http://seafarerslog.org/archives/files/original/f0d77b49099ed2c49e9bab99cb3eff79.PDF 1257b9982ac561f2378113ea9550cf35 PDF Text Text "I. JOQ l:j'.,- OPPICIAL ORGAN OP THE ATLANTIC AND GULP DISTRICT, SEAPARERS' INTERNATIONAL UNION OP NORTH AMERICA VOL. IV. 280 NEW YORK, N. Y., THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 1942 No. 31 Atlantic - Gulf District Is Streamlined For '43 ir The entire Atlantic and Gulf District administrative apparatus will be trimmed and made more flexible to meet war conditions, according to a election resolution re­ cently passed up and down the coast. i The resolution, which eliminates several offices which appeared on the 1942 ballot, provides for a more efficient set up in that patrolmen may be added or reduced from Dutch Seafarers Win Vital Demand On Uabor Day, at Kaisers' No. 1 yard In Richmond, California, the S. S. Andrew Furuseth slid down the ways. She is shown about to hit the water after having been dedicated in a ceremony led by the Sailors' Union of the Pacific. Walter McArthur, charter mem­ ber of the SUP, an old friend of Furuseth and former editor of the Seamen's Journal, made the dedication speech. A large delegation of SUP men were present to witness the launching. SOMEONE IS BLOWING CURRAN'S PANT LEG By OL0EN BANKS Brothers, I just had the pleasure of looking over an article in Life Magazine, dated August 24, 1942. I assume from the tail end of the article that it was supposed to give to the public an idea of what the merchant seamen was contributing to the war effort. But who ever was respon­ P': sible for the article in pictures, was surely blowing smoke up Joe Curran Pants Legs. The pictures said, in a little different words, that Joe Curran practically created the N.M.U. to save the seamen from oblivion. It goes on to say the N.M.U. is fighting a war; that since Ger­ many invaded Russia naturally. It states in the article that Joe Curran's answer lo Senator Copeland was the same as his answer to Congressman Dies—that he was not Communist. To the best of my knowledge nobody on the wa­ terfront ever accused Joe Curran of being a Communist; everybody is well aware of the fact that he i^ only a Commie Stooge. The thing that caught my eye was, that the article only went back to Jan. 1936 when Joe Cur­ ran was Boatswain " on the Cal­ ifornia in San Pedro, and led the crew out on a sitdown strike. It was very obvious that whoever was responsible for publication did not want Joe Curran prior to this date devulged in any way. Now just for the records and the benefit of all concerned; Joe Curran signed articles on the steamship Santa Clara, Boatswain Aug. 18, 1934 and made . three f ips. At this time the Interna­ tional Seamen Union had a very intensive organizing campaign on both Coasts and it was impossible lasso Joe Curran in the Union for the measly sum of $3.00 which was the initiation fee at time. On Dec. 29, 1934 Joe Curran signed articles on the steamship Virginia as Boatswain and the same thing happened on this ship. Organizers could not get anybody organized on this ship due to the fact that Boatswain Joe Curran would not join the Union. Around or about Feb. 193 5 Joe Curran was working ashore in .the Grace Line shore-gang for 50 cents an hour, and the painter's scale of wages was $1.00 per hour. Now I just (^Continued on Page 4) New York—ITF-—Satisfaction over the quick settlement of the recent Dutch seamen's conflict in American ports was expressed by Dutch union officials, represent­ atives of the Netherlands Govern­ ment in exile and the shipowners. time to time as shipping is centralized due to the war emergency. Few patrolmen will be elected on the regular ballot, most of them being elected from the floor as need for their services arise in the various ports. The positions of Gulf District Representative and Atlantic Dis­ trict Representative are eliminated entirely. This step was taken because of the fact that the SIU Walshington R-epresentative has taken over most of the duties formerly filled by the District Representatives. It is felt that not only will the financial condition of the Union improve with the elimination of the unneeded offices, but the general efficiency of the Union will improve under the Resolutions provisions for flexible hiring of patrolmen. The full text of the resolution, and the list of elected offices for 1943, follows: Negotiations which had been A RESOLUTION conducted for some time in Lon­ don, were entirely successful and WHEREAS: Since the United States has entered the war the Atlantic resulted in the establishment of a and Gulf District of the .SIU have found it necessary to close Dutch merchant marine post-war Two Branches of the Union due to the transfer of ship oper­ reserve fund as propo-sed by the ations from these ports to other ports, and unions, and abolishment of "spread over" working hours. Wage de­ WHEREAS: Numerous duly elected officials have found it necessary mands and other