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SEUARms m "•" h'm- • •. t. i • •• President's Report SIU Pensioners Wiii Get The Tax on Seamen and the Coast Guard j^Year-f Elsewhere in this edition Seafarers will read of the union's action in seeking a court order to end the so-called user fee which the U.S. gov­ ernment plans to charge merchant seamen for the issuance and processing of documents and licenses. Because the U.S. Coast Guard had been assigned the task of working out the details of raising funds through the levying of a fee for so-called services, it is necessary for the union to name the Coast Guard, and the Department of Transportation of which it is a part, in its lawsuit which seeks to block the implementation of a charge to mariners for obtaining their seamen's papers and licenses. Aside from that legal technicality, it should be clear Michael Sacco to all that we have no beef with the Coast Guard di­ rectly in this matter. The agency simply is carrying out orders and its staff is doing the best they can with the assignment they got. • • -r. :i:': '''i.. ":V!,?:;,' ?&••' V'"": ^ ^ <j> Taking Stock of the Candidates As the 1992 elections fast approach, there are signs that the Ameri­ can people are beginning to take a hard look at what our elected offi­ cials—starting with the president—have been able to deliver in recent years. The pollsters are busy sounding out the sentiments of the na­ tion's citizenry and they have found that Americans are looking beyond all the pap and glitz which the administration has been peddling with regard to the state of the economy, the condition of the cities, the qual­ ity of the educational system, the adequacy of health care and the rest of the issues which are the basis of our daily lives. The polls are showing increasingly that Americans are not all that crazy about the job the president has been doing and that the rosy pic­ ture the White House has been painting rapidly is crashing down. For ourselves, we have to take a hard look at each and every elected . official. We must survey the field of candidates for every post and view to what extent the aspirants see the role of American shipping in our economy and national security. We are going to have to examine their records in this regard. We have to find out what their attitudes are about the future of the American merchant marine and see if they un­ derstand the important contribution American shipping has made to the nation's success as a world power. We also are going to do our utmost to bring to the candidates' attention the importance of U.S. shipping in order to avoid the disastrous course pursued by the Carter, Reagan and Bush administrations in regard to the American maritime industry. Under the previous two administrations and the Bush presidency, we have heard a great deal of talk about so-called free markets, a philoso­ phy which has not kept America very solid. In each of these administrations, talk was cheap when it came to the American merchant marine but action was hard to come by. We have come to expect little more than platitudes on one day of the year— Maritime Day—from our chief of state. Meanwhile, the American flag is disappearing from the high seas, and the nation's economic strength has been sapped while foreign interests are buying a bigger share of the U.S. pie. As Seafarers, we always have recognized the importance of securing our interests in the political field. Over the course of the next few months we will be examining the records of those men who are cam­ paigning for the presidency of the United States. We will want to know where they stand as far as our industry is concerned and where they stand on behalf of American working people and their families. •!•'.. . ^ -IP''* •_ C' ' ^:-rj; ^ Being the Best •i- • :'i" •• 'V ^;V • . i •• '" •' We come to the year's end, and 1 want to wish all the members of the Seafarers International Union and their families the best for the holiday season and 1992. And on that note, I want to urge each and every one of our members to upgrade their ratings and improve their skills with the clear purpose of increasing their earning power. We want to continue to demonstrate that SlU-manned ships are crewed by the best trained and most alert seamen because it is increas­ ingly going to become a more competitive world out there. For exam­ ple, the seamen from the Soviet Union who had to work cheap under the Communists now will work even cheaper as they move to compete with flag-of-convepience fleets. The world's cheap labor supply will continue to allow vessel operators to run away from decent wages and working conditions. And as we fight to preserve and enhance the American-flag fleet, ex­ panding its share of cargo transported by water, it is important that we are as efficient and as competitive as we can be from the standpoint of skill and seamanship. On that note, any Seafarer with the appropriate seatime and other qualifications necessary to upgrade his or her rating should take advan­ tage of the opportunities offered by the Harry Lundeberg School of Seamanship at the Paul Hall Center for Maritime Training and Educa­ tion in Piney Point, Maryland. I can think of no better New Year's res­ olution than that we all continue to maintain Seafarers as the best and most qualified seamen on the high seas. Eligible SIU pensioners will be receiving a year-end bonus check of $500 this month. The Seafarers Pension Plan Board of Trustees approved such a payment during a meeting in November after union representatives to the group rec­ ommended the special payment. The one-time extra cash pay­ ment will be sent to all Seafarer pensioners who have accrued 4,380 days of service and who have satisfied the requirements for normal, early normal and disabil­ ity pensions. The Board of Trustees, com­ posed of representatives from both the SIU and its contracted companies, decided to issue the bonus after a thorough study of the financial condition of the plan by an outside actuary, a financial professional who considers all ele­ ments of any decision a trust fund makes, calculating statistical risk and projecting into the future the ability to pay all obligations. For the eligible pensioners, the ' $500 bonus check will be one of three payments they will receive during the month of December from the Seafarers Pension Plan. The plan traditionally has sent December pension checks at the beginning of the month, while the January pension payments are is­ sued in the middle, of December to all pensioners. More information about the bo­ nus or the pension plan in general may be obtained by contacting any union hall or calling the orga­ nization at 1-800-CLAIMS4. Members and pensioners also may write the plan at 5201 Auth Way, Camp Springs, MD 20746. tO' to- SAlt Volume S3, Number 12 December 1991 The Seafarers LOG (ISSN 0160-2047) is published monthly by the Seafarers International Union; Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters District; AFL-CIO; 5201 Auth Way; Camp Springs, Md. 20746. Telephone (301) 8990675. Second-class postage paid at MSCI! Prince Georges, Md. 20790-9998 and at additional mailing offices. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to the Seafarers LOG, 5201 Auth Way, Camp Springs, Md. 20746. In compliance with the Statement of Ownership, Management and Circulation (required by 39 U.S.C. 3685), PS Form 3626, February 1989, the following information is published in the December 1991 edition of the Seafarers LOG: (The first number will reflect the average number of copies of each issue during the preceding 12 months; the number in parentheses will be the actual number of copies of single issues published nearest to the filing date.) Net press run—43,160 (41,794); mail subscription (paid or requested)—29,904 (30,006); other free copies—11,231 (9,763); total distribution—41,135 (39,769); copies not distributed (for office use) 2,025 (2,025); total-43,160 (41,794). Communications Department Director and Editor, Jessica Smith; Assistant Editor, Daniel Duncan; Associate Editors, Jordan Biscardo, Max Hall, Associate Editor/Production, Deborah Greene; Art, Bill Brower. �•••1' :Vf, DiCEMBEItmi ''•'Si •J: SIU Sues to Negate Tax on Seamen The Seafarers International Union has gone into federal court seeking to knock out a discriminatory tax the government is proposing to impose on merchant seamen. The SIU case, filed in U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia early this month against the U.S. Coast Guard and Samuel Skinner (the head of its AFL-CIO Convention Elects Sacco to Vice Presidency 1. ^ J The AFL-CIO Convention named three new vice presidents and re-elected the federation's president and secretary-treasurer. They are (from left) James J. Norton of the Graphic Communications Union, Secretary-Treasurer Thomas R. Donahue, l\/lichael Sacco of the Seafarers, Jack Otero of the Transportation Communications Union and President Lane Kirkland. sM'"' ;>• I ' • -I'i" . •-> v' Seafarers International Union President Michael Sacco was elected a vice president of the AFL-GIO during the organiza­ tion's 19th biennial convention meeting in Detroit last month. The AFL-CIO is made up of 89 autono­ mous unions with a combined membership of 14 million workers. The convention delegates re­ elected Lane Kirkland to serve another term as the federation's president as well as returning Thomas R. Donahue to the post pf secretary-treasurer. Of the AFL-CIO vice presidents elected at the convention, three were new to the positions. In addi­ tion to Sacco, Jack Otero of the Labor Council for Latin American Advancement and the Transporta­ tion Communications Union and James J. Norton of the Graphic Communications Union became new AFL-CIO vice presidents. The convention re-elected 30 in­ cumbent vice presidents. The vacancies on the AFL-CIO Executive Council—which is comprised of the individuals serv­ ing as the federation's president, secretary-treasurer and vice presi­ dents—were created by the resig­ nations of three individuals who no longer serve their unions as elected presidents. Traditionally, AFL-CIO vice presidents are heads of their own unions. The AFL-CIO Executive Coun­ cil is the federation's highest deci­ sion-making body between the or­ ganization's biennial conventions. The council holds quarterly meet­ ings in any given year. parent agency—the Departrrient of Transportation), is asking for a set-aside of the government's proposed worker tax on American seamen. The tax, which the government refers to as a "user fee," is a charge the Coast Guard intends to levy on seamen and boatmen for their mer­ chant marine documents, certifi­ cates of registry and licenses. In filing the lawsuit, SIU Presi­ dent Michael Sacco said, "The proposed user fee is an abuse of all merchant seamen and we feel it is incumbent on us as a union organization representing their in­ terests to seek a correction of this clear discrimination." The SIU legal move is in opposi­ tion to proposed charges to be levied against seamen when they apply, test for and obtain any Coast-Guard issued document or license. The plan to attach a fee to z-cards and marine licenses came about through a 1990 budget bill passed by Congress and signed into law by the president which mandated that the Coast Guard collect monies for the services the agency renders. Nothing but a Tax In its court brief, the SIU pointed out that the user fee is in fact a tax on merchant seamen and boatmen for the privilege of going to work, the sole purpose of which is to raise revenues to reduce the federal budget deficit. In its plan to make seamen and boatmen pay for the documents and licenses which they are re­ quired to have in order to work aboard U.S.-flag vessels, "the Coast Guard considered both mer­ chant seamen's ability to pay for its proposed license and document fees and merchant seamen's an­ nual income in calculating these fees," said the SIU lawsuit. The SIU brief points out that "an agency cannot consider a service recipient's income or abil­ ity to pay for the service in calcu- CG Rules on Financial Responsibility Will Disrupt Waterborne Commerce, Warns U.S. Shipping Group The Transportation Institute has warned of dire consequenees if the U.S. Coast Guard's rulemak­ ing which .sets the terms of finan­ cial responsibility certificates re­ quired of vessel operators and owners by the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 (OPA 90) moves forward in its present state. The Institute sounded the alarm in testimony delivered to Congress by Jack Goldstein, president of OMI Cor­ poration, which operates a fleet pf , dry and liquid bulk carriers. Speaking before the Subcom­ mittee on Coast Guard and Navi­ gation of the House Merchant Ma­ rine and Fisheries Committee last month, Goldstein, who was ac­ companied by Transportation In­ stitute President James L. Henry, alerted the Congress to the poten­ tial grave impact the rule—if left as is—could have on the nation's economy, consumers and all in­ dustries dependent on raw materi­ als carried by ship or barge. Goldstein, pointed out that the proposed regulation, which was announced in late September in the Federal Register, "could result in serious disruptions in the waterborne transportation of oil and other commodities because vessel owners. . . will not be able to comply with the terms of the ru­ lemaking." Tough for Independents Additionally, in its testimony, the Institute, which represents more than 140 U.S.-flag vessel operators engaged in ocean-going, domestic and Great Lakes water- 'V- .li! borne transportation trades and which is dedicated to promoting the American shipping industry, noted that independent operators "will find it particularly difficult to comply with the requirements of the rulemaking if it is adopted as proposed." Under OPA 90, vessel owners and operators are required to show evidence of being able to pay and pay quickly for the costs associated with an oil spill. To this end, the law requires ship operators and owners to have cer­ tificates of financial responsibility. OPA 90, however, left it to the Coast Guard to fully define those certificates, allowing the agency to determine what constitutes proof that a vessel operator or owner Continued on page 5 lating and assessing a fee for that service, or else the agency's fee is rendered an unconstitutionally imposed tax." Additionally, the SIU brief states that the manner in which the Coast Guard arrived at the fees it proposes to charge mariners for the so-called cost to the agency of processing and issuing sea­ men's papers and marine licenses is riddled with inaccuracies, in­ consistencies and guesswork. Based on Flawed Surveys "In its haste to calculate and subject merchant seamen to the license and document fees, the Coast Guard based its user fee program cost assessment on the results of two dated and facially flawed surveys. . ." (The SIU ob­ tained copies of these studies through a Freedom of Information Act request seeking to determine how the agency had determined the cost of issuing z-cards and licenses.) The SIU court papers also dem­ onstrate the inconsistency of the Coast Guard's regulation insofar as matters pf public policy are concerned. The brief points out the agency on the one hand consid­ ered how the fees would affect merchant mariner rolls and how that would impact on public pol­ icy. On the other hand, the agency does not consider "the indepen­ dent public benefit which mer­ chant mariner seamen licensing and documenting historically has and currently does provide to the public," states the brief. Revenue Raising Scheme The proposed fee came about as a result of a move by Congress to balance the federal budget last year in its Omnibus Budget Rec­ onciliation Act of 1990. In quick and secretive last minute negotia­ tions, Congress included Coast Guard user fees in the budget bill as part of a scheme to offset the nation's huge deficit. The legisla­ tion reversed a century-old law which prohibited the government Continued on page 12 MTD Convention Coverage Delegates from 42 unions along with various port councils throughout the country met in convention under the i3anner of the AFL-CiO iMaritime Trades De­ partment last month. The trade unionists, who represent mari­ time workers and those employed in marine-related industries, acted on a range of issues which affect jNorking people and their fainUies. �SBUumsm • • ;• I,; ••:f-• v"-'- |-:-^.. • , \ • • ;;i;-'- • ^' • '.I i -•'. '. *" ' ' • " '. • VJ'' . -* ,. ';.' if-': - •' ,-A --.V • - '"'• • '?• •. ' House Panel Approves U.S Flag Shipboard Gambling A bill to allow gambling aboard U.S.-flag passenger ships passed the House Merchant Marine and Fisheries Committee last month. The legislation has the strong sup­ port of the SIU and others in the U.S.-flag shipping industry be­ cause, if enacted, the measure could provide sufficient incentive for investment in American-flag passenger ships. The full House of Representatives is expected to take action on the bill—H.R. 3282—be­ fore adjourning for the December H.R. 3282 would allow U.S.flag cruise ships to offer regulated gambling on the high seas. Cur­ rently, two federal laws (the Gam­ bling Ship Act and the Johnson Act) prevent U.S.-flag cruise ves­ sels from offering gambling. Yet Senate Vote Stalletl on AMWR Oil Exploration Supporters of a comprehensive energy bill which includes explor­ atory oil drilling in the Arctic Na­ tional Wildlife Refuge (ANWR) will continue to press for the legis­ lation after a vote early last month was unable to prevent a filibuster on the legislation. On November 1, supporters of the bill fell 10 votes short of the 60 needed to stop an announced fili­ buster. (A filibuster is when one or more senators refuses to relinquish the floor to keep legislation from being introduced. Unlike the House of Representatives, the Sen­ ate permits unlimited debate unless 60 or more senators vote to restrict it, which is called cloture.) U.S.-flag shipping interests, in­ cluding the SIU, have been seeking an opening of ANWR to explora­ tion as the current supply of Alaska North Slope oil is dissipating. Limited to U.S. When Senator Bennett Johnston (D-La.), chairman of the Senate Energy Committee, introduced the bill earlier this year, he included ANWR exploration so the oil dis­ covered could raise revenues needed for energy efficiency pro­ grams. Environmentalists oppos­ ing the bill claimed the country needs to rhake itself less dependent on oil before considering ANWR exploration. President Bush has announced he would veto any en­ ergy bill that did not include ANWR oil. In Senate Energy Committee ac­ tion earlier this year, legislators ap- Nordic Countries Move to include Maritime in World Trade Talks * • •'"v-"' • •->• r.' ,•: «r ;•. -i-.'.. 's -4^ it' ••: >;• ^ foreign-flag ships are not subject to the same restrictions, though most of them sail from U.S. ports. The Bush administration, re­ versing its previous stance, has said it will support gambling on U.S.flag cruise ships on legitimate voy­ ages. A vessel would be prohibited from offering gambling unless it went to a foreign port or was on a voyage of more than 24 hours with With news articles reporting a possible breakthrough in the stalled world trade talks, four Nordic countries have submitted amend­ ments opening their domestic maritime routes to foreign coun­ tries—a move which is vigorously opposed by the U.iS. shipping community. Sweden offered the proposal that would affect its own water­ ways as well as those of Finland, Iceland and Norway early in No­ vember to remove barriers to ship­ ping. The SIU along with the U.S.-flag maritime industry strongly has pushed the Bush administration to keep maritime services out of the discussions on the General Agree­ ment on Tariffs and Trade (GATT). Should the Nordic proposal be ac­ cepted, the Jones Act—the 1920 federal law limiting commerce be­ tween two U.S. ports to U.S.-flag, U.S.-built vessels—would be en­ dangered. American shipping in­ terests maintain that any tinkering with maritime laws in GATT could create a national security problem as well as threaten existing promo­ tional programs and abolish cargo preference laws. The trade talks have been stalled for almost a year because the na­ tions of the European Community refused to compromise on agricul­ tural subsidies. However, as the Seafarers LOG goes to press, news reports indicate that an agreement is in the works and talks could be reopened in December. The present negotiations, known as the Uruguay Round, began in 1986 and wereexpected to be finished by 1990. GATT was created in 1948 to end discrimina­ tory trade practices and reduce trade barriers. The Uruguay Round talks in­ clude negotiations on agriculture, financial service, telecommunica­ tions and transportation, among others. A total of 102 nations sub­ scribe to GATT. proved a bill which limits ANWR oil to the domestic market only. This means only U.S.-flag tankers operating under the Jones Act would be eligible to transfer the crude from the Trans-Alaska pipe­ line to West Coast refineries. (The Jones Act, a 1920 federal law, lim­ its the movement of cargo between two American ports to U.S.-flag vessels only.) Decrease Dependence The administration and Con­ gress has been looking at ways to decrease America's foreign oil de­ pendence. Because oil in the Prudhoe Bay fields is being de­ pleted, the elected officials were looking to ANWR oil as a way to cut back on foreign oil as well as fill the void. The ANWR oil reserve is lo­ cated beneath the tundra east of the Prudhoe Bay fields in northern Alaska. It is estimated to possess up to 3.6 billion barrels of oil, one of the largest reservoirs in the U.S. A total of 1.5 million acres within the 19 million acre reserve would be used for oil exploration. While the Senate continues to work on a way to bring the measure to the floor, the House of Represen­ tatives is not expected to take any action until the Senate passes its bill. fArkH anH 2i11 nacGAn^Afo food and rnr^mc rooms fnr for all passengers. During its debate of the bill No­ vember 14, the House Merchant Marine Subcommittee opted not to prohibit foreign-flag vessels from offering so-called gambling cruises to nowhere as argued by Representative Gene Taylor (DMiss.). Presently, these ships leave U.S; ports, open their gambling fa­ cilities once the vessel has left U.S. territorial waters and then allow passengers to gamble for several hours before returning to the ports of embarkation. Americans Main Customers More than 85 percent of all cruise passengers worldwide are Americans, but only two of the more than 120 deep-draft cruise ships in the world fly the U.S. flag (the SlU-crewed Independence and Constitution). Further, the heart of the world cruise industry is in the U.S.—specifically south Florida, home port for dozens of cruise ships, none of them U.S.flag vessels. This problem exists largely be­ cause the Gambling Ship Act and the Johnson Act were enacted when transportation was the pri­ mary service of passenger ships. The concept of the cruise ship had not yet been developed, and ships which offered gambling on the high seas were little more than ca­ sino barges operated to evade state anti-gambling laws. SIU President Michael Sacco said in a thank-you letter to the 130-plus co-sponsors of H.R. 3282, "Passage of this bill will help promote thousands of new Ameri­ can jobs in shipyards and on board U.S. flag cruise ships." Sacco urged the continued support of this bill. Freak Storm Hits Lakes Halloween weekend, delaying upper Great Lakes traffic f^r aK alhourf No damaged by the storm, although some were delayed by 24 hoTs SMUSP to 22 feet on Lake Superior. Wind gusts were as high afso S Sr hn.?r vessels to be caught in the snow, wind and fog ^ (Twin Ports) area on vessels in the region were seas which reached sever^ McCarthy was one of several �".. '> ^v •> ;•'. • :.1L • • saasay •- •. •'• '. •.. DCCEMBCR199I AFL-CIO to Push for Full-Scale Health Care Reform /'"shnM: A full-scale restructuring of the nation's failing health care system was called for by the more than 700 delegates representing 14 mil­ lion workers in 89 autonomous unions at the AFL-CIO conven­ tion, which was held last month in Detroit. The AFL-CIO resolution adopted by the delegates calls for a new social insurance national health cafe program. The federa­ tion cited the bankruptcy of the current system which fails to pro­ vide health care coverage to 37 million Americans and which leaves 40 million others with inad­ equate medical insurance. The resolution stated, "The ur­ gency of the health care crisis for consumers and purchasers of care and for those who have fallen through the cracks in the current system requires us to seek relief now, without compromising our principles, and to support meas­ ures that can be enacted." The convention agreed that the reform process was likely to come about in steps. Additionally, the AFL-CIO called for a reversal of the "mis­ guided economic policies " which gave birth to the current reces­ sion. The group traced to root of the problem to the Reagan-Bush administrations' uncaring and irre­ sponsible programs. The AFLCIO delegates adopted a platform urging cuts in taxes paid by middle class workers and balancing that by raising tax rates on the wealthi­ est Americans who had gained riches during the Reagan years. The delegates to the AFL-CIO's 19th biennial convention adopted a platform calling for a strong U.S. shipping capacity. In addition to adopting a plat­ form, hearing from committees and speakers, the organization elected its officers to serve twoyear terms. Lane Kirkland and Under Coast Guard Rules on Financial Responsibility Operators Are Caught Between a Rock and a Hard Place Continued from page 3 '• :"- .v.:" • t; ,. ~C !' j •'''!'* -V has sufficient resources to handle oil spill related costs, such as pay­ ments for the cleanup and dam­ ages to businesses and the envi­ ronment. During the hearing, which was called by the chairman of the Coast Guard subcommittee, Rep. Billy Tauzin (D-La.), shipping company representatives outlined the factors which make it impossi­ ble to obtain financial responsibil­ ity certificates under the proposed Coast Guard rules. Too Risky for P&I Clubs The crux of the problem for vessel operators and owners is that the protection and indemnity (P&I) clubs that traditionally have provided marine insurance have concluded they cannot be a source of financial responsibility certifi­ cates because the law requires them to agree they can be sued directly for the liability of the insured while waiving ^ policy defenses they may have against the insured. The amount of coverage neces­ sary to meet the financial responsi­ bility certificates under OPA, is easily attained in a normal oil pollution liability coverage from P&I clubs. For example, an owner of a large tank barge would have to demonstrate he could come up with $13 million, a "handy size" tanker would need evidence of being able to meet $30 million in costs, a VLCC owner would have to show evidence of financial re­ sponsibility of around $100 and a ULCG operator $250 million. But the fact that the P&I clubs will not allow their policies to serve as proof of financial respon­ sibility was made clear by marine insurance industry representa­ tives who also testified at the hearing. Insurance company executives from Lloyd's of London, the Water Quality Insurance Syndi­ cate, the United Kingdom P&I Club and the International Group of P&I Clubs at the congressional panel meeting verified that they will not issue certificates of finan­ cial responsibility under the terms of the proposed regulations which make them directly liable for any claims brought against the vessel owner or operator under what is known as the "direct action" pro­ vision and which hold that they must agree to waive all policy defenses, even in extreme cases such as when a vessel owner fails to pay his premiums. No Real Alternatives Without being able to rely on the traditional oil spill liability coverage of the P&I clubs, vessel operators and owners have looked at the other alternative methods of compliance. There are scant opportunities to acquire certifi­ cates of financial responsibility, noted the Transportation Institute statement. Surety bonds, self in­ surance and third party guarantees are not easily obtainable, said the U.S.-flag shipping group. Surety bonds generaUy are not available in the amount of money called upon in the law, and the self insurance option has been ruled out for most independent operators because as currently written the vessel owner or opera­ tor must show that both the company's net worth and working capital, on a non-consolidated ba­ sis, be equal or greater than the amount of financial responsibility required. The rub in this case is that the Coast Guard rule only accepts a net worth fi^re that is the com­ pany's American-based assets mi­ nus its total world-wide liabilities. Similarly, the rulemaking defines working capital as U.S. assets mi­ nus all current liabilities. The third party guarantee also is not a very viable opdon for the independent operator. "For vessels owned by companies that have 'deep pocket' parents, this option may be a viable alternative. However, independent vessel owners and operators do not have 'deep pocket' parent companies willing to provide such guaran­ tees," said the Institute in its tes­ timony. f- The Institute urged the Coast Guard and the government to look into other financial instruments to provide vessel owners and opera­ tors with a reasonable options to obtain the required certificates. Goldstein noted OPA 90 allows the Secretary of Transportation to accept other evidence of financial responsibility beyond what is out­ lined in the law. TI Proposes Solutions Thus, the Institute noted, the administration can incorporate some of the approaches on this matter which have been codified by various states grappling with their own oil spill statutes with financial responsibility provisions. "Individual states have already wrestled with the issue of certi­ fying financial responsibility. Sev­ eral have concluded that the only viable alternative is to devise a method by which P&I club cover­ age can be considered evidence of financial responsibility even if the clubs do not agree to a direct action requirement and a waiver of policy defenses," said the Institute testimony. It cited Washington state and California statutes which recog­ nize entry in a P&I club as suffi­ cient evidence of financial respon­ sibility and Virginia's approach which considers P&I clubs to be mutual indemnification organiza­ tions, and as such is more like a self insurance operation than a third party insurance set-up. "Be­ cause it is considered self insur­ ance, the direct action require­ ment does not apply," noted the Institute statement. Several industry groups pressed the Coast Guard to extend the comment period on the Fed­ eral Register announcement of the proposed regulation beyond the November 25 cut-off date. During the hearing, Tauzin announced the Coast Guard had agreed to add time to the comment period sub­ ject to the approval of the Secre­ tary of Transportation. The Insti­ tute also is recommending the agency hold hearings throughout the country. Thomas R. Donahue were re­ elected respectively to the posts of president and secretary-treasurer. The federation's 33 vice presi­ dents were also elected. Thirty incumbents were returned and three new union officers were se­ lected. Those three included SIU President Michael Sacco, Trans­ portation Communications Union Vice President Jack Otero and James J. Norton, president of the Graphic Communications Union. The AFL-CIO convention also considered matters, related to the nation's trade policy, safety and health laws affecting job sites. AFL-CIO Pres. Lane Kirkland The delegates also heard the six Democratic candidates currently seeking the job of president of the United States on what they would do to turn the economy around and to help working Americans. In support of the maritime sec­ tor, the convention called for a reversal of the current decline and enacted a resolution supporting many programs designed to bol­ ster the U.S.