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President's Report
The Leadership America Requires

Nobody can predict what the future holds. But we are very
hopeful Bill Clinton and A1 Gore, the president-elect and vice

president-elect, as they begin tackling the
problems confronting our nation, will recog­
nize the importance of American shipping to
the country's security and world stanthng.

Based on their conunitments and beliefs
and the way they have addressed the issues
during their campaign, both the president­
elect and the vice president-elect have
demonstrated the kind of intelligence and un­
derstanding that strong leadership requires.

Certainly this is the kind of leadership all
of America is seeking, and it is most timely: Jhe nation's
economy is floundering and American workers and their
families are paying a heavy price. In the last year, the average
American family has experienced an income loss of $1,100.
Across-the-board layoffs have spared no group—behind
today's statistic of more than 7 percent unemployment are three
million factory workers, middle level managers, office workers,
professionals and every other class of worker. And, shamefully,
in this nation of vast wealth and resources, one out of every 10
Americans has to receive food stamps to survive.

These problems are magnified in the face of an overwhelm­
ing budget deficit that by itself threatens the economic well-
being of eveiy generation of Americans.

It is difficult to pick the problem that is most serious, but
high among those is the nation's health care system which has
to be considered a top priority. More than 30 million
Americans have no health plan or are inadequately insured. In
fact, every month 100,000 more people lose their health
coverage. Health care costs have skyrocketed so that companies
drop coverage routinely. In the past decade, family and in­
dividual spending on health care has tripled.

It is somewhat reassuring to see President-elect Clinton and
Vice President-elect Gore from the outset indicate that sweep­
ing changes are going to take place in the way things have been
conducted.

In the interests of Seafarers and their families, we are going
to be in there working hard to support any economic plan
which is good for American workers and to ensure the new ad­
ministration understands that America's merchant marine has a
vital role to play in our society. Similarly, we have a big educa­
tion job to do in the Congress where 110 new members were
elected in November. Many of these representatives have little,
if any, knowledge of shipping.

So we have a big order to fill in the upcoming months, but
we certainly are going to be in there trying.

Election of John Fay to IIP Panel
I am happy to report that John Fay, the SIU's secretary-

treasurer, has been elected to a top post in the ITF's Seafarers
Section. At a meeting last month of this group-—whose full
name is the International Transport Workers Federation—
Brother Fay was elected vice chairman of the Seafarers Section.
I believe this is an honor for the SIU within the whole interna­
tional maritime community.

The ITF, to which all the seamen's unions in the free world
belong, plays an important role in fighting to make the working
conditions better for many foreign seamen. While we in the
United States do not depend on the ITF to secure our wages
and working conditions, many seamen from underdeveloped
countries aie helped by the ITF. And any time the working con­
ditions and rates of pay are raised for the seamen of the world
less fortunate than ourselves, all of us in the industry benefit.

Volume 54. Number 12 December 1992

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General Election Results Bring
Scores of New Faces to Congress

One out of every four repre­
sentatives in the House anc
eleven senators will be new to
their jobs when Congress gets
under way next year as a conse­
quence of the outcome of the
November 3 elections. Also as a
result, the make-up of the House
Merchant Marine and Fisheries
Committee is likely to change
substantially.

In Congress, 110 new people—
just over 25 percent of die entire
body—^will t^e their seats in the
House of Representatives on
January 3, 1993. That number
marks the highest tumover in the
House since 1948. A total of 251
Democrats, 175 Republicans anc
one independent, which represents
a Republican increase of nine seats
will serve.

The final composition of the
Senate awaits the outcome of a
November 24 runoff election in
Georgia. So far 57 Democrats—
the same number as in the lasi
Congress—and 42 Republicans
will take their places in January.
The Senate will have at least 11
new people, including four
women, prior to the outcome of
the Georgia race.

Committee Changes
Because of deaths, retirements

and defeats, there will be many
new members of the House Mer­
chant Marine and Fisheries Com­
mittee.

Gei^ Studds (D-Mass.), the
committee's acting chairman,
received 62 percent of the vote
from his redrawn district in
southeastern Massachusetts.
Studds, who took over the com­
mittee in September upon the
death of Walter Jones (D-N.C.),
is expected to be named chairman
when House Democrats meet
December 7 to select party and
committee leaders.

Representative Jack Fields (R-
Texas) is expected to become the
ranking minority member of the
committee, succeeding Robert
Davis (RrMich.) who retired.

Besides Davis, eight more of
the 45 representatives who made
up the panel in the 102nd Con­
gress will not return. Retirement
claimed Norman Lent (R-N.Y.),
he third ranking minority mem­
ber. Carroll Hubbard (D-Ky.), the
second ranking majority member,
will not be back after losing his
re-election bid in a primary.

Because of the vast tumover in

the House, more changes in the
committee could occur. Some
members may acquire seats on
the House Ways and Means or
Appropriations committees.
Committee assignments will be
announced in December. Be­
cause members of the Appropria-
tions or Ways and Means
committees only can serve on that
committee, a member of the Mer­
chant Marine Committee would
have to give up his or her seat if
selected.

Breaux, Inouye Re-elected
All five members of the Senate

Merchant Marine Subcommittee
are expected to retum. Chairman
John Breaux (D-La.) ran unop­
posed in the general election after
taking the nomination earlier in
the fall. Senator Daniel Inouye

(D-Hawaii), the only other mem­
ber on the ballot, was re-elected.

Additionally, when Senate
Democrats met last month to elect
their leaders, Breaux also was
named Deputy Majority Whip—
the third ranking position in the
Senate behind the majority leader
and majority whip.

Some changes will occur on the
parent Senate Commerce Com­
mittee. A1 Gore (D-Tenn.) was
elected vice president, while
Robert Kasten (R-Wis.) was
defeated in the general election.

Both Breaux and Studds have
stated maritime reform for the
U.S.-flag merchant marine will be
the top priority of their committees.
Both were pushing to pass such
legislation when the 102nd Con­
gress adjourned in October.

SIU's Fay Bected to ITF Post
SIU Secretary- Treasurer John

Fay was elected to a top post in
the world's federation o
transport unions which strives to
better the lot of seamen around
the globe.

In balloting among the
delegates of the seafarer unions
affiliated to the Internationa
Transport Workers Federation
(ITF) at an October 28 meeting in
Genoa, Italy, the seamen's repre
sentatives voted by a two-to-one
margin to install the SIU official
in tl^ vice chairman post.

Brother Fay fills a vacanc
created by the resignation of pre­
vious vice chairman of the ITF
Seafarers' Section, Shannon
Wall, former president of the Na­
tional Maritime Union (NMU)
Wall resigned in the wake of the
TP's repudiation of the NMU's

Cayman Island-based operation
to collect fees from foreign
seamen on flag-of-convenience
ships in direct competition with
various affiliates of the ITF.

The position is one of two of-
icer posts within the Seafarers'

Section of the ITF, an organiza­
tion representing 400 free anc
democratic trade unions in 100
countries representing workers in
various transportation-orientec
obs.

The London-based ITF, which
originally was constituted in
896, promotes trade union rights

and human ri^ts throughout the
world. The international labor

Thanks for the Memorable Meals

There has never been a steward and chief cook combination like
Elisa Schein (left) and Troy Pope," say AS Jack Alves, Bosun Bill
Mortier and the rest of the grateful and well-fed Sea-Land Con­
sumer crew. The great variety and delicious meals, as well as
soups, breads and cakes, are without equal," they wrote about
the products of their galley shipmates in a letter to the Severs LOG.

group also represents the interests
of transport workers while work­
ing with various multi-national
governmental organizations and
agencies.

The ITF is divided into eight
sections which coordinate the
federation's activities in behalf of
workers in the following in­
dustries: ship­
ping, ports
and docks, in­
land naviga-
t i o n ,
fisheries, rail­
ways, road
transport, |
civil aviation
and tourism
services. Ad- John Fay
ditionally, the
Seafarers Section and Dock-
workers Section have a combined
campaign to raise the standard of
living for seamen working aboard
runaway-flag ships. This effort is
coordinated through the ITF Fair
Practices Committee, where
seafarers' affiliates and
longshoremen's affiliates meet
jointly.

Through this effort, the ITF
attempts to protect seamen on
flag-of-con-venience ships from
the exploitative actions of
shipowners seeking the lowest
possible costs through the device
of subscribing to one of the
world's runaway registries.
These flag-of-convenience
registries, usually established by
nations seeking to raise hard dol­
lars for burdened national
treasuries, offer shipowners a
scheme for avoiding taxes and
regulations. Runaway registries
also allow the shipowner to roam
the world in search of the
cheapest and most exploitable
labor.

Through its campaign aimed
at mnaway flag operations, the
TF has signed collective bar­

gaining agreements raising the
standard of living for seamen on
some 2,000 flag-of-convenience
ships.

Brother Fay, a member of the
SIU since 1949, often has repre­
sented the union at intemational
meetings and forums. The
Seafarer, who first became a
union official 35 years ago, began
participating in ITF activities, in
pehalf of the Seafarers, in 1975.
n his capacity as an Sltf official,
ay has held the posts of patrol­

man, port agent, headquarters
representative, vice president
and—beginning in October of
990—secretary-treasurer.

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DECEMBER 1992 SEAFARERS LOB 3

Clinton/Gore Victory
Heralds Vast Change

Bosun/AB Gary Coates completes his ballot at the New Orleans hall.

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Voting is under way at 20
union halls for Seafarers to elect
the officers of the Atlantic, Gulf,
Lakes and Inland Waters District.
Balloting, which began Novem­
ber 1, will continue until Decem­
ber 31.

Members can obtain their bal­
lot between 9:00 a.m. and 12:00
noon (local time), Monday
through Saturday except
holidays. Those eligible to vote
are full book members in good
standing, according to Article
XIII of the SIU constitution,
which spells out the union's elec­
tion procedures.

At the hall, a member is given
a ballot and two envelopes. After

marking his or her selections, the
ballot is folded and placed inside
an envelope marked "Ballot."
That envelope then is sealed in­
side the second envelope with the
mailing address of the bank
depository where ballots are kept
until submitted to the union taUy-
ing committee.

If a member is unable to go to
one of the 20 halls where the
election is being conducted, he
or she may Truest an absentee
ballot by writing to the SIU
secretary-treasurer's office, 5201
Auth Way, Caihp Springs, MD
20746.

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Already there are signs the
election of Bill Clinton and A
Gore as president and vice presi­
dent of the United States wil
bring sweeping changes in the ad­
ministration of this country's af­
fairs.

Immediately after the Novem­
ber 3 general election, the newly
elected ticket began setting forth
their administration's major con­
cerns. Topping the list is the state
of the economy. At their first
press conference, held November
12 in Little Rock, Ark., the presi­
dent-elect and his running mate
promised "aggressive and
prompt" action directed at reviv­
ing the U.S. economy.

The president-elect, who will
assume office on January 20, also
outlined a strong code of ethics
for his staff members to prevent
what over the past decade has be-
come a Washington, D.C.-
revolving door syndrome of
political appointees misusing
their public connections for per­
sonal profit.

Promising targeted investment
tax credits for job growth, Clinton
said he intends to put together a
world class economic team"

and "to take whatever steps that
can be taken without new laws
being enacted by Congress to
revive this economy."

Clinton, the Democratic
arty's presidential nominee,

won 370 of the 578 electoral col-
ege votes, carrying the popular
vote in 32 states, defeating in­
cumbent president George Bush
and independent candidate H.
Ross Perot. The Arkansas gover­
nor will become the 42nd presi­
dent of the United States.

SIU President Michael Sacco,
in a communication to Clinton the
day after the election, noted.
Your decisive and heartening

AP Wide World
The victorious candidate for president of the United States, Bill Clinton,
answers reporters questions during his first scheduled news conference
since the general election. Vice President-elect Al Gore (left) also
answered queries during the press conference, held in Little Rock, Ark.

victory in the presidential elec­
tion is just what America needed
to lift it from its present doldrums
and to infuse it with fresh hope
and the inspiration to tackle the
many problems with which our
country is currently weighted
down."

In behalf of the Seafarers,
Sacco assured President-elect
Clinton of the SfU's "full sup-
)ort" as he begins "to take up the
enormous job of changing
America's direction."

Post-election polls indicated
that a majority of voters found the
state of the U.S. economy to be
their number one concern.

Joining Clinton in Washington
next year will be 259 Democratic
congressmen and 175 Republican
House members and one inde­
pendent.

The final Senate composition
depends on the results of a Geor­
gia state runoff election
scheduled for November 24. So
far, 57 Democrats—the same
number as before the November
3 balloting—and 42 Republicans
will take their seats January 3
when Congress convenes. Of
these, 110 new members will be
sworn into the House, and the
upper chamber will have at least
11 new members.

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U.S. Gov't Abets Export of Jobs
The practice of American corporations leaving

U.S. shores and setting up overseas production
facilities as a means of escaping American wages,
working conditions, safety and environmental rules
and, of course, taxes, has been aided and abetted by
an agency of the U.S. government, it has been
revealed recently in two television news reports.

While the transfer en masse of production to off­
shore sites is a phenomenon of the past few decades
for many industries. Seafarers and seamen of other
traditional maritime nations have been contending
with runaway operations since the end of World War
II.

The U.S. government, through several of its agen­
cies, has played a role in making it possible for U.S.
shipping interests to operate their equipment under
flag-of-convenience registries. But the present situa­
tion, documented by ABC's Nightline and 60Minutes
on CBS, is worse. In this case, an agency of the U.S.
government not only is encouraging the transfer of
American jobs overseas, but also is providing the
seed money and investing in the runaway scheme.

The U.S. government's Agency for International
Development (AID), an arm of the Department of
State, has provided ftinding to groups promoting and
developing so-called export processing zones—in
other words, industrial parks in which the goods
produced can be exported to the United States with lit­
tle or no duty.

The U.S. government also has encouraged the
flight of American jobs through such policies as low-
interest loans, tax breaks and grants to business
promotion groups. Shockingly, the U.S. government
also has assisted foreign business groups to blackball
and bust union organizations, 60 Minutes revealed.

In September and October, the two television
exposes and several news articles documenting the

U.S. government's support of runaway operations
brought the issue to the attention of the American
public. The press coverage vividly pointed out the
U.S. government's support of job export schemes, an
issue raised originally by the AFL-CIO before Con­
gress in 1989.

After the spate of recent press, in response to the
public outcry. Congress on October 5 adopted various
measures to the foreign aid appropriations bill
designed to make U.S. government agencies mindful
of their responsibilities to American citizens.

Then-candidate for president, Arkansas Governor
Bill Clinton, and his running mate. Senator Al Gore
(D-Tenn.), expressed dismay at government policies
which have promoted the export of American jobs.
The two candidates, now president-elect and vice
president-elect, pledged to bring a halt to such actions.

With the issue brought to the fore by the remarks
of President-elect Clinton and the television coverage
of 60 Minutes and Nightline, the American public
now is privy to what seamen have witnessed for
years: U.S. companies transferring jobs overseas,
avoiding American federal, state and local taxes,
bypassing safety and environmental regulations—all

The use of U.S. govemment money in aiding American
companies to transfer production overseas was the
subject of an ABC Nightline report. Top photo, from that
show is an out-of-work garment worker whose plant
moved to Honduras. Below, one of the Honduran gar­
ment plant employees who now does the work formerly
done in the West Virginia factory.

the while aided by certain elements within the U.S.
govemment.

Shipowners Early Runaways
The April 2, 1965 Seafarers LOG pointed out that

mnaway shipping is a drain on the U.S. treasury:
"These operators spend billions of dollars abroad for
ship construction—money which leaves the United
States and never returns. They employ foreign
seamen who neither pay income taxes to our govern­
ment nor purchase consumer goods here. This money

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"The vast profits amassed by these runaway-flag
operators never come back to the United States either
in the form of corporate taxes or in the form of expendi­
tures for goods and services. Instead they support
foreign industries which compete in the wor d market
with American goods..."

Despite broad support on the part of Congress and
in certain quarters of all administrations, there has been
a consistent anti-U.S. shipping bent on the part of some
U.S. government agencies, among them the Depart­
ment of Agriculture and the Department of State, the
SIU has observed. The former agency often attempts to
beat the nation's cargo preference laws; the latter often
acts as an advocate of foreign interests.

But even seamen, who long have been familiar with
government complicity with runaway operations, find
die revelations of AID's overt financing and bullish aid
extended to American businesses establishing offshore
operations to go beyond any prior experience.

Tennessee Plant Shut Down
Among the examples raised in the press of such

direct involvement in the transfer of U.S. jobs to
developing countries in the Caribbean, Central
America or Asia is the closing of a textile plant in Ten­
nessee described in the 60 Minutes segment.

On September 27,60 Minutes co-host Ed Bradley
opened the program stating, "It comes as no surprise
that the unemployment figures in the United States—
nearly ten million at last count—are higher than
anyone wants them to be. What may come as a
surpiise, though, is that the United States government,
of ^1 people, is promoting the export of some of the
very jobs that workers in this country depend on for
their livelihood."

The 60 Minutes segment focused on a sportswear
plant in El Salvador—where the average hourly wage
for a worker in manufacturing is 40 cents an hour, or
$17.60 a week, or $915 a year, and where the average
cost to an employer for health insurance, if paid at all,
is $88.21 per year per employee. The sportswear plant,
located in an export processing zone, had been set up
with the help of U.S. government loans.

Bradley noted that besides low wages and no taxes,
American companies were establishing production
operations like the sportswear factory in places like El
Salvador because "the U.S. government gives them
low-interest loans, subsidizes worker training programs
and offers tax breaks they can't get in the U.S."

The sportswear now manufactured in El Salvador
was, until May 1991, produced in Decaturville, Tenn.
The plant closing put 306 persons out of work.

The CBS news show disclosed an advertisement,
id for with contributions from AID, which urged
S. manufacturers to set up shop in El Salvador, boast­

ing a 57 cent an hour wage level. During the show,
Bradley interviewed former Secretary of Labor Ray
Marshal, an economics professor at the University of

Maidenform's West Virginia plan closed in March 1992.
One hundred fifteen American workers lost their jobs.

American companies such as Maidenform move produc­
tion to industrial parks in Central America like the one in
Honduras in photo above, taken from the Nightline show.

Texas, who pointed out the foreign workers in these
job export schemes earn "very low wages, subsistence-
level wages" which means "they're not going to buy
much from us [the United States]."

While AID official James Michel argued that
growth in Latin America creates jobs in the United
States, Marshall said there just isn't enough purchasing
power in Central America to offset the loss of
American jobs.

Bradley also discovered that in El Salvador's export
processing zone, an industrial park financed with U.S.
fimds, "workers who want to join unions can be fired
on the spot and their names placed on blacldists." A 60
Minutes producer and crew, posing as a fictitious
company's executives, were told by the top U.S. AID
official in El Salvador that "they shouldn't have a prob­
lem with union laborers because job applicants are
screened by the managers of the industrial parks," said
Bradley.

In a campaign speech. Vice President-elect Gore
said the closing of the Decaturville Sportswear Co.,
owned by Marlene Industries, had doubled unemploy­
ment in Decatur County. He noted that Marlene In­
dustries also had shut down plants in Lexington and
Hartsville, Tenn., while setting up another subsidiary.
Perry Manufacturing Co., which is now one of the
largest manufacturing firms in El Salvador.

Hondurans Making $38 per Week
ABC's September 29 Nightline show focused on the

closing of Maidenform's West Virginia plant. In
March 1992,115 American workers at that worksite
lost their jobs, which had generally paid $5.10 an hour
($204 a week). Many of these workers at this time have
not found new jobs and are close-to exhausting their un­
employment benefits. Their jobs are now being done in
Honduras, in an export processing zone. The Honduran
workers doing their work make $38 dollars a week.

Nightline's reporter Dave Marash noted, "What we
have here is a question of priorities. In the last two
years, the American government has spent two billion
on economic aid to the Caribbean basin, about one
hundred fifty million dollars specifically earmarked for
job development. Over the same period, the federal
government has spent just over one hundred million
dollars for retraining American workers whose jobs
have gone offshore."

taxpayers Foot Training Bill
A Journal of Commerce article (October 22,1992)

reported that in Texas 1,100 workers at a Levi Strauss
pants manufacturing plant lost their jobs when the com­
pany closed the factory in 1990. That line of pants then
was produced for the company by a Honduran contrac­
tor.

That production transfer was aided by U.S. govern­
ment monies. Part of the American taxpayers contribu­
tion to this job transfer scheme was paying for the
training of the Honduran workers while also paying for
adjustment assistance to the U.S. workers.

The Honduran workers making the pants were
trained to do the job by the Honduran Council for
Human Resources Development. That group received
$30 million from the U.S. govemment.

A U.S. govemment agency paid for adjustment as­
sistance for the laid-off American pants manufacturing
workers. In soliciting those funds from the Department
of Labor, Levi Stmuss boldly declared, "The employ­
ment of the San Antonio workers has been eliminated
because of the company's decision to utilize (the)
lower labor cost used to assemble its products through
offshore sources."

According to the article, an AID spokesman said the
U.S. contributed $6.3 million to help fund a Honduran
group that promotes industrial centers where American
and foreign companies can set up production facilities
to manufacture goods for export that can enter the
United States without any duty attached.

AFL-CiO issues Warning
In 1989, the AFL-CIO warned Congress of the ac­

tions of a U.S. government agency which undermined
the employment opportunities of American citizens. In
testimony to the House Foreign Affairs Committee, the
organization representing some 100 national trade
unions, said, "U.S. AID missions around the world are
spending millions of dollars annually for programs that
promote the export of foreign-produced or assembled
goods into the United States.

"Our AID funds build the plants, develop the in­
frastructure (including, in some cases, adjoining air­
ports), and advertise for joint investors. U.S. aid dollars
in the past even have been used to tell the potential
U.S. business investor that, if he takes his operation
overseas, he will not have to worry about unions."

The AFL-CIO alarm went unheeded. In 1991, once
again, the AFL-CIO, in a communication to con­
gressmen and senators on foreign aid committees,
warned of the misuse of taxpayer monies.

Ads such as these, distributed by foreign businessmen's
groups and financed by U.S. government money, urge
American companies to transfer their facilities overseas.

"... It would be unconscionable to have U.S.
taxpayers' funds used to encourage exjjort of U.S. jobs,
while at the same time exploiting foreign workers,"
said AFL-CIO President Lane Kirkland in his letter to
the elected officials.

Clinton/Gore Vow a Halt
The U.S. government's Agency for International

Development "has spent at least $289 million for
programs to encourage American businesses to shut
down here and move to Central America and the Carib­
bean," Governor Bill Clinton charged while campaign­
ing in October.

"At a time when companies are having a hard time
getting loans to expand factories in Middle America,
Mr. Bush's administration is offering loans at low cost
in Central America," the Democratic nominee for presi­
dent said in a speech to a Louisville, Ky. audience in
late September. American workers, he said, should not
be ask^ to provide tax dollars "to pay for policies that
take their jobs away."

In the second of the three presidential debates, Clin­
ton said he would "stop the federal government's pro­
gram that now gives low-interest loans and job-training
funds to companies that will actually shut down and
move to other countries."

Throughout the campaign, Clinton and Gore sug­
gested that instead, of U.S. govemment monies being
used to create private-sector jobs in Central America, a
Clinton administration would concentrate on job-crea­
tion strategies within the United States.

"As president, I will reorganize and direct our
foreign assistance programs. I believe we should stress
not only sustainable development but also the develop­
ment of skills, of values, and the institutions of free
society. But I do not believe in this difficult time we
should spend American foreign aid dollars, as the Bush
administration has done, to subsidize American com­
panies to shut down plants in the United States and
move them overseas," said Clinton to a Milwaukee
audience on October 1.

Congress Takes First Step
On October 5, in one of the last legislative actions

taken before the end of this year's session. Congress
made it illegal for AID to promote the export of
American jobs or to fund the start-up or maintenance
of so-called export processing zones, or industrial
centers from which manufactured goods can enter the
United States duty free.

The Foreign Aid Appropriations Bill (H.R. 5368)
also prohibit^ the use of AID funds for any activity
which violates workers'rights.

The actions by Congress are a first step. The restric­
tions merely apply until the next round of foreign ap­
propriations, approximately one year from now.

In Ae bill's section on U.S. funds to the Inter-
American Development Bank, the Secretary of the
Treasuiy was directed to instruct the group's U.S. direc­
tor to "vote against funding for any project if it is likely
to cause a loss of jobs within the United States."

In another bill, the Jobs Through Exports Act of
1992 (H.R. 4996), Congress added language to prohibit
the use of funds allocated to various international
groups under the foreign assistance act for any activity
which exports U.S. jobs or contributes to the violation
of workers' rights.



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Working on behalf of SIU-
backed candidates. Seafarers al
over the country not only voted
but also volunteered their time to
assist with election-oriented ac­
tivities. Whether supporting
Arkansas Governor Bill Clinton's
presidential bid or assisting a can­
didate for state legislature, SIU
members participated in
hundreds of campaigns across the
states.

Seafarers talked with other
voters about the records of the
candidates they supported. By
going door-to-door, making
phone calls or standing on busy
corners. Seafarers passed out
literature and passed on informa­
tion about their candidates.