points will be to take an indefinite leave of absence in order that their particu­ considered at an early, conference. lar Branchs might continue to operate without a top-heavy pay roll, and Lack of proper information on the progress of the negotiations in WHEREAS: This condition does not have a tendency to change very London led to the decision of the much during the next twelve months, which might cause the Dutch seafarers in New York and laying-off of additional Officials in one Port, and putting on other ports not to take the ships additional Officials in other Ports where shipping might be cen­ out to sea. Union leaders, however, tralized and pointed out that the men's move was not to be construed as a WHEREAS: According to our Constitution any duly elected Official strike since it in no way affected on 'the annual ballot can demand that his wages be paid for the the movement, leading and service entire year whether the Port warrants the man's services or not, of ships within the harbors. and \ Spokesmen of the Dutch officers organization and the Dutch Cen­ WHEREAS: The Constitution provides for the putting on of addition­ al Patrolmen from time to time in any Port where the Mem­ tral Transport Workers' Union, an bership deems it necessary, and affiliate of the I.T.F., lauded • the Netherlands Government's readi­ WHEREAS: Members who are elected off the floor to fill these temness and cooperation in settling the (Continued on Page 2) controversy. ><1 SAILING SHIP PLAN Canada Cuts Maritime Wages In Half The following story firit appeared in THE FEDERATIONIST, a Vancouver la­ bor paper, and was sent to the LOG by the SIU ageiit in that port. The B. C. Sea­ men's Union, referred to in the story, is actually a branch of the SIU. It affiliated with the SIU at the International Convention held in San Francisco last April. —EDITOR On more than one occasion the present administration at Ottawa has been convicted, in the eyes of workers, of anti­ union, anti-labor maneouvring. But this week The Federationist uncovered the acme in exploita­ tion of Canadian workers, a de­ velopment in deep sea shipping circles which will rank with England's pressgangs of the Napoleonic Wars. "lens of thousands of Can­ ada's shipyard workers will learn with surprise and indigna­ tion the wages offered to Cana­ dian seamen by the government, for navigating the ships they have built through the enemyinfested waters of the world. Of course, the Liberal Gov­ ernment at Ottawa is not di­ rectly concerned in this set-up, as these new 10,000 ton freight­ ers are turned over to the Park Steamships Limited by the Wartime Merchant Shipping Limited and Park Steamships turn them over to private lines to run, but the different maritime unions strike through this cam­ ouflage and hold Ottawa respon­ sible for wages and working conditions on these new boats, many of which were built in Vancouver. JusiL how do our Canadian seafarers fall into the toils of this Simon Legree? Those seeking employment aboard these ships must first sign an application for admission to a Canadian Manning Pool, which is run by the Direc{Continued on Page 4) TO BE ABANDONED WASHINGTON, Aug. 31.— Inter-American Navigation Cor­ poration, Government-owned cor­ poration established over a month ago to purchase and operate wood­ en sailing ships in the Caribbean trade, may build small coastal Diesel powered vessels instead of sailing schooners for most of its operations, it was learned here to­ day. MONEY DUE All Ordinaries who signed off the S. S. Alcoa Patriot Aug. 24, have differences in A.B. wages coming:. Collect at 17 Battery Place, New York City. •I' J'I �Page Two THE SEAFARERS' LOG Thursday, September 10, 1942 LABOR LEADERS MEET WITH WPB CHAIRMAN PsMtoMA ^ fht SEAFARESS' INTERNAHONAL UNION OF NORTH AMERICA Atlcmtic and Gulf District AftiUattd vAth ih« AmtHoan Feaeration »/ i:<al>or HARRY LUNDEBERQ. IntamoUpncd Pmildeint 110 Market Street, Room 402, San Francisco, CkiliL ii ADDBBSB ALL OORREBPONDENCS OON€ERNINa THIB PVBLIOATION TO: "THE SEAFARERS' LOG P. O. 25, Station P, New York, N. Y. Phone: BOwling Green 9-8346 H/L Wsumfimm. ERNEST AVERETT ELMER BARBER ALLEN BARROW CARL BENNETTE PHILIPPO CALAFATO WILLIAM CALDWELL WILLIAM CANNON Fireman Electrician Waiter Bos'n Wiper Fireman Oiler_ In an effort to bring some order out of chaos, organized labor has been demanding that It be given a voice In war production planning through the War Production Board. Donald Nelson, WPB head, resisted labor's demands up until last week when he agreed to appoint an AFL man and a CIO man as assistant administrators. The meeting pictured above worked out the details, (left to right) William L. Ratt of WPB, AFL President William Green, WPB head Donald Nelson and CIO President Philip Murray. (Standing) George Masterson of the AFL, Clinton S. Golden of the CIO, Joseph MoDonagh and Frank Fenton of the AFL, and Wendell Lund of the WPB labor production division. ^ ^ ™'c«LM:::::::::::::::S'Atlantic-Gulf District Is Streamlined For '43 J^EONARD CHADWICK NELSON FREE LAURENCE GALLAGHER KASPER GALLWITZER JAMES R. HARRIS WHITLEY HARRISON ERNEST HAUGEN CHESTER HIATT JAMES a KEARNS PEDRO LAURIANO HORACE LEE CLARENCE LOWERY ARTHUR LYON IVIITCHELL MARQUES ALFRED E. MAYER ROBERT E. MILLS THEODORE MORGAN VICTOR J. PATROLA Messman Oiler A. B. Fireman Fireman Electrician Cook Cook Oiler Messman * .. Messman Messman Fireman Oiler A. B. Wiper Pantryman 0. S. SOMEONE IS BLOWING UP CURRAN'S PANT LEG {Continued from Page 1) the rest of the democracies, that's don't know what Curran or any­ body else would call that, but in my books that is plain scabbing on the painters. when Stalin and Hitler were playing Lincoln on Labor ALL that serves labor serves the nation. All that harms labor Is treason to America. No line can be drawn between these two. If any man tells you ho loves Amer­ ica yet hates labor, he Is a liar. If any man tells you he trusts America yet fears labor, he Is a fool. There Is no America with­ out labor. (Springfield, III., Oct. 1, 1954) SIU Constitutional Provisions For Nominations ARTICLE XIII Nomination and Election of Officers, Atlantic and Gulf District Section 1. The regular' officers the shall be elected annually and shall Eastern Steamship Co. had an hold office for one year, or until re­ agreement v.dth S. I. U. of N. A. lieved by their regiilar successors Some time in May 1935, Joe and they were sending the ships in office.' Curran joined the Eastern & Gulf across to bring back refugees, Section 2. Nomination of regu­ Sailors Association at New York lar officers shall be made at all when the S. 1. U. of N. A. was and never paid any more dues branches in the regular meeting until some time in Sept. 1935. He striking the ships for higher bonus held during the last two meetings immediately got himself in bad and the N.M.U. sailed the same in ^ptember. Any member who standing in the Union; which is ships. can qualify may nominate himself bad Unionism in anybody's Union. Ah-ha, but after Hitler invaded for office by submitring, in writ­ Now get me straight, I am npt Stalin, Joe Curran and cohorts ing, accompanied by the necessary digging out of the closet skele­ proof of qualifications listed in tons, but gaze at the title of the immediately about face and de­ sub-sections (a), (b), (c), and ^ticle, "N.M.U. is a Union fight­ clared themselves all out for the (d), his intentions to run for of­ ing a War," and then look back War against the Axis. fice, naming the particular office. about eighteen months when tliis Such notification to be in Secre­ The article went on to say that same outfit was blasting everybody the N.M.U. job to see that the tary-Treasurer's office not -before that was not opposed to the Lease ships were fully manned before September 1st, and not later than Lend Bill, and you remember all leaving port. I guess that's right October 15 th of the year. the buttons that they were flash­ Tlie names and roll-numbirs of because one of the N.M.U. ships ing all over the country, "The nominees, if obtainable at the time has been tied up here over two Yanks Are Not Coming". shall be recorded in the minutes. weeks without a crew and up to That's when Germany was in­ this time she is still waiting for a The Secretary-Treasurer shall prevading Poland and Norway and all crew. {Continued on Page 4) hide. and seek, that's when {Continued from Page 1) porary positions can be layed-oflf in the same manner whenever the Membership deems it advisable to discontinue his services, and WHEREAS: With the centralizing of shipping moving from one Port to another on the Atlantic and Gulf Coast it will be necessary for the membership to carry out this form of procedure during the next twelve months, and WHEREAS: The duties of the Atlantic and Gulf District Representa­ tives arc supposed to be confined to negotiations and clarafications of Agreements between the Sliipowners and the Union, which has been frozen for the duration of the War, and WHEREAS: We feel that the Agents in the Branches should be plenty capable of handling their duties which includes the settlement of disputes that arise aboard the vessels from time to time in their particular Ports, and that this Organization should be able to function properly for the next twelve months without the ser­ vices of the two District Representatives, and WHEREAS: The majority of disputes arising today which can not be settled satisfactory by the Agents usually are referred to our Washington Representative due to the fact that they deal with . War Bonuses or matters pertaining to the WSA, and WHEREAS: The financial status of our Organization for the past few months has been decreasing steadily due to the fact that we have too many duly eleceted Officials on the pay roll at some Branches where they are not needed, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED. That we go on record to place the following