http://seafarerslog.org/archives/files/original/893b13a90f056d19afb8dca6fdc52f20.PDF 630961ff803db8efdbc66dbc4ce525fe PDF Text Text Curran Bankruptcy Is Revealed At NMU Convention OFFICIAL OEGAN OP THE ATLANTIC AND GULF DISTRICT, SEAFARERS' INTERNATIONAL UNION OF NORTH AMERICA During this past week the Na­ gether by a deal with the bosses tional Maritime Union held its rather than by fighting the in VOL. V. NEW YORK, N. Y., FRIDAY, JULY 16, 1943 No. 16 annual convention in New York bosses. City. ^For six days hand-picked Echoing the boss slander delegates dutyfully applauded about discipline aboard the as a seemingly endless parade of ships, Curran declared that speakers discussed everything those guilty of "misconduct" but the real problems which should not only ibe expelled from face the seamen today. This the union but have their certifi­ convention - served only to fur­ cates suspended and be brought The SIU-SUP has voted on both coasts to accept the ther expose the criminal betray­ before the Coast Guard for dis­ Draft Board Refuses al of maritime labor by Curran cipline. RMO registration cards. This -was done after months of To Reclassify Strikers & Company, and to reveal the battle against the phoney WSA set-up, and only after it AIMED AT SIU-.SUP McKEESPORT, Pa.—Here's Stalinist trade union line for became clear that the best interests of the rank and file sea­ Should such a program be one draft board that isn't what it is—pure finkery! shoved through, no militant men demanded such a step. afraid to stand up against At a time when the shipown­ union man would be able to go ' Not only the WSA was lined up anti-labor state and federal ers control the government's to sea. The mere questioning of against us on this issue, but administrators. maritime apparatus and use the Stalinist sell-out tactics the full power of the Army brass The board refused to re­ their new authority to slash at would be sufficient for the NMU hats and their allies in th^ fink classify three striking bus union security and conditions, at leaders to finger a man. This led NMU. The Army was threat­ drivers. a time when union seamen are would conceivably affect the SIU ening to draft our members if Said John T. Walsh, board dying by the hundreds at sea and SUF as well as the licensed they failed to accept these cards^ chairman; "This is a labor only to have the bosses sit safe­ officers' unions. For with the and our union was simply un­ dispute and it isn't our job ly - at home and pile up profits NMU in the role of stool-pigeon, able to settle it. We won't stand WASHINGTON, July 13—Es­ Lssue.to buck the military on this and plan for the fink hall after the security of any individual for intimidation of workmen tablishment of the War Ship­ their war has been won by the union man would be endangered because they will not do NMU SABOTAGE ping Panel to consider and make workers, the Stalinist leaders of for alleged "misconduct." If any what employers say." Had maritime labor been recommendations on applica­ the NMU spend six whole days government board accepts the tions^ for voluntary wage and 'united on this issue from the beating their guns without ut­ NMU recommendations, they salary adjustments and on labor first, it would have been a dif­ tering a single word of militant would be in a position to sap disputes involving the shipping ferent story. Then the fuU eco­ unionism. the strength of the AFL sea­ industry was announced today nomic strength of all seamen CURRAN'S GUESTS men's unions through individual by the National War Labor could have been decisively mobil­ The platform at the conven­ suspension of certificates. ized against the Washington Board. tion* was practical^ ononopollFurther, any individual NMU union-thaters. But this was not All personnel, both relief and ized by such anti-union charac­ man suspended by Curran for the case. The Stalinist leaders regular crews, employed on all ters as Captain Edward Macaul- anti-Stalinist opinions, would be in the NMU, acting in accord­ ships, including dry cargo, tank­ ey who lectured and scolded the prohibited from joining the AFL NEW YORK CITY—President ance with the finky sell-oiit line ers, barges and towboats engag­ seamen for their failure to hop, because his certificate would be William Green called upon the peddled by 13th Street, not only skip and jump every time a la­ lifted. In short, only finks at six million members of the ed in off-shore, coastwise har­ accepted the cards but actively bor hathig mate or brass hat heart would be safe from the American Federation of Labor bor, and inland waterways ac­ campaigned for them through­ tivities will be considered under barked at them. And each, time purge. ^ to defeat for re-election every the jurisdiction of the JW.ar_Ship- out the waterfronts of America. the men were insulted in this member of Congress who voted ping Panel. POST WAR PLANS FUiUM STRUGGLES manner, the Stalinist leadership for the anti-labor Conn allyThe panel will consist of six We frankly admit that in this would jump up and endorse the Fortunately the Stalinists are Smith Act. members, with two representing case the combined power of the slanders and call for "remedial not sufficiently strong to shove such a program down the sea­ Addressing the delegates at the public, two representing in­ shipowners —WSA — Army and steps." men's throats. But they are a For it was obvious that the resourceful enemy of the work­ the convention of the Interna­ dustry, and two labor. The their NMU