http://seafarerslog.org/archives/files/original/ea2fa1936af530ecf00e88365cfe1726.PDF b2b0bfd1f52c98ee471d8865fc3c36e3 PDF Text Text V •' r Official Organ of the Atlantic and Gulf District, Seafarers International Union of North America NEW YORK. N.Y.. FRIDAY. NOVEMBER I. 1946 Vol. VIII. Deck Officers' Strike Settied; MM&P Wins Major Union Victory PRECEDENCE NEW YORK, October 30—The 2 8-day strike of the Masters, Mates, and Pilots came to an end on Monday when the Union voted overwhelmingly to accept the, terms won by their Negotl-^ting Committee. The results' of the balloting were 2646 in favor of ratification and 6911 against. This vote includes all* ports except Norfolk and Savan­ nah, but even if these two ports declare themselves against the new contract, it would not be enough to overpower the rest of the voting. "The vote was preponderantly in favor of accepting the agree­ ment," said Captain A. E. Oliver, co-Chairman of the Union's Ne­ gotiating Committee. "It aver­ aged 10 to 1 in New York, and 7 to 1 in most other ports." There was no question but that a major victory had been won by the deck officers. First of all they received a 15 per cent wage increase, but what is even more important from their point of view is that now, for the first time in maritime history, licensed officers will be hired through the Union Hiring Hall instead of hav­ ing to go hat in hand to the com­ pany office for a ship. OPERATORS OBSTINATE From the beginning of the ne­ gotiations the shipowners had agreed, in principle, to the idea of Union shipping for Mates, but on the question of the same prin­ ciple for Masters, a shag was hit. The MM&P refused to settle un­ less this basic principle was re­ solved in their favor, and an agreement was finally arrived late on Saturday, October 26, which granted preferential hir­ ing for Union Skippers. Thus, the issue which had pro­ longed the strike for quite some time was conceded to the Union, and within 36 hburs formal an­ nouncement was made of the end of the strike. Early sailings are expected, al­ though it was thought that it would take a little time before shipping returned to normal. In some quartei-s it was felt that it would take at least one month, but other estimates ranged from two to three weeks. Although this was the first strike action ever undertaken by the licensed deck officers, thehsolidarity and the support of the AFL Maritime Trades Depart­ ment made the result a foregone conclusion. Members of the Un­ ion have emphasized that the strike made the organization more solid, and able to build for the future. Eight pages of this issue have been devoted to the new Seafarers contract. Because of this many , of the regular features of the Seafarers Log have been omitted this week. They will all be with us next week, and meanwhile each member will have a copy of the contract to hold him until printed in regular booklet form. No. 44 Membership Group Hails SiU Contract As Best in industry NEW YORK—The recently signed contract, cover­ ing General and Working Rules, has been hailed by the Membership Committee elected to consider the agreement, and acceptance by the membership has been recommended. In their report the Committee recommends this action SMILES OF VICTORY Successfully ending the strike of licensed deck officers, these men have plenty to be smil­ ing about. Practically all of the MM&P's. demands were met. and the solidarity they displayed should make future negotiations easier. Negotiations started in Washington, but because of the stalling of the operators the Union Negotiating Committee walked out. When sessions were re­ sumed in New York, there was-more of an effort on the part of the shipowners to bargain hon­ estly. Left to right, standing. Captain Leon Cohen; Captain B. C. Swain; R. J. Swain, and Cap­ tain William Ash. negotiators for the MM&P; John Hawk. Secretary-Treasurer of the SIU; Morris Weisberger. New York Port Agent of the SUP; W. M. Costello and L. Schmidt. MM&P negotiators. Seated, left to right. Joseph P. Ryan. President of the ILA; Frank J. Taylor, head of the American Merchant Marine Institute; Fred R. Livingston, Federal Conciliator; and Captain A. E. Oliver. President of Local 88. MM&P. Brothers Hawk. Weisberger and Ryan represented the AFL Mari­ time Trade Department, which supported the MM&P in their beef. ibecause; 1. This contract shows great improvement over the previous ship contracts; and 2. This contract has the great ad­ vantage of being the first unified contract agreement to appear on SIU ships. The complete text of the agree­ ment, which appears on pages 5 to 12 inclusive, bears out this thought. Even the Seafarers In­ ternational Union, which has al­ ways enjoyed superiority insofar as wages and conditions are con­ cerned, never before had some of the advantages which they now have won. The^ excellent contract is the result of intensive work by the Union's Negotiating Committee, and climaxed months of bargain­ ing which was interrupted only by the SIU-SUF General Strike against Government bureaucraby. INTERIM AGREEMENT Negotiations on General and Working Rules began in ecumest after the companies had signed an interim agreement covering wages on August 5. The wage scale that went into effect at that time was the best ever achieved on the waterfront, and was far in advance of anything the NMU had been able to negotiate. However, after the SIU suc­ cessful action to overthrow the WSB ruling, the NMU wrangled the same'' wage rates from their contracted operators. There is no doubt that the NMU will also attempt to gain for its members Following is the text of the will have to use the machinery of the superior conditions which the National Labor Relations letter: are now part and parcel of Sea­ October 28. 1946 Board to force an election. farers contracts. Mr. C. Story. Vice-President Marine Division SEATRAIN AGREEMENT Cities Service Oil Company At the same time that the 70 Pine Street agreement was consummated be­ New York. N.Y. tween the Union and nine ship­ Now that the MM&P Strike Dear Mr. Story: ping companies, a separate agree­ has been settled, that doesn't Please be advised that we are ment was signed with Seatrain mean that the SIU Strike the authorized representatives of Lines, Incorporated, embodying Kitchen has been closed. On a sufficient number of the un­ all the gains of the other con­ the contrary, the Kitchen licensed personnel now employed tracts, but with special atten­ will remain open and serving on Cities Service Tankers to tion being paid to the particular three meals a day until ship­ qualify us as the Bargaining problems which arise in manning ping in the port of New York Agent for the unlicensed person­ ships for this line. has returned more nearly to nel in your company. The Union Negotiating Com­ normal. We therefore ask recognition mittee consisted of John Hawk, as Bargaining Agent. Please ad­ Secretary-Treasurer; J. P. Shuler,' The way it looks at present, vise us of your position at your Assistant Secretary - Treasurer; meals' will be served until about Wednesday. November earliest convenience. Paul Hall, New York Port Agent 6. Keep in fouch with the Very truly yours. and Director of Organization; Union Hall for more informa­ and Robert Matthews, Headquar­ Paul HalL Director tion on this matter. Cities Service Tankers ters Engine Department Repre­ Organizing Committee sentative. Seafarers Demands Recognition As Union Bargaining Agent For Cities Service NEW YORK—In a letter to Mr. C. Story, Vice-President of the Marine Division, Cities Ser­ vice Oil Company, Paul Hall, SIU Director of Organization, a.sked that the Seafarers International Union be recognized as the sole bargaining agent for the men employed on the company's tanker.s. This request was made on the basis of the fact that a sub­ stantial majority of the tankermen of that company have signed pledge cards authorizing the SIU to represent them. This move climaxes an organi­ zing drive of three months dur­ ation, and is another step in carrying out the Seafarers' pledge to organize all imorganized seamen. If Cities Service consents to a voluntary election, it can be held immediately. ShouW the com­ pany refuse, however, the Union Feeding Goes On •^il �f>age Two THE S EA^AR^R^S^ LOG Fnday, Kovember I, 134S SEAFARERS Published Weeki^ by the ' f SEAFARERS mTERNOTIQNAE UNION OF NORTHS ^ERIGA Atlantic and Gulf District ill •ri.-^ns AfiHiated udtb the American Federafnm- of'Labon^ • ."v* niiiiiiiiir At 51 Beaver Street, New York, 4^ N* Yi HAiioyccr 2-2784 i % ir X HARRY LUNDEBERG President 105 Market Street, Saai Francisco, Calif. JOHN HAWK Secy-Trea,. P. O. Bos. 25; Station P., New York City EAtered a; second class matter Jnne U. 1945, at in New York, N. Y., under the Act of August 24, 1912. 1 • 'J • • 267 Out In Front For a long time it has been widely known that the Seafarers International Union leads the way so far as the fight for higher wages and better conditions for seamen are concerned. But this leadership was never as clear as it is since the signing of the r^w contracts. In every category, the wages we negotiated were higher than those paid to corresponding rating in other unions. Although this differential has been wiped out by the NMU's "me too" tactics, nevertheless it was the SIU which blazed the trail. And now, with the agreement settled on General and .Working Rules, SIU members enjoy conditions far better than those enjoyed by the members of other seam'en's unions, and even better tlian what they had previous to the signing of the new contracts. This is an achievement which will go down in mari­ Hospital Patients time history. When entering the hospital notify the delegate by post­ card, giving your name and the number of your ward. Although the lot of working seamen still leaves plenty to be desired, still and all it can be said that the Seafarers has made great strides forward. It is also obvious that any other advances for the future will have to be made by the Seafarers. No other union of merchant seamen can do the job now. Staten Island Hospital Wages and working conditions are the life blood of labor unions. It is in these two directions that the SIU has waged a militant fight, and it is these fields that we have These are the Union Brothers currently in the marine hospitals, won our most outstanding victories. as reported by the Port Agents. These Brothers find time hanging These new contracts are not the end of the road. On heavily on their hands. Do what you can to cheer them up by writ­ ing to them. the contrary, since from this base we can go forward to NEW ORLEANS HOSPITAL STATEN ISLAND HOSPITAL even higher wages and improved conditions. JOHN A. .FREDENSKY JOSEPH WALSH As Andy Furuseth said, "Tomorrow is also a day," H. PALMQUIST A. FERRARI and for the SIU the day is dawning bright and clear. C. G. SMITH LEX FANJOY P. DEADY MAX SEIDEL ' T. WADSWORTH JOHN B. HANE E. F. SPEAR J. W. DENNIS D. P. ELDEMIRE W. BROCE, Jr. J. GRANGAARD JOSEPH BUCKLEY, Jr. R. G. MOSSELLER A. L. FRENCH Now that the SIU-SUP General Strike against the C. W. SMITH E. C. BURTON, Jr. iWSB is a matter of history, and now that the MM&P J. HALL LEONARD MELANSON W. G. H. BAUSE strike is over, it is well for us to remember that the fight EDDIE MAHL L. A. CORNWALL L. H. HARRIS ik against Coast Guard control of merchant seamen must go W. B. MUIR EDWARD CUSTER 1; on. N. JEFFERSON A. P. MORGAN J; e C. LARSON ERNEST ROBERTS ? The Coast Guard is determined to dominate American L. L. MOOEJY NORMAN PALLME H. BELCHER I merchant seamen. They will attempt to do this by pitting JOHN BERGERON C. L. JACQUES F. RADGOILA I iworker against worker: unlicensed against licensed. We F; MURPHY CHARLES TILLER I—must not let these militarists provoke us into playing their W. L. CARROLL K. PETTERSSEN game. G. DE JESUS R. M. NOLAN R. S. FREEMAN PATRICK FOX The actions of the past two months have proved that M. DODGE R. E. NEWTON cue licensed and unlicensed seamen can cooperate in a C. KOLSTE joint cause. This cooperation will stand us in good stead BRIGHTON HOSPITAL »• r » -in the future. E. MAY BALTIMORE HOSPITAL G. FOLEY Our unions united against the Wage Stabilization J. CAREY; RICHARD PINCKNEY Board and against the shipowners. Now let us do the same J. O'BRIEN. WAYNE TROLLE thing against the Coast Guard. E. JOHNSTON HARLAN VEASEY I Men .Now In The United We Win Hospitals You can contact your Hos­ pital delegate at the Staten Island Hospital at the follow­ ing times: Tubsday—1:30 to 3:30 p. m. (on 5th and 6th floors) Thursday—1:30 to 3:30 p. m. (on 3rd and 4th floors.) Saturday—1:30 to 3:30 p. m. (on 1st and 2nd floors.) ROBERT PROTHERO ROBERT HUMPHREY MOSES MORRIS ALFRED PEREIRA GEORGE FLETCHER BILLY BOATLER PETER LOPEZ KARL LARSON RALPH FREY LESTER KNICKERBOCKER WILLIAM GILLEPIE JOSEPH KING WALTER PETERSON DONALD DENNIS CHARLES WALTER CHARLES DUNN WILLIAM SULLIVAN DAL KRUSE t. S. & NORFOLK HOSPITAL LOYD WARDEN JOHNALSTAT COLON W. WARD H. R. SUMMERLIN JOHN E. HARRISON LARIE L. OWENS JOHN W. CALHOUN RICHARD P. McBRIDE HUGH MCDOWELL �' :t 1 Friflay.- November 1, 1846 THE SEAFARERS LOG P#ge ?hr«e Isthmian Seamen Are Awaiting SiU Contract To Correct Abuses BY BEN TAFLEWITZ Approximately 12 months ago, this writer left New York City aboard an Isthmian ship. Now, after a' full year spent on three different Isthmian ships, the last one being the new "Belle of the Seas," it is really something to get back to one's home port after the great SIU-SUP nationwide tieup of September 5 to 12 had culminated in a smashing victory. The wonderful labor solidaritj' that was engendered by the rank and file of all unions was very heartening, but while the mo­ mentous struggle of the Union was being fought in those first two critical weeks of September, the final skirmishes against the open shop were taking place on Isthmian line vessels. Here is an example of what took place on the Belle of the Seas, an Isthmian C-2. This happened in the small port of Saiin on lower Luzon in the Philippines, August 19, 1946. In this port, where we were load­ ing copra, several men became ill with fever. The Captain refused to heed the plea of the crewmembers to have a doctor brought aboard to investigate the illnesses. HIGH-HANDED SKIPPER The Captain acted in a high­ handed manner previously, in re­ spect to shore leave, loggings, ir­ regular draws, and launch service to Manila. However, the crew had held back their feelings and had done an exemplary job in turning to every day, bell to bell and working hard under the hot tropical sun. This, plus a finky First Mate and poor chow to boot. Our attitude had been to do the work, suffer the non-union wages and conditions, because the elec­ tion would soon be over and we would not give the company any excuses to come back at us for not performing our shipboard tasks. HIGH FEVERS At the port of Saiin, union ac­ tion was required and applied. In spite of the fact that technically the Philippines is a foreign country. Here is the score: Besides a few crewmen having fevers ranging from 101 to 102, one Stewards Utility was laid low with a fever that hit 104.7. Now even though this chap was a rather healthy fellow, we knew if his fever climbed m.uch higher he would be through. Since the Belle of the Seas was on a bare boat charter to the Isth­ mian Company for a .strictly com­ mercial run, we could not ask for Army or Navy doctcs as we could on a WSA vessel. This would have been easy as there are plenty of military medical officers still around. Under the ship's existing status the proper procedure was for the company to hire a private doctor ashore and bring him to the ship with the company paying his ex­ penses. This is what must be done by a privately-run Ameri­ can vessel ill a foreign port. This is what both we and the Captain knew' and that is wl^y the Cap­ tain at first refused our request since it meant the outlay of pos­ sibly 25 or 50 dollars for the doctor. After an emergency meeting, we sent the three department flitl: MMWM ifiiiifli; ai?: BEN TAFLEWITZ delegates to see the Captain, but he was adamant. His attitude was, "oh they'll all get well, it's only a cold." None of us were sure what it was, and certainly a $25 visit from the local doctor was neces­ sary precaution, and then there was the brother in the ship's hos­ pital simmering with a 104 fever. bur next move was to get tough and show them what union action could do. Several of us stopped work and delegated the ship's chairman to see the Cap­ tain and the First Mate immed­ iately. The delegates went topside and roundly told the Captain off. We threatened to have the First Mate's license lifted as soon as we hit Frisco, and promised them both full wrath of the SIU-SUP, if we did not get a doctor aboard as soon as possible. DIAGNOSED AS FLU Shortly thereafter, the doctor for that area of the Philippines came aboard. He diagnosed the illness as the flu, and stated that anyone catching -the disease would have to remain in the ship's hospital until his fever was iiuiina), as flu is contagious. With the proper medical attention brother Gonzales pulled through all right after five days in bed. The Doctor pointed out to us that although it was only the flu, it might have become a more serious contagious disease. It is a good thing that he was called, because the Captain had seriously contemplated raising anchor and shoving off for home without the doctor's visit. We left the Philippines August 24 and wound up our hectic jour­ ney in San Pedro, September 18 with a valuable cargo of copra for much needed soap chips—plus a full cargo of copra bugs to plague us all the way. Should any of the old crewmembers read this article, let it be said their sacrifice on these non-union ships were not in vain. With a union contract as a weap­ on we can end one of the most notorious chapters of open shop conditions when Isthmian goes SIU on November 18, 1946. Strikes Can't Halt Corpus Christ! From Organizing The Unorganized By PAUL HALL The MM&P and MEBA strikes are over. These outfits, although they did not gain for themselves the original demands that they struck for, managed to improve their conditions and wages consideidbly. We are very glad to see these people win their beefs, particularly as union men v/e are glad to see them gain that part pertaining to union hiring. We feel that a union Skipper or Mate is a damned sight better to sail with than a non-union Skipper or Mate. This victory by the MM&P and MEBA means that we, as brother union men, can elim­ inate the chiseling and bootlicking done previously by certain com­ pany minded Mates, Skippers and Engineers. A Job To Be Done The Masters, Mates and Pilots, as well as the Engineers, have expressed their appreciation of the support given to them not only by the SIU, but by all maritime workers. They say they would like to do something to reciprocate their appreciation by some'^ort of concrete action. We believe that they are sincere in this expression and for that reason the Seafarers have something to ask of both of these unions— the MM&P as well as the MEBA. We are asking the cooperation of all licensed personal of aU unions to join with the unlicensed seamen of all unions in the fight against military control. It doesn't matter whether a man is licensed or unlicensed, the enemy is the same and the control of seamen by a military agency curbs the democratic rights of all men regardless of his position aboard ship. This means, specificaUy, joint action to rid the American merchant marine of the policing by the United States Coast Guard. There is a definite job that the licensed seamen can do to de­ stroy this agency and insure themselves that the Coast Guard will not, at some date in the future, turn on them as they have upon the unlicensed seamen. The Seafarers feels that if the licensed officers would refuse to cooperate with the Coast Guard, and refuse to act as witnesses against unlicensed seamen at CG hearing units there would be a me, things look very encourag­ strong possibility of eliminating the Coast Guard entirely from the ing, as we seem to be making good American merchant marine scene. progress. The workers in these industries have had a real op­ Beat Them To The Punch portunity to see our strike ap­ paratus in operation and that This we feel is very important. You men of the MM&P and alone should convince them that MEBA, who have so recently fought for the preservation of your the SIU goes out and wins its unions while pounding the bricks, have proved that you want your beefs. union free of Government regimentation; but at the present time, there is no doubt that the Government, very shortly, through some of its fink bureaus, such as the Maritime Commission, is going to make another attempt to smash the organized seamen and thehv unions. By J. S. WILLIAMS CORPUS CHRISTI—We're be­ ginning to take a few names off the strike list down here and things are beginning to look fa­ vorable for a change. This week, in addition to the MM&P settling, and the MEBA already settled, the Operating En­ gineers on the drawbride signed a contract gaining all the wage increase they were asking for. With those three organizations crossed off the strike list, there only remains on the strike side of the ledger the CIO warehouse­ men who are still negotiating the settlement of their dispute. FULL SUPPORT The Operating Engineers (AFL) on the drawbridge brought their strike to a successful con­ clusion with the full support of the SIU, ILA and the oil dock workers. We were all behind them 100 per cent and they had little trouble bringing the opera­ tors to terms. As for port activity, there naturally is very little. A few tankers come in now and then, but that is all. We have the Coastal Archer, Newtex Line, tied up in Port Brownsville with her full SIU crew on the beach waiting for the strike picture to clear up. SIU NOT SLEEPING While everything is tied up we haven't been sitting on our hands by any means. We've been busy working on the unorganized tankers, tugs, ferries, dredges, and fishermen in this area. From what the organizers tell The Patrolmen Say— Carry Receipts NEW YORK — The Pacific Tankers' SS Victory Loan wound up a five months trip to Europe and the Orient when it pulled in­ to New York this week for payoff. The