http://seafarerslog.org/archives/files/original/1dd1421b747adca05f5456f09195dcf2.PDF 6774c28413d975e9ace66275eda3e190 PDF Text Text - S.•"•••! il OFFICIAL O&OAN OF THE ATLAMTIO AND GULF DISTBICT. SEAFABEBS' INTESNATIONAL UNION OF NORTH AMERICA Vol. VI. NEW YORK, N. Y.. FRIDAY. JUNE 30, 1944 Harry Bridges No Hero To This CIO Union HOT SPRINGS, Ark. — Harry Bridges is no hero to some of his fellow CIO members. The CIO Aluminum Workers Union, meeting here, adopted a resolution demanding the remov­ al of Bridges as CIO California Director, charging him with sup­ porting "every reactionary move­ ment by anti-labor forces in this country." Among specific counts cited against him were endorse­ ments of labor conscription, sup­ port for Sewell Avery's stand in the Montgomery Ward case and other actions to the detriment of organized labor." By Overtime Plea Before War Labor Board WASHINGTON, D. C., June 28—Associated Press reported here yesterday that the National Maritime Union (CIO) was striving to gain overtime for their members for work performed after 5 P.M. and before 8 A.M., as well as added overtime rates for work on cargo such as is termed "longshore work" performed by crews, for which the NMU contracts have had the lowest rates in the industry. They are making their begging appeal before the National War Labor Board in an attempt to gain these concessions under the cry for "stabilization" of contracts in the industry. And their cry is desperate even though they have pulled a so-called "brave *^front" before the Govern-*^Union of the Pacific, (AFL). ment oflScials. One of the recent exposures of ®l}p SnMrual of Qlnntmerrf AND OUMM&RCIAL ESTABLISHED 1tt27—« PARK ROW. NEW YORK (IS) WEDNESDAY JUNE 2?^ 944 Pa. tation Award i fiiso Lai Oi Devei WASHINGTON, June 27 (AP) — ex( ellencc Spokesmen for the CIO Maritim m? :erials. Union urged War Labor Board ap­ J resents foi the fo proval today of an overtime provi­ & Jarker sion recommended by a special als anhou panel for East and Gulf Coast un- an affiliate. Ship opera- Ne r Jersey, collabo tors contended, would co^rrhe Got Cttmical W ernment $11,000,000 annually additional work and ^§tionaJ Dt tee, the night hours made the request a oped an ethrowe asked that seamen be paid overUnl a smok. ilbert ar trl Co., ma 'rts for "t, nation's unive licensed seamen, in addition 0, receive to cerfal2. classifications of licensed seaFar- Ask Overffffi© Pay* For All Seamen t A'"M "i" ' a provision, the union said, and Thos^^ hmajority of those being so paid are workineout of West Coast ports it would be jt m the interest of industry stand fo overtime toTrtU East Tand Gulf Coast workers. w WUltS i«n?counsel for 23 At3hip eom^a- of the 'Act, 6e of exled .f ^°ldir ^he union Js enct on)deavoring to conclude a contract iib.tediaisputed the labor dock-wS Irticles/contentions of the union, claimed that the work actually was easier and said that if a seaman were nee to go ashore in the day. the overCoast workers get it would be to erguTihat^ wrongs make a T,. - right. The union asked approval also of Ld scales ""'on ^ negotiate manning ® •' ""™her of crewmen tended tended th thatf was a matter for the Government to decide. 'OJ-CTpJg-;^ .» 4 No. 18 ^afifo Drill • foF However, it is said here that they are attempting to use a Government Board to gain what they were unable to gain from the shipowners by the use of eco­ nomic strength. They have, it is declared, consistently connived to pull this and work up a Gov­ ernment-controlled "labor front" which would hand over to- them lock-stock-and-barrel control of the seamen. NMU Will Fail The opinion here is that they will fail because the seamen themselves are in opposition to such maneuvers, despite the fact that the NMU officials have some of the power of the shipowners behind them. Shipping and Government cir­ cles here recall the fact that the NMU's efforts in the direction of bringing the seamen all under their so-called "union" have been exposed and halted numerous times by the Seafarers Interna­ tional Union and the Sailors the NMU's wheedling attempts to gain the conditions and wages and overtime rates pioneered for and won by the SIU came about when the NMU—under "No-Coffee-Time" Joe Curran — made a demand for the SUP-SIU condi­ tions during the NMU conven­ tion in July, 1943. Barrage Of Propaganda The exposure of this so incen­ sed the NMU officials that they loosed a barrage of propaganda against the SIU which was cal­ culated to wreck the A F of L Unions in the marine industry. However, the truth stood out and was again exposed by the SIU in the Jan. 7, 1944 issue of the Seafarers Log. Again^ came indignant denials