stooges was too great NMU leadership was not inter­ ing class, and they will not be­ tional Longshoremen's Associa­ members, who will be appointed to buck in time of war. The ac­ later, will serve on a per diem ceptance of the RMO cards is a ested in Conditions for the men come discouraged easily. In fact, tion, Brother Green declared: —they were interested only in one of the principal demands of "Get ready for the fight in basis. Alternate members may defeat for the union movement •make no mistake about that. imposing upon the waterfront the convention was for "an in­ 1944. Go back home and organ­ also be appointed. their own finky line and collect­ dustry-wide labor, management ize, Let the members of Con­ The chairman and vice chair­ But it is by no means the de­ ing dues for the Stalinist appar­ and government set up in the gress know that labor never for­ man will be a public member. cisive or final battle with the atus. All the convention talk merchant marine following the gets. Let them know that they Industry members and their al­ enemy. Following is the SUP resolu­ about the cheqjc-off system was war." In other words, they hope are going to be defeated if they ternates will be appointed by tion on the acceptance of the not because the leadership was to continue to act as thejaosses' trample upon the rights of the the board from nominees sub­ cards. It wa.s concured in by concerned about giving union finger men after "the war as well working men of our country. mitted by industry members of the SIU Branches voting up and security to the seamen, but.^ be­ as during it. They don't even inthe board. Similarly, labor mem­ down the coast. "Six million members of our cause the bankruptcy of the vision a struggle against the bers and their alternates will be American Federation of Labor NMU is becoming clear to an in­ shipowners once the Axis has recommended by the board's la­ RESOLU'nON creasing number of its members. been defeated. If their fink pro­ have been penalized and insult­ bor members and appointed by WHEREAS, the SUF on a coast­ Finding it difficult to collect gram flops now—they will at­ ed by the action of Congress in the board. * wise scale in the month of enacting the Connally - Smith dues without giving the men tempt it again in peace time. The panel's findings and rec­ March 4vent on record almost Bill over the President's veto." representation, without settling ommendations will be filed with unanimously as being opposed UNION UP-SERVICE their beefs land fighting for con­ Mr. Green charged that Con­ the national board, which will to signing the RMO fink cards, ditions, Curran hopes to keep On the very final day of the gress "wrote a page of shame make a final decision in the them in line with the check-off. Convention the NMU leaders did for the party in control of the cases. The panel's headquarters the so-called "deferment" cards, as being a move to drive a wedge He hopes to keep the union to­ {Continued on Page 4) Government" by passage of the will be in the offices of the na­ against our hiring halls and to tional board. bill. establish a black listing system BRASS HAT SQUEEZE FORCES ACCEPTANCE OF RMO CARDS ,r . ' • — W.L.B. SETS UP MARITIME PANEL Green Calls For Purge 0^ Labor' Haters In Congress GROWTH of the U S. MERCHANT MARINE tcmpMt ff^r»s*srt t frtii fMi . fi' < AMrcAdAf MtrriN 4et f 1929 l*3« i thttlmi mri»4 tut 01$3* »>7 <£<£%£££% 0 13 .S 1 \7 1,44^ I o I ? I ? ! ? I ? I ? ! ? I ? 1 ? CGMMIUION -OWI 'K ^•9f9 Radio Play Salutes S.U.P. Men For Unusual Courage The SUP crew of the S.S. Coast Farmer which ran a Jap­ anese-naval blockade from Aus­ tralia to the Phillippines to de­ liver high test gasoline and ex­ plosive shortly after Pearl Har­ bor, was the subject of a radio drama entitled "The Plow that Broke the Sea." Heard over the National Broadcasting Company network on July 4, the program was the first of a series of 8 which wfil tell of the wartime shipbuilding program and ship operations as conducted by the Maritime Com­ mission. k The program paid high trib­ ute to the SUP men, pointing out the fact that it takes the competent seamanship of ex­ perienced men to handle ships in war time. The rest of the programs, scheduled for each Sunday eve­ ning at 6:30, will probably fall far short of the first, for they are advertised as "telling the story of the Recruitment and Manning Organization." Such material could make an inter­ esting broadcast, but not in the way it will probably be present­ ed over NBC. on the spme line as the old Shipping Board fink halls, and WHEREAS, at that time the MC&S and the MFOW&W a^ went on record to fight this vi­ cious blacklisting system, but at a later date these union officials reversed themselves and recom­ mended to their membership to sign these fink cards, the same as the comics in the NMU, and WHEREAS, recently conniving politicians in the RMO, sub-di­ vision of the WSA, are working hard and in cahoots with the Selective Service and Draft Boards, to put the finger on SUB men and refusing to give them their deferments unless the re­ quest for the men's draft defer­ ment card comes through the RMO, and (ContinueJ on Page 4) �THE SEAFARERS' L O G* Page Two SEAFARERS LOG Published by the Friday July 16, 1943 - RfpoTiT orv SEAFARERS' iNTERNATiONAL UNION QF NORTH AMERICA Atlantic and Gulf District MARITIME WAR EMERGENCY ments' that our members may His great achievement is that when colored persons are dis­ BOARD: have on this matter. HARRY LUNDEBERG ------ President In my