http://seafarerslog.org/archives/files/original/73dd09c96fe6a50174077f04f7ce6c65.PDF 5042633b27b1fdd978147c68e32ef235 PDF Text Text .1] k OFFICIAL OBOASr OF TBE ATLAN130 AND QULF DISTBICT, 8BAFABEBB' IRTXiaiASXONAL ITNION OF NOBTB AlOEBICA a VOL VL NEW YORK. N. Y„ FRIDAY. DECEMBER 8, 1944 AFL Leaders At Convention No. 40 :;!1 ,li I AFL Conclave Asks End Of Little Steel Formula; Endorses SIU Resolutions The 64th annual convention of the American Federation of Labor closed last week in New Orleans after a full week of deliberation by the delegates on the problems con­ fronting the workers in both war and peace. Present as delegates from the SIU, and presenting two resolutions effecting the maritime workers, were SIU President Harry Lundeberg, Vice Presidents John Hawk, Morris Weisberger, James Waugh, and President •Z:$ Pat McHugh of the Atlantic Fish-* sailed the "Little Steel" formula ermen's Union. as a betrayal of the understand­ Outstanding convention actions ing whereby labor suspended its during the week were: use of the right to strike for the 1—Authorized President Green duration on the assurance that to lead an AFL coriimittee to the wage disputes would be decided White House to impress upon on their merits. President Roosevelt the urgency Freezing of wages by "one-man of a break in the wage freeze for edict" has been followed, the re­ immediate justice to American port said, by the "more shocking workers and to buttress post-war spectacle" of the majority of the purchasing power. War Labor Board in refusing 2—Called for new conferences "even to recommend" any allevi­ to bring about a united labor ation of the wage freezing movement in America by reaffili- policies. AFL President William Green (left) and President Edward J. ation of CIO unions and the "Thus, at the end of the third Brown of the International Brotherhood of 'Electrical Workers dis­ United Mine Workers Unio.n with year of government regulation of cuss problems arising at the AFL convention in New Orleans. the AFL. labor," the report declared, "the Just about the strongest at­ workers of the nation find them­ tacks of the convention were di­ selves enmeshed in laws of Con­ rected at the "Little Steel" for­ gress, executive orders of the mula and other wage-shackling President, edicts of the directors policies of the administration. of Economic Stabilization, and A report of the resolutions com­ directors of Economic Stabiliza­ mittee, unanimously adopted, as­ tion, and directives of the Nation­ Former SIU Patrolman Recounts Experiences On Chicago Radio Program Brother Matthew Little, form­ twelve hundred men. The fourth erly Patrolman and Dispatcher in trip was just too much for the Baltimore, went on the radio in old scow. Shot full of holes, she Chicago this week to recount a naturally just gave up the ghost few of his more hair-raising ex­ and settled, beneath the - waters periences at sea. Brother Little of the channel. was part of the volunteer crews "In July of 1942 near Archangle which rescued the British Army in the White Sea two torpedoes at Dunkirk, arid used that ex­ struck my ship and down we perience as the basis of his broad­ went within .fifteen minutes. I cast. was able to get off with about 150 Little is now a Lieutenan (j.g.) other men and after bobbing in the Maritime Service and is around in a lifeboat in the freez­ teaching seamanship at the gov­ ing water for five days we were ernment's upgrading school in finally picked up by a British 'Baltimore. Following is the text merchant ship. This was what of the remarks made over the we had aU been praying for, but radio by Brother Little: two nights after we were picked "Going to sea for sixty-three upr—bang, came another torpeyears has taken me into every doe and I found myself back in Ocean and sea throughout the the cold water again. world. However, most of the fun "I was hauled in a life boat started in 1940 when the Jerries with' other survivors but finally were getting their bloody work we attempted to rescue one too in at Dunkirk. I was in England many and the lifeboat foundered. as a member of the crew of an Hours later I was picked up again American Liberty ship, which by another lifeboat and about tw;o had brought her cargo to the hours after that we were picked British Isles. We were all sitting up by a British destroyer and around waiting for the ship to up subsequently taken to Archangel. anchor and return home when "Six months we stayed in Arch­ we heard a British Government angel waiting to get a ship out, appeal to men with sea experi­ and every day the German Stuence to volunteer in the rescue of kas would zoom over the town British troops trapped at Dun­ and drop their eggs. Archangel kirk. Having nothing else to do I volunteered and was assigned' was completely destroyed before aboard an old labandoned ferry- we left. bot which had been brought