ship came in very clean. There was, however, a slight mixup on some' of the assessments, which one member claimed to have paid before. However, the matter was straightened out, with all hands going off satisfied. But the situation produced a moral, and that is to carry all your receipts with you at all times. If this is done, any ques­ tion that might arise as to wheth­ er or not payments are due can be settled very quickly. During the last few beefs, we have come in contact with a great many members. Outstand­ ing was the fine spirit of milit­ ancy and solidarity which the men displayed. Salvador Colls Ray Gonzales We feel that the Coast Guard is going to be the spearhead in this attempt. Therefore, it's necessary for us to recognize this problem for what it is and lay the groundwork for beating them to the punch. There is no doubt that we can beat this phony agency if we all pull together. We've done big things in the past when the government thought they had us to the wall. The Wage Stabiliza­ tion Board was a government agency that thought it could dictate to us and the Coast Guard isn't any more formidable. It can be beaten and we have the means to do it if we, the unlicensed and licensed seamen pull together. Cooperation Of Membership The Port of New York is very busy now as far as the SIU is concerned in getting the membership back onto the ships they walked off of to participate in the recent strike action. It has been a tremendous job. There were a htindred little details to be worked out, and at the same time see that every man went back onto the job that he left. It has been an especially diffipult task for the shipping Dis­ patchers of the SIU. It is to the members' credit as union men that they cooperated all the way with the Dispatchers in this very tough job. This is possibly one of our greatest assets in a beef—the SIU membership's willingness to cooperate with both, their officials and other members as well. We have had some damn big struggles in the past 12 months and this, one big thing, the memberships' interest and cooperation, has meant the difference in winning or losing several of these beefs. We won them all—Let's keep it thai way! �THE SEAFARERS LOG Page Foiuf End Of Strike Brings Many Jobs To N.Y. Members—And Patrolmen By JOE ALGINA •.J: \m "A lit, I ; \i I hf" I !f Some Good Advice For Draft Bajt Now that Draft Regulations have been liberalized to allow men with 18 months of sub­ stantially continuous sea time to leave the sea. many men have taken shoreside jobs. It is a good idea to retire your book if you decide to make a similar move^ In that way you can insure yourself against having to pay a whopping amount of bade dues if you ever want to ship out again. You can retire your book in any SIU Hall. Friday, Norember 1, 1946 Knowledge Of Contracts And Heliis Agent To Win In Payoffs By W. H. SIMMONS SAN FRANCISCO — That Ihey are quitting under mutual ^7EW YORK —The word most and Pilots arc good union men mighty fine set of law books that con'senl. said by Patrolmen on the fifth as they proved in this beef. From I have in the office, and the ex­ * deck since the strike ended has now on there should be extreme This looked bad to me. I fig­ cooperation and in that way both cellent clauses that are contained been "phew." And that goes for ured that the crew had fulfilled in our contracts, got me out of a cuss words, too. I have never Unions will be strengthened. its agreement to the company, tough spot last week. And if the seen as much activity before, and Right now the big issue is the ship, and articles, since they had South Atlantic Lines hadn't tried as far as I am concerned, I will Coast Guard. Masters and Mates signed articles in New York and to chisel a bit, I wouldn't have be satisfied if I never see it have a stake in the fight against been in that tough spot at all. had made a long trip out to the again. the brass hat hooligans just as Pacific Islands and then return­ Here's what happened. . The first thing we did, after the seamen do. Let's help the CO ed to this port with a load of The SS Lyman Hall came into Army gear. the strike ended, was to reassign to go back to patrolling the seas this port after the MM&P and men to the ships they left when in search of icebergs. That is a DEMANDS SET MEBA strike started. The agent the MM&P walked out. This took good job for them, and we won't After five days of stalling, I for the company got in touch a few days, and then we started interfere with them in the pur­ was all set to demand that the suit of their duty. In return we with his main office and they to clear the board on our old company paj'off in full, so I wont don't want them to bother Us. wired him thusly: -rotary shipping method. It was to work on them. Using the That's a fair deal. hot and heavy for a little while, If unlicensed personnel leave agreements and the law books, but matters have cooled down CABBAGE READY ship due to strike, they are not I studied out a way to beat the a little by now, and shipping is entitled to transportation as company and the 'War Shipping Here are some more companies assuming a more normal course. which are ready to pay retroac­ Administration. Then I got in Of course, the Patrolman was tive wages due as a result of touch with the San Francisco caught right in the center of the new contracts. Chief Shipping Commissioners everything. During the strike, and explained the situation to Robin Lines, at once. Amer­ there were thousands of ques­ him. ican Range, at once. Smith and tions to be answered, and hun­ Johnson, one week. Americcin He agreed with me thut these dreds of beefs to square away. It Hawcuian, at once. Bull Lines, By JOHN MOGAN men were entitled to their trans­ seemed that every ship that laid company ships at once: WSA portation, and so with the ruling up in this port had questions and Boston — Everything remains which necessitates' using trip I called on the legal advisor of ships being paid alphabetically beefs—enough to keep the pie—now up to "C". Alcoa, in quiet on the Boston waterfront. card membens.' the WSA here. We discussed this cards on the run pretty con­ Of course, in such an instance, for a litle while, but he finally two weeks. Mississippi, in two This morning, however, the word stantly. weeks. South Atlantic, mailing is out that normal operations will there is no time left to ^et a call had to admit that we were right. MORE WORK checks out now. Overlakes, in be resumed today with the ex­ through to another port for book The Commissioner had ruled in Ending the strike just gave -three weeks. Waterman, in one ception of West Coast ships men. our favor, and therefore, he, the them additional work. Now they month. Calmar, still negotiat­ which are still considered hot. MORE ORGANIZING legal eagle, <jould not do any­ have to sign on the crews, make ing. At any rate, there is a flock of It will be a good deal for every­ sure that all problems are settled In order to collect this money, ships to be chewed up—and a body when these ships start mov­ you must either write to the large number of men available ing again. In addition to the sea­ OliSTA I company, or go up to the of­ to take care of them. And yet, men, the longshoremen fiave had fice. In the case of the Mis­ strangely enough, if there is a a long session on the bricks and ayy? sissippi Steamship Company, a tanker in on a quick tm-nout, the landlords' collective breath visit to the New Orleans office with six or seven hours to get it must be right on theii" necks. will do the trick. It's your dough, crewed up, the book men will But as far as our members are pass it up at the last minute. concerned, it will be up to the fellows, go and get it. organizers to produce as many new agreements as possible, and also up to the membership to give the organizers every assistance possible. Isthmian must work under an thing but instruct the company By C. J. (BUCK) STEPHENS SIU agreement; now that "we to pay the transportation. So, NEW ORLEANS — Another the whole damn works then the have won on the ballot we can­ the following morning the com­ before the vessel moves out, and week is coming to an end and shipping companies will see the not relax, or allow Isthmian ships pany paid off, and everybody was to be marined by other than SIU happy, except the WSA. do all the other things that have light and come across. we are still on the bricks in sup­ crews. Four ships are presently to be done. Well, being a Pa­ This whole situation is a STILL COMING in Boston; we trust they will port of the MM&P who are still trolman is a good \Yay to get mighty good percedent to be used We have around 1500 men on leave here with 100% book mem­ on strike. Qute a few of the ulcers. in the future, as the WSA al­ the beach in N. O., and more com­ bers aboard. ways demands that cargo be dis- . The Dispatchers did not have Brothers were worried as to how ing in by the hour. Why all the At this writing, there is still an easy time, either. Some of J;he the younger members would take men headed this way is beyond nothing definite from the local charged before the crew can be boys gava them a hard time, but a long strike and now it is proven MM&P or MEBA, consequently paid off. The Lyman Hall is still on the whole, everybody seemed that all hands have stood up un­ there is no move toward getting tied up alongside the dock, fully to cooperate. Nobody envied the der pressure very well. the crews back aboard their ves­ loaded, and the crew has been AtMWVS DIP Dispatchers, and I want to go on We can certainly be proud of FIRST j sels. But indications are favor­ paid off with full transportation. record right now as saying that our older members, and definite­ iM THE J able that today will see every­ NO REST they did a mighty fine job. MORHINS ' ly be proud of the younger ele­ thing settled for all unions, and But one thing always follows next week's article should have the other. Sitting here minding We are keeping the strike ment for the way they are stand­ an account of payoffs and sign- my own business after settling kitchen in operation until the ing up so well on a beef that is ons in this port. beach is pretty well cleared, and not wholly SIU. All hands feels that matter of the Lyman Hall, there is no further necessity for that although this is not an SIU the whole crew of the SS Wil­ UNION MEN it. As a warning to the ship­ strike, it is as much our fight liam Nott came in to give me a At the last regular meeting the owners, I would like to make this as the MM&P because if their bad time. They had been out.fl4 matter of renting the first floor point. The strike kitchen will be conditions are lowered then sure­ months, leaving their ship in came in for considerable discus­ stored right where we can get ly the unlicensed personnel will China, and they had been sent sion. It was felt by some of the to it easily. If we need it again, be next. back on the SS Mooring Knot. membership that we should not we • can set it. up in a "matter of ONE MORE let an American Legion post oc­ I immediately claimed the Re­ hours. patriation Bonus for these boys, Since writing last week, we me, because N. O. is not what it cupy the building. SWELL JOB . have added another ship to our used to be. The weather here is But it was explained at length but the Bull Steamship Company The cooperation that develop­ list of ships tied up in this port. no different from any other port that this particular post will have threw it right into the lap of the ed between the licensed and un­ The SS Del Mundo of the Missis­ and the town is shut down as as members only longshoremen WSA out here. They in turn licensed personnel made a deep sippi Shipping Company has light as It can be. and waterfront workers, and all passed the buck to the WSA in impression even on the old sea di'opped the hook, and is now The new Mayor has cut out will be union men. Their policy Washington and that was exact­ dogs. Lots of the old timers came strikebound with a full load of "bee" drinkers, ladies of the eve- will be to combat anti-labor ag­ ly what I wanted. I was confi­ up to me and asked how come coffee. That makes three of Mis­ ing, racehorse books, gambling itators within the Legion, and dent that Washington would pay we could work together at this sissippi's privately owned ships and every thing that went to thus far have proved their worth off, and so I went on board the time when thte MM&P is in trou­ tied up here, and the other two make N. O. a port to hit. No by howling down, at the annual ship and had the men payoff. ble, but as soon as the trouble is that they have are due in here in "bee" dinnkers and ladies at the state convention, a typical oldCAN COLLECT over, the Skippers and Mates the first week of November. bar sure don't jibe with a sea­ guard Legion man who was Thqt jiight they caught a plane would probably start the same speaking against the bonus and for their home area. Today I re­ man after a long trip at sea. Many more coffee boats being old stuff. tied up will make the price of New Orleans just ain't New GI bill of rights for merchant sea­ ceived a call from the company. We don't think so. We believe "coffe-and" hang high. We have Orleans without girls, gambling, men. Fellows, you can collect your $90 that in the future the licensed again rigged up for an all-out etc., to go with a sailor's beer. •When this, and other facts, Repatriation Bonus by writing to and unlicensed personnel will be strike support of the MM&P if So I close until we get back what were bought to the attention of Mr. R. H. Becker, c/o William able to settle their own differ­ the strike is not over pretty damn we had taken away here, and the membership, it was voted Diamond Steamship Company/, ences without calling on the quick. All hands are ready to go hope that nickel beers with free overwhelmingly to lease the 262 California Street, San Fran­ Coast Guard. The-Meters, Mates as they believe that if we tied up I eats come back. cisco, Calif. store to the union men. Here's A Flock Of Ships And Men Just Waiting To Go Back To Work Both Oldtlmers And Newcomers Acquit Selves Wiell In Strike; fel �- Y'yj. y •'•yi m \\ '^. T-ity AGREEMENT Between Seafarers Internatienal Unien Of North America And % Alcoa Steamship Co., Inc. A. H. Bull Steamship Co. Baltimore Insular Line, Inc. / \ American LIherty Steamship Corp. Arnold Bernstein Steamship Corp. Arnold Bernstein Shipping Company, Inc Eastern Steamship Lines, Inc. Seas Shipping Company, Inc. Smith & Johnson i -'•y �THE SEAFARERS LOG Page Six Friday, Novembox 1.. 1S46 Section 12. Riders on Ships Articles and Paying Off Privileges. AGREEMENT ARTICLE II — between — General Rules SEAFARERS' INTERNATIONAL UNION OF NORTH AMERICA ~ I'--.' P and ALCOA STEAMSHIP CO.. INC. A. H. BULL STEAMSHIP CO. BALTIMORE INSULAR LINE. INC. AMERICAN LIBERTY STEAMSHIP CORP. ARNOLD BERNSTEIN STEAMSHIP CORP. ARNOLD BERNSTEIN SHIPPING COMPANY. INC. EASTERN STEAMSHIP LINES. INC. SEAS SHIPPING COMPANY, INC. SMITH & JOHNSON SOUTH ATLANTIC STEAMSHIP LINE This Agrfeement is entered into this 23rd day of Oct­ ober, 1946, by and between the Seafarers' International Union of North America, affiliated with the American Federation of Labor hereinafter referred to as the Union and the Steamship Companies herein named above and any of their subsidiary companies which may be formed to operate ships in the offshore, coastwise, or inter-coastal trade, hereinafter referred to as the Com­ pany and remains in effect until September 30, 1947. Provided, however, that this agreement shall be re­ newed from year to year thereafter, by the respective parties hereto, unless either party hereto shall give written notice to the other of its desire to amend or terminate same. Any such notice shall be given at least sixty (60) days prior to the date of expiration. If such notice shall not be given the agreement shall be re­ newed for the succeeding year, and from year to year thereafter. Application by either party to open nego­ tiations for changes in the wage scale at any time dur­ ing the life of this agreement shall not be deemed cause for termination of this agreetnenl. ARTICLE I Section 1. Employment. The Company agrees that only members of the Union shall be employed in all unlicensed personnel ratings on their freight vessels or American Flag Freight vessels taken ove^ on bareboat charter with the exception of the following: Cadets, Super-cargo, Purser. Section 2. Selection of Personnel. On freight vessels the Company agrees to secure its unlicensed personnel through the offices of the Union with the exception of ratings listed in Article I, Section 1. The Union agrees to furnish capable, competent and physically fit employ­ ees and in the event that Union men are not furnished with sufficient promptness to avoid delay in any sched­ uled sailing, the Company is at liberty to hire men without regard to Union affiliation. Section 3. Rejection of Personnel. The Union agrees that the company shall have the right of rejection of personnel they consider unsuitable with the understand­ ing that if the Union considers the cause of rejection unjust, the Company agrees to endeavor to reach a satisfactory settlement with the parties involved, the business agent of the Union and the member or mem­ bers in question. If an amicable settlement cannot be reached by this method, the Union agrees to furnish prompt replacements, and the matter is to be immedi­ ately referred to a port committee for final settlement. In the event the port committee rules that the member or members in question have been unjustly rejected the Company agrees to pay the member or members in question thirty (30) days' wages at their regular month­ ly rate of pay for the 'position they were originally dispatched to the ship to fill. In the event any decision of the Company physician is challenged by the Union, as to the physical fitness of a Union member, said member shall be reexamined by a Public Health Physician and his decision shall be binding. Section 4. Passes, "'he Company agrees to issue passes to the Union representatives for the purpose of contacting its members aboard vessels of the Company covered by this agreement. Representatives of the Union shall be allowed on board at any time but shall not interfere with men at work unless said men are properly relieved (the relief gets no extra compensation). Section 5. Port Committee. For the adjustment of any grievances arising in connection with performance of this agreement which cannot be satisfactorily adjust­ ed on board the vessel there shall be established a Port Cbihmittee at the port where articles are terminated. The Port Committee shall consist of three (3) represen­ tatives from the Union and three (3) representatives from the company, and it shall be the duty of the Port Committee to meet within twenty-four (24) hours, Sat­ urdays, Sundays, and Holidays excluded. In the event that the Committee cannot agree, then the Director of Conciliation of the United States Department of Labor shall be requested to appoint an impartial refereS whose decision shall be final and binding. Section 1. Discrimination. The Company agrees not to discriminate against any man for legitimate union activity. Section 2. Stoppage of Work. There shall be no sti'ikes, lockouts or stoppage of work while the provis­ ions of this agreement are in effect. Section 3. Emergency Duties and Drills. Any work necessary for the safety of the vessel, passengers, crew or cargo, or for the saving of other vessels in jeopardy and the lives thereon, shall be performed at any time and such work shall not be considered overtime. Whenever practicable, lifeboat-and other emergency drills shall be held nn week days between the Honrs of 8 A.M. and 4:30 P.M. and on Saturdays between the hours of 8 A.M. and 12 Noon. Preparation for drills, such as stretching fire hose and hoisting and swinging out boats, shall not be done prior to signal for such drills, and after drill is over, all hands shall secure boat and gear. In no event shall overtime be paid for work performed with such drills. Section 4. Ships Chartered by Company. This agree­ ment is binding with respect to American Flag Freight ships chartered by the Company (if charterer furnishes crew). Section 5. Safe Working Conditions. The employer shall furnish safe working gear and equipment, when in any harbor, roadstead or port. No man shall be required to work under unsafe conditions. Ordinary hazards of the sea shall not be considered unsafe conditions in applying this section. Section 6. Securing Vessel for Sea.. All vessels of the Company must be safely seci^red before leaving the harbor limits for any voyage. Vessels sailing in the daytime must be safely secured before leaving the harbor limits. In the event the vessel is not safely secured before reaching the harbor limits the vessel shall proceed to a safe anchorage and be secured before proceeding to sea. Vessels sailing after dark shall be safely secured before leaving the dock or may proceed to a safe anchorage to secure vessel before proceeding to sea. When lights can be maintained on the after deck, gear and hatches may be secured on this deck enroute to anchorage. Section 7. Sailing Board Time, (a) The sailing time shall be posted at the gang-way on arrival when the vessel's stay in port is twelve (12) hours or less. When the stay exceeds twelve (12) hours the sailing time shall be posted eight (8) hours prior to scheduled sailing, if before midnight. If scheduled between midnight and 8 A.M. sailing time shall be posted not later than 5:30 P.M. (b) All members of the unlicensed personnel shall be aboard the vessel in a sober condition and ready for sea at least one (1) hour before the scheduled sailing time. In the event any member of the unlicensed per­ sonnel fails to comply with this provision, the Company shall call the Union and the Union shall furnish a re­ placement. If the original member reports after the Company has called for a replacement the man sent by the Union as such replacement shall receive two (2) days pay, which two (2) days pay^all be paid by the member who was late in reporting for duty in a sober condition. (c) If the vessel's departure is delayed and the delay is due to the loading or discharging of cargo, the new time of departure shall be immediately be posted on the board and if such delay exceeds two (2) hours the watch below may be dismissed and shall receive two (2) hours overtime for such reporting. (d) In the event, after cargo is aboard or discharged and ship is ready to proceed, the full complement of unlicensed personnel is not on board, no overtime shall be paid. (e) The overtime prescribed above shall not apply when sailing is delayed on account of weather, such as rain, fog, or any other condition beyond the vessel's control. Section 8. Ships Delegate. One man in each depart­ ment on each vessel shall act as delegate for such department. Such delegates are privileged to present to their superior officers, on behalf of the members in their department, facts and opinions concerning any matter wherein adjustment or improvement is thought proper. Any matter so presented which is not adjusted satisfactorily to all concerned shall be referred to the Union officials and Company officials upon vessel's arrival in the first U.S.A. port where the Union and the Company have officials for adjustment as provided under Article I, Section 5, of this agreement. Section 9. Authority of Master and Obedience of Crew. Nothing in this agreement is intended to, and shall not be construed to limit in any way the authority of the Master or other officers, or lessen the obedience of any member of the crew to any lawful order. Section 10. In Case Vessel Runs Aground. In the event the vessel runs aground this agreement shall be lived up to regardless of whether the Company or the Insurance Company is paying the wages and overtime. Section 11. Medical Relief. Full medical attention as required by law shall be given to all unlicensed personnel. Except where such is assumed by the U.S. Consul or the U.S. Public Health Service, medical at­ tention shall be furnished by the Company at the ex­ pense of the Company. '.'I;?.;-. (a) On vessels in the Bauxite trade or a foreign voy­ age (except as provided for in sub-section (b) of this section) the following rider .shall be placed on ships articles. It is agreed between the Master and seaman, or mariners, of the of which is at present Master, or whoever shall go for Master,' now bound from the port of to and then to such other ports or places in any part of the world, as the Master may direct, or as may be ordered or directed by the United States Government or Department, Commission, or Agency thereof, and back to a final port of discharge in the Continental United States, for one voyage only, for a term of time not exceeding nine calendar months. RIDER It is also agreed that these articles shall terminate at the final port of discharge in the Continental United States of Arherica. If the final port of discharge is locat­ ed in an area other than the area in the Continental United Rt.ate.s in which i.s 1oc.