-flag fleet, American shipyards and other marine-re­ lated industries. The federation also rejected the regressive worker tax disguised as a so-called user fee to be charged to seamen for the issuance of Coast Guardmandated documents and licenses and urged that any second registry proposals for the American fleet be scuttled. The convention supported ex­ clusion of maritime services from international trade talks, enforce­ ment of cabotage requirements governing the movement of do­ mestic cargoes and expanded cargo policies to include U.S.-flag requirements within cash assist­ ance foreign aid programs. Enact­ ment of legislation providing for gaming aboard U.S.-flag cruise vessels also was advocated. Furthermore, the convention asked that the eligibility period for World War II merchant marine veterans be extended to coincide with the expiration date for all Armed Services personnel. •_.• •/:.-'W , .Sir ijif 1: • m H'' '• �SCUAKRSm Twelve Teomost Bosuns Put Out Cell te Upgrade •f •> .'i -S;®- .t:-v '{. •' "' •' '•?> • ^••'. Twelve SIU members who graduated as recertified bosuns during the November membership meeting at the Seafarers Harry Lundeberg School of Seamanship at the Paul Hall Center echoed a theme. The message: The SIU of­ fers tremendous opportunities to its members, but each Seafarer in­ dividually must make constant ef­ forts to leam and improve. "It's simple. You get out of it what you put into it," said course participant Jamie Miller. Bosun Ervin Bronstein, who graduated from the Lundeberg School in 1980, said at the meeting, "If you take care of the SIU, the SIU will take care of you!" Miller, Bronstein and their fel­ low bosuns completed the highest curriculum available to Seafarers sailing in the deck department. During the six-week course, they finished advanced classes in firefighting, safety and first aid as well as deck skill courses in wire-splic­ ing, knot-tying and navigation. They also practiced ship-handling procedures in the Lundeberg School's simulator, which repro­ duces sailing conditions at sea and in ports worldwide. "The best part to me was leaming different ways of line-splic­ ing," said 36-year-old Sam Reed. "I really got something I can take back with me to do the job." Reed, who joined the SIU in 1979 in Mo­ bile, Ala., added, "The Sealift class was great, too. It was kind of mindboggling at first, but it was a good experience." A key aspect of the bosuns' cur­ riculum concentrated on the details and nuances of the union and its various plans. The program brought the bosuns into contact with every department of the SIU for intensive question-and-answer periods, providing an opportunity for in-depth discussions. The bosuns travelled to union headquarters in Camp Springs, Md., where they met with SIO President. Michael Sacco and SIU Executive Vice President Joseph Sacco. Additionally, the group talked with officials from the union's congressional affairs departpient and with staff members of the Seafarers LOG. In meetings with officials from $.::M •" '? • ••1'.. '.'. Wire splicing exercises are completed by Harold Berggren. Recertified bosuns are all smiles after receiving certificates. From left: SIU Executive VP Joseph Sacco, Eugene Kaiser, Sam Reed, Jose Rodriguez, Harvey McClung, Eugene Beverly, Jamie Miller, Ramadan Elmobdy, SIU President Michael Sacco, William Mullins, Lance Zollner, Harold Berggren, Ervin Bronstein and Anthony Heinoldt. the union's collective bargaining department, the, bosuns discussed the union contract — its enforce­ ment and implementation, the shipping rules and the SIU consti­ tution. Procedures of the SIU's plans (welfare, vacation, training and pension) were reviewed by the bo­ suns with representatives from each of the trust funds. Moreover, communication methods and lead­ ership skills were practiced by the bosuns in workshop-like sessions with Lundeberg School instruc­ tors. "I was kind of surprised about the intricacies of politics," noted Anthony Heinoldt, who joined the Seafarers 12 years ago in the port of New York. "You leam a lot more than seamanship and job skills (in this course). I wasn't re­ ally aware of the politics of the union and the labor movement, but now I am. And you have to be able to explain things to your crew, be­ cause they're going to be coming to you with questions." Confident in SIU During interviews and in brief speeches at the membership meet­ ing, the recertified bosuns ex­ pressed pride and confidence in being part of the Seafarers. They noted the importance of upgrading programs to the individual Sea­ farer, the union and the industry. "I've been [to the Lundeberg School] eight times," William Mullins declared. "This is like my home away from home." Mullins graduated from the school in 1973. "Anybody who doesn't upgrade will be left behind," he said. Lance Zollner, who joined the union in 1977 in the port of St. Louis, stressed the responsibility each Seafarer has to himself and fellow members to be the best trained and most professional sea­ man. He also noted the importance of SPAD donations in order to have a strong political action pro­ gram to protect seafarers' jobsecu­ rity in the legislative process. "I started out in the military, so I couldn't advance as easily as I can now," stated Harvey McClung, A •• T A. d The bosuns are briefed by MTD Executive Director Frank Pecquex on the energy bill vote taking place the day the upgraders toured Capitol Hill. 51. "The education is here if you want it." McLung, a Seafarer for the past 21 years, said he had heard many good things about the recertification program, "but the actual course is even better than what I had heard." Eugene Kaiser joined the SIU in 1968 in the port of New Orleans. The 42-year-old recertified bosun advised trainees who attended the meeting that they have a great fu­ ture with the SIU. "I've been here 20 years, and the union is still here!" he emphatically intoned. A 34-year member of the Sea­ farers, Eugene Beverley, 57, gave his views on the bosun recertification program: "It's extremely edu­ cational. It enables a person to leam more about himself and how to handle different situations. It helps you become a better seaman and a better person." Bosun Jose Rodriguez pointed out the importance of "getting up­ dated and changing with the times. This program allows you to do that." Rodriguez, 59, joined the SIU in 1968 in the port of New York. Commenting on his thoughts on the course, Ramadan Elmobdy, 44, said the program "makes you a quality bosun. I sailed with [an­ other maritime union] before, and they never did anything like this for me. This is a quality job with great upgrading opportunities." Harold Berggren, 38, summed up his feelings when he said, "The SIU is the best deal afloat. We have the lion's share of the work, and I'm proud to be a member." Harvey McClung (left) and Eugene Kai­ ser work on wire splicing. As part of the sealift course, Jamie Miller operates a forklift. �- • t;,! •V'*''i'- ~ DEaMBCR 1991 --^ - .«* •» T ;• ' < A ^ 'i' - / 'ft - -I ^ ' •V-'; Benefits Conference Held in San Juan Pensioners (from left) Juan Manuel Collaco, Rafael Ramos and Ed deJesus participate in ttie benefits conference. SIU members, pensioners and their family members packed the San Juan, P.R. union hall November 7 for the second-to-last benefits conference of 1991. The final ineeting scheduled for this year will be conducted December 6 in Algonac, Mich. The conferences, which started in May, are run by representatives of the various Seafarers plans. They are designed as an open forum for members, retirees and family members to leam more about the union's programs such as medical, vacation, pension and Vocational benefits. Everyone attending is encouraged to ask questions. Additionally, plenty of background material is provided for all to t^e home. The conferences are scheduled on the same day as union meetings. More than 100 people, which has been the average across the country, attended the San Juan meeting. "We had a lot of people in attendance. With a good mix of active members and pension­ ers," noted San Juan Port Agent Angel Hernandez who reported that the participants asked many questions and a good discussion took place. ' -• 'l. • • ;. .Ti- •• - i.s :r.'' '> < ' " i.-"- M. -' Ji I • • • i-."!' J#'; 'M Meeting with Luisa Santiago at the day-long San Juan benefits conference are SIU members Antonio Santiago (left) and Jose Rivera. Seafarers, pensioners and family members pack the San Juan hall to find out the latest information about the union's various benefit plans. •'l- '"v ;V;^. Above, Seafarers John Lamprecht (left) and Charles Varnoy listen to benefits information. Below, Basilio Maldonado (left) and his wife, Geraldine, chat with Leo Bonser, the plan's education director. ' •' j'y -.-* & ". :?S Wf';; 'l.-. / i^r , -km Deck department member John Heidt brought his wife, Debby, and their daughter, Ginnie, to the San Juan session. . * '•i • .1 ' ? • r ••'. T,'' • .'!#• �. :• . • ', • , " s• |v... si' :'v" 8 .. SEAFARERS LOG Aboard the 'Charlie Brown/ It was a Job Well Done On August 17 the Charles L. Brown, a Transoceanic Cable ship, received a phone call informing them that the Hawaii No. 4 cable was down. The Charles L. Brown prepared for departure from Hono­ lulu todo the repair some 760 miles northeast of the Hawaiian Islands — virtually in the middle of the Pacific Ocean! • 's-iS- '•••' The SIU's Honolulu union hall crewed the ship in ample time, and the company also flew cable super­ visors to the vessel. Additionally, five crewmembers from the Global Link (a sister ship of the Charles L. Brown) signed on for this voyage: ABs Rick Borden and Robert Gettrldge HI, OS Tony Sivola and Joiner Kenneth McHouI. • ^ '• •$; ".•:•• '.S v,4 The ship set sail, with three days AB Roger Reinke works in a tank holding transit to the repair site, six work­ ing days and three days transit back fiber-optic cable. to Honolulu. Twelve days was out­ standing time, made possible by the skill and dedication of the whole crew. They worked 12- to 16-hour shifts to get the job done with the minimum amount of drags completed in water that is three miles deep. AT&T, parent company of Transoceanic Cable, and its customers were ecstatic on August 29 when the Hawaii No. 4 fiber­ optic cable — which runs from Makaha, Hawaii to Point Arena, Calif. — was back in service. This cable has the capacity to carry 40,000 phone calls simultaneously, so the company was los- Chief Cook Brenda Kamiya and Assistant ing money while its customers Cook Larry Tamale keep busy, were inconvenienced. Many of the large hotels in Honolulu distrib­ uted letters to their guests, inform­ ing them of the Hawaii No. 4 malfunction and the resulting problems. As one can see, the SIU plays an important role in many areas. We do make a difference, and the Charles L. Brown has proven it once more. This story was written aboard the Charles L. Brown and submit­ ted to the LOG by Chief Steward Donna DeCesare. OS Tony Sivola has his hands full aboard the Charles L. Brown. ••r i" AB Rick Borden appears dwarfed by the immense tanks aboard ship. xh© Charlie Brown's first drag located this damaged repeater. Chief Steward Donna DeCesare catches some rays after a morning of baking. • 'tll ••'f - ' [' •-•IL : .::^l ' . .1 i:'4h''- Mk•' -r. - -r -M- : . • �.-'•'•I''- .. • •'•;'{v '• : ' •-,• r .; „ ' , ; rfi ••' • KOMBiR 1991 • ;T'•••• v.. I v New Technology Introiluced at SlU Fire Fighting Course Lundeberg School instructor demonstrates use of water control to extinguish flammable or liquid gas. In an effort to constantly improve its courses, the Seafarers Hairy Lundeberg School of Seamanship at the Paul Hall Center recently made a strong addition to its Basic and Ad­ vanced Fire Fighting classes. The latest fire fighting class included hands-on training aboard the Earl (Bull) Shepard with a recently-acquired machine that produces a non-toxic chemical smoke. This allows students to have realistic training exercises in confined spaces without the danger of real smoke and fire, explained Lundeberg School instructors Byran Cummings and John Smith. Cummings and Smith also used the smoke machine while conducting courses aboard the Delta Queen and the Mississippi Queen earlier this year, and Seafarers reacted positively. The fire fighting course includes 16 hours of Basic, 35 hours of advanced and 10 hours of practical training (for a total of 61 hours). Eight additional course hours of CPRyFirst Aid ^ available. Some of the training exercises are: fire in a living quarters, fire in an engineroom, hazardous material involved in a fire, and fuie whileconducting search and rescue procedures. Dates for Basic and Advanced Fire Fighting courses in 1992 are: Febmary 18-28; June 16-26; andOctober 20-30. For more information, contact the Lundeberg School admissions office. Pumproom Maintenance Course: Upgrading Opportunity for QMEOs Charlie Betz (left) and Bobby Spencer check the diameter of stock after making cuts on the engine lathe. For members of the engine department, th^ Seafarers Harry Lundeberg School off^r^ a six-week course in Pumproom Maintenance, and Operations. The course gives students an^ r {I opportunity for hands-on repair of valves, pumps and piping systems. Students also leam lathe operations and techniques. Classroom time is spent on properties of petroleum and chemical cargoes, the hazards of these cargoes and loading problems. Charts and tables are used in discussions of cargo compatibility and federal regulations pertain­ ing to liquid cargo operations of tank vessels. Other topics in the course include tank cleaning, ballasting and inert gas systems. This section of the course features testing cargo tanks for safe entry, as well as the proper use of respirators and air packs. One week of the course covers pollution prevention and Oil Spill Emergency Contain­ ment aind Cleanup. Upon completion of the course, each stu­ dent receives a certificate for I^mproom Maintenance and Operations and Oil Spill Emergency Containment and Cleanup. All applicants must hold a QMED Any Rating endorsement, or endorsement as a Pumpman, or equivalent inland experience. For more information, contact the Lundeberg jorge Bonelli (left) and Crescencio Suazo cut threads on School admissions office. . the engine lathe. Marine Eiectronics Program Ueviseii into Two 6-Wook Coursos The Seafarers Hany Lundeberg School of Seamanship will begin offering its revised Marine Elec­ tronics Technician (MET) pro­ gram next month. The program has been divided into two six-week courses that can, but do not have to be, taken con­ currently. (The old course ran for 12 straight weeks.) The school also has hired a new instructor, Mark Rainess, to teach the students. The new program, known as MET I and MET II, is geared to­ ward providing the practical skills needed to understand and repair today's shipboard electronic equipment. The MET I version includes the study of AC and DC circuits and their test equipment, resonance and filtering, basic power supplies, amplifiers and troubleshooting. To apply for the course, a stu­ dent must have graduated from the Lundeberg School's Basic Elec­ tronics course or receive recogni­ tion from the vocational education department that he or she has the equivalent background training. Students taking the MET II course will study radio frequency amplifiers, basic antenna systems, introduction to satellite and radar systems, introduction to micropro­ cessor control systems and circuit board repair. To take the MET II course, a student must be a gradu­ ate of MET I. Graduates of both courses will be qualified to sit for the FCC Gen­ eral Radio-telephone or Second Class Radio-telegraph licenses. Instructor Rainess brings to the courses 12 years of experience in instructing technicians. He has spent six years teaching electronics to merchant mariners. He is certi­ fied by the International Society of Certified Electronic Technicians in computer electronics and is an honor graduate of the Chanute Mil­ itary Training School. Instructor Mark Rainess (standing) reviews the work of his students taking the Marine Electronics Technician class at the Seafarers Harry Lundeberg School. �, -.=*<;•:••>"•. „ —- ••*?'-••- --i--- • • 4' • . 'i' •••"'•' I smimioG 70 5 of Silas Bent Crew Head En Masse to SIU School The first time SIU member Jeanette Ball saw the Paul Hall Center for Maritime Training, she was so impressed by the facilities, "I thought I must have made a wrong turn!" Ball is one of five Seafarers who recently signed off the USNS Silas Bent and then, by coincidence, headed for Piney Point, Md. to up­ grade. Ball, fellow galley gang member Cassie Tourere, blackgang members Bob Warren and Donald Smith and Storekeeper Dick Higgins each took upgrading courses in recent months. "Three of us from the Silas Bent knew we were coming to Piney Point," Higgins told a reporter for the Seafarers LOG. "It was fimny when all five of us got here, and we're all enrolled in different up­ grading courses." Higgins, 45, took the AB and LifebOat/Water Survival courses. "It's wonderful here," he said. "And there are a lot of other courses I want to check into. I'm coming back after the holidays for Sealift and Oil Spill." Higgins joined the SIU in 1990 in the port of Seattle. Prior to that, he served for 24 years in the Navy. "Now I'm learning the merchant iside of maritime, and it's interest­ ing." Warren, 48, took a QMED course. "The quality of the teach­ ers here and the accommodations are amazing," he said. "This school is a wonderful thing, a great part of being a member of the SIU. When I get back on a ship, I definitely will encourage guys to come here." Warren expressed great appre­ ciation for the opportunities he has with the SlU. He joined the Seafar­ ers in Mobile, Ala. in 1962, but became inactive in 1968 — "the •Ir. w '• 'f- •4 n ^•'4 \l' •' *s.. ' • ;--*V "-•. -'!}'•• • • I'yf. •t'.: • ;M ' - M. • ,E • ::• ^ ^5 vl*'' worst mistake I ever made." He joined again in February 1990. "I'm so grateful I don't know what to say," Warren explained. "When you're 48 years old, no company wants to even talk to you. At my age, it would have been impossible to start a good career anywhere else except the SIU." Similarly, Ball changed careers within the past year. She joined the union in Febniaty in the port of Wilmington, Calif. "I haven't been a member very long, but I like what the union is doing," she said. "It would almost be impossible for someone my age (48) to change jobs without a union "The facilities at the school are great, and I enjoyed the ACU (as­ sistant cook) program. It's very ed­ ucational." Like Ball, Tourere likened the SIU to a close-knit family. "Every­ one is very supportive," Tourere said. "The union has been great fpr me, no problems whatsoever." Tourere, 40, joined the SIU in New Orleans in 1989. This year she upgraded to chief cook. "I like being able to work with profes­ sional chefs who take the time to answer any and all questions," she said. "I plan on coming back after six months as a chief cook and upgrading to chief steward." Smith, who was part of three father-son teams sailing aboard the Silas Bent, joined the Seafarers in Seattle in 1989. Like Higgins, Smith spent more than 20 years in the Navy before joining the SIU. "I've been shipping as an OMU," Smith noted, "and de­ cided to upgrade. I got an instructor (Eric Malzkuhn) who's out of sight. I don'tthink there's anything about engines he doesn't know." Smith described the Lundeberg School staff as "very professional. You couldn't ask for better treat­ ment. "The facilities are also fantastic, and they're kept very clean. I didn't realize the place is this nice." Smith also had a word of advice for younger Seafarers: "I highly recommend the school for young men and women who are just start­ ing out in the union. You can have one heck of a great future in mari­ time — if you start here!" Bob Warren says he is grateful for the opportunities provided by the SIU. Cassie Tourere finds her fellow Seafarers "very courteous and supportive." From a father-son team on the Bent, Don­ ald Smith came to the school. i • >1 The union is like a close-knit family, says Jeanette Ball. The next course for Dick Higgins is sealift operations. O/S Washington Crew 'Adopted' by 5th-Grade Class videotape, and we're making one and sending it in retum," she said. Bosun James H. Lewis sent the accompanying photographs to the LOG, along with a copy of a letter from the school. Students asked the Seafarers such questions as: How many people work aboard your ship? How fast does your ship go? Do you get a vacation? Do you like sports? Quinlan said this is the third year she has had students partici­ pate, and the Overseas Washing­ ton—the first SlU-crewed vessel with which she has dealt—has been by far the best. "We could tell right away that we had better hang onto this ship," Quinlan said. "The chart they sent with the route mapped out was marvelous. The kids were fascinated by it and they asked a lot of questions." Audrey Quinlan's fifth-grade class has adopted crew on the Overseas Washington. •4- .-•••••• :3 ..r • "It-':. .• m --r.:,: .. . ® A ^ • •• " -.J Crewmembers on the SlU-contracted Overseas Washington re­ cently found out they had been adopted. A fifth-grade class from a paro­ chial school near Pittsburgh, Pa. "adopted" the O/S Washington as part of a program run by the Pro­ peller Club of Washington, D.C. The program allows students and mariners to correspond for part or all of a school year. This year, the O/S Washington already has received cards and decorations for Halloween and Thanksgiving, as well as other let­ ters. Crewmembers have re­ sponded with a videotape taken aboard the vessel. They also sent a map plotting the Washington's course, as well as letters which an­ swer students' questions. "These guys [from the Overseas Washington] have been terrific," Audrey Quinlan, the teacher who got Immaculate Conception School involved in the correspon­ dence program, recently told a re­ porter for the Seafarers LOG. "The kids were tickled with the ABs (from left) Dave Allen, Brent John­ son and Tom Grose enjoy Halloween posters and cards sent by fifth-graders. Chief Pumpman Brian Bukis has made time to participate in a correspondence program with Mrs. Quinlan's students. '-.K .-.-j'• ... - -r .V t« • >-.J �-•>'V1 DEOMBiR mi j"P"•''1-'1 rm Seafarers Appeals Board Creates New Cable Ship-AB Rating, Sets 18 Months of Military Ship Seatime for Seniority Upgrade Three recent actions by the Sea­ farers Appeals Board to amend the shipping rules spell out how ordi­ nary seamen can upgrade to cable ABs, list the military-contracted vessels on which members can work to be eligible for rapid up­ grade from "B" to "A" seniority and rescind some of the changes created during the Persian Gulf war emergency. SAB Action 358 changes Rule 20 19 (c) permitting ordinary sea­ men who graduated from the Sea­ farers Harry Lundeberg School of Seamanship entry program to ship 240 days with a 60-day relief after four continuous months on board a cable ship to obtain enough seatime to upgrade for an AB's ticket. The action adds the position of Cable AB to Rule 3 A under Deck Department Group II-Rating Watchstanders. Finally, the action gives priority to those seeking an open job of Cable AB to those who graduated the Lundeberg School entry program, have sailed eight months aboard a cable and possess Coast Guard certification as an AB. Angus "Red" Campbell, SIU vice president for collective bar­ gaining, said the changes were needed to increase the number of trained Seafarers available to oper­ ate the growing Transoceanic Cable Ship fleet. SAB Action 360 lists all the ves­ sels under contract to the SIU that are owned or chartered by the mil­ itary on which a member above the entry level and possessing a "B" seniority can sail for 18 months completing all of his or her tours of duty to upgrade to "A" seniority. The ruling also reconfirms mem­ bers of the steward department sailing aboard passenger ships and possessing "B" seniority also may accumulate 18 months seatime and possess a rating above the entry level on passenger vessels and up­ grade to "A" seniority. The final action, number 359, rescinds the Persian Gulf war emergency action that allowed pensioners, except those on dis­ ability, who had certification above the entry level to compete for jobs. Thd Seafarers Appeals Board consists of representatives from both the SIU and its contracted companies. All three actions are printed in their entirety below: SAB Action 358 The Seafarers Appeals Board acting under and persuant to the Collective Bargaining Agreement between the Union and the various Contracted Employers, hereby takes the following action. Whereas, Transoceanic Cable Ship Co., Inc. is constructing and operating cable ships, and Whereas, said cable ships uti­ lize the most modern cable equip­ ment and technology, and Whereas,extensive training will be required for those crew mem­ bers engaged in cable laying and maintenance of cable equipment, and Whereas, to ensure that a pool of qualified cable personnel are available, when required^, for the life of the vessels, and Whereas, Ordinary Seamen having satisfactorily completed the entry rating training program at the Seafarers Many Lundeberg School of Seamanship can obtain certification from the Coast Guard as Able Seamen after eight (8) months of employment aboard the cable ships and by passing the req­ uisite examination provided by the U.S. Coast Guard, and Whereas, Ordinary Seamen up­ graded to Able Seamen can re­ place the loss of qualified trained "Cable AB's" through illness, in­ jury or retirement. Therefore, the Shipping Rules shall be amended in the following manner. Rule 2 G 19 shall be amended by adding a new paragraph (c) to the existing provisions, which shall read as follows. "(c) However, Ordinary Sea­ men employed aboard cable ships, who have satisfactorily completed the Seafarers Harry Lundeberg School of Seamanship entry train­ ing program, shall be permitted to remain aboard a cable ship for a total of two hundred and forty (240) days with a sixty (60) day relief period afterfour (4) months of continuous employment in order to obtain the necessary sea­ time required by the U.S. Coast Guard to obtain Able Seamen certification." The remainder of Rule 2 G 19 shall continue in full force and ef­ shortage of such class of seamen during the emergency created by Desert ShieldlStorm, Rule 10 D, Sub-sections 1 and 2 were imple­ mented, and Whereas, the emergency no longer exists. Therefore, Rule 10 D, Sub-sec­ tions 1 and 2 are no longer in ef­ fect. Dated r November 1,1991 SAB Action 360 Persuant to Rule 1, Seniority B 1 (b). Class "A" employment se­ niority can be obtained by seamen with ratings above the entry level, who possess Class "B" seniority and who pursuant to Rule 2 C 3 third paragraph, and ships aboard vessels owned or chartered by the U.S. military and operated by con­ tracted employers, and to con­ tracted passenger vessels. Steward Department only, for a period of eighteen (18) months, after ob­ taining Class "B" employment seniority. The eligibility provisions do not apply to ships from the Ready Re­ serve Fleet. Those ships paid Stan­ dard Tanker and Freightship contract rates, vacation pay and other standard fringes. Dated: November 1, 1991 (A list of the vessels which pro­ vide this kind of eligibility in ac­ cordance with the Rules specified here is available from the head­ quarters contracts department at all SIU halls. Members with questions as to which ships are included should contact either the contracts department or a union official at any hall.) Larson's Poem Read at Service For Edmund Fitsgerald Crew Emily A. Larson had all but forgotten about the poem she had submitted to the Seafarers LOG earlier this year. It came back to her on Novem­ ber 9 when she received a phone call from her mother-in-law, Bar­ bara, informing her that "The Sailor's Wife" had been published in the LOG. On November 10, the Rev. Richard W. Ingalls read the poem from the pulpit of the Mariners' Church of Detroit during the an­ nual memorial service for the crew of the Edmund Fitzgerald. "I'm just so honored," Emily Larson told a reporter for the Seafarers LOG upon hearing the news her poem was selected for the memorial. "This is neat to hear. I can't wait to tell my husband." The poem was written as winter was turning into spring on the Great Lakes, a very emotional time for Emily and her husband, AB Wheelsman David V. Larson, who sails aboard the Kinsman En­ terprise. With the first thaw. Great Lakes members return to their vessels for another season of sailing. "I have been waiting for him for 17 years," Emily Larson noted. "Just when I get comfortable with him at home, it's time for him to go." David Larson is a second-gener­ ation SIU member. His father. Junior Nels Larson, sails as a fect. Rule 3 Department & Groups, subsection A, shall be amended by adding the rating of "Cable AB" to Group H, Rated Watchstanders, Deck department. Rule 5 Preference and Priori­ ties, Section A 4 shall be amended by adding a subsection (d) which shall read as follows. "(d) Within each class of se­ niority in the Deck Department, priority for the job of 'Cable AB' shall be given to those seamen who have satisfactorily completed the entry rating training program at the Seafarers Harry Lundeberg School of Seamanship and have completed at least eight (8) months of employment aboard a cable ship and possess U.S. Coast Guard cer­ tification as Able Seaman." The remainder of Rule 5 A shall continue in full force and effect. Dated: October 1,1991 SAB Action 359 The Seafarers Appeals Board acting under and pursuant to the Collective Bargaining Agreement between the union arid the various Contracted Employers hereby takes the following action. Whereas, by Action 328, Rule 10, Special or Emergency Provis­ ions was amended to permit pen­ sioners, excluding those on disability and who possess special skills or qualifications above the entry level to compete for employ­ ment aboard military contracted vessels, and Whereas, due to the critical QMED on the Adam E. Cornelius while his brother, Floyd Larson, is a gateman aboard the Indiana Harbor. Father Ingalls spotted the poem in a Seafarers LOG presented to him by SIU President Michael Sacco, one of the honorary 29 bellringers at the Fitzgerald memorial service. He told the congregation his reason for making "The Sailor's Wife" part of the service was because it was written by a Great Lakes' wife and explained the fear and love each family mem­ ber of a mariner possesses. The Edmund Fitzgerald took all 29 crewmembers down when it sank during a gale on Lake Supe­ rior on November 10,1975. Father Ingalls tolled the Mariner's Church bell 29 times upon hearing the news of the vessel's sinking. Detroit media came to the church to find out why and pub­ lished stories that were carried nationwide about his reaction. Songwriter Gordon Lightfoot read one of the stories about the tolling and called the church about it. He memorialized the event in his ballad, "The Wreck of the Ed­ mund Fitzgerald." The Mariner's Church first held the Fitzgerald memorial as a pri­ vate service for the surviving fam­ ily members of the crew. Today, the service is open to the public and also commemorates all who have perished aboard vessels on the Lakes, rivers and high seas. Algonac Port Representative Tim Kelley (right) was one of 29 honorary beilringers at the Fitzgerald memorial service. • ",-.v jifc— III ' - I3 :4I: �mmm • :"., - :-• :,. ,• -r ,.: ^ .;: ./•;. :'^ ;t4V. ^^'^•5^.