http://seafarerslog.org/archives/files/original/a0c62e8053e0ecbd489b99df93cbe54e.PDF 9896806b0c3c99ffa9df6d3dc8f42710 PDF Text Text OFFICIAL OBOAN OF THE ATLAHHO AND ODLF DISTBICT, SEAFABERS' INTEBNAHONAL mnON OF NOBTH AUEBIOA Vol. VI. NEW YORK, N.Y.. FRIDAY. JUNE 23. 1944 No. 17 Warns 30,000 Cigarettes NMU Loses Pittsburgh Ornburh AgainstSubstitute Sent SIU Members Election On Lakes For Union Label In Prison Camps By Vote Of 720 To 889 CLEVELAND, O., June 20—The bitterest defeat ever accorded the National Maritime Union was rfenderec here today with the announcement of the NLRB, (Region­ al Office) that they had failed miserably in their attempts to carry the giant Pittsburgh Steamship Co.'s steel-ore- WASHINGTON, D. C. —I. M. Ornburn, Secretary - Treasurer, Union Label Trades Department of the American Federation of Labor, warned that a large Am­ erican shoe manufacturer is now placing the words, "Union Made," in shoes in place of the Union Label. This evasive method is often used by non-union manu­ facturers of products that may be manufactured by a company union or any other union not af­ filiated with the American Fed­ eration of Labor, he pointed out. He urged all AFL members to de­ mand the official Union Stamp of the Boot and Shoe Workers' Union on footwear. "It will be necessary," Mr. Orn­ burn added, "to demand the Union Label on all products and the Union Shop Card and Ser­ vice Button for all services dur­ ing the war if trade unionists ex­ pect to maintain American labor standards after the war." NEW YORK, June 20—letter has been received by; the office of the Atlantic and Gulf District of the Seafarers International Union from the Imperial Tobacco Sales Co. of Canada, Ltd., in reply to the request of Sec'y-Treasurer; John Hawk that supplies of cigarettes be sent overseas to members of the Union presently^in Nazi concentration camps as prisoners of war. Other Shipments To Follow In this, the first instance, the cigarettes have been sent to Wm. E. Weaver, an SIU Brother, who is interned at Concentration Camp Mai-lag und Milag, Milag, NEW YORK CITY—Dressmak­ Germany, who will be respon­ ers Union Local 22, of the sible for distributing them to the ILGWU, decided to raise $2,000,other members of the SIU, also 000 in the Fifth War Loan in or­ held prisoners there. Other ship- der to replace the Liberty Ship, nients are"^'to follow at arranged SS Meyer London, recently re­ ported sunk in the Meffiterranintervals. ean. The Meyer London was one Future shipments are also be­ of the four ships supplied to the ing provided for, which will in­ government with the $8,000,000 clude tobaccos and other brands (Continued on Page 4) (Continued on Page 4) 2 Million In Bonds To Replace Sunken S S Meyer London carrying fleet by a vote of 720 for" the NMU to a vote of 889 against. So slanderous did the NMU's Because hundreds and hun­ wild assertions become that dreds of the crew members of Mardy Polaner, Sec'y - Treasurer those ships are Great Lakes Dis­ of the Great Lakes District re­ trict SIU members, they voted plied and exposed the sinister against the NMU's Washington aims of the organizers for the somaneuvers which kept this Union called "union" the NMU. Brother off the ballot. Proof of the NMU's Polaner's broadcasts effectively connivance with Washington bu­ exposed the NMU's propaganda reaucrats to accomplish this was and poison. seen in their violent protests Their eagernes to stem the when the Seafarers Great Lakes sweeping tide of men into the District asked for a place on the ranks of the SIU caused their ballot at the time it was announ(Continued on Page 4) • ced the election would be held. Apparently the NMU was afraid of the competition that the AFL Union would put up and rushed forward headlong, prefer"^'ffff^that the Lakes' seamen have no union at all ratner than risk giving the seamen a chance to vote as they willed in an open WASHINGTON, D. C.—At the "Yaw and Your Union" first of a series of educational pamphlets to be issued by i-equest of the Army Service election. For from the time that the Forces, the International Brother­ the SIU, is now; off the press and will be distributed in a few days. In announcing this NMU determined that it was to hood of Bookbinders is supplying first of several publications in a forthcoming educational series, John Hawk, Atlantic; be alone on the ballot the of­ 5,000 decks of union-made play­ and Gulf Sec'y-Treasurer pointficials of that outfit began pour­ ing cards for use by wounded ed out the need for such publi­ ing out every kind of poison they troops in hospital ships. The cations at this time due to the could lay tongue to. Radio time union's widespread gifts of these growth of the SIU during the was purchased without stint and cards are greatly appreciated by past two years. the air waves were filled with the the servicemen is evidenced by "With the consequent enroll­ NMU's frantic efforts in an in­ the countless extracts from the ment of thousands of new men tensified and eager campaign hundreds of letters pouring into unacquainted with the signifi­ the Bookbinders' offices here. against the SIU. cance of unionism," he said. "We believe these pamphlets wUl fill a need in telling new men who don't know about less prosperous years at sea, the vital role that the SIU has played in bringing better wages and living condi­ tions to American seamen." Directed to new men and oldtimers alike, "You and Yous trooper who's through