http://seafarerslog.org/archives/files/original/20f38b16a60ade5c38a14168326719d0.PDF 51aea5c9e6a53f7d7e4d91e94b3b3c97 PDF Text Text • vY'-.; 'L/ ' ff. iV OFFICIAL ORGAN OP THE ATLANTIC AND GULP DISTRICT, ^ SEAFARKBS' INTERNATIONAL UNION OF NORTH AMERICA VOL. V. 280 Seafarers Defeats hocal WSA Bureaucrat's Move To Handle Beef For Waterman Line v. NEW YORK. N. Y., FRIDAY, MAY 14, 1943 No. 10 District WLB Upholds Phoney Decision On New England Case Last week the New York WSA bureaucrats attempted to move in The Boston Regional War Labor Board has voted 4 to 2 that men sailing the scows on a hearing before the New York port commissioner involving a dis­ operated by the New England line are not entitled to any wage increases, even though pute bet wen our union and the Waterman Steamship Company. Brother John Hawk immediately disrupted the hearing when he refused to the union proved beyond doubt that they were working under a sub-standard scale. The majority of the Board upheld in every detail the finky decision handed down proceed with the union's case as long as the WSA participated in the hearing. He got in touch with Washington, demanding that the State­ in March by referee Robert S. Coit when he denied wage increases under the Little Steel *Formula. To begin with the unioa ment of Policy be enforced and the union left free to deal with the IbiT* A _i rg-ig "VSrY based its petition for increases shipowners directly and without WSA interference. Within 24 hours mi_ JL A TT 1 dWw on the fact that the New England the local WSA official was instructed to withdraw from the case and men were^ being paid sub-standard sit only as an observer. wages. Even the WLB's Little Steel Editorial This was a signal victory for the union, for had the WSA par­ Formula allows for increases in ticipated in this hearing unchallenged, all sorts of precidents would cases of substandard conditions. However much certain labor leaders and boss politicans may have been set for future interference with our union contracts. Coit, however, twisted the unions' try to distort it, the issue in the coal fields is not John L. Lewis. The following exchange of telegrams between Brother Hawk and case and used the infamous fwThe issue is a living wage for the miners. Hubert Wyckoff explain tlu: situation in detail: mula to deny all of the SIU de­ But in a broader sense it is even more than that—it is a ques­ May 6, 1943 mands. tion of a living wage for all American workers. For the infamous Admiral E. S. Land, Administrator When the case was first refered Little Steel Formula, which freezes wages while prices and profits to the Boston Regional Board the War Shipping Administration union objected to the procedure soar, not only shackles the miners, but the auto workers and the Washington, D. C. for it knew that the Board was steel workers and the seamen as well. (Copy To Capt. Edward Macauley, Commissioner) under the influence of the slup The miner's struggle against the WLB, "a court packed owner. At that time SecretaryIn the past the dealings between the Atlantic and Gulf District of against labor," is all labor's struggle. A miners' victory over the Treasurer John Hawk sent the fol­ the Seafarers International Union and the operators-of contracted lines WLB and the Little Steel Formula, would be a victory for all lowing telegram to William Davis: has been conducted within the framework of the Statement of Policy and MP. William H. Davis, Chairman union men from coast to coast. labor relations have been on a workable basis. However, a violation of National War Labor Board We rcpsat, the issue is not John L. Lewis, but the right to Washington, D. 0. the Statement of Pcdicy has developed in New York, and if this viola­ collective bargaining in order to win decent wages and working We have had no answer .to-.our tion is not checked at once it may serve W undermme tTie Statement conditions. M: {Contitnicd OIP Pag<t 4) Shipowners Work Charity Racket John Shipowner is right in there Etching, trying to make the pub­ lic think that the closest thing to his heart is the health and welfare of the seamen. He has even been ynaking .lavish donations to the phoney United Seamen's Service in order to impress all with his hu­ manity and patriotism. Some people might have been taken in by the act, but not the Kamen. They knew from bitter experience that those babies just don't let go of a nickel unless they have to. This week the mystery of the shipowners' concern for the seamen was cleared up—all dona­ tions for seamen's welfare is charg­ ed to the government on a cost plus system. It doesn't cost the dfciipowncr a single red cent of his war profits! When this was first exposed in "Washington the shipowners began {Continued on Page 3) SECURITY WATCH NEGOTIATION Negotiations arc now being car­ ried on with the Waterman, South Atlantic and Mississippi Steamship Companies in the POrt of Mobile for the purpose of establishing se­ curity watches. These negotiations are expected to be brought to a successful con­ clusion within the next 24 hours. N yi-\ V', letter of March 26, 1943, concerning case number 956, in the mat­ ter of New England Steamship Company and Seafarers' Interna­ tional Union. Wo requested that this case be referred to the Mari­ time Panel of the National War Labor Board. Wo have now in­ directly learned that the case haa been referred to the Boston War Labor Board. We wish to state that past experience has shown that