http://seafarerslog.org/archives/files/original/8675dfef132fddee18c13d2a75a825a6.PDF 0e92013beb25412640e05c872569a8dc PDF Text Text iil6g*£*r'a OiTlGIAI, OfiaAN OF THi: AThAJmO AND ONLF DISTRICT. 9BAFASER8' INTEBNAI30NAL UNION OF NORTH AMERICA Vol. VI. NEW YORK. N. Y.. FRIDAY. SEPTEMBER 15. 1944 No. 29 SIU Proposals On Electricians' Wages OKayed NOTICE . During the paying off of two South Atlantic ships in Philadel­ phia. at the Army Pier 98-S. the SS HOWARD COFFIN and the SS JOHN GORRIC. and during the usual confusion and excite­ ment that accompanies a pay off job. one union brother picked up a one hundred dollar bill off the desk, either by accident or other­ wise. We have an idea who it is. but so as to not cause any ill feeling I am asking the brother to be man enough and send it back to me. This is causing me a great deal of inconvience. I have to make good to the Union this amount. Therefore, I hope the brother when he reads this will realize that he took a hundred dollars out of my badly needed pay. If the money is sent back I will acknowledge it in the LOG. and no questions asked. So hoping this man will have the decency to live up to what Union stands for and send me my hundred dollars. Fraternally. RICHARD CROPPER, Philadelphia Patrolman War Labor Board's Shipping Panel Approves Demands For Pay Rates And Conditions By JOHN .HAWK Sec'y-Treasurer Atlantic and Gnlf District, SIU of NA On July 24, 1944, at Washington, D. C., Joe Volpian and myself represented the Union at a meeting called by the War Shipping Panel of the National War Labor Board. for the purpose of hearing our dispute re: WAGES AND WORKING CONDITIONS FOR CHIEF ELECTRICIANS AND 2ND ELECTRICIANS, on "CI," "C2," "C3," and "C4" type vessels with the Mississippi Shipping Company, Inc., Waterman Steam­ ship Corp., American-Range-Lib-^ erty Lines, Inc., The Seas Ship­ ping Co., Inc., South Atlantic 2. Steamship Lines, Eastern Steam­ ship Lines, Inc. Union Proposals were as follows: per month Chief Electrician ....$207.00 3. 2nd Electrician $184.00 1. The Chief Electrician shall be directly respon.sible to the Chief Engineer or first Assist­ ant Engineer. The 2nd Electrician shall work under the direction of the Chief Electrician, except when tending winches, at which time he shall be responsible to the Engineer in charge. 4. When cargo is being worked They shall do no work other with electrical winches after f than electrical work and shall P.M. and before 8 A.M. over­ not be required to work on time shall be paid to electric­ steam or diesel end of any ians on duty and they shall be machinery. requested to do any work Electricians refusal to do elec­ necessary to keep electrical trical work, when such work cargo handling machinery in operation. renders them liable to elec­ trocution, .shall not be deemed 5. When Electricians arc requir­ refusal of duty. ed to install any additional equipment, it shall be classi­ fied as overtime and paid for at the regular overtime rate. This clause, however, shall not apply to renewals or re(Continued on Page 3) NWLB Shipping Panel Enlarged The war shipping panel of the National War Labor Board has been stiffened by the appointment of one new industry member and seven new alternate industry members, it was reveal­ ed this week by the American Merchant Marine Institute. The one remaining industry member and the eight other in­ WASHINGTON—The six American labor represen­ dustry alternates have been re­ tatives who have just completed a two-week visit to the appointed. Taking the place of European Theater of Operations conferred with the Hon. Edward J. Barber, president of Robert P. Patterson, Under Secretary of War, on their re­ the Barber Steamship Co., who resigned recently. Earl A. Jimiturn and presented to him a letter expressing their appreci­ son, manager of Lykes Brothers ation for the opportunity of mak-" Steamship Co., has been appoint­ of our soldiers. It shall be our ing the tour, and pledging their . . determination to see "that our mission to see to xt that otm Army ed regular industry member to Army never lacks for the things "ever lacks for the things it serve with J. B. Bryan, president of the American Shipowners As­ it needs," it was announced this needs. We shall strive to bring sociation, who was reappointed. week. » the war to the eax-liest possible The following new alternate conclusion so that our troops may "The opportunity to learn first­ members have been appointed to (Ccmtiniied on Page 3) hand the awful significance of to­ represent offshore shipping: B. G. tal war has not been a pleasant Furey, chief of operations, Moore, experience," the letter stated. McCormack Lines; Captain J. M. "We return with a new compre­ Jameison, manager of the oper­ hension of war's destructiveness ating department of Parry Navi­ and of the extent to which sup­ gation Co.; George Cohee, man­ plies and equipment can reduce ager of operations of the Overthe toll of human lives." lakes Freight Corporation, and The letter explained that the Louis B. Pate, vice president. Seas , labor leaders had been greeted SUPERIOR, WIS.