out "Now that is all behind me, and . of the bone yard for this rescue I am teaching young boys of the .' mission. United' States Maritime Service Port of Bal­ "We made three round trips seamanship at 1.7 t back and forth and rescued over timore." al War Labor Board. Yet, the federation has been unable to ob­ tain acknowledgment from the federal government of the. simple fact that the pre-war standard of living for workers is rapidly de­ teriorating." The convention instructed Pres­ ident Green to name a represen­ tative committee to call on FDR and request that he issue an exe­ cutive order "which wiU realis­ tically adjust the "Little Steel" formula in line with the increas­ ed cost of living and permit em­ ployers and employes to effectu­ ate the newly established policy by voluntary agreement without submission to the War Labor Board." Denunciation of the "Little Steel'' yardstick and of WLB methods came from many union heads. fContinued on Page 4) THE SKIPPER'S HOME AIN'T WHAT IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN When fhe new skipper came aboard the SS Robert Toombs the crew had an idea they were go­ ing to have to educate the gen­ tleman . . . for he was sporting r^ore brass than is seen in Buck­ ingham Palace, had a beard which reached almost to his belly button, talked in the stentorian nev Yftu tM OEAR tones of a "Captain Bligh" and for the past few years had skip­ pered on one of the notorious unorganized lines. But what the crew didn't know was that the new skipper was go­ ing to make the ship a home . that is, a home for himself. The bucko stalked up to the - TAHe: AROARO bridge to inspect his quarters, and found them wanting. He there upon had the starboard side of the wheelhouse and chartroom closed off so as to make himself a nice, cozy three room apartment. He had a private galley built and stocked it with a large share of the ship's canned goods. He then instructed the messboy to come up every da^' and wash his dishes. All would have been lovely ex­ cept for the fact that the bucko forgot that he was skippering a union ship, and that the messboy could collect overtime for serv­ icing his personal galley. When the ship paid off, a bat­ tery of three SIU Patrolmen were on hand. Claude Fisher, Louis Goffin and Jimmy Hanners marched, into the South Atlantic office to explain that the union didn't care if the skipper install­ ed a Swedish message parlor, but the crew would demand overtime for rubbing him down. The company not only paid the messboy 46 hours overtime, but apologized for ever hiring this skipper and announced that he was now an ex-Skipper as of that moment. This bucko is now presumably back on the unorganized ships, where a man can make a home without paying overtime. •r>i i 4- �m '¥ TMM ^EAF ARERS Page Two SEAFARERS LOG 5 •, Friday. December 8. 1944 LOG Break Little Steel Formula Published by the SEAFARERS' INTERNATIONAL UNION OF NORTH AMERICA Atlantic and Gulf District CND nUL HALL Affiliated with the American Federation of Labor, I 'i -'-t;- i..- • HARRY LUNDEBERG ------ President •* 105 Market Street, San Francisco, Calif. JOHN HAWK - -- -- -- - Secy-Treas. P. O. Box 25, Station P., New York City MATTHEW DUSHANE - - - Washington Rep. 424 ith Street, N. W., Washington, D. C. m Directory of Branches BRANCH NEW YORK (4) BOSTON (10) BALTIMORE (2) PHILADELPHIA NORFOLK NEW ORLEANS (16). CHARLESTON (9)... SAVANNAH TAMPA ACKSONVILLE , OBILE SAN JUAN, 20 P.R., PUERTO RICO (iALVESTON ADDRESS 51 Beaver St 330 Atlantic Ave.. 14 North Gay St... 6 North 6th St.. .. , 25 Commercial PI.. 339 Chartres St.... 68 Society St 220 East Bay St.. . 423 East Piatt St.. 920 Main St 7 St. Michael St... PHONE HAnover 2-2784 Liberty 405 7 Calvert 4539 Lombard 765 I Norfolk 4-1083 Canal 3336 Charleston 3-2930 Savannah 3-1728 Tampa MM-1323 Jacksonville 5-1231 Dial 2-1392 45 Ponce de Leon. 219 20th St San Juan 1885 Galveston 2-8043 rr m PUBLICATION OFFICE: 51 BEAVER STREET HAnover 2-2784 New York, (4) N. Y. •267 Editor's MaO Bag tisi^ss Crew Of Lyman Hall Finds Union Geared For Results We though it might be interesting to the membership to know what kinii of representation we, the crew of the SS Lyman Hall, South Atlantic Steamship Company, got at our pay-oflf in New York after making a voyage of months. As'is to be expected from a long trip of this sort, we had numerous disputes, with^ the total disputed overtime building they have in New York tional Union feel cocky, we have amounting to 2,986 hours. at this time. It really looks like Dear Brother Editor: every right to have that feeling, As instructed by our Organi­ a million bucks and, better still, Each new issue of the NMU for our organization belongs to the representation gotten there is Pilot reads as though the NMU us, the rank and file. We are zation before leaving, we con­ of the same high type that the oftcials have taken a "nose dive" cocky when we boast of the tacted the Union Hall as soon as builc3,ing is. up the saw-dust trail and the union representation. We know we docked in New York and were Ralph Grant, 23793 program from now on shall be the Agents and Patrolmen, the told to have all hands present in Edmund Kyzenewski, 25222 a sober condition as the Patrol­ "Lead Kindly Light." It looks as Dispatcher, down to the janitor Walter Nelson, 30112men from the Union Hall would though Joe Curaan has become are all rank and file working Robert L. Barber be on board in a short while. We an "Apostle of brotherly love" stiffs like ourselves, men who Robert H. Ross, 27534 did this and shortly thereafter, with his forgive us our tres­ fought to create this union and Albert Redmond passes as we steal steadily still fight on to preserve it. All the Patrolmen arrived, and that Raymond A. Knowlton through your pastures, sowing of our officials are genuine sea­ was when things began to hap­ Lehmon C. Rushing the seeds of hatred under the men, not of the 14th street va­ pen. Donald E. Henne Mr. Hunter, one of the repre­ screen of we have seen the light riety, men who had guts, enough A. G. Hill to a new dawn and we forgive to sail the ships during this war. sentatives of the South Atlantic W. M. Meester the brothers who have sinned They didn't stay home preaching Steamship C o m p a n y, was on James B. Henly, 24552 board, representing the company against us. a second front, they went out and Johnnie B. Purser and he had slashed the overtime Do people like Curran actually helped to create that front. G. A. Waters out until there was hardly any­ believe men forgive people of his Always remember, when you're thing left at all, although prac­ S. Stenkorski, 3.0263 caliber after the publicity of filth a member of the Seafarers Int'l tically all of the things he dis­ Louis E. Caroway and false propaganda they spread Union you are in a fighting man's puted were legitimate. Patrolmen James W. Swiat, 23499 through whispering campaigns union battling for conditions. We J. P. Shuler and Bull Sheppard William M. Tucker, 41314 and pamphlets strewed from coast don't claim to be the "Apostles of instructed the crew to stand by S. D. Simpkins, Jr. •to coast, defaming the character Truth," we do proclaim ourselves until such time as all of these dis­ O. Partell of sincere rank and filers; men as the defenders of "Justice." putes were settled. This we did.; Thik Waldron who ask nothing of labor other "Truth" in itself is only what we The ship wag originally scheduled Red McCorkol than the right to stand within its can see and understand. To pro­ J. D. Semburton ranks to defend their ideals and claim yourself as the teacher of to pay off Monday, but did not. Our three ship's delegates and principles for the benefit of the absolute "truth" is to call your­ Patrolmen Shuler and Sheppard majority? self "God" and I'm sure Joe Cur­ debated the overtime up until Slowly and surely the march ran hasn't climbed that high to 1:30 a.m. Wednesday. We finally of "truth" is faced with justice; become the creator of all man­ paid off Wednesday afternoon the scales are being balanced and kind's intellectual knowledge and and collected everyone of the 2,- Brother Albert Karlonas lost the Communist-controlled NMU teacher of moral ethics on 986 hours which had been dis­ his papers some place in or is being exposed to all the uni­ the around the SIU hall in New York. this earth. puted by Hunter. verse in its full state of corrup­ We try, to the best of our im­ This was indeed representation Anyone finding these papers tion. please return them to the infor­ These hypocrites would now perfections, to be as perfect as by our shore side officials and it mation window on the fifth floor. beg to sit with politicians, ship­ possible, to give A to all seamen makes everyone of this crew owners and all the enemies of the real justice of the "Brother­ proud to belong to such an outfit, the working class, while they hood of Seamen" by being hon­ that gives such real representa­ tion. Part of this crew are trip preach to the American worker, "we do this in the name of pa­ est and fair in dealing with each card men ahd naturally, they other as brothers within the were more than pleasantly sur­ triotism." Voltaire said, "Patriotism is the ranks of the Seafarer's Interna­ prised at the results gotten by these New York Patrolmen. last retreat of a scoundrel." Birds tional Union. of a feather flock together so the While we are on the subject of JOSEPH S. BUCKLEY, New York, we would like also to NMU union officials should feel Book No. 312 compliment our Organization on at home. the wonderful setup and the new We of the Seafarer's Interna(Continued on Page 3) Notice! The Navy has been cutting down the number of men carried in gun crews on Liberty Ships. The usual gun crew carried is 29 