-^' 'T ' •'r:-•': A , sofutmm 12 '•^:i:y:::'Li\ :• • 'f\'' '•' V SIU Sues to Kill Unfair Tax on Seamen i% ,'• .jii •-. 4 • :.4 cv' ' V :• • •• ••" • i:. -• /; J- .. -4' Continued from pt^e 3 from collecting monies for the li­ censing of merchant mariners. While the notion of user fees for Coast Guard services was first introduced in the early days of the Reagan administration, the pro­ posal was beaten back in Congress every year through the efforts of the SIU, other maritime unions and congressional supporters of U.S. shipping. However, in 1990, without hold­ ing hearings. Congress, acting under pressure to reduce the wal­ loping federal budget deficit, insti­ tuted Coast Guard user fees in a last minute move during a closeddoor conference committee. The president signed the budget bill, which provides that funds raised from Coast Guard user fees go directly into the federal govern­ ment's coffers, into law. This summer, the Coast Guard, in complying with the 1990 Budget Act, issued in the Federal Register a proposed fee schedule for user fees that would be charged to seamen and boatmen for their li­ censes and documents. The pro­ posed regulation also outlined the manner in which the Coast Guard will seek to collect the fees. Average $135 for AB, QMED As currently outlined in the Coast Guard's user fee scheme, a seaman seeking an AB or QMED rating would pay $35 for issuance of the z-card, $60 for the evalua­ tion process and $40 for the cost of the examination—or a total of $135. Those seamen or boatmen sitting for a lower level license would have to pay a total of $180— $35 for issuance, $65 for the evalu­ ation of his paperwork and $80 for the exam. Upper level licenses would cost up to $330. All appli­ cants would be assessed a $17 fee for a mandatory FBI check. Because the Coast Guard pro­ poses (under a separate rulemak­ ing process brought about by the Oil Pollution Act of 1990) to make z-cards renewable every five years and since licenses must be re­ newed every five years, the costs as currently calculated for a sea­ man or boatman will be consid­ erable. Strong Industry Opposition Currently, the Coast Guard has no set date for implementing the user fee program for issuing docu­ ments and licenses. Spokesmen for the agency have indicated that an additional comment period on the proposal will be opened through an announcement in the Federal Register. During the first comment period on this matter, the Coast Guard received some 500 communica­ tions, which for the most part protested the imposition of the fee. Opposition came from all sec­ tors of the maritime industryincluding the SIU, other marine unions, the Maritime Administra­ tion, the Military Sealift Com­ mand, U.S.-flag shipping compa­ nies and their associations and hundreds of boatmen and seamen. The SIU suit is seeking to pre­ vent the program from ever being enacted. The lawsuit asks the court to find the fees for seamen's papers and marine licenses to be contrary to the constitution and statutes of the United States and to prohibit the Coast Guard from implementing its proposed rules requiring a collection of fees for issuing the documents and li­ censes that mariners must have in order to work in their field. Meeting with SIU President Michael Sacco aboard the Charles L. Brown are (from left) AB Joel Saul, Steward Donna DeCesare, Steward M. K. Wilson and ABs Luisito Balatbat, Sam Tumala and Ben Picar. Crewmembers aboard the S.S. Independence Seafarers aboard the Sea-Land hear a report from SIU President Michael Sacco Hawaii talk with officials Sacco and in Hawaii. Fay. On SIU Ships in Hawaii 1% % rtK Seafarers President Michael Sacco, while in Hawaii, met with SIU members aboard several vessels docked in Honolulu and vicinity. Crewmembers discussed their concerns about the imposition of a so-called user fee for obtaining their merchant marine documents. Sacco was accompanied by SIU Secretary-Treasurer John Fay and Vice President George McCartney. . Bosun Armond (second from left) and Captain Garnett talk with Sacco and Fay on board USNS Titan. DEU Steve Rollins, aboard SeaLand Hawaii, confers with SIU Presi­ dent Michael Sacco. DEU Rodney Pontiflet (left) is pictured with SIU Vice President McCartney aboard the Sea-Land Hawaii. • • y," USNS Titan crew- Phyllis Stricklin, a Bosun Louis Vasquez chats member Quinton Rowe crewmember from with President Sacco on board at shipboard meeting. USNS Titan. the Sea-Land Hawaii. Bosun Thomas Martineau (left) and AB Carlos Loureiro discuss Persian Gulf shipping with SIU President Sacco and VP McCartney aboard the Sealift Atlantic. Aboard the USNS Audacious (from left) are Steward/Baker Bob Steams, Bosun Richard Weyandt,yP McCartney and Dr. Cox, the ship's medical officer. .v .; *• J i ' V.'ft*V ^ . 'r. •- On board the Charles L. ^own are (from left), Bosun Jeremiah Harrington, SIU SecretaryTreasurer John Fay, ABs Richard Young and Roger Reineke, OS Tony Sivola, AB William Kackley and Sacco. �'.,^.a.:i: -4-'iiV'=r^»'•"'' '• DICSMBER mi Seafarers: 7 Scholarships Open to Memhers, Families Applications now are being ac­ cepted for the 1992 Seafarers scholarship program which will award seven grants to three SIU members and four dependents. All Seafarers and their spouses and Where are they Now? A Look at Two Previous Scholarship Winners This family photograph was taken at Marilyn Callster's graduation party In June 1990. Callster Is pictured at left. Next to her Is her brother, Anthony, also a scholarship winner. Her sister, Valerie, an alternate scholarship winner. Is third from right. children who plan to attend college are encouraged to apply. The dead­ line for submission of all required paperwork for the 1992 scholar­ ship program is April 15, 1992. Winners will be announced in May 1992. Three of the scholarships are re­ served for SIU members. One is a $15,000 four-year college scholar­ ship. Each of the others is a $6,000 two-year award for study at a vo­ cational school or community col­ lege. Four scholarships in the amount of $15,000 each are awarded annually to the spouses and dependent children of Seafarers. For many scholarship winners, receiving the cash grant can greatly ease the hnancial burden associated with attending college. And some former scholarship winners would never have had the opportunity to pursue their educational interests without the help of the program. sponsored by the Seafarers Wel­ fare Plan. While the program is open to all eligible Seafarers and their depen­ dents, there is one catch: One must apply in order to be considered for the award. The scholarship grants primar­ ily are awarded on the basis of high school grades and the scores of either College Entrance Examina­ tion Boards (SAT) or American College Tests (ACT). Other data will be required to be sent along with each completed application (e.g., transcripts of grades, certifi­ cates of graduation, letters of rec­ ommendation). These all are spelled out in the Scholarship Pro­ gram booklet, available in each SIU hall or by contacting the Sea­ farers Welfare Plan at the union's headquarters. Below are the stories of two for­ mer scholarship winners. • "•,- . J svr'';'- 'tf A Family of Scholars 'i1 .•?•••• .-V-r-'. ®5s:' f: •^;r V yicx^y- gsS'A Marilyn B. Calister is very thankful to her late father and the SIU for making it possible for her to be a recipient of the $10,000 scholarship in 1972. The award helped pay Calister's tuition to Queens College where she obtained a BA in education in 1976. She said the scholarship meant she did not have to work full time while attending college, thereby enabling her to make good grades and establish lifelong friends. After many years of teaching, Calister decided she wanted to do something else. That something else turned into an accounting ca­ reer. She went back to school and completed an MBA at Baruch Uni­ versity and is currently working for Arthur Andersen & Co. in New York as a tax accountant. She has passed the CPA exam and should be certified shortly. But her success story is not a unique one in the Calister family. Her brother, Anthony, also was a recipient of a Seafarers scholar­ ship. He was in the class of 1971 at Brooklyn College and went on to obtain his master's degree in En­ glish literature. He presently teaches English at Eastem District High School in New York City. And her sister, Valerie, was chosen an alternate for the scholarship. She graduated Brooklyn College in 1972 and has a master's degree in early childhood education from Columbia University. She cur­ rently teaches in the Long Branch School system in New Jersey. "As you can see," wrote Calister in a letter to the Seafarers LOG, "the scholarship was a big boost to our confidence. It was not just the money. It created a belief that we really could do anything we wanted." •' 'I Now In Private Practice j^.'.T-jO •it:v-it.'"j, '•['.'.-' In 1975, Ana Rita Pinilla Diaz was one of the recipients of the scholarship program for depen­ dents of Seafarers. The four-year award ($10,000 at that time) proved to be the impetus for a con­ tinuing thirst for knowledge. Using the scholarship money to complete her bachelor's de^ee in psychology at the University of Puerto Rico and her master's de­ gree in neuropsychology at the Caribbean Center for Advanced Studies, Pinilla Diaz became a qualified clinical psychologist with a private practice. She also worked with a Social Security dis­ ability program and served as an instructor of psychology in the Inter-American University of Puerto Rico. In 1988 she com­ pleted a Ph.D. program as Doctor in Clinical Neuropsychology. At present, she is working as a consultant, psychologist and evaluator and has her own private prac­ tice in Hato Rey, P.R. Pinilla Diaz is grateful to the SIU for selecting her for the scholarship back in '75. She says she is very happy and fulfilled in her chosen profession and hopes her story will inspire other eligible Seafarers and their dependents to apply for the annual scholarship. j^rill5,1992isthe define for submssion of all required paperworkfor the 1^2 scholarship program. For further informa­ tion, see an SIU official at any union hall — or contact the Scholarship Program, Secfarers Welfare Plan, 5201 Auth Way, Canp Springs, MD 20746. ##e Dr. Ana R. Pinilla Diaz, 1975 scholar­ ship winner. Is pictured with her hus­ band and three children. , , Sy-- --'. : •, v 'A..i ^ ,• �v:s:isaiasafiSeS St®tlr;: ji.'n -• •'•W'.'> mmitsm 14 T he Seafarers Pension Plan an­ nounces the retirement of 57 members this month. Forty-four of those signing off sailed in the deep sea division, while eight sailed in the inland division. Two sailed in the Great Lakes division and three sailed in the railroad marine division. Galley gang member Howard Ruby, 77, is the oldest of the new pension­ ers. Brother Ruby joined the Seafar­ ers 30 years ago. Deck department member Morris Danzey has been a member longer than any of the others who are retir­ ing. Brother Danzey joined the SIU in 1943. I Brief biographical sketches of Ruby, Danzey and the other new pensioners follow: DEEP SEA LEON ACOSTA, 66, joined the Seafarers in 1971 in the port of New Orleans. Bom in Colombia, he sailed in the engine department. Brother Acosta served in the Colom­ bian navy from 1943 until 1961. He has retired to New Orleans. '?t\''.'-i'® ' •"• '"•" v';••/'•, • .®; • 1 JOSEPH BIDZILYA, 62, joined the SIU in 1948 in his native Philadelphia. He shipped in the deck and steward departments. Brother Bidzilya served in the Army from 1954 to 1956. He still calls Philadelphia home. DANIEL BOONE, 65, joined the Seafar­ ers in 1959 in his native New Or­ leans. Brother Boone shipped in the galley gang. He served in the Navy from 1943 until 1956. Brother Boone still lives in New Orleans. • % •' ROBERTO. BROWN, 62, joined the SIU in 1948 in the port of New York. Bom in Missis­ sippi, he shipped in the steward de­ partment. Brother Brown has retired to Independence, La. . I ' ri. -1 -»• BERNARD BURGE, 65, joined the union in 1968 in the port of New Or­ leans. He was bom in Missis­ sippi and shipped in the black-gang. Brother Burge up­ graded frequently at the Lundeberg School. He served in the Army from 1950 to 1952. Brother Burge has re­ tired to Picayune, Miss. . • - \ ' •.-: WILLIAM CACHOLA, 65, joined the SIU in 1955 in the port of Baltimore. The native of Puerto Rico sailed in the engine depart- -r- v u--'v' • To Our New Pensioners ... Thanks for a Job Well Done Each month in the Seafarers LOG, the names of SIU members who recently have become pensioners appear with a brief biographical sketch. These men. and women have served the maritime industry well, and the SIU and all their union brothers and sisters wish them happiness and health in the days ahead. ment and in 1975 upgraded at the Lundeberg School tO QMED. Brother Cachola resides in Baltimore. BURTON CHURCHILL, 65, graduated from the Lundeberg School in 1967. Bom in Illinois, he shipped in the deck department. Brother Churchill served in the Army from 1941 to 1947 and also served in the Navy from 1948 until 1963. He lives in Slidell. La. FRED C.COO­ PER, 62, joined the Seafarers in 1956 in the port of Seattle. A na­ tive of Alabama, he completed the Lundeberg School's bosun recertification course in 1973. Brother Cooper served in the Air Force from 1947 to 1950. He has retired to Mobile, Ala. PEDRO CORTEZ, 66, joined the SIU in 1966 in the port of New York. He was bom in Puerto Rico and shipped in the black-gang. Brother Cortez resides in West Farm, N.Y. WILLIE CROMWELL, 65, joined the union in 1972 in the port of Seat­ tle. Bom in Mis­ sissippi, he sailed in the steward de­ partment. Brother Cromwell served in the Army from 1941 until 1946. He lives in Seattle. CHARLES D'AMICO, 63, joined the Seafar­ ers in 1947 in the port of New York. A native of Connecticut, he completed the Lundeberg School's bosun recertifi­ cation course in 1974. Brother D'Amico has retired to Houston. MORRIS DANZEY, 65, joined the union in 1943 in the port of New Or­ leans. He was bom in Mobile, Ala and sailed in the deck department Brother Danzey resides in Satsuma, Ala. LAWRENCE DUEITT JR., 64, joined the SIU in 1956 in the port of Lake Charles, La. Bom in Mo­ bile, Ala., he shipped in the deck department. Brother Dueitt served in the Army from 1943 to 1945. He lives in Mobile. DANIEL FERRAS, 56, joined the Sea­ farers in 1968 in the port of New Orleans. A na­ tive of Cuba, he sailed in the deck department. Brother Ferras has retired to Kenner, La. DONALD FROUNFELTER, 70, joined the SIU in 1967 in the port of Seattle. He was bom in North Da­ kota and sailed in the steward departs ment. Brother Frounfelter served in the Air Force from 1942 until 1963. He resides in Seattle. WILLIAM GUERNSEY, 65, joined the union in 1948 in the port of New York. A native of Detroit, Mich., he shipped in the deck department. Brother Guemsey served in the Army from 1942 to 1944. He lives in Ontario, Canada. CHILTON HALL, 67, joined the SIU in 1962 in the port of New York. Bom in Alabama, he sailed in the blackgang. Brother Hall served in the Navy from 1941 to 1945 and from 1950 to 1954. He has retired to Montgomery, Ala. WILLIAM HAMPSON,61, joined the Seafar­ ers in 1951 in his native New York. He upgraded fre­ quently at the Lundeberg School and in 1982 completed the bosun re-, certification course. Brother Hampson resides in Huntsville, Texas. PAUL L. HUNT, 65, joined the SIU in 1968 in the port of New Orleans. Bom in New York, he shipped in the galley gang and in 1981 completed steward recertification. Brother Hunt served in the Marine Corps from 1945 to 1946. He lives in River Ridge, La. JOHN JOR. DAN, 57, joined the union in 1958 in his na­ tive Mobile, Ala. Brother Jor­ dan shipped in the engine department. He has re­ tired to Eight Mile, Ala. ROBERT KEN­ NEDY, 63, joined the Seafar­ ers in 1958 in the port of Houston. A native of North Dakota, he com­ pleted steward recertification in 1985. Brother Ken­ nedy resides in New Orleans. CICERO KING JR., 60, joined the SIU in 1958 in the port of Se­ attle. He sailed in the engine depart­ ment and in 1979 upgraded at the Lundeberg School to QMED. Brother King has retired to Elizabeth City,N.C. JIMMY RAY LERZO, 65, joined the Seafar­ ers in i960 in the port of Detroit, Mich. He was bom in Kentucky and shipped in the engine department. Brother Lerzo resides in Madison, W.Va. SILAS McGOWAN, 63, joined the Seafar­ ers in 1945 in the port of New Or­ leans. He was bom in Texas and shipped in the deck department. Brother McGowan served in the Army from 1950 to 1952. He lives in Dayton, Texas. GEORGE MELEAR, 65, joined the union in 1972 in the port of Houston. Bom in Texas, he sailed in the en­ gine department. Brother Melear served in the Army from 1944 to 1946 and from 1950 to 1951. He resides in Houston. JAMES L. MILLER, 71, joined the SIU in 1953 in the port of Portland, Ore. The native of Washington shipped in the gal­ ley gang. Brother Miller has retired to Oregon City, Ore. JOSENAVA, 65, joined the Seafarers in 1969 in the port of New York. Bom in Texas, he sailed in the deck department and in 1986 upgraded at the Lundeberg School. Brother Nava served in the Navy from 1942 until 1962. He lives in Fairhope, Ala. Continued on page 26 �r'k. . DEOMBER 199t MTD BIENNIAL CONVENTION Meeting in convention, delegates to the biennial MTD event hear former Secretary of Labor Ray Marshall speak out against the proposed U.S./Mexico trade deal. Maritime Trades Dept Convention Hits Bush Policies •- Delegates from 42 unions along with representatives of various lo­ cal port councils throughout the country acted on a wide range of matters affecting seafarers and workers in the nation's marine industry at the 19th biennial con­ vention of the AFL-CIO Maritime Trades Department meeting in De­ troit last month. The delegates heard timely ad­ dresses and reports and took ac­ tion on a number of resolutions concerned with the state of the American merchant marine and labor issues of importance to the affiliates of the department. The meeting, which preceded the AFL-CIO convention, re­ elected Michael Sacco as presi- MTD Legal Counsel Howard Schulman (left) swears In the departments' officers who were re-elected. They are (from right) Jean F. Ingrao, executive secretarytreasurer, Michael Sacco, president, and William F. Zenga, vice president. r. ,1^ ',,.• '¥ ' : .'W..,,,!,'iii--:i--, Delivering convention committee reports were (from left) George Kourplas, president of the Machinists; George F. Becker, vice president of the Steelworkers; Frank Hanley, president of the lUOE and John J. Sweeney, SEIU president. I Lack of Gov't Recognition For WWII Mariners Decried 1 '•'J /- MTD board member Jack Otero speaks out against the administra­ tion's trade agenda. MTD Eastern Region V.P. Roman Gralewicz hits the floor microphone to make a nomination. The vice president of the Inter­ national Association of Machin­ ists, who sailed during World War II as a merchant seaman, decried the lack of full recognition for mariners who served their country during that war during an MTD convention action adopting a reso­ lution in support of extending the cutoff date for veterans' eligibility to the end of December 1946 in­ stead of the current August 15, 1945 date. Justin Ostro, who also serves as a vice president of the MTD, said it was shameful that our country had failed to recognize fully its merchaint seamen who sailed dur­ ing WWII. Ostro compared the actions of the U.S. government in this regard to those of the British, Justin Ostro, Machinists Union of­ who sailed as a seaman In which he knew of first hand for he ficial WWII, assailed the U.S. policy on had been aboard a Liberty ship recognition of merchant marine vet­ headed for the North Sea on May erans of the war. 9, 1945 when the ship received a message from the British gov­ ernment. time what it has taken the United "The British Admiralty recog­ States government almost 45 nized at that precise moment in Continued on page 29 dent of the organization and re­ turned Jean F. Ingrao as executive secretary-treasurer and William F. Zenga as vice president. In a special report to the dele­ gates, the MTD presented a de­ tailed analysis of America's mid­ dle class. The department's report noted that "real personal wages are declining under relentless pressure." Citing data compiled by the Economic Policy Institute, a think-tank group based in Wash­ ington, D.C., the department re­ ported the following: • In inflation-adjusted terms, average hourly wages fell more than 9 percent between 1980 and 1989. • Hourly benefits, such as pen­ sions, health insurance and paid time off, fell by 13.8 percent be­ tween 1980 and 1989. On the other hand, noted the MTD report, during the era of the Reagan and Bush administrations, the rich got richer. "According to the Congressional Budget Office, those in the middle of the income deciles, earning from $28,000 to $43,500, saw their pay drop by an average of 4 percent between 1977 and 1988. During the same period, those in the top 1 percent found their incomes rise by 49.8 percent." The MTD convention delegates vowed to seek a fairer decade for workers in the 1990s and enacted a platform calling on rank-and-file trade unionists to get and stay active in politics in order to elect candidates sympathetic to the needs of working people. The delegates enacted resolu­ tions calling for the development of a comprehensive national infra­ structure, reform of the country's troubled health care system and a series of economic policies de­ signed to invigorate the economy. Among the reports adopted b> the delegates were the submis­ sions of the MTD officers outlining the activities of the department for the past two years, a summary of the programs of the MTD's local affiliates—the maritime port coun­ cils—and a legislative review that went over the status of legislation pursued since the group's last con­ vention. ' . f. -It ' �V-7-' ••••'•'•-- • p;5f ¥^# - . -•••7' - ''•'?W^,7r--.«.'- -'- - . ,' -• •;;;;: ^.:,-v •>•.;. .•-A;".: ^ .."... "x'•-•'"V V C.: ^ iMdttilhliitfik'V' ''--"IMP' 'i-'v -'^ • v-y- .•••'^ -i' - • lr<-'r i«. /':v I:','J •'••:'-- -i 7v Vwe'\'''7'''-'"- -fr" D -,,r.v-'- ,... I' ' f !' ;y elegates, participants and observ­ ers to the Maritime Trades Depart­ ment convention represented 42 na­ tional and international unions, port maritime councils and local unions around the nation. During the two-day biennial con­ vention, delegates enacted a platform which colls for revitalizing the nation's economy as well as building up Amer­ ica's shipping capabilities. Pictured on these two pages are many of the trade unionists who come from scores of unions to participate in the MTD's deliberations. James McNamara, ILA John Bowers, President, ILA Richard Trumka, President, and Jerry Jones, Sec.-Treas., UMWA Owen Bieber, President, UAW Virgil Casey and Larry Gregoire, Chemical Workers Michael McKay, District 2—MEBA Robert Meade, Chemical Workers Gordon Spencer, District 2—MEBA Franz E. Glen, Local 6, IBEW Thomas G. Gary, Local 574 IBEW • • 1.- Joseph Sacco, Exec. V.P., SlU Frank Martino, Pres., and Angelo Russo, Ret., ICWU Marvin Markle, Pres. Sugar Workers Douglas Dority, V.P., UFCW. Cliff Valenciana, Glass Molders Tim Moelier, District 2—MEBA Raymond McKay, Pres., D2—MEBA Paperworkers V.P. Jerry Johnston, Sec.-Treas. Jim Dunn and V.P. Mario Scarselietta Jack Greenwood, Local 525 Plumbers G. Barcom, Local 598; 8. Horn, Local 811; A. Barksdale, Local 831; R. Baynes, Plumbers v?W. • J. Cordery, V.P., and Frank Carter, Secre­ tary-Treasurer, Glass Molders Union ^55' I: >ig Lucassen, Pres., and Dave Holtman, Carpenters Ed Harrington. lUOE Local 25 v\',-••-t • .. - v , v.. ^ Vic Hansen, Labor Lawyer Dick Cordtz, Sec.Treas., SEIU Waymon Stewart, South Fla. MTD •' Teddy Gleason, Pres. Emeritus, ILA Thomas Gleason, Counsel, ILA LeBlanc and Lenore Miller, President, RWDSU Jerry Owens, Asst. Gen. Organizer. ILA - , • • Charles W. Jones, Pres., Boilermakers Eihnni William Wynn, President, UFCW John O'Gara, VicePres.. HERE Jerry Willburn, Boilermakers Jake West, President, International Association of Ironworkers Douglas McCarron. Carpenters . '' vir-,- Ande Abbott, Director, J. Hatfield, Pres Boilermakers Glass, Molders James Kerlee, Carpenters Terry Bodewes. Carpenters V.P.'s J. Cordery, W. King, J. Rankin and G. Sheppard, Sec.-Treas. F. Carter, Glass Molders V. Panepinto, Pres., Plasterers, and J. Fay, SlU '• :' James Moore, Carpenters -' Dominic Martell, Sec.Treas., Plasterers Martin Byrne, Ironworkers Robert Brindza and Marilyn LeClaIre, Int. V.P.'s, AFSCME Lou Elesie, Car! Booker and Jim Norwood, Laborers International Union R. Fanning, Local 17, Sheet Metal Workers Kermett Mangram, Port Agent, SlU G. Boncoragllo, Int. V.P., AFSCME Gerald Menapace, Sec.Treas., UFCW Roy "Buck" Mercer, V.P., SlU Ed House, V.P., lAM Lorenzo Cameron, Local 1408 ILA George Poulin, V,P.. lAM Judith C. Boyd, Steelworkers Louie Bravo and Sam J. Caivano, Laborers International Union George McCartney, West Coast, V.P., SlU, and Gunnar Lundeberg, Pres., SUP - Henry "Whitey" Disley, Pres., MFOW J. _4 , .v ;. M:?I7 - . . I :.••.• V .- �•••r«5SH?SS««ir«SWW saFUtas LOG 18 MTD BIENNIAL CONVENTION Wolkers Need Fair Trade, Not Deals for Corporations, :l^p| Say Former Labor Secretary and Canadian Minist A viewpoint that trade is of vital significance for American workers was a centerpiece of the AFLCIO Maritime Trades Department convention held last month in De­ troit. Former Secretary of Labor in the Carter administration, Ray Marshall, put into precise terms the fears of Seafarers and other working people regarding the po­ tential loss of American jobs re­ sulting from any trade deal with Mexico. Marshall characterized the cur­ rent proposed North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) as a mechanism for shifting capi­ tal, not equalizing trade. The U.S./ Mexico/Canada trade talks, as currently being conducted by the Bush administration, are about the reinvestment of capital by Ameri­ can-based multinational corpora­ tions, and they are not about creat­ ing decent jobs for the workers in those countries, said the former secretary of labor who is also a noted economist and scholar. Pursuit of Low Wages "Each $10 an hour job that goes to Mexico (from the United States) adds $15,000 in (corporate) profits," Marshall noted. The mul­ tinational corporations want "to reduce the skills of workers to appendages of machines and weaken the collective bargaining of unions." He said the North American trade deal would "accelerate the loss of U.S. and Canadian jobs" because corporations are pushing a "low wage policy." He added that the heads of state of the three nations have said the "market will take care of the workers and the countries. If we leave it up to the market, it will create lower wages, not higher wages. Business will maximize profits which are not in the interest to their countries." Marshall added the problems faced in America today are similar to those faced by the country dur­ ing the 1930s. He said unions through collective bargaining agreements helped to sustain the purchasing power of workers. p' bl- i. 8J.--.. 