his War information has a 1 w'a y s Union" is an attractively-printed courses, about the unusual activ­ been important and vital—^to the 32-page booklet which tells what enemy! Now, as events swing in­ ity at the nearby fine-parts or conditions at sea were like before to a dramatic climax in Europe airplane plants. solid union action brought about and move to the offensive in the Everyone has some informa­ better wages, shorter hours, de­ Pacific it becomes more vital tion like that and some people cent food, and better labor prac­ than ever—to the enemy! are carelessly spitting it out. Once tices to the American merchant . One loose word could cost us a spilt within earshot of an enemy, marine. It shows how these im­ convoy, a regiment or a division, it goes direct to the German In­ provements were won and re­ even a large scale battle action. telligence or the Japanese Intel­ tained by the united action of , There are plenty of spies in ligence, and there an expert jig­ AFL union members. America. Damned slick and fast saw puzzle job is done. Some­ Included in the booklet is in­ ones. Much too slick and fast to where a wolf-pack of submaries formation to trip card men and be recognized as they hold down is despatched to meet a convoy. a chapter on overtime and the a chair in the bar-room or even Somewhere an enemy air com­ elimination of "bum beefs." sweep the floor, or read their mand is tipped-off to expect cer­ Special feature is a table of newspapers next to us in the bus tain types of planes in the days wages by which a man can figure or the subway or even sit in a of battle to come. Somewhere out the pay coming to him by movie. plans are shifted to meet the Al­ the time his ship reaches port. They're here for one purpose: lied attacks and men will lie with Another feature of the booklet to pick up tiny bits of informa­ their blood gushing out on a is a short biography of Andrew tion about a ship that is being beach! Furuseth, long-time head of the loaded, a. convoy that will be Sailors Union of the Pacific, and ZIP THE LIPS . . . AND joined, about an airman whose founder of the SIU. Facsimilie of Cover of SIU's Latest Pamphlet SAVE THE SHIPS !!! training is complete, or a para­ Bookbinders Donate 5,OOODecksOfCards For Hospital Ships If You Have A Big Mouthful, Don't Say It — Swallow It; Campaign For Siletfce! Another SIU Educational Pamphlet YOU AMD YOUR UNION SEAF/IRERS International mioiv ilkk.; �Page Two THE SEAFARERS LOG Published by the SEAFARERS' INTERNA'nONAL UNION OF NORTH AMERICA Atlantic and Golf District Affiliated with tfjc Ameriean Federation of Labor, HARRY LuNdEBERc ------ VreMeni 110 Market Street, San FrancIscOt Calif. JOHN HAWK - -- -- -- - Secy-Tteas, P. O. Box 25, Station P., New York Gty MATTHEW DUSHANE - - - 'Washington Rep. 424 5th Street, N. W., VS^ashington, D. C. Directory of Branches ADDRESS BRANCH NEW YORK (4) BOSTON (10) BALTIMORE (2) PHILADELPHIA NORFOLK NEW ORLEANS (16)... SAVANNAH TAMPA MOBILE SAN JUAN. 28, P.R.. PUERTO RICO GALVESTON PHONE 2 Stone St 330 Atlantic Ave 14 North GAy St.. 6 North 6th St 25 Commercial PI 324 Chartrea St 218 East Bay St 423 East Piatt St 7 St. Michael St BOwIing Green 9-3437 Liberty 4057 Calvert4539 Lombard 7651 Norfolk 4-1083 Canal 3336 Savannah 3-1728 Tampa MM-I323 DUI 2-1392 45 Ponce de Leon 2 19 20th Street San Juan 1885 Galveston 2-8043 Wl W! W PUBLICATION OFFICE: ROOM 213, 2 STONE STREET New York City (4) BOwIing Green 9-834^ ^ ^^267 On Better Hiring Halls There is a current discussion around the Union's hall —and Brothers the issue is one which affects us all! It is the question as to whether or not the Union should buy proper­ ties for the Union's membership to meet and assemble in. All the old-time seamen who've fought for good con­ ditions on the ships definitely say: YES! For they know what it is to live in a rotten fo'csle and they fought tooth-and-nail to drive that condition from the ships. They know that the Union led the fight for separate assembly places aboard ships so their shipmates could sleep in the fo'csle without being disturbed by those who wanted to talk. We fought for reading rooms aboard ships for the same reason and so that the seamen would be free of the messrooms when off watch! The seamen by and large want good, clean hiring halls with expanded facilities that will keep pace with the ex­ pansion of the Seafarers International Union itself—for they believe in the future of their own Union. Today, many of the youngsters who've never had to fight for the conditions that were raised to the best stand­ ards in the world aboard American ships, are learning of that experience from the oldsters. All seamen know that clean, well-ventilated assembly halls and hiring halls are desirable, for the meeting hall can "be used for reading when a member wants a quiet place to Tead undisturbed; portions of the hiring halls can be given over to crad tables, checker tables, etc: Further, the Union will be in its own building alone! From a Trade-Union standpoint all members are be­ ginning to realize that the ownership of its Own Union Halls will remove the Union itself from the whimseys of hostile landlords and from the necessity of paying higher rents in the perhaps harder times in the post-war period— for such halls will put the Union on a solid foundation! Property is a stake in America which will stand the members in good stead in the fire of troubles with the ship­ owners which are almost certainly ahead after this war. We hear Union members openly voicing their sentiiments declaring that every possible member who votes has the obligation to himself and his Union to 'Vote YES; on the resolutions calling for a building assessment and for the buying of Union halls 'in Tampa and New York! The ques­ tion is on a democratic referendum at the mem^rship's order. The ballot is secret and the answer is in the mem­ bership's hands. SEAFARERS LOG Friday. June 23. 