—AFL unions Shipping Co. everywhere as friends and part­ won a smashing victory in a Na­ Representing the Great Lakes ners and that the production of tional Labor Relations Board will be Arthur B. Rathbone, of American labor had received election among employes of the Oglebay, Horton & Co. Inland praise on all sides, from generals Globe Shipyard here. water transportation will be rep­ and privates alike. The AFL vote totaled 1,141 to resented by Alternate John H. The letter concluded, "But we only 319 for/'he CIO. Eisenhart, secretary of the Am­ are not disposed to rest on past William ^ Wright, AFL organ-, erican Waterways Operators, Inc., accomplishments or to count thejizer, reportt i the outcome of the and Richard Specker, of the Na­ war as already wuii. Our own collective bargaining poll tn Pre.s- tional Water Carriers' Associa­ sacrifices and contributions are ^ ident Green, whom expressed tion, will represent tug and barge small by comparison with those pleasure over the result. operators on the Atlantic Coast. US Labor Leaders Pledge Continued Production Effort For Total War AFL Unions Win In Wisconsin Shipyard Election I'-I 3,465 Merchant Ships Now Under Control Of WSA WASHINGTON, Sept. 6.—As of September 1, the War Shipping Administration had 3,465 mer­ chant type ships under its control, according to the Journal of Com­ merce. Other shipping statistics given in round figures in a statement issued today by the Maritime Commission and the War Ship­ ping Administration follow: Deadweight tonnage of Ameri­ can merchant marine, January 1, 1942, 11,000,000; deadweight ton­ nage built from January 1, 1942, to September 1, 1944, 38,387,600; number of ships built January 1, 1942, to September 1, 1944, 3,751, including 2,316 Libertys; number of men employed in merchant marine, 165,000; number of mer­ chant seamen dead, missing or prisoners of war as of July 31, 1944, 5,750; long tons of cargo shipped out of U. S. in 1943, 62,000,000, and average number of workers in Maritime Commission yards in July, 1944, 595,000. WSA Outlines New Developments In Merchant Seamen's Voting Procedure WAR SHIPPING ADMINISTRATION New York, New York September 6, 1944 Voting Procedure for yierchant Seamen Through the facilities of all seamen's organizations post card applications for state absentee ballots have been made available to merchant seamen on shore. Bulletins explaining the voting" law have been issued at various gram certain of the bulletins are times. Due to changes in the pro- no longer of interest to seamen desiring to vote. The important bulletins now are No. 4 (with AFL MEMBERSHIP Supplement No. 1), 5 and 7. IS NOW OVER Bulletin No. 4 gives a summary of state voting, laws as they ap­ SEVEN MILLION ply to merchant seamen. The Total membership of the majority of the states will accept American Federation of La­ the post card application for bal­ bor now surpasses the 7,000.- lot. 000 mark. President Green Bulletin No. 5 advises seamen announced at a celebration on merchant vessels that the staged by the Toledo Central Armed Guard Officer is the vot­ Labor Union in honoring the ing officer aboard his ship. Bulletin No. 7 explains the use AF of L chieftain. of the Federal Ballot. Nineteen The 7,000,000 figure repre­ states authorize use of the Feder­ sents members actually pay­ al Ballot by the merchant marine. ing per capita tax to the par­ ent body, and with the re- The Federal Ballot is only an ad­ ditional assurance to a person affiliation of the Internation­ al Typographical Union the who wants to vote. If his absentee State ballot does not reach him a number will increase approx­ Jf'ederal Ballot will be furnished imately 85,000. (Continued on Page 4) �' Page Two THE SEAFARERS LOG Published by the SEAFARERS' INTERNATIONAL UNION OF NORTH AMERICA Atlantic and Gulf District SEAFARERS LOG Friday. Seplember 15. 1944 /^|| WHArS DOING Around the Ports NEW YORK This is only one of the many busy again. All routine beefs advantages offered by our new were settled to the satisfaction of Affiliated with the American Federate of Labor, You have heard the old one hall here. The most important the crews on the various vessels about being as "busy as a one- being the recreation facilities and entering this port. HARRY LUNDEBERG ------ Tresident. arm paper-hanger with the the cleanliness of the entire ef­ My last week's report describ­ ed the antics of one of the many hives." Well, Brother, you aint fort. 105 Market Street, San Francisco, Calif. Waterman would-be Bucco Skip­ NEW BUILDING seen nothing yet! If you could only have been around New York The membership in this Port pers. Namely Henry T. Bishop. JOHN HAWK - -- -- -- - Secy-Treas, last week, then you would have is more than pleased with our To date nothing new has devel­ P. O. Box 25, Station P., New York Qty really seen what a busy place new set-up and we are all happy oped as to what, further actions looks like. The Branch here just —hoping it won't be long before the various Government author­ MATTHEW DUSHANE - - - Washington Rep. shipped the highest number of we have a union hall like this ities are going to take on him, but 424 ,5tli Street, N. W., Washington, D. C. men ever shipped for one week not only in New York but in Brother John Mogan, Boston and did the most business ever every Port, and if the Building Agent, and Vice President of the done