from the NMU's officials, since the SIU came out a comparison of the terms of the two agreements and the over­ time rates paid under the respec­ tive contracts. fContinued on Page 3) Streamlined Transports For Pacific WILMINGTON, Calif., June 26 —Vice-Admiral Howard L. Vickery told workers at the California Shipbuilding Corporation today that the new type streamlined transports on which they are working are all for use in the Pa­ cific theater, and that "there is no program more vital to the war," according to the Associated Press. Calship has launched two of the vessels of which he spoke, it became known. They are a con-^ version of the Victory freighter, 455 feet long and of 10,500 dead­ weight tons. Details of armament, speed and capacity are restricted. Admiral Vickery, vice - chair­ man of the United States Mari­ time Commission, told the work­ ers the "present program gives, you full assurance of jobs" at least untU July, 1945, no matter how the war develops. After that, he said, the various yards will be weighed against each other on an efficiency basis. Life-Raft Hearing Set In Washington The Coast Guard's Merchant Marine Council has set July 18 as the date for a public hearing as to the suitability of various types of improved, life-rafts for mer­ chant ships. The hearing is to be held in the Coast Guard Building, 13tb Street and Pennsylvania Avenue, Washington, D. C., at 9:30 A.M. Matthew Dushane, Washington Representative for the SIU will offer testimony at the hearing. New MWEB Meeting The minutes of the meetings of the submitted to the Union follows in full: "Maritime War Emergency Board Maritime War Emergency Board for May "Washington, D. C. 23, and June 6, are very clear as to the po­ "To All Parties Signatory To the sition of the Seafareres International Union Statement of Principles: and the Sailors Union of the Pacific inas­ "Many of the Parties Signatory have much as the SIU-SUP submitted concrete made recommendations and suggestions proposals pertaining to the restoration of with regard to matters involving war the recent cuts in the bonuses. The Union's bonuses and war risk and having request­ stand was supported by the Masters, Mates ed further discussion with and consider­ and Pilots National Organization. ation by the Board with resjpect thereto^ However, on the advice of Judge Jo­ a meeting of the Parties Signatory is here­ seph Padway, chief legal counsel for the by called for this purpose, on Friday, A F of L, the representatives of the SIUJune 30, 1944, at 2 P.M., Department of SUP, Brothers John Hawk, Morris WeisCommerce Building. Washington, D. C, berger and Matthew Dushane, Washington "By Direction of the Representative, are attending the June 30 Maritime War Emergency )Soard' meeting of the Maritime War Emergency "Signed: Erich Nielsen Board to protect the interests of the mem­ "Dated: June 21, 1944." bership and all seamen on the question of Further developments will be publish­ the bonuses. ed in futurfe issues of the LOG. The call for the meeting which was �Page Two THE SEAFARERS Friday, Jxme 30, 1944 LOG WWArs Published by the, SEAFARERS' INTERNATIONAL UNION OF NORTH AMERICA Atlantic and Gulf District Ajfiliated with the American federation o/ Labors HARRY LUNDEBERG ------ Presiden\ 110 Market Street, Saa Francisco, Calif. JOHN HAWK - -- -- -- - Secy-Treas. P, O. Box 21, Station P., New York City MATTHEW DUSHANE - - - Washington d^ep. 424 Jth Street, N. W., Washington, D. C. m m n Directory of Branches ADDRESS BRANCH NEW YORK (4) 2 Stone St BOSTON (10) 330 Atlantic Ave BALTIMORE (2) 14 North Gay St PHILADELPHIA 6 North 6th St NORFOLK 25 Commercial PI NE W ORLEANS (16),.\ 324 Chartres St.. SAVANNAH 2l8EastBaySt TAMPA.. 423 East Flatt St MOBILE 7St. Michael St SAN JUAN. 28, P.R., PUERTO RICO 45 Ponce de Leon GALVESTON 219 20th Street w n PHONE BOwling Green 9-3437 Liberty 4057 Calvert 4539 Lombard 765 I Norfolk 4-1083 Canal 3336 Savannah 3-1 728 Tampa MM.1323 Dial 2-1392 San Juan 1885 Galveston 2-8043 « PUBLICATION OFFICE; ROOM 213, 2 STONE STREET New York City (4) BOwling Green 9-8346 •^^267 On Better Union Halls One of the things for which the AhL maritime unions fought so strenuously was the right to have their own hiring halls; their own system for the shipping of men to • sMps under union contract. The hiring hall was considered throughout the early days of organization as one of the fundamental principles of maritime unionism because only through a dispatching system ijnder direct supervision of union members could the unfair hiring practices prevailing in the industry be supervised and eradicated. v Not only in principle, but in its physical aspects