http://seafarerslog.org/archives/files/original/980b375f14c0c7094061275b668f6923.PDF 28a660c3d375546ebf1c06efcb16dd0d PDF Text Text OFFICIAL OBGAN OF THE ATLANTIC AND GULF DLiTBIGT, SEAFAEERS' INTERNATIONAL HNION OF NORTH AMERICA No. 19 NEW YORK, N. Y.. FRIDAY. JULY 7. 1944 Vol. VI. SIU Reports On Bonus Meet AFL Exposes NMU Sellout Curran Does "Flip-Flop" To Gain SIU Conditions Pall Hall, Seafarers Int'l Union, TELEGRAM 2 Stone Street, New York, N. Y. July 1, 1944 At the Maritime War Emergency Board meeting, June 30th, your representat«* stated that our presence at this meeting did not in any way alter our previous positf6ir~ that the Board has been and did act outside of their jurisdiction as defined in the State­ ment of Principals we reaffirmed position that we have taken in the past since they cut the bonuses as of April First. Curran and the CIO group who have stated at the last few meetings of the Board that the bonuses were a trivial matter and a dead issue, pulled at this meeting today, one of their famous flip-flops and have now taken the same po­ sition the A F of L Unions have followed all along, mainly that a floor be put on bonuses for the duration; also that the insurance be raised to ten thousan.d dollars. The Board[ goes into executive session July First on this matter. DUSHANE - WEISBERGER - HAWK. By Matthew Dushane MARITIME WAR EMERGENCY BOARD Experiments Develop Improved Lifeboat A new type of lifeboat designed to save many lives has been one of the major experiments of the current war. The lifeboat pictur­ ed here was designed to go through the flames of burning oil from sunken tankers as well as protect the seamen from the heat of the tropics and the cold of the .Artie regions. Its general advantages are as follow; : 1. and MOST IMPORTANT. Protection of sea-disaster surviv­ ors under all weather conditions. This is particularly important for the crews of tankers, who have so heroically supplied the fuel for the United Nations war effort and should become standard practice for many other types of vessels in the post-war era. 2. Improved strength of life­ boat constructions, due to addi­ tional stiffness and strength pro(Contimtcd on Paf^e 3) SIU Fishermen Fight For Living In Dispute With Dealers ST. PETERSBURG, Fla.—Over four thousand SIU fishermen have been tied up along the entire Florida Coast in protest to the action of the fish .dealers in cutting prices 4 cents. Many have been out since June 15, while others in other ports have been out since March. They are all stick­ ing solid, it is learned, here. The dispute came to a head when the dealers reduced fish prices. The fishermen demand that a minimum price be put on their catches and that guarantees of sale be written into an agi-eement with them. The dealers, it is said, have been making attempts to starve the fishermen out and break the Union. Thus far they have met with no success and the solid front of the workers has held the line. Following is the text of a tele­ gram from the Sec'y-Treasurer of the Union appealing for aid: John Hawk, Sec'y-Treas. Seafarers Union of N.A. 2 Stone Street, N.Y.C. O^Jer four thousand SIU fisher­ men have been tied up since June fiiftenth in protest against 4 cent (Continued on Page 4) the Tankermen's Union, (no af­ filiation). In the absence of Mr. Padway, legal representative of the AFL, Mr, Robert Wilson, attorney, con­ nected with the legal staff of the AFL was designated to represent the AFL affiliates on the legal question of the Board's authority. AFL Stands Pat Mr. Wilson stated to the Board that we were attending this meet­ ing as observers, and that the SUP-SIU and the MM&P have already presented their recom­ mendations to the Board and that we still stand on these proposal^ and that in attending this meet­ ing as observers, we do not waive any legal rights, nor recognize the Board's statement that they were acting in accordance with the Statement of Principles as set forth in Exhibit A; and that if the Board did not accept our po- Held a meeting on June 30 td discuss recommendations and suggestions with regard to mat­ ters involving war bonuses and war risk insurance, that have been submitted to the Board by signatories to the Statement of Principles. The Board has stated that in (Continued on Page 3) the meeting that was held on June 6, 1944: "All parties signa­ tory present, except four, con­ firmed and approved the jurisdistion and authority of the Board as it has been customarily exercised." The SUP-SIU and the MM&P who are affiliated with the AFL were among the four unions that did not agree with the Board that they have been acting in accordance with NEW YORK, N. Y.—^A letter was received by John Exhibit A of the Statement of Principles. The other union was Hawk, Sec'y-Treasurer of the Atlantic and Gulf District Land With SIU Plan On Ships' Names of the SIU of NA this week disclosing the allocation of the ships that have been named for heroes of the SIU. It is said in the communication that the vessel named for Joseph Send More Smokes has been assigned to a"and was subsequently published To Men Overseas Squires company with contracts to the in the following issue of the Sea­ WASHINGTON, D. C.