over the same period in the Fund keeps growing as fast as it Seafarers International, submit­ is, then there is no question but ted some interesting and very en­ entire Seafarers history. Directory of Branches This broke the record set here what we will have them shortly. lightening data on Captain Bis­ BRANCH ADDRESS PHONE around three weeks ago. To make Quite a few of the boys have hop, which I am sure will greatly NEW YORK (4) 5 1 Beaver St HAnover 2-2784 it even tougher than that, was been inquiring when we are go­ aid us in getting Bishop his just BOSTON (10) 330 Atlantic Ave Liberty 4057 BALTIMORE (2) 14 North Gay St Calvert 4539 the fact that the offices were be- ing to throw our house warming dues. Also Brother Hall obtained PHILADELPHIA 6 North 6th St Lombard 7651 ng moved over into the new party a la "New Orleans style" some notarized statements from NORFOLK 25 Commercial PI Norfolk 4-1083 NEW ORLEANS (16). .. 339 Chartres St. Canal 3336 building and we had to continue and it has been discussed several several members of the crew on CHARLESTON (9) 68 Society St Charleston 3-2930 SAVANNAH 220 East Bav St Savannah 3-1728 "Business as usual." As a result, times at our meetings. All hands the last voyage with Bishop TAMPA 423 East Piatt St Tamprt MM-1323 it slowed our affairs up where are of the opinion that we should which will be of great help to­ JACKSONVILLE 920 Main St Jacksonville 5-1231 MOBILE 7 St. Michael St Dial 2-1392 we are operating a couple of days hold this until we have our new wards that end. SAN JUAN, 28, P.R.. behind on settlement of disputes. building laid out to the last "T" However, to get back to Broth­ PUERTO RICO 45 Ponce de Leon San Juan 1885 GALVESTON 2 19 20th Street Galveston 2-8043 which will be second to none and er Mogan's data: BEEFS COLLECTED It seems that Bishop quit We are now in the middle of then pitch a housewarming that all the ships at the time the em, however, and if all hands, will ALSO be second to none. PUBLICATION OFFICE: Submarines and Planes were us­ with disputes in New York, local This sounds pretty good and it ing them for duck hunting sport, 51 BEAVER STREET and outports, will look under the looks as though the fellows and when every one including New York, (4) N. Y. KAnover 2-2784 Money Due List in the LOG this around here are going to follow the WSA, was singing their ~ >267 week they will see the settlement through on it and do the job up praises of the heroic and daring jrown. of disputes. Your for a Greater Member­ deeds of the Seamen. Some of the vessels involved in This Phoney, incidently claims ship. these disputes are the SS JOHN that he returned to sea due to PAUL HALL, Agent MYERS, Alcoa; SS LAFAYETTE, his extreme patriotic fervor after Waterman; SS JAMES GILLIS, working ashore for over two Smith & Johnson; SS CAPE BALTIMORE years for far less money than he AN EDITORIAL COR WIN, Bull; SS LUCY would have earned as a Captain. America stancJs at the crossroads of decision. One road STONE, Mississippi; SS ROBERT Shipping has slowed up some­ Finally he worked up enough leads to Centralzed "Planning" and attendent Dictatorship TREAT, Eastern; and the SS WM. what after a three week spell of courage to ship out again, doing PEPPER, Calmar. Look for your —the other leads to a return to a pre-war status quo with name and the amount due and hectic business and shipping. this, of' course, when the Sub Well this 6eems "to be the regular danger had lessened. economy revamped to the needs of a post-war augmented details under the Money Due List. cycle, so if things run true to During the voyage Bishop was market, domestic and foreign, under a business leadership. The rest of the disputes being form we shall have a two week so scared that he stayed drunk Totalitarian termites are moving heaven and earth to handled in New York should lapse and after that be plenty (Continued m Page i) insure the success of bigger and better Bureaucratic con­ have a decision reached on them very shortly and all hands will be trol and a Government in the United States of America notified by the Money Due List in which will march down the road to Collectivism controlled the following Seafarers Log. By secret tentacles of the Stalinist octopus as the prelude to During the past week, when SS JOHN F. MYERS SS M. T. GOLDSBORO a seizure of power. They are intent on the job of "marry­ we had so many ships paying off,, Donald R. Willis has 32 hrs. Alcoa SS Co. ing" the Administration and through this strategy CAP­ we had for the first time, diffi­ E Sheppard, 16 hrs; P. Reilly. coming. Collect at company of­ culty in obtaining enough rank TURING THE GOVERNMENT FROM WITHIN. The and file Seafarers members from 13 h'rs; R. G. Fink, 8 hrs; S. Jan- fice. • * K plan and process has long been underwayl the floor to act as temporary Pa­ kowski, 8 hrs; J. Marino, 8 hrs. SS LUCY STONE The drive of the CPA, CIO Political Action Commit­ trolmen. The system we have R Tatterman 9 hrs, J. Regan, 8 Mississippi Shipping Co. tees, and so-called "Trade Union leaders" to regiment the been using around here is when hrs, G. E. Miller, 8 hrs. and 2 days' The Steward Dept. can collect votes of American Workers is part of the struggle to cap­ business was very heavy, we pay each for doing Chief Cook's money for extra meals at the would get the necessary number work; T. I. Shelton, 19 hrs; I>. ture control of the American Government with their power of members with the necessary Cruz, 8 hrs; P. J. Olso, 8 hrs; A. company office. • • • extended over the entire nation. The "Trade Union" qualifications to fill in and act as King. B hrs; J. Burton. 