a fair hearing in matters pertaining to th^ New York, New Haven and Hartford RailroaA owners of the New England Steamship Company, can not be had in New England or New York where its influence is so far reaching; the situation calls for a hearing in Washington removed from this atmosphere. In faimesa this request should be granted. Seafarers International Union Of North America JOHN HAWK, Secreta ry - Treasu rer But in spite of this appeal, the SIU case went to the regional board upon the direction of the national board. ITie union then asked that it be allowed to appear before the board to present its case. Here again the seamen were double crossed and the hearings {Continued on Page 4) Agents Conference A conference of all" Agents of the Atlantic and Gulf District of the SIU will open in New York City Wednesd.ay morning at 10 A.M., May 26. The next issue of the Log will carry full details on the work of the conference. �KE SEAFA Page Tw© Pv W3 W I. OI\ ^ASHirVGTOIV SEAFARER S LOG Published by the SEAFARERS' INTERNATIONAL UNION OF NORTH AMERICA Atlantic and Gulf District Affiliated with the American Federation of Labor HARRY LUNDEBERG ------ President 110 Market Street, San Francisco, Calif. JOHN HAWK ------- Sccy-Treas. 2 Stone Street, New York City MATTHEW DUSHANE - - - Washington Rep. 424 Sth Street, N. W., Washington, D. C. Directory of Branches BRANCH NEW YORK BOSTON BALTIMORE PHILADELPHIA NORFOLK. NEW ORLEANS SAVANNAH TAMPA.,..; MOBILE PUERTO RICO GALVESTON FT. LAUDERDA1.E PHONE ADDRESS 2 Stone St Dispatcher's Office BOwIing Green 9-8346 Agent BOwIing Green 9-3437 330 Atlantic Ave.... Liberty 4057 14 North Gay St Calvert 4539 6 North 6th St Lombard 7651 25 Commercial PI Norfolk 4-1083 309 Chartres St ...Canal 3336 218 East Bay St Savannah 3-1728 423 East Piatt St Tampa MM-1323 55 So. Conception St Dial 2-1392 45 Ponce de Leon Puerto de Tlerra 219 20th Street Galveston 2-8043 2021 S. Federal Highway.. PUBLICATION OFFICE: ROOM 213, 2 STONE STREET New York City BOwling Green 9-8344 Two SIU Ships Account For 15 Planes: Win Citations The S.S. William Moultrie and the S.S. Virginia Dare both fully manned by SIU crews, are probably the two outstanding merchant ship gladiators of this war. Between them they shot down 15 Nazi planes, damaged many more, and drove oflF innumberablc Nazi subs and surface raiders.- liV •• Both ships and their crews were commended by the authorities and received extensive write-ups of their exploits in London and New York papers. On Sunday, March 21, the Lon­ don newspaper News of the World carried a front page story on the Moultrie. Here is what it said: "An Allied convoy has crossed the Atlantic after being under al­ most uninterupted attack from U-Boat packs and planes for a whole week. A Liberty ship named the William Moultrie, carrying a valuable military cargo, had shot down eight German planes and damaged 12 others during a com­ bined air and U-boat attack on the convoy. "On one occasion enemy raiders came over in great force, but three bombers were shot down, and six Others damaged. In a similar at­ tack next day three more planes were shot down and six moie dam­ aged. On two other occasions single planes were shot down. "One submarine was driven off, and at another time a torpedo rac­ ing towards the ship was exploded by a direct hit from the William Moultrie before reaching its tar­ get." The newspaper then paid high tribute to both the merchant and gpn crews. The S.S. Virginia Dare received tribute in the April 21 issue of the JV. Y. Times. "She was a new Lib­ erty ship," wrote the Tijncs, "the Virginia Dare, on her maiden voy­ age, She must have seemed a help­ less target to the seven enemy bombers, including at least two ?. German Junkers-88s, that tried to sink her. Yet the Virginia Dare and her "green gun crews' shot down the seven bombers and her cargo of war goods got through. "The Navy today revealed how the relatively vulnerable merch­ antman picked off the seven enemy planes in two days with warshiplike precision. As far as has been reported, it is one of the best rec­ ords for a ship of her type against aircraft attacks, and it won Navy citations for 'outstanding bravery, cooperation and d e V o ti o n to duty'." The crews of both the Moultrie and Virginia Dare have returned to port and their Orews are now preparing to ship out again. It is these merchant heros that the RMO would draft into the army if they refuse to sign the fink cards. Well, they didn't sign the fink cards and they continue to deliver the goods as union men. Florida Closed Shop Bap Submited To Electorate TALEAHASSEE, Fla. — The Florida House concurred with the Senate in a proposed constitutional amendment which would outlaw labor's closed-shop contracts in the state. The p ro p o s e d constitutional amendment will be submitted to the voters in the 1944 general elec­ tion. If approved, Florida will be­ come the first state to abofish the closed shop by .constitutional amendment. • BV MATT+I6W DuSHAMfeeL (Pvcport of May 3) Wod'time War Emergency Board: J. Volpian, SIU Patrolman, N.Y.: S.S. Robin Gray berthed at Tillbury docks, London, was bombed—^Board ruled men entitled to attack bonus. S.S. Robin Gray passed line between Cape Trafal­ gar and Cape Spartel at Gibralter and anchored. Board ruleil men entitled to only one bonus, provid­ ed vessel did not enter any other area in Mediterranean. If vessel en­ tered any other area in Mediter­ ranean and then passed through the Straits of Gibralter, men would be entitled to two other bonuses. J. Hawk, Sec.