http://seafarerslog.org/archives/files/original/1489b57f7bba9383d7e53091787974e6.PDF 46e678a2e713ac13b222d42e8d463a7f PDF Text Text -• - • m0%m SSSSSS&u V . rii SECURITY IN UNITY Vol. V. OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE ATLANTIC AND GULF DISTRICT, SEAFARERS' DTTERNATIONAL UNION OF NORTH AMERICA NEW YORK, N,Y., FRIDAY. DECEMBER 24, 1943 .. Warmest.. SEASON'S GREETINGS To All Seamen And Their Friends % ., from .. SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION (Atlantic & Gulf Dist.) Relatives Praise Our Gift Plans For SIU Prisoners Of War SIU plans for sending gifts to members of the union . who are prisoners of war is meeting with enthusiastic praise from these men's relatives. Sisters, wives and mothers have written the union to tell us that a word from former shipmates would probably do more for the morale of these men than any other single act. Norfolk, Virginia Not only are the relatives high Dec. 18, 1943 in their praise of this plan, but Seafarers International Union are actively cooperating by sur­ Of North America rendering to the union one of My dear Mr. Hawk, their official prisoner of war In answer to your letter of shipping labels, without which Dec. 10th, f want to thank you no package could be sent. from the bottom of my heart for Following are two letters just your kind thought of my son received in H.Q. office which and I am sure a gift from the show how the relatives feel. (Continued on Page 4) "We're Lucky the WLB Didn't Charge Us Rent for This Peachy Air Raid Shelter" Curran's Ghost Writer Joins Lamentations On SIU Stewards Contract Joe Curran's ghost writer has now entered the lists to tilt at the Stewards De­ partment supplementary agreement recently signed by the SIU and its contracted com­ panies. In the column "Keep 'em Sailing," Curran's ghost writer charges that "the Seafarers International Union is the instrument through which the companies are at­ tempting to destroy the gains made by the seamen in the rank and file unions, chiefly the National Maritime Union." file seaman's attention away from The ghost then goes on to the glaring differences between NMU in winning conditions for the seamen — this stewards de­ charge that under the new SIU the SIU and NMU contracts. partment supplementary agree­ We have said before, and we ment being only the most recent agreement, the stewards "are re­ turned to the position of practic­ repeat now, the test of a union example. is what it gets for its members Curran's ghost can scream and ally galley slaves." in the way of wages and working All this is part of the defensive conditions. Curran's ghost writer rattle the chains, but its not go­ ing to do Curran any good. fireworks thrown up by the can scream that the new SIU Printed below is the full text of NMU leaders in an effort to cov­ contract is a "sell out," but the the SIU supplementary agree­ er their failure to win for their fact remains that it is the best ment, and every NMU man that members, conditions comparable stewards contract in the industry reads it will know immediately to those of the SIU. By smearing for freight vessels carrying that it is better than anything the SIU as a "shipowners agent," troops and military personnel. that Curran ever got out of the they hope to divert the rank and The SIU has always lead the shipowners. READ THIS CONTRACT-DECIDE FOR-YOURSELF SUPPLEMENT AGREEMENT — to — AGREEMENT between the SEAFARERS' INTERNATIONAL UNION OF NORTH AMERICA — and — ALCOA STEAMSmP COMPANY, INC. A. H. BULL STEAMSHIP COMPANY BALTIMORE INSULAR LINE, INC. EASTERN STEAMSHIP LINES, INC. MISSISSIPPI SHIPPING CO., INC. SEAS SHIPPING CO., INC. SMITH & JOHNSON WATERMAN STEAMSHIP CORPORATION AMERICAN RANGE-LIBERTY LINES, Inc. SOUTH ATLANTIC STEAMSHIP LINES I't:" No. 38 Covering Increases in Manning Scale or the Payment of Additional Compensation On Freighters When Carrying and Serving (a) Augmented Gun Crews, (b) Military Guards, Military Officials and Other Persons Carried As Passengers, (c) Assignment of Troops. 1. When the crew including the Stewards Department, Gun Crew and including Mil­ itary Officials and other persons carried and served as passengers, total between 64 per­ sons and not more than 80 persons, a Galley Utilityman will be carried in lieu of the 3d cook and one night cook and baker will be added to the manning scale of the Stew­ ards Department. The wages for the night cook and baker to be $120.00 Base Wage, $17.50 Emergency Increase — $137.50 total wage. The night cook and baker added to the personnel under such circumstances will be required to perform the major portion of his work during the night hours doing the nec­ essary cooking, baking bread, pies, cakes, puddings, etc., in order to" take advantage of the limited facilities of the gaUey and to relieve the work of the day cooks as much as possible. —rUniled Mine Workers Journal i :V 2. When accommodations are not avail­ able for carrying the additional night cook and baker imder the conditions as set forth in paragraph No. 1, then in lieu of carrying the additional night cook and baker, two (2) hours' overtime per day shall be paid to each of the three (3) regular cooks for each day such extra services are required to serve the three (3) regular meals and per­ forming the ordinary work incidental to the duties of the Stewards Department. 