the hiring hall should be considered important. The hiring hall, being the core of the union wganization, should be a source of pride and afford comfort ahd efficiency. An unfortunate example of crowding and trying to make outmoded quarters serve needs that were sufficient several years ago, is the old hiring hall at 2 Stone Street in New York. In the sumnief time it was like a Turkish Bath and during job calls on the hour it was like trying to get across 42nd Street on New Years Eve. The dispatchers wore out their voices every day trying to be heard in the hub-bub. It was as out-of-date as the building that housed it; one of lower New York's ancient land marks that was some stuff back in the horse car days. The new hall at 51 Beaver Street will make the old quarters look likje a jerk-water waiting room in the main foyer of Grand Central. Besides being roomy it will have other conveniences that will make the waiting before ship­ ping out a pleasure instead of a pain in the neck. The chance of a new Hall in New York is little more than a stroke of luck. Months of futile hunting preceeded it. Landlords upped their noses at renting to a union—the ide^ didn't sit well in reactionary stomachs. Where space was available safety regulations and the refusal of landlords to rnake alterations made rental impossible. There is only one solution to the problem of acquiring adequate hiring halls—outright purchase and ownership by the union. To accomplish this vote YES on the resolution^ Calling for a building assessment and for the buying of Union halls in Tmapa and New York! Around the Ports NEW YORK so, as our contracts, in all cases, specifically state that the com­ panies have the right to hire these ratings, providing they are union clear. The membership in this Branch has taken a firm stand on this matter and passed a unanimous resolution Monday evening that, any man who registers in the company's office for a job, rather than on the shipping list as he should, is automatically in bad standing. This answers the ques­ tion very easily and in the future, we expect no more difficulty in this matter. This is really a break for men who ship in the "Key" positions. Stewards, etc., as it gives them the opportunity which they should have, "rotary style" shipping. This also should make for much better relations on board ships between the Chief Steward and crews as we have found from bitter experience that 99 out of 100 times when a ship comes in hungry as hell and lousy all through the Stewards Department, that the Chief Steward is either an outright company stooge or some WSA trip card man pushed through at the last minute by the company. We re­ gard this as a real accomplish­ ment for our Organization to hire these men "off the Board," and we intend keeping it as is! PAUL HALL Shipping continues slow here and it appears it will be another week or so before it returns to normal, so if any of you fellows in other ports have intentions of coming up to ship from New York, don't do it, as it will take you a little while to get out. We'll pass the word along when ship­ ping picks up. The pay-offs in tliis Port are running smoother now than they were a short while back due to the fact the Seafarers are getting a name for being tough on free­ loaders and performers. This is the way it should be so that rather than have your Pa­ trolman waste his time beefing with a phoney free-loader or a gashound, he can give full at­ tention to the members' beefs at pay-off time. Patrolmen Goffin and Hart are still talking about the pay-off of the John J. LaFarge of the Am­ erican Range and Liberty Line here the other day. They claim that, in all the time they have been piecarding in this Port, this is one of the cleanest pay-offs they have ever attended. Credit should be given to the three Delegates of that ship—^Bob O'Toole, No. 24304, Deck; Guy Mayle, No. 21157, Engine; .and C. Macomber, No. 22087, Steward. These fellows brought their ship back in tip-top shape and in such NEW ORLEANS a condition that it is a credit not only to them, but to the whole crew. Here's hoping for more just Things going pretty good in like that one. this port. Shipping is good, a I attended a meeting with number of trip cards going out Brother Hawk and Volpian along each week, mostly OS and Messwith the shipowners on the Ju­ men. nior Engineers question recently. Still having a few headaches This beef has been submitted to with the Moran Towing Co. here, Washington and it will probably but that is due to the fact that be several weeks before a dispo­ the Skippers and Chief Engineers sition is made of it. It will be to think they can put who they our