1944 WHArS DOING Aroui^ tile Ports ands'of dlplars in overtime that in all probability will never be At Monday evening's meeting, brought up or never collected. under Good and Welfare, this When situations of this type oc­ Branch had another open-hoDse cur, it represents one hell of a question and answers oh an open big loss to our membership in forum basis with reference to the dollars and cents. We have had several of the proper way of handKhg disputes, and what was a legitimate beef. "Bucko" types of Chief Mates This is the second time that the and Engineers in recently, but New York Branch has had this with direct action on the point of type of question and answer production, the officials here meeting and we find that it is managed to line these characters most educational to the member­ up very wCll. We find that usual­ ly this type of character is a little ship. This applies especially to bit of a dog to start with and it younger members who are not only requires a certain amount thoroughly familiar with our of pressure from the crew and working contracts. The officers the union officials to put them in of this Port recommend this to their proper place. Oh! for the good old days of other Branches as a g6od practice to follow for the regular Monday peace-time when you could grab night's meeting each week, after some bum like this and pull him regular business is disposed of. out on the dock and kick him in It seems that the Steward's Pa­ the fanny! Here's hoping it won't trolman, Claude Fisher, in this be long as my feet get to itching something terrible these days. Port, set some sort of a record up PAUL HALL, Agent here recently when he collected a total of $1,718.94 for several unusual types of disputes. They BALTIMORE were unusual in this manner: up­ on paying off in outports, the This week has been one of the crews on these vessels involved busiest we have had here for did not even put in a beef on quite some time, with about them to the Port officials where twelve ships in Port and all hol­ the vessel paid off. Later on, af­ lering for crews at once. ter reaching New York, these The highlight of the week was beefs were taken across the the arrival of the SS Alexander counter by Counter Patrolman J. Stevens of the Mississippi SS Co. P. Shuler, and due to the fact The first complaints received that they were Steward's Depart­ from the crew Were that the Cap­ ment Beefs, were turned over to tain had gotten a good load on Brother Fisher. and had started some Wild West He went to bat on all of them antics, brandishing a gun at one and knocked out the afore-men­ of the crew for being in the messtioned sum. This should be quite room, getting a sup of coffee at a lesson to some of these fellows night and subsequently, at the who brought these beefs in, so point of this cocked gun, forcing that in the future, when paying the man into his room. off in ANY Port, they will bring The Chief Engineer cut off the in a complete account of any­ fresh water from the crew's wash­ thing that they think is a dispute rooms and hooked up a salt water to the officers in that Port. line to the crew's showers. Of Undoubtedly, for every dollar course he did not do this to the that Fisher collected in this man­ officers, he had on the ship, most ner of dispute, there are thous­ of them punks, who haven't been NEV/ YORK MONEY DUE "The following members of the' crew of the SS JOHN SULLI­ VAN, ot the Shepard Steamship Company,. have money due tor security watches and overtime tor the Port ot Norfolk: R. Farley, $6.00 plus 4 hrs. overtime; F. Rickels, $6.00 plus 19 hrs. overtime; R. Miller, $6.00 plus 10 hrs. overtime: E. McLoo. 4 hrs. overtime; W. Mitchell, $6.00 plus 35 hrs, overtime; F. Irvin, 10 hrs. overtime; C. Williams, $3.00 plus 24 hrs. overtime. J. Morrison, Mess; C. Stanley, Mess; G. T. &4cGounich, Idess; D. Nicholdis, Mess; W. D. Kelly, Mess; E. S. l^uivetell. Mess; R. M. Ouint^ll, Mess. Collect at Com­ pany office. The following members have overtime c6itung— C. Wallehcier, AB, $12.17; P. C. Fletcher, AB, $19.47; J; K, Epper­ son, OS, $28.95; H. C. B'oyd, OS. $29.62; R. M. Tanamana, OS. $6.71. Collect at Conipahy's of­ fice. V » « » * e SS W. M. KENT: The following SS WILLIAM S. YOUNG— members each have Linen Money Division of wages for Joseph in the amount ot $15.48, coming— b'Donnell, AB. and L. Galliente, Hudson, Bos'n; Quinouer, AB; OS. 5-days division each. Collect E. J. Aublur, AB; F. Sundt, AB; at Company's office. • » » C. Wallander; AB; L. A. Bacon, AB; P. C. Fletcher, AB; J. K. Ep­ SS STEPHAN QAMBHILL— person, OS; W. W. Thompson, C. Neilson, Deck. Engineer, has OS; H. C. Boyd, OS; R. B. Pince, .52 hours overtime coming for Oiler; J. A. Baily, Oiler; B. J>. we^-end watches at sea. Joseph Mayfield, Oiler; L. B. Foster, jWild. OS, has 12 hours overtime FWT; A. M. Savique, FWT; P. icomihg for cleanlhg holds. Col­ Janica, Wiper; Billy Cany, 2nd lect at the American Range-Lib­ Cook; W. E. Anslin, N Ck b