-Treas., SIU: S.S. Tristran Dalton: While laying at anchorage at Oran, general alarm was sounded, port was bombed. Board has ruled that crew are en­ titled to attack bonus. J. Flanagan, SIU Agt., Balti­ more: S.S. Lou Gehrig: Vessel was in Oran and crew claimed port at­ tack bonus. Board is investigating and checking with Naval author­ ities as to attack. The crew of the Benjamin Harrison, while being re­ patriated on the S.S. Allen A. Dale, were in Oran, ^an attack occured on that date and the Board ruled both crews were entitled to attack bonus. In the case of the Gehrig, the time element will determine when the attack occured. Crew of Gehrig should recheck on when they arrived in Oran and when their vessel left port. It is import­ ant for all ships' crews to check on their arrival and departure times. M. Weisberger, Agt. SUP, N.Y.: S.S. Ambrosia Burnside was in Oran when' city was attacked. Board's policy is that when the town or locality is attacked, bonus is payable to crews in the harbor. It is not necessary for the .ships to be attacked. S.S. Matthew Luckcnback crew . were on board the S.S. Ulsterman being repatriated. Crew is entitled to attack bonus if in the area when English Coast was being attacked. Board is check­ ing with the Navy for more infor­ mation. Expect a favorable de­ cision. Coast Guard: there is certain work that must bcdone in order to make the vessels sea worthy and if the crews are not on board to do this work, ves­ sels would not be in a sea-worthy condition to- proceed on their voy­ age. Congress took into consideration the argument that the employers had presented and enacted as part of the law a clause that gave the employer the privilege to log mem­ bers of ships crew who do not carry out their duties while in port. contact the membership and see if we can get some of our mem­ bers to attend this gathering. Chinese Exclusion Act: The first convention of the AFt in 1881 "Declared 30 years of ex­ perience- of the Pacific Coast with Chinese labor had proved their competition with white labor was the greatest evil with which a country could be afflicted; that publicity as to its true character be" disseminated throughout the country and Congress be urged to This part of the law gives the enact an exclusive act." employer the privilege to log any In 1882 the legislative commit­ seaman TWO DAYS for every day that the seaman absents him­ tee of the AFL reported monster self from work while in port. It demonstrations everywhere against also gives the employer the right Chinese immigration. Bill passed to employ someone in the place of by Congress was not satisfactory the absent seaman to do any work and had been made inoperative on that is necessary to make the ves­ the Pacific Coast by a government sel sea-worthy. If it costs the em­ official and Judges of California. ployer more than two days wages Through the efforts of the AFL, to do this work, they can log the Congress enacted laws which pro­ seaman the cost to cover wages hibited the Chinese from entering that they have paid to the worker the United .States for the purpose to do the work. of competing with American La­ In my opinion, the employer is covered by the law to cover any additional cost in making any re­ pairs for his vessel to keep it in a sea-worthy condition and that when the shipping commissioners insist on logging men part of their bonuses, they are out of line and it is not legal. In one instance, a seaman was logged $28.0.00 for taking oS. U days. It certainly does not seem to me that the employer would have had tOs pay a man $280.00 to replace an Able Seajnan to paint the side for 1J days. bor. We all recall the Dollar Line and other S.S. companies' strong fight against the unions in the use of Chinese seamen on board Am­ erican ships. This is not ancient history to the American seamen. On February 17, 1943, Con­ gressman Kennedy introduced H-R. 1882, to grant to the Chinese rights.. of entry to the United States and rights to citizenship. On March 26, 1943, Congressnjan Magnuson introduced H-R 2309 to amend the Immigration Act of 1924, as amended, to provide that aliens who are subjects of China shall be admitted into the United States under such act. On April 7, 1943, Congressman Dickstein introduced H-R 2428, to repeal the Cliinese exclusion Act.- This is one case that looks' to me like a flagrant violation of the l^w. And another point that must be borne in mind is that the area bonus is an additional compensa­ tion for the hazard encountered by The American seamen are CQjathe seaman in doing his duty and tributing more towards the war has no bearing whatsoever on the effort than any other group of maintaining of ship's gear while workers in the United States. The the yesel is in port. job that they are doing is to keep There seems to be several opin­ up the American standards of liv­ ions here in Washington on the le­ ing today, and with the purpoce gal status of the C.G. in giving out of retaining these conditions after the order that they have given to the war. the shipping commissioners and it It is not their intention to do is my opinion thaf if we cannot this job today and find out that get this mess strfightened out, y/.e tomorrow or thereafter, John .Ship­ will have to take the case to court. owner can discharge all American, This involves a great deal of the crews when