benefit if in some manner, we want on these tubs. But no can could get control of the Juniors do. Jobs on our contracted vessels, Moved into the new hall and for they really come under the had a house-warming on June 3, contracts. which was enjoyed by all who The WSA now has a phoney attended it. Several of the set-up wherein they place so-call­ Brothers out of this port have ed "Trainees" on board vessels as Junior Engineers, although they have made no sea time previous­ ly. They only have to make 3 months then they are able to set SS SCHOHARIE—Money pay­ for their license. The usual run of these Juniors, as far as ability able at South Atlantic Line Com­ pany office to E. Goulding, Chief is concerned, is not so hot. No doubt, our own members Cook: A. Watson. Mess Man; $35 who have had a greater amount to each man. 200 extra meals. * * * of experience on ships would be far more efficient in this rating. SS JOHN W. GATES: Albert Not only that, but all men who E. Minzghor, Carpenter, Svz hrs: ship in the Black Gang know Gustave S .Carlson. Bos'n, 10 hrs: that the unlicensed Juniors job is, Sethuel A. L e t s o n, OS. 1 hr;.without a question, the best job Einar H. Kalsnes, AB, 17 hrs: in the Engine Department. We Lyder K. Strommen. AB, IBVz maintain the position that, due to hrs: Richard A. Wilson. AB. 15 the fact that we have contracts hrs: William H. Jones, AB. 15 hrs: with various companies calling A. Harms. Oiler, 20 hrs: E. Tay­ for supplying all unlicensed men, lor. Oiler. 24 hrs. we have jurisdiction over those SS RICHARD HAS SETT: E. jobs. New York Branch's system of Knickhocker, Carpenter. 21 hrs: shipping stewards "rotary style" J. Matheson. Bos'n, 17 hrs. e » « off the board, the same as all other ratings met with a, little op­ SS MARJORIE: The following position the past 2 weeks when men have one hour overtime at two companies made a beef about $1.10 coming. Collect at Bull it. The companies claim it is a Line Office.— J. Prats, J. Gon­ violation of contract. This is not zalez, J* IVest, E, Leite, A. Gon­ gotten their licenses and are working on them now. Good lu(ik Brothers. Fraternally, L. J. (Baldy) Bollinger, Ageni MOBILE Well brothers I have just been reading one of the damndist pieces of exagerations that I have ever had the pleasure of looking at. In the scandal sheet known as the PILE-IT the official organ for the front organization called the National Maritime Union, dated June 2nd, 1944. In the Mobile column comrade Mack Hankins states the biggest and most impressive celebration ever held on maritime day took place in Mobile on that day, May 22nd, 1944, he further statecl that "all civic organizations took part in the celebrations and that the NMU was the only maritime union in the parade, BUT despite the SIU officials, many SIU Rank and File joined with us in the celebrations." There was only one Colored messboy that took part in the parade and he was so far in arrears that he is a sus­ pended member from the SIU under the terms of the SIU con­ stitution. Members Decide Now for the benefit of comrade Mack Hankins and everybody else that is interested and to keep the records straight; this is exactly what transpired relative to this maritime day celebration, as Comrade Hankins speaks about: As the Agent for the SIU in this port on May the 15th, 1944, I re­ ported to the membership meet­ ing that all the civic organiza­ tions in this port were going to take part in this maritime day celebration and -they expected the SIU to take an active part in it also. This celebration and par­ ade business was discussed very democratically by aU the mem­ bers present, and the opinion and the final decision of the member­ ship was that we as far as this or(Contintud on Page 3) MONEY DUE »•» zalez, Luciano, B. Goodman, P. Como, Fernandez. » • • SS ARTHUR M. HUDDELL: Robert P. Jackson has SO hours coming. Collect at Bull Line of­ fice. • • * SS WARD HUNT: Orpha John­ son, Crew Mess, 29 hrs: La-wrenca W. Keith, Utility, 29 hrs. Money is payable at Bull Line Office. • •• • JULIAN POYDRIAS: Wm. Gentry, 1 hr» Chief Cook; Jas. Moyer, Crew Mess: B. Spencer. Saloon Mess: D. Bryant,' Utility, Division of Utility wages for 22 days: J, Saffel, Utility, G, iMoyer. Mess, Division Utility wages for 23 days: F. O. Bryant, 6 hrs; T. Jarhoe, Galley Utility, B. Spen­ cer, J. Moyer, each lOVa hrs for dumping garbage. Collect at Waterman Steamship Company office. k-> ^ ^ % �Friday, June 30, 1944 THE SEAFARERS LOG Around the Ports MOBILE (Continued from Page 2) ganization was concerned did not have anything to parade about on that day. For it was decided: "(1) Tliat Maritime Day is and \ has always been a