1^' M-'S'yJ-r. i- rr" ••'_ / ' fy^yyy;:'- &• h ;: O' , y • I' Need a Social Charter "We need to develop a fullemployment strategy, rebuild our infrastructure and provide incen­ tives to develop a high wage strat­ egy. We ought to tell corporations that if you don't provide an ade­ quate wage, we don't want you. We need to discourage sweat shops, not encourage as we are doing" with the proposed free trade deal. Another item Marshall said needs to be a part of any trade agreement is a social clause for workers similar to the one adopted by the European Community. The social charter calls on the low wage countries of the Euro­ pean Community to bring their workers up to level enjoyed by their fellow workers in the other 'a,/ V member countries, according to Marshall and David Barrett, a min­ ister in Canada's House of Commons. "Europe is getting its act to­ gether," Barrett told the conven­ tion delegates. "In 1992, it is get­ ting rid of low wages. This is a challenge to the U.S., Canada and Mexico to put the same charter on the table." Barrett, joined by other mem­ bers of the Canadian parliament, adjusted the U.S. Congress earlier this year not to extend fast track authority in trade negotiations be­ cause of the loss of jobs in Canada created by a 1988 pact between the U.S. and his country. He noted the job flight would continue moving south should the U.S. sign an agreement with Mexico. "Corporate international capital is seeking out low-wage labor." "The prospect of signing the current NAFTA with Mexico threatens what is left of the U.S. Addressing the concerns of workers on trade were MTD convention speakers (from left) economist Ray Marshall, AFL-CiO secretary-treasurer Thomas R. Donahue and David Barrett, a member of the Canadian parliament. middle-class and Canada," Barrett said. "We have to make sure the Trade Representative knows what is required," Thomas R. Donahue, secretary-treasurer of the AFLCIO, told the MTD. "They are not going to get away with a lousy agreement that gives away our jobs." Congressman John Dingell (DMich.) informed the convention that the focus from the White House for the last 11 years has been abroad. "We've coddled and curried fa­ vor around the world. For 11 years we have had presidents who have exported jobs," Dingell ex­ claimed. "They have not paid heed to the needs of Americans! The jobs are going because the things you have to do (to keep them in the U.S.) haven't been done for 11 dark, repressive years! "The administration should be concerned with America first. Something is radically wrong!" he added. Speakeis Call for Economic Rally In 1990s Among the MTD convention speakers were (from left) Robert McGlotten, legislative director, AFL-CIO; Congressman John Dingell, and Diane Felnstein, former mayor of San Francisco. The issues that concern the worker should set the nation's legislative agenda for the 1990s, was the rallying cry proclaimed by several of the speakers at the biennial convention of the MTD meeting in Detroit last month. Health care, rebuilding the country's infrastructure (roads, schools and cities), pumping up the economy, allowing access to unemployment compensation to those in need and preventing the replacement of striking workers by scabs, will have to be ad­ dressed by politicians if they want the support of working people, said the speakers, who were both elected officials and trade un­ ionists. "The people of this country are waking up and they don't like what they see," Thomas R. Donahue, AFL-CIO secretary-treasurer told the convention delegates who rep­ resent 42 trade unions and 8.5 million workers. "People want a better life than they have." Concerning a national health care policy. Congressman John Dingell (D-Mich.) announced to the MTD, "George Bush can go to Walter Reed (Army Hospital) for his annual check-up, but there are 37 million Americans with no health insurance. There are an additional 30 million Americans who have partial and inadequate health care." Dingell pointed out the German republic under Bismarck adopted a national health policy in 1870, while King Edward instituted England's in 1905. "We are the only industrialized country with no health care pro­ gram!" the congressman added. If things do not change, Dingell stated "by the year 2050, 50 cents of every dollar spent in this coun­ try will be on health care." Dingell noted that Reagan and Bush had turned the United States from the world's largest creditor to the world's largest debtor na­ tion. The congressman stated, "Bush has given us a recession that ranks with 1929." He added the national debt is nearly five times the size it was before the Reagan-Bush era. "It is time Washington and the administration know what has to be done is to look after our own people," Dingell said. -Donahue said the country is in the thralls of a "silent depression." He noted wages have decreased in the U.S. for five straight years. "Weekly wages in 1990 buy 20 percent less than they did in 1972." He quoted candidate George Bush in 1988 as promising to cre­ ate 30 million new jobs in eight years. "As of last year, 159,000 new jobs have been created," Do­ nahue pointed out. "At this rate, it would take 570 years and eight months to create all those jobs!" "We have to address the issues through politics. We have to have candidates on which we can rely. We need to get as much support as we can for S. 55 (the striker replacement bill before the Sen­ ate)," Donahue told the gathering. "Business says 'don't disturb the balance.' But that was not raised in 1947 with Taft-Hartley and in 1959 with Landrum-Griffin. "We are supposed to believe a balance exists. I'd settle for the balance of 1938 (when the prolabor Wagner Act was passed)." "The issues of working people are issues politicians can run on," Robert McGlotten, director of the AFL-CIO Department of Legisla­ tion, told the delegates. "We are not going to sit idly by and let (the politicians and corporate America) set the agenda. We are going to do what we do best— organize." Former mayor of San Fran­ cisco, Diane Feinstein, who is run­ ning for an open senate seat in California, said, "We need a com­ prehensive maritime policy that levels the playing field, that smashes unfair trading practices and jjarriers, and that assures the survival of America's merchant marine." •V. f- �DECEMBER 1991 19 Seafarers Send Holiday Greetings From ships and from their homes, SIU members and their families have sent holiday greetings to their loved ones and shipmates. Th^ appear on this page and dje following three pages. The greetings are listed in alphabetical order fry Ifre name of dre individual sending the message. To all Seafarers and to Vice President Joe Sacco and employees of the SIU To all SIU Seafarers everywhere Thanks. SIU. for the opportunity for me to wish all Seafarers everywhere a Merry X-Mas and a Happy New Year, plus go<^ health and smooth sailing. Frederick Benedict To Mose Herrow, Hank Taylor, Larry Gee, Joe Williams and all retirees and their families To all members and officials To the Brotherhood of the Sea. my family and 1 wish you all a healthy and joyous holiday season. Ed Abiialy To my husband LIto Sending you all my love this holiday. Mahal, thank you for everything you have done for me and for being there when I needed you. Ltizviminda Acostu To my my tMlfe, Becky, and children, Joseph, Patric ricia, William, Robert Jr., Harry and Nancy Wishing you all a Merry Christmas and a trouble free New Year. Consider this greeting your Christmas present. Robert Adams To all Curtis Bay Towing Co. friends and crewmembers In Baltimore from 1949-1987 Happy holidays to you and your loved ones. I now live in Harford Co. (301) 893-3941. Andrew Adams After 36 years at sea. since age 13. this seaman is proud to be retired, cooking at home, gardening & RV traveling with my wife, Rosemary. Merry Christmas & Happy New Year 1992. Domenic Cito (age 83) A family To all my friends and their famiiies To all Seafarers May your holidays and the New Year be the happiest and best that you have ever enjoyed before. Clarence Benjamin Merry Christmas and smooth sailing through the New Year. Keep faith in your union and may God keep you in his care. Sincerely. Raoitl Cabrera To all Seafarers and their famiiies To my old shlpjmates, active or retired We would like to wish everyone a very Merry Christmas and a Happy, healthy New Year^ Whitey, Miriam <t Alex Benzuk To ali Seafarers Ame Bjorsson. John Davies. Rundblad Brothers. Nick Brancato. Please Write: 716 Springdale Ave.. East Gr­ ange. N.J. 070I7-I62I. Neal Cairns I wish all a happy Christmas and New Year. __ „ Henry Braudussi To all my former shipmates from APL and hip days Matson passenger ship To ali President Sacco. his staff and those at Piney Point, and all Seafarers—You deserve many happy holidays for you have served us well; and personally for 48 years at sea and have kept me alive another ten. May you enjoy smooth sailing and a Merry Christmas with a happy and prosperous New Year. John Blank 3rd To the SIU Seasons greetings and a happy, prosperous and healthy New Year. Scotty Ctiirns To all Seafarers and shipmates Merry Christmas and a joyous. Happy New Year. Tony Caldeira To retired and active seamen Wishing seamen and their families a Merry Xmas and very Happy New Year. May the Lord bless all. James L. Calhoun I live proud of being a member of Seafarers. Wishing all of the Seafarers and their families utmost joy and God's blessings, from a retired member. Faustina Alejandro I'm writing these brief words to thank you for the help that I have received from you. May the Lord bless you and the organization. I wish you and your families a prosperous holiday. Felix Bonefont To Willie Mitchell Greetings to all Seafarers Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! Mr. <S Mrs. Rudy Cancela With warm greetings and renewed hopes for peace, contentment and joy in the coming year. Andrew and Jane Boney To baby C. Christopher and daughter Ida, Percy & Dollie K. To all Seafarers May you have the happiest of holidays. Just don't wreck the caddy. Lisa Allard To Valente Bah Humbug!! Allard To the SlU leadership, to all brothers Thanks for having a union that takes care of all seamen, and to all our union'leaders who make these dreams come true, thanks. Lorenzo Alvardo To all retired Seafarers To my father Rafael and the Bonefont family I wish we all can be together for all the holiday season, but we can't, so 1 wish all the best this holiday. Elias Bonefont To the oyo-oyo's and anting-anting gangs of Hawaii crewmembers I wish you a healthy, happy and joyful holiday. Stephen J Andros To all Seafarers May good health, happiness and prosperity be yours this holiday season, followed with smooth sailing in '92. Remeinbering you always. Gerry Borozan To all former MC&S Seafarers Holiday greetings to all my shipmates. Living now at 2078 Madrona Street. North Bend. Ore. 97439. Ernest Bossom Have a nice Christmas at sea from your son and stepfa­ ther. Let's ship together next year. Warm regards to my old bosuns and shipmates. Evan Bradley To Robert Natlvldad To Cross Hartior Railroad employees and retirees Happy holidays and smooth sailing to the sailors of class 438 wherever you are. William Boyd Dear Griando. long time friend, shipmate, hope you and Betsie are doing as well as can be. health & otherwise. Have a happy holiday. Charles A. Carr To Robert P. Carson Jr. Merry. Merry Christmas with good health & happiness for the coming year. Love you lots. Ma & Pa (Ruth and Robert Carson) To Rachel E. Carson Rachel. I want you to know that I love you and miss you. AlsOi that I wish that I could be with you this holiday season. Daddy (Robert P. Carson Jr.) Bosun Ben Velner & family Want to wish you and your family a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. You're a good friend and shipmate. Thanks for the care package. Robert P. Carson Jr. May the wonderous spirit of this holy season shine in your heart all through the years. Seasons greetings to all. Frederick Breimann To Robert P. Carson Jr. To all Seafarers To Sean S. Hanlay To Sra Rosarlo Colon Castell I retired as a wheelsman in 1973 on the MV Nicolet. My wife and I wish to send our greetings to my former shipmates. Andrew Aspseter Christmas won't be the same without my favorite Santa. Especially since he is my life, my love, my GAG. my everything. I'll love you always. Jill-Marie Brittain To all Seafarers and their families To all Seafarers Me and my wife would like to wish all of you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. God bless you. Paul & Donna Aubain I would like to wish a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to the union, officials (active and retired) and all their families. George Brooks To J. Roy Von Holden To all of my ex-shlpmates May your Christmas geese be plentiful. Wishing you a splendid holiday. Lisa A Hope this to be your best Christmas ever. Travis H. Brewer Jr. To Mom and Pop To the SIU The boatswain wants to know where you went wrong. Have a joyous holiday and save those presents for me. Lisa A Bet mom loved her chain-fall. Happy holidays to all my brothers and sisters still on ships who remember me. I am Rae Brucato now retired. I was a beautician in gift shop, and keeper on all our cruise ships. I now live at 139 Tiburon Blvd.. San Pedro. Calif. Rae Brucato To my son Vicente Jr., Peggy Reyes and Lisa Burgos Les deceo unas felices navidades y un prospero ano neuvo y que Dios me los bendiga a los tres y nietos Edwinsito. Joana. Julito. Melissa, este mensaje se lo agradesco al periodico de la union el LGG. Gracias. Vicente Burgos To all Seafarers Enjoying my retirement. Doing a lot of traveling, fishing and hunting. May you all have a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year. Mike Bakos To all Holiday greetings to all Seafarers. Joe Sacco and family. George McCartney and the whole union staff. Joe. I appreciate your letter. Thank you. I served with honor in the Air Force and the SIU. Sal Barbara To all members of the SIU Happy holiday and good wishes. May all enjoy the SIU like I did. Special greetings to all 1 sailed and worked with. Arthur (Archie) Beck To all Seafarers, members and their families Greetings! Percival Belgrave To the Steward Department Smithy, who worked on Lurline Liner; Gil Rodriguez. Don Moss. Gentry and Tom Tom. Shipmates who all worked with me on Victories and Cargo ships. Merry Christmas! Bell To all my friends and family Merry Christmas to all sea goers dnd Happy New Year. God bless you all. Tommy (T.Man) Belvin I owe you a great deal. You fill my aging years with more pleasant memories, without which my life would be a lot duller; and so I thank you, and I wish you all the things you yearn for. I hope you have nothing but good memories of the past. Wishing you health and great happiness for now and the years to come. Tom Colway To all Seafarers To Hershel A. Orlando I always remember you: Mi amigo Casimiro desde nuestros. Viajes juntos, en el S/S Rice Queen. Nunca' olvino tu amistad. felicidades. Angel Aroche Merry Christmas and Happy New Year. Douglas. I love you and miss you very much. Hope to be with you soon. All my love. Lola S. Bailey To ali the wonderful guys I ever sailed yrhh To Scottie Aubusson, all port agents and Seafarers To Douglas Laughlln and Jayson Gingrich To Douglas Avery Clark From what was formerly IGT of Phila.. Pa., a happy holiday greeting. Capt. Raymond W. and Thelma Collins To my old shipmates and to Dear brothers and sisters: Holiday greetings, good health, and best wishes to all. E.C. Carpenter To Mom, Ray, Kathleen, Frances, Greg, Clif­ ford and Elsie Bobby. Merry Christmas and best wishes for a happy, healthy New Year! Love. Ging (Ruthann Carson) Merry Christmas and Happy New Year. Jose M. Castell all my fc and family Merry Christmas and many good wishes for the coming year. Eugene (Gene) Castillo To all my brothers and sisters Be glad you have a job. stick with it. things are getting bad. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year. James Catania To Richard J. McConnell, Charles R. Johnson and Rafeal RIos Here's wishing my brother seamen a happy holiday from the Chacon family. And to George Bronson on shore gang in Gakland. Calif.. Merry Xmas and Happy New Year. Lou Chacon To all Seafarers Happy holidays to all. Thanks to the Seafarers Union for your support for 31 years retirement, pay and help. Carter Carl Chambers To fellow Seafarers Seasons greetings and best wishes to all my old friends. I am now at 20 Josiah in San Francisco. 94112. Please write. Ping King Chang Ben. Al. Louis. Byron. Helen. Virginia. Micky. Sandy. Laginess. McNabb. Richard. Eddy Danashefski. Health and happiness to all. The ghost of Christmas past re­ members Bill Burke To all my shipmates To former shipmates Also, officials and employees at Camp Springs and Piney Point best wishes, good health and happiness this holiday season. Herbert C. Cal Chattom and wife Merry Christmas. Happy New Year—BobCrotty. Byron Kelley and all. Retirement is great. Thanks. All the family is well. Timothy Burke To all Seafarers Anchors of faith in the storm. Gpen your bibles at Chapter I John vs. 2:4 - 3:4 - Mark 2:28 and Luke 4:16. Merry Christmas my dearest brothers and sister. Iverson Burns To Sharon Ortiz Wish you a beautiful holiday and all the best to you and your family because Christmas is extra special, just like you! Forrest FredBurris To Frederick Paul Sanchez Fred P. Sanchez!! Falcon Princess Now that I have your attention. . . Have a Merry Christmas. Love. Yvonne, Mike. Victoria and Dylan To all Seafarers I am hoping that all my brothers of the Seafarers, retired and active, will have a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. Gaetano Busciglio To fellow seamen Holiday wishes to all my shipmates. Special thanks to Seafarers L(K3. Burial at Sea article on our husband/ brother. Together again one day. Nina and Bobby Butts %: To ail my fellow shipmates and friends To faculty members and families To Caslmiro Ramos Merry Christmas and a very Happy New Year. I'm really enjoying my retirement. May God bless you and the SlU. J.D. Babin Wishing each and everyone and their families at Seafarers a very happy holiday season. Let's not forget all the great people working at the union table. If it wasn't for them, we wouldn't have the greatest union in the world. Omar Collins Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to my co­ workers: Would like to hear from you. (504)332-2300. Dudley A. Bonvillain To sailors of class #458 To all SlU members To ali Seafarers and famiiies I wish all Seafarers a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. James Carder Wishing you a joyous holiday season, and may God's richest blessings be with you as you keep up the good work. Joseph Arch Cuz. how's Tony in Long Beach? I hope Mt. Pinatubo didn't damage your house in Alongapo. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to family from SS LNG Leo. Gene Aruta Dear Sammy. Wishing you the best of this upcoming holiday season. Everyone is fine, we miss you! Please call soon. Rosie (Rose M. Cleveland) To all Seafarers To all Seafarers, retired and active To all B&D RR Marine pensioners in the New York area Warmest Aloha of holiday greeting. God's love and blessings to you and yours. Feliciano Phil Canon To S.J. Alpedo Wishing you a happy and enjoyable holiday season. You are doing an excellent job. Keep up the good work. Horace Carmichael In memory of my beloved husband, Scott Anderson Happy holidays to all and their families. Wishing you a safe and prosperous New Year. Tiny Anderson Cruz Tony Ctinedo A greeting to Arvo Kaupi. Bob Kutzner. Bob McCarl and best wishes to our son Michael D. Clark in Baltimore. Leonard F. Clark Merry Christmas and Happy New Year. God bless you. George C. Cordeiro Hope you all have a very nice holiday coming up. Merry X-Mas and a Happy New Year. William Alvaro To all former shipmates Happy holidays! To all my Seafarer brothers, executives and staff in i San Francisco and Maryland To all Seafarers To my old shipmates and our president and his staff I hope someday we'll work all together again gang. Just don't forget batch 87-90 oyo-oyo guys of the galley. Nice working with you guys. Dante D. Bongolan You will be missed these holidays, by us all. Happy holidays to all his union brothers. Marguerite Anderson To all SIU members and families Greetings from F.R. Clarke (Snoopy). May you all have a happy, healthy and prosperous holiday. Good luck to all from Snoopy. Florian R. Clarke •. i'.»: Red Campbell and everybody at headquarters My best wishes for good health, luck and happiness to everyone. A good handshake for Red Campbell, my old shipmate (Bull-Lines). Jose Cortes To ail my dear shipmates Greetings, happy holidays and my best wishes to all my fellow shipmates. I still rememlwr the great times we had together. God bless you all. Tony Cortes (aka Hollywood) i: To all my friends, and even my enemies among my former shipmates in our Union Best wishes for a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. Clarence (Bud) Cousins To all Seafarers and retired iM-othere Best wishes and good luck for the holidays. Be thankful we have super leadership. God bless you all. also, all officials. John Coyle To all Greetings to all my shipmates, both active and retired. Especially Peter Lypen and Ivy Cox. John B. Crane To Bill Cronan Merry Christmas and Happy New Year. Love. John and Paula Cronan To all my Immediate family members God daughter Melanie Marie, sisters Agnes & Marion, brother Charles, also to my former shipmates and their families. May all your voyages in life be ship shape and may you enjoy continuing good health from stem to stern always. William J. Crowie 5®-- • 1--- To all the brothers and families of the SIU My sincerest greetings and happiness throughout alj the holiday years. May God bless our union! Alberto Cruz To all the brothers, members, retired and active Merry Christmas and wishing you the best in health. Good luck in the coming year, especially for the brothers who will be at sea on December 23. Estuardo Cvenca To the people who know me I'm still in prison and I just want to say Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to all. I'm doing okay. • Thomas M. Curley To Cierra Janey Curtis This holiday message goes out to my beautiful daughter for being there when I wasn't. I love you deeply and may this be a very Merry Christmas to you. Cierra Janey Curtis, from Daddy (Chris Curtis) Seasons greetings from an old Great Lakes and salt water sailor. Bert J. Chapman To all SIU brothers To everyone associated wHh Seafarers and families Holiday greetings and best wishes to all. May God bless everyone in these sacred holidays. Peace and Love. Sze Ju Chen To all my Seafarers friends, both retired and sailing To tfie Damron clan Happy holidays. I am always there Mond. Joe. Rick. Tammy. Gary. Jess. Jason and Misty. Love ya. miss ya. Ralph (Beetle) Damron To Ron, Rick & Beverly, Therese, Ronnie, Draxle, Josh, Carley and Lisa, and Matt I wish you all the best, with health and happiness to all. Dan Joe Cherry Jr Missing you all very much. Happy holidays. Pray it's better than now. Always there. Ralph (Beetle) Damron To John B. Harris To Seafarers LOG Wishing you and your family a happy holiday and on your retirement. I still think of the go^ old days down in Norfolk. Good health! John N. Chiorra My daughter Tina and I wish you a Merry Christmas during this special season. Loving yoii in Christ. Ctara Faye Daniels To all active and retired metntyers on the Great Lakes To SIU Seafarers A Merry Xmas and a Happy New Year to all the retired members that I have worked with in this great union. Willie W. Cichocke Have a wonderful holiday season! When the new year arrives, may it find you headed home to the Lundeberg School where we miss you and love you. Grace H Davis To all members of SIU To all Wishing all members a happy season and good heajth to all. Vincent Ciprian My wife and 1 are wishing the very best holiday to all retirees, active members and officials of the SIU family. Guy DeBaere i" M �., p-W r• • .•.^^'-U.-» • - (.1^-' V f'.,-^. . M^S(!!iB3?*»SS!^«d;(siS3iSS!^^ • I . >-i! '"| iiW»**'rjU'li''C"'f' u 1. *• • "> 1 il1M.wi^i».liiij^' ir-SpirLr'-ii- V".---i —•-* -- ' •••i'V/'-;-.-; safMURSLoe 20 To Kaiwi FMMNI Mele Kalikimalca Haouli Makahiki Ho! Hope your holi­ days are full of fun and laughter. Keep smiling! Donna DeCesare To Tommy Klairw Mele Kalikimaka Haouli Makahiki Ho! I love you TomTom. Hope we are together soon Donna DeCesare To Don Montoya Christmas time comes and goes but my love for you always grows. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year, hon. Hopefully I am right by your side during the holiday season. Love always. Donna DeCesare To Wiggle Reyes Mele Kalikimaka Hauoli Makahiki Ho! Hope you are enjoying the many wonders of the world. Love you. Donna DeCesare To retired Seafarers Joe DeCinque wishes all old friends a happy holiday. I'm doing well at my new residence. 1331 Garrison Rd.. Vineland. N.J. 08360: (609) 794-8288. Joseph DeCinque To Mr. & Mrs. C.S. DeLatte Am praying for a happy holiday for all the family. But mostly for my Moma to get well and then we wilt all be very happy. Your son. Tommy (Thomas DeLalle) To new Seatarera It might be a hard way to make a living but at the end when you retire you will feel you accomplished a well done job. Julius D. DeigaJo To ex-shipmatea and union brothers With the greatest joy I send greetings and happiness to , all my ex-shipmates and union brothers aboard, beyond the seas all over the world. Happiest X-mas. Pedro DelValle To Douglas DeMonte Merry Christmas on the high seas. Loved and missed by "all. Hope to see you .soon. Sandra and the kids To Mrs. Bertha DePalma I love you Big Berth. Your merchant marine hero. Charles DePalma To John Holtschiag Merry Christmas and best wishes for the New Year! Your Bainbridge Island family misses you. . . Neil. Sally. Sarah and Ted Deilz To my union officials, members and brotliers To Gary Fain, aon Eric Mantoy, naphaw Cliarlaa (Rad) Powara, frianda and all Saaferars To all the above. I wish a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. Gary and Eric, it's your deal, and to Charles, hi. . Betty Fain To all Saafarara My old friends and shipmates of the years gone by. best wishes for the holidays wherever you may be. God bless you all. John FanoH To Adrian and Jaaaica Rirquiiar Sorry couldn't be with both of you this Christmas. Mommy couldn't help it. Merry Christmas. Happy New Year! Be good to each other. I love you very much. Florie Farquhar To R. Glannlnl Hope you're having fun. especially this coming holiday season. Take care of yourself. Love always. F. Farquhar To all formar ahlpmataa wtiaresoever dlaparaed Have a joyful and healthy holiday season. After 44 years at sea I have many fond memories to reflect upon. Mr. and Mrs. John Zero Fedesovich To all Seafarers Seasons greetings to all. May the holidays bring you happiness through the coming years. A special holiday greeting to all my friends in Seattle. Wash. Christos Ferrous To all my shipmates I sailed with during my 40 years of going to sea. Best wishes to all of you this holiday season. Tommy Ray Fillinghim Sr. To all Seafarers Having a great retirement in London. Was just inRotter­ dam and Pernis. no ships in. Smooth sailing to you all. Erik Whitey Fischer To Elmer W. Rushing The best of health to an old seafarer's friend. James C. Flippo To Old shipmates on the Alcoa Cavalier '47* '48, Puerto RIcp '50-'51 To all my longtlms friends & fellow Seafarers To all my friends A very Merry Christmas and our best wishes for every happiness in the coming New Year. Antonio L. and Angela Dos Santos A great big hello, and to all of you who still go to sea. I hope you all have smooth sailing. With me. I am still going fishing, this is the way it is: Now I am old. my slippers are black I walk to the comer and puff my way back. The reason I know my youth has been spent my get up and go has got up and went. But I really don't mind when I think with a grin of all the grand places my get up has been. Since I have retired from life's competition I find every day an exact repetition. I get up each mom and dust off my wits. grab for the paper and read the obits. If my name is missing I know I'm not dead. so I eat a big breakfast and go back to bed. Jack French To all Seafarara Happy holidays to all Seafarers, active and retired. We belong to a great union. We want it to keep getting better as the years roll on. John Doyle To all our offlclala and their families Love to all and our retired brothers. Happy holidays. Curtis Duvote To all Seafarers Best wishes for a happy holiday season and a blessed New Year! Helen Dragaron Igreet you in the name of Jesus Christ. To all crewmembers. a holiday greeting. Hope that everything goes right on the holiday and the days you are all at sea. William A. Graves To mambera of tfw SIU 1 wish the very best to you. May you be filled with Christmas cheer and enjoy His blessings throughout the year! Joseph Leroy Gray To Pinay Point admiaakms and Manpowar Happiest holidays to all and best wishes in the New Year. Candy Man (James Gregory) To Aibart Anttiony Griilo I miss you. I love you. Merry Christmas. You are the very best. I wish I could give you a present right now. Gayie Grillo To Ai Grillo Merry Christmas. Dad. and Happy New Year. Where's my automatic car? I got my permit!! X-mas on the cruise ship. Love. Acfj (Grillo) To SS Atlantic American Banner Line '57 When Paul Hall appointed me head waiter on the posh SIU passenger ship Atlantic, recommended by Ed Mooney. Joe DiGiorgio. Frank Mongelli and Red Campbell. I was elated to no end and wish toextend X-mas greetings to all former crewmembers. Walter Grosvenor To my family Holiday greetings to my daughters. Anita and Sandra, and my wife. Mary, and friend. Vince Ratcliff. and to all members, ex-shipmates and officials. Yours sincerely. Len Grove Warmest regards and best wishes for good health. To those who have passed on. rest in peace. To all. my thanks for happy shipboard days. Jim Foti To all Seafarers To all hands Merry X-mas and a happy, prosperous New Year. Floyd W. Fritz To all Seafarers from 1947 to 1959 and beyond Many happy holidays to all of you and our great union, none better to my many friends and company workers throughout the last 32 years. Mit hael J. Dunn To Persian Gulf crew on SS Cape Avinof To co-wortcers 1946 to 1980 Happy holiday, guys! You deserve it. Enjoyed sailing with you all. Best to you and yours in the New Year. Sam and Doug Eadie A Merry Christmas and a healthy, happy, prosperous New Year to you and your families. Miss you all. Jesus V. Garcia To SlU ofncers and staff To my family, friends and Seafarers Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to the Seafarers International Union, more power. Gill C. Ebon Wish everyone Merry Christmas, healthy New Year and peaceful and prosperous future. For my wife. Sharon. I'll be home for Christmas. Celebrate His birth. Robert F. Garcia To all Seafarara Wishing you all a happy holiday season and a wonderful New Year!!! Marcelo /. Eimar To Seafarers and all families and Joe Sacco Have a Merry Christmas and a very Happy New Year. To all. I say thanks for all you have done and will do in the future. All the dealings I have had with the union have been good thank you. Have a happy holiday to all. Kathryn Ellison To Seafwers memliers Me and my family would like to wish you all a Merry Christmas and a very Happy New Year .Joseph English' To Seafarers International Union In the name of brotherhood. I want to thank all the members for my pension checks, without which I couldn't survive since my husband's death. Martha R. Gardner To my wife, Connie, and Joshua and Jason Merry Christmas and Happy New Year, sweetheart. With all my love. Jimmie (Garner) ToSiU 'To all my friends and shipmates. Merry X-mas to all. Raymond K. Garner To all Seafarers Wishing you all a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. Also to all SlU officers & personnel. To aii my SiU shipmates To Seafarers and their families, retired mem­ bers and families A retired member and family sends holiday greetings and a Happy New Year to all. Jacob C. Hammond To ali Seafarers I hope all Seafarers have a Merry Christmas and a very Happy New Year. Isaac Perry Hancock To all ^afarers I am certainly glad and proud to be a retired member of the SIU. and God bless you all! Donald C. Henderson To all my Seafaring friends Merry Christmas. Happy New Year and may God bless you all in the year of 1992 and all the coming years. Frederick C. Hansen Jr. To WlnHera and Ray Harper I pray you have a Merry. Merry X-mas and be joyful in the Lord always. Love you. James E. Harper To all my friends I've shipped with liefore Happy holidays to you and your families. I hope to see you all again. Since I got married and quit shipping for 14 years, some people might think I died or something. But I'm single and back shipping, so don't be surprised if you see me coming up the gangway. Jerome R. Haymaker To all my ex-shipmates and union officials Lawrence G. Pagan To families, members and friends Hi. my loved ones. I hope these words find you all in good health and spirit. Just like to say Merry Christmas and a peace, joy and loving New Year. Love. Chris Jasmin To Mcas shipmates Holiday greetings to my MC&S shipmates and to all the old men of the sea. Holger Swede Jensen To all SIU members Greetings. Wishing you the best of the holiday season and the coming year. Eduniges De Jesus To friends of Mr. Herbert Brandon Mr. Herbert Brandon, retired MC&S. isin aconvalescent home, paralyzed with stroke, cannot use legs. Would like to hear from anyone who knew him. Terrace View Convalescent Center. Room 209-3. 