8 hrs; W. SS LUCY STONE spheres of operations act as the base of activities. Capture Patrolmen and we must say that H. Valler, 8 hrs. Collect at com­ Mississippi SS Company •of the Government will open the tcay to limitless horizons everyone of these men that have pany office! David Archia, Chief Steward, • • • the potver over the people—over all Unions. They will mold assisted us in this manner so far 121 hrs. Collect at company of­ SS LAFAYETTE American International policies. THIS IS THEIR BID have done crackerjack jobs of fice. filling in. Waterman SS Company • • » FOR POWER. GOOD SHIPPING The 6 AB's who made the last SS ROBERT TREAT Regimentation of American workers is constantly be­ Shipping is so very good here trip each have $6.00 security due Eastern SS Co. ing stepped up by yarious devices. An American seaman lately, however, and the boys them. Collect at company office. E Chapman, OS, 16 hrs; O. * * * carries a Seamen's Certificate, Passports, Coastguard Passes. were turning over so fast, we Rupp, AB, 29 hrs; A. Gosh, AB, SS LAFAYETTE He is mugged and fingerprinted. His life history is on rec- don't have the opportunity to get 3 hrs; H. Randolph, OS. 18 hrs; ord. He must procure a birth certificate if born here, or a man to stay on the beach long Wolfe. Black, Johnson, $21.00 F. Snyder. Carpenter, 1 hr; P. each extra meal money. Vroom, AB, 9 hrs; R. Eley, O.S., citizenship. Records of sailings are kept in Washington by enough to work even one day. Here's hoping that during the • * * 12 hrs; R. Amstutz, AB, 17 hrs. the War Shipping Administration. Time ashore between next big rush we have it will be SS JAMES GILLIS Engine Dept.—W. D. McLaugh­ trips is regulated. He must pass physical examinations by easier for us to get men to fill in. lin. Oiler, 12 hrs; R. Bryant, Oiler, Smith & Johnson SS Co. the War Shipping Administration and records are left be­ We have a very nice set-up 8 Log Beef—William J. Meehan hrs; W. W. Ridgers, Fire, 3 hrs; here in our new building and it hind. He is recorded by a Social Security Number. has had Commissioner's decision J. Rudsill. Fire, 5 hrs; G. McGee, is going to help the membership Fire, 6V2 hrs. These measures are largely necessary and unavoidable, * * to quite an extent. We are ar­ in his favor and can be paid a re­ especially in times of War. We micst add to necessary war ranged so that we can handle any fund of $91.00 by calling at the SS WM. PEPPER time controls, however, the burdens of a totalitarian nature amount of business within our company office. Calmar SS Office • • • placed upon seamen ivho are members of Stalinist-control- building or any amount of ship­ Entire unlicensed pershnttel SS CAPE CORWIN ed "Labor Front Unions." WE SPECIFIC AT TV NAME ping, regardless of how heavy it hnvn 4 weeks' linen money coiU' Bull SS Company gets. ing. THE NMU! Entire crew has $5.00 each due • We are lined up so that we can NMU members are bedevilled by numerous sets of handle disputes as we get them, for lack of linen, with exception Keep In Touch With controls placed upon them by the Stalinist "leaders." They and are able to keep a complete of S. Prestigiacomo, who has $7. due. Collect at company oiBce. (Continued on Page 4) check on them at aU times. Your Draft Board The Face Of The Future MONEY DUE ]r • li-'r.- ,1 ty ii ^ r �Friday, Seplember 15, 1944 War Shipping Panel' OK's SIU Proposals On Electricians' Wages THE SEAFARERS LOG Page Three N Y Meeting Another Skipper Lauds Shows Union's SIU Crew's Conduct Progress Under Invasion Fire NEW YORK, N. Y., Sept. 12— ceived, while seamen sailing on One of the largest meetings ever (Ccmtmud frwn Page 1) NEW YORK, N. Y., Sept. 14—An example of the placements of wbrn-mit equip­ SIU contracted ships have been held in this port assembled in the actions of all crews of the Seafarers International Union of receiving overtime for this work new hall here last evening to ment. since 1938. the year the SIU was showed enthusiastic acclaim to the NA is seen in a letter from D. W. Hayman, Master of the 6. Their hours of work shall be MV Trinidad Head to the officials of the Moran Towing from 8 A.M. to 12 Noon and born. This means that hundreds Union's progress. Several mem­ from 1 P.M. to 5 P.M. Week­ of thousands of dollars went into bers praised the way that the Co., which was made public today. The letter lauds the spirit with which the SIU mem-* days and from 8 A.M. to 12 the shipowners' pockets instead officers of the Branch had held advancement, which I hope they of the pockets of the rank and up under a record week for fi­ bers carried out their duties dur- will be successful in attaining. Noon on Saturdays. Provided, ing many crossings of the English however, he shall make his file seamen sailing on NMU con­ nances and shipping while under Channel while under the heavy They are all