened, is
no longer required to make contributions on your behalf.
WHAT TYPE OF SITUATION IS A QUALIFYING EVENT UNDER COBRA?
The next part of this letter will Explain what type of situations will allow you
to continue your health care coverage under the COBRA program of the Seafarers
Welfare Plan. As explained above, these situations are called "qualifying events."
When one of these events happens to you, it means that you,,your wife or
dependent children will lose coverage under the Plan and can elect to continue
coverage by purchasing benefits.
The "qu^ifying events" are:
1. Your being fiyed from your job. YoU may elect to continue your health benefits
if you were fired for any reason unless you were fired for gross misconduct.
2. You were unable to continue to work enough time to be eligible to continue
your benefits under the Rules and Regulations of the Plan.
3. Your death, which would entitle your spouse and dependent children to
continue coverage.
4. Your divorce, or legal separation from your spouse which would entitle your
spouse and dependent child to continue coverage.
5. Your eligibility to receive Medicare benefits. For example, you are age 65 but
still actively employed, making the Seafarers Welfare Plan the provider of
your welfare benefit coverage rather than the Medicare program.
6. Your dependent child loses eligibility under the Plan because (1) he or she
reaches age 19 or (2) he or she does not fall into the category of dependents
under the age of 25 and enrolled in a full time school program leading to a
college degree.
HOW WILL I KNOW IF I AM ELIGIBLE TO CONTINUE WELFARE PLAN
COVERAGE UNDER THE COBRA PROGRAM.
When the Plan receives notice from you or your employer that one of the
"qualifying events" listed above has happened, the Plan office will send you a
letter with complete instructions about how to continue coverage.
In the event of death, divorce, legal separation, receipt of Medicare benefits
or when a dependent child is no longer eligible for Welfare Plan coverage, you
or your spouse should notify the Plan at the address given at the end of this
letter. Your employer will notify the Plan if you are terminated, if your job with
the company has ended, or if your hours have been reduced.
If any of the "qualifying events" happens to you, it is also important that you
notify the Plan of the change. Since seafaring employees are able to end jobs and
get other work without generally notifying the Plan, it is very difficult to determine
when a participant will lose his or her eligibility. The Plan is here to serve you,
but we need your help.
IF YOU HAVE NOT WORKED AND YOU KNOW YOU ARE INELIGIBLE
FOR PLAN BENEFITS, CONTACT THE PLAN'S COBRA DEPARTMENT TO
SEE IF YOU CAN ELECT TO CONTINUE YOUR WELFARE BENEFITS
UNDER THIS PROGRAM.
WHAT TYPE OF BENEFITS WILL I RECEIVE IF I ELECT TO CONTINUE
BENEFITS UNDER THE COBRA?
If you elect toi participate in the COBRA program and pay the costs, you will
receive the same type and level of benefits as you did before you lost your
eligibility. You wUl receive these benefits as long as you are not already receiving
Medicare benefits from the government, or you are not working for another
employer who has a medical benefits program.
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HOW LONG WILL HEALTH CARE COVERAGE THROUGH THE COBRA
PROGRAM LAST?
The maximum period of time you, your spouse or dependent children will be
able to continue health care behefits under the COBRA program depends on your
"qualifying event."
If you lose eligibility because you were fired or laid off from your job or did
not work enough time to establish eligibility, your maximum coverage period is
18 months from the date of the event. If you lose your eligibility for any other
"qualifying event," the maximum coverage period will be 36 months from the^
date of the qualifying event.
WHAT HAPPENS IF I HAVE TWO QUALIFYING EVENTS?
If you experience two "qualifying events," it is possible to extend your
coverage through the COBRA program for up to 36 months instead of 18 months.
The time period is measured from the date of the first qualifying event.
In order to receive an extension of participation in the COBRA program the
following must have happened:
1. Your first "qualifying event" must have been a termination of employment
or a reduction in your days of employment which caused you to lose your
eligibility.
2. Your second "qualifying event" must take place while you are receiving Plan
benefits which you have purchased through the COBRA program.
3. Your second "qualifying event" must also be (1) the death of your covered
spouse; (2) divorce or legal separation; (3) your eligibility for Medicare; (4)
your dependent child's loss of eligibility under the Seafarers Welfare Plan
because he or she has reached the maximum age for benefit coverage.
CAN MY COBRA COVERAGE END BEFORE THE 24tli OR 36th MONTH
MAXIMUM PERIOD?
Yes. Your COBRA coverage can end before the maximum period if the
following events take place:
(1) Your monthly payment to the Plan for the COBRA coverage is not timely.
(2) You get another job which has health care benefits for you. Even if those
benefits are less complete than those you are receiving from the COBRA
coverage, you can no longer receive benefits from the COBRA program.
(3) You become entitled to receive Medicare benefits.
WHAT IS THE ELECTION PERIOD AND HOW DOES IT WORK?
Once again, the "election" is your decision to tell the Plan whether you wish
to purchase COBRA benefit coverage in the event you lose Seafarers Welfare
Plan coverage. Depending on the "qualifying event," the Plan will send you
notice, or you or your family member will send a letter to the Plan.