—Presi­ dent William Green appealed to all AFL members to send twice as many union label cigarettes to servicemen overseas in the months to come as before. He pointed out that Secretary of War Stimson has announced that the number of men in our armed forces overseas will be doubled this year. The men in uniform deeply ap­ preciate these gifts of imion la­ bel cigarettes, as is evidenced by their many letters, and the Union Label Trades Department's drive to supply these free smokes to servicemen is "spreading good will for organized labor," Mr. Green said. NMU. However the George W. Alther which was assigned to a company under contract to the CIO organi­ zation has been withdrawn and will be assigned to a company under, contract to the Seafarers International Union. According to the letter from Admiral Emory S. Land the Ship Naming Committee of the Mari­ time Commission is following out the policy of naming ships after seamen who have been posthu­ mously awai'ded the Merchant Marine Distinguished Service Medal. This idea was suggested by Brother John Hawk of the Sea­ farers International Union in a letter to the Admiral on May 31 farers Log. The text of Admiral Land's reply follows: United States Maritime Commission Washington. D. C. July 4, 1944 Mi\ John Hawk International Vice-Pres. and Secretary-Treasurer •>. Atlantic and Gulf District Seafarers International Union Of North America Post Office Box 25, Station P V New York, New York Dear Mr. Hawk: Thank you for your recent let­ ter in reference to Liberty ves­ sels named in honor of merchant (Continued on Page 4) �t 1 Pag© Two THE SEAFARERS LO& Vubiished by the, SEAFARERS' INTERNA™ML UNION OF NORTH AMERICA Atlp.sitic and Giilf District ^ Affiliated with the American Federation of Lahoii f; HARRY LUNDEBERG - - - - - - President. 110 Market Street, San Francisco, Calif. JOHN HAWK - -- -- -- - Secy-Treas. P. O. Box 25, Station P., New York City MATTHEW DUSHANE - - - Washington Rep. 424 Jth Street, N. W., Washington, D. C. Directory of Branches !4/ IS^ IP. ADDRESS BRANCH NEWYORK{4) BOSTON (10) BALTIMORE (2) PHILADELPHIA NORFOLK ,_NE W ORLEANS (16)... alAVANNAH •AAMPA.... MOBILE. SAN JUAN. 28. P.R., PUERTO RICO GALVESTON PHONE ZStoneSt 330 AUantlcAve UNorthGaySt 6 North 6th St 25 Commercial PI 324.Chartres St 218 East Bay St 423 East Piatt St 7 St. Michael St BOwHng Green 9-3437 Liberty 4057 Calvert4539 Lombard 765 I Norfolk 4-1083 Canal 3336 Savannah 3-1728 Tampa MM-1323 Dial 2-1392 45 Ponce de Leon 219 20th Street San Juan 1885 Galveston 2-8043 W m PUBLICATION OFFICE: ROOM 213, 2 STONE STREET New York City (4) BOwling Green 9-8346 The NMlfs Checkoff P-f-sss-t! - ' Tfxe National War Labor Board has denied the plea I -of the National Maritime Union, CIO for the "checkoff" ' of Union dues on contract ships covered by the NMU agreements. That is a just and wise decision. Just, in the light of past practices in the industry. Wise, in the sense that the "checkoff" in the hands of the present leadership of the NMU means slavery and exploitation of the American sea­ men. Their sweetly turned phrase *'Dues Deduction Plan" apparently did ftot fool the members of the War Labor Board. The "Checkoff" of Union dues itself was not the ques­ tion. Actually the problem resolves itself into the basic, fundamental rights of American seamen to freedom of choice and of action. The "checkoff" would nullify the meaning of collective bargaining under the Wagner Act and deny the rights of men to choose or change their bar­ gaining agency—i.e.—the Union of their choice. The "checkoff" would mean freezing of contract re­ lations and the creation of a system 6f industrial peonage wherein men would be slaves to the machine which con­ trolled the contracts under which they hved. Freedom of iiction would be denied. Unionism and the Spirit of Union­ ism would perish AND IN ITS PLACE WOULD RISE THE ROBOT LABOR CONTROL USHERING IN THE ERA OF THE MECHANICAL MAN. This would be followed in tixne by the Robot State as the encroachment of centralized bureaucracy which is the machine, became more widespread. Thus, would be born " the Stalinist "heaven" and as cogs in the Stalinist machine the NMU leadership s6ught with might and main to de­ ceive the seamen, the War Labor Board and the American people. The freedom for which seamen struggle and die woidd have been set to nought by the NMU demands. The bu­ reaucracy which is fattening upon the hfeblood of the NMU membership would have been certified by a favorable ;^ecision and the Seal of the U. S. Government placed upon slaver)^. The power of free men WOULD HAVE BEEN USURPED by the CP-NMU buredticracy. The NMU membership would have ceased to be mem{Continued on Page A) SEAFARERS LOG Friday. July 7. 