looking forward to a tracted ships. the added pressure of moving; al­ routine inspections daily with­ short vacation and rest, and no out payment of overtime in­ The War Labor Board handed though it was explained that a fire of the invasion of the Nor­ doubt, you will be in contact with mandy beachhead. cluding Saturday afternoons, them this because the NMU rep­ few beefs necessarily were hang­ some of them. You can assure The letter pays tribute to the ing fire due to the press of work resentatives screamed for stabili­ Sunddys and Holidays. them that the manner in which "endurance, cooperation and ef­ and business. zation and used as basis for ar­ they have conducted themselves, The Companies' proposals were gument, SIU contracts which con­ Over one thousand men were ficiency" of the crew as well as and their loyalty has been most as follows:" tained these conditions, stating shipped from the hall as crew pointing out their attention to highly appreciated by me, and I Wages P®r month that they should have the same replacements during the week, as their duties and their soberiety. sincerely and unhesitatingly rec­ Chief Electricians $185.25 conditions. We are glad they got well as sixty ships being handled They are also complimented on ommend them to anyone with these conditions because it bene­ by the patrolmen and agent of their discipline. 2nd Electricians $137.50 whom they came in contact. The Companies objected to fits the rank and file National the Branch. Many of these ves­ The full text of Captain Hay- Last but not least, the Navy most of the Union's proposed Maritime Union seamen but it is sels came in with hundreds of man's letter follows: gun crew have at all times co­ MV TRINIDAD HEAD working rules. Matthew Dushane no credit to the top faction of the hours of overtime in dispute be­ operated with me, my officers cause of technical angles worked Capt. Earl C. Palmer, was the labor representative of NMU. and crew. The manner in which We can look forward now to up by some of the operators' rep­ Marine Superintendant, the War Shipping Panel. The War they have conducted themselves War Shipping Administration, Shipping Panel unanimously the National Maritime Union ne­ resentatives, it was reported. shows fine training and efficiency. To my knowledge and belief agreed on the Union's wage pro­ gotiators to go to the National One Brother commented upon Moran Towing and there has never been any dispute posal and recommended that the War Labor Board and ask that the attitude of some of the mem­ Transportation Co., Inc. or greivance between the gun wages for electricians with chief they boost the electricians' wages bers about Chief Stewards and 17 Battery Place, crew and the officers and crew electricians endorsement for "C" on NMU contracted ships for the declared that: "Crews had better New York, 4, N. Y. of this vessel. They are a fine type vessel be $207.00 per month sake of stabilization. They will quit discriminating against them Dear Captain Palmer: •and that electricians with only go with their hat in their hand as Chief Stewards, since the at­ While on the trip to the United hunch of men, sober, and conduct assistant electricians endorse- and say, "We have been good titude of some of the crews was Kingdom, including the task force themselves in the most gentle­ boys, we have not struck any ves­ forcing them as a whole group and several crossings of the Eng­ manly manner at all times. Part ments be $137.50 per month. away from the Union." The SIU has been fighting for sel but the bad, bad SIU boys The members present concurr­ lish Channel, the trip was quite of these men have been with me for a year, and all of them on this have struck vessels and you this scale of wages for Chief Elec­ ed in his expressed sentiments interesting, but a bit trying at particular voyage, and I find them should give us what you gave tricians on "C" type vessels since and asked that measures be taken times, especially during the inva­ today as enthusiastic as ever. It 1941, finally we have wofa our them." to stop unthinking members sion. However, the entire crew point provided that the National I hope they do get the same aboard the ships from rigging up performed their duties in the would be greatly appreciated by War Labor Board approves of the wages for electricians because charges against Chief Stewards most excellent manner at all me, if you would pass on this inWar Shipping Panel's unanimous the seamen electricians will be that were without any basis or times. Not one man showed the frmation to the proper authorities recommendation, which I have the winners but no credit for ob­ foundation. slightest trace of obstinacy. And, on behalf of these men. Very truly yours, every reason to believe they will. taining same should go to NMU It was also reported in the I must say, that in all the many D. W. HAYMAN, Master. The biggest obstacle that has negotiators. years I have been master of a meeting that many of the dis­ MV Trinidad Head. been in our way in winning this War Shipping Panel's Recom­ putes taken up before the Draft vessel, that my present officers decision is the finky wages paid mendation on the Union Proposed Boards and the Coast Guard were and crew head the