^tpr^ fhe port of engage­ ment, first class transportation shall be provided plus wages and subsistance to port of engagement in Con­ tinental United States, or at the seaman's option, cash equivalent of the actual cost of first class rail trans­ portation shall be paid. For the purpose of this rider, the Continental United States shall be divided into four areas — The Pacific Coast area, the Atlantic Coast area north of Cape Hatteras, the Atlantic Coast area, south of Cape Hatteras, and the Gulf Coast area. It is further agreed that in event the ship .returns light or in ballast to the Continental United States articles shall terminate at first port of arrival in ac­ cordance with voyage description set forth herein, except that when the arrival at the first port is for purpose of securing additional bunkers, stores, or making emergency repairs of not more than seven days duration, articles shall continue until the vessel can proceed to another Continental United States port. It is further agreed that if within thirty days of signing clear of these articles a seaman who accepted first class railroad tran.sportation in cash, presents him­ self in the Company's or Agent's office at the port of engagement, he shall be paid an amount equal to wages and subsistance for the number of days ordinarily re­ quired to travel from port of signing off back to the port of engagement, provided that no wages or sub­ sistence shall be payable to a seaman reporting back to the port of engagement within thirty,days, if. such seaman has returned as regular crew member of this vessel. (b) On vessels making a voyage or voyages to Ber­ muda,. Mexico, West Indies, including Cuba, Canada, Newfoundland and/or Coastwise the following rider shall be placed on ships articles. It is agreed between the Master and seaman, or mari­ ners, of the of which is at present Master, or whoever shall go for Master, now bound from the port of to and then to one or more ports in the West Indies and/or Canada, Newfoundland, Bermuda, Mexico and U.S. Atlantic or Gulf Coast in any order either direct or via ports, at the Master's option and return to a port on the Atlantic or Gulf Coast of the United States and thence for one or more similar continuous voyages on the above described route or any part thereof and back to a final port of discharge on the Atlantic or Gulf Coast of Continental United States for a term of time not exceeding six (6) calendar months. RIDER If the port where these articles are finally terminated is located in an area other than the area iri the Contin­ ental United States in which is located the port of en­ gagement, first class transportation shall be provided plus wages and subsistance to port of engagement in Continental United States, or at the seaman's option, cash equivalent of the actual cost of first class rail trans­ portation shall be paid. For the purpose of this rider, the Continental United States shall be divided into four areas — The Pacific Coast area, the Atlantic Coast area north of Cape Hat­ teras, the Atlantic Coast area south of Cape Hatteras and the Gulf Coast area. It is further agreed that if within thirty days of signing clear of these articles, a seaman who accepted first class railroad transportation in cash, presents him­ self in the Company's or Agent's office at the port of engagement, he §hall be paid an amount equal to wages and subsistence for the number of days ordinarily required to travel from port of signing off back to the port of engagement, provided that no wages or sub­ sistence shall be payable to a seaman reporting back to the port of engagement within thirty days, if such seaman has returned as regular crew member of this vessel. It is also agreed that the transportation provisions contained herein shall not apply until the articles are finally terminated. Any member of the unlicensed personnel will be allowed to pay off the vessel in any port in Continental United States or Puerto Rico, upon twenty-four (24) hours notice to the Master, prior to the scheduled sailing of the vessel; in like manner, the Master shall be allowed to discharge any member of the unlicensed personnel upon twenty-four (24) hou notice. If the seaman exercises his right to be paid off, as provided for in this paragraph, transportation provisions shall not be applicable; if the Master exercises his right to dis­ charge a seaman, as provided for in this paragraph, transportation provisions shall be applicable. (c) On G.A.A. vessels when a seaman accepts the cash equivalent of first class railroad transportation, the �THE SEAFARERS LOG Fiiday, Noredi^r 3, 1146 railroad -tax shall not be included. Operations regula­ tions 55 and 72 of the WSA shall apply. undergoing repairs; taking on fuel, water or stores; fumigation; lay-up; awaiting orders or berth. Seciion 13. Return to Port of Signing Articles. In the event a ship of the Company is sold, interned, lost or laid up, the crew shall be given transportation back to the port of signing articles with subsistence, room and wages, as per Article II, Section 14 of this agreement. When room and subsistance is not furnished aboard the vessel room and meal allowance will be paid as pre­ scribed in Article II, Section 36 until crew is furnished repatriation by train, plane or vessel. (b) From the time the vessel is properly moored or anchored for the purpose of: loading and/or discharg­ ing cargo, ballast, passengers or mail; undergoing repairs; taking on fuel, water or stores; fumigation; lay-up; awaiting orders or berth. In the event a ship of the Company is lost the crew shall be recompensed for the loss of clothing, not to exceed three hundred dollars ($300.00) and to be repat­ riated to the port of signing articles with subsistence, room and wages as per section 14 of this agreement. Section 14. Traveling. Members of the Union when transported by the Company during the course of their employment shall be provided with first class transpor­ tation by rail; when travel at night is involved a lower berth shall be provided or the cash equivalent thereof and with subsistance at the rate of $4.00 per day in addition to their regular monthly wages. When travel­ ing by ship is involved men shall be provided with second class transportation or the cash equivalent thereof. (d) Port time shall not commence until the vessel has shifted from quarantine anchorage to a berth or other anchorage for the purposes as provided for in sub-sections (a) and (b) of this Section. Section 15. War Zone. In case any vessel of the Company traverses waters adjacent to or in the prox­ imity of a declared or undeclared war or state of hos­ tilities, it is hereby agreed that a petition on the part of the Union for the opening of negotiations for added remuneration, bonuses, and/or insurance, shall in no way be deemed cause for the termination of this agreement. Section 16. Customary Duties. Members of all de­ partments shall perform the necessary and customary duties of that department. Each member of all depart­ ments shall perform only the recognized and customary duties of his particular rating. Section 17. Explosives. On vessels carrying explosi­ ves in fifty (50) ton lots or over, as permitted by law, the Company agrees to pay each crew member of the unlicensed personnel in addition to their regular month­ ly wage, 10% per month of such wages while such cargo is on board the vessel or is being loaded or discharged. When the unlicensed personnel is required to work explosives, at any time,, they shall be paid for such work in addition to their regular monthly wages, at the rate of $5.00 per hour. For the purpose of this agreement, explosives shall consist of the following items: Nitro Glycerine T. N. T. Poison Gases Loaded shells of one pound or over, but not small arms ammunition Gasoline Black Powder Blasting Caps Detonating Caps Loaded Bombs Dynamite Seciion 18. Penalty Cargoes. When members of the unlicensed personnel are required to clean holds in which penalty cargo has been carried they shall be paid for such work in addition to their regular wages, at the rate of straight overtime for the watch on deck and overtime and one-half for the watch below. IN BULK Bones Green Hides Manure Caustic Soda Soda Ash Creosoted Lumber IN BAGS OR BULK; Bone Meal Chloride of Lime Lampblack or Carbonblack Sulphur Copra Greave Cakec Coal, Coke Saltcake Super Phosphate Cyanide Cement On vessels carrying penalty cargo in bulk in lots of one thousand tons or over the Compimy agrees to pay the members of the unlicensed personnel in addition to the regular monthly wages 10% of such wages from the time the loading of the penalty cargo is started until penalty cargo is completely discharged. When members of the unlicensed personnel are re­ quired to clear holds where lead concentrates have been carried, the watch on deck shall be paid at the regular overtime rate and the watch below shall be paid at the rate of overtime and one half. Section 19. Holidays. The Company agrees to recog­ nize the following as holidays: New Yeai-'s Day Washington's Birthday Memorial Day Independence Day Armistice Day Labor Day Thanksgiving Day Christmas Day Lincoln's Birthday In the event y.E. or V.J. Day are observed .as National Holidays they shall be included in this list. Saturday afternoons, Sundays and Holidays while at sea shall be considered holidays for the unlicensed personnel not on watch. Men on watch shall perform only the routine duties necessary for the safe navi­ gation of the vessel on these days. In the event any of the above named holidays fall on Sunday the Monday following shall be observed as such holiday. Any day that is a recognized holiday for the longshoremen in Continental U. S. Ports shaU also be a recognized holiday for the crew while in that particular port. • Seciion 20. Port Time. For the purpose of applying port overtime provisions of this Agreement, "Port Time" or the words 'Tn Port" shall be defined to mean the following: ^ Commencement of Port Time: (a) From the time a vessel is properly secured to a dock, buoy or dolphins for the purpose of: Loading and/or discharging cargo, ballast,. passengers or mail; (c) Port overtime provisions shall not apply to vessels entering a port and anchoring for the sole purpose of avoiding inclement weather. (e) Vessels lying at the same anchorage after obtain­ ing quarantine clearance shall be considered awaiting berth and port overtime provisions shall apply except in cases where vessels cannot move due to thick weather. (f) Port overtime provisions shall not apply to vessels mooring or anchoring for sole purposes of awaiting transit of canals such as the Panama Canal. However, a vessel taking on fresh fruits, vegetables or milk whije transiting the canal shall not be consid­ ered to be in port under sub-section (b) of this section. .• Page Seven (c) When men standing sea watches are promoted for the purpose of replacing men who are injured or sick, they shall receive the differential in pay only. (d) But in no event shall any member of the Unli­ censed Personnel work more than eight (8) houis ia any one day without the payment of overtime. Section 26. Overtime Rale. The overtime rate for unlicensed personnel receiving less than $200.00 per month shall be $1.00 per hour. All ratings receiving $200.00 or more per month, the overtime rate shall be $1.25 per hour. Section 27. Computation of Overtime.. When over­ time worked is less than one (1) hour, overtime for one (1) full hour shall be paid. When overtime worked exceeds one (1) hour, the overtime work performed shall be paid for in one-half (Vz) hour periods, and fractional part of such period shall count as one-half (%)hour. . . Section 28. Commencement of Overtime. Overtime shall commence at the time any employee shall be call­ ed to report for work outside of his regular schedule provided such member reports for duty within fifteen minutes. Otherwise overtime shall commence at the actual time such employee reports for rlnty and sueh overtime .shall continue until the employee is released. Termination of Port Time: (g) Port time shall terminate when the first ahead or astern bell is rung the day the vessel leaves the harbor limits, however, this paragraph shall not apply in cases where the vessel is being shifted as provided for in Article II Section 21. Section 29. Checking Overtime. After overtime has been worked, the senior officer of the department on board will present to each employee who has worked overtime a slip stating hours of overtime and nature of v/ork performed. An overtime book will be kept to conform with individual slips for settlement of over­ time. Officers and men shall keep a record of all dis­ puted overtime. Section 21. Shifting Ship. After the vessel arrives in port as outlined in Article II, Section 20, any sub­ sequent move in inland waters, bays, rivers and sounds sliall be regarded as shifting ship and overtime paid for men on duty while such moves are performed on Saturdays, Sundays and Holidays and after 5 P.M. until 8 A.M. week daj's with the following exceptions: Section 30. Continuous Overtime. When working overtime and crew is knocked off for two hours or less, the overtime shall be paid straight through. Time hjlowed for meals shall not be considered as overtime in this clause. Port Alfred to Montreal or vice versa. Port Alfred to Quebec or vice versa. Montreal to Quebec or vice versa. All moves from American ports to British Columbia ports or vice versa. Norfolk to Baltimore or vice versa. Montevideo to Buenos Aires to Rosario or points above or vice versa. Boston to New York or vice versa. Moves from Baltimore through the Chesapeake and Delaware Canal to Wilmington, Camden or Philadel­ phia or vice versa, shall be considered a move of the ship and such work after 5 P.M. and before 8 A.M. or Saturdays, Sundays or Holidays shall be paid for at the overtime rate. Section 22. Standby Work. When men are hired by the Company for standby work in port by the day and board and lodging are not furnished to them on the ship, they shall be paid at the rate of $1.45 per hour. Their regular hours of work shall be from 8 A.M. to Noon and from 1 P.M. to 5 P.M. Monday thru Friday. Any work performed by them outside their regular hours of work shall be paid for at the rate of $2.17y2 per hour. Men hired to perform standby work shall perform any work that shall be assigned to them by their superior officers, and they shall not be subject to any working rules set forth in this Agreement unless they shall be required to keep steam in the boilers or oil winches. When standby work in any particular de­ partment is to be pei-formed, an effort shall be made to obtain men with ratings in such department if they are available and are competent to perform such work. Any man so hired for standby work that reports when ordered shall be guaranteed not less than four hours work and shall be paid in accordance with the rates of pay outlined in this section. Seciion'23. Longshore Work by Crew. In those ports where there are no longshoremen available, members of the crew may be required to do longshore work or drive winches for the purpose of handling cargo. For such work performed, they shall be paid in addition to their regular monthly wages, one dollar and fifty cents ($1.50) per hour for their watch on deck and two dollars and twenty-five cents ($2.25) per hour for the watch below. After 5 P.M. and before 8 A.M. and on Saturdays, Sundays or Holidays the rate shall be $3.00 per hour for all hands so engaged. This section shall not be so construed as to be ap­ plicable to any work where longshoremen are not available due to labor trouble. Seciion 24. Working Ballast. Whenever members of the crew may be i-equired to discharge ballast out of holds or handle or discharge ballast on deck, the watch on deck shall receive their straight overtime rate for such work. The watch below shall receive time and one-half their overtime rate for such work. Day pien shall i-eceive their straight overtime rate between the hours of 8 A.M. and 12 Noon and 1 P.M. and 5 P.M. After 5 P.M. and before 8 A.M. day men shall receive time and one half their overtime rate. If watches are broken, day men's scale applies to the en­ tire crew. Sand Ballast shall be washed off decks with hose during regular-working hours without the pay­ ment of overtime. Seciion 25. Division of Wages of Absent Members. (a) When members of the unlicensed personnel are re­ quired to do extra work because the vessel sailed with­ out the full complement as required by vessel's certi­ ficate, under circuhistances where the law permits such sailing, the wages of the absent members shall be di­ vided among the men who perform their work, but no overtime shall be included in such payments. (b) At sea, when day men are switched to sea watches and promoted for the -purpose of replacing men who ai'e injured or sick they shall receive the differential in pay and overtime for watches stood on the, 1st Satur­ day afternoon 6f standing sea watches. Section 31. Payment of Overtime. All money due for crew overtime shall be paid at the signing off. In the event payment of overtime is delayed by the Company beyond twenty-four (24) hours after signing off articles, additional compensation shall be paid at the rate of $10.00 a day for each calendar day or fraction thereof aforesaid payment of overtime wages is delayed. This shall not include disputed overtime being settled be­ tween the Union Representatives and the Company. Section 32. Rest Periods. When members of the Un­ licensed Deck and Engine Personnel are required to turn to on overtime between midnight and 8 A.M. they shall be entitled to a rest period of one hour for each hour worked between midnight and 8 A.M., such rest periods to start at 8 A.M. the same day if ship is under port working rules and sea watches have not been set. Such rest periods shall be in addition to cash overtime allowed for such work. If rest period is not given, men shall be entitled to additional overtime at the regular overtime rate, in lieu thereof. This section shall not apply to men turning to on overtime at 6 A.M. or after. Section 33. Work Performed by Other than Members of the Unlicensed Personnel. Any work performed by cadets, workaways, passengers, prisoners of war, staff officers or any member of the crew other than the un­ licensed personnel, that is routine work of the un­ licensed personnel, shall be paid for at the regular over­ time rate. Such payment to be divided among the un­ licensed personnel ordinarily required to perform such work. • Section 34. Carrying of Cadets, Etc. in Lieu of Crew. No Cadets, workaways or passengers shall be carried in lieu of the Crew. S^tion 35. Launch Service. When a ship is anchored or tied up to a buoy for eight hours, or over, for the pmposes outlined in Article II, Section 20, the unlicensed personnel off duty shall be allowed one round trip to shore at the Company's expense, every 24 hours. Section 36. Room and Meal Allowance. When board is not furnished unlicensed members of ,the crew, they shall receive a meal allowance of $1.00 for breakfast, $1.00 for dinner and $1.00 for supper. When men are required to sleep ashore, they shall be allowed $3.00 per night. Application by the Union to open negotia­ tions for increased meal and lodging allowance due to increased living costs at any period during the