men, but with the reduction most all of them now will be carrying 11 men. Dropping the number of gunners on each vessel is also go­ ing to mean the reduction in the number of men in the Steward Department. One operator in this port is attempting to cut two men. This Organization agrees that one man should be removed from the Steward Department but not two. If this Organization has its choice in the one man to be removed from these crews, it is our opinion that this man should be the Saloon Utility man. This should guarantee better con­ ditions for our Steward Depart­ ment members. This is one point to be considered; and another im­ portant one is the fact that in dropping the number of gunners on these vessels, it will mean larger and roomier quarters for the crew themselves. Not only that, but the food cou^ be of bet­ ter quality and of larger quantity. 4 i Speaking of the War's end and its effect on the maritime indus­ try, the members of this Organi­ zation must face now a new problem. As soon as the Euro­ pean War is over, the majority of ships will be diverted to the Pa­ cific Coast until such time as the war with the Japanese ends. We will have some difficulty (u-ewing these vessels up on the Pacific Coast unless the membership on the East Coast decides to sail from there. This is what we should do as there is no question but what most of our contracted vessels will be sailing in that vi­ cinity. It will be. years before shipping goes back into its nor­ mal channels and routes and un­ til that time we should all make up our minds, regardless of where shipping goes, that it is our duty to sail those vessels. We must maintain the union conditions on these ships, conditions for which we fought so hard. tit Three men recently came to the Seafarers hall in New York and requested the union's support in obtaining releases for them from the Maritime Commission where they were employed in some shore capacity, so as to go to sea. The Maritime Commission refus­ ed to allow their personnel to be released for active sea duty. It is easy to imagine the amazement expressed by several: officials of the Seafarers later on in the week when, at the fight' program at Madison Square Garden, Lt. Commander Benny Leonard, of the Maritime Service, made an impassioned plea for men to sail ships immediately. The speech did not seem to coincide vgith the policy of the Maritime Commis­ sion itself—or could it be that the USMS is beating the drums for public opinion so as to create the impression that they are ab­ solutely indispensable in our war effort???? �Friday, December 8, 1944 THE SEAFARERS %OG Around Hie Ports Editor's Mali Page Three FORE WAFT (Continued from Page 2) November 14, 1944 their necks pretty closely, they NEW YORK are grabbing themselves a job Seafarers' Log, By BUNKER This port has dropped back to out. As a result. Dispatcher Paul Dear Sir: normal this week, with only 21 Gonsorchik and Agent Paul Hall The first edition of 'Merchant are usually running around until Seamen's Law" is about sold. A ships paying off. The SS Albert Burleson o: 10:30 or so in the morning before publisher of marine books has bfEvery time a few of the "old timers" get together in the big American Range Line paid off they are able to get a committee fered to print 20,000 copies of a leather easy chairs at 51 Beaver Street they start reminisscing about here the first of the week. She to open balloting. In spite of this second edition. I know of some the days that used to be. And they don't call them the "good old had been ou^ since July. All drop, however, all hands can look corrections to be made, some ad­ days." beefs were settled aboard includ­ for a record in this port for bal­ ditions, and perhaps some omis­ Besides cussing out the Johnny-come-latelies who free-load and ing about nine hundred extra loting, and this port will make a sions, but I would be-very grate­ won't take out a book at the end of the trip, they laugh about the meals for the Steward Depart­ record that will be a mark to ful to the officers and men who pleasure cruise sailors who hate to get their dungarees dirty. have read the book, if they would ment which was to be set up for shoot at for years to come. "Dirty," says one old timer, "Why, I remember back in '33, one let me have their criticism or YOURS FOR MORE COMMIT­ the cooks and the messmen. The trip when the Chief kept me down in the bilges from eight in the suggestions for the next edition. next day Steward William Shore TEEMEN. morning till five at night. I looked like a greased pig when I came What did you look for in the came to the hall demanding that J. P.