last report on The director of Maritime In­ patched to vesels, the whitd 110 Market Street, San Francisco, Calif. the advisory committee's meet­ surance, Mr. Percy Chubb, has crews are compelled to slqpp in ing, I stressed the point that the issued Supplement No. 1, of War­ the same room with the colored JOHN HAWK ------- Secy-Treas, board should set some definite time Insurance Instruction No. persons or else they are expelled P. O. Box 25, Station P„ New York City rules and set limits to "cover 4, and effective July 15, 1943. from the Union. This is the 'Hwhen the attack bonus is pay­ The rate of $7.50 per $1,000 of philosophy preached by the MATTHEW DUSHANE - - - Washington Rep. able. insurance for each month of great Joe, and he attributes the 424 5 th Street, N. W., Washington, D. C. In checking on the bonus dis­ coverage, regardless of the voy­ sailing of NMU ships to this putes that have been submitted age involved, is reduced hereby philosophy, and boasts of how; this contributes to the War ef­ to the board by the SUP and to $4.00 per $1,000. Directory of Branches fort. SIU, my record here shows that - This is for any additional in­ PHONE ADDRESS the board has ruled over 50 per surance that seamen may care Joe now wants to make a fur­ BRANCH cent of our claims out. This, to to take. The original $5,000 that ther contribution to the' war ef­ NEW YORK 2 Stone St Dispatcher's Office BOwliing Green 9-3430 me, is ample proof that the covers seamen is part of our fort in his fight against discrim­ Agent BOwling Green 8-3437 BOSTON 330 Atlantic Ave Liberty 4057 board's decision is either not be­ agreement, as per the boards de­ ination. Not content with color­ BALTIMORE 14 North Gay St. Caivert 4539 PHILADELPHIA 6 North 6th St Lombard 7651 ing properly administrated, or cision, and is still supplied by ed men and white men sleeping NORFOLK 25 Commercial PI Norfolk 4-10S3 they lack ample proof that there the employer to every member together in the same room on, NEW ORLEIANS 309 Chartres St Canal 3336 SAVANNAH 218 East Bay St. Savannah 3-1728 was lan attack, or if there was of the crew without any cost to NMU ships, he now wants to TAM^ ::: 423 East Platt St. Tampa MM-1323 include that there shall be no MOBILE 55 So. Conception St Dial 2-1392 an attack, they still haven't set the seaman. PUERTO RICO 45 Ponce de Leon Puerto de Tterra discrimination because of SEX, up any specific rules whereby GALVESTON 219 20th Street Galveston 2-8043 All seamen are hereby cau­ Joe and a few NMU men who FT. LAUDERDALE 2021 S. Federal Highway. .Ft. Lauderdale 1601 claims can be properly judged. tioned to be on their guard if My feeling on this matter is they take out this additional in­ were torpedoed, met with Presi­ that the board should set up surance, and they must state dent Roosevelt, and the great PUBLICATION OFFICE; rules which will clarify when an that they v/ant this additional emancipator asked the President ROOM 213, 2 STONE STREET attack occured, and in my last insurance to cover disability. why women were being discrim­ New York City , BOwhng Green 9-8346 report I defined what I feel Otherwise the additional" insur­ inated against by not being em^^ should coyer an attack. I would ance will only cover them in ployed on board vessels. The President' agreed with Joe that appreciate comments from the case of death. women should. be employed on members. My opinion is that the board American vessels. INTERNAL REVENUE: membership .should overhaul all The NMU is n6w holding its the questions that Agent Weis- Some: companies have jjeen annual convention and the dele­ berger asked the board and sub­ deducting Victory tax on men's gates are flooding, the WSA with mit what they feel would adequ­ transportation. Have requested telegrams demanding that -vyornately cover the confused situa­ a ruling from the director of tion of defining the limits under the internal revenue, and' ex­ en be employed on board Ameri­ The Belgian seamen's movement, though hard hit by can vessels. which port attacks should be pect an answer soon. the war and having lost close to 900 men through enemy myablo. i am of the opinion that As the NMU. policy is that, all THE BAITLE AGAINST persons are created equal re­ action, has made considerable strides in recent years and oc­ Agent Weisberger's letter fully DISCRIMINATION: cupies today a leading position among the Allied nations so covers the questions. What we Joe Curran, President <of the gardless of race, color or creed, and that segration is discrim­ far as union organization of the seafarers is concerned, an now need are the answers to his National Maritime Union, Is a ination, and that all persons re­ etter, which I'll quote. TTF survey of Belgian merchant^ man to reckon with these days. gardless of race, color or creed, ers and the officers and men's 'A vessel is anchored within According to tjie PILOT he is shall work, eat and sleep to­ inarine conditions states. organizations, grants substantial The report was furnished by improvements with regard to the confines of a river, bay, har­ the outstanding leader in the gether, we can probably all see Omer Becu, Belgian seafarers' waiting pay, death and accident bor, etc., awaiting orders as to fight against discriipination, what the great Joe is visualizing. representative in the United compensation, and, old age pen­ what shall be done with the land .as an emancipator for the So we can look forward to the States, and was madie public by sions. Though wages remain the