Officials on the annual election ballot for the year of 1943: NORFOLK—One Agent SECRETARY-TREASURE BOSTON—One Agent SAVANNAH—One Agent . PROVIDENCE—One Agent TAMPA—One Agent NEW YORK— MOBILE—One Agent One Agent Two Joint Patrolmen One Deck Patrolman NEW ORLEANS—One Agent One Engine Patrolman Two Joint Patrolmen - One Stewards Patrolman GALVESTON—One Agent , PHILADELPHIA—One Agent BALTIMORE—One Agent SAN JUAN—One Agent AND BE IT FUTHER RESOLVED: That in the event an additional Patrolman is needed in any of the Branches that he be elected off the floor as a temporary Patrolman in that particular Port at a regular weekly business meeting, and BE IT FINALLY RESOLVED: That in any of the Ports where niore^ than one Official has been elected, the duly elected Agent of that Branch shall have the power to assign one of the Patrolmen to the duties of Dispatcher, Janitor, or combination Dispatcher and "Janitor, during the period that business does not warrant both the Agent and Patrolman being on the water-front. Signed by: JOHN HAWK M. D. BIGGS ' HARRY J. COLLINS �-\ Thursday, September 10, 1942 Arountf the Ports i •l. . THE SEAFARERS' LOG WHAT'S DODJG NEW ORLEANS V Pa^ Three SEAFARERS' INTERNATIONAL UNION OF NORTH AMERICA ATUmnC and QDV SISTBICr Secrvtaxy-Treasurer's Office loom 218 —> 2 Steno Stroot Now York City A O. Bex 29. ttotleo B Phonw BOwling Oroen •but the Editor won't print your^Bos'n forgot to knock him off at stuff. Well, Brothers, I've written ten minutes to five is no excuse for DJHEGTTORY OF BRANOIES plenty and its been published, so i him to do a thing like this. Fur­ This is to be (I hope) the swan BRANCH ADDRESS PHONE you will write I'm sure that it wi ther, if you care to get technical ^Ong from this corner for some HEW YOBS a Stone St BOwling Green 9-8346 be too. about this the Bos'n will be put on Diepateher-e Offlco BOwling Green 9-8480 time. Now that I am leaving I can I've liked working for the outfit the spot for not knocking the man i. Agent BOwling Green 9-3437 ^et in a couple of licks that all fine, met some of the best guys in -^9 AUantle Ave. Liberty 4P57 off. the pie cards have been wanting tlie world, some of the phoniest PROVIDENCE _.46S South Main SL Manning 3572 Yes, this and a lot more phoney BALTIMOBE ——14 North Gay St , Coivcw 4539 to but couldn't because after all had some good beefs, had some bac beefs are not doing the Union any PHILADELPHIA —0 North 6th St Lombcerd 7651 the ones that we are talking ones, made some good decisions anc NORFOLK 25 Commerdal PI. Norfolk 4-1033 NEW ORLEANS .309 Chartres St Canal 3336 about are the ones that pay the some damn bad ones. In other good at this time, but here is the SAVANNAH 218 East Bay St Savannah 3-1728 freight. That is the attitude that words, thanks to all hands, and il" higlilight of them all. A man is St —Tcanpa MM-1323 MOBR^ Conception St....D«rter 1449 .gome of the members seem to take, we t^ke care of Adolph in short or signed on a ship as Oiler. He PUERYO RICO 45 Ponce de Leon Puerto de Tloira ^t seems to be that some of the der, then we can clear our decks works a week and as we are short GALVESTON 2014 Market Street Galveatoo 2-8043 of deck engineers he is allowed to boys think, "well by gosh I'm and take care of Jolin Shipowner. be promoted on the ship. Friday gtill paying my dues and this is Don't forget John is filling his noon he comes into the Hall and .the case I'm deserving something war chest for after the present registers and re-ships on the same for it." The result is, more pen- beef, let's hope we aren't draggin; ship as a deck engineer. He then ney-antc chisling then the law bottom with our hook when he allows. Members who a few short starts action. The only way to be turns too and works Friday after­ noon and Saturday. He quits Sat­ years ago had no book, or who were' sure of this is to carry the strike urday and the captain pays him taken in after seeing what could assessment as an annual thing. off, but the man is not satisfied ,be accomphshed by the union, are Steady as she goes. with his money. He states that he the ones that raise nine-tenths of The seamen are getting recognition these days. New insignias —"ARMY has been gyped because the cap­ the present squawks. Your old have been issued by the U. S. A. yhich identifies the seam.3n and allows P.S. Signed on today for points tain did not pay him a day's pay timer who built the outfit and South and East, so any of your on Friday for being an oiler and a him to enter USO and other recreation centers. Then the offer of comes in with a beef has a beef, boys who are interested will meet day's pay on Friday for being a Kermit ROOSEVELT, of his home in Oyster Bay, for the convalesence not an out and out case of trying you at torpedo junction. deck engineer. In other words he of torpedoed seamen, and the home of the Ambrose Clark estate in to make something fqr the patrol­ —"ARMY wanted to be given two days' pay Cooperstown, (where John Kazay