-SHULER. Palrolman topsides and I didn't get time to clean up for dinner, either." book and didn't find? he be cut in on the extra meal SILAS B. AXTELL. It's not only the bad wages but such petty abuses as that which, money. Upon being questioned Attorney at Law, the union contracts have overcome. as to how the overtime was 15 Moore Street, The hiring hall, too, comes in for a pat on the back when the equalized he said that he had New York City boys recall the black ball system that was once used by the Shipping eight hundred hours. The next • • • Board, which corresponds to the present WSA set-up. If they didn't high man in the Steward Dep't. November 25, 1944 like you for some reason you were black balled from all Shipping had two hundred hours. The Cape Mohican payoff had In the last few weeks we have Editor, Seafarers Log Board ships, which were the best then sailing. patrolman Frenchy Michelet and seen quite a number of amusing Dear Sir: Shipping Board vessels were tops for wages and working condi­ Louis Coffin reviewing their things aboard various ships. The following situation still tions, with a $52.50 minimum for ABs, but other ships ranged from geometry to find an angle by There was the skipper having his exists. that down to almost nothing. Many lines, especially the Atlantic which they could write up the own personal galley in his quar­ Certain merchant seamen, by ships, carried a flock of work-a-ways who kow-towed to the officers overtime so it could be collected. ters, and using a messman as his careless remarks about ship for a chance to make the next trip'on the pay roll. With Frenchy's experience at cut­ private dishwasher. There was movements mentioned in person­ Ice boxes were non-existent then, as well as a night lunch on ting corners and the time Louie the screwball NMU stooge Mate al letters to their families and most ships. Ships that did furnish a night lunch put out dried-up has put in copying overtime who wastes his time trying to friends, are endangering the lives franks and sausages that tasted like a combination of sawdust and from the Moran tugs they col­ talk good SIU men into listening of their shipmates as well as their alfalfa. lected all beefs after re-writing to his phoney propaganda. We own, besides hindering the war Typical of many bad ships that put to sea in the '20s was a tub find this amusing since the skip­ effort. all the overtime. that one of the boys caught out of Frisco. When he asked about his The SS Lyman Hall of South per in question cost the company It would be appreciated if your bunk they showed him a wide board in a crummy fo'castle up in the Atlantic SS Co. set jap to pay off sixty-three hours overtime and organization through your news­ eyes of the ship. The other two oilers had arrived earlier and grab­ Monday. Patrolman Bull Shep- therefore lost his job. paper or by other means would bed the only two spring bunks. Dinner the first day out was hot pard and I boarded her for a As for the former Chief Mate, bring to the attention of the watery soup and hash that smelled to high heaven. Dinner the sec­ three o'clock payoff. We chewed there is really a pip. This guy membership the importance of ond day out was the same. Ditto on the third. Fortunately, the the pay roll and found that the was so soft-brained (got that way maintaining silence concerning crate put in to San Pedro before leaving for the Orient and the men were short from $80.00 to no doubt from finking in every vital war information. lucky brother managed to hit the dock. $200.00 in overtime. There was no seamen's strike in the last ten Very truly yours, one from the company to settle years, and then becoming an or­ M. A. MENDLESEN. beefs. The crew having made an ganizer for the chief fink school, Security Officer, CONSIDER THIS . . . eight months' trip wanted to pay the NMU) that he actually War Shipping Admin. Just before the war started the United States was fourth among • * < off, but they thought as they had thought that he could get away the maritime nations in the number of ships operated in foreign waited eight months for the with his phoney tricks with a November 27, 1944 trade. Despite the volume of our export business, the British, the money that they might as well good SIU crew. This crew using Editor, Japs and the Germans aU had larger merchant marines. wait another day or two and get good sense, waited until they got Dear Sir: it all. The Captain called for into port and then reported this I wish to express my appreci­ company representation. We phoney to the patrolman who ation for the swell benefits I have Between calls the second fioor dispatching staff turn poets. Right were on the overtime for about contacted the company. And in received from the membership I 24 hours. Ralph Grant, No. 23,- no time at all this jerk was an have had in the SIU and assure now they're working on a sequel to Sal of the Leigh Valley, but 793, Engine Delegate, Raymond ex-mate. you that a return to the focs'le their latest one is printed below. A. Knowlton, Deck Delegate, and Another incident was a certain on my part will definiately