Once the "qualifying event" has happened and the Plan sends you an "election"
letter, you and your family will have 60 days to decide whether to purchase
benefits through the COBRA program. The election period will end 60 days from:
(1) The date you experience your "qualifying event" which caused you to lose
eligibility time for benefit coverage from the Seafarers Welfare Plan or
(2) the date the Plan tells you that you have a right to participate in the COBRA
program, whichever date is later.
HOW MUCH WILL COBRA COVERAGE COST?
The cost of COBRA benefit coverage depends on what level of Plan benefits
you were receiving at the time you or your dependents lost eligibility for Seafarers
Welfare Plan coverage. Because the cost to participants will vary, you will be
notified of the cost to you, or if you are married, for you and your family.
After notification of a "qualifying event," the Plan will send you a letter which
contains specific information for yoiu* situation. This letter will explain the cost
of the COBRA benefit coverage and other important information. If you choose
to buy benefit coverage through the COBRA program, the first payment you
make will cover the cost of your benefits, for the period before your election.
After that, you will make a payment once a month.
CAN MY SPOUSE ELECT TO CONTINUE HEALTH CARE BENEFITS?
Yes. Each family member is entitled to make an election. If you make the
election, your spouse and dependent children will be automatically included. If
your spouse makes the election it will automatically include dependent children.
WHAT IF MY PAYMENT FOR COBRA COVERAGE IS LATE?
If you choose to participate in the COBRA program, your first check must be
received by the Plan no later than 45 days after you elect to participate in the
program. You then must pay a premium every month to keep your COBRA
benefits.
You do have a 30-day grace period for making late payments. The grace period
expires 30 days from the first day of the month during which your coverage is
extended. If you do not pay within this grace period you will lose welfare benefit
coverage.
WHEN WILL THE PROGRAM START?
The COBRA program will be in effect on January 1, 1989. If you need more
information you can call Membership Services at 1-800-CLAIMS-4 (1-800-2524674). You may also write to COBRA Program, Seafarers Welfare Plan, 5201
Aiith Way, Camp Springs, Maryland 20746.
Leo Bonser
Plans Administrator
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�After 45 Years of Sea
Editor's Note: The crew of the SS
Independence (American Hawaii Cruises)
sent the Seafarers LOG th^ pictures
and story about the retirement of their
shipmate and friend Edgar *'Tiny" An
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Edgar '*Tiny" Anderson cuts into the spe
cially-prepared cake at his retirement party
aboard the Independence.
The officers, staff and crew of the
SS Independence, Honolulu, Hawaii,
wished Edgar "Tiny" Anderson a fond
and warm aloha, to begin his retire
ment Dec. 10, 1988.
To those who sailed with Tiny, his
endless wit and constant humor will
never be forgotten. Edgar Anderson
started his sailing career on the troop
ship Maraposa, Feb. 11, 1944. Tiny
saw action in both the European and
Pacific theaters during World War II.
He continued sailing during Korea and
Vietnam, and has logged more sea
miles than Captain Cook and Chris
topher Columbus. "I think he sailed
with Christopher Columbus" ... Oh
well.
After nearly 45 years of tying knots,
salt air and coffee breaks. Tiny is
banking his oars. Though he can't see
his glasses without contact lenses, he's
still a super duper trooper.
To Tiny Anderson, carpenter/joiner,
able bodied seaman, master haipoonist and notary public, we wish you fair
winds and following seas. Aloha and
all the rest.
Wishing him "smooth sailing" are (I. to r.) 3rd Steward R. Witowich, AB T. Williams,
AB R. Cahill, "Tiny" Anderson, Carp/Joiner W. Anderson and Bosnn K. "Whitey"
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Eight Die When Storm Sinks Ship—Three Saved
A fiO-foot wave, combined with storm
winds of 50 mph and 30-foot seas, sent
eight crewmen to their deaths and sank
their small containership, the Lloyd
Bermuda, 160 miles south of Nan
tucket, Mass., Dec. 28.
, Four crewmen survived several hours
in the cold Atlantic waters before a
cargo ship plucked two from the seas.
A Coast Guard helicopter saved two
others, but one m^ died enroute to
hospital.
The 240-f66t siiip'with a 109 TEU
capacity had left Elizabeth, N.J. with
70 containers headed for Hamilton,
Bermuda, when it encountered the
heavy weather. The Lloyd Bermuda
was owned and flagged in Cyprus, but
was chartered to an American com
pany, Trans-Mars Agencies Inc.
According to accounts the survivors
gave to the C^loast Guard, the ship was
making headway in the heavy winds
and seas when a wave estimated at 60
feet crashed over the port bow and
tore four containers loose. The boxes
were swept over the side.
The Lloyd Bermuda took an im
KNOW YOUR RIGHTS
FINANCIAL REPORTS. The constitution of the SlU
Atlantic. Gulf. Lakes and inland Waters District makes
specific provision for safeguarding the membership's
money and Union finances. The constitution requires a
detailed audit by Certified Public Accountants every three
months, which are to be submitted to the membership by
the Secretary-Treasurer. A quarterly finance committee
of rank and file members, elected by the membership,
makes examination each quarter of the finances of the
Union and reports fully their findings and recommenda
tions. Members of this committee may make dissenting
reports, specific recommendations and separate findings.