spent a few weeks) for the same men to do. for two different ratings on the purpose, is making seamen glad that the American public has not for­ If you think I'm out of line on same day—nice work if you can gotten them. the above, walk into your nearest NEW YORK get it. hall and spend the day watching We were amused with the stories Ray Trumbauer and Henry Maas I guess that I could go on and the proceedings around the hall. Well, here we ^o doing business on but I believe if I put into print had to tell us about the Azalea City, Captain Albert Nielsen and Bexmy I'll bet that the pic-card, no mat­ at the same old place as usual, some of the things that has been (Punchy) Narinsky. Both of them thanked the crew of the previous ter where he is, spends more time hear that nominations for the com­ brought into the office you would trip (of which we were a member) for straightening-out the old man. on things that a few short years ing elections will soon be in order, laugh your head off so I better He was very much more considerate of the crew, so say Ray and Harry, ago would have been never men­ and I do hope that the membership quit while the quitting is good. So tioned and don't mean a damn, will not have a popularity contest Paul Jones informs us that Richard Randolph (Wliitey) Wliite let's get together and cut out these than he does on needed beefs. Try I hope that they will nominate anc ahoney beefs, for as we stated ear­ has been brought back from San Juan and is recuperating from his in­ and sit down and write a piece for elect officials that can cut the mus­ lier, that this is not too good for jury aboard a torpedoed vessel./We regret to hear that L. D. Headingthe Log, or write a letter to some tard and not sit around and pass the Union. ton was lost recently. We remember him when he was second Cook One and before you can do any the buck to others, for if ever in aboard the Azalea City, and how we used to harmonize in the evening. —H. J. COLLINS more than get the heading on the the history of our Union we need­ George Willis was recently lost when an anionia tank exploded and he letter, there will be a half dozen ed competent officials, now is that was suffocated by the fumes. -guys stick their heads in and want time. So, let's get together and do MOBILE something. Some of them are O.K., some serious thinking on this mat­ Things are quiet around Headquarters these days. Harry Collins the most are not, but the point I ter. want is this: If the Mate turned a Well, brothers it happened yes­ is on vacation, probably in Philadelphia telling the boys how he hand­ Another thing that is confront­ man to, then came around and in­ ing the Union at this time is those terday. We shipped a full crew for led those gazoneys in New York. Ray Sweeney is enjoying his vacation terrupted as much as a pie-card so-called members that have been a Waterman ship, and we had to in Mobile, eating grits and gravy. Floyd Miller was away for a week, gets, it then there would be jobs working ashore for the past year give back shipping cards. There looking for his gal in Kalamazoo. Goldie is probably in Oshkosh. Red on the board till she was filled up. or eighteen months. They come were more new faces in the hall at Brady took a ship to Baltimore. Walter Walsh finally got his OK from . All hands seem to think that the into the hall with a hard luck story one time than yours truly has seen the Navy and will be able to ship so things are quiet~afound here. pie-cards are there for their special that would soften the hardess of in many a day. The Draft Boards arc reclassify­ benefits. You hear the old war cry, hearts and they are given a trip to ing all the shipyard workers and straighten out their book. Then as T pay your wages" times innum­ RESOLUTION TO APPEAR ON erable. Just to keep the records soon as the trip is over, instead of there sure is a lively line around 1943 BALLOT straight every Official from the paying up, they beat it ashore de­ the Hall now. The questions are Whereas: At the present time the seamen of America are making Secretary-Treasuter to the Janitors liberately to avoid paying their ail the same. I want to get straigh­ ten out with the Union; I am fig­ more money than ever before in the history of the seamen; dues. I believe a more drastic in­ ' also help to pay those self same Whereas: When the present war is over the seamen will again be uring on going back to sea. wages. So how about it, the next terest in this kind of a man by the engaged in a figbt for existence with the shipowner who at time you walk into your hall and members of the crews are in order. The environment at the ship­ the present time is filling hie war chest in preparation for See the local staff sitting around The least that we can expect from yards is not the same it seems. the coming struggle, and reading the paper, dish out your a bum like this is, if heNs going to Things around this part of the Whereas: The history of