in­ Edward Redmond, Steward Dele­ Second Cook who also had the clude a return to the SIU. gate, worked with the patrolmen bright idea that the SIU men FERDINAND Fraternally yours, until all beefs were settled. The needed some education. Needless Wallace O. Turnwall By Ann, Paul. Curly and Frenchy ship paid off Wednesday night to say, this guy is now an exwith the unlicensed personnel member of the SIU. lieve that any man who works Oh my nam* is Fardinand collecting approximately 3000 And I'm a sUtin' in ihe clover; From time to time we run into must and shall be paid. But when hours overtime. A number of the these guys and we take immedi­ we get one like asking for over­ Come on boys, lend a hand. crew were all permit men, but ate action. Lo and behold they time for relieving for coffee at Take that ammunition overl they took out books. The SIU is loose out in the end, but as we three-thirty in the afternoon, Can't you hear me. I'm a-pleading. proud to accept men of this cali­ say, they amuse us very much in then we really have to laugh. We Poor old Uncle Joe's a-needing. bre for membership, as they their foolish attempts to try to have heard some pippen over­ 'Course I used to brand war folly. prove that they are good union harm us. We also meet the boys time beefs in the past, but this And lend-lease a waste o' money. material. who have a'great habit of calling one takes the cake. Things are different now. by golly! There are a number of old SIU any work done overtime. We be- LOUIS COFFIN. N.Y. Pafrolman Give 'em all our milk and honey! members who are sailing as of­ Get those war cargoes started ficers that have dropped in this Joe and Adolph. they done parted! week to pay their dues, vote and chin with their brother members. Guns and jeeps, they aint forbidden; They are all pleased with the Quit your loafing at the bar. new hall and set up in the New SS JOHN S. CASEMENT man. $28.13; C. Lynsky. $14.63; O. I was really only kiddin'— York branch. Among them were H. E. Wakefield. Bos'n. 3 hrs; Timm. $20.42; R. Candelon. It aint no capitalistic war! Bob Willock, Bud Ray, Smokey C. W. Schofield. AB, 191/2 hrs; L. $14.83; J. Regan. $124.49; W. BarSo. come on. lend a hand, my hearty. Lanton, and David Bass. We are B. Mahoney. AB. 16 hrs. less field. $12.60; C. Dobrovolsky. It's for our NMU and party! glad to see these old timers that $48.60; J. Tarkov. $31.05; M. Mus$6.00 Security Watch; F. E. know the score on the bridge and throttle. It's a relief from con­ Smith, OS. 2 hrs; E. E. Kunchich. zynski. $3.15; E. Kuta. $4.50; H. AB. 3 hrs; W. C. Truelove. OS. 1 Egge. $24.30; F. Gages. $25.85; H. tacting these 90 day wonders. JCi/A/FSYMAdf mOA CAAfnMA/Y hr; William J. Kutcher. AB. 7 hrs; Bolinski. $32.05;'R. Budgen. $37.Despite the lull in the payoffs, 80; D. Garatz. $27.00; F. Funker. Howard M. Khouri. AB. 9 hrs. shipping is still picking up with MM/e0Af4^ jme over 900 shipped out in all De­ plus 25c; Roy A. Risberg, OS, 4 $37.55; RXee. $112.96; M. Costelhrs. Collect by writing to Luck- lo. $168.11; T. Hess. $165.41. TWff cmo»£M 1941 1944 partments the past week,^ inffuriY ishe ^S3.S0 Collect at Eastern SS Company enbach SS Co.. Mr. R. Keyser. wAse Balloting has slowed down in office in New York City. TAXtt 444 me this port, in comparison to what 120 Wall St.. New York City. • • • • utter SS J. BARTLETT 9.70 it was, due to the fact that a MlCfiMf SS DEL RIO S. Gold. $65.70; T. Prementine. couple of our "old reliable'" com­ WCOMt TO iS492 ^42.94 MeGregor and Pinilla. wipers, t/reoAf mittee men have shipped out. A $17.70; P. Salvo. $42.75; H. Mchave 120 hours apiece coming for Craw. $1.80; A. Neuklis. $7.20; R. couple of the boys were acting regularly on this committee for Mahoney. $7.20; J. Holly, $9.00; overtime work. Collect at the us, but due to the fact that the A. Goldsmit, $15.30; B. Bernstein, New York office of the Mississ­ draft board is breathing down $9.00; L. Fitsh. $28.12; W. Wild- ippi Steamship Co. Reflections Of A Front Patrolman MONEY DUE . "•'•J �V' Page Four THE SEAFARERS LOG AFL Endorses SIU Resolutions l;. ] Friday, December 8, 1941 STRAIGHT men's wages to achieve low labor an initial appropriation of $25,costs, and 000,000.00 and this by way of a Whereas, The present price support price mechanism, there­ ceiling structure as promulgated fore be it , by the Office of Price Adminis­ Resolver, That the Executive tration in July, 1943, represents a Council of the American Federa­ 36% cut in fishermen's wages in tion of Labor be and now is forth­ comparison with wages prevail­ with empowered and instructed ing prior to such price regulation, to undertake all necessary and and appropriate measures. Legisla­ Whereas, The Vessel-OperatorDUAL UNIONS OF SEAMEN tive, Administrative, and other­ RESOLUTION NO. 152 — By Fish Dealer Combine have re­ wise— cently undertaken a campaign to Delegates Harry