ship; whether to proceed to an­ peoples rights, regardless of day when the NMCIJ ships will be the American office of, the In­ same, the daily pay allowance in other anchorage or pier, or leave race, color, or creed, he ranks manned as follows: ternational Transport Workers' foreign ports has been raised for some other port in some the topis. Bosum's room (certified two Federation, with which the Bel­ from 10s to 13s for men and other body of water. Or the ship The NMjU PILOT also boasts persons to a room by U. iS. gian Seamen's Union is afl^- from 12s to 17s for officers. Ad­ remains at -anchor within a that through his valiant courage Steamboat Inspectors) givbn body of water considered ated. ditional free food and lodging as inside or outside of the bar, and leadership the NMU is the Lower bimk, Joe Curran, bosun only union that has adopted, the —upper bunk, Elsie Doublebotfacilities are provided in Ameri­ jetty, breS-kwater, etc. 33% OF MEN LOST policy of no discrimination, and tom, 'carpenter, » With loss of life amounting to can and Canadian ports. A vesel is at anchor outside or that laU the NMIU members have Sailors' Foc'sl (certified four nearly one-third of the Belgian inside the bar, breakwater, etc., equal rights, work, eat, and peraons to a room by tl. S. merchant seamen sailirig for the or tied up to the docks, or under sleep together just like one big Steamboat Inspectors) Allied cause, the Belgian sea­ way from the docks to an 'an­ happy family. {Continued on Page 3), men's movement has neverthe­ chorage, or from ah ahciforai^ less been able to hold its own to a dock.' To Fight Again arid to reorganize its forces scat­ If an attack is made by sub, MiMON HENRY FORGETTE: tered all^ over the globe, it was Your union book, Australian surface ship, planie, or forces siaid. registfation and as^rted papers ashore, what woiild be the ai'ea to be defined as .port or anchor­ , The Belgian seafarers abroad arc in the Norfolk SIU Hail. age?" ' " are organized nearly 100, per J. H. WHI'TEFIELD There are other questions that cent, thus marking the best pro7 portion of seamen's unionization ' Picket cards, photognpaphs and would involve the claim for pay among the Allied nations, Mr. papers are in Norfolk SIU Hall. ment on an attack bonus. It is nigh impossible to list all of Bpcu observed. A. MICHLEAU them. My opinion is that the Wages and working conditions Your sbirts were removed from membens should give a little Dynistic and are now in are superior to those of the Brit­ the thought to the different prob­ ish seamen, the report pointed the New York hall. Please call lems that come up regarding out. An A.B. seaman receives for them. their claims, and submit them in monthly wages and war to their respective headquarters bonus and £2 monthly contin­ so that the Union can bring uous service allowance, a total them before the membership for of £27. The monthly wages and action. war bonus of a second mate or INSURANCE: third engineer amount to £35 At the last advisory board plus £3 continuous service allowmeeting, I made an attempt to ^ce and £6 Ids for stipulated cover some of the problerhs of overtime work. The men are^aid THEODORE STEINC^ I?'"?' ii''^'B»^l^'S,l^avypholinr^hpi^-i}rfrPB::l^rP^ JOE COUREY our members in their claims for at, the rate of 2s an hour for PETER JACKSON .... P8017 attack bonus, and made certain B The barnacled deck of the battleship QI^AHOIVIA,* capsizijd overtime. ••'If EDWARD BIRCH recommendations to the board. «unk at her moorings m the Japanese sneak attack od Pmrt Harbof i NEW AGREEMENT SIGNED J SCORTINO However, my opinion is that the December 7,1941, breaks water in tfie first step in the now well-ad? vanced pi-ocess of returning her to Active dul^/ Fire bf her An agreement recently con- J. B. PILGRIM ihen who are actually undergo­ guns appear as she is slowly righted in a diodern miracle of ealvagb 4;luded in England between rep^ 6. BpUCHIE ing the attack aire more qualified op^atio^, wUob will eventuk^ bee all,but tbiee Oi .Ibo N^ftvy wiftpf resentatiyes of the Belgian Gpy- GEORGE H. ALDRIDQE to make recommendations, arid" dkinagea on tbkt taVetvH day bak la aciibn. ^ ofnment in Exile, the shipown­ B6YCE BARTON ' I would appreciate' any coitiAffiliated with the American Vederation of Labor Belgian Seamen's Union Marks Gain In New Pact .. • 5- . �Friday, July \6, 1943 THE SEAFARERS* LOG WHArS DOING Around the Ports NORFOLK 500 hours overtime for the boys land the ones that were nonUnion decided that we had something and wanted to join up. It seems that the ship had been run as the officers wanted to run it. It is DAMN queer to me why men that are sailing ships that are non-union can't see where a union will be of benefit to them On that one trip alone the non-union and what is left of the NMU collected more over­ time than they had iii the last six months. I received a cablegram from one of the crew on the Pan Or­ leans that Bro. Walter Smith, Book No. 100 had died in Ha­ vana this past week. He had been Boatswain on there for al­ most one year and was well liked by all the crew and officers. He was one hundred percent union brother and ship mate and we regret his passing awiay. We also extend our sympathy to his family. Steady as she goes between the anchors. D. L. PARKER, Agent Page Three Washington Report (Conthui^d from Page 2) Lower bunk No, L, Blackey Mey­ ers, able seaman. Upper bunk No^ 2., Maggie Deeptank, able seawoman. Lower bunk No. 3., Joe Stack, able seaman. Upper bunk No. 4,^ Julie Shaftalley, able