shipowners' holiday. "(2) On April 1st, 1944, the WSA, who, after all is said and done, are nothing more or less than the ship owners: Through their hatchet machine the MWEB cut the Seamen war bonus with­ out any provocation whatsoever, which swindled the Seamen out of practically half of their earn­ ings." Shipowner's Holiday , So, therefore, the membership of t^iis organization could not subscribe to the reason of par­ ading on the shipowners' holiday who wrap themselves up in the American flag for the purpose of chiseling on the poor Seamen, and still get pubhcity. The Rank and File themselves took that stand for the benefit of comrade Hankins. Of course the Rank and File of the NMU no doubt did not have the privilege of discussing the ?nerits of the case, they no doubt just got the orders to dance the jig from the powers that be and Ihey had to dance. In the Seafarers International Union of NA, if the membership wants to parade on any holiday they can go on record for it and go ahead and parade, and if they do not want to parade that's their business and if they don't want to parade that is the procedure of the SIU. We are not parading for shipowners who want the sea­ men that sail their ships, for them to accumulate billions of dollars while sitting behind their desks in their swivel chairs, or joining them in parading the town on their holiday, subse­ quent to puUing one of the most vicious under-handed back stab­ bing deals in the history of the maritime industry, is any legiti­ mate cause for the Seamen to do it. NMU's Check-off And if Comrade Hankins or any other fellow traveller thinks that just because one messboy that is so far in arrears in the SIU to become a suspended mem­ ber, gets up on a truck on Mari­ time Day with the NMU banner on it and parades the town, is going to cause a repercussion in the SIU, he has another think coming. If Comrade Hankins and all the Commie stooges and fellow trav­ ellers of the NMU would concen­ trate their activity on promoting the Seamen's welfare instead of STANDARD FORM NO. 14 NOTICE Will the holder of receipt No. 34464 and the holder of receipt No. 34465 please call at headquar­ ters office, or write in and sttae what dues and assessments were paid. These receipts w:ere issued by C. Haymond aboard the SS Finley P. Dunn, Waterman Line, which paid off in Norfolk, Va. • • • When any agent or patrolman requests a member's book to be sent from the headquarters office to one of the ports please state the date the member joined and the port he joined at. This will simplify the mailing procedure. » » • Barnwell Petermann, No. 31154 Please come to headquarters of­ fice, Room 213, 2 Stone Street, New York, N. Y. NMU Again Exposed By Overtime Plea Before War Labor Board the seamen they have put mil­ (Continued from Page 1) lions into the pockets of the ship­ Portions of the article accom­ owners in unpaid overtime; as panying the comparison of agree­ ments which was published un­ weU as countless more millions der the heading, "The Fakers Are into the shipowners' coffers through lower wage scales—and Exposed," follow: therefore lower war bonuses. NMU Lacks Strength Further they have saved the op­ "To this end they have man­ euvered and connived with the erators other millions through politicians in Washington and lack of job conditions on ships with certain officials of the WSA under contract to the NMU. Overtime Principle as well as with some of the ship­ owners! "And in passing it might be "In order to do this, however, said that while Curran and his the NMU officials and the Stalin­ misfit outfit have blasted the old ists have tried to introduce the ISU, the ISU as far back as Iho "check-off" of union dues from year 1920 had conditions which their membership. Note demands the NMU has never been able to in Pilot. This is one of their approach. For the working rules greatest confessions of weakness. of an ISU agreement of 1920-21 They have no real union strength provided overtime for OT hours, because no sentiment for union­ weekends and holidays at the ism remains within their ranks. overtime rate. Here's an ex­ ample: SIU Agreements Protect "5. While vessel is in port and Members "On the other hand the SIU's members of the engine room de­ agreements fully protect their partment are standing donkey members. The rules as shown by watch, no work shall be perform­ the tables herewith provide many ed which is not part of their reg­ conditions in the industry that ular duties; between the hours of the fast-failing NMU has never 5 p.m. and 8 a.m. or vessel is working cargo or solid ballcist, been able to obtain. "And through their failure to extra