3. (a) When crew, including the Stew­ ards Department, Gun Crew, Military Offi­ cials and other persons carried and served as passengers exceed 80 persons one (1) hour's overtime per day for each day such extra services are performed will be allowed each of the regular day cooks up to a total of 90 persons and an additional hour's over­ time for each of the day cooks per day such work is performed will be allowed when the number exceeds 90 and is not more than 100 persons. (b) When the number of persons exclud­ ing enlisted military personnel, other than Gun Crew and excluding prisoners, exceeds 100, no additional overtime shall be paid to the regular day cooks as provided in para­ graph (a) above, but the following manning scale khall be carried. Manning Scsde Over 100 and Not Exceeding 149 Persons. Rating Base Pay Emergency Increase Total 1 Steward $140.00 $17.50 $157.50 1 Chief Cook 120.00 17.50 137.50 1 Night Cook and Baker 120.00 17.50 137.50 1 Comb. 2d Cook and Butcher 105.00 17.50 122.50 1 Second Cook 105.00 17.50 122.50 1 Galley Utility 70.00 17.50 87.50 1 Night Cook and Bakers Utility 70.00 17.50 87.50 4 Messmen 70.00 17.50 87.50 2 Utility 70.00 17.50 87.50 1 Utility for each 12 persons over 100 .. 70.00 17.50 87.50 (Continued from Page 3) J ;i I [il �'••a- Page Two f THE SEAFARERS LOG Published by the SEAFARERS' INTERNATIONAL UNION OF NORTH AMERICA Atlantic and Gulf District sy Affiliated with the American Federation of Labor HARRY LUNDEBERG 1 ------ President 110 Market Street, San Francisco, Calif. JOHN HAWK ------- Secy'Treas, P. O. Box 2 J, Station P., New York City MATTHEW DUSHANE - - - Wasfdngton Rfp, 424 5th Street, N. m Washin^o, D. & Directory of Branches BRANCH ADDRESS PHONE NEW YORK (4) 2 Stono St SOwUnB Green 9-3437 BOSTON (10) 330 Atlantic Ave Liberty 4057 BALTIMORE (2) 14 North Cay St. Calvert 4539 PHILADELPHIA........6 North 6th St Lombard 7651 NORFOLK 25 Commercial PL Norfolk 4-1083 NEW ORLEANS ('J6) ..321 Chartres St Canal 3336 SAVANNAH 218 East Bay St Savannah 3-1728 TAMPA.. 423 East Platt St Tampa MM-1323 MOBILE 55 So. Conception St. Dial 2-1392 PUERTO RICO 45 Ponce de Leon Puerto de Tiorra GALVESTON 219 20th Street Galveston 2-8043 FT. LAUDERDALE 2021 S. Federal Highway... Ft. Eauderdale 1601 WW* 1^- PUBLICATION OFFICE; ROOM 213, 2 STONE STREET New York City BOwling Green 9-8344 ~ 267 AFL Demands High Wage Standards And Shorter Hours In Post War Era Washington, D. C. — In two official pronouncements, the American Federation of Labor served notice to the na­ tion that it will not stand for wage cuts when the war ends. President William Green appearing before the Tru­ man Committee of the United States Senate, declared that tiie economic safety of America^ Mr. Meany expressed a similar requires shortening of working| point of view over tbe radio for­ bours in the p.ost-war period; um. He said: without reduction of total earn-' "After the war ends, labor wants good wages paid for the ings. work that labor performs; and Secretary - Treasurer George, labor also wants the work-week Meany, speaking on the Ameri* to be reduced sufficiently so as can Forum of the Air, warned to give work to everyone who that lowering of wage income seeks a job. In proposing the and consequent curtailment of payment of high wages by indus­ purchasing power would .bring try after the war, labor is not about a post-war depression. thinking of itself alone but of the employer and the nation as a Thus, a new and major post­ whole. In order to keep our fac­ war issue was projected into the tories running steadily, the Am­ forefront of post-war discussion erican people must have the pur­ —an issue on which the Ameri­ chasing power to buy the prod­ can Federation of Labor is deter­ ucts of these factories. By this mined to carry, on an aggressive time we should all realize that campaign in behalf of the na­ low wages do not make for pros­ tion's workers. perity in America. Wages were In his testimony before the low during the depression and Truman Committee, Mr. Green because wages were low purchaspointed out that by voluntarily asing power was low and the offering their no-strike pledge to depression dragged on—^year af­ the Government for the duration ter year. of the war and by acceding to "As to the second point: Labor ilie economic stabilization pro­ feels that it is far better to have gram, American workers have everyone working a, 35-hour or a sacrificed their opportunities for 30-hour week when peace re­ economic advancement during turns than to have some people war-time. He added: working 40 hours and millions of "Workers have relied upon others not working at all. In the working long hours to get income latter circumstances even those to meet increased living costs. who are employed are apprehen­ While workers are denied the sive and tend .to hold on to their right to increase wage rates to money instead of spending it for accord with increased productiv­ the products that American in­ ity and employers' capacity to dustry wants to manufacture and pay, we shall endeavor to restore equity by insisting that peace­ sell, and which must be kept time hours standards shall be es­ tnqving into the hands of the tablished without reductions in cqnsiimers if the post-war era is earnings. to be an era of prosperity." ii - SEAFARERS LOG Friday, December 24, 1943 fRtPOUT OI\ ^ASHirVGTOIV • BV