1701 18th Ave. So.. Seattle. Wash 98144. Edsel M. Johns To all SIU members and their famiiies Holiday greetings from the family of the late Arnold F. Johnson who passed away Nov. 17. 1990. Hawaina Johnson To Vivian S. Johnson To the world's best mom! Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year Michael M. Johnson Merry Christmas. Happy New Year, happy retirement. Melvin H. and Lizzie B. Jones To all Seafarers and office personnei May you all have a Merry Christmas and a happy prosperous New Year. God bless and keep you. Morris J. Jorgensen Also to John Fay and union officials—Heff hopes all of my shipmates and their families have a good and happy holiday and best wishes for everyone. Rich and Olive He/Jley To Ben bnd George Henderson The nicest thing about Christmas is family. We care and remember and love no matter how far away you are. Merry Christmas. Wilhelmina Henderson and family Baker Whiteiy men To all Seafdrars Greetings for the best of holidays. Hope this message finds all of you in the best of berilth. Joe Goren Happy Holidays to all Seafarers and their families who I had the privilege to know and work with during the year of 1950-1987. Jimmie L. Jackson To shipmates and families To all my atilpmatea To MC & S and penskmsrs To all Holiday greetingsand sincere thanks to Seafarers Welfare for all your help at sea and ashore. Reiko and Myron Healman A very Merry Xmas and a prosperous and Happy New Year. David C. Gilmore Joe Sacco, our President Michael Sacco and all office workers at union hall. Camp Springs. 1 want to wish a very Merry Christmas and a very pleasent New Ye^ to all at headquarters. My wife Agpses sends her greetings to all you folks. To Morty Tashman They say it is better to give than receive, so I suggest you give me the $150 you owe me before you receive a knot on your head. Buster Hyman To ali retired members To Natco Dredge crewmen Retired 3/1/91. heart attack and open heart suigery 5/16/ 91. Now healthy and happy, hope to enjoy a few good years. Give me a call (813) 884-2926. Floyd Haynes To all Seafarers that I have sailed with To ail at headquartara What's happening? 13801 So. Vermont. Gardena. Calif. 90247-2096. Wydell W. Hollywood Hughes May the peace of Jesus be yours this holiday season. Go^ will toward all. I miss you all. Jamie Hall Wishing you all the blessings of X-mas. May you all receive in your hearts the presence of our saviour who loves us all very much. Basilio Estrella Merry Christmas and Happy New Year, babe! Always remember that my love for you remains as permanent as our tattoo. Arohanui. your wife forever. Tracy L. Glossin To MC&S retirees I sailed with on MCS-Passenger Cruise Service Matson - Pacific Far East - American President and Moore McCormack Freighters June 1959-1978 Eugene R. Hall Seasons greetings and a happy and prosperous New Year to all. Ernie Gibbons To Devin L. Glossin Mele Kaliki Maka and Haole Maka Hiki Hon. Please write and stop by if you have a chance. I sure miss you guys. 2036 4th St.. San Rafael. Calif. 94901. Donavan Hughes To MIttie, J.W. and Tasha Jemlgan To all my Seataier broltiara & family (retired & inactive duty) Honey, have a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. Wish I could be there. Love. Jimmy (James Giadney) Henry H. Huber To ali Seafarers whom i worked with Wishing you all a Mele Kalikimaka and Hauoli Makahiki Hev. Aloha. P.S. Can I please come back? Brian Isenstadt A happy, healthy 1992. Come to our reunion picnic so we can see and enjoy each other again (Sept 13. 1992). Jackie Henriksen To Ruth Giadney Retired these many yearsbut though partially blind, have some great memories of our times together, some of the best years of my life. Cheers. To the crew of the cable ship Charles Browii To crew and staff on SS Constitution and SS Independence As a retired charter inember from 1938.1 send a greeting to all. Michael Gison Tci Other retired members of President Lines 9fl|p3 Setting in the ole rocking chair. Fain! times a bit hard to bear Seafarer retiree benefits the most Christmas cheers and New Year's toast! Smooth sailitig. God bless Thanks for all your support and patience. Have a Happy Christmas. Your. son. Sean L. Essex I wish all my shipmates a healthy X-mas and a safe New Year. H.A. (Johnie) Etzel Sr. Been retired for 9 years. Enjoying my vegetable garden and bargainhunting at flea markets, but miss sailing from Boston. Best wishes to you all. John Frenchie Hubbard To all Wish you holiday greetings. To Bob and Marl Vonne Hyama To ali Seafarers Merry Christmas, dude. Haven't heard from you in a while. Any members that know Jim. tell him to write Mike Ingram. P.O. Box 265. Lynnwood, Wash. 98046 Mike Ingram Merry X-mas and Happy New Year. I miss you all and being aboard SIU ships. Write me and I'll answer you. Donato Giangiordano Thomas J. Esposito Best wishes to all Seafarers in the world for a special holiday season. Seafarers arc special people; they de­ serve the best. Hubert (Red) House To Jim Antierson Hope you and your families have a happy holiday and a wonderful new year. James M. Hassell It's been wonderful working with you. I am now enjoying the Seafarers Pension Plan. Enjoy life. You will miss it when it's over. Luther Gadson To Seafarers Wish all happy holidays and a healthy New Year. Antonio Guillen To ali Seafarers and to ali the memliers who worked on the Eagie Point In ttw Philadelphia Hartwr TB fellow shipmates and retirees A Meiiy Christmas and Happy New Year to all Seafarers and their families. Leonard C. Hope To all active Seafarara, retirees and union officials We both wish every member of the SlU. on land or sea. a happy holiday because we arc the world, we are the children. Thanks. SlU. for being here. Arthur and Elizabeth Fontaine Merry Christmas and Happy New Year. Let me hear from past shipmates. My address is ISIS Alzonzo St.. Jonesboro. Ark. 72401. Ben Fratello Sincere wishes for a happy holiday. Everyone here is fine. Love to Torrie and Katawha. Call me at (301) 3664113. Mrs. Vernon Douglas To all I To all Seafarers I am sending my sincere love and greetings to my union members and brothers those that retired and those that still work and their families. And those who are in the hospital. I wish them a speedy recovery. And to the LOG officials, many greetings to them for the wonderful work that they have done for years. I wish you all prosperity and happiness for the years to come. Hezekiah Donavan To Mr. and Mrs. Tonrie KIdd To Seafarers Intsmational Union To all my brotlwrs and sistsrs We are truly blessed this holiday season. Living in a great country and members of the greatest union. Happy Jack Gottlieb holiday. Bob Henninger Sr. To ail my old friends To aii Seafvers and famiiies and SiU hali in Houston Gene Taylor. Bo James. Dean. Joe Perez to name a few. Happy holidays. Godspeed to one and all. Milly Hess To aii Saafaiws and SiU and #50 Dist (Norfolk) To ail my A.B. students Ahoy there mates. Hope the holiday season finds you off the rocks and steering a steady course. I am looking forward to seeing your BOLD selves in '92 at the Point for your license. Jake T. Karaczynski To all SIU Seafarers Greetings. SIU brothers of the sea and all seamen of the world, wherever you may be . . . Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. William Karpiak To Mrs. Rose Hall Thanks for everything and all greetings.Jo/in C. Katsos To all Seafarers A greeting to all from a retired Seafarer, and thanks to all for making it possible to retire with no worries. B. Kazmierski Kevin Keliey - Bigane Fueling Just want to wish you happy holidays and hope to see you soon. Brother Tim Keltey Holiday greetings to all. Thank you for giving us security and contentment in our retirement years. God bless you! Gardner Hewitt To all Seafarers Motorcyclists Club To ali rstirsd members Happy holidays from the port of Algonac. Ride safe next summer. Tim Keliey Holiday greetings. I would like to hear from you. I now live at Rt. 2. Box 2213. Melrose Fla. 32666: (904) 47SS988.1 am doinggreat and hope that you are too. Please call or write. Love and respect. Raymond F. Holder To Matthew Kenn Hoiiey Meiry Christmas and Happy New Year to Matt and fellow shipmates aboard SS Carthage. Mom and Dad Holley To aii Seafarers on shore, ships and at sea First of all. thank God we were bom in America, have a good union. Pray for our union officials and American leaders for wisdom. Mainly God sent his only son. Jesus on Earth, was hung on the cross, died, rose on the third day. Whoever believes will have eternal life. David Kendrick �DECEMBER m 21 To all of my old shipmates Season's greetings to all my old shipmates. Merry Christ­ mas and Happy New Year. John E. Kennedy (Pee-Wee) To Seafarers International Union To Seafarers To SIU brotfiers and sisters To all crewmembers at sea and shore I am sending my best wishes to all retired, full members' of this great union. Thank President Mike Sacco for a job well done in my part. Many, many wishes to him. Thanks to all of you. S. S. Sant Lopez Happy holidays. This will be my first Christmas since retirement. Thanks, Mike Sacco and faculty for making retirement worthwhile. Glenn D. Miller Hoping your holiday season will be filled with good cheers. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year. John S. Orfanides To Mrs. M. Wescott To Cora S. Orlanda and Resty Serrano, Brother Philip Orlanda, Nlla Orlanda ft family Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to a special department head that we've had for so long. Also, to all Seafarers, retired and active and their families. Jack D. Kennedy To all ex-tugboat and retired men of Phila­ delphia Ms. Annie Kennedy To all retired SlU members From your dad, John H. Kennedy. 'Live and doing well, hope you and all of the family the same. John H. Kennedy To all our shipmates and officials of the SlU Wishing you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. Percy and Dottle Kennedy To all my old buddies and shipmates Still living. A happy holiday season, and pray for all of us each day. Leonard Kennedy (Pee-Wee) Hope everybody has a good holiday and is doing OK! Yic Lozimak Merry Christmas to you all. Am enjoying my retirement at 8700 E. University, Space 1017, Mesa, Ariz. 85207.1 remember the good times. Stay healthy. Gordon N. Luce To all Joe Sacco, Ed Pulver, Pat McGinley Merry Christmas to all SlU mates. Hope to see you some day. Jimmie Lynch TOH.G.P. Wishing you the very best of Christmas holidays. Merry Christmas to your family and mine. Love you all, especially you, Mrs. Korron and Lee Maduro. Mark JuJu Maduro To Sonia Franco ft family, Benlgno Fernandez Garcia Mike. Joe, and family, J. Fay, all staff at headquarters. Ken, Bob, Miles & family, all staff at Piney Point, Jack Caffey and family, all staff at port of New York. William (Fiat-Top) KoJIowllch Thank you for being in my life always. Especially when I look up, the stars so brilliant and knowing you see them too. Marco Mpffioli To all Merry X-mas and the best of everything to all my former shipmates in the Pacific Northwest. Bob Mackeen Best wishes for the holiday season to all my former shipmates and friends in the SlU and Sea-Land shore gang. Special regards to the port of New York. Slanislaw Kolasa To the Crew of Cape Romaine Harold Thompson. John Holland, Andrew Adams, Johnny Goodman and retired friends of Curtis Bay TowingGod be with you and all. Happy holidays. Your friend, Joseph L. Krause To all Seafarers To all the old steward department members To all Seafarers and retired members To Wills and Lurllne homesteaders—1950s ft 1960s Holiday greetings to all survivors and our happy memo­ ries of the good old days. Also, Matson Nav. Co. and the President Lines which are the best. Patrick Morley To friends of the Delaware River I miss my friends on the river since some of them are gone. However, I am going on and keeping busy in my daily life. Charles E. Morris To all Seafarers, active and retired To all Seafarers To Hal Horn To Seafarers, retired, active and thier families Michael Sacco and staflWishing you and your staff a Merry Christmas and a happy and healthy New Year. Thanking you for all that you do for active and retired seamen. Geraidine R. Maldonado To Terry 0. Morton We miss you & love you. You are my Santa, so we'll have Christmas when we're together next. Hold on to our dreams! Terri & Manda You never know from where you sit, whether it's mustard, catsup or just plain. . .ship. Hang tight friend and stay cool. Your friend, George Mulvinn To Mark Knapp and Kathy Chester Hope the holidays find you happy and well. Enjoy the trip to Hawaii. Abe Murray To SIU officials. Seafarers, active and retired members, and their famiiies May the joy of the holiday season bring you all closer in love and friendship. Dionisio T. Muyco To Mrs. Ingrid L. and Marquesha L. Myers To my future wife Ingrid, and my daughter Marquesha. I love and miss you both. I'm sorry 1 couldn't be there . to share this holiday. I wish you both a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. Love always and forever, Amos B. Myers To all retires Hello, sweetie. I hope you have a great holiday season. Please get in touch with me. I would really like to talk to you. Anne Marie Lanphear To all retired Seafarers Merry Christmas and a happy and prosperous year to come. I have enjoyed my retirement years very much, thanks to SlU. John F. Latimer To all active and retired SlU I'd like to take this opportunity to wish all members and their families the happiest of holiday seasons. Edward Leasgang To shipmates Bill Marion To former and retired Seafarers Holiday greetings to my former and retired Seafarers the mates at Delta Line shore gang and Watermen shore gang. Jack Purcell, Seaweed and John Dehering. Anthony J. Margiotta To Gilbert Morrison Wright (Pat) Have a wonderful holiday season from Flora, James, Helen, Ocie and family. We sure do miss you. James Gilbert Marshall & family SIU officers, Seafarers, shipmates and retired Seafarers Merry Christmas and a very Happy New Year. God bless you! James Martin To retired Marine Railroad friends Have a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year and many more to come. Stephen J. Martin To my wife Amelia, my daughter Kimberiy, and the rest of the Martinez ft Cerezo family Frank Leila To a safe and joyous holiday season. Love and miss all. Maybe next year. Alvin H. Martinez To Brotfier Peter Patrick Season's greetings to you and family and wishing you the best for the years to come, from all of us at PRMMI shore gang, Eliz., N.J. Anthony Leo To all my students and slilpmates Best of holiday wishes. May the New Year find you smooth seas and good friends. Russell Russ Levin To all Seetaiers active and retired Blessings on all aware of the reason for the season. Steady as she goes! My address is 225 N. Robey, Arkadelphia, Ark. 7I92J-4929. Thurston John Lewis To John Hank Here's wishing all our SlU brothers a happy, healthy, prosperous holiday and many, many, mamy more!!!!! Paul P. Lopez To Tommy Barry Happy holidays. You make my life so much brighter when we're together. Looking forward to sailing with you again soon. I love smd miss you. Cheryl Neff To all Great Lakes tugmen, working and re­ tired Have a good and happy holiday season. . Howard N. Negard To all Seafarers I am proud to be a retired member of this union. The benefits have been invaluable. Best wishes for a happy holiday to all. Bernard Nesins To all members, working or retired, and fam­ iiies To Mr. Leonard Allen To Tony Leo and PRMMI shore gang/also all union officials In headquarters and all ports and memtiers at sea To you and all of your families, a healthy and happy holidays and a prosperous new year in 1992 and future years to come. Peter and Lee Patrick To all MCftS members Merry X-mas to all old friends if you are still alive; it's been a long time. I live in Modesto. When I go to Frisco I don't see any of my old comrades. Where have they gone? A Merry X-mas and Happy New Year. Nicholas E. Patro ' -'f To Seafarers International Union There are no words I know of that could ever even start to tell you all the loving feelings I keep within my heart. Rene Pelliccia To all Seafarers, active and retired I am retired now living-in Connecticut. I miss going to sea, but old age says no. I want to wish everyone of you the happiest of the holidays and a very happy 1992. Good luck to all of you. Alfred M. Pelton To all Seafarers Would like to hear from old friends and fellow Seafarers: P.O. Box 832, Crosby, TeXas 77532. Henry L. Perkinson To Greg Fitzhalan-Tudor Hope your holidays are spent among friends. If you would like to get together for X-mas, contact me at my home address. Merry Christmas. Bruce Perry To Frank PIvIk family May the blessing of the holiday season dwell with you through the coming new year. Everett Perry To Seafarers, families and friends Thanks to Brother Sacco for allowing Seafarers and friends to exchange holiday greetings through the Seafar­ ers LOG. Deepest sympathy for those Seafarers sleeping. Harlan Pete Peters To all our Inland boatman friends out of Philadelphia hall A happy holiday season. William L. (Pete) Peterson and family You saved our union. Merry Xmas. Very best wishes for the holidays. Smooth sailing and happiness in your future. John (Little John) Nolde To Pat Dumin,James Miller, Jerry Snyder and all tfie old crew of die Mariposa Happy holidays! Phillip Mac McDivitt To all current and redrad Seafarers Retired and living happily at 87. My check never fails arriving on time, why? Because I am a Seafarer since 1944. Jose A. Pilva To President Sacco for leading this organization during a very critical period and to the sisters and brothers who participated in Desert Storm thank you. Tony Notturno To tlie gang on Dredge Manhattan Island To all Seafarers and their families To Nancy Peluso To Desert Storm Seafarers I hope all my fiiends and their families have a happy and glorious holiday. God bless us all, with special holiday wishes to Nick Barsou. George Nuss To Cross HartMf Railway ,, ?l K: .:VK.P: To EdTurner, President and Secretary MCftS, San Francisco To former shipmates and other SIU members and officials Merry Christmas and Happy New Year. m Merry Christmas and Happy New Year from your father, QMED, Lamar A. Parker Jr. Happy holidays to you. I know Milton would be glad to have me send this message to you. Good luck! Eunice May (wife of MUton May) To all my union brothsts twlth latiom I sailed To SlU brothers, active and retired, and their families I know you can't be home right now. I want you to know all of the toys in the world won't replace you on Christmas. Merry Christmas. XXXOOO Kaitlyn, Danielle and Mommy (Neaion) Merry Xmas and special greetings to those of us who fought so hard for the welfare of our union in the '40s and'50s. Clifford (Nick) Nickerson To friends and Seafarers Merry Christmas, Happy New Year. Wish you all many, many more!!! Keep the quality process in motion. Paul P. Lopez To Tom Neaion (Daddy) To all SIU members To all ships To all SlU officials Wishing you a very Happy New Year and a Merry Christmas, also Alfano and son Kenny, Mick, guess you and Vi will come down around New Year. Brother John wishing all my shipmates a happy holiday. John Nash Wishing you a Merry Xmas and a Happy New Year. To all the nice times we had together working on the ships. Robert C. Mayo A joyous Christmas and a prosperous New Year to all. Your brother. Randy Llanes I would like to wish all my friends from my seafaring days and their families a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year, from my family also. Nils H. Lindsjo To Michael Nash and wife and John Alfano To Larry Crane Bobby ft VMly LLenes and kids i To all my friends in the Seafarers May you all have a nice Thanksgiving and Merry X-mas and a very Happy New Year. That is to one and all. Shirley H. Nicholson Seasons greetings to my fellow retirees and all the workers at Cross Harbor. Thomas McGreal <>• Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year from Bern, N.C. Lawrence A. Paul Hello longtime friend! Haven't seen you in years. I wish you all the happiness in the holidays to come. Please write me at this address: 5003 Birch St., Santa Fe, Texas 77517. Friends always. , William Matsoukas Holiday greetings to current and retired members and their families. Stick by your union. When retired, your pension plan and medical benefits will help. Jesse W. McDonald and spouse 'W ••".I To Steven L. Parker I wish you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. May God bless you and yours. Martin Pavolini Christmas and holiday greetings to all my retired Marine Railroad friends wherever you may reside. Henry L. Lee A special holiday greeting to my husband Frank LeIia. Merry Christmas, I love you. can't wait till you come home. All other mates have a happy holiday. Come home safe. Laura Leiia Merry Christmas and Happy New Year. May God bless and keep you safe. . . Eugene Snake Parker To all my former shipmatesand union officials To Mr. ft Mrs. James Martin Laura Leiia To Frank Leila & crewmembers of 1st LT Bonnyman To Seafarer Mallard and Alvtross To Pet and Jo and other retired SIIJ friends My family and I wish you and yours the merriest of Christmases and the happiest of New Years. •'••H • :s. Best holidays to all members from World War II on, I'm still kicking. Al Pado To all my retired shipmates. Merry X-mas and happy holidays. I realize that it is an honor to be an SIU member. Without them at 73 and disabled, this wouldn't Juan Manuel Collazo (Manolin) be possible. Seasons Greetings to shipmates off the Arbor Seafarers. May the Lord bless each and everyone of you. Ernest Leckrenp Merry Christmas, sweetheart. Even though we are apart, you arc in my heart. We are in this together. Can't wait to see you. BE HAPPY! I love and miss you, we are all fine. Hope your journey is what you want it to be. Love. Myself and family would like to wish all retired and active Seafarers and their families a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year. Bill Padgett and family Teresa and Sadie, always in my thoughts, forever in my heart. I love you. Mom, Dad (Leo), Ron, Gail and all. Loved and missed. Dana Paradise To SiU Staff To John P. Hosklns To all retired and active Seafarers I wish all of you a Merry Christmas and a very Happy New Year. Jimmy Moye To all SlU members, active and retired Happy holidays to all seaman, retired and serving now with all SlU ships. Henry Leroy Laired i-r- To the Paradise's at sea and ashore Wishing all Seafarers and families a happy holiday season and a prosperous New Year. Stephen B. Kutzer To Seafarers and families and SlU and families I hope this finds you at your best. You'll be missed this holiday but I know you are enjoying your venture. Happy holidays. I love you. Michele Owen To all Seafarers It isn't just the memories that warms the days ahead, but the joy of knowing each and every one of our friends and shipmates. Happy New Year and Merry X-mas to all. Fannie C. Maire Wishing you a happy holiday season and a happy re­ tirement. Robert Lackey To Frederick Paul Sanchez I hope the Holiday Season finds you in good health. I'll see you at Piney Point. Happy holidays and New Year. Nick Mageed Seasons greetings to all the guys I sailed with and the rummy players at the San Francisco hall and the SlU officials. Sieve Krkovich To all retired shipmates Holiday greetings and may God bless you all. Eddie T. Overton To all SIU members Holiday greetings to all the Seafarers that I worked with during my 30 years sailing career. Clifton Mainers #•' 9 ' • Howzit, Pad! Have a good Christmas and New Year. Soon we'll be together and celebrate in your new motor home. You are the best father. Sharon Ortiz Wishing you ^1 a Merry X-mas and a Happy New Year. My best X-mas present was when 1 joined SIU instead of other unions. William Morris Jr. To MImo M^eed • Happy holidays to you and your family. Had to leave Florida, too hot. Hurshel A. Orlando To Joseph Ortiz Jr. Peter J. Mistretta 'ic-i To Steve Karlak Never a Christmas morning, never the old year ends, but somebody thinks of somebody. Old days, old times, old friends. I wish you all a Merry Christmas and a healthy and wonderful New Year. Peter Moreni To Korron Lee Maduro Merry Christmas and Happy New Year, especially to the very understanding instructor Ben Cusic and the instructor in A/B course one year, 1989. And to all TAGOS officers and crew. Rudy Orlanda To all my shipmates, captains and mates I sail wHh To all my old shipmates To all brothers and sisters at sea To all Seafarers Season's greetings to you and your family. Wishing you the best for the year to come. Amstey Minors May the Lord bring you back to safety and be with your family for this holiday season. Carlos Mojica From the rolling hills of Pennsylvania, where the wild turkey and deer roam. The snow is deep and people are friendly. Robert L. Kerper Wish you all a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year. Those of you who remember, called me Ralph, sailed bosun. Torolf Kismul To Brother Jose Aqular, Brotfier Gladstone Ford and Brother Jasper C. Anderson To all Seafarers and friends To shipmates of Sabine Towing Co. In Texas With warmest good wishes and Christmas greetings from the crew of the OS Joyce. Victor Kerszencwejg Season's greetings to you and family and wishing you well. The best for the coming years. God bless you, happy holiday! A. Minors -r.| ^ S. Philips To all Seafarers Doing great on the sheep farm. All the girls have names. Happy holidays to you all. Norman Piva Just dropping in to say, I just want to melt in you arms! Hope you have a jolly holiday season! Robert Preston 09 4 Judy Ann Dargel Just dropping in to say, I just want to melt in you arms and hope you have a jolly holiday season! R. C. Preston T. McMellis Happy holidays to you and yoiir families. Continued success and happiness to you all. Young C. McMHUan (Y.C.) To all my brodwr seaman To all former shipmates and all SIU officials A special greeting to above from a man who is proud to have worked with and served you as chief steward, now an organic gardener! George A. O'Berry Since I retired in 1976, I wish everyone happy sailing. God bless you all. Miguel Luis Medina To all our friends To all Seafarers We wish you all a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. Fred A. and Lois (Roland) Olson Greetings to all of my Seafarers and retired buddies out there. Merry Christmas and a very Healthy New Year. I trust all are well and in good health. Love you, Reginald Melville and family To the Merckx family Doug. Pudg. Willie and Douglas—Hope your holidays are the best. My thoughts will be with you. Love you all! Kevin L. Merckx To active and retire Seafarers Happy holidays, especially to former shipmates Ed Mooney, Eddie O'Connell, Steve Carr and Jim Foti M. die Olson To all SIU brothers and sisters Wishing every one of you a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year. God bless all of you. Arnaldo Orellaiia To William G. Rackley Have yourself a Merry Christmas and a happy, healthy New Year. Remember all the Christmases we shared as children together. We'll always remain your loving family. Mom, Beverly, Marylee, Bruce, Rob (Rackley) To Luis Rivera Your brother-in-law sends you and your family greetings. Hope you're eigoying your retirement. We owe it to SIU, they have been kind to us. C. R. Ramos wmm. • . .t .. . . >;..v-. �SiAFAREKS LOG To all my fellow Seafarers To all Seafarers To TIbby, Christian and Alice Warm greetings to the officials of the union and to all other members for a Merry Christmas and a successful New Year. Emmanuel Rapiiis On this joyous day of Christmas, know that you are in my thoughts and prayers. I love you, my little family. Pop (Harry T. Scholer) Best wishes for a happy and healthy holiday season and a prosperous New Year. Jack Weidner To tlw Staff at PIney Point and Camp Springs and Seafarers To all prior shipmates Charles, Mary, Angle, Laura and Charles Jr., want you to know We Miss You and we hope you are well. Call soon (618) 376-8531. Charles Werner Sr. Because of my unexpe'cted retirement from my job as port agent in Baltimore, I did not have a chance to say good-bye to my many friends and co-workers 1 have known for the 38 years of my employment in the SlU. I Wish all a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. Allen P. Raymond To SlU officers and families Greetings my shipmates, officers and families. Juan Reinosa To all SlU members Greetings in honor and in memory to all my shipmates with whom 1 served with, love to their families. Miss you! Love and peace, Israel Rhoden Seasons greetings. Dick Ransome, Carmen Mancino, drop me a line. P.O. Box 5692, Evansville, Ind. 47716. Frank J. Schumacher To Honolulu Seafarers And to Bobby Clinton II and Honolulu staff—I bid you and your families a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. Matthew R. Scott To Seafarers Please, keep the same good discipline of our good old members. I wish everyone well. Felix H. Serrano To Walter HInko Holiday greetings to you and your family. I'm still holding my own. Will win this battle soon. James F. Shannon Dear Kevin, Merry Christmas from me and all the family, Hope you have a great Christmas. Tell.all the guys happy holidays for me! Valerie Rice Greetings to all Seafarers from widow of the late Auldeon E. Sharp. Now live at 900 N Idaho #5, Post Falls, Idaho 83854. Phone (208) 773-7999. Alvina Helen Sharp To officers and cretw on the Pfc Eugene A. Obregon To all Seafarers Best wishes to all for the future. 