life of this agreement, such applications shall not be deemed cause for termination of this agreement. Section 37. Meal Hours—Relieving for Meals. The meal hours for the Unlicensed Personnel employed in the Deck and Engine Departments shall be as follows: Breakfast, 7:30 A.M. to 8:30 A.M. Dinner 11:30 A.M. to 12:30 P.M. Supper 5:00 P.M. to 6:00 P.M. (a) At {!ea the 4 to 8 watch shall relieve itself for sup­ per. (b) Tiie 12 to 4 watch on sailing day is to be knocked off at 11 A.M. in order to eat at 11:30 A.M. and to be ready to go on watch at 12 Noon. (c) These hours may be varied, but such variation shall not exceed one hour either way, provided that one unbroken hour shall be allowed at all times for dinner and suppi^r when vessel is in port. When watches are broken, if one unbroken hom- is not given, the man involved shall receive one (1) hour's overtime in lieu thereof. This penalty hour shall be in addition to the actual overtime worked during the meal hour. (d) When crew is called to work overtime before breakfast and work continues after 7:30 A.M., a full hour shall be allowed for breakfast and if breakfSst is not served by 8 A.M. overtime shall continue straight through until breakfast is served. (e) If one imbroken hour is not given, the men in­ volved shall receive one hour's overtime in lieu thereof. (f) When the watch below or men off duty are working on overtime at sea or in port, they shall be al­ lowed one unbroken meal hour, if one unbroken meal hotu- is not given the men ihvolved shall receive one �-rnjj^; • Page Eight 14- hour's overtime in lieu thereof. This penalty hour shall be in addition to the actual overtime worked during the meal hour. The provisioi^ in this section shall be ap­ plicable at all times at sea or in port to men on day work. Section 38. Fresh Provisions. Adequate Supply of Fruit juices shall be provided for the imlicensed per­ sonnel. Fresh milk, fruit and vegetables will be fur­ nished at every port touched, where available, and if supply is possible a sufficient amount to last until the next port or to last until the food would ordinarily, with good care, spoil. Shore bread shall be furnished at all U. S. ports when available. Section 39. Midnight Lunch. If crew works continuous overtime until midnight, men shall be provided with a hot lunch at midnight, one hour to be allowed for such meal, if the work continues. If this full hour is not allowed, an additional hour overtime shall be paid. If the crew works as late as 9 P.M., coffee and lunch shall be provided. Fifteen minutes shall be allowed and be included in overtime if work continues. If crew works as late as 3 A.M. coffee and lunch shall be pro­ vided. If crew works as late as 6 A.M. coffee shall be provided. Fifteen minutes shall be allowed and be in­ cluded in overtime if work continues. When crew is called to work overtime, coffee shall be made and be ready at time of calling by the watch or watchman, and allowed during fifteen minutes of readiness period. T H E S E ATF ARERS LOG with a sufficient number of shower baths which shall be-adequately equipped with hot and cold fresh water. Section 48. Lockers. A sufficient number of lockers shall be provided so that each employee shall have one locker of full length whenever space permits, with suf­ ficient space to stow a reasonable amount of gear and personal effects. Section 49. Copies of Agreements to be Furnished. Copies of this agreement shall be furnished to the Mas­ ter, Chief Engineer and Chief Steward who in turn shall supply each departmental delegate with a copy at the commencement of each voyage. $ Section 50. Jury Toilets. When and wherever neces­ sary for sanitary reasons, jury toilets shall be rigged on the poop deck. Section 51. Money Draws in Foreign Ports. Monies tendered for draws in foreign ports shall be in U. S. Currency, where it does not conflict with existing laws. Section 52. Calendar Day. For the purpose of this agreement the calendar day shall be from midnight to midnight. ARTICLE III Section 40. Coffee Time. All hands shall be allowed fifteen minutes for coffee at 10 A.M. and 3 P.M. or at convenient time near these hours. Deck Department Section 41. Crew Equipment. The following items shall be supplied the unlicensed personnel employed on board the vessels of the Company: 1. A suitable number of blankets. 2. Bedding consisting of two white sheets, one spread, one white pillow slip, which shall be changed weekly except that in the tropics, pillow slips shall be changed twice weekly. 3. One face towel and one bath towel which shall be changed twice weekly. 4. One cake of Lux, Lifebuoy or Palmolive soap with each towel change. 5. One box of matches each day. 6. Suitable mattresses and pillows shall be furnished, but hair, straw or excelsior shall not be suitable. 7. All dishes provided for the use of the unlicensed personnel shall be of crockery. 8. One cake of laundry soap, one cake of lava soap, one box of washing powder weekly. 9. Sanitubes shall be available for the unlicensed per­ sonnel at all times. 10. Cots shall be supplied to the crew while in the tropics, except on the new type passenger vessels. Any member wilfully damaging or destroying linen shall be held accountable for same. When linen is not issued, men shall receive $2.00 each week for washing their own linen. Crew shall turn in soiled linen before receiving new issue of linen. WAGES Section 42. Uniforms. In the event a man is required to wear a uniform other than provided for in Article V, Section 21, he shall furnish his own uniform and he shall be paid an additional $12.50 per month for same. Section 43. Mess Room. Each vessel shall be fui-nished with a messroom for the accommodation of the crew, such messroom or messrooms to be in each case so constructed as to afford sitting room for all and to be so situated as to afford full protection from the weather and from heat and odors arising from the ves­ sel's engine room, fireroom and hold and toilet. Section 44. Electric Refrigerator. An electric re­ frigerator shall be furnished for the use of unlicensed crew on each vessel. The location of this refrigerator shall be as may be determined by the Company. Should the refrigerator break down or go out of commission it is understood and agreed that the Company will not be expected to make repairs until the vessel arrives in a port where the manufacturer has a service representa­ tive available. Section 45. Crew's Quarters. All quarters assigned for the use of the unlicensed personnel are to be kept free from vermin insofar as possible. This is to be ac­ complished through the use of exterminating facilities provided by the Company, or fumigating the quarters every six months with gas. Room allowance as provided in Section 36 shall be allowed when vessel is in port and: 1. Heat is not furnished in cold weather. 2. When hot water is not available in crew's washroom.° for a period of twelve (12) or more consecutive hours. 3. When crew's quarters have bt i painted and paint is not absolutely dry and other suitable quarters are not furnished aboard. 4. At all times when vessel is on dry dock overnight. 5. When linen is not issued upon man's request prior to 6 P.M. on the day the seaman joins the vessel 6. When vessel is being fumigated. Section 46. Ventilation. All quarters assigned to the unlicensed personnel and all messrooms provided for their use shall be adequately screened and ventilated and a sufficient number of fans to secure ventilation shall be provided. Section 47. Washrooms. Adequate washrooms and lavatories shall be made available for the unlicensed personnel of each division, washrooms to be equipped Section 1. Wages. The monthly rates of pay of Un­ licensed Personnel in the Deck Department when the respective ratings are carried shall be as follows: Rating Monthly Rate of Pay Boatswain $205.00 Boatswain's Mate—Day Work 192.50 Boatswain's Mate—Watch 180.00 *Carpenter 205.00 Storekeeper 197.50 AB Maintenance 187.50 Quartermaster 172.50 Able Seaman 172.50 Watchman 172.50 Ordinary Seaman 150.00 *When the Carpenter is required to furnish his owrt tools, he shall be paid $7.50 per month in addition to his basic wage per month. Section 2. Setting Watches. Sea watches shall be set not later than noon on sailing day. When the vessel sails before noon watches shall be set when all lines are on board and vessel is all clear of the dock. Section 3. Breaking Watches and Work in Port, (a) In all ports watches shall be broken except in those ports where stay of vessel will not exceed twenty-foiu (24) hours, then watches shall run consecutively. Any work performed on watch below shall be overtime. Any part of a watch from midnight until 8:00 A.M. on day of arrival shall constitute a complete watch. This shall not apply to men required for gangway watch. When such arrival occurs on Sunday overtime shall only be paid for hours actually worked on such watch. (b) In port when sea watches are broken the hours of labor shall be 8 A.M. to 12 Noon and 1 P.M. to 5 P.M. Monday through Friday. Any work outside of these hours or on Saturdays, Sundays and Holidays shall be paid for at the regular overtime rate for the respective ratings. (c) In all ports when watches are broken a gangway watch shall be maintained at all times. A sailor shall be assigned to maintain this watch and eight (8) hours shall con.stitute a watch. No overtime shall be paid for these watches on week days between the hours of 5:00 P.M. and 8 A.M. Overtime shall be paid for watches stood from midnight to midnight on Saturdays, Sun­ days and Holidays. Sailors standing gangway watches shall not be re­ quired to care for cargo lights without payment of over­ time. Sailors standing gangway watches shall not be required to do any other work except raise or lower gangway, tend gangway lights and manropes. (d) In port all work on Saturday, Sundays and Holi­ days shall be paid for at the regular overtime rate. Seclion 4. Work at Sea, Men Standing Sea Watches. (a) Men standing sea watches shall be paid overtime for Sunday watches and for all work in excess of eight (8) hours between midnight and midnight each day. No work except for the safe navigation of the vessel is to be done after 5 P.M. and before 8 A.M. and on Sat­ urday afternoons, Sundays and Holidays. (b) Sanitary work shall be done on week days be­ tween 6 A.M. and 8 A.M. without the payment of over­ time. Sanitary work in this section shall mean clean­ ing the wheelhouse, chart room, cleaning windows and mopping out wheelhouse. (c) If a man standing regular watch at sea on Sun­ day, for which he receives overtime, is required to do work other than routine work for the safe navigation of the vessel, cleaning quarters as outlined in Article III, Section 17, and docking or undocking, as outlined in Article III, Section 16, he shall be paid overtime in ad­ dition to the overtime that he receives for standing the regular sea watch on Sunday. (d) If a man standing sea watches on Sunday is required to do .Longshore Work, Tank Cleaning or Handling Explosives during his watch he shall not re­ ceive the Sunday overtime, but shall be paid the over­ time rate as specified in this Agreement for that type of work in lieu of the regular overtime rate. Seclion 5. Division of Watches, (a) Tlie sailors, while at sea, shall be divided into three watches which shall Friday, November 1, 1946 be kept on duty successively for the performance of ordinary work incident to the sailing and maintenance of the vessel. (b) Not less than three seamen shall constitute a com­ plete sea watch at all times. When any of these three ratings are missing and the watch is not complete, wages equivalent to the rating that is missing from the watch shall be paid tp the other member or members making up the remainder of the watch. (c) When the watch below is called out to work they shall be paid overtime for work performed during their watch below, except for such work as defined in Article II, Section 3. Seclion 6. Day Workers, (a) The following rating's shall be classified as day workers: Boatswain, Carpen­ ter, Storekeeper, AB Maintenance. (b) The working hours at sea for all men classified as day workers shall be from 8 A.M. to 12 Noon and 1 P.M. to 5 P.M. Monday through Friday and 8 A.M. to 12 Noon Saturday. Any work performed by day men out­ side of these hours shall be paid for at their regular overtime rate, except for such work as defined in Article II, Section 3. (c) Working hours in port for all men classified as day workers shall be from 0 A.M. to 12 Noon and 1 P.M. to 5 P.M. Monday through Friday. Any work out­ side these hours or on Saturdays, Sundays and Holidays to be paid for at their regular overtime rate. Seclion 7. Relieving Helmsman. No Mate shall re­ lieve the Helmsman except in an emergency. Sougeeing chipping, painting, etc., shall not be considered an em­ ergency. Seclion 8. Unsafe Working Condilions. Working in holds into which cargo is being loaded or discharged shall be considered unsafe working conditions. (Men vvorking or watching cargo shall not be included in this clause.) Seclion 9. Securing Cargo, (a) If cargo is not prop­ erly secured before going to sea and the watch below IS required to secure such cargo, they shall be paid at the rate of overtime and one-half for such work per­ formed. If the watch on deck is required to perform 3uch Work they shall be paid at the overtime rate. (b) Routine tightening up of cargo lashings and relashing of cargo which has come adrift shall not con­ stitute overtime. Seclion 10. Call Back for Shifling Ship. When vessel IS in port and watches are broken and men are called back to work after 6 P.M. and before 8 A.M. or on Saturdays, Sundays or Holidays for the purpose of shifting ship in inland waters, a minimum of two (2) hours overtime shall be paid for each call, except when men are knocked off for a period of one (1) hour or less in which case-time shall be continuous. ' Seclion 11. Using Painl Spray Guns. When members of the crew are required to use paint spray guns they shall be paid at the regular overtime rate during straight time hours and at the rate of time and one-half the over­ time rate during overtime hours. Seclion 12. Division of Overlime. All overtime shall be divided as equally as possible among the members of the deck crew. In any event the Boatswain shall be allowed to make as many hours overtime as the high man's overtime hours in the Deck Department. If the Boatswain is required to work with and su­ pervise the watch on deck on Sunday at sea for which the watch on deck receive additional overtime he shall receive the same amount of overtime per hour as paid to a member of the watch on deck, in lieu of his regular overtime rate. When the Boatswain is working alone or with men on watch below only on Sunday, he shall receive the regular overtime rate prescribed. Seclion 13. Cleaning Bilges and Deck, (a) When mem­ bers of the Deck Department are required to clean bilges, or clean roseboxes wherein the residue of grain or organic fertilizer is present, the watch on deck shall be paid at the regular overtime rate, and the watch below shall be paid at the rate of overtime and onehalf. This is also to apply to bilges and decks that have been flooded with fuel oil. (b) When members of the crew are required to enter bilges that have contained animal, vegetable, petroleum oil or creosotes including bunkers or molasses, for the purpose of cleaning or making repairs therein, the watch on deck during straight time hours shall be paid at the rate of $1.50 per hour. Section 14. Additional Work, (a) In all ports, mem­ bers of the Deck Department may be required to chip sougee, scale, prime and paint the vessel over sides.' (b) Overtime shall be paid when sailors are required either in port or at sea, to chip, sougee, scale, prime or paint galley, panh y, saloon, living quarters, forecastles lavatories and wash rooms which are not used by the Unlicensed Deck Department. This shall afeo apply to all enclosed passageways with doors or bulkheads at both ends. Section 15. Going Ashore to Take Lines. The practice of putting sailors ashore on dock to handle lines when docking or undocking is to be avoided as far as pos­ sible. If, however, no other means for handling lines is available and sailors are put on the dock to catch the lines, or to let them go, the sailors actually going on the dock are to receive $1.00 each in each case. This is to be in addition to overtime, if they are working on over­ time at that particular moment. Section 16. Docking and Undocking. The watch on deck shall receive overtime for breaking out or stowing away mooring lines, docking or undocki.ng after 5 f-M. and befOTe 8 A.M. and on Saturday afternoons and Holidays. All hands, when available, shall be used to perform this work. Section 17. Cleaning Quarters. One Ordinary Sea­ man on duty shall be assigned to clean the quarters and toilets of the unlicensed personnel of the Deck De­ partment. Two (2) hours shall be allowed for this work i: �Friday, November 1, 194G between the hours of 8 A.M. and 12 Noon daily. He shall be allowed two (2) hours for this work on Holidays and shall receive two (2) hours overtime. Section 18. Handling Hatches, (a) When the sailors are used to remove hatches, strong backs, and tank lops for the purpose of loading or unloading cargo, or to cover up hatches when cargo is in the vessels, they shall receive overtime as per Article H, Section 23, of the General Rules of this agreement. (b) No overtime to be paid to day men and watch on deck between the hours of 8 A.M. and 5 P.M. for covering up when no cargo is in the ship or taking off hatches for any purpose other than actual cargo op­ erations. (c) This section shall not be interpreted to mean that the Deck Department shall do this work, where it con­ flicts with the Longshoremen and the Longshoremen have contracts that they shall do this. Section 19. Cleaning Steering Engine. When sailors are required to clean steering engine or steering en­ gine bed, they shall be paid overtime for such work performed. However, sailors may be required to clean steering engine room and grease tiller chains in their watch on deck during straight time hours without the payment of overtime. Section 20. Ship's Stores, (a) Sailors may be required to liandle deck stores both on the dock and on board ship during their regular hours without payment of overtime. Regular hours are defined to mean 8 A.M. to 12 Noon and from 1 P.M. to 5 P.M. Monday through Friday. (b) When sailors are required to handle Stewards' or Engine Room stores, both on dock and aboard ship, they shall be paid overtime at the regular overtime rates during straight time hours and at the rate of time and one-half the overtime rate during overtime hours. (c) Daily supplies or fresh provisions, such as milk, bread and vegetables shall be brought aboard by sailors when required to do so without payment of overtime. (d) Ship's officers shall determine the number of sail­ ors to be used in handling ship's stores. (e) The Company reserves the right at any time to use shore gangs to handle ship's stoi-es. Section 21. Topping or Lowering Booms. All hands, when available, except the helmsman, shall be used to raise or lower booms. (a) The watch on deck may stretch guys, topping lifts and generally make ready cargo gear for topping booms. *"(b) When booms are lowered and properly secured, the watch on deck may clear the deck and secure guys. (c) The watch on deck shall perform this work'with­ out the payment of overtime during straight time hours. (d) All hands shall be used for docking and undocking the vessel at all times. Section 22. Handling Mail or Baggage. Wlren sailors are required to handle mail or baggage they shall re­ ceive the overtime rate provided in Article H, Section 23 of this agreement. Section 23. Boatswain or Carpenter Standing Watch. (a) If the Boatswain or Carpenter are required to stand watch due to shortage of men, such watches .stood be­ tween the hours of 5 P.M. and 8 A.M. and all watches stood between the hours of 12 Noon Saturday and 8 A.M. Monday shall be paid for at the regular ovei-time rate. However, all watches stood shall be in addition to their regular duties as boatswain or carpenter. In such cases there shall be no division of wages. (b) AB Maintenance may be required to replace any unlicensed member of the Deck Department when said member is sick or missing without payment of over­ time except on first Saturday afternoon of standing sea watch. Section 24. Carpenter's Work, (a) Carpenters shall paint, chip, or clean the windlass and take soundings, shore-up cargo and do customary carpenter's work aboard the vessel. (b) Carpenters shall be required to stand by the windlass when mooring or immooring or anchoring. (c) The Boatswain shall stand by the windlass when no carpenter is carried. (d) When carpenters are required to take soundings after 5 P.M. and before 8 A.M. Saturday afternoons, Sundays, and Holidays, they shall be paid overtime forsuch work performed. (e) Only members of the unlicensed deck personnel shall be required to sound bilges, except in an emer­ gency. When this work is done after 5 P.M. and before 8 A.M. and on Saturday afternoons, Sqndays, or Holi­ days, they shall be paid at the regular overtime rate. (f) When members of the Deck Department are re­ quired to do carpenter work they shall be paid at the rate of $1.00 per hour for watch on deck and ^l.OO per hour for watch below. On vessels where no carpenter is carried only boatswain shall handle ground tackle. Driving wedges shall not be considered carpenter work on ships that do not carry a ship's carpenter. Section 25. Cleanliness of Quarters. The unlicensed personnel of the Deck Department shall keep their re­ spective living quarters clean and tidy at all times, however, this shall not be construed to mean the daily cleaning by the ordinary seaman each morning. Section 26. Dumping Garbage. When members of the Deck Department are required to handle garbage by hand or shovel, the watch on deck shall be paid at the regular overtime rate and the watch below shall be paid at the rate of overtime and one-half. Section 27. Sea Watches in Port. When sea watches have been set or have not been broken, all members of each respective watch shall be on duty and shall be paid ovrtime on Saturdays, Sundays and Holidays. THE SEAFARERS LOG Section 28. Chain Locker. Able Seamen, only, shall be sent into the Chain Locker to .stow chain. In the event the Chain Locker is located lower than one deck below the windlass, "a suitable signaling system must be installed. System to consist of two way bell or buzzer or voire ttihe. This shall only apply when men are sent in the Chain Locker for the purpose of stowing chain. Section 29. Removing Soot from Smoke Slack. When members of the Deck Department are required to re­ move soot accumulated inside of the smoke stack, they shall receive overtime during regular working hours and time and one-half during overtime hours. Section 30. Tank Cleaning (a) When members of the crew are required to enter any tank in which water is regularly carried for the purpose of cleaning or mak­ ing repairs therein they shall be paid straight overtime for straight time hours for such work; for such work between the hours of 5 P.M. and 8 A.M. or on Satur­ days, Sundays or Holidays overtime and one-half shall be paid. • !