Bk; erty Line office. to sea for more than one year at the most. I Charges Made In the case of the Captain, I advised the men to place charges against him, with the Coast Guard. Then things began to happen. The Chief Engineer kicked one of the men down the companion« way because he asked for fresh water to bathe with and the First Assistant started to work out on another man, with dishes, be­ cause this man got the local Po­ lice and Coast Guard to arrest the Chief for almost killing one of the crew. , Well, believe it or not, thO whole gang was arrested, the First and Chief on assault charges and the men who notified the Police, on disorderly conduct charges. When I got wind of this sample of Baltimore Justice, I deemed it expedient to have some one rep­ resent the men, who was versed in law, so we decided to secure the services of Attorney Sol fierenholz, who has. made a good rec­ ord on our cases. Coast Guard Hearing As a result, the First Assistant was found guilty of assault and his license suspended for sixty days and the Chief's trial was held over until Monday, because the man he kicked was still in the hospital. In the meantime. Coast Guard Inspector Galloway, formerly of the New York Divis­ ion, and originally connected with some New York Steamship law firm, appeared to conduct hearings on the charges against the Captain, Chief and First As­ sistant Engineers and displayed clear bias as he personally went to the extreme of placing counter charges against the crew mem­ bers, who had called on him to assist them. Had it not been for the pres­ ence of Attorney Berenholz, at the hearings of the charges against this bucko trio, the crew members might have been con­ victed of the phoney charges placed against them by this man Galloway, who became eloquent when prosecuting the crew mem­ bers. Officers Guilty All three Officers were found guilty as charged and the Captain was reprimanded and the Chief had his license suspended for thirty days, the First Assistant being put ashore for sixty days. This crew is to be highly com­ mended; as it took three days for these issues to be settled and they all stuck it out until all cases were finished. If some more of these bucko Officers were ta­ ken care of in this manner, there would be less discord aboard ships. These men even put money out of their own pockets to be as­ sured they would obtain these convictions and it is my opinion that this was a Union affair ex­ clusively and the Union should foot the bill for the Attorney, who gave three days' valuable time to aid us in these cases. Fraternally, JOSEPH FLANAGAN, Agent r. ,'4. 11 -Iwlvj �F^:^da7< Jwi^ 23, 1944 rj#E S E AFAl^E^i idG Page Three ssg A F L Sets 750 Million War Bond Quota For 7 Million Members Rallied In Drive WASHINGTON, D. C.—The AFL has set a vol'untary quota of $750,000,000 in War Bonds purchases for its members during the Fifth War Loan Drive. Launching labor's participation in this all-out effort. President William Green declared: "The American Federation of Labor calls l^on its 7,000,000 members to purchase at least $750,000,000 worth of War Bonds during the Fifth War Loan Drive. •'To fulfiU this quota of $750,000,000 each member of the Am­ erican Federation of Labor should buy at least $100 worth of bonds during the drive. I know that many of our members, who are able to do so, will be glad to sub­ scribe more than this amount. "The workers of America can­ not and will not hold back their dollars at a time when millions of our boys are freely offering their lives to crush the enemy and win final victory over Hitler. "Every one of us is anxious to NOTICE To the following members from the SS DAVENPORT, Eastern SS Co. TerrelL oiler; C. D. Wilks, oiler; Carl Strothef; Carl Stroth61, Cook; please contact J. E. Laiphaih, fibston patrolman. back up the invasion forces in every way we can. The members of our unions can help our troops most and hurt Hitler most by working harder than ever before and investing every dollar they can in War Bonds." First large bond purchases by unions when the drive opened were $1,250,000 worth by the In­ ternational Association of Machinists and another $1,000,000 worth by the National Letter Car­ riers Association. SqiliMtty Guy SqtteaJcs — When He Is Squelched For Anti-Union Squeeze •-m You might call this story "Two-gun Squires ride# again," or "Who hit the free-loader?" Using a free loader as a stooge and an excuse, Calmar*# famous "Mister" Squires picked a new, if somewhat corney trick out of the bag last week in his campaign to hit union-* ism on Calmar ships. Accustomed to being hit below the belt by Calmar's swivel chair labor relations expert, the New York office reported his latest Sunday punch a little weak and slow. At the pay-off of the Firmore recently in New York a free- loader who rode the ship for three voyages without taking out a book (how this outfit does slipi 'em through the back-door) made a big talk at the pay-off that he didn't like any union and would not join no matter what, and tell» ing the others not to join. (Contimied on Page 4) submission, that portion of th# A dispute was submitted to award which constitutes a de» this office through the Norfolk parture is void. agent, Carl Rogers, in behalf of 5 If a portion of the arbitrator'^ the deck department of the SS award departs from the terms George Gershwin, American Hay­ of the submission, the award wire SS Company. may be sustained as to that This