MATFHIW DuSHANt* ' MEDICAL EXAMINATION: parments that would disqualify a sured prepared statements, and seaman. In the above proposal it their mock phrases of the won­ Meeting on proposed medical can readily be seen that they derful job that the seamen are examination was again held on have thrown the book at the sea­ doing. December 15th. Representatives man, and could disqualify any These pseudo guardians of from the following maritime seanian that a company doctor seamen's rights, health and safe­ unions attended: SUP- SIU, wished to blackball. ty, were no where to be seen MM&P, MEBA, MC&S, MFOW, when the seamen were not otThe proposed standard furth­ NMU, and ACA. There were er states, "If must be assumed ganized into unions. They now some representatives of the em­ ployers also there, a peep was tilKaf the ability of an exparwneed have branched out all over the heard from the Export Line saw­ officer ox seaman to suceassfully world under the banner of the bones. At the last meeting a pursue 3iis vocation, as indicated United Seamen's Service, a b^statement was made that this by repeated voyages, is prhna tard organization of the Wijr character would turn seamen facie evidence of the api^licants Shipping Administration and. down for having bum teeth, but ability io continue in the indvui- controlled by them. And togeth­ he has a brother who is a den­ itfy. unless disquMifying disease er these two organization arc tist and if you went to his ax condition has ariseta since the now professing that they are the brother for treatment, .the Export bwt C<mt Gwu^d examination for people who are to look after sea­ men's welfare. Line Doctor would OK the sea­ license or certifieate." man. Usual .denials by the Doc^, T^?.ere you have the clause th^ There were approximately but he stated that he did recom­ could ..disqualify any pierson who 115,000 seamen in the o&shore mend Doctors to seamen who has been gpinS ^ sea for a num­ and coastwise trade in the mari­ would take care of their wives if ber of years, ^d who through time UKiustry IWSA figures as of they were going to have a fu­ the terrible conditions imder September 1. 1949). and the WSA ture Bosun. which a sesnnan is compelled to proposes to pay the examining make a living. The lack of fresh Doctor Two Dollars per head for Captain Edward Macauley, milk being supplied on board every seaman that is examined. WSA Deputy, started the meet­ vessel, which causes decay of The minimum that was proposed ing off by reading a prepared teeth by a small supply of cal­ by a group of doctors in a meet-^ statement, in which he stated that it is not the intent of the cium. Ukers of the stomach ing held in New York on April WSA to use the examinRtior^ to through rotten garbage that 16th, 1942, was Fifteen Dollars, A eliminate old timers from the crews are fed, which is given the ship the size of the Mariposa, industry, and that the purppse of misnomer of food. Polluted water that carries hundreds of men, this examination was to safe­ being brought on board a vessel could make about ten trips a guard the safety and health ^f for drinking purposes by com­ year to England and return. A panies who are intent on saving rough estimate of what the com­ the crew. a few dollars. Ail the thousand pany would receive for their doc­ Marshall Dimoek then quoted and one other ^uses that sea­ tor's examining the crews would telegrams that Admiral- Land has men are subjected to by some be about twelve hundred dollars, sent to unions who have protest­ companies, which have proven to or one hundred and twenty thou­ ed that they feel the examination lower a seaman's standards. No sand dollars per year. I am of would be used as a blackball proposals were made to correct the opinion that no records can system by company doctors. the causes that bring on the con­ be produced by any company Land's telegrams also stated that ditions that would disqualify the that will show that it cost them these examinations would not be seaman. A verbal statement was that much in any one year io used to blackball and eliminate made that the overhaul program examine the crews of their ves­ old-timers and militant seamen was intended to try and correct sels. from the industry. some of the causes that would Every union representative It would seem that from the lead up to a disqualification. that attended the meeting has statements made by Macauley gone on record that their organi­ and Land that they are taking a A person coming into the mar­ zation is opposed to the proposed very deep interest in the safety itime industry is throughly ex­ standard for medical examina­ and health of the crews, and amined by a doctor, ami before tion, that was submitted at that that at last the seamen have given a certifieate by the govern­ meeting. found some officials of govern­ ment which qualifies him to. Mr. Dimoek stated that there ment agencies who are going to make a living in the industry, he will be no more meetings held, look after their interest, and phy­ must be in good idiysical condi­ and that beginning on the first of tion. It is now proposed that af­ sical well being. ter a person has spent the great­ the year the WSA will go ahead However, in the new proposal est part of his life in that indus­ with the examination but that that was submitted does not bear try, and through usual industrial