>,' Page Nine and at the rate of time and one-half the overtime rate during overtime hours. ' Section 5. Tank Cleaning, (a) When members of tlMf crew are required to enter any tank in which water is " regularly earned for the purpo.se of cleaning or making repairs therein, they shall be paid straight overtime for .straight time hours for such work; for such work be­ tween the hours of 5 P.M. and 8 A.M. or on Saturdays, . Sundays or Holidays overtime and one-half shall be ' paid. (b) When members of the crew are required to enter tanks, or bilges that have contained animal, vegetable, petroleum oil or creosotes including bunkers or mo­ lasses, including use of Butterworth Svstem for the pur­ pose of cleaning or making repairs therein, the watch on duty during straight time hours shall be paid at the rate of $1.50 per hour. (c) On Saturdays, Sundays and Holidays or between the hours of 5 P.M. and 8 A.M., the rate for such work .=:hail be $3.00 per hour. Three hours overtime at the rate of $1.50 per hour shall be paid for this work in addition to the overtime actually worked, however, this three hours overtime shall be paid only once when tanks are being cleaned on consecutive working days. (b) When members of the crew are required to enter tanks that have contained animal, vegetable, petro­ leum oil or creosotes including bunkers or molasses, in­ cluding use of Butterworth System for the purpose of cleaning or making repairs therein, the watch on deck Section B. Work Out of Engine Spaces. No mem­ during straight time hours shall be paid at the rate of $1.50 per hour. On Saturdays, Sundays and Holidays ber of the Engine Department personnel other than the or between the hours of 5 P.M. and 8 A.M. the rate Deck Engineer, Engine Utility, Storekeeper, Unlicensed for such work shall be $3.00 per hour. Three hours Jr. Engineers, Electrician, Wipers, Plumbers and Ma­ overtime at the rate of $1.50 per hour shall be paid for chinists, shall be required to work outside of engine this work in addition to the overtime actually worked, spaces without the payment of overtime. Engine .spaces however, this three hours overtime shall be paid only to consist of fireroom, engineroom and ice machine once when tanks are being cleaned on consecutive ' room. For the purpose of routine watch duties the engine spaces shall consist of fireroom, engine room, working days. ice machine room, steering engine room, and shaft alley, Section 31. Laying Dunnage for Cargo. When the Seclion 7. Supper Relief, (a.) sea the four to eight' crew are required to actually lay dunnage in prepara­ •; tion for cargo, they shall be paid at the regular overtime watch shall relieve itself for supper. rate for the ^vatch on deck and overtime and one-half (bi In port the man detailed to oil winches shall re­ for the watch below. This does not mean handling of dunnage in order to clean holds or stacking dunnage lieve the fireroom watch for supper when cargo is be­ or removing dunnage from holds, but only refers to ac­ ing worked, except when two or more men are stand­ fire room and,'or engine room donkev watches to­ tual flooring off with dunnage for cargo. When crew is ing gether. " required to install grain fittings or otherwise prepare holds for grain cargo, except as outlined above, they Section 8. Work On Sundays while at Sea. (a) If a ^ shall be paid at the overtime rate for such work per­ man standing regular watch at sea on Sundays, for formed. which he receives overtime, is required to do work other Section 32. Tending Livestock. When livestock is than routine work for the safe navigation of the vessel, carried, the sailors may be required to feed and clean he shall be paid fur such work at the regular overtime rate in addition to the overtime received for stand­ up and otherwi-se tend the live.stock. During straight ing Sunday watch. time hours they shall receive the regular overtime rate and overtime and one-half during overtime hours. (b) If a man standing sea watches on Sunday is ac­ tually required to do Longshore Work, Tank Clean­ ing or Handling Explosives during his watch he shall not receive the Sunday overtime, but shall be paid the overtime rates as specified in this Agreement for that type of work in lieu of the regular overtime rate. ARTICLE IV Engine Department Wages Wages. The monthly rates of pay of Unlicensed Per­ sonnel in the Engine Department when respective rat­ ings are carried shall be as follows: Rating Monthly Rate of Pay Chief Electrician Assistant Electrician Unlicensed Jr. Engineer—Day Work Unlicensed Jr. Engineer—Watch Plumber Machinist Deck Engineer Chief Refrigerating Engineer 1st Refrigerating Engineer 2nd Refrigerating Engineer Engine Storekeeper Engine Utility Evaporator Maintenance Oiler-Diesel Oiler-Steam Watertender Fireman Watertender Fireman Wiper $294.50 227.50 230.00 205.00 237.00 205.00 269.50 237.50 218.50 197.50 205.00 190.00 195.25 177.50 177.50 177.50 167.50 175.00 Section 1. Arrivals and Departures—Saturdays and Holidays. Upon vessel's arrival in port, as defined in port time clause Article II, Section 20, overtime shall begin when "finished with engines" bell is rung. Upon vessel's departure for sea, overtime shall be paid up un­ til "first ahead" or "astern" bell is rung. Section 2. Setting Watches. Sea watches shall be set not later than noon on the day of departure, except when vessel sails before noon, in which event sea watch­ es shall be set not later than one hour before scheduled departure. Sea watches for men standing "donkey watches" shall be set at midnight prior to scheduled sailing time. Section 3. Breaking Watches. When a vessel is in port as defined in port time clause Article H, Section 20, and is scheduled to remain in port 24 hours or longer, sea watches shall be broken. When scheduled stay of vessel is less than 24 hours, sea watches shall be main­ tained. If sea watches are to be broken, they shall be broken when "Finished with engine" bell is rung. Sea watches for men who are to stand "donkey watches" shall be broken at midniglit on day of arrival where stay of vessel is to exceed 24 hours. Any part of a watch from midnight until 8 A.M. on day of arrival shall constitute a complete watch; this shall not apply to men who are to stand donkey watch. When such arrival occurs on Sunday overtime shall only be paid for hours actually worked on such watch. Section 4. Using Spray Guns. When members of the crew are required to use spray guns they shall be paid at the straight overtime rate during straight time hours Secfion 9. Equalization of Overtime, Overtime for men of same ratings shall be equalized as near as pos­ sible. This to be governed by departmental head and departmental delegate. Section 10. Refrigerating Engineers, (a) While reIrigerating plant is being operated at sea, refrigerating engineers .shall be assigned to watches of four hours on and eight hours off. (b) When refrigerating plant is required to be op­ erated continuously in ports, refrigerating engineer may be required to stand donkey watch of eight hours on and 16 hours off without overtime, except on Satur­ days, Sundays and Holidays. (c) When refrigerating plant is not being operated and no refrigeration cargo is on board, they shall be assigned to day's work and their hours shall be from 8:00 A.M. to 12:00 Noon and 1:00 P.M. to 5:00 P.M. Mon­ day through Friday. When on day's work they shall be paid overtime for all work performed Saturday, Sun­ days and Holidays and for work performed after 5:00 P.M., before 8:00 A.M. fd) Refrigerating engineers may be required to su­ pervise the stowing of reefer cargo. In any event while reefer cargo is being worked between the hours of 5:00 P.M. and 8:00 A.M. or on Saturdaj's, Sundaj's or Holi­ days, they shall be paid overtime. - A1 (e) At sea while on watches, no overhauling work, breaking calcium, shifting or moving C02 bottles shall be done between the hours of 5:00 P.M. and 8:00 AM. or on Saturday afternoons, Sundays or Holidays, with­ out the payment of overtime. In case of emergency, such as excessive gas leakage or loss of brine, the re­ frigerating engineer on watch shall correct this condi­ tion as part of his regular duties without payrncnt of overtime. (f) While on watch duty, refrigerating engineer shall be required to leave safe workirig conditions,'keeping the spaces around the ice machines and their aux­ iliaries clean of oil, water, and refuse accumulated dur­ ing his watch, but he shall not be required to do any painting, cleaning paint, chipping, scaling, or shining bright work. (g) When on Day's work, refrigerating engineers shall work under the direction of the Chief Engineer or li­ censed engineer in charge of ^-cfrigerating plant. Their duties shall consist of overhauling and repair work necessary in connection with the upkeep and main­ tenance of refrigerating machinery, its auxiliaries, and equipment. They shall not be required to paint, sougee, chip, scale, shine bright work or do cleaning work un­ less oi-ertime is allowed for such work. •|] ;;s1 (h) Recognizing that there may be extended ^periods when no refrigerating cargo will be oTi board the vessel and the refrigerating plant will be shut down, the fol­ lowing is provided: When the refrigerating machinerv has been shut down and secured, the refrigerating en­ gineers, at the discretion of the Chief Engineer, may be assigned to day's work in the engine room in accordance with the working rules for :i oilers on day work. ,- i(i) At nb time shall they puU or shift ice. •.-•p'' ' 3 �Px^aTsn .Section 11. Electricians, (a) The Chief Electrician shall be responsible to and take orders from the Chief ^gineer, or, in the absence of the Chief Engineer, iie ;:hall take orders from the Senior Engineer aboard; all Assistant Electricians to be directly responsible to the Chief Electrician. In the absence of the Chief Elec­ trician, the Assistant Electrician to take orders from the Senior Engineer aboard. In the case of Watch Elec­ tricians, Assistant Electricians to be responsible to the Senior Watch Engineer. (b) They shall do no work other than electrical work and shall not be required to work on steam or diesel end of any machinery. (c) When cargo is being worked with electrical winches after 5 P.M. and before 8 A.M., or on Satui-days, Sundays and Holidays, overtime shall be paid to electricians on duty, and they shall be required to do any work necessary to keep electrical cargo handling machinery in operation. (d) When Electricians are required to install any new or additional equipment, it shall be classified as over­ time work and shall be paid for at the overtime rate. This shall not apply, however, to renewals or replace­ ments or repairs to worn-out equipment. (e) They may be required to do any and all running or breakdown repairs to electrical equipment only. (f) Refusal to do Electrical work which would sub­ ject h.m to electrocution will not be considered refusal of duty. (g) On ships where less than three electricians are carried, the electricians shall be classified as day work­ ers at sea and in port. (h) He will not be required to reline brakes on elec­ tric winches or anchor windlasses or capstan. (i) It shall be the responsibility of the Chief Elec­ tricians to keep an inventory of all supplies and equip­ ment on hand and he shall make requisitions for all needed electrical supplies and tools. Taking voyage in­ ventories, however, shall be confined to straight time hours. (j) When three electricians are carried, they shall be put on regular- sea watch, at sea, of four hours on and eight hours off for the performance of their duties. In port, the electricians shall be classified as day workers. Section 12. Plumber - Machinist, (a) All PlumberMachinists shall be directly responsible to the Chief En­ gineer or First Assistant Engineer, or in their absence to the Engineer in charge. (b) The regular hours of work at sea shall be from 8 A.M. to 12 Noon and 1 P.M. to 5 P.M. weekdays and 8 A;M. to 12 Noon Saturdays. Work performed outside of these hours shall be paid at the regular overtime rate. In port 8 A.M. to 12 Noon, 1 P.M. to 5 P.M., Mon­ day through Friday. (c) All Plumber-Machinists shall be required to do repair work on fresh and salt water lines and small steam lines connected with the domestic department of the vessel, bathroom wastes and fixtures, radiators, gal­ ley fuel oil lines, steam ccokers and coffee urns and shall do general machine shop work. They shall be required to take on water between 8 A.M. and 5 P.M. weekdays without payment of overtime. (d) They shall not be required to do any ehipping, scaling, painting or sougeeing, cleaning or polishing work at any time. Seciion 13. Unlicensed Junior Engineers, (a) On ves­ sels carrying only three unlicensed Junior Engineers, they shall, while at sea, be put on regular sea watch of four hours on and eight hours off for the perform­ ance of their duties. In port, they shall be put on don­ key watch of eight hours on and sixteen hours off for the performance of their work. (b) Duties at Sea: They shall assist in the operation of the plant as directed by the Watch Engineer. They .shall be required to do maintenance and repair work as directed by the Watch Engineer between the hours of 8 A.M. and 12 Noon, 1 P.M. and 5 P.M. Monday through Friday and between the hours of 8 A.M. to 12 Noon on Saturdays, without the payment of overtime. Such maintenance and repair work shall be confined to en­ gine room, fireroom, machine shop, storeroom in or adjacent to engine room, shaft alley and ice macliine TOom. They shall not be required to do general clean­ ing, painting, cleaning paint, polishing work, wire brushing, chipping or scaling without the payment of overtime. (c) Duties in Port: In port. Junior Engineers-shall be put on donkey watches of eight hours on and sixteen hours off- for the performance of their duties. They shall assist in the operation of the plant as directpd by the Watch Engineer. They shall be required to do maintenance and repair work as directed by the Watch Engineer between the hours of 8 A.M. and 12 Noun 1 P.M. and 5 P.M., Monday through Friday. Such maintenance and repair work shall be confined to engine room, fireroom, machine shop, storeroom in or adjacent to engine room, shaft alley and ice machine room and steering Engine room. They shall receive oveitime for all watches on Saturdays, Sundays and Hobdays. If required to replace another member of the unlicensed personnel, they shall receive overtime in accordance with the provisions of the working rules covering that particular rating. (d) On vessels earring day Unlicensed Junior En­ gineers in addition to Watch Unlicensed Junior En­ gineers, their duties shall be as follows: At sea and in port, they shall be required to do • - maintenance and repair work as outlined in ' . sub-section (c) abo 'e under the direction of the Engineer in charge. They may assist in taking ; on Engine Department stores including water ''- ' and fuel. Their working hours shall be the • ^ame as specified for Day Workers. Section 14. Evaporalor Mainienance Men. (a) All THE SEAFARERS LOG Friday. rNovember' 1, 1946 Evaporator Maintenance Men shall be directly respon­ sible to the Chief Engineer or First Assistant Engineer or in their absence to the Engineer in charge. their relief, provided such work shall not be done when' Wipers are on duty. 4. In port they may be required to assist in tak­ ing on water, fuel oil, and engine department stores. 5. At sea when they are on day work and are reassigned to evaporator watches, they shall be paid overtime for watches stood on the first Saturday afternoon. Thereafter they shall not receive any overtime for Saturday afternoon watches when evaporator watches arc main­ tained until arrival at next port. (e) When such equipment is placed in operation, oilers may be required to check the equipment at regu­ lar intei-vals, make necessary adjustmerits to insure proper and even flow of condensate and salt watei*, oil and tend any pump or pumps operated in connection with such equipment, without payment of overtime. (c) Duties of Diesel Oilers in Port. In port. Oilers (b) They shall stand two watches of four hours each shall maintain a regular donkey watch. They shall oil per day while evaporators are in use at sea. When auxiliaries, tend small donkey boiler and look after evaporators -are used in port, watches shall be changed entire plant. Between the hours of 5 P.M. and 8 A.M. to eight hours on, sixteen hours off. -Monday through Friday, this work shall be done with­ out the payment of overtime except when cargo is being (c) When evaporators are in use, their work shall be worked. When cargo is being worked after 5 P.M. to tend evaporators and other auxiliaries in the evapor­ arid before 8 A.M., the Oiler on watch shall be paid at ator spaces. the regular overtime rate. On Saturdays, Sundays and Holidays, the Oilers on watch shall receive the regular (d) When evaporators are not in use, their working overtime rate. rules and hours shall be as follows: (d) Oilers shall not be required to do any painting, 1. At sea working hours shall be from 8 A.M. to cleaning paint, wirebrushing, chipping, scaling or pol­ Noon, and 1 P.M. to 5 P.M. weekdays, and 8 ishing work without the payment of overtime. A.M. to Noon Saturdays. In port, hours shall be 8 A.M. to 12 Noon, 1 P.M. to 5 P.M., Monday Seciion 18. Dulles of Oilers on Sea Witlches—Sleam. through Friday. (a) Shall perform routine duties, oil main engine (if 2. While on day work in port, they shall be re­ reciprocating), wavch tempei*ature and oil circulation quired to perform general maintenance and re­ (if turbine), oil auxiliaries, steering engine and ice ma­ pair work that is under the jurisdiction of the chine. They shall pump bilges and tend water where engine department, but shall not' be required gauges and checks are in the engine room and no to clean boilers, tanks or tank tops, or do any watertenders are carried. cleaning, sougeeing, scaling or painti ig. They may be required, however, to do miner sougee­ (b) Oilcro shall do no cleaning or station work but ing pr spotting up in the evaporator uoha. they shall be required to leave safe working conditions for their reliefs, keeping the spaces around main en­ 3. At sea when they are on day work they may gine and auxiliai-ies clean of any excess oil. be required to do maintenance or repair work as outlined in Paragraph 2 above or they may (c) On vessels with small cargo refrigeration plants, be required to replace oilers, watertenders, or oilers shall oil plant, but shall not be required to take fireman, who are sick, injured or missing. When temperatures. On vessels carrying watch freezers, oil­ they are assigned watch duty as oilers, waterers shall not handle refrigeration plant. tenders, or firemen, they shall be paid overtime for watches stood the first Saturday after 12 (d) Starting and blowing down evaporator equipment Noon. Thereafter, they shall not receive any on freighters or vessels that do not carry special evap­ overtime for Saturday afternoon watches while orator men, shall not be a part of the oilex's' recognized serving continuously as oilers, watertenders or duties. firemen. Seciion 15. Deck Engineer's Duties, (a) It shall be the duty of the Deck Engineer to oil and maintain winches and do maintenance and repair work to deck machinery and deck piping and when electrician is not carried he may be required to care for lights, fuses and overhaul electric fans. (b) The Deck Engineer shall not be required to do any cleaning or repair work in the engine-room, fire­ room, or shaft alley, without the payment of overtime. (c) The Deck Engineer shall not be required to do any additional work while oiling deck machinery, ex­ cept for running or breakdown repairs. (d) Deck Engineer shall oil and maintain winches until midnight on days of arrival and departure. An oiler or engine utility shall be assigned to those duties on all other days after 5 P.M. and before 8 A.M.; how­ ever, the oiler (or engine utility) assigned to oil winches from 5 P.M. until midnight shaU be knocked off from 4 P.M. to 5 P.M. for supper. (e) It shall be the duty of the Deck Engineer to turn steam on and off deck machinery and warm up same when deck machinery is needed to handle ship's lines, work cargo, etc. (f) In freezing weather, if deck machinery is being turned over to keep from freezing, the Deck Engineer or another competent member of the unlicensed personnel shall stand by on overtime hours to turn winches or capstans over to keep from freezing. For such work, he shall receive the applicable overtime rate of pay. (f) When oilers are required to start or blow down evaporator equipment, they shall be allowed one hour for each operation at the regular overtime rate. (g) On turbine propelled vessels which are certificated as passenger vessels and are carrying passengers, the oiler on the 12 midnight to 4 A.M. watch may be re- ' quired to assist in blowing tubes, where automatic soot blowers are in use. (h) Oilers shall not be required to do any painting cleaning paint, wirebrushing, chipping, scaling