1 appreciate everyone's help and cooperation in making my voyage with you a pleasant and memorable one. Peace. Ed Rihn To all Seafarer officials, office workers, seamen Especially to Mike and Joe Sacco a very Merry Xmas and a fruitful and Happy New Year. the Henry W. Robert family To all Seafarers I wish all the Seafarers and their faipilies a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. Robert G. Taylor To the shipmates of Maridosa and the Mon­ terey To all Holiday greetings to all my fondest. Aloha Josephine (Peggy) Wielb And to President Michael Sacco & his staff. Greetings to all original members, WWII merchant marine veterans, retired members, and may God bless all of the old salts who are gone. Eloris B. Tart To Seafarer friends Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. May your holidays be glorious, warm and joyful. Nick and Maggie Tatar To ail family members, active and retired , To Edward Hermanson To Kevin A. Rice To Tom Casey Best wishes for the season and the coming year wherever you may be. Smooth Sailing. Peter D. Sheldrake To all of Frank Conway's friends Dad has Iteen ill for four year now, but is now home and doing better. He would like to wish all a Merry Christmas if he could. Linda Shemper (Frank Conway's daughter) Happy holidays and may God bless all of you! Theodore (Ted) Taylor To my old shipmates I wish to take this opportunity to wish all of my old shipmates of Sheridan Co. the very best of holiday greetings. Also Joe Tranier. Bob Teabout To Seafarers and family, retired Conrail memliers and family Have a very Merry Christmas and a very Happy New Year. William Tetro To David W. Tharp I wish to send holiday greetings to all SlU brothers active and retired. Jesse A. Shouts Everyday is Christmas when you are home. December 25th is only another day. Loving and missing you jiist makes time more precious when you are here. Your wife, Christmas isn't the same without your presence. How I wish you could share the spirit of Christmas with me and our children. We love you. Marlyn S. Robinson To all retired, active Seafarers, union officials and personnel To all Seafarers, retired and active, and all , union officers Ricardo A. Siddons To Mr. Ted Scott Robinson 1 wish everyone and their families Happy X-mas. 1 miss all my friends from the past. God bless everyone. Anthony Rodriguez To all members of the SlU, active and retired A joyous Christmas and prosperous New Year. To retired SiU members and their families To William Gonzalez To Michael Pooler Charlie Rogers To Byron Kelley and family Merry Christmas and joyous New Year. We wish the spirit of Christmas abide with you and yours this holy and festive, season. Joseph Rollins To all my shipping buddies Wishing you all good health and happiness in this holiday season. God Bless. Will answer mail at Box 353, Grayland, Wash. 98547. Millie (Hess) Rollins To all Seafarers and family Happy holidays! May God bless each and every one of you and may the new year bring lots of good things, most of all health. Vernon and Mae Rose To each of my brothers Merry Christmas each and every one of you. Some still on the job, some retired. May the Lord bless each of you. Alfred L. Smith To all my friends and shipmates You know who you are, may peace, happiness and good health be yours always. Bettie L. Smith To all Seafarers Merry Christmas, Happy New Year. I retired in 1988 after 41 years with 30 years of seatime, 27 of them as electrician. I had lots of Christmases at sea. I'd like to hear from anyone that i sailed with. Write to 14504 Markland Green Place, Tampa, Fla. 33625. John A. Smith To Seafarers I have sailed with Greetings and best regards, with fond memories of the past and present holidays. Dan J. Rotan To all Seafarers A retired member sends greetings. Merry Christmas to all my shipmates of the past 20 years. I'm fine, taking life easy and miss you guys very much. George H. Rowland To all Seafarers No better people than Seafarers. Oh how I miss you all. Words can't express my feelings. Good luck to you all. William W. Royes To Staff and instructors To all my Seafarer friends Stay with it, keep your nose clean, have a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. Ralph J. Smith Seafarers Our sincerest wishes for this glorious holiday season to all SlU mates and families, past and present and retirees. God bless all you! Happy New Year! Lee W. Snodgrass and family To Danny and Linda Richardson ft family To a very dear friend that we enjoy very much. Also enjoy all the nice vegetables that he brings us. Elmer Rushing May God bless you through the holidays and always. Our love and prayers are with you. Keep in touch. Joel and Janis Spell and family To all retired and active Seafarers and union representatives To Spencer Smith and family To Christina Lynn J. Spell H To Sea-Land Corp., SIU members and ac­ quaintances To all Seafarers, union officials and families Seasons greetings to all. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year. Joseph P. Saide Jr. Harold (Mickey) Spillane was iitjured in a car accident in 1985. He is currently a resident at the Sailor's Snug Harbor in Sea Level, N.C. 28577. I am his nephew Michael, writing this message. My address is 11000 S.W. 42nd Terr., Miami, Fla. 33165; phone (305) 353-1697. Michael Spillaine To all SIU seamen I wish you all a Merry Christmas and a happy and prosperous New Year. Thomas V. Springfield To all Seafarers To all my fellow members Wishing you all a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. Eugene H. Soyring and family Have a peaceful and happy year. Happy holidays to all of you. Juan Sanchez To Seafarers To all SlU pensioners Hope you are all doing well. I hope everyone has a nice Christmas and holidays. We give our thanks to our union. Merry Christmas to all. Manuel E. Sanchez To all Seafarers May our Lord grant us peace and happiness in this world. 1 wish all the Seafarers safe voyages and may their families eitjoy Christmas time. David S.D. San Miguel To retired SlU mmbere and their families To all retired SIU members and all Seafares and their families May all the joy and blessjngs of the holiday season be ' With you all, with hope for a happy and prosperous New Year to come. Raymond J. Trosclair Happy holidays to all my shipmates and especially to the Sacco Brothers. Good luck to all! James L. Woods To all Seafarers and their families May the holiday season find you and yours in the best of health with God's blessings. May your wishes be granted. God bless you all. Leon E Yearwood To Herb Libby, bosun Extraordinaire Rusty Wallace sends Christmas greetings to my most loyal fan the Lib Man. Merry Christmas! Thor Young To all SIU members and all retirees and their families So I say good and welfare for work well done for its members. M. S. Trotman and wife To all my Seafarer friends and family Joy, peace and love from our family to yours for the glorious holiday season and throughout the entire New Year. Alipio and Delia Trujillo To all my shipmates and friends Greetings to everyone. I have missed everyone since my retirement. Please come see us at Creswell, N.C. Have a happy holiday. Ralph V. Twiddy Sr. and wife and son To All Zaidan Hello All. I don't know what ship you are on. Hope you are well, and hope to see you soon. Merry Christmas! I Love You! Musleh Zaidan To OS Arctic crew Season's greetings to Captain Parson and the good crew aboard the Arctic. Robert Zepeda To Ed Aldrete Holiday greetings old buddy. Where have you been sailing? You're hard to find. Drop me a line to see how you are doing. Your friend, Roberto Zepeda I just want to wish you a happy holiday and a very Happy New Year 1992! Best Wishes, Charles Uribe To Patrick Murphy I miss you and hope to see you soon. Don't let anyone push you around. Merry Christmas. Active member SIU To Jay White To all retired crewmembers May the Christmas spirit be with you and your family guided with peace and joy forever in the name of the Lord. Manuel V. Velez To all SlU-MCS members Happy New Year to you and the gang at the Great Divide in Denver!!! As usual, Rotton Robert (USNS Wilkes). Robert R. Stevens To all retired Seafarers Though life has kept us far apart, you are always close to my heart. Thinking of you, as always, at the holidays. Mom With love. To Uncle Bobby Merry Christmas and Happy New Year. Have a safe and Merry Christmas. Love, Billy, Crystal and James Recuperating from severe cancer operation. The Swede sends holiday greetings to all brothers and sisters who remember the good days on the Matson Passenger liners. Barge Vidkjer To Mr. Douglas McKlnsey To all my brothers, retired or active To Louie I wish you a very Happy Christmas and a healthy and prosperous New Year with all God's blessings. Love you uncle and auntie! Merry Christmas and Happy New Year. Charles To all Seafarers from a retired Seafarer Much love at Christmas. May all your dreams and wishes be filled in the new year, \992. My thoughts are always with you. And don't forget I'll always remember. . . Guess who? Hoping blessing of God shines forever in ail of the Seafarers lives, making their Christmas holidays full of happiness, love and holy peace. Wish you and I/an a nice Thanksgiving and Happy New Year. Charles and Johnnie Johnny from Trinidad (John C. Vieira) Juan V. Villafane To Trevor Robertson To Madeiine Ferrari Apart, separated, we're not sad. Our love keeps us close, now how's that bad? The holidays require much strength, but our love knows no length. Ted To A.E. (Gene) Weaver Roland St. Marie Top Little Susie Boze Otfiers To all Seafarers union officials and families Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. To Captain Ike Slaght Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to both of you. Please send me your current address and telephone number. Michael, thank you for your letter and offer. I will write you ASAP as I'll have your address. Your friend, ^ScAmo/e Have a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year. I love you baby. Eddie Townsend To all my brothers at sea or on land To all union brotfiers To Michael Bonslgnore and Franz Winlker To Naoko Uehashi Greeting to all members and Seafarers all over the world. Good health, good luck and good sailing. Love to you all on this Christmas holiday. Fritzbert A. Stephen A retired Seafarer sends greetings to all retired SlU members and their families. I am hospitalized at the VA Medical Center in Palo Alto, Calif. Jeremiah Saunders Friends may come, friends may go, friends may Peter out you know. But we'll be Boers through thick and thin, Peter out or Peter in. Merry Christmas Bro! Schloopfoot Wishing you all a joyous Christmas a prosperous New Year. Long live and more power to SIIJ. Manuel A. Tongson, Milagros A. Tongson, Christopher A. Tongson Hope you all have a blessed Christmas. Keep in touch with us. We love you. Joel Spell H and family I love you, more! Merry Christmas. Barbara C. Saavedra To the SIU To all Seafarers To James C. Fllppo To Thomas G. McDermott I. To the staff and members of the SIU To my co-retlrees and their families' Hope you have a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year on bomd the Kaui.' G. (Jerry) Snyder The merriest of Christmases and many Happy New Years, and God bless. Clear sailing and steady as she goes. Joseph O. Snyder Tommy: 1 want you forever! i Love You! Merry Christ­ mas Baby! Keep praying (the Old Man will always be there to comfort and grant us good things). A very Merry Christmas to all my brothers, active on ships now, retired, and all who are deceased. May you and your families have a most peaceful and Merry Christmas and a very Happy New Year. Vincent Tdmosello To Estelle Deal Best of everything always for helping me with my studies at the School of Seamanship when I was a student tl;ere. Walenty Rozmus Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to all. Tom Ryan To David D. Wilson Thinking of you. Miss you. Merry Christmas!! All our love, Betsy. Julie and Craig (Wilson) Happy holidays. Jim, Great Lakes 1976, Piney Point 1982, Brenda on SS Rose,. 1983 Anacortes, Wash. Safe Sailing !! Ernest R. Wise To Tom Scruggs Merry Christmas. To all seamen and their famiiies Greetings! Happy holidays. I would like to hear from Emmet Snips. Pennsylvania Curry and Henry Jones. Thanks to the Seafarers L(X) and happy holidays to all MCS Seafarers. P.O. Box 11914. Portland, Ore. 97211. Rufus A. Williams To Seafarers International Union And to Sacco Brothers, Red Campbell—My best wishes in the coming of the holidays, good health, prosperity to all. Ovidio R. Rodriguez To Baltimore Tugboat retired members Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to family and friends. Mrs. James C. Wilkins To Jim Johnson, Eva Myers and Brenda Kamiya To all my brothers Dear Mr. Nugget Man: Merry Christmas from your old steward from those Hawaiian dancing days on the Wyman. Write to P.O. Box 94472, Las Vegas, Nev. 89193. • Mark Skidmore To all Seafarers Merry Christmas to all MC&S members, Matson Lines, APL, and PEL. Don Thompson To active and retired members Best wishes and a Happy New Year to you and your family. Sixto Rodriguez Love and happiness. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year. Oscar C, Wiley To all MCftiS members To union brothers past and present and famllies Roosevelt Silas To Mr. Henry Jones ft mother on Q Jones Happy holidays to all members and staff of the SIU. Also Nelson McHone. I am proud of our union. God bless those that have left us. Elbert D. Winslow Wishing all of you happiness at Christmas and lots of good things in the New Year. Merry Christmas and a prosperous New Year to all. Exequiel T. Tiong Happy Holidays. Thank you for a wonderful year! May God look down on you and your family. Wherever Mr. Hall is, he must be sailing. Keep up the good work, so I can do likewise! Oscar C. Wiley Virgina Tharp Happy holidays! My wife and I are blessed and are trusting you will be too during the season. Isaac and Verlene Sims Happy holidays and best wishes for a joyous New Year 1992. George Siiig To Mike Sacco and family To Jim Williams Thank you for your faithfulness and commitment to our family. We miss and love you during this holiday season. You are in our prayers. Love, Rose, Amy <S Molly Walbrook Here is a fond holiday reminder of all of our feelings for you. Hope you liked your new luggage. You deserved "• Crew of the SS Cape Charles To Toni To friends and old shipmates Daddy's little girl. Mommy says you've been good so far. You and Mommy eqjoy Christmas, for it's you two my heart will miss. Daddy (Ted) Merry Christmas and a healthy, prosperous New Year to all. Ambrocio B. Suguilan Frederick Wajker and family of Glen Bumie are entering ten years of retirement. Carol and John, Thomas, An­ drew, Natily, Nanette and Kevin, Julie, Kristopher and Sandy. Frederick Walker We love you. Hope Santa Claus brings you what you' want. Love, Jeanelte, Rachel, Justin and Teddy To Seafarers To fellow retirees Happy holidays and best wishes for a happy and healthy New Year. Leonard C. Suchocki I want to wish all of you a very Merry Christmas season. Also, for all the benefits I have received over the years from Pension and so forth. And thanks to Vincent Coss. Walter L. Swedberg Brian Fountain To all SIU members and their families My family and I wish all the retirees the best of health and happiness through the year. Son Wang To Robert P. Carson Jr. Merry Christmas and hope to see you soon. Take care, we think of you all the time. Sending much love, Vicki <{ Dick Warburton The Executive floor staff at headquarters wishes all of you a most joyous and happy holiday season. We eqjoy working for all of you, and look forward to the wondeifiil years ahead. Best wishes to each and every one of you, and we hope Santa is good to everyone. The secretaries on the 6th deck •a-: �. •*>' ,v',:-;V;-'-'. mi'mi' 'irn-m 1 23 DEaMBER 1991 i Dispatchers' Report for Deep Sea Uamiary & februaiy Membership Meefings; Deep Sei^ lakes, Ittlaad Waters • ""P* OCTOBER 16, 1991-NOVEMBER 15, 1991 •TOTAL REGISTERED All Groups Class A Class B Class C Tuesday, January 7 Tuesday, February 4 Philadelphia Wednesday, January 8 Wednesday , February 5 Baltimore Thursday, January 9 Thursday, February 6 Norfolk Thursday, January 9 Thursday, February 6 Jacksonville Thursday, January 9 Thursday, February 6 Al^nac Friday, January 10 :: Friday, February 7 Houston Monday, January 13 Monday, February 10 New Orleans TOTAL SHIPPED All Groups Class A Class B Class C 1 •J- 6 13 17 27 27 27 15 23 13 1 10 2 19 5 .. € . 14 14 11 19 16 14 12 3 8 Mobile Wednesday, January 15 Wednesday, February 12 San Frhncisco Thursday, January 16 Thursday, February 13 Wilmington Tuesday, January 21 Monday, February 17 Seattle Friday, January 24 Friday, February 21 San Juan Thursday, January 9, ; Thursday, February ^ St. Louis Iw;, Friday, January 17 Friday, February 14 Honolulu Friday, January 17 Friday, February 14 Duluth Wednesday, January 15 Wednesday, February 12 Jersey City Wednesday, January 22 Wednesday, February 19 New Bedford Tuesday, January 21 Tuesday, February 18 1009 5 6 6 21 15 17 26 " 334 22 11 18 25 17 6 4 5 2 ANGEL LOUIS PEREIRA Please contact Xiomara Diaz at (212) 681-8197. JOSEPH DONOVAN Please contact Arthur Donovan at (813) 544-5208. KYLE WHITE Please contact as soon as possi­ ble Gary Hand; 13136 66th Ave­ nue NE; Kirkland, Washington 98034. "PAT" GILBERT MORRISON WRIGHT Please contact us. We would like to hear from you. Flora, James Gilbert Marshall and Helen; 2140 Parksley Avenue; Baltimore, Maryland 21230. vv; -m 5 10 ' 4 -Q;- 2 3 5 9 . 3 22 21 41 45 47 4 X 8 V-::' . 24 5 37 16 3 5 0 .30 3 10 10 ' 9 2 2 6 11 4 138 19 •21 10 29 34 - -224H44 ISil 15 i ;j3i. 21 2 7 11 3 J?. J „ 3 0 92 0 354 0 54 ENGINE DEPARTMENT 9 6 5 1 Philadelphia Baltimore 'Norfolk " Mobile New Orleans Jacksonville San Francisco ^Wilmingtpp Seattle Puerto Rico Honolulu Houston St. Louis Piney Point Algonac Totals 20 3 5.. 14 16 13 1 1 0 2 ^ .. 1 175 0 205 3 0 i • 'i.4. •'•# 2 Port New York 1 Philadelphia Baltimore Norfolk Mobile New Orleans Jacksonville San Francisco Wilmington Seattle Puerto Rico Honolulu Houston St. Louis' Piney Point Algonac Totals . 0 •:4: b 46 S-A5 17 . 5 25 8 3 1 5 22 4 16 0 14 b 0 85 170 :':3 6 6 5 ori. 12 5 2 0 17 2'' i' ...v x -.asi' • • " STEWARD DEPARTMENT ^•5' 17 2: 0 0 0 1 4: 1 # 2; 5 2 2 1 3 2 2 2 1 6 4 1 12 24 2 A I 6 12 3 2 5 16 0 3 5 15 10 0 ^ 0 0 27 2 m: :m:.9 3 2 4 8 4 9 10 14 16 80 19 33 3 12 22 18 10 1 27 0 4 •: : 1 68 $ 9 112 •. 7 1 2 7 8 10 3 17 5 2 0 24 ".4";: 4: • i' i. i' •• ! H ' ill 0 114 0 95 39 5 8 11 31 130; 1 MiV..jf .4' ENTRY DEPARTMENT 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 NewY RONALD HUTTON Please contact Martha Hutton at (503) 230-1003. ••REGISTERED ON BEACH All Groups Class A Class B Class C 2 '""'•'2^"''-" 0'- Port Personals 12 2 3 11 11 9 27 0 Port Tuesday, January 14 Tuesday, February 11 Trip Reliefs DECK DEPARTMENT Port ^I5ew York Philadelphia ^Baltimore Norfolk Mobile New Orleans I Jacksonville ' I San Francisco I Wilmington Seattle Puerto Rico Honolulu piddt 1 St. Louis I Piney Poipt Algonac Totals PIney Point Monday, January 6 Monday, February 3 New York • •.y,SO. Philadelphi Balti Norfolk Mobile New Orleans 17 2 • 3...: 7 2 6 9 0 0 0 ' 0 0 0 0 0 Seattle Puerto Rico Honolulu Hons ;St;L«uiS5 Algonac Totals M ::'6.l . .33'18 25 42 ••• -'.i'" •V '• '. PA • • .-V 16 6 4 - 1 • 1• 0 114 43 12 16 9 45 29 3 46 2 363 ^' ' 69 .24 23 6 193 20 ... 1 .- . 3u 0 602 •V :lf •f• - •, • t' • jrl f •Je. ' . 914 765 1,014 194 470 382 448 Totals All Departments 608 629 672 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. A total of 1,494 jobs were shipped on SlU-contracted deep sea vessels. Of the 1,494 jobs shipped, 498 jobs or about 30 percent were taken by "A" seniority members. The rest were filled by "B" and "C" seniority people. From October 16 to November 15, a total of 194 trip relief jobs were shipped. Since the trip relief program began on April 1, 1982, a total of 15,121 jobs have been shipped. ''• • f 1• • '-"w." .•;••.• I'L. ; -M • �•• •' ' v.-: '•' ••••^•f--'T^i-;V' I. • SEAFARERS LOG Dispatchers' Report for Great Lakes CU-Cpmpany/Lakes L—Lakes iili NP—Non Priority OCT. 16-NOV. 15,1991 •TOTAL REGISTERED Ail Groups Class CL Class L Class NP TOTAL SHIPPED All Groups Class CL Class L Class NP President Mkhael Sacco ; Secretary-Treasurer "; ' John Fay Executive Vice President Joseph Sacco Vice President Collective Bargaining Angus "Red" Campbell Vice President West Coast George McCartney Vice President Government Services Roy A. "Buck" Mercer Vice President Atlantic Coast Jack Caffey Vice President Lakes and Inland Waters Byron Kelley Vice President Gulf Coast Dean Corgey **REGISTERED ON BEACH All Groups Class CL Class L Class NP DECK DEPARTMENT 1 ..•!(> o-"' asTW-'ie •[ ENGINE DEPARTMENT Totals Ail Departments •'.'-•J •r:r"_ 0 38 16 0 70 3 0 73 52 HEADQUARTERS 5201 Auth Way Camp Springs, MD 20746 (301)899-0675 ALGONAC 520 St. Clair River Dr. Algonac. MI 48001 (313)794-4988 BALTIMORE W1216 E. Baltimore St. Baltimore, MD 21202 (301) 327-4900 DULUTH 705 Medical Arts Building Duluth, MN 55802 (218) 722-4110 HONOLULU 606 Kalihi Street Honolulu, HI %8I9 (808) 845-5222 HOUSTON 1221 Pierce St. Houston, TX 77002 (713) 659-5152 JACKSONVILLE 3315 Liberty St. Jacksonville, FL 32206 (904) 353-0987 JERSEY CITY 99 Montgomery St. Jersey City, NJ 07302 (201)435-9424 MOBILE 1640 Dauphin Island Pkwy. Mobile, AL 36605 (205) 478-0916 NEW BEDFORD 50 Union St. New Bedford, MA 02740 (508)997-5404 NEW ORLEANS 630 Jackson Ave. New Orleans, LA 70130 (504)529-7546 NEW YORK 675 Fourth Ave. Brooklyn. NY 11232 (718)499-6600 NORFOLK 115 Third St. Norfolk, VA 23510 (804)622-1892 PHILADELPHIA 2604 S. 4 St. Philadelphia, PA 19148 (215) 336-3818 PINEY POINT P.O. Box 75 Piney Point, MD 20674 (301)99410010 SAN FRANCISCO 350 Fremont St. San Francisco, CA 94105 (415)543-5855 Government Services Division (415) 861-3400 SANTURCE 1057 Fernandez Juncos St. Stop 16 Santurce, PR 00907 S (809) 721-4033 SEATTLE 2505 First Ave. Seattle, WA 98121 (206)441-1960 ST. LOUIS 4581 Gravois Ave. St. Louis, MO 63116 (314) 752-6500 WILMINGTON 510 N. Broad Ave. Wilmington, CA 90744 (213) 549-4000 •"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. ';.. .• .. Dlspatchere' Report for inland Waters '.'ii. • OCTOBER 16-NOVEMBER 15, 1991 ••i' •TOTAL REGISTERED All Groups Class A Class B Class C r ^ 'Vi vv v lh:m' • . 1 /._• . •V ?'" • f y'-' Region Atlantic Cdast Gulf Coast I Lakes & Inland Water! West Coast Totals ^ /-i-l «j'/ r Vi.rj bjiPu^^ 2 102 1 18 3: 19 ENGINE DEPARTMENT Atliantlf Gulf Coast i Lakes & Inland Waters West Coast Totals . • •" ••REGISTERED ON BEACH All Groups Class A Class B Class C 5 Region -•••..V... TOTAL SHIPPED All Groups Class A Class B Class C DECK DEPARTMENT 1 0 0 0 4 2a 0 P 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 ^ ucr• . . V.^• •)' Region STEWARD DEPARTMENT • ."S:. -' Lakes & Inland Wate West Coast Totals Totals Ail Departments 72 14 13 30 0 3 161 30 24 •"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. WV LOG-A-RHYTHM Two Weeks Before Layup Proudly Retiring by Elizabeth Zimmer ,v ;jv= 'V'Ste#- ' Twas two weeks before layup ail through the ship Each sailor was wishing that this was their last trip. They all prayed the weather would freeze up the stone To cancel some orders and let them go home. Their clothes were all packed in their suitcase With care In hopes that lay-up soon would be there. The crew just off watch had just hit the rack And were snuggled like bunnies all warm in their sack. When up on the bow there arose such a clatter They rolled from their bunks to see what was the matter; Away to the boatdeck they flew like a flash Lowered the lifeboat and launched the life raft; The moon over the water showed seas calm and cool they stood in their long johns and felt like a fool. When what to their sleepy red eyes should appear A mirage from the north with a bunch of reindeer. The Jluffy old driver who dropped aboard ship Sure looked like the pictures of good old St. Nick. An old tattered seabag he flung on his back He looked like a sailor with a bright red top-hat More rapid than seagulls down the deck he came As he yelled to the crewmen and called them by name. Now Robert and Jerry, Butch, John and Gus I'm honoring your wishes so charter a bus. With his words in the wind he made for the bow "Now dash away dash away dash away all." So up to the heavens the coursers they flew With a sleigh full of wishes to make them come true. And they heard him exclaim as he rode out of sight ' 'Merry Christmas to all— I'll go make you some ice. StafmK Intematimiii tfnira KntMf Yeoman/Storekeeper Charles Huntington (left) re­ ceives the thanks of Captain Burt Holt for the work the SlU Government Services Division member perfomed during the deactivation of the USNS Navasota. Captain Ray Addicott (bottom), commander of the MSCPAC Fleet, addresses the Navasota's crew after the replen­ ishment ship's final voyage. W'- •I - i I r'WtJ- • .. • s/; 5.' ' ' ' ' '• ,• i:- 'if'? . 9m . •> '«>'*•' .i N A"- m v~,: �^;f.. -. r-s—" The SeafairmB LOGattmpbt to pHhi as many (lights of linfon mfhutas as possible. On occasion, because of space limitations, some will be omitted. Ships minutes are revieimH by the union's contract (hpartment. Those luues requiring attention or resolution are addressed by the union upon receipt of the ships minutes. ULTRASEA (American Mantime Transport), August 24 — Chairman Cesar Gutierrez, Secretary Jean Savoie, Educational Director Herman Bergeron, Deck Delegate E. Hail, En­ gine Delegate R. Baptiste, Steward Dele­ gate L. Skipper. Treasurer reported $365 in ship's fund, $2,100 in movie fund. No brefs or disputed OT reported. Captain said he would like all depart­ ments to get together for tour in Egypt. Next port; New Orleans. AUSTAL LIGHTING (lOM), Septem­ ber 29 — Chairman Steve LM Cokerc, Secretary Richard E. Emanuel, Educa­ tional Director M. Cruz, Deck Delegate Dan Gaylord, Engine IDelegate Michael Ribeiro, Steward Delegate Ramont Jackson. Chairman advised crew to read. Seafarers LOG. No beefs or disputed OT reported. Crew discussed importance of upgrading at Lundeberg School. Next port: Jacksonville, Fla. C4P£COr4CHE(AMSEA), Septem­ ber 28 — Chairman D. Truax, Secretary K. White, Educational Director P. Kwasnjuk, Deck Delegate L. Fuqua, Engine Delegate C. Beiton, Steward Del­ egate K. Johnson. Chairman announced payoff. Educational director encouraged all members to upgrade at Harry Lundeberg School of Seamanship. En­ gine delegate reported disputed OT. No beefs or disputed OT reported by deck or steward delegates. Next port: Beaumont, Texas. UB PHILADELPHIA (Sheridan Trans­ portation), September 18 — Chairman V.Ti Nielsen, Secretary J.F. Emidy, Deck Delegate John Wolfe, Engine Del­ egate C. Diaz, Steward Delegate A. Banky III. Chairman thanked deck de-. partment for hard work and dedication in preparing ship for two- to three-month layup at Tampa, Fla. shipyard. Secretary thanked New York Port Agent Kermett Mangfam for contract clarification. No beefs or disputed OT reported. Galley gang thanked crew for helping keep messhalls clean and orderly; Crew thanked Chief Cook Alexander Banky for his spirit of cooperation. LIBERTY SPIRIT(Liberty Maritime), September 22 — Chairman Carlos Canales, Secretary Gerald Sharp, Deck Del­ egate Jim Pinkston, Engine Delegate T. Robin, Steward Delegate Eulogio Al­ varez. Chairman reported beef. No beefs or disputed OT reported by department delegates. Crew asked contracts depart­ ment for clarification regarding AB watch. Payoff on the OMI Wabash NEDLLOYD HUDSON (Sea-Land Ser­ vice), September 22 — Chairman F. Goethe, Secretary W. Williams. Chair­ man urged members to upgrade at Lundeberg School. He encouraged every­ one to donate to SPAD and the Maritime Defense League. No beefs or disputed OT reported. Crew asked that heaters be issued to each crewmember. OMI WILLAMETTE(OMI Corp.), Sep­ tember 7 — Chairman C. Pryor, Secre­ tary R. Scott, Educational Director Fred V. Volger. No beefs or disputed OT re­ ported. Secretary encouraged members to go to Paul Hall Center. He thanked union for name change honoring former SIU president. ported by deck or steward delegates. Crew thanked steward department for fine job. said one stowaway was found from Hong Kong. No beefs or disputed OT re­ ported. SEA-LAND ANCHORAGE (Sea-Land Service), September 11 — Chairman Robert Stuverud, Secretary George Bryant, Deck Delegate Victor Peters, Engine Delegate Joseph Trauth, Stew­ ard Delegate Mike Bubaker. Chairman noted everything running smoothly. No beefs or disputed OT reported. Crew thanked steward department for job well done. Next port: Tacoma, Wash. SEA-LAND EXPRESS (Sea-Land Ser­ vice), September 29 — Chairman J. McCoy, Secretary J. Johnson, Educa­ tional Director R. Chopman. Chairman thanked all departments for keeping ship clean. Educational director stressed im­ portance of upgrading at Lundeberg School. No bwfs or disputed OT re­ ported. Crew thanked steward departnient for good service and excellent chow. SEA-LAND ATLANTIC (Sea-Land Ser­ vice), September 1 — Chairman W.C. Byrd, Secretary G.E. Sinkes, Educa­ tional Director A.O. Cuevas. Steward delegate reported disputed OT. No beefs or disputed OT reported by deck or en­ gine delegates. Crew thanked galley gang for job well done. Next port: Hous­ ton. SEA-LAND CHALLENGER (SeaLand Service), September 1 — Chair­ man Roy Williams, Secretary H. Scypes, Educational Director R. SEA-LAND HAWAII (Sea-Land Ser­ vice), September 1 — Chairman John T. Emerich, Secretary C.M. Modellas, Ed­ ucational Director Daniel T. Flowers, Deck Delegate Edward O'Brien, En­ gine Delegate Rodney Pontiflet. Chair­ man discussed welfare and pension plans. No beefs or disputed OT reported. Ship was delayed almost 24 hours due to engine trouble. Next port: Oakland, Calif. SEA-LAND HAWAII (Sea-Land Ser­ vice), September 29 — Chairman Louis Ultrasea Crew Enjoys Shipboard BBQ OVERSEAS CHICAGO (Maritime Overseas), September 23 — Chairman Mark Davis, Secretary J. Samuels, Deck Delegate William Kleimola, En­ gine Delegate E. Whisenhant, Steward Delegate David Rodgers. Chairman an­ nounced payoff. No beefs or disputed OT reported. Ship needs new furniture in crew lounge and new dryer. Crew thanked steward department for job well done. OVERSEAS JOYCE (Maritime Over­ seas), September 27 — Chairman R. Bradford, Secretary P. Alvarez, Stew­ ard Delegate Larry Ely. Chairman an­ nounced payoff and discussed Coast Guard's drug testing program. Secretary encouraged all union brothers and sisters to upgrade at Lundeberg School for a bet­ ter tomorrow. No beefs or disputed OT reported. Crew thanked galley gang. Sea­ farers LOG was received and distributed to all crewmembers while ship was in Japan. PONCE (Puerto Rico Marine), Septem­ ber 8 — Chairman D. Wagner, Secre­ tary R. Evans, Educational Director P.D. Hanley. Chairman announced pay­ off. Secretary has movie list available. Educational director advised members to upgrade at Lundeberg School. No beefs or disputed OT reported. Crew thanked captain and chief mate for making shore leave possible in Jiddah, Saudi Arabia and Egypt. Crew thanked galley gang for job well done. PRIDE OF TEXAS (Seahawk Manage­ ment), September 9 — Chairman Henry Jones, Secretary F. Robertson, Educa­ tional Director C. Croft, Deck Delegate K. Lamb, Steward Delegate F. Rose. Chairman armounced payoff. No beefs or disputed OT reported. Four crewmembers — QMED H.W. Palmer, AB K. Lamb, Chief Cook F. Rose and Radio Officer B. Jardine — travelled to. Cairo, said trip was very educational. SANTA ANA (OMI Corp.), September 1 — Chairman Daniel Laltlnen, Secre­ tary Alfredo Panico, Educational Direc­ tor Walker Prentiss. Chairman thanked members for good work and for coming out when country needs them. He re­ minded everyone to upgrade at Lundeberg School. He asked for mo­ ment of silence in memory of Paul Hall. Deck delegate reported disputed OT. No beefs or disputed OT reported by engine or steward delegates. J. Ortiz, deck engine utility (left), meets with Patrolman Bobby Milan during a payoff on the OMI Wabash. SS&i;•if-W SANTA ANA (OMI Corp.), September 29 — Chairman Daniel Laitinen, Secre­ tary Alfredo Panico, Educational Direc­ tor Walker Prentis, Deck Delegate Curtis Lewis, Engine Delegate David Dunklin. Chairman asked crew to leave rooms clean. He thanked everyone for good job. Engine delegate reported dis­ puted OT. No beefs or disputed OT re­ ,•••• -I'-S -JW.:.