compenscdion to be paid at gain conditions of overtime for (Continued on Page 4) From U. S. MARITIME COMMISSION APPROVED BY THE PRESIDENT MARCH 10, 1926 Bureau OFFICE OF THE CHAIRMAN TELEGRAM OfE^cial Business — Government Rates XA 723 19 WASHINGTON D C 14 trying to hog all the publicity, they would not b.ave to worry about the checkoff system to keep their members together, talking about repercussion brother, when a Union has to in­ stitute the checkoff method, then they really got repercussion. So until the next shipowners holi­ day, just keep her in the Channel. OLDEN BANKS, Agent Page Three ^ Chg. Appropriation -The following cable from London tells a story of direct interest to every man and woman whose war job is connected in any way with the construction or operation of our American Merchant Fleet— W A HI J B 52 P 49 86 435? 14 VIA CIAL' WSA Press Corps Washington D C Hundreds American Liberty ships form backbone supply lines to beachheads. First supply convoy Normandy Coast all Liberties. Some English ports packed with them. Channel ha^ become Liberty Ship Lane. Every U. S. Shipyard represented in unending procession. Sup­ ply ships manned by U. S. Merchant Marine officers and men carrying troops and materiel. Seamen, soldiers, stevedores, Navy landing barge crews working in teams unloading. WSA played important but silent part in pre-invasion preparations. signed—DONOGUE—WSA Our fighters can't have too much at the beachheads. Let's keep giving them all we've got! E. S. LAND, CHAIRMAN- -U. S. MAPJTIME COMMISSION .i.t '.'Ji }, �, •!') ByNMUOvertime Again Exposed Plea Paga Four THE SEAFAHtKS ifj •' v!{/' i -n I!' !• il' fir­ stSI! Before War Labor Board (Continued from Page 3) the overtime rate. When ceirgo winches and engine room auxili­ aries, other than feed pumps or injectors, are being used an oiler, watertender or engineer will also be on watch. On steamers not carrying a donkeyman, the work to be performed by a fireman. "6. No unlicensed employee in the engine department shall go on watch unless he shall have had six hours off duty immedi­ ately preceding the setting of watches. If sea watches are set at 12 midnight, the unlicensed employees in the engine depart­ ment, required for the first watch, shall not be worked later than the previous noon, AFL Pioneered Conditions "The AFL unions are the only •O group which have lived up to the aims of these pioneers of marine unionism. The NMUers and the Stalinists for all their high-powe r e d blasting and propaganda have never been able to equal these provisions—and they never "will be able to! "But since they cannot, they scream loudly of "their" achieve­ ments for the seamen, thump their chests and call curses upon the AFL and the officials of its affiliated marine unions which have done a job instructed by their membership. "The NMU pact has some fairly decent conditions which the AFL .ufiiOris pioneered and standard­ ized in the industry and which the shipowners had to concede to the fast-failing, misfit NMU of­ ficials to enable them to ram down the throats of the seamen still adhering to the NMU. :• able for what it says—^but it is remarkable for WHAT IT DOES NOT SAY, and for the overtime and general conditions sacrificed to shipowners. "For in these provisions the SIU betters the NMU pacts by having it on the line—in black and white — as to w h a t their members shall be paid for. In other respects the agreements with the shipowners thi'oughout the industry are pretty much the same on general and department­ al conditions not shown, with the exception that where overtime is provided the SIU OT rate is bet­ ter in all cases. "Because of this and the NMU's loud howls that 'their contracts were the best in the in­ dustry' the NMU officials were forced lately into a corner by the remaining NMU membership — they must put up, or else . . . Answers NMU "For this is the answer to the NMU's cry for 'stablization' of which they couldn't get through union strength; this is the answer to the NMU's flash publicity job; 'The NMU—What it is—What it Does'." For their attempts to gain through a Government Board what they have been unable to gain through gconomic action and through Unionism leave them "at sea on a lake without an oar." Now, here is the proof that the NMU has be^...unable to- gain any conditions as will be seen in the accompanying picture of the article released through Associ­ ated Press. It also proves the as­ sertions of the SIU up to the hilt. Every Dollar Helps When It Is Invested In War Bonds. SIU Agreements Best "The NMU 'agreement,' if it can be called that, is not remark­ Excerpts Of Weekly Report By JOHN HAWK ' It'- The Union