his vessels arrive at f searni<^ti's earnings h is cer­ Chinese port and hire a cqtnplete tainly the Union's duty to protect Chinese crew at a monthly wage their members. Shipping Commissioners have been logging ships' crews and in­ cluded in the logs are bonuses. The C. G. base their legal right on "a court decision of tlje "LAKOS vs. (Report of May 10) SALIARTS" FEDERAL REGIS­ TER 2nd SERIES. XU PAGES No. AjLF is holding, a celebration in 441-4.40." In this case, a Greek , ,, , ( Washington on May 21, 1943 at seaman sued to collect bonus as Consti^tW Hah, on the part that part of his wages and the case was tho AFL members are taking in based under a Greek fo-v. The this war. They have requested court ruled that under the Greek that the SUE and the Seafarers law, seamen's bonus is part of his Isend some of their members who wages and the C.G. have notified have been torpedoed to take pact in all shipping comtnissioners to. de­ this, celebration. We ah know the duct bonuses as part of wages campaign that Capt. Eddie Rickwhen seameo are being logged. onBacker h^, been, carrying on In the passage of the Seamen's against organized labor, this is tdie Act, better known as the LaJE^hette AJFL'a 3ns.wer to his, malarltey.. AU Act, the employers' position was our agents within the immediate that when their vessels are in port. vicinity of Washington should {Continued on Page 4) LUIGJ GALLO Your seamen's papers are in hands of $0,1 C. $erenholtz, 312 Equitable BIdg., Baltimore. JOSEPH D. BLAKE ALBERT BROOKS WILUAM BUTLER WILLIAM Q. C^||. Please communioate wiilv SoU. Berenholtz, 312 Equitable BIdg., Baltimore. Vi •411 �Eage HKW THE SBAFARERS^ LOG 'l.l ' ' I li .III'' Ml I'll'" MONEY DUE WHArS DODIQ Around the Ports MOBILE l'\ p/ k/' ganization in the performance of their duties. So you see, you just can't term collecting dues under these conditions illegitimate in any sense of the word. Mr. Editor, you remember some years back during the Republican regime that all the fat mail con­ tracts were dished out to the large corporations without being put out on bids. You remember that I presume. You, no doubt, will call that method of accumulating money legitimate? But in my opinion that is typical racketeering. During the last World War this same ele­ ment, from 1917 to 1920, embrac­ ed the opportunity while the back­ bone of the land was overseas, to steal the country away from the people; and it took the people twelve years to get it back from them. Again we are confronted with the same predicament, this same element is trying to steal the coun­ try away from the people the same way that they did in 1917 to 1920. Well, let us wait and see how well they are going to do the job this time. The people of the country are more wise to this minority group how than they were in the last war, so you see you just can't tell yet. Mr. Editor it may pay you bet­ ter to contribute a little effort to winning this war instead or pro­ longing the war. You consistently keep blasting Labor organizations for what? Remember one thing, Mr. Edit­ or, the laboring class is the back­ bone of the country and his labor organizations is the only protec­ tion and the only bulwork against the vicious industrial giants. He realizes it rtiore every day of his life, with all your reactionary ed­ itorials he still realizes it, and I don't tlrink he is going to be fool­ ed so easy this time. interviewed everj'onc in town and got the right to take our special April 14, 1543 little armed guard to the packet, Editor Mobile Press Register, we found a note from the above Mobile, Alabama. board telling the men that they were entitled to six days ashore Dear Mr. Editor: provided they contacted the local I have been observing your ed­ RMO office. Some of these men itorials very keenly ever since the had been aboard the ship for as elections last Fall, and it is very high as three years, still they were obvious who is dictating the poli­ to be allowed six days and this, cy of your FREE public.ations. mind you, 4f they contacted the Your paper just reprints the words RMO. We took our usual peek in of a Capt. Rickenbacker. the crystal and told the boys that We know that he survived some some one was making a slight mis­ days on a life raft some where in take and not to even accept the the Pacific Ocean recently, natur­ pretty little cards. That after all, ally that gives him the right to the man with the long grey whisk­ tour the country knocking off ers had said up to thirty days, that thousands of war workers in war if you sailith and returnith you plants, delaying and holding up shall be allowed two days for each the work in the plants and retard­ week. I contend that no local of­ ing the War effort, preaching fice can change this ruUng, we will about absenteeism. know soon. Why doesn't Capt. Rickenback­ Did I tell you guys about the er address Congress and tell Con­ lad that sailed strictly NMU since gress how unpatriotic Absenteeism it first smellcd up the waterfronts? is in War time. I don't think the This lad would argue all day that Congressmen get docked when it was the only seaman's union. He they are absent. advanced to the lofty rating of Mr. Editor we have Seamen of third engineer and was shipped the merchant marine, the most vi­ aboard a SIU ship for his second tal unit of men in the war effort trip on his ticket. Now our hero in the country today, these men girded his loins (whatever they are being torpedoed and