Bosun Carlos Guitierrez goes door-to-door in New Orleans to advise
voters of the records of the candidates.

Also, members and their
families participated in several
campaign rallies around the
country, assisting the events' or­
ganizers to ensure the activity
was successful.

SIU rqnesentatives throughout

Showing their support at a rally in Louisiana for the presidential ticket are (left to right, front row) AS Hector
White, FOWT George Lizano, FOWT Andrew Lewis, OMU U. Cowart, Bosun Cesar Gutierrez, (back row)
Cook William Daniels and AB Gary Coates.

the country reported that
Seafarers were active around the
clock in election activities up to
and on November 3.

In Louisiana, the contribution
Seafarers can make to the cam­
paign effort was recognized by a
well known veteran of politics.
Retired U.S. Senator Russell
Long, a long-time supporter of
U.S.-flag shipping who worked
closely with SIU President Paul
Hall in the '60s and '70s, ob­
served a crowd of Seafarer volun­
teers driving up to an outdoor
campaign rally. "That's how we
do things," he told the crowd.
"TTiat's a Seafarers' car!"

Retiree's Son Elected
Union members walked door-

to-door, crewed campaign offices
and distributed flyers throughout
the New Orleans area. One of the
beneficiaries of the effort was the
son of SIU retiree Harry Lee
Frierson. His son, Harry L. Frier-
son Jr., was elected state repre­
sentative from Mississippi's 93rd
house district which borders
Louisiana along the Pearl River in
the southern part of the state.

From the ports of Wilmington
and San Francisco, Seafarers as-
sisted in electing Dianne
Feinstein and Barbara Boxer to
the U.S. Senate and re-electing
Vic Fazio to his U.S. House seat
in northern California. Feinstein
and Boxer became the first two
women ever elected to hold U.S.
Senate seats from the same state
at the same time.

SIU members participated in
phone banks in the San Francisco,
Oakland and Los Angeles labor
councils, urging fellow trade
unionists and their families to go
to the polls.

Further up the.coast in Seattle,
members and their families
worked hard to elect Patty Mur­
ray to the U.S. Senate and Maria
Cantwell to the House, where she
will represent the Seattle area. As
in other ports, phone bank and
literature drop participation by
Seafarers played vital roles.

Help ^veral Races
The re-election campaigns of

Representatives Gerry Studds
and Barney Frank were aided by
members from the New Bedford
area. Studds, who is expected to
be named chairman of the House
Merchant Marine and Fisheries
Committee, faced a tough battle
after his district was redrawn with

Steward Assistant Walter
Schoppe prepares a precinct list
for the Philadelphia election effort.

many new precincts. Seafarers
helped him recapture the
Democratic nomination, then
were very active in his general
election campaign which he won
with 62 percent of the vote.

Frank took over part of
Studds' old district, including
New Bedford. Seafarers were in­
strumental in getting his name
and stand on the issues before
voters in the new district. Frank
captured 72 percent in the general
election.

Get-out-the-vote efforts in
New York included members
holding campaign signs and pass­
ing out leaflets during the New
York Marathon a week before
election day.

Going Door-to-Door
Philadelphia-based Seafarers

participated in several rallies,
made phone calls, drove voters to
the polls, served as poll watchers
and rang door bells on election
day to gather votes for their can-
di^tes.

Across the state line in New
Jersey, SIU members campaigned

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Seafarer Michael Marquette took the photo above of some of the 150 SIU members from the Houston hall as they lend a hand in the effort to elect Gov. Clinton and Son. Gore.

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Representatives from 13 in
land companies met with SIU of­
ficials at the Paul Hall Center for
Maritime Training and Education
to determine the training needs o;
the industry and fine tune the
Lundeberg School's curriculum
for Seafarers sailing on tugs anc
tows.

"We are looking to the future,
SIU Executive Vice Presiden
Joseph Sacco said in opening the
November 18 meeting. "We want
to enhance the industry. We want
to create a partnership by working
closely with management anc
government."

While Lundeberg School in­
structors presented outlines of the
courses available to the inland in­
dustry, Vocational Director Bil
Eglinton said the school recog­
nizes that each company and
region may have unique training
needs. Thus classes can be
tailored to the needs of their par­
ticular boatmen.

David Kish, a vice president
with the Delta Queen Steamboat
Co., explained how school in­
structors visit the Delta Queen
and Mississippi Queen on
regular schedule to train crew-
members in firefighting and first
aid techniques while the vessels
are sailing. "Our people receive
practical knowledge of the equip­
ment on their vessels," Kish

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first hand what the gear can do
and how to handle it. The trainin^
does not interfere with vesse
operations, and we've discoverec
that our passengers are fascinatec
that they can watch actual train
ing take place."

Tailor-Made Courses
Eglinton and Instructor Bil

Foley went on the describe how
special courses were held at the
school for engine department
members sailing for Allied
Towing and Luedtke Dredge
Custom-made courses can be

made to upgrade your members,
Foley noted. "You can pick and
choose the topics you want
covered from (the Lundeberg
School) catalog."

Of particular interest to the
company representatives were
the courses created after the im-
plementaition of the Oil Pollution
Act of 1990 (OPA '90). The offi­
cials listened as instructors dis­
cussed oil spill containment and
prevention and hazardous
material handling class outlines!

"When the seamen or boatmen
leave the school, we want them to
know the fundamentals dealing
with OPA '90," Eglinton told the
group. "We want Seafarers to
enow what they are dealing with
and to have the latest informa­
tion.

Fire Vest Unveiled
Many of the representatives

got their first look at a new vest
capable of holding five gallons of
foam that can be used to smother
benzene and other hazardous
vapors as well as fight fires. The
vest is the newest technology for
use in the field.

"This takes the place of five or

six men passing foam buckets to
a dangerous area," said Byran
Cummings, one of the school's
firefighting instructors. "One
man can go into a tight area and
can use this even with life support
equipment. It saves time when
seconds are valuable."

Mark Rohn, director of fleet
operations for Great Lakes
Towing, was at the Lundeberg SIU Executive Vice President Joseph Sacco (center), Tom Watkins
School for the first time. "I had no of the U.S. Coast Guard (left) and Lundeberg School Instructor Bill

Foley review Coast Guard testing procedures. idea what the school could do for
our people," Rohn noted after the
meeting. "This place is much
more extensive than I thought it
would be."

The group of company, union,
school and Coast Guard repre-
sentatiyes determined that future
meetings should be held. An
adhoc advisory committee
chaired by Lundeberg School
Representative Bill Saul was
created to devise an agenda for
the next meeting. Also selected
for the committee were Rohn;
Eglinton; John Burns of
Maritrans; Don Ivins, Express
Marine; George McGinty,
Turecamo; Bill Ferguson, Orgulf;
Arthur Kulp, Crescent Towing,
and Randy DeKroney, Coast thesessiom
Guard. Othefs are expected to be
named by the end of the year.

'I'm glad to see these meet­
ings," said the general manager of
VJcAllister of Virginia, George
^anagan. "If management and
abor can't work together, neither

can survive."

Lundeberg School Representative Bill Saul, a retired inland company
executive, coordinated the conference. In photo above, Saul opens

Other companies who were
represented at the meeting in­
cluded Energy Ammonia

ransportation, McAllister
Brothers, Moran Towing, North
American Trailing, Morania Oil

anker Corp. and Western Towing.

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Randy DeKroney (left) of the U.S. Coast Guard discusses OPA '90
with George Flanagan, general manager for McAllister of Virginia.

Demonstrating the newest
firefighting technology—the foam
vest—is Lundeberg School In- Explaining how instructors teach aboard the Delta Queen while it is John Bums, labor director at Maritrans, discusses training for ABs
structor Byran Cummings. sailing is David Kish, a Delta Queen Steamboat Co. vice president, working aboard tugs and tows.

Vocational Director Bill Eglinton (right) talks with Dave Brown of Jim Brown, an instructor at the Lundeberg School, takes the inland comoanv reoresentatives on a tour
Orgulf/Red Circle Tugs about specialized courses. of the school's shiphandling simulator, which can recreate sailing conditions on any American waterway.

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Twelve Seafarers recently
took a giant step to advance their
careers and improve their work
skills when they completed the
rigorous bosun recertification
course at the Paul Hall Center for
Maritime Training's Lundeberg
School.

The dozen, who completed the
highest curriculum available to
SrU members who sail in the deck
department, graduated
November 2.

Simply gaining entry into the
course is tough. R-om numerous
applicants, only a small percent­
age is selected by a committee of
rank and file members.

Once chosen, the bosuns
receive thorough, top-flight train­
ing and testing in areas such as
firefighting, navigation, com­
munication and union education.

Each of the new recertified
bosuns said the course will help
them be more efficient seamen.
They also will pass along much of
what they learned to their ship­
mates.

"After taking this course, I feel
sure I'll be able to perform my
duties better as bosun and be a
better ship's chairman," said 38-
year-old Dan Marcus, who
graduated from the Seafarers
Harry Lundeberg School of
Seamanship 20 years ago. "As for
the school, it was good in the old
days, too. But it now has evolved
into a world-class training
facility."

"No doubt, this brought me to
a higher skill level," said Jerome
Williams, 34. A 13-year member
of the SIU, Williams pointed out
that he now knows "more about
the SIU's expectations of me, not
just my expectations of them.
Both parties have respon­
sibilities."

AdvancedTralnIng
During the five-week course,

the bosuns finished advanced
classes in firefighting, safety and
first aid as well as deck skill cour­
ses in wire-splicing, knot-tying
and navigation. Additionally,
they practiced ship handling pro-
cedures in the Lundeberg
School's simulator which
reproduces sailing conditions at
sea and in ports worldwide.

tion-and-answer sessions.
For example, they conferred

with officials from the union's
collective bargaining department,
from its governmental affairs

riculum prepares you for the next
part of the course."

During a brief speech at the
graduation ceremony, Canales
expounded on the value of

deberg School to college. "This
>lace is on a par with any col-
ege," said the 37-year-olc

Seafarer who joined the union 14
years ago in the port of New

The twelve members of the November 2 graduating bosun recertification class are (from left, front row)
Carlos M. Soto, Larry D. McCants, Neftali Santana, Carlos H. Canales, (second row) William Card, Lou
Flade, James A. Bemachi, Joel Miller, (third row) Donald W. Plummer, Dan Marcus, Jerome "Big Jay"
Williams and Jon Humason.

Another key segment of the
bosuns' course of study focused
on the workings of the SIU and its
various plans. The bosuns were
brought into contact with every
department of the SIU for ques-

department, from the welfare
vacation, training and pension
funds and from the Seetfarers
LOG.

Moreover, the bosuns studied
and practiced communications
lechniques and leadership skills
i n workshop-like sessions with
Lundeberg School instructors.

'A Place You Can Call Home'
Larry McCants rated the

bosuns' trip to the union's head­
quarters in Camp Springs, Md
and to Capitol Hill as Ae high
point of the recertification course
"I learned a lot about how the
union works and how Congress
works," said the 35-year-olc
Seafarer who ships from fhe port
of Mobile, Ala.

McCants, who graduated from
the Lundeberg School in '79, im­
plored his fellow members to
"take advantage of our school.
It's a unique place, a place you
can call home."

For Bill Card, having his wife,
Pamel^ and daughter, Danielle,
with him throughout his stay in
Piney Point made the school seem
much more like home. "It's
wonderful that they allow your
family to accompany you," said
Card, 43, who joined the union in
1968 in the port of New York.
"The people at the school make
your family feel welcome. . .
This is just a great opportunity to
improve your skills."

Similarly, Carlos Canales'
wife, Antlonette, was at the
school upgrading to cook and
baker while Carlos took the recer­
tification course. "This was even
better than I expected," he said. "I
like the way each part of the cur-

Neftall Santana takes over the
wheel as part of his course work.

Bill Card addresses the union's
monthly meeting in Piney Point, Md.

upgrading: "Today more than
ever, seamen are responsible for
more and more sophisticated
equipment. We must continue to
be well-trained and to keep up
with technology."

Course Makes Bosuns
More Efficient

Carlos Soto, 49, said he
"loved the course. The best part
was the firefighting, first aid and
CPR. With that, you can really
help people." Soto's three
daughters, Ivonne, Ivette and
Jeannette^ travelled from New
York to Piney Point for the
ceremony. "We're proud of our
father," Ivette said.

Fifty-year-old Neftali San­
tana noted the dramatic improve-
ments in both the school's
facilities and its curriculum. He
had not been to Piney Point since
1975, when he upgraded to AB.
"The classes were interesting and
we had a great bunch of guys,"
added NefMi, who lives in Puerto
Rico and who joined the SIU 25
years ago in the port of New
York. "I learned a lot and feel like
the course will improve my
work."

Likewise, Donald Plummer
was taken aback by the progress
of the school. Plummer, 35,
graduated from the trainee pro­
gram in 1975 and had come back
to the school one time. "The food
is a lot better now," he said with
a laugh. "Actually, this is quite a
layout. The facilities and the
course were top-notch. I learned
a lot, and this will help me be­
come a better ship's chairman."

Plummer's mother, Evelyn,
came front New York to the
school for the graduation
ceremony. "My son has been
working toward this for a long
time," she said. "This is quite an
accomplishment."

Jim Bemachi, 46, said the
course "gave me a better under­
standing of the union and how it
works. I liked all of it." Bemachi,
who joined the SIU 18 years ago
in the port of St. Louis, said the
recertification course "undoub-
:edly made me a better union
member and a better seaman."

York. "The instructors are top­
flight, the facilities are amazing
and the training is extremely use­
ful. .. . It reminds me of a big
university satellite school."

Jon Humason, 40, said he ap­
preciated "learning the inner
workings of the union. I have a
much better insight into how
things operate, and I will relay
that to other members." A 21 -year
member of the SIU, Brother
Humason ships from die port of
Norfolk, Va.

Lundeberg School graduate
Joel Miller, 37, said he found the

Cat1(^ Soto (left) and Jerome Wil­
liams sen/e on selection committee.

Larry McCants gets some prao-
:ice driving the forklift truck.

sealift training "very interesting.
And all of the instructors are real-
ygood." V

Jim Bemachi completes advanced
classes in first aid and CPR.

Lou Flade receives congratula­
tions from Exec. VP Joe Sao^.

SHLSS Compares Favorably
Lou Flade, who formerly at­

tended a major northeastern
university, compared the Lun-

Dan Marcus (right) improves his wire splicing skills with help from
fellow Bosun Carlos Canales.

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In Algonac, Bosun Marty Tighe points out one of the races on the
sample ballot to a friend.

SlU Election Under Way
Continued from page 3

Appearing on the ballot are the
names of the candidates for presi­
dent, executive vice president,
secretary-treasurer, six vice
presidents, six assistant vice
presidents, two headquarters rep­
resentatives and 10 port agents.
Those elected will serve a term
from 1993 to 1996.

In keeping with the constitu­
tion, a union credentials commit­
tee reviewed the nominations for
the various positions and issued
its report at the September mem­
bership meetings. A notice of
election was mailed in September
to all members at their last known
address. The notice included a list
of polling places and a sample
ballot. The October issue of the
Seafarers LOG published a copy
of the ballot.

A rank-and-file tallying com­
mittee will be elected at the
December membership meeting
in Piney Point. That committee
will tabulate and announce the
election results when it meets in
January.

Voting locations include the
SIU halls at 1216 East Baltimore
Street, Baltimore, Md.; 2 West
Dixie Highway, Dania, Fla.; 520
St. Clair River Drive, Algonac,
Mich.; 705 Medical Arts Build­
ing, Duluth, Minn.; 606 Kalihi
Street, Honolulu, Hawaii; 1221
Pierce Street, Houston, Texas;
3315 Liberty Street, Jacksonville,
Fla., and 99 Montgomery Street,
Jersey City, N.J.

Member eligible to participate
in the election may also vote at
SIU halls at 1640 Dauphin Island
Parkway, Mobile, Ala.; 48 Union
Street, New Bedford, Mass.; 630
Jackson Avenue, New Orleans,
La.; 635 Fourth Avenue, Brook­
lyn, N.Y.; 115 Third Street, Nor­
folk, Va.; 2604 South Fourth
Street, Philadelphia, Pa.; Lun-
deberg School of Seamanship
Piney Point, Md.; 350 Fremont
Street, San Francisco, Calif.
1057 Fernandez Juncos Avenue,
Santurce, P.R.; 2505 First
Avenue, Seattle, Wash.; 4581
Gravois Avenue, St. Louis, Mo.,
and 510 North Broad Avenue,
Wilmington, Calif.

Klktran Baatnea Update SkHls
At WeOi-Lo^ Semhiar

Another 10 SIU boatmen who
sail for Moran Towing of Texas
updated their seamanship skills
during a one-week seminar in Oc­
tober at the Lundeberg School in
the Paul Hall Center for Maritime
Training and Education. This is
the second class held this year at
the Piney Point, Md. facility for
Moran members.

The boatmen—^all barge cap­
tains or licensed officers—
received concentrated training in
oil spill prevention and contain­
ment as well as hazardous
materials handling. The 10
learned how the regulations
created by the Oil Pollution Act
of 1990 affect them on the job.
During their week at the school,
the Moran boatmen also had clas­
ses on firefighting, shiphandling
and first aid and CPR. Other
classroom training included com­
munications and stress manage­
ment.

Moran boatmen practice fitting gas masks as part of their hazardous
materials handling course.

The training received by the
Moran crewmembers has con­
tributed to the high quality bf
work performed, according to

Gaining shiphandling experience in the school's simulator are Clem
Mabile (left) and John Sparks.

Captain Russ McVay, Moran
vice president. "We always come
away having had a good ex­
perience," added McVay, who
also served as an instructor on
company policy and procedure,
McVay also sat in on several clas­
ses presented by the Lundeberg
School staff.

McVay stated another by­
product of the seminar is union
members and management get
the chance to talk with each other
outside of the job. "That's one of
the benefits of staying together (at
the school) Some of the best con­
versations take place in the even­
ings or at breakfast."

Because the reaction after the
training has been so positive from
this group as well as one that com­
pleted its training in February,
McVay noted Moran plans to
work with the school to hold
training annually.

Writing his address on the mailing Steward Assistant Hector Felix
envelope after voting in Seattle is places his completed ballot into
Recertified Bosun David Atkinson, the mailing envelope in Seattle. Graduates of the recent Moran Towing training seminar include (left to right, front row) Mark Taylor, Dino

Bailey, C.J. Kruger, Wes Taylor, John Sparks, (back row) Charles Tuck, Brett Currence, David Richard,
Ryan Riggins and Clem Mabile.

Voting takes place in San Francisco. Recertified Bosun Jim Radder
(left) studies the sample ballot while Recertified Bosun Jimmy Crain
signs the polling list. Looking on are Port Agent Nick Celona (second
from right) and Patrolman Raleigh Minix.

Fonner Sugar Workers
Presideni Dies at 59

Donald Tacconi, former
president of the SlUNA-af-
filiated Sugar Workers Union
No. 1, passed away October 11
due to cancer. He was 59.

Tacconi, known to friends
and family as Waldo, worked at
C&H Sugar in Crockett, Calif,
for 39 years. He also was a
founder and past president of the
Crockett Chamber of Com­
merce.

Additionally, Tacconi

operated Waldo's Fix-It Shop, a
small-appliance repair facility
in Crockett, and belonged to two
volunteer fire departments.

Previously, he served in the
U.S. Army from 1953 to 1955.

Tacconi is survived by four
children; Ruthie Tacconi,
Theresa Repass, Donald Tac­
coni 11 and Tony Tacconi; by his
father, Sam Tacconi; and by
sisters Rosemarie Mallory and
Betty Broglio. Donald J. Tacconi

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Testins Proceeds Smoothly

Tanker Seamen Must Hold Benzene Clearance Cards
As of the beginning of this

month, Seafarers who ship on a
tanker or tank vessel will be re
quired to hold documents indicat­
ing they have been cleared to
work with and around the chemi
cal benzene and products contain
ing benzene. The original cutof
date of November 1 was changed
to December!.

To provide Seafarers who
wish to throw in for tanker jobs
after December 1, testing for ben­
zene clearance began last month
at all welfare plan clinics anc
PPOs. "The testing is going very
well," said Dr. Kenneth Miller,
director of the welfare plan's
medical department.

At one union hall, testing was
voluminous but efficient. Rough­
ly 140 Seafarers were testec
during a two-day period at the
Seattle hall, said Seattle Port
Agent Bob Hall. "We brought the

Steward Manfred Mueller checks
his lung capacity by taking a Pul­
monary Function Test (Pf^.

local clinic to us, and everything
went fine," he noted.

Similarly, Bob Selzer, patrol­
man in the port of New York, said
he sees "a majority of members
from the area are signing up for
the tests, which have gone very
well. The members don't mind,
they realize it's the law now."

Sal Aquia, Baltimore port
agent, said only a handful of
members there have undergone
testing. But, he pointed out.

"Most of [the seamen from Ba
timore] who ride tankers are
working right now. But when
they come in, they will have to
have the tests."

A change in shipping rules
adopted by the Seafarers Appea
Board, in compliance with Coast
Guard regulations which were an
nounced in October 1991, states
no member will "be shipped to
contracted tanker, tank vessel or
barge" unless he or she possesses
"a Seafarers Welfare Plan ben
zene clearance on their clinic carc
and a current Seafarers Welfare
Plan benzene certificate."

The benzene-related docu­
ments are not needed at the time
of registration for a job, but they
are required at the time of claim
ing a job on a tanker. (Note
Seafarers shipping on container-
ships or dry bulkers or certain
other types of vessels do not have
to hold benzene-clearance
documentation. However, the
tests are available to all mem
bers.)

Benzene is found in many
petroleum-based substances such
as gasoline, crude oil, kerosene
and jet fuel. It is used in the
manufacturing of many other
products.

Repeated or prolonged ex­
posure to benzene can pose health
risks. But the risks can be mini­
mized by monitoring a person's
plood count and by checking his

or her respiratory health in order
to determine if he or she safely
can wear a protective mask.

Two MedlcalTests
Two tests are being given to

Seafarers who throw in for tanker
obs. The blood test is known as a

Complete Blood Count (CBC),
while the breathing test is called

Pulmonary Function Test
PPT).

The CBC, taken annually,
reveals the make-up of an
individual's blood. The CBC is
required because benzene can im­
pair the work of red blood cells,
which cany oxygen; white blood
cells, which fight infections; and
platelets, which help the blood

clot.
In the PPT test, a person blows

through a tube into a machine that
registers his or her breathing
capacity. This test, required every
three years, determines the type
of respirator a member must wear
when handling or working around
penzene.

In the background, Shannon Clausgen from Seattle's Virginia Mason
Clinic monitors QMED Allen Donohue's Pulmonary Function Test
(PF^, while in the foreground, Pam Corey draws blood for a Complete
Blood Count (CBC) from DEU Antonio Gonzales.

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protective mask, an explanation will be written on an examination report and given to the seaman.

After meeting the Coast
Guard-mandated physical re­
quirements determined by taking
these tests, the Seafarer will be
ssued a yellow benzene

clearance card. His or her clinic
card will indicate the tests have
peen taken, and the member also

will receive a written statement
indicating if he or she has any
medical condition which could
prevent him or her from working

around benzene or using a protec­
tive mask.

If questions exist concerning the
test results, the clinic will forward
le information to an independent

Viedical Review Officer who will
make a final determination.

Dr. Miller stressed that failing
either test does not necessarily
mean someone has a serious
problem. In fact, in most cases,
lose members found to have

plood or respiratory disorders that
prevent them from having contact

with benzene may continue sail­
ing on containerships, dry bulkers
and other benzene-free ships.

Additionally, it is likely that
ow red or white blood counts can
pe increased to sufficient levels
via nutritional awareness and/or
medication such as iron pills.

Coast Guard regulations stipu­
late that tanker and tank vessel
operators are required to cany on
board their vessels the necessary
protective equipment, including
masks, that will minimize against
chemical exposure when the gear
is worn.

Pam Corey from Seattle's Virginia Mason Clinic draws blood from SA
Dannette Funk during her benzene test.

Electrician Mike Powell takes the Pulmonary FunctionTest, monitored
by Pam Corey, while SA Dannette Funk waits her turn.

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Get Captain Charles Tucker
started about his 42-year career at
sea, and he will tell stories about
using his tugboat to brace barges
against the dock to prevent them
from breaking away during a hur­
ricane, about catching a runaway
barge before it strikes a bridge, or
about towing vessels through the
Gulf of Mexico.

The only problem is getting
the 59-year-old Seafarer to start
talking. Tucker is known along
the docks of Mobile, Ala. where
he guides thcAdmiralJackson, as
soft-spoken and dedicated to his
crew.

"He doesn't talk unless he has
something to say," Engineer
Johnny Johnston told a reporter
for the Seafarers LOG. "He's (he
best captain to sail with," Johnston,
who has been sailing with Crescent
Towing five years, added. The
other two members of the Admiral
Jackson crew—^AB D.E. "Pete"
Saranthus and OS Chris
Walker—^nodded in agreement.

The vessel Tucker commands
is one of three Crescent tugs that
assist with arrivals and departures
of freighters and tankers in
Mobile harbor. But Tucker's
career has spanned much more

than ship docking assignments in
southern Alabama.