has received a no­ j Padway advised Dushane, tice from the National War La­ ;Weisberger and myself to attend bor Board that our beef regard­ , this meeting by all means. So ing the wages and working rules the three of us shall be present for Chief Electricians and Second there and protect the interests of Electricians with six of the com­ the seamen and the membership panies under contract to this or­ with regard to the bonus ques­ ganization is soon coming up. tion. I shaped up a brief on this As regards the new hall here in matter and will attend the hear­ New York the painters have sev­ ing on. this case later. eral floors and hallways all paint­ Brother Hall and Brother Vol- ed over at the new address, 51 _pian and myself met with all the Beaver Street. However, there is operators regarding the wages considerable alterations, plumb­ and working conditions covering ing and painting to do yet and it unlicensed Junior Engineers, We will take a few more weeks be­ couldn't get to first base at this fore we can move over there. time so we requested the United A new educational booklet deStates Department of Labor Con­ .signed to help the new members ciliator to have this case certified of our Union is just off the press. to the National War Labor Board. This was written by Brother A notice was received from the Jack Bunker, Book No'. 27195. It Maritime War Emergency Board is available at both the despatchof another meeting to be held on er's and the agent's offices. June 30, 1944. It would be a good thing if the I called Attorney Pad way. old-timers in the Union point out Chief Counsel for the A F of L, to the youngsters that this book­ who has been handling the mat­ let is off the press and that they ter for the SUP and the SIU as can read it to learn the basis of to the advisability of attending the Union. Other booklets are bethis meeting in view of our past ing shaped up and are to follow soon. position. '• .-i-.? .r, _ ajMWi Iii'i 1 I " "• ''j -* • ^ Friday. Juna 30, 1344 LOG President Urges Seamen Benefits WASHINGTON, June 22 — President Roosevelt, signing the veterans' aid "G.I. Bill of Rights," urged today that Congress make similar provision ior unemploy­ ment compensation and Govern­ ment-financed education for members of the rnerchant mar­ ine, it is reported. Mr. Roosevelt used 10 pens to put his signature to the "G.I. Bill," which authorizes Federal loans, hospitalization, job insur­ ance, education and other post­ war benefits — estimated to cost from $3,000,000,000 to $6,500,000,000—for the men and women now in uniform. After a stroke or two with each the President handed the pens, one by one, over his shoulder to leaders of Congress and veterans' organizations who watched him sign the measure. "With the signing of this bill, a well-rounded program of spe­ cial veterans' benefits is nearly completed," Mr. Roosevelt said. "It gives emphatic notice to the men and women in our armed froces that the American people do not intend to let them down." The President added that he wanted one thing more for veter­ ans—'extension of Social Security credits on old-age pension and survivor s' insurance for time spent in the armed services. "I t r u s t," he continued in a statement, "that the Congress will also soon provide similar op­ portunities for postwar education and unemployment insurance to the members of the merchant marine who have risked their lives time and again during this war for the welfare of their coun­ try. Canada Restricts Seamen's Choice TORONTO, Canada—In a move to prevent Canadian officers and seamen from leaving their own ships because of the high wages and good working conditions pi-evailing in the American merch­ ant marine, an Order in Council has been recently passed virtual­ ly "freezing" Canadian seamen under their own flag. The order reads: "No person who is a Canadian national or who is ordinarily a resident in Canada may enter employment at a Canadian port as an officer or seaman on any foreign-going ship of non - Canadian registry without an authorization issued by or on behalf of the Director of Merchant Seamen." Ships Built By Labor Vital Factor In War WASHINGTON, D. C. — The Navy and Merchant Marine that American workers built in record time "have made it possible for us to turn from the defensive to the offensive in every theatre of operations," according to Assist­ ant Secretary of the Navy Ralph A. Bard. Truman Pitts Litli0rty Ship Conversions In Committee Report WASHINGTON, June 23 More adequate plans could have been made by the Maritime Commission to provide sufficient troop transports and hospital ships, in­ stead of coverting completed Liberty ships