shelled by are) and prepared to do or die for enemy submarines every day and the NMU. When the ship headed drifting around on life rafts for to sea to his surprise the men on months. In my opinion these men watch did their work and, in fact, are really patriots, these men have helped him a little. He though a job to do and they are doing it that this was wrong as his NMU without any fanfare or ballyhoo, boys didn't do that. So for six but I don't suppose you will agree months our hero of Currenski sat with me as they don't represent around and argued the relative some monopolistic group. merits of the unions. When the Your paper .condemns any in­ overtime was checked he told all crease in wages for the man that hands that we would never collect have to work for a living, but on that. When work was to be done the other hand you also condemn all hands were present and did it. a ceiling on high salaries, as the When drinking was to be done all President ordered some time ago. hands did that, too, no bum argu­ Now Mr. Editor, if that is not ments allowed. The upshot was, the height of reactionary incon­ on payoff the ex-disciple of "no sistency, then fake the velvet mop. coffee time" stated that from now In your March 31st, 1543 edi­ on he would sail strictly SIU. A tion of the Register you gave Par­ Very truly yours, few days after being in port he ticular space in the editorial to OLDEN BANKS, Agent, brought his kid brother to the hall blasting all union representatives Seafarers' International Union; and asked if it would be posible for as racketeers, burning up precious of North America, I the lad to get a book. Laid the rubber and gasoline going from one Mobile, Ala. i money on the line for the boy's city to another, browbeating free book when he passed a committee American workers into unions so NEW ORLEANS and stated that he was also going their pockets can be picked for to convert his other brother, who more dues. And the poor sailors, Once again the old war cry, pre­ is sailing A.B. in the NMU. soldiers and marines on furloughs paration plus. After all, the lads Steady as she goes. have to walk. Mr. Editor, do you know that sailing the ships are to be allowed ARMY. union representatives, like every a little confusion while on the body else in the country, have to beach. After all, when the brains prove to. the ration boards that of the Nation can not make up they do essential driving to obtain their minds, who will blame old {Continued front Page 1) John Work-Ox from being slight­ B. or C. ration cards. You may not know it, but ly befuddled. From what the pa­ to scream^ that they were being when any labor representative pers say it seems that the draft smeared. Senator George L. Aiken keeps grievances in the plants to boards themselves are determined of New Hampshire replied prompt­ a minimum and keep the men on to induct everyone into the army ly, "I know it is true." He then the jobs,, they are essential to the including themselves. These local added that he has in his possession war effort. With all the vicious- boards are so mixed up that I un­ the photostat of a confidential or­ ness the men have to contend with derstand they are going to devote der signed by William Radner, now from the Boss, you define all their time from now on trying WSA general' counsel, informing these people as racketeers. I pre­ to unravel the point system so that shipowners that their contributions to the USS "nwy be included in sume you know it but you keep it they can eat. All the above is just a prelude to the overhead expense of the agents concealed that all boni-fide labor organizations have a constitution the fact that if these boards can't in calculating any adjustment of and by-laws that's been ratified get straight, who are we to expect compensation imder provisions of by the rank and file of the organi- the RMO to get on and stay on sections 10 and H of General Or­ zation. These representatives that the beam. On one ship they say der No. 12. And all this was printed in the you refer to as racketeers have to do this, next ship do that. One of shipowners' mouthpiece. The Jour­ adhere to these by-laws the same the palatial rust pots came side as any other member in the or­ winding up the river and when we nal of Commerce for April 30. Charity Racket W /I The crews that made the last trip Crew cf John Davenport have $125 port attack bonus due. Collect on the S.S. Marina, S.S. Cape Heii> at Eastern S.S. Company, Pier 25, lopen, S.S. Thomas Ruffin and S.S. William Rawie were paid off North River, N.Y.C. » • • with 40^ bonus instead of 100% Meal money for Stewards Dept. for the part of the voyage between on Richard Henry Lee, being paid Panama and Cape Horn. They cani by Calmar Line, 25 Broadway, now celleet the 50% additional N.Y.C. money from the Bull Line office in * * * New York City. Crew of S.S. Beauregard have * » » Russian bonus money due from The crew whiph made the last Amtorg Co., 210 Madison Ave., trip on the S.S. Joseph Huges have N.Y.C. bonus money coming. Collect at Crew of S.S. Jean have 12 hours Bull Line, New York City. overtime coming. Collect at Bull » » » Line, 115 Broad St, N.Y.C. Crew making the last trip on * ^ * S.S. Tristram Dalton have $125 Crew of S.S. William Moultrie port attack bonus money coming. who paid off April 2, 1943, have Collect at Bull Line, t15 Broad overtime money due. Collect at Street, New York City. Robin Line Office, 39 Cortland St., » New York City. Deck Department of the Alcoa * » » Polaris have overtime coming. Col­ J. S. BULLOCK lect at 17 Battery Place, New York H. L. MILSTEAD Division of wages for missing City. * man on 12-4 watch. City of St. Stewards Dept. on S.S. Richard Louis, can be collected at Water­ Bassett have overtime coming. man office. Mobile. » • * C. Albiny 114 hrs. (Also Division of Wages Crew of Robin Gray can collect For 1 month and 4 days) $125 attack bonus money at office 68 hrs. of Seas Shipping Co., Inc., 39 Cort- Everett* Hickman 24 hra. landt Street, New York. MWEB Robert Moore 96 hrs. of S. Brown P. Marshall ^(X^/z hrs. » » » C. Johnson . 