When he joined the SIU in
1950, Tucker worked deep sea
and sailed in all three departments
until he decided to stay in deck
and become an able bodied
seaman. "I worked as a day man
mostly," he recalled.

In 1965, Tucker started sailing
inland because "I wanted to stay
at home. I had seen a lot of the
world, but I wanted to be closer"
to his home town of Chickasaw,
Ala., only 15 minutes from
Mobile.

Since then, he has sailed tugs
along the Gulf of Mexico be­
tween Houston and Tampa, Fla.
until he signed on with Crescent
in 1979, which has kepthimin the
Mobile harbor area.

When pressed. Tucker
recounted the rescue of a
breakaway barge that was headed
for a piling supporting the new
Cochran Bridge (on Interstate 10)
spanning the Mobile River. "It
was nothing out of the ordinary.
We had some rough weather and
heavy winds. [The barge] broke
loose and we were notifled. But
we got it before there was any
damage."

Guiding the Jackson up the Mobile River is Captain Charles Tucker.

Deckhand Billy Janes and his
wife. Tammy, pose in front of the
remodeled galley Janes built and

Engineer D.E. "Pete" Saranthus signs a crew list as Mobile Port Agent assembled—with the help of the Engineer Johnny Johnston grat)s a Checking the oil on another Cres-
Dave Carter watches. crew—in less than five weeks. quick bite between jobs. cent tug is Engineer Roy Saranthus.

The Cooper Rated Ship-Shape;
Ready to Resume Ship Docking

Helping large vessels dock day
after day can take a toll on any
tugboat So following a recent ship
docking. Crescent Towing's tug­
boat Ervin S.Cooper, which is
crewed by Seafarers, tied up to the
pier in Mobile, Ala. for a thorough
inspection from the bottom up.

A team from a diving and sal­
vage boat pulled alongside and
went overboard to inspect the
propellers, shaft and pipes of the
tug to make sure everything was
in working order.

The twin-screw tug Ervin S.
Cooper is one of the larger boats
in the Crescent fleet.

Captain Pete Bums (left) and Relief Caf^n Ronnie Waiker watch as the
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SIU crewmembers are report­
ing smooth sailing aboard the RJ.
Pfeiffer, the 714-foot container-
ship which began operations for
Matson Navigation Co. in
August.

"I love it," Chief Steward
Keen T. Lau told Wilmington
(Calif.) Patrolman Robert
Scrivens upon completion of the
ship's first round trip to Hawaii.
"This ship is beautiful."

The unlicensed positions on
the Pfeiffer are filled by members
of SIUNA affiliated unions—

Firemen's Union in the en-

AGLIWD for galley personnel,
The R.J. Pfeiffer docks in Wilmington, Calif, after completing its first Sailors Union of the Pacific for
voyage to Hawaii. the deck gang, and Marine

gmeroom.
The vessel is the first large

commercial ship to be built in the
United States since 1987. It sails
between Hawaii and California
with round trips averaging two
weeks in duration. Like all other
Matson vessels, the Pfeiffer orAy
serves U.S. ports, thus it falls
within provisions of the Jones Act
which requires ships to be built
domesticity.

Also serving with Lau in the
galley are Chief Cook Alex Ababa
and Assistant Cook Stanley Paea.
Called in to help is standby
GSU Randy Witovdcb.

Preparing the steam table is Chief
Cook Alex Ababa.

Hie Canales' Upgrade
For a Better Future

Recertified Bosun Carlos
Canales has been a Seafarer
since 1964, while his wife, An-
tiohette King Canales, has
been in the union for four years.

Regardless of the disparity
in their numbers of years at sea,
Mr. and Mrs. Canales strongly
agree that upgrading at the
Seafarers Harry Lundeberg
School of Seamanship is a vital
step in any member's career.

Carlos recently completed
the recertification course, while
Antionette was scheduled to
finish the cook and baker
course in late November. (She
also took lifeboat and LNG
training while studying at the
school throughout Carlos'
stay.)

"It's simple," says An­
tionette. "Upgrading allows
you to have a better career. You
become more skilled and you
increase your earning imwer."

For Carlos, passing the
highest curriculum available to
Seafarers who sail in the deck
department "gave me a new ap­
preciation for the school and the
opportunities here. You're
never too old to leam."

Keep America on High Seas
While staying at the Paul

Hall Center, the Canales, who
cast absentee ballots in the
November presidential elec­
tions, stayed abreast of national
issues through the Washington
media. "We need to develop a
peacetime economy that
strongly includes merchant
shipping," declares Carlos.
"We must keep America on the
high seas and never leave our­
selves vulnerable."

Both Carlos and Antionette,
who sailed on OMI Corp.'s
Cape C/car during and after the
Persian Gulf war, point out how
the war provided yet another

reminder of the merchant
marine's importance to U.S.
defense.

From the start of Operation
Desert Shield through the con­
clusion of Desert Sortie, more
than 15 million tons of cargo
and fuel were carried to and
from the Middle East aboard
U.S.-flag vessels including
Ready Reserve Force (RRIO
ships. Military Sealift Com­
mand (MSC) contracted ves­
sels and privately owned
commercial ships. Nearly 900
lifts moved more than 12 mil­
lion short tons of dry cargo and
fuel on government owned or
contracted vessels. Another
three million short tons were
transfmrted on privately owned
container and breakbulk ships.

Happy Ending
Carlos and Antionette, who

ship out of the port of Jackson­
ville, Fla., celebrated the end of
the war with a shipboard wed­
ding. They were married
aboard the Cape Clear on
March 13. Both say their lives
only have gotten better since
then.

After a brief stay on the
beach following the wedding,
they signed on the Gulf Trader
and were part of the last convoy
to bring equipment back to the
U.S. from the Persian Gulf. "All
the activity there was amaz­
ing," says Carlos. "We were
elated when it was over."

Antionette began her career
with a trademark statement tell­
ing dispatchers in the Jackson-
viUe h^: "Just give me sky and
water." Now, she adds Carlos to
her list of necessities. And as al­
ways, she remains enthusiastic
about her career. "The SIU has
been good to me. I say let's keep
getting more ships and go to
work!"

Antionette King Canales congratulates her husband, Carlos, fol­
lowing his graduation from the recertified bosun course.

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Showing approval forthe new ̂ ley Assistant Cook Stanley Paea is Chief Steward Koon T. Lau stirs a
is standby GSU Randy Witowich. ready to sen/e lunch. sauce as he makes dinner.

Seafarers Stump for Their Candidates
Continued from page 5
for and elected the first Hispanic
congressman. from the Garden
State, Robert Menendez. He took
the open Jersey City-Elizabeth
seat by more than a two-to-one
ihargin.

Seafarers also assisted in the
re-election of U.S. Repre­
sentative William Hughes. The
Atlantic City-area repre­
sentative serves on the House
Merchant Marine and Fisheries
Committee.

Once again, Great Lakes
members based at Algonac
worked in U.S. Representative
David Bonior's re-election cam-

Seattle Seafarers review a precinct map before leafletting for U.S.
Majonty Whip, the third highest Senator-elect Patty Murray. From the left are FOWT Steve Ondreako,
ranking position directly behind QEU Mark Nason, DEU Terry Hutson and Chief Cook Lewis Johan-
the speaker and majority leader, son.

Make Candidates' Signs

While some members at­
tended rallies and helped in get
out the vote efforts in Houston,
others made signs for candidates.
More than 50,000 signs for
presidential, congressional, state
and local candidates were as­
sembled, and then were dis­
tributed to get their names known
to voters.

In Jacksonville, Seafarers
made phone calls and passed out
literature for Conine Brown, who
joined two other blacks to be the
first African-Americans elected
to Congress from Rorida.

Members also helped Tony
Hill, a member of the
Longshoremen's union and the

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Council, to become a member the (seated) and retirees Paul Roder (in white shirt) and Jesse Duet,
state house of representatives. pictured above at a campaign event in Louisiana.

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Search Ends for Missing Sill Fishermen
Five New Bedford fishermen

are listed as missing and
presumed dead by the U.S. Coast
Guard after their vessel failed to
return on time to the port of New
Bedford, Mass.

Atlantis Captain Francisco
M. Barroquiero, First Mate An­
tonio de Pinho and Deckhand
Joaqnim Caseiro were longtime
SIU members, while Engineer
Edgar Lobo and Cook John
Barros recently signed on. Their
boat was last seen by a fellow
fishing vessel 45 miles south of
Nantucket, Mass. on October 25.

The Atlantis was due in port on
October 29. Coast Guard search

Joaquin Caseiro

and rescue operations began on
October 31 after the 72-foot drag-
ger was reported as overdue. No
trace of the fishing boat was

Francisco M. Barroquiero

The port agent recalled that the
crew had reported the fishing had
been poor when the craft docked
in Nantucket.

'Good Guys'
"The missing men were good

fishermen and good family men,"
Francois, who knew all of the
missing men, said. "I personally
sailed with Caseiro. He was a
good union brother."

Barroqueiro, 32, is survived
by his wife, Rosa, and two
children. De Pinho, 46, is sur­
vived by his wife, Maria. They
have four children. Caseiro, 59, is
survived by his wife, Deolinda.
They also have two children.
Lobo, 35, was the father of three
children. Barros, 43, is survived
by his wife, Fatima. They also
have three children.

Five New Bedford fishermen are presumed dead by the U.S. Coast
Guard after their vessel, the Atlantis, failed to return to port.

spotted by the time the air anc
water search ended November 4.

"We still have no idea what
happened," Port Agent Henri
Francois told the Seafarers LOG.
"No slick, no wreckage, not even
a board has been found. We just
keep waiting."

The Atlantis was equipped
with survival suits for all the
crew, an emergency positioning
indicating radio beacon (EPIRB),
a cellular telephone and other
safety/survival gear. No mayday
or EPIRB signal was given.

No Problems Reported
Family and friends last heard

from the crew of Atlantis on Oc­
tober 23 when it docked in Nan­
tucket to repair its fresh water
tank. Besides one crewmember
reporting he got seasick from
rough seas, there were no other
problems noted by the men.

Francois explained the two-
day delay in beginning a search
after the boat was late is stand­
ard procedure. "Most fishing
trips last eight or nine days," he
said. "Sometimes, the captain
wants to get another thousand to
two thousand pounds of fish
before coming home. They'll
stay out a few more days, then
head back."

Tampa Boatmen OK S-Year Pact
SIU boatmen sailing with the

Tampa Bay (Fla.) Pilots Associa­
tion are working for higher wages
and improved benefits after they
recently ratified a new three-year
contract.

"We like the new contract,"
said Delegate Jim Heatherly,
who was selected by his fellow
SIU members to represent them
in negotiations. "We appreciate
getting a pay raise, but the in­
creased coverage in our benefits
plan is just as important."

The Seafarers represents the
crewmembers who run four
launches that deliver pilots to and
retum diem from deep sea vessels
sailing in Tampa Bay. The
launches meet vessels at the sea
buoy to the bay, approximately an
hour from the association's sta­
tion on Egmont Key.

The boatmen calculate the in­
coming vessel's speed, draft and
berth time as well as tide and
weather conditions to make sure
the pilot can climb aboard the
larger ship to bring it safely into
the harbor. The same considera­
tions are made when a pilot brings
a vessel out to the sea buoy.

Another function of the boat­
men is to track the comings and
goings of vessels in Tampa Bay.
A member monitors radio traffic
to know when vessels are moving
in the area which is surrounded on
land by the cities of Tampa and

The launch boat Ej^/nonf returns to
port

St. Petersburg.
Members also have to be

prepared in the event of an emer­
gency, whether it is on a ship one
of the pilots is handling or aboard
a pleasure craft. Many times

crewmembers on the 52-foot ves­
sels have been the first to arrive to
rescue people from a capsized
pleasure boat or help an ill pas­
senger or crewmember from a
sea-going vessel.

Boatman Jim Heatherly monitors
radio traffic while serving as dis­
patcher for Tampa Bay Pilots.

Long Beach to Take Over
OperaUon of Queen Mary

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UIW members and officials gather at a rally to save the Queen Mary.

Jacksonville Port Agent Tony McCXiay Oeft) shakes hands with Jeff Buck,
Tampa Bay Pilots labor manager, upon completion of negotiations.

The SIU's efforts to save both
the tourism industry of Long
Beach, Calif, as well as thousands
of jobs haven't gone to waste.

As of mid-November, the
Long Beach City Council was
scheduled imminently to assume
ownership and operation of the
famed Queen Mary hotel and res­
taurant. The council has vowed to
keep the Queen Mary—on which
1,200 members of the SlU-af-
filiated United Industrial
Workers are employed—in the
city, by its recent vote to prevent
sale of the ship to a foreign buyer.

The transfer of ownership
from the Long Beach Harbor
Commission to the city council
will mark the end of a tumultuous
campaign. The commission
agreed to give the ship to the city
at no cost and to contribute
toward its renovation; but, the
commissioners also waffled on
whether or not the ship should be
sold to a buyer who might move
it overseas. The city council's
vote ends that hedging.

Additionally, an erroneous in­
spection report issued in early
(Jctober indicated the vessel im­
mediately would have to be
^docked for millions of dollars
in repairs. That report, done by
Rados International Corp., was
contradicted by a follow-up in-
sp^tion which led U.S. Navy of­
ficials (who were hired by the city
manager's office) to conclude
that the 56-year-old ship is in fine
shape. In fact, Rados' findings in
October flew in the face of,
another Rados report issued in
June, when the corporation said
the ship did not need to be
drydocked for another three to
five years.

TJie situation was resolved in
early November, when the city
hired International Diving Ser­
vices for another survey of the
Queen Mary. After that inspec­
tion, Long Beach City Manager

James Hankla issued a statement
which said the "underwater parts
of the ship, including the viewing
box, are in good condition. . . .
There are no indications of any
condition which would cause
sudden failure of any underwater
part."

The report based on the divers'
findings also said part of the
ship's interior shaft alley needs
repair, but such work can be done
"in-water." With preventive
maintenance, the vessel "can
remain floating in her present
location for a minimum of three
more years."

The city has been taking bids
for management of the ship.

No Gambling for Now
On Election Day, citizens of

Long Beach narrowly voted
down a referendum which would
have allowed gambling on or near
the Queen Mary. The SIU had
worked in behalf of its adoption.

A consultant hired by the port
had reported that allowing card-
playing for stakes would
eliminate any need for public sub­
sidies for the Queen Mary. The
report stated that installation of an
upscale, 50-table poker club,
combined with clubs for music,
comedy and billiards, could
produce a net operating income of
$11.5 million per year.

UIW National Director Steve
Edney said he believes the
referendum has a good chance of
being passed in the near future.
"People may have been afraid of
it this time, just because they
didn't understand the potentii
benefits," he said. "With a
stronger push, I think it will pass
the next time."

The Queen Mary sailed from
1936 to 1967, then was purchased
by the city. During World War II,
it served as a troop carrier.

The UIW began representing
workers at the 365-room Queen
Mary Hotel in 1970.

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SEAFARERS LOG 13

The Flag Mongers
by Bill Daniels

LOG-A-RHYTHMS
I've heard lots of talk on flag burning
on the radio and on T.V.
But nobody mentions flag selling
which seems a lot worse to me.

I know that Jefferson and Franklin
must've tossed in their graves for true
on the day that a price tag waj hanging
by a string from the Red, White and Blue.

They 're selling our flag
and all it represents.
They're selling it for dollars;
they're selling it for cents.
They're selling it for profit;
an anti-American Dream.
Because they 're selling out our country
when they sell out the Merchant Marine.

For some who earn their
livelihoods working aboard
ships, the work inspires poetry-
verses on the importance of a
U.S. merchant fleet, reflections
on the dangers of seafaring and
the mysteries of the sea and
America's Great Lakes.

(This poem was written while Brother Daniels sailed on
the OMI Missouri. It is his second contribution to the
Seafarers LOG. "Rollin' With the Swells" was published
in Ae May 1992 issue.)

Those who wait at home while
their family members sail also,
on occasion, turn to poetry.

On this page, the LOG presents
a collection of poems submitted
by four Seafarers and two wives
ofSIU members.

Night
of Seven Gales

by Michael Cusbman

Sailor's Anthem
by Steven M. Dickson . v.'j;?,.

The old salt growled red sky this morning.
You sailors best take warning.
There 'II be a storm a coming soon,
we all could be doomed.

To sailors of the future,
we sing this song of deeds,
of men who went before us
of men who went to sea.

In times gone past
they roamed the world
when others just stood still.
They brought the things
that helped mankind.
Pray we always will.

As the day grew long,
the winds grew strong.
And the sea turned to an angry
gray.
Black clouds came a rollin'.

For there are those
who see no need
for the U.S. merchant fleet.
Of ships and men
who need to sail ' '
to help our land compete fev
with foreign flags
which now abourui across the seven seas.

[As the sun was setting in the graying sky,
the crew looked out with knowing eyes.
No land in sight, nowhere to hide.
We're in for the ride.

So hang on men, hang on tight
We 're in for one hell of a night.
The sails were lowered and every­
thing tied down tight.

Get ready men.
Get ready to fight for the ship and for your
life.

Foreign ships whose masters
are guided by the greed
of fat and wealthy owners
on sailing men they feed.
And think of those
who walked these decks
not so long ago.
Who paid our dues
with sweat and blood
their numbers were not few.

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The storm it hit us with all its
might,
and I'm here to tell ya we put up a
good fight.

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breaking man and bones.
A few men were washed away
to the watery grave dfOavey Jones.

Americans from near and far
who came when country called.
Who went to rest beneath the waves
we owe a debt to all.

Sea Maiden
by Michael Cnshman

More than any silver
more than any gold
for if we stand together,
a brotherhood of all.
Mariners will weather
wind and rain and squall.
For our flag must be kept flying
so we will never fall.

She was a piratetess standing in the
midnight sun

Her hair as wild and tangled as seaweed
flowing to her waist

Her eyes as piercing as daggers
Her shirt bulged like a chestfiill of treasures
A seafaring beauty she be
But as dangerous as an angry sea
Her charm was as enchanting as the sea
She brought princes and kings to their knees
But it was the sea that called her name
Sea maiden come to me.

(Brother Dickson sails as a cook/baker from the port of
San Francisco. An SIU member since 1991, he most
recently sailed aboard the USNS Silas Bent.)

(Brother Cushman, an 8-year member, sails
the Great Lakes as a deckhand aboard the
Medusa Challenger.)

Then the Man
by Trina Plununer

There are the children in my care,
my growing daughter, time to share.
She wants a perm, nothing's fair.
My little boy, tousled hair.
Big strong muscles. A teddy bear.

Of course the house with work to do.
Laundry, shopping, dishes, too.
The years, the car, bugs to shoo.
My days are filled with lots to do.
These days—I get through.

But my nights are filled with all alone.
I'm waiting for the telephone.
That call will come from far away.
So here I am, here I'll stay.

Then the man
comes home from the sea.
My husband, my lover,
my children's daddy.

(Trina Plummer is the wife of SIU member Roger
Plummer who sails aboard the MAY Ranger.)

The Great Lakes
by Emily A. Larson

My only competiton is
of these great lakes of five.
The sailors call them "she" and "her,'
and love them all their lives.

They talk about her beauty,
and the way she reflects the sun.
The songs she sings are sweet and true,
"Show me a woman that's won! "

The sailors say "she's in our blood,'
these lakes of jive we love.
Every year she calls them back,
like a turtle dove.

My husband gets so restless,
when her call is near.
My only competition—
the lakes he loves so dear.

(Emily A. Larson is the wife of SIU member David V.
Larson, wheelsman on the Kinsman Enterprise. She has
written several poems which have been published in
previous issues of the Seafarers LOG.)

Ten PM and All's Serene
by Christopher Robert Chubb

What is it
What is it
What is it w:

/ know
Some peace
and quiet

While out there is fresh fallen snow
As I feel
The warmth, and light
of simply, the fireplace
of Great Lake shores, mortar and stone
and near distant are body of water waves which

modestly sound
and no place... I need... nor want... to go.

(Brother Chubb sails as a steward assistant, most recent­
ly aboard the USNS Silas Bent. The Seafarer of 14 years
is a prolific poet who contributes his work regularly to
the Seafarers LOG.)

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The American Mariner: Workhorse
Of ASC's Great Lakes Fleet

A familiar sight on the Great
Lakes is the SlU-crewed
American Mariner. The 723-foot
sqlf-unloader is one of the
workhorses of the American
Steamship Company fleet be­
cause of its size and abilities.

The American Mariner is
flexible enough that it can sail the
winding Cuyahoga River in
downtown Cleveland as a relief
for its smaller sister ship, the
American Republic; yet it also
can handle the rough weather

Bosun Robert Eckley (right) Indicates to Deckhand Chad Johnston
which can of paint he needs.

Keeping an eye on the American
Mariner's mooring lines is
AB/Watchman Jeff Stockman.

QMED Kassim 8. Abduila ties the
engineroom hoist into position.

During a brief respite, QMED
Masood Elgirsh waits for a ride.

Deckhand Mohammed Shaibi
tightens hatch covers.

famous in the upper regions of the
Lakes.

"The Mariner is one of the best
vessels in the Great Lakes fleet,"
noted Algonac Patrolman Don
Thornton after meeting it in
Toledo, Ohio recently. "The
crewmembers all get along and
rarely is there a problem on
board."

Two of the crewmembers who
make a strong effort to get along
are ABAVatchman Dave Barber
and Second Cook Page Kurtz,
husband and wife. In previous
years, the couple has sailed on
separate ships and relied on cel­
lular phones to communicate.
However, for the third straight
season, they caught jobs on the
same ship.

"It's absolutely wonderful,"
Kurtz told the Seafarers LOG.
"We maybe see each other one
hour a day because one of us is
sleeping while the other is work­
ing, but it is comforting to know
he is there.

"The greatest feeling any
mariner has is loneliness for his
family. For us, that has been
relieved."

After upgrading at the Seafarers
Harry Lundeberg School of
Seamanship during the winter of
1989-90, the couple returned to Al­
gonac to ship out They threw in for
jobs aboard the Nicolet and got
them, which allowed Kurtz and
Barber to sail together on the Lakes
for the first time.

Kurtz related how she wanted
Barber, a 23-year veteran on the
Lakes, to come ashore so they
could spend more time with each
other when they got married al­
most four years ago. "Instead, I
went to sea. It shows you have to
be careful what you pray for."

The American Mariner,
named in honor of its operating
company and the people who sail
aboard it, primarily hauls iron ore
)ellets to steel mills located along
akes Michigan, Superior, Huron

and Erie.
It made its maiden voyage in

1980.

Wiper Moshin A. Harhara secures
an engineroom hatch.

Checking the galley board is
Gateman Musid "Arf El Modhji.

SlU VP Byron Kelley
Named to Port Pane!

The Wayne County (Mich.)
Commission appointed Byron
Kelley, SIU vice president for
the Great Lakes, as a member of
the Detroit-Wayne County Port
Commission.

Kelley is the first repre­
sentative of a labor organization
appointed to serve on the port
commission in its 25-year his­
tory. He received the unanimous
support of the 18 county com­
missioners.

The port commission con­
sists of five members. Two are
appointed by the county com­
mission, two others are selected
by the mayor of Detroit, and the
last one is named by the gover­
nor of Michigan. It is charged
with increasing business and en­
hancing the maritime commerce
in the area. The members over­
see the operation of several ter­
minals for domestic and foreign
traffic along the Detroit River in
the Detroit-Wayne County

Poor Economy Causes Early Close
Of Great Lakes Sailing Season

Byron Kelley was appointed to the
Detroit-Wayne County Port Com­
mission.

metropolitan area.
Kelley started his maritime

career with the Tug, Firemen,
Linesmen, Oilers and
Watchmen Protective Associa­
tion, AFL, in 1951. That union
became the Inland Boatmen
Union of the Great Lakes when
it merged with the SIU in 1961.
He has worked in various
capacities with the union since,
becoming Great Lakes vice
president in 1990.

The winter layup of the Great
Lakes fleet has begun with little
prospect of an extended sailing
season.

The culprit this year is not the
weather but the economy. "It is
very unlikely that we will be sail­
ing into January," Jim Wager,
vice president for traffic with the
SlU-contracted American Steam­
ship Company (ASC), told the
Seafarers LOG.

That sentiment was echoed by
Byron Kelley, SIU vice president
for the Great Lakes. "There has
been a slowdown in cargo," Kel­
ley noted. "We don't see anything
moving after the first of the year."

Dry Bulk Loads Down
Even the monthly reports is­

sued by the Lakes Carriers As­
sociation, which monitors the
movements and loads carried by
U.S.-flag vessels on the Great
Lakes, reflected the downturn.
The association announced that
dry-bulk commodity loads for the

month of October were down for
the second straight month. The
combined shipments of iron ore,
coal and stone in October fell 6
percent from its level a year ear­
lier. The September totals were
down 2.8 percent from the same
month in 1991.

'Economy Soft'
"The whole economic situa­

tion is softer than people wanted
to admit," Wager stated. To em­
phasize his point. Wager noted
the closing of Sharon Steel—one
of the plants to which ASC
delivered iron ore.