TRUST FUNDS. All trust funds of the SIU Atlantic,
Gulf. Lakes and Inland Waters District are administered
in accordance with the provisions of various trust fund
agreements. All these agreements specify that the trustees
in charge of these funds shall equally consist of Union
and management representatives and their alternates. All
expenditures and di.sbursements of trust funds are made
only upon approval by 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 senior
ity are protected exclusively by the contracts between the
Union and the employers. Get to know your shipping
rights. Copies of these contracts arc posted and available
in all Union halls. If you feel there has been any violation
of your shipping or seniority rights as contained in the
contracts between the Union and the employers, notify
the Seafarers Appeals Board by certified mail, return re
ceipt requested. The proper address for this is:
Angus "Red" Campbell
Chairman, Seafarers Appeals Board
5201 Auth Way and Britannia Way
Prince Georges County
Camp Springs, Md. 20746
Full copies of contracts as referred to are available to
you at all times, either by writing directly to the Union
or to the Seafarers Appeals Board.
mediate list to starboard "with a trim
down by the bow that was very no
ticeable," a Coast Guard officer said.
The general alarm sounded, and the
crew, clad in life jackets, gathered on
the port boat deck but couldn't launch
the lifeboat because of the list.
Before they could launch an inflat
able life raft, the Lloyd Bermuda sank,
less than 10 minutes after the giant
wave battered the ship.
The exact cause of the sinking has
not been determined, but the Coast
KNOW YOUR RIGHTS
CONTRACTS. Copies of all SiU contracts are avail
able in all SIU halls. These contracts specify the wages
and conditions under which you work and live aboard
your ship or boat. Know your contract rights, aS well as
your obligations, such as tiling for OT on the proper
sheets and in the proper manner. If, at any time, any SIU
patrolman or other Union official, in your opinion, fails
to protect your contract rights properly, contact the
nearest SIU port agent.
EDITORIAL POLICY —THE LOG. The Log has
traditionally refrained from publishing any article serving
the political purposes of any individual in the Union,
officer or member. It has also refrained from publishing
articles deemed harmful to the Union or its collective
membership. This e.stablished policy has been reaffirmed
by membership action at the September. I960, meetings
in all constitutional ports. The responsibility for Log
policy is ve.sted in an editorial board which consists of
the Executive Board of the Union. The Executive Board
may delegate, from among its ranks, one individual to
carry out this responsibility.
PAYMENT OF MONIES. No monies are to be paid
to anyone in any official capacity in the SIU unless an
official Union receipt is given for same. Under no circum
stances should any member pay any money for any rea.son
unless he is given such receipt. In the event anyone
attempts to require any such payment be made without
supplying a receipt, or if a member is required to make a
payment and is given an official receipt, but feels that he
should not have been required to make such payment, this
should immediately be reported to Union headquarters.
CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS AND OBLIGA
TIONS. Copies of the SIU constitution are available in
all Union halls. All members should obtain copies of this
constitution so as to familiarize themselves with its con
tents. Any time you feel any member or officer is attempt
ing to deprive you of any con.stiiutional right or obligation
by any methods such as dealing with charges, trials, etc..
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Guard said a 4,800 pound Bobcat, a
small bulldozer, could have broken
loose below decks and torn a hole in
the ship's hull.
"Given the fact that the vessel as
sumed a starboard list and the list
continued to increase rapidly, it would
have to indicate that the vessel was
taking on water fi-om some other source
than over the top," a Coast Guard'
spokesman said.
One body was found, the remaining
bodies have not been recovered.
KNOW YOUR RIGHTS
as well as all other details, then the member so affected
should immediately notify headquarters.
EQUAL RIGHTS. All members are guaranteed equal
rights in employment and as members of the SIU. These
rights are clearly set forth in the SIU constitution and in
the contracts which the Union has negotiated with the
employers. Consequently, no member may be discrimi
nated against because of race, creed, color, sex and na
tional or geographic origin. If any member feels that he is
denied the equal rights to which he is entitled, he should
notify Union headquarters.
SEAFARERS POLITICAL ACTIVITY DONATION
—^SPAD. SPAD is a separate segregated fund. Its pro
ceeds are used to further its objects and purposes includ
ing. but not limited to, furthering the political, social and
economic interests of maritime workers, the pre.servation
and furthering of the American Merchant Marine with
improved employment opportunities for seamen and
boatmen and the advancement of trade union conCe;pts.
In connection with such objects. SPAD supports and
contributes to political candidates for elective office. All
contribufions are volunfary. No contribution may be
solicited or received because of force, job discrimination,
financial reprisal, or threat of such conduct, or as a con
dition of membership in the Union or of employment. If
a contribution is made by reason of the above improper
conduct, notify fhe Seafarers Union or SPAD by certified
mail within .fO days of the contribution for investigation
and appropriate action and refund, if involuntary. Sup
port SPAD to protect and further your economic, poli
tical and social interests, and American trade union
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 access to Union records or information, he should immediately
notify SIU President Mike Sacco at Headquarters by certified mail,
return receipt requested. The address is 5201 Auth Way, Prince
Georges County, Camp Springs, Md. 20746.