-W. One of the memorable events during voyage 045 aboard the Ultrasea was a delicious barbecue. Enjoying the meal are DEU Carlos Milla, Bosun Cesar Gutierrez and Deck Maintenance Ed Haney. . . ; S- •., . • .. • -. ' Zellero, Engine Delegate P. Torres, Steward Delegate W. Campbell. No beefs or disputed OT reported. Crew ob­ served one minute of silence in memory of departed brothers. SEA-LAND CHALLENGER (SeaLand Service), September 29 — Chair­ man Roy Williams, Secretary H. Scypes, Educational Director James Williams, Deck Delegate James Walker, Engine Delegate F. Rodriguez, Steward Delegate W. Campbell. Secre­ tary reported beef. No other beefs or dis­ puted OT reported. Crew thanked steward department for recent cookout and fine meals every day. Crew ob­ served one minute of silence in memory of departed brothers. SEA-LAND CONSUMER (Sea Land Service), September 24 — Chairman W. Mortier, Secretary M. Fields, Educa­ tional Director W. Lindsey, Deck Dele­ gate Thomas Self, Steward Delegate Abdu Azez. No beefs or disputed OT re­ ported. SEA-LAND DEVELOPER (Sea Land Service), September 13 — Chairman R. Pinkham, Secretary G. Shirley, Educa­ tional Director C. Chancey, Deck Dele­ gate Clyde Luse, Engine Delegate L. Mills, Steward Delepte C. Atkins. Edu­ cational director reviewed benefits pack­ age. No beefs or disputed OT reported. SEA-LAND EXPEDITION (Sea-Land Service), September 22 — Chairman Paulino Flores, Secretary E. Vazquez, Educational Director D. Manthei. No beefs or disputed OT reported. SEA-LAND EXPLORER (Sea-Land Service), September 28 — Chairman Ted Tolentino, Secretary S. Ghani, Edu­ cational Director Daniel F. Dean, Deck Delegate Larry Thompson, Engine Del­ egate Theodore Hawkins, Steward Dele­ gate Inocenso Fontelera. Chairman noted good crew and smooth trip. He Vasquez, Secretary C.M. Modellas, Ed­ ucational Director David Gordius. No . beefs or disputed OT reported. Crew needs new washing machine. Crew ex­ tended vote of thanks to SIU President Michael Sacco and his staff for coming aboard vessel in Honolulu. SEA-LAND INNOVA TOR (Sea Land Service), September 21 — Chairman Claude Dockrey, Secretary Jose Bayani, Educational Director Rickey D. Cavender, Deck Delegate J.R. Picciolo, Engine Delegate Prebtiss Smith, Stew­ ard Delegate George Bronson. Chair­ man reported smooth sailing, thanked steward department for job well done. Steward department thanked deck and engine departments for helping keep ship exceptionally clean. Educational di­ rector urged members to upgrade at Lundeberg School, thereby increasing eaming potential. No beefs or disputed OT reported. SEA-LAND INTEGRITY(Sea-Land Service), September 26 — Chairman D. Leon, Secretary P. Laboy. No beefs or disputed OT reported. Crew thanked steward department for job well done. Chairman thanked entire crew for smooth and safe trip. SEA-LAND LIBERATOR (Sea-Land Service), September 29 — Chairman Sonny Herrera, Secretary W. Wroten, Educational Director E. Ford, Deck Del­ egate Paul Mahone, Engine Delegate George Hoopes, Steward Delegate Lorenzo Raza. Chairman reported prob­ lem-free voyage. Educational director urged continued support for SPAD. No beefs or disputed OT reported. Crew thanked GSU Wayne Campine for keep­ ing crew lounge and mess hall in top shape. SEA-LAND NA VIGATOR (Sea-Land Service), September 15 — Chairman Continued on page 27 •• • W. • r"- • • r^--. • •i-f'• " • i ' 'i; ..a • • ' i 'ii •I • L- • ' • -41 -f • - /A �,'' '•• . •.''".:',;"'"!'7"."''' ; 'iv SOFAim 106 2« ; • J- 'iVcpiil.>:&-•; S:B#^ Pensioners Ruby served in the Army from 1940 , until 1946. He lives in Des Moines, La. Continued from page 14 JOSEPH STAN­ TON, 59, joined the union in 1959 in the port of New York. The native of Philadel­ phia, Pa. shipped in the deck de­ partment. Brother Stanton still calls Philadelphia home. JOHNNY NETTLES, 67, joined the SIU in 1956 in the port of Bal­ timore. A native of South Caro­ lina, he shipped in the engine de­ partment. Brother Nettles served in the Navy from 1942 until 1943. He has retired to Jacksonville, Fla. BILLY NUCKOLS, 66, joined the Seafarers in 1952 in the port of Balti­ more. He was bom in West Virginia and in 1975 completed the Lundeberg School's bosun recertification course. Brother Nuckols re­ sides in Anstead, W.Va. DOMINICK ORSINI, 66, joined the union in 1963 in the port of New York. Bom in Brooklyn, N.Y., he sailed in the engine department and upgraded frequently at the Lundeberg School. Brother Orsini served in the Navy from 1943 until 1946. He has retired to Harrisburg, Pa. THOMAS D. OWEN, 65, joined the SIU in 1946 in the port of Mobile, Ala. An Alabama na­ tive, he shipped in the engine de­ partment. Brother Owen served in the Army from 1946 until 1949. He resides in Seattle. ANTHONY PERRY, 66, joined the Seafarers in 1973 in the port of Houston. He was bom in Rhode Is­ land and sailed in the deck depart­ ment. Brother Perry upgraded frequently at the Lundeberg School. He served in the Navy from 1942 to 1946. Brother Perry has retired to Pahmmp, Nev. •L-'i , ."'i' y "(i /s^;%,. n RICHARD E. PERRY, 62, I joined the union in 1960 in the port of Detroit, Mich. Bom in Oil City, Pa., he sailed as a bosun. Brother Perry served in the Navy from 1948 until 1955. He lives in Manitowoc, Wis. FRANK RAKAS,64, joined the SIU in 1946 in the port of New York. A native of Browns­ ville, Pa., he sailed in the stew­ ard department. Brother Rakas re­ sides in Cardale, Pa. HOWARD RUBY, 77, joined the Seafar­ ers in 1961 in the port of New York. He was bom in Cleve­ land, Ohio and shipped in the galley gang. Brother RAPHEL STEYENS, 67, joined the SIU in 1957 in the port of Bal­ timore. Bom in Green Bay, Wis., he sailed in the black-gang. Brother Stevens served in the Army from 1943 to 1945 and from 1947 to 1951. He has retired to Houston. WILTON STOKES, 61, joined the.Seafar­ ers in 1961 in the port of Mobile, Ala. The Ala­ bama native shipped in the deck department. Brother Stokes re­ sides in Theodore, Ala. WILLARD TAYLOR, 65, joined the SIU in 1947 in Marcus Hook, Ta. He was bom in Chester, Pa. and sailed in the deck department. Brother Taylor served in the Army from 1943 to 1946. He has retired to Bristol, Pa. FRANK TIMMONS, 63, joined the Seafar­ ers in 1953 in his native New York. He shipped in the deck department. Brother Timmons has retired to Des Moines, Wash. HAROLD UNGLERT, 65, joined the union in 1967 in the port of Wilming­ ton, Calif. He was bom in New Jersey and sailed in the engine department. Brother Unglert served in the Navy from 1944 to 1946. He lives in Neptune City, N.J. ALFONSO VALENTE, 67, joined the SIU in 1965 in his native New York. He sailed in the deck department and from 1942 until 1962 he served in the Navy. Brother Valente has re­ tired to Tampa, Fla. JAMES H. WALL, 65, joined the Seafar­ ers in 1965 in the port of New York. Bom in Florida, he shipped in the black-gang. Lundeberg School. Boatman Ramey resides in Seaford Blades, Del. Brother Wall served in the Navy from 1943 to 1944. He resides in Jacksonville, Fla. JOHNNY YOUNG, 62, graduated from the Andrew Furuseth Train­ ing School in his native Mobile, Ala. in 1958. He shipped in the steward department. Brother Young lives in New Orleans. INLAND ANTONIO ATILES,64, joined the union in 1976 in his na­ tive Puerto Rico. He shipped in the deck department. Boatman Atiles still calls Carolina, P.R. home. i ROLDIN DINET,62, joined the union in 1969 in the port of New Or­ leans, The Louisi­ ana native shipped as a cap­ tain. He resides in Golden Meadow, La. DEWITt HOLLOWELL, 64, joined the Seafarers in 1973 in the port of Norfolk, Va. He was bom in North Carolina and shipped in the deck department. Boatman Hollowell served in the Navy from 1943 to 1961. He lives in Virginia Beach, Va. GORDON RAMEYSR., 64, joined the union in 1972 in the port of Nor­ folk, Va. The Vir­ ginia native sailed as a cap­ tain and in 1973 upgraded at the DONALD WIL­ LIS, 64, joined the union in 1957 in the port of Phil­ adelphia, Pa. The NorA Carolina native shipped as a mate. He still calls Sea Level, N.C. home. , ''f Jt'. iiil '.J GREAT LAKES BAYARD BRITTON, 62, joined the Seafarers in 1977 in the port of Mobile, Ala. Bom in Nicaragua, he shipped in the steward department. Boatman Britton has retired to Tampa, Fla. j RAYMOND HILL, 63, joined the union in 1960 in the port of New York. Bom in New Jersey, he sailed as a captain. Boatman Hill served in the Marines from 1976 to 1979. He has retired to Baltimore. OLLIE DAN TAYLOR JR., 66, joined the Seafarers in 1972 in the port of Norfolk, Va. Bom in North Carolina, he sailed as a captain and in 1979 upgraded at the Lundeberg School. Boatman Taylor served in the Navy from 1943 to 1967. He has retired to Satsuma, Fla. JAMES J. BISHOP, 65, joined the union in 1966 in the port of Frank­ fort, Mich. A Michigan native, he sailed in the deck department. Brother Bishop served in the Army from 1950 until 1952. He resides in St. Ignace, Michigan. HARLANDFITZPATRICK, 62, joined the union in 1967 in the port of Detroit. Bom in Toledo, Ohio, he shipped in the black-gang. Brother Fitzpatrick has retired to his native Toledo. , RAILROAD MARINE FRANK CHORLEY,63, joined the union 1953 in Elberta, Mich. He was bom in Detroit and shipped in the engine depart­ ment. Brother Chorley served in the Army from 1946 to 1947. He resides in Frankfort, Mich. DONALD MESZAROS, 65, joined the union in 1953 in the port of Frank­ fort, Mich. The Michigan native sailed in the stew­ ard department. Brother Meszaros has retired to Beulah, Mich. ORRIN SMITH, 63, joined the Sea­ farers in 1963 in the port of New York. Bom in Brooklyn, N.Y., he shipped in the deck department. Brother Smith has retired to Bellmore, N.Y. Gaines Meets Randolph Institute Head The photograph on page 4 of the November 1991 edition of the Seafarers LOG misidentified the Seafarer talking with Normal Hill, president of the A. Philip Randolph Institute. He is Assistant Cook Nicholas Gaines, a member of the SlU's Government Services Division who prior to shipping was active in the Brother­ hood of Sleeping Car Porters, which had been headed once by Randolph. •'j -L;, ; �.-.ssetat OfCfMSfff 7991 n- - - yd Continued from page 25 Werner Becher, Secretary Rudolf Spingat, Engine Delegate Y. Brown, Steward Delegate B.L. Mack. Chairman recommended members upgrade at Lundeberg School. No beefs or disputed OT reported. Crew thanked galley gang. SEA-LAND PACIFIC (Sea-Land Ser­ vice), September 29 — Chairman O. Wiley, Secretaiy D. Spangler. Chair­ man received and posted notice of new Crowley tankers. He noted random drug testing scheduled to begin October 1. No beefs or disputed OT reported. Crew thanked galley gang for excellent job. SEA-LAND PATRIOT(Sea-Land Ser­ vice), September 3 — Chairman S. Evans, D^k Delegate Robert Pacheco, Engine Delegate Randolph Llanes. Chaiirnan reminded crew to separate plastics, cans and bottles. He thanked crew for good trips and clean ship. Edu­ cational director urged members to up­ grade at Lundeberg School and watch safety videos aboard ship. No beefs or disputed OT reported. 27 No beefs or disputed OT reported. Ship needs new TV and VCR with direct an­ tenna hookup. Ship needs new washer and dryer. Next port; Houston. ULTRASEA (American Maritime Transport), September 22 — Chairman Cesar A. Gutierrez, Secretary J. Savoie, Deck Delegate Eddie Hall, En­ gine Delegate Robert Baptiste, Steward Delegate Leonard Skipper. Deck dele­ gate reported disputed OT. No beefs or disputed OT reported by engine or stew­ ard delegates. USNS CHAUVENET(Mai Ship Opera­ tors), September 5 — Chairman Jeff Paul Focardi, Secretary June Pertusini, Educational Director A1 Matos, Deck Darryl Goggins and GSU Jerome Grimes. Crew found stowaway cat dur­ ing voyage from Saudi Arabia. CAPE METEOR (lOM), October 6 — Chairman R. Clemente. Educational di­ rector urged members to upgrade at Lundeberg School. Deck delegate re­ ported disputed OT. No beefs or dis­ puted OT reported by engine or steward delegates. SAMUEL COBB(Ocean Shipholding), October 6 — Chairman J. Caruso, Sec­ retary R. Crawford, Deck Delegate Jo­ seph Rives, Engine Delegate E. Mardones, Steward Delegate T. Bar­ rett. Educational director urged mem­ bers to upgrade at Lundeberg School and Fishing's Fine Aboard the Ultrasea SEA-LAND QUALITY (Sea-Land Ser­ vice), September 1 — Chairman Car­ mine Bova, Secretary TJ. Smith, Educational Director D. Incoram. Edu­ cational director urged members to up­ grade at Lundeberg School. No beefs or disputed OT reported. SEA-LAND RELIANCE (Sea-Land Service), September 26 — Chairman R. McConagle, Secretary E. Douroudons, Educational Director G. Payne. No beefs or disputed OT reported. Crew thanked galley gang for good work. SEA-LAND SPIRIT (Sea-Land Service), September 13 — Chairman Victor Ardowski, Secretary W. Hawkins, En­ gine Delegate K. Yafai, Steward Dele­ gate Jasper Jackson. Engine and steward delegates reported disputed OT. No beefs or disputed OT reported by deck delegate. SEA-LAND TACOMA (Sea-Land Ser­ vice), September 14 — Chairman D. At­ kinson, Secretary D. Boone, Educational Director C. Piper, Engine Delegate K. Couture, Steward Delegate Mana Nasser. Chairman announced pay­ off. No beefs or disputed OT reported. INDIAN OCEAN (mC), October 13 — Chairman L. Welch, Deck Delegate John Sullivan, No beefs or disputed OT reported. Crew asked for clarification of maximum daily working hours. Crew thanked galley gang for great food and great job. LNG AQUARIUS (ETC), October 20 — Chairman Sam T. Brooks, Secretary Al­ exander P. Reyer, Educational Director Vincent Larimer, Deck Delegate Jack Rhodes, Engine Delegate Don Bushy, Steward Delegate Henry Daniels. Bosun noted smooth trip. Educational di­ rector extolled virtues of upgrading at Lundeberg School. Treasurer reported $155 in ship's fund. No beefs or dis­ puted OT reported. Crew gave vote of thanks to steward department for job well done. : ..*! - y, wywfi i'"' 4 If RICHARD G. MATTHIESEN(Ocean Shipholding), October 6 — Chairman James T. Martin, Secretary J. Jordan, Deck Delegate D. Naze, Engine Dele­ gate Robert Gaglioti, Steward Delegate P.G. Ordansa. Chairman urged all crewmembers to upgrade at Piney Point. Secretary reminded members to contrib­ ute to SPAD, it goes a long way and helps all members. No beefs or disputed OT reported. Crew gave vote of thanks to steward department. SEA-LAND PERFORMANCE (SeaLand Service), September 22 — Chair­ man J.W. Donaldson, Secretary E. Porter, Educational Director D. John­ son, Deck Delegate J. Conlin, Engine Delegate P. Pardovich, Steward Dele­ gate Gilberto Tolentino. No beefs or disputed OT reported. SEA-LAND PRODUCER (Sea-Land Service), September 8 — Chairman Jack Edwards, Secretary Cathy McMahon. Educational Director M. Langford, Deck Delegate William Haynie, Engine Delegate H. Ahmed, Steward Delegate David West. No beefs or dis­ puted OT reported. Crew thanked deck and steward departments for jobs well , done. deck or steward delegates. Bosun Cesar A. Gutierrez finds the waters good for fishing aboard the Ultrasea. Delegate George Dehlmar, Engine Dele­ gate Tony Estes, Steward Delegate Americus Bell. Educational director re­ minded members to be cautious around electrical equipment. He reminded mem­ bers to wear proper footwear on board. No beefs or disputed OT reported. USNS REGULUS (Bay Tankers), Sep­ tember 1 — Chairman Marion C. Roper, Secretary George Quinn, Educa­ tional Director Rudolph R. Cefaratti, Deck Delegate Eugenio S. DeSousa, En­ gine Delegate William H. Day, Steward Delegate Roberto Pabon Fox. Educa­ tional director stressed ithportance of up­ grading at Lundeberg School and donating to SPAD. No beefs or disputed OT reported. Crew thanked galley gang for job well done. USNS SEALIFT PACIFIC (mC), Sep­ tember 26 — Chairman Ferdinand Gongora, Secretary Marco Guevara, Deck Delegate Frank Reynolds, Stew­ ard Delegate Sam Gordon. No beefs or disputed OT reported. WESTWARD VENTURE (lOM), Sep­ tember 28 — Chairman M.W. Kadderly, Secretary R.B. Sanderson, Educational Director C.W. Cunning­ ham, Deck Delegate T. Vain, Engine Delegate A. Donahoe, Steward Delegate V. Westlin. Educational director urged members to read Seafarers LOG and do­ nate to SPAD. No beefs or disputed OT reported. Next port: Tacoma, Wash. SEA-LAND TRADER (Sea-Land Ser­ vice), September 2 — Chairman J. Miller, Secretary L. Lightfoot, Educa­ tional Director F.L. Hall, Deck Delegate S.W. Parker, Engine Delegate P. Hove, Steward Delegate J. Boss. Chairman re­ minded all hands to think and practice safety at all times. Secretary thanked all hands for helping steward department keep vessel clean. No beefs or disputed OT reported. Crew thanked galley gang for fine meals and salad bar. PFCDEWAYNET. WILLIAMS (AMSEA), September 15 — Chairman Alvin McCants, Secreta^ Donna Jean demons. Educational Director Christo­ pher Doyle, Deck Delegate Keith Kirhy, Engine Delegate F. Jaworski, Steward Delegate D. Landry. No beefs or disputed OT reported. Black-gang member Jaworski and GSU Patricia Piccione, also aboard vessel, are newlyweds. ULTRAMAR (American Maritime Transport), September 22 — Chairman R. Wiles, Secretary R. Poovey, Educa­ tional Director C. Durden, Deck Dele­ gate C. Fairfax, Engine Delegate H. Cortes, Steward Delegate Tim Wil­ liams. Chairman reported jobs well done by all SIU hands. Educational director urged members to upgrade at Lundeberg School. He asked contracts department how a C-card may request one-trip relief. AMERICAN CORMORANT(Pacific Gulf Marine), October 6 — Chairman Charles Davis, Secretary D. Goggins, Deck Delegate R. Oliphant, Engine Del­ egate W. Behan, Steward Delegate T. Guthrie. Educational director pointed out positive points of upgrading at Lundeberg School. No beefs or disputed OT reported. Crew thanked steward de­ partment for job well done, including Chief Cook Tim Guthrie, Steward/Baker donate to SPAD. No beefs or disputed OT reported. CONSTELLATION(MaeTsk), October 13 — Chairman Sal Ciciulla, Deck Dele­ gate Carl Davis, Steward Delegate C. Dominguez. Educational director urged members to donate to SPAD. No beefs or disputed OT reported. Some crewmembers said stores sent by com­ pany are of poor quality. CORNHUSKERSTATE(lOM), Octo­ ber 27 — Chairman Louis Flade, Secre­ tary Abe Martinez, Educational Director J.S. Knight. No beefs or dis­ puted OT reported. GUS DARNELL (Ocean Shiphold­ ing), October 10 — Chairman John Wolfe, Secretary L. Propheter, Educa­ tional Director Alvin Markowitz, Deck Delegate Paul Moss, Engine Del­ egate M. Hadwan. No beefs or dis­ puted OT reported. Crew thanked galley gang for good work despite lack of some stores. FALCON PRINCESS (Seahawk Man­ agement), October 13 — Chairman K. Koutouras, Secretary H. Jones, Deck Delegate Eugene Finley, Steward Dele­ gate James Harris. Bosun thanked crew, said this was best trip he has made in 30 years. Educational director advised members to upgrade at Lundeberg School. Engine delegate reported dis­ puted OT. No beefs or disputed OT re­ ported by deck or steward-delegates. Crew thanked steward department. Next port: Houston. GAL VESTON BA Y(Sea-Land Ser­ vice), October 6 — Chairman David Manson, Secretary R. Hicks, Educa­ tional Director Michael Kovach, Deck Delegate Nelson Sala, Engine Delegate M. Beata. Chairman announced payoff. No beefs or disputed OT reported. Crew gave vote of thanks to steward depart­ ment. GOPHER STATE(lOM), October 27 — Chairman John Stout, Secretary R. Malozi, Educational Director W. Cam­ eron, Deck Delegate G. McCarthy, En­ gine Delegate M. Field. Chairman announced payoff. Secretary asked that all soiled linen be brought to galley area. Engine delegate reported disputed OT. No beefs or disputed OT reported by NEDLLOYD HUDSON (Sea-Land Ser­ vice), October 13 — Chairman John R. Neff, Secretary W. Rohles, Educational Director Christos Tsipliareles, Deck Delegate Tan Ah Joon, Engine Dele­ gate Thomas McCardle, Steward Dele­ gate Thomas McNeills. No beefs or disputed OT reported. Crew asked for re­ view of pension plan with change to 20 years seatime and no age requirement for retirement. Crew thanked galley gang. OMI COLUMBIA (OMI Corp.), Octo­ ber 18 — Chairman E. Duhon, Secre­ tary R. Peralta, Educational Director A. Bomhita. Chairman announced payoff. No beefs or disputed OT reported. f? OMIDYNACHEM(OMI Corp.), Octo­ ber 3 — Chairman Larry Kunc, Secre­ tary Steven Wagner, Educational Director L. Phillips, Deck Delegate Terry Thomas, Engine Delegate Rob­ ert Pritchett. Ship was short of water while in port, none put on due to price. Chairman said he intended to ask patrol­ man why non-union workers were filling four positions (two painters and two welders) aboard vessel. He reported sepa­ rate beef. No beefs or disputed OT re­ ported by department delegates. Crew thanked galley gang. Next port: Port Ar­ thur, Texas. OMI LEADER (OMI Corp.), October 13 — Chairman W.S. Byrne, Secretary C.C.HollingsIII, Educational Director J. Trent. Chairman encouraged mem­ bers to donate to SPAD, because that means more jobs. Educational director pointed out financial benefits of upgrad­ ing at Lundeberg School. Engine dele­ gate reported disputed OT. No beefs or disputed OT reported by deck or steward delegates. Crew extended vote of thanks to steward department. OVEI7SE4S/1I7C77C (Maritime Over­ seas), October 15 — Chairman John Lit­ tle Jr., Secretary G. Marzett, Deck Delegate Tim Olvany, Engine Delegate W. Gee, Steward Delegate Lee Harmason. Chairman announced payoff, urged crewmembers to upgrade as soon as pos­ sible. He noted everything running smoothly but said crew lounge needs new furniture. No beefs or disputed OT reported. OVERSEAS NEW YORK (Maritime Overseas), October 30 — Chairman J. Scheck, Secretary Darrell Touchstone, Educational Director Edward Self, Deck Delegate Billy G. Hill Sr., Engine Delegate C. Mazzara, Steward Delegate Fred Lindsey. Chairman reported up­ coming layup. Secretary said this is one of best crews he has had pleasure of working with. No beefs or disputed OT reported. Crew thanked steward depart­ ment for excellent job. f'- 'I Hi - ' vm • v.. 's- - I 'A ' IV'"L V •' ' v'' - :> �SEAFARERS LOG 28 Know Your Rights Holiday Recipes by Seafarers Honey Glazed Ham with Spinach Stuffing by Robert Scott Recertified Steward Robert Scott, a frequent contributor to the Seafarers LOG, submitted these recipes which he has perfected over the couse of many holi­ day seasons. One half of a 10-ounce package frozen chopped spinach, thawed and well drained 1 egg, well beaten V3 cup grated Parmesan cheese Vi cup toasted pine nuts or toasted chopped walnuts V2 teaspoon dried basil, crushed Vs teaspoon onion powder V2 cup honey 1 teaspoon prepared mustard 5 lb. fully cooked half ham or 5 lb. boneless, fuly cooked ham In a mixing bowl, stir together spinach, egg. cheese, nuts; basil and onion powder. Set aside. Stir together hotiey and mustard. Set aside. Slit ham through center and side. Pack spinach mixture into slits. Bake ham in a 350" oven for l'/2 hours. Brush ham with half of honey mixture. Let stand 15 minutes. Makes 12 serv ings. Christmas Popcorn Balls by Robert Scott Remove all unpopped kernels from pop­ corn. Lightly butter a large baking pan. Com­ bine popcorn, red cherries, green cherries and peanuts in prepared pan, in a V/i quart saucepan, combine sugar, butter and corn syrup. Cook and stir over medium heat until mixture comes to boiling. Reduce heat & simmer • 5 min. Remove from heat. Stir in baking soda. Stir in and coat popcorn mbcture. Bake in a 300" oven for 15 minutes. Stir. Bake 5 minutes longer. Remove popcorn mixture from pan and spread out on aluminum foil. When warm to the touch, place '/2 cup mixture in center of a 12-inch piece of plain or colored plastic wrap. Secure with ribbon or string. Insert a wire hook through tie and hang on tree. Makes 16 balls. 8 cups of popped popcorn % cup red candied cherries halved % cup green candied cherries halved % cup peanuts % cup sugar 6 tablespoons butter or margarine 3 tablespoons light corn syrup V4 teaspoon baking soda Scotty's Light Ginger Cookies Robert Scott In a small baking bowl, combine flour, baldng 3 cups all-purpose flour powder, ginger, s^It and cloves. In a large mixer 2 teaspoons baking powder 2 teaspoons ground ginger bowl, beat butter and shortening until smooth. Add sugar and beat until well blended and fluffy. Add Vz teaspoon salt Vs teaspoon ground cloves eggs and vanilla and beat well. At low speed gradually Vs cup butter or margarine beat in flour mixture until well mixed. Divide dough in half. Cover and chill 1 to 2 hours or until easy to Vs cup shortening handle. On a ligjitly floured surface roll dough '/«inch 5/4 cup sugar thick. Cut with cookie cutters. Place on ungreased 2 eggs cookie sheets. Bake in 375° oven 7 minutes or until 1 teaspoon vanilla lightly browned around the edges. Cool on wire rack. Makes 3 dozen 2-inch cookies. Sweet Potatoes Hawaiian Style by Suzanne Van Schoor Seaforer Suzanne Van Sdhoor, ttiio halls from Hawsdi, mailed her from Southampton in the United Kingdom witilc adhoard fl^e €3; Long Lines, V4 cup btitter Of fat 6 sweet potatoes, peeled and cut in half .lengthwise-,: f Icup brovvn sugar RM»r MeU the butter or.fto in a skilfet; brown the potatoes in; it; Add? bipwti sugar and pineapple sugararid pine^ple. Cook over low heat for 45 minutes or until tender. Turn the potatoes fre­ quently. Serves 6 to 8, ^ OerMne Borozxin t- she fC;- IKetlred SIU seotelaiy tSeraldine BtwoaBin ported is 3 cups self-rising flour 2 teaspoons sugar 1 can (12-oz.) Preheat oven to 350°. Mix all ingredients together until well blended. Grease bread pan; pour in batter and bake in 350° oven for one hour, or until brown on top. • Rhubarb Cream Cheese Pie by Jeanne Rice Jeanne Rice, a motfier of a merchant seaman, thought LOG readers would like this delicious recipe. Mix the prepared rhubarb with the first half of sugar (or honey) and flour and place in tite pie shell. Bake at 400° for 15 minutes to cook rhubarb. Wliile this is baking, mix cream cheese with second half of sugar (or honey), then beat in eggs one at a time. When rhubarb is cooked (15 minutes), re­ move from oven and lower tempera­ ture to 350°. Pour cheese mixture over hot rhubarb and return to 350° oven for 30 minutes. Mix sour cream and 2 tablespoons of sugar and vanilla extract and spread over hot pie when second baking is complete (30 minutes). Cool, chill and serve. 