the proposals that were submit­ out the statements that were diseases and other ailments pe­ ted will be modified. made by Macauley, and Dimoek. culiar to the iniiustry, the WSA Brother- John Hawk and the WSA Medical circular No. 3 intends to disqualify that per­ SUP business agent from Nor­ stated, "The competency or in­ son because he cannot pass the folk attended this meeting. This competency of any licensed o£B- original examination that he was an educational meeting for cer or certified seaman for duty, passed on coming into the indus­ our SUP business agent, it is too will be judged on the standards try. bad that the rank and file do not described in U.S. Coast Guard No pension system is proposed have the time to attend some of Navigation and Vessel Inspection by the WSA which would take these WSA three ring circuses Circular No. 26, which defines care of any person who would be that they call a meeting, it would the degree of defective vision ai^ disqualified. These people who enlighten them as to the meth­ color sense thai are acceptaUe make statements to the press and ods and tactics that these people and lists as disqualifying epil­ to union representatives that adopt in trying to shakle seamen epsy. insanity, acute veneral di­ they do not intend to eliminate with chatos, and then gloriously sease, neurosyphilis, badly im­ old-timers and others from the praise the seamen in their press paired hearing, or other defo.cts industry, and that they need the releases. that would render the applicant services of these old-timers, bold­ incompetent tp perform the or­ ly submit a proposal which is Keep In Touch With dinary duties required of him at contrary to all their high pres­ Your Draft Board sea. The presence of communic­ able disease in a communicatee stage, or louse infestation, will ATLANTIC AND GULF SBIPPING FOB consitute cause for disqualifica­ tion until the disease is cured WEEKS OF NOV. mh TO DEC. 10th without disqualifying sequelae, or the applicant is satisfactorily Q£CK ENGINE STEWARD TOTAL disuifested." ' SHIPPED 721 602 567 1790 It should be noted that the author of the proposed' standard REGISTE^D 609 512 594 1715 for examination made an effort to list certain diseases and im- �f. Friday, December 24, 1943 THE DeUnqueots To |1^0d.C3[ okserveRMORuieU SEAFARERS LOG Page Thre« ' • ( "\ This SIU Contract Decldc FOF Yourself By JOHN HAWK Since the WSA pink and white j from Page 1) Steward shall be allowed one (1) hour's Form No. 61 Aas replaced Form Manning {Continued shall be put info effect on each vessel Scale ISO overtune per day for each day such passen­ No. 48 in handling draft defer­ Persons and Over. on the dale of next signing articles. gers are on board. When the number of ments for seamen, we have had entered into November notary officials and/or other persons car­ 20 a lai'ge number of men inducted 1 Steward $195.00 $17.50 $212.50 ried and served as passengers exceeds six 29' 1943, between the Seafarers' Internation­ al Umon of North America and into the army. It seems that they 1 2d Steward Storekeeper 130.00 17,50 147.50 (6) he shall be allowed two (2) hours' over­ are paying little attention to S. G. THEOBALD, time per day for- each day such passengers these new forms and to the RMO| 1 Chef—Chief Cook 165.00 17.50 182.50 are on board. When the Steward is paid ALCOA STEAMSHIP CO., INC 1 Baker 135.00 17.50 152.5 policy in general. the scale of wages provided in the manning W. A. KIGGINS, Jr., 1 2d Cook 105.00 17.50 122.50 scale for vessels carrying 150 and over, this BULL STEAMSHIP CO. 95.00 17.50 112.5 ynder the old set-up Card. No. 1 Third Cook section does not apply. BALTIMORE INSULAR LINE, ma 1 Butcher 100.00 17.50 117.50 48 was sent into each local office J. A. COATES, 6. (a) When enlisted military personnel 1 GaUey Utility 70.00 ' 17.50 87.50 of the BMC, and from that office EASTERN STEAMSHIP 87.50 are camed up to 550 and the military auth­ sent on to Washington, D.C. This 1 Baker's Utility .... 70.00 17.50 LINES, mc. orities do not furnish the necessary cooks, 1 Pantryman 82.50 17.60 100.00 has been changed in that now 4 Messmen etc., then there may be added to the Stew­ 70.00 17.50 H. L. LANFORD, 87.50 all the new forms go directly to 2 UtUity ards Department personnel: 70.00 17.50 87.50 MISSISSIPPI SHIPPING CO., mC Washington and the BMO set-up 1 Utility for every 12 J. J. CONDON, (1) Troop Cook is more efficient in cracking persons over 100 .. 70,00 17.50 87.50 SEAS SHIPPmG CO., mc. $120.00 Plus $17.50—$137.50 down on delinquents. If you J. E. FASICK, •; (1) Troop 2d Cook and Baker The Union agrees to allow the company have to overstay the shore time SMITH & JOHNSON tile right to select persoimel for the follow­ $105.00 Plus $17.50—$122.50 allotted to you, you must con­ ing positions listed in the above manning H. ANDERSON, ' (2) Utilitymen tact the union Agent in your port scale: Chief Steward, 2d Steward and Store­ WATERMAN STEAMSHIP CORP. $ 70,00 Plus $17.50—$ 87.50 and have him explain the ex- keeper, Baker, and Chef-Chief Cook. How­ J. L. ALWINE, •tenuating circumstances to the ever, employees of these ratings shall, in The troop 2d Cook and Baker, and one util­ AMERICAN RANGE-LIBERTY local RMO office. If you fail to any event, be cleared and dispatchec ity man shall work at night time. LINES, mc. , do this it is pretty likely that through