the seamen's labor movement proves l^efs. But if you walk in and find go for a boatride we should collect country are very slow for the pres­ conclusively that after such an upheaval as at present is going the fnan trying to talk over the the fare (?) (catch on). ent. The convoy system has slow­ on in the world, they are always throttled and browbeaten— Another thing that we should ed down things considerably, but phone, write a letter, talking to as for instance 1921 and the Lake Carriers set up, and someone, atj least be courtesous remedy is the chisler that takes out as long as it takes the ships through Whereas: Th# 1934 and 36 and 37 strikes proved the need of enough to wait for the man, don't a shipping card on Friday morn­ safe, that's O.K. with me. ample funds when engaged in a major strike, therefore ing and does not report to the ship BE IT RESOLVED: That the Constitution shall be amended by interrupt. Of course, there are Brother Ray Sweeney was in adding a section to Article No. 26, this section to be known as some of us that know not the rudi­ until Saturday noon at 12:30 and town for Monday night's meeting Section No. 8. A strike fund shall be maintained, the strike ments of politeness, but the most then turns too and works , from and he sure is enjoying his vaca­ fund to be kept seperate and apart from any or all other funds of us are as well versed as the run Monday at eight o'clock till 12 tion. Well, I guess he is entitled to in the Union. An annual assessment of $3 shall be levied for of people so let's give the guy that noon and then quits and wants the pull his hair down after more than this fund. And further, Union to collect (4) days' pay for takes the headache a break. 'BE IT FINALLY RESOLVED; That if the members accept this year at Pie-carding. If anybody One more thing before turning him. He sure as hell could not col­ thinks that a PIE-CARD is not en­ resolution, it be published from time to time, as space permits. this organ back to it's well deserv­ lect this himself, so why ride the titled to go places once in a while, In the Seafarers' Log before the time of the election. This is ed rest. I've filled a lot of space Union and ask us to stooge for it. will soon be time for the annual to acquaint all members with the intent of the Resolution. And further, that the resolution shall be placed on the annual in the Log in the last few years, him. Then there is another type of elections of officers so now is the election ballot. expect and hope to ffill plenty more, Super-militant that is turned too time for all good men to come to (signed) Alfred Stewart No. 764 iylways have and always will claim to do a job at four-fifteen and in­ the front, and get your name on Adalbert Gawronski No. 21265 that the guys that are so busy stead of quitting at five o'clock he the ballot and try some of this William Hamilton No. 3400 raising hell around the halls should works till six-thirty and then he PIE. So until later I will be seeing Harry J. Collins No. 496 expects to collect overtime for this. . take time out and send your stuff you and keep them sailing. Arffiar Thompson No. 2888 After all, the fact that he was turn­ 'to the Log. Hear every once in a —OLDEN BANKS while about the guys that write in ed too, and also the fact cfaat the Out of the Focs^l by A- E ^ 1 • ••A J mi �. s>. •/. Page Four m tr- • I. |.,-r, Ev. |^i? = BALTIMORE, Aug. 27—Fed­ eral Judge W. Calvin Chestnut ruled today that immigration of­ ficials may not return a deserting seaman to the site of his government-in-exile but must return him to his native country or allow him to remain in the United States. In an opinion handed down fol­ lowing a habeas corpus hearing, Judge Chestnut ruled in the case of a Greek seaman, Stamatis Nikolaou Moraitis, that existing Federal statutes did not substantiate the government's argument that the man could be returned to London present site of the Greek Governmenf-in-exile. The Judge added, however, that Immigration officials, in his opin­ ion, had the right of holding the seaman without bail for "a reason­ able time and in this case, a year would not seem too long." 150 Ship Launchings Labor Day Feature The Navy Department shared in the celebration of Labor Day by arranging to have yards through­ out the nation launch or lay keels of more than 150 naval vessels of all types — destroyers, submarine chasers, motor torpedo boats, and other^. Organized labor was in­ vited to participate in programs at the yards in 75 cities. M k INFORMATION ON INSURANCE PAYMENTS After you have designated your beneficiary, inform that person. In the event that you are one of the unfortunate seaman who does not return from sea, it is not necessary for your beneficiary to retain a lawyer to collect the $5,000 in­ surance benefit. i i'!