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Dispatciiero Report for Groat Lakes
DECEMBER 1-31, 1988
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"TOTAL REGISTERED
All Groups
Class CL Glass L Class NP
""REGISTERED ON BEACH
TOTAL SHIPPED
All Groups
All Groups
Class CL Class L Class NP Class CL Class L Class NP
Port
DECK DEPARTMENT
Algonac
.JS./k 0.
14
4
0
31
18
0
5
0
Port
ENGINE DEPARTMENT
Algonac
0
14
9
0
3
; 0
er- 7 •. ; 1
Port
STEWARD DEPARTMENT
Algonac....... . . . ...
0
9
3
• .
3;; • 2
Port
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ENTRY DEPARTMENT
Algonac
12
15
0
0
0
0
8
;13
Totals All Departments ......
0
37
21
0
54
30
0
19
15
""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.
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MiehasI Sacco, President
Joseph Sacco, Executive Vice President
Angus "Red" Campbell, Vice President
Joe DIGIorgio, Secretary
Jack Caffey, Vice President
Thomas Glldewell, Vice President
George McCartney, Vice President
John Fay, Vice President
Roy A. Mercer, Vice President
Steve Edney, Vice President
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HEADQUARTERS
5201 Auth Way
Camp Springs, Md. 20746
(301)899-0675
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520 St. Glair River Dr. 48001
(313) 794-4988
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BALTIMORE, Md.
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1216 E. Baltimore St. 21202
(301) 327-4900
Dispatchers Report for Deep Sea
DECEMBER 1-31, 1988
"TOTAL REGISTERED
All Groups
ClassA ClassB ClassG
Pon
New York
60
Philadelphia
.4
Baltimore.......,;......
8
Norfolk.
16
Mobile
14
New Orleans ....; . v ::.....
35
Jacksonville.
.
34
San Francisco.
:
34
Wilmington
,
23
Seattle
. .; .
50
PuertoRico..
16
Honolulu
............
10
Houston
41
St. Louis
1
Piney Point ........
0
Totals
346
TOTAL SHIPPED
All Groups
ClassA ClassB Class C
;
Trip
Reliefs
DECK DEPARTMENT
9
6
3,1
3
0
6
3
5
1
9
4
9
4
7
10
9
6
3
8
2
1
6
8
7
14
0
0
3
6
81
72
6
0
0
3
.3
8
3
4
6
14
0
6
9
0
1
63
ICQ
3
12
26
23
48
48
56
37
72
24
9
63
^ ;i 1
0
522
18
3
7
12
4
12
12
18
9
9
2
10
6
1
1
124
3
.1
1
4
6
12
4
10
4
7
1
5
3
- 5
0
66
44
4
11
12
18
39
20
31
20
36
12
5
-44
2
3
301
12
2
6
6
6
9
2
6
2
2
0
8
5
0
4
70
2
1
1
3
0
6
1
10
4
1
0
9
3
0
0
41
2
OT
i It
7
26
13
78
20
30
11
6
24
1
4
273
16
2
4
4
5
3
5
9
6
5
0
22
1
0
6
88
0
0
0
3
1
3
0
7
6
1
1
24
3
0
0
49
26
4
3
13
11
20
11
20
16
16
11
84
8
2
3
7
1
0
9
5
20
14
24
10
8
3
146
10
0
2
16
2
4
11
7
9
10
12
8
5
3
13
5
0
2
107
5
2
1
4
4
6
3
9
5
8
1
10
14
1
6
79
35
2
5
10
10
35
34
20
22
36
10
7
28
1
0
255
Port
New York
28
11.
Philadelphia..
4
1
Baltimore
7
6
Norfolk
....i
8
6
Mobile
16
5
New Orleans
. . . . •>
24
8
Jacksonville..............
18
5
San Francisco. . . ; ; . v^A.. .v.:
19
7
Wilmington.........,...;
19
2
Seattle
29
4
PuertoRico.
7
0
Honolulu.6
13
Houston
30
5
St. Louis.;
10
Piney Point .............
3
4
Totals
.
219
77
0
1
1
1
0
4
1
5
4
0
0
10
1
1
0
29
ENGINE DEPARTMENT
25
4
0
4
2
1
5
4
0
7
7
0
6k
3
0
15-A
9
2
23
4
3
20 '
7
2
13
6
3
17
7
1
6
0
0
1
15
13
18
3
0
10
2
1
3
0
162
74
27
10
'iV 1
: 1
2
, 2
5
1
7
3
7
0
9
4
0
0
52
Port
NewYork
.
Philadelphia..............
Baltimore .............. .
Norfolk ........ A . . .
^
Mobile
J
New Orleans .............
Jacksonville..............
San Francisco.
.
Wilmington..............
Seattle
Puerto Rico
. ., . . ..
Honolulu. ............. .
Houston
St. Louis.
,
Piney Point ...............
Totals
6
O
0
0
2
8
1
9
8
5
3
75
1
1
1
120
Port
NewYork ............ . .