the offices of the Union. (b)-Pursuant to paragraph (a) when JULIAN STROBERT, ypu will be classified 1-A and be 4. (a) When the saloon messman is. called troops have disembarked or prior to their SOUTH ATLANTIC army bound. In such cases there upon to perform services to military officials embarkation, the extra cooks and utility STEAMSHIP LINES, INC. ! is little that the union can do for and other persons carried and served as men that were put on board to cook for you. For your own welfare, as passengers in connection with making up troops shall work in conjimction with the SEAFARERS' mTERNATIONAL ) well as the welfare of the union, their rooms and waiting on tables in addi­ crew cooks under the direction of the stew­ UNION OF NORTH AMERICA JOHN HAWK I urge all members to be most tion to his regular duties and where the ard. The two troop utility men shall work UUAUDE FISHER careful in their observance of number of military passengers is more than as directed by the steward. two (2) and does not exceed (6), then one FRANK WILLIAMS (c) No overtime shall be paid to the day these rules. We need the old- (1) saloon messman and one (1) saloon util­ cooks as provided in paragraph No. 2 when timers and experienced men ity man shall be allowed one (1) hour's the above troop cooks are carried and no Sui'PLEMENT AGREEMENT aboard the ships — not in the overtime each per day for each day such troops are on board. extra services are performed. When the army. 7. Working Hours at Sea and in Port. — to — number of military officials and/or other The hours of labor for the Stewards Depart­ persons carried and served as passengers ex­ ment shall be eight (8) hours in a spread of ceeds six (6) and does not exceed sixteen thirteen (13^ hours while at sea and eight AGREEMENT j (16) they shall be allowed two (2) horns' (8) hours in a spread of twelve (12) hours overtime each per day for each day such while in port. between the 7 extra services are performed. 8. Bi all ports Saturday afternoon, Sun­ Editor, 4. (b) When more than two (2) persons days and Holidays, prior to embarkation of and not more than ten (10) persons are car­ Military Officers and troops or after disem­ SEAFARERS' INTERNATIONAL UNION Dear Sir: OF NORTH AMERICA ried and served as passengers in the crew barkation of Military Officers and troops, I am at present attending I messroom or gun crew messroom, one (1) the Steward shall be authorized to reduce school at Pier 73, East River, in| hour's overtime each per day for each day the number of men in his department. How­ — and — order to receive an A.B. ticket.^ such extra services are performed shall be ever, the normal crew requirements shall be For this reason I am unable to allowed one messman and to one utility kept on duty in order to feed properly and ALCOA' STEAMSHIP COMPANY, INC. ' come down personally to see you. man. When the number of persons exceeds serve the crew, gun crew and other persons A. H. BULL STEAMSHIP COMPAlSrY ten (10) and does not exceed twenty (20) BALTIMORE INSULAR LINE, INC. There seems to be a general they shall be allowed two (2) hours' over­ aboard. EASTERN STEAMSHIP LINES, INC. 9. It is imderstood that where this supple­ opinion here that unionism does time each per day for each day such extra MISSISSIPPI SHIPPING CO., INC. ment agreement provides for overtime to not pay. Therefore, I would like services are performed, SEAS SHIPPING COMPANY, INC. the Stewards Department personnel because to have a copy of the most re­ 5. When military officials and/or other of carrying pd serving the additional per­ SMITH & JOHNSON cent Union Agreement in your persons are carried and served as passen­ sons as specified herein extra compensation WATERMAN STEAMSHIP CORPORATION possession. As a last resort, I gers, the Chief Steward shall receive addi­ for serving extra meals as provided under AMERICAN RANGE-LIBERTY LINES Inc would appreciate a copy of anyj tional compensation for the extra duties existing agreements is not to apply. SOUTH ATLANTIC STEAMSHIP LINES agreement, (that is any date.) j necessary for service to such passengers as The terms and provisions hereof shall With this agreement in my pop-1 follows: Covering Manning Scale not be binding and effective until all When the number of military officials session I can, better base my ar­ For Vessels Carrying 4200 to 2000 Troops the terms and provisions hereof shall other persons carried and served as gument on the benefit of being j and/or have been approved by the War Ship­ passengers is more than two (2) and does Which Are Not Self-Sustained. an SIU member. ping Administration. Thereafter it not exceed six (6) persons, then the Chief {Continued on Page 4) The general reason for not joining the union seems to be the I time that they should pay the fact that there is nothing to gain, penalty and not be allowed into In a good many cases the argu-. the union. ment seems to be that although j g new member of the the men, who walked the I union. I joined in Baltimore in lines during the Past strikes, 1943 I didn't attend a gained their end, their is noth- J^Ja].itime School, having drawn ing to be gained today. 'The fact pgp^^.^ fj.om the Customs that these men, had their heads jjQugg jn February, 1940. Shipthe seamen were recruited. On ring, watches and suits went into GALVESTON broken to better conditions, .