<* Tell your beneficiary to contact your union hall for full informa­ tion. This money could be collect­ ed without a lawyer and at no cost to the beneficiary. Some attorneys are charging as high as $1,000 to collect the insurance. Canada Cuts Maritime Wages In Half {Continued from Page 1) tor of Merchant Seamen, De­ partment of Transport, Ottawa. In signing this form besides giv­ ing all his "vital statistics," the applicant "undertakes to com­ ply with all conditions as out­ lined in this application form." Among the' "Conditions of Entry to Manning Pool'l are Clause (c): From date of ad­ mission to a Canadian Manning Pool, the officers or seamen concerned will receive board, lodging and pay whilst in the Pool, but on the definite under­ standing that the officer or sea­ man concerned thereby under­ takes to go to sea in his own capacity, on any ship to which he may be assigned by the Re­ gional Director of the Pool. Very Low Wages clause (d) reads: Canadian officers and seamen while in^ a Canadian Manning Pool will be paid at the basic rates of pay applicable to the rank or rating last held, AND FOR THIS PURPOSE THE BRITISH NATIONAL MARI­ TIME BOARD MINIMUM RATES WILL BE APPLIED. (See comparative tables below.) Clause (f) reads: Advances on wages,only will be paid to officers and seamen while in the Pool. Such advan­ ces will not exceed $15.25 per week in the case of officers and will not exceed $8.50 per week for other ratings, provided that the basic rate of wages permits. . Apparently there must be wage scales below $8.50 per week for those adventurous, pa­ triotic workers wfx> run the blockades. Clause (d) is the one that has aroused maritime union of­ ficials to a fever pitch and a glance at the following compar­ ative tables, will disclose the reason for the high terpperatures: 1. 2. Chief Officer $150 $275 Second Officer .... 130 225 , Third Officer 105 190 Under column 1 are the monthly rates of pay, with no cost-of-living bonus, offered to the officers by the private com­ WORK CLOTHING PRICE FIXING RULES INJURE LABOR, BENEFIT PROFITEERS Pursuant to his policy of giving profiteers everything theyi ask. Price Administrator Leon Henderson took a wallop at the purses of farmers and workers. Hereafter they will have to buy two or three suits of overalls or other work clothing where one suit sufficed heretofore. Here's how: ; Retailers complained they were being gouged by manufac­ turers and asked for a higher price ceiling in order, they said, to continue handling work clothing. Henderson met this demand by directing manufacturers to , reduce prices to distributors, but opened the door for even greater profits by permitting the manufacturers to cut the quality of their product. •}^-: •• 1^: Overalls and other work clothing are to be made of Idwergrade materials, pockets and buttons are to be eliminated, and triple-stitching of seams is to be replaced by single stitching. Thus, the manufacturer retains his "margin," which Hender­ son admitted is too high, and the retailer is relieved of a "squeeze." The only unhappy persons are workers and farmers, who will wear overalls that will lose the tough durability necessary to _ -V ';' Thursday, September 10, 1942 THE SEAFARERS' LOG JUDGE BARS MOVE TO DEPORT SEAMAN I M""T" i- ,<••-vrH. stand up under the strain of hard work. panies operating these ships on lease from the government. In coloumn 2 are the wage sched­ ules sought by the Canadian Merchant Service Guild, which is affiliated with the Trades and Labor Congress of Canada. The Guild also asks for war bonus, when the vessels operate in a war zone (which now includes everywhere) as well as a costof-living bonus as set up by the Federal Government. The op^ erators offer a war bonus but no cost-of-living . bonus. Similar disparities prevail for the engine room officers. Attention should also be drawn to the fact that seamen and officers may be signed off at any port in Canada. Thus a Vancouver sailor might be sign­ ed off (and generally is) in Hal­ ifax and then has to pay his own way home. ^ The comparative monthly pay rates for the ratings are: 1. 2. Boatswain $65.50 $130.00 Able Seaman .. 56.20 105.00 Ord'ny Seaman 41.70 85.00 Oilers ^... 60.65 95.00 In column 1 are the rate.s of­ fered to the men who sign up with the Manning Pool and the cost-of-living bonus is includ­ ed. In column 2 are the rates paid to sailors, members of the B.C. Seamen's Union, who sign­ ed a closed shop agreement re­ cently on a ship out of Van­ couver, and received also $15.80 cost-of-living bonus. In submitting its pay sched­ ules to R. B. Teakle, manager of Park Steamships Limited, the Canadian Merchant Service Guild stated: "In making these recommen­ dations this Guild has been careful to take into considera­ tion comparative scales now be­ ing paid on American register­ ed ships of identical size and tonnage and to be used in a similar trade to our Canadian vessels. In all cases the rates quoted by us are substantially lower than that being paid on American ships." British Scale Low Maritime union officials are at a total loss to understand why PERSONALS DONALD