Philadelphia.......;.....:
Baltimore:..;...;;;.;..;;Norfolk
Mobile
New Orleans
Jacksonville.............
San Francisco
.........
Wilmington.........
"..
Seattle
....;.
....
Puerto Rico
Honolulu
........
Houston
St. Louis.
Piney Point
,
20
2
4
6
7
22
8
39
12
18
s 6
5
16
1
3
169
8
3
3
2
3
3
3
9
6
6
0
21
2
0
7
76
0
1
0
2
1
1
0
4
1
1
1
26
2
0
3
43
12
1
0
4
6
17
8
19
12
16
2
5
14
1
1
118
STEWARD DEPARTMENT
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
D
1
0
5
1
6
0
4
5
2
1
3
0
0
0
24
16
3
1
0
0
5
3
56
29
21
4
2
6
3
18
3
24
9
22
9
2
11
0
0
12
3
2
7
6
16
7
10
8
12
8
72
9
2
4
6
4
0
6
6
9
5
15
3
3
1
180
5
1
4
11
5
0
3
0
9
5
5
7
18
8
7
10
0
0
ENTRY DEPARTMENT
8
4
0
3
2
0
2
3
2
3
10
12
3
1
4
7
9
3
14
2
5
1
61
197
11
2
2
1
3
3
Totals.
134
178
248
08
Totals All Departments
868
438
399
623
""REGISTERED ON BEACH
All Groups
ClassA ClassB ClassC
;
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
38
0
5
11
4
22
7
54
19
33
17
3
12
0
0
136
242
0
225
248
259
347
378
235
1,321
538
415
""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 December was up from the inonth of November. A totai of 1,575 jobs were
shipped on SiU-contracted deep sea vessels. Of the 1,575 Jol» shipped, 623 jobs or about 40 percent were
taken by "A" seniority members. The rest were filled by "B" and "C" seniority people. A totai of 235 trip relief
Jobs were shipped. Since the trip relief program began on April 1, 1982, a total of 9,113 |ot>s have been
shipped.
20/LOG/January 1989
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. 02740
(508) 997-5404
NEW ORLEANS, La.
630 Jackson Ave. 70130
(504) 529-7546
NEWYORK, 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
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And that's where an alcoholic or drug user is headed.
Helping a fellow Seafarer who has an addiction
problem is just as easy—and just as important—as
steering a blind man across a street. All you have to do
is take that Seafarer by the arm and guide him to the
Union's Addictions Rehabilitation Center in Valley Lee,
Md.
Once he's there, an SIU member will receive the care
and counseling he needs. And he'll get the support of
brother SIU members who are fighting the same tough
battle he is back to a healthy, productive alcohol-free
and drug-free life.
The road is a long one for an alcoholic and drug user.
But because of ARC, an addicted SIU member doesn't
have to travel the distance alone. And by guiding a
brother Seafarer in the direction of the Rehab Center,
you'll be showing him that the first step back to recovery
is only an arm's length away.
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1 am interested in attending a six-week program at the Addictions
Rehabilitation Center. I understand that all my medical and counseling
records will be kept strictly confidential, and that they will not be kept
anywhere except at The Center.
Name
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-Engine Upgrading Courses-
1989 upgrading Course Schedule
Completion
Check-In
Date
Date
Course
March 31
January 9
QMED - Any Rating
March 3
January 9
Marine Electrical Maint.
April
28
March 20
Variable Speed DC Drives
i •March 3
February 6
Welding
March 31
March 6
Diesel Engine Technology
April 14
March 20
Hydraulics
March 17
February 6
FOWT
*A11 students in the Engine and Steward Departments vrill have 2 weeks of Sealift
Familiarization at the end of their regular course.
Programs Geared to Improve ]ob SkiUs And Promote U.S. Maritime Industry
January — March 1989
The following is the current course schedule for January — March 1989 at the Seafarers Harry
Lundeberg School of Seamanship.
The course schedule may change to reflect the membership's and industry's needs.
PLEASE NOTE: All members are required to take firefighting when attending SHLSS.
Deck Upgrading Courses
—
^—
Check-In
Completion
Course
Date
Date
Able Seaman
January 23
March 3
March 20
April 28
First Oass Pilot (Organized s^ riwfy)
Open-ended (Contact Admissions
Office for starting date)
Radar Refresher/Renewal
"
Radar Recertification
"
Celestial Navigation
February 29
April 1
*Minimum number of students required for Celestial Navigation class to be held is 5.
Third Mate
January 16
April 14
Lifeboat
January 9
January 20
February 6
February 17
March 6
March 17
LNG — Self Study Safety Course
(This course is not offered as a separate course, but may be tiaken while attending any
of the regularly scheduled courses.)
*Upon completion of course must take four (4) week Sealift Operations 8c Maint. Course.
^Steward Upgrading Courses
•
Adult Education Courses—
Check-In
Date
Course
—
Recertification, Programs
—^'
Check-In
Date
January 30
March 27
Course
Stevirard Recertification
Bosuns Recertification
Address
DECK
Mo./Day/Year
• AB/Sealift
• Towboat Operator Inland
• 1st Class Pilot • Celestial Navigation
• Third Mate
• Simulator Course
• Radar Observer Unlimited
•Master Inspected Towing Vessel
(Street)
(City)
(State)
Deep Sea Member •
Telephone.