Detroit Edison provided
another cutback in ASC vessel
services when the power com­
pany started a new inventory pro-^
gram calling for less coal to be
stockpiled over the winter, ac­
cording to Wager.

While snow recently hit the
Lakes, ice had not started forming
in the shipping channels by the
end of November. Yet, the

weather over the summer affected
the amount of western coal used
by Detroit Edison, Wager said.
"We had a moderate summer so
there were no hot days and no
rush on power caused by air con­
ditioners. Less coal was ordered
so less was delivered."

The cooler summer also
means the average water
temperature on the Lakes has
been down this fall. "The
temperatures are three to four
degrees lower than normal," the
ASC official noted. "Although
we haven't seen it yet, ice could
come quicker."

Layup Dates
ASC plans call for the Indiana

Harbor and American Republic
to continue sailing on the lower
Lakes and be the last vessels to tie
up. The Indiana Harbor is ex­
pected to dock for the winter
December 27, while the
American Republic is due to
cease operations for the season
December 31.

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Making sure the
landing area is
secure is Chief
Mate Jerome J.
Dorman.

Seafarers make every effort
to maintain safety in the con­
duct of their work assignments
as shipboard jobs are among the
most dangeous of any profes­
sion. However, there are times
when an accident will happen.

Serious injuries take on an
added sense of urgency when
they occur at sea. While a fac­
tory worker, restaurant cook or
truck driver can be rushed to the
nearest hospital, a merchant
mariner does not have that ac­
cessibility. He or she must
depend on the crew's first aid
training, as taught at the Paul
Hall Maritime Center for
Training and Education. Crew-
members have to be able to sta­
bilize the situation until the
vessel arrives in port or a
helicopter or another vessel is
available to transport the in­
jured party to a shore-based
medicd facility.

Such an operation took
place recently aboard the
Stonewall Jackson, a LASH
vessel operated by Waterman
Steamship Corp. AB Stanley

Seafarers LOG with the
photographic story of how a
U.S. Marine Coips helicopter
landed on the ship to airlift
Second Engineer Bob Bradley
after he suffered an eye injury.

The Stonewall Jackson was
a day's sail west of Gibraltar on
June 5 when Bradley suffered
the injury while worldng in the
engineroom. Captain Dennis
O'Laughlin radioed the USS
Iwo Jitna, a helicopter carrier
which had steamed eastbound
past the merchant ship earlier
that day.

Four helicopters were dis­
patched with one landing on
barge 1-F of the Jackson. A
flight surgeon examined Brad­
ley and determined he should
be airlifted to the Naval hospi­
tal at Rota, Spain for treatment.

LaGrange reported Bradley
met the ship when it arrived in
Newport News, Va. to collect
his gear. The engineer said he
received additional treatment
in Washington, D.C. He added
he did not suffer any permanent
damage to the eye and would be

LaGrange provided the | sailing again soon.

The rescue
helicopter sur­
veys the
StonewallJack-
son, then it
lowers onto land­
ing area on
barge 1-F
created by the
crew so it can
come to the aid
of the injured
mariner.

Scanning the sky for the Marine helicopters are Bosun William
Davis(left) and Chief Electrician Frank Quebedeaux.

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crewmembers watch the
4)roceedings. From the left
are Chief Electrician Frank
Quebedeaux, Third Mate
Steven Roberto, Bosun Bill
Davis, Capt. Dennis O'­
Laughlin, Cadet Fred Caston-
guay, medical personnel.
Chief Mate Jerome Dorman,
Chief Engineer William
James and QMED Walter
Chancey.

Chief Mate Jerome
Dorman leads the medical
crew to the Jackson deck.

Takeoff is near as a flight crewmember verifies
nothing has been left on the Jackson.

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LJVG GEMINI seafarers report
smooth sailing in ship's minutes recent­
ly received by the union's department
for contracts and contract-affairs.
Seafarer Shawn Fiylwara captured on
film the ingredients for smoodi sail­
ing—th^ daily work routine and the
professional standards of the crew, as
well as the few moments of rest and
relaxation enjoyed by crewmembers.

Submitted to the 5ea/arers LOG by
Chief Steward Kris Hopkins, the
photographs on these two pages capture
life aboanl the liquid natural gas carrier,
one of the eight such ships in the fleet of
Energy Transportation Corp. (ETC).

In the minutes of recent shipboard
meetings submitted by Hopkins, who
serves as the ship's union
reporter/secretary, crewmembers noted
the ship was "looking real good" thanks
to the crew's efforts. Bosun Bill Darley
echoed these sentiments and expressed
his thanks to the crew for a "pleasant
and professional atmosphere." Return­
ing bosun Tom Brooks, in subsequent

ship's minutes, also reported all is going
well aboard the Gemini.

Seafmer Hopkins, who graduated
from the Lundeterg School's top-level
training session for stewards—the
lecertification course—^last year, asked
ihat the photos taken by Brother
Fujiwara, who sails as a steward assis­
tant, be displayed in the LOG and shared
with the rest of the membership.

A 95,084 gross ton vessel with a
125,000 cubic meter capacity, the LNG
carrier loads its cargo in Arun or Bon-
tang, Indonesia and discharges the liq­
uid natural gas in one of four Japanese
ports—Himeji, Osaka, Tobata or
Nagoya.

The Gemini, which was built in
1978, is one of eight liquid natural gas
carriers in the ETC fleet. The New
York-based company runs the only
U.S.-flag shipping operation engaged in
the foreign-port-to-foreign-port trades.
ETC's fleet has been carding liquid
natural gas from Indonesia to Japan
since 1977.

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members of the LNG Gemini's
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this month announces the

retirements of 18 members.
Fourteen of the new pensioners
sailed in the deep sea division,
while the other four sailed in
the inland division.

Brief biographical sketches
of these new pensioners follow.

DEEP SEA
LOUIS AL­
LELUIA,
65, joined
the SIU in
1946 in the
port of New
York. Bom
in Vineland,

4.J., he sailed in the deck
department. In 1982, Brother
Alleluia completed the bosun
recertification course at the
Lundeberg School. He has
retired to Azusa, Calif.

THOMAS
BONNER,
60, joined
the
Seafarers in
1958 in the
port of New
Orleans. A
native of Quitman, Miss., he
sailed in the deck department.
Brother Bonner served in the
U.S. Army from 1953 to 1955.
He lives in Eight Mile, Ala.

BILLY
BROWN,
65, joined
the union in
1966 in the
port of Seat­
tle. He was
bom in

Alabama and sailed in the
steward department. Brother
Brown has retired to Seattle.

JOHN
FORBES,
62, joined
the SIU in
1955 in his
native
Mobile, Ala.
He sailed in
the steward department.
Brother Forbes served in the
U.S. Army from 1953 to 1955.
He still lives in Mobile.

VICTOR
GON­
ZALEZ,
68, joined
the
Seafarers in
1978 in his
native Puer­

to Rico. In 1981 he upgraded at
the Lundeberg School, improv­
ing his rating to cook and
baker. Brother Gonzalez
resides in Condado, P.R.

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To Our New Pensioners
.. . Thanks for a Job Well Done

Each month in the Seafarers LOG. the nams of SIU members who recently have become
pensioners appear with a brief biographical sketch. These t^ and wo^have sened

the maritime industry welt, and the SIU and all their union brothers and sisters wish them
happiness and health in the days ahead.

deck department. Boatman
Frazee has retired to Groves,
Texas.

CHARLES
HESTER,
65, joined
the SIU in
1967 in the
port of Seat­
tle. He was
bom in

WILLIAM HAWKINS, 69,
joined the Marine Cooks and
Stewards in 1963 in the port of
San Francisco, before that
union merged with the
AGLIWD. Bom in New
Madrid, Mo., he graduated
from the steward recertification
program at the Lundeberg
School in 1984. Brother Haw­
kins has rctiied to San Fiaitoisco.

Greenville, S.C. and sailed in
the deck department. Brother
Hester served in the U.S. Army
from 1946 to 1947, then served
in the Navy from '48 to '65. He
lives in New Orleans.

JOSEPH MCDOUGAL, 71,
joinesd the union in 1951 in the
jort of Houston. Bom in

Philadelphia, he sailed in the
deck department. Brother Mc-
Dougal served in the U.S. Navy
from 1940 to 1948. He lives in
Santa Ana, Calif.

ERNESTO
MAR-
DONES,
72, joined
the
Seafarers in
1973 in the
port of New

York. A native of Chile, he
sailed in the engine department
! bother Mardones in 1978
upgraded at the Lundeberg
School. He has retired to
Homestead, Fla.

FLOYD
PAYTON,
66, joined
the union in
1968 in the
port of Nor­
folk, Va. He
was bom in
Sanford, N.C. and sailed in
the steward department. In
1988, Brother Payton com­
pleted the steward recertifica­
tion course at the Lundeberg
School. He also served in the
U.S. Army from 1954 to
1956. Brother Payton resides
in Norfolk.

BERNARD
SABERON,
67, joined
the SIU in
1964 in the
port of New
York. A na­
tive of the

Philippine Islands, he sailed in
the deck department. Brother
Saberon in 1980 graduated
from the bosun recertification
course at the Lundeberg
School. He lives in Port Mon­
mouth, N.J.

^olan completed the bosun
recertification course at the
.undeberg School. He has

retired jto Pensacola, Ra.

WINDELL
SAUNDERS,
65, joined
the Marine
Cooks and
Stewards in
1963 in his
native Bal­
timore, 15 years before that
union merged with the
AGLIWD. Brother Saunders
served in the U.S. Army from
1950 to 1952. He has retired to
Baltimore.

THOMAS
SELF, 63,
joined the
SIU in 1951
in the port
of Bal­
timore. The
Virginia na­

tive sailed in the deck depart­
ment. Brother Self resides in
Lake Havasu City, Ariz.

INLAND

CHARLES
BRAN-
NGN, 63,
joined the
union in
1981 in the
port of Nor­
folk, Va.
Bom in
North Carolina, he sailed in the
steward department. Boatman
Brannon served in the U.S.
Army from 1946 to 1948. He
lives in Belhaven, N.C.

JAMES FRAZEE, 62, joined
the union in 1963 in the port of
Port Arthur, Texas. The
Louisiana native sailed in the

OLLICE
FILLIN-
GIM, 62,
joined the
union as a
deep sea
member in
1947 in his

native Mobile^ Ala. He sailed
in the deck department. In
1955, Boatman Fillingim con­
verted his union book to iu-
land" and continued sailing in
the deck department. He still
calls Mobile home.

DONALD
JOE MOR­
GAN, 62,
joined the
union in
1974 in the
port of Jack­
sonville, Ra.
Bom in Winthrop, Ark., he
sailed in the deck department.
Brother Morgan also had a 25-
year career in the U.S. Army,
serving from 1947-72. He
resides in Newport News, Va.

UBIE NOLAN, 62, joined the
SIU in 1952 in his native
Mobile, Ala. After serving in
the U.S. Army from 1954 to
1957, he resumed his maritime
career as a member of the deck
department. In 1981, Brother

Marine Cooks & Stewards (MCS)

under the Employee Retirement Income Secunty Act of 1974 (EKlUAl.

Basic Financial Statement
BcnetiB under the pl»n 5,53^ administrative eapense^ and

$1 %l"862KSenS^d'to pirticipants and tenefieiaries. A total of 1,920 persons riehl
SeS oS pK the end of'the plan fear, altou^ n« all of the» pei^s ̂ ye -™«d ngW

earnings from investments of $1,720,748 and other income of $28,616.

Minimum Funding Standards
Anaetnary'sstatementshon-sthatenonghtnoneywaseontribntedtotheplantokeepltfnndedlnaccordanee

with the minimum funding Standards of ERISA.
Your Rights to Additipnai information

You have the right to receive a copy of the fiill annual report, or any part thereof, on request. The items
listed below are included in that report:

1. An accountant's report ^
2. Assets held for investment ^ ,r
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4. Service provider and trusjtee information

To obi^n a'^^y ̂ ^Ttoll annual report, or any part thereof, write or call the office of Mr^ick Marrone who
^ mtX aSiSi 5201 AmhW camp Spring MD 20746, (301) 899^5^ lhasge m cuvcr
coovine costs will be $3.00 for the full annual report, or $ .10 per page for any part thereof.

You also have the right to receive from the plan administrator, on request and at no charge, a statement of
the assets and liabiUties 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 tom the plan administrator,
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costs given above does not include a charge for the copying of these portions of the report because these ̂ rtions
are Sshed without charge. You also have the legally protected right to examine the annual report at the mam
office of the plan at 5201 Auth Way, Camp Springs, MD 20746 and at the U.S. Department of Labor in
wShineton DC, or to obtain a copy from the U.S. Department of Labor upon payment of copying costs.
Reaueste to the Department should be addressed to: Public Disclosure Room, N4677, Pension and Welfare
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Supplementary Information
In accordance with Department of Labor regulations, the net realized gain of $284,908, as shown above, is

computed on the "market-to-market basis" — the difference between the sales price and the market value of
an asset as of January 1, 1991; or if the asset was both acquired and disposed of within the plan year, it is the
difference between the purchase and sales price. _

Included in the net appreciation (depreciation) in fair market value of investments of $1,193,567 as shown
on the financial statements is $340,441 of net realized gain which is the difference between the sales price and
the original cost of the assets.

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ToAIValente
Dearest Alfie, Today, as it started

to snow... I could only think of you
... It must've been all those fl^es
blowin' around! Merry, Merry
Christmas.

Lisa Allard

To the Golden Guys of the Old Fruit
Pier, Locust Point (you know who you
are)

This deadline's tomorrow. .
We're at sea. I kinda forgot it was
November. There aren't too many
autumn leaves out my porthole. God
bless you guys.

Lisa Allard

To all SlU brothers, sisters and their
families

The best of holiday wishes to all
my seafaring friends and family. May
the forthcoming year bring fair winds
and following seas to all. Peace.

NatAllin

To brothers, sisters and families
Happy holidays and a prosperous

New Year to everyone. Good sailing
with you.

Ronald Aubuchon and family

To Glenn Paul Baker Sr.
Hey, dad. Merry Christmas. Keep

your feet outta the water and the wind
in your face. See ya around July '93.
Your son, with love.

Glenn Paul Baker Jr.

To Sonja Marie Clements
And the wind whispered to the

trees "It is because of you, my friend,
that my song can finally be heard."
Seasons Greetings and Happy
Holidays to you and your family. God
bless you wherever you may be. 1
miss you.

Paul Aaron Barbadillo
(Q-Man)

To Double Jay and the Jay Wipers
X-Man, Mad Max, Festy Pete,

Stormin Norman, Special K and
Double Jay: The black gang rules!
Never forget that we were molded out
of fire and steam.

Paul Aaron Barbadillo
(T-Rat, now Q-Man)

To Class 464/March '92 FOWT Class
Wish you guys the best. Keep it in

the water and keep it afloat.
Gordon F. Adams III (Jersey,

To Rebecca, Joseph, Patricia, William,
Robert Jr., Harry and Nancy

Hope that you all have a Happy
New Year and a Merry Christmas.
Let this greeting be considered your
Christmas gift.

Robert C. Adams Sr.

To Bllnda Clark
Merry Xmas and Happy New

Year.
Enrique (Kako) Agosto

To Manuel Bases
Papa, Merry Xmas and Happy

New Year. I'm gonna miss you this
holiday season, and I'm a big girl
now. I love you, Pogi!

Samantha Lee A. Basas

ToRJNJr.
Wherever you go, my heart sails

with you. I'll marry you December
23,199?—no matter what. Joy to the
world and God bless you. Forever
your love,

Laurie (Bernard)

To the Deck Department aboard the SS
Constitution

Mele Kalikimaka! To a great deck
gang. Thanks for another year of a job

elide well done. Aloha!
Christopher Best

To Chuck and Josle Menard
Merry Xmas, Happy New Year to

the best parents in Ogdensburg, New
York. Thank you for always being
there. I love you!

Anna Menard Brenno

To Anna
May this holiday bring us the love

and happiness that you've given to
me these past 14 years. Harry says to
say hi to Harriett.

Tim Brenno

To Brockhaus family
Hey guys! Merry Christmas you

radical dudes. Have a righteous New
Year. I'll see y'all soon. P.S. Don't
party too much. Love,

Charlie Brockhaus

To KImberly Krichman
Merry Christmas Princess! I love

and miss you bad. Can't wait to be
next to you. Be safe. God bless you.
Love,

.Charles (Charlie Bear)
Brockhaus

To Andre Wilcox
Merry Christmas buddy. Tighten

up every chance you get. See you at
the hall at the end of March.

Chuck (Popeye) Brockhaus

To Deborah, Eric and Richard
Though we are sometimes far

apart, our love for one another is real­
ly never far away. With love on
Christmas Day. God bless the SIU
and keep it strong.

Your husband and daddy
(Ervin I. Bronstein)

To mom and all my family and relatives
Health and happiness to all—and

also to all friends and Seafarers. May
we have peace in our time and
freedom from hunger worldwide.

Bill Burke

To members of the Cape Clear
Wishing you all who we love so

much a Merry Xmas and a Happy
New Year 1993. Good luck you guys.

Mr. & Mrs. Carlos H. Canales

To all our brother and sister Seafarers
Warmest aloha and holiday greet­

ings!
Feliciano (Phil) and Betty S.

Canon, Shawn Philip Canon and
Linda Rotter-Canon

To the Staff at HISS and SIU
Thanks for all the educational op­

portunities you have provided. G^
bless you all and Merry Christmas.

Charles W. Boles

To Scottle Aubusson, ail port aoents
and Seafarers shipped from Chicago

My heartiest best wishes to all of
you for a holiday season filled with
happy hours and smooth sailing in
'93. Remembering you, always,

Gerry Borozan

To some wonderful seafaring friends
Merry Christmas! Still riding the

outer waves and working on calming
the inner ones. Thanks to you.
Smooth sailing.

Cynthia (Looney Tunes
Cynthia) Caster

To the Casto Family
Season's greetings from afar. I

love you all veiy much. I miss you
and can't wait to see you. God bless
you all.

Kim Casto

To all my deep sea drinking partners
May this greeting find you and

yours safe, happy and healthy—
Merry Christmas and a very Happy
New Year.

"Tiny" Boudreaux

To Jim Porter
Season's greetings, sweetheart. I

miss you and can't wait to see you. I
love you with all my heart and soul.

Kim Casto

To Big Berth
Your merchant marine hero.

Love,
Charles Bouware

To Tugboat Tim
Merry Xmas to the Santa in my

life who always gives me love and
happiness. Happy New Year, Happy
Anniversary. I love you.

Steamboat Annie (Brenno)

To my former shipmates
Wishing all of you good health

and happy retirement. Merry
Christmas and a Happy New Year to
all!

Bert Chapman

To ex-shipmates and friends
Merry Christmas and a Happy

New Year.
Paul Chattey

To Steve, Donna and Don, Mikey,
Tommy, and friends
on the white Ships
Tommy, and friends at PIney Point and

e White Ships
Hope the holidays find you home

t if \ with your loved ones; but if you must
be at sea, I hope that the Christmas
spirit is sailing with you. I'm home
for Christmas—^keep in touch! Love,

Judi Chester

ToWeltonand Jean
Wishing you a Merry Christmas

and a happy and prosperous New
Year.

W. (Mr. C) Chestnutt

To all fellow Seafarers who fleabag
their lives between ships
Hotel-ed Christmas
A-away by the cut fleabagged

pine
There's smelt an old home
Where children were never

alone.
By year-ears she's far-ar
And yet she feels near.

Christopher R. Chubb

To all Seafarers
A Merry Christmas and the best

New Year ever to all the Seafarers,
active and retired.

Willie Cichocke

To Danal Clotter
My beloved brother and family,

may God bless you all in this
Christmas holiday season and in
many years to come.

Felipe Clotter

To all SIU officials and members
A very Merry Xmas and a

prosperous New Year, especially to
my old shipmates, both active and
retired.

Steven Lee Coker

To Albert Stanley Coles
Merry Christmas and a Happy

New Year. I love you.
Mary Coles

To Mike Ortiz
Best wishes to you and yours from

the East Coast gang. Mike should be
coming back to the West Coast ship­
ping soon.

Fred Collins

To all Seafarers
Our most profound prayer is that

each brother and sister have the gift
of good health during Noel and the
coming year and the years to come.
Amen.
Clarence (Bud) Cousins and family,

and Jimmy (our dog)

SW members and their friends and families saSt'
their greetings to loved ones and shipmates thit

hoiiday season. The greetings appear on this
^ page and thefoUowing three pages and are

iistedin alphabeticai prder by the name of
the individual sending the message.

To my wife and to all Seafarers
To my wife and everyone who

knows me, I want to say Merry
Christmas and Happy New Year. I
want to thank the Seattle union hall
for everything. Take care. Your
friend,

Thomas M. Curley

To Michelle Sanders
My sweetheart, I would like to

wish you a very Merry Christmas and
a Happy, Happy New Year for us
both. I'm sorry I'm not there with
you, but I am there spiritually. I love
you so much, and I'll see you soon.
Have a wonderful holiday.

Chris Curtis

(DM
To all my union brothers and sisters

Happy holidays to all, asea or
ashore, in the spirit of fraternity and
solidarity.

Bill Daniels

To my dear family and friends
Mele Kalikimaka and Hauoli

Makahiki Hon '93. Cruising the great
Hawaiian Islands. Aloha,

Dana M.K. Darval

ToDonMontoya
Wishing you a happy holiday

season as we sail the world apart. The
oceans are between us, but our love
will never stop. Remember, you are
always with me.

Donna DeCesare

To Marltes Dizon
Merry Christmas and a Happy

New Year to my loved ones Mariz
and Tess. Daddy loves you so much.

Romy Dizon

To all SIU members, active and retired
Happy holidays. Good job done

during Gulf crisis. Keep the pressure
on Washington. God bless the SIU.

John Doyle

To all Seafarers
May all your Xmas's be merry.

The Duke (Duet)

To Benny Guttlerez and family
Merry Christmas and a Happy

New Year.
Jake and Darlene Dusich

To Eddie Gomez and family
Merry Christmas and a Happy

New Year.
Jake and Darlene Dusich

To Clifford Scott and family
Merry Christmas and a Happy

New Year.
Jake and Darlene Dusich

To Rey Magpale and family
Merry Christmas and a Happy

New Year.
Jake and Darlene Dusich

To Jake and LIta Dusich ill
Merry Christmas and a Happy

New Year.
Jake and Darlene Dusich

To Ray Lau
Merry Christmas and a Happy

New Year.
Jake and Darlene Dusich

To Dionisio Muyco
Merry Christmas and a Happy

New Year.
Jake and Darlene Dusich

To Yen M. Huey and family
Merry Christmas and a Happy

New Year.
Jake and Darlene Dusich

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ToJoAnnBataln
Wishing you the best for the

holiday season. Have a wonderful
time and a Happy New Year. We miss
you,

Jerry, Bertha and Kim (Effinger)

To Paula PIttson
In this time of love and hope, I

wish for one prayer to come true.
Paula, I love you so much. WILL
YOU MARRY ME?

Lonnie Evans

To Paula Pittson
Paula, you're a fine girl
what a good wife you would be
those eyes could steal this sailor
from the sea.

WILL YOU MARRY ME?
Lonnie Evans

ToR.A.W.Jr.
Wishing you a safe and happy

holiday season. Baby, I miss you very
much! I love you . . . always and
forever...

Sandy (Evans)

To Charlie (Jo-Jo) Schenher
Hope you have a Merry Christmas

and a Happy New Year. I'm on the SS
UST Pacific. Write when you can.

Ralph A. Fann

To John Patrick D'Alessandro
May the joy of this holiday season

be with you, as you are in my heart.
Merry Christmas and Happy New
Year! I love you.

Wendy Gail Fearing

To all former shipmates
Wishing everyone the healthiest

and happiest holiday season possible.
One minute silence for all departed
former shipmates.

John (Zero) Fedesovich

To Thomas C. Finnerty
From one generation of Seafarers

to the other, I wish you my very best
this holiday season, father.

Keith W. Finnerty

To Simeon "Sammy" F. Ureta
Good health, God bless, and a

happy holiday season.
Ureta and Flaspollerfamilies

To my wife Zenaide and my son Mar-
cone and my daughters Michele and
Mariana

A very special welcome to my
wife and children to the United
States. I also wish you a very Merry
Christmas and a wonderful New
Year!

Maurice Formonte

To Brian Fountain
The best Christmas is Christmas

with you, daddy. We're glad you're
home. Merry, Merry Christmas.
Love,

Rachel, Justin and Cody
Fountain

to shipmates of the '50s
It's been a long time and I miss

those good days. Merry Christmas to
all those that I had the privilege of
sailing with so many years ago.
Smooth sailing.

Harry French

To Donald Gebbia
Merry Christmas to the seaman of

my life, the sweetest gift you already
gave when you made me your wife.
Miss you and love you always.

Sharon Gebbia

To ail active and retired members
Best wishes to you and yours this

special holiday season. You can write
me at 1208 Union Ave., Town of
Newburgh, N.Y. 12550.