vessel, while laying in the portion which is within theport of Beira in weighing anchor, frame of reference, if the award the ship's anchor became fouled is severcible and the otherwise with an anchor of another vessel. valid portion is not affected by This anchor was hauled on deck the departure. and taken to Capetown. The In reference to thC "Fit for situation for the following rea­ affords an expeditious method of deck department claimed salvage light duty discharges," they state sons: Labor has pledged itself not settling disputes which might 6 Courts of Law generally regard that such notations are made in to strike during the war, with otherwise interrupt war produc­ the invalidity of an arbitrator's money for this operation. This matter was taken up with the interests of accuracy and, the guarantee that any dispute tion. It is also particularly im­ award as a bar to an action up->^ the War Shipping Administra­ again, as a further protection of that they may have with the em­ portant at this time in preventing on such awrad. If the case is tion, and they state that the city the patient. It means in effect ployers will be heard by a proper abuse of Labors' "no strike one of equity jurisdiction, a authorities at Beira required the that the man is not yet physically tribunal so that they may be able pledge." court of equity has the power War Shipping Administration to able to perform other than light to present arguments and expect The position that the War La­ to set aside an invalid award. post a bond of £500 that the an­ duty. They feel that a patient the tribunal to render a just de­ bor Board takes, that to review When the Board in its quasi chor would be returned to Beira. able to perform light duty should cision. The War Labor Board has all arbitrators' awards would not judicial capacity, established the They also state that the War not be retained in the hospital a been established by Congress as only weaken the established pro­ above six principles of law and Shipping Administration's repre­ day longer than is absolutely the tribunal to handle all dis­ cedure but would retard the war equity, and these criteria were sentative at Capetown intends to necessary. putes which would tend to inter­ program by increasing the time applied in several cases, the They also state that nobody fere with the war effort. bill the proper parties for saving required to settle disputes. The Board attempted to follow its the anchor, but had not settled outside of the Marine Hospital The Concilation Service' of the WLB has, therefore, accepted the well established principles of the claim when last advices were is permitted to have applica­ Department of Labor has been responsibility of upholding these dealing fairly with the issues that received in May. They are also tions for clinical abstracts. They designated as the proper agency awards, and has consistently re­ have confronted that body. of the opinion that the anchor have no evidence that shipown­ to refer any case to the War La­ fused to review them except as Dr. Frank P. Graham and Dr. will have to be returned to Beira ers' claim agents and insurance bor Board. The Union has found an arbitrator may have exceeded John R. Steelman who are par­ in accordance with the undertak­ adjusters have plenty of those itself dealing with the chief con- his authority. ties of the government agencies ing, and the cost and expenses forms. cilator of the Department of La­ The policy of the Board in re­ which have applied these criteria^ will eat up any recovery made. •Olden Banks, SIU Mobile: The bor, and a key member of the fusing to review non wage certainly have deviated from the They also state that the state­ Surgeon of the US Public Health War Labor Board, and they have awards of arbitrators on merit is concepts of these principles^ ment made by the crew that the Service has advised me that been acting as'the arbitrators. not new, but flows from the legal when they violated the State­ anchor was sold and the pro­ Brother Daniel W. Fischer has Now we will check and see status of the awards. The courts, ment of Principles, and on their ceeds awarded to the WSA are been admitted to the Marine hos­ what the policy of the War Labor also, will not review these awards own motion have seen fit to ar­ erroneous. They suggest that pital at Mobile for treatment. Board is on cases that have been on merit. However, a court, upon bitrate an issue, without the any further inquiries on this mat­ However, as there are no facilit­ arbitrated, and the parties in- petition of one of the parties can parties making any submission ter be taken up with their insur­ ies at the Marine Hospital for vloved believe that the arbitra­ correct or annul an award on to the arbitrators. (The Maritime ance adjuster, Mr. E. A. Bloom- mental cases, the transfer of tors have exceeded their author­ technical grounds. It may, for War Emergency Board.) quist, 99 John Street, New York, Brother Fischer to the U.S. Pub­ ity, or have npt rendered a de­ example, set aside a part or all The policy of the NWLB is as this matter has been turned lic Health Service Hospital at cision in line with the proper of an award if the submission that, they have jurisdiction over Fort Worth, Texas, for further functioning of the grievance pro­ agreement does not observe all over to him. all disputes that may lead to any treatment has been authorized. legal requirements. It may also cedure. Medical Matters