^gg ygj.y slow in those days the East coast we had the East­ Uncle Ben's, you were locked out means nothing. The main object j couldn't join the union. Nevern & Gulf Sailors, Marine Fire­ by the shipping board and the seems to be to duck the initiation gj-theiess, I believe in unionism The last war * * * remember? shipowners. The NMU was not and monthly dues. There is only ^ ^hg^ Silk shirts, pink ones, green ones, men, and Cooks and Stewards even heard of in those days. one way to break up this pracu • „ * Union, Sailors Union of the Paci­ tic=. I suggest that the union, '»"eht m the blue ones with white stripes. And you bought silk stockings for the fic, Marine Firemen, Cooks & Yes, it was a hard, hard strug­ when sending men aboard a ship schools at Sheephead Bay re­ girls to put on legs that had nev­ Stewards on the Pacific Coast. gle; wages went down, down, and appoint one as a delegate to view gqrding unions, but I do feel down. Conditions, there just er felt anything but cotton be­ all books or trip cards aboard, that men that are going along fore. Wrist watches, rings, brace­ All affiliated with the A. F. of L. were none. Jobs? Well, it just they all stuck together, the ship­ Those men that have shipped 11^^ union today should be lets, hand-tailored suits and ten ping board knew of this fact, and depended how well the company through fink organizations should . . . • . u x ^. dollar hats. The wages were not were not in the position to sup­ or the herder of the shipping he riplaeed by union men if Protected m the luture. the same as you are receiving in ply finks on the ships right after board liked you. It took just 13 available. Of course, I must ad-l Looking forward to receiving years to realize that we had this war. Then it happened. the war. mit ignorance of technicalities j an agreement, I remain, enough of this shipowner's crap. 1918 and the Armistice. The But things rolled along until that have arisen since the war. Respectfully yours, war boom petered out, in ship­ 1921, crash—crash—^the shipown­ On the picket lines men gave Perhaps there are reasons why PAUL H. REHERT. yard after yard the wheels turn­ ers along with the shipping board up their lives, went to jail so this practice cannot be put into ed slower—slower, then stopped. had you out on strike pounding that we could come back again effect. But—there will come a At that time we had what was the bricks. There were stew pots and be treated as men, not as time when these men will no fCeep In Touch With the U.S. Shipping Board, Sea- in most union halls, and the men dogs. We did pretty good, but longer be able to ship from the service Bureau, that was where were sleeping on the floors. Your Your Draft Board fink organizations. That is the {Continued on Page 4) I 1| n f] rl Editors Mail WHArS DOING Around the Ports r • f �Page Four NEWS AROUND THE SIU PORTS {Continued from Page i) Kfc it A THE SEAFARERS LOG Friday, December 24, 1943 Read This SIU Contract 7. If troops^-e sel. j-^amirsg. this agrsawiii 2. One combinatior^ waiter and Bedroom not good enough until 1936. The {Continued from Page 3) ment does not apply. Steward for every 12 Officers carried. If 2 Emergency Base shipowner thought the time was Rating Pay Increase Total meals only served, one for every 15 officers. The tei-ms and provisions hereof shall ripe again, but he judged wrong. 1 Chief Steward .... $195.00 $17.50 $212.50 Waiters and Bedroom Stewards are to work not be binding and effective until all We come out on top again. He 1 Second Steward .. 122.50 17.50 140.00 as Utility Men when no troops are on board, the terms ari provisions hereof shall n rtrk er rv did not have tb^shipping board I Chqf 17.50 165.00 and their working hours shall be weekdays have been approved hy the Wiwe ^hip­ 137.50 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Saturdays from 17.50 120.00 to give him a hand, most of the i Chiei Cook ping Administration. Thereafter it 122.50 8 a.m, to 12 Noon. During these hours they 17.50 105.00 men who ran the shipping board 1 Second Cook shall be put into effect on each vessel 17.50 112.50 95.00 were i^ewarded by shipping com­ 1 Third Cook shall do general cleaning work and sougeeon the date of next signing articles. 87.50 ing in the Stewards Department with the 70.00 17.50 missioner, or deputy jobs. Alone, 1 Galley Utility This agreement is entered into November 152.50 exception of the ice boxes without the pay­ 17.50 135.00 1 Chief Baker the shipowner cannot beat us. 29, 1943, between the Seafarers' lnternation« 1 Second Baker— ment of overtime. When no troops are on al Union of North America and Hold on a minute brother . . . 17.50 137.50 to work nights .... 120.00 did we miss it in '23, '34, '36 and 1 Assistant Baker .. 95.00 17.50 112.50 board if the vessel is short any regular S. C. THEOBALD, raessmen the Steward may assign waiter'37 when men walked the streets, 1 Baker's Utility— ' ALCOA STEAMSHIP CO., INC. bedroom stewards to perform messmen camped out, lived in huts and 87.50 duties and in such cases "his hours shall be W. A. KIGGINS, Jr., 17.50 to work nights .... 