Ernie Gibbons

To ail SlU members who were In Subic
Bay, Philippines

We were sorry that Subic Nava
Base had to go this year. My eldest
brother, who is the current senate
president of the Philippines, fought
for the retention of the base, but only
one vote of the former senate chief
whom he ousted last year made the
base go this year. Merry Xmas to al
of you overseas since 1986.

Deo Gonzales

To Mariano Gonzalez and family
Merry Xmas and Happy New

Year in these holidays.
William Gonzalez

To Sixto Rodriguez and family
Merry Xmas and Happy New

Year in tfiese holidays.
William Gonzalez

To Mr. Monserrate Salida
A happy holiday to you and your

wife, Luz Maria.
William Gonzalez

To all Seafarers and their families
May God send you all help from

His holy place. May He grant your
hearts' desires and lend His aid to aT
your plans.

Domingo Gordian

To my family and friends
Holiday i loliday greetings to my daughter

Anita in Erie, Pa., my daughter
Sandra, my wife Mary, my friem
Vince Ratcliff and all officials and
SIU personnel.

Leonard Grove

To John G.Katsos
Old man of the world: where have

you been, where are you and where
are you going? I think of you time and
again. Many happy returns on your
ventures. Write whenever you can.
Your friend.

Hector Guilbes

Toall
As we received our Christmas

bonus of '91, we each shed a tear and
a pause...Now we know there is a
Santa Claus! Thanks, happy holidays,
smooth sailing and God bless.

Eugene and Evelyn Hall

To Linda and Twyia Harrison
Season's greetings. Happy

holidays and a good year to come.
George Harrison

To Mr. and Mrs. J.L. Stanley and Mr.
and Mrs. W. Baldwin

Happy holidays and thank you for
all your love and support over the
years and in this U.S. merchant
marine. Your son,

James Garland Heatherly

To Mrs. Gentry Moore
Mrs. Moore, please accept my

respects and the best of all holiday
wishes. I will miss Gentry and
remember him forever. Sincerely,

James Garland Heatherly

To Capt. George Henderson
Merry Chiistmas, George. From

your brother,
Ben Henderson

To Billy G. Hill Sr.
Dad, we love you and miss you.

Hope you have a Merry Christmas
and Happy New Year. May God bless
you and keep you safe. Love you,

Kay, Kenny, Miclmel, Laura and
B.J. Hill

To Seafarers and families worldwide
Don't forget the true meaning of

this season. God sent his only son to
die in our place. Happy Holy Day to
all.

Tracy Hill

To Mary Hoiiey and family
Here we are in '92.1 m sitting here

in the bamboo hut without you.
Drinking a cerveza, thinking about
you, but I guess Maria will have to do.
Love ya. Merry Xmas.

Larry Holley^

To all my soaftsrlng friends at sea and
ashore

Have a very Merry Christmas anc
a Happy New Year. May you all con
tinue smooth sailing.

Kris A. Hopkins

To SIU brothers and sisters
As I think back over the past Xmas

holidays while being a member of the
SIU, I can honestly say, "they were
the best years in my entire life."
joined the SIU with a great deal oi
motivation and drive, but the vita
ingredient that my personality lacker
was direction. And that's what the
SIU shared with me, and I'll always
treasure it. Along with direction came
the understanding that "life's
process, so enjoy it" and "become
life-long learner." Thanks for all o'
your support. I couldn't have done
without you. Merry Xmas and hap­
piest of holidays. God Bless. Yours
truly,

David K. Horton

To all active and retired Seafarers
May God's blessings bring peace

and love to this troubled world
through the birth of Jesus, His son
crucifixion, resurrection and under­
standing this holiday season.

Mildred House

To Charlie Howeii and all seamen
Happy holidays. We miss you

Our prayers are with you and all men
at sea. I know because I have l)een
there. Have a good trip.

James T. Howeli

To Fred Jensen
A message to tell you how much

we miss you this Christmas. Wish
you were home with us this year ant
eveiy year.

Sandra and Charles Jensen

To ail SiU and MEBA District 2 brothers
Wishing you all the blessings o;

God with peace, health, love and hap­
piness, including Red Campbell ant
Tim Sullivan. Merry Xmas and a
Happy, Happy New Year. Always
remember you all. Sincerely,

Evaristo (Varo) Jimenez

To Vera, Lynette, Veronia Johns
A special season's greetings to the

latiies and love of my life. May GtK
bless you throughout this holiday
season. Merry Christmas/Happy
New Year.

Kenneth B. Johns

To Denise Johnson, Scott and Teneiva
I'm sorry I could not be there with

you these holidays and birthtlays, but
my heart always will be. Happy
holidays to all.

Michael S. Johnson
To Hilda Johnson and family

I want to wish you all a Merry
Christmas and a Happy New Year.

Sam Johnson

To my brother and sister Seafarers
Wis shing you and your families a

happy holiday season and a very
jrosperous, healthy and happiness-
illed New Year.

Leroy Jones

To Mom (Mrs. V.M. Jordan)
"Every Time" — Where the pres­

sures of time and schedules seem a
million miles away, and love is al­
ways near, the Lord add a blessing to
see the next day.

Jerome Jordan

To Mre. Rose Hail
Season's Greetings!

John G, Katsos

oJuanReinosa
Season's Greetings!

John G. Katsos

shipmates on the Ame/fcan Mariner
If I don't see you before—I want

to wish you a very Merry Christmas
and a Happy New Year.

Lenny Kauti

To formor shipmates
Wishing you a holiday season

filled with happy memories of our
seagoing days. Best new year's
wishes for all Seafarers.

Bob Kelner

ToDirkVisser
It has been so long ago since we

last shipped together and I want to
say, have a very Merry Christmas and
a Happy New Year.

Robert L Kennedy

To ail Seafarers
Just want to wish everyone a

Merry Christmas and a Happy New
Year—and to be safe out there!

Richard Kent

To my dad, Lyie M. Klohn
Hope you have a happy holiday

season. Love always. Your son.
Jack H. Klohn

To Kathy Chester
Hope your holidays turn out to be

the best ever. Love,
Mark Knapp

To former shipmates
Peace, love, high overtime, and

lots of jobs for all. Roger: Hi boss!
Mick: Forgiveness. George: It all
meant nothing.

Chi^ Cook Joanne (Knight)

To Michelle, Tammy and Lisa
Have a very Merry Christmas and

a healthy Happy New Year. All my
best wishes to you all. You are the
three most important things in my
life. I miss you and love you very
much and hope to see you soon.

Mark Konikowski

To my family at sea and on the beach
May peace, jc joy, good will and

good friends be yours every day in the
year.

Scott Kreger

To Kyle Phillips
Hi Kyle. Merry Christmas and

Happy New Year. Your granny said
you were a good boy, so Santa said he
would come see you. Love,

Uncle Vincent and
Aunt Margaret Kuhl

ToKeliJohnKirby
Hi Kell. We wish you a Merry

Xmas and a Happy New Year. We
love you very much. Love,

Grand Pa and Grand Ma Kuhl

To Petra Kurpeski
Holidays are far and few that I
can spend with you
This year you won't be alone
Because baby, I'll be home!
You are the best, for the rest...
of my life.

Ralph B. Kurpeski

To RattrlaF. Lacy (Chit Chat)
Merry Christmas. Remember, do

all the good you can, by all the means
you can, in all the ways you can, at all
the times you can, to ^1 the people
you can, as long as ever you can.

Ramona F. Lacy

To all my old friends
Season's greetings to those that

are still sailing and those that are
retired. I miss you all and sincerely
wish you good health and a happy
ife.

Jean LaCorte

0 Bruce Kent and family
Merry Xmas, buddy. Hope you

lave a Happy New Year. I hear you
^mnily's growing. Congratulations!

Doug and Steve Lahonde

^0 Ditty Oie' Ditty
The best Christmas present is you

leing home with me and our sons.T
ove you with all the love in my heart.

' four blushing bride,
Kasandra (Lechel)

omi
oliday greetings to all my

Hends, wherever you are.
Henry L Lee

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ToJIIIandKaclyn
Meny Christmas and a Happy

New Year. Love,
Lindsay

To Donalds. Ling
Hope you have a safe and happy

holiday season. Thanks for the run­
ning around! Love always,

Dave J. Ling

To my wife and children
Christmas is here, and all will be

happy. Children open their gifts and
praise the Lord. I'm far away, but
always remember, I'll love you
forever.

Charles D. Lore

ToMjmoMeg^
I hope this year you can come to

Brookfield, Ct. and spend some days
with the family. Happy holidays!

NickMageed

To Redda Omaha
I would like to wish you and the

family a happy holiday and many
more!,

Nick Mageed

To the membership
May these greetings bring you and

your family a special blessing from
God. Thank you for all your support
and may you have a very Merry Xmas
and a Happy New Year.

Kermett J. Mangram and family

To my wife Dariene, son B.J. and
nht daughter Lashenda—and to ail my

friends and firewaiking students
Have a wonder winter solstice

during the Christmas season. Have a
Happy New Year for '93. Blessed be!

Henry Manning

To Chun-Mien and Sabrina Marquette
The best of the holiday season to

my loving wife and my new daughter.
Daddy misses you both. Daddy loves
you.

Michael T. Marquette

To Oscar Wiley (Chariie Brown) and
wife iJohnie Mae

For my brother and sister, the
hope and love of my family to you
and yours for the holiday season. We
all miss you. Love always,

M.T. Marquette and family

To Kathy Parent
Merry Christmas, Happy New

Year.
Tommy (Mac) McNeills

To Edward Mooney and Lindsay Wil­
liams

Happy holidays from SS Atlantic
good old days.

Edward Merchant

To Chariie
Merry Christmas, my best friend,

my lover, my sweet husband. Happy
first anniversary, you are my life,

id baby! I love you forever and ever,
amen!

Hellen Merida

To Marvin McDuffie
It's been a while but I'd like to

wish you and your family the best
during the holiday season.

Tom Migliara

To Steve Miliar
No matter where in the world you

are, we're keeping the home fires
burning for you. Merry Christmas.
We love you and miss you. Always,

Darya and Matthew Miller

To all my shipnutee and friends
Happy holidays!

Carmen Minniti

To SedoniaW. Sparks
Season's greetings to Donny and

wishing you all the best from my
heart. Love, God bless,

A. Minors

imam-To Anthony Leo and Shoiegang
bereatPRMMi

Season's greetings to all. Wishing
each and every one a very prosperous
Xmas and healthy New Year. Bless­
ings to all.

A. Minors

To Brother Gladstone Ford and Brother
Jasper Anderson and family

Season's greetings to you and
your family members. Have a happy
and most joyous holiday. God bless
you all.

A. Minors
at PRMMI Shore gang

To Mrs. Merle Wescott
Season's greetings. Wishing you

the best that life has to offer in these
holidays. Have a happy! God bless
you.

Anstey Minors

ToAbdoSalehElhaj
Greetings to my brothers and their

families who live in Dearborn, Mich.
Hi from Honolulu, HI.

Mohamed Saleh Mohamed

To all Seafarers and their families
May the Lord be with you and

your family in this holy season. Have
plenty of fun and let us give thanks to
the SIU for everything done right.

Carlos Mojica

To my wife, my life, Susan, and the
kids (Donna, Robert, Amy and Matthew)

This truly is a joyful season
through the SIU and the ARC. We
have a new life, another chance. God
bless those at headquarters and the
ARC. God bless you. Sue, and our
children, our families, our friends,
especially those of us at sea this time
of year.

Michael M. Moore

To all SIU personnel, active members
and retirees, especially former Curtis
Bay and Baker Whiteiey gangs

A wonderful Xmas and a happy,
fhiitful New Year.

Charles W. Morris

To all I all my shipmates active and retired
Wishing everyone a Merry Xmas

and a very Happy New Year. Also to
the SIU—the greatest unioh in the
world now and in the future.

Willie Morris

To mom and dad
Merry Christmas and a Happy

New Year. I will be home soon. I miss
ya'U very much. I love you.

Jeffrey Mott

To all Seafarers
I wish you all a Merry Christmas

and a hedthy, happy, prosperous
New Year.

Jimmy Moye

To my future wife, Mrs. Ernestine Myers
I'd like to first thank God for

bringing us together. And to let you
know how much I love and miss you.
And to wish you a very Merry
Christmas and a Happy New Year.
Love,

Frog (your future husband,
Mr. Amos B. Myers)

ToPrattsandJoe
Wishing you all the best this

holiday season. May you and your
families have health and wealth in the
coming year. God bless.

Tom Mylan

To my wife Cathy and femlly
Merry Christmas my love, and

Tiff, mom, "J", Wes, Shelia, Angie,
Laura, Mitch, Bruce, Derek, Casey,
Shannon, the "Fish" and "Fussbucket
the Pig." I hope I'm there with you all,
if not, I'm with you in spirit on God's
oceans. Love you one and all! P.S. A
Merry Christmas to all my union
brothers. God bless you and yours!

Lawrence Neslein

To Bosun Teddy Nielsen
Merry Christmas to you out at sea.

We miss you, but we know a ship
must sail even on Christmas. Love,

Wilma and Teddy Nielsen Jr.

To Laurie
Here's to the first of many

together. Every day has been a
' holiday since I met you. May that
Christmas glow stay with us all year.

Ray Nowak

ToMaryTologa
The holidays won't be the same

without you. V^ere are you when we
need you? Missing your holiday
snacks.

Buns & Nippon Express
(Rob O'Connell & Neil Simonsen,

To Jocelyn Octavlano
Wishing a joyful Christmas and a

prosperous New Year to my loving
and beautiful wife, Jocelyn, two cute
daughters, Veena and Steffi, with
love.

Papa (Gavino) Octaviano

To Mrs. Elizabeth P. Ohier
Hi Li and Mark! Merry Christmas

to you and Mark there. If I can't be
with you, I will be with you in spirit.
Happy holidays. Love,

Robert (Bobby) Ohler

To captain and crew of CS Global Sen-
tinel

Wishing you all a very Merry
Christmas and Happy New Year—
and safe sailing. Season's greetings
from the bosun's wife.

Roxanne Olson

To Joe Olson
Merry Christmas and Happy New

Year. Hope all is going well. Remem­
ber the North Star at 12:00 a.m.
Christmas morning. I send my love.
Wishing you were here. Love,

Roxanne Olson

ToCoryOrlanda
Merry Christmas and Happy New

Year to my mother, sister Naty, Mila,
brother-in-law Resty Serrano, Mila
and Weng. And especially to my
beloved wife Cora S. Orlanda. With
love and kisses,

Rudy Orlanda

To all my C&O tug shipmates
Just to wish you happy holidays

and let you know that the Italian Stal­
lion has been to hell and back, but
living well.

Domenic Ottofaro

To active and retirad Seafarers
Good heialth to all. I would like to

hear from any shipmate that I sailed
with. Feel free to call (503) 287-5241.

Leonard Paden

To all active and retired members
My family and I wish every mem­

ber—active and retired—a Merry
Christmas and Happy New Year, and
hope we continue with our gains in
1993.

William A. Padgett and family

To Judy Ballard and Steven Parker
Merry Christmas and Happy New

Year.
Lamar Parker

To all members
May this Christmas be especially

happy for you, and may you have a
wonderful New Year.

Angel Passapena and family

To PRMMI Shoregang, all union offi­
cials and members at sea and shore

Merry Christmas to you and all of
your families. A healthy and
prosperous New Year in 1993, also in
future year.

Peter and Lee Patrick

To Cerenia, Eric and Ryan Peck
May your Christmas be filled with

happiness and dreams of the future.
You make every day worth celebrat­
ing for me.

Michael Peck

To Gloria, John and Ruben Banzall
To my new family that has

showed me new meaning in life.
Merry Xmas. I'll be home around
Dec. 27 to celebrate twice.

Jack Pegram

To my femlly, friends and shipmates
I'd like to send a holiday greeting

to my wife Christina, my son Hany,
friends and shipmates. I'd also like to
send a holiday greeting to the Kalon-
dis family and to the Sabga family.

Spiridon Perdikis

To Marisol Perez
I would like to send this greeting

to my wife, Marisol Perez, who stood
by me in my seven years of sailing.
Meny Christmas "babe." Love al­
ways,

Samuel Perez

To Tony Piazza
Wishing you a Merry Christmas

with love and a New Year filled with
Peace. Merry Christmas and Happy
New Year.

Mom and Dad
(Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Piazza)

To Mr. and Mrs. John Kane
Meny Christmas and a Happy

New Year to both of you. Hopefully,
after my retirement, we can get
together again.

AlPickford

To SIU officers, the membership and
their families

Meny Christmas and Happy New
Year.

Sonny Pinkham

To Sheridan Transportation Company
Happy New Year!

Sonny Pinkham and family

To Bobby Selzer
"Look me" in the "eyes" when I'm

writing to you. Merry Christmas Bat­
man! May you and your family have
a joyful holiday season.

Sonny Pinkham

To Mom, Marylee, Bruce, Bobby,
"Au ~ Beverly and Aunt Florence

Although I am miles away, each
day of every year my heart is always
near. Merry Christmas and Happy
New Year to all.

Bill Rackley

To Merlita and Irene
Although the oceans may separate

us, I wish my wife and daughter a
Merry Christmas and a Happy New
Year. God bless. I love you.

Bill Rackley

To William G. Rackley
Have yourself a Merry Christmas

and a happy, healthy New Year.
Remember all the Christmases we
shared as a family together. We'll
always remain your loving family.

Mom, Beverly, Marylee, Bruce and
Rob (Rackley)

To all MSGPAC Seafarers
Best wishes to all Seafarers for a

very Merry Christmas and Happy
New Year, particularly to the men I
sailed with between August 1965 and
February 1974 while employed by
MSCPAC. Mele Kalikimaka to
friends in Hawaii.

Jim Rae

To everyone that I have worked with on
FFEL lines SS Mariposa and Monierey

Xmas greetings and all the best for
the New Year. I would love to hear
from someone still dreaming about
SF where I lived for 44 years. Hope
ail is well.

Ann Rafalovich

To George L. Raubenstine Jr.
To my darling husband George. I

love and miss you, honey. Happy
holidays, baby. Have a good new
year. Can't wait until we are together
again. Yoiv loving wife,

Delonda G. Raubenstine

To Mr. and Mrs. Steve Krkovich
Wishing you both a very, very

Merry Christmas and a very, very
Happy New Year. Also, hoping your
health is fine and you're having a very
nice holiday in Japan.

Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Reasko

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To retired Erie-Lackawanna and Con-
raii deckhands

Meny Christinas and Happy New
Year to all my old retired shipmates.

Jim Shannon
To aii Seafarers, active and retired

Compliments of the season and hoping
for a prosperous New Year employment-
wise.

Mr. and Mrs. Ricardo Siddons
To shipmates and friends

Happy holidays and good health.
Bettie L. Smith

To Doug Smith
Merry Christinas, darling, and Happy

New Year. Keep up the good work.
Mom, Jackie and Jon (Smithy

To employees of Express Marine
Merry Christmas and Happy New

Year.
Melboum B. Smith

To Spencer Smith
I love you, daddy!

Baby Smith
To Spencer Smith

You've made me so happy. I love you
with all my heart. Your "Princess"

Tausha Smith
To mom, Jackie, Doug and Jonathan

We love you. Merry Christmas!
Spencer <5; Tausha Smith and

Baby too!
TotheSpeiis

We wish you all happiness and good
health.

Spencer & Tausha Smith
To Tausha Smith

Sweetness, I wish you the merriest
Christmas and the happiest of new year's!
Iloveyouandwill always be by your side!
Love,

Spenc (Spencer Smith)
To SiU officers, staff and aii members-
active and retired

May you have the merriest of Xmas's
and the happiest of New Years. And God
bless.

Joseph O. Snyder
To Mrs. Myrtle Waiters

With the best wishes for the entire
holiday season. Love and good health. I
love you Mama. God bless you.

Donny, your loving daughter (S. W.
Sparks)

To Mrs. Janie L. Spence Jr.
The year has come and gone, the love

I have for you is still brand new. Merry
Christmas and a Happy New Year.

Cyril A. Spence Jr.
To Spencer and Tausha Smith

Have a veiy Merry Christmas and a
Happy New Jear.

Jackie, Lenora, Doug
and Jon (Spiers)

TotheSpeiis
Have a very Meny Christmas ^d a

Happy New Year. Think about you a lot.
Jackie, Lenora, Doug and Jon

(Spiers)
To Seafarers around the world

Smooth sailing. Love to all. God
Bless. Merry Christmas and Happy New
Year.

F.A. Stephen
To the Seatarers LOG and aii SiU mem­
bers

Holiday greetings to all.
Walter Swedberg

To aii my seafaring brothers and sisters
Happy holidays and a good New Year!

Terry-T-Bone White

To ail
Wishing all of you the best of all of

your holidays ever. Cannot forget all of the
union officers. Good luck!

Robert Teabout
To the SiU officers and staff, our ships
and shipmates

Happy holidays. Merry Christmas and
a prosperous New Year. "God bless us
eveiyone."

Eugene Donald Thompson

To Simeon "Sammy" F. Ureta
Good health, God bless, and a happy

holiday season.
Ureta and Flaspoller families

To aii my shipmates, known and un­
known

Many blessings. With love and
respect!

Suzanne Van Schoor

To Tanya, Vincent and Vivian Walker
The deepest sadness of the holiday

season is spending it alone at sea. So, if by
chance we^ll all be at home, I hope you'll
spend them with me. Love from the heart,

(Husband andfather)
DeMyron Walker

To Mrs. Susan Walker
I would like to wish you the warmest

season's greetings because you are a
model wire—and most of all my sweet,
sweetheart. I love you.

Lonnie Walker
To officers and members

To those we love and see each day and
other loved ones far away

To all good friends whose friendship
means so much and those with whom
we're out of touch.

William Willie Walker
To Steve Voss

Thinking of you during this Christmas
season. Hope you are well and sailing
again soon. Mona Lisa's not the same
without you. Your friend,

Mary Watson
To Gino igneri, Kenny Maricb, Garret
Winner

Wishing you a Mern' Christmas and
Happy New Year. Look forward to sailing
together again soon. We love you. Your
friends,

Mary and Jim Watson
To Darra White

Peace, love, health, wealth and life.
Some of these things I gave you, and some
of them are your natural birthright.
Remember, they are always yours and
mine.

Darryl White

To all Seafarers, union officiais and
their families

In the tradition of the Brotherhood of
the Sea, all the best

Robert Wilcox
To Ann A. Wiiiiams and crew of OS
Vivian

To my wife that I love and to a good
ship. Thanks for making a good life for
me.

Jerome Williams
To everyone

Holiday greetings.
Rufus Williams

To aii Seafarers
Season's greetings to everyone as­

sociated with our great union, especially
the folks at Piney Point!! Cheers!!!!

Stanley E. Williams
To the Seafarers LOG

Happy holidays and best wishes to all.
We hope 1993 is a prosperous year for all
of you!

James Woods and family

To Howard Yaekei
Merry Christmas, Happy New Year to

the love of my life. 1993 will be our year.
Love always and God bless you. Your
wife,

Lucy Yaekei and family
To Howard Yaekei

Merry Christmas, dad. We miss you
and love you. God bless you and take care
of yourself. Have a Happy New Year. See
you soon.

Pat, Ann and James (Yaekei)
To my darling wife, Mrs. Lucy

I love you with all my heart and soul.
Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year,
and may all your dreams come true. Love
always,

Howard Yaekei
To Paul Grady

We have our place in Jax, FL. If you
are in port, look us up. Trying to read
"Messages from Michael." Pretty heavy
stuff. Happy holidays. Maybe see you
back at scnool.

Tony & Jackie Yore
To Ann Young

Have the best holiday ever. I miss and
love you.

Steve Young

To Wallace Rosser
Wishing you the happiest holidays

ever from those who love and need you
most—eveiyday. Truly yours.

Us (Deann, David & Rachel)
To Charles B.Broadnax

I would like to wish you a happy
holiday and the best of luck in the new year
to come. I still love you.

Your little girl
ToUnda

Our first Christmas with our new baby
Gennifer—this is the best present you
could have ever given to me. Loving you
forever and always,

Eddie
'o Kevin

I hope our days are together.
Christmas is the time to be with the one
you love. But if we are apart, you will
always be in my heart. I love you,

Jen

To Tommy T and LouLou Beii
Thinking of you, walking the streets of

the city, dancing 'til dawn, eating pizza in
the park. I think of you and wish we were
not apart. Love you always,

Jen-Girl
To Ms. Sins Edwards

Season's greetings to you and your
family. Hoping that this joyous holiday
brings you goM health, good luck and
God s blessings. Happy holidays.

The Chef
To Joe Robertson

Ho! Ho! Ho! Merry Christmas Uncle
Joe! Miss Kitty, too!

Winky and Booty and Family
To Jack Caffey and Michelle Nardo

Season's greetings to both of you and
your families. Wishing you the best for the
coming years ahead—Juck, love, life. God
blessi

T. Leo and A. Minors
To SiU officiais at headguarters, Mike
and Joe Sacco and Augle Teilez

From all of us, God bless you all.
Happy holidays.
T. Leon, A. Minors and the PRMMI

Shoregang, Elizabeth, NJ
To SIU at 675 4th Ave. in Brooi^n

Greetings to the entire staff at 675.
Have a happy holiday season from all of
us.