stoppages of work, which would Regarding dispute submitted MARITIl^E WAR EMERGENCY A Statement of Policy concern­ annul an award if the arbitrator interfere with the War effort. So exceeds his jurisdiction under BOARD by Albert Michelson, attorney for ing review of arbitration awards in accordance with the establish­ the Sailors Union of the Pacific, I presume that the membership was released by the National War the terms of the submission. ed policies for settling disputes on clinical records. This matter is familiar with the contents of Labor Board. This statement was In dealing with arbitration during the War, Judge Padway, was taken up with the proper the Statement of Principles, and prepared with the cooperation of awards the Board has set forth general counsel of the AFL, has authorities of the U S Public as you all know, the members of the Director of the United States six well established principles of petitioned the Director of the Health Service and they state; this Board are Mr. Edward Ma- Concilation Service of the De­ Law and Equity, which the Board U. S, Concilation Service, Dr. "Clinical information on any cauley of the War Shipping Ad­ partment of Labor (Dr. Steelman) applies to issues involved wheth­ merchant seamen in a marine ministration; Dr. Frank P. Gra­ and clarifies the circumstances er the arbitrator has exceeded his John R. Steelman to certify our dispute case to the National War hospital is considered to be of a ham of the National War Labor under which the War Labor jurisdiction. Labor Board. confidential nature and is not di­ Board; Dr. John R. Steelman, Di­ Board will review arbitrators' It now remains to be seen vulged to any party without the rector of the Concilation Service awards on wage and nonwage is­ 1 The authority of the arbitrator must be determined from the whether the NWLB will foUow patient's personal and specific re­ of the Department of Labor. sues. In addition to wage rate terms of the submission and as their general established policy quest in writing, and appropri­ When President Roosevelt ap­ adjustments, arbitration awards ately certified. "They feel that it pointed these gentlemen on the involving such matters as pre­ in the case of other written in­ and take jurisdiction over this is necessary to take all possible Board he specifically stated that mium pay for hazardous or un­ struments each part of the sub­ case, and properly adjudicate oiur mission must have such effect dispute with the non-existent precautions in these instances to their duties were outlined in ap­ pleasant work are subject to as is ordinarily accorded to the Maritime War Emergency Board. make sure that the individual pendix "A" of the Statement of Board approval. terms used in them. seaman is not the victim of un­ Principles. A close study of this The Board has pursued a strong The irony of the decision made 2 The arbitrator's award cannot by the Maritime War Emergency scrupulous interests. statement and it is the legal op­ policy aimed at preserving and "The actual preparation of ab­ inion of Judge Padway, Counsel strengthening collective bargain­ extend beyond the limits of the Board that was effective as of authority conferred upon him April 1st, is that the British sea­ stracts is ordinarily done by a of the AFL, that they were ap­ ing procedure. It is a widespread under the terms of the submis­ men were granted an increase of trained and competent clerical pointed to act as arbitrators in practice for management and la­ sion. employee and the abstracts are the event that the employers and bor to pfovidg for referral of un­ Two Pounds per month addition­ signed by the medical officer in the Union could not agree on a resolved disputes to an arbitrator 3 The extent of the authority of al War Risk Compensation, since charge or his designated profes­ dispute. It also states that the and to be bound by his award. the arbitrator under the sub­ the MWEB made their latest cut. y-yi mission is for the court and not Evidently the British operators sional representative, and then Board could hot act on any prob­ 'This procedure cannot be shelved j for the arbitrator to determine. do not see eye to eye with the only after they are carefully lem unless it was submitted to during the war, it is not only a checked by the person who signs the Board in writing. necessary supplement to collec­ 4 If the award of the arbitrator MWEB on the supposed decrease This leads to a very intei-esting, tive bargaining procedures but departs from the ternvs of the in War risk'hazards. them." orv p^ASHII\GTOrV. • Bv MATT-MEW DUSMAME-Q ' ^3 �Liberty Defects Largely Unsolved, House Group Says In Report On Structures WASHINGTON, June 20—A House Merchant Mar­ ine subcommittee, which for more than a year has been studying the problem of plate fractures on welded ships, reported today that no definite solution of this problem has been found, according to the New York Journal of Commerce. charges of irregularities in the I |::^Si • The subcommittee, headed by Representative Jackson (Deni., Wash.) in its report filed witli the full committee, said that whUe steps are being taker, by all con­ cerned to attempt to remedy the existing difficulties, plate frac­ tures are stiU occmTing. The report said, however, that "while the failures resulting from plate fractures have been numer­ ous, and in many cases serious, their number constitutes but a small percentage of the -total out­ put of welded ships. Loss of life has been limited to eleven perisons who are unaccounted for since entering a lifeboat." "It should be emphasized," the report added, "that while there is some evidence of defective ma­ terial having been used in ship construction, all witnesses were of the opinion that these frac­ tures have not been the result of defective steel or other material." The report said that as of Feb­ ruary 29, 1944, there had been a total of 2,570 ships of the prin­ cipal welded type built for the commission in which there had been ninety-one "serious" frac­ tures including failures in the main huU girder, and 124 "po-^ntiallj?