70.00 shacks. Hold on once more 1 Chief Butcher 17.50 117.50 the same as those for a messman. A. H. BULL STEAMSHIP CO. 100.00 100.00 brother—this time chances are 1 Asst. Butcher 82.50 17.50 BALTIMORE INSULAR LINE, INC. 3. Utility men assigned to Galley, Bake 100.00 17.50 82.50 J. A. COATES, we won't bounce back again on 1 Chief Pantryman Shop, Pantry and Army Galley shall sign 92.50 17.50 75.00 EASTERN STEAMSHIP 1 Second Pantryman top. Many seamen realize what on as Utility Men and work as general util­ 87.50 17.50 70.00 LINES, INC. 1 Utility Pantryman a close shave it was, and how 137.50 ity men under the direction of the Steward 17.50 120.00 H. L. LANFORD, 1 Army Cook desperately near we were to when troops are not on board. MISSISSIPPI SHIPPING CO., INC. 1 Army Second chaos and ruin. Must we come 4. When no troops are aboard, the Army 122.50 17.50 J. J. CONDON, 105.00 Cook down with another crash? 17.50 87.50 Cook and Army Second Cook shall be re­ 70.00 SEAS SHIPPING CO., INC. 1 Army Utility Must we ignore, not one nor 1 Storekeeper J. E. FASICK, sr. 17.50 97.50 quired to assist the cooks in the main galley. 80.00 two nor three, but the lessons 1 Asst. Storekeeper. 75.00 17.50 5. In all ports Saturday afternoon, Sun­ 92.50 SMITH & JOHNSON ^: taught us by history! Must we 1 Linen Keeper .,... 80.00 17.50 97.50 days and Holidays, prior to embarkation of H. ANDERSON, Military Officers and troops or after disem-. head straight along the road to 1 Second Cook— WATERMAN STEAMSHIP CORP.' 17.50 J. L. ALWINE, to work nights .... 105.00 122.50 barkation of Military Officers and troops, ruin. It's beginning to happen 70.00 17.50 87.50 the Steward shall be authorized to reduce AMERICAN RANGE-LIBERTY right here—now. You may ask Messmen LINES, INC. ! 17.50 87.50 the number of men in "his department. How­ Utility 70.00 how. The WSA, RMO, and the ever, an adequate number of men shall be JULIAN STROBERT, W aiter-Bedroom hatchet men in the NMU are out 17.50 70.00 87.50 kept on duty in order to feed properly and Steward SOUTH ATLANTIC I to break you and your union. serve the crew, gun crew and other persons STEAMSHIP LINES, INC. j' Win, lose, or draw, the war will 1. The Union agrees to allow the com­ aboard. end some day. No war has lasted pany the right to select personnel for the 6. Working Hours at Sea and in Port. The ; forever. Your union obtained all following positions: Chief Steward, Chief hours of labor for the Stewards Department SEAFARERS' INTERNATIONAL of the benefits, good wages, that Baker, Second Steward, Chef and Store­ shall be eight (8) hours in a spread of thir­ UNION OF NORTH AMERICA JOHN HAWK you are enjoying today. So keeper. However, employees of these ratings teen (13) hours while at sea and eight (8) CLAUDE FISHER ' j brother put your shoulder to the shall, fn any event, be cleared and dis­ hours in a spread of twelve (12) hours while in port. FRANK WILLIAMS wheel and help exterminate patched through the offices of the Union. these parisites that seek to take ness to haunt them. PORT EVERGLADES your gains and rights away from So once again a Merry and you. Help keep the SIU and the Warm Christmas and a Happy The scandal mongers on the SUP on an even keel. New Year to All. radio tell us Captain Macauley E. R. WALLACE. Agent JOHN MOGAN, Agent of the WSA has made the "state­ ment that he is prepared to sail BOSTON the ships without union crews. SAVANNAH We find this very easy to believe, Hello everybody, also a Merry in fact we have known that Cap­ delighted—as he says letters {Continued from Page 1) Christmas and a Happy New Shipping in this port lately has tain Macauley and his stooges in been very good. Have shipped the RMO have been preparing to Union will be more than appre­ from home help keep him alive. Year, if such is possible. out everyone I could get my ciated and above all to know his Please find enclosed envelope I see by the papers that (Fog hands on and could have used a replace union crews with finks old shipmates are thinking of addressed to him in Germany. Horn) Macauley is blowing off few more. Had two new ships for the past two years. him. Thanks, again and most everyone is ask­ out this last week, one here and Macauley and some of the rest As 1 am allowed one label Yours truly, ing me what's the matter with one in Jacksonville and had a of the chair warmers in Wash­ every sixty days 1 have used the ETHEL RIGGINS that bloke. By the looks of the West Coast ship in Charleston ington find it difficult to explain one sent me in November and East Tallassee, Ala. wire Foggy sent to Harry Lunde- that took a full deck crew. Have to the public why they continue my next one will come to me Dec. 17, 1943 berg it is easily seen that he has been lucky in getting old-timers to spend the taxpayers' money some time in January. However, Mr. Hawk, ho training in diplomacy and for for these ships and have had to training men as seamen, when 1 will be more than glad to sur­ Dear Mr. Hawk: the life of me I can't see how call WSA for only a very few the beach is full of unemployed render same to you at that time. 1 will be glad to surrender one anyone with such a narrowmind- men. seamen of all ratings now. It is 1 am enclosing an information of my labels in regard to your ed brain could be appointed to true that in some sections there circular from the Prisoner of letter of Dec. tenth, and you Hope things will stay this way is a shortage of seamen of certain War Information Bureau. such an important public office. don't know how much 1 appreci­ and 1 can continue to get oldIf January is too late to send ate your letter, Now