PRMMI Shoregang,
Elizabeth, NJ

To Brother Peter Patrick and family
Just to let you know that we still think

of you. Greetings to you and yours. Have
a joyous season. God bless.

A. Minors and T. Leo at
PRMMI Shoregang

To Aida, Awal and Alshah
May God bless you all and may the

New Year be prosperous.
Syaifullah

To Tibby, Alice and Christian
Here's hoping we all have a very

Merry Christmas and a happy, healthy
New Year. I miss you and love you.

Pop
To all Seafarers shipping from the port
of New Orleans

Warmest holiday greetings to all
Seafarers who ship through the port of
New Orleans—also all of our co-workers
in headquarters and other ports.

Staff- Port ofNew Orleans
To Sebastian, Damien, Mom and Dad

"I take my walk with God"
When my busy week has ended
I take my walk with God.
As I take my walk with God
Every creature pays Him homage.
Trees and flowers bow and noa
In the presence of their maker.
Adriane Healani Akau and Mark P.

Moran
To Holly

Happy holidays Goobie!
Mark

To George Bixby
Merry Christmas my love! Missii

tou as always, but hoping you have a good
loliday. Stay away from the mistletoe 'til

you get home. Safe sailing. I love you. sailing. I love you.
Donna

ToTeddyDoi
Aloha Teddy. Merry Christmas! Hope

this holiday season finds you healthy and
happy. Would love to hear from you. Your
friends,

George and Donna
To Shawn P. Hurst

Have a very Merry Christmas! Best
wishes always.

Brenda

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Sending their holiday greetings from aboard the USNS Harkness somehwere in the Persian Gulf are (from left, front row) SA Cecilio Suarez Jr SA Anthonv Ferrara 9nri
Cook Mosed Saleh, Chief Cook Ahmed Qoraish, Chief Steward Ben Henderson, Captain Andrew Diamond (seated), Cook/Baker Robert Tovav SA Jouna Tnuai/ SA qaiH
Mohamed. SA Eddie Rembert (kneeling), Saleh Al-Saedi, (back row) SA Christopher Edyvean, SA Troy Mitchell. SA Donald Martin SA "Doc" Whalen SA Joroe VkieiSe
(standing), SA Mohamad Abdeifattah.SAAdry-Lee" Libra and SA Michael Underwood. "nanin, CM uoc wnaien.bA Jorge Vicente

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Dispatchers' Report for Deep Sea
OCTOBER 16 — NOVEMBER 15,1992

•TOTAL REGISTERED TOTAL SHIPPED ••REGISTERED ON BEACH
All Groups All Groups Trip All Groups

Class A OassB OassC Class A Class B Class C Rdle& OassA Class B ClaasC

Port DECK DEPARTMENT
New York 31 29 16 25 16 5 '••••7 "77:-.75^ • . 63 36 33
Philadelphia 1 10 2 1 4 3 2 777,:. 4 17 5
Baltimore 8 12 3 6 11 1 • " " ' ft p7^27 7 11 '.:;.;:7 7a73-
Norfolk 8 20 6 9 11 . 'T~'72'-~ • •' 32 11
Mobile 15 20 5 10 10 4 •.:7:7 2 "7 21 29 9
New Orleans 20 21 11 18 13 9 7'' 5'^ 35 34 20
Jacksonville 33 14 16 20 12 0 2 51 77:7:^;:7777 38
San Francisco 23 24 7 14 23 8 : 8 1:7; 47' ..7:7 50 7 137^""777

Wilmington 16 14 6 18 ••7.'^77,. , 73 ' 3 ii7T8.7 '7:7::7297.7a
26

15
iSeattle 27 27 6 14 22 2 3 50

'7:7::7297.7a
26 17

Puerto Rico 6 5 1 3 4 0 1 15 8 3
Honolulu 7 17 6 4 7 8 2 8 21 13

Houston 32 26 : 24 17
> U.>7-

.• ^ 7'-7:.7 4 7,:; 37 77-7^=43-77-7-7" 227>7-7^

St. Louis 0 •71 ..!-7^:.---27:'::''7" 1 0 .1 ,7^ .:7:7:47. 7' - ...177^77:7

Piney Point • 1 7 0 .7g<.;.2 .7^7 1 0 777'W:. '7 .... 2
Algonac 0 1 ••• 1 0 2 • • 2 0 7'7'^ 0 0

Totals 228 251 93 •168 163 56 39 376 410 205

8
17
4
4

13
0
4
0

133

16
2
0
3
6

Port
f4ew York
Philadelphia
Baltimore
Norfolk
Mobile
New Orleans 14
Jacksonville 12
San Francisco 20
Wilmington
Seattle
Puerto Rico
Honolulu
Ifouston
St. Louis
Piney Point
Algonac
Totals
Port 1
New York
Philadelphia
Baltimore
Norfolk
Mobile
New Orleans 10
lacksonville 12
San Francisco 37
Wilmington 6
Seattle
Puerto Rico
Honolulu
HdiiSton
St Louis
Pin^y Point
Algonac
Totals
Port
New York
Phil^elphia
Bsjltimore
Norfolk
MobUe
New Orleans
Jfecksbnv^
Sah Francisco 23
Wilmington 3
Seattle 6
Puerto Rico 7
Honolulu 3

ENGINE DEPARTMENT

' ' 5" 4
3
17
9
7
18
23
8
20
3
14
17
3
27
0

201

4
3
0
3
2
9

18
0
3
2
8
15

6 , , »
3
5
7
0
6
3
0
2
1

54

• . «;•

12
3
12
1
2
11
0
0
0
95

3
8
4
7

12
7
12
1
9
19
2
0
0
99

38
5

n 0
0
1
36

8
6
17
28
31
32
12
24
7
5
22
2

^:.7
0

244

37

25
20
24

'::39'
39
17
29
4
17
21

i'-I:
43
0

333

11
;;-5-
3

':-5:
7
11
16
13
7
14
0
12
12
J •
5
0

122
STEWARD DEPARTMENT

14
2
9
11
0
1
0

129

10
0
1
7
6
7
10
9 ••
11
2
22

0
10
0

104

1

0
6
0
1
5
2
0
6
6
12

::g3':

0
32

11
2
2
4
5
7
8
18
13
15
4
7
7
0
0
0

103

5
1
2
2
2
5
1
4
4
5
1
18

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0
61

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0 0
0 0
24 59

0 1
? 4 22

0 0
257 198

6

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8
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4
3
3
1
17
3
0
3
0
58

ENTRY DEPARTMENT

Houston 4
St Louis 0

go
Algonac 0
Totals 70

January i February 1993
Membership Meetings

Deep Sea, Lakes, Inland Waters

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Piney Point
Monday: January 4, February 8

New York
Tuesday: January 5, Frebruary 9

Philadelphia
Wednesday: January 6, February 10

Baltimore
Thursday: January 7, February 11

Norfolk
, Thursday: January 7, February 11

Jacksonville
Thursday: January 7, February 11

Algonac
Friday: January 8, February 12

Houston
Monday: January 11; Tuesday: February 16*

*changedby Washington's Birthday

New Orleans
Tuesday: January 12, February 16

Mobile
Wednesday, January 13, February 17

San Francisco
Thursday: January 14, February 18

Wilmington
Tuesday: January 19*; Monday: February 22
' *changed by M.L King holiday

Seattle
Friday: January 22*, February 26

*ms date was listed incorrectly in the NovemberlDO.

San Juan
Thursday: January 7, February 11

St Louis
Friday: January 15, February 19

Honolulu
Friday: January 15, February 19

Duluth
Wednesday, January 13, February 17

Jersey City rvj _,,
• Wednesday: January 20, February 24.

' New Bedford
Tuesday: January 19, February 23 •{ \

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Each port's meeting starts at 10:30 a.m.

See page 32 for the full
1993 calendar of union meetings.

Personals
WILLIAM EDWARD McCORMICK

If you were bom in Boston in the early 1920s,
please get in touch with the Seafarers LOG for a
message from a family member.

JON KELLY
Please call Mary at (815) 838-6764.

413 495 234 133 1,023 1,441 826 Totals All

^SlS^tered" means the number of men who actually registered for shipping at the port last month.
** "Register^ on the Beach" means the total number of men registered at Ae port at the end oHa^onth.
A total of 1J75 jobs were shipped on SlU-contracted deep sea vessels. Of the 1,275 jobs shipped, 413 jobs

Ir^^nt w^^ "A" seniority members. The rest were fdled by and seniority

Sprogram began on April 1,1982, a total of 17,653jobs have been shipped.

Showing the Banner

Bill Iverson and Max Fisk, retired members of the
SlUNA-affiliated Marine Firemen's Union, participate
in the Labor Day parade in Black Diamond, Wash.

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Union Directory

Michael Sacco
President
John Fay

Secretaiy-Treasurer
Joseph Sacco

Executive vice President
Augustln Tell«E

Vice President Collective Bargaining
George McCartnev

Vice President West Cos Joast
Roy A. "Buck" Mercer

Vice President Government Services
Jack Caffey

Vice President Atlantic Coast
Byron Kelley

id In Vice President Lakes and Inland Waters
Dean Coreey

Vice President Guu Coast

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3315 Liberty St.

Jacksonville, FL 32206
(904) 353-0987
JERSEY CITY

MOBILE
1640 Dauphin Island Pkwy.

Mobile, AL 36605
(205) 478-0916

NEW BEDFORD
48 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)994-0010
PORT EVERGLADES
2 West Dixie Highway

Dania, FL 32204
(305)921-5661

SAN FRANCISCO
350 Fremont St.

San Francisco, CA 94105
(415)543-5855

Government Services Division
(415) 861-3400
SANTURCE

1057 Fernandez Juncos Ave.
Stop 16'/^

Santurce, PR 00907
(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
(310) 549-4000

Dispatchers' Report for Great Lakes
OCTOBER 16 — NOVEMBER 15,1992

CL—Company/Lakes L—^Lakes NP—^Non Priority
*TOTAL REGISTERED

All Groups
Class CL Class L Class NP

TOTAL SfflPPED
Ail Groups

Class CL Class L Class NP

**REGISTERED ON BEACH
All Groups

QassCL Class L Class NP

0 19

DECK DEPARTMENT
0 16 0

ENGINE DEPARTMENT

0 7 0
STEWARD DEPARTMENT

0 2 0
ENTRY DEPARTMENT

3 0 0 0

Totals All Departments 0 39 8 0 25 0 0 75 41
* 'Total Registered" means the number of men who actually registered for shipping at the port last month.

Dispatchers' Report for Inland Waters
OCTOBER 16 -
•TOTAL REGISTERED

All Groups

Region
Atlantic Coasf
Gulf Coast
Lakes & Inland
West Coast
Totals
Region

Class A Class B Class C

NOVEMBER 15,1992
TOTAL SHIPPED

All Groups
Class A Class B Class C
DECK DEPARTMENT

••REGISTERED ON BEACH
All Groups

Class A Class B Class C

0 0 0 0 62 2 . .. ^ .
4 6 0 1 3 9 5

16 St® 11 ffiSs A* 1 0 1rl^44 : .0,
0 0 3 0 0 1 2 1

22 4 9 11 2 4 117 8
ENGINE DEPARTMENT

Atlantic Coast " P ' ' n u 0 • 0 15 I 0 .
Gulf Coast 6 o" 0 0 0 0 0 3
Lakes & Inland Waters 12 0 0 tt'T 0 .0 ^:t'29:;
West Coast 6 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0
Totals 13 0 2 7 0 0 44 6 3
Region
Ajdantic Coast ̂
Gulf Coast
Lakes & Inlahc
West Coast
Totals

^ 4 „ D

STEWARD DEPARTMENT
0 'y-.,,-';
1 0

11 ^ ' n ' A '

1 0 2
0

Totals All Departments 43 5 11 22 3 4 186 15
* 'Total Registered" means the number of men who actually registered for shipping at the port last month.
** "Registered on the Beach" means the total number of men registered at the port at the end of last month.

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SUBUUBWBQNID A

VIDEO FOOTAGE NEEDED
OFSEAFARERS
IN GULF WAR

The SIU Communications Depart­
ment is seeking video footage of
Seafarers and SlU-contracted ships par­
ticipating in activities related to Opera­
tion Desert Shield, Desert Storm or
Desert Sortie.

If any Seafarer has such footage
taken with a home video camera, please
contact the Seafarers LOG office. The
union would like to make a copy of the
footage and then return the original
videotape to the member.

For further information, contact the
Seafarers LOG office at (301) 899-
0675, ext 4315.

CLASSES AVAILABLE
FOR QMED UPGRADING

SOUTH STREET
SEAPORT MUSEUM

SEEKS VOLUNTEERS

QMEDs are reminded that they must
upgrade their classification each year
until reaching QMED 1, according to the
shipping rules. The Seafarers Harry
Lundeberg School of Seamanship at the
Paul Hall Center for Maritime Training
and Education offers a variety of engine
department courses throughout the year
to enable members to reach that goal.
The classes include Marine Electrical
Maintenance, Pumproom Operations
and Maintenance, Welding, Hydraulics
and Diesel Engine Technology.

To find out more, talk with a union
representative at any hall, a boarding
patrolman at any payoff or contact the
Seafarers Harry Lundeberg Upgrading
Center, P.O. Box 75, Piney Point, MD
10674.

MURMANSK CEREMONY
SCHEDULED FOR DEC. 8

IF IS YOUR CORRECT ^
ADDRESS ON FILE?

The South Street Seaport Museum
preserves and interprets the history of
New York as a world port through his­
toric ships, changing exhibits, tours and
other programs.

Volunteers with eight hours a week
to spare are needed in the museum tour
guide and lecturer program. Volunteers
with four hours to contribute can help
lead tours of the galleries and historic
ships. Training is free!

For additional information, call
Patricia Sands, Director of Volunteer
Programs,orCatrinPerih,DocentCoof- •
dinator, at (212) 669-9400.

With W-2 forms due out soon, it is
necessary for every SIU member to have
his or her correct address on file with the
Seafarers Vacation Plan.

If you recently have moved or
changed your name and have not
notified the union, fill out a change of
address form at your nearest union hall
or send your new address (along with
your name, book number and social
security number) to: Address Control,
Seafarers International Union, 5201
Auth Way, Camp Springs, MD 20746.

A ceremony for merchant mariners
who sailed in the Murmansk runs during
World War 11 is scheduled forTuesday,
December 8 at 10:30 a.jn. in
Washington, D.C. Medals will be issued
to those seamen whose applications
have been approved.

A similar ceremony took place in
Baltimore in October.

Yuri Menshikov, coordinator of the
ceremonies, said he expects a crowd of
about 600 to 700 for the December
event, which will take place in the
auditorium of the Embassy of the Rus­
sian Federation at its 2645 Tunlaw
Road, N.W. building (near the intersec­
tion of Wisconsin Ave. and Mas­
sachusetts Ave.) in Washington, DC.

Mariners who are to receive the
medals but who cannot or do not wish to
attend the ceremony will receive theirs
in the mail.

Those eligible WWII veterans who
have not applied for the Murmansk
medal may do so by submitting a written
request to Mr. Menshikov at the Embas­
sy of the Russian Federation, 1125 16th
Street, N.W., Washington, DC 20036.
Please provide documentation of service
in World War 11 and, specifically,
evidence of having sailed on vessels
engaged in one or more convoys to Mur­
mansk or Archangel.

For more information, call Mr. Men­
shikov at (202) 347-4392, or see page 10
of the September Seafarers LOG.

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Digest of Ships Meetings
The Seafarers LOG attempts to print as many digests of union ship-

tmard minutes as possible. On occasion, beimuse of space
limitations, some wiii be omitted.

Ships minutes hrst are reviewed by the union's contract department.
Those issues requiring attention or resolution are addressed by the
union upon receipt of the ships minutes. The minutes are then for-

warded to the Seafarers LOG.

SEA-LAND PATRIOT (Sea-
Land Service), July 13 — Chair­
man S. Evans, Educational
Director M. Bang. Chairman
thanked deck department for three
good trips. He thanked Chief Cook
Ron Richardson for good food.
Educational director advised mem­
bers to watch safety films. No
beefs or disputed OT reported.

MV PAUL BUCK (Ocean
Shipholding), August 23 — Chair­
man Alejandro Ruiz, Secretary
Steven Parker, Educational Direc­
tor W.C. Weekly Sr., Deck
Delegate Robert Schlndler, En­
gine Delegate Mark Glinka,
Steward Delegate John Jacobs.
Chairman informed crew that mes­
sage regarding new tank cleaning
rates was sent to contracts depart­
ment and company. Educational
director reminded members to
upgrade at Lundeberg School at the
Paul Hall Center in Piney Point,
Md. No beefs or disputed OT
reported. Crew gave vote of
thanks to Bosun Ruiz for 37
years of dedicated service. He
will retire after this trip. Crew
welcomed Chief Cook Will
Bcgendorf back from vacation.
Next port: Pearl Harbor, Hawaii.

ITB MOBILE (Sheridah Transpor­
tation), August 30 — Chairman
Fred Jensen, Secretary Pedro Sel-
lan. Educational Director J.
Quinter, Deck Delegate R.
Paradise, Engine Delegate Elliot
Rhodes, Steward Delegate Allen
Van Buren. Chairman thanked all
members for job well done.
Secretary noted pleasant trip.
Educational director urged mem­
bers to upgrade at Paul Hall Center
for a better tomorrow in maritime
industry. Steward delegate reported
disputed OT. No beefs or disputed
OT reported by deck or engine
delegates. Crew asked contracts
department to seek both sick leave
and emergency leave for per­
manent members. Crew thanked
steward department for extremely

An Arctic Barbecue

AB John Weirauch enjoys a
shipboard barbecue on the
Overseas Arctic.

professional job well done. Next
port: Stapleton, N.Y.

ROBERT E. LEE (Waterman
Steamship), August 16 — Chair­
man W. Wee, Secretary A. Hol­
land, Educational Director W.
Thomas, Deck Delegate L. Ander­
son, Engine Delegate C. Dowe,
Steward Delegate Bob Bess. Chair­
man reported good work by deck
gang. Vocational director en­
couraged members to stay in-.
formed by reading Seafarers LOG
and to upgrade at Piney Point. En­
gine delegate reported disputed
OT. No beefs or disputed OT
reported by deck or steward
delegates. Crew noted difficulty in
receiving mail while overseas.
Next port: Newport News, Va.

NUEVO SAN JUAN (Puerto
Rico Marine), August 11 — Chair­
man W. Card, Secretary R.
Fagan, Educational Director R.
Torgerscn. Chairman reported
smooth sailing and pleasant crew.
No beefs or disputed OT. Deck
delegate reminded his department
to make sure all lashings and deck
gear are secured before sailing.
Crew thanked galley gang of Chief
Steward Fagan, Chief Cook Ver­
non Wilson and SAs Antonio
Colon and R. Ramirez.

OMI HUDSON (OMl Corp.),
August 31 — Chairman T. Banks,
Secretary G. Boop, Deck Delegate
A. Sabatini. Chairman reminded
crew about new benzene testing.
He advised members to read the
LOG and upgrade at Lundeberg
School. Deck and engine delegates
reported beefs. No beefs or dis­
puted OT reported by steward
delegate. Crew gave vote of thanks
to steward dep^ment. Crew ex­
tended sympathies to family of late
SlU Patrolman Gentry Moore.
Next port: Houston.

OVERSEAS MARILYN
(Maritime Overseas), August 31 —
Chairman Henry Jones, Secretary
1. Fletcher, Educational Director
E. Smith, Deck Delegate Richard
Luzan, Engine Delegate L.
Reynolds Jr., Steward Delegate
Alan Bartley.' Chairman reported
smooth trip and good crew. Cap­
tain sent thanks to crew for good
trip. Chairman announced payoff
and urged members to upgrade at
Lundeberg School. Deck delegate
reported beef. No beefs or disputed
OT reported by engine or steward
delegates. Crew thanked galley
gang for excellent job. Crew en­
joyed shopping in Peru and interact­
ing with citizens of Callao. Next
port: Houston.

ITB NEW YORK (Sheridan
Transportation), September 29 —
Chairman Sonny Pinkham, Educa­
tional Director Thomas Migliara,
Deck Delegate Steve Molito, En­
gine Delegate A. Daif, Steward
Delegate D. Rodriguez. No beefs
or disputed OT reported. Crew
thanked steward department for job
well done. Crewmembers recently
participated in "West Indies
Shootout" basketball tournament.

ITB PHILADELPHIA (Sheridan
Transportation), September 27 —
Chairman V. Neilsen, Secretary J.
Emidy, Educational Director M.
Seek, Engine Delegate A. Rosa,
Steward Delegate S. Suraredjo.

Steward delegate reported disputed
OT. No beefs or disputed OT
reported by deck or engine
delegates. Crew discussed asking
contracts department to seek
schedule which would allow per­
manent members on vessel to sail
two months on, two months off.
Crew thanked galley gang. Steward
department thanked crew for keep­
ing messhall clean.

LIBERTY SPIRIT (Liberty
Maritime), September 20 — Chair­
man Jerry Boruckl, Secretary
Steve Venus, Educational Director
Jose Hipolito, Deck Delegate J.
Finkston, Engine Delegate Gary
Toomer, Steward Delegate Isaac
Gordon. Chairman thanked crew
for cleanliness. He urged all mem­
bers to donate to SPAD. No beefs
or disputed OT reported. Crew
thanked galley gang for good chow
and for keeping ship clean. Crew
observed one minute of silence in
memory of departed brothers. Next
port: New Orleans.

LNG CAPRICORN (ETC), Sep­
tember 6 — Chairman Charles
Kahl, Secretary Norman Duhe,
Educational Director David Wil­
liam, Deck Delegate Albert Pick-
ford, Engine Delegate Bruce
Smith, Steward Delegate Benedict
Opaon. No beefs or disputed OT
reported. Crew gave vote of thanks
to steward department.

MAYAGUEZ (Puerto Rico
Marine), September 29 — Chair­
man A. Caulder, Secretary J.
Platts, Deck Delegate R. Lewis,
Engine Delegate F. Valle, Steward
Delegate S. Krystosiak. No beefs
or disputed OT reported. Crew
thanked Brother Platts for great
job. Next port: Elizabeth, N.J.

MV NEWARK BAY (Sea-Land
Service), September 27 — Chair­
man Ervin Bronstein, Secretaiy J.
Jordan, Educational Director H.
Chancey, Deck Delegate Justin
Savage, Engine Delegate Jon
Beard, Steward Delegate Ahdul
Awadh. Chairman announced
payoff and thanked deck gang for
good job. He reminded members to
upgrade at Lundeberg School.
Secretary thanked crew for coopera­
tion in keeping ship clean. Educa­
tional director reminded members
about the importance of donating
to SPAD and Maritime Defense
League. Deck delegate reported dis­
puted OT. No beefs or disputed
OT reported by engine or steward
delegates. Crew reported new
VCR and carpet are needed for
lounge. Crew thanked steward
department for job well done. Next
port: Boston.

OVERSEAS MARILYN
Maritime Overseas), September

27 — Chairman M. Galliano,
Secretary I. Fletcher, Educational
Director E. Smith, Deck Delegate
J. Englehart, Steward Delegate A.
Bartley. Chairman asked all mem­
bers to support SPAD. He
reminded members to upgrade at
Lundeberg School. No beefs or dis­
puted OT reported. Department
delegates each reported smooth
trip. Crew thanked galley gang for
job well done.

i^ONCE (Puerto Rico Marine),
September 8 — Chairman D. Mur­
ray, Secretary A. Johnson, Educa­
tional Director J. Roberts, Deck
Delegate R. Livermore, Engine
Delegate J. Cronan, Steward

Delegate Roderick Gordon.
Steward delegate reported disputed
OT. No beefs or disputed OT
reported by deck or engine
delegates.

RALEIGH BAY (Sea-Land Ser­
vice), September 6 — Chairman
loward Knox, Secretary J.

Speller, Engine Delegate S.
'asilong. No beefs or disputed OT

reported.

SEA-LAND ANCHORAGE
(Sea-Land Service), September 24
— Chairman G. Walker, Secretary
L. Lightfoot, Educational Director
K. Bertel, Engine Delegate
Richard Surrick, Steward
Delegate William Bryley. Chair­
man announced payoff. He
reported letter received from con­
tracts department regarding engine
department work. Secretary noted
upgrading and benefits forms are
available. Educational director
reminded all hands to vote on Elec­
tion Day. No beefs or disputed OT
reported. Crew asked pension
department to review alternative
retirement plans. Crew thanked
steward department for fine bar­
becues. Next port: Tacoma, Wash.

SEA-LAND CHALLENGER
(Sea-Land Service), September 20
— Chairman Roy Williams,
Secretary H. Scypes, Educational
Director D. Manthei, Deck

of silence in memory of late SlU
Patrolman Gentry Moore. Next
port: Tacoma, Wash.

SEA-LAND DISCOVERY (Sea-
Land Service), September 6 —
Chairman S. Nelson, Secretary J.
Colls, Educational Director T. Fris­
co, Deck Delegate Pablo Pacheco,
Engine Delegate Shaif Yafaie,
Steward Delegate Oswaldo Rios.
No beefs or disputed OT reported.
Crew reported ship needs new
washing machine. Crew thanked
galley gang for good job. Next
port: Elizabeth, N.J.