(Zip Code)
Inland Waters Member •
(Area Code)
Lakes Member •
Pacific •
ENGINE
• FOWT
• Automation
• QMED—Any Rating • Hydraulics
• Variable Speed DC Drive Systems
(Marine Electronics)
• Marine Electrical Maintenance
• Pumproom Maintenance & Opetation
• Refngeration Systems Maintenance
& Operations
• Diesel Engine Technology
• Assistant Engineer/Chief Engineer
Motor Vessel
• Orginal 3rd/2nd Assistant Engineer
Steam or Motor
• Refrigerated Containers
Advanced Maintenance
• Electro-Hydtaulic Systems
If the following information is not filled out completely your application will not be processed.
Social Security *
Book *_
. Seniority.
JDepartment.
Home Port.
Veteran of U.S. Armed Forces • Yes • No
Endorsement(s) or
License(s) Now Held
Are you a graduate of the SHLSS Trainee Program: • Yes
to
Trainee Program: From.
No • (if yes, fill in below)
Last grade of schooling completecL
Have you attended any SHLSS Upgrading Courses: • Yes
No • (if yes, fill in below)
(dates attended)
Completion
Date
March 3
May 12
1 Am interested in the Following
Course(s) Checked Below or Indicated
Here if Not Listed
Date of Birth.
(Middle)
Check-In
Date
January 9
March 20
Completion
Date
March 6
May 8
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Upgrading Application
(first)
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College Programs
Course
Associates in Arts or Certi^te Program
* All students in the Engine and Steward Departments will have 2 weeks of Sealift
Familiarization at the end of their regular course.
(Last)
Completion
Date
The Adult Education Courses for 1989 will be six weeks in length.
High School Equivalency (GED)
January 2
February 13
Adiilt Basic Education (ABE)
January 2
- February 11
English as a Second Language (ESL)
January 2
February 11
The Developmental Studies Class (DVS) will be offered one week prior to some of the
upgrading classes.
I)evelopmental Studies (DVS)
January 30
February 3
(Offered prior to the FOWT Course)
ABE/ESL Lifeboat Preparation Course
Februaryl3
March 3
March 13
March 31
This Three week course is an Introduction to Lifoboat and is designed to help seaEueis
prepare themselves for the regular Lifeboat course which is scheduled immediately after this
course. This class will benefit those seafiuers who have difBculty reading, seafiuers whose first
language is not English, and seafiuers who have been out of s^ool for a long time.
*A11 Steward Upgrading Courses are open-ended. Contact the
Admissions Office for starting dates.
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Do you hold a letter of completion for Lifeboat: • Yes
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Firefighting: • Yes
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CPR: • Yes
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With this application COPIES of your discharges must be submitted showing sufficient time to qualify yourself for the coursc(s) requested.
You must also submit a COPY of the first page of your union book indicating your department and seniority, as well as, a COPY of your
clinic card. The Admissions Office WILL NOT schedule until this is received.
RATING HELD
DATE SHIPPED
ALL DEPARTMENTS
• Welding
• lifeboatman (Must be taken with
another course)
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No tianqxKUtion will be i^d
tinlew you present original ieoeq>ts
and successfully complete the couise.
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ADULT EDUCATION DEPARTMENT I
• Adult Basic Education (ABE)
• High School Equivalency
Program (GED)
• Developmental Studies (DVS)
• English as a Second Language (ESL)
• ABE/ESL Lifeboat Preparation
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VESSEL
• Assistant Cook Utility
• Cook and Baker • Chief Steward
• Chief Cook
• Towboat Inland Cook
RETURN COMPLETED APPUCATION TO:
Seafarers Harry Lundeberg Upgrading Center, Piney Point, MD. 20674
COLLEGE PROGRAM
• Associates in Arts Degtee
• Certificate Progtams
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In Pursiiit of a Dream
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Before too mucli more time goes l^r, I would like to thiLTiTr taie Charlie
Logan Scholarship Committee for awarding me a scholarship for 1988.
I am using the scholarship to pursue a degree In mininai pE^chology
at Antloch University in Santa Barbara, Calif, with the hope of
realizing my long-held dream of becoming a p^chotheraplst. The
Scholarship Committee's assistance is greatly appreciated.
To those of you I have sailed with: I miss you but trust thatr I wUl
see you again when the time is right.
Sincerely,
Lena McGlean
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Ctoleta, Calif.
Letters
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'Grateful to the SXU ..
IVe been an SIU man since 1949. In those days, I was young and
enjoyed the life of a merchant seaman. However, today is another '
story. Due to many factors, all our American unions are fighting an
uphill battle for our very existence.
I've been unfit for duty for over foTir months and have incurred
about $10,000 In medical bills! (Lots of expensive tests and one
operation.) Thanks to our Seattle port agent and the SIU, about $6,000
have already been paid, and I don't have to worry about the remaining
$4,000 being paid—^not to mention the sickness and accident money
paid to me.