8 hrs. (Also Division of wages Crew which made the last trip for 1 month and 4 days) on the S.S. Daniel Huger, have $125 port attack bonus money coming. Colect Bull Line office, 115 Broad Collect at office of Mississippi Line. Street, New York City. ruled Tillbury London. is within Port Out of the Focsl by S- a.. IS J The Agents Conference is going to be held in. New York for the first time. We hope they all manage to have a good time while here. The brothers will have a chance to meet all the Agents of the Branches in New York on Wednesday, May 26. Get to know your officials and make suggestions for the improvement and progress of our organiza­ tion. AAA We made a visit to the three places where you may find SIU men, the Alhambra Bar, the Somerset and the Seamen's Club on 43rd Street. At the Somerset we ran into Henry Armstrong just back from a long trip and Worthmore (Pete) Dobson telling us he had a job as 1st As­ sistant. We were glad to see Sulo (So Sorry) Saari get back safely. So Sorry was good enough to take us to "Sons of Fun," the Olsen and Johnson spectacle. AAA Percy Cranford lost one of his fingers on an Alcoa ship and bighearted Dawson offered him $35.00. Why, even the Calmar Line would offer a lot more money for that kind of injury. Dawson must think the Banana Boat is still arriving in New York with a bunch of "Pine­ apples" aboard. Royal Dryden got married in London. Paul Jones i? anxious to get his girl into the United States. AAA Harry Morea was 27 months in the Foreign Legion. Staff Sergeant Daniel Bourne dropped into Headquarters to say Hello. Stephen Silkotch is out of the Army and an active seaman again. Nelson McGillis is trying hard to get out of the Army and Headquarters is doing everything to help him. The seamen at Gladstone, New Jersey, wish to thank the TAM Q SHANTER CLUB of Kearney, for the many courtesies they extended them. They deeply appreciate their entertain­ ment and food given them. Kris Hurst is having a good time in Win­ ston-Salem with Forest Gilbert. Jean Jadot has joined the Navy ami Raymond Sexauer has joined the Air Corps. We wish them God speed. ATLANTIC AND GULF SHIPPING FOR APRIL 19 TO MAY 1 DECK ENGINE STEWARD TOTAL SHIPPED 279 290 206 7^ REGISTERED 270 273 126 669 191 190 116 497 ON HAND ^ / Mi 4ii'i .li �fHE SEAFARERS' LOG Page Four Friday, May 14, 1943 Decision On New England Case REPORT FROM Washington of the Company in order that this Board will make is hard to predict* (Conimtted from Page were held secretly and swiftly with case may be properly and fairly but one thing is now clear, the Re­ only the shipowner (in the person considered. gional Board conducts its hearingt of referee Coit) presenting full The union never even received in the most irresponsible manner and complete arguments. At that the courtesy of a reply from the and is obviously influenced by the ruled crew Is entitled to attack (Confhtued from Page 2) time the SIU sent the follow peti­ board. It was only after the case employers and indifferent to the that the average American seaman bonus. (Master failed to enter into tion to the regional board: had been disposed of that the SIU living standards of the seamen* would pay for a round of drinks log book that attack took place). 1. The maladjustment principle received a curt notice that referee The very manner in which the for his shipmates along the EmJ. Flanagan, SIU Agt., Balti­ was inaccurately applied. Referee Coit's findings had ben upheld board is constituted (labor having barcadero. more. Agent sent in report that Colt states that a comparison of but 2 votes out of 6) means that There is no 'denying the fact S.S. Lou Gehrig was in Oran. Board the weighed average monthly earn­ 100%. Now a new appeal has been pre­ union men have 2 strikes on them that the Chinese are putting up a ruled no attack bonus payable as ings for January 1, 1941 and May 1 pared and forwarded to the Na­ from the first. splendid fight against the armed per ij^jE^mation th^ had re,-, 1942 indicates ^ tional War LaK'^Soard in ^(Wash­ Durhig the pa»i*fcw luontbs the forces of Tojo, but does that give ceivecT there was no attack, on that Since when is the base of the for­ ington, D. C. It is hoped that here entire WLB structure throughout mula computed on "take-home /them the right to come to the di.