1944 WHATS DOING Aroisnd tlie Ports voted a record high number of today — and that's what IH men. Credit for this goes, first-of amounts to—afTer a guy makes his dough as hard as making trips We have just completed a fair­ all to a large interest in the Or­ to sea—is in a class all by him­ ganization's affairs on the mem­ ly busy week and the member­ self, which is 3 degrees lowet: bers' part. ship in this port have had the Seoondly, in the comparison than a cockroach. satisfaction of seeing the Wind These same stripe of characters some of the members have been taken out of the sails of a wouldai-e people who wouldn't be found making here, in the old building be "Bucko" Skipper. The char­ anywhere close to making a trip acter to whom we refer is Capt. we are in, and the new building on a ship sailing under war-time we are now fixing up for occu­ Hyles of Waterman SS Co. He conditions, not even for a millioa brought his ship in last trip in pancy soon, and Brothers, there per month. But in the interests is a lot of difference. about the same state, he always It is my Opinion that because of profits, they will cheerfully brings in ships on which he is of this difference in comparison, chop away a few hard-earned skipper. men are more than anxious to bucks frmo the seamen who take In other words, he chiseled the vote Yes on the assessment, so the risks and undergo the strain men in every possible way and that in the future no Branch will and physical hazards. was dictatorial and unreasonable have to be housed in such an ab­ Yours for less chiselers ashore, and even had the men logged for solute crum joint as this place PAUL HALL. Agenli laughing at night in their focsTes. we are in now. We gave this character the same I see they have put the new NORFOLK treatment that New York re­ crew passes in this Port into ef­ serves for all of his type. All of Well, h g r e comes an article you fellows know what that is— fect. In my opinion, this is un­ called for and it is only a restric­ from the 2nd Ranking Port. Cer­ Settlement At The Point of Pro­ tion move to militarize the mari­ tainly we mean Norfolk. duction! Things are really humming and Through Capt. Hyles would-be time industry as it certainly re­ stricts the right of freedom of buzzing down here in the South­ attempt of robbing his men, it movement on the seamen's own ern State of Virginia, better took approximately a day and a time. After having it here for a known as the home of Smithfield half to pay his ship off, and Brother, it was some madhouse little while, no doubt the Coast hams. (Sure we have a few other before she was all clear. How­ Guard will put this system into hams also), but the Tarheels from effect in the outports. It is just the State of North Carolina claim ever, when the final score was up, another case of one more move to that they have more full book the membership were upheld in further regiment the Merchant members in the Seafarers than all their disputes. Seamen. We had the pleasure of seeing The men who made the last Vii-ginia. In fact, the North Car­ an amateur "Sea Wolf" changed trip on the SS Emerson, Smith & olinians are really pulling for k into a "Well Shorn Lamb." As is Johnson SS Co., thanks to Patrol­ tarheel for President. the case with all of these imita­ man Coffin's persistant efforts, Some of the newcomers Whom tion Capt. Blighs, when this man have had the beef settled to their come in from their 1st voyage met with the proper representa­ favor. Coffin and I negotiated want to know when headquarteris tion from the Unioji and was con­ with these people several days will be shifted from New York to fronted with the facts of life, he ago on this dispute, and we have Norfolk. We never debate that (Contintud on Fage 3) backed up and tried to disclaim been notified today that it will be responsibility for the sorry mess paid without any further argu­ aboard his ship. No doubt in the ment. This dispute involves ap­ future he will be a little more proximately 1600 hours of over­ careful in the manner in which time and is quite a financial gain he treats his crew and stop abus­ for that crew. The men involved ing and mistreating them.. All in will be notified of the amount due all, the officials in this Branch do them. not expect any trouble from Capt. "We still have a few troubles up Hyles on his next trip in this herg with some of the company The Navy is now using phan­ Port. representatives who are not will­ tom ships for target practice, Two of our Patrolmen, Brother ing to negotiate a dispute, but in­ which is much easier and cheai>* Fisher and Coffin, are on their sist on squawking "No, No, No", er than the old method of towing vacation and although we will as soon as they see a union repre­ targets pr sinking old ships that miss them very much—as they sentative. There are a couple of are out of date. are both first-class men — they these chiselers in this Port who The phantom ships are merely have certainly been working hard seem to pride themselves on how optical illusions but work as Well recently and two weeks rest much they can thieve from a sea­ as though they were real vessel^ should make them come back man coming in after a rugged By use of an offset prism wedge feeling a hell of a lot better. trip. a fire control officer trains a We are still going to bat up We hammer away on this type sighting glass on a real ship and here for all men who have Coast of monek every time we get a then sees another one