--serious" fractures. Five ships had been lost, all of the Liberty type. Renewing his demand for a Congressional inquiry. Represen­ tative Harness (Rep., Ind.) quoted Maritime Commission's statements today to support his 2 Million In Bonds To Replace Sunken SB Meyer London It- n |i : i^\ (Contimi^<^ from Page 1) contributed by the N e w Y o r k dressmakers in the course of the Third War Loan. Charles S. Zimmerman, man­ ager of the union, said: "Our heroic armies on the in­ vasion coast are not stopped or disheartened by the severe losses they suffer. With invincible de­ termination they quickly replace their losses and drive forward to victory. We too are determinedd to make up for the loss we feel so keenly. "We are determined to replace the lost ship just as quickly as possible and so do our bit to keep the stream of supplies and muni­ tions running to our boys on the battlefronts. The Executive Board has therefore decided to raise ta least $2,000,000 in the present Fifth War Loan and calls upon our membership to increase their purchase of additional bonds to make up this amount. We are requesting the government t o earmark these funds for another Liberty Ship to take the place of the SS Meyer London, and to he called by the same name." pi'ocurement of life rafts for Mer­ chant Marine ships. Mr. Harness sent Chairman Bland (Dem., Va.) of the House Merchant Marine Committee a new request for an investigation centering around what he called refusal of the commission to buy steel life rafts from the Globe Co. of Kokomo, Ind. Mr. Harness quoted the com­ mission as saying that a Califor­ nia company was paid half a mil­ lion dollars more for life rafts than the Globe company would have charged in a transaction in which Globe was the low bidder. Moreover, he said, orders for life rafts to date total only "7,500, but at least 14,000 are needed. Technology —Mit Pictures We're Stalin's vacuum cleaners, Th*9 finest in the land! Who separate you from your funds In Commie manner grand: A political speech with every quid You place within oiuf hand, Mit our pictures on the front page. Of course—you'll understand! ' ^ —- .. We have Causes' oy. what Causes! That suck in all your dough. For the members of "Our Party" Must all have chops, you knowSo we pull Causes from our hah Which in hot air will grow. They wax or wane in our NMU To increase our golden How. We're Stalin's vacuum cleaners The finest in the land! Hand over your filthy lucres. We'll read your empty handOn one track minds to nowhere. We play our one night stand. Just give your dough—and we'll give words Mit pictures—understand? Le Efjvo! ALL ABOARD: the Browder rattler, SPECIAL: to the Promised Land; Murray Stein is at the throttle Bound for nowheres—understand? —Top 'n Liff Seafarers Log NM U Loses Pittsburgh MONEY DUE Squirmy Guy Vote On Lakes John J. Tobin, No. 32218. Will Squeaks—Squelched you please report to the Sec'y(Continued from Page 1) Treasurer's office at room 213. miserable failure, officers of the No. 2 Stone Street? Great Lakes District declare. • • • The seamen sailing this area Pablo Cortez. a check for $4.50 have turned more and more to was mailed to the address that the SIU for leadership in their you gave in the Bronx and was fight for good wages, working returned to the company's office and living conditions, knowing for money due you from the SS that it was only the SIU that COLABEE. Collect at the New could deliver the goods where York office of the American-Ha­ contracts that mean gains are waiian SS Co. concerned. • • • The Pittsburgh fleet of vessels All members of the crew of Ihe were voted as they put in at Du- SS STURDY BEGGAR who have luth or Two Harbors, Minn., not collected transportations from starting June 6 and ended June New York to Savannah, Georgia, 16. The NMU has been carrying had better report to Strachan on a campaign to organize the Shipping Co., 15th floor. Savan­ Great Lakes fleets for more than nah Bank & Trust Bldg„ Savan­ a year, and has wasted countless nah, Ga., before June 25, 1944. thousands of dollars in a defeat. CHARLES WAID. Importance with which the .^gent. Savannah NMU regarded the election on the Pittsburgh Steamship C o. fleet was emphasized in an eightpage supplement to its official newspaper, the NMU Pilot. The SS Walker Taylor . $27.00 latter said: "The vote of approx­ SS J. Emery 19.00 imately 2,500 seamen on 75 Pitts­ SS J. Paydrias ;. 16.00 burgh boats wiU decide in this SS Mark Twain 14.00 NLRB election the future of la­ SS Arizpa 11.00 bor relations on the Great Lakes SS John Jay 10.00 for many years." 10.00 Robert Phillips The election, if successful, SS Irvin McDowell 9.00 would have brought "the vast SS J. A. Dix 8.00 link of a vast industrial empire C. Cheney 6.00 within the fold of CIO unioniza­ W. Shipe 8.00 tion — the United States Steel Robert C. Stone 5.0C Corporation, of which Pittsburgh SS Alexander Lllllngton .... 