A. BRADLEY There has been a death in your family. Write home at once. F. A. LEONARD Next time you are in New York, see the Secretary - Treasurer in room 213. It is important. HAROLD JOHN GARTY Contact the F.B.I, in New Or­ leans in - regard to your draft status. GEORGE L. BROWNELL Yjour mother is worried because you have failed to write her. Drop a line and let her know where you are. DO NOT SHIP Henry L. Mailhunt ....... ..P 7551 Charles Hansford ......... ..P4238 . .P6792 William Robert Lyman George R. Bainer ......... ..P2938 Arthur D. Cambria ....... ..P8016 Provisions For Nominations Ottawa favors the British rates over even reduced American scales, especially when British rates in the past have been no­ toriously low amongst the "white" nations. "Are we men or are we limeys?" Canadian sailors want to know. The government's method of handling this situation is view­ ed, in Vancouver labor circles, as an attempt to break down the living standards of Cana­ dian seamen. ** When seamen's wages were discussed this week by the-Van­ couver Trades and Labor Cotmcil, Vice-President George Gerrard charged that the Govern­ ment and private shipping in­ terests are using the present em­ ergency to capitalize on labor's patriotism. These wage scales were described as "absolutely scandalous." Local union officials were quite outspoken in their con­ demnation of the manning pool system and its application form. W. Burgess of the United Fish­ ermen declared, "There can be no total war effort as long as such conditions exist. Signing the Manning Pool application form, union officials declare, effectively debars of­ ficers and seamen from organiz­ ing and bargaining collectively for better wages and working conditions; while the Pool it­ self, has been set up to displace a function performed by trade unions, that is, supplying quali­ fied workers to jobs. The Canadian Merchant Ser­ vice Guild states, "In so far as the West Coast is concerned this organization is prepared to su-pply Masters and Officers, who have the necessary qualifi­ cations and are Canadian citi­ zens, providing the scales for such positions are adequate." The B.C. Seamen's Union (AFL) is in the same position regarding the supplying of rat­ ings. Meanwhile, Ottawa and its dollar-a-ycar men remaining blissfully unaware of Order in Council P.C. 2685, the' govern­ ment's pious expression in favor of collective bargaining and union recognition. .. {Continued from Page 2) pare a list of names of nominees for each office and forward copies thereof to each Branch. Such listJ shall be conspicuously posted in each office or hall. All full mem­ bers shall be eligible for any regu­ lar office, provided: , (a) That he is a citizen of ths United States of America. , (b) That he be a full iiiciiiber of the Seafarers' International Union of North America, in con­ tinuous good standing for a period of six (6) months immediately prior to the date of nomination. (c) Any candidate for Agent or joint patrolman must have three years of sea service in any one or three departments. Any candidate, for departmental patrolman must have three years sea service in their respective departments. Sea service as specified in tliis article shall mean on merchant vessels. , (d) He has not misconducted himself previously while employed as an officer of the Union. V Section i. A committee con­ sisting of six full book members iq good standing, two from each de­ partment, shall be elected, whose duty it shall be to prepare the bal­ lot. , ASSESSMENT! Remember there is a $2 Organizational Assess­ ment which goes to the International. The payment is. volun­ tary! How good-a Union man are you? Have you paid your $2 obligation? All nominees who desire to be­ come candidates shall have the nec­ essary qualifications and acceptance in the office of the SecretaryTreasurer or the Committee on Candidates prior to the 15 th day of October of each year. Nominees who shall fail to comply herewith shall be regarded as having declin­ ed the nomination. Ballots shall (a) bear the name of the Union, the month and year of election and in­ structions to votes; (b) bear the names., of eligible and duly quali­ fied candidates for each office ar­ ranged alphabetically with voting' squares to the right of names; (c) have one blank line for each office in which member may write the name of any member whose name does not appear upon the ballot who must be qualified under the provisions of Section 2 of this Ar­ ticle; and (a) be perforated at the upper edge and perforated stubs numbered consecutively, beginning with No. 1. The Secretary^Treas­ urer shall cause to be printed, and shall forward to each Branch and retain for use at Headquarters, a' sufficient number of ballots, and shall kap a record of the numbers of the first and last ballots so for­ warded and retained. None but of­ ficial ballots shall be. used in any general election. 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