It's hard to believe the cost of being sick. (Getting old doesn't help})
Let's just say I'm grateful to belong to the SIU. It's good to realize the
SIU wUl protect me fromunreasonable medical costs in the future, too.
Sincerely,
Joseph A. Gibbons G-694
Huntingdon, Pa.
'In Praise of the Real Heroes .. .<
I am writing this letter to give thanks to all those who helped us
receive veteran's status for the U.S. merchant marine in the big oneWWII: Senator Blchard Shelby, Senator HoweU HefUn and Rep. Somyr
Callahan, and to our Commander-in-Chief, President Reagan.
As we were the first ones In combat and the last to be honored. It
was about par for the course. But better late than never. I hope that
before the president leaves ofQce, he can find time to meet with some
real "unsung heroes" who delivered the goods to all theaters of action
on all fronts.
I also want to give praise to three of the finest men that I've ever
sailed with: Captain Paul Heller, Mr. Clarence A, Lott Sr. and Mr.
George Bales.
Now here are some of the real heroes: Mr. Lish Taylor was on the
first ship that was boarded by the crew of a German sub before we got
Into the big one. Also he and his son George Taylor were torpedoed on
the S.S. Maiden Creek. I think it was history that father and son were
on the same ship. Some of the other men who were toiTpedoed were
Tommy Jenkins, Leon Branch Sr., Charles Mitchell, Ervtn Bradley,
Warden Hendricks, Willie "Htimp" Palmer, Lloyd Yo\ing, Big Joe
Henderson and Leslie Taylor.
So all of the old salts can now hang their Honorable Discharges on
the wall, and when their grandchildren ask What they did in the big
one, they can point to it...
Bloris B. Tart T-849
Mobile, Ala.
'Keep Up the Good Work • . .'
After 21 years, you, with the help of God, have made the other
unions come in out of the cold! My hat's off to you.
I want to thank you for getting me on the new ship Nedlloyd
Holland. It is a wonderful ship.
Paul Hall would be proud. I know I am. If there is anything that I
can do to make your task a little easier, feel free to call on me, and I
win do my best.
In your next meeting, please remind the members to vote. Keep up
the good wprk. I am praying for you and your staff.
Tours truly.
Oscar Wiley
Nedlloyd Holland
News From Labor
SAN FRANCISCO—^Twelve unions
representing Southern California Kai
ser Health Plan employees have joined
forces to "aid and assist our afhliated
labor organizations in their individual
and collective dealings to secure im
proved working conditions and other
economic advantages for our mem
bers, to assist in the settlement of
labor disputes, to safeguard and pro
mote the principles of collective bar
gaining and workers' rights."
The coalition will also "battle man
agement programs which are nothing
more than thinly veiled attempts to
diminish or destroy union strength in
the workplace." The group is headed
by Jim Zellers of SEIU's Local 399,
and includes locals of the Service Em
ployees, the Food & Commercial
Workers, the Operating Engineers and
the Los Angeles District Council of
the Carpenters.
NEW YORK—The Food & Commer
cial Workers have started a hard-hit
ting recognition campaign in upstate
New York to focus public attention
on the non-union status of food mar
kets.
UFCW District One President Jo
seph C. Talarico is leading the way
with the "We're Up Front, Protecting
Union Jobs" program, which encour-
ages consumers not to spend their food
dollars at non-union markets where
often workers are not treated fairly by
their employers. The campaign in
cludes Do Not Shop leaflets; "Shop
Union" lawn signs; prominent Union
Store Card displays in organized su
permarkets; and heavy media public
ity.
WASHINGTON—Four union repre
sentatives were named to the 15-member Occupational Safety and Health
Administration's advisory panel to up
date federal shipyard safety standards.
They are Russel Axom of the Steelworkers, Louis D'Ambrosio of the
Boilermakers, Bedros Dostoomian of
the Sheet Metal Workers and Frank
Terranova of the Plumbers. James D.
Bishop of the Painters was named an
alternate.
OSHA's shipbuilding
standards have not been updated since
the agency's inception 17 years ago.
WASHINGTON—AFL-CIO Associ
ate General Counsel David Silberman
will head the federation's Union Priv
ilege Benefit Programs. He is suc
ceeding Ray Denison, who will retire
Feb. 28. Silberman, 37, was a partner
at the Washington law firm of Bredhoff
& Kaiser and taught law at George
Washington University prior to joining
the AFL-CIO's legal department in
1985. Denison, 65, headed the UPBP
since its creation in 1986. UPBP's first
benefit was offering low-interest credit
cards to members of participating
unions.
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begins, It's not too early
for high school seniors to
start thinking about college. For
dependents of Seafarers and
Boatmen the financial burden of
college can be greatly eased if
they win an SlU scholarship.
The awards, known as the
Charlie Logan Scholarship
Program, are given each year
under the auspices of the Sea
farers Welfare Plan. For de
pendents, four $10,000 schol
arships are offered.
But the Scholarship Program
is not exclusively for depend
ents. A $10,000 award and two
$5,000 scholarships are avail^ able to active Seafarers and
Boatmen. Also, when there are
exceptionally qualified Seafar
ers and Boatmen, the Board of
Trustees of the Welfare Plan
may grant a second $10,000
award to an active member.