£e. wages". It is the average hourly finally the seamen may at least re­ the country has lost the confidence United States to compete with Am­ Crew of the Benjamin Harrison straight time rate tiiat ie used as ceive a decent hearing before their of labor. Just multiply the New erican Labor? Or does that give were repatriated on the S.S. Shaw­ the base for computation of earn­ case is disposed of. England decision by 1,000 coast to John Shipowner the right to fire nee, now an Army Transport. ings. The earnings used by the What decision the National coast and you can understand why. all American crews and hire Chin­ Crew were ordered to work and referee include overtime payments. ese in their places? Wlty should were detailed to stations in the gal­ Also by a "proper" selection of the this right be limited only to Chin­ ley and elsewhere by Maximilian months of January—an off season ese? Are not other Congressmen Elser, Jr., Major TC. Under the montli—and May—an on season also going to introduce other leg­ board's decision crew are entitled montli—the referee was able to find islation to allow all the citizens of to wages for every day that they a 23.1% increase. There are lies, {Continued from Page 1) damn lies, and Referee Coifs stat­ the other allied nations to come worked, but not double bonus. and stable labor relations. istic!?. into the United States to compete M. Weisberger, Agt. SUP, N.Y. 2. These employees are not com­ On May 5 th, I appeared before the U. S. Shipping Commisioner with American labor? It seems to Crew of the Matthew Luckenback mon laborers. Referee Coit is ap­ Daly as the representative of two members of my uifion, one was de­ me that this business of the FOUR who were being repatriated on the parently not acquainted with hte FREEDOMS is being over played "Royal Ulsterman" and were in maritime Industry. JHowever, for moted and the other who was protesting an overcharge on a log. These by some of our ptfiiticians. There the vicinity of Glasglow are en­ reasons unstated he concludes that men were from the S.S. Ironclad, operated by the Waterman Steamship is a continual harping by some of titled to a bonus. tliese employes are common labor­ Company. Present was Mr. Anthony Blasi, Associate Attorney for the our legislators and some of the ers. He has badly overlooked tiie WSA, who said he represented the government and was present to pre­ On the S.S. Ambrosia Burnside new dealers that we must feed and in Oran, Board contends that crew fact that to do the work of these vent improper expenditure of money by the operator. This meant that free the whole world. It sounds to are not entitled to attack bonus, employees it is necessary to obtain in reality the WSA was representing the Waterman Line. For the gov­ me like an INTERNATIONAL claiming that the information that a federal license and to have serv­ ed either at sea or on Inland,water ernment to inject itself in this manner means that it becomes a partisan WPA. they have there was no attack in for a period of time, before being of the shipowner in the normal functioning of the collective apparatus. Winston Churchill seems to dif- that port on date presented. properly qualified, from 6 to 18 It means that new and additional machinery has been injected into the ifer on the interpretation that some It is important that all ships' months. The Union contends that procedure of collective bargaining and this w* specifically forbidden of our leaders have set up on the crews keep some kind of data on they know of no common laborer FOUR FREEI3OMS, he has stated when these attacks took place, working for a machine shop or a when our contrcts were frozen. Section Til, Subsection (3) of the Statement of Policy reads, "It that he is not going to relinquish when there are in any areas where­ public utility company who must " any of the jurisdiction of the Brit­ in there is an attack. It must also meet these qualifications. No def­ is understood that all disputes will be settled through the regular ma­ ish Empire, or give any of their be borne in mind that if the ships inition by the Bureau of-Labor of chinery now in existence under the ct>llective bargaining agreements " fS. -colonies away by vote or other are alongside of a dock, or an­ a common laborer has ever Includ­ between the unions and the steamship operators." •wise. The only way that the Brit­ chored, and the attack took place ed seamen. This paragraph obviously forbids the establishment of new pro­ ish Government is going to relin­ in the near vicinity of the town, 3- The data used by the referee cedure and machinery for the settlement of disputes heard before the to siiow common labor rates were quish any of their colonics will be they have a good claim for an at­ umeliable and Inaccurate. Referee Commisioner in the normal course of our bargaining with the operator. by their government being over­ tack bonus. Coit, having arbitrarily classified Moreover, should the WSA be allowed to inject itself into logging dis­ thrown by force, and the tenacity Last week the board ruled that a these men a.s common laborers, putes, it would be a short step for it to inject itself into overtime dis­ of John Bull will show its might vessel that was tied up in Tillbury then strains to find some basks of putes at regular sign-offs, and before long normal bargaim'ng relation­ by a long drawn out war of ex­ docks, crew was entitled to a bonus comparison. He requested the Re­ ship between the union and the operators would be completely des­ termination to any nation or group for an attack that took place in search Department at the National of people who might be inclined War loibor "Board to procure for troyed and the Statement of P<fiicy woiJd be a scrap of paper. London. This port of Tillbury is I am certain that it is your intent to fully observe the letter afii to challenge tire might of the Brit­ around 39 miles from London, and him common labor rates In the area. The