list so far as to electricians by East Coast op­ of the type that would benefit efficiency, cooperation and endur­ erators contracted to the National Working Rules: ance are concerned. They have THIS IS THE PANEL'S RULING: the welfare of the members of been sober, have been attentive The SS WM. R. DAVIES was in Maritime Union. the Union. This type of dispute Of course, it is common knowl­ 1. Was denied. "Electricians shall it is noted has been becoming to their duties at all times, there Oran on March 23rd, 1943. All be directly responsible to the prevalent of late months. have been no disputes or friction, members of the crew on this voy­ edge to all old-time seamen that Chief Engineer or, in his ab­ and they have maintained the age have attack bonus coming, the SIU has to pave the way now­ sence, to the Engineer in highest regard for discipline. They $125.00. Please get in touch with, adays via the War Labor Board for Overseas Xmas Gifts have worked hard, and every re­ the South Atlantic Steamship Cow charge." better wages, working conditions quest, as well as my orders, have Savannah, Georgia, for collecting and bonuses, etc., for all Ameri­ 2. Was Granted. WASHINGTON, D. C., Sept. 12 been carried out in the most same. can merchant seamen like the 3. Was denied. —GI advice to the home folks on whole-hearted manner. CHARLES WAID, Agent Sru has done in the past, but, be­ 4. Was Granted. Christmas presents for boys over­ Some of these men now seek Savannah Branch fore the war, wages and working 5. Was denied. seas sifts down to "What you send conditions were bettered by the 6. Was Granted. is not as important as the fact SIU via strikes while the top fac­ (Refer to points on Page 1) you remembered to send it," the tion, NMU officials sat on their The Companies proposed that OWI announced this week. prats and got their high powered the following provisions be in­ Christmas packages to service­ political machine to blow their cluded in the agreement: men abroad must be mailed be­ horns loud and long about the BALTIMORE (Coniinued from Page 2) gains that they have made for HIRING OF ELECTRICIANS tween Sept. 15 and Oct. 15. the entire trip. He also develop­ PATROLMEN'S REPORTS "The Union recognizes that the seamen. An example of this ed a halucination that the crew is their last triumph published in special training and experience was talking about him, and Brother Dickey's Report: are required in the case of cer­ would sneak up to the crew's Paid off the Chas. Nordoff, and the "Pilot." of the gains they tain ratings on the modern rooms and listen in order to de­ Trinidad Head. All beefs settled made when they were handed down a decision by the War La­ complex vessel. In view of the termine if that was so, and due to to entire satisfaction of crew. Ap­ above, it is agreed that Elec­ bor Board calling for overtime in his fears he made a general nui- proximately 400 hours disputed tricians should be selected by port after 5 P.M. and before 8 siance of himself the entire voy­ over time settled. Visited various the Company from these mem­ A.M. for a man on watch in fire age, demoralizing the crew and ships on routine beefs which were bers of the Union who are room while cargo is being work­ officers with his childish and yel­ adjusted. available, provided such men I would like to commend the low actions. ed. {CotUhvued from Page 1) are suitable to the Company. come home alive and whole." At the completion of the trip delegate on the Trinidad Head, This concession they just reThe Company shall be the sole The labor leaders who toured Bishop brought two messmen up Brother Lloyd Daniels, whom act­ judge of the man's suitability. ETO at the invitation of the Sec­ on charges before the Coast ed in that capacity for the entire' If suitable men are not avail­ retary of War were R. J. Tliomas, Guard. After hearing all the crew, and turned in the best re­ Will George Flinn, Cook and able from among the Union president, UAW - CIO; Sherman evidence the Coast Guard dis­ port we have seen here for a long membership, the Company may H. Dalrymple, president. United missed the charges against the time. If other ships' delegates Galley Utility man on last voy­ secure men for these ratings Rubber Workers, CIO; David J. messmen, and severely repri­ would do likewise it would make age of John T, Mitchell kindly get from any source whatsoever McD o n a I d, secretary-treasurer. manded Captain Bishop for his things a whole lot easier on the in touch with Captain Hedrick, and without regard to Union United Steelworkers of America, demoralizing actions during the officials. U. S. Shipping Commissioner at membership. Men so secured CIO; Eric Peterson, vice-presi­ trip. Brother Macauly's report: Baltimore, Md. This is in refer­ may remain in the employ of Paid off Trinidad Head, Yam­ This occured at Boston, Mass., dent, International Association of ence to a refund on your Log. the Company, provided that Machinists, AFL; Frank Fenton, last year. Needless to state that hill, the latter a Pacific Dist. JOSEPH FLANAGAN, within a reasonable leiiglli of director of organization, AFL; I referred the added Information Tanker. Overtime beefs all settled Baltimore Agent time they become members of and