The Scholarship Program was
begun in 1952 to help members
and their children achieve their
educational goals. Several years
ago it was named after Charlie
Logan, a labor consultant and
arbitrator who died in 1975. He
helped establish the Seafarers
Scholarship Program and then
worked hard to keep it strong
and growing.
Medical are eligible to apply for
a dependent's scholarship up to
Seafarer Requirements
the age of 25.
Each applicant for a depend
Seafarers and Boatmen who
ent's scholarship must:
are applying for scholarships
• Be unmarried at the time
must:
application is made.
• Be a graduate of high school
• Be under 19 or 25 years of
or its equivalent.
age (whichever is applicable).
• Have credit for two years
• Be eligible for dependent
(730.days) of employment with
benefits under the Seafarers
an employer who is obligated to
Welfare Plan.
make contributions to the Sea
e Be a graduate of high school
farers Welfare Plan, on the em
or its equivalent.
ployee's behalf prior to the date
The applicant's parent must:
of application.
• Have credit for three years
• Have one day of employ
(1,095 days) of employment with
ment on a vessel in the sixan employer who is obligated to
month period immediately pre
make contributions to the Sea
ceding the date of application.
farers Welfare Plan on the em
• Have 120 days of employ
ployee's behalf prior to the date
ment on a vessel in the previous
of application.
calendar year.
• Have one day of employ
Pensioners are not eligible to
ment in the six-month period
receive scholarship awards.
immediately preceding the date
of application.
Dependent Requirements
• Have 120 days of employ
Dependents of Seafarers and ment in the previous calendar
Boatmen who apply for a schol year.
arship must be unmarried, under
The last two items above cov
19 years of age, and receive ering worktime requirements of
sole support from the employee the applicant's parents do not
and/or his or her spouse. Un apply to applicants who are the
married children who are eligible children of pensioners or eligible
for benefits under Plan #1 Major deceased employees.
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Deadline - AprlM4
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Must Take SAT or ACT
For both active members and
the dependents of eligible mem
bers, the scholarship grants are
awarded on the basis of high
school grades and the scores of
either College Entrance Exam
ination Boards (SAT) OR Amer
ican College Tests (ACT).
The SAT or ACT exam must
be taken no later than February
1989 to ensure that the results
reach the Scholarship Selection
Committee in time to be evalu^
ated. For upcoming SAT test
dates and applications, contact
the College Entrance Exami
nation Board at either: Box 592,
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Princeton, N.J. 08540 or Box
1025 Berkeley, Calif. 94701,
whichever is closest to your
mailing address.
For upcoming ACT test dates
and applications contact: ACT
Registration Union, P.O. Box
414, Iowa City, Iowa 52243.
Scholarship program appli
cations are available to active
members or their dependents at
any SlU hall or through the Sea
farers Welfare Plan, 5201 Auth
Way, Camp Springs, Md. 20746.
Scholarship winners will
be announced in May 1989.
The deadline for submission of
applications is April 14, 1989.
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HEADLINES
U.S. AGENCY FINALLY ACTS TO PENALIZE FINK SHIP
SIU HITS DOD KUWAITI TANKER REFLAGGING POLICY
CONGRESS GETS REAGAN’S LAST MARITIME BUDGET
BALLOTING PANEL ANNOUNCES RESULTS OF A&G VOTE
JUDGE BANS RANDOM TESTING OF TRUCKERS
MEMBERSHIP OKS CHANGES TO SIU CONSTITUTION
HOUSE SHIP PANEL SETS FIRST MEETING
SIU CREWS MAKE TAGOS PROGRAM A SUCCESS
SKINNER NAMED TO DOT; DOLE WINS LABOR POST
ADM. BUTCHER TO HEAD MILITARY SEALIFT COMMAND
SIU SHIP KEEPS ARMY FROM RUNNING ON EMPTY
ANDREI SAKHAROV, FAMED SOVIET DISSIDENT, GIVEN AFL-CIO HUMAN RIGHTS AWARD
UNITED STATES AND CHINA SIGN SHIPPING PACT
SAFE STEERING COMMITTEE SETS AIDS POLICY GOALS
90-YEAR-OLD SEAFARER WINS WW II DISCHARGE
NEW SEA LITTER LAWS TAKE EFFECT
U.S. EXTENDS TERRITORIAL WATERS
ST. LAWRENCE SEAWAY SEASON ENDS
2 FERRY BOAT SINKINGS CLAIM MORE THAN 100
A PIECE OF HISTORY FACES EVICTION
WW II MINES STILL A SHIPPING THREAT
THE MESS IN YOUR MEDICINE CABINET
SIU’S 50TH YEAR MARKED BY NEW LEADERSHIP AND DIRECTION
1988- A REVIEW OD THE SIU’S 50TH YEAR
1988- YEAR IN REVIEW
CASSIDY CITES SEALIFT AS BIGGEST NEED
AFTER 45 YEARS AT SEA, ‘TINY’ BANKS HIS OARS
EIGHT DIE WHEN STORM SINKS SHIP-THREE SAVED
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Vol. 51, No. 1
1989
Periodicals
Seafarers Log