seawoman. Watertenderg' Foc'sl (Certified for 4 per:;ons, U. S. Steamboat Inspectors) •Lower bunk No. 1, Howard McKenzie, watertender Upper bunk No. 2„ Sadie Breasthook, watertender. Lower bunk No. 3., Bevo Mil­ ler, Watertender. Upper bunk No. 4., Sophie Scupper, watertender. Wipers' Foc'sl ^(Certified for 2 persons, U. S. Steamboat In­ spectors) Lower bunk No. 1., Jack La wrensen, wiper. Upper bunk No. 2., Effie Bilgediver, wiper. Cooics' room (Certified for 2 persons, (U. S. Steamboat In­ spectors). Lower bunk No, 1., Ferdinand Smith, chief cook. Upper bunk No. 2., Jane Chopingblock, 2nd cook. FLASH —Been advised thiat all the skippers are going to make a trip to Washington to see the President, and demand that their quarters be certified for two persons—and that they do not want a hairy chief mate on their vessel. They are going to demand that progress be made, and that they are all in favor of having their chief mates, pretty and petit with cruiser sterns and fairly trimmed beast plates. I can see a scowl on the face of some of the old timers, but brothers the days are over when a decent sailor could join the Chileano navy, get* three good meals a day and a boy and a blanket. So let's up the anchor and heave away for RIO with the NMU new battle cry,' "We will keep them sailing if the WSA allo%vs us to take our haybags along." There is a rumor around here that Ckjmrade Stalin has con­ demned Admiral Land as an enemy of the people, because he refuses to allow women to sail on American vessels and has vio-^ latcd the President's, executive order on discrimination, and thereby is classed as a counter revolutionist. standing sea watches in Oran= You are paid, in addition to 100% bonus, $5.00 per day for Business is booming in Nor­ being in an unsafe harbor, and folk with quite a few old time you cannot have both your $5.00 faces showing up for a day or per day for danger, and your so, then in the usual course overtime for standing watches moving on, either aboard some in a safe harbor. You cannot outward bound wagon or up or have your cake and eat it, too. down country to some other The harbor was either safe—or Port. Main Street hospitality it was unsafe; and what ever (with the accompaning copper was done or wasn't done about supervision) is of course respon­ shutting the steam off the main sible to some extent but some­ engine, cannot alter that fact. thing else must be wrong. Only •The ship was always ready to today soliie Ave or six guys piled move by the time she could have off ships with barely enough been un-moored. We could have pay for bus fare to the next port gotten her to rolling by the time and although the board was full we got the lines in, of the an­ of jobs, they promptly took out. chor up; whichever it might Another bad factor is the oc­ have been. Furthermore: it is casional "Bomb shy" guy that not necessary for the Chief Engr. discovers he doesn't like the car­ to ask anyone except the Cap­ go after he has signed on and tain or the Ipcal authorities wants help to get off articles. A about whether he shall shut the regular flood of letters arrives steam off the main engine or from draft-near sea career as­ not. Shutting the steam valve pirants in the hinterland who doesn't make the harbor safe, now desire to serve their coun­ and opening it won't make it try on the high seas. One aspir­ unsafe. It simply has nothing ant was willing to do the union to do with it; so don't harp too a favor of making a thirty day long and often on that jioint. It trip if we could arrange to let won't get you anywhere. The him work lashore for six moiiths argument about whether or not after that trip so he could make OrS.n was safe or unsafe, was up with his wife. PHILADELPHIA settled long before this ship was The RMO, USS, WSA, USMC, built,' and the best thing you can and the rest of the bureaucrat Well' here we go again doing do is be glad you are getting alphabet are busy as usual but business at the siame old place. are receiving little encourage­ Banvard of the Robin line in $5.00 a day and let it go at that; otherwise you can, and' probably ment around here. last week. This ship was carry­ win, lose the whole works. Beefs are becoming more difficult to settle through the WSA MARTY TRAINOR, ing troops, so that put her in and most of Jack Hawk's correspondence receives the silent treat­ Agent the category of an army trans- I might also add that there is ment in Washington. The only letters he receives from Hubert no such thing as double overtime pnart, so her name for that trip —or if there is; nobody has ever Wyckoff are complaints about alleged lack of discipline aboaiti was in reality the United States collected it, yet—and you won't SIU .ships. TAMPA Army Tr an.sport John Banvard either. This is the general line, pursued by the WSA and was followed Things around this port are (U-S-A-T). Naturally having a Be sensible: Don't try to get by Captain Macauley when he appeared before the NMU Conven­ tion. He knew it was safe to slander the men in the NMU, because piclflng up a little. We have title like this the crew is subject rich in one trip! Curran would back him up. Macauley, no doubt, boycotted the shipped quite a few men- to Sa­ to army rule, especially when RICHilRD J. BORDEAUX, SIU Agents Conference because he knew he would not receive a vannah, Charleston and Wil­ the .ship happens to be in Oiran, C5h. Eng. very cordial reception for his anti-union line. mington this past week. The South Africa. As you can see this