at some Guard Charges placed against chance and are meeting with bet­ distance away. He directs the them and have preserved Our rec­ ter success in negotiating with fire on the "ghost" ship ahd can ord of No Losses so far. I. would them on disputes. This type of observe the hits or misses aa like to caution all members, how­ character sKbuld be ashanled to though there were an actual ship ever, to be very careful on board look his own brother in the face, in the offing. All the gun Crew ships nowadays in r e g a r d s to as without a question, anybody sees are splashes on a empty fights, etc. This is a hard rap to who would steal from a seamen ocean. beat and it gets harder as time goes by. You fellows remember," if you have any difficuties, do not settle them On board the ship—settle them on the dock Or up the street. SS LATHROBE: Chas. Parker, Peterson. AB. 39 hrs; W. J. Code, In this manner, you can avoid F-WT, 24 hrs; L.-Chiimesi. Oiler; AB, 16 hrs; E. Zavodny, OS, 31 yourself a whole lot of grief when 14 hrs; Harold Byers, Oiler. l4 hrs; C. L. Vickers, OS, 23 h«; O. you come in at pay-off. A much hrs; C»1 Bean, Oiler, 4 hrs. Six! L. Ames. AB, 22 hrs; E. E. Mans# better suggestion, however, is men in Steward's Dept. have li AB. 34 hrs; R. H. Kletter, Fire­ when you have a dispute with a hour overtime each for pulling in man, 2 hrs. Collect at Alcoa SS shipmate, to sit down gnd reason fog buoy. Collect at Company's Company office. New York City. the thing out with him rather office. * * * than act like a couple of first» * . » SS JOSE MARTI: Paid off in trippers in trying to knock oiit SS WILLIAM WIRT: Paid off New York City: Andrew Oliver, each others brains. in New York City: Tiihothy F-WT. 36 hrs; J. C. Welborn, OUThe voting on the Building As­ White. DK. 12 hrs: William Leibe. er. 5 hrs; Chad Bentley, Diick sessments and Constitutional Bos'n. 14 hrs; Joseph Cromcahs. Eng^ 91 hr& This money is colAmendments is still going strong OS. hrs; L. J. Nbel. AB. 54 iCciifible at Bull Line Company's up this way. To date, we have hrs; Townsend, AB. 54^2 hrs; G. office. NEW YORK V i I m •U9 Navy Uses Phantom Ships For Targets DUE f �• I 'Si Friday, July 7. 1944 THE SIU Reports On Bonus Meet (Continued from Page 1) sition and did not desire our pres ence at that meeting, they could order us to leave. The three Board members stated that we could remain and would be given recognition as observers. "Flip Flop" Curran Curran as spokesman for the NMU turned another flip-flop and stated that his union recommends that the Board establish a mini­ mum bonus for the duration of the war. He did not specify what the amount should be. He also stated that the Insurance should be uped to Ten Thousand Dollars, and that additional insurance should be allowed at the rate of fifty cents per thousand and the Unions to sell this insurance to their members. Curran in his role as spokes­ man for the NMU attempted to make the AFL representatives an object of ridicule, because they have the services of an attorney. He was reminded that this meet­ ing was the outcome of the AFL unions' protest.against the illegal action by the Board, and that the AFL action iii appointing their legal staff to represent us in chal­ lenging the Board's decision, made it possibfe for the unions fb be heard by the Board, as stated in their notification to all parties signatory to the Statement o: Principles. The indications are that the NMU was tipped off that the Board was making some sort of a compromise, and is preparing to make some adjustments in the bonuses and the insurance, and as pr eusual, the NMU were making an attempt to clear their unholy position of the jjast and trying to grab a little glory for the changes that the Board will make. Myers the Clown It will be of interest for our members to re-check on the po­ sition taken by Blacky Myers, Vice-President of the NMU in the meeting that was held on April 1 Here is a verbatim statement from the record that was made by this court jester of the NMU "As I have said at the outset, we know that this bonus thing is a pot of gold in the long run and we are not going to beat a dead horse to death," There my friends you have the position taken by this "leader" of the NMU, this was at the time when the AFL unions were at­ tempting to reopen the bonus question with the Board. Further on in his testimony, also taken from the record, My- Editor's Mail Bag SEAFARERS LOG SIU Fishermen In Dispute With Dealers (Contimted from Page 1) cut in price by dealers. Several branches have been out since March. Fishermen sticking one hundred percent, but are in bad need of financial assistance at once to feed their families. Strike can definitely be won if men can hold out two more weeks, but unless help arrives quick, dealers may starve men out and break the Union. This help only needed for next fifteen days so any as­ sistance given by our SIU affili­ ates will be appreciated by Gulf fishermen. Gulf Coast Fishermen's Union M. D. BIGGS, Secretary-Treasurer Gulf Coast Fishermen's Union The Eastern and Gulf District of the SIU of North America is aiding financially. ers stated: "In so many words, that is the expression of our peo­ ple and we already contemplate further changes in the bonus as theaters of operations shifted, not only stated to the Board that the reductions were justified but also encouraged the Board to make further reductions as the theatres of operations shifted. Now we have the supposedly great 'amancipator' and President of the NMU, Curran, making the statement that there should be no more reductions, and bonuses should be set at a minimum for the duration of the war. (Continued on Page 4) Page Tbrss NMU Fakers Fail In Plea To War Labor Board For Checkoff WASHINGTON, D. C.. July 4—The War Labor Board directed yes.terday that 23 Atlantic and Gulf Coast operators' former contracts with the Communist-con­ trolled NMU (CIO) must be continued in effect. Officers of the SIU, on a coastwise basis, however, exposed the weakness of the NMU's case ^n*-: commenting that "it wasn't the time field. This was occasioned, first time that the NMU's officials is is said, by the NMU's unwill­ had ridden on the. coat-tails of ingness to use economic strength the SIU-SUP when it came to and favor the shipowners. For, in having conditions handed to them the final analysis, economic strength is the only weapon that on a silver platter." For in this instance, according some of the shipowners under­ to the War Labor Board directive stand. The instance now before the the NMUers are now to be paid industry is that the NMU was: for "overtime pay for work in (a) Unable to gain conditions by port between 5 P.M. and 8 A.M., economic action; and (b) Further and for work on Saturday afterunable to gain the check-off by noons, Sundays and Holidays, political sneaking around back other than the usual sea doors with the different "boards" watches." The S e a f a r ers International and "bureaucrats" in Washington. For the record of the NMU's Union — while being whole­ officialdom shows that they sold heartedly in favor of the real sea­ (Continued on Page 4) men of the NMU getting this break—points out that such over­ time has been paid to the Sea­ farers International Union since its inception. It pioneered for these overtime conditions and gained them in its first contracts. In an issue of the Seafarers Log Three Merchant Navy Clubs on Jan. 7, 1944 a comparison was for British and Allied seamen made which showed that the have opened in London, Glascow NMU had long been working un­ and Cardiff and are financed by der the scales of other unions the funds collected from Ameri­ through the finky tactics of the can Labor, according to the Uni­ NMU-Communist officials. This ted Nations Information Office is­ was again pointed out in a special sue of Labor News. issue of the Log in March which Additionally three Rest Break showed a complete breakdown of Hostels and one Leave Hostel in all NMU conditions in compari­ London for members of the Wo­ son with the average conditions men's Land Army have been sim­ contained in SIU agreements. ilarly provided for. The Ameri­ The NMU's inability to gain can Federation of Labor as a na­ conditions for its members— tional body has been active in while challenging the SIU in contributing to these plans. smear campaigns — has been a Seamen sailing American-Flag continual cause for comment by vessels are welcomed at the Mer­ all the union groups in the mari- chant Navy Clubs, it is said. War Develops Better Lifeboat { Seamen's Clubs Opened In Britian mind them that we are grossly underpaid, because if we were, to work seven days a week ashore It seems to me that the powers- as we do at sea our earnings that-be of this organization are would be considerably more, with overlooking a particularly effec­ immeasureably less risk. tive bit of strategy on this all- We can quote statistics to prove (Continued from Page 1) important bonus question. Now, that ours is a more hazardous vided by the turtle deck being I am not questioning the sincerity calling than any branch of the built as one unit to the hull. This and energy of brothers Lunde- armed services and, though civil­ is especially important because berg. Hawk, and Dushane: on the ians, we have nevertheless lost during wartime conditions life­ contrary, I am sure that we all more men in proportion to the boats are also carried outboard of agree that they are doing every­ number involved than any deck and are subject to loss due thing possible to pursuade Mac- branch of the armed forces. to damage from heavy seas. The auley and his stooges to change Let us forstall any patriotic extra strength provided by the their alleged minds. Neverthe­ clap-trap that the phony politi­ cover, and equipment protection, less, it must be obvious to us all cians may have recourse to by more than compensate for the by now^that oui- officials are butt­ pointing out to the public that small additional cost of construc­ (Continued from Page 2) ing their heads against a stone we are actually worse off finan­ tion. wall when they appeal to those cially than the armed forces, for 3. The wartime seating capac- question, but some of these na­ Washington bureaucrats to give we must pay taxes