2.50 Steamship is an affiliate," the Homer Hessellvde 2.00 supplement pointed out. E. La Pierre 2.00 Ships' organizers worked to G. Klshman ;.. 2.00 send the slanders of the NMU's G. Johannson 2.00 so-called "leaders" down to de­ A. Mlnzghor 2.00 feat—for the NMU has yet to J. Tucker 2.00 propose anything which would Edward J. Ford 1.00 better the Lakes' seamen's wages, Thomas L. Lazenby 1.00 working and living conditions. L. Fields 1.00 The NMU's defeat shows what P. Stewart 1.00 the Lakes' seamen are made of, J. Seltz 1.00 it is declared. Further, it shows C. D. Mills 1.00 they are not being fooled by a Robert Harper 1.00 gang of flim-flam artists and racketeers. TOTAL ....; $162.00 Honor Roll 30,000 Cigarettes Sent SIU Members In Prison Camps For Trying Squeeze (Continued from Page 1) The pay-off was being done in the company office and it seems that one of this man's shipmates got him outside and took him over the bumps to the tune of black eyes and a general, Shang­ hai shellacking. Complaining to 'Mister' Squires about this "unfair mauling," the free-loader caught happy ears. Squires saw his chance to at­ tempt to discredit the union and cooked up a s t o r y about his stooge being mauled by union patrolmen. Not that it would have been a bad idea, but SIU patrolmen don't waste time beating up free loaders. Besides, New York agent Paul Hall is against rough stuff and his men know it. However, Squires convinced Calmar Port Captain Sheehan (generally a fair guy who knows the business) that the free-loader was assaulted by union patrol­ men. Result: Capt. Sheehan re­ fused to let more than one pa­ trolman to pay-off a ship. With Calmar ships salted down purposely with free-loaders and Good Time Charleys, shipped through the big wi d e Calmar back door at the "last minute," it is impossible for one patrolman to pay off these ships, so Agent Hall took up the issue of freezing out the union and demanded rep­ resentation for union men on Calmar crates. He pointed out to Captain Sheehan that his action was a break of the contract with the union. Sheehan was agreeable to mediate the matter and consult­ ed with Calmar's President, H. W. Warley who must have seen the light, for they agreed to let the SIU use as many patrolmen 1' (Continued from Page 1) of cigarettes. Brother Hawk re-, quests that any Union members, having data on the internment ofany Brother to please submit th® same with all details as to camp location, interment number, etc., to the New York office for action. SIU First Organization It is said that this is the fifsf time that any of the marine or­ ganizations has taken steps to keep their members supplied with this comfort during then? imprisonment. Some thirty thousand cigar­ ettes are included in the first or­ der for distribution. Full text of the letter confirm­ ing the transaction, follows; » • » Imperial Tobacco Sales Company Of Canada, Limited 3810 St. Antoine Street Montreal June 17th, 1944 ^ Seafsgrers' Int'l Union of North America, , > -> 2 Stone Street, New York, N. Y., U.S.A. Attention: Mr. John Hawk, j Secretary-Treasurer Dear Sirs: We acknowledge with thankfl your splendid remittance in th® amount of $52.50 ($57.25 in Ca­ nadian funds) and order calling for the despatch of 21,000 "Sweet, Caporal" Cigarettes to Wm. E. Weaver, Prisoner of War, in fou? shipments. In this connection we wish t® advise that as the price of cigar­ ettes for shipment to Prisoners o£ War is $1.90 per thousand, and amount on hand was $57.25, w® arranged for four shipments of 7,500 "Sweet Caporals" each to the value of $14.25 for each ship­ ment, to go forward to Mr. Wea­ ver on behalf of your organiza­ tion, the first of which was des­ patched on June 9th in the fol­ lowing manner— 7,500 "Sweet Caps" shipped in three parcels, each containing 2,500 cigarettes under numbers Jn-X-36803-36805 inclusive. Similar shipments will go for­ ward on June 23rd, July 7th and July 21st, respectively, and leav­ ing a balance of twenty-five cents still standing to your credit. We assure you of our apprecia­ tion of this fine business and of our desire to co-operate with you at all times. Yours faithfully, L. H. Mulligan, Overseas Department for paying off a Calmer ship as needed. 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Title A name given to the resource June 23, 1944 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 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Newsprint Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Vol. VI, No. 17 Description An account of the resource Headlines: NMU LOSES PITTSBURGH ELECTION ON LAKES BY VOTE OF 720 TO 889 ORNBURN WARNS AGAINST SUBSTITUTE FOR UNION LABEL 30,000 CIGARETTES SENT SIU MEMBERS IN PRISION 2 MILLION IN BONDS TO REPLACE SUNKEN SS MEYER LONDON BOOKBINDERS DONATE 5,000 DECKS OF CARDS FOR HOSPITAL SHIPS ANOTHER SIU EDUCATIONAL PAMPHLET IF YOU HAVE A BIG MOUTHFUL, DON'T SAY IT-SWALLOW IT; CAMPAIGN FOR SILENCE ON BETTER HIRING HALLS AFL SETS 750 MILLION WAR BOND QUOTA FOR 7 MILLION MEMBERS RALLIED IN DRIVE SQUIRMY GUY SQUEAKS-WHEN HE IS SQUELCHED FOR ANTI-UNION SQUEEZE LIBERTY DEFECTS LARGELY UNSOLVED, HOUSE GROUP SAYS IN REPORT ON STRUCTURES TECHNOLOGY-MIT PICTURES Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 06/23/1944 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America 1944 Periodicals Seafarers Log