A. L. Wegener, assistant to to the Fifth Naval District. to crews' satisfaction. Visited vari­ the Union." FRATERNALLY YOURS FOR ous other ships in port on routine the president. International F. O. Swendson, Jr. — Your issues, signed on Walter FlemPanel denied Companies' pro­ Brotherhood of Electrical Work­ LESS HOURS. book is being held in New York ming. JOSEPH FLANAGAN, Agent ers, AFL. posal. for you to pick up. NOTICE Around The Ports Labor Leaders Pledge Continued Total War Effort NOTICES / �Page Four THE New Ships Are Named For 'Raymond V. IngersolF And 'Abraham Rosenberg' The U.S. Maritime Commission has made known that hulls have been assigned for two Liberty Ships, to be desig­ nated the SS Kayinond V. Ingersoll and the SS Abraham Rosenberg, in recognition of War Bond purchases of $5,585,150 made by the members of the Joint Board of the Cloak,. Suit, Shirt and Reefer*: Kings County served for a num­ Makers' Unions in the Fifth War ber of years as the impartial Loan Drive. chairman of the cloak industry. Cloakmakers, in responding to In all the years that he served the call of their country to pur­ chase bonds, and to the call of the cloak trade in the capacity, the union to purchase bonds for his decisions were always direct­ these two Liberty Ships, deem it ed toward the economic welfare, an honor and great privilege to needs and interest of the cloakhave the ships bear the names of makers. Abraham Rosenberg was two such outstanding personal­ the president of the ILGWU in ities as Raymond V. Inggrsoll and the year- 1910, at the time of the Abraham Rosenberg. For, Ray­ great general strike. During that time he was the mond V. Ingersoll, before he was elected Borough President of leader of that general strike of the cloak industry in the City of New York which, was struggling for union recognition, for better union conditions and the moving force of its present great inter­ national. As leader of this strike, NEW YORK, N. Y., Sept. 6— Abraham Rosenberg helped in­ Another member of the Seafarers spire other trades to fight for International Union gave his life union recognition and improved for the war effort, it was revealed union conditions. Both Raymond V. Ingersoll and here today by his shipmates who survived action on the Normandy Abraham Rosenberg will remain beach-head. His fellow shipmates everlasting in the memory of tell the story of the death of Har- cloakmakers. Complete arrangements for ap­ ley F. Snapp, Jr., a messman, who was killed accidentally while propriate ceremonies marked the ashore on the beach-head on July launching of the Ingersoll at Pan­ ama City, Florida, August 28. The 7, 1944. Brother Snapp, his shipmates Rosenberg will be set afloat on , sayf was killed while helping to September 30 at the yards in South Portland, Maine. get war materials ashore. SIU Man Gives . Life In War SEAFARERS LOG Friday, September 15; 1944 'ABMIRAL" CUHRAN The Greal One stood on the NMU roof And pointed toward the sea "We keep *em sailing," he shouted "They sail because of ME! "I'm winning this war by remote control "By the headlines in our Press "I'll sail those ships though the Heavens fall "And never know distress. "I am the Voice from Teheran "And all points East or West "My political speeches, in this War "Shall feather an Admiral's nest. "The Order of Stalin shall grace my breast "In the days that are to come "The Admiral of the NMU roof "Who put Nazis on the bum! "I and my Captains gaze towards the sea "With the Charts for lands afar "We plot the answers to Human Fate "Browder's quadrant and Stalin's Star! "Oh storms may blow and pumps may clog "And the sea moan o'er the bar "The deadly torpedoes do their work "On ships both near and far— "Whatever betide It don't hurt US "We're Captains' of the Main "With our CPA Chart on the NMU roof "We live and light again. "Terriiic our battles in headline news "We quaff our champalgne at the Rltz "At shipowners' dinners In our behalf "Five dollars per plate and our 'blitz.' "Our own self-praise can show no wane "Our Ink wells never run dry "Planes and loudspeakers at our command "In the name of the men who die. WSA Outlines NewDevelopmentg In Seamen's Votes !IMl (Continued from Page 1) by the Armed Guard Officer af­ ter October 1st. If a seaman is ashore in a foreign port a Federal Ballot may be secured from the American Consul or the WSA agent. To use the Federal Ballot he must: 1. Be outside the continental United States. 2. Have applied before Septem­ ber 1st for absentee state bal­ lot, but not have received it. 3. Be a resident of one of the nineteen states that authorize use of the Federal Ballot as per Bulletin No. 7.' We feel that if too many bul­ letins £u:e displayed they will not be read. Therefore, we suggest that only Bulletins No. 4 (with Supplement No. 1), 5 and 7 should be displayed with this notice. M. A. MENDLESEN, Voling Supervisor, Atlanlic Coast District. WSA SPEAKS ON JOBS FOR DISABLED SEAMEN "We're heroes tossed on political waves "We sail on the winds we blow "We're never at a loss for words "New slogans from us flow!" The War Shipping Administra­ tion announced this week that every possible consideration is being given toward finding jobs for disabled seamen within the .shipping industry at their highest practicable capacity. The Great One stood on the NMU roof With Hlllman's glass in his hand Defeating Nazis by remote control The "Sailor" of dry land. —^Top 'n Lift. Protect Both America and^ Your Money hy Investing It in War Bonds, The Face Of The Future AN EDITORIAL {Continued from page 2) must attend all the NMU's so-called "union" meetings and listen to long political tirades and speeches under rigid penalty of not getting their shipping cards starhped. This is in sharp con­ trast to the AFL SIU-SUP, the real seamen's Unions, which encourage their members to at­ tend meetings and take an active and democratic part in conducting the affairs of their OWN " UNIONS, with minor punishment for failure to attend at least every second meeting. The NMU's rigid control of the actions of its members has worked a hazard on the war effort ty causing many of its members to be thrown to the draft boards for failure to attend the NMU's political rallies—for the member's rights of shipping were withdrawn. Under the RMO rules he was thrown to the wolves as an "inac­ tive seaman." Thus, in the NMU regardless of che particular member's needs—compulsion is the root of his behaviour I the Stalinist "union" rules conflict with the war effort. Manning and Manpower. In spite of the fact that Joseph Curran, Stalinist .stooge, is a member of the War Manpower Com­ mission for the New York area, this totalitarian malpractice—its effect upon men and manning of ships HAS NEVER BEEN BROUGHT TO LIGHT! The reason is easily understood! How many have been "fingered" by the CPNMU control and drafted into the army or driven from the 'industry through this simple J .)•, device—their places on. the NMU ships, filled by green trainees shipped from the RMO pools as replacements (to be handed books in the "Union" later at $2 5 per or all they can collect) will never be known, nor the effects on efficiency and safety at sea. Compulsion under guise of "free contribu­ tions" is now used to separate the NMU mem­ bers from hard earned money which the "lead­ ers" utilize to support the Stalinist-controlled CIO Political Action Committee pledged to the re-election of the present Administration. Not only are the seamen TOLD HOW TO VOTE AND WHO TO VOTE FOR—are forced to pay for this ^'Service." Ironically enough their Soveriegn Rights as American Citizens are sub­ verted by CP Labor Frouters who label them­ selves "fighters for Democracy and Freedom from Axis tyranny." Woe to the NMU member who dares to ex­ press the opinion that the right to vote as he sees fit is inherent in Our system of society and Government and that this right is the soul and spirit of Freedom. Without this Right and the exercise of this Right there can be no freedom, nor can there be a TWO PARTY SYSTEM. And, unless we have a two Party or multi-party system we fall prey to the grip of the ONE PARTY TOTALITARIAN RULE. Through the regimentation of Stalinist-controlled "Unionism" the burden of American seamen is aggravated beyond belief. Older sea­ men in large numbers realized this, based upon pre-war experience with Stalinist political rack­ eteers and quit the "Union" to join their ship­ mates in the ranks of clean American Federation of Labor Unions operated under American prin­ ciples of fair play and understanding. The sup­ erimposed regimentations of Stalinists are avoid­ ed and necessary Government regulations more easily borne as the result. This NMU's doubling of regimentation, filled hospitals with nervous wrecks cracking under the strain of ship and shore "Union" serveillance. They spend necessary rest periods ashore ringing door bells "voluntarily" for the election of Vito Marcantonio even though newcomers kno^ nothing of the man or his Stalinist history. This was the NMU members' assignment in "Political Action" regardless of the state of nerves or the hardships of trips at sea. ' Fighting for the Freedom of Mankind we are in moral danger of losing Freedom at home through the machinations of this sinister, politic­ al, racketeering sect masking their activities with super patriotic phrases while they dodge ships and the draft. America stands at the crossroads of decision. Each and everyone of us are America. The VOTE is our heritage and power. Let us think hard and use it wisely in the interests of the American people—in the interests of true Free­ dom and not the ambitions of a Stalinist pol­ itical clique. � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. 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Title A name given to the resource September 15, 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. 29 Description An account of the resource Headlines: SIU PROPOSALS ON ELECTRICIANS' WAGES O KAYED 3465 MERCHANT SHIPS NOW UNDER CONTROL OF WSA NWLB SHIPPING PANEL ENLARGED US LABOR LEADERS PLEDGE CONTINUED PRODUCTION EFFORT FOR TOTAL WAR WSA OUTLINES NEW DEVELOPMENTS IN MERCHANT SEAMEN'S VOTING PROCEDURE AFL UNIONS WIN IN WISCONSIN AFL MEMBERSHIP IS NOW OVER SEVEN MILLION THE FACE OF THE FUTURE NY MEETING SHOWS UNION'S PROGRESS ANOTHER SKIPPER LAUDS SIU CREW'S CONDUCT UNDER INVASION FIRE NEW SHIPS ARE NAMED FORE 'RAYMOND V. 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