SEA-LAND EXPEDITION (Sea-
Land Service), September 27 —
Chairman P. Flores, Secretary E. .
Vazquez, Educational Director D.
Davidson. Chairman reported
smooth trip. He discussed impor­
tance of upgrading at Lundeberg
School. He cautioned members
about the dangers of dnig use. No

It's Union Meeting Time

Attending a union meeting on board the Richard G. Matthiesenare
(from left) QMED Hal Puckett, QMED Don Leight, GSU MacBryan
Browne and AB Tim Troupe.

Delegate E. Ortega, Steward
Delegate Jose Ortiz. Chairman an­
nounced payoff. He urged mem­
bers to donate to SPAD and to
vote. No beefs or disputed OT
reported. Crew gave vote of thanks
to galley gang. Crew observed one
minute of silence in memory of
departed brothers. Next port:
Elizabeth, N.J.

SEA-LAND CONSUMER (Sea-
Land Service), September 20 —
Chairman W. Mortier, Secretary
E. Schein, Educational Director O.
Webber, Engine Delegate K. Ear-
hart, Steward Delegate T. Pope.
Chairman discussed various SlU
health benefits. Deck delegate
reported beef. No beefs or disputed
OT reported by engine or steward
delegate.

SEA-LAND DEFENDER (Sea-
Land Service), September 26 —
Chairman John Stout, Secretary
John Alamar, Educational Direc­
tor Joe Barry. Chairman reminded
crew that call button should be
used to wake members for watch.
Secretary thanked everyone for
help in keeping rec room and crew
quarters very clean. Educational
director reminded members that the
Lundeberg School has helped
many adults to sharpen their read­
ing and writing skills which are
necessary in these times to perform
any shipboard job. No beefs or dis­
puted OT reported. Crew asked
contracts department to seek
provision which would require SIU-
contracted companies to supply
transportation from airport to ves­
sels. Next port: Oakland, Calif.

SEA-LAND DEVELOPER (Sea-
Land Service), September 13 —
Chairman Howard GIbbs,
Secretary L. Finn Jr., Educational
Director J. Ross, Steward Delegate
R. Gegenheimer. Chairman
reported captain is pleased with
crew and its work, including good
meals. No beefs or disputed OT
reported. Crew thanked steward
department for great food and clean
ships. Crew observed one minute

beefs or disputed OT reported.
Crew thanked steward department
forjob well done.

SEA-LAND PERFORMANCE
(Sea-Land Service), September 5 —
Chairman R. Moss, Secretary H.
Rahman, Educational Director P.
Johnson. No beefs or disputed OT
reported. New VCR needed for
crew lounge.

SEAUFT MEDITERRANEAN
(IMC), September 21 — Chairman
John Neff, Secretary David
Alexander, Educational Director
Randy Snay, Deck Delegate R.
Wood, Engine Delegate C. San-
dlno. Steward Delegate J. James.
Educational director urged mem­
bers to upgrade at Lundeberg
School. No beefs or disputed OT
reported. Crew extended vote of
thanks to steward department.

SEA-LAND QUALITY (Sea-
Land Service), September 20 —
Chairman Carmine Bova,
Secretary T J. Smith, Educational
Director Ken Linah, Deck
Delegate G. Paul Barber, Engine
Delegate All Smohsid, Steward
Delegate Francisco Monsibais.
Chairman announced payoff. No
beefs or disputed OT reported.
Crew thanked galley gang for good
job. Next port: Boston.

SEA-LAND TACOMA (Sea-
Land Service), September 13 —
Chairman T. Murphy, Secretary
Michael Meany, Deck Delegate
Glenn Christianson, Engine
Delegate M. Ferguson, Steward
Delegate D. Short. Chairman
noted smooth voyage and good
food. Secretary noted changes
within company which affect
method of supplying many vessels.
No beefs or disputed OT reported.
Crew discussed importance of
voting. Crew stated that if crew
reductions take place, the number
of union officials also should
decrease. Crew suggested LOG
should print more details about

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beefs and proposals/resolutions,
even if it is not good news. Next
port: Tacoma, Wash.

USNSBARTLETT (Mar Ship
Operators), September 15 — Chair
man Humberto Vera, Secretary J.
Dunne, Educational Director Ed
Evans, Deck Delegate Rudolph
Hyndman, Engine Delegate Ed­
ward Louis, Steward Delegate K.
Kelly. Educational director urged
members to upgrade at Lundeberg
School. No beefs or disputed OT
reported.

USNS HARKNESS (Mar Ship
Operators), September 20 — Chair­
man H. Turner, Secretary Ben
Henderson, Educational Director
Peter Kwasiyuk, Deck Delegate
Steve Thompson, Steward
Delegate Robert Tovay. No beefs
or disputed OT reported. Crew
voted to pitch in for additional exer­
cise equipment. Chairman thanked
Brother Tovay for fine job.

USNS SILAS BENT (Mar Ship
Operators), September 13 — Chair­
man R. Vazquez, Secretary P.
Cloin, Deck Delegate Darryl
Smith, Engine Delegate Frederick
Wrede, Steward Delegate
Jeanette Ball. Deck delegate re­
quested that messhalls be open to
on-watch standby. No beefs or dis­
puted OT reported. Questions arose
concerning lack of boiler-heated
water. Deck department expressed
thanks and appreciation to rest of
crew for cooperation and patience
while decks were being painted.
Crew thanked deck department for
assembling gym equipment.

WESTWARD VENTURE (Inter-
Ocean Management), September 3
— Chairman Michael Kaddely,
Secretary David Boone, Education­
al Director C. Cunningham, Deck
£)elegate Carlos Spira, Engine
Delegate D. Hines, Steward
Delegate K. Lee Nolan. Chairman
reported patrolman will meet ship
on arrival in Tacoma. Education^
director urged members to donate
to SPAD and read the LOG. No
beefs or disputed OT reported. Crew
thanked galley gang for job well
done. Next port: Tacoma, Wash.

AMERICAN HERITAGE (Apex
Marine), October 30 — Chairman
Clyde Smith, Deck Delegate J.
Passapera, Engine Delegate A.
Atiah, Steward Delegate A.
Garayua. No beefs or disputed OT
reported. Crew extended best
wishes to Seafarer Joseph F.
Miller, who signed off due to
health problems.

NEDLLOYD HOLLAND (Sea-
Land Service), October 11 —
Chairman Fr^ Goethe, Secretary
V. Harper, Educational Director
Harry Messick, Deck Delegate
Bernard Hutching, Steward
Delegate Ronald Tarantino.
Chairman said he has absentee bal­
lots for registered voters. No beefs
or disputed OT reported. Crew
received response from contract
department concerning emergency
leave for permanent jobs/trip off
for rotary. Crew thanked steward
department for job well done. Next
port: Charleston, S.C.

LNG LIBRA (ETC), October 11
— Chairman Jack Rhodes, Educa­
tional Director B. Zenon. Chair­
man discussed importance of
upgrading at Lundeberg School.
Secretary reminded crew to keep
noise down. Educational director
has applications for upgrading. No
beefs or disputed OT reported.
Crew observed one minute of
silence in memory of departed
brothers.

LNG TAURUS (ETC), October 4
-— Chairman Carlos Pineda,
Secretary D. Pappas, Deck
Delegate T. Harding, Engine
Delegate D. Veldcamp, Steward
Delegate Udjang Nurdjaja. Chair­
man addressed crew concerning
noise in passageways during late-
night dockings and undockings.
Treasurer reported $850 in ship's
fund. No beefs or disputed OT
reported. Captain advised crew-
members that if they want to re­
route return airline tickets, they
should do so well in advance. He
will help any way possible. Crew
thanked Chief Cook Nurdjaja for
outstanding performance.

LONG LINES (Transoceanic
Cable), October 9 — Chairman
Pete Amper, Secretary David Col-
lison. Educational Director R.C.
Miller, Deck Delegate Walter
Harris, Engine Delegate Anthony
Powers, Steward Delegate Robert
Rowe. Chairman encouraged mem­
bers to vote in SlU and presidential
elections. He advised members to
upgrade at Paul Hall Center.
Secretary suggested SlU members
pull together with other union
members and stand up against
MAFTA. Treasurer reported $500
in ship's fund. Deck delegate
reported disputed OT. No beefs or
disputed OT reported by engine or
steward delegates. Crew asked con­
tracts department to seek increase
in dental and outpatient benefits.
Crew and officers thanked galley
;ang for fine cookout. Next port:
Honolulu.

FRED G. MATTHIESEN
(Pacific Gulf Marine), October 11
— Chairman William Byrne,
Secretary Ronald Lupinacci,
Educational Director Angel Her-
cato. Deck Delegate Tim
Fitzgerald, Engine Delegate John
Morgan, Steward Delegate Gary
Lackey. Chairman conveyed that
the captain approved hot midnight
meal to be served by steward
department. No beefs or disputed
OT reported. Electrician will ask
about new TV when port c^tain
comes aboard. Galley gang was con­
gratulated by all for excellent job.

MVCONSTELLATION (Maersk
Lines), October 8 — Chairman S.
Ciciulla, Secretary B. Tyler,
Educational Director D. Powers,
Deck Delegate S. Murain, Engine
Delegate D. Ackerman, Steward
Delegate F. Umali. No beefs or dis­
puted OT reported. Crew recom­
mended that refrigerators for
cabins be purchased from ship's
fund on return to Guam. They sug­
gested that this matter wait until
there is a large crew change
scheduled on arrival in Oakland,
Calif. Next port: Pearl Harbor,
Hawaii.

NUEVO SAN JUAN (Puerto
Rico Marine), October 6 — Chair­
man W.L. Davis, Secretary R.
Fagan, Educational Director C.
Gallagher. No beefs or disputed
OT reported. Crew has question
about who is responsible for put­
ting out night lunch.

OMI WILLAMETTE (OMI
Corp.), October 11 — Chairman
M. McDuffie, Secretary Robert
Scott, Educational Director F.
Vogler. Chairman announced
payoff scheduled for New Orleans.
No beefs or disputed OT reported.
Crew reported ship needs new
dryers. Crew thanked steward depart­
ment for job well done. Brother Scott
moved vote of thanks to LOG.

OVERSEAS ALICE QAsr Ship
Ojierators), October 3 — Chairman
Joe Colangelo, Secretary C. Mos-
ley. Educational Director M. Wil­
liams, Engine Delegate Sam
Negron, Steward Delegate John
Clarke. No beefs or disputed OT
reported. Crew requested new mat­
tresses. Crew discussed importance
of upgrading at Lundeberg School
and supporting SPAD.

PONCE (Puerto Rico Marine),
October 18 — Chairman R.
Dailey, Secretary Ernie Hoitt,
Educational Director R. Velez,'
Deck Delegate R. Livermore, En­
gine Delegate J. Cronan, Steward
Delegate R. Gordon. Secretary
reminded members to vote. He
noted importance of upgrading at
Lundeberg School. Educational

Three Cheeers for the Galley Gang

The stewarel department aboard the Sgt. William R. Button was praised by the crewmembers for good
fo^ and a clean ship. They are (from left) Chief Cook Herb Hollings, Steward Assistant Gerald Bowman,
Steward Assistant Richard Aversa, DEU Kenneth Brown and (in front) Cook/Baker Evelyn Tayag.

director also urged everyone to
vote. Engine delegate reported dis­
puted OT. No beefs or disputed OT
reported by deck or steward
delegates. Crew thanked steward
department for good work. Crew
noted slop chest has not been open
every week, and new captain only
will sell cigarettes.

SEA-LAND ATLANTIC (Sea-
Land Service), October 18 —
Chairman W. Byrd, Secretary F.
Costango, Educational Director
M. Rivera, Deck Delegate Mike
Ard, Engine Delegate D. Walker,
Steward Delegate Justo Lacayo.
No beefs or disputed OT reported.
Crew gave vote of thanks to Chief
Cook Teddy Rustandi and SA
Lacayo. Next port: Charleston, S.C

SEA-LAND CONSUMER (Sea-
Land Service), October 18 —
Chairman William Mortier,
Secretary E. Schein, Educational
Director O. Webber, Engine
Delegate K. Earhart, Steward
Delegate T. Pope. Chairman dis­
cussed importance of solidarity.
Secretary reported Sea-Land proce­
dure changes for stores in Oaldand,
Calif, and for laundry in Long
Beach, Calif. She provided welfare
plan books and vacation forms.
She shared articles of interest from
Readers Digest. No beefs or dis­
puted OT reported. New movies
will be purchased as soon as pos­
sible. Crew thanked steward depart­
ment, which in tiuii thanked deck
and engine gangs for their coopera­
tion and professionalism. Next
port: OalUand, Calif.

SEA-LAND DISCOVERY (Sea-
Land Service), October 4 — Chair­
man S. Nelson, Secretary Jose
Colls, Educational Director Joseph
Shuler, Deck Delegate Ramon
Castro, Engine Delegate Angel
Garcia, Steward Delegate Osval-
do Rios. Chairman announced
payoff and reported smooth sailing.
Secretary reported parts for stove
are needed. He will check with
patrolman about acquiring freezers
for galley. No beefs or disputed OT
reported. Crew thanked g^ley
gang for good food. Next port:
Elizabeth, N.J.

SEA-LAND ENDURANCE (Sea-
Land Service), October 18 —
Chairman E. Sierra, Secretary M.
Kohs, Educational Director David
Bantista. Educational director en­
couraged members to upgrade at
Lundeberg School. No beefs or dis­
puted OT reported. Crew thanked
steward department for job well
done. Next port: Long Beach, Calif.

SEA-LAND EXPLORER (Sea-
Land Service), October 4 — Chair­
man Jack Kingsley, Secretary W.
Bnrdette, Educational Director S.
Acosta, Deck Delegate J. De Bos,
Engine Delegate Bernardo Tapia,
Steward Delegate George Lee. En­
gine delegate reported disputed
OT. No beefs or disputed OT
reported by deck or steward
delegates. Crew reported Sea-Land
Explorer is being responsive to re­
quest for better quality of fresh
produce received as part of voyage
stores. Crew gave vote of thai^ to
steward department.

SEA-LAND EXPRESS (Sea-
Land Service), October 4 — Chair­
man E. Duhon, Secretary George
Bryant, Educational Director E.
Frederickson, Steward Delegate
Frank Sisson. No beefs or dis­
puted OT reported. Crew sug­
gested sailing board in Hong Kong
be set for one time. Crew noted pas­
ses in Japan not issued quickly
enough. Next port: Tacoma, Wash.

SEA-LAND PERFORMANCE
(Sea-Land Service), October 4 —
Chairman J. Foster, Secretary
Floyd Bishop, Educational Direc­
tor D. Johnson. Chairman reported
smooth sailing. He noted Brother
Richard Maddox, who passed

away August 17, was buried at sea.
No beefs or disputed OT reported.
Crew reported door stoppers need
repair or replacement. Crew gave
vote of thanks to steward depart­
ment. Next port: Charleston, S.C.

Delicate Operation

AB Jerry McLean brings Over­
seas Arctic alongside another
ship during lightering operation.

SEA-LAND PRODUCER (Sea-
Land Service), October 4 — ^air­
man Jack Edwards, Secretary L.
Hoffman, Educational Director
Jose Del Rio, Deck Delegate
Raymond Vicari, Engine Delegate
Teddie Carter, Steward Delegate
Mark Cahasag. Chairman an­
nounced arrival time for Oakland,
Calif. Educational director urged
members to upgrade at Lundeberg
School. No beefs or disputed OT
reported. Crew asked contracts
department to seek increases in
dental beneflts and pension
amount. Next port: Honolulu.

SEA-LAND RELIANCE (Sea-
Land Service), October 15 —
Chairman R. McGonagle,
Secretary G. Sivley, Educational
Director A. Jaramillo. Chairman
reminded crew to keep watertight
doors closed in bad weather and
use tunnels in port when going
ashore. He thanked crew for
smooth trip. Educational director
lu-ged members to upgrade at Lun­
deberg School. No brofs or dis­
puted OT reported. Crew thanked
galley gang for job well done.

SEA-LAND VALUE (Sea-Land
Service), October 4 — Chairman
George Burke, Secretary Ahdul
Hassan, Educational Director
Michael Kovach, Engine Delegate
W. McCants, Steward Delegate
Miguel Pahon. Chairman reported
good trip. No beefs or disputed OT
reported. Crew asked Seafarers
Pension Plan to consider increases
for retirees whenever pension pay
scale changes. Crew thanked
steward department.

USNS WILKES (Mar Ship
Operators), October 4 •— Chairman
R. Kent l^ratt. Secretary Kevin
Dongherty, Educational Director
C J. Brown, Deck Delegate Stan-
ey Whittaker, Engine Delegate

Sran Hall, Steward Delegate
Larry Cooper. No beefs or dis­
puted OT reported. Crew asked
contracts department to reconsider
[)olicy concerning members losing
permanent job status when injured
or not fit for duty. Crew received
safety bonus for having no injuries
for the month. Crew noted they
will receive raise on October 15.
Crew was thanked for keeping
lounge and mess clean. Crew
thanked galley gang for good ser­
vice and good food. Crew dis­
cussed SIUNA convention and
importance of SPAD and upgrad­
ing at Lundeberg School. Next
port: Oakland, Calif.

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Patrolman Robert Scrivens (left) meets with
Mate Robert W. Gideon on the Dudley.

Port Agent Steve Ruiz (right) reviews Making coffee for the Dudley crew is
AB/Tankerman James Albert's claims form. Assistant Engineer Laurence W. Clark.

ONE OF THE SAFE HARBORS off the Atlantic
Coast for SlU-crewed tugs, barges and tankers

is the Steuart Petroleum Docks along the Potomac
River in Piney Point, Md.

While vessels from Maritrans, Piney Point
Transportation and Maritime Overseas lighten
their loads of fuel and other petroleum products
there before heading up the Chesapeake or back
into the ocean, union representatives come aboard
to service crewmembers with anything from wel­
fare plan forms to the latest information on'ben­
zene testing.

Visits to the docks generally are short, so the
members' needs have to be settled quickly. "We
try to have everything we can with us," noted
Patrolman Robert Scrivens.
, For AB/Tankerman James Albert on the tug

M. Jeanne Dudley (Piney Point Transportation),
that meant medical forms. "I was glad to see them
come on," Albert said. "I didn't think our short stay
would allow patrolmen to come to the boat."

The photos appearing on this page were taken
in early June and supplied to the Seafarers LOG by
the patrolmen meeting the tugs docked at Steuart
Petroleum.

Chief Engineer James P. Campbell The Triumph crew receives welfare plan handouts. From the left are Deckhand
(right) discusses a union matter with Chris McKay, Mate George Tumer IV, Captain Lonnie Dial, SlU Port Agent Steve
Patrolman Robert Scrivens. Ruiz and Relief Tankerman Jim Allen.

Helping Assistant Engineer Chris Blake Jr. (right)
on the Maritrans tug Valour with some union
paperwork is Port Agent Steve Ruiz.

The deck of Maritrans barge Ocean 193 is the AB/Tankerman James Shifflett is surrounded on the Steuart Docks
meeting place for AB/Tankerman Richard Donlevy by Port Agent Steve Ruiz (left) and Patrolman Robert Scrivens.
and Port Agent Steve Ruiz. Behind them is the tug Va/our.

Make a Scholarship Your
New Year's Resolution

Please send me the 1993 SIU Scholarship Program booklet which con- •
rains eligibility information, procedures for applying and the application ,

form. '

The first day of the new year—1993—^is
almost here. One way many people start the
new year is with a resolution—some per­
sonal way to improve themselves, their
lives or the lives of those around them.

What better way to celebrate the new
year than to resolve to continue your
education. By completing an application
form and other necessary paperwork, a
Seafarer, his or her spouse and unmarried
dependent children may be eligible to
receive a Seafarers scholarship. Seven
scholarships will be awarded in 1993.
Three are reserved for SIU members, and
four will be awarded to spouses and de­
pendent children of Seafarers.

Eligibility requirements are spelled
out in a booklet which contains an ap­
plication form. It is available
by filling out the coupon on
this page and returning it to
the Seafarers Welfare Plan.

Once all the paperwork
(which includes an auto­
biographical statement,
photograph, certified copy of birth cer­
tificate, high school transcript, letters of
reference and SAT or ACT results) has
been completed and the application form
is filled out, the entire package should be
sent to the Seafarers Welfare Plan on or
before April 15,1993.

Name.

Book Number.

Address

City, State, Zip Code

Telephone Number

This application is for:
Self Dependent

Mail this completed form to Scholarship Program,
Seafarers Welfare Plan, 5201 Auth Way, Camp Springs, MD 20746.

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Final
DEEP SEA
EDUARDO ALDRETE
Eduardo Aldrete, 35, passed away
October 2. Bom in San Antonio,
Texas, he joined the Seafarers in
1988 in the port of Houston.
Brother Aldrete sailed in the deck
department. In 1989, he upgraded
at the Lundeberg School.

CXARENCE ALEXANDER
Pensioner
Clarence
Alexander,
54, died
August 15.
The native of
New Mexico
Joined the
Marine

Cooks and Stewards in 1968 in the
port of San Francisco, before that
union merged with the AGLIWD.
Brother Alexander also served in
the U.S. Marine Corps from 1955
to 1963. He began receiving his
SlU pension in May 1987.

EARL EMANUEL
Earl
Emanuel, 62,
passed away
recently. He
was bom in
Hackensack,
N.J. and in
1982 Joined
the union in

the port of Honolulu. Brother
Emanuel sailed in the steward
department aboard the cmise ship
SS Independence. He served in the
U.S. Marine Corps from 1952 to
1954.

WILLIAM FUNK
Pensioner
William
Funk, 66,
died October
22. He Joined
the SlU in his
native New
York in 1949.
Brother Funk

was involved in many of the
union's struggles throughout his
SlU years. He sailed early in his
career on Isthmian Lines ships and
helped build the Lundeberg
School. In 1974 he retumed to
Piney Point to complete the bosun
recertiflcation course. Later in the
1970s, he worked with the Sea-
Land shore gang. Brother Funk
retired in September of this year.
He is survived by his step-son.
Jack Caffey, SlU vice president for
the Atlantic Coast.

EMILE GERICH
Pensioner
Emile Geiich,
78, passed
away October
4. A native of
Canada, he
Joined the
Seafarers in
1951 in the

port of New York. Brother Gerich,
who served in the U.S. Navy from
1932 to 1936, began his deck
department career sailing with Sea-
Land Service, Waterman Steam­
ship and Alcoa Steamship. Brother
Gerich began receiving his pension
in March 1976.

LUCIANO GHEZZO
Pensioner Luciano Ghezzo, 82,
died September 1. Bom in Italy, he
Joined the SlU in 1946 in the port
of Philadelphia. Brother Ghezzo
often sailed as a bosun. He retired
in November 1967.

GEORGE HARDING
Pensioner
George Hard­
ing, 69,
passed away
October 10.
The native of
Essex,
England
Joined the

Seafarers in 1949 in the port of
New York. Brother Harding sailed
in the deck department. He began
receiving his pension in September
1978.

ARNEHOVDE ^
Pensioner
Ame Hovde,
73, died Oc­
tober 13. He
was bom in
Norway and
in 1942 Joined
the union in
the port of

Baltimore. Brother Hovde in 1974
completed the bosun recertiflcation
course at the Lundeberg School.
He retired in November 1985.

EDWARD KILFORD JR.
Pensioner Ed­
ward Kilford
Jr., 75, died
October 16. A
native of
Portland,
Ore., he .
Joined the
Seafarers in

1968 in the port of Seattle. Brother
Kilford during the early part of his
SIU career often sailed with
Marine Carriers, Cosmos Steam­
ship Corp. and Isthmian Lines. In
1987 Brother Kilford completed
the steward recertiflcation course at
the Lundeberg School. He retired
in May 1989.

CATALINO MARRERO
Pensioner Catalino Marrero, 67,
passed away September 28. He
was bom in Puerto Rico and in
1959 completed the entry program
at the Andrew Fumseth Training
School in New York. Brother Mar­
rero sailed in the engine depart­
ment. He served in the U.S. Army
from 1942 to 1947. Brother Mar­
rero began receiving his pension in
June 1990.

STA VROS PAPOUTSIS
Pensioner
Stavros
Papoutsis, 86,
died October
10. Bom in
Greece, he
Joined the
SlU in 1951
in the port of

Know Your Rights
FINANCIAL REPORTS. The

constitution of the SIU Atlantic,
Gulf, Lakes and Inland Waters Dis­
trict makes specific provision for
safeguarding the membership's
money and union finances. The con­
stitution requires a detailed audit by
certified public accountants every
year, which is to be submitted to the
membership by the secretary-
treasurer. A yearly flnanoe committee
of rank-and-file membos, elected by
the membership, each year examines
the finances of^ Ae union and reports
fiilly their findings and recommenda­
tions. Members of this committee may
make dissenting reports, specific
recommendations and separate find­
ings.