individual Brandywine has been in and It seems that the chief en­ possesses a very high mentality, AAA have almost completed putting gineer aboard was a very lovely just like the baby after each fellow, in fact the entire black all SIU men aboard her. To McKay . . . your friend Pop Eye wants to say Hello. Rob­ sentence sticks out his tongue at 1 had a run in with the Chief gang to a man fell madly in you. As you read the above bul­ ert Diamond, your son was in Headquarters trying to locate you. Engineer the last trip. (He is love with him. This dignified letin you can analyze the man Contact us and we will forward you his address. Wallace Royial is known las a 1st class Scab from personage bore tjie title of Mis­ that has written it, you can see now sailing from the West Coast as Third Mate. His friends in the Bro. Wallace's report). It seenis ter (heavy on the Mister) Rich­ that ihe is very vindicitive. Yes, East wish him well. ^ that the M.E.B,A. in Galveston ard J. Bordeaux, Honorable you might even h^ave the im­ will npt supply any more En­ Chief Engineer (and he doesn't pression that the five dollars gineers to that ship until he gets forget to let you know his title). per day and the one hundred Harry Collins wishes to remind Thomson that his oflf. Well, this is the pay off; one It seems that this gentleman is per cent bonus was coming out classification has been changed from 4H to 4F. Joe Penta foimd very handy with a typewriter as of our men who was a flrenaan of his pockets. Ope thing, that Aileen interesting company at the Woman's Republican Club the he had a typewritten bulletin on there gave the Chief three really caught my eye was on the days notice that he wanted to posted daily for their benefit. above bulletin he stated "be other night. Carroll Quinnt will soon be leaving for the' West get off in Tampa. So on arrival One that was very interesting is sensible, don't try to get rich in Coast and his girl, Friday. Geo. Bunch and (Carroll gave the girls a break from Reading, Pa. So Seari and Andy Bailey saw the pre­ tlie Chief told him that he as follows: one trip." Can you imagine a view of "For Who the Bells Toll. would put the FBI on him if he June 23rd, 1943. guy^ getting ,the rnoney that he quit. S.S.I John Banvard is getting telling a thing like called before the Mast and the formed the Captain of the ship So on the day of arrival that to a wiper! charge is read to him by the in regards to the matter and he NOTICE "boarded her and he tells me the Some stuff I calls it. skipper who in turn asks the became very indignant over the same thing. I told him to go The first Asst. Engr. hgs been ahead and notify all the gov­ annqy^ enough and has haid One of the highlights of this man in question what he has to whole affair. He wanted to know ernment oflBcials as this man enough of his time taken lip bird's career was when one of say for himself. Whatever his who was the master of the ship. hiad been sailing steady for the with iionsensical overtime the oilers went ashore and miss­ answer is, is put in the log the He stated that the oiler in ques­ past two years and had. been claims, ' recently, to make up ed a watch and when the oiler skipper generally has someone tion was a very good man and torpedoed once and I thought more overtime than tire claimers came back the. Chief Engineer, there to witness the procedings he was personally going to de­ that if he would get off the of said overtiriie have worked without consulting the Captain, then the man is told that he is fend him in front of the Coast Shallow water run and try the during the entire trip. In several complained to the Army officials logged (2) two days pay and he Guard and see that his certi­ deep sea for a while he would instances, two or three men are ashore and the oiler in question is given a written copy of the ficates were given back to the change his mind. He stated that claiming overtime for the same was taken ashore and tried for charges. This procedure has oiler in que.stion. Well, there the NMU never complained job at the same time. This is direct disobedience of orders and been adheared to in most cases isn't much more to say as things about overtime or anything else. obviously silly, and unless you being absent without leave and for years, but low and behold are about normal around here. Then I infornied him that the straighten it out among your­ was fined the neat little sum of this being an army transport Brothers Hodge, Gelak, Alleva, SIU and the SUP had fought for selves, I shall, refuse ^to sign any seventy-five dollars.^ All this, and the chief engineer being and Do-the-Best - you-can-Hlllovertime and better wages and overtime slips whatever,, I am mind you, without the knowledge such a lovely personage, natur­ man. have all .shipped out on conditions and that we lived up willing that a man should have of the Captain. So beware of ally he chose the method best the John Banvard. Shipping is pretty good here, we are short of to hur, union agreemept. and, everything that is coming to this type of man that would do suited to himself. When the ship arrived in A.B. for the first time in four that if he did, not like Union him, but he certainly can't have a trick like that. It might be men or unipri ships to hit, the everything that is coming to that he dislikes the Union and Philadelphia, the Coast Guard months. Well here's to a bigger dock as there was a union (ihief, him, and to everyone else, too. he may be trying to start trouble. intelli'gence