he talks about preserving timers for the ships coming out ratings, but it would be wiser the health of the seamen, etc.," around here. As far as 1 know and less expensive for the WSA your gift—please advise me as 1 And I am sure my brother and so on. Well, I've been beef­ right now 1 will have anpther to transport men from the over­ am most anxious to use the label William E. Weaver will appreci­ ate anything you all will send ing about getting the seamen that new ship coming out here around stocked areas to the area where just as soon as it arrives. It may interest you to know and knowing you all are thinkin) sail the North Atlantic some the 24th of this month and will the shortage exists, than it is to warm* clothes, such as helmets, be needing men with ratings in take men that the armed forces my son has been' a prisoner of of him. Inclosed you will find an offi­ coats, and footwear and I am all departments a? 1 have ship­ need and send them to school at war now for nearly two yearsthe expense of the government, and he still writes a very cheer­ cial label to him. 1 will thanl told that unless they go to Rus­ ped everyone who was on the later to be put aboard ships in ful and interesting letter. 1 am you all again for your kindness sia they are out of luck. I pre­ beach here and don't have any­ the place of experienced and sure if any of the boys would Sincerely yours, sume that Foggy made that rul­ one registered at the present care to write him he would be MARGARET HATCHETTT ing, if not then I am subject to time. Now would be a very good qualified old-timers. correction. He also said some- chance for any of the members Many of the men in the mer­ tales of the convpyg that were sea would be a great injustice to , thing about sailing the ships who want to ship before the holi­ chant ships today could not pass blasted to hell, and hundreds them, and would mean a great without the co-operation of the days to do so, as 1 have, used all the physical examinations requir­ more didn't live to teU the tale. loss to the industry. If they can­ , SIU. Well maybe he is thinking available men from around this ed by the Army and Navy but Yes, thousands were physically not go to sea they have only one about shipping out and if he does port. are entirely able to perform the qualified to take the ships out road open. They would have to ship out he will go down in his­ duties of a seaman. If these men when Hitler's "U" boats were go to work ashore. A man that tory as the first public appointee The weather here isn't so bad, are disqualified through a phoney laying just off Long Island and has spent most of his life at sea we have had a few cold days, physical examination, -they will Diamond Shoal, waiting to stick who ever did anything useful. would be' as out of place as a I suppose that if he reads this even had a little snow, but it is be denied the right to serve their a fish in their bellies. They were barn dance in a graveyard, if he he will get burned up but that warming up again and should be country. And 1 dare to say that qualified to sail the ships when took a job ashore. ' for constructive criticism. pleasant again in a couple of the men of the seamen's unions there were no guns or escorts to Surely, the government that Now there's another public ap­ days. If shipping stays as good have proven over and over again protect them from the enemy. these men have served so well pointee that should do something that they are not lacking on pa­ They were physically able to die during these past two years of with their ships when the going war can not permit one of its useful by wising up his mother- as it has been lately no one will triotism or guts either. in-law about quitting as the sea­ have any trouble shipping out of It is a curious wonder that the was tough, but now they are no agencies to take away their right men don't go for stoolpidgeons the Savannah port. union seamen were physically longer physically fit to do the to make a living and to serve the ' and I know that if Old Andy able to saiil the ships during the work that they have spent the war effort, just because that CHARLES WAID. Agent times when a lot more ships most of their lives doing and. • could know that that kind of peragency is headed by an egotistic­ ' son was employed in any place sailed out of ports than ever know better than anything else al and authority crazed labozt Keep In Touch With came back. Hundreds of the in the world. ; bearing his good name he cerbaiter. union seamen can tell horrifying To force these men from the . • tainly would make it his busiYour Draft Board J. K. SHAUGHNESSY. Agent Relatives Praise Our Gift Plans For SIU Prisoners Of War � 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 December 24, 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. 38 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: RELATIVES PRAISE OUR GIFT PLANS FOR SIU PRISONERS OF WAR CURRAN'S GHOST WRITER JOINS LAMENTATIONS ON SIU STEWARDS CONTRACT RELATIVES PRAISE OUR GIFT PLANS FOR SIU PRISONERS OF WAR READ THIS CONTRACT-DECIDE FOR YOURSELF AFL DEMANDS HIGH WAGE STANDARDS AND SHORTER HOURS IN POST WAR ERA HAWK WARNS DRAFT DELINQUENTS TO OBSERVE RMO RULE Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 12/24/1943 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America 1943 Periodicals Seafarers Log