or pol­ ishing work without the payment of overtime. Section 19. Duties of Oilers on Day Work—Steam. Shall assist the engineers in maintenance" and i-epair work in engine room, machine shop, shaft alley and storeroom when located in or adjacent to engine room, provided, however, he shall not be required to do any cleaning of boilers, painting, cleaning paint, polishing work, wirebrushing, chipping, or scaling. Their work shall be confined to maintenance and repair work only. Section 20. Ships carrying Both Watertenders and Firemen. In port, as defined in port time clause, Ai'ticle II, Section 20, and sea watches are broken, watertenders shall stand ^1 donkey watches and firemen shall be put on day work. When sea watches are set or have not been broken the watertender only shall receive over­ time for woi-king cargo after 5 P.M. and before 8 A.M. Section 21. Duties of Watertenders on Sea Watches. (a) Watertenders shall perform routine duties, tend water and boiler auxiliaries, oil temperatures, stack draft and supervise firing. He shall handle any valves in connection with the operation of the boilers as directed by the engineers. (g) Deck Engineers shall not be required to do any general painting, cleaning paint, wirebrushing, chip­ ping, scaling or polishing work without the payment of overtime. (b) Watertenders shall not be required to crack any main or auxiliary steam stop valves. When stops have been cracked, however, they may be opened wide by watertenders. , Section 16. Duties of Utility Man—Engine Depart­ ment. (a) The working hours of the Utility Men shall be the same as working hours for day workers. (c) Watertenders shall not be required to do any painting, cleaning paint, wirebrushing, chipping, scal­ ing or polishing work without the payment of oveifime. (b) They shaU be required to assist engineers or deck engineers, etc., in all engine department work. Section 22. Duties of Watertenders in Port, (a) In port, watertenders shall maintain a regular donkey watch between the hours of 5 P.M. and 8 A.M. without the payment of overtime except when cargo is being worked. When cargo is being woi-ked after 5 P.M. and before 8 A.M. the watertender on donkey watch shall be paid at the regular overtime rate. On Saturdays, Sundays and Holidays, they shall receive the regular overtime rate; donkey watches shall be maintained for the purpose of keeping steam for the auxiliaries, winches and the safety of the ship. (c) Utility men shall be required to have qualifica­ tions as oilers, watertenders and firemen. (d) They may be required to replace any unlicensed member of the Engine Department when said member IS sick, injured or missing, without the payment of overtime except for the first Saturday afternoon of standing sea watches. (e) The Utility Men shall not be used to replace any member of the unlicensed personnel except when such member is missing or unable to perform his regular duties due to illness or injury. (f) All work classed as overtime for wipex'S during their regular working hours, with the exception of repair work, shall also be classed as overtime for the utility men when performing the same type of work. Section 17. Diesel Vessels. (a) Duties of Diesel Oilers on Sea Watch. They shall make regular rounds on main engines and auxiliaries,, pump bilges, clean strainers, watch oil temperatures and pressures. If required, they shall drain oil from pi.ston oil tanks every hour and shall pump up water for gravity. They shall bq required To tend small don­ key boiler for heating purposes without payment of overtime. However, when boiler is being used for heat­ ing cargo oil, an overtime allowance of two (2) hours per watch shall be allowed the Oilers. (b) They shall do no cleaning or station work but shall be required to leave safe working'conditions for (b) If the ship arrives in port after 5 P.M. and before midnight on such day of arrival the watertender shall continue on sea watches until midnight and shall, in addition to maintaining steam, tend auxiliaries and water and ice machines and be paid for such work at the regular overtime rate until midnight. (c) Overtime shall not apply as provided in paragraph (b) of this section in cases when the oilers remain on sea watches until midnight on day of arrival. (d.) Watertenders shall not be required to do any painting, cleaning paint, wirebrushing, chipping, scaling or polishing work without the payment of overtime. Section 23. Working Cargo, (a) The watertender, Fireman-Watertender, or Firetube Fireman detailed to look after the plant, shall receive overtime while cargo is being worked with ship's winches at all times be­ tween the hours of 5 P.M. and before 8 A.M. and on Saturdays, Sundays and Holidays. (b) When cranes or other shore equipment is em> �Friday. Noversjber 1, 194S ploj'ed exclusively in the handling of cargo and if the ship's gear and deck machinery is not being used, no overtime will be paid to men on watch except on Sat­ urdays, Sundays and Holidays. (c) When cranes or other shore equipment is cmployed for the handling of cargo and the ship's gear and deck machinery is used to trim cargo, conveyors, etc., and ship's steam furnishes the power for such opera­ tions, the Watertender or Fireman-Watertender or Firetube Fireman on watch will receive overtime after 5 P.M. and before 8 A.M. and on Saturdays, Sundays and Holidays. Section 24. Combination Firemen - Watertender's Duties, (a) They shall be required to watch and tend water, clean burners, strainers, drip pans, punch carbon, keep steam, watch. water, watch fuel oil pressure and temperatures and oil fuel oil pumps located in the fireroom only. (b) On all watches they shall clean up excess oil occasioned by changing burners and strainers and shall leave the fireroom in a safe condition when re­ lieved. (c) Fireman-Watertender on watch shall be paid overtime when cargo is being worked with ship's winches after 5 P.M. and before 8 A.M. Monday through Friday, and on Saturdays, Sundays and Holidays. (d) Firemen-Watertenders shall not be required to do any painting, cleaning paint, wirebrushing, chipping, scaling or polishing work without the payment of over­ time. (e) When on donkey watch, Firemen-Watertenders shall be required to keep steam, tend auxiliaries and take care of entire plant, without payment of overtime, e.xcept as provided in (c) above (f) If the ship arrives in port after 5 P.M. and before midnight, on such day of arrival the firemen-watertender shall continue on sea watches until midnight and shall, in addition to maintaining steam, tend aux­ iliaries and water and ice machines and be paid for such work at the regular overtime rate until midnight. (g) Overtime shall not apply as provided in para­ graph (f) of this section in cases when the oilers remain on sea watches until midnight on day of arrival. Section 25. Duties of Firemen—On Sea Watches (Water Tube Jobs.) (a) Shall be required to do routine duties of the watch such as keeping burners clean, clean strainers, drip pans, punch carbon. He shall not be required to leave the confines of the fireroom at any time to do any work outside of the fireroom. (b) Firemen on watch shall be required to keep their respective stations cleaned and painted between the lowest grating and the floor plates. On vessels with irregular gratings, 10 feet from the floor plates shall be considered the firemen's station limit. (c) Cleaning work for firemen on watch shall be con­ fined to the hours between 8 A.M. and 5 P.M. weekdays and between 8 A.M. and 12 Noon on Saturdays. Any cleaning work performed outside these hours shall be overtime. However, on all watches. Firemen shall clean up any excess oil occasioned by changing burners and strainers without payment of overtime and not leave it to his relief to clean up. (d) The practices of fanning tubes, and the use of XZIT and similar preparations shall be classified as general cleaning work and shall be confined to regular cleaning hours. (e) Blowing tubes shall not be a part of the Firemen's recognized sea duties on ships where tubes are blown by hand. However, the fireman on watch may be re­ quired to afesist to the extent of helping to open and close breaching doors, and turning steam off and on. Where automatic soot blowers are used, Firemen will handle valves connecting with same. Section 26. Dudes of Firemen on Day Work (Water Tube Jobs), (a) In port, firemen on day work shall be required to do general cleaning, polishing and painting work in the fireroom, sponging and blowing tubes and assist the engineers in making repairs to boiler mount­ ings, etc. (b) They may also be required to wash down steam drums of water tube boilers. (c) When required to do any cleaning of boilers and fire boxes other than the above,' they shall be paid overtime. . Section 27. Duties of Firemen on Sea Watches (Fire Tube Jobs) (a) On sea watches, firemen shall perform routine duties, clean burners, clean strainers, clean drip pans, punch carbon; keep steam, watch fuel oil pressure and temperature. (b) On all watches he shall clean up excess oil oc­ casioned by changing burners and strainers without payment of overtime and shall leave the fireroom at the end of the watch in a safe condition. (c) Firemen shall not be required to do any painting, cleaning paint, wirebrushing, chipping, scaling or polish­ ing work without the payment of overtime. (d) If the ship arrives in port after 5 P.M. and before midnight, on such day of arrival the Firemen shall continue on sea watches until midnight and shall, in addition to maintaining steam, tend auxiliaries and water and ice inachines and be paid for such work at the regular overtime rate until midnight. (e) Overtime shall not apply as provided in para­ graph (d) of this section in cases when the oilers re­ main on sea watches until midnight on day of arrival. Section 28. Duties of Firemen on Donkey Watches (Fire Tube Jobs), (a) Shall keep burners, strainers and drip pans clean on all watches. They shall also clean up excess oil occasioned by changing buiners and strain­ ers without payment of overtime and not leave it to his relief. They shall do no boiler work. Their job THE SEAFARERS LOC shall be to keep steam for the auxiliaries and safety of the ship and take care of the entire plant. When cargo is being worked with the ship's winches he shall receive overtime after 5 P.M. and before 8 A.M., and on Satur­ days, Sundays and Holidays. (b) Firemen shall not be required to do any painting, cleaning paint, wirebrushing, chipping, scaling or pol­ ishing work without the payment of overtime. Section 29. When Plant is Shut Down. When vessel is in port and the entire plant is shut down, the Watertender, Fire-Watertender or Firetube Fireman may be placed on day work. His work shall then consist of repair and maintenance work on all boiler mounts and boiler auxiliafies which are located in the fireroom. Section 30. Wiper's Duties, (a) Wipers working hours shall be the same as working rules for day work. (b) Wipers shall do general cleaning, scaling, sougeeing, painting and polishing work in the Engine Depart­ ment and take on stores including standing by on water and fuel oil lines. (c) Wipers shall not be required to paint, chip, sougee, or shine bright work in fireroom fidley except in port. (d) One wiper shall be assigned to clean quarters and toilets of the unlicensed personnel of the Engine De­ partment daily. Two (2) hours shall be allowed for this work between the hours of 8 A.M. and 12 Noon daily. He shall be allowed two (2) hours for this work on Sundays and Holidays and shall receive two (2) hours overtime. (e) Wiper may be required to paint crew's quarters upon payment of overtime. (f) Wipers shall be paid overtime for cleaning fire­ sides aild steam drums of boilers. He may be required to wa.sh nnt steam drums with hose without payment of overtime. (g) Wipers shall be paid overtime when required to clean tank tops or bilges by hand or when required to paint in bilges. However, cleaning bilge strainers, clean­ ing away slicks or rags shall be considered part of a wiper's duties and shall be done without payment of overtime. (h) It shall be the duty of the wiper to assist the engineers in blowing tubes. The wiper shall also assist the engineer in putting XZIT and similar preparations and boiler compounds in the boiler. (i) Wiper may be required to assist in repair work but he shall not be assigned to a repair job by himself without the payment of overtime. This is not to include dismantling equipment in connection with cleaning, such as grease extractors, bilge strainers and evapor­ ators, etc. (j) Wiper shall be required to pump up galley fuel tank during straight time hours without the payment of overtime. (k) While vessels are transiting the Panama or Suez Canal one wiper shall be assigned to trim ventilators to insure breeze for men below regardless of whether it is outside of their regular working hours or not. When the wiper performs this work outside his regular work­ ing hours, overtime wiU be allowed. Section 31. Storekeepers, (a) Shall be classified as day workers. (b) When carried, the storekeeper shall supervise work of the wipers under instruction from the First Assistant Engineer and have charge of storeroom and stores. Pag© E]©i^©n Second Cook 3rd Cook Messman Utilitj'man 185.00 175.00 150.00 150.00 MANNING SCALE On Hog Island types. Liberties, Lakers and other types not specified in this agreement' there shall be carried; 1 Steward 1 Third Cook 1 Chief Cook 1 Steward's Utility 1 Night Cook & Baker 3 Messmen On Hog Islands and old type vessels when more than three pa.ssengers are carried $2.50 per passenger per day for each passenger in excess of three passeng­ ers shall be paid to members of the Stewards Depart­ ment serving meals and making up rooms. On Liberties and MAV-l's when passengers are carried $2.50 per passenger per day shall be paid or a steward's utility shall be added at the option of the Company. On C-1-2-3 and Victory type ships there shall be carried: 1 Steward 1 Chief Cook 1 Night Cook & Baker 1 Third Cook 4 Messmen 1 Stewards Utilityman 1 Galley Utilityman On all C-1-2-3 and Victory type ships carrying up to and including 12 passengers, there shall be carried: 1 Steward <1 Galley Utilityman 1 Chief Cook 4 Messmen 1 Night Cook & Baker 1 Passenger Utility 1 Second Cook 1 Steward Utilityman On Victory-C-1-2-3 type vessels carrying extra men up to 12 that are served as crew, such as stock tenders, etc., there shall be carried: 1 Steward l Galley Utility 1 Chief Cook .5 Messmen 1 Night Cook & Baker 1 Steward Utility 1 Second Cook On Victory C-1-2-3 type vessels carrying from 13 to 20 inclusive served as crew such as stock tenders, etc., there shall be carried: 1 Steward 1 Chief Cook 1 Night Cook & Baker 1 Second Cook l Galley Utility 5 Messmen 2 Steward Utility •* 1 11 On Victories C-1-2-3 Vessels that carry over twenty men such as stock tenders, etc., there shall be carried: 1 Steward l Third Cook 1 Chief Cook 4 Messmen 1 Night Cook & Baker 4 Steward Utilities 1 Second Cook On Liberty and other type cargo ships that are not specified in this agreement that carry extra men up to twelve that are served as crew such as stock tenders, etc., there shall be carried: 1 Steward 1 Chief Cook 1 Night Cook & Baker l Third Cook 2 Steward Utilities 3 Messmen On Liberty and other type cargo ships that are not specified in this agreement that carry extra men from 13 to 20 inclusive that are served as crew such as stock tenders, etc., there shall be carried: 1 Steward 1 Second Cook 1 Chief Cook 4 Messmen 1 Night Cook & Baker 2 Steward Utility (c) Storekeepers shall not be required to do any painting, cleaning paint, wirebrushing, chipping, scaling or polishing work without the payment of overtime. Section 32. Hours of Work for Day Workers. On Liberty and other type cargo vessels that are not (a) Working hours in port for all men classified as day workers shall be from 8 A.M. to 12 Noon and 1 P.M. specified in this agreement that carry over twentv men to 5 P.M. Monday through Friday. Any work outside such as stock tenders, etc., there shall be carried:' these hours or on Saturdays, Sundays or Holidays to be 1 Steward 1 Third Cook paid for at the applicable overtime rate, except as 1 Chief Cook 4 Messmen provided in Article II, Section 3. • 1 Night Cook & Baker 2 Steward Utilities 1 Second Cook (b) Working hours at sea for all men classified as day workers shall be 8 A.M. to 12 Noon and 1 P.M. to 5 P.M. Monday through Friday and 8 A.M. to 12 Noon Sat­ urday. Any work performed outside these hours to be paid for at the applicable overtime i-ate, except as provided in Article II, Section 3. Section 33. New Equipment Not Carried at Present. In the event., the Company secures a type vessel dif­ ferent from those now operated and covered by this agreement or if the Company should install new or different equipment, than that presently in use and covered by this agreement, the Company and Union shall meet immediately to consider working rules to cover such vessel or equipment. Working Hours Section 34. Fire Room - Engine Room Boundaries. Steward—eight hours between the hours of 6:30 A.M. On vessels having no bulkhead separating engine room Chief Cook—8 A.M. to 1 P.M.—3 P.M.—6 P.M. and fireroom, an imaginary line is to be drawn at after . Night Cook & Baker—2 A.M. to 10 A.M. or forward end of boilers, depending on location of Second Cook—7 A.M. to 1 P.M.—4 P.M.—6 P.M. boilers, for the purpose of defining engineroom and Third Cook—7 A.M. to 1 P.M.—4 P.M.—6 P.M. fireroom boundaries. This imaginary line shall not ex­ Messmen—6:30 A.M. to 10 A.M.—11 A.M. to 1 P.M.— clude from the duties of the fireman, fireman-watertender, watertender, and oilers any work as outlined in their 4 P.M. to 6:30 P.M. respective working rules; Steward Utilityman—7 A.M. to 1 P.M.—4 P.M. to 4 P.M. Stewards Department Working Rules CARGO VESSELS ARTICLE V Wage And Manning Scales For Stewards Department WAGE SCALE Steward Chief Cook Night Cook and Baker $220.00 '205.00 205.00 Section 1. Routine Work, (a) The regular routine laid out below shall be carried out within the scheduled working hours as specified above and it shall be the duty of the Stewards Department to organize their work so that it is accomplished within their eight (8> hours per day as scheduled in this agreement. Routine Duties of the Stewards Department shall be to prepare and serve the meals, cleaning and maintaining of the licensed personnel quarters, including the Radio Of­ ficer, Purser and Passengers, all dining rooms, messrooms, washrooms, galley and pantry, unless otherwise specified in this agreement, no overtime applies to the above routine work. (b) Routine duty for the Stewards Utility shall in­ clude work in storerooms, linen lockers, toilets, and .'^1 �Paffa^^wMve T W m ^ E H F ii RER S L O G Friday, November 1, 1946 ntr Stewai^s Department passageways and do general the Stewards Department is required to make ice cleaning within his eight (8) hours as directed by the cream he shall be paid at the regular overtime rate for Steward. the time required to make the ice cream. Section 2. Number of Hours. No member of the Section 13. Chipping, Scaling and Painting. Mem­ Steward Department shall be required to work over bers of the Stewards Department shall not be required eight (8) hours in any one day without payment of over­ to chip, scale or paint. time. All work performed at sea on Sundays and Holi­ Section 14. Sougeeing. When members of the Stew­ days arid in port on Saturdays, Sundays and Holidays shall be paid for at the regular overtime rate, except ards Department are required to Sougee, overtime shall be paid for the actual number of hours worked. as-provided in Article II, Section 3. Section 15. Midnight Meals and Night Lunches. Section 3. Handling Stores. Members of the Stew­ ards Department shall not be required to carry any Members of the Stewards Department actually engaged stores or linen to or from the dock. But when stores in serving hot lunches at 9:00 P.M. or midnight or or linen are delivered at the store room doors, meat or 3:00 A.M. are to be allowed three (3) hours overtime for chill box doors, Stewards Department shall place same prepai'ing and serving same. in their respective places and overtime shall be paid to Section 16. Shifting Ship. When a ship is making a all men required to handle linen or stores. However, shift as prescribed in this agreement, Article II, Sec­ daily provision such as fresh vegetables, fruit, milk or tion 21, it shall be considered "in port" and overtime bread shall be stored by messmen and/or utilitymen shall be paid for all work performed by members of the when placed on board, without the payment of overtime Steward Department on Saturdays, Sundays and Holi­ provided such work is done within their prescribed days. eight (8) hours. Section 17. Tlxtra Work due to Absent Members, (a) Section 4. Serving Meals Outside of Messrooms. When When members of the Stewards^ Departhient are re­ any member of the Stewards Department is required quired to do extra work because^a vessel sailed with­ to Korve anyone outside of their respective messrooms out the full complement required bjr this agreement or for any reason he shall be paid at the regular overtime because of illness or injury, the wages of the missing rate for time required. However, meals may be served or disabled men shall be divided among the members on the bridge to the Master and/or Pilot without the of the Stewards Department who perform his work. payment of overtime whenever it is necessary for the But no overtime shall be included in such wages. Master and/or Pilot to be on the bridge for the safety of the ship. The Captain's office or Stateroom shall not (b) In port, members of the Stewards Department be classified as the bridge of the ship. This section shall be paid overtime for work in excess of eight (8) shall not be construed to apply to passengers or un­ hours caused by shortage in the Department but there licensed personnel served durftig regular working hoiurs shall be no division of wages because of such shortage. on account of illness. Section 18. Minimum Overtime. When any member Section 5. Late Meals, When members of the Stew­ of the Stewards Department is called out tp work be­ ards Department are required to serve late meals due tween the hours of 7:30 P.M. and 5:30 A.M., a minimum to the failure of officers eating within the prescribed of two (2) hours overtime shall be paid. time, the members of the Stewards Department actually Section 19. Full-Complement, (a) A full comple­ required to stand-by to prepare and serve the late ment of tlie Stewards Department-shall be maintained meals shall be paid at the regular overtime rate. when the vessel is feeding. This shall not apply when Seclion 8. Shifting Meals. When meal hours are ex­ skeleton crew is aboard. tended for any reason and all of the unlicensed per­ (b) When shortage is caused by termination of Ar­ sonnel are unable to eat within the regular prescribed time, all members of the Stewards Department required ticles or men leaving the vessel, overtime shall be paid to stand-by to prepare and serve the meals shall be paid as provided in Article V, Section 17, paragraph (b). at the regular overtime rate for the time meal is exSection 20. Galley Gear. The Company shall furnish ttyided. all tools for the galley including knives for the cooks. Section 7. Extra Meals, (a) When meals are served Section 21. Aprons and Uniforms. White caps, aprons to other than regular members of the crew, passengers and coats worn by the Stewards Department shall be and/or Pilot, fifty cents per meal shall be paid. This furnished and laundered by the Company and white is to be divided among the members of the Stewards De­ trousers worn partment actually engaged in preparing and serving the Company. by the galley force shall be laundered by meals. 