officer came aboard and better union, steady as she here on the beach that, would Tfie captain tells me that he The correct procedure in cases to investigate the man further, goes. HARRY J. COLLINS, more than fill his shock The Will positively resist any and all like this is when a man is not and after a lengthy discussion Agent deck delegate on there collected attem.pts to collect ovei^ttjme for aboard to stand his watch he is he lifted the man's papers. I in­ Out of the Focs^l by X. - 'I'l 'Ar - ft' t.1 �Page Four THE SEAFARERS' LOG Friday July 16, 1943 ACCEPTANCE OF RMO CARDS Curran Bankruptcy Is Revealed At NMU Convention {(ymtinued from Page 1) WHEREAS, these same politi­ cians have now openly stated that no seaman will get defer­ ment iiniess his RIVIO eard is sent to the RMO when he ships out, and WHEREAS, this phoney move is just in line with, the unionbusting policy of this fink out­ fit called the RMO, and a move to finger SUP and SIU men to the Army because the SUP will not take their finky program now, therefore be it RESOLVED: That the SUP is still utterly opposed to this finky lash up, but for the protection of our membership and union take the following action: NO. 1—CARD NO. 47. When a member of the SUP and SIU sign on board a ship, let the clerk or skipper fill out Card 47—and that we give them the information necessary to fill but these cards, but that we do not sign them. NO. 8-UARDS 48-A WhCn a member-of the SUP and SIU signs off a ship, he will take care No. 43-A is filled out by the clerk or skipper, (but not to Sign It himself.) Nb. 3. IVhen a member of the SUP-SIU ships out again, he gives his 48-A card to the dispatcher who will then forward same to the local RMO office. BUT HE DOES NOT SIGN HIS NAME AS A UNION OFFICIAL, nor the name of the UNION. And be it finally RESOLVED: That we publicize this widely among our members.: (Concured In By Coastwise Membership.) no real intention of fighting for {Continued fram Page 1) present a list of post war "de­ their realization. mands." Even the hardened PHONEY METHOD Stalinists seemed embarrassed The NMU method makes im­ over the rankness of their sell­ possible the winning of any con­ out program, and decided to give cessions from the shipowners. lip-service to wages and condi­ You can not, at one and the tions. same time, embrace labor-man­ The NMU demanded that the agement -government commitseamen receive, at some future tees as the sole means of strug­ date, the following benefits; gle and expect to win wage in-( 1. The 40 hour week. This creases and job security. You great, revolutionary demand by can not act as the finger man the sui>er-militants on 17th for the > bosses and expect to street is already a part of the lead the workers in struggle SIU program. It was adopted against the bosses. A stool by the SIU Agents Conference pigeon commands the respect of held month before last. The neither ^the employer nor the NMU now attempts to get on victim. .the bandwagon before it is too The seamen know from long late. and bitter experience .that the 2. Pensions for wounded and only way to get higher wages disabled seamen. This demand and shorter hours is by con­ is pure fraud, and the records ducting relentless and uncomwill prove it. This spring when promising struggle aboard the the SIU was fighting for pen­ ships and on the waterfront. sions, the Maritime War Emer­ But to the Stalinists, "strike" Cooperation of Navy and Coast Guard planes, blimp and ships gency Board presented its 2nd is a horrid word. They have po brought quick rescue for these merchant seamen after they were war risk insurance policy which plans for imion struggle. They torpedoed off the East Coast. The dramatic scene was taken actually decreased the benefits have, therefore, no plans for from a Navy blimp which first sighted the survivors and dropped a payable under its 1st policy. The winning better wages and con­ rubber life raft to them. The survivors landed in Miami, Florida. NMU, contrary to what it js now ditions. To the principles of preaching regarding life pen­ unionism, to the welfare of the sions, introduced to the Mari­ seamen, they give lip-service time War Emergency Board for and nothing else. adoption a policy which was USUAL FANFARE nothing more than a compensa­ The convention was greeted tion act calling for a ceiling of $10,000 for total disability or loss with the fanfare of publicity WASHINGTON — American of life. It was Dushane, SIU which usually surrounds NMU workers in shipyards through­ Washington Representative, who projects. The capitalist press, out the country built and deliv- demanded at this same meeting recognizing the fact that the ed more ships in the first six that Congres be asked to pass NMU leaders are the bosses' months of 1943 than were con­ legislation which would pension lieutenants, gave the clambake disabled seamen lor life and in­ a real buiid-up. But the time structed in all of 1942. when the rank and file seamen A new member of the SIU When he tried to get the NMU With the'delivery of 168 cargo crease the death benefits. When could be sucked in by printers' turned in a membership book in to take up his beefs, they told vessels totaling 1,676,500 dead­ the NMU now belatedly raises the "Pan American Department him "we have no jurisdiction" weight tons in June, production SIU demands as its own, it re­ ink has passed. The seamen of the NMU" and upon ques­ and the same delegate then pro­ of ships for the first half of 1943 veals its double bookkeeping. It