Lundeberg, John Hawk, Morris Weisberger, James pressure the OPA to remove 1. To assure the North Atlantic Fresh Fish and Sea Food from Fishermen minimum wageWaugh, Seafarers International By "FRENCHY' MICHELET Price Control so that prices and prices on a parity with pres­ Union of North America. We have discussed cooking purpose of this book will be to wages to the Fishermen may be ent price ceilings, Whereas, The Seafarers' Inter­ with masters of the art in many assist the membership to get national Union of North America further depressed — and all this lands. If we were to try to sum more benefit from the foods stor­ has been granted jurisdiction without seeking parallel price ad­ 2. To prevent removal or sus­ up their views on what consti­ ed in the ice boxes and store­ pension of price control over over Seamen and Fishermen in justment of food. ice. fuel oil and other costs of fishing vessel-oper­ the North Atlantic Fishing tutes good cooking, it would boil rooms of the vessels under con­ all waters of North America and Industry, unless any such re­ down to something like this: The tract to us. We are collecting Canada by the American Federa­ ation which the fishermen now pay. and laxation of control is coupled secret of good cooking is to have' ideas from the best cooks and tion of Labor, and Whereas. Congress, in the Price (a) with assurance of mini­ a rich stock pot and plenty of stewards in this organization Whereas, The Seafarers' Inter­ Control legislation, has declared mum wages and prices to spices to properly season and with a view of consolidating and national in its organizing activit­ bring out the full flavor of foods. editing this information in book its purpose to protect wage earn­ fishermen comparable to the ies admitted to its affiliation the It's as simple as that. form. ers against "undue impairment of 1944 Price Control Act stand­ Canadian Seamen's Union upon Now any ship's cook has ready We propose to find out exactly their Standard of Living" by sta­ ard as now in part embodied their request, and at hand the proper ingredients why some stewards can bring in in the Fresh Fish Price Regu­ Whereas, This union has refus­ bilization of both prices and for a rich stock pot, and he a ship with a happy and con­ lation (MPR 418), and (b) ap­ ed to live up to the principles and wages, even to the point of pre­ should have the proper spices to tented crew, while others get venting "a post emergency col­ propriate price reductions to policies of the Seafarers' Interna­ bring out the full flavor of any every charge in the book thrown the consumer, tional Union of North America, lapse of value." and food. Even the hungriest of port at them. We propose to include Whereas. In implementation of and as a result at Convention of such purpose. Congress in the 3. To extend to the fishermen, stewards will spring for the few dozens of good practical ship the Seafarers International Union the benefits of "support dollars necessary to store a ves­ menus so that the crew of a ves­ 1944 Act continuing Pries Con­ it instructed the Executive Board prices" as now enjoyed by sel with the proper spices—the sel with even the most unimag­ trol has further declared that of the Seafarers International producers of agricultural point is for a chief steward to inative of stewards won't be able price regulation of fresh fish must Union to revoke the charter of commodities under the pro­ know what he needs! to tell what day of the week it is conform to a minimum standard, the Canadian Seamen's Union, We are preparing a manuel for visions of the Commodity simply by looking at the menu. to wit. the "average 1942 prices." and cooks and stewards. The sole Credit Corporation Act and We are going to include sugges­ and Whereas. This Canadian Sea-1 tions to stewards to help them related Federal Laws and Whereas. Canada, to uphold men's Union is at the present Executive Orders. lay out the work for their depart­ present fishermen's wages, made time engaged in dual organizing ment on every type of vessel. in Canada and its President. Mr. | Yes, and we are going to devote Pat Sullivan, in his capacity as a full chapter to the" history and the Secretary of the Trades and uses of spices, because there's too LEWRAGAS Labor Congress of Canada, affili­ many ship's cooks who evidently All is forgiven. Please, please ated with the American Feder­ think a spice is one of the ingre­ get in touch with me at once. ation of Labor has been using his dients of the dish rather than a Sophia. said office to foster this dual Sea­ seasoning agent to bring out the men's movement in Canada, and SS SAMUEL HUNTINGTON full flavor of the food. particularly in British Columbia, Crew members familiar with Today we continue our discus­ where they have openly joined the circumstances leading to the sion for ways that a chief stew­ hands with the CIO