TRUST FUNDS. All trast funds
of the SIU Atlantic, Gulf, Lakes and
Inland Waters District are ad­
ministered in accordance with the
provisions of various tmst fund
agreements. All these agreements
specify that the trustees in charge of
these funds shall equally consist of
union and management repre­
sentatives and their alternates. All
expenditures and disbursements of
trust funds are made only upon ap­
proval by a majority of the trustees.
All trust fund financial records are
available at the headquarters of the
various trust funds.

SHIPPING RIGHTS. A
member's shipping rights and
seniority are protected exclusively

by contracts between the union and
the employers. Members should get
to know their shipping rights. Copies
of these contracts are posted and
available in all union halls. If mem­
bers believe there have been viola­
tions of their shipping or seniority
rights as contain^ in the contracts
between the union and the
employers, they should notify the
Seafarers Appeals Board by certified
mail, refum receipt requested. The
proper address for this is;

Augiistin Tellez, Chairman
Seafarers Appeals Board

5201 Auth Way
Camp Springs, MD 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 member works and lives aboard a
ship or boat Members should know
their contract rights, as well as their
obligations, such as ̂ ng for overtime
(OT) on the proper sheets and in the
proper manner. If, at any time, a mem­
ber believes that an SIU patrolman or
other union official fails to protect their
contractual rights properiy, he or she
should contact the nearest SIU port
agent.

EDITORIAL POLICY —
THE SEAFARERS LOG. Uie

Seafarers LOG traditionally has
refrained from publishiiig any article
serving the political 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 member­
ship. This established policy has
been reaffirmed by membership ac­
tion at the September 1960 meetings
in all constitutional ports. The
responsibility for Seafarers LOG
policy is vested in an editorial
board which consists of the execu­
tive board of the union. The execu­
tive board may delegate, from
among its ranks, one individual to
carry out this responsibility.

PAYMENT OF MONIES. No
monies are to be paid to anyone in any
official capacity in the SIU unless an
official union receipt is given for same.
Under no circumstaiKes should any
member pay any money for any reason
unless he is given such receipt In the
event anyone attempts to i^uire any
such payment be made without sup­
plying a receipt or if a member is
r^uired to make a payment and is
given an official receipt but feels that
he or she should nothave been required
to make such payment this should im­
mediately be reported to union head­
quarters.

CONSTITUTIONAL
RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS.
Copies of the SIU constitution are
available in all union halls. All mem-

New York. Brother Papoutsis
sailed in the steward department
He retired in June 1972.

MARIO REYES
Pensioner Mario Reyes, 91, passed
away September 17. The native of
Puerto Rico Joined the Seafarers in
1941 in the port of New York.
Brother Reyes sailed in the engine
department. He began receiving his
pension in September 1966.

RAFAEL RICARVETT
Rafael Ricar-
vett, 45, died
October 4. He
was bom in
Puerto Rico
and in 1991
Joined the
SIU in the
port of Hous­

ton. Brother Ricarvett sailed in the
steward department.

SALVATORE ZITTO
Pensioner Sal-
vatore Zitto,
89, passed
away Septem­
ber 6. Bom in
Louisiana, he
Joined the
Seafarers in
1949 in the

port of New Orleans. Brother Zitto
sailed in the steward department.
He began receiving his pension in
July 1967.

INLAND

ANTHONY ALLEN
Anthony
Allen, 31,
passed away
October 3. He
was bom in
Baltimore and
in 1990
Joined the
union in the

port of Philadelphia. Boatman
Allen sailed in the deck depart­
ment.

copies
stitution so as to familiarize themsel­
ves with its contents. Any time a
member feels any other member or
officer is attempting to deprive him
or her of any constitutional right or
obligation by any methods, such as
dealing with charges, trials, etc., as
well as all other details, the mernber
so affected should immediately
notify headquarters.

EQUAL RIGHTS. All members
are guaranteed equal rights in
employment and as members of the
SIU. TTiese rights are clearly set forth
in the SIU constitution and in the
contracts which the union has
negotiated with the employers. Con­
sequently, ho member may be dis­
criminated against because of race,
creed, color, sex, national or
geographic origin. If any member
feels that he or she is denied the equal
rights to which he or she is entitled,
the member should notify union
headquarters.

SEAFARERS POLITICAL
ACTIVITY DONATION —
SPAD. SPAD is a separate
segregated fund. Its proceeds are
used to further its objects and pur­
poses including, but not limited to,
furthering the political, social and
economic interests of maritime
workers, the preservation and fur­
thering of the American merchant
marine with improved employment
opportiuiities for seamen and boat-

GREAT LAKES
WILLIAM COOKE

Pensioner
William
Cooke, 76,
died August
29. A native
of Ireland, he
Joined the
Seafarers in
1953 in the

port of Buffalo, N.Y. Brother
Cooke sailed in the engine depart­
ment. He retired in May 1981.

JOSEPH LANCEWICZ
Pensioner
Joseph Lan-
cewicz, 78,
passed away
October 5.
The native of
Cheboygan,
Mich. Joined
the union in

1962 in the port of Detroit. Brother
Lancewicz sailed in the deck
department. He began receiving his
pension in February 1976.

JOSEPH GIBBONS
Brxriher
Joseph
A. Gib­
bons, 63,
passed
away
Septem­
ber 10
due to
cancer.

His obituary was published in
the October 1992 issue of the

LOG; however, the
LOG only recently received a
photo of Brother Gibbons. As
one of his last requests was to
have his photo published in his
union newspaper, the LOG is
honoring that request

Brother Gibbons was an
active Seafarer for 40 years.
He sailed most recently as a
chief cook.

men and the advancement of trade
union concepts. In connection with
such objects, SPAD supports and
contributes to political candidates for
elective office. All contributions are
voluntary. No contribution may be
solicited or received because of
force. Job discrimination, financial
reprisal, or threat of such conduct, or
as a condition of membership in the
union or of employment. If a con­
tribution is made by reason of the
above improper conduct, the mem­
ber should notify the Seafarers Inter­
national Union or SPAD by certified
mail within 30 days of the contribu­
tion for investigation and apr
propriate action and refund, if
involuntary. A member should
support SPAD to protect and fur­
ther his or her 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 or she has
been denied the constitutional
right of access to union records or
information, the member should
immediately notify SIU President
Michael Sacco at headquarters by
certified mail, return receipt re­
quested. The address is:

Michael Sacco, President
Seafarers International Union

5201 Auth Way
Camp Springs, MD 20746.

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Newcomers. Oldtimers Among the Mix

Constitution's Cabin Stewards Are First Rate
What do an actress, a second

steward and a Seafarer who used
to run a beauty shop have in com­
mon? They all like their jobs as
cabin stewards aboard the SS
Constitution.

Whether it is the variety of
passengers and crewmembers
they meet on the American
Hawaii Cruises ship or the dif­
ferent work assignments the job
entails, the cabin stewards inter­
viewed by the 5ea/nrers LOG all
professed a keen interest in their
jobs.

During her 25 years with the
SIU and an affiliated union, Rita
Ballard has witnessed many
changes in the way American-
flag vessels handle passengers.
Ballard began her career with the
Marine Cooks and Stewards on
Lurline, Matson and Delta Lines
vessels.

"I loved the Delta Lines the
best," she told a reporter for the
LOG. "They were small ships and
I got to do many jobs on Ihem.'

and screen. Before going to sea
last year, she appeared in several
Perry Mason television movies,
the last one called the "Case of the
Shooting Star" with Jennifer O'-
Neil and David Ogden Stiers. "It

Among her assignments were
being a cocktail waitress and run­
ning a beauty shop.

She has sailed on the Connie,
as the ship is called affectionately
by the crew, for six years. "The
passengers and crew are great.
I' m glad we have this ship so I can
continue working with pas­
sengers."

Rico Edralin has sailed
aboard the Connie, which has
ports-of-call throughout the
Hawaiian islands, "since voyage
number 1." Edralin said the cruise
ship allows him to "sail with dif­
ferent jobs in the steward depart­
ment. This keeps the job fresh and
challenging."

Edralin, who has worked as a
second steward, added, "I love Monique McClellan waits to enter
working with the crew. We all are one o
so different that we can learn
from each other."

Peggy Maron is a newcomer
at sea compared to the previous
two. The native of Toronto is an
actress who has appeared on stage

was a lot of fun, but the jobs are
few and far between. This job of­
fers continuity and upgrading."
Maron then winked, grinned and
added, "Until my big break comes
along."-

Ready to tackle a tough assignment are Gordon Gillmore (left) and
Chris Heckmann.

Ross Himebauch has dis­
covered he can go to sea and still
be a tool-and-dye machinist as
he had been on land for the last
Ibyears.

"I had been unemployed and
I was looking anyplace where I
could get a job," the 36-year-old
told a reporter for the Seafarers
LOG between fireman and oiler

Twenty-five year member Rita
Ballard has witnessed many
changes in the operation of pas­
senger ships. Cabin Steward Michelle Wieser has sailed on the Connie for a year.

Shoreside Meichinist Takes to the Seae

Peggy Maron tidies up a One of the ConsWof/on's original
passenger's cabin. .crewmemt>ers is Rico Edralin.

Machinist Ross Himebauch
studies a job carefully before
fuming on the lathe.

upgrading classes at the Harry
Lundeberg School of Seaman­
ship. "I walked into the San
Francisco hall, showed them my
resume, told them what I could
do and asked if there were any
jobs."

Shortly, Himebauch was on
his way to Hawaii where he
signed on the SS Independence
as an engine maintenance. His
work skills on a lathe, drill press
and other equipment in the
ship's machine shop soon be­
came apparent and he was as­
signed there full time to make
and repair parts on the Indy, and
then on her sister ship—the Con­
stitution—when he caught a job
on it.

"There is a lot of work for a
machinist on those vessels,"
Himebauch noted. "It is difficult
to get new parts for both ships
because of tfieir age. I was able
to work steady, going from one
assignment to another. It was
great."

The switch from a land to sea-
based machine shop did not
bother the Sacramento, Calif,
resident. The rolling of Ae ves­
sels in the waves did not hinder

One of Himebauch's assign­
ments was to repair this water
pump on the Constitution.

the precise nature of his job
where parts one-ten-thousandth
of an inch off could become
scrap. "I never even noticed it
the whole time I was out there,"
he recalled.

Himebauch, who joined the
SIU in 1991, said he has learned
a lot about seafaring while at the
Piney Point, Md. facility. "The
training and the people here
have b^n great. I only wish I
had known about this place
before I went to sea."

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Trainee Lifeboat Class 504—Graduating from trainee lifeboat ciass 504 are (from left, kneeling) Ricardo
Cruz, Rodney Young, Edward DeSantos, Darryl Jackson, Joseph Moceri, Joel Spell, Charles Hynes, Sara fi^oore,
Hayward Pettway, (second row) Ben Cusic (instructor), Roland Hubbard, Mark Ferguson, Lawrence DeLay, Lyndle
Cortez, Victor Maldonado, Richard Swall, Thomas Robinson, Stephen Walters, Willie Nelson, Angel Justiniano,
Carlos Garcia and Ken Strong.

Celestial Navigation—Successfully completing the
five-week celestial navigation course are (from left) Joseph
Saeger, Ken Battan and Ray Alcorn. Jake Karaczynski
(right) is the course instructor. Not pictured are Mark
Thomas, Joseph Young and John Smilari.

Able Bodied Seaman—Completing the AB course on October 21 are (from
< «. • V A a«i ^^1^^ _ _ _ _ II A I ^^12 I left, kneeling) Mike O'Connell, Andrew Self, William Dove, Ronnie Lambert, Joseph
Koch, Kevin Regan, (second row) Richard Rolshski, Wilfredo Velez, Jose Pedroza,
Karmell Crawford, Robb Renzaglia, Wendell Price Jr., Albert Grillo, Richard Gordon,
(third row) Jim Brown (instructor), K.O. Sullivan, Geddy Lee, Terry Tolley, Michael
Thomas and Joe Whalen.

Welding—Members of the NovemlJer 4 class in welding are (from left) J.D. Berger,
Patrick Corless, Dennis Riley, (standing) Joseph Amold, Bill Foley (instructor). Earl F.
Ebbert, Bobby Spencer, Kenneth Stratton and Gerald Yore.

Upgraders Lifeboat—Members of the October 15 graduating class receiving
th^rJifeboat endorsements are (from left, kneeling) Ben Cusic (instructor), Kevin
Brown, William Blees, Robert McElwee, (second row) Faia Tuilefano, Lionel Dunkins,
Henry Freeman III, Davie Guyton and Walter Schoenecker.

Sare Bonni«ell, Peter Dudl^, William Fleldirtg, Rlcharcl
Gebo Chris Regan, (second row) Paul Ehlers, Joe Koetierle, Kewn C^rnbs, Manan Kabat,
Mark Holman, (third row) Patrick Hanning, George Daving, Rancty VanHorn,
ffourth row) Harvey Smith, John Mossbarger, Don Peterson^nna Bi^d, John Bigger, (f^
row) Mark Steinlein, Dean Reed, Steve Bigelow, George Cutucacl^, M^e Payne, (sixth
row) Hank Scott, Mike Lanham, Richard Atkinson, Jim Burt and Ray Snow.

Summary Annual Report
Seafarers Vacation Fund

This is a summary ofthe annual report ofthe Seafarers Vacation Fund EIN13-5602047
for the year ended December 31,1991. The annual report has been filed with the Internal
Revenue Service, as required Under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974
(ERISA).

The trust has committed itself to pay claims incurred under the terms of the plan.

Basic Financial Statement
The value of plan assets, after subtracting liabilities of the plan was $3,217,450 as of

December 31, 1991, compared to a deficict of $(555,599) as of January 1, 1991. During
the plan year, the plan experienced an increase in its net assets of $3,773,049. This increase
included unrealized appreciation 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 the year, less the current value of assets at the end of the year.

During the plan year, the plan had total income of $46,392,041 including employer
contributions of $45,681,955, and earnings from investments of $710,086. Plan expenses
were $42,618,992. These expenses included $4,097,451 in administrative expenses,
$35,796,634 in benefits paid to participants and beneficiaries, and $2,724,907 in other
expenses (payroll taxes on vacation benefits).

Your Rights to Additional Information
You have the right to receive a copy of the full annual report, or any part thereof, oii

request. The items listed below are included ill that repprt:
1. An accountant's report
2. Assets held for investment
3 Service provider and trustee information
4. Schedule of reportable transactions.
To obtain a copy of the full annual report, or any part thereof, write or call the office

of Mr. Nick Marrone, who is the plan administrator, 5201 Auth Way, Camp Springs, MD
20746, (301) 899-0675. The charge to cover copying costs will be $ 1.80 for the full annual
report, or $. 10 per page for any part thereof.

You also have the right to receive from 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 the 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 right to examine
the annual report at the main office of the plan located at 5201 Auth Way, Camp Springs,
MD 20746, and at the U.S. Department of Labor in Washington, DC, 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 lYograms, Department of Labor, 200 Constitution Avenue, N.W., Washington,
DC 20216.

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I^UPGRMIHG COmiSE SCIf£DO!L£

The following is the current course schedule for classes beginning between
January and May 1993 at the Seafarers Harry Lundeberg School of Seamanship
located at the Paul Hall Center for Maritime Training and Education in Piney Point,
Md. All programs are geared to improve job skills of Seafarers and to promote the
American maritime industry.

The course schedule may change to reflect the needs of the membership, the
maritime industry and—^in times of conflict—^the nation's security.

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AhleSeaman February 1 March 12
March 29 May? • .,7 mwM

7 • r May 24 July 2
All students must take the Oil Spill Prevention and Containment class.

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^Haiidllng February 16 February 26
April 26 May? • •:777||

Radar Observer ynlimited January 11 ••; .Jahuary:157 ;:^'";7:f
77 -fe-: - V '• 7:"':7 •7.A'77'77:4:;77::77 March 1 7; March 5 •

April 19 April 23
May 17 May 21

Celestial Navigation January 19 February 12
March 15 April 9
May 24 June 18

Third Mate ? January 4 April 16
May 3 August 13

Safety Specialty Courses
Check-In

Course Date
Completion
Date

Oil Spill Prevention and
Containment

Lifeboatman

Tankerman

Basic/Advanced Fire Fighting

Seallft Operations & Maintenance

February 16
March 15
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January 4
February 1
March 1
March 29
April 26
May 24

April 26

January 19
March 16
May 11

January 4
March 22
May 10

February 19
March 19
May 29

January 15
February 12
March 12
April 9
May?
June 4

May 21

January 29
March 26
May 21

January 29
April 16
June 4

Name

UPGRADIHGAPniGAmH
Date of Birth

Address
(Las«) (First) (Middle) Month/Day/Year

(Slicet)
.Telephone _L

(Qfy) (State) (Zip Code) (Area Code)

Deep Sea Member D Lakes Member D Inland Waters Member CD Pacific [H

If the following information is not filled out completely, your application will not
be processed.

Book # Social Security #.

Seniority . Department

U.S. Citizen: D Yes HH No Home Port.

Endorsement(s) or License(s) now held

Are you a graduate of the SHLSS trainee program?

If yes, which program: from to.

n Yes CH No

Last grade of school completed

Have you attended any SHLSS upgrading courses?

If yes, course(s) taken.

CD Yes CD No

Have you taken any SHLSS Sealift Operations courses?

If yes, how many weeks have you completed?.

• Yes GNO

Do you hold the U.S. Coast Guard Lifeboatman Endorsement?

• Yes GNO Firefighting: G Yes GNO CPR:GYes GNO

Date available for training

Primary language spoken

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Recertlflcatlen Programs
Check-In

CouiTsC Date

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Completion M
Date

Bosun Recertification March 29 May 3
Steward Recertification Fehruaiy 1 March 8

Steward Up

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Completion
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Assistant Cook, Cook and Baker All open-ended (contact adndisfriUns
office for starting dates) v

Chief Cook, Chief Steward All open-ended (contact admissions
office for starting dates)

Engine Upg

Course
Check-In
Date

Contplefiiiii
Date

QMED-Any Rating

Fireman/Watertender and Oiler

January 4 March 26
April 12 July 2

January 4 February 12
April 12 May 21

All students must take the Oil Spill Prevention and Containment class.
Pumproom Maint & Operations

Marine Electrical Maintenance

Refrigeration Maint. & Operations

Marine Electronics—Technician I

Marine Electronics—Technican II

Basic Electronics

Welding

January 4

January 19

March 29

Febi i."ary 1
March 15
January 4

January 4
February 16
March 29

Diesel Engine Technology ?

Refrigerated Maint.—Adv. Mhint.

March 1

May 10

February 12

March 12

May 7

March 12

April 23

January 29

January 29
March 12
April 23

March 26

June 18

1^2'93 AduttEdueailon Schedule
Tlie following courses are available through the Seafarers Harry Lundeberg
School. Please contact the admissions office for enrollment information.

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Check-In
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Completion
Date

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High School Equivalency (GED)
Adult Basic Education (ABE)
En^ish as a Second Language (ESL)

All open-ended (contact
admissions office for starting
dates)

College Pre^m Schedule for 1993
FULL 8-week sessions January 4 February 26

Aprill? June4

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 the front and back of your Ijundeberg 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

SIGNATURE. .DATE.

I am interested in the following D Marine Electrical
course(s) checked below or indicated Maintenance
here if not listed • Pumproom Maintenance &

Operation

DECK
• AB/Sealift
D I St Class Pilot
• Third Mate
• Radar Observer Unlimited
D Master Inspected Towing

Vessel
• Towboat Operator Inland
D Olestial Navigation
• Simulator Course

D Refrigeration Systems
Maintenance & Operation

Q Diesel Engine Technology
O Assistant Engineer/Chief

Engineer Motor Vessel
Q Original 3rd Engineer Steam

or Motor
O Refrigerated Containers

Advanced Maintenance
O Electro-Hydraulic Systems
D Automation
D Hydraulics
Q Marine Electronics

Technician

ALL DEPARTMENTS
n Welding
n Lifeboatman (must be taken

with another course)
G Oil Spill Prevention &

Containment
G Basic/Advanced
' Fire Fighting

ENGINE
G FOWT
G QMED—^Any Rating
G Variable Speed DC Drive

Systems (Marine Electronics)

STEWARD
G Assistant Cook Utility
G Cook and Baker
G ChiefCook
G Chief Steward
G Towboat Inland Cook

ADULT EDUCATION
DEPARTMENT

G Adult Basic Education (ABE)
G High School Equivalency

Program (GED)
G Developmental Studies (DVS)
G English as a Second

Language (ESL)
G ABE/ESL Lifeboat

Preparation

COLLEGE PROGRAM
G Associate in Arts Degree Systems (Marine Electronics) U Towboat Inland Cook •"« r^grec

Transportation will be paid In accordance with the schedoling letter only If you present original receipts and successfully
plete ttw course. If you have any questions, contact your port agent before departing for Phwy FoluL
RETURN COMPLETED APPUCATION TO: Lundeberg Upgrading Center, P.O. Box 75, Piney Point, MD 2(»74.

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Volume 54, Number 12 December 1992

SUMMARY ANNUAL
REPORTS
in this issue

MCS Supplementaiy Pension Plan
•page 18

Seafarers Vacation Plan
-page 30

SlU Membership Meeting Dates Set for 1993

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Meeting day for SIU members
means many things. It is the day
each month members receive up­
dates on governmental activities
and the latest information from
the SIU's president, secretary-
treasurer, contracts department
and welfare plan.

During the meetings, mem­
bers discuss the latest events con­
cerning the union and its
contracted companies. Questions
are raised and answered concern­
ing the contracts and shipping
rules.

For those who have to travel
some distance, meeting day is
when union business such as
filing for vacation, acquiring the
paperwork needed for a physical
or gathering medical claims to

take home can be handled.
It is also a time for friendship.

Members gather in the hall to see
old friends and swap sea stories.

Article XXIII of the SIU Con­
stitution deals exclusively with
union meetings. The article sets
out where and when meetings are
held and who should run them.

But that is not the only place in
the constitution that deads with
membership meetings. The
Preamble notes the importance
when ashore of attending meet­
ings to serve the union for those
who are at sea and unable to at­
tend.

. . . Bearing in mind that we
are migratory, that our work takes
us away in different directions

from any place where the
majority might otherwise meet to
act, that meetings can be attended
by only a fraction of the member­
ship, that the absent members
who cannot be present must have
their interests guarded from what
might be the results of excitement
and passions aroused by persons
or conditions, and that those who
are present may act for and in the
interest of all."

Membership meetings are the
vehicle for determining whether a
contract is ratified or members hit
the bricks in a strike.

Listed below is the schedule of
union meetings for SIU halls
around the country during the

Boatmao Pat Thomas hits the deck to ask a question during a
refer to It throughout 1993. discussion at a recent monthly membership meeting in Texas.

1993 Membership Meetings

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Date January February Marcfi April May June July August September r October November December

PIneyPcrint Monday alter first Sunday 8-. 8 .•,88 0 5 3 •>78.. ^ •• 6* 2 r '4 8 6

New York . Tuesday after first Sunday 5 9 9 6 4 8 6 3 7 5 9 7

PhiiadelphiB Wednesday after first Sunday 6 10 10 7 5 9 ,T ' 4 8 6 10 8

1 Baltimore Thursday after first Sunday 7 11 8 6 10 8 5 9 7 12* 9

p ̂ Thursday after first Sundey •/ 7 / 11 ••:•"' 1- 8y '8;r • •••'• ^6'. •"•": •88; r--10 •"•'•'• •8.rrV' 9 7 12* 9

1 Jacksonville Thursday after first Sunday 7 11 11 8 6 10 8 5 9 7 12* 9

1 San Juan Thursday after first ̂ nday 7 •8, mp 88'888i18:g8 .:-8-8- '• • 'Y 10 8 v: '5:^ 9 •.•••'•••T.;':88; 12* : '988.^

j Algonac Friday after first Sunday 6 12 12 9 7 11 9 6 10 8 12 10

1 Houston Monday after second Sundry 11 16* 15 12 10 14 12 9 13 11 16 8 13

1 New Orleans Tuesday after second Sunday 12 16 17 13 11 15 13 10 14 12 16 14

Mobile Wednesday after second Sunday 13 17 17 14 .12 16 14 11 15 13 17 15

Duluth Wednesday after second Sunday 13 17 17 14 12 16 14 1*1 15 13 17 15

1 San Francisco Thursday after second Sunday 14 18 8 888,;j6 '•; 15 13 17 12 16 14 18 16

St Louis Friday after second Sunday 15 19 19 16 14 18 16 13 17 15 19 17

1 Honolulu Friday after second Sunctey 15 19 19 16 14 18 16 13 17 15 19 17

Wilmington Monday after third Sunday 19* 22 22 19 17 21 19 16 20 18 22 20

as...... fill•linawl N6wD0iirofu Tuesday after third Sunday 19 23 23 20 18 22 20 17 21 19 23 21

Jersey City Wednesday after third Sunday 20 24 24 21 19 23 21 18 22 20 24 22

Seattle Friday after third Sunday 22 26 26 23 21 25 23 23* 24 22 26 24

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l^iney Point changes created by Independence Day and Labor Day holidays; Baltimore, Norfolk, Jacksonville and San Juan change created by Veterans Day holiday;
Houston change created by Washington's Birthday holiday; Wilmington change created by Martin Luther King Birthday holiday; Seattle change created by Paul Hall Birthday
holiday.

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