22. Entering Engine or Fireroom. Members (b) When food is prepared for persons who do not re­ of Section the Stewards shall not be required to quire the service of messroom, two (2) hours overtime enter the Engine Department or Fireroom, except as may be re­ per meal shal be paid for the first group of six (6) per­ quired By Article II, Section 3. sons or fraction thereof and one hour overtime for each four additional persons or fraction thereof. This money Section 23. Sundays and Holidays at Sea. All memis to he equally divided among the galley force. - ber.s of the Stewards Department shall receive overtime work performed at sea on Sundays and Holidays (c) No extra meals are to be served without the au­ for regardless of the number of hours worked per week. thority of the Master or officer in charge of the vessel. 24. Saturdays, Sundays and Holidays in Port. Seclion 8. Extra Persons Sleeping Aboard. When two AllSection members the Stewards Department shall receive or more persons other than regular crew members and overtime for of work performed on Saturdays, Sundays passengers sleep aboard, the member of the Steward's and Holidays in port, regardless of the number of hours Department who takes care of the room shall be paid worked per week. This applies only to members of one Jiours' overtime per day. This does not apply when the Stewards Department who are actually on board a ship carries the required complement to accommo­ and work. date passengers and the nufnber of extra persons aboard do riot exceed the full complement of passengers al­ Section 25. Toilets and Bath. When Stewards Utility lowed. is aboard, no member of the Stewards Department who Section 9. Cleaning Meat and Chill Boxes. Members is required to handle food shall be required to clean of the Stewards Department shall be assigned by the toilets or bathrooms. Steward to clean meat and chUl bpxes and shall be paid Seclion 26. Receiving Stores. The Steward shall be at the regular overtime rate for time the work is per­ required to go on dock to check stores or linen without formed. payment of overtime. Section 10. Shore Bread, (a) The Company shall Section 27. Dumping Garbage. No member of the furnish bread from ashore in all Continental U. S. Ports. Stewards Department shall be required to go on dock When bread is not furnished in Continental U. S. Ports for the purpose of dumping garbage. within twenty-four (24) hours, the Night Cook and Ba­ Section 28. Work not Specified. Any work performed ker shall be required to make the bread and will be paid by the Stewards Department that is not specifically de­ three hours overtime for each batch of bread baked. fined in this agreement shall be . paid at the regular (b) When a new Baker is employed he may be re­ overtime rate. quired to bake a batch of bread, during regular work­ Section 29. Day Work, (a) When the ship is not ing hours, without the payment of overtime. feeding and members of the Stewards Department are Section 11. Gil Stoves. Members of the Stewards on day work, the hours shall he 8:00 A.M. to 12:00 Department shall not be required to pump oil for the noon and 1:00 P.M. to 5:00 P.M. galley range. (b) When members of the Stewards Department are Section 12. Making Ice Cream. When a member of on day work, they may be required to work in store­ rooms, linen Tockers, toilets, passengers and officers quarters, messrooms, galley. Steward Department pas­ sageways, handle stores and linen placed aboard ship, and do general cleaning without the payment of over­ time. (c) When members of the Stewards Department are on day work, all hands shall be allowed fifteen.(15) min­ utes for coffee at 10:00 A.M. and 3:00 P.M., or at a con­ venient time near these hours. (d) When the Stewards Department is on day work, they shall receive one full hour from 12:00 A.M. until 1:0() P.M. for lunch. This hour may be varied but such variation shall not exceed one hour either way, pro­ vided that one unbroken hour shall be allowed at all times for dinner or supper when men are on day'work. If one unbroken hour is not given, the men involved shall receive one hour's overtime in lieu thereof. (e) In American ports, the Night Cook and Baker shall work on a schedule between 6:00 A.M. and 6:00 P.M. set forth by the Steward, except on days of arrival. •This agreement is being signed subject to the ratifi­ cation of the membership of the Union, and in case no notice is given the Company within sixty (60) dav.-? from Oclober 23, 1946, it shall be deemed ratified by the Union and binding on both parties hereto. This agreement shall automatically go into effect on October 23, ri946 for all ships owned and/or bare boat chartered by the Company, in cases where the crew is not signed on articles. Where the crews are signed on articles the agreement will automatically go into effect on day following ter­ mination of the present articles after October 23, 1946. Dated October 23, 1946. V Signed by SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION OF NORTH AMERICA JOHN HAWK, Secretary-Treasurer J. P. SHULER, Ass't Secretary-Treas. •ROBERT A. MATTHEWS, Hdqrs. Engine Department Representative PAUL HALL, New York Agent ALCOA STEAMSHIP COMPANY, INC. (Signed) R. P. SCHILLING A. H. BULL STEAMSHIP CO. BALTIMORE INSULAR LINE, INC. (Signed) W. A. KIGGINS, Jr. AMERICAN LIBERTY STEAMSHIP CORPORATION (Signed) A. D. RISSMILLER ' ARNOLD BERNSTEIN STEAMSHIP CORPORATION ARNOLD BERNSTEIN SHIPPING COMPANY, INC, (Signed) HENRY G. CORY^T EASTERN STEAMSHIP LINES, INC. (Signed) W. K. IRVING SEAS SHIPPING COMPANY, INC. (Signed) JOSEPH J. CONDON SMITH & JOHNSON (Signed) J. E. FASICK SOUTH ATLANTIC STEAMSHIP LINE (Signed) E. S. TROSDAL, Jr. I.ir: V '1^- �THE SEAFARERS LOG Friday, November 1, 1946 Page Thirteen SHIPS'MINUTES AMD NEWS The Castle Men Act To Aid Next Crew The SIU crew of the SS Mon­ tezuma Castle follows closely the Union rule that all crews leave then- vessels in shipshape condition for the men who take over on the next trip. We Also Gave, Says Female Ship Sponsor That flourishing war-time rack­ et of ship-launching, recently ex­ posed in the nation's press under screaming, though somewhat be­ lated headlines, made quite a splash. The ranks of Ihe Order of Neptune were swelled recently The ladies — wives, relatives, when several of the SS Felix Grundy crewmembers, pictured and you-know-whats of shipyard above, participated in the time-honored sea ritual as the vessel owners, government officials, etc. crossed. the Equedor. In the rear row, at the extreme right, —were higt^y indignant. But so was everyone who read of how standing next to the King himself is Davy Jones (in real life. these patriotic females cracked a Fred Shaia. Chief Steward and recording secretary abocurd the champagne bottle across a ves­ Grundy.) sel's bow, then received a dia­ mond necklace, a sparkling wristwatch or some other dazzling trinket tagged for several grand. It wasn't pay, just a gestui-e of appreciation for the two-minute effort, Besides, nobody would quinine, The old adage, "an ounce of ficient quantity of mind too much since the trinket's Brother Shaia said. cost was split up among some prevention is worth a pound of Despite the preventive mea­ cure," was amply illustrated on 130,000,000 Americans. sures, five cases of malaria broke They did mind, however, but Voyage No. 14 of the SS Felix out among the crew when the like all investigations embarrass­ Grundy; recently returned to the Grundy did get to Douala. But, ing to persons in high places, it States, according to the vessel's Shia said. Captain Bagley dis­ was soon forgotten. tributed the quinine freely, and Chief Steward, Fred Shaia. FAIR DEFENDER While in Buenos Aires, just as the outbreak did not assume any This week a member of the the crewmembers were making greater proportions. fair sex jumped to the defense ready to leave for Douala, their At the final shipboard meet­ of the female who got the better next port of call, word came to ing on the Grundy, the crew of the fat bargain.' She wrote a the Grundy that the West Afri­ passed a motion thanking Cap­ letter to Time magazine, giving can port was malaria infested. tain Bagley "for the kindness and a whole new angle to the matter. It was reported that a number of thoughtfulness, he has shown on We thought it might be interest­ Seamen had died there from the this four-month trip." He has ing to the men who sail the ships, "proven himself worthy of com­ effects of malaria. so we're reprinting it herewith; With an eye to averting pos­ pliment beyond mere words," the Sirs: sible infection aboard the Grundy, motion stated, adding that all the Because of the recent public­ the Skipper, Captain Bagley, men were fully aware of the ity given the gifts of the spon­ went through a great deal of amount of trouble the skipper sors of wartime ships, it seems trouble to acquire adequate ma­ encountered in his efforts to pro­ only fair that someone should laria preventives for his crew. cure the protective devices and Not without considerable diffi­ of the "many more good deeds culty, he finally succeeded in get­ he performed" in the crew's be­ ting mosquito netting and a suf­ half. Skipper's Foresight Whips Malaria Threat On Grundy Rating major attention at a recent membership meeting were several suggested steps to bene­ fit the next crew of Seafarers to man the vessel. All were accept­ ed. The suggestions, proposed by Black Gang Delegate Alvin Vandeventer, who asked the crew to aid in carrying them out, were: 1. A list be made of all need­ ed repairs, replacements, acces­ sories, etc. 2. Fo'csles be left in clean con­ dition. 3. That the Steward turn over to the Patrolman a duplicate of the order for stores and supplies. 4. That an effort be made to have the gunners' quarters aft on the boat deck converted into a ,recreation room for the crew members. 5. That Delegates take up all trip cards and book numbers for presentation to the Patrolman. 6. That the men repay all small debts, and money borrowed from other shipmates. Brother Vandeventer also urg­ ed the men to remain sober and conduct themselves as Seafarerd at the payoff. seats in crew messhaU, repairs of all lockers in poor condition, ac­ quisition of a Efficient supply of face towels for a 90-day voyageand repair of the ventilation system in the Stewards depart­ ment heads. The oppressive tactics of the Coast Guard, and the ^recently rumored plan to form a maritime reserve organization were ob­ jects of scathing attacks by sev­ eral crew members at the meet­ ing. Brother Blazer attacked the proposed maritime reserve as a potential strike-breaking agency. He urged every member of the crew to write to his Congress­ man protesting formation of such a reserve. Similar action was recommended to apprise Con­ gress of the Coast Guai-d's bully­ ing measures against merchant seamen. Blazer's recommendations for action were supported by Broth­ ers Himler and Vandeventer. GALLEY MEN PRAISED A resolution in praise of the Steward department's "splendid cooperation" was presented by Brother Himler, Deck Delegate, and was unanimously adopted. The resolution pointed up "the good service" rendered by the galley men. Special mention was made of the efforts of the Chief URGENT REPAIRS Of the repairs cited as neces­ sary, the following were submit­ ted as requiring urgent attention: fumigation of the ship, complete overhaul or replacing of the gal­ ley ranges, replacement or retining of all cooking utensils in gal­ ley, renovation of all mattresses with replacement where neces­ sary, fixing of the hole in Wiper's fo'csle, repair or replacement of Cook, 2nd Cook, messmen and utility men. Chief Stewai'd John Cuthrell, for "his untiring efforts to keep peace and harmony, not, only in his own department, but meeting the crew brightly thump­ board to portside. Repairs in the other departments as ed away on this state of things. needed: painting of rooms, new well," was cited as a good Union A motion carried to inform the perculators, porthole fans, new man and "true shipmate." He Ch. Engineer that all lights in mattresses for Junior En­ was accorded a vote of thanks by passageways and at ladders must gineers rooms, anti-roach pow­ all hands. be kept bui-ning all night. If not der to be obtained. Following the customary min­ the responsible parties will be 4- i iute of silence in memory of de­ brought on charges before the Bottoms Up parted Brothers, the meeting was local inspectors. adjourned. J. A. Hammond serv­ On Monroe Agenda ed as chairman, and Walter Bla­ We were almost bowled over zer was recording secretary. by an item as we went through a recent .^set of ship's minutes. We were all for it, however. It sort everyone who uses Ihe wash of signals the approach of a style- room will clean it and be sure conscious on the part of seamen. thai the steam and water are The item, from the minutes of turned off. The matter of the the SS Monroe, reads: Recreation Hall came up and CAPE HATTERAS, Sepl. 2— "Motion carried: that new type it was decided that each de­ Chairman Luciano: Secretary Eraco. All crewmembers in toilet bowls and seats be placed partment would clean it by good standing. Motions car­ in all seamen's toilets aboard turn of one week each. The crew also agreed to put their ried: to enlarge porthole in gal­ ship." That motion sets well with us, coffee cups back after using ley and open porthole outside; to have* ventilation system too. But how about the Sears them. The Crew Messman ask­ ed that the crewmembers re­ throughout ship repaired; to and Roebucks catalog? i i, 4. frain from putting orange peel­ have locks changed in doors of ings in the cups and on the FELIP DE BASTROP. Aug. aU unlicensed personnels as one 11—Chairman Calvin Nickeltables. The crew is to keep its ^ key opens all; to have Deck De­ son; Secretary. Gordon Howe. quarters clean as ihe Captain is partment toilets repaired; to New Business: Suggestion that going to make daily inflections. change oilers rooms from, star­ Digested Minutes Of SIU Ship Meetings niention that the giving was not entirely one-sided. Many of these women . . . gave to these ships such things as athletic equipment, ship's libraries, silver pitchers and trays, deck chairs, radios, victrolas, etc., and we hope they are still giving pleasure to the men on board the ships today. Georgina Hicks Mage Pasadena That kind of changes matters a great deal. We were unaware that seamen were the recipients of such items listed in the fore­ going letter. By the way, do you fellows enjoy your shipboard gym; how do you find the deck chairs? Do you keep the victrolas and the records in the ship's li­ braries? And the silver pitchers and ,trays . . . oh, well. Anyway the lady believes in giving, tit . for tat.. WEBB MILLER. Aug. 9— Chairman Galindy; Secretary Parady. New Business: Dele­ gates reported everything okay. Motions carried to let OS and Wipers decide how to clean' alleyways; that meeting be held every other Sunday; that crewmembers clean laundry room after using; that crew­ members be required to wear shirts in messhall. Delegates to hand^in list of repairs. In meeting of Aug. 6, Brother I. Galindy elected as Delegate. » 5. i ^ Lights Out— All's Not Well The guys on the SS Helen just can't see the light. It's not faulty vision, either, because the men recognize a beef when they see one. The point is the Helen men ob­ ject to being kept on'the dark. Unlighted passageways and lad­ ders on the ship are fraught with dangers to life and limb, and at a recent shipboard membership $1 • m �THE SEAFARERS LOG Page Fourteen Friday, November 1, 1946 THE MEMBERSHIP SPEAKS What Bone-Breakers Did Shouldn't Happen To A Dog Dear Editor; The Maritime Service has an­ nounced that, it wants to put all eeamen through a special train­ ing program "to increase their efficiency." After the examples of maritime training" we saw dur the war, God help the merchant marine if they put this one over. Typical of their training are the bonebreakers and gut-robbers they turned out as "pharmacist's mates." These band-aid artists generally couldn't tell Jergens lotion from Cupid's itch. I can speak of these orphan-makers from personal exeprience. I got hurt in a blow one time and the boys carried me -up to this death-promoter collecting extra dough for being a phar­ macist's mate. He turned white as a sheet and told me he was afraid of blood. I sat there dy­ ing while he explained his course hadn't included that vype of inJury. Finally, I reached over for the iodine and did the job myself. MADE HIM RUN Another one liad a medical theory that all illnesses of the human body are caused by constiptation. He prescribed Ex-lax GEE) I STILL HAVfMVl ToCiTHACMe! I FOOT STia HURTS! walks up to me and says: "Aren't modern ships mechanical! The Captain just turns that little handle and the ship goes' halfspeed or backwards, or any­ thing!" And I had just changed 18 dirty burners. Blackout. These sea-finks are the direct heirs and executors of the old Shipping Board of the last war which had its own maritime ser­ vice, pretty uniforms and all. They used it to break the sea­ men's unions 'in the '21 strike. You can't talk fast enough to make me believe the Shipping Board a la 1946 wouldn't do the same. WHAT WAS MEANT? In 1944, Admiral Land told a bunch of shipowners: "The U.S. Maritime Service is the founda­ tion on which the future of the Merchant Marine is built." I don't know what he meant by this if he didn't mean substitut­ ing this disciplined, uniformed "service" for independent, union seamen. These sit-down sailors have bgen wearing those Portugese imiforms and calling each other "Admiral" and "Commodore" so long they are beginning to think they are the real thing. They dream at night of commanding great fleets of ships manned by the Maritime Service. I advise these guys to start sleeping with their hands outside the covers. SPECIAL SPOT I' for all complaints no matter what the symptoms were. How­ ever, this did work on one guy with an infected foot, cause it certainly had him running. As for the other trainees, one experience will illustrate. We had just moved out of port with one of their ABs on the wheel. Whein he got off he BROTHER REQUESTS MAIL FROM SEAFARERS Dear Editor: August Sperry told me to write to you and that you would be sure to send me the Log regularly. I am a TB patient in a Florida State Hospital and I would like to hear from some of my buddies. They say here that I won't be able to go to sea again, but I would like to keep in touch with things anyway. So, if you will send me the Log, and mention in the paper that I'd be glad to receive mail from the boys, I would appreciate - it very much. William E. Holby Ward B Dade County Hospital Kendall. Fla (Editor's note: Your name has been placed on the mailing list. The Log should be coming along soon). There are powerful people in this country who would like to see the ships manned by this semi - military organization in true Navy style, with such things as overtime and hiring halls un­ heard of. Maybe these guys don't know that the SIU keeps a private graveyard, where there are many tombstones inscribed "WSA Medical," ".Competency Cards," "WSB," etc. I would like to see us start digging a plot for the Maritime Service. I don't think the ocean is big enough for them and us, too. We'd do v/ell to study some plan for giving them the deep six. •''Steamboat' O'Doyle GET LOG ROLLING, SAYS EAGER READER Dear Editor: On August 16, 1946, I applied through the Patrolman in Phila­ delphia for the Seafarers Log to be sent to my home. Since then I've written to the New York Hall regarding this request, and as yet I haven't received any reply. I would appreciate it if you would look into this matter foi- ine. H. E. Murphy Lakewood, O. (Editor's note: Due to the large number of requests for the Log there is usually a delay of a few weeks until the Log reaches you. We have looked into the matter and you should receive the Log very shortly.) STRIKE-BOUND WEST COASTER Log - A' Rhythms Thy True Self By Vic Combs Like the break of the waters. Like the turn of the tides. In spiritual being. Thy true self bides. Among the vessels lied up at Marcus Hook, Pa., during the SIU's recent general strike was a West coast visitor, the SS W. R. Grace. Seafarer Red Fisher took this shot of the idle ship. SHIRKERS BURDEN BROTHERS, HURT UNION'S PRESTIGE GETTING UP STEAM ON THE WILLARD IS A NOISY JOB Dear Editor: Dear Editor: Being a young member of this organization, and being a jour­ neyman member of the Interna­ tional Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, I was very much sur­ prised at the actions and attitude of some of the members who are sailing. Needless to say, it is well known that the inaptitude of sjme, though they are in the minority, brings an added bur­ den on others without being paid for said added work, unless, of course, the men involved are log­ ged for the non-performance of duty. Being logged for such a thing reflects back on the mem­ bership. Therefore, members must control aU such actions— because they are members of the SIU. • The crew of the SS Daniel Willard would like this letter to appear in the Log as a memory of our trip which took us to Antwept, back to'' a place called Dingwall, Nova Scotia, then re­ turn to the .States, where we were to stop at Savannah. We left Philly August 29 with a Black Gang thqt were all full book members with the excep­ tion of one man. When we left, the cranks in the engine room were hammering like the devil, and the crossheads were even hotter than hell. Steam was leak­ ing all over the engine room, and the first four watches were like a nightmare for the Oilers. The First Assistant swore up and down that when we arrived in Antwerp we were going to give her hell and fix the engine up. RECONVERSION Reconversion to peacetime status is now in full swing; there­ fore, members who are not in­ clined to work, unless driven, must understand that the effici­ ency and ability of the SIU to furnish fully qualified men will be jeopardized. The trend of ac­ tion in these cases must be that men so shirking duty or showing inaptitude for their respective jobs should, if tripcard men, he expelled, and if book men be brought on charges before the membership. It is well to realize that the war is over. Peacetime brings on the call for men of the highest qualifications. If this condition is not met, all that has beep gain­ ed by our able board of strate­ gists will be lost and those hav­ ing contracts with us will lose faith in our ability to fulfill our obligations. The above may sound provok­ ing, but it is the plain fact from the observations I have made in the few months I have been privileged to be a member of this splendid organization. Norfolk, Va. W. LaChance In struggles and strife, . That change the course Of thy bearings in secrecy. And in mutual source. Tis not thy soul that is lost. Nor thy mind. But rather thy heart that Thou cannot find. Tis life and retribution That guideth the way. Thus forming a wall— A barrier of clay. Tis darkness that dims thine eyes To true light. Through the lingering hours. Thou fearest the night. Tis because of experience Thou art like the sea. And yield to the tempest In which bitterness flee. But neath the depth of thyself. Where human pauses exist. Thou needest conscious feeling Thru the fog and the mist. Tis not that you are Nor thy soul that But rather thy heart, That thy true self doomed reveals. my friend. reveals. 