have learned that there is no tioning revealed that he had ceeded to tell the other members totaled 879 ships aggregating has a phoney militant line which relationship between what The been forced into the crummy of the crew that they had to 8,818,622 deadweight tons. In it passes, out to the membership Pilot and New York Times writes outfit by the NMU who had an sign up or get off. The major­ the entire year 1942 the yards when lyings get too hot, but: in and number of pork chops on "agreement" with the operators. ity of the crew were Alien sea­ produced 746 vessels totaling 8,- ts back-door dealings in Wash­ the table. ington it sells the men down the The seamen have learned that When he joined he was told men. 089,732 deadweight tons. hey have few real supporters in river. that he would enjoy full privil- The NMU used this to levy a June construction brought Washington and that the way Idges of a union member. toll upon them without giving other new records in the record- 3. $250 monthly war risk to get conditions is not by cock­ On board the Panamanian them any representation. breaking feats of the nation's bonus. Ah, their chickens come tail parties uptown, but by pick­ flag 'ship he found that his wages lome to roost. $250 bonus is shipbuilding industry. were some twenty per cent be­ This is nothing more or less what the SIU struck for in the et lines on the waterfront. low the American scale. Over­ than simple and plain crimping. A new record for ships deliv­ fall of 1941. Curran and com­ time was sixty cents an hour When a so-called union recog.,^ ered by an individual yard was pany finked on that strike and and try and collect it. The food nizes two different wage scales set by AFL workers, when the called it "a bum beef." Now, two was lousy and the crew was they have two standards. Thus California Shipbuilding Corpor­ years later, they raise the cry as told that they were .subject to the NMU openly admits and ation sent 20 Liberty Ships Ihto if it were something new that Panamanian laws which meant practices wage cutting within service compared with 18 deliv­ they had just thought up, No. Editor: the industry. Seafarers Log ered in May and 19 in April. that they were bound to the the SIU didn't get a $250 bonus 2 Stone Street AFL .workers in the former Who gets the piece-off from ship, regardless of the duration out of that strike, but it won an New York City Richmond Yards No. 1 "and 2, the operators and how much?. of the voyage, for the term of now merged into one yard oper­ mcrease, and has won several Dear Sir and Brother: the articles. —NORFOLK PATROLMAN ated by the Shipbuilding Divis­ increases since — ail of which I would like to congratulate ion of the Permanente Metals were passed on to the NMU by Corporation of California, turn­ the shipowners. The present the SIU men on the way you are bonus rate is the direct and ex­ carrjring on the transportation ed in a total of 25 Liberties. clusive result of the -SIU strug­ of arms and troops in all parts Crew of SJB. Charles B. Aycock Deck Department which made As was announced last week have $125 coming. Collect Miss- last voyage on S.S. George Gale in the Seafarers Log the major­ gle. Any future boosts will be of the world. The LOG reaches l^ippi Shipping Company, 17 has overtime coming from Mississ­ ity of construction from now on due to the same cause, and not me regularly and gives me great Battery Place, New York City. ippi Line. will be of "Victory Ships" rather to any wind from Curran. pleasure in reading the true than the old "Liberty Ships." Curran and Company give lip- news of true men. * * * The new freighters will be cap­ service to these demands, but it Oilers on last trip of S.S. Del When my outfit crosses to Entire Deck Department of S.S. able of 17 or 18 knots. is only lip-service for they have comT)at duty, it's my prayer that Norte have overtime coming. Col­ Josiah Parker has overtime due. lect from Mississippi Line, 17 Bat­ the SIU men are at the helm to Collect Mississippi Steamship Com­ tery Place, New York City. steer a good outfit safely to'the pany, New Orleans. ATLANTIC AND GULF SHIPPING FOR fight which we all share. * * * Crew S.S. John Stevens and S.S. I can think of nothing more JULY ITO 10 Deck & Engine Dept. S.S. Samuel to say except keep up the good Pan 'Giilf have attack bonus com­ ^ DECK ENGINE STEWARD TOTAL work and remember what we are ing. Collect Waterman Line, 19 Griffin having personel effects claim see Robin Line claim agent, fighting for. Rector St., New York City. SHIPPED 246 153 190 589 39 Cortland-St., N. Y. C. • » < Sincerely yours, ;! REGISTERED 183 201 97 504 Firemen on S.S. Richard Afvey Steward Dept. S.S. 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Title A name given to the resource July 16, 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. 16 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: CURRAN BANKRUPTCY IS REVEALED AT NMU CONVENTION BRASS HAT SQUEEZE FORCES ACCEPTANCE OF RMO CARDS DRAFT BOARD REFUSES TO RECLASSIFY STRIKERS W.L.B. SETS UP MARITIME PANEL GREEN CALLS FOR PURGE OF LABOR HATERS IN CONGRESS RADIO PLAY SALUTES S.U.P MEN FOR UNUSUAL COURAGE BELGIAN SEAMEN'S UNION MARKS GAIN IN NEW PACT TO FIGHT AGAIN CURRAN BANKRUPTCY IS REVEALED AT NMU CONVENTION NMU PANAMANIAN DIVISION IS FOUND TO BE PHONEY 1942 SHIPBUILDING TOTAL SURPASSED IN SIX MONTHS Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 7/16/1943 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America 1943 Periodicals Seafarers Log