to meet thesg requirements, the Truman committee charged today, ac<^ cording to the New York Journal" The committee added that, tq of Commerce Bureau. some extent, the difficulties also The committee described as "without merit" arguments ad­ were increased by the fact that the inspection service is ill paid, vanced that the scheduling of ad­ ditional troop transports would which would make it difficult to be at the expense of the cargo draw into it inspectors with ex­ perience and a general character carrying program. suited to the work involved. The statements are contained "As the shipyards improved in the merchant shipping part of their experience, and as the in­ the committee's report on the in­ spectors became more experienc­ vestigation of the national de­ ed," the report said, "these dif­ fense program, whicl^ was re­ ficulties were reduced." leased today. Commenting upon the question Disadvantages Cited of ship fractures, the report ad­ "The prompt delivery of Lib­ mitted that there had been many erty ships into cargo service," the occasions where welding stresses committee report said, "would had occurred, but added, however have relieved the urgent need that from time to time improve­ for some of the cargo capacity provided by the faster type of ments have been made in weld­ ships. A proper scheduling of ing sequences and methods of construction would have permit­ prefabrication. ted one or more yards to build "As these improvements were transport ships. This would have made, all welded ship construc­ avoided the wage incident to tion, as a whole, was constantly '4S»building cargo ships complete improved and is now believed to and then converting them to incorporate a number of refine­ troop transports." ments which were unknown at The report said that the com­ the outset of the program," the mittee was of the opinion that the report said. 51 Liberty ship should not be used as a troop or hospital ship except in cases of very great emergency, and then only after special pre­ cautions are taken to strengthen the ship and to provide adequate convoy protection both in case of enemy attack of relatively slow ships, and in case of disasters at sea from fractures. 'WASHINGTON—The Maritime The committee said that it had Commission has authorized the received c o m p la i nts involving naming of a Liberty Ship for the most, if not all, of the shipyards late E. G. Hall, president of the producing Liberty ships to the Minnesota State Federation of effect that they have not followed Labor for 30 years. The dedica­ contract specifications, and the tion was made possible by bond Maritim«^ Commission inspectors purchases totalling $2,800,000 have not been permitted full made by unions affiliated with freedom to cai-ry on their activit­ the Minnesota State Federation ies, and thereby to insure that the in the Fourth War Loan. To vessels were constructed in ac­ qualify for the dedication of a cordance with the instructions of Liberty ship to a labor leader, the the Maritime Commission. From sponsoring unions must buy at examination of the record, how­ least $2,000,000 worth of bonds. ever, the report said, inspection The future Edward G. HalL often was not as rigid and strict scheduled for launching July 5, is as it should have been. being built by the Delta Ship­ Inspectors 111 Paid building Corp., New Orleans, La. "Inspectors of the Maritime Bargaining agent for this yard is Commission sometimes were not Metal Trades Council, AFL. supported by fheir superiors and In a letter to O. J. Arnold, were not able to do the job for chairman of the Minnesota War which they were hired," the re­ Finance Committee, national war port said. "To some extent, this finance officials recommended was due to the lack of competent that a plaque made of non-critic­ chief inspectors who knew how al materials be placed in the ship, to supervise their inspection bearing the words: "SS Edward staffs and how to co-operate with G. Hall. Sponsored and made pos­ the shipyards to achieve a maxi­ sible by Minnesota State Federa­ mum of production without sac­ tion of Labor through their pur­ rifice to quality." chases of war bonds," Minnesota AFL Sponsors Ship ^ Named For Leader ATLANTIC AND GULF SHIPPING FOR APRIL 1st TO JUNE 12th, 1944 PECK ENGINE STEWARD TOTAL SHIPPED 3155 2218 1700 7073 � 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/. Title A name given to the resource Seafarers Log Issues 1939-1949 Description An account of the resource Volumes I-XI of the Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America Document A resource containing textual data. 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