Research Department spirit of the Statement of Policy, just as it is the intent of this union. ish Empire. is on the Thames river. Crews wa.s unable to obtain data that was The people of the United States should take the time and date of 1 would "appreciate it, therefore if you would clarify this matter at less than two years old and .so in­ In electing representatives to the any 'attacks in the vicinity that formed him. Despite the fact that once so that we may proceed with this cose which has been suspended Congress do so with the intention they are in whenever there is an he had been told the data was un­ pending your dedsibn. that these people are to represent attack. If possible get newspaper reliable and inacurate, nevertheless; JOHN HAWK; the interests of the people of Am­ clippings from the local papers of Referee Coit persisted in the use Secretary-Treasurer Ilf erica first, but it seems that some any attacks that may have occured of these phony data. The data he Atlantic and GrJf District of them arc of a very gullible na­ when their vessel is in the attack did use represents common labor Seafarers International Union lates paid by two public utility ture, and arc easy victims to hard vicinity. Of North America f companies and by two iriachlne luck stories and make an easy I shops. The Union is at a loss to touch. Or else they are not ruled understand the comparison bewteen John Hawk, Secretary- Treasurer by historical facts, sane reasoning, ; tlie work of a seaman and the com­ Seafarers Intemation Union or are emotional inclined to ride mon laborers in these two distinct 2 Stone Street, ' politically on the waves of publicindustries. If the referee Insists New York City "•fty given to certain representatives upon calling these men common laof some of our allies in this coun­ WASHINGTON, D. C.:—Mer­ borer.s, then why has he overlooked Reurtel May 6 to the Administrator copy to Deputy Admiiilstraft chant Mamen serving aboard ves­ try. the rates paid in munitions plants tor Macauley proceeding before shipping commissioner effecting mem­ li If the legislation that has been sels operated either directly or in tlie area and limited him.seif to bers of your union from S.S. Ironclad operated by Waterman, you are introduced in Congress by the through agents of the War Ship­ public utilities and machine .shops? correct in your understanding of the Statement of Policy in this conIn summary, therefore, we sub­ gentlcm-cn who were elected to ping Administration were return­ mit that for the reasons cited the nc-ction. ed to the status of private em­ look after American interest first, Under die General Agency Agreement the steamship operator is Union be given an opportunity to should pass, it means that within ployes under the provisions of a appear before a hearing officer of obligated to handle matters of this character including the furnishing a few years there will be no more bill signed last week by President the Bo.ston Regional "'War Labor of attorney if necessary. Such being the case no participation in the American seamen employed on Roosevelt. Board along with representatives proceeding by any other representative of War Shipping Administration board the merchant ships, that Formerly seamen serving on is necessary or authorized. It is not believed that the associate attorney arc being paid for . by the income WSA owned or operated vessels for War Shipping Administration intended to participate in the pro­ taxes of the American public. technically became government We must fight this legislation employes and surrendered many ceeding and to remove all doubt in anyone's mind he has been instruct­ to the bitter end. rights as private employes in ex­ ed to ascer^in that the controversy is submitted to the shipping com­ change for less desirable protection missioner in such a manner as to effect a final settlement of the claims under the Federal Employes Com­ 11^; •' and to afford the general agent a proper basis for reimbursement, and pensation Act. Under the new law B. Le Blano thereafter to confine his appearance to that of an observer. L. Coffin, Patrolman, SIU, N.Y., seamen sailing WSA ships continue E. Beckwith HUBERT WYCKOFF J . P 8797 James Gay S.S. John Davenport was in the to have the right to sue the ship­ War Shipping Administration ..P8411 Charles Fabir port of Algiers. Ships guns were owner as provided by the Jones Washington, D. C i P6^ J. H. E. Morin used against the enemy. Board has Act. Seafarers Defeats Local WSA 4 5 I a| SEAMEN RETAIN JONES ACT RIGHTS m li- Maritime War Emergency Board: pr'. I'l d-; ,"11 Wii^' � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. 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Title A name given to the resource May 14, 1943 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Vol. V, No. 10 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Newsprint Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Description An account of the resource Headlines: SEAFARERS DEFEATS LOCAL WSA BUREAUCRAT'S MOVE TO HANDLE BEEF FOR WATERMAN LINE DISTRICT WLB UPHOLDS PHONEY DECISION ON NEW ENGLAND CASE THE MINERS AND THE WLB SHIPOWNERS WORK CHARITY RACKET SECURITY WATCH NEGOTIATION AGENTS CONFERENCE TWO SIU SHIPS ACCOUNT FOR 15 PLANES: WIN CITATIONS SEAMEN RETAIN JONES ACT RIGHTS Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 5/14/1943 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America 1943 Periodicals Seafarers Log