dual organi­ accident to Herman D. Haddock, ard might best utilize the hun­ zation. and are attempting to in­ please communicate with Rich­ dreds of pounds of chuck that he fringe on the jurisdiction of the ard M. Cantor, 51 Chambers finds himself stuck with under Naval Courts can try Merchant Seamen for offences British Columbia Seamen's Street, New York City. the WSA Directive on carcass against the Merchant Shipping Aid or' the Defence Union, a bonafide labor organiza­ beef. The following men have cloth­ tion. chartered and affiliated to Regulations Any cnme which could be tried under English A tasty Beef a La Mode tn^ ing at the Waterman office in be taken from the chuck. Make the Seafarers International Union law may be charged - in a 'Naval CourL It makes no Baltimore: I. B. McGregor, Frank a spiced vinegar by cooking for of North America, therefore, be it Deniso, T. Frison, William Galla­ ten minutes several cups of vine­ Resolved. That the convention difference whether the cnme is committed on board or tin, G. Zmuda and Henry Dris- gar, a large onion chopped fine, hereby go on record requesting ashore. coll. the officials of the American salt, dry mustard, whole black Federation of Labor to notify, the peppers, -whole cloves and all­ U.S. hfilitary ' Courts hove complete jurisdiction over LEONARD HEALEY: Trades and Labor Congress of Your case is reaching trial next spice. Cut the chuck into pot all U.S. citizens here. Canada and its affiliates, includ­ week. Get in touch with Silas B. roast form and tie it to insure ing the Labor Councils of Canada economical cutting. Put the meat Axtell. Recent cases are: — to cease recognizing this dual in the marinade and let it remain Seamen's Union fostered by the RAY W. SWEENEY, piecard in there for several hours, stirring A greaser was convicted on ^ charges of being Canadian Seamen's Union and to Galveston was married on Octo­ frequently. Chop several onions . recognize only the Seafarers In­ DRUNK so that be could not do his work. ber 21st. Best of Luck. fine and a little parsley and add ternational Union of North Am­ a litle salt, pepper and chili pow­ Will holder of receipt No. 51459 The Sentence was 3' months imprisonment in a erica. and its affiliates. der. Cut larding pork and raw please report to the office of the hfilitary Field Prison in Italy and a fine. ham into finger-wide strips and MINIMUM WAGE PRICES Secretary-Treasurer. make incisions in the meat by FOR FISHERMEN Two firemen were convicted of BROACHING OARGO SS MONTANA: piercing it with a butcher's steel. RESOLUTION No. 153 — By Crew that was on during trip Roll the pork and ham in the Delegates Harry Lundeberg, John and taking whisky from the NAAFI stores in the cargo.. to far East when Darwin Martin seasonings (minced onion, par­ Hawk. Morris Weisberger. James became ill and was taken off the sley, etc.) and insert alternately Waugh. Pat McHugh, Seafarers The Sentences were 3 montha and 2 months ship at Penang, please contact into the incisions. Dredge the International Union of North imprisonment in a Military Penal Establishment in Italy Martin through the Maritime meat in flour. America. Law Office, Room 1604, 15 Moore and fines. Now cut up a number of Whereas. The Fishermen of treet. His case will be tried be­ onions, green peppers, turnips, New England and New York fore Christmas and he needs aid. carrots and brown them in bacon work on a profit-sharing system drippings. Put the browned veg­ whereby their wages depend on etables in a heavy pot. Brown and are determined by the fluctu­ the meat thoroughly in the Same ating prices and sales proceeds of drippings and place over the vegtheir catch as fixed by a VesselHere is a notice which is being posted in the focs'l of every U. S. ables. Add enough rich stock to Operator - Fish Dealer Combine, merchant ship when it hits Naples. The crew tore down this notice reach half way up to the top of and Whereas, The Vessel-Operator- when the ship returned to New York and brought it to the union the meat. Add whole cloves, Fish Dealer Combine, by their hall. Note that an Oiler ("Greaser") got drunk and was thrown in a stalk of celery, two bayleaves, control of prices at ports of fish military prison for 3 months and given a fine on top of it. American quartered onions, whole carrots landings, have from time almost seamen, who are presumably taking "Democracy" to Italy, are vic­ and a pinch of thyme.. Simmer gently until tender. , ' immemorial depressed fisher­ tims of a procedure which would well have done Mussolini proud. (Continued from Page 1) SIU delegates introduced two resolutions; one aimed at isolat­ ing the C.P. dominated Canadian Seamen's Union, and the other at guaranteeing fishermen a decent price for their catch. Both reso­ lutions were passed by the con­ vention unanimously. 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