3-FAMILY HOUSE FOR SALE BY SIU MEMB^IR ROUNDUP Well, when we arrived in port the boys topside got a smell of Dear Editor: something and forgot all about the engine. We were to leave For the information of any there on a Monday noon but the Seafarers who may be interested, company agent got the sailing or who knows of anyone interest­ ed, in buying a house, I have a good buy available. It is a three-family house, with the latest in bathroom fixtures, plus the facilities for good living conditions. The building is heat­ ed by a new, modern oil burning central heating plant. Price for the three-family house is $11,000. Parties who are interested may inquire at 772 Jackson Ave., (cor­ ner 158th St.) Bronx,'New York or may see Ernesto V. Erazo, member of the Strike Clearance and Records Bureau, 3rd floor, orders all fouled up and had to SIU Hall, 51 Beaver St., New go from gin mill to gin mill and York City. from scratch house to scratch Ernesto V. Erazo house to round ns all up like sheep to the slaughter. some cigarettes, but the crew We left" with the engines in the knows he was framed by those same'condition to be fixed at the phony jerks. So if you guys ever next port, where we are now. We go to Antwerp, watch out for have no tools to work with, but those bums. as our Deck Engineer, Brother Last but not least is our Skip­ Maricano would say, "do the best per, who is, as the crew will say, you can with the tools you got" one of the best Captains they By I. H. Pepper —which include one sledge ham­ have sailed with in a long time. If my atlempls at Poetry mer, two screw drivers, one pipe He is Capt. T. Hostetter. Seem utterly tpo bad to ^thee— wrench. We are to leave here for Sa­ Have the heart to pity me. vannah in a couple of days. No­ , The deck gang are all okay and And I'll give you my sympathy. thing more can happen than what you can't find better leading than has already happened, so we pro­ that of the Steward, C. Gordano, who is a good head, and our Chief ceed. Thanks for listening. Tony Zarraga Cook, Ted Rosenberg. The Bosun Engine Delegate got involved with th« customs on A Would-Bte 'Xima , �Friday, Novaaabae 1, 1946 T' H B SB AF ARB JkS LOG Pag9 Fiilecn BULLET^ >-• -- MONEY DUE SS WILLIAM NOTT Crew repatriated on SS Moor­ ing Knot can collect repatriation bonus by writing to Mr. H. H. Becker, c/o William Diamond SS Co., 362 California St., San Fran­ cisco, California. XXX SS ELDRIDGE GERRY The entire Deck Department of this vessel which paid off in Bos­ ton on Oct. 25, 1946 can collect the 36 hours overtime due them by writing to the Paymaster, c/o Coastwise Pacific Far East Co., 222 Sansome St., San Francisco 11, Calif. The members who were pres­ ent at the United Btates Line agent's office the following morn­ ing have already collected this money. XXX The following companies are about ready to pay the retroac­ tive wages as a result of the new contracts: Robin Lines, at once; American Range, at once; Smith and John­ son, one week; American Hawiian, at once; Bull Lines, com­ pany ships at once; WSA, ships being paid alphabeticaly — now up to 'C'.; Alcoa, in two weeks; Mississippi, in two weeks; South Atlantic, mailing checks out now. Overtakes, in three weeks; Wa­ terman, in one month; Calmar, still negotiating. To collect the money, you must either write to the company or go up to the office. In the case of Mississippi, a visit to the New Orleans office will do the trick. PERSOHALS DUKE HIMLER Please get in touch immediate­ ly with Second Cook Walter Blazer, 5225 14th Ave., Brook­ lyn 19, N. Y. XXX DENNIS PATENAUDE Your father is very ill and wants you to contact your family. XXX WALTER S. BLAZER Your letter was turned over to New York Branch for action. XXX BUD RAY Please get in touch with head­ quarters in New York. XXX PEDRO CRUZ Get in touch' with attorney Richard M. Cantor, 51 Chambers Street, New York CitJ-. XXX JAMES GIVIN TREASE Z-486441 A billfold containing money and papers, and bearing your name, the address 2811 West. Chestnut Ave., Altoona, Pa., has been found. You may recover it by writing to S/Sgt. Joseph J. Weinert, Dept. E-3113, Signal Service Co., Camp Phillip. Morris; Le Havre, France. What Has Happened To Famous Seagoing Characters, He Asks By LOUIS GOFFIN The Skipper finally caught wind of it, and so Andy's little In all the years of sailing, with racket was broken up. Poor Andy various guys and on all types of was forced to wear a shirt. This ships, I have met many charac­ was to much for him, and so he ters who made the seagoing lif? announced that he would only interesting, and at some times sail freighters, where a man unbelievable. doesn't have to wear a shirt if he It isi possible to go on for hours doesn't want to. relating some of the tales, but Andy got his nickname from here are two of the best. the way he always used to carry Take for instance the Pipestone rope yarns from all parts of his County and the Bosun, Rope body. They hung from his belt, Yarn Andy. Now the Pipestone peeked out from under his hat, County had reputation among all seamen, and was well known to and stuck out of all of his pockets. the shady women from Le Havre Anything that needed lashing was lashed by one of Andy's to Singapore. But Andy was the yarns, and when he quit the ship, most outstanding of all the men he took all the yarns with him. who ever sailed her. The boat almost feel apart until He was tattooed from head to all the rope yarns were replaced. foot, with everything from birds ONE MORE to battleships. His sideline was In the early 1920s I sailed on to make a little extra cabbage by posing for the passengers, strip­ a Tanker with a fellow named ped to the waist. They got a Whitcy Nelson. In my humble opinion, this bird is the best sail­ ( SOCH A 6A(?<3AIN I) or I ever sailed with. He was a STYVI—/ quitet guy, and so when he would break loose, it made it all the more funny. Somedays, in Havana, he would get all gassed up on straight al­ cohol, then he would go for the nearest porthole, and jam his head through it. How the hell he managed it, we never could find out, but he did ^it more than once. Each time we had to burn the plate off so that we could re­ lease him. "When he was finally released, he would come up on deck and challenge everyone of us to a swim. Then over the side he'd go, and right into the sharks and other dangers of Havana waters. We had no time to lower a boat, so a few iiien jumped in after him. They had quite a battle to subdue him, but finally they would get him on board. After he sobered up, he denied that he pulled such a perfor­ mance, and for the rest of the trip he would go around saying that the crew had it in for him, or else why would they cir­ culate such stories about him? Even showing him the burned plate didn't convince him. Such characters at sea made life worth living—certainly the pay and conditions did not. How about you other Brothers writing your experiences with characters and sending them on to the Log? I'm sure the Log will find space to print all the interesting ones. (Editor's note; You bet we will. Send in the stories about men you sailed with, and what they did to make the trip seem shorter, or else write in about the men you remember best because of their screwball per­ sonalities.) SlU HALLS BALTIMORE 14 North Cay St. Calvert 4S39 BOSTON .5?7« State St. Boudoia 44S5 BUFFALO 10 Exchange St. CieveUnd 7391 CHARLESTON 68 Society St Phone 3-3680 CHICAGO 24 W. Superior Ave. Superior 5175 CLEVELAND . . 1014 E. St. Clair Ave. Main 0147 CORPUS CHRIST! . . 1824 Mesquite St Corpus Christi 3-1509' DETROIT 1038 Third St. Cadillac 6857 DULUTII 531 W. Michigan St. Melroee 4110 GALVESTON 30514 22nd St 2-8448 HONOLULU 16 Merchant St. HOUSTON 1515 75th Street Phone Wentworth 3-3809 JACKSONVILLE 920 Main St. Phone 5-5919 MARCUS HOOK I'A W. 8th St. Chester 5-3110 MOBILE 7 St. Michael St. 2-1754 NEW ORLEANS 339 Chartrei St. Magnolia 6112-6113 NEW YORK 51 Beaver St ' HAnover 2-2784 NORFOLK 127-129 Bank Street 4-1083 PHILADELPHIA 9 South 7th St.' Phone Lombard 3-7651 PORT ARTHUR 445 Austin Ave. Phone: 2-8532 PORTLAND Ill W. Burnside St. RICHMOND, Calif 257 5th St. SAN FRANCISCO 105 Market St, Douglas 5475 > 8363 SAN JUAN, P. R 45 Ponce de Leon San Juan 2-5996 SAVANNAH 220 East Bay St. 3-1728 SEATTLE 86 Seneca St. Main 0290 TAMPA 1809-1811 N. liranklin St. M-132.3 WILMINGTON 440 Avalon VIvd. Terminal 4-3131 VICTORIA, B. C 602 Boughton St. VANCOUVER 144 W. Hastings St. thrill out of photographing a real live seaman, and Andy made himself a smart piece of change, and just by standing still. A PROBLEM, BUD? The life of the present day seaman is difficult and often very complicated. He is at the mercy of unscrupulous companies, government agen­ cies, brass hats and human sharks of various descrip­ tions, everyone trying to take advantage of him. If hs hap­ pens to know some of his rights, he is sneeringly refer,red to as a Sea Lawyer. A Special Services Dept. of the Union has been set up to consult with you on all your problems involving the Coast Guard, Shipping Commission­ ers, Unemployment Insur­ ance, personal injury claims, your statutory rights when you become ill aboard ship. Immigration Laws, and your dear, beloved Draft Board. If you happen to be in New York, contact us personally, or if you are out of town, write and you will receive a prompt reply. .Address all mail to SPE­ CIAL SERVICES, 51 Beaver Street, New York 4, N. Y. Your Union is ypur.shoreside. contacts USE.^ IT'S FACILITIES. PHILADELPHIA INDIVIDUAL DONATIONS SS Coastal Stevedore—$17.00. T. Laiama, $2.00. NEW YORK The boys in ihe New Or­ leans hospilal wanf to thank the crewmembers of the SS Capstan Knot and the SS Del Mundo for their generous contributions,. The crew of Ihe Del Mundo also contrib­ uted to the Brothers at Fort Stanton Hospital. SS MARIN HILL J. C. Hundahl, $2.00: A. J. Carlson, $5.00; P. Tolbert, $5.00; E. T. Mikesh, $1.00; J. D. Womack, $1.00; J. Rogert, $1.00; B. E. Harris. $1.00; W. Young, $3.00; R. E. Sutton, $1.00; C. P. Neugent, $1.00; J. Hayes, $1,00; W. F. Waldrop, $1.00; H. A. Vaughan, $1.00; J. O. Crice, $2.00; H. A. Menhardt, $1.00. Jr.. $1.00; W. Jefeaat, $1.00: J. A. Strickland, $2.00; J. P. Roussel, $1.00; SS ALCOA PARTNER J. Compton, $6:00. A. Pedro, $2.00; T. Wabolis, $2.00; SS CAPE TEXAS W. Patterson, $2.00; Jules C. Hensley, R. Lawrence, $1.00. $2.00; Roger Woodward, $2.00; C. SS ROBIN LOXLEY Pugh, $2.00, Julius M. Bang. $1.00. SS WARRIOR W. T. Harderman, $2.00; J. L. Wolfe. $2,00; H. M. Fischer. $4.00; J. T. Tay­ lor, $3.00; H. L. Suddreth, $3.00; R. M. Gentry, $2.00; J. L, Webb, $2.00- G. Johnson, $20.00; J. Jlmmei, $2.00; P. S. Payne. $1.00; O. R. Richardson, $3.00. SS TOPA TOPA E. L. Ferren., $12.00; R. A. Howard, $5,00; J„ Rv Trawioki $2.00: J. WT. McNelloge, $1.00; P. L-. Borthioune, $1.00; D. C. Hiltnni $r.flOt. Wi Pl'Pnltnar,. $2.00; T. R. Danzy, $1.00; H. H. Patterson, INDIVIDUAL DONATIONS A. Anderson, $2.00; M. Lorenzo, $1.00. T. Drzewicki, $1.00; B. Taflewitz, $2.00; J, T. Morton, $5.00; P. V. McGilberry, $1.00; E. D. Scroggins, $4.00; G. Craig, $1.00; E. E. Smet, $1.00. NORFOLK INDIVIDUAL DONATIONS El R. Chappel, $11.00; Ei Rl' Wilkersoni . $11.00; K. F. aausenr $2.00; S. Green. $10.00; E. J. Miller, $11.00; J. D. Wise, $13.00; B. W. Biggs. $11.00; H. W. Knight. $ii.Ou; Book No. 71/8. $13.00; W. Fishbeck, $11.00; R. Boyett. $11.00; B. Boatler, $10.00; A. Sepp, $11.00; K. Rose, $13.00; J. L. Poole. $1 1.00. O. P. Smith. $10.00; H. Dean,'$ I I.OO; J. McMahone, $11.00; W. Bellaus, $11.00; 1. A. Thomas, $11.00; J. Kap­ lan. $11.00; J. W. Short. $10.00; A. F. Carter. $11.00; B. E. Baker. $10.00; J. Wichartz. $13.00; C. M. Kellogg, $11.00; E. W. Ackiss, $11.00; F. Palume, $11.00; J. F. Boyce, $12.00; L. L. Owens. $12.00; L. Bruno. $13.00; L. .Applegate, $50.00; D. E. Treabway, $10.00; J. Anderson. $13.00; J. E. Vieres. $13.00. E. Balboa, $11.00; J. S. Melita, $11.00; E. Oppel. $13.00; H. Broun. $11.00; J. Saiad, $11.00; T. Dicarlo. $12.00; C. Kenshaw. $11.00; J. Walker, $11.00: J. Niemiera. $11.00; C. Stalsworth, $ 11.00; G. Pettus. $10.00; E. Ward. $11.00; J. D. Hazen, $10.00; F. Newcomer, $11.00; S. Gang. $10.00; C. Zinn, $11.00; A. Sauick, $10.00; R. H. Balck, $11.00; A. Henkins. $10.00; B. Mada, $10.00. ' J. Miller. $9.00; W. Conlson, $11.00^, Pi Mamas. $11.00: B: BHckman. $11.00; A. Dickensoni $10.00; M. Applegreen, $10.00; J.; Mybne, $11.00; E. Ledda, $10.00; S. Griffith. $11.0$; P. Chattey. $13.00. �•••• •• Friday, November 1, 1946 THE SEAFARERS LOG .Pmgo Sixteen Study This Ballot — You'll Be Voting It \ pi •' ' T' SECRETARY-TREASURER Vole lor Uae • JOHN HAWK, No. 22U M a • • Seafarer's International Union of North America ATLANTIC & GULF DISTRICT 1846 ELECTION OF OFRCEHS FOR 1947 VOTING PERIOD NOVEMBER 1st THROUGH DECEMBER 31. 1946 INSTRUCTIONS TO VOTERS — la^rder to vote ior a candidate, mark a cross (X) in voting square to ibe l3ft oi name. If you vote for more candidates for office than specified herein your vote ior such office wiU be invalid. YOU MAY WRITE THE NAME OF ANY MEMBER WHOSE NAME DOES NOT APPEAR ON THE BALLOT IN THE BLANK SPACE PROVIDED FOR THAT PURPOSE UNDER EACH OFHCE. Do not use a lead pencil in moridng the ballot. Ballots marked with lead pencil will not be counted. MARK YOUR BALLOT WITH PEN AND INK OR INDELIBLE PENCIL. PHILADELPHIA AGENT Vote lor One E. S. (EDDIE) HIGDON, No. 182 • JAS. TRUESDALE, No. 5317 MOBILE AGENT Vole lor On» Vote for One J. P. SHULER, No. 101 • PHUADELPHIA PATROLMAN THOMAS (ROCKY) BENSON, No. 72?7 JOHN MOGAN, No. 216 • • Vole for One MOBILE JOINT PATROLMAN STEPHEN CARR, No. 22217 STANLEY R. GREENlUDGE, No. 1863 u I 1 BALTIMORE DECK PATROLMAN Vote for One JAMES E. SWEENEY. No. 1530 • • BALTIMOHE ENGINE PATROLMAN • JOE ALGINA, No. 1320 • • NEW YORE ENGINE PATROLMAN Vole lor Two • • • • • Vole lor Ono JOHN (HOGGIE) HATGIMISIOS, No. 23454 • NORFOLK AGENT • • • • • • WILLIAM HAMILTON, No. 3400 CHAS. L. STEVENS, No. 7036 Vote for Two O. •• ROBERT (RED) BUNCE, No. 7163 • • • LOUIS COFFIN, No. 4526 JOE UDILJAK, No. 7163 • PORT ARTHUR AGENT • LEON (BLONDIB) JOHNSON, No. 108 B SAN JUAN AGENT Vote ior Ono • • • DANIEL BU ITS, No. 190 SALVADOR COLLS, No. 21083 JOSEPH WAGNER, No. 133 B SAN FHANCISCO AGENT Volo for Ono • W. H. SIMMONS, No. 213 B STEELY WHITE, No. 36 LOUIS (BLACKIE) NEIRA, No. 2639J C. J. (BUCK) STEPHENS, No. 76 NEW ORLEANS DECK PATROLMAN Vote for One RAY WHITE, No. 37 NORFOLK JOINT PATROLMAN Vol# ior Ono BEN REES, No. 95 CHARLESTON AGENT Vote for Ono EARL (SNUFFY) SMITH, No. 20O37 ERNEST B. TILLEY, No. 75 • • • • JOHNNY JOHNSTON. No. » CHARLES KIMBALL, No. 32 FRANK (SULLY) SULLIVAN, No. 2 ' Vote ior One • «,. W. BIRMINGHAM, No. J?n • • CHARLES E. TURNER, No, 1} HOUSTON AGENT Vote lot One Vole lor One WM. J. BRANTLEY, No. Ill C. E. GIBBS, No. 2541 NEW ORLEANS STEWARD PATROLMAN SAVANNAH AGENT • CHARLES (COTTON) HAVMOND, No. 9S CHARLES STARLING. No. 6920 JAS. L. TUCKER, No. 2209 HOUSTON PATROLMAN Vote for One B JIM D.RAWDY, No. 28523 B •FOREWORD JACKSONVILLE AGENT Vole for Ono '' At a regular business meeting bold in NewYork on October 9, 1946 the iollowing resolu­ tion was submitted to the membership for action up and down the coast and it was passed that this resolution should appear on the next referendum ballots to be voted on at the same time as the voting on elections oi officials. RESOLUTION PETER GAVILLO, No. 21001 HOWARD GUINIER, No. 478 NEW YORK JOINT PATROLMAN • • • • • • RAY W. SWEENEY, No. 20 PAUL (HAYWIRE) WARREN, No. 114 NEW ORLEANS ENGINE PATROLMAN Vote lor One NEW YORK STEWARD PATROLMAN RAMON E. GONZALES. No. 174 LLOYD W. MtcDONNELL, No. 343 Vol# lor Ono J. H. VOLPIAN, No. 56 Vole lot Two WaLIE C. (BaL) THOMAS, No. 12 NEW ORLEANS'AGENT Vote lor One G. (CURLY) MASTERSON, No. 20297 Vote io^Two JAMES PURCELL, No. 27124 JEFFERSON MORRISON. No. J42U E. (ONE-EYED PETE) DiPIETRO No. 33 NEW YORK DECK PATROLMAN JAMES SHEEHAN, No. 306 L. F. (WHITHY) LEWIS, No. 202? BALTIMORE STEWARD PATROLMAN PAUL HALL, No. 190 E. (.SKIPPY) GUSZCZYNSKY, No. 3100 I ROBERT JORDAN, No. 71 Vole lot One Vote lor One • •" • JAS. (BLACKIE) CARROLL, No. 14 • • { NEW YORK AGENT • I REX E. DICKEY. No. 632 THEO.(RED GRIFF) GRIFFITHS, No. 115 EDDIE A. PARR. No. 96 JAS. J. DeVITO, No. 183 Vote lor Two WM. McKAY, No. 8 Vols Ior One • • • • • CAL TANNER. No. 44 BALTIMORE AGENT BOSTON JOINT PATROLMAN • • • Vol# lor One • WM. RENTZ, No. 26445 '' Vote lor Ono JOHN W. PRESCOTT, No. 114 CHARLES H. BUSH, No. 127 Vote Ior On* • • LUDIE (LUKE) COLLINS. No. 5 Vote for One BOSTON AGENT , V/ CLAUDE (SONN-Y) SIMMONS, No. i6a ASSISTANT SECRETARY-TREASURER • GALVESTON PATROLMAN TAMPA AGENT Vote for One • W. R. BRIGHTWELL, No. 7279 • G. (TEX) SUIT, No. 6?31 WHEREAS: The present rate of $2.00 per week Hospitol Benefits is the lowest amount now being paid by any Union of unlicensed personnel and WHEREAS: Inflated prices now make it virtu­ ally impossible for patients in Marine Hos­ pitals to purchase necessary hospital sup­ plies for $2.00 per week, and WHEREAS: The income oi the HospitoL Burial and Shipwreck Fund far exceeds the ex­ penses, and WHEREAS: TIus fund now stands at oround $90,000, and WHEREAS: A small increase in the amount of Hospital Benefits would not reduce the principal amount now in the fund, and WHEREAS: Many unorganized seamen are in Marine HdBpitals end opposing Utuons seize upon this situation to influence these mom THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED: That we amend Article 25, S^on 1. of the Con­ stitution to Increase the present Hospital Benefits of $2100 per week to $3.00 per week, and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED: That this amend­ ment be ploced on th^ official boliot of the Annual Elections emd BE IT FINALLY RESOLVED: That we begin payments of $3J)0 per week upon passage of this Resolution,' JAMES H. HANNERS, No. 236 ABE YOU IN FAVOR OF ABOVE RESOLUTION B GALVESTON AGaiT Vote for One • D. L. PARKEfe, No. 160 YES • NO • Official Ballot For Election Of 1947 Offloersj � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Seafarers Log Issues 1939-1949 Description An account of the resource Volumes I-XI of the Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America Document A resource containing textual data. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource November 1, 1946 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Vol. VIII, No. 44 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 Description An account of the resource Headlines: DECK OFFICERS' STRIKE SETTLED; MM&P WINS MAJOR UNION VICTORY MEMBERSHIP GROUP HAILS SIU CONTRACT AS BEST IN INDUSTRY SEAFARERS DEMANDS RECOGNITION AS UNION BARGAINING AGENT FOR CITIES SERVICE OUT IN FRONT UNITED WE WIN ISTHMIAN SEAMEN ARE AWAITING SIU CONTRACT TO CORRECT ABUSES STRIKES CAN'T HALT CORPUS CHRISTI FROM ORGANIZING THE UNORGANIZED THE PATROLMEN SAY END OF STRIKE BRINGS MANY JOBS TO N.Y. MEMBERS--AND PATROLMEN SOME GOOD ADVICE FOR DRAFT BAIT KNOWLEDGE OF CONTRACTS AND LAW HELPS AGENT TO WIN IN PAYOFFS HERE'S A FLOCK OF SHIPS AND MEN JUST WAITING TO GO BACK TO WORK BOTH OLDTIMERS AND NEWCOMERS ACQUIT SELVES WELL IN STRIKE SKIPPER'S FORESIGHT WHIPS MALARIA THREAT ON GRUNDY THE CASTLE MEN ACT TO AID NEXT CREW SKIPPER'S FORESIGHT WHIPS MALARIA THREAT ON GRUNDY Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 11/01/1946 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America 1946 Periodicals Seafarers Log