1 deep 9" pie shell (unbaked) 1 pound of rhubarb (3 cups), cut up 1VJ cup sugar or honey 3 tablespoons flour 1 package (8 oz.) cream cheese Vz cup sugar or honey 2 eggs 2 tablespoons sugar 1 teaspon vanilla extract 1 cup (8 oz. carton) sour cream Til;-';' " V•• ,..'v FINANCIAL RKPORTS The constitution of the SIC Atlantic. (luH. Lakes and inland Waters District makes speciric provision for saleguarding the memhership's money and Union finanees. l he cainstitution reciuires a detailed audit by Ccrtilied Public Accouniaiits ever> year, which is to be submilied to tiie membership by the Seeretary-Treasurer. A yearly finance committee of rank-and-lile members, elected by the .membership, makes examination each year ot the finances of the LInion and reports fully their findings and reeomniendations. Members of this committee may make dissenting reports, specific recom­ mendations and separate findings. TRUST FUNDS. All trust funds of the SIU Atlantic. Gulf. Lakes and In­ land 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 manage­ ment representatives and their alter­ nates. All. expenditures and disbursements of trust funds are made only upon approval by a majority of the trustees. All trust fund financial records are available at the headquar­ ters of the various trust funds. SHIPPING RIGHTS A member's shipping rights and .senior­ ity are protected exclusively by con­ tracts between the Union and the employers. Members should get to know their shipping rights. Copies ol these contracts are posted and avail­ able in all Union halls. If members believe there have been violations of their shipping or seniority rights as contained in the contracts between the Union and the employers, they should notify the Seafarers Appeals Board by certified mail, return receipt re­ quested. The proper address for this is: Angus Red Campbell, Chairman Seafarers Appeals Board 5201 Auth Way Camp Springs, VId. 20746 Full copies of contracts as referred to are available to members at all times, either by writing directly to the Union or to the Seafarers Appeals Board. CONTRACTS. Copies of all SIU contracts are available in all SIU halls. These contracts specify the wages and conditions under which an SIU mem­ ber works and lives aboard a ship or boat. Members should know their con­ tract rights, as well as their obliga­ tions, such as filing for overtime (OT) on the proper sheets and in the proper manner. If, at any time, a member believes that an SIU. patrolman or other Union official fails to protect their contractual rights properly, they should contact the nearest SIU port agent. EDITORIAL POLICY—THE SEAFARERS LOG. The Seafarers LOG traditionally has refrained from publishing any article serving the po­ litical purposes of any individual in the Union, officer or member. It also has refrained from publishing articles deemed harmful to the Union or its collective membership. This estab­ lished policy has heeii reaffirmed by membership action at the September 1960 meetings in all constitutional ports. The responsibility for Seafarers LOG policy is vested in an editorial hoard 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 01 MONIES. No monies are to he paid to anyone in any official capacity in the SIU unless an official Union receipt is given lor same, finder no circumstances should any meniher pay an>' money for any reason unless ho is given sueh receipt. In theeveulaiiyone attempts lo.require anv such payment be made without supplving a receipt, or it a meniher is requirexfto make a payment and is eiven an olfieial recei|rt. but feels that he should not have been required to make such payment, this should im­ mediately be reported to Union head­ quarters. CONSrnUTIONAU RIGHTS AND OBUK. ATIONS. Copies of the SIU constitution arc available in all LInion halls. All members should ob­ tain copies of this constitution so as to familiari/.e themselves with its eontents. Any time a member feels any other member or officer is attempting to deprive him of any eon.stitutional right or obligation by any methods such as dealing with charges, trials, etc.. as well as all other details, the member so affected should immedi­ ately notify headquarters. EQUAL RKiHTS. All members are guaranteed equal rights in employ­ ment and as members of the SlU. 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 discriminated against because of race, creed, color, sex and national 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 POLHTCAL ACTIVITY DONATION-^SPAD. SPAD is a separate segregated fund. Its proceeds are used to further its ob­ jects and purposes including, but not limited to, furthering the political, so­ cial and economic interests of mari­ time workers, the preservation and furthering of the American Merchant Marine with improved employment opportunities for seamen and boatmen and the advancement of trade union concepts. In connection with such ob­ jects, SPAD supports and contributes to political candidates for elective of­ fice. All contributions are voluntary. No contribution may he solicited or received because of force, job dis­ crimination, financial reprisal, or threat of such conduct, or as a condi­ tion of membership in the Union or of employment. If a contribution is made by reason of the above improper con­ duct. the member should notify the Seafarers Union or SPAD by certified mail within 30 days of the contribution for investigation and appropriate ac­ tion and refund, if involuntary. A member should support SPAD to pro­ tect and further his economic, political 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 Michael Sacco at head­ quarters by certified mail, return receipt requested. Fhe address is 5201 Auth Wav, Camp Springs, Md. 20746. �• •' - '. •• • .V : ..i '« ' •. r • < ;,. • •. i '.y.' ' -r- DECEMBER 1991 29 Final Departures DEEP SEA CIRILO BAQIJILOD Pensioner Cirik) Bat|uiio(J, 91, passed away recently. He was born in thePhilippine islands and joined the SILJ in I9.'i.^ in the port or New York. Brother Baquilod shipped in the stew­ ard departinent. He retired in January 1971. '• *" 'm •' i m: HOWARD COLK Pensiotier Howard Cole. 65; died August 18. He '^/as born in McKinney, Texas aiid joined the .Seafarers in 1959 in the port ()!" Houston. IJrother Cole sailed in the deck depart• nieiit. He served in the Army from 1944 to 1947. Brother Cole became a pensioner in March 1989. t l ARKNC i; (ONKLK Pensioner V Clarence \ Conklc; . 68. passed away Sep­ tember 25 as a result of heart failure. Born in West Virginia, he joined the union in I94.f in . the port of New York. Brother Conkle shipped in the engine department. He retired in Aumist 1979. • WIKLIAVIDAVKV Pensioner William Davey. 70. died recently. .A native of Cireen Bay. Wis., he joined the Sll! in 1947 in the port of New Crieaiis. Brother Davey sailed in the galles gang, lie serVetl in the Army Irom 19.79 until 1945. Brother Davey retired.iii Deeeinber 1982. .lOSKPH HKNRV Pensioner Joseph Henry. 80. , died August 15. He was born in Texas and joined the Marine Cooks and Stewards belore that union merged with the AGLIWD. Brother Henry re­ tired In August 1974. .lOAQUIN iMAl.DONADO fA-nsioner Joaquin Maldonado. 84. passed away Oc­ tober 21. The na­ tive of Puerto RiCo joined the SlU as a charter member in 1978 in the port of New York. Brother Maldonado shipped in the deck department. He became a pen-, sioner in December 1966. ISAAC MIK HKLL Pensioner Isaac Mitchell. 84. died August 8. He was born in Texas and joined the Marine Cooks and Stewards before ' that union merged with ACiLlWD. Brother Mitche retired iii April 1977. DONALDMLRF'HV , Pensioner Donald Muiphy. 66. aw ay Oc­ tober 12. A nati\ e of Nor- • folk. Va.. he joined the SILI in 1956 in the port of Baltimore. Brother Murphy sailed in the engine department and up­ graded frequently at the. Lnikleberg School. He retired in Februars 1989. .lAKKNORRIS THOMAS DOR AN Thomas Doran. 42. jiassed aw a\' October 14. He was born in Bethesda. Md. and graituated tfom the i.unileberg SCIKIOI ill i974. Brother Doran . shipped in the black-gang, and he upgraded freiiucntly at the .Lundeberg School. He last sailed in September 1990. Pensioner Jake Norri.s. 90. passed away August 14. The Louisiana.native joined the Ma­ rine Cooks and Stewards in 1950 in the port of San Fran­ cisco. before that union merged w ith the.AGLIWD. Brother , Norris retired in September 1968. WILLIAM M NKZ Pensioner William Nunc/. 89. died October 9; Born in the V\ AI /I K R H I Z(; K R A LD Pensioner Walter F-it/gerald. 89. dieil October .7. The Cieorgia native joineil the SIL! in 1967 in the port of Jackson­ ville. Fla. Brother Fit/gerald sailed in the engine depart­ ment. He served in the Navy from 1921 to 1925. Brother Fit/.eerald retired in Julv 1978. HKRMAN (iRKKN Herman Cireen. 68. pas.sed av\ a> Sep­ tember 5. A native ' of Texas, he joined the Marine Cooks and Stew­ ards in I97;7. before that union merged with the AGLIWD. Brother Cireen completed stew­ ard recertification in 1980. He served in the Army from 1942 to 194.7. He last shipped in Au­ gust 1989. T ^ Philippine is­ lands. he joined the SlU as a charter member in 19.79.in the port of New York. Brother Nunez shipped in the blackgang. He retired in January J 965. FRANK PANT: r I F. Frank Panette. 67. passed aw ay Oc­ tober 21. He w as born in . Massa­ chusetts and joined the Seafar­ ers in 1947 in the port of New York. Brother Panette sailed in the engine department. In 1984 . - -if. =. tl. he upgraded at the Lundeberg School. He served in the Army from 1951 until 1957. Brother Panette was an active member at the time of his death. ALBERT RICHOI X Pensioner Albert . Richoux, 68. died Septeinber 26. He joined the SlU in. 1941 in his native New Orleans. Brother Richoux shipped in the galley gang. He retired in Octo­ ber 1982. VIC LOR ROMOLO Victor Romolo. 65. passed aw ay October 20. He joined the Seafarers in .1947 in his na­ tive New York. In 1982 Brother Romolo completed the steward recertification course. He was an active member at the time of his death. .lOSE TABLAS INLAND Pen­ sioner Jose Tablas. 76. died De­ cember 18.1990. Born in Califor­ nia, he joined the SlU in 1951 inthepprtofNewYork. • Brother Tablas shipped in the deck department. He retired'in May 1987. JOHNHATHCOCK i Pensioner John Hathcock. 80. died September 9. Born in Flor ida. he joined the union in 1977 in the port of Mobile. Ala. Boattnan Hathcock shipped as a mate. He began receiving his pension in July 1978. . is • 'mi GREAT LAKES THOM AS McM AHON JOSEPH WILSON Pensioner Joseph Wilson. 66. passed away September 22. The native of Toledo. Ohio joined the Marine Cooks and Stewards in 1972 in the port of Seattle, before that union merged with the AGLIWD. Brother Wilson served in the Arniy from 1944 until 1949. He retired in December 1985. Thomas McMahon. 67. passed away August 4. Hewas bom in Wheeling. W-Va. and in 1971 joined the SlU in the port of' Detroit. Brother McMahon shipped in the engine depart­ ment. In 1978 he upgraded at Piney Point toQMED. He served in the Army I'rdm 1946 to 1947. Brother McMahon last shipped in 1979. SUMMARY ANNUAL REPORT FOR GREAT LAKES TUG AND DREDGE PENSION FUND Thi.s isa summary of the annual report of the Great Lakes Tug and Dredge Pension Fund EIN 13-1953878 for the year ended December 31,1990. The annual report has been filed with the Internal Revenue Service, as required under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) Basic Financial Statement Benefits under the Plan are provided by the Trust. ' Plan expenses were $880,555; these expenses included $175,162 in administrative expenses mid $705,393 in benefits paid to participants and beneficiaries. A total of 542 persons were participants in or beneficiaries of the Plan at the end of the Plan year, although not all of these persons had yet earned the right to receive benefits. The value of Plan assets, after subtracting liabilities pf the Plan, was $14,571,440 as of December 31, 1990 compared to $14,469,688 as of January 1, 1990. During the Plan year, the Plan experienced an increase in its net assets of $101,752. This increase included unrealised appreciation (depreciation) in the value of Plan assets; that is, the difference between the current value of assets at the beginning of the year plus the cost of any assets acquired during tlie year less the current value of assets at the end of the year. The Plan had total income of $982,307, including employer contributions of $213,355, employee contributions of $113,809, gains of (loss) of ($45,850) from the sale of assets, and earnings from investments of $700,993. V" -.. • Minimum Funding Standards An actuary's statement shows that enough money was contributed to the Plan to keep it funded in accordance with the minimum funding standards of ERISA. Your Rights to Additional information You have the right to receive a copy of the full annual report, or any part thereof, oh request. The items listed below are included in that report; 1. An accountant's report, 2. Assets held for investment. 3. Actuarial information regarding the funding of the Plan, and 4. Service provider and trustee information. To obtain a copy of the full annual report, or any part thereof, write or call the office of Nicholas J. Marrone. who is the Plan Administrator. 5201 Auth Way, Camp Springs, MD 20746; (301) 899-0675. The charge to cover copying costs will be $2.00 for the full annual report, or $.10 per page for any part thereof. You also have the right to receive form the Plan Administrator, on request and at no charge, a statement of the assets and liabilities of the Plan and accompanying notes, or a statement of income and expenses of the Plan and accompanying notes, or both. If you request a copy of the full annual report from tlie Plan Administrator, these two statements and accompanying notes will be included as part of that report. The charge to cover copying costs given above does not include a charge for the copying of these portions of the report because these portions are furnished without charge. You also have the legally protected right to examine the annual report at the main office of the Plan at 5201 Auth Way, Camp Springs, MD 20746, and at the U.S. Department of Labor in Washington. D C., or to obtain a copy from the U.S. Department of Labor upon payment of copying costs. Requests to the Department should be addressed to: Public Disclosure, Room N4677, Pension and Welfare Benefit Programs, Department of Labor. 200 Constitution Avenue, N.W.. Washington, D.C. 20216. MTD: Full Recognition Due WWII Mariners Continued from page 15 years to recognize." Ostro then read from the wireless cable received that day in 1945. One passage said. "Victory message to the Merchant Navy. . . For more than five-and-a-half years side by side with the Allied Merchant Navies in the face of continual and merciless attacks by the enemy, you have maintained the ceaseless flow of sea traffic on which the life and .strength of this country depend. . . The Admiralty have also asked me to express on their behalf and on behalf of the Royal Navy their admiration for the great contri­ bution made by the merchant Navy to the common victory through all the perils and rigors of more than five-and-a-half years of war at sea." in noting that American WWII seamen's eligibility date for veterans status is some 16 months earlier than the day set for the entire Armed Forces. Ostro noted the unfairness of the situation in an interview with the Seafarers LOG. "What we were doing out there wasn't a lark. It wasn't a cruise. We were as much at risk as any military personnel. . . Fach of us had a gun station, each of us was trained to man the guns in the event something happened to the armed guard." • G.f. • 1: , 1 '•••r . ' •' • k Krf;;-, , '•"L- ' �..— (I - . -. r. «",••!• Tv~ ••, •••«'.: V •_ • •:•. • '1 ••:.•• . • •- »r • • i .< ,-; ir—.— • •- —i • f..- • -w -i-- —j:-.-, - • •• , . • -. -. .vi-.*'. .••—ir' -i= -n. •••- .•, r-f'i ••••*• IM .• - • • -• • r"i ;•• "•• :• • - ' •— -i-' • j-i i . •••• -Ti • "y- SOFAROISLOG pi .:v . v.: Lundeberg School Graduates Five Clares °"h [: {" ' .' l# o ;: . • • ^ 'V V-.-- •;• • •-. • • • ,.• • 'V' im-r-. y: Trainee Lifeboat Class 484—Graduating from trainee lifeboat class 484 are (from left, kneeling) Ben Cusic (instructor), Marvin Smith, Fred Castillo III, Dayna Roger, Joel Mendez, Tim Haag, Paul Carlton, Lorenzo Houston, Tom Zemianek, (second row) Marco Alicea, Steven Burroughs, John Burke, Troy Mack, Henry Haleakala, Glen Bohner II, Bill O'Neill, Raymond Elmore Jr., Gregory Wasiek, (third row) Nash Henrietta, Ben Shupp, Michael Chupp and Jason Cooper. Trainee Lifeboat Class 485—Recently graduating from trainee lifeboat class 485 are (from left, kneeling) Nathaniel Salomonsky, Michael Watts, Mike Paber, Kendra Tomlinson, Rick Dunston, Michael Boulier, (second row) Phil McGuire (instructor), Sean Taylor, Scot Jauma, Jeffrey Ludy, Eddie Wood, Louis Valles, Todd Fowler, (third row) Trevor Woodley, Alan Alston, Michael Rogers, Phillip Rankin, Eric Hyson, Robert Fleming, Anthony Schlumm, Ryan Gilsenan, (fourth row) Kyle Howell and Nathan Owens. - 'V,'••::•• • .f..;*l. - -•, f': •!- • ••-. • : .. :MW'ry'-<y'\\'ry-y "ryy - '•.•• • ••••• .•tif ^ i'tv; Upgraders Lifeboat—-Receiving their lifeboat training certificates on October 22 are (from left, kneeling) Tony Martin (MSG), Freda R. Scott (MSC), Alex Paulino (MSC), Olivia Ratliff (MSC), Angelo Journigan, Tom Laffey, (second row) James Bennefield, M.M.F. Mostafa, Bobby A. Shuler, Vera M. Foster (MSC), Al Jackson, Robert West, Dick Higgins, (third row) Patrick Wynne and Billy J. Phillips. -y-yy-'-' •• • TC-i • yy^"-'.' ... iii WHAT; j'i. p^yi.'yy>i-yy- : ' y , :-rn:,^:;:. ; V . : t-VT*'. .-J-. Upgraders Lifeboat—Certificates of training were received by the Noveinber 5 class of upgraders. They are (from left, front row) Adolfo Arzu, Maria Hanna, John Pagan, (second row) Jake Karaczynski (instructor), Paul Cadran, William Henderson, (third row) Keith W. Harness, Washington Oree Jr. and Ingvar Antonsson. . y •;'- •.- . .: 0'y-yy : Welding—^A certificate of graduation was issued on October 22 for completion of the welding course to (from left, Frank Bolton, John Wong, Robert Stancavage, Tom Harris and Bill Foley (instructor). bEVELOPM^ during evening hours for eight-Week sessions. WHEN: MONDAYS AND WEDNESDAYS from 1730 to 2030 or TUESDAYS AND THURSDAYS from 1730 to 2030 from January 8 to February 28,1992. WHO: ALL LUNDEBERG SCHOOL STUDENTS AND STAFF ^eeligible. WHERE. ACADEMIC BUNGALOWS, Lundeberg School EARN CREDIT for an eight-week evening class while you are taking a daytime upgrading course or working a daytime job. WALK-IN REGISTRATION in the TRC lobby Monday, January b and Tuesday, January 7 —1600 to 2(M). Notices for future sessions will be annouiiceid in the Seafarers LOG. There WiU be sik sessiOT^ • • y. •r Lundeberg School Course Dates Corrected Several course dates originally listed in the "Guide to 1992 Lundeberg School Courses" (see Special Supplement, Seafarers LOG, November 1991) have been changed. The FOWT course originally scheduled for March 16 to April 24 now is set for March 2 to April 10. The final four Able Bodied Seaman's courses scheduled to begin in May have been delayed by two weeks. The new course dates are May 25 to'July 3, July 20 to August 28, September 14 to October 23 and November 9 to December 18. Also, the length of the AB course was listed incorrectly in the class descriptions. It is a six-week course. With these and any other courses, please be sure to contact the Lundeberg School's admissions office for any last minute changes. . ;• v. - • r- �-MiiruA-; i'J '•• ;• 1992 mHADING COURSE SCHEDULE i:': ••;• -yV "*• , ./r" 1. Detk Upgnding Courses •'4444'^'] •:-44 COurw iiv;:?'/ mt: ;r:# •$f$C ift: Check-In Coi^iMioh Date Date January 20 February 28 March 16 April 24 May 25 July 3 All students must take the m Spill Prevention and Containment class prior to the Sealift Operations and Maintenance course. Lifeboatman January 6 January 17 January 20 January 31 Fehruary 3 February 14 February 17 February 28 March 2 March 13 March 16 March 27 March 30 April 10 April 13 April 24 April 27 May 8 May 11 May 22 May 25 •-''•4iy4i4'M'4!4'404 June 12 Ship Handling January 27 February 7 March 2 March 13 May 4 May 15 Radar Observer Unlimited January 20 January 24 March 16 March 20 May 18 May 22 Celestial Navigation February 10 March 6 April 6 May 1 Third Mate April 17 January 6 May 4 August 14 Limited Mates License January 27 March 3 Upon completion, the:, Sealift Operations course must be taken Tankerman March 16 April 10 Oil Spitt Course Check-In Compietioh Date Date March 2 March 6 AprU13 April 17 April 27 Mayl Upon completion, the Sealift Operations course must be taken. Course Oil Spill Prevention & Containment (1 week) UPGRADING APPUCAWN Name. •/ (Last) (First) Address. (City) Date of Birth. (Middle) Mo./Day/Year (Street) (State) Telephone! (Zip Code) " i. (Area Code) Deep Sea Member • Lakes Member • Inland Waters Member • Pacific • If the following information is not filled out completely your application will not be processed. Social Security #. • No Home Port. Endorsement(s) or License(s) now held If yes, which program: from Last grade of school completed. ^ • Yes GNo to (dates attended) Have you attended any SHLSS upgrading courses? • Yes • No If yes, course(s) taken Have you taken any SHLSS Sealift Operations courses? • Yes • No If yes, how many weeks have you completed? Do you hold the U.S. Coast Guard Life Boatman Endorsement? • Yes • No Firefighting: • Yes • No CPR: • Yes • No Primary language spoken 4< • ! ^ (1.:, !?'• fV %aie Upgndim Courses Chkk-ln Completion Date Date January 6 March 27 May 11 July 31 FiremanAVatertender and Oiler January 20 February 28 March 2 April 10 May 11 June 19 All students must take the Oil Spill Prevention and Containment class. Pumproom Maintenance & Operations January 6 February 14 jl May 11 June 19 Marine Electrical Maintenance January 6 February 21 April 27 June 19 Assistant En^neer (Deep Sea & Inland) March 2 May 8 Refrigeration Maintenance & January 6 February 14 Operations May 11 June 19 Refrigerated Containers— March 2 April 10 Advance Maintenance Marine Electronics—^Technician-1 January 6 Februai^ 14 May 11 June 19 Marine Electronics—Technician-11 February 17 March 27 Basic Electronics April 13 May 8 Welding January 20 February 14 February 17 March 13 Hydraulics March 16 April 10 All students in the Engine Department will have a two-week Sealift Familiarization class at the end of their regular course. Course QMED-Any Rating '• • - •...t:"'-. V'.'J r 1991-92 Adult education Schedule SHISS College Pr^rum Sthedule fer 1992 FULL 8-week Sessions January 6 March 16 May 11 >jl DECK • AB/Sealift • 1st Class Pilot • Third Mate • Radar Observer Unlimited • Master Inspected Towing Vessel • Towboat Operator Inland • Celestial Navigation • Simulator Course .• February 28 May 8 July 3 4^ EijK;.)'', 444' f ENGINE • FOWT • QMED—Any Rating • Variable Speed DC Drive Systems (Marine Electronics) DATE. • Automation • Hydraulics • Marine Electronics Technician STEWARD • Assistant Cook Utility • Cook and Baker • Chief Cook • Chief Steward • Towboat Inland Cook s't f- > With this application COPIES of your discharges must be submitted showing sufficient time to qualify yourself for the course(s) requested. You also must submit a COPY of each of the following: the first page of your union book indicating your department and seniority, your clinic card and the front and back of your Lundeberg School identification card listing the course(s) you have taken and completed. The Admissions Office WILL NOT schedule you until all of the above are received. RATING DATE DATE OF VESSEL HELD SHIPPED DISCHARGE • Marine Electrical Maintenance • Pumproom Maintenance & Operation • Refrigeration Systems Maintenance & Operation . • Diesel Engine Technology • Assistant Engineer/Chief Engineer Motor Vessel • Original 3rd Engineer Steam or Motor • Refrigerated Containers Advanced Maintenance • Electro-Hydraulic Systems ilv ' ft;-''"3 m the following courses are available through the Seafarers Harry Lunde^ berg School of Seamanship in Piney Point, Md. Please contact the admissions office if you are interested in attending. Check-In Completion Course •' • ' ^ •" Date Date High School Equivalency (GED) All open-ended (contact Adult Basic Education (ABE) admissions office for * English as a Second Language (ESL) starting dates) I am interested in the following course(s) checked below or indicated here if not listed : Are you a graduate of the SHLSS trainee program? Date available for training ••4'f Check-In Completion Course Date Date Assistant Cook, Cook and Baker, All open-ended (contact admiaiions Chief Cook, Chief Steward (diice for starting dates) Upon completion, all students will take a Sealift Familiarization class. SIGNATURE. Department. • Yes m- Book #. Seniority U.S. Citizen: Completion Date May 4 March 2 Steward Upgrading Courses ... Course Able Seaman 4 ^-1 Check-In Date March 30 January 27 Bosun Recertiilcation Steward Recertification .;:t • t %• I •> HeiertiHiution Frogrums ^ fbHowing is the current course schedule for J^uary-May 1992 at the Seafarers Harry Lundeberg School of Seamanship. All programs are u geared to improve job skills of SIU members and to promote the American maritime industry. The course schedule may change to reflect the membership's and industry s needs as well as the national emergency mobilization in the Persian Gulf. tmm4 ' .-• 'i <f DECEMBER 1991 m •:' ->#?••.-..• ALL DEPARTMENTS • Welding n Lifeboatman (Must be taken with another course) ADULT EDUCATION DEPARTMENT • Adult Basic Education (ABE) Q High School Equivalency Program (GED) • Developmental Studies (DVS) • English as a Second Language (ESL) • ABE/ESL Lifeboat Preparation COLLEGE PROGRAM • Associates in Arts Degree • Certificate Programs Transportation irUI be paid ana in accordance scheduiing mtcr tetter vnij only if you prCSCni present OBllpiWI original rrCVipU receiptssna and successfuliy 1—arv wvvwnuwn-n. with wgui the av-omuiiog II JUU complete the course. If you have any questions, contact your port agent hefore departing for Piney Point. RETURN COMPLETED APPLICATION TO: Seafarers Harry Lundeberg Upgrading Center. P.O. Bos 75. Piney Point. MD. 20674 rip, 12/91 .« �7 ft; .S- SEAEUCEMBS vm ii'-s. , f;, ;-•• Volume 53, Number 12 Polt&ag (irectinga Seafarers and their families, friends and shipmates were in­ vited by the LOG to send in their special holiday messages. These appear on pages 19-22 "i -I .i a December 1991 ^iW Peisian Gulf Redeployment to Continuo Into New Year dUh mm^ The redeployment of U.S. mili­ tary equipment and ammunition used in the Persian Gulf war will continue into 1992 with Ready Re­ serve Force (RRF) and commer­ cial chartered vessels being laid up gradually as more cargo comes home. "American-flag vessels con­ tinue to be a valuable asset in the redeployment effort," a spokes­ man for the Military Sealift Com­ mand (MSG), the military's sealift transportation agency, told the Seafarers LOG. As of the end of November, MSG was using 40 RRF vessels, including the Flickertail State, and 21 commercial charters in Operation Desert Sortie. Thirteen of the commercial vessels operate under the U.S. flag. SIU crews are sailing aboard 37 of the vessels. Almost 96 percent of all U.S. unit equipment has been brought back to the United States from Saudi Arabia, according to the MSG spokesman. Approximately 6,000 pieces remain as the military has not decided exactly what • \i'4....^ :fe" iP' iSlte : md: .'•I- ^ I#' imiy ddt' yvyy 'iJii 5»i:''.) M>-; 'rK;->:' u>!.:': equipment will stay and what will return. Only 38 percent of the ammuni­ tion sent to the Middle East for the battle against Iraq has been shipped back during Desert Sortie. Again, the military has not deter­ mined what will be left behind. At the height of the Persian Gulf build-up, known as Operation Des­ ert Shield (from August 1990 until fighting began January 16), MSG had engaged a total of 238 vessels, of which 136 flew the American flag. Also taking part in operations Desert Shield and Desert Storm (the period from January 16 to the cease-fire agreement on April 11), SIU members ere wed all the fast sealift and the two aviation logis­ tics support ships as well as many of the prepositioning, commercial, RRF and hospital ships called into Bosun Paul Butterworth passes an assignment to AB Dotty Hoffman on board the action. Flickertail State, an f3RF vessel us^ by MSC to return cargo and ammunition during The MSG spokesman said list­ the on-going Operation Desert Soillet ing a date when the redeployment would end would be "premature,' however work is scheduled through the early months of 1992. 10 v^".•,..•• •' f:.'!;;?:-:;' ••- % - 'i-i SBMM- "v(:H?.;;- '•, I ..O; . Chief Steward Eddy Usmany itemizes After preparing the evening meal, Chief the stores needed for the RRF vessel's Cook Juan M. Rosario checks on lastnext voyage to the Middle East. minute details. 'U'- SA Dennis Cooper gets acquainted with a boa at the Singapore Zoo during the Lundeberg School graduate's first voyage. AB Joe Crocco mans the gangway watch aboard the Flickertail State while it was in Jacksonville, Fla. Help Locate This Missing Chihi ;. r• r- ...'^'^ d'n'- '.-• •. Racing across the deck of the RRF ship, Oiler Rafael Rosado heads for the engineroom. Recent Lundeberg School graduates Tim Greenawalt (bending) and Lance Sholes prepare a bucket of lube oil to be lifted into a crane. U,'' yim • ••p;yr,'^VV ' The National Genter for Miss­ ing and Exploited Ghildren has asked the membership of the SIU to help locate Lauryn Tiffany Liv­ ingston. The 2-year-old was ab­ ducted by her non-custodial mother. Tiffany Kay Robinson, in Riverside, Galif. The child has brown hair and brown eyes. At the time of her abduction, she was 2 ft. 6 in. tall and weighed 24 pounds. An iden­ tifying feature is her right earlobe, which has an extra piece of carti­ lage. Her non-custodial mother. Tif­ fany Kay Robinson, who also goes under the name Tiffany Living­ ston, is 23 years old, 4 ft. 11 in. and weighs 115 pounds. She has brown hair and brown eyes. A felony war­ rant has been issued for violation of her custody agreement. Anyone having information should contact The National Gen­ ter for Missing and Exploited Ghil­ dren at (800) 843-5678 or the San Bernadino Gounty District Attomey's Office (Galif.) Ghild Abduction Unit at (714) 387-8521. Lauryn Tiffany Livingston ''i|WM "•7 , � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Seafarers Log Issues 1990-1999 Description An account of the resource Volumes LII-LXI Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993; Seafarers Log Scanned Issues 1984-1988, 1994-Present Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America Document A resource containing textual data. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource December 1991 Description An account of the resource HEADLINES SIU PENSIONERS WILL GET $500 YEAR-END BONUS SIU SUES TO NEGATE TAX ON SEAMEN AFL-CIO CONVENTION ELECTS SACCO TO VICE PRESIDENCY CG RULES ON FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY WILL DISRUPT WATERBORN COMMERCE, WARNS U.S. SHIPPING GROUP HOUSE PANEL APPROVES U.S.-FLAG SHIPBOARD GAMBLING SENATE VOTE STALLED ON ANWR OIL EXPLORATION NORDIC COUNTRIES MOVE TO INCLUDE MARITIME IN WORLD TRADE TALKS AFL-CIO TO PUSH FOR FULL-SCALE HEALTH CARE REFORM TWELVE TOPMOST BOSUNS PUT OUT CALL TO UPGRADE BENEFITS CONFERENCE HELD IN SAN JUAN ABOARD THE ‘CHARLIE BROWN,’ IT WAS A JOB WELL DONE NEW TECHNOLOGY INTRODUCED AT SIU FIRE FIGHTING COURSE PUMPROOM MAINTENANCE COURSE: UPGRADING OPPORTUNITY FOR QMEDS MARINE ELECTRONICS PROGRAM REVISED INTO TWO 6-WEEK COURSES 5 OF SILAS BENT CREW HEAD EN MASSE TO SIU SCHOOL O/S WASHINGTON CREW ‘ADOPTED’ BY 5TH GRADE CLASS SEAFARERS APPEALS BOARD CREATES NEW CABLE SHIP-AB RATING, SETS 18 MONTHS OF MILITARY SHIP SEATIME FOR SENIORITY UPGRADE LARSON’S POEM READ AT SERVICE FOR EDMUND FITZGERALD CREW SIU SUES TO KILL UNFAIR TAX ON SEAMEN MTD BIENNIAL CONVENTION MARITIME TRADES DEP’T CONVENTION HITS BUSH POLICIES WORKERS NEED FAIR TRADE, NOT DEALS FOR CORPORATIONS, SAY FORMER LABOR SECRETARY AND CANADIAN MINISTER SPEAKERS CALL FOR ECONOMIC RALLY IN 1990S PERSIAN GULF REDEPLOYMENT TO CONTINUE INTO NEW YEAR Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 12/01/1991 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Newsprint Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Vol. 53, No. 12 1991 Periodicals Seafarers Log