on our earn­ ty is equivalent to standard boat tives are really becoming mili­ the seamen a fair deal. So I sug­ ings and we are denied all the and the weight of the boat, with tant. In fact, even some of the gest that we' try to put a little benefits enjoyed and to be en­ motor, is 6200 lbs. On new con­ oldtimers coming into this port -pressure on the board by appeal­ joyed by the armed forces. struction gravity davits would be for the first time, and seeing all ing to the public through the Now is the time for action, used. It is hoped, in the produc­ the jobs on the board and the piemedium of newspaper display ad­ brothers! If these phonies get by tion model, that the weight can cards running around like chick­ vertising. with this steal it will only whet be reduced under • 5,000 lbs. by ens with their necks cut are won­ We have a good case and if it's their appetite for another slash at using light metals and careful dering the same. properly presented it cannot fail our bonuses. stress analysis. The boat can be D. Stone, Patrolman (The Don • to awaken a sympathetic re­ Too bad that none of the used on a standard davit through Juan & Casanova of this port), sponse from the public at large. brothers on the Warrior had a the exception allowed by the has been having landlady trouble. Let us remind the public that movie camera to catch that ace of Coast Guard. The weight is al­ He raised so much cane about his at the outbreak of the war we phonies. Captain Morgan Hyles, ready 3,000 lbs. under the type rent that the landlady cut it $5.00 voluntarily came forward with a being told off by our very cap­ being produced in Britain. per week, and then old Stoney -no-strike pledge to the govern­ threatened to move just the same. This design has been subjected able New York agent. Paul HaU. ment, a pledge which we have When a genuine 21 jewel phoney to considerable work and study Whereupon the landlady bought .scrupulously observed. Let us like Morgan Hiles is made to eat and is not merely a radical de­ a new rug for Stoney's room, but remind them that the govern- crow—and I do mean eat crow! sign made by someone unfamiliar being the obstinate guy that he txtent in turn pledged itself to with the actual conditions found is, he moved recently out to We ought to have a cameraman at sea. It has been received fa­ another neighborhood. maintain the status quo for the duration, a pledge that Macauley to record the thoroughly enjoy­ vorably by such shipbuilders as Quite a few old time tug boat and his fellow rats have grossly able event for the union archives. Sun Shipbuilding Company. The mernbers are inquiring as to why violated in slashiiig our bonuses. Nice going. Brother Hall! Now, Kaiser Corhpany, builders of these tugs don't make some other Let us remind them that we are if you'll just give your personnel tankers, and the Pennsylvania port their headquarters and give •the only civilians whose lives are attention to those other two over­ Shipping Company, operators of the Port of Norfolk some surcease 'in Constant jeapardy; so much so time chiselers, Hancock, and arge tanker fleets. from the headaches developed on that we have lost thousands of "Red Lead" Anderson, we can The simplicity of design and and by these same tugs, but they men through enemy action, and consider Waterman lined up. cnostruction makes it readily are not bad as far as wages and that many of our brothers have Fraternally yours, adaptable to large production at conditions go, as namely: An AB been maimed besides. Let us re­ is good for about 250 dollars a Frenchy Michelet reasonable costs. Editor, Seafarers Log Dear Sir: \t '•i Around The Ports Norfolk month; and coal-burning firemeii are good for about 225 dollars, but where are the cold-burning: firemen. (Colored). And once again, we are hear­ ing the old cry: "Why can't Nor­ folk, the 2rid Ranking Port, have a Union Hall in this Port." In other words, why doesn't the Union purchase a Hall in thisport? To be sure, we are only keep­ ing in stridq with the rest of the Seafarers International Union, wherein other ports have pur­ chased their halls, and others are still clamoring to purchase theirs. What say Brothers? Allen (Man Mountain) Burke, our streamlined dispatcher has lost 12 pounds in the past week. We call it his saving on food money, but he states, very avidly, that he has lost all that weight from writing out shipping slips, probationary books, trip cards, and answering a million ques­ tions from youngsters who in­ quire: "Mr. Burke, how can I get on one of those big iron boats; in the harbor?" With best regards to all of the brothers overseas and othere waiting here to ship out, Carl M. (New Orleans) Roger* Norfolk Agent 1 �Page Fouv THE SEAtAHEKS Friday. July 7. 1944 LOG II -r, i |V •l Land With SIU Plan On Ships' Names it ' I; pj ^ : • fi- i.i ¥ • f (Continued from Page 1) seamen who have given their lives in the present war. Your request that the JOSEPH SQUIRES and the GEORGE W. ALTHER be allocated to com­ panies under contract to the Sea­ farers International Union, of which both these men were mem­ bers, has been discussed with the Assistant Deputy Administrator for Ship Operations, who advises as follows: The JOSEPH SQUIRES was assigned to Dichmann, Wright & Pugh on April 25 and delivered to them May 31. This company has a contract with the NMU (CIO) but as the vessel is now in operation, it is too late to make any change. The GEORGE W. ALTHER was assigned to American For­ eign Steamship Corporation on May 31 and is scheduled, for de­ livery June 19. Inasmuch as this company has a contract with NMU, it has been arranged to withdraw the vessel from them and assign her to a General Agent having a contract with SIU (A F of L). The Ship Naming Committee has been requested in the future to mention the name of., the ship on which the seaman served or else to give his Union connec­ tions in the biographical identi­ fications issued by that office. Your request that a Liberty ship be named for Harold E. Whitney has been noted. It has been the policy of the Ship Nam­ ing Committee to name ships af­ ter seamen who have been post­ humously awarded the Merchant Marine Distinguished Service Medal, these names being recom­ mended by Admiral Fairfield's Committee on Medal Awards. At the present time we are plan- Every Dollar Helps When It Is Invested In War Bonds, ning to expand this policy to in­ clude the names of other Mer­ chant seamen who have given their lives under heroic circum­ stances, and I am suggesting that Harold E. Whitney's name be added to this list." The Ship Naming Committee will advise you as soon as action is taken. Sincerely yours, E. S. LAND. Chairman NMU Fakers Fail To Win Checkoff (Continued from Page 3) the seamen down the river when it came to disputing the recent cuts in the bonuses before the Maritime War Emergency Board. They did this, it is averred, in the hope of having that same board interced for them before the War Labor Board in their frantic attempts to get SIU con­ ditions and overtime rates" and hours. It is also noteworthy that the NMU was denied their so-called 'incentive-wage plan" as they were denied their plan to sneak in the check-off system and gain an economic stranglehold over that section of seamen now sail­ ing under the NMU banner. The intent of this is seen to have bjen a far-reaching plan on the part of the Communists in control of the NMU to gather strength and eventuaUy win domination over the entire body of the American seamen thfough political string pulling and back­ door riggings: For, it is known, that the check-off in the hands of the NMU's finky officials would have been a powerful weapoh in this direction and the creation of a system of industrial peonage among the seamen. SIU Aids Navy Wives In Hunt For Living Place NEW YORK—Two Navy wives wanting to join their husbands appealed to the Seafarers Inter­ national Union here for a place tb be found for them to live. It is a little strange, officers of the Union say, that the SIU should be appealed to in the light of the NMU's great claims as to their so-called Social Service Bureau, the USS's useless attempts at so­ cial service experiments and the fact that the U. S. Navy has a Navy Emergency Relief Bureau which handles matters of that kind. However, it goes to. show the fame the SIU has gained in being able to get things done for those in or around the marine industry. The text of the letter follows: Hudson, Florida June 25, 1944 Dear Sir: Two Navy wives are looking for a two bedroom apartment in New York. We would like to come up there to our husbands but we would like to be sure of a place to stay. Would you find us an apartment? We couldn't pay more than sixty dollars a month. We both have a baby. Please let us know by return mail. Sincerely yours, Mrs. Benny Booth Mrs. Willie Lovett Attention! According to actions taken by the membership of the Union in past meetings in which the membership went on record from time to time all members are instructed to pay their dues and asse^ments up to the current month in the port of pay-off. All trip-card men joining as probationary members should also pay their dues and assessments at the port of pay-off when joining the Union All members should see that this rule is corried out. SIU Reports On Bonus Meet (Continued from Page 3) Myer? further informed the Board that the NMU did not ex­ pect any relief from the Board as far as the cut in bonus was con­ cerned (Page 36, Minutes of MWEB meeting of April 12,1944.) Curran stated that the Board should establish one bonus rate for all waters, this is a complete flip-flop taken from Myers testi­ mony. For in order for the Board to make one bonus rate for all waters, it would be necessary for the Board to increase the bonui rates on the Pacific Coast. In summing up the position ta­ ken by Curran, it is basically the position that has been taken by the SUP-SIU and the MM&P. So it has become apparent to yours truly, that the NMU is again try­ ing to gi-ab some of the gravy that the AFL unions have again led the way in fighting for. All the other "Charley McCar­ thys" of the CIO Unions took their usual stand, that they sup­ ported Curran in his presentation of the issues involved. Malone "Peeps" Malone of the MFOW gave his usual little peep, and as Blackey Myers has stated, he tried to grab the limelight in that floor show without paying his cover charge. Malone's main line of chatter was that he is greatly relieved by the Board's decision, as it relieves him of the responsibility of hav­ ing to meet with the operators to try and arrive at a just bonus, he contends that even he had to go down to some of the ships and try and get the crews to sail them, because they were disatisfied with the bonuses that were then in effect. Too bad that the Sec'y-Treas. of the MFOW had to lower his dignity to go on board a vessel that the union had under contract and personally contact members of his union, to try and get them to sail because they were not sat­ isfied with the bonuses. The indications are that the crowd of Union representatives who sat across the table from the AFL union representatives, are tickled pink that this Board has The NMU's Checkoff — P-f-sss-t! assumed the jurisdiction of mak« ing decisions on their own moliofi, as it relieves them of ih^ responsibility of negotiating att agreement on bonuses and insturance. That is their only reason why^ they wish and demand that the Board continue to operate. (Records of the meetings held will bear out these statements.) They are not interested in the justice of any of the decisions^ nor are they concerned with the Board's authority, nor the agree­ ments that they signed with the operators when they signed the Statement of Principles. Their main concern is that thejr have no responsibility for any of the decisions made by the Board. And state to their membership that they must not violate any of the agreements that the Union has with the employers. Still the Statement of Princi­ ples was an agreement that the Union had with the employers, and when the arbitrators (M^itime War Emergency Board) vio­ lated that agreement, we witness­ ed the spectacle of the Union of­ ficials condoning the arbitrators (MWEB) action, in violating an agreement, that these same of­ ficials can then demand of their membership that they not violate any of their agreement, but in addition impose themselves up as a judge and jury and levy a fine for a violation. It seems to me that the rank nad file of a union should also levy a fine against any officials of a union, when they condone any violation of an agreement, whether it be the Maritime War Emergency Board, National War Labor Board, or any arbitrator, or Government agency, or any persons or agencies. It seems to me that the Board are about to make some adjust­ ments on the bonuses and insur­ ance. So Brothers stand by and grab the latest from the NMU, and the other groups who have been condemning us for our stand, as they are now paving the way to grab the credit for some­ thing that they were unsuccess­ ful in sabotaging. i AN EDITORIAL r. {Continued from page 2) bers and would have become, through Cause and Effect INDENTURED SLAVES OF THE CP-NMU leadership. This decision means that the Wagner Act regarding Collective Bargaifiing is still opera­ tive and the Law of the Land. No doubt this decision is highly displeasing to the volunteer Labor Fronters who run the NMU — Messers Browder, Hudson and Company. We hope it gripes their souls. This decision means that American seamen in the NMU have the right to choose their fu­ ture bargaining agnecy. Men are free to choose, and pay Union dues as freemen and not check­ off slaves. The NMU contracts are not fixed and im­ mutable. The Wagner Act and the National Labor Relations Board elections still function and will be in effect at the end of the present conflict. The freedom we fight for is preserved. The CP controlled NMU leadership will have to face their membership, give an account of their stewardship, and he judged by NLRB bal­ lot boxes. Vast ^ms of money were expended to put this sweetly scented Checkoff Plan across on the NMU membership. Highly trained writers are paid high salaries for propaganda purposes. Co­ ercion was used to force the men to sign the "Dues Deduction Cards." Communist officials ©f the NM Uat high salaries spent all their time and effort to put the scheme across—to ^-stabilize" the NMU official­ dom at the seamen's expense. More moneys were spent by the Communist - CIO lobbyists in Washington commonly kriown as the CIC "Maritime" Committee. The decision of the NWLB removes the threat to the American seamen and restores to them, individually and collectively the rights to Life, Libert yand the pursuit of Happiness. There can be none under the "checkoff" mani­ pulated by totalitarian schemers. The doors are open for post war election^ and freedo mof choice by the present NMU membership. Their spiritual, moral and physical rights have been safeguarded and head on en­ croachments upon our way of Life defeated by this Just and Wise decision of the NWLB